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Wilson Area 29 Jeannette 28
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12/16/2006,
The Associated Press:
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — The clock ticked to zero, and D.J. Lenehan and his teammates removed their helmets and raised them in the air.
This time, Wilson Area could walk off the field winners.
A year after losing the P.I.A.A. Class (AA) title game, the Warriors recovered from an early 13-point deficit Saturday and contained Jeannette in the second half to claim the 2006 championship with a 29-28 victory.
Lenehan threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner to Justin Scerbo with 7:11 left in the game, to give the undefeated Warriors (16-0) their first lead.
"I knew Scerbo had 1-on-1 so I just threw it up," Lenehan said after exchanging postgame high-fives with fans in the stands. "Hopefully he'd come down with it and he did."
Jeannette (14-2) was stuffed on its ensuing drive and Wilson was able to run out the clock. A sea of blue-and-yellow-clad Wilson fans celebrated as the boys from Easton awaited the title presentation.
"Our defense has been doing that over the course of the last month, month and a half, making plays," Wilson coach Bret Comp said.
Lenehan finished 13-of-28 passing with an interception. He also had 17 carries for 100 yards.
Lenehan won the anticipated quarterback duel with Jeannette's Terrelle Pryor, a speedy player who can run out of the backfield. Pryor scored on rushes of 52 and 8 yards and was instrumental in helping the Jayhawks build a 20-7 lead late in the first half.
Pryor finished with 139 yards and two scores on 18 carries, and was 5-of-8 passing for 93 yards, including a 61-yard TD to Nick Spino that helped Jeannette build its 13-point lead.
"I told the kids ... no matter what happens here, if we win, great. If we don't, it's been a tremendous ride," Jeannette coach Ray Reitz said.
Pryor was held in check in the second half, when Wilson's defense prevented him from cutting outside for big gains.
"We started bringing people — and lots of them — toward the end," Comp said. "We figured we'd get to him before he has a chance to go anywhere or find a receiver."
Wilson recovered from a couple second-half turnovers, and capitalized on a fumble by Jeannette halfback Jerry Harris that was recovered by Wilson's Sean Hoffman at the Wilson 15. Harris walked off woozy after the play.
Eight plays later, Lenehan faked a handoff and hit Chris Labatch with a 6-yard touchdown pass as Wilson closed to 28-22 with 10:55 left in the fourth quarter.
"We just didn't make the plays at the end, and that's basically it," Reitz said. "I'm 50 years-old, and I'll get over it. I just hope the kids do."
Pryor had an impressive 52-yard touchdown run to give Jeannette a 7-0 lead before Lenehan tied it with a 20-yard TD catch by Adam Thomas.
Pryor struck again in the second quarter, setting up Harris' 12-yard TD run with a 54-yard dash down the sideline. The quarterback then connected with Spino on a pretty 61-yard score with a throw over two defenders. Wilson's Brandon Perkins dragged him down, but Spino was already in the end zone and Jeannette led 20-7.
"I just wish we could have finished the deal. That team wasn't better than us, I know everyone could see," Pryor said. "The quarterback just threw good balls and in crunch time stepped up."
Lenehan had experience in the spotlight. Last season, he completed 27-of-52 passes for 346 yards, all P.I.A.A.title game records.
Before Saturday's contest, the team was led on the field by a banner inscribed "Together We Can." They left Hersheypark Stadium with a trophy.
"There's no feeling you could describe it with. We deserved it so much," Lenehan said. "We put all the work into it and it finally paid off."
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Jeannette-----------Wilson Stats:
Jeannette 7 13 8 0_28
Wilson 7 9 0 13_29
First Quarter
Jen_Pryor 52 run (Petrulak kick), 5:01
Wil_Thomas 20 pass from Lenehan (Ryan kick), :05
Second Quarter
Jen_Harris 12 run (Petrulak kick), 3:53
Jen_Spino 61 pass from Pryor (kick failed), 1:41
Wil_Hoffman 11 run (kick blocked), 1:05
Wil_FG Ryan 28, :00
Third Quarter
Jen_Pryor 8 run (Hall pass from Pryor), 5:13
Fourth Quarter
Wil_Labatch 6 pass from Lenehan (kick failed), 10:55
Wil_Scerbo 39 pass from Lenehan (Ryan kick), 7:11
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Jen Wil
First downs 14 20
Rushes-yards 44-252 37-188
Passing 93 255
Comp-Att-Int 5-8-0 14-29-1
Return Yards 96 23
Punts-Avg. 4-29.2 3-33.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2
Penalties-Yards 6-30 1-5
Time of Possession 25:10 22:50
____________________________________________________________
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
RUSHING_Jeannette, Pryor 18-139, Harris 10-56, Hall 9-34, Derry 5-12, Grant 2-11. Wilson, Lenehan 17-100, Hoffman 17-85, Labatch 3-3.
PASSING_Jeannette, Pryor 5-8-0-93. Wilson, Lenehan 13-28-1-229, Hoffman 1-1-0-26
RECEIVING_Jeannette, Shannon 2-18, Spino 1-61, Harris 1-9, Grant 1-5. Wilson, Labatch 3-31, Ventura 2-58, Thomas 2-36, Campbell 2-34, Ryan 2-20, Scerbo 1-39, Lenehan 1-26, Hoffman 1-11.
12/16/2006,
The Associated Press:
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — The clock ticked to zero, and D.J. Lenehan and his teammates removed their helmets and raised them in the air.
This time, Wilson Area could walk off the field winners.
