Football: Pope John Paul II blanks Chambersburg 22-0

Pope John Paul II went on the road and earned a quality victory at Chambersburg, blanking the Trojans 22-0 for a season-opening victory.

PJP’s T.J. Boccella had two sacks and numerous hits on Trojans QB Jake Harmon to lead the defensive charge while Brent Mitala and Dylan Skarbek registered interceptions.

The Golden Panthers (1-0) broke out after a scoreless first half with a 19-point third quarter. Boyd Skarbek’s eight-yard TD run at the 7:43 mark opened the scoring. Skarbek carried 29 times for 197 yards.

PJP found the end zone two more times in succession, Brent Mitala and Denny Owens on the receiving end of Luke Terlesky throws of six and 25 yards, respectively, to suddenly take a 19-point lead within a 5:14 span.

Pope John Paul II 22, Chambersburg 0
Pope John Paul II 0 0 19 3 — 22
Chambersburg 0 0 0 0 — 0
Third Quarter
PJP — Boyd Skarbek 8 run (kick failed), 7:43
PJP — Brent Mitala 6 pass from Luke Terlesky (run failed), 4:19
PJP — Denny Owens 25 pass from Terlesky (Benjamin Bosio kick), 2:29
Fourth Quarter
PJP — Bosio 35 field goal, 1:54
Team Statistics
PJP Chbg
First downs 15 5
Rushes-yards 37-233 21-16
Passing 8-13-2 9-21-2
Passing yards 73 145
Total offense 311 161
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1
Punts-average 2-33.0 5-31.2
Penalties-yards 7-55 7-50
Individual Statistics
Rushing — PJP, Skarbek 29-197, Braden Reed 4-17, Mitala 2-11, Terlesky 2-8. Chbg, Dayre Senft 6-5, Antonio Harrison 6-4, Riley Harmon 8-4, Imari Watson 1-3.
Passing — PJP, Terlesky 8-13-2-73. Chbg, Harmon 9-21-2-145.
Receiving — PJP, Owens 3-46, Reed 3-22, Mitala 1-6, B.Skarbek 1-(-1). Chbg, Trever Luther 2-57, Jermere Jones 2-44, Jake Folmar 3-26, Rhaigeon Parker 2-18.
Interceptions — PJP, Dylan Skarbek, Mitala. Chbg, Folmar, Watson.