On Nov. 1 the Pennsbury Falcons defeated the undefeated Neshaminy football squad 31 to 3. This devastating game brought Neshaminy its first and only loss of the regular season. Pennsbury did not waste time Friday night, intercepting a pass from senior Quarterback Tyler Wombough on Neshaminy’s first possession, which was consequently run in for a touchdown.
Neshaminy managed to score their only points on the board through a field goal in the middle of the first quarter. The first quarter of play proved to be uneventful. It was clear that Neshaminy had met its match. Running back D’Andre Pollard was being kept to the line of scrimmage, while Pollard managed to rack up 147 yards throughout the course of the game Pollard’s runs were short yardage gains.
The first quarter ended with Pennsbury on top 7 to 3. The second quarter started with Pennsbury on Neshaminy’s 35 yard line; the Falcons would be stuck in the red zone on fourth down, missing a field goal giving Neshaminy a glint of hope. However, the second quarter proved to be just as, if not more, disappointing for head coach Mark Schmidt and the Neshaminy offense.
“Pennsbury came out tonight and just beat us, they were the better team tonight,” senior and Captain Luke Carrezola said. Pennsbury, in the second quarter, managed to put ten more points on the scoreboard with a touchdown and field goal. Neshaminy incurred three penalties during the second quarter and turned the ball over on downs in a failed fourth down conversion attempt.
Wombough would pass for only 31 yards the whole game, and junior receiver Hamiid Pack ended the game with 31 receiving yards. Wombough received Pennsbury pressure the whole game. He turned over the ball, had incomplete passes, failed rush attempts and on several occasions Wombough had to throw the ball away to avoid a major loss.
At the end of the half the score was Pennsbury 17, Neshaminy 3. Coming out, Pennsbury Falcons exuded confidence, which would show in the second half of the game. The third and fourth quarters would be riddled with the same mistakes Neshaminy had been making all game. Not only was Neshaminy kept from scoring, but Pennsbury would score two more touchdowns before the longest game of Neshaminy’s regular season was over.
“This was a great win for the boys, they really came out and played their hearts out tonight,” Pennsbury head coach Galen Snyder said. Not only was it a great win, but Pennsbury’s ninth consecutive win, the longest winning streak in the Suburban One League National division.
“We didn’t start off well, we didn’t finish well, the defense was put in a bad spot early on in the game and Pennsbury played a great game and our offense wasn’t able to recover,” Neshaminy head coach Mark Schmidt said.
The game ended 31 to 3, the largest margin and only loss of the season for Neshaminy. However, Neshaminy will move to the playoffs regardless facing off against Unionville at home on Nov. 8.
