It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but East Pennsboro ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against the Trinity Shamrocks by a score of 16-9. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 37-14 win the Shamrocks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.
Leading East Pennsboro to victory were EJ Rivera and Elliot Bruhn. Rivera rushed for 139 yards on only nine carries, while Bruhn rushed for 122 yards. The dominant performance also gave Rivera a new career-high in receiving yards (four).
East Pennsboro's run defense was locked in: Trinity could only muster 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Henry Ridgley for the heroic effort on defense: he. East Pennsboro didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.7.
East Pennsboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rivera and Bruhn.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity lost, don't look at Maddox Jarzynski. Despite the final result, he picked up 90 receiving yards and one TD.
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| 08/29/25 - Home | 16-9 W |
| 08/30/24 - Away | 14-37 L |
| 10/04/19 - Away | 22-38 L |
| 10/05/18 - Home | 41-6 W |
| 10/13/17 - Home | 66-27 W |
| 10/14/16 - Away | 49-28 W |
The victory got East Pennsboro back to even at 1-1. As for Trinity, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East Pennsboro is set to square off against their familiar foe Milton Hershey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Trinity will face off against rival Big Spring at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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