NTL FOOTBALL: TROY USES BIG FIRST QUARTER TO TOP SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT (2024-11-01)
Northern Tier Sports ReportTROY — Troy announced their presence in the playoffs with a 63-27 rout over South Williamsport in the District IV, Class AA quarterfinals Friday.
They scored six first quarter touchdowns to take a 42-0 lead, setting up a semifinal game with Southern Columbia next week. The Tigers beat Hughesville 39-0.
Brendan Gilliland opened up the scoring with 52-yard touchdown run with 10:41 on the clock. Gavin Lykon-Leffler made the first of nine PATs to a record a perfect day as the Trojans led 7-0.
Just 14 seconds later Lincoln Chimics had a pick six to make it 14-0. He would get another pick six at the 8:03 mark, this time a 40-yard return, for the 21-0 lead.
With 5:00 on clock Kael Millard ran one in from 17-yards out for a 28-0 advantage. On Troy’s ensuing possession Evan Woodward hit Chimics with a 28-yard touchdown strike for the 35-0 advantage.
On the final play of the quarter Jack Burbage punched one in from 5-yards out for the 42-0 lead.
South got on the scoreboard with 5:11 left in the half as Tadd Lusk dove in for a 1-yard run.
Troy answered with 2:18 on the clock as Jayden Kutt scored to make it 49-7 at the half.
The Mounties added two more touchdowns, a 3-yard Cade Lusk run late in the third, then another 10-yard Lusk run early in the fourth to make it 49-21.
Troy’s Spencer Martin would respond with an 83-yard touchdown run for a 56-21 score.
Cade Lusk would get a 43-yard touchdown run for his third score of the half, but Troy had the final say, this one a 54-yard Martin run with 38 seconds on the clock for the 63-27 final.
TROY 63, SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT 27
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
T: Brendan Gilliland 52-yard run (Gavin Lykon-Leffler kick), 10:41
T: Lincoln Chimics interception return (Lykon-Leffler kick), 10:27
T: Lincoln Chimics 40-yard interception return (Lykon-Leffler kick), 8:03
T: Kael Millard 17-yard run (Lykon-Leffler kick), 5:00
T: Evan Woodward 28-yard pass to Lincoln Chimics (Lykon-Leffler kick), 2:31
T: Jack Burbage 5-yard run (Lykon-Leffler kick), :00
Second Quarter
S: Tad Lusk 1-yard run (kick good), 5:11
T: Jayden Kutt 30-yard run (Lykon-Leffler kick), 2:18
Third Quarter
S: Cade Lusk 3-yard run (kick good), 1:50
Fourth Quarter
S: Cade Lusk 10-yard run (kick good), 9:42
T: Spencer Martin 83-yard run (Lykon-Leffler kick), 7:24
S: Cade Lusk 43-yard run (kick failed), 4:18
T: Spencer Martin 54-yard run (Lykon-Leffler kick), :38.6
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