We knew we were gonna have our hands full.вЂќД«rayden Porter scores on a run for Souderton against Upper Dublin during their game on Saturday, Oct. TheyвЂ™re always well-prepared and well-coached. And (Luke Pollock), the linebacker вЂ“ they were everywhere. вЂњ(Coach Ed Gallagher has) some really good players. It was two heavyweights going toe to toe,вЂќ Cardinals coach Bret Stover said. вЂњThat was a really good high school football game. The Cardinals came through with their most emotional win of the season, on a blustery afternoon on the turf at Upper Dublin.

Upper Dublin led 10-7 at the break and then its defense protected the lead for the final 24 minutes. The crowd came out here at 11 oвЂ™clock and gave us some real, loud noise,вЂќ he said of the effort by the defense.

вЂњThat was just our energy and our adrenaline. Three times in the second half, Upper Dublin turned Souderton over on downs, including a tackle for a loss by Bartlett on a fourth down in the third quarter. That interception by Cairnes came in the final seconds around midfield, locking up the victory for the Cardinals. Everyone just stepped up and had a good game.вЂќ

вЂњTristan Cairnes, senior captain, got an interception. That just shows the heart,вЂќ said Bartlett, a major contributor at linebacker. вЂњ(Lineman) Kyree Butler, battling (through shoulder pain), kept playing. Souderton captured the District 1-6A title a year ago while Upper Dublin ruled in 5A, and on Saturday the two teams pushed each to their brink and beyond. Upper DublinвЂ™s Noah Lee races into the end zone on his second-quarter touchdown reception against Souderton during their game on Saturday, Oct. Big Red is now 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the conference. The win raised Upper DublinвЂ™s record to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Suburban One League Continental Conference. WeвЂ™re looking to get to our goal from the beginning of the season, which is a state championship.вЂќ We got the energy back up and we wanna keep going into the playoffs. The Upper Dublin defense was there all the way to the end, coming through with two more stops in the fourth quarter to help produce a hard-earned, 10-7 victory over Big Red in a battle of defending District One Champions Saturday. Our boys read our keys, did what we had to do: shut down a very good team with a great running back.вЂќ вЂњHeвЂ™s a big boy, a big load,вЂќ said the CardinalsвЂ™ Tawfiq Bartlett, speaking of SoudertonвЂ™s Brayden Porter. but the run game kept Brooks County in it to the end.UPPER DUBLIN > For Upper Dublin, the No. The passing game struggled to get going against the Dublin defense. He finished with 103 yards on 10 carries and had three touchdowns. He scored on a 65-yard touchdown run that got Brooks County within two points heading to the fourth quarter. He finished with more than six tackles despite seeing consistent double teams for much of the game and had a couple key sacks.Д«rooks County RB Omari Arnold: Each time the Trojans needed a score, Arnold was there to provide it. It completely flipped the momentum of the game. In the second half, Evans led the comeback with 102 yards in the second half.Дublin LB Romello Height: The Miami commit came up with one of the biggest plays of the game with his fumble recovery deep in Brooks County territory. Evans was the catalyst for the offense as he slowly wore the defense down with short gains early in the game. STARS OF THE GAME:Дublin RB Jaques Evans: He carried the ball 40 times for 185 yards and one touchdown. The teams traded blows in the final quarter with DublinвЂ™s Zion Kemp throwing the knockout punch with less than two minutes to play to give Dublin a 42-32 win and the state title.

Dublin high school football field