Haverford’s Blair, Wint make short work of Interboro

GLENOLDEN >> Haverford’s Trey Blair and Chasen Wint made the most of their opportunities Friday night as the Fords rolled to a 48-7 nonleague victory over Interboro at the South Avenue Athletic Complex.

Blair, a University of Buffalo commit, only carried the ball six times, but scored on four of those attempts and amassed 190 yards to pace the Fords (2-2) to their second straight lop-sided victory.

That’s an average of 31.7 yards per carry. The senior quarterback also threw a five-yard TD pass and did all that in less than one half of work.

Wint, who earned All-Delco honors in track, was just as efficient. The 5-11, 200-pound senior running back rushed nine times for 148 yards and one touchdown. That averages out to 16.4 yards per touch.

The game was over after one quarter when the Fords took a 29-0 lead. The visitors were just too big and too physical for the younger, smaller Bucs.

“Credit them,” Haverford coach Joe Gallagher said. “I talked to the coach (Steve Lennox) before the game, they are a very young team, very inexperienced. We’re more of a veteran team.”

Blair looked like he could do whatever he wanted. 

“Blair’s a cut above the rest,” Gallagher said. “No doubt about it. He is very special.”

The 6-foot, 200-pounder plays every down on offense and defense and is listed on the roster as “athlete.” He’s also an outstanding sprinter and javelin thrower in track. 

“They’re fighting over him (at Buffalo),” Gallagher laughed. “I talked to the coaches, the defensive guys want him, the offensive guys want him, he’s that versatile.”

It’s been a struggle for the Bucs, who fell to 0-4 and gave up 40 points for the third time in four games. Interboro has surrendered 207 points overall. 

“They’re good,” Lennox said of Haverford after talking to his team. “They’re a good football team. But I expect us to play better than what we played tonight. I expect us to play better and I expect us to be more physical. Interboro teams have always been more physical. This is an embarrassing loss for us tonight.”

While the numbers were gaudy, Gallagher was not concerned his players may take a look at the stat sheet and forget the fact that the team lost two of its first three games and needs to pick it up if the Fords are to make the postseason for the sixth year in a row. Haverford came into the game 27th in the power rankings. The top 16 teams qualify for the District 1 Class 6A tournament.

“Our philosophy is we don’t really care who we’re playing,” Gallagher said. “We’re just trying to play ourselves. Are we better than the week before? So far we’ve done that. Even though we lost two tough, early games by a touchdown and a touchdown, we’re not worrying about who we’re playing or what our record is, we’re more concerned about playing the right way. There’s only one way to play football. I’m not making that up, we’re really focused on that.”