Logan Gennaro snagged a pass in the middle of the field, ducked a tackle and raced his way to the end zone, diving for the goal line to give Hazleton Area a quick lead on Friday night.
Berwick was not fazed.
The Bulldogs continued their strong start to the season by answering that early deficit with seven straight touchdowns to take down the Cougars 48-6 at Harman Geist Stadium.
Once again it was running back Ty’Meere Wilkerson leading the way to push Berwick to 4-0 on the season. Wilkerson added four more touchdowns on the ground, coming up with the Dawgs’ first three scores of the night.
On the first, the senior took a pitch 23 yards off right tackle, beating everyone to the corner to score. He took a burst 57 yards for the second touchdown and the third came on a 2-yard plunge up the middle on fourth down. That made it 21-6 at halftime.
Later on, Wilkerson polished off another huge night with a 69-yard touchdown run.
Also coming through for the Dawgs was Ashton Smith, who threw a 41-yard touchdown to Alex Estrella on a fake punt and also ran one in himself in the second half from 46 yards out.
Gavin Galutia added a 9-yard touchdown run in the win.
Freddy Corrado connected with Gennaro for 30 yards on the opening score for the Cougars (1-3).
CRESTWOOD 49, WESTERN WAYNE 7
Quarterback Jaden Shedlock figured in on all five of his team’s first-half touchdowns, and the Comets steamrolled the Wildcats for a non-conference win on the road.
Shedlock got it done with his arm and his legs, leading Crestwood to four touchdowns in the first quarter alone.
After opening the scoring with a 1-yard plunge, Shedlock then found Jack Rodgers for a pair of touchdowns from 50 and 21 yards out.
The senior made it 28-0 on a 4-yard run and then extended the lead to 35-0 before halftime when he found Giovanni Barna for a 12-yard score.
The Comets (2-2) found the end zone twice more in the fourth quarter as Amias Ocasio and Teddy Taylor added touchdown runs of 6 and 9 yards, respectively.
Western Wayne (1-3) got its lone score in the third quarter on a 1-yard run by Jake Grodack.
HOLY REDEEMER 27, SUSQUEHANNA 20
The Royals’ drought is officially over.
Brady McDermott threw four touchdown passes as Holy Redeemer ruined Susquehanna’s annual night game under portable lights and broke its 24-game losing streak. It was the Royals’ first win since beating Montrose 34-12 on Oct. 29, 2022.
After opening their first season under coach Vito Quaglia with losses to Nativity BVM (36-0) and Tunkhannock (55-7), the Royals (1-3) came up with a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter of last Saturday’s 46-13 loss to Carbondale.
“It’s little progress, but it’s progress,” Quaglia said after that game. “We’re not going backwards. It’s just going to take time.”
That time turned out to be Friday.
The Royals took a 19-6 halftime lead on the first three McDermott touchdown passes.
Ryder Hobart ran for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion, putting Susquehanna ahead 20-19 in the first minute of the fourth quarter.
McDermott came back with a 5-yard touchdown pass and two-pointer to Kaden Sepkoski.
Mike Zbierski’s interception near midfield on the game’s final play preserved the victory.
Susquehanna fell to 0-4.
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