Mason Young helps Doug Dahms celebrate 200th victory in rout of Cedar Crest
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By Brian Rippey — LNP/Lancasteronline
LEBANON — Like many first-year starting quarterbacks, Wilson senior Mason Young will make a mistake or two. It’s what comes after the mishap that set Young and the Bulldogs apart from Cedar Crest Friday night in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 football game.
| Final | |
| Wilson | 62 |
| Cedar Crest | 20 |
Young regrouped after throwing a game-tying interception that was returned for a touchdown to lead visiting Wilson over Cedar Crest 62-20 for coach Doug Dahms’ 200th victory.
Dahms, just the third Berks coach to reach the milestone, is 200-44 in his 20th season.
After Garrett Starry returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown that got Cedar Crest even at 14-14 in a wild first quarter, Young and the Bulldogs (2-0, 4-1) dominated the Falcons (1-1, 2-3).
Young threw four touchdown passes and ran for 62 yards and another score as Wilson broke the game open in the second quarter. Elijah Dean had two of the touchdown receptions, including a 40-yarder late in the first quarter that gave Wilson a 21-14 lead.
Michael Glover and James Carpenter also caught touchdown passes and Correll Akings rushed for two more scores. Linebacker E.J. Brownback got in on the scoring act with a 47-yard interception return, his third pick-six of the season.
Isaiah Zimmerman ran 72 yards for a Cedar Crest touchdown in a first quarter that featured 35 points. He also scored on a 12-yard run in the third quarter after Wilson had opened a 42-14 halftime lead.
Turning Point
After Cedar Crest had tied the game 14-14, Mason Young threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Dean as Wilson reeled off the last 28 points of the first half.
Star of the Game
Wilson senior quarterback Mason Young completed 14-of-22 passes for 187 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for 62 yards, including a 1-yard sneak for a touchdown.
Key statistic
Wilson threw for 222 yards while Cedar Crest was held to 33 yards through the air.
Quotable
“I just took a walk, came back and my teammates picked me up after that.” — Wilson quarterback Mason Young on overcoming an early interception.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Wilson | 21 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 62 |
| Cedar Crest | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Wilson | Akings, 5 run (Oxenreider kick) | 10:43 |
| 1 | Wilson | Brownback, 47 interception return (Oxenreider kick) | 7:19 |
| 1 | Cedar Crest | Zimmerman, 74 run (Abouseif kick) | 5:24 |
| 1 | Cedar Crest | Starry, 25 interception return (Abouseif kick) | 3:31 |
| 1 | Wilson | Dean, 40 pass from Young (Oxenreider kick) | 1:12 |
| 2 | Wilson | Carpenter, 10 pass from Young (Oxenreider kick) | 7:51 |
| 2 | Wilson | Akings, 9 run (Oxenreider kick) | 3:00 |
| 2 | Wilson | Dean, 12 pass from Young (Oxenreider kick) | :45 |
| 3 | Cedar Crest | Zimmerman, 12 run (kick failed) | 7:09 |
| 3 | Wilson | Glover, 13 pass from Young (Oxenreider kick) | 5:14 |
| 4 | Wilson | Young, 1 run (Oxenreider kick) | 11:47 |
| 4 | Wilson | Becker, 26 pass from Pettit (kick failed) | :52 |
Team statistics
| WILSON | CEDAR CREST | |
| First downs | 23 | 5 |
| Rushes-yards | 34-159 | 21-131 |
| Passing yards | 222 | 33 |
| Total yards | 381 | 164 |
| Passes | 19-27-1 | 6-13-2 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts-average | 1-33.0 | 4-44.7 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-65 | 8-62 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Wilson: Young 7-62, Ulrich 5-41, Akings 14-29, M. Greer 3-26, Harding 3-8, D. Greer 1-2, Pettit 19-9).
Cedar Crest: Zimmerman 14-117, Reyes 5-20, Nunez 1(-2), Cruz 1-(-4).
PASSING
Wilson: Young 14-22-1–187, Pettit 5-5-0–35.
Cedar Crest: Reyes 6-13-2–33.
RECEIVING
Wilson: Glover 7-77, Dean 4-90, Matesic 2-8, Becker 1-26, Carpenter 1-10, Akings 1-7, Ulrich 1-3, Youtz 1-1, Dzurkovich 1-0.
Cedar Crest: C. Tirado 3-17, Cevette 1-15, A. Tirado 1-6, Oriel 1-(-5).
INTERCEPTIONS
Wilson: Herb, Brownback.
Cedar Crest: Starry.
