WHITEMARSH — Plymouth Whitemarsh moved to the Suburban One League Continental Conference this season after winning five consecutive SOL American Conference championships.

Friday night, the Colonials made it six straight seasons with a league title.

Plymouth Whitemarsh defeated Bensalem, 56-14, and secured a share of the SOL Continental championship alongside Quakertown after both teams finished with 5-1 league records.

“It’s just a tradition here,” PW senior quarterback Cole Reilly said. “It’s such a great program. We had to continue the legacy. We knew what we had to do and we did just that.”

“Every time you start the season, that’s the goal – to win the league,” PW coach Dan Chang said. “Win the league and then see what you can do in the playoffs. Coming up into this new conference, we weren’t really sure how we would fare, but we knew we would be prepared and give it our best every game. Our senior class led us through the gauntlet there and helped us security another share of the league title.”

The Colonials (8-1) got off to a fast start on Senior Night at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School. Jaiden James returned the opening kickoff 65 yards for a touchdown. After the defense forced a turnover on downs, Mike Giangiulio took PW’s first play from scrimmage 73 yards for a score and a 14-0 lead in less than three minutes.

“We’ve got a lot of guys who are pretty explosive with the ball,” Chang said. “Jaiden makes a great play on the kickoff and he can fly. I thought our offensive line was excellent tonight, controlling the line of scrimmage. When our backs get a little hole, they can break it with their speed.”

“It really sets the tone for the game,” Reilly said. “Jaiden breaks one big, gets the stadium going, gets our sideline going. Then Mike breaks one. Great players all around. It really sets the tone, sets us up for a great game.”

Reilly ran for a pair of touchdowns in the first half. Aiden Orensky added a four-yard touchdown run, James Cain a 62-yard touchdown run and Noah Alston a 25-yard fumble return touchdown to help the Colonials build a 49-7 halftime lead.

Santino Cavello added a 13-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

Giangiulio led PW’s rushing attack with 97 yards on just three carries. Reilly found Orensky three times through the air for 64 yards.

Brennan Farnsworth and Brennan McDonough scored for the Owls (2-8, 1-5 SOL Continental), rushing for touchdowns of 79 and 22 yards, respectively. Farnsworth ran for 104 yards in the first half.

The District 1-6A playoffs begin next weekend and at the end of the night Friday Plymouth Whitemarsh was sitting at No. 5 in the rankings. Owen J. Roberts (6-4) was No. 12, which would set up a first-round matchup between the two schools at Plymouth Whitemarsh. The seeding meeting to make everything official is set for Sunday morning at 10 a.m.

“We love our odds,” Reilly said. “Us against anyone, no matter who we play. Our house, their house, we are going to come prepared each week. Coach Chang is going to have a great gameplan and we’re going to execute. We’re ready to go.”

“We’re excited, for sure,” Chang said. “Those guys, that senior class, still remembers the intensity of that Pennridge game last year. They are looking to just build on that and really make a mark on District 1.”

Plymouth Whitemarsh 56, Bensalem 14

Bensalem 0 7 0 7 – 14

Plymouth Whitemarsh 21 28 7 0 – 49

Scoring

First Quarter

PW – Jaiden James 65-yard kickoff return (Max Peterson kick) 11:44

PW – Mike Giangiulio 73-yard run (Max Peterson kick) 9:09

PW – Cole Reilly 7-yard run (Max Peterson kick) 4:50

Second Quarter

PW – Aiden Orensky 4-yard run (Max Peterson kick) 11:53

PW – James Cain 62-yard run (Max Peterson kick) 9:29

B – Brennan Farnsworth 79-yard run (Connor Ryan kick) 8:05

PW – Cole Reilly 5-yard run (Max Peterson kick) 2:36

PW – Noah Alston 25-yard fumble return (Max Peterson kick) 2:18

Third Quarter

PW – Santino Cavello 13-yard run (Max Peterson kick) 4:50

Fourth Quarter

B – Brennan McDonough 22-yard run (Connor Ryan kick) 3:52

TEAM STATISTICS

B           PW

First downs 6           15

Rushes-Yards 32-178   26-333

Passing yards 1           64

Total yards 179         397

Passing 1-8-1    3-11-0

Punts 6            0

Fumbles-Lost 2-1         1-1

Penalties-Yards 3-35        4-30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

B: Brennan Farnsworth 12-104, TD; Maverick Syron 1-(-9); Amir Gray 4-29; Johnavon Cooper 3-3; Brennan McDonough 4-26, TD; Bobby Clift 1-2; Mason Ellzy 6-22; Takeo Dawson 1-1.

PW: Mike Giangiulio 3-97, TD; Aiden Orensky 2-8, TD; Cole Reilly 6-40, 2 TD; James Cain 2-65, TD; Noah Alston 1-40; Ryan Guarino 4-11; Santino Cavello 2-20, TD; Quinian Husowitz 1-3; Edward Coleman 1-11; Jayce Scott 1-20; Phillip Boakye 1-9; Jack Sugalski 2-9.

PASSING

B: Maverick Syron 1-8-1-0-1.

PW: Cole Reilly 3-8-64-0-0; Jack Sugalski 0-3-0-0-0.

RECEIVING

B: Jeremiah Lugo 1-1.

PW: Aiden Orensky 3-64.

INTERCEPTIONS

PW: Jayce Scott.