Chartiers Valley hosts Moon

After two long journeys that resulted in non-conference victories at Armstrong, 21-17, and most recently on Sept. 14 at Norwin, 28-24, Chartiers Valley returns home to host Moon in a pivotal Allegheny Eight Conference clash set for 7 p.m. Sept. 21.
“We’ve had two great character road wins and are pleased with our progress,” said CV field general Dan Knause. “However, the reality is that we are 0-1 in our conference. Every team we play in this conference is a quality football team.”
Despite their 1-3 record, the Tigers are no exception. Moon lost in overtime to Baldwin, 48-42, in last week’s conference action.
“Moon is a good football team that is well-coached,” said Knause of Ryan Linn’s club. “They have lost a couple close games to quality opponents.
“They have a physical football team with a tough running back (Brady Sunday) and good receivers on the perimeter. On Defense they have an experienced line-backing core and a physical defensive front.
“So,” Knause continued, “we have to play smart football and be physical at the line of scrimmage to be successful against them. We have to play a clean game and win the turnover battle to win. We fully anticipate another four-quarter battle.”
That’s exactly what the Colts got against the Knights, who are a Class 6A club.
Griffin Beattie amassed 262 all-purpose yards. He completed 10 of 16 passes for 156 yards and two scores. He rushed 12 times for 106 yards and two TDs of 18 and 1 yards.
Connor Barrett rushed for 121 yards on 22 carries. He also corralled a 14-yard TD pass.
Sean Banas also factored into the win. At tight end, he grabbed a 45-yard scoring strike from Beattie. He finished with four receptions for 69 total yards.
Adam Weiss converted all four extra point attempts.
“Norwin was a great team win,” Knause said. “We had to come back multiple times throughout the game. Our defense played well versus a very athletic offense. We were very pleasued with our O-line and D-line play. Our physicality on both fronts led us to victory. It was a big win versus a good football team.”