BELLWOOD — Wins and losses have been coming in pairs this season for Bellwood-Antis.
After profitable the opener, the Blue Devils dropped two, received two after which misplaced one other pair.
BA’s again on the upswing now, profitable its final two, the most recent approaching the energy of a stifling defensive efficiency.
Led by Colin Gibbons’ three interceptions, Bellwood shut out Bellefonte, 22-0, Friday at John R. Hayes Field at Memorial Stadium to maneuver again above .500 at 5-4 with one week left within the common season.
“Colin Gibbons having three interceptions is pretty special. Getting that hat trick for a defensive back,” B-A coach Nick Lovrich stated.
Players of the sport: After making an interception of a ball thrown up for grabs to shut out the primary half, Gibbons picked off Bellefonte QB Quinn Park within the third quarter, falling on his again close to the sidelines then ended Bellefonte’s finest scoring alternative with an interception within the again nook of the tip zone within the fourth quarter.
“The one in the end zone is more from experience. I’ve played a lot of cornerback and know when a double-move is coming. I just beat him to the ball,” Gibbons stated.
Chase Plummer performed a robust recreation as properly. On back-to-back performs within the first half, he had a sort out for loss adopted by a cross breakup within the flat that he almost picked off with a transparent path to the tip zone. Plummer additionally tackled Park in the long run zone for a security to shut out the scoring.
Bellefonte held standout operating again Alex McCartney to 62 yards on 20 carries, forcing the group to look elsewhere for a spark.
“Other guys stepped up for us. Chase had a good game. Bradyn Partner played well. It was a whole team effort. It takes all 11 guys every play. It takes all 47 guys all week in practice to make Friday a good night for us,” Lovrich stated.
Play of the sport: On the primary play of the second quarter, the Bellefonte protection bit on a Partner pump faux, and the junior QB hit Jeffrey Waite in stride close to the aim line for a 37-yard rating for a 7-0 lead.
“Jeffrey’s got good breakaway speed. I pumped faked and the guy came up on it. I saw he was open and threw it. I trusted my guy and he got it,” Partner stated.
Unsung hero(es): Waite had three receptions for 61 yards. Two of the catches resulted in first downs permitting Bellwood to take care of possession together with the 37-yard TD. Lineman Jayce Quick had a 10-yard sack within the second quarter, placing Bellefonte in a third-and-long scenario it couldn’t overcome.
Most important statistic: Bellwood’s protection gave up simply 78 yards and had 5 takeaways.
Bellefonte coach Tony Confer: “We had a lot of execution issues. In defense of our kids, we’ve had a lot of adversity the past few weeks and even going back further than that with injuries and not having players where they need to be. Our defense has kept us in games. Offensively, being shorthanded, we just haven’t been able to put things together at times.”
Notable: The defensive efficiency would have been much more spectacular apart from some penalties. Half of Bellefonte’s 10 first downs got here by way of penalty. The group as a complete was flagged seven occasions for 85 yards. The recreation began 10 minutes late as a result of the Bellefonte buses bought caught in a site visitors delay attributable to a wreck on I-99.
Records: Bellefonte (3-6); Bellwood (5-4).
Next week: Bellefonte hosts Johnstown. Bellwood faces Forest Hills at residence.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bellefonte 0 0 0 0 — 0
Bellwood 0 14 0 8 — 22
Second Quarter
BA–Waite 37 cross from Partner (Smearman kick), 11:53.
BA–Partner 1 run (Smearman kick), 2:05.
Fourth Quarter
BA–Plummer 8 run (kick failed), 9:28.
BA–Plummer tackled Park in finish zone for a security, 4:46.
TEAM STATISTICS B BA
First downs 10 9
Total yards 78 242
Rushes-yards 33-24 40-123
Yards passing 54 119
Passing (comp.-att.-int) 8-17-3-54 5-8-0-119
Punts-avg. 2-37 4-35.5
Fumbles-lost 4-2 2-1
Penalties-yards 5-28 7-85
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING–Bellefonte, Park 17-31, Long, 4-7, As. Howell 1-0, Gall 4-10, Al. Howell 2-4, TEAM 3-(-28). Bellwood, McCartney 20-62, Plummer 9-42, Partner 7-17, Gibbons 1-5, TEAM 3-(-3).
PASSING–Bellefonte, Park 8-16-3-54, Al. Howell 0-1-0-0. Bellwood, Partner 5-8-0-119.
RECEIVING–Bellefonte, As. Howell 3-37, Ammerman 1-1, Long 1-5, Langille 2-12, Crawford 1-(-1). Bellwood, Waite 3-61, Gibbons 1-0, Shawley 1-58.