By BILL ALBRIGHT
EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer
JERSEY SHORE — After suffering through a few small hiccups in the past several weeks, the Jersey Shore Bulldog football team returned to its old form Saturday night at Thompson Street Stadium as they scored a bunch of points, played a suffocating defense and as a result, kept their season record perfect at 8-0 by demolishing Mifflinburg 48-7 in the semifinal round of the District IV Class AAAA playoffs.
Not in the mix to begin the season, the Shoremen were sparked by sophomore Brady Jordan who scored four touchdowns, the first two Shore scores on runs of 15 and four yards. Dalton Dugan got into the scoring act when he recorded a tackle of Mifflinburg quarterback Jacob Reitz in the end zone for a safety and a 16-0 Shore lead.
Jordan finished with 68 yards on 11 carries and his four scores, while Cam Allison rushed for 149 yards and one TD on 20 totes to lead all rushers in the game.
When Jordan and Allison weren’t busy running the ball, Shore quarterback Brandon Wheary was effectively using the airways to complement the ground game. Wheary completed 14 passes of 24 attempts for 165 yards and a pair of touchdowns, the senior signal-caller, connecting with Dugan for 10 yards and a score and Owen Anderson for an 18-yard scoring strike.
Although he didn’t find the end zone, all-state receiver Cayden Hess hauled in a half dozen Wheary tosses for 70 yards to lead the Shore receivers.
So how suffocating was the Bulldog defense? Check out these numbers.
In first downs, Shore had a huge edge by a 24-4 spread, Mifflinburg not recording a first down until the mid-point of the fourth quarter. Mifflinburg rushed 26 times for meager 50 yards while Reitz could only find receivers for another 32 through the airways.
Not to be blanked, Reitz sneaked over from one yard out for the Wildcats only score with 2:58 left in the game to set the final.
With the outcome, Shore moves to 8-0 heading into the district title game to host Shamokin for their third straight district crown. Mifflinburg concludes its season, even at 4-4.
Jersey Shore 48, Mifflinburg 7
Mifflinburg 0 0 0 7–7
Jersey Shore 7 28 7 6–48
First Quarter
J-Brady Jordan 4 run (Cam Allison kick), 3:05
Second Quarter
J-Jordan 15 run (Allison kick), 11:54
J-Dalton Dugan sacks Jacob Reitz in end zone, safety, 10:02
J-Cam Allison 2 run (kick blocked), 4:40
J-Jordan 9 run (Allison kick), 1:11
J-Dalton Dugan 10 pass from Branden Wheary (kick failed), :5.2
Third Quarter
J-Jordan 5 run (Allison kick), 9:50
Fourth Quarter
J-Owen Anderson 19 pass from Wheary (kick failed), 9:38
M-Jacob Reitz 1 run (Gabe Stetler kick), 2:58
