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Montour gets dominating win over Elizabeth Forward

 
Tagged under: District 7, Gameday Hub, News

| October 17, 2026

Coming into this game Elizabeth Forward and Montour both had been dominating on offense but in this game it was Montour’s offense that shined in their 49-12 victory over Elizabeth Forward.

Elizabeth Forward got the ball to start the game and thanks to a great kick return they started at the Montour 43 yard line. It was a long drive that featured only runs. On the ninth play Kaden Allen scored on a 9 yard run. That made the score 6-o Elizabeth Forward with 6:53 in the first quarter. “He has a green light to do that if it’s open, so it’s not really a said play” said Coach Cerro.

 

Montour started their first drive on their own 20 yard line. On third down Elizabeth Forward got a stop. On fourth down Montour faked a punt and Zander Stern scored on a 78 yard run. That gave Montour a 7-6 lead with 4:47 in the first quarter.

Zander Stern was one of the key players for Montour. He had 4 catches  for 118 yards and all 4 of those catches were touchdowns and he had a fifth rushing. “I mean he’s a player man, he plays with a chip on his shoulder, not the biggest kid in the world, but you know he plays with a chip on his shoulder and he showed it again tonight” said Coach Cerro.

Elizabeth Forward’s next drive started at their own 35 yard line and it was looking good after a run they were around the Montour 30 yard line. After that the drive stalled and Elizabeth Forward attempted a field which was no good and the score remained 7-6 Montour.

Montour started their next drive on their own 20 yard line a big pass got them into Elizabeth Forward territory and after a run down to the 9 yard line, Dalton Young found Zander Stern on a 3 yard touchdown pass. That made the score 14-6 Monotur with 5:35 in the second quarter.

 

Elizabeth Forward started their third drive of the game on their own 20 yard line. Elizabeth Forward found the end zone it appeared but the run was called back because of a penalty after that the drive went backwards with a couple more penalties and they punted it away.

Montour had great field position to start the next drive at the Elizabeth Forward 42 yard line. They were able to capitalize on that on the third play when Dalton Young found Zander Stern for a second time this touchdown pass being 24 yards which gave Monotur a 21-6 lead with 2:41 left in the second quarter.

 

Elizabeth Forward went three and out on their next drive and punted the ball back to Montour. Before the first half ended Dalton Young found Zander Stern for a third time this one being a 72 yard pass which made the score 28-6 Montour at the half.

Dalton Young was another key player in the win for Montour. He was 7 of 9 for 174 yards and threw 4 touchdowns. “He had a good week of practice and you know he stepped up just like he always does and everything he does” said Coach Cerro.

Montour got the ball to start the second half and they picked up where they left off in the first half the drive started at the Elizabeth Forward 49 yard line. On the fifth play of the drive Amari Marshall found Zander Stern who scored on a 18 yard touchdown pass. That made the score 35-6 Montour with 9:14 in the third quarter.

 

Elizabeth Forward’s first drive of the second half started at their own 9 yard line and finally had some success on offense it was a very long drive and eventually Kaden Allen scored on a 7 yard run. That made the score 35-12 Montour with 3:38 in the third quarter.

 

On the next drive Monotur continued their onslaught on offense. On the fourth play of the drive Amari Wright scored on a 53 yard touchdown run. That made the score 42-12 Montour with 1:24 in the third quarter.

Before the game ended Montour scored one more time. The drive was a 99 yard drive and was finished off when Dalton Young found Amari Marshall on a 23 yard touchdown pass which made the final score 49-12 Montour. Montour had 7 possessions in the game and all 7 of them ended with a touchdown.

 

Next week Montour hosts Mars and Elizabeth Forward travels to Mt. Pleasant.

 
 
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