{"id":21065,"date":"2024-10-26T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=21065"},"modified":"2024-10-26T10:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T14:40:01","slug":"delta-runs-over-heritage-for-home-blowout-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/26\/delta-runs-over-heritage-for-home-blowout-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta runs over Heritage for home blowout win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was not to be for the Heritage Patriots Friday night. A long road trip to Delaware County resulted in an even longer ride home as the Delta Eagles ran all over Heritage in a 54-14 thrashing in the opening round of the local 3A sectional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Delta QB Bronson Edwards threw for 197 yards and ran for 26 more, scoring two touchdowns, to lead the Eagle attack. Nolan Carpenter led all rushers with 86 yards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Z Team wraps up the Delta win over Heritage in the 3A sectional. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The home team scored on its first three possessions and quickly put Heritage in deep trouble. The Patriots punted four times on their opening five possessions, turning it over on downs in the other, as they struggled to gain any sort of footing in the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meanwhile, the Delta offense was clicking, picking up big chunks of yards at once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eli Tigulis tosses one into the corner of the end zone to LanTae Cassell. The pass was incomplete, but Lucas Weber punched it in on the next play to get the Patriots on the board. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Heritage had no answers until there were just under two minutes left in the first half. Lucas Weber got the visitors on the scoreboard with a six-yard run and the Patriots trailed by three touchdowns at halftime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lucas Weber crosses the goal line for the first Heritage touchdown of the night. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There was hope that receiving the opening kickoff in the second half would draw the Patriots within 14 points, but that quickly went away when Delta got an interception on the very first offensive series for Heritage (see gallery below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Eagles quickly scored on a 36-yard strike from Edwards to