4. Ridley 27, Interboro 26
Ridley quarterback Jack Bakey gets a lift from his linemen to celebrate a first-half touchdown in Ridley’s 27-26 win over Interboro. (Pete Bannan – File Photo)
There was a feeling in the fourth quarter that Interboro was destined to win. The Bucs scored the go-ahead touchdown with 8:49 left in regulation before executing a perfect squib kick to get the ball back at Ridley’s 35. From there, however, commenced the craziness. Ridley was able to make a big stop on fourth down with 6:50 left before regaining the lead on the back of a 35-yard touchdown run from Hassan Chandler.
Interboro then answered with a touchdown of its own courtesy of a four-yard run from Evan Sorrentino. With one more shot to and extend its Thanksgiving winning streak to five, Ridley capitalized. Elijah Yakpasuo lowered his shoulders and ran two yards up the middle and across the goal line, the difference in a 27-26 victory for Ridley.
OH MY GOD …
Grieb nearly hauls in the catch pic.twitter.com/T3SIuafXVc— Matt Smith (@DTMattSmith) November 22, 2018
Yakpasuo’s game-winning score came with 1:28 to play, which was enough time for Interboro’s offense to make it interesting. Jared Dellipriscoli threw an 11-yard pass to Tim Convery on third down to keep the Bucs’ hopes alive. Two plays later, Dellipriscoli rolled to his right and looked to throw downfield. He eluded the rush, changed directions a few times before setting his feet. He saw Andrew Grieb all alone in the end zone. Dellipriscoli unleashed a throw, but defensive back Jack Liberio recovered in time to disrupt the pass. Grieb juggled the ball as he was crashing to the ground and nearly made a circus catch.
