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Selinsgrove wins tight game over Juniata with 17 point comeback

Tagged under: District 4, District 6, Gameday Hub, News

| September 3, 2022


Juniata Vs Selinsgrove was an absolute barn burner , and I’m here to talk about it.

Coming into the Tango of Route 35, the seals were picked by just about everyone. Kurt Condo however, had his group ready to play spoiler. The first half was Juniata from the word go, as Jasper Shepps on the first drive took a crossing route 56 yards before he was brought down at the two yard line. The senior phenom Waylon Ehrenzeller, cashed in from a yard out the very next play leaving it 7-0 following a Brant Walters PAT around the 8 minute mark.

After that the game became a one-sided grudge match of sorts, with Juniata playing power football and being wildly successful. However momentum is a funny thing , Selinsgrove lost their QB due to injury, and every puzzle piece  began to fall into place. Juniata would manage to squeak in another 2 yard score and a PAT, call it 14-0.

The second half was nowhere close to the first. The coaching staff of Selinsgrove made adjustments. Juniata‘s goose was pretty much cooked from there, as they had no response for the Selinsgrove backup QB Gavin Bastian . Selinsgrove managed a quick strike touchdown on drive number one, of the second half due to a Nick Rice 63 yard touchdown (PAT converted 14-7).

Aaron Kanagy spent the following drive with a fair amount of pressure, 3 and out forced the following possession as the hero, Gavin Bastian, was able to lead his team to a field goal with 6:36 remaining in the third 14-10.

The Selinsgrove defense came up when they were needed one final time around the three minute mark of the ball game , leaving just enough time for “Captain comeback” more commonly known as Gavin Bastian, to drive his Seals down the field and ice the game, with a late Touchdown scramble (1:25 remaining Selinsgrove 17 Juniata 14.

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