Neshannock at Sto-Rox
Neshannock (31) vs. Sto-Rox (34)
Written: Sep 12, 2013
FOURTH-QUARTER UPDATE: Neshannock come up 1 yard short of a win at Sto-Rox. Trailing 34-31 and faced with a fourth-and-goal at the Sto-Rox 2, Oliva swept around end, but was stopped at the 1 with four seconds remaining. The Lancer drive started after Sto-Rox took a three-point lead on Williams' third touchdown pass to Kirkland, this one covering 53 yards with 5:08 remaining. It was Williams' fifth touchdown pass of the game.
THIRD-QUARTER UPDATE: Burkes ran 67 yards on a fake punt with 3:08 remaining, giving the Lancers a 3-point lead entering the final quarter. Oliva tacked on the conversion run. Williams had staked Sto-Rox to a 28-23 lead earlier with his fourth touchdown pass of the game, a 13-yarder to Brandon Blair.
SECOND-QUARTER UPDATE: The two teams exchanged a pair of scores to leave the Lancers up by one at the intermission. Gianni Oliva scored twice on 3-yard runs, the second with 55 seconds remaining giving Neshannock a 23-16 lead. However, Williams drove Sto-Rox 55 yards in 38 seconds, scoring on his third touchdown pass of the game, a 37-yarder to Javell Kirkland with 17 seconds left. Kirkland earlier hauled in an 11-yard scoring strike from Williams after Oliva's first score.
FIRST-QUARTER UPDATE: Neshannock raced out to a 9-0 lead when Ralph Dovideo sacked Sto-Rox quarterback Lenny Williams in the end zone for a safety and Ernie Burkes hooked up with Steven Jefferies for a 5-yard touchdown strike. Sto-Rox scored on a 45-yard pass from Williams to Mallory Claybourn.
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