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Hanover Area takes the San Souci Struggle

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| October 26, 2024

As the clock ticked down, the Hanover Area sideline was celebrating. After losing 8 straight games to their rivals, the Hawkeyes defense forced four turnovers and used a balanced attack on offense to take a 16-14 victory at Nanticoke to take the San Souci Struggle. “Our guys were resilient enough to hang in there and we found a way to get the win.” Hanover Area head coach Jason Majiros said.

The Hawkeyes started with the ball and on the first play, Logan Richardson ran for 14 yards. Hanover Area faced a fourth and 6 at the Nanticoke 42 yard line and Richardson went to Jonathan Otway-Kellom for a 27 yard gain. Malique Campbell got a 12 yard gain to the 3 yard line. Dewayne Downey then scored from three yards out to make it 7-0 Hanover Area with 8:06 remaining in the first quarter.

An unsportsmanlike conduct after the touchdown moved the kickoff 15 yards back and James Bush got the kickoff and returned it 50 yards to the Hawkeye 26 yard line. Treston Allen carried the ball six times on the drive to get a first and goal at the one yard line. Quarterback Michael Stachowiak scored on a one yard quarterback sneak as Nanticoke tied the game at 7 with 4:16 remaining in the first quarter.

Richardson went to Otway-Kellom on back-to-back plays for 21 and 17 yards respectively to the Nanticoke 17 yard line. On fourth and seven, Chance Hall made a 31 yard field goal to make it 10-7 with 1:37 remaining in the first quarter. Before the first quarter came to an end, Nanticoke fumbled the football and Hanover Area recovered it. The second quarter consisted of three fumble recoveries, two by the Hawkeyes and one by the Trojans as we went to halftime with a 10-7 score.

Nanticoke got the ball to start the second half. They faced a fourth and 8 at the Hanover Area 46 yard line. Nanticoke attempted a fake punt but only ended gaining one yard and the Hawkeyes got the ball at their own 48 yard line. After a false start, Campbell went on runs of 14 yards and 16 yards to the Trojans 30 yard line. A holding penalty moved the Hawkeyes back to the 38 yard line. After a Downey five yard run, Richardson went to Otway-Kellom for a 33 yard touchdown to make it 16-7 with 6:45 remaining in the third quarter.

Nanticoke got the ball to the Hawkeyes 39 yard line on a third and 2 but a fumble recovered by Downey gave Hanover Area the ball back. Both teams traded punts and the Trojans got the ball at the Hawkeye 42 yard line with 1:52 left. Stachowiak went to Dennis Hall for a 41 yard gain to the nine yard line. Next play, Allen scored from nine yards out to cut the lead down to 16-14 with 1:28 left. Nanticoke attempted an onside kick and Hanover Area recovered the kick. The Hawkeyes ran out the clock as they took a 16-14 victory over the Nanticoke Trojans.

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