To say Evan Chadbourn is comfortable on the football field would be a fair statement. To say he’s comfortable carrying the ball into the endzone would be a very accurate statement.
Coming into last night’s game vs. Camp Hill, the Marauder running back had run, received or thrown for seven touchdowns in the last two playoff games. Last night in Hollidaysburg Chadbourn added five more to that total as Bishop Guilfoyle took advantage of early Camp Hill miscues enroute to a 38-3 win.
The Marauders opened the game with a long, 14 play-68 yard drive that ate up seven minutes of the first quarter. Chadbourn carried the ball the final ten yards over the right corner and Kolton Mcghee made it a seven-point lead. “I thought we really set the tone there on that first drive. We wanted to pound the ball,” said BG Head Coach Justin Wheeler.
The miscues came early for the Lions as on their third offensive play of the game Andrew Irvin intercepted Michigan bound Michael Shuster at the Camp Hill 41. Chadbourn scampered in from eight yards out and with 2:02 the Marauders held a 14-0 lead.
On the ensuing drive, Shuster and RB Bill Williams couldn’t connect on the hand off. The ball hit the ground and Trybus recovered it at the Camp Hill 37. “When you turn the ball over and give them short fields. They’re a great team and they’re going to score off that,” said Lions’ Head Coach Frank Gay.
Bishop Guilfoyle did score again, but this time the Lions defense stiffened a bit and held the Marauders to a 30-yard field goal from Mcghee.
Camp Hill managed to move the ball on their next drive. Using a hurry up pace, Shuster moved his team to the BG 6 where they had to settle for Noah Resuta’s 23 yard field goal. “Yeah, we’d have like the touchdown there but down 17 we had to put some points on the board, then come out and make the defensive stop to get back into the game.” said Gay. “We did the first part, but obviously we didn’t stop them.”
On the ensuing drive, Chadbourn busted off a 25 yard run to the Lions 38. Trybus overthrew a wide open Luke Frederick at the endzone, but on the next play he didn’t miss, hitting Chadbourn who slid on both knees over the goal line for the 35 yard td reception. “I think people are seeing he is absolutely one of the best players in the state,” said Wheeler. “He’s got the speed, the vision and it’s an absolute pleasure to coach a kid like that.”
Coming out in the second half, the Lions needed to make a big splash fast. On the thirrd play Shuster found himself in a heap of trouble and just heaved the ball deep after a mad scramble. Trybus wasn’t his intended receiver but the Lions committed their third turnover of the night.
At the time the interception didn’t look too bad as it put the ball on the BG five, but when you have a Chadbourn on your team it’s easy to drive 95 yards…at least that’s how he makes it look. Chadbourn rushed 43 yards on six carries, helping get the Mauraders to the 39 where Trybus threw a dart to Sam Keating at the one. Chadbourn again finished the drive and with 4:37 remaining McGhee made it 31-3. Chadbourn got his fifth touchdown on a 20 yard run with 24 seconds left in the third.
Bishop Guilfoyle will face Old Forge in the Semifinal round next week.
