Hynoski
touchdown ignites a big fourth quarter comeback over Mount Carmel
by EasternPAFootball.com
MOUNT CARMEL
– This game was another chapter in a great rivalry
at the Silver Bowl. This game was a tail of two stories with
Mount Carmel
building a 21-6 lead through three quarters. Then the defending three-time
State Champs showed why they are a championship program by exploding for 26
unanswered points in the fourth quarter to preserve a hard fought 32-21
victory over the Red Tornadoes.
Going into the game you could say this is a must win for both programs if they
want to make the playoffs. The biggest question going into the game was can
the Tigers secondary handle the Red Tornadoes passing game? Would
Hynoski and company wear down
Mount Carmel
on this humid night. With
all
this the stage was now set for a playoff atmosphere in front of a huge crowd
at the Silver Bowl.
The Tigers started the game a little shaky with two turnovers in the first
quarter.
Tom
Admire of
Southern Columbia
would make a big play on an interception from Marcus
Wasilewski of
Mount Carmel.
The interception gave the Tigers a first down on the 42 yard line of the Red
Tornadoes. The Tigers were driving for the first score of the game when they
fumbled the ball
on the eight-yard line that was recovered by
Dave
Pellowski of
Mount Carmel.
The Red Tornadoes would drive right down the field when freshman quarterback
Wasilewski hit
Dave
Langton for a four-yard touchdown pass. The extra
point was good and
Mount Carmel
led 7-0 with 37.7 seconds to go in the first quarter. The game would be
delayed after the score do to lightening and thunder for 45 minutes.
After the long delay Henry Hynoski would get the
Tigers on the scoreboard in the second quarter with a one-yard touchdown run.
Phil Scicchitano of
Mount Carmel
blocked the extra point and the Red Tornadoes would cling to a 7-6 lead.
Wasilewski led the Red Tornadoes right down the
field and answered right back with a nice pass to Langton
for a 33- yard touchdown. With
7:19
to go in the half
Marcus Kufta kicked the extra point giving the Red
Tornadoes a 14-6 lead. There would be no more scoring in the first half.
The second half
for Mount Carmel started like the first half
when Wasilewski hit Langton
for a long 65-yard touchdown pass with 10:22 to go in the third quarter giving
the Red Tornadoes a commanding 21-6 lead in front of a loud home crowd.
The turning point of the game for the Tigers came late in the third quarter on
a fumble recovery with
2:48
to go in the third quarter. The Tigers would start that drive on the 21 yard
line and Nick Gallinot
would go in for the score on an 8-yard touchdown run with
11:30
to go in the game. The two-point conversion failed and the Red Tornadoes lead
was cut to 21-12. This turning point would ignite a 26 point burst by the
Tigers. The lack of a running game late by the Red Tornadoes hurt them late in
the game. The Tigers big offensive line wore down the Red Tornadoes on this
hot humid night.
The fourth quarter was
all
Southern. Connagham would get his second touchdown
of the quarter when he streaked eight yards for the touchdown run. The
touchdown was setup by a big punt return. The Red Tornadoes were holding onto
a narrow 21-19 lead. The Tigers defense stepped up in the quarter again
forcing Wasilewski to make some bad decisions late
in the game. Wasilewski threw one of his two
interceptions in the fourth quarter.
Tom
Admire would intercept the ball
giving the Tigers a first down. Connagham would
take the ball
and dart for a five-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion failed and
the Tigers had their first lead of the night 25-21. The Tigers then stopped
the Red Tornadoes on fourth down on an interception by
Wasilewski.
Mount Carmel
got an unsportsmenlike penalty
giving the Tigers a first down on the 29 yard line. It took one running play
by Hynoski who galloped
29 yards for the final
score.
Hynoski would finish the game with 249 yards
rushing. The extra point that was the final
score of the game capped an incredible fourth quarter comeback by the Tigers.
The final
score was
Southern Columbia
32 and
Mount Carmel
21.
Southern Columbia
2-1 hosts Lewisburg next Friday night.
Mount Carmel
2-1 goes on the road to play a tough Shamokin team.
On a side note: This was a hard fought game by both teams. What happened after
the game really
sickens me. Personal
belongings were stolen from both teams. Someone broke into both locker rooms
and took wallets,
car keys, cell phones and other items belonging to
Southern Columbia
and
Mount Carmel
football
players.. If anyone knows anything about this
please contact your local
police. YOU know who you are and please give back what you took!!
David
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