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| October 29, 2021

The Sans Souci Struggle trophy stays with the Trojans

As far as rivalries go, there are many between neighboring towns but there are few that are as close as Nanticoke and Hanover Area. The districts are connected geographically and it’s a short trip from Nanticoke high school to Hanover Area down what’s known as the Sans Souci Highway. Hence the name on the trophy, the “Sans Souci Struggle”. Last night at Hanover’s Gayewski Memorial field, named after a player who passed away in 1949, it was Hanover that had the struggle. The Hawkeye defense had a hard time containing the Trojan run game, led by Zach Fox who ran for 196 yards and two scores leading Nanticoke to a 36-12 win and securing Nanticoke a spot in the Eastern Conference Championship.

“We have a bunch of sophomores and it gives us another week to play and something to play for in Week 11,”said Nanticoke head coach Ron Bruza. Fox got things rolling quickly, ripping off chunks of yards to get the Trojans inside the 20, then it was Alex Fine, who also ran for two scores, who put Nanticoke up 6-0 on the first drive of the night with a 14 yard td run. For Hanover, it wasn’t just their offense that struggled. Held on three plays, the Hawkeyes attempted a punt from deep in their own territory. The punt was “shanked” and Nanticoke took just two plays after a holding call to hit paydirt again. Quarterback Payton Kepp hit Seth Raymer for a 30 yard gain and Fox finished it off with an punishing 11 yard run. The two pointer was good and the Trojans had a 14-0 lead with 6:32 left in the first quarter.

The struggles continued for Hanover in the second quarter. The Hawkeye offense managed just a net 15 yards on their next series giving the ball back to Nanticoke on downs at the Trojan 40 after reaching the Trojan 20. Two huge sacks drove them out of scoring range. Fine put the Trojans up 22-0 with a 10 yard td run. On the ensuing kick, the Hawkeye’s lost the ball and Nanticoke recovered at the 34. One play later Fox had his second score, racing down the sidelines to put the Trojans in control with a 28-0 lead.

 

Hanover came out in the second half and had a chance to gain some momentum, but a wide open receiver dropped a flea flicker pass on the first play of the third quarter. They gave the ball up on downs and the Trojans made it a running clock game with a three yard run by Aidan Jaskulski.

Hanover’s Jeremy Vega ran the ensuing kick back 77 yards to put the Hawkeyes on the board, and Adien Shamaski scored from 3 yards out. Hanover’s season ends with a 2-7 record. Nanticoke, 4-6, awaits the yet to be determined Eastern Conference opponent.

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