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Five Keys to the Game

Second quarter, 9:14 left, first and 10 at Thomas Jefferson 32 Jefferson running back Orlando Torres breaks the first big run of the game, dashing up the middle for 40 yards and moving Jefferson to the Garnet Valley 23. Fullback Nate Bota scored on a 23-yard run on the next play to give Jefferson a 7-0 lead.

Second quarter, 9:14 left, first and 10 at Thomas Jefferson 32

Jefferson running back Orlando Torres breaks the first big run of the game, dashing up the middle for 40 yards and moving Jefferson to the Garnet Valley 23. Fullback Nate Bota scored on a 23-yard run on the next play to give Jefferson a 7-0 lead.

Second quarter, 2:54 left, first and 10 at Jefferson 31

Bota scampers 34 yards to ignite a 69-yard scoring drive. Zach DeCicco's 20-yard TD pass to Trevor Wildman caps the possession and forges a 14-3 lead with 33 seconds remaining in the first half.

Third quarter, 1:12 left, fourth and 5 at Jefferson 5

Kicker Dan Braun misses a 22-yard field goal after Jefferson drove 75 yards on 14 plays. Despite the miss, the drive shaved 6:34 off the clock.

Third quarter, 0:02 left, fourth and 2 at Garnet Valley 28

Trailing by 14-3, Garnet Valley takes another risk on fourth down and comes up empty after quarterback Eric Van Wyk throws behind wide receiver Paul Dunn.

Fourth quarter, 11:30 left, first and 10 at Garnet Valley 15

Jefferson WR Brock DeCicco catches a 15-yard TD reception on a jump ball in the corner of the end zone, boosting the Jefferson lead to 21-3.

- Tyson McCloud