Peters Township defeats Trinity 34-7 in fourth quarter blowout
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Ryan Thielet | September 9, 2023
On Fright Night, Peters Township defeated Trinity 34-7 with the help of a fourth-quarter meltdown by Trinity.
The first quarter was a defensive battle, with only three points scored by Carter Shanafett.
FIELD GOAL IS GOOD , 3-0 @PetersTwpFB over @FootballHillers @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/zeIbuxexLC
— Brett Gombita 🏴☠️ (@Brett_Gombita) September 8, 2023
Then in the second quarter, both offenses traded touchdowns, with Trinity’s only score coming on an 80-yard touchdown pass caught by Dante Derubbo with 11:56 left in the second. Then, with 10:57 left, QB Nolan Dilunia scored with a 23-yard touchdown run. At halftime, the score was 10-7 in favor of the Indians.
TOUCHDOWN @FootballHillers SCORED BY DANTE DERUBBO
THEY NOW LEAD 7-3 OVER @PetersTwpFB WITH 11:09 LEFT IN QUARTER 2 pic.twitter.com/BxyLgPcVUw
— Brett Gombita 🏴☠️ (@Brett_Gombita) September 8, 2023
23 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN FOR @PetersTwpFB BY NOLAN DILUCIA
PETERS TAKES A 10-7 LEAD OVER @FootballHillers WITH 9:41 LEFT IN Q2@PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/a2V9CTmzfX
— Brett Gombita 🏴☠️ (@Brett_Gombita) September 8, 2023
The second half started off hot for the Indians with a 31-yard touchdown run by Jaden Blair, making the score 17-7 with 11:56 on the clock.
PETERS TWP JADEN BLAIR WITH THE TOUCHDOWN TO BEGIN THE DRIVE @PetersTwpFB 17@FootballHillers 7@PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/VB4jDawWzN
— Brett Gombita 🏴☠️ (@Brett_Gombita) September 9, 2023
Then in the fourth, the Indians offense unloaded with 17 unanswered points. It all started with a 20-yard field goal by Carter Shanafett, 20-7, with 11:07 left in the fourth. Then QB Nolan Dilucia had an 8-yard run to make the score 27-7 with 4:10 left in the fourth. Then the final dagger came with a blocked punt that turned into a touchdown, putting the score up 34 to 7.
2ND RUSHING TD OF THE DAY FOR NOLAN DILUCIA @PetersTwpFB 27@FootballHillers 7
2:55 REMAINING IN THE GAME @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/IM7IuYQYpw
— Brett Gombita 🏴☠️ (@Brett_Gombita) September 9, 2023
PETERS SPECIAL TEAMS WITH THE TOUCHDOWN @PetersTwpFB 34, @FootballHillers 7
1:46 LEFT IN THE GAME @PaFootballNews pic.twitter.com/rtqtbkfyqF
— Brett Gombita 🏴☠️ (@Brett_Gombita) September 9, 2023
The Hillers would fall to 2-1 on the season. The Indians would do what they did last year starting 3-0.
Post Game interview with @DiluciaNolan after a 34-7 win against @FootballHillers @PaFootballNews @PFNBackyard pic.twitter.com/YmhGYxPwkg
— Ryan Thielet (@gingeryinzer09) September 9, 2023
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