Last night, I went to McCracken Field in Sharpsville for the rivalry game between Sharpsville's Blue Devils and Sharon's Tigers. The rivalry is Mercer County's oldest, dating back to 1899.
You could not have asked for better weather for the matchup, nor could you have also asked for any wind. The weather was perfect and the winds were calm.
Sharon was playing without the services of Javionne Smith, who was on the shelf with a broken arm. Sharpsville was without Tyler Clary, who was on the shelf with a separated shoulder.
This game was a rare Saturday night game for me to cover for this blog. It was made possible because Penn State football was idle. Sharon won the coin toss, but deferred to the second half.
And Sharon quarterback Lane Voytik set the tone in the first quarter with an early touchdown on a one yard keeper. Brady Ortiz would add a 35 yard rushing touchdown to make it 14-0 Tigers after one.
Sharon would score 20 more points in the second quarter, first on a 27 yard rushing touchdown by Tyvell Richardson. Next came a 50 yard touchdown reception from Lane Voytik to Ty Eilam. Corte Williams would add a 59 yard punt return touchdown to make the halftime score 34-0 Tigers. At that point, I was expecting that Blue Devils partisans would boo their team off the field as the teams headed to the locker room.
But in the second half, Sharon would not let up. Richardson found pay dirt again on a 78 yard kickoff return to make the score 40-0 Sharon and enforce the mercy clock the rest of the night. The last touchdown was scored by Brett Salsgiver from 5 yards out to make the final score 46-0 Sharon. The Tigers' Corte Williams was the player of the game.
I suggest that Sharpsville football and band boosters plan a pep rally on Friday afternoon in the gymnasium prior to the end of the school day so that everyone at Sharpsville High School get pumped up for their Homecoming game against the Lakeview Sailors.
Stay tune to this blog to find out where I will be for week six!
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