Saturday, November 24, 2012
Isaiah Worthy blocked two extra points and caught his first touchdown in West Deptford's 28-20 win over Paulsboro.
All season, Isaiah Worth has been a vocal leader while on the field as a defensive lineman and fullback for the West Deptford High School football team. Friday night, Worthy let his hands do the talking. Worthy blocked a pair of extra points and hauled in his first career touchdown pass, leading West Deptford to a 28-20 win over Paulsboro, in Colonial Conference action. The win improved the Eagles to 10-0 prior to their Group 2 semifinal showdown with Woodstown, next Friday. “I just wanted to do it for the team and do it for the seniors,” Worthy said. “This is their last time playing Paulsboro and I wanted it to be a win.” Worthy’s biggest play of the game came with 17 seconds left in the third quarter after Paulsboro had scored a …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Connor Smith and Gerald Owens combine for 375-plus yards and three touchdowns on the ground in West Deptford's 25-12 win over Haddonfield.
With a starting offense lineman down and a facing pesky opponent who wouldn’t go away, the West Deptford High School football team elected to go with its bread and butter in the second half against rival Haddonfield Friday night. It hadn’t failed them all season and didn’t fail them again as the Eagles dialed up a physical running game that helped put away a 25-12 win over the Bulldawgs and clinched a Colonial Conference Liberty division title. Connor Smith and Gerald Owens combined for more than 375 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, while quarterback Alex Hilbmann threw for a score in a rematch of last year's Group 3 championship. “We knew it was going to be a battle all game, we just had to win it physically,” said Smith. “They …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
West Deptford clicked on both sides of the ball in a 64-6 win over Collingswood.
Prior to the West Deptford High School football team’s game against Collingswood, head coach Clyde Folsom challenged his team to find its identity on defense. The Eagles rolled through Colonial Conference opponents this season, but there were still areas that could be tightened up. After Friday night’s performance, it’s safe to say that the Eagles’ defense answered the call. West Deptford didn’t allow a first down until late in the fourth quarter, and dominated the ground game in a 64-6 win over Collingswood. Gerald Owens and Connor Smith led the offense's attack, scoring three touchdowns each, while the Eagles defense held the Panthers’ to negative yards total offense for three quarters. “Coach told us we didn’t identify who we are as a …
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Coming off a 1,500-yard season, West Deptford junior Gerald Owens is looking for even bigger things.
Exactly one year ago, Gerald Owens was a bit of an unknown for the West Deptford High School football team. He had the size (6-2, 245 pounds) and skill set well beyond that of the typical sophomore. Owens himself was unsure of what role he would have on the team: Would he be a lineman? Was the fullback role in his future? Did he have the endurance to be a featured tailback? For anyone who saw Owens take the South Jersey football landscape by storm with over 1,500 yards rushing and 28 touchdowns last season, those questions may seem laughable now. However, Owens remembers how he felt last preseason and entered this year’s camp in much better shape and with a much better mindset. Owens is now in the best shape of his life, a thought that …
Tom Purvenas
8:52 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Go Eagles! Good luck next week more ›