No. 1 Fort Hill streaks past Southern

Sep 19, 2022

CUMBERLAND — As expected, top-ranked Fort Hill had no trouble against Southern in its home opener three games in at renovated Greenway Avenue Stadium on a hazy, sunny Saturday evening.

Tavin Willis scored on two 61-yard first quarter touchdowns, Lance Bender and Anthony Burns tossed touchdown passes and the Sentinels cruised to a 42-0 victory over the Rams.

The Sentinels raced to a 21-0 lead on only four plays in less than three minutes in the first quarter, then extended it to 35-0 at halftime. On sophomore Jabril Daniels’ first carry of the season, he raced 45 yards for the game’s final score in the third quarter.

Willis was the first to score, racing 61 yards for a touchdown with 6:10 left in the first quarter.

The defense struck next and quickly as Anthony Palmisano made it 14-0 on a pick six at 5:52, and quarterback Lance Bender hit Willis on a 61-yard catch-and-run for the 21-0 lead with 3:23 to play.

In the second quarter, Tanner Wertz scored from the one and on the next drive, Burns hit Mikey Allen for a 29-yard scoring play that Allen caught on the right side, cut across the middle and raced to the left corner of the end zone.

Through three games, Fort Hill has outscored its opponents 87-14.

Both teams play at home on Friday at 7 p.m. Fort Hill (3-0) hosts Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and Southern, still looking for its first win in three games, plays Pendleton County, W.Va.