No. 6 Central Bucks West continued its strong start to postseason play, downing No. 3 Central Bucks East 59-49 to advance to the Suburban One League tournament title game for the first time since 2018.
FRANCONIA – Danny Dyches was certain about what needed to happen as the Souderton football team faced a 3rd-and-8 from the Central Bucks East 43-yard line trailing by a point in the fourth quarter. “I didn’t really get any yards the last play, but the next play I knew I had to bounce back,” the Indians senior wide receiver said. “And I knew I had to get the first down.” Hauling in a screen pass from quarterback Ben Walsh, Dyches darted inside around a pair of blockers then cut left to it down the sideline for a 21-yard gain while a late hit putting the ball on the Patriots’ 11. The Indians collected just seven more yards, requiring Rylan Zuk to connect on his third field of the second half. The second kick sent his try from 21 yards out through the uprights with 3:22 remaining to cap the 12-play, 73-yard drive and put Big Red back in the lead. “We’re used to adversity,” Dyches said. “We always know how to handle adversity so we knew what we had to do and went down
BUCKINGHAM Sofia Mignon is always going to bring it for Central Bucks East. The senior, now a second year captain for the Patriots, fills one of the most pivotal roles on a soccer pitch as her team’s holding center midfielder. So any time the senior can get herself a goal, East coach Jake Nesteruk […]