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Prep/St Eds

Even to a team of St Ed's quality, still pretty surprised that the Prep D gave up that many points
Didn't listen to the whole game, but it wasn't the D that gave up all the points. One St. Ed's TD came from a recovery of a blocked punt in the end zone and another came on a kick return. And it seemed one came right after an interception in SJP territory.

The stats about penalties will be telling, but they won't say how some of the first half penalties came at crucial points, e.g. the hold on the SJP kickoff return that resulted in their starting at their own 6 and then having to punt from deep in their endzone--the punt that got blocked to make the score 14-0.

This will be a very interesting year.

Prep/St Eds


Final was 35-21.

I listened to much of the game. It was 0-0 about four minutes into the second quarter and then things fell apart for the Prep--lots of penalties, including a hold on a kick return that a few plays later resulted in a blocked punt in the endzone that resulted in a St. Ed's TD. Kick return for a TD just before the half was the dagger.

The Prep will take something positive away from the second half. Lots of room to improve over the course of the season.

Easton 49 Spring-Ford 7

I know Nase left Northeast, which I think was the impetus for scheduling (he and Easton’s offensive line coach played together at Lafayette) and I haven’t tracked what they do and don’t have. But getting out of the non-conference 2-1 would be huge. Then two must-wins against Bethlehem Catholic and Emmaus, two teams the last regime had no success against. Then it might start rolling downhill until a massive last two weeks with Freedom and Nazareth.

Easton 49 Spring-Ford 7

Couple choice quotes -

“We knew from the get-go. They didn’t look too physical on film and we’re Easton,” Day said. “We went back to the old Easton, run the ball straight down.”

“I thought we could be more physical than them up front,” Easton coach Matt Senneca said. “Yeah, they were a little bigger than us, they probably looked more the part than we did, but you come down to 11th street, you better be ready to play some physical football. Our kids were ready to play tonight.”

The pass rush was amazing,” DiSora said. “They came out, hands throwing, they came out to punch somebody in the lip.”

“Just a mentality, just having Easton on our chest,” Macon said of the Rovers’ relentless pass rush.

It’s just one game, but it’s been since the Steve Shifffert era that Easton’s played with that kind of attitude and had that kind of messaging. And that’s first win over a team they were not necessarily supposed to beat since, maybe, 2014? I’m not saying Senneca has us back, but it’s as encouraged as I’ve been in a long time.

Easton 49 Spring-Ford 7

Zollers threw for 88 yards and 3 interceptions. It’s not quite future NFL starter Tom Savage going 6-24 with 4 picks in Cottingham back in 2006, but it’s a pretty special defensive performance against a very good quarterback.

Rovers finished with 409 total yards. Easton rushed for 317 yards, with Will Day and Dorian Thomas combining for 234 and five touchdowns - 12 for 131 and 2 scores for Thomas, 14 for 103 and 3 scores for Day.

Cael DiSora had 2 catches for 44 yards and a touchdown and two interceptions on defense.
This doesn't bode well for Spring-Ford come playoff time in D1 - where you have a bunch of teams who primarily run the ball and play physical football. (Even if you're generous and say they just got overwhelmed early and can bounce back this year.)
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Easton 49 Spring-Ford 7

Zollers threw for 88 yards and 3 interceptions. It’s not quite future NFL starter Tom Savage going 6-24 with 4 picks in Cottingham back in 2006, but it’s a pretty special defensive performance against a very good quarterback.

Rovers finished with 409 total yards. Easton rushed for 317 yards, with Will Day and Dorian Thomas combining for 234 and five touchdowns - 12 for 131 and 2 scores for Thomas, 14 for 103 and 3 scores for Day.

Cael DiSora had 2 catches for 44 yards and a touchdown and two interceptions on defense.

Week 2 Scores

Post ‘em here.

From D11
Freedom 30 Parkland 13 - Freedom dominates the game of the night. They’re your favorites.
Emmaus 31 Bethlehem Catholic 21
Nazareth 34 Whitehall 6
Easton 49 Spring-Ford 7
Northampton 24 East Stroudsburg South 21 (last second field goal to erase a 21 point deficit)
Blue Mountain 32 Southern Lehigh 20 (surprised!)
Stroudsburg 35 Wilkes-Barre 20
Notre Dame 56 Salisbury 0
Pen Argyl 24 Palmerton 7
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