New Castle to battle Hopewell
Written: Oct 08, 2010
FOURTH-QUARTER UPDATE: Shell scored his second and third touchdowns of the night and Hopewell held off New Castle. Shell scored on runs of 92 and 10 yards. New Castle took a 20-14 lead early in the frame on Jalen Holmes' 6-yard run. Trailing 28-20, New Castle scored on a 39-yard pass from Matarazzo to Nigel Whren, but failed on the two-point conversion.
THIRD-QUARTER UPDATE: Both teams turned to the defenses in after the break, but New Castle was threatening deep in Hopewell territory starting the final 12-minute session.
SECOND-QUARTER UPDATE: A 78-yard touchdown run by Rushel Shell put Hopewell up eight before Justin Fleo's 7-yard scoring scamper made it 14-12 at the intermission.
FIRST-QUARTER UPDATE: Johnny Matarazzo scored on a 2-yard run early for New Castle, but Zach Romah's 54-yard touchdown run later in the period gave Hopewell a 7-6 lead.
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