Congrats Bulldogs on your 5th victory of the season!!
Bulldogs cruise to fifth victory
By: TOM WARING
Bucks County Courier Times
After early mistakes, Morrisville pulled together and romped past Dwight-Englewood.
MORRISVILLE - The Morrisville Bulldogs won just two games a year ago, but one was a shutout of Dwight-Englewood.
The Bulldogs are vastly improved, so they figured to have their way with the visitors from Bergen County, N.J. But a fumbled punt and two botched kickoffs gave Dwight-Englewood great field position and led to three touchdowns in the first quarter.
"After seeing the way our special teams were playing, I was a little worried," said two-way lineman Zach Markgraf.
Morrisville wasted little time getting back in the game, scoring late in the first quarter and adding four touchdowns in the second quarter en route to a 65-20 victory in a battle of the Bulldogs on Homecoming night at Robert Morris Field.
The Dawgs (5-1), who have won two in a row since a loss to Bicentennial Athletic League foe Lower Moreland, piled up 419 yards of total offense. The offensive line of Markgraf, Pat Syron, Chris Geffrard, Kyle Kinslow and Anthony Reyes used its size to overpower the Dwight-Englewood defense.
"We have five big seniors. We knew we could run and pass on this team," said Markgraf, who joined Syron, Kinslow, Reyes and kicker Brandon Douglass in the Homecoming Court (Reyes was crowned King).
Morrisville quarterback Matt Cookson threw for 135 yards and three touchdown passes to Julian Walker, Matt Beyer and Eugene Figueroa. He also rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
"Cookson has improved immeasurably," said Dwight-Englewood coach Jim Panepinto, whose team is 2-3. "He should be all-state. He's a game-breaker."
Ruben Bresnen rushed for two touchdowns for Morrisville, and Jimmie Miller added a TD run. Eric Wilcox returned an interception for a score.
It was a rough night for Dwight-Englewood, which had to endure a lengthy halftime Homecoming ceremony, then a long bus ride back to North Jersey.
"As a coach, I don't like to ring 65 up on people," said Morrisville coach Jim Gober. "We were resilient and came back and were able to light up the scoreboard. But, we still have a lot of work to do, especially on special teams."
While the special teams struggled, the offense obviously did not and the defense had a quietly good night. The defense allowed only four first downs and forced four turnovers.
"We get it done," said Markgraf, a defensive end. "I feel we have one of the better defenses in the league, and we're going to keep working until we're the best."
Morrisville will be looking for some revenge on Friday when it hosts Delaware Military Academy, which pummeled the Dawgs last season. The next five games will determine if the Dawgs will qualify for the playoffs or look toward the Thanksgiving game against Bristol.
"If we keep playing well, hopefully I can see us going 10-1 or 9-2," Markgraf said. "I think we could have beat Lower Moreland. We'll definitely have over a .500 season."
Morrisville 65, Dwight-Englewood 20
