The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
Peterson lifts B-P past Crusaders
THE SCORE
AMBLER » Mason Peterson weaved, ran, dashed and cut it back.
He scored on a run, a reception, and a punt return.
The Bonner-Prendergast senior running back was versatility in motion Saturday night for the Friars.
“That just gets my juices flowing and it shows other teams we’re gonna play against how versatile I am so they can’t defend against one thing,” said Peterson.
The all-around senior led the Friars to a commanding 40-6 victory over Lansdale Catholic at rainy Wissahickon, as BonnerPrendergast lifted its record to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Philadelphia Catholic League Blue Division.
“I try to get better every week: better cuts, better cutbacks, find better ways to read things,” said Peterson, who piled up 159 yards on 22 carries, to go with his pair of receptions for 44 yards and another score. “I like the way we’re playing. We still have room for improvement. We have a big game next week against (Archbishop) Ryan so we have to get ready for next week and hit it hard.”
Bonner opened the scoring on its second possession.
Quarterback Shane Mulholland ran for 20 yards to get the Friars going, and then on the next play, Mulholland took off again, this time scoring on a 30-yard touchdown to make it 7-0 late in the first quarter.
There it stood until about three minutes remaining in the first half, when the Friars blocked a punt by LC and Damir WilliamsBey recovered in the end zone to double the margin to 14-0.
Said Williams-Bey: “(Michael) Dorsey blocked the punt and I was able to see the ball going in the air and I got it. I wanted to make sure my feet were in.