Fri. S.J. football roundup: Triton rallies to down Delsea
Brian Keller capped a three-minute, game-winning drive by finding Allan Richards open with an 11-yard touchdown pass with 42 seconds remaining, and Jimmy Burns intercepted a pass 13 seconds later to cement Triton's 20-19 win over visiting Delsea on Friday night in West Jersey League Royal Division football.
Brian Keller capped a three-minute, game-winning drive by finding Allan Richards open with an 11-yard touchdown pass with 42 seconds remaining, and Jimmy Burns intercepted a pass 13 seconds later to cement Triton's 20-19 win over visiting Delsea on Friday night in West Jersey League Royal Division football.
The victory improved the Mustangs to 4-1 overall and 4-0 in the division.
Delsea (2-3, 2-3) saw its two-game winning streak snapped, despite holding leads of 13-7 and 19-14.
Cinnaminson 27, Burlington Township 10 - Tom Donnelly gained 167 yards on 35 carries while Dominic Elly engineered an economic aerial attack, completing 9 of 14 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns and scoring on a quarterback keeper, as the host Pirates (4-1, 2-1) shook off a slow start to run away with the Patriot Division game.
Eric Miller's 75-yard jaunt with a fumble recovery staked Burlington Township (4-1, 3-1) to an early lead.
Glassboro 27, Woodstown 6 - Corey Clement scored three touchdowns and ran for 246 yards as Glassboro (4-1, 2-1) denied visiting Woodstown (3-2, 3-1) a chance to take the Diamond Division title outright.
Clement, who carried the ball 20 times, scored on runs of 5, 27, and 38 yards.
Woodstown, which clinched at least a share of the title, got a 70-yard TD pass from L. J. Stanford to Ridge Reese.
Bishop Eustace 25, Deptford 6 - The Crusaders (3-2, 3-1) relied on another strong defensive game to get past visiting Deptford (2-2, 2-2) in the Independence Division.
Eustace collected a pair of safeties when Colin McCafferty blocked a punt in the end zone and Ryan Jose tackled a runner in the end zone.
Conner Bor returned an interception 48 yards for the team's first touchdown. The Crusaders' defense has allowed just two touchdowns this fall.
On offense, Eustace got a TD pass from Chris Spellman to Anthony Marcozzi and a short TD run by Vince Marone.
Cape-Atlantic League
Third-quarter touchdowns by Tamar Jackson and Shaquille Profit rallied Bridgeton from a 6-0 halftime deficit to a 13-6 United Division win at Bridgeton (2-3, 2-1).
Jackson ran 7 yards for a touchdown to put the Tigers (2-1, 1-0) ahead, and Jackson tossed a 17-yard insurance touchdown to Profit.
Bridgeton's Stefon Bowman ran for 110 yards, and Vance Matthews scored on a punt return.
Millville 33, Ocean City 13 - Alquann Jones scored the first three touchdowns of the game for Millville (4-0) on his way to a 231-yard rushing performance in an interdivision win at Ocean City (1-4).
Jones, who leads the league with 730 rushing yards this fall, piled up TD runs of 58, 1, 25, and 27 yards.
Ocean City quarterback Chris Gabor completed 12 of 17 passes for 110 yards and his sixth TD of the season.
Oakcrest 21, Vineland 0 - Brandon Bell scooped up a fumble and raced 52 yards for a touchdown, typifying the defensive dominance the host Falcons (2-3) enjoyed in the interdivision win over Vineland (2-3).
Nonleague
Gloucester 13, Pitman 12 - Michael McKenney's conversion kick after he caught a short touchdown pass from Pat Madjeski in the first quarter proved to be the winning margin for host Gloucester (1-4) in a 13-12 win over Pitman.
Ryan Noon raced 75 yards with a fumble with six minutes left in the game, but the Panthers (2-3) attempted two-point conversion pass to take the lead failed.
The Lions' Ben Boyer ran for 207 yards and a touchdown, and Larry Spann added 125 yards on the ground.