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Friday,
November 3
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Central
Bucks West.....13 Pennridge
.............14
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It was a big game … big. It was a big win for Pennridge
(the first time Pennridge won since 1972) and a
heartbreaking loss for CB West. For the first time since
1992 you will not find the Bucks in the District playoffs.
If anyone left the game early to beat the traffic they
missed the entire game.
The game started off with no score in the first quarter.
Pennridge and West both punted the ball away on their first
possessions. The Bucks scored just before half time on a
sustained drive ending in a 3-yard rush by Clay Lepley. The
third quarter was again scoreless. The Bucks missed on an
opportunity to score when Gene Rich, at the fullback
position, fumbled the ball in the end zone. The ball went
out of bounds in the end zone although from the fans’
vantage point Rich appeared to be over the goal line. The
officials ruled it as a fumble in the end zone. The ball was
brought out to the 20-yard line, possession Rams. With the
momentum and the wind with them, University of Maryland
bound Sam Hollenbach showed Division I poise and delivered
the ball to Jake Loux on a deep crossing pattern for 49
yards. Two plays later Hollenbach hit Jon Fox on a perfectly
thrown ball to the left corner of the end zone for a TD. The
score was now tied 7-7 halfway through the fourth quarter.
West answered quickly. From the 20-yard line, Jim Fagnani
burst up the middle for a 67-yard gain. Fagnani finished the
6-play drive when he took the ball in on a 2-yard run with
4:12 left in the game. But Jim Wiberly’s PAT into the wind
was uncharacteristically wide right and ruled "no
good."
The Rams, now armed with plenty of grit and
determination, set off on a series of successful play action
passes and a 68-yard drive. It ended with an 11-yard TD run
by freshman Ryan Geiser. With 48 seconds left in the game,
Pennridge scored and made their important PAT to go ahead of
the Bucks 14-13. Pete Hamill returned the ball to the
45-yard line on the kickoff but the game ended when Joe
DiGiacomo’s pass intended for Kyle Myers was intercepted.
Although it appeared that Kyle was pushed just before going
up for the ball, the Bucks did not get the pass interference
call and the Pennridge Rams only needed to take a knee and
run out the clock.
For the second time this season, the Bucks had to watch
their game get away from them in the final seconds of the
game. This time, the team was watching their season vanish
in the final seconds of the game.
STATISTICS
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Central
Bucks West
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Pennridge
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Total
First Downs
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15
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10
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First
Downs Rushing
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13
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5
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First
Downs Passing
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2
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5
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First
Downs Penalties
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0
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0
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Total
Rushing Attempts
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46
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22
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Yards
Gained Rushing
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286
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79
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Yards
Lost Rushing
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3
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24
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Passes
Attempted
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8
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16
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Passes
Completed
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2
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9
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Passes
Intercepted By
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0
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1
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Yards
Gained Passing
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19
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141
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TOTAL
NET YARDAGE
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302
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196
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Fumbles
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1
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1
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Fumbles
Lost
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1
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0
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Punts
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1
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4
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Average
Punt Yardage
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44
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36
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Penalties
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7
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1
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Yards
Penalized
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35
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5
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Time
of Possession
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29:13
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18:47
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INDIVIDUAL
RUSHIN G
Central
Bucks West
Pennridge
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PLAYER
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TC
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YG
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YL
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LG
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PLAYER
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TC
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YG
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YL
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LG
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Kennedy
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9
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43
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0
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13
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Stephenson
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7
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29
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0
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7
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Fagnani
(TD)
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9
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106
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0
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67
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Greiser
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4
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14
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5
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11
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Lepley
(TD)
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8
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33
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0
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10
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Loux
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3
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8
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2
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5
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Rich
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5
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31
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0
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13
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Hollenbach
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8
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28
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17
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14
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Mitchell
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8
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30
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1
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9
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DiGiacomo
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7
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43
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2
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INDIVIDUAL
PASSING
Central
Bucks West
Pennridge
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PLAYER
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PA
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PC
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PI
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YG
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PLAYER
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PA
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PC
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PI
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YG
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DiGiacomo
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8
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2
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1
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19
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Hollenbach
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15
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9
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0
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141
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Kennedy
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1
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1
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0
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0
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Fox
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1
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0
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0
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0
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RECEIVING
– Central
Bucks West
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C.B.
