Resurgent Interboro runs over and through Glen Mills
THORNBURY — The start to Interboro’s season was most “un-Buc” like, but Steve Lennox’s crew is making up for lost time.
Interboro kept its late-season hot streak going with a 41-6 victory over Glen Mills, the third straight win for the Bucs. The punishing effort put forth by Interboro was not lost on Lennox, who appreciated the impressive performance by his team.
“We got banged up and we also had a rough schedule at the start of the year, but the kids stayed together and picked up the slack, so to speak,” said Lennox, whose team improved to 5-5 overall and 3-2 in the Del Val League. “We’re pleased and I’m very proud of them with the way they finished up here. They could have went in the tank, but they didn’t. They stayed together and they played well.”
Interboro was in sync, efficient, and overpowering on the ground as it used a group effort to carry the offense. Running backs Michael Moore, Evan Sorrentino, Kyle Bonner and Andrew Grieb collaborated with quarterback Jared Dellipriscoli to pace the offense.
“It’s a nice problem to have, but you know what’s cool? Mike is usually pretty dominant, but he doesn’t care,” Lennox said of his backfield’s willingness to work together. “They’re unselfish and as long as the team wins, everybody’s happy. For a coach, that’s neat; it really is.”
Moore, who finished with 135 yards rushing, and Dellipriscoli, who had 26 yards on the ground, each had two first-half touchdowns to help Interboro take a commanding 28-0 lead at intermission.
Tackle Ryan Galanaugh was among the Bucs’ linemen who were all tremendous throughout the contest.
“We’ve been running the ball this way for the past two weeks,” Galanaugh said. “Getting the big win last week (over Chester) kind of gave us a winner’s high. We wanted to make sure that we didn’t look past Glen Mills, so we could get the win and move forward to the playoffs.”
When it was not Moore and Dellipriscoli toting the ball, it was Sorrentino (84 yards), Bonner (46 yards), and Grieb (32 yards) carving up the Battling Bulls defense, thanks to some excellent work along the Bucs’ offensive line.
Ever the team player, Galanaugh was quick to credit the stable of backs that churned out the 342 yards on 59 carries.
“We have to give credit to Mike (Moore) because there were some times where he had three guys on him and he was still running,” Galanaugh said. “The majority of our playbook is running the ball. It’s our bread and butter and the running backs do a great job.”
Moore and Dellipriscoli each added second-half touchdowns to give each of them three scores. It was truly a phenomenal performance for the Bucs’ offense.
“We took all the mistakes from the first five or six weeks and learned from them,” Galanaugh said. “Our problem was that we never played a full game, but now we’re starting to play entire games and not just one or two quarters.”
The Bucs defense limited Glen Mills to just 47 yards of total offense in the first half and 127 for the game. Moore and Ted Crossley each had sacks to help keep Battling Bulls quarterback Nasir Johnson contained in the pocket. When the Battling Bulls started to make some progress with their aerial attack, Interboro’s Michael Wittorf was there to snare an interception and kill any GM rallying hopes.
“It’s huge,” Lennox said of his defense’s performance. “It gives you confidence because everybody in the playoffs is going to be good. Hopefully, we’re learning.”
Johnson turned in a solid performance for Glen Mills as he completed 12 of 21 passes for 121 yards, but the Battling Bulls could not get anything going on the ground. Interboro limited Glen Mills to just six yards rushing for the game.
Because of the intense run defense by the Bucs, Glen Mills relied on Johnson to work through the air where he connected with Robert Hill for five receptions and 44 yards. Johnson also hit Camer Warrington-Curry with a 45-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, but it was not enough to lift the Battling Bulls back into the game.
