Abington Heights rally past Scranton

Written by: Vince Pellegrini on Friday, November 1st, 2013. Follow Vince Pellegrini on Twitter.

The Comets were down by 21 before rallying for their 9th victory of the season to defeat Scranton, 28-21. Abington Heights closes out the regular season with their third win in a row since dropping a 21-13 decision to Scranton Prep.

Scranton’s five-game winning streak was snapped tonight. The Knights jumped out to a 21-0 lead following a pair of TD runs by Jake McCarthy and a connection from Kyle Piecznynski to Joshua Gonzalez. McCarthy eclipsed the 4,000 yard plateau on the ground in the opening quarter.

Comets’ Nathan Hollander picked off a Piecznynski pass to set up Abington Heights’ first scoring drive which culminated with a Joe Carroll from J.C. Show toss.

Following a pair of Comets’ touchdown runs, Abington Heights’ received a fumble recovery by Sam Radkiewicz returned for a touchdown to take a 28-21 advantage.

In the fourth quarter, Scranton was stuffed in a goal line stand and tossed an interception.

The Comets will play at Scranton Prep next week in the District 2 first round.

Scoring Chart
First Quarter
S – Jake McCarthy 18 yard TD run (Alvaro Fernandez kick) – 7:44 (S 7-0)
S – Joshua Gonzalez 40 yard TD catch from Kyle Pieczynski (Fernandez kick) – 6:56 (S 14-0)
S – Jake McCarthy 1 yard TD run (Fernandez kick) – 0:24 (S 21-0)
Second Quarter
A – Joe Carroll 25 yard TD catch from J.C. Show (Colin McCreary kick) – 8:18 (S 21-7)
A – J.C. Show 1 yard TD run (McCreary kick) – 3:16 (S 21-14)
Third Quarter
A – Quinn Karam 2 yard TD run (McCreary kick) – 6:35 (T 21-21)
A – Sam Radkiewicz fumble return for a TD (McCreary kick) – 6:28 (A 28-21)

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2 Responses to “Abington Heights rally past Scranton”

1. Tom Radkiewicz says:
   November 2nd, 2013 at 8:34 pm

   FYI,
   Connor Dickinson does not play for Abington.
   Sam Radkiewicz reurned the fumble for a TD.

2. NEPA Guy says:
   November 2nd, 2013 at 7:02 pm

   Sam Radkiewicz recovered the fumble and scored. Connor Dickinson graduated last year