HS FOOTBALL: N. Schuylkill soundly defeats Tamaqua 38-15
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - North Schuylkill's #7 Collin McGee is brought down by Tamaqua defenders.
TAMAQUA – The Blue Raiders of Tamaqua entered Thursday night’s game seeking their first win of the season, but it wasn’t going to come against North Schuylkill.
Though, the first quarter’s defensive battle between the two squads left some doubt.
The Spartans, fresh off a 48-0 showing at Pine Grove, did not get on the board until about a minute remained in the first quarter.
That’s when Jaxson Chowansky ran in for a short 1-yard touchdown to put the Spartans on the board.
Early in the second quarter, QB Caden Mengel found Joey Flail for a 32-yard touchdown pass. Later in the second, K Gavin Mentzer made a 35-yard field goal to extend the Spartans lead to 17-0.
Chowansky found paydirt on another 12-yard run to take a 24-0 lead into the halftime break.
Early in the third quarter, Ricky Halford scored on a 35-yard touchdown run before Tamaqua would score back-to-back to make it a 31-15 ballgame.
Mengel would find Flail again, this time for a 31-yard score, to make it a 38-15 final.
The Spartans move to 3-1 and will host Northern Lehigh next Friday at home.
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