Nardone, Beaver roll over Ellwood
Ellwood City (7) vs. Beaver (43)
Written: Sep 29, 2008
Beaver’s Jake Nardone has dominated the opposition this year.
Add the Ellwood City Lincoln High football team to the list.
Nardone rolled up 158 yards on 14 carries with four touchdowns for the Bobcats in a 43-7 victory over the Wolverines in a Midwestern Athletic Conference matchup Saturday.
It was the 20th straight loss for Ellwood City (0-4 conference, 0-5 overall). Beaver (5-0, 5-0) is ranked No. 3 by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The game was played in a steady rain.
Nardone had 689 yards rushing on 68 carries with eight touchdowns coming in to the contest.
The Bobcats built a 23-0 halftime advantage as Nardone scored three of his four touchdowns in the opening half.
Beaver initiated the mercy rule in the third quarter with a 37-0 buffer.
Ellwood City’s Jared Feit broke up the shutout when he scored on a 13-yard run to close the deficit to 37-7 in the fourth quarter.
Feit paced the Wolverines with 65 yards rushing.
Ellwood City returns to action at 7:30 p.m. Friday when it travels to Mohawk for a conference battle.
ELLWOOD CITY BEAVER
91 Net Rushing 305
15 Passes Attempted 14
6 Passes Completed 8
1 Passes Intercepted 0
68 Yards Passing 130
159 Total Yards 435
ELLWOOD CITY 0 0 0 7 — 7
BEAVER 20 3 14 6 — 43
Scoring plays
BEAVER — Jake Nardone, 6-yard run (Nathan Mick kick)
BEAVER — Nardone, 1-yard run (kick failed)
BEAVER — Nardone, 16-yard run (Mick kick)
BEAVER — Mick, 35-yard field goal
BEAVER — Nardone, 5-yard run (Mick kick)
BEAVER — Bruce Fronk, 5-yard run (Mick kick)
ELLWOOD CITY — Jared Feit, 13-yard run (John Rufer kick)
BEAVER — Steve Neeley, 10-yard run (kick failed)
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