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Pine-Richland clinches berth in PIAA final

Posted On: Monday, December 08, 2014
By: digitalsportsnews

ALTOONA, Pa. — On Saturday, December 6th, the Pine-Richland Rams(15-0) football team took on Wilson Bulldogs, which was a battle to the very end. The Pine-Richland offense faced a fourth-quarter deficit for the first time this season.  With minutes left on the clock the Rams rallied from a 10pt. deficit 17-7 in the fourth quarter, scoring three touchdowns to win the game 28-17.

In the first quarter the game was well fought, with both defenses playing stifling defense. Pine-Richland drew first blood when Ram QB Ben DiNucci hooked up with Luke Everett on a 16-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

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The Bulldogs took the next 17pts. With only second on the clock in the fist half, Wilson QB Jake Templin threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jake Gehman.

Then, on the opening possession of the second half, Wilson extended its lead to 14-7 on Templin’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Shane Dantzler and Bulldog Nick Hart’s field goal put Pine-Richland in a 10-point hole with 2:32 left in the third quarter. All the players knew this was not the way things could end, which is when Rams QB Ben DiNucci led the team on three consecutive touchdown drives.

With 9:38 left in the fourth, DiNucci notched an 8-yard touchdown pass to D’ondre Gastion with to bring the Rams within three. Again, on the next drive, DiNucci found Anthony Battaglia for a 30-yard touchdown pass with only 2:24 remaining in regulation.

Time was winding down, and Wilson had possession on offense. With 1:53 left in the quarter, the Rams Zach LeMirande intercepted the ball, giving Pine-Richland one last possession. By no surprise, DiNucci connected on one final pass with Mike Merhaut for a 9-yard touchdown with less than a minute on the clock. The game ended 28-17 with a Pine-Richland win. Wilson had given up a combined 39 points in its previous six games.

 

Key Players:

-QB Ben DiNucci– 21 of 39 for 173 yards with four touchdowns and an interception.

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