9. West Chester East 10, Unionville 7
West Chester East players celebrates moments after defeating Unionville, 10-7, in the final seconds. (NATE HECKENBERGER – FOR DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA)
In a battle of suffocating defenses — both sides wound up with just 349 yards combined — West Chester East was able to muster a long, sustained game-winning drive that ate up nearly eight minutes on the clock, took 17-plays and covered 70 yards. And the Vikings did it with time running out against one of the Ches-Mont’s premier defenses. The Vikings capped the valorous game-winning drive with a last minute 27-yard Jake Bonnett field goal to edge host Unionville, 10-7, in the opening round of the District 1 Class 5A Playoffs. It not only put an end to a painful three-game losing skid to end the regular season, it also gave West Chester East its first postseason victory in a decade.
