Pa. football: West Chester East tops Coatesville on late FG
With 50 seconds remaining in its game against Coatesville - the 11th-ranked team in Southeastern Pennsylvania by The Inquirer - West Chester East relied on its kicker.
With 50 seconds remaining in its game against Coatesville - the 11th-ranked team in Southeastern Pennsylvania by The Inquirer - West Chester East relied on its kicker.
From 27 yards out, Nick Phillips did not disappoint. The senior connected on a game-winning field goal to give the host Vikings a 31-30 win Friday night in a Ches-Mont League National game.
Jon Jon Roberts threw two touchdowns and ran for two.
CHES-MONT LEAGUE NATIONAL
Downingtown West 27, Bishop Shanahan 16: Thomas Mattioni threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead the sixth-ranked hosts to a 6-0 start this season.
SUBURBAN ONE NATIONAL
Pennridge 38, Abington 15: Devon Balmer threw a pair of touchdowns to lead the No. 16 Rams to victory on the road.
SUBURBAN ONE AMERICAN
Cheltenham 22, Upper Merion 14 (OT): Yasin Abdul-Haqq ran 10 yards for a touchdown and the overtime victory at home.
PIONEER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Boyertown 38, Methacton 13: Lawrence Garnett threw for three touchdowns and ran for three more to power host Boyertown's offense.
CATHOLIC LEAGUE AA
West Catholic 28, Neumann-Goretti 0: Craig Jones' 84-yard kickoff return in the first got the Burrs rolling at Widener.
PUBLIC LEAGUE AAAA LIBERTY
Frankford 18, Central 7: Mikey Morell ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw for another on the road. The junior rushed for 91 yards on 15 carries. He also completed 7 of 10 passes for 140 yards.
Bartram 40, Mastbaum 6: Dequan Ollison scored three touchdowns, including a 63-yard fumble return, in a victory at Northeast. Answered Gleyplay started the scoring with a 3-yard run in the first quarter. He had 17 carries for 209 rushing yards.
PUBLIC LEAGUE AAAA INDEPENDENCE
Edison 16, Roxborough 14: A pair of two-point conversions in the first half helped host Edison. Naeem Bonnor ran 3 yards for a TD, and Tymir Alls carried it in for the extra points. Then Alls ran 2 yards for a TD, and Kwiese Barnes put Edison up 16-0.
PUBLIC LEAGUE CLASS AAA
Imhotep Charter 44, Overbrook 0: Mike Waters had 11 carries for 117 yards and four touchdowns to lead the top-ranked Panthers at Northwest Super Site.
Nasir Boykin completed
7 of 8 passes for 167 yards and three TDs.
NONLEAGUE
Perkiomen School 40, Eastern Shore 0: Steve Ratigan ran for a touchdown and caught a pass for 25 yards and a TD in a win at home.
POSTPONEMENT
Garnet Valley and Haverford High's game was rescheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at Garnet Valley.