Friday Night Highlights! Cole Meehan, Lansdale Catholic dominate in Saturday action
Week 3 means it's time to start seeing which teams are for real - and which ones can turn around a rough start to the season.
This week, several of our Courier Times/Intell teams face each other, including multiple big matchups between teams trying to start the season 3-0. And, of course, several teams are hoping to right the ship and avoid an 0-3 start.
Friday Night Rewind:Scores, stats and recaps from Week 2 football in Bucks County and Montco
Check back here all weekend for final scores, stats, game recaps, photos and highlight videos. Then, beginning Monday at 5 p.m., cast your vote for Football Player of the Week.
Who was voted Week 2's 'Football Player of the Week?'
George School's Braydon Bonfig was named the Courier Times/Intell's Football Player of the Week after an impressive performance in Week 2. Bonfig, a freshman, rushed for 148 yards on 10 carries, scored a TD, and had an INT on defense in the Cougars’ 42-0 win against Morrisville! Braydon received 42% of the vote.
In another close poll, Pennsbury’s G Mulbah finished second with 31% of the vote, with Bristol’s Brandon Anthony a close third.
Friday:
Pennsbury 41, Council Rock South 6
H.S. football: Pennsbury's reemergence is no surprise to running back Mulbah
Offense wasn’t a problem for Pennsbury Friday night. The Falcons churned out nearly 300 yards behind big nights from Galamama Mulbuh and Nathan Beighley in a 41-6 victory over Council Rock South at Truman High School.
Mulbuh rushed for 103 yards and scored on a pair of 1-yard touchdown plunges, while Beighley ran for 78 yards, of which 73 came on a long touchdown run following a stop by the Falcons’ defense. Falcons quarterback Shane McGurrin also completed both of his passes for 54 yards and a pair of touchdowns, one to CJ Wisor and the other to Jayce Secorda.
CR South struck first on an opening drive touchdown pass by Chase Ennis to Jake Zarnowsky, but Mulbuh answered moments later with a 53-yard run to set up his first score. On the next CR South play, the Golden Hawks were intercepted by Chris Karamis, who returned it 19 yards for a second Falcons’ touchdown. The issue was never in doubt after that, as the Falcons improved to 2-1 on the year, while the Golden Hawks fell to 1-2.
-Vince Paravecchia
Malvern Prep 21, Archbishop Wood 3
Archbishop Wood opened the season two weeks later than everyone else, but played like it hadn't missed a beat. The Vikings took an early 3-0 lead on visiting Malvern Prep, but finally fell to the powerful Friars, 21-3, at William Tennent.
Senior Malachi Generette led Wood (0-1) with 71 yards rushing on 12 carries and picked off a Skyler Smith pass. The Vikings out-rushed Malvern, 154-102, but the Friars got the Vikings through the air, 178-22.
Central Bucks East 31, Souderton 13
Ethan Shine wowed the crowd at Central Bucks East with his four touchdown, 258-yard rushing performance to lead the Patriots to a 30-13 win over Souderton on Friday night in the first ever night football game at CB East. Jack Corrigan added a field goal for the winners. The game was a battle between undefeated teams, as both squads entered the game 2-0.
Quarterback Jared Zimmerman found Shaun Purvy for a 39-yard touchdown pass and Ty Quintois kicked two field goals to account for the Souderton scoring. Chris Kerns rushed for 44 yards for Big Red.
Pennridge 35, Bensalem 0
H.S. football: Pennridge's Fisher scored 3 touchdowns, but his work wasn't done
Brennan Fisher carried 13 times for 157 yards and scored three touchdowns on Friday night to help Pennridge to their first win of the season with a 35-0 victory against Bensalem in a non-conference football game.
Tyler Wetzel also ran for a touchdown for the Rams (1-2), while quarterback Pat Burdick found Nate Mossbrook for a 44-yard TD pass.
Central Bucks West 56, Quakertown 14
Ganz Cooper threw three first-half touchdown passes to Connor McFadden to help host Central Bucks West thump Quakertown 56-14 in a game played under the mercy rule in the second half.
The win was the first of the season for the Bucks in three outings. Quakertown is also 1-2.
Central Bucks South 56, Council Rock North 7
The Titans ran for 223 yards and six different running backs — Sebastian Pacchione, Liam Goss, Will Ratcliffe, Jack Carver, Corey Moore and John Henson — scored at least one touchdown in a convincing win against Council Rock North.
Pacchione ran for team-high 62 yards on five carries and a second-quarter touchdown, while Owen Wheeler caught a 36-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brett Szarko for South’s first score and came up with an interception on defense later in the quarter to thwart a potential Council Rock North scoring drive. CB South improved to 3-0, while CR North fell to 1-2.
Palisades 47, Palmerton 40
Of Steven Lilly’s five touchdowns, three came in the pivotal fourth quarter of a shootout between Palisades and Palmerton. Lilly had a pair of rushing touchdowns in the first quarter, and another to start the fourth. Then, with the Pirates down by a score, Lilly caught a 6-yard TD reception from Kai Stiansen to tie the game. Lilly then ran one in from 11 yards to put the Pirates on top. Lilly finished with 161 rushing yards, while Kyle Kirsch had 100 on the ground.
