SUSKY BOWL CHAMPS!

By Victor Hensley

PERRYVILLE -

As excite- ment filled the air on a chilly night at Perryville High School last Friday, a group of players donning navy blue and white uniforms –with a hint of gold – corralled at midfield, beaming with pride, howling in celebration and hoisting the area’s most iconic trophy.

The sights and sounds have become familiar for those who have seen this script before.

For the third straight season, the Perryville Panthers are Susky Bowl champions.

The Panthers (44) scrapped and clawed their way to a comfortable win, 24-0, over the Havre de Grace Warriors (0-8) in the latest installment of the famed Cecil-Harford rivalry, keeping the Susky Bowl trophy east of the Hatem Bridge for yet another year.

“Basically, they've grown up with each other, they played against each other, they played with each other, so this is just a cul- mination our seniors look forward to at the end of this season,” said Sean Sandora, the Panthers’ head coach, on the importance of winning the Susky Bowl. “It's great for our kids, it’s great for our community.”

Last season, the Susky Bowl was the stage for a major upset, when the Panthers traveled four miles west to Havre de Grace, where they eked out a 2114 win against the previously unbeaten Warriors (6-0) in front of their home crowd.

This year, however, with the Warriors being in the midst of a major winless slump, the Panthers needed to simply play their style – which includes a heavy dose of the run game – to ensure the trophy stays in Perryville.

And, despite some hiccups along the way, that’s exactly what they did.

The Panthers wasted no time proving they meant business.

After Perryville forced a three-and-out on Havre de Grace’s opening drive – made possible by a

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Ayers proceeded to connect on the extra point to bring the score to 7-0 with 8:05 to play in the first quarter.

“It was great,” Sandora said. “Just establishing the line of scrimmage and then being able to establish the run, and then we could get our play-action pass on it. … That's how you want to start a game, just driving it down a team’s throat.” continued on page A-6

Ethen Gunter, deemed the Panthers’ “workhorse” by Sandora, had yet another brilliant night against the Warriors, posting 148 yards on 19 carries (7.8 yards per carry).

In addition to his big night on the box score, Gunter provided the fireworks early.

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Noah Wallace, North East’s junior phenom, took both the top men’s and overall spots at the Cecil County Championships this week, shooting a 2-under total of 69. Noah will compete this week at the State Championship and be going for his second State Championship win.

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3 assists, 2 digs,

1 dig, 3 kills

Ewing 1 ace, 1 block, 3

NE: R. Mullins 13 assists, 3 kills D. Stanley 2 blocks, 1 kill

Coker 5 aces, 3 kills A.

4 aces, 4 kills A. Schaible 1 dig, 4 kills

RS: M. Weil 7 assists M. Fairweather 8 digs K. Waters 1 block, 3 kills B. Brumfield 1 ace, 7 digs

P: M. Unruh 5 kills, 30 digs A. Rash 1 ace, 7 assists N. Salom 3 aces, 10 digs

T: Ai. Carrillo 4 aces, 6 kills G. Bradfield 18 kills K. Bullerman 4 aces, 6 kills

E. Griffiths (1) W- G.

(2), L. Kabalisa (1), E. Grazios (1), I. Buenacasa

W- M. Fernandez (1), G. Agahnya (1), N. Ferrari (1), L. Kabalisa (2)

D. Eichmann

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K. Waters 8 digs, 15 kills

Weil 2 aces, 22 assists, 6 digs M. Fraker 11 kills B. Brumfield 15 digs M. Norma-Wilson 2 aces, 16 assists

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