Coatesville races past Redskins in state playoff ouster
COATESsILLE — They advertLVed Lt aV a VemLfinaO RI the PIAA DLVtrLct 1 COaVV AAAA IRRtEaOO SOayRIIV, Eut yRu can excuVe the IanV LI they LnVtead thRught they were at a track meet Nov. 23 at CRateVvLOOe Area HLgh SchRRO.
In a game wLth Rne ORngdLVtance SOay aIter anRther, No. 9 seed Red Raiders rRcNed 13th-Veeded NeVhamLny, 63-28, OaVt FrLday nLght tR advance LntR thLV weeN’V chamSLRnVhLS game agaLnVt 7th-Veeded SSrLngFRrd, a 35-24 wLnner Rver NR. 3 PennrLdge NRv. 24 at PRSSy YRder FLeOd.
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rLght away, CRateVvLOOe VcRred Rn the RSenLng SRVVeVVLRn when DaTuan WRrOey raced 86 yardV IRr a tRuchdRwn Rn an RII tacNOe SOay. It dLdn’t Veem OLNe that ELg a deaO when the RedVNLnV reSOLed wLth a ORng drLve and 5-yard tRuchdRwn runV Ey Nate HaOO, Eut then the NeVhamLny deIenVLve dam reaOOy EurVt.
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disaster again then struck Neshaminy when Jones hauled in a 60-yard pass from Hunt. It was at this point where the ‘Skins ran out of answers as Worley upped his touchdown total to three with runs of one and 26 yards. With two minutes remaining, the Raiders also scored on a 50-yard interception return.
Hall ran for well over 200 yards as Neshaminy finLVKHG wLWK D 9-4 UHFRUG and playoff wins over No. 4 Plymouth Whitemarsh (42-21) DnG fiIWK-VHHGHG CB South (14-7).
Meanwhile Hunt completed 12 of 14 passes for 313 yards and four TDs. Jones had 156 yards receiving and two touchdowns on fiYH UHFHSWLRnV DV wHOO DV D fiUVW-KDOI SunW UHWuUn WKDW went for a score. Boggs had two catches for 104 yards and two TDs. Worley compiled 182 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 17 carries.