Coming off a close road win over Public League school Abraham Lincoln last week, the Downingtown West Whippets felt like they had something to prove.
After needing to hold off a late rally last week, the Whippets led from start to finish, downing Perkiomen Valley 35-14.
Downingtown West had a balanced offense (190 rushing, 298 yards passing) while scoring three touchdowns of over 34 yards. Two of those touchdown passes went over 70 yards.
The Whippets and Vikings traded touchdowns in the first quarter a 70-yard pass from Quinn Henicle to Jake Kucera, then Perkiomen Valley answered back on a two-yard run by Patrick MacDonald. MacDonald broke loose for a 59-yard run on a quarterback counter.
Downingtown West opened up a 21-7 lead at halftime after Henicle hit Kucera for a 76-yard pass, then Kucera scored from 5 yards out. The Whippets’ lead expanded to 28-7 after Henicle connected with Dean Hangey from 9 yards out.
The teams traded touchdowns as both quarterbacks threw touchdown passes.
The difference in tonight’s game was the inability of Perkiomen Valley to have any consistent rhythm on offense and special teams. The Vikings had 9 penalties, including an illegal substitution penalty and a roughing-the-kicker personal foul. Both special teams’ penalties led to Whippet first downs and eventual touchdowns.
Quinn Henicle (Old Dominion commit) threw for 298 yards and 4 touchdowns for Downingtown West, and Jake Kucera (Maine commit) had 240 yards receiving and four touchdowns (3 receiving, 1 run)
Perk Valley’s head coach said “We made mistakes. Some were attention to detail, and some were coaching. Against a quality team like Downingtown West, they will make you pay. Most games are won on 3-4 big plays. We will clean these up.”
Quinn Henicle had this game circled since last year, we hit a few lucky shots against their cover 3. The expectation here is to win.
