Catasauqua sets scoring record in 52-21 win over Northampton

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Catasauqua scored more points against Northampton on Thursday than the Rough Riders had tallied in 89 previous meetings in this traditional rivalry and rolled to a 52-21 victory over the Konkrete Kids at Alumni Field before a crowd of about 7,000. Catty finished 12-1, tying a school record for wins in a season. Junioir quarterback Zack Bradley was 7-for-10 passing for 197 yards and three touchdowns. The 197 yards gave him -- unofficially -- 2,132 yards on the season. That's a new school record, breaking the old mark of 2,021 set by Jordy Miller in 2002. The game also featured the most points in this series since Northampton's 1937 "Wonder Team" routed Catty 85-0. Catty now has won two in a row in the series after losing eight straight. Northampton still leads the all-time series 54-32-4. The Konkrete Kids, who finished 2-9, actually had a 6-3 lead in the first quarter. But Catty scored 20 straight points and led 23-13 at halftime. The Roughies then put the game away with 29 unanswered points in the second half before Northampton got a late touchdown to make the final score just a little more respectable. The margin of victory was Catty's largest since a 35-0 rout in 1995. Paryss Marshall not only caught a TD pass from Bradley, but also had an 80-yard interception return. Zach Stopay also had a 30-yard interception return for the Roughies. Eric Matz, who played the game despite by a badly injured elbow, was Catty's MVP. He had a 34-yard run for a score, a 44-yard kickoff return and was a force defensively. Junior quarterback Nick Cook was Northampton's MVP. Your scoring summary and stats: Home: (3) (20) (7) (22) () Total 52 Visitor: (0) (13) (0) (8) () Total 21 Game re-cap: FIRST QUARTER C-Joe Harakal 23 FG 4:34 (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:52). SECOND QUARTER N-Kyle George 18 pass from Nick Cook (kick failed) 10:44 (Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:43) C-Paryss Marshall 43 pass from Zack Bradley (Harakal kick) 9:06 (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards) 1:35) C-Alex Parker 10 run (kick failed) 2:34 (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:59) C-Zach Stopay 30 interception return (Harakal kick) 1:27 N-Jared Bauer 40 pass from Nick Cook (Aaron Kern kick) 1:06 (Drive: 1 play, 2 penalties, 25 yards, 2 0:11). THIRD QUARTER C-Parker 17 pass from Bradley (Harakal kick) 9:31 (Drive: 6 plays, 2 penalties, 59 yards, 2:21) FOURTH QUARTER C-Eric Matz 34 run (Harakal run) 11:52 (Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:24) C-Marshall 80 interception return (Harakal kick) 5:49 C-Zach Stopay 57 pass from Bradley (Harakal kick) 4:13 (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:25) N-Julian Tabb 48 run (Cook run) 1:10 (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:30). TEAM STATISTICS Catasauqua Northampton First Downs: 11 22 Rushes - yards: 25-177 44-266 Passing: 198 144 Comp - Att - Int: 7-11-0 11-18-2 Punts: 1-28 2-27 Fumbles - Lost: 1-0 2-2 Penalties: 2-20 9-98 Rushing: Northampton:Tabb 7-85, TD; Bauer 9-68; DeAngeles 8-63; Cook 15-40; Heimbach 2-12; DiCocco 1-7; Boehm 1-(-2); K. George 1-(-7). Catasauqua:Burton 15-120; Parker 4-18, 1 TD; Matz 3-38, TD; J. Stopay 1-0; Simmons 1-1; Keks 1-0. Passing: Northampton:Cook 11-18-2, 141 yards, 2 TDS. Catasauqua:Bradley 7-10-0, 198 yards, 3 TDs; Parker 0-1-0. Receiving: Northampton:K. George 4-31, TD; Bauer 2-44, TD; Hooven 2-27; Pinnock 1-29; Heimbach 1-8; D. Cook 1-2. Catasauqua:Marshall 3-97, 1 TD; Parker 3-44, 1 TD; Z. Stopay 1-57, TD.