Round 1 Playoff Matchup Previews
By Matt Diano: “A” Semifinals: #2 Cardinal Spellman vs. #3 Nazareth Regional (Nov. 2nd, 2:30 @ Spellman)—A tale of two games during the regular season, despite the victor [Spellman] being the same, nothing could have been more day and night in terms of the level competitiveness…In the first meeting on September 21st, the two-time defending champion Pilots would run (literally) wild, accumulating a season-best 253 yards and scoring four touchdowns on the ground en route to a comfortable 38-12 victory. Leading the way in this land attack was Ethan Ortiz (143 yards + 1 TD on eight carries), Dylan Williams-Molitor (56 yards on five hand-offs), and Aidan Hanley-Piri (17 yards and two touchdowns on three keepers). Hanley-Piri, the team’s signal caller, also was potent in the air, completing 8 of 13 passes for 127 yards and one TD. Anthony Bell (14 tackles), Ortiz (12 stops), and Anthony Badagliacca (3 tackles,