Trojans roll past William Tennent
Wissahickon High opened its 2012 football season looking like it was in midseason form. The Trojans sFRUHG fiYH WRuFKGRwns Ln the opening half on their way to a 43-7 victory over visiting William Tennent Friday night at Wissahickon.
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“When we came out to start the game, we pride ourselves on preparing on every phase of the game,” second-year head coach Jeff Cappa said. “Everything needs to be right and everything needs to be equally important in practice and that’s what showed (Friday). Sure, there are a lot of things we did wrong, but I’m happy for the kids and the coaches for a game like this.”
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Wissahickon will host Archbishop Ryan next Friday night.