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Neshaminy 27 - Hatboro 7

History Haunts Hatters

September 7, 1956 - Neshaminy 27, Hatboro 6

Fifty-one years ago, Harry Franks' dream became a reality when the Redskins opened the 1956 football season in their brand new stadium. Harry even managed to get us those new fancy-dancy lights on poles.

Way to go Harry! You are the man!

Heartbreak Ridge, as it later was christened by Dick Dougherty, hosted the Hatters of Horsham for their inaugural gridiron contest. In that game, the two R's - Reilly and Rumsey - provided most of the offensive power, in a decisive 27-6 win. Neshaminy and Hatboro would not line up against each other again until the new millennium.

The rematch was on hold... until last night.

September 7, 2007 - Neshaminy 27, Hatboro 7

Fifty-one years later, the two J's - Justin and Jason - provided most of the scoring in another decisive 27-7 win over the Hatters of Hatboro. With Harry in the house to witness the long awaited rematch, Neshaminy exploded in the second half with three touchdowns to again put away the Hatters (1-1) with a solid win and a 2-0 start on the 2007 season.

It didn't appear that way in the beginning as the 'Skins came out timid in the first half and could not find their offensive rhythm. Meanwhile, the Hatters marched down the field on their opening drive for a quick touchdown and held on to end the first quarter with a 7-0 lead.

Going into the second quarter down by only one score, the Redskins offense was still within easy striking distance. Neshaminy finally put points up on the board midway through the 2nd period when Jason Ulmer broke free and manhandled the Hatters for a hard fought 15 yards into the end zone. Jason's run was part beauty and part undeniable brute force... well, it was mostly just undeniable brute force. With 171 rushing yards on the night, added to last weeks 208, Jason has established himself as one of the top running backs in the always tough District One.

The first half ended with the Hatters hanging onto a slim 7-6 lead.

As the second half unfolded, it was Neshaminy, and only Neshaminy, who put points on the board. The defense clamped down on the Hatters, keeping them from moving the chains and holding them to under 200 yards for the night. That number was nearly matched yard for yard by Jason Ulmer (171) alone. Senior quarterback Justin Kinney displayed his own offensive abilities as he not-so-quietly accounted for three second-half touchdowns and the game was quickly out of reach.

Kinney, on a quarterback keeper, diced into the end zone from 15 yards out, and even capped it off with a 2-point conversion run to push the score 14-7. He then threw touchdown passes to Gary Renson and Paul Carrezola to close out the scoring and put away the Hatters for good. Kinney was 8 for 9 passing, putting up 89 yards and 2-TD's through the air to go along with his rushing TD.

While Kinney made it look easy, he was assisted by the soft hands of Renson and Carrezola, who cradled those passes and converted Justin's lofty biscuits into end zone celebrations. With just a few minutes lapsed in the final period, the 'Skins had a commanding 27-7 lead and they protected it until the final buzzer. Neshaminy ran out the final ticks of the clock, and celebrating a 2-0 start to the already exciting 2007 season.


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Neshaminy	00	06	15	06	27
Hatboro	07	00	00	00	07

Photos courtesy of Jesse Garber

Command performance

By STEPHEN CORNELL
Bucks County Courier Times

LANGHORNE � Hatboro-Horsham owned the first quarter.

The visiting Hatters made it look easy on their first possession, driving 58 yards for a touchdown.

That momentum sure didn�t last long. Neshaminy made a few adjustments and scored four unanswered touchdowns on the way to an impressive 27-7 nonleague victory Friday at Harry E. Franks Stadium.

Following that first touchdown, the Redskin defense held Hatboro-Horsham to two first downs over the next 2 1/2 quarters. The Hatters, who rushed for 319 yards and pounded Pennridge in Week 1, didn�t even reach 200 yards in total offense.

�We weren�t ready for some of the things they did [in the first half,]� Neshaminy senior linebacker Dan Lyons said. �At halftime, we had a bunch of things we had to change.�

Despite struggling in the second quarter, Hatboro-Horsham (1-1) still led, 7-6, early in the second half and reached midfield on its opening possession of the third quarter. A score there would have put the Redskins (2-0) on their heels.

But on a third-and-4 at midfield, Lyons pancaked Hatters quarterback Mike Zollo on a rollout. Hatboro-Horsham punted, Neshaminy drove 60 yards on five plays for the go-ahead touchdown, and that was pretty much that.

�The defense started getting off of people and knocking them back,� Redskins coach Mark Schmidt said. �I�m very happy with this. The boys played well in the second half.�

Senior running back Jason Ulmer rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. He ran for 89 yards in the second quarter alone.

Ulmer, who opened the season with a 208-yard rushing effort against Coatesville, scored Neshaminy�s first touchdown on Friday night on a nice 15-yard cutback run early in the second quarter.

Ulmer added runs of 22 yards and 50 yards in the third quarter.

The 22-yarder set up a 13-yard touchdown run by senior quarterback Justin Kinney. The 50-yard run preceded an 11-yard touchdown pass from Kinney to senior Gary Renson.

�When we settle down and play like we know how to, we�re a whole different team,� Ulmer said. �We�re starting to realize that. You could see in the huddle guys settling down. When it clicks, you just know.�

�Ulmer�s a great running back,� Kinney said. �Everyone focuses their attention on him. He contributes to this team more than anybody.�

The Redskins added a nine yard touchdown pass from Kinney to junior Paul Carrezola early in the fourth quarter.

Kinney, who threw for only 66 yards in Neshaminy�s season-opening 19-13 win, completed eight of nine pass attempts for 89 yards and two TDs on Friday night.

�Justin played well,� Schmidt said. �He took some good steps. He was a little tentative early, but he made some real nice decisions and made some nice throws.�

The Redskins visit Philadelphia Public League opponent Germantown next Friday night before beginning their Suburban One National schedule against Abington on Sept. 20.