Sterling Gets The Job Done To Advance

High School Football:
Sterling Gets The Job Done To Advance
Saturday, November 16, 2002

By Jerome Michaels
SJSports Special Correspondent

Sure this game wasn't played in the best conditions to determine the outcome of this South Jersey Group 2 matchup. On and off rain, muddy field conditions and cold temperature...perfect good old-time football weather. Sterling, seeded sixth, used two-second quarter touchdowns to squeeze by the Pirates from Cinnaminson. The Silver Knights 14-12 win moved them into the semi-finals against the second seeded Eagles from West Deptford.

Cinnaminson opened this game with Dave Mebs 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe McGuigan. The Pirates would miss that all-important extra point attempt but led 6-0 in the first quarter. Sterling would get their ground game moving in the second quarter to tie, then go ahead on their success extra point with 8:07 remaining. Ken Parker put the Silver Knights ahead on his one-yard plunge and the extra point attempt he converted. Marcus Hammond added another touchdown in the quarter to put Sterling up 14-6. Cinnaminson would add a third quarter touchdown, but their 2-point attempt to tie the game failed

Photos by Mark Fletcher