To give you a little background... Unionville was 1-3 a few weeks back following a couple of heartbreaking loses, one of which to 4A rival Garnet Valley (who was also upset last night, cant say I am too sad about that either). The U ripped off 6 straight wins and snuck in the 4A playoffs having (clearly) a ton of momentum.
So I take you to last night. In driving rain, playing in a quagmire, having just lost a two way starter the day before the game and having everyone doubting them, The U beat Pennsbury at their own game, pounding the ball down Pennsbury's throat and busting heads on defense. Pennsbury had some serious size (300 lb kids) and talent (couple D1 guys) and a 1000 yard rusher. But Unionville busted out their signature option ground attack (Yeup, just like the one that helped Navy beat Notre Dame). The U took the lead in the 3rd quarter on a 9 yard TD run by Mason Popham and stopped Pennsbury on 4 straight plays from their own 9 with less than a minute to go in the game. The final play came from their own 4 when they snuffed out a stretch play with about 30 seconds remaining. Pandemonium ensued.
Here is the article from the Winner's newspaper.
...And the losers.
Here is a pic I snagged from Pennsbury's Newspaper...
Oh... and this one too.... (not even joking)
But in good taste, congrats to Pennsbury. They
I want to shout out Head Coach Clark, Defensive Coordinator Coach Kelley and LB's/Hype Coach Coach O'Neill. Coach Clark had a great game plan going up their and DEFINITELY had the kids believing. Holding a team like Pennsbury to 7 points is something to be mentioned, as is the efforts of the Defensive Coordinator Coach Kel. And this goes without mentioning, but certainly Coach Harry O'Neill had the juices flowing with his motivational tactics.
Good Job Boys
-The old #11
