ADAMS TWP Eric Kasperowicz knew that his Mars football team’s defense had to improve if the Planets were to build on last year’s 6-5 record and first-round exit from the WPIAL playoffs.
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ADAMS TWP Opening-drive touchdown? Check.
Defensive goal-line stand on the drive to follow? Yep.
Third-down stop on the opponent’s next series after that? That, too.
Chartiers Valley, the 13th seed .
ADAMS TWP Deploying his defense with a 31-point cushion, Mars coach Eric Kasperowicz had a certain number in mind the same one that was lit up on Armstrong’s side of the scoreboard for the 41 minu.
The momentum Mars gained from a recent 3-game winning streak was broken last week when the Planets lost a 26-23 decision at Moon.
It was not a typical defeat as Mars (3-2, 1-0) fell behind by 19 point.
After an 0-3 start to the season, Moon’s football team received a huge confidence boost last week when it pulled off a 14-13 upset of Penn Hills.
“Penn Hills is one of the top-ranked teams in the stat.