Qhompson leads Chelts past r.aublin

After an offensive holding call brought back an apparent SO-yard touchdown for Cheltenham’s Mark qhompsonI the senior didn’t think too much of it. fn factI he came right back outI ran all over the defense and eventually found his way back into the end zone.

qhompson had a monster fiUsW KDOI IoU WKH 3DnWKHUs. ,n IDFW, Ln WKH fiUsW TuDUWHU aloneI he racked up 8S rushing yards and a touchdown on only nine carriesI while also catching a pass for NT yDUGs. ,n WKH sHFonG TuDUWHU, he broke off a O5-yard run to set up another Cheltenham sFoUH. AnG on WKH 3DnWKHUs’ finDO GULYH oI WKH KDOI, D 28yard catch on fourth down put qhompson in the end zone for the second time.

,n WKH HnG, 7KomSson finished with NSO yards and two sFoUHs Ln WKH fiUsW KDOI DOonH Wo KHOS OHDG WKH 3DnWKHUs Wo D O8-T win over rpper aublin in a Suburban lne American Conference meeting at Cheltenham on criday night.

“Mark does things for us that are really neat. vou can’t say that he’s not an explosive kid or outstandingI” Cheltenham coach Joe Gro sDLG. “2uU fiUsW KDOI wDs nLFH tonight and f was happy to see that. We needed it really bad.”

,W wDs D fiUsW KDOI Wo IoUJHW for the Cardinals (P-PI N-OFI who allowed Cheltenham (4-OI O-NF to outgain them in total yardageI OPS-SVI and sDw WKH 3DnWKHUs WDNH D 21-0 lead into the locker rooms.

“We had opportunities and we didn’t take advantage of themI” rpper aublin coach Bret Stover said. “Cheltenham has some really good athletes and you have to play a perfect game against them and we didn’t have it tonight. vou can’t give their athletes anything to capitalize on and our guys got beat on those plays and that was the difference tonight.”

CKHOWHnKDm’s fiUsW sFoULnJ drive was an impressive oneI Ds WKH 3DnWKHUs UDn 12 SODys IoU 80 yDUGs wKLOH WDNLnJ D full seven minutes off the clock. qhompson capped it oII wLWK D fiYH-yDUG WouFKGown Uun. 2n WKH 3DnWKHUs’ next driveI eyneef aockery capped off a four-playI 44yard drive with a one-yard run to put Cheltenham up 14-0. 7KomSson’s sHFonG

Montgomery Media / BOB RAINES Cheltenham’s Mark Thompson shakes off Upper Dublin’s Reed Rapine during Friday’s Suburban One American Conference game.