HS FOOTBALL: West, Wolff lead North Pocono previous Valley View – Scranton Instances-Tribune

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BLAKELY — Cole West did the whole lot he might to remain in bounds as he tiptoed the sideline, however possibly a millimeter of his cleat touched out of bounds.

The North Pocono senior thought he stored his ft in bounds all the best way to the top zone, however was dominated out on the Valley View 23-yard line.

Whether he stepped out or not, the 38-yard run proved enough to jumpstart the offense, as the No. 1 Trojans took the lead seven plays later and scored 24 straight points to beat the No. 3 Cougars, 27-14, in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I game Friday night at John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium.

“I don’t think I was out,” West mentioned with fun of the second-quarter run. “But no, that just gave us momentum the rest of the game. We were able to push them around. Our line up front, they’re dogs up there. So, that’s all day.”

With North Pocono main, 3-0, Valley View quarterback Caleb Brown threw deep to Cash Roe, who made an adjustment and leaped for the 43-yard catch to place the Cougars on the 1-yard line. Tyler Muchal capped the drive with a 1-yard run to offer Valley View a 7-3 benefit with 2:15 left within the first quarter.

The groups traded possessions earlier than West took the snap out of the Wildcat formation, bolted by the road, stiff-armed a defender and sprinted down the sideline the place Colin Witkowski barely pushed him out of bounds on the 23.

After the Trojans received a primary down on the 13 after a penalty, West ran for 7 and 5 yards, and quarterback Chase Zimmerman capped the drive with a 1-yard TD run for a 10-7 lead with 8:12 left within the second quarter.

After a three-and-out, West barreled by defenders for a 20-yard run. Then, Henry Wolff broke three tackles and sprinted for the top zone, however Witkowski compelled him out on the 1-yard line after a 37-yard acquire.

“I regret not diving,” Wolff mentioned. “But, I’ll get it next week.”

Zimmerman as soon as once more capped the drive with a 1-yard TD run for a 17-7 lead with 3:01 left within the half.

North Pocono regained possession after one other three-and-out, and Zimmerman’s 22-yard run and 8-yard move to West put the Trojans on the Valley View 19 with 8 seconds left within the half. Shane Youngblood nailed the 36-yard discipline objective — his second of the sport after flattening a 42-yarder within the first quarter — to offer the Trojans a 20-7 lead at halftime.

North Pocono compelled back-to-back three-and-outs to begin the third quarter, highlighted by Connor Ruddy and Max Lafave converging on a 4-yard deal with for loss on a swing move, Henry Wolff’s sack and Oram Abutbul and Ruddy combining on a sack.

“The defense played outstanding and shut them down,” West mentioned. “It gave us the momentum, and it shut them down completely. So, that’s huge for us.”

West continued that momentum, operating for twenty-four yards on the primary play after a punt to place the Trojans within the crimson zone. Jayden Taylor capped the drive with a 4-yard landing run to offer North Pocono a 27-7 lead with 5:01 left within the third quarter.

North Pocono (4-0, 2-0) thought it compelled a sixth straight three-and-out, however Cash Roe linked with Jeffrey Wasilchak for a 26-yard acquire on a faux punt. It was Valley View’s third first down of the sport and first since its landing drive within the first quarter.

However, one other Wolff deal with for a loss and two straight incompletions compelled the Cougars to punt. Valley View (2-2, 0-1) had simply 22 yards of complete offense within the second and third quarters mixed.

“First touchdown, they punched us in the mouth, but we punched back,” Wolff mentioned. “We had a lot of three-and-outs, and we played physical tonight.”

Michael Bell halted one other Valley View drive with an interception within the fourth quarter, earlier than Colin Dempsey hit Roe for 7 and 16 yards and Ben Evans for a 22-yard landing — with Evans highpointing the move — to chop the deficit to 27-14 with 3:13.

However, Zimmerman recovered the onside kick, and the Trojans ran the clock out for the win.

“That’s a huge win for us,” West mentioned. “The first three games, we haven’t been challenged like we wanted to be challenged and we shut teams out. This is a big challenge for us, getting that win tonight at Valley View, there’s nothing better than that.”

West completed with 148 yards dashing on 15 carries, and Wolff added 100 yards dashing on 15 carries.

“We knew this game was going to be a physical game, and we had to step up,” Wolff mentioned. “They’re a great team, and we showed tonight that we could play with them.”

North Pocono will host Abington Heights subsequent Friday, whereas Valley View visits Scranton.