MAINLAND WON 4TH SOUTH JERSEY TITLE -
TIED HAMMONTON & OCEAN CITY
FOR MOST BY A C-A-L PUBLIC SCHOOL
MAINLAND (11-1) 7 14 0 0 - 21
DELSEA (11-1) 0 0 7 0 - 7
SCORING
1st Quarter
M: Drew Smith, 2 yard run (Paul Juliano-kick) 8:31
2nd Quarter
M: Dan Cappelluti to Mike Bradway, 79 yard pass (Juliano-kick) 10:50
M: Brandon Hargrose, 4 yard run (Juliano-kick) 7:22
3rd Quarter
D: Darnell Elie, 62 yard run (Matt DelRossi-kick) 9:41
Reporting from Delsea - Steve Parker
The Latest Update:
Mainland ran out the clock.
FINAL SCORE: MAINLAND 21, DELSEA 7
Previous Updates
Delsea advanced to Mainland 25 on pass interference.
Run for 4 yards, sack by Matt Hagel and two incomplete passes turned
over the ball on downs with 2:07 left.
Mainland failed to move & punted. Delsea took over.
Delsea moved to Mainland 37 where pass was intercepted
by Matt Mauro on Mainland 15. Just 5:34 left in game.
Mainland failed to move & punted. Delsea took over
on own 48.
Delsea gained two first downs to Mainland 26 but
fumbled, Justin Cottrell recovered.
END OF 3RD QUARTER - MAINLAND 21, DELSEA 7.
Delsea facing 2nd & 1 on own 48.
Mainland got 1st downs on a pass to Paul Juliano,
run by Drew Smith & pass to Mike Bradway. But D.J. Talvacchio
intercepted a pass and Delsea took over on its 42.
On the first play after the punt, Darnell Elie ran
54 yards to the Mainland 11. Third down pass by Jason Ruczynski
intercepted by Mike Thomas. Mainland ball on its own 4.
Mainland unable to move the ball and punted to
the Delsea 34.
Right after the opening kickoff of the 2nd half,
Darnell Elie ran 62 yards for his 10th TD of the season.
MAINLAND 21, DELSEA 7 with 9:41 left in 3rd.
HALFTIME - MAINLAND 21, DELSEA 0.
Mike Bradway has 3 catches for 170 yards. Delsea has just 2
first downs.
With a 4th & 4 on the 11, Justin Cottrell sacked Delsea
QB Dave Lamach. Mainland took over on its 20.
Mainland took over on its 32 and a second down
pass was intercepted by Delsea's Greg Wynne, who returned it to
the Mainland 15. A personal foul against Delsea moved them out
to the Mainland 30, 1st & 10.
Delsea got its first 1st down on a 22-yard pass from
Dave Lamach to James Stevenson but eventually had to punt.
Brandon Hargrose threw a halfback pass to Bradway
for 54 yards to the Delsea 4. Hargrose scored his 12th TD of the
season on the next play. Juliano kicked the point.
MAINLAND 21, DELSEA 0.
Delsea started on its 22 after the kickoff. No first down,
punted to the Mainland 43.
Dan Cappelluti hit Mike Bradway on the first play and he
went the distance - 79 yards. Cappelluti's 14th TD pass,
Bradway's 10th TD catch. Paul Juliano's kick was good.
MAINLAND 14, DELSEA 0 with 10:50 left in the 1st half.
Delsea punted to the Mainland 21.
Delsea had 2nd & 8 on its own 44 as the first
quarter ended - MAINLAND 7, DELSEA 0.
Mainland was forced to punt.
Delsea got to the Mainland 25, fourth and three,
where Matt Hagel got a sack and Mainland took over.
Mainland failed to move the ball and got off
a short punt. Delsea took over on the Mainland 32.
Delsea took over on its 44 after a squib kickoff.
Failed to get a first down and punted. Mainland took over on its
own 16.
Mainland started the game's opening drive on
its 32. Brandon Hargrose gained 25 yards on second down.
Dan Cappelluti later completed a pass to Mike Bradway to the
Delsea 16. Drew Smith scored from the 2 with 8:31 left in the first
quarter. Paul Juliano's kick was good.
Pre-game reports indicate that the Delsea field
is in great shape.
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS
2002 Mainland
2001 Woodrow Wilson
2000 Delsea
1999 Ocean City
1998 Ocean City
1997 Mainland
1996 Mainland
1995 (vacated)
1994 Brick Township
1993 Egg Harbor Township
1992 Egg Harbor Township
1991 Toms River South
1990 Overbrook
1989 Lacey Township
1988 Lacey Township
1987 Rancocas Valley
1986 Lakewood
1985 Willingboro
1984 Ocean City
1983 Toms River South
1982 Cherokee
1981 Cherokee
1980 Mainland
1979 Delsea
1978 Deptford
1977 Sterling
1976 Sterling
1975 Moorestown
1974 Sterling