A year after losing the P.I.A.A. Class (AA) title game, the Warriors recovered from an early 13-point deficit Saturday and contained Jeannette in the second half to claim the 2006 championship with a 29-28 victory.
Lenehan threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner to Justin Scerbo with 7:11 left in the game, to give the undefeated Warriors (16-0) their first lead.
"I knew Scerbo had 1-on-1 so I just threw it up," Lenehan said after exchanging postgame high-fives with fans in the stands. "Hopefully he'd come down with it and he did."
Jeannette (14-2) was stuffed on its ensuing drive and Wilson was able to run out the clock. A sea of blue-and-yellow-clad Wilson fans celebrated as the boys from Easton awaited the title presentation.
"Our defense has been doing that over the course of the last month, month and a half, making plays," Wilson coach Bret Comp said.
Lenehan finished 13-of-28 passing with an interception. He also had 17 carries for 100 yards.
Lenehan won the anticipated quarterback duel with Jeannette's Terrelle Pryor, a speedy player who can run out of the backfield. Pryor scored on rushes of 52 and 8 yards and was instrumental in helping the Jayhawks build a 20-7 lead late in the first half.
Pryor finished with 139 yards and two scores on 18 carries, and was 5-of-8 passing for 93 yards, including a 61-yard TD to Nick Spino that helped Jeannette build its 13-point lead.
"I told the kids ... no matter what happens here, if we win, great. If we don't, it's been a tremendous ride," Jeannette coach Ray Reitz said.
Pryor was held in check in the second half, when Wilson's defense prevented him from cutting outside for big gains.
"We started bringing people — and lots of them — toward the end," Comp said. "We figured we'd get to him before he has a chance to go anywhere or find a receiver."
Wilson recovered from a couple second-half turnovers, and capitalized on a fumble by Jeannette halfback Jerry Harris that was recovered by Wilson's Sean Hoffman at the Wilson 15. Harris walked off woozy after the play.
Eight plays later, Lenehan faked a handoff and hit Chris Labatch with a 6-yard touchdown pass as Wilson closed to 28-22 with 10:55 left in the fourth quarter.
"We just didn't make the plays at the end, and that's basically it," Reitz said. "I'm 50 years-old, and I'll get over it. I just hope the kids do."
Pryor had an impressive 52-yard touchdown run to give Jeannette a 7-0 lead before Lenehan tied it with a 20-yard TD catch by Adam Thomas.
Pryor struck again in the second quarter, setting up Harris' 12-yard TD run with a 54-yard dash down the sideline. The quarterback then connected with Spino on a pretty 61-yard score with a throw over two defenders. Wilson's Brandon Perkins dragged him down, but Spino was already in the end zone and Jeannette led 20-7.
"I just wish we could have finished the deal. That team wasn't better than us, I know everyone could see," Pryor said. "The quarterback just threw good balls and in crunch time stepped up."
Lenehan had experience in the spotlight. Last season, he completed 27-of-52 passes for 346 yards, all P.I.A.A.title game records.
Before Saturday's contest, the team was led on the field by a banner inscribed "Together We Can." They left Hersheypark Stadium with a trophy.
"There's no feeling you could describe it with. We deserved it so much," Lenehan said. "We put all the work into it and it finally paid off."
===============================================
Jeannette-----------Wilson Stats:
Jeannette 7 13 8 0_28
Wilson 7 9 0 13_29
First Quarter
Jen_Pryor 52 run (Petrulak kick), 5:01
Wil_Thomas 20 pass from Lenehan (Ryan kick), :05
Second Quarter
Jen_Harris 12 run (Petrulak kick), 3:53
Jen_Spino 61 pass from Pryor (kick failed), 1:41
Wil_Hoffman 11 run (kick blocked), 1:05
Wil_FG Ryan 28, :00
Third Quarter
Jen_Pryor 8 run (Hall pass from Pryor), 5:13
Fourth Quarter
Wil_Labatch 6 pass from Lenehan (kick failed), 10:55
Wil_Scerbo 39 pass from Lenehan (Ryan kick), 7:11
___________________________________________________________
Jen Wil
First downs 14 20
Rushes-yards 44-252 37-188
Passing 93 255
Comp-Att-Int 5-8-0 14-29-1
Return Yards 96 23
Punts-Avg. 4-29.2 3-33.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2
Penalties-Yards 6-30 1-5
Time of Possession 25:10 22:50
____________________________________________________________
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
RUSHING_Jeannette, Pryor 18-139, Harris 10-56, Hall 9-34, Derry 5-12, Grant 2-11. Wilson, Lenehan 17-100, Hoffman 17-85, Labatch 3-3.
PASSING_Jeannette, Pryor 5-8-0-93. Wilson, Lenehan 13-28-1-229, Hoffman 1-1-0-26
RECEIVING_Jeannette, Shannon 2-18, Spino 1-61, Harris 1-9, Grant 1-5. Wilson, Labatch 3-31, Ventura 2-58, Thomas 2-36, Campbell 2-34, Ryan 2-20, Scerbo 1-39, Lenehan 1-26, Hoffman 1-11.
Re: Wilson Area 29 Jeannette 28
If anyone saw this game... You had to be shocked at the fact that Jeannette called a timeout with 2 seconds to go before the half when Wilson was going to attempt to snap the ball on the referee's whistle for a FG attempt. Calling the TO allowed them to slow down and not rush it. WA ended up making it and won the game by 1 when it ended. I was shocked that Jeannette called that TO. Why call a TO to set up the defense in that situation?
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