The Olympians stayed on track Friday night defeating back yard rival Panther Valley 35-8. The offensive line continued to open holes for runners as Thorpe racked up 276 yards on the ground. Thorpe had 2 hundred yard rushes with Craig Zurn rushing for 147 and Phil Redline rushing for 113. The Olympians did not throw often but a 49 yard TD pass form Zurn to Josh Hontz extended the JT lead to 21-0 at half. Hontz was tightly covered by a PV defender but pulled away and out ran the PV defense to the endzone.The Red Swarm defense put in another impressive performance. Kyle Porembo & Shawn Bradley lead a pressuring defense that constantly harassed and punished PV QB Jared Reitz. The Panther no-huddle offense moved the ball at times in the 2nd half but could manage only one TD on a Reitz pass to Ryan Porambo.Scoring TDs for JT were Redline (3 rushing), Zurn (1 rushing, 1 passing), and Hontz (1 receiving). The Olympians struggled for consistency at times with 3 turnovers and 9 penalties. Jim Thorpe will need a sharper effort next week against undefeated Shenandoah.

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