Shawnee 30, Northern Burlington 28: Joe Papa threw two touchdowns and rushed for another two as visiting Shawnee (1-0, 0-0) opened the season with a win over Northern Burlington (0-1, 0-0) in a West Jersey League interdivision game Aug. 26.
Papa was 14-of-27 for 204 yards, including touchdown passes to Jimmy Potter and Ethan Krauss. Papa also scored on runs of one and 44 yards.
WJFL Interdivision
Aug. 26, Mansfield
Shawnee 30, Northern Burlington 28
Shawnee (1-0) 16-7-0-7 – 30
Northern (0-1) 6-0-0-22 – 28
NB: Sam Thomas 80 pass from Ronnie Borden (PAT no good)
S: Joe Papa 1 run (Darren Wu kick)
S: Jimmy Potter 4 pass from Papa (Wu kick)
S: Safety
S: Ethan Krauss 60 pass from Papa (Wu kick)
S: Papa 44 run (Wu kick)
NB: Clark Norway 10 run (Tim Willever kick)
NB: Clark Norway 9 run (Eddie Sadowski pass from Ryan Calolaro)
Holy Spirit 34, Cherokee 31: Mason Forte’s 23-yard field goal in the closing seconds lifted Holy Spirit (1-0, 0-0) past Cherokee (0-1, 0-0) in a Battle at the Beach game Aug. 28.
Brandon Boria rushed for 204 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries for the Chiefs, while quarterback Ryan Bender was 6-of-13 for 132 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Holy Spirit quarterback Sean Burns was 28-of-37 for 365 yards and four touchdowns.
Battle at the Beach
Aug. 28, Ocean City
Holy Spirit 34, Cherokee 31
Holy Spirit (1-0) 6-19-6-3 – 34
Cherokee (0-1) 10-7-14-0 – 31
C: Tommy Pajic 27 FG
HS: Jayden Llanos 27 pass from Sean Burns (kick failed)
C: Ryan Bender 15 run (Pajic kick)
HS: Jahcere Ward 18 run (Mason Forte kick)
C: Brandon Boria 52 run (Pajic kick)
HS: Khajuan Rosebourough 12 pass from Burns (kick failed)
HS: Christian Surles 22 pass from…