Mustangs go back to Schools to earn first win
(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.)
By Matt Gaffney — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent
Jackson Schools’ 33-yard field goal with 29 seconds left to play lifted Gov. Mifflin to a 17-14 non-league road win Friday night over Boyertown.
Schools’ kick came at the end of a 15-play, 57-yard drive that took more than seven minutes off the clock.
The Mustangs (1-2) set up Schools’ game-winner with a big fourth-and-9 conversion on a 12-yard pass from Delsin McNeil to brother Adrian to keep the drive alive with 2:30 remaining.
In a game dominated by a bruising ground games from both sides along with stout defense the Mustangs and Bears exchanged touchdowns and leads in a back-and-forth game.
It was a must-win game for the Mustangs who were trying to avoid an 0-3 start. Boyertown (1-2) dropped its second straight.
Boyertown got on the board first with a 20-yard Cole Yesasavage touchdown run to cap a 13-play, 74-yard 6:41 drive. Jason Oakes’ 10-yard run on fourth-and-3 kept the drive alive.
Mifflin looked to tie it up right before half but came up short when Schools missed a 24-yard field goal.
The Mustangs struck quickly after receiving the second-half kickoff and tied it up early in the third quarter on a 50-yard TD run Brayden Reis, on their fourth play of the half, to make it 7-7.
After Delsin McNeil gave Gov. Mifflin the lead with a 41-yard touchdown run with 8:44 to go, Boyertown wasted no time in tying it.
Yesasavage, who was a beast all night with 126 rushing yards, ripped off a 54-yard touchdown run with 7:48 left. Thanks to Mifflin’s clock-chewing game winning drive Boyertown had only29 seconds to look for a miracle but it never came, allowing the Mustangs to hold on.
Reis had nine carries for 90 yards and touchdown as well as an interception on defense.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Gov. Mifflin | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Boyertown | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Scoring summary
| 2 | Boyertown | Yesavage, 20 run (Sennott kick) | 2:12 |
| 3 | Governor Mifflin | Reis, 50 run (Schools kick) | 9:58 |
| 4 | Governor Mifflin | D. McNeil, 41 run (School kick) | 8:44 |
| 4 | Boyertown | Yesavage, 54 run(Sennott kick) | 7:48 |
| 4 | Governor Mifflin | Schools, 33 FG | 0:29 |
Team statistics
| Gov. Mifflin | Boyertown | |
| First downs | 15 | 8 |
| Rushes-yards | 38-204 | 28-164 |
| Passing yards | 96 | 86 |
| Total yards | 300 | 250 |
| Passes | 9-14-0 | 6-13-0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Punts-average | 2-13.5 | 1-22 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-69 | 9-63 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Gov. Mifflin: Reis 9-90, Jones 16-63, D. McNeil 4-44, Martin 4-8, Harter 4-6, Team 1-(-7).
Boyertown: Yesavage 16-126, Oakes 3-36, Famularo 4-21, Gehris 2-0, Panarello 1-(-6), Team 2-(-13).
PASSING
Gov. Mifflin: D.McNeil 9-14-0-97.
Boyertown: Gehris 5-9-1-64, Panarello 1-4-0-22.
RECEIVING
Gov. Mifflin: H. McNeil 6-55, Martin 2-32, Huber 1-10.
Boyertown: Daddario 2-33, Oakes 2-30, Yesavage 2-23.
INTERCEPTIONS
Gov. Mifflin: Reis.
MISSED FIELD GOALS
Gov. Mifflin: Schools 24.
