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Belmont Charter Mauls Delco Christian

 
Tagged under: District 1, District 12, News, pfn, Playoffs

| November 14, 2026

GLEN MILLS: There’s an old-time adage that says iron sharpens iron. Belmont Charter head coach Terell Brent must be a big believer in that. After winning their division in the Philadelphia Public League last season and reaching the state semifinals with a 10-2 record and returning majorly of his team Coach Brent voluntarily moved his Tigers up to the Independence Division in the Public League, placing them in the same division has Imhotep, Northeast, Abraham Lincoln, West Philadelphia, and George Washington. All of which are 6A or 5A teams, while the Tigers are a 1A team in addition to scheduling a non-league game against Maryland power Fort Hill. The Tigers took their lumps, going 1-7 in their first eight games. Since then the Tigers won two games in a row by a combined score of 107-6 on Friday night, the Tigers continued their winning ways, picking up their third consecutive mauling of the Delco Christian Knights, 42-13, in the District 1/12 Class A Subregional Championship game.

“I think moving up was a big step for our program. Moving in the right direction, helping us prepare for the run we are about to go on. Helping our guys become physical, playing with effort.” Brent said when asked about how playing the schedule the Tigers did prepared them for the playoffs.

One player who was thankful for the Tigers’ schedule was Kabir Knight, who “I want to say thank you to my coaches for putting us through that playing 5A,6A teams to prepare us for 1A teams.” Knight said, adding, “I feel when we played them we were playing with competition and more effort.”

Knight had a huge night for the Tigers. Every time the Tigers needed a play it was the Sr.  Knight who stepped up and made it. On the offensive side of the ball he hauled in 7 catches for 133 yards and touchdowns and added a third touchdown on the ground after he recovered a fumble and ran it in. On the defensive side, Knight added an interception

The Tigers showed how bright their future is with their second year starting QB, sophomore Nafis Watkins, completing 15 of his 28 passes for 237 yards and five touchdowns.

After both teams traded punts to open the game, the Tigers struck quickly on their second possession, needing just two plays for Watkins to find Knight for a 24-yard touchdown and putting them up 6-0 early on.

The Delco Christian defense provided the spark that their offense needed when Tyler Pruessner intercepted Watkins, giving the Knights the ball on the Tigers’ 18-yard line. Daniel Bartkow connected with Andre Kremin for a 17-yard gain, and two plays later, and a pair of offsides penalties against the Tigers, Bartkow powered his way in from a yard out. The Tigers blocked the Knights’ extra-point attempt, giving them the 7-6 lead.

The momentum the Knights had was short-lived. On the ensuing drive, the Tigers drove 65 yards on five plays and extended their lead to 12-6 when Watkins connected with Elias Colon for a 28-yard score. Knight added the 2-point conversion, making it 14-6

The Tigers were just getting started on their next possession; they marched down 57 yards on six plays and added on to their lead when Watkins found Aiden Ivery for an 11-yard touchdown, making it 21-7 with 56 seconds left in the first half.

On the ensuing Knights drive, disaster struck with Kamire Williams intercepting Bartkow, giving the Tigers one more chance to add on to their lead before the half. The Tigers intercepted Bartkow a total of three times in the game.

It was Knight who added on to the Tigers by being in the right place at the right time, picking up a Tigers fumble and taking it in from 5 yards out, putting the Tigers up 27-6 heading into the locker room at halftime. What made the Tigers’ first-half performance even more impressive is that they did it while being penalized 14 times in the opening 24 minutes. For the game, the Tigers were flagged 18 times compared to 3 for the Knights.

Both teams traded turnover on downs on the first three possessions of the second half. On their second possession of the half, the Knights drove 61 yards on six plays and cut the Tigers’ lead to 27-13 when Bartkow connected with Luke D’Antonio for a 21-yard touchdown.

The Tigers responded on their ensuing drive 68 yards on six plays with Watkins firing his fourth touchdown of the game finding Tahir Tucker for the 21-yard touchdown.

In the fourth quarter, the Tigers put the icing on their victory when Watkins found Knight for a 9-yard touchdown.

When asked about Watkins, Knight offered praise, saying, “He’s a sophomore, leading us in everything we do. I’m proud of him.”

When asked about the win, Watkins said, “It feels amazing, but you know we got to go back to work on Monday and get better on Monday.”

The Tigers will now face the District 11 Champion, Williams Valley, next week, with the details to be announced later this weekend.

 

Belmont Charter 6 21        8 7 – 42
Delco Christian 0 6          7 0 – 13

 

 

First Quarter

BC: Knight 24 pass from Watkins (kick failed), 7:17.

Second Quarter

DC: Bartkow 1 run (kick blocked), 6:48

BC: Colon 28 pass from Watkins (Knight run), 5:31 BC: Ivery 11 pass from Watkins (Ivery kick), 0:56 BC: Knight 5 run (kick blocked), 0:26

Third Quarter

DC: D’Antonio 20 pass from Bartkow (McKeaney kick), 3:35. BC: Tucker 21 pass from Watkins (Knight run), 0:40

 

Fourth Quarter

BC: Knight 9 pass from Watkins, (Ivery kick) 6:26

 

 

BC DC
First Downs 13 7
Rushes-Yards 28-66 10-(-12)
Passing Yards 237 127
Total Offense 303 115
Comp-Att-Int 15-28-2 18-38-3
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 18-122 3-20
Punts-Average 3-3.33 3-31.3

 

 

RUSHING: Belmont Charter: Knight 13-77, Sims 3-4, Morris 7-9, Watkins 5-(-24). Delco

Christian: McKeaney 3-1, Hudzina 1-(-2), Bartkow 6-(-11).

 

PASSING: Belmont Charter: Watkins 15-28-2, 237. Delco Christian: Bartkow 18-38-3, 127.

 

RECEIVING: Belmont Charter: Knight 7-133, Ivery 5-54, Colon 2-29, Tucker 1-21. Delco

Christian: D’Antonio 7-49, McKeaney 5-15, Pruessner 3-21, Kremin 2-35, Longley 1-7.

 

INTERCEPTIONS: Belmont Charter: Williams, Colon, Knight. Delco Christian: Pruessner, Umoh.

SACKS: Belmont Charter: None. Delco Christian: Iannacone, Callan, DiGregorio.

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