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Published November 21, 2009 12:25 am - Mercer County’s dominance of District 10 Class A football is guaranteed to continue. Following Friday night’s semifinals, Farrell and Sharpsville will meet in next weekend’s championship game. The Steelers steamrolled Linesville 39-0, while Sharpsville secured a 10-7 win over Mercer. Sharpsville edges Mercer, 10-7; Farrell routs Linesville in Edinboro Herald Staff reports
Mercer County’s dominance of District 10 Class A football is guaranteed to continue. Following Friday night’s semifinals, Farrell and Sharpsville will meet in next weekend’s championship game. The Steelers steamrolled Linesville 39-0, while Sharpsville secured a 10-7 win over Mercer. Since 1994, county contingents have conquered the district a dozen times — including 10 consecutive conquests from 1997-2006 — om addition to last season’s success by the Steelers. ä Sharpsville 10, Mercer 7 — At New Wilmington, miscues were the miniscule margin of error — again. In hockey parlance, Sharpsville improved from minus-4 to plus-2; consequently, the Blue Devils earned the privilege to practice on Thanksgiving Day. “That’s our goal every year, to make Thanksgiving Day. That means you’re in the hunt for a District 10 championship and to go on,” asserted Sharpsville skipper Paul Piccirilli. Jonathan Wilson’s 25-yard field goal with 79 ticks to play proved decisive for the Blue Devils (10-2), who gained a measure of vindication for a 28-14 midseason loss. Sharpsville was coerced into 4 miscues by Mercer that night at the pines. Friday night, Sharpsville turned 2 turnovers into one score — Frank Joseph’s 9-yard touchdown toss to Justin Dunlap with 1:55 remaining in the 1st frame — and Matt Totin’s interception of Andrew Erdos’ 3rd-down pass with 25 ticks to play, thwarting any potential Mustangs’ rally. “That’s the key to the game, that’s high school football,” Mercer mentor Pat McClearn acknowledged. “You take care of the football, usually you can be successful.” Despite a 60-27 edge in offensive plays, Sharpsville outgained Mercer by only a 224-194 margin. However the Blue Devils dominated the clock during the 2nd half. The Mustangs went 3-and-out on their lone 3rd-quarter possession and ultimately took only 7 snaps during the game’s final 24 minutes. Nonetheless, Mercer mustered a 7-all tie 2èminutes into the 4th frame when Kyle Mariacher motored 89 yards on a 2nd-and-3 cutback move. That almost equalled the Mustangs’ collective offensive output to that point (100 yards). But Sharpsville’s ensuing 15-play series on a short field consumed almost 8 full minutes, culminating in Wilson’s winning kick from a slight angle. The execution — from Dylan Hogue’s long-snap to Chad Piccirilli’s placement — was flawless. The self-described “mellow” Wilson admitted, “It feels great. I’m so excited for everybody. Everyone has worked so hard. I’m so glad I won it.” “You watch those pro games — they never talk to those kickers. I don’t talk to any kicker, ever,” coach Piccirilli pronounced. “(Wilson) has a job to do ... we hired him to do one job, and he did it (Friday) night.” 
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