South Fayette dominates New Castle

South Fayette (2-1, 2-0) dominated every aspect of the game and blanked New Castle, 36-0, in Northwest Eight Conference action. Now the Lions host Greensburg Salem (1-2) in a non-conference clash at 7 p.m. Sept. 14.
“It was a total team effort traveling to New Castle and playing in a place that is always tough to play,” said SF coach Joe Rossi.
“We are back home now and facing a team that was able to dominate Trinity, played a good Hempfield team down to the wire and lost to Mars.
“Greensburg will bring a bunch of athletes in the spread attack. So we have to be ready for their quarterback, who is a quality rusher and does very well distributing the ball around.”
While Trent Patrick is dynamic and has the ability to spread the ball around to his tailback Aaren Putt as well as target his receivers Tyler Williams and Dajuan Hertzog, the Lions have a host of weapons that warrant the Golden Lions’ attention.
The arsenal begins with Jamie Diven. With 18 completions for 249 yards and two TDs against New Castle, the senior improved to 52 of 73 passes for 771 yards and 11 scores this season.
Mike Trimbur was the top target against the ‘Canes. He had eight receptions for 159 yards and the two scoring strikes of 54 and 36 yards.
Andrew Franklin led the ground game, rolling up 117 yards on 19 carries. He scored on a 3-yard run. Rayquin also rushed for a touchdown and Ryan Coe kicked two, 36-yard field goals.
The defense also blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety.