Announcement
Buckeye Claims Ninth PAC Stars Division Title
10/27/2017 - By JAKE DUNGAN The Gazette
YORK TWP. - As light rain fell on Edwin Steingass Field, the Buckeye football team took aim at perfection Friday in the regular-season finale against Brookside.
After a first quarter in which the Bucks scored four touchdowns, there was little drama as Buckeye rolled to a 49-0 victory to go 10-0 for the second time in three seasons and claim its ninth Patriot Athletic Conference Stars Division title.
“I’m just proud of the way the kids responded, really all year,” coach Greg Dennison said. “We’ve improved as the year has gone on. They bought in since Day 1 and it’s exciting. I’m happy for the kids.”
It didn’t take long for Buckeye (10-0, 5-0) to establish dominance, as quarterback Adam Fauver ran 66 yards to the house 2:14 in.
With that big touchdown run and 76 yards passing, the senior became the first Buckeye player with to have 1,000 yards rushing and passing in the same season.
“It feels great, but I really couldn’t have done it without the team around me,” Fauver said. “We have a great line, great receivers and a great supporting cast.”
After Fauver’s run and 6- and 53-yard touchdown passes to Logan Schulz and Justin Canedy, he was out of the game early in the second quarter.
Then Buckeye’s run game took over, particularly sophomore tailback Armando Nigh, who led the team with 130 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Fellow sophomore Archer Treece added a score in the fourth quarter.
The Buckeye defense kept Brookside (2-8, 1-4) off the board and forced three turnovers, including a fumble returned 20 yards for a touchdown by safety Evan Tesar in the first quarter.
Also in the first quarter, Jonathan Neel returned a punt 72 yards for a TD.
“We talked a lot about having a fast start,” Dennison said. “We were able to do that in all phases — offensively, defensively and on the special teams — so it was good to see everything come together.”
While Buckeye celebrated a perfect season, this is not unfamiliar territory. The Bucks have seen quite a bit of Division III playoff action over the last decade — they clinched a Region 9 berth last week — but have never won a postseason game.
“Just do the little things right,” Fauver said. “That’s what matters in the big games like that.”
Dennison’s focus remains steadfast and clear in his first season at Buckeye.
“The first thing to do is just continue to do what we’ve been doing all year,” he said. “We’ve been improving every week. Our seniors have made sure that we’ve had good focus every week. Those kind of things can’t change.”
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