South Fayette looks to stay atop conference
South Fayette at Ambridge pits two teams headed in the opposite direction.
The Lions sit atop the Northwest Eight Conference standings with a 5-0 mark. They are 7-1 overall after drubbing Highlands, 54-21.
The Bridgers are winless in the league and 1-7 overall.
“They are a team that is still trying to find their balance on offense,” SF coach Joe Rossi said. “They switch between spread and power football. They have many athletes but have struggled to protect the quarterback.”
Defensively, the Bridgers play a 4-4 and blitz often.
“They will try to pressure the quarterback,” Rossi said. “They have many athletes in the secondary capable of covering our wide receivers.”
Capable is the key word. Other teams have tried to stop the Lions’ aerial attack. All have failed.
After completing all nine of his attempts for 221 yards and three scores to Charley Rossi, Mike Trimbur and Peyton Tinney in the win against the Golden Rams, Jamie Diven improved his season totals to 1,915 yards passing for 28 touchdowns.
Trimbur pulled in four passes for 117 yards against Highlands. He leads the Lions with 720 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. Rossi (410 yards and 7 TDs) and Tinney (256 yards and 4 scores) follow.
The Lions aren’t all O and no D. They ranked fourth in Quad-A defensively, allowing just 13 points per game.
Ryan Kokoski and Nolan Lutz are the leading tacklers with 48 each. Ben Coyne follows with 40. Tom Elia, Coyne and Rayquin Glover average 2.5 and 2.0 sacks per game. Glover, Eli Snider, Trimbur, Kokoski and Tinney account for the team’s five interceptions.