The Warriors started their first drive by going for a first down on 4th and 2. Coby Kephart ran it for the first down. Unfortunately, the Warriors didn’t get anything from the first down resulting in Connor Danko getting sacked, to end the drive. The Warriors let a 69-yard pass by the Hornets be successful, which brought the Hornets to the one-yard line, and the Hornets ended up scoring.
On the Hornets’ next drive, Frankie Leskovansky brought down their quarterback following a fumbled snap. This caused the Hornets a loss of about 20 yards, which then ended the drive. Then with 3:33 on the clock, Easton Emigh scored an 86-yard touchdown from a pass from Danko. Logan Liptak scored the two-point conversion to make the score 8-7.
In the second quarter, the Hornets scored a touchdown with 9:09 left on the clock, and successfully scored a 2-point conversion, making the score 15-8. The Warriors couldn’t get any momentum with having no big yardage, but with 6:16 left, the Warriors couldn’t stop the Hornets’ drive. The Hornets scored their third touchdown making the score 23-8, with another successful two-point conversion. On the Warriors’ drive after the Hornets’ third score, Danko threw an interception intended for Owen Koleno, which then caused the Hornets to score. But, the Warriors stopped the two-point conversion, making the score 29-8. In the Warriors’ next drive, Danko made a successful pass to Koleno, getting the Warriors a first down. Then, Danko got sacked, which caused the loss of eight yards. The drive ended on a controversial flag, which left energy heightened. The Hornets scored another touchdown with a missed extra point, making the score 35-8 with 26 seconds left in the quarter. Then the Warriors had a loose snap ending the first half.
The second half started with an offensive pass interference on the Hornets. Liptak caught an interception which started the Warriors at their own 5-yard line. Unfortunately, the Warriors had a fumble and it was recovered by the Hornets at the 13-yard line. The Hornets scored after the events of the turnovers and had a 2-point conversion making the score 43-8, with 8:11 to go. The Warriors fumbled another snap, allowing the Hornets to recover the ball. The Hornets capitalized on the mistake, scoring once more to extend their lead to 49-8. However, the extra point attempt was unsuccessful, leaving 1:27 remaining in the quarter.
The Warriors kicked off the fourth quarter with a 45-yard reception by Troy Mentzer, as Danko delivered the pass under pressure from pursuing defenders. The Warriors’ drive ended with a fumble from Craig Fluck. Kurtis Fetters scored a 47-yard rushing touchdown, finding the gap in the defenders, to make the score 49-16. The Warriors had a successful 2-point conversion with 5:49 left in the quarter.
The game ended with the Warriors falling to the Hornets, 49-16. Reflecting on the loss, Coby Kephart said, “We started off the game very well and were moving the ball down the field, and responded with a touchdown. They played tough football and won more battles than we did, and whoever wins more battles ends up winning the game”
The Warriors’ next matchup is on September 29th, which is their Homecoming game against the Curwensville Golden Tide.
