Week 8

Friday October 22, 2004

Versus

Susquenita High School

On FOOTBALL FRIDAY, Bears Completely Dominate Blackhawks 50-0

In a wild week of AAA football, the Bears continued their torrid pace blowing out Susquenita for their third straight mercy-ruled, victory. Northern's offense and defense were relentless holding the Blackhawks to negative rushing yards and a mere 35 yards passing. The scorefest began when Mike "The Hammer" Romagnoli went 53 yards straight up the middle. Jimmy Miller scored the first of his two touchdowns for the Bears 2nd score going in from 9 yards out. Eric Baker called his own number and scored from the 10 yard line and the Bears led 21-0 before Central Pennsylvania's top Quarterback, Colby Betz, even entered the game. Colby wasted no time getting in on the scoring with his own run of 7 yards and a touchdown. At halftime, the Bears led 28-0. Susquenita could not get anything going against the Bears. Senior Shawn McGeehan was a big part of their problem having one of his best nights for Northern registering 3 sacks of Blackhawk quarterbacks.

The 2nd half was more of the same for both teams. The Hammer went in again to start the 2nd half scoring; then, his brother Drew scored on a 22 yard pass from Colby. Drew added a couple more of those amazing 5+ broken tackle runs and the Polar Bears could not/would not be stopped. In the 4th quarter, Jimmy Miller got his 2nd touchdown diving into the end zone on a beautiful run from 3 yards out. The defense scored when they forced Blackhawk QB, Potter to intentionally ground the ball from his own end zone. That put the scoring at 50-0, and that's where it ended. Everyone contributed to the effort in every phase of the game.

There was a scary moment for the Bears toward the end of the first half when 2-way starting sophomore lineman, Lorne Siefert, went down with a leg injury. It looked pretty bad for the young man who has been having an amazing season. The sideline was emotionally swept up in Lorne's injury resulting in each player coming over to him prior to entering the locker room at half time. I am very happy to report that Lorne's injury is not as serious as initially feared. Doctors have diagnosed him with a rear muscle strain in the knee area and he will be fine.

Next week the Bears will visit Big Spring. The Bulldogs won the Mid-Penn Colonial on Bostic Field last season beating the Bears in a shootout. This Big Spring team is much better than their 4-4 record would indicate and the Bears will have their hands full in Newville. Let's continue the trend and turn out the town for this one! It will be a huge game.

Highlights

Shawn McGeehan, 3 sacks

Colby Betz, 2 TD's, 1 passing, 1 rushing

Mike Romagnoli, 2 TD's rushing

Jimmy Miller, 2 TD's Rushing

Bears Defense 6 sacks

Total Yards, Northern 320, Susquenita 24

Final Score

Northern 50

Susquenita 0

Next Week Vs. Big Spring in Newville. Kickoff is at 7:30 P.M.

The signs pretty much say it all.

Here come the Bears.

Mike "The Hammer" Romagnoli gets the scoring started.

Susquenita unable to get anything going as Bears D pursues.

PACKED!

The D Line Surge

Sammy Bender blowing through tho make the tackle.

Northern's front wall.

Shawn McGeehan getting his first of three sacks.

Craig Moose talks it over with Sammy Bender and Will Hopkins.

Eric Baker heaves it up.

And drops back again before running it himself.

Two point conversion is good to Drew.

Colby now in the game.

And after scoring himself late in the drive.

Nowhere to run.

Troy Summey get ready to head back in.

Sacks create equipment problems but the Bear's sideline was equal to the task.

Sacked!

Taking it right to the Blackhawks.

The winners of the Couch in the End zone contest. Huh?

Jimmy Miller lunges from 3 yards out.

ABC 27's Dennis Owens passing out footballs and posing with Sammy, Drew, and Will

The best Cheerleaders in the Mid-Penn

Dane Eichelberger looks on.

Coaches Tom Wise, Rick Mauck, and Marty Green

Head Coach, Rick Mauck talks to the team after the game.

Next week, Big Spring.

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