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Peters defeats Moon, moves onto 5A Championship

Tagged under: District 7, Gameday Hub, pfn, Playoffs

| November 11, 2023

Written By: Dean Shazer

The Peters Township Indians defeated the Moon Tigers in the semifinal round of the WPIAL 5A playoffs on Friday night.

In the first quarter neither team could find any spark. It was On Moon’s second drive where they had a possession with three, fourth down conversions. The result of the drive was a field goal to put Moon up 3-0.

It was less than three minutes later when Peters Township answered with the first touchdown of the game. Preston Blair ignited the fire for the Indians with a rushing touchdown from a goal to go position.

On Moon’s possession after Peters Township’s touchdown, the Tigers fullback Naz Brookins fumbled and gave Peters Township Great field position.

With 4:35 to go in the first half, Vinny Sarcone for Peters punched it in from four yards out to extend the Indians lead to 14-3 over the Tigers.

Peters was not done in the first half as they scored after one more stop. This time it was Nick McCullough on a six-yard receiving touchdown with :27 before the half. https://x.com/deanshazer2/status/1723141426114949203?s=46&t=-ajNsB7Qwn7CGCbM5qttXw

HALFTIME:

Moon                      3

Peters Township   21

 

Like the first half, the odd quarter was the quiet quarter. Only one touchdown in the third quarter and it was Thomas Aspinall of Peters Township with his first of two receiving touchdowns on the night. This gave Peters the 28-3 lead over Moon near the end of the third.

Moon did answer with their first touchdown of the game to start the fourth quarter. It was Josh Bladel from four yards out on the first play of the quarter. Moon trailed Peters 28-10 with 11:50 left in the game. On the kickoff, Moon went for an onside kick and recovered. They did not capitalize on the opportunity.

After a few stops from both teams, McMillon of Peters Township intercepted Andrew Cross which led to a Thomas Aspinall touchdown reception two plays later. This was Aspinall’s second receiving touchdown and DiLucia’s third passing touchdown of the night.

Peters Township led Moon 35-10 with 7:00 left in the game. Moon would not go out quietly however as they executed a trick play perfectly with 4:00 to go. It was a hitch and ladder play from Cross to Paul Bronaugh and then pitched to Braeden Stewart for the Moon touchdown. After a successful two-point conversion from Andrew Cross to Josh Bladel, Moon still trailed 35-18.

With less than two minutes to go in the game, Vinny Sarcone put the frosting on the cake with his second rushing touchdown of the night.

Peters Township will face Pine Richland next Saturday at Norwin for the 5A WPIAL championship. Pine Richland defeated Penn Hills on a last second rushing touchdown from freshman quarterback Aaron Strader. Moon Township finishes the season at (6-6) overall, playoffs included, while Peters Township (12-0) remains undefeated.

Peters finds themselves in the same spot Moon was just two years prior, and that is a WPIAL championship birth as an undefeated team.

FINAL:

Moon                    18

Peters Township 41

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