Friday, September 15, 2017

Wilborn's big night propels Meyers over Nanticoke

The Nanticoke Trojans put their undefeated record on the line as they headed down the road to Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium to take on the Meyers Mohawks. The Mohawks are looking for three in a row after losing their opening game. Meyers started with the ball at their own 37. Janssen Wilborn went to Najese Hood for 12 on second and 3. Kevin Dessoye went for 10 yards and second and 10 for another first down. The Mohawks would face a third and 12 and Wilborn went for five and then they would go for it on fourth down and Wilborn would be sacked by John Guzsak and forced a turnover on downs. The Trojans would take over and they would face a third and 3 and Dawson Hughes would go for two yards and they would go for it and Hughes would get two yards to keep the drive alive. The drive would end with a punt and the punt would go to their own 2. Dessoye would go seven on second and 6. Wilborn would find Reese Patronick for 30 and then Patronick would escape like Houdini for 19 yards. After a sack, Nazir Dunnell would go for 41 yards for a touchdown. The PAT would be no good and led 6-0 with 1:48 remaining in the first quarter. The Trojans would go three and out and forced to punt and a bad snap would give the Mohawks good field position at the Nanticoke 28. The Mohawks would face a third and 3 at the end of the first quarter. Patronick would be a yard short and they went for it on fourth down and Wilborn went for four yards. On the next play, Wilborn would go 14 yards for a Mohawks touchdown. The PAT would make it 13-0 with 10:16 left in the second quarter. Eric Jeffries would go 15 yards on the first play. Dawson Hughes would go for 14 on second and 9. Colby Butczynski would go for two yards and Meyers would get called for an unsportsmanlike conduct for a late hit out of bounds. The drive would end when a pass ended up incomplete on fourth down to give the Mohawks the ball. After back-to-back penalties, Wilborn would go 92 yards for a touchdown. The PAT would make it 19-0 Meyers with 6:07 remaining in the second quarter. The Mohawks would get the ball back after the ball hit a downman and Meyers would recover. After a delay of game and Dunnell gain of five yards. Wilborn went to Hood for 32 yards. After a loss of two yards, Meyers would get called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. They would face a fourth and 20 and Wilborn found Hood for a 29 yard touchdown pass. The PAT would make it 26-0 with 3:27 remaining in the second quarter. The Trojans would get the ball back at their own 16. They would face a third and 1 and Jeffries would get five. They would face a third and 3 and Butczynski's pass would fall incomplete and they would be forced to punt. The Mohawks would not score as they got to halftime with the score of 26-0 Meyers. The Trojans would get the ball to start the second half but Jeffries would get 11 on the first play but the Trojans' drive would end there and forced to punt. The Trojans defense got a three and out. On second and 7, Meyers would get called for pass interference. On the next play, Butzcynski would go to Darren Boseman for 41. The Mohawks would get a ball back after the Trojans failed to get a first down on fourth and 14. The Mohawks would face a third and 3 and Wilborn would go to Dessoye for 16. The Mohawks drive would end with a punt. Jeffries would get 10 yards on first and second downs. Jeffries would get five yards on second and 5. The third quarter would come to an end with the Mohawks leading 26-0. The drive would end with a turnover on downs. On second and 6, Dessoye went for 10 for a first down. The Mohawks would face a third and 8 and Wilborn found Hood for 23. The Mohawks would go four and out and the Trojans would get the ball back. On second and 6, Jeffries would fumble and Collin Kashatus would recover it and the yardage would cover 15 yards. Butczynski would get a yard on fourth and 1 and on the next play, Butczynski would go to Boseman for a 44 yard touchdown pass. The PAT would make it 26-7 with 4:03 remaining in the game. Wilborn would go for 19 to get into Nanticoke territory and Dessoye would go for 12 on the next play. However the Mohawks would punt the ball away. The Trojans were unable to score and the Mohawks would take the victory over the Nanticoke Trojans 26-7.

Thoughts on the game: Mohawks QB Janssen Wilborn had a great game tonight. He made big plays with his feet and in the air. The Meyers defense did a good job keeping Eric Jeffries in check. I was impressed by the Mohawks overall. They have several players they can go to like Reese Patronick, Najese Hood and Kevin Dessoye.

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