{"id":32364,"date":"2016-10-29T11:24:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T15:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=32364"},"modified":"2016-10-29T11:25:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T15:25:15","slug":"unionville-overpowers-sun-valley-42-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=32364","title":{"rendered":"Unionville overpowers Sun Valley, 42-17"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Ches Mont American title in pocket, Indians ready for Section One playoffs\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Unionville’s offensive line had its best performance of the 2016 season \u2014 here Robby Maxwell (60), Nick Pileggi (79) Pablo Aviles-Bernal (58) go into action to open holes. Jim Gill photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Al Tustin<\/strong>, Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

ASTON \u2014 Speaking to his team, post game, Friday, Unionville High School Head Football Coach Pat Clark ticked off the team\u2019s pre-season goals: beat neighbor and rival Kennett, check, defend its Ches Mont American Division title, check, and last: head into the District One, 5A playoffs ready to do serious damage.<\/span><\/p>\n

If Friday night\u2019s dismantling of a good Sun Valley team \u2014 42-17 \u2014 is an indication, the rest of the teams in 5A better be wary of a hungry Indians\u2019 team finally hitting on all cylinders and ready to check that last box.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Indians (7-3, 6-0) were able to move the ball at will \u2014 their offensive line playing its best game of the 2016 season \u2014 as backs Jack Adams, Dante Graham and Chris D\u2019Amico found holes and consistently gashed the Vanguards\u2019 (6-4, 3-3) defense. Clark singled out senior linemen Matt Dauphin, Nick Pileggi and Robby Maxwell for special praise in opening holes for the running game.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cit\u2019s nice to get the offensive execution,\u201d Clark said. \u201cWe ran it, we finally hit a few big play-actions over the top, I think that\u2019s when we\u2019re at our best.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The win locks down the Indians\u2019 second straight Ches Mont American Division title, certainly something Clark said he found satisfying especially as younger players grew into leadership roles with the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Unionville quarterback Alex Gorgone looks down field just before unleashing a long TD pass to JT Hower. Jim Gill photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201d he said. \u201cI think this is a team where we lost a really good senior class last year and we had a lot of questions about this team. But these kids were outstanding, they work really hard. it\u2019s not easy to be back-to-back league champions, but I thought this senior class gave us great leadership.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, this team is ready to focus on a bigger prize: a district title.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the new PIAA configuration, Unionville no longer finds itself battling schools twice its size in the district playoffs. In fact, an early season 22-18 loss to Academy Park (a game where the Indians did not play their best), which entered the week as the No. 2 seed in Section One, 5A, gives them confidence that there isn\u2019t a team in the entire bracket that they can\u2019t match up with on at least an even basis.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLook, they\u2019re going to be close games, and you can\u2019t make mistakes, and you have to play them one at a time,\u201d Clark said. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to whoever we get and it should be a home game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Unionville must await the completion of this week\u2019s full slate of 5A contests to find out who it will host next Friday night, but entering the final week as the no. 6 seed \u2014 and with all five teams ahead of the Indians also winning, 6 seems their likely final seed, best bets would be either rematches against Great Valley or Sun Valley or taking on neighboring West Chester East.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Unionville’s Jack Adams fights for yards against Sun Valley. Jim Gill photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

This week, the Indians were all business even if things were a little rocky early on: QB Joe Zubillaga and Adams powered an opening drive, capped by a D\u2019Amico run. But Sun Valley responded with a field goal and a long scoring pass from QB Gabe Boccella to James Gines, following a Unionville fumble to grab a 10-7.<\/span><\/p>\n

But from there, it was all Unionville.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adams set up a short drive with a long kickoff return, and then he and Zubillaga posted a pair of first down runs to set up a D\u2019Amico score from the five. With Matt Mainwaring\u2019s extra point, the Indians took a 14-10 lead \u2014 a lead they would never surrender. <\/span><\/p>\n

Just before halftime, QB Alex Gorgone, who is splitting time with Zubillaga behind center, found JT Hower wide open, deep for a 60 yard TD score, to make it 21-10 at the half.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the second half, Graham came to the fore, powering the first drive of the second half, as Unionville marched down the field for a score, off a short Graham run, to make it 28-10. Later, Gorgone found Hower again deep over the middle for a long completion that set up another short Graham TD run. Graham and D\u2019Amico ground the ball downfield, eating the clock and locking up the game, before Bryce McManus scored Unionville\u2019s final TD on a short run. The Vanguards did add a late score against the Indians\u2019 junior varsity defense in the final minute of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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