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Peters Township prepares for CV in conference matchup

By Eleanor Bailey almanac Sports Editor ebailey@thealmanac.Net 2 min read
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There will be no rest for the weary as Peters Township (5-2, 3-1) prepares to battle Chartiers Valley (3-4, 0-4) in a Allegheny Eight Conference battle set for 7 p.m. Oct. 12.

“I am always concerned to play our conference opponents. That’s why I do not sleep,” Peters coach T.J. Plack said.

Plack knows that, although the Colts hit the injury-bug mid-season, they are beginning to get healthy again. They showed flashes of fire in their loss to Bethel Park last week.

CV jumped ahead early when Troy Donofrio hauled in a 55-yard scoring strike from Connor Barrett. Barrett also rushed for two scores. He finished with 136 yards rushing.

However, the Colts surrendered four unanswered scores and ended up on the short-end of a 49-21 decision.

“We lost our core fundamentals when things went south,” CV skipper Dan Knause said. “We are making too many physical and mental errors. With the competition level we have to play smart physical football.”

That will be imperative against the Indians because Peters Township has plenty of weapons.

“Peters is an excellent team,” Knause said. “They have playmakers all over the field combined with a great offensive line. On defense they are very athletic and physical. They are well coached on both sides of the ball and special teams.”

The Indians put all those assets into play in beating Moon, 33-21.

Ryan Magiske rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown.

Josh Casilli caught six passes for 185 yards. He finished with three TD grabs of 37, 61 and 40 yards.

Jackson Mccluskey also hauled in a 28-yard scoring strike.

Sophomore quarterback Logan Pfeuffer completed 15 of 20 passes for 331 yards and four scores. He has topped the 1,000-yard milestone and ranks among the top passers in the WPIAL this fall.

“At his position he has proven to be accurate and capable,” Plack said. “He is starting to show his toughness and ability to stay in the pocket. He is a player that pays attention to his peers, he mimics the qualities of our positive, competitive leaders, and understands his job within the program.”

Because of Pfeuffer’s development, the Indians are in a position to win.

“Our quarterback is growing up, quickly,” Plack said. “He has a very good defense to support him, along with a senior led offensive line, and a couple guys that help him to make plays.”

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