Pine Richland Dominates Peters to Win 5A WPIAL Title 35-0
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Nate Grella | November 15, 2020
Death, Taxes, and the Pine Richland Rams dominating their competition in 2020.
After moving down from 6A at the beginning of the year, the Rams have been on a tear, and no team has even given them a competitive game, that didn’t change Saturday night in the 5A WPIAL championship against Peters Township. The Indians, the 3 seed, had to win on a last second touchdown and extra point against Gateway to even play on the same field as the Rams. It turned out that didn’t even matter
Pine Richland broke open the scoring with minutes left in the 1st when Cole Spencer lowered the shoulder on a Peters defender and scampered into the endzone for 7.
Pine Richland strikes first with this @Cole_Spencer4 2 yard touchdown run. 7-0 @PRRamsFootball with 4 minutes left in the 1st quarter. @PaFootballNews @PaBackyard pic.twitter.com/rxxyIo9poR
— Jeremiah Miller (@Miller_Jay66) November 15, 2020
Minutes later in the second quarter, Cole Spencer again shined, although this time through the air to Eli Jochem to put the Rams up 14-0. The Rams defense was firing on all cylinders as well as the Indians struggled to sustain drives.
Two minutes later, it was 21-0. Brooks Eastburn took a handoff in the backfield and, untouched, scrambled through the Peters defenders and in. It was already looking dire for an Indians team that looked completely outmatched.
21-0 @PRRamsFootball with 7:33 left in the 2nd quarter. @PaFootballNews @PaBackyard pic.twitter.com/sTAA5EcBPs
— Jeremiah Miller (@Miller_Jay66) November 15, 2020
Another quick defensive stop later and the Rams had the ball again, and with 5 minutes left until the half, Cole Spencer delivered for his second rushing touchdown on the night. The rrush made the score 28-0, and an absolute nail in the Peters coffin with the game not even at halftime.
There goes @Cole_Spencer4 to the house… again. 28-0 @PRRamsFootball with 5:08 left before the half. @PaFootballNews @PaBackyard pic.twitter.com/IpcVuWCmGn
— Jeremiah Miller (@Miller_Jay66) November 15, 2020
With only 7 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, Pine would activate the mercy rule with a long Brooks Eastburn rush, his second on the night, and a dagger to the heart of the Indians faithful. The game would end at 35-0.
Mercy rule is on after this long scoring run for @PRRamsFootball . 35-0 with 7 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. @PaFootballNews @PaBackyard pic.twitter.com/o5SwOcvuDi
— Jeremiah Miller (@Miller_Jay66) November 15, 2020
What’s Next?: The Rams will move on in the 5A bracket and will take on the Mustangs of Governor Mifflin. The Mustangs did not play last week after Warwick forfeited the 3A title.
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