Shenango rides second- half surge to beat OLSH
Undefeated Shenango maintained its lead in the Big Seven Conference Friday night by pulling away in the second half from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in a 4521 home victory.
Reis Watkins, the second- leading rusher in the WPIAL, scored the first two Wildcat touchdowns on runs of 70 and 5 yards in the first half. But No. 3- ranked Shenango ( 6- 0, 6- 0) only held a 27- 21 halftime lead over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart ( 4- 2, 4- 2).
Quarterback Tino Campoli took over in the second half for Shenango, throwing touchdown passes of 26 and 23 yards to CJ Miller and Dalton Peters respectively. Watkins finished with 120 yards on eight carries.
As a team, the Wildcats rushed for 240 yards on 34 carries while rolling up 383 yards in total offense and 11 first downs.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart was led by Jay Pearson, who rushed for 150 yards on 15 carries and scored on a 1- yard run. Pearson also scored a touchdown on a 98- yard kickoff return.
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