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COAL TOWNSHIP — Under starry skies at Kemp Memorial Stadium, Selinsgrove’s offense looked as if it had eaten rocket fuel for lunch.
Shamokin’s defense simply went along for the ride as the Seals defeated the Indians 41-18 in a Heartland Conference Division I-II crossover matchup.
Selinsgrove took advantage of turnovers and missed opportunities by the Shamokin offense in the first half to build an insurmountable lead.
Shamokin received the opening kick, and on the first play from scrimmage for either team, Indians’ quarterback Ed Taylor missed intended target Tim Bousson along the right sideline and was intercepted by Seals’ junior Ryan Keiser.
Eight plays later, Cory Briggs, Selinsgrove junior quarterback, connected on a fade route with Keiser for the touchdown.
“We tried to do some things in the first half and we got bit in the butt with everything we tried,” Shamokin head coach Dave Zielinskie said. “It’s just one of those things. We had a couple mental breakdowns here and there, and when you don’t make the plays against a good team it looks bad.”
Shamokin came right back with a drive of their own, but instead of punching it in while inside the 10, they were stopped a mere six inches from the sticks on a 4th-and-2 from the seven-yard line.
Queue Seals’ sophomore fullback, Seth Lauver. He took the handoff on the next play 94 yards and kept his feet while being harassed by defenders on his way to the end zone.
Shamokin had run only six offensive plays, but were down 14 points.
“That was tough when we didn’t get than first one, then they come back and hit the long run,” Zielinskie said. “After that, it just took us out of the game.”
The Indians’ next drive ended with a punt, and the Seals drove and scored, capped by a 10-yard pitch and catch between Briggs and tight end Kyle Shuck.
Shamokin finally got on the scoreboard with 6:25 remaining in the second quarter when successive pass plays covered 50 yards.
The first pass from Taylor went to Leo Mirolli, who took a hook pattern 23 yards. And on the next play, Taylor found Justin Krah wide open for a 27-yard strike.
The Indians’ defense rose to the task on the next drive recovering a fumble, but gave the ball back four plays later with only 36 seconds remaining in the half.
Selinsgrove was not satisfied to merely run out the clock and covered 71 yards for their fourth score of the half. Briggs threw his third touchdown pass of the game to Teighler Doak on a crossing pattern in the end zone.
Shamokin didn’t quit in the second half and put together two fourth-quarter scores. Brent Forbes scored from one yard out after an 82-yard drive, and Taylor connected with Tim Bousson for the last score of the game.
Forbes wound up with 102 yards on 19 carries. Taylor connected on 8-of-14 passes for 112 yards, but was plagued by three interceptions. Shamokin’s top receiver was Bousson with five catches for 54 yards and a score.
But every time Shamokin’s offense did something good, Selinsgrove was right there to match each score as it put up another two touchdowns in the second half.
“We battled back,” Zielinskie said. “They beat us on the scoreboard, but I think we’re just as physical as they are. They got a few breaks on us early in the game and that’s what happens.”
Shamokin’s defense simply went along for the ride as the Seals defeated the Indians 41-18 in a Heartland Conference Division I-II crossover matchup.
Selinsgrove took advantage of turnovers and missed opportunities by the Shamokin offense in the first half to build an insurmountable lead.
Shamokin received the opening kick, and on the first play from scrimmage for either team, Indians’ quarterback Ed Taylor missed intended target Tim Bousson along the right sideline and was intercepted by Seals’ junior Ryan Keiser.
Eight plays later, Cory Briggs, Selinsgrove junior quarterback, connected on a fade route with Keiser for the touchdown.
“We tried to do some things in the first half and we got bit in the butt with everything we tried,” Shamokin head coach Dave Zielinskie said. “It’s just one of those things. We had a couple mental breakdowns here and there, and when you don’t make the plays against a good team it looks bad.”
Shamokin came right back with a drive of their own, but instead of punching it in while inside the 10, they were stopped a mere six inches from the sticks on a 4th-and-2 from the seven-yard line.
Queue Seals’ sophomore fullback, Seth Lauver. He took the handoff on the next play 94 yards and kept his feet while being harassed by defenders on his way to the end zone.
Shamokin had run only six offensive plays, but were down 14 points.
“That was tough when we didn’t get than first one, then they come back and hit the long run,” Zielinskie said. “After that, it just took us out of the game.”
The Indians’ next drive ended with a punt, and the Seals drove and scored, capped by a 10-yard pitch and catch between Briggs and tight end Kyle Shuck.
Shamokin finally got on the scoreboard with 6:25 remaining in the second quarter when successive pass plays covered 50 yards.
The first pass from Taylor went to Leo Mirolli, who took a hook pattern 23 yards. And on the next play, Taylor found Justin Krah wide open for a 27-yard strike.
The Indians’ defense rose to the task on the next drive recovering a fumble, but gave the ball back four plays later with only 36 seconds remaining in the half.
Selinsgrove was not satisfied to merely run out the clock and covered 71 yards for their fourth score of the half. Briggs threw his third touchdown pass of the game to Teighler Doak on a crossing pattern in the end zone.
Shamokin didn’t quit in the second half and put together two fourth-quarter scores. Brent Forbes scored from one yard out after an 82-yard drive, and Taylor connected with Tim Bousson for the last score of the game.
Forbes wound up with 102 yards on 19 carries. Taylor connected on 8-of-14 passes for 112 yards, but was plagued by three interceptions. Shamokin’s top receiver was Bousson with five catches for 54 yards and a score.
But every time Shamokin’s offense did something good, Selinsgrove was right there to match each score as it put up another two touchdowns in the second half.
“We battled back,” Zielinskie said. “They beat us on the scoreboard, but I think we’re just as physical as they are. They got a few breaks on us early in the game and that’s what happens.”
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