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09-18-2009, 02:44 PM
Pennsylvania: Coal Region football takes center stage in Week 2
Mount Carmel Area routs Shamokin Area 33-6;
By: Tom Fox MaxPreps.com
File photo by Richard Rector
T.J. Heromin, Mt. CarmelOne of Pennsylvania's oldest and most storied high school football rivalries took center stage in Week 2 as Shamokin Area traveled eight miles to Mount Carmel Area.
Also, staying in District 4, two of the state’s powers in Double-A Montoursville and Single-A Southern Columbia Area squared off on the gridiron.
Starting in Mount Carmel, the Red Tornadoes kept a stranglehold on the old "Coal Bucket" in a 33-6 rout over the rival Indians on Saturday night.
MCA jumped out to a 12-0 lead after one quarter and never looked back from there. Defensively, first-year head coach Bob Chesney couldn’t have asked for more. The team had numerous sacks, recovered two fumbles and blocked a punt for a touchdown.
Shamokin also hurt itself with more than 100 yards in penalities.
"That blocked punt in the third quarter was the play of the game," Chesney told the Shamokin News-Item. "We were debating whether to set up a block or a return, and finally we went with the block. T.J. Heromin had another big game kicking and punting. I think every one of his kicks had them inside their 20, and both (Jared) Pellowski and Meyrick Lamb ran well. We tell them all the time to break the first tackle, and tonight they broke first and second tackles."
Pellowski had a big night with two touchdowns, and Mike Sinopoli was the man on the defensive side of the football. In addition to multiple tackles, he recovered a fumble and was also responsible for blocking the punt.
"That's what we were going for, to get more lateral movement on defense," Sinopoli told the newspaper. "It was Shamokin, and we came out fired up and ready to go."
Dan Foor, also in his first year at SAHS, couldn’t quite figure out an answer to bring the Coal Bucket to the school.
"I'm the head coach of this football team, and those illegal participation penalties were my fault," he said. "There's no excuse for that. We got down, just like last week, came back and played pretty well, until we had the punt blocked. We can't catch a break, but that's no excuse. We had inopportune penalties at the wrong time. I feel bad for the kids, because they prepared hard. We wanted to win at least one out of two of these county rivalry games.
Mount Carmel Area routs Shamokin Area 33-6;
By: Tom Fox MaxPreps.com
File photo by Richard Rector
T.J. Heromin, Mt. CarmelOne of Pennsylvania's oldest and most storied high school football rivalries took center stage in Week 2 as Shamokin Area traveled eight miles to Mount Carmel Area.
Also, staying in District 4, two of the state’s powers in Double-A Montoursville and Single-A Southern Columbia Area squared off on the gridiron.
Starting in Mount Carmel, the Red Tornadoes kept a stranglehold on the old "Coal Bucket" in a 33-6 rout over the rival Indians on Saturday night.
MCA jumped out to a 12-0 lead after one quarter and never looked back from there. Defensively, first-year head coach Bob Chesney couldn’t have asked for more. The team had numerous sacks, recovered two fumbles and blocked a punt for a touchdown.
Shamokin also hurt itself with more than 100 yards in penalities.
"That blocked punt in the third quarter was the play of the game," Chesney told the Shamokin News-Item. "We were debating whether to set up a block or a return, and finally we went with the block. T.J. Heromin had another big game kicking and punting. I think every one of his kicks had them inside their 20, and both (Jared) Pellowski and Meyrick Lamb ran well. We tell them all the time to break the first tackle, and tonight they broke first and second tackles."
Pellowski had a big night with two touchdowns, and Mike Sinopoli was the man on the defensive side of the football. In addition to multiple tackles, he recovered a fumble and was also responsible for blocking the punt.
"That's what we were going for, to get more lateral movement on defense," Sinopoli told the newspaper. "It was Shamokin, and we came out fired up and ready to go."
Dan Foor, also in his first year at SAHS, couldn’t quite figure out an answer to bring the Coal Bucket to the school.
"I'm the head coach of this football team, and those illegal participation penalties were my fault," he said. "There's no excuse for that. We got down, just like last week, came back and played pretty well, until we had the punt blocked. We can't catch a break, but that's no excuse. We had inopportune penalties at the wrong time. I feel bad for the kids, because they prepared hard. We wanted to win at least one out of two of these county rivalry games.