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Phantoms travel to Fairview Village
Phoenixville’s football team (1-2 PAC-10, 2-3 overall) travels to Fairview Village for a 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon game against the Methacton Warriors (2-1, 3-2).
Phoenixville is coming off a 44-19 loss to undefeated Boyertown last Saturday afternoon at Washington Field while Methacton dropped a 42-7 encounter to Owen J. Roberts last Friday night in Bucktown.
The Phantoms have scored 80 points in five games for a 16.0 average per game. Phoenixville has allowed 134 markers for a 26.8 clip.
Methacton has scored 69 points (13.8) while allowing 92 (18.4).
Phoenixville did rush for 245 yards against the Bears and passed for 80 more yards for a total of 325 yards of total offense, which pleased head coach Bill Furlong and his staff. Defensively, Phoenixville permitted Boyertown 184 yards rushing and 197 yards passing for a total of 381 yards. Several big plays proved costly for the Phantoms.
Junior Travis Andrews has been the Phantoms’ top rusher with 277 yards on 57 carries for a 4.9 average. Against the Bears, Andrews ran for 91 yards on 15 carries. He also doubles at linebacker on defense.
Junior Alec McQuiston has taken over at quarterback and has been effective running and passing the football. Last week he tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Marcus Howell. The TD passes covered 28 and 43 yards. McQuiston completed 3 of 8 passes for 80 yards and the two scores against Boyertown. He also rushed for 73 yards on 12 attempts.
Ten different ballcarriers figured in the statistical column for rushing for the Phantoms. Joe Hill had six runs for 38 yards and Kajhnel Norwood ran five times for 29 yards and a 5-yard TD for the final Phoenixville tally.
Phoenixville’s sophomores have had to make big contributions already. Tom White at center and Brian Hyland at left guard have been starters along the offensive line. Ryan Pannella, at linebacker, is leading the Phantoms in tackles per game. Howell, a cornerbck, and Norwood, a defensive end, are also sophomores and so is running back/linebacker Ryan Yenchick.
Seniors Marcus Stokes and Torin Killeen and junior Ernie Knight have been two-way linemen for the Phantoms.
Dennis Kelly-Ukatu, a 5-foot-11, 171-pound junior defensive end, ranks among the area leaders with three quarterback sacks.
“We were pleased with the way we moved the ball on the ground,” said Furlong. “We were also pleased with what we did against their running game. It was their big plays. That is a credit to (quarterback Dylan) Pasik and all their guys. We wanted to stop their run and we met some of our goals. We spread the ball around the way we wanted to and there is a lot to build on.”
Boyertown, Furlong said, is a solid ballclub all the way around with its linemen, group of backs and a talented threat at quarterback in Pasik, a 6-3, 200-pound senior, who is off to the best start of any quarterback in the league and may be the best the circuit has to offer this season. Pasik hit on 5 of 7 passes for 197 yards and four TDs against the Phantoms.
This week, the Phantoms must turn their attention to the Methacton option running game under first-year head coach Paul Lepre. The Warriors are led by sophomore quarterback Brandon Bossard, who is a threat to run and throw the football at 6-3 and 190 pounds. Senior Eliot Reisz and and junior Nate Forzato are the main running backs out of a double-slot formation and have some speed. The Warriors like to also use junior Brian Miller as a running back and receiver. Senior Sung Ho Park is a solid fullback and linebacker.
Two-way linemen to look for are senior Chris Guardino (5-9, 260), senior Ben Meck (6-1, 235), senior Joe Markley (5-11, 220) and senior Ryan Kiely (5-9, 224) as well as star senior wrestler Brandan Clark (6-0, 230), a state medalist, and junior Tom Culligan (6-2, 250). Anthony DeSana (6-2, 215) is a senior tight end/defensive end. Junior David Low (6-2, 190) is an active defensive end, and sophomore Jeremy Reid (5-9, 200) has already made an impact at linebacker.
The placekicker is junior Nick Leperche.
“They (Warriors) have some good athletes at the skill spots,” said Furlong. “We are similar on the line. They don’t have a lot of size, but they are ready to do what they do and are well-coached. They are very opportunistic, the way we have been and like to be. They recover a fumble and score. They have no superstars, but they are very scrappy.”