Lilly also had an interception on defense, while Sheadon Carr and Galen Limantour each had a sack. The Pirates improved to 2-1.
Upper Merion 21, William Tennent 14
The Panthers put together a fourth-quarter comeback but ran out of time to finish the job against Upper Merion. With five minutes to go, Timothy Lawson III scored an 8-yard rushing touchdown and the Panthers recovered the ensuing onside kick. Lawson III then threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Liam Gibson to get within a touchdown of Upper Merion.
Upper Dublin 32, North Penn 28
The matchup between North Penn and the No. 2-ranked Class 5A team in the state lived up its billing. For Upper Dublin, the ending will undoubtedly be a classic. Unfortunately for the Knights, that ending involved an improbable Cardinals’ touchdown to take the lead and the win.
With under 30 seconds remaining, Colin O’Sullivan hit Griffin Pensabene with a 25-yard TD to give the Cardinals the lead after recovering an onside kick. Amir Major led the Knights with 122 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Michai Cuffie and Dave Dawes also had rushing touchdowns. Jay Ford-King returned a fumble recovery 100 yards in an exciting third quarter play for the Knights. North Penn fell to 1-2.
Abington 49, Harry S. Truman 7
Anthony Pronsati threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as the Ghosts quickly responded to an 7-0 deficit to outscore Truman 49-0 the rest of the way. The Ghosts improved to 2-1 while Truman fell to 1-2.
High school football: Abington's Josh Young has been a quick study
Bishop McDevitt 56, La Salle 7
Freshman quarterback Gavin Sidwar threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Nole Henry, but that was all the Explorers were able to do against Harrisburg-area’s Bishop McDevitt, a team that played in the PIAA 4A state championship game last season. La Salle fell to 1-2 after their thrilling comeback victory against North Penn in Week 1.
Downingtown West 30, Neshaminy 7
Neshaminy experienced its first setback of the season with a lopsided loss to a strong Downingtown West. Despite facing a tough defense, Markus Barnett racked up 92 rushing yards and scored Neshaminy’s lone touchdown. Neshaminy (2-1) hosts North Penn (1-2) on Friday.
Springfield-Montco 21, Hatboro-Horsham 6
The Hatters fell to 0-2 with the loss, but will look for their first win next week when they host William Tennent. The Panthers (0-3) are also looking for their victory.
Academy of the New Church 40, Morrisville 14
Interboro 37, Upper Moreland 7
The Golden Bears were dealt their first loss of the season by the impressive Delco team. Next week won't be much easier for the Golden Bears (1-2), who visit 3-0 Executive Education in a Saturday game.
Lower Moreland 20, Jenkintown 14
*Bristol 2, George School 0
*Bristol was awarded the win due to George School forfeit.
Saturday:
Lansdale Catholic 42, New Hope-Solebury 6
Cole Meehan completed 11 of 13 pass attempts for 276 yards and four touchdowns as the Crusaders put up another dominating performance to start the season 3-0. In addition to his passing prowess, Meehan added a rushing touchdown as the Crusaders took a 42-0 lead before the start of the fourth quarter.
Jacahi Streeter had 155 receiving yards and a 96-yard touchdown, while Ian Gramlich, and Efrain Quiles each had a TD reception. Yeboa Cobbold scored both a rushing and receiving TD for the Crusaders. The Crusaders, who went 1-9 last season, have scored over 42 points in all three games, and have outscored opponents 139-32.
While all facets of the offense and defense have played extremely well, the Crusaders’ passing game has been a major factor in the team’s success. Last season, as a sophomore, Meehan passed for 1,354 yards, good for fourth in the PCL, threw eight touchdowns and rushed for two more. Streeter has also been huge for the Crusaders this season. The sophomore has four rushing and three receiving TDs so far..
The Crusaders will beggin Catholic League play next Friday, when they face Neumann-Goretti. New Hope-Solebury fell to 0-2.
Germantown Academy 28, The Hill School 21
Anthony Lara plunged into the end zone from 1 yard out to give the Patriots the lead with five minutes to go, breaking a 20-20 tie and securing the victory. Lara also scored on a 10-yard run in the second quarter. QB Tristan Machado had an excellent game, completing 21-of-29 pass attempts for 253 yards and two TDs. AJ Towsen had 88 receiving yards and a score as the Patriots improved to 2-0.
Moore Catholic 20, Conwell-Egan 7
The Eagles played a good game but couldn’t quite get past the visitors from New York. Gavin Pond continued to impress on defense with four tackles for a loss, two sacks and a fumble. Conwell-Egan will continue its challenging schedule as it faces Archbishop Ryan next week. In last year's game, the Eagles upset the Raiders.
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: PA High School Football- Scores, recaps, stats in Bucks, Montco
