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By BOB NOCEK; Times Leader Sports Writer
Saturday, September 11, 1993     Page: 6C QUICK WORDS: PECORELLI-LED DAWGS RUN
DOWN MCNAMARA

BERWICK — Could this really be the same old Berwick Bulldogs, outclassed
by their opponent and gaining their yards on the ground?
   
It must be. They’re undefeated.
    The Dawgs, led by an outstanding rushing performance by quarterback Dan
Pecorelli and fullback Ryan Traugh, rolled to a 28-6 win over Bishop McNamara
Friday night at Crispin Field to improve the state’s second-ranked AAA team to
2-0.
   
Pecorelli ran for three touchdowns, while he and Traugh combined for 195
yards. Pecorelli completed just three passes.
   
“They were playing the pass,” said Berwick coach George Curry. “Dan did a
good job. I felt like when we spread them out we could run inside.”
   
McNamara, meanwhile, managed 282 total yards, but didn’t score until the
fourth quarter. Four times before that, they were inside the Berwick 28-yard
line, and couldn’t score. Quarterback Michael Jones threw for 122 yards and
Stewart Broome and Greg Hawkins combined for 161. Broome led the team with 84
yards on 20 carries, while Hawkins carried six times for 77 yards.
   
“To beat a team like Berwick, you want to do two things,” said McNamara
coach Tom Clark. “You’ve got to be error free and you have to stop the big
play. We didn’t do either of those.”
   
Pecorelli came through with his first big play of the night, scoring early
in the second quarter on a 15-yard run that gave Berwick a 7-0 lead.
   
Had it not been for a second-quarter interception, McNamara and Berwick
might have been tied at halftime.
   
McNamara, for the third time in the half, drove deep into Berwick
territory. But on fourth-and-seven at the Dawgs’ 10, Jones was intercepted by
Mike Bennett, who returned it to the Berwick 20.
   
So Berwick came up with a few more big plays. A 57-yard run by Traugh was
followed two plays later by Pecorelli’s 24-yard touchdown run to give Berwick
a 14-0 halftime lead.
   
Berwick’s next score came much the same way, with Dave Keck intercepting
Jones deep in Berwick territory. Fifteen plays later, Pecorelli capped a
72-yard drive with a 16-yard touchdown run, his third of the night.
   
McNamara finally scored in the fourth quarter, when Jones hit William Davis
with a 5-yard pass for their only touchdown.
   
With 28 seconds remaining, Berwick scored once more on another big play, as
sophomore quarterback Dave Robbins hit Bennett with a 23-yard touchdown pass.
   
Bishop McNamara 0 0 0 6 – 6
   
Berwick 0 14 7 7 – 28
   
First Quarter
   
No scoring
   
Second Quarter
   
BER – Pecorelli 15 run (Fedorco kick)
   
BER – Pecorelli 24 run (Fedorco kick)
   
Third Quarter
   
BER – Pecorelli 16 run (Fedorco kick)
   
Fourth Quarter
   
BM – Davis 5 pass from Jones (Run failed)
   
BER – Bennett 23 pass from Robbins (Fedorco kick)
   
McNamara Berwick
   
First Downs 11 13
   
Rushes-Yards 39-160 23-206
   
Passing yards 122 52
   
Passes 10-14-2 3-10-1
   
Sacks by 1-7 0-0
   
Punts-Avg 1-5 2-44
   
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1
   
Penalties-Yards 8-60 2-20