NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (WKBN) – Farrell ended their 4-game losing skid against Wilmington by topping the Greyhounds, 54-0. The Steelers improve to 5-0 overall (5-0 in Region 1).
Anthony Stallworth gained 232 yards on the ground and scored 3 times.
Wilmington drops to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in region play. The loss snaps Wilmington’s 27-game home winning streak.
Farrell received the opening kick and went 82-yards to score the game’s first points. Anthony Stallworth raced 44-yards to open the scoring. Farrell was able to move the chains on a pair of third downs on their initial drive. Number 3 then darted in on the two-point conversion to give the Steelers an early 8-0 advantage.
After stopping the Greyhounds on a 4th down in Steeler territory, Stallworth strikes again – this time from 57-yards out – to push Farrell ahead to a 16-0 lead.
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Once more, Stallworth steals the show. This time from 50-yards away, the standout running back shed a couple of tackles and had the speed to get away from Wilmington defenders to score his 3rd touchdown of the day to extend Farrell’s lead to 22-0 midway through the second quarter.
On Wilmington’s next drive, Taidon Strickland stripped the ball out of a Greyhound runner’s hands and returned the fumble 38-yards to pay dirt.
Just before halftime, Dwight Allen Gregory caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Trian Holden to give the Steelers a 38-0 lead at halftime.
After a defensive stand to begin the second half, Kylon Wilson took the reverse 79-yards to post his first touchdown of the day. Farrell increases their lead to 46-0.
Rondell McClinton got into the scoring act as he dove to the pylon on a 12-yard run to finish up the scoring for the game.
Farrell (5-0) is scheduled to play at home against Kennedy Catholic in two weeks on October 22.
Wilmington (4-2) will square off against Kennedy Catholic next week.
Scoring Chart
Farrell, 54-0 (F)
First Quarter
F – Anthony Stallworth, 44-yard TD run (Stallworth run), 7:44
F – Stallworth, 57-yard TD run (Stallworth run), 1:19
Second Quarter
F – Stallworth, 50-yard TD run (pass failed), 5:54
F – Taidon Strickland, 38-yard fumble return for TD (Omar Stewart Jr. catch from Trian Holden), 4:44
F – Dwight Allen Gregory, 33-yard TD catch from Holden (Stallworth run), 0:37
Third Quarter
F – Kylon Wilson, 79-yard TD run (Holden run), 5:18
Fourth Quarter
F – Rondell McClinton, 12-yard TD run (Lamont Samuels run), 2:22
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