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Fri. Pa. football: Pennridge upends Neshaminy

Pennridge lost its all-time leading rusher last season when Mike Class graduated. While he left big shoes to fill, they haven't slowed down Joe Unangst, whose third-quarter touchdown helped propel the Rams to an upset, 21-14 win over visiting Neshaminy in a Suburban One National matchup Friday night.

Pennridge lost its all-time leading rusher last season when Mike Class graduated.

While he left big shoes to fill, they haven't slowed down Joe Unangst, whose third-quarter touchdown helped propel the Rams to an upset, 21-14 win over visiting Neshaminy in a Suburban One National matchup Friday night.

Unangst finished off a 45-yard touchdown after he caught a pass from Devon Balmer, who threw for all three scores for Pennridge, The Inquirer's 24th-ranked team in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Unangst entered the night eighth in the area in rushing, with 637 yards in four games.

D'Andre Pollard had a 76-yard touchdown run and J.R. Stevens returned an interception 37 yards for a score for 19th-ranked Neshaminy.

SUBURBAN ONE NATIONAL

Souderton 60, Bensalem 20: Blake Gular scored three first-half touchdowns in a win at Bensalem.

SUBURBAN ONE AMERICAN

Cheltenham 28, Upper Moreland 21: After surrendering an early 14-0 lead, Cheltenham recovered and scored 14 straight to come back and beat Upper Moreland. Matt Tuzil caught a 9-yard touchdown from Brandon Mack to tie the game, and Yasim Abdul-Haqq scored on a 2-yard run with three minutes left for the winning score.

Upper Dublin 46, Springfield (Montco) 14: Ryan Stover completed three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score in the first half in the win at Springfield. Stover added a second rushing TD in the third quarter for No. 23 Upper Dublin.

Plymouth Whitemarsh 47, Wissahickon 27: Nafeese Nasir had 190 yards rushing and four touchdowns on offense and an interception on defense.

CATHOLIC LEAGUE AAA

Archbishop Wood 47, Archbishop Ryan 14: Top-ranked Archbishop Wood used some trickery with a fake-punt pass to get on the board when Jake Cooper hit Gianni Cruel for a 48-yard score. Villanova recruit Jarrett McClenton, while less deceiving, was just as productive with 202 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries in the win over No. 18 Archbishop Ryan at William Tennent.

CHES-MONT NATIONAL

Downingtown East 34, West Chester East 31: John Kincade's late touchdown run barely stood as No. 8 Downingtown East hung on to win at West Chester East. West Chester East drove to the 1-yard line in the final minute, but after an off-target throw, Downingtown East stopped a run just short of the goal line on fourth down to seal the win.

Coatesville 26, Bishop Shanahan 14: Jordan Young ran for two of No. 6 Coatesville's four rushing touchdowns, and the Red Raiders walked away with the win. Jalen Hudson and Ahkeema Evans also scored for Coatesville.

Downingtown West 49, Avon Grove 21: Michael Riddick scored three touchdowns before halftime, and 12th-ranked Downingtown West dropped visiting Avon Grove.

CHES-MONT AMERICAN

Sun Valley 38, Kennett 27: Sun Valley didn't need much more than Kijana Gordon. Gordon ran for all six of Sun Valley's touchdowns in the home win, including what turned out to be the game-winning score with 6 minutes, 9 seconds left. Gordon's first two scores went for 61 and 69 yards.

CENTRAL LEAGUE

Upper Darby 34, Strath Haven 32: Christoff Minott played a part in five touchdowns, none more important than his 28-yard strike to Brandon Moore for a game-winning score as time expired. Minott threw three touchdowns and ran for two. Strath Haven took the lead when Nick Fender hit Anthony Myers for a 46-yard touchdown with 35 seconds left, but Minott took advantage of every second he had left.

Marple Newtown 45, Lower Merion 12: Adrian Sapnas, the second-leading rusher in Southeastern Pennsylvania, ran for three touchdowns in a home win.

Garnet Valley 62, Harriton 20: Steve Flanagan had three touchdowns on the ground and three through the air for No. 16 Garnet Valley at Harriton.

PIONEER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Pottsgrove 35, Spring-Ford 29: Torin Verdone tossed four touchdowns to lead Pottsgrove to a home win. Devon Fink was on the receiving end of two of the scores, measuring 30 and 69 yards. Wyatt Porter caught a 22-yard score and later punched in a 1-yard touchdown run.

Perkiomen Valley 42, Pottstown 6: David Williams ran in a pair of 1-yard touchdowns and snagged a 21-yard TD catch in Perkiomen Valley's home win.

Methacton 44, Upper Perkiomen 12: Dontae Thomas returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown, then added a 73-yard run for Methacton's first offensive score in the road win.

NONLEAGUE

Roman Catholic 48, Episcopal Academy 7: Dimetri Kelly had four rushing touchdowns as ninth-ranked Roman Catholic won at Episcopal. John Chaney capped a 27-0 first half with a touchdown reception and later closed the scoring with a 44-yard TD run.

Interboro 35, Caravel Academy 28: Sean Menold completed 8 of 11 passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns in a home win.

Palumbo 14, Kensington 8 (3 OT): Dontez Jolly's 10-yard run in triple overtime gave Palumbo its first win in school history.