
North Pocono Pummels Tunkhannock 47-7
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Matthew Anastasi | September 18, 2021
Friday night, North Pocono fans were treated in Moscow to another defensive masterpiece by North Pocono, The Trojans forced 4 turnovers in a 47-7 rout over Tunkhannock. The Trojans declawed and pick apart the Tigers all night long.
Right out of the gate, the Trojans were ready to go. They took the opening kickoff back to the 45-yard line, and just 3 plays in, Quarterback William Soma would connect with Dan Smith for a 44 yard touchdown pass. The extra point was good, and with 10:24 left on the clock, the Trojans led 7-0. That score set the tone for the rest of the evening.
@willamsoma 44 yard touchdown pass to @dannysmith Extra point good with 10.24 left in the first it’s now 7-0 North Pocono pic.twitter.com/sfDkf7RbYl
— district 2 football news (@district2footb1) September 17, 2021
Tunkhannock would have a solid opening drive, but it ended in a punt that pinned North Pocono at its own 2-yard line. The poor field position did not discourage the Trojans. They put together a 99-yard drive that lasted 5 minutes and took up the rest of the first quarter. The quarter came to a close with the Trojans up 7-0.
North Pocono would cap off that long 99-yard drive on fourth down when William Soma connected on a pass to the tight end Ty Lafave. The results were a 3-yard touchdown pass. The extra point was no good, and with 11.56 left in the quarter the Trojans led 13-0
@williamsoma three yard touchdown pass to @TyLafave extra point no good with 11.56 left it’s now 13-0 North Pocono @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/H2LRyj3LXx
— district 2 football news (@district2footb1) September 17, 2021
There seemed to be a little ray of hope when Garret Yuhas returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yards for a Tigers score, It appeared that Tigers still had some roar left in them, but any signs of a Tigers comeback were erased when Riley Moore ran back the ensuing kickoff to that 35-yard line that set up the Trojans for a score. Two plays later Kory Eisley ran it in from 2 yards out, furthering the humiliation, and making the score 20-7 North Pocono with 10: 37 left in the half
@garrettyuhas 85 yard kick return now makes it 13-7 With North Pocono still on top @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/njxjTEg57l
— district 2 football news (@district2footb1) September 17, 2021
@koryeisley 2 yard touchdown run with 10.37 left in the quarter it’s North Pocono 20 Tunkhannock 7 @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/dGowb99hWp
— district 2 football news (@district2footb1) September 17, 2021
The Trojans would pour it on the Tigers with 2 more scores in the quarter. Soma connected on a 24-yard touchdown pass to Ashton Smith that made the score 24-7 North Pocono. Six minutes later Soma would do it again, this time using his legs for a 1 yard QB sneak with 1.21 left in the half. The first half ended with the Trojans on top of the Tigers 34-7.
@williamsoma 24 yard touchdown pass to @ashtonsmith extra point good with 7:55 left it’s now North Pocono 27 Tunkhannock 7
@williamsoma 1 yard QB Sneak extra point good it’s now 34-7 North Pocono with 1.21 left in the first half @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/xuRQTFEGKH
— district 2 football news (@district2footb1) September 18, 2021
The Second half would be very similar to the first half. A big play early in the quarter came when Michael Blaine intercepted Ben Chilsons pass and returned it 25 yards for the score on the opening play of the second half. The extra point was good and with 11:54 left in the quarter the Trojans led 41-
@michaelblaine 25 yard pick 6 first play of the second half @PaFootballNews with 11.54 left it’s North Pocono 41 Tunkhannock 7 pic.twitter.com/V59SCPCzMI
— district 2 football news (@district2footb1) September 18, 2021
The Trojans landed one more blow to the Tigers when Kevin Wickizer ran 30 yards for the Trojans final score, making it 47-7 with 7 minutes left in the quarter . From that point on , the second teams were brought out from both teams to finish the game. . North Pocono (3-1) will host Wallenpaupack (2-2) and Tunkhannock (2-2) will be at Valley West (2-2)
@kevinwickizer 42 yard touchdown run extra point no good with 7.41 left in the third it’s now North Pocono 47 Tunkhannock 7 @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/An06QPA6lA
— district 2 football news (@district2footb1) September 18, 2021
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