A week off seemed to have been good for the Yorktown Patriots, considering how they bounced back with a strong performance and a winning result on the football field.
Yorktown (6-4, 3-2) defeated the visiting Marshall Statesmen, 24-14, in Liberty District high-school action Nov. 2. That was after getting blown out by the Langley Saxons in the team’s previous game, followed by their regular-season bye week.
“I thought we practiced OK during our week off. This was a good win for us, because we didn’t play well in our last game,” Yorktown coach Bruce Hanson said. “We moved the ball well on offense and our defense was strong, with a good goal-line stand.”
Yorktown scored a touchdown on its first offensive possession en route to building a 17-0 lead.
“Moving the ball right down the field and scoring like that on your first possession gets you going and means a lot,” Hanson said.
Yorktown quarterback Drew Morgan led the offense. He was 16 of 21 passing for 178 yards, threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Max Troiano and ran 35 yards for another TD. Morgan had 43 yards rushing.
“Drew has speed and we encourage him to run,” Hanson said. “He played really well.”
Finn Luca ran 10 yards for Yorktown’s other touchdown and Max Yoon booted a 25-yard field goal and three extra points.
Troiano rushed for 51 yards, Coby Casalengo for 34 and Luca for 15. Brady Owens (92 yards) and Luca (44 yards) each caught five passes. Casalengo, Troiano and Sammy Keiser each caught two.
Yorktown had 321 total yards.
Teddy Sennott, Owen Campbell and Nick Palma were tackling leaders for Yorktown.
Yorktown’s six victories means the team will not have a losing record for the eighth straight season. With the win, Yorktown likely clinched a berth into the eight-team 6D North Region tournament.
