Football Recap: Abington Heights Comets vs. West Scranton Invaders
Abington Heights got themselves on the board against West Scranton on Saturday, but West Scranton never followed suit. They breezed by the West Scranton Invaders at home to the tune of 42-0. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Invaders are ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dominic Vergnetti had a dynamite game for Abington Heights, rushing for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Abington Heights wouldn't let West Scranton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Abington Heights can thank Gavin Anders and Cayd Sespico for forcing both of them. Anders didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made three total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Abington Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The win got Abington Heights back to even at 1-1. As for West Scranton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Abington Heights will challenge Dallas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Scranton, they will square off against Hazleton Area at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Scranton is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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