Warriors come up a little short

Eagles WR Jeffery gives Methacton pep talk

POTTSTOWN » Methacton had a special halftime guest speaker, in the person of Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery.

With no marquee orator of its own, Pottstown produced its own inspiration. It worked out well enough for the Trojans to claim a 12-6 victory over the Warriors Friday evening at Grigg Memorial Field.

Josiah Wiggins and Daniel Darden did the heavy lifting for Pottstown (3-1) in the second half, Wiggins with rushing and passing touchdowns and Darden helping move the chains when it counted. The Trojan defense and special teams also contributed to Pottstown 12, Methacton 6 Up next: The Warriors host Boyertown Friday night. putting Methacton (0-4) in lockdown mode after it went into the locker room with a tenuous 3-0 lead.

“When we went in, we came out thinking it was a 0-0 game. We came out and put that behind our backs ... we wanted to come out and win,” Darden said. “We saw the score as being 0-0.”

Wiggins played a big part in turning Pottstown’s early fortunes around. The sophomore quarterback got all but one of his 123 rushing yards in the second half, putting the locals ahead with a 12-yard sprint around his left end with 7:52 to go in the third quarter.

Wiggins followed with a nineyard scoring pass to Nehemiah Figueroa at the 9:02 mark in the fourth quarter. The 12-3 lead that provided Pottstown enough cushion to chalk up the win, the Warriors’ point production limited to a pair of Chris Meehan field goals.

“When we went in, the big thing was getting back to basics,” head coach Mark Fischer said. “The kids felt we should have

AUSTIN HERTZOG — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Methacton’s Andrew Balek (18) intercepts a pass intended for Pottstown’s Nehemiah Figueroa along the sideline in the third quarter Friday.