West
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0
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7
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0
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6
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13 |
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Pennridge
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0
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0
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0
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14
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14 |
Friday, October
26
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Central
Bucks West.....25 Truman
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Coach Randy Cuthbert has enRICHed his backfield. Proving
that he’s an innovative coach who is ready to put his own
wrinkles into the playbook, Coach Cuthbert moved Gene Rich
to the fullback position Friday night against the Truman
Tigers. Rich, who earned All-State honors last year as a
guard, carried the ball 14 times for 66 yards and scored all
three West touchdowns against the Tigers of Harry S. Truman.
During West’s first possession, Rich carried the ball 6
times, including the last 5 plays of the series and scored
from the 1-yard line with a little more than 7 minutes left
in the first quarter. The Bucks drove 65 yards on their
first possession and then drove 48 yards after the Tigers
muffed on the kickoff to jump ahead 14-0. When the rushing
game started to sputter QB Joe DiGiacomo found Kyle Myers (2
for 43 yards) or Dan Brown (1 for 9 yards) open for
important first downs. On West’s third possession, Jim
Wiberly kicked a 37-yard field goal against a stiff
crosswind.
The Tigers proved to be a tenacious opponent. Although
their passing game never got off the ground, the Delaware
Wing-T offense was well executed with Lenegan (18 for 80
yards) and Rosetti (11 for 71) rushing for long yardage at
times. The misdirection in the backfield, dark uniforms and
a poorly-lit field kept the Bucks on their toes.
In the third quarter, the Bucks dominated time of
possession with a long and impressive drive that culminated
in another Rich TD. The 21-play drive used a cast of players
including Jim Fagnani (12 for 67), Aaron Kennedy (3 for 12),
Jim Mitchell (8 for 50) and Clay Lepley (3 for 7). The drive
was supported by the superb blocking power of Justin Outten,
Mike Weir, Mike Winn, and Marat Mamedov. Chris McGinn ran an
end-around for the 2-point conversion after the TD to bring
the score to 25-7 in the fourth.
With the win against Truman, the Bucks are
looking ahead to Pennridge for the final game of the regular
season. The Pennridge coaches might be looking for a good
iron for the new wrinkles they saw in the Bucks’
backfield.
STATISTICS
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Central
Bucks West
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Truman
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Total
First Downs
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15
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10
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First
Downs Rushing
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13
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9
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First
Downs Passing
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2
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0
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First
Downs Penalties
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0
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1
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Total
Rushing Attempts
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41
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38
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Yards
Gained Rushing
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211
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170
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Yards
Lost Rushing
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11
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36
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Passes
Attempted
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6
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1
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Passes
Completed
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3
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0
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Passes
Intercepted By
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0
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1
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Yards
Gained Passing
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52
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0
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TOTAL
NET YARDAGE
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252
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134
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Fumbles
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0
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3
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Fumbles
Lost
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0
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1
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Punts
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0
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1
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Average
Punt Yardage
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0
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67
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Penalties
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6
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1
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Yards
Penalized
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34
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5
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Time
of Possession
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26:53
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21:07
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INDIVIDUAL
RUSHIN G
Central
Bucks West
Truman
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PLAYER
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TC
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YG
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YL
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LG
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PLAYER
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TC
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YG
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YL
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LG
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Rich
(3 Tds)
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14
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66
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4
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10
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Lenegan (TD)
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18
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80
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10
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12
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Fagnani
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12
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67
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0
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19
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Rosetti
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11
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71
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2
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18
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Kennedy
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3
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12
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0
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5
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Sassani
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2
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6
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1
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6
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Mitchell
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8
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50
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2
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9
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Werline
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7
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13
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23
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6
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DiGiacomo
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4
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9
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5
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9
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Lepley
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3
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7
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0
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3
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INDIVIDUAL
PASSING
Central
Bucks West
Truman
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PLAYER
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PA
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PC
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PI
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YG
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PLAYER
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PA
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PC
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PI
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YG
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DiGiacomo
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6
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3
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1
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52
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Werline
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1
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0
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0
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0
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RECEIVING
– Central
Bucks West
FIELD
GOAL
– Central
Bucks West
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C.B.
