Belle Vernon thwarts pesky Derry
DERRY – Jace Gedekoh scored on a 15-yard run midway through the fourth quarter and Belle Vernon went on to earn a hard-fought 14-7 victory at Derry in a Class 3A Interstate Conference game Friday night.
The Leopards (2-0, 5-1) held off a late Derry (0-2, 2-4) drive that ended as time expired at the 26-yard line.
The first quarter was scoreless, but Belle Vernon broke through at the 10:52 mark of the second quarter when Jace Gedekoh launched a 25-yard pass that was caught by Cam Black in the end zone.
Derry evened the score when Anthony Sacco threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Noah Stough with 17 seconds remaining in the half.