Lenape's win over Winslow Township a first for McAneney

Tim McAneney and his coaches were saying all the right things.

His players were listening, too.

But 0-4 was 0-4. Lenape and their new coach needed a victory.

"It was great for the kids," McAneney said after Lenape won its first game, by a 36-0 score over Winslow Township on Saturday.

It was the first win at Lenape for McAneney, a first-year coach who has successful previous stints at Bishop Eustace and Holy Cross.

McAneney and his coaches believe in what they are doing. But there's nothing like a little reward in the form of a victory to reinforce the message.

"We've been telling the kids, 'Work hard, work hard, good things will happen,' " McAneney said. "And the kids have been working hard. They've been buying in. But you want to get that first one."

Senior Trevor Terrell ran for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries against Winslow Township. Vernon Ingalls also ran for two touchdowns.

McAneney has high praise for linemen Bobby Isopi and Doug Gilbert and quarterback Cory Jett, who have led the Indians through the early part of the season.

McAneney's team has suffered some tough losses to Cherokee, Washington Township, and Eastern. But the Indians might be ready to make a late-season surge after breaking the ice in dominant fashion against Winslow Township.

"I think we might be a pretty good football team," McAneney said. "We get a challenge every week with our schedule but our kids know it and they are excited about it."

Rising Quakers. Moorestown dropped under the radar after a couple of early losses to Timber Creek and Williamstown, undefeated teams that are No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, in the Top 10.

But the Quakers are 4-2 and on the verge of making a move after an impressive 31-0 victory over Kingsway on Friday.

"We lost to two of the best teams in South Jersey," Moorestown coach Russ Horton said. "Nobody likes to lose. But sometimes, taking your lumps helps you in the long run. It toughens you up."

Moorestown played terrific defense against Kingsway. Horton said inside linebackers Tim Mahaney and Brent Ogle and safety Alex Martinelli led the way.

"The defense really did a great job," Horton said. "They wanted the shutout and they got it. They really were swarming over just about everything that Kingsway was trying to do."

With one of South Jersey's most explosive offenses, Moorestown will be tough to beat if the Quakers continue to improve on the defensive side of the football.

"We're trying to get on a little roll here heading into the [South Jersey Group 3] playoffs," Horton said.

Dangerous Herd. Woodbury is 2-3, but the Thundering Herd will be a tough out in the South Jersey Group 1 playoffs if they qualify.

Woodbury gave West Deptford all it could handle on Saturday morning. It still was a 0-0 game midway through the third quarter before the Eagles pulled away for a 28-0 win.

"This was a big challenge for us," Woodbury coach Zac Valentine said. "I like the way we played. Our kids are getting better and better. This is going to be a good football team. I'm not giving up on this football team."

Woodbury lacks experience along both lines. But the Thundering Herd held up against West Deptford on both sides of the football for more than 30 minutes.

"They've got such great tradition," West Deptford coach Clyde Folsom said of Woodbury.

Honored players. The Brooks-Irvine Memorial Football Club will hold a luncheon honoring teams from Groups 1 and 2 Monday at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Cherry Hill.

The club will honor the following players: Alex Walter, Haddonfield; Gary Hance, Deptford; Don Childress, Paulsboro; Marvin Lee, Penns Grove; Henry Paul, Collingswood; Malcolm Culmer, Willingboro; Curtis Nealer, Pitman, and Nick Pustizzi, Schalick.

Looking ahead. There are a number of big games on Friday night, including No. 2 Pennsauken (5-0) at No. 9 Camden Catholic (5-0) and No. 5 Holy Spirit (3-2) at No. 6 Hammonton (5-0).

In addition, Cherokee (3-2) travels to No. 7 Shawnee (4-1) in a rivalry game with all kinds of South Jersey Group 4 implications. As the two-time defending sectional champions, Cherokee could miss this year's tournament if the Chiefs fall to the Renegades.

On Saturday, Colonial Conference unbeatens clash as No. 8 Haddonfield (5-0) visits Paulsboro (5-0) at 11 a.m.

This and that. Northern Burlington is looking like a serious Central Jersey Group 3 threat after a 27-23 victory over Burlington Township. The Greyhounds got three touchdowns from Tosin Adeyemo in rallying from a 16-0 deficit. . . . Deptford (3-2) has matched its win total from 2010 and 2009 combined. . . . Senior Russell Forchion, a transfer from Overbrook, leads No. 6 Hammonton (5-0) with nine touchdowns. . . . Cherokee junior Zaire Williams has 12 touchdowns on just 67 carries. . . . Haddonfield quarterback Dan Ciemniecki has five incompletions this season and four touchdown passes. He's 17 for 22 for 222 yards. . . . Kahson Bounds has 14 catches for 239 yards (17.7-yards per catch) for Haddon Heights (4-1).