Phoenixville is coming off a 44-19 loss to undefeated Boyertown last Saturday afternoon at Washington Field while Methacton dropped a 42-7 encounter to Owen J. Roberts last Friday night in Bucktown.
The Phantoms have scored 80 points in five games for a 16.0 average per game. Phoenixville has allowed 134 markers for a 26.8 clip.
Methacton has scored 69 points (13.8) while allowing 92 (18.4).
Phoenixville did rush for 245 yards against the Bears and passed for 80 more yards for a total of 325 yards of total offense, which pleased head coach Bill Furlong and his staff. Defensively, Phoenixville permitted Boyertown 184 yards rushing and 197 yards passing for a total of 381 yards. Several big plays proved costly for the Phantoms.
Junior Travis Andrews has been the Phantoms’ top rusher with 277 yards on 57 carries for a 4.9 average. Against the Bears, Andrews ran for 91 yards on 15 carries. He also doubles at linebacker on defense.
Junior Alec McQuiston has taken over at quarterback and has been effective running and passing the football. Last week he tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Marcus Howell. The TD passes covered 28 and 43 yards. McQuiston completed 3 of 8 passes for 80 yards and the two scores against Boyertown. He also rushed for 73 yards on 12 attempts.
Ten different ballcarriers figured in the statistical column for rushing for the Phantoms. Joe Hill had six runs for 38 yards and Kajhnel Norwood ran five times for 29 yards and a 5-yard TD for the final Phoenixville tally.
Phoenixville’s sophomores have had to make big contributions already. Tom White at center and Brian Hyland at left guard have been starters along the offensive line. Ryan Pannella, at linebacker, is leading the Phantoms in tackles per game. Howell, a cornerbck, and Norwood, a defensive end, are also sophomores and so is running back/linebacker Ryan Yenchick.
Seniors Marcus Stokes and Torin Killeen and junior Ernie Knight have been two-way linemen for the Phantoms.
Dennis Kelly-Ukatu, a 5-foot-11, 171-pound junior defensive end, ranks among the area leaders with three quarterback sacks.
“We were pleased with the way we moved the ball on the ground,” said Furlong. “We were also pleased with what we did against their running game. It was their big plays. That is a credit to (quarterback Dylan) Pasik and all their guys. We wanted to stop their run and we met some of our goals. We spread the ball around the way we wanted to and there is a lot to build on.”
Boyertown, Furlong said, is a solid ballclub all the way around with its linemen, group of backs and a talented threat at quarterback in Pasik, a 6-3, 200-pound senior, who is off to the best start of any quarterback in the league and may be the best the circuit has to offer this season. Pasik hit on 5 of 7 passes for 197 yards and four TDs against the Phantoms.
This week, the Phantoms must turn their attention to the Methacton option running game under first-year head coach Paul Lepre. The Warriors are led by sophomore quarterback Brandon Bossard, who is a threat to run and throw the football at 6-3 and 190 pounds. Senior Eliot Reisz and and junior Nate Forzato are the main running backs out of a double-slot formation and have some speed. The Warriors like to also use junior Brian Miller as a running back and receiver. Senior Sung Ho Park is a solid fullback and linebacker.
Two-way linemen to look for are senior Chris Guardino (5-9, 260), senior Ben Meck (6-1, 235), senior Joe Markley (5-11, 220) and senior Ryan Kiely (5-9, 224) as well as star senior wrestler Brandan Clark (6-0, 230), a state medalist, and junior Tom Culligan (6-2, 250). Anthony DeSana (6-2, 215) is a senior tight end/defensive end. Junior David Low (6-2, 190) is an active defensive end, and sophomore Jeremy Reid (5-9, 200) has already made an impact at linebacker.
The placekicker is junior Nick Leperche.
“They (Warriors) have some good athletes at the skill spots,” said Furlong. “We are similar on the line. They don’t have a lot of size, but they are ready to do what they do and are well-coached. They are very opportunistic, the way we have been and like to be. They recover a fumble and score. They have no superstars, but they are very scrappy.”
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