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Karam leads Abington Heights; Comets advance

Written by: Vince Pellegrini on Friday, November 8th, 2013. Follow Vince Pellegrini on Twitter.

Abington Heights redeemed themselves after a week 7 loss to Scranton Prep (21-13) with a 31-26 against the same opponent. The Comets (10-1) advanced to the District 2 Class AAA championship next week against the winner of tomorrow’s matchup between Crestwood (9-1) and Berwick (10-0).

Abington Heights got on the board first midway through the first quarter on a Quinn Karam 24 yard scamper to give the Comets a 7-0 lead. Back came the Cavaliers on a Nick Solfanelli strike to bring Scranton Prep within a single point (7-6).

In the second quarter, the Comets outscored the Cavs 21-7 on a pair of Karam touchdown runs (30 and 50). Number 34 had three touchdown runs in the game. He had 5 entering the contest.

Despite a second half rally, Scranton Prep fell to 10-1.

Scoring Chart
First Quarter
AH – Quinn Karam 24 yard TD run (AH 7-0), 6:46
SP – Kevin Bannon 7 yard TD catch from Nick Solfanelli (AH 7-6), 1:33
Second Quarter
AH – Quinn Karam 30 yard TD run (AH 14-6), 11:03
SP – Pat Marino 31 yard TD run (AH 14-13), 8:30
AH – Quinn Karam 50 yard TD run (AH 21-13), 7:56
AH – J.C. Show 2 yard TD run (AH 28-13), 0:14
Third Quarter
SP – Pat Marino 10 yard TD run (AH 28-20), 8:18
AH – Colin McCreary 32 yard FG (AH 31-20), 0:15
Fourth Quarter
SP – Pat Marino 4 yard TD catch from Nick Solfanelli (AH 31-26), 10:19