Quarterback Matt Johnson threw three touchdown passes and running back Jameel Poteat rushed for 231 yards on 35 carries to lead Bishop McDevitt over Cumberland Valley 35-21 at Chapman Field.
Last year Cumberland Valley defeated McDevitt in a classic double-overtime game for the District 3-AAAA champship.
McDevitt’s defense forced three costly turnovers and racked up 465 yards of total offense against the Eagle’s defense.
In the first quarter it was the Poteat show. He scored the first two touchdown on runs of one and nine yards in the first quarter. McDevitt jumped out to an early 14-0 lead.
Cumberland Valley head coach Tim Rimpfel talked about Poteat, “This was the best Poteat ran all season and they put it all together.”
Cumberland Valley would rally to tie the game up at 14 in the second quarter. Quarterback Eric Sawyer snuck in for a one-yard score and Kevin Snyder would go 44 yards for a score.
With 55 seconds left in the first half Johnson found Poteat who went 25 yards for a touchdown. Bishop McDevitt went into halftime leading 21-14.
Only two plays into the second half Sawyer threw his second interception of the night.
Just like the first quarter McDevitt would dominate in the third quarter. It took one play for Johnson to find Brian Lemelle for a 46-yard touchdown. With just 54 seconds off the clock McDevitt led 28-14.
The Eagles eight-play drive ended when fullback Dan Flynn fumbled the ball away at McDevitt’s three-yard line.
McDevitt proceeded to drive 97 yards on five plays. Johnson scored on a 40 yard run with 5:36 left in the third quarter.
The Eagles tried to battle back late in the fourth quarter. Snyder’s five-yard touchdown run cut Bishop McDevitt’s lead to 35-21.
The Eagles recovered the onside kick, but the drive would end and McDevitt held on for the hard fought win.
Rimpfel said, “We had some turnovers and we gave up the big play. You can’t beat McDevitt like that.”
Snyder finish with 94 yards rushing and 28 yards receiving for the Eagles. They had 372 yard of total offense.
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