Source: The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.迷你倉Sept. 08--Penns Manor played within the lines on Saturday afternoon against host Conemaugh Valley.The Comets, who scored on all seven possessions they had, controlled the line of scrimmage on both the offense and the defense, and rolled to a 48-6 victory over the youthful Blue Jays, improving to 2-0."We knew going in that our line was going to be our strong point this year," Penns Manor coach Bill Packer said. "We felt pretty good about being able to move the ball coming into the game. We had some nice holes for these backs and the backs ran hard. Conemaugh Valley came out and played a hard football game and you have to give them a lot of credit. For as young as they are, I thought they did a nice job. I thought they moved the ball on us."The Comets spread the ball around with 13 different players having an opportunity to carry the ball. Senior quarterback Lucas Kowalski led the way with seven carries for 76 yards. Kowalski rushed for two touchdowns and threw to Gavin Grimaldi for another score. Louis Tate added eight carries for 63 yards and also had two rushing touchdowns. Kowalski was 8 of 12 passing for 74 yards with seven different receivers catching passes."We have a nice balance of guys who can rush the ball," Packer said. "We tried to get everyone going today and also got our passing game going a little bit. We do have some things to clean up before next week.""We knew from watching them play Northern Cambria that they were going to be able to run the ball," Conemaugh Valley coach Tom Marshall said. "They were just bigger and stronger than us. They wouldn't have had to throw the ball at all. We just didn't have the physical presence to stop them on the ground."The workhorses for Conemaugh Valley were sophomore Brandon Galasso, who carried the ball 19 times for 79 yards, with junior Anthony Hutzell rushing for 55 yards on 12 carries and scoring the Blue Jays touchdown."We were a little physically overmatched," Blue Jays coach Tom Marshall said. "We are smal文件倉 and we were playing a lot of underclassmen there. We just told them to do the best they could every play and whatever happens, happens. No reason to hang your head when the team is obviously superior to us and they proved it today."The Comets set the tone from the outset, holding the Jays to a three-and-out. The ensuing punt set up Penns Manor at the 44.Seven straight runs by Tate, Ethan Marshall and Bailey Mumau moved the Comets 56 yards with Tate capping the drive on a 4-yard run. James Conway kicked the first of six extra points to give the Indiana County squad a 7-0 lead.Another three-and-out by the Blue Jays led to another Comets touchdown, this one by Kowalski. The drive was nine plays and covered 41 yards for a 13-0 Penns Manor lead.The visitors also scored on their next possession, marching 43 yards in four plays, ending with a 20-yard Kowalski draw for a 20-0 advantage.Conemaugh Valley responded with an 11-play drive which covered 68 yards ending with the 4-yard Hutzell touchdown. The kick was blocked to pull the Blue Jays to 20-6.Kowalski's touchdown to Grimaldi set the halftime score at 27-6.In the third quarter, Mumau scored on a 23-yard run. Tate added his second score, a 10-yard run, in the fourth, setting the running clock in motion.Penns Manor's final touchdown came on a 22-yard pass from Clayton Stupic pass to Tyler Somogyi late in the game.Despite the setback which dropped the Blue Jays to 1-1, Marshall saw some encouraging signs from his young team."The positive things are, when you are out there against an opponent that's obviously superior to you and are much bigger than you, these young guys played right to the end of the game," Marshall said. "I know it sounds like a cliche, but they played hard and nobody backed down."The Comets play Saltsburg on Friday while Conemaugh Valley hosts North Star next Saturday.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) Visit The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) at .tribune-democrat.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉
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