September 13

The 13th day of September fell on a Friday, the first of two on the 2019 calendar and the bane of those who suffer from triskaidekaphobia. For a second consecutive week the Friday weather was cool and breezy, it made for a perfect night for football at McCaskey. After three non-league losses JPM hosted Cedar Crest in the league opener and unfortunately the results were all too familiar. The first quarter was scoreless but in the second CC put four touchdowns on the board in quick order and took a 28-0 lead to the locker room. By the final quarter it was 49-0, the game was well into the mercy rule but the Red Tornado finally broke through. Quarterback Shalian Montalvo found Isaiah Thomas for a 51-yard catch-and-run, Donovan Trowery ran 46 yards for a score and on the last play of the game Jayon Burnside caught an 8-yard TD pass from Montalvo. Sam Hershey was 2-3 in the extra point department bringing the final score to 49-20. One could make the case that all the scoring came during running time against the opponent's second-string but anything that builds confidence in a rebuilding program can't be anything but a positive. The mark drops to 0-4 and the road doesn't get any easier, the club hosts Warwick on the 20th. Take care, thanks for reading.