Cougars Mauled By Mariners

Written by: Paul Sarpen on Saturday, August 31st, 2024. Follow Paul Sarpen on Twitter.

Tonight, the Cougars from Downingtown East dropped their second straight game to start the 2024 season. This week they were defeated 31-2 by the Tom’s River North Mariners.

The Cougars are young this season, replacing ten starters on offense and ten starters on defense from last year’s 12-1 team that advanced to the District 1 6A semifinals. Early on, their lack of experience showed, as the Mariners scored at will.

The first half was the TJ Valero show, as he accounted for all three first-quarter touchdowns, a 15-yard run on their first possession, a 26-yard pass to Mekhi Morse, and a 30-yard pass to Cam Thomas, which put Tom’s River North up 21-0.

Nasiah Cormin tacked on a 23-yard field goal for the Mariners’ 24-0 halftime advantage. TJ Valerio put the Mariners up 31-0 on a 39-yard pass to Malachi Ford. TJ Valerio accounted for 375 (272 passes, 103 rush) of the Marniers’ 402 yards

The Cougars prevented a shutout when they tackled the punter in the end zone for a safety.

Downingtown East’s punishing running game was non-existent, managing only 83 yards.

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