NEWTOWN — With two first-quarter trips to the red zone yielding just three points, North Penn’s offense was in need of a spark. It didn’t have to wait very long or look all that far for the fuse to ignite. Knights linebacker Nate Schepian’s late first-quarter hit on Council Rock South QB Marley Emerson forced Emerson to fumble at his own 15 yard line, and the ball was recovered by North Penn defensive lineman Vinnie Montmore.
On the next play from scrimmage, Knights quarterback Matt Bucksar hit Matt Pownall for a 15-yard score to put the visitors up by 10 points, with the fumble recovery proving to be the jolt the team needed en route to a dominant 34-6 win over the Golden Hawks on Thursday night at Walt Snyder Stadium. The 2-0 Knights came within 15 seconds of a shutout, issuing a dominant defensive performance in which South gained just 184 yards of total offense and allowed just nine first downs all night. “We came out really wanting this ‘dub,’” Montmore said.
“I feel like that turnover just set the tone for the rest of the game. We came out strong and were hitting hard right off of the snap. We were able to get to the ball and get it back.
We worked really hard all week in practice and just stuck to our jobs.” More often than not, the North Penn defense gave the offense strong field position, and after a bit of a slow start the latter unit began to cash in. The Knights’ next offensive possession started at their own 48, and Bucksar needed just six p.