District 1 Talk

Written by: David Mika on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

North Penn

North Penn shocked the defending 4A State Champs Bethlehem Liberty by beating them 42-10. North Penn running back Craig Needhammer rushed for 219 yards on 20 carries.

Liberty, the 2^nd ranked team in Big School, took an early 7-0 lead on a 54-yard pass from Anthony Gonzales to Jim Wagner. After that it was all North Penn.

Needhammer scored the Knights’ first touchdown, a 19-yard run in the second quarter. His 81-yard run to the 5-yard line set up the Knights’ second score, a 1-yard run by Needhammer, and that made it 17-10 at halftime. Needhammer had a 99-yard run late in the fourth quarter.

Last year, North Penn opened the season with a 23-15 win over Liberty but fell to the same team, 21-14, in the state Class AAAA semifinals.

North Penn plays Lansdale Catholic next.

Neshaminy

The Redskins lost to the Indians last year and things didn’t look any better on the opening drive when the Redskins fumbled deep in its territory on the first snap of the game. But Souderton failed to gain a first down and missed a short field goal.

The Redskins scored on its next three possessions to take a 21-0 lead. Senior running back Bryan Dean rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns (one rushing and one receiving).

Coach Schmidt plans on using two quarterbacks this season. Charlie Marterella threw a 37-yard touchdown pass and Brian Titus threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Dean in the first quarter.

Neshaminy rushed for 283 yards and won the game 35-6 over Souderton.

Neshaminy plays Hatboro-Horsham next.

Abington

Quarterback Sam Kind was 15 of 26 passing for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Junior running back Juilen Ireland rushed 25 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns. He had 58 yards receiving.

Abington led 17-3 at halftime and cruised for a 31-10 win over Central Bucks East.

Abington plays Plymouth-Whitemarsh next.

Dowingtown West

Senior quarterback Bret Gillespie made it all possible, when he rolled out of the grasp of a Penncrest defender to hit Lewis Smith with a 54-yard touchdown pass with 4:11 left to play, giving Downingtown West a 40-37 lead.

But Penncrest drove back down the field and reached the Whippets’ 12 yard line, when Lions quarterback Matt Atkinson’s second and 5 play was intercepted by Mulville in the closing minutes of the game to help preserve the win.

Both teams combined for 1,007 yards of total offense (Downingtown West 503 and Penncrest had 504).

Gillespie completed 17 of 25 for 307 yards and three touchdowns. Kessan Christopher rushed for 117 yards

Next up for Downingtown West is Glen Mills.

Pennsbury

After Conwell Egan Catholic took a 3-0 lead on the opening drive of the game. Pennsbury scored 34 unanswered points to defeat Conwell Eagan 34-3.

Pennsbury rushed for 374 yards on 39 carries. Senior fullback Dante Devine rushed for 138 yards on 16 carries (two touchdowns), quarterback Brandon Pepper had 96 yards (three touchdowns) and Jeff fisher had seven carries for 106 yards.

Pennsbury next opponent is Frankford at home.

Week 1 Scores

District 1 > 09/04/2009 :
Abington Galloping Ghosts	31
Central Bucks East Patriots	10
Avon Grove Red Devils	49
Kennett Blue Demons	14
Bayard Rustin Golden Knights	42
Spring-Ford Rams	6
Bensalem Owls	30
Overbrook Panthers	6
Bishop Shanahan Eagles	21
Academy Park Knights	26
Boyertown Bears	41
William Allen Canaries	15
Bristol Warriors	23
Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic Wolverines	18
Calvary Christian Academy Cougars	21
Fleetwood Tigers	0
Central Bucks South Titans	7
Council Rock South Golden Hawks	31
Central Bucks West Bucks	6
Bethlehem Freedom Patriots	58
Chester Clippers	21
West Chester Henderson Warriors	29
Chichester Eagles	6
Haverford Township Fords	36
Conestoga Pioneers	3
Owen J. Roberts Wildcats	13
Council Rock North Indians	21
Father Judge Crusaders	35
Downingtown West Whippets	40
Penncrest Lions	37
Garnet Valley Jaguars	15
Unionville Indians	14
Glen Mills Battlin Bulls	45
University City Jaguars	6
Harry S. Truman Tigers	6
Cheltenham Panthers	7
Interboro Bucaneers	27
Springfield-Delco Cougars	7
Lansdale Catholic Crusaders	20
Downingtown East Cougars	35
Lower Merion Aces	14
Exeter Township Eagles	23
Methacton Warriors	0
Quakertown Community Panthers	39
Octorara Area Braves	28
Harriton Fighting Rams	31
Oxford Area Hornets	24
West Chester East Vikings	20
Penn Wood Patriots	47
Sun Valley Vanguards	7
Phoenixville Phantoms	21
Great Valley Patriots	27
Pottsgrove Falcons	34
Pennridge Rams	21
Pottstown Area Trojans	22
Blue Mountain Eagles	34
Ridley Green Raiders	21
Coatesville Red Raiders	6
Souderton Indians	6
Neshaminy Redskins	35
Upper Dublin Cardinals	14
Perkiomen Valley Vikings	21
Upper Moreland Golden Bears	6
Strath Haven Panthers	10
Upper Perkiomen Indians	20
Muhlenberg Muhls	13
Wissahickon Trojans	35
William Tennent Panthers	14
District 1 > 09/05/2009 :
Hatboro-Horsham Hatters	7
Frankford Pioneers	0
Jenkintown Drakes	6
York Vo-Tech Spartans	14
Upper Merion Vikings	37
West Philadelphia Speedboys	20

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3 Responses to “District 1 Talk”

1. TRENT says:
   September 10th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

   GENTS,

   LOWER MORELAND 6
   BISHOP MCDEVITT 23

2. NPfootball says:
   September 10th, 2009 at 5:29 am

   things will be diff this year for North penn. they will take it all the way like they did back in 03

3. Matti says:
   September 9th, 2009 at 4:19 pm

   Neshaminy – Souderton 2009 Recap

   http://blip.tv/file/2562293