GAME 9
GAME 9
GAME 9
Central Bucks South eats up Pennridge

By: RICK WOELFEL
The Intelligencer

The Titans dominated the line of scrimmage and piled up 35 first-half points.

WARRINGTON - After tasting victory a week ago, Central Bucks South went in search of another helping.

The results this time were just as satisfying.

The Titans put 35 points on the board in the first half and rolled to a 42-32 win over Pennridge at Titan Stadium Friday night in their home finale.

The hosts improved to 3-3 in the Suburban One Continental and 3-6 overall heading into a matchup against Central Bucks East next week.

Winning coach Bart Szarko said his team's victory at Hatboro-Horsham last week gave it a renewed sense of confidence.

"The confidence they had last week from being able to run the ball successfully and do some good things carried over," he said. "It absolutely did. Tonight was Senior Night, so we really tried to pump everybody up. It was (the seniors') last game here and we wanted to send them out with a win."

Confidence is important in scholastic football. Effectiveness along the line of scrimmage doesn't hurt either.

The Titans controlled things up front and gave their backs lots of space to run in.

"They had a real big line," Pennridge coach Randy Cuthbert said. "They had a big size advantage and we were worried if they went double-tight (end) we would have a hard time stopping them. That's what happened.

"We didn't play well and added the fuel to the fire with some turnovers."

The Rams gave up the ball involuntarily three times in the first half as the Titans built a 35-6 lead.
Advertisement

Ben Torres' interception gave South the ball at midfield less than four minutes into the game. On the next snap, Bobby DiPasquale raced 50 yards up the middle on a quarterback draw to give the hosts a 7-0 lead.

The Titans drove 78 yards on their next drive before Theo Davis crashed in from a yard out to make it a 14-0 game with 10 seconds still left in the first period.

Pennridge (4-5, 2-3 SOL) when Kyle Peters hit drew Smith with a 5-yard scoring pass with 9 minutes, 21 seconds left in the first half.

The Titans promptly drove the length of the field with Dan Brown scoring from 14 yards out.

John Eisemann added another score late in the second quarter off an interception and a Pennridge fumble set up a 29-yard Matt Johns-to-Josh Williams scoring pass with 20 seconds left in the half.

"We just started pounding up the middle," Eisemann said. "Our line really responded to that. They know what they¹ve got to do. It doesn't have much to do with the backs - we're just running behind our lineman."

Peters and DiPasquale traded touchdowns in the third quarter before the Rams scored three times in the fourth against the Titans' second-unit defense.

Peters threw for three touchdowns on the night and ran for another.
PENNRIDGE                32
CB SOUTH                        42
GAME SUMMARY
TITANS  STAND TALL AGAINST RAMS
PENNRIDGE                32
CB SOUTH                        42
Pennridge   0   6   6   20 – 32

Central Bucks South 14  21  7    0 – 42

First quarter

CBS – DiPasquale 50 yard run (Williams kick)

CBS – Davis one yard run (Williams kick)

Second quarter

P – Smith five yard pass from Peters (kick failed)

CBS – Brown 15 yard run (Williams kick)

CBS – Eisemann eight yard run (Williams kick)

CBS – Williams 29 yard pass from Johns (Williams kick)

Third quarter

P – Peters 44 yard run (conversion failed)

CBS – DiPasquale four yard run (Williams kick)

Fourth quarter

P – Smith three yard pass from Peters (conversion failed)

P – Knepp 55 yard run (conversion failed)

P – Metzler 28 yard pass from Peters (Knepp from Peters conversion)