While it was Moorestown who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Delran who put up more. The Moorestown Quakers received a blow as they fell 24-7 to the Delran Bears. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Bears are ranked 88th).
When it comes to explaining why Moorestown lost, don't look at Kevin Green. Despite the final result, he rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Green a new career-high in rushing yards.
Moorestown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josh Edwards and Andreas Kalavruzos. Moorestown got some further help from Josh Leath: he picked up three sacks and made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
It was another big night for Vinny Sacca, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 84 yards and two touchdowns for Delran.
This is the second loss in a row for Moorestown and nudges their season record down to 1-8. As for Delran, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Moorestown didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-7 win against Cherry Hill West on the 30th. Delran has also already played their next contest, a 42-7 victory against Delaware Valley on the 1st.
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