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Nanticoke runs over Hanover Area to win the Sans Souci Struggle

Tagged under: District 2, Gameday Hub, News

| October 28, 2022


Also Written By: Brian Ptashinski

For the Nanticoke Trojans, it was about getting a win in their final home game of the season on Senior Night and taking back the Sans Souci Struggle Trophy. The Trojans used 10 different ball carriers and the defense was impressive en route to a 63-7 victory over the Hanover Area Hawkeyes in the Sans Souci Struggle on Thursday night. Nanticoke Head Coach Ron Bruza on the game. “Our guys came fired up. They are excited about this. This is a big rivalry game to them.”

Nanticoke started with the ball. They had six different players and ended with Jaylin Collins scoring on a seven yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead with 7:47 remaining in the first quarter. The Hawkeyes got the ball and on a third down and 27 and the Trojans defense recovered a fumble and recovered it at the Nanticoke three yard line. Starting center Jeff Ultsh lined up in the backfield and scored from three yards out for a 14-0 lead with 4:26 left in the first.

The ensuing kickoff ended up being muffed by Hanover Area and the Trojans recovered at the Hawkeye 32 yard line. The drive ended with a 24 yard touchdown run from Zach Fox to make it 21-0 with 3:07 remaining in the first quarter. On the kickoff, Nanticoke recovered another muffed kickoff at the Hanover Area 11 yard line. The series ended with Zach Fox scored from nine yards for his second touchdown of the game for a 28-0 lead with 2:07 left in the first quarter.

The Hawkeyes got the ball and faced a third and 15. Rahmel Currie threw a completion that looked like a big gain but the Trojans forced a fumble and Nakyi Williams recovered and returned the ball to their own 35 yard line. On the third play of the drive, Collins scored from 53 yards out for his second touchdown of the game for a 35-0 lead with 10:27 left in the second quarter. The Hawkeyes went three and out on their next possession. It only took one play for Nanticoke as Mykal Julian scored from 72 yards out for a 42-0 lead with 7:20 remaining in the second. The Hawkeyes faced a third and 3 and it looked like the Hawkeyes got the first down but the Trojans recovered another fumble.

Three plays into the drive, Zach Fox scored from 58 yards out and a 49-0 lead with 4:15 remaining in the second quarter. The Hawkeyes had another three and out and punted the ball. However, the Trojans fumbled on the return and Hanover Area recovered. The Hawkeyes were unable to score as we headed to halftime.

The second half was played with a running clock and eight minute quarters. Nanticoke starting left guard Ryan Wiaterowski scored from seven yards out for a 56-0 lead with 31.1 seconds remianing in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Treston Allen scored from five yards. The Hawkeyes prevented the shutout as Sedrick Beasley scored on a 74 yard kick return to make the final score 63-7. Trojans kicker Sophia Lukowski tied her own school record with nine PATs that was set only a few years ago.

Coach Bruza on his team’s running game. “I trust our offensive line, we had injuries early in the season. We are going through our 16th different line combination. They pulled it together, they picked themselves up. Solid anchors to our lines have been Wiaterowski and Ultsh. They are probably the only two guys that have been playing outside of our tight end, Seth Raymer all year. We’ve been mixing guys in and out due to injury.”

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