Willingboro’s Sean Taylor is the South Jersey Player of the Week
Willingboro’s Sean Taylor is the South Jersey Gridiron Gang Player of the Week for Week 7.
(This story will be updated throughout the weekend as scores and statistics become available)
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Buena 30, Wildwood 0: Ben Cohen scored on a pair of touchdown runs as Buena pitched a shutout. Cohen’s first run looked to be stalled after a short gain, but Cohen kept his feet going, eventually breaking free from the pile for a 55-yard TD. Cohen added a third-quarter TD run from 14 yards.
Anthony Muzzarelli scored on a three-yard plunge in the second quarter. Lucas Gellura swept around end for a one-yard fourth-quarter touchdown. Buena won for the second time in eight games.
Wildwood dipped to 1-6 for the season with a Halloween game on tap against Mastery of Camden.
Paulsboro 30, Clayton 7: Malakhai McKenzie threw a touchdown pass and ran for another as the Red Raiders cruised to their sixth win in eight games. McKenzie (17-for-22, 154 yards) found Eric Scott for a nine-yard TD pass to put Paulsboro up 15 at the break. Later he added a one-yard run, the only points of the second half.
Jeremiah Carr opened the scoring with a six-yard run. Ky’Aire Harvey (17 carries, 150 yards) added a 24-yard TD scamper to make it 14-0 in the first quarter.
Demetris Williams, who entered the game with 1,302 yards on 104 carries, added a 90-yard touchdown run for the Clippers. Williams (10-for-108 rushing) has 16 rushing TDs for the 4-2-1 Clippers.
Seneca 19, Willingboro 18: Senior Jake Hasson threw the first three touchdown passes of his career as the Golden Eagles burnished their playoff resume with an impressive road win. Seneca is 5-3 at the cutoff.
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Hasson threw TD passes of 15, 20 and 38 yards to answer each of the Chimeras’ touchdowns on the night. Jamar Warthen and the game’s only point after by Tyler Hood gave Seneca its first lead with a third-quarter 20-yard TD reception. Nate Sauerwald was on the end of the 38-yard flea-flicker touchdown to go ahead for good.
Brody Phillips tied the game at 6-6 with a 15-yard, first-quarter catch.
Willingboro (6-3) caused a turnover on the first play from scrimmage then took a 6-0 lead on a 49-yard Terrance Knighton touchdown pass from Sean Taylor 21 seconds into the game.
The second half started with another big play, as Mekhi Cottle reeled of a 50-yard run, that eventually led to a 10-yard Cottle touchdown. Knighton and Taylor connected again for a 67-yard touchdown with a minute gone in the fourth quarter.
Palmyra at Burlington City, 6
Ocean City at Cedar Creek, 6
Vineland at Cherry Hill West, 6
Paulsboro at Clayton, 6
Absegami at Cumberland, 6
Moorestown at Delran, 6
Highland at Eastern, 6
Atlantic County Tech at Egg Harbor, 6
Maple Shade at Florence, 6
Woodstown at Glassboro, 6
Riverside at Lawrence, 6
Rancocas Valley at Lenape, 6
Holy Cross at Lindenwold, 6
Lower Cape May at Oakcrest, 6
Millville at St. Augustine, 6
Middle Township at St. Joseph Academy, 6
Woodbury at Schalick, 6
Haddon Township at Sterling, 6
Washington Township at Timber Creek, 6
Deptford at Triton, 6
Camden Catholic at Audubon, 7
Cherry Hill East at Bridgeton, 7
Pennsauken at Clearview, 7
Mainland at Delsea, 7
Pitman at Gateway, 7
Shawnee at Hammonton, 7
Haddonfield at Paul VI, 7
Collingswood at Pennsville, 7
Gloucester at Pleasantville, 7
Overbrook at West Deptford, 7
Kingsway at Williamstown, 7
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Tom Rimback grew up reading the Burlington County Times and Courier Post sports sections and began writing for the BCT in 1996. He has covered everything from Super Bowls and Final Fours to Tri-County Swimming but he’s happiest on a sideline interviewing South Jersey scholastic athletes. Follow him on twitter @Rimbacksports. Email him with story ideas
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