West
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14
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3
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0
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8
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25 |
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Truman
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0
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7
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0
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0
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7 |
Friday, October
19
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Central
Bucks West.....35
Bensalem................6
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The
Bucks of CB West kept on marching towards the Suburban I
play-offs by dominating the Bensalem Owls at War Memorial
Field in Doylestown Friday night. If there was concern of a
let down after an emotional game last week the Bucks shook
it off in the same way Jim Fagnani shook off 3 tackles on
his way to a 64-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
QB Joe DiGiacomo (9 for14 passing) hit Dan Brown for a
17-yard TD pass in the first quarter. In the second quarter
DiGiacomo’s favorite receiver was senior Kyle Myers with
whom he connected on the next three possessions giving the
Bucks a 27-0 comfort zone at halftime. Fagnani’s 64-yard
TD run in the third quarter stretched the lead to 35-0 and
invoked the running clock. Once the mercy rule was in
effect, West kept the ball on the ground, even letting Gene
Rich and Justin Outten get in on the action. Rich ran the
ball into the end zone on the extra point conversion but
Outten had difficulty hanging onto the pigskin on his try.
On offense Gene Rich, Justin Outten, Mike Weir, and Sean
Burke provided plenty of protection for DiGiacomo. Frank
Kish (3 for 18 yards), Jim Mitchell (5 for 27 yards), Aaron
Kennedy (7 for 72 yards), Jim Fagnani (9 for102 yards), Pete
Hamill (1 for 10 yards), Joe DiGiacomo (8 for 36 yards) and
others rushed for a combined yardage of 282 yards.
Mike Winn and Andrew Ackley frustrated the Owls while on
defense. Chris McGinn had his first interception of the
season. The Bucks continue to march. The beat goes on.
STATISTICS
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Central
Bucks West
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Bensalem
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Total
First Downs
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17
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7
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First
Downs Rushing
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13
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5
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First
Downs Passing
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4
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2
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First
Downs Penalties
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0
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0
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Total
Rushing Attempts
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38
|
19
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Yards
Gained Rushing
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282
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124
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Yards
Lost Rushing
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19
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9
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Passes
Attempted
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14
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21
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Passes
Completed
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9
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5
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Passes
Intercepted By
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2
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0
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Yards
Gained Passing
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153
|
73
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TOTAL
NET YARDAGE
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419
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188
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Fumbles
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1
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1
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Fumbles
Lost
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1
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1
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Punts
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1
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4
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Average
Punt Yardage
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38
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28.5
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Penalties
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3
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3
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Yards
Penalized
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26
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15
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Time
of Possession
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27:45
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20:15
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INDIVIDUAL
RUSHIN G
Central
Bucks West
Bensalem
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PLAYER
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TC
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YG
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YL
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LG
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PLAYER
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TC
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YG
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YL
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LG
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Kennedy
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7
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72
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0
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19
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Schuman
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15
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113
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8
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60
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Fagnani
(TD)
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9
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102
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0
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64
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Nicoletti
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2
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3
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1
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3
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Mitchell
|
5
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27
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0
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11
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Obert-Thorn
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1
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2
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0
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2
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DiGiacomo
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8
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36
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16
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14
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Paine
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1
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6
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0
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6
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Kish
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3
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18
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0
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10
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Hamill
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1
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10
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0
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10
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Rich
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2
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7
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0
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5
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Outten
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2
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5
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0
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8
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