Running play -- Tyler Ahrenhold, 1-yard gain.
First down -- on 19-yard run by Rashad Campbell.
Pass -- incompletion, by Bob Hyson.
Penalty -- illegal procedure.
Pass completion -- Hyson to Mike Lonergan, 12 yards.
Touchdown -- 4-yard run by Campbell (completing 15-play, 80-yard, game-opening drive).
PAT -- Alex Logue.
Kickoff -- Logue (to the 6).
Tackle -- Tom Devlin (it also forced a fumble).
Fumble recovery -- Vaughn Smith (same play).
Kickoff return -- Campbell, 14 yards (first kickoff of game had reached end zone).
Punt -- Lonergan, 42 yards.
Punt return -- Campbell, 10 yards
Had TD nullified -- Campbell (penalty wiped 79-yard punt return; received credit for 25
   yards to point of foul).
Interception -- Mike Lonergan (2 weeks later vs. Episcopal).
Sack -- Wayne Crawford and Mike Wismer, 7-yard loss.
Other TFL -- not yet.

PENN CHARTER 17, CHESTNUT HILL 14

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Penn Charter 17, Chestnut Hill 14
   This was a glorious day for Inter-Ac football and here’s hoping the CHA people don’t lose sight of that, despite their overall disappointment. In 1972, a severe numbers problem cause the Hillers (now Blue Devils) to cut short the season and then follow by dropping out of the league (just for football). Under first Bill Gallagher (later PC’s coach and now Episcopal’s) and then Jack Plunkett (still assisting under Rick Knox), the program became a major force on the smaller-school trail and built itself to the point where a return to the I-A made large amounts of sense. There was major excitement on campus for this affair as students, graduates and parents turned out in kind. Among the onlookers were coaches and players from that ’72 team, including CHA’s defensive coordinator, John McArdle (though his primary sport was baseball -- he played in the College World Series for Temple and several years ago got to ump a major league game as an emergency fill-in – and spent a long stretch as CHA’s hoops boss). OK, have I backgrounded you to death? (smile) The start could not have been better for CHA, witness a 15-play, 80-yard drive that consumed 9 ½ minutes and produced a 4-yard TD run by jr. TB Rashad Campbell. And then, things immediately got even better. PC jr. Kashif Smith was slightly hesitant while returning the kickoff and, as he tried to move right to left across the field, he lost the ball on a strip by frosh Tom Devlin. Jr. Vaughn Smith recovered and, whoa, the BDs were in business at the 2! Campbell went for 1 yard and then another and the PAT by jr. Alex Logue made it 14-0. Heck with the Inter-Ac. At that point, the CHA fans probably felt like placing a call to Andy Reid to ask, “Yo, you guys want to scrimmage?” Maybe the euphoria led to distraction because sr. Sean McNally returned the kickoff 54 yards to the 27 and jr. QB Ed Bambino, on second down, went 26 yards on a keeper for an easy-as-pie TD. The other two scores came in the final 2:36 of the half. Sr. FB Tyler Ahrenhold, playing with a soft cast on his left hand, lost a fumble and McNally (how many big plays did THIS kid make?) perfectly executed a scoop-up, take-off sequence to record a 52-yard touchdown. Next, a motion penalty put CHA into a first-and-15 situation and that wound up being crucial because the next three plays did gain 11 yards, but that of course was not enough. The punt by jr. P Mike Lonergan was snuffed by Smith (nothing like retribution) and sr. Brian Teuber added a 7-yard return to the 13. PC took its last timeout after McNally went for a yard. Bambino threw incomplete to Teuber in the right corner, then was dropped for a 7-yard loss by sr. DL Wayne Crawford and jr. LB Mike Wismer. With the clock ticking, ticking, ticking, PC rushed its field goal unit into position and sr. Eric Muller hammered a 34-yarder straight down the middle as time expired. Phew! How’d you like that first half? As for the second, don’t be fooled by the 0-0 count. There was much to entertain. BD fans will long bemoan a holding call that wiped out a 79-yard punt return TD by Campbell and the fact that Logue was unable to hit a 27-yard field goal and then, especially, the result of the final drive, which began at the 20 with 3:07 left. Early, there had to be some head-scratching because Campbell did not touch the ball on any of the first three downs and that left fourth-and-8. The next play, I’m pretty sure, was supposed to be comeback pattern to Lonergan meant only to get the first down. But he was largely uncovered when he first came off the line and he kept running and the pass from sr. QB Bob Hyson (starter Mike Mattei, a jr., is out with a hand/wrist injury) produced a 47 yard gain. Not to mention all KINDS of excitement from CHA’s fans. The noise level grew when Campbell (31-178) followed with an 11-yard pickup to the 20. On first down, Campbell lost a yard as McNally and jr. DE Ryan McGarvey made the stop. Then, with incredible tension in the air, seeing as how the clock was running out, Hyson suffered three consecutive sacks to end it (4 yards, then 7 and 3). Sr. LB Sam Biddle got him first, then it was Biddle and sr. LB Joe “You Won’t Believe My New Haircut” Rauchut (looks like the horns on the Rams’ helmets, kinda --  smile), and then sr. DE Drew Fullen and Biddle. This was a first guess, so don’t think I’m second-guessing, but after Campbell lost a yard, I probably would have spiked the ball. Yes, that would have created third-and-11, but the BDs needed to catch their breath and regroup. My DN story focused largely on Biddle, who began his PC career in ninth grade as mostly a curiosity. He was maybe 4-11, 95 pounds at that point. He now goes 5-11, 165, and has hopes of playing sprint FB in the Ivy League. He’s part of THE Biddle family – yup, the one that goes back to the early days of this country – and he came out with one of the coolest things a kid has ever said. Speaking of his early varsity days, he noted, "I was SO small. But Penn Charter made me feel wanted. Like I had support. At some other programs, I might have been pushed aside. But here, every player matters. That's something that deserves to be recognized." That’s a wonderful tribute to coach Brian McCloskey and his staff. McNally finished with 15 carries for 90 yards, 106 yards on his two aforementioned returns and a dozen tackles. This was my second look at Campbell and he now reminds me even more of ex-West Catholic all-timer Curtis Brinkley (Syracuse), even down to the fact he does not have the burning, run-away-from-everybody speed but make up for it with quickness, smarts and, oh my goodness, all kinds of toughness. He’s listed at 5-8, 170. He carried 31 times and also went the distance on defense (cornerback)! Amazing. Lonergan also deserves praise, as his four catches yielded 115 yards. After CHA’s first TD, its students chanted loudly and clearly, “We are baaaaack! We are baaaaack!” Yes, you are. And it’s a great thing to see. Thanks to both teams for providing a special memory.