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Coach Randy Clark’s Brookfield High Warriors kicked off the 2012 season on Friday with a 49-7 rout of Trinity at Bedford Bearcat Stadium in Garfield Heights, Ohio.
Brookfield took a 14-0 lead after the 1st quarter on a 19-yard touchdown run by Ryan Mosora and a 41-yard TD pass from Jeremy Quinlan to Collin Harkulich. Quinlan tacked on both PATs.
The Warriors led 21-0 at halftime after Quinlan scored on a 1-yard QB sneak and then booted the extra-point.
Brookfield extended its lead to 35-0 after 3 quarters on a 15-yard run by Quinlan and a 30-yard TD pass from Augustus Necastro to Mosora. Quinlan added both PATs.
The Warriors went up 42-0 in the 4th quarter on a 10-yard run by Joey Clark and freshman Kasey Tingler kicked the extra-point.
Trinity made it 42-7 on a 17-yard scoring strike from Matt Iacobucci to Griffin Filippi and Shane O’Donnell’s PAT.
Brookfield closed out the scoring on a 14-yard TD run by Nate Morrison and Tingler’s kick.
Mosora had 136 rushing yards on 12 carries while Quinlan ran for 95 yards on 9 totes. Quinlan was 7-of-12 for 113 yards and 1 interception. Clark hauled in 5 catches for 57 yards.
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BROOKFIELD 14 7 14 14 49
TRINITY 0 0 0 7 7
Scoring plays
B — Mosora, 19 run (Je. Quinlan kick)
B — Harkulich, 41 pass from Je. Quinlan (Quinlan kick)
B — Je. Quinlan, 1 run (Quinlan kick)
B — Je. Quinlan, 15 run (Quinlan kick)
B — Mosora, 30 pass from Necastro (Quinlan kick)
B — Clark, 10 run (Tingler kick)
T — Filippi, 17 pass from Iacobucci (O’Donnell kick)
B — Morrison, 14 run (Tingler kick)
Team stats
BROOKFIELD TRINITY
15 First downs 4
302 Rushing yards -22
146 Passing yards 68
15-9-1 Att-comp-int 15-11-0
448 Total yards 46
2-2 Fumbles-lost 1-1
9-56 Penalties-yards lost 2-23
Individual stats
Rushing: BROOKFIELD — Mosora 12-136, Je. Quinlan 9-95, Morrison 4-58, Clark 5-25, Necastro 6-(12); TRINITY — Sawyer 10-8, Capasso 1-2, Haire 2-1, Caja 3-(-2), Mancini 1-(-5), Sobolewski 9-(-26).
Passing: BROOKFIELD — 12-7-1-113, Necastro 3-2-0-33; TRINITY — Sobolewski 9-6-0-40, Iacobucci 6-5-0-28.
Receiving: BROOKFIELD — Clark 5-57, Harkulich 1-41, Mosora 1-30, Ji. Quinlan 2-18; TRINITY — Dnyder 4-33, Filippi 1-17, Sawyer 2-7, Haire 2-7, Walters 1-4, Iacobucci 1-0.
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5 area teams qualify for D-10 baseball playoffs
Five area baseball teams have qualified for the District 10 playoffs — Grove City, Kennedy Catholic, Sharpsville, West Middlesex and Wilmington.
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Hickory, WM boys to collide at D-10 AA Track & Field Championships
For the 2nd time this week, a District 10 track & field team title could be decided by a pair of Mercer County contingents.
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Roundup: Reynolds baseball tops GC; Sharpsville, Wilmington softball teams win
ä Reynolds 4, Grove City 1 — At Transfer, Neal Engstrom fired a complete-game 3-hitter with 8 strikeouts and 3 walks in lifting the Raiders (9-8) past the Eagles (14-6).
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GC girls 3-peat at District 10 Class AAA Track & Field Championships
HARBORCREEK— Some athletes seeded 1st in four events would feel pressure. For Grove City High senior Daniel Jaskowak, it’s an opportunity for name recognition.
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Hickory, GC girls collide at D-10 Class AAA Track & Field Championships
If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. Cliché though that is, it will be borne out today at the annual District 10 Class AAA Track & Field Championships.
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Local tune up for districts at Mercer County Invite
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Roundup: Grace, GC beat Sharon, 4-0, in 5 innings
With an impending storm blowing in above Johnny Pepe Field time was limited, so Ryan Grace greedily gobbled up putouts.
Grove City High’s Grace gave up only 3 base hits, and the visiting Eagles eased to an abbreviated 4-0, 5-inning win over Sharon Friday afternoon. -
HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: County track meet set Saturday at Hickory
The annual Mercer County Track & Field Invitational will be held at Hickory High’s Hornet Stadium Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.
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Roundup: Sharon baseball squad edges Sharpsville, 5-4
It was a tense Tuesday in Tiger-town.
Twenty-four hours removed from a 1-run Region 2-AA loss at New Wilmington, Sharon High’s baseball team could not afford another setback, otherwise its postseason aspirations were alleviated.
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Roundup: WM sweeps Oil Country Track & Field Invite
West Middlesex swept the team titles on Saturday at the Oil Country Invitational at Oil City High School on Saturday.
Coach Bob Morris’ Ms. Reds accumulated 113 points to grab the crown, followed by Lakeview (107.5), Franklin (84), Meadville (74) and Corry (69.5). - More Sports Headlines
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