Exeter defense lowers the boom on overmatched West York
(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.)
By Sam Cavilieri — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent
A dominant defensive effort led unbeaten Exeter to a 35-0 victory over West York in a non-league matchup Friday night in Reiffton.
The Eagles (3-0) allowed only 25 total yards in the first half and held West York to minus-52 rushing yards on 25 carries.
That included a run of 13 consecutive plays in which the Bulldogs (0-3) did not gain a yard.
The offense piled up yards for Exeter early on, but a turnover on downs at the West York 2 and a fumble at the West York 3 led to a scoreless first quarter.
Richie Karstien got going eventually and finished with 111 yards and two touchdowns for the Eagles.
Penn State commit Joey Schlaffer had three receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown. Mason Rotelli hit him on a beautiful deep ball for a 35-yard touchdown that put Exeter ahead 14-0.
The Exeter performance will give Matt Bauer many things to work on, but they were just too much for a sloppy West York team.
The Bulldogs came out and attempted an onsides kick to start the game and failed to recover it. They also tried a fake punt, which also failed but resulted in Jaxon Ferber being the only West York player to finish with positive rushing yards.
The Eagles put the mercy rule into effect late in the third quarter when a Nathan Pashley recovered a muff in the end zone. Pharrell Caceres also scored for Exeter.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| West York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Scoring summary
| 2 | Exeter | Caceres, 12 run (Zandier kick) | 7:44 |
| 2 | Exeter | Schlaffer, 35 pass from Rotelli (Zandier kick) | 5:11 |
| 2 | Exeter | Karstien, 7 run (Zandier kick) | 3:07 |
| 3 | Exeter | Karstien, 3 run (Zandier kick) | 8:09 |
| 3 | Exeter | Pashley, 0 fumble return (Zandier kick) | 3:26 |
Team statistics
| West York | Exeter | |
| First downs | 8 | 15 |
| Rushes-yards | 25-(-52) | 30-161 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 167 |
| Total yards | 117 | 328 |
| Passes | 8-25-1 | 9-14-1 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-2 | 2-2 |
| Punts-average | 7-31.14 | 3-72 |
| Penalties-yards | 14-122 | 8-85 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
West York: Ferber 1-1, DeJesus 6-(-1), Walker 7-(-12), Davis 3-(-13), Roberts 8-(-27).
Exeter: Karstien 16-111, Caceres 6-28, Schlaffer 2-28, Redding 1-(-1), Rotelli 5-(-5).
PASSING
West York: Roberts 5-12-0-90, Walker 3-13-1-79.
Exeter: Rotelli 9-14-1-167.
RECEIVING
West York: Davis 2-46, Goring-Pollard 2-30, Anderson 2-20, Nokes 1-39, Price 1-34.
Exeter: Schlaffer 3-108, Karstien 3-3, Zander 2-56, Choy 1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS
West York: Davis.
Exeter: Hollis.
