Berks Catholic Captures Eastern Conference 3A Title, 49-14 Over Pine Grove

Written by: Bruce Badgley on Saturday, November 5th, 2022. Follow Bruce Badgley on Twitter.

READING – There is so much history and tradition surrounding the Eastern Conference Football Championships in PA. The Eastern Conference predates the PIAA and goes back to 1922. Berks Catholic Head Coach Rick Keeley understands that tradition and had his Berks Catholic Saints ready to make some history Thursday Night. After a close first half, BC broke away down the stretch to come away with a 49-14 Eastern Conference Championship victory at the Forino Sports Complex.

JJ Jordan and his four TDs led the way for BC. QB Will Hess had three TD tosses to pace the Saints as well.

Pine Grove got out to a fast start in a back-and-forth first quarter PGA held a 14-7 lead after one.

Yo ! Watch @PGA_Athletics Mason Kroh take the opening kick to the @WeAreBC55 7 3 plays later Lane Lehman punches it in! 7-0 10:40 quarter one #EC3A @BadgleyBruce @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/xGTdyGD1bs

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2022

Touchdown @WeAreBC55 ! 13 yards from Will Hess to Devin Garcia! Tied at 7 with @PGA_Athletics 7:40 quarter one #EC3A @BadgleyBruce @PremiunSports @HSFBamerica @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/frUQSpOCbc

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2022

Touchdown @PGA_Athletics ! Lane Lehman scores again this time from 13 yards. It’s 14-7 over @WeAreBC55 3:16 quarter one. #EC3A @HSFBamerica @PremiunSports @BadgleyBruce pic.twitter.com/OwOsPalvMs

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2022

Berks Catholic and JJ Jordan got it in gear in quarter two. 14 unanswered in the quarter and BC was up for good 21-14 heading into halftime.

Vintage JJ Jordan for @WeAreBC55 and tie score with @PGA_Athletics at 14 #EC3A Championship 2:55 until halftime @BadgleyBruce @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/hA88zN7Jb3

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2022

JJ Jordan on the loose again! 32 yard TD as we go to halftime of the Eastern Conference 3A Championship 21-14 @WeAreBC55 over @PGA_Athletics @PremiunSports @HSFBamerica @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/fQnn6FhmoG

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022

BC opened it up in quarter three. It was 42-14 after three in favor of the Saints.

Will Hess hits Michael Bradley on a 19 yard score @WeAreBC55 28 @PGA_Athletics 14 8:16 quarter 3 #EC3A @CaryMoyer @PremiunSports @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/jNV0vycVfs

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022

JJ Jordan in for 3rd TD of the night. @WeAreBC55 35 @PGA_Athletics 14 4:11 #EC3A quarter 3 @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/mj5UOvDPgi

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022

JJ Jordan running wild! His 4th TD of the game makes it @WeAreBC55 42 @PGA_Athletics 14 1:01 quarter 3 #EC3A @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/qT9V6hCVSQ

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022

Icing on the cake was this Hess to Garcia hook up to make it 49-14 in quarter four.

Devin Garcia in again for @WeAreBC55 on the 1st play of the 4th quarter 49-14 now over @PGA_Athletics #EC3A @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer @HSFBamerica @BadgleyBruce pic.twitter.com/rBfV73Q8f4

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022