By Greg Pecko
RADNOR, PA – The Marple Newtown Tigers (1-5) recorded their first win of the season Friday night defeating the Radnor Raiders (1-5) 24-7 on the road. The Tigers were able to score using their ground game as senior Tailback Phil Graziano ran for well over 100 yards and had 3 touchdowns.
Graziano had a 2-yard run towards the end of the first quarter after a long passing play got the Tigers down inside the Radnor 5 yard line. The Tigers would end the half with a 27-yard field goal by kicker Adam Fender that gave the Tigers a 10-0 lead.
The Tigers offense would continue to pound the Raiders on the ground in the second half as they continually handed the ball off to Graziano, who busted open a 41-yard run that went for a touchdown and gave the Tigers a 17-0 lead.
On the Defensive side of the football, Steve Reynolds had a great game along the defensive line and made several key tackles. Sophomore cornerback Ryan White also had a career day with 2 interceptions that shutdown Radnor’s offense.
White’s second interception set-up a long drive by the Tigers’ offense, which was capped off by Graziano’s third touchdown run of the day and made the score 24-0.
RADNOR, PA – The Marple Newtown Tigers (1-5) recorded their first win of the season Friday night defeating the Radnor Raiders (1-5) 24-7 on the road. The Tigers were able to score using their ground game as senior Tailback Phil Graziano ran for well over 100 yards and had 3 touchdowns.
Graziano had a 2-yard run towards the end of the first quarter after a long passing play got the Tigers down inside the Radnor 5 yard line. The Tigers would end the half with a 27-yard field goal by kicker Adam Fender that gave the Tigers a 10-0 lead.
The Tigers offense would continue to pound the Raiders on the ground in the second half as they continually handed the ball off to Graziano, who busted open a 41-yard run that went for a touchdown and gave the Tigers a 17-0 lead.
On the Defensive side of the football, Steve Reynolds had a great game along the defensive line and made several key tackles. Sophomore cornerback Ryan White also had a career day with 2 interceptions that shutdown Radnor’s offense.
White’s second interception set-up a long drive by the Tigers’ offense, which was capped off by Graziano’s third touchdown run of the day and made the score 24-0.
The Tigers’ played a solid game on both sides of the football, which helped them grab their first win of the season. Marple Newtown will look to carry over the momentum of this win into next week’s Homecoming game against Lower Merion at Harry Harvey Stadium.
Kick-off is set for 6:30 PM next Friday, October 10th.
Scoring Summary
1-MN-3:58-Graziano 2yd TD run
1-MN-3:58-Fender extra point
2-MN-0:00-Fender 27yd field goal
4-MN-9:34-Graziano 41yd TD run
4-MN-9:34-Fender extra point
4-MN-2:26-Graziano 8 yd TD run
4-MN-2:26-Fender extra point
4-RD-0:32-Andersen 26yd TD run
4-RD-0:32-Watts extra point
