the fifth-ranked Warriors scored all of their points in the first half in a 49-19 win over Scranton on Thursday night in a Lackawanna Football Conference Division I game<\/a>.<\/p>\nDelaware Valley, which lost to North Pocono, 28-21, in overtime in Week 9 and was denied a chance at the division championship, evened its record at 5-5 overall and 4-2 in the division. The Warriors are the No. 3 seed and will play at either Pittston Area or Abington Heights in the first round of the District 2 Class 5A semifinals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think on Monday, because we had this game on Thursday, we had to switch up our practice schedule, and we were a little lackluster and a little down on ourselves,\u201d McGarvey said. \u201cBy Wednesday, we were back up. We needed to make a significant impact and prepare for the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Scranton (2-8, 0-6), led by senior quarterback Brody Coyle who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns, will also play in the postseason. The Knights are the No. 3 seed in the District 2-4 Class 6A semifinals and will play at Williamsport, the No. 2 seed and the District 4 representative, on Oct. 31.<\/p>\n
Delaware Valley built a 49-6 lead in the first half.<\/p>\n
After a bad snap on a punt by Scranton, Delaware Valley took over at the 5 for its first possession. It took Mike Iuzzolino one play to score a touchdown and get the Warriors\u2019 top-ranked offense going.<\/p>\n
On their next possession, Iuzzolino ripped off runs of 12 and 11 yards, and McGarvey finished the drive with a 3-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n
Devin Estevez put a charge into the Delaware Valley running game with a 32-yard run, and he finished with a 5-yard touchdown and a 21-0 lead with 3:56 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
McGarvey launched a deep pass that Trey Newton hauled in for a 37-yard gain, and two plays later, Iuzzolino burst through the middle of the defense for a 26-yard touchdown. Iuzzolino\u2019s night was over after six carries and 56 yards, which gave him 1,207 yards this season.<\/p>\n
Newton\u2019s night also ended early, and he finished with five catches for 70 yards. The sophomore has 110 catches for 1,254 yards in his two seasons as a starter.<\/p>\n
Delaware Valley\u2019s defense forced another punt and limited Scranton to 11 total yards in its first 18 plays. McGarvey hit Donald Outer for 27 yards, and Estevez scored his second touchdown of the half, giving the Warriors a 35-0 lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce things got rolling, we kept pushing,\u201d said Estevez, who finished with 73 yards on five carries. \u201cWe split the work and trusted our guys up front. I was running through holes untouched. I would rather not take credit for my yards because I was untouched.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just wanted to build some momentum and get young guys into the game and give them a chance to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scranton got into scoring position when Coyle hit Ben Carpenter for 48 yards to the Delaware Valley 11. But the Knights turned the ball over when Kamani Sterling took a powerful hit that jarred the ball loose and sent it through the end zone for a touchback.<\/p>\n
Delaware Valley threatened to score again, but Giovanni Garcia had an interception in the end zone. Scranton capitalized when Coyle hit Chris Delsantro for 24 yards, Sterling for 14 and Campbell for a 32-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n
Then, Delaware Valley responded when McGarvey connected with James Dabney for a 27-yard touchdown. On the final play of the half, Lucas Purdan recovered a fumble and ran for a 31-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n
Reagan Decker finished the half going 7 for 7 on extra points and had six touchbacks on kickoffs.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast week, we knew that we underperformed in the passing game,\u201d said McGarvey, who now has 1,592 yards and 17 touchdowns this season. \u201cWe came out, and normally we script the first 10 plays, and a lot of them are running plays. Tonight, they were mostly pass plays. We knew we had to get the passing game back up and running.\u201d<\/p>\n
Delaware Valley\u2019s backups lost a pair of fumbles in the second half.<\/p>\n
Coyle had a touchdown pass of 33 yards to Campbell, who had four catches for 126 yards, and his final touchdown throw to Sterling for 36 yards to give the Knights some momentum heading into the playoffs.<\/p>\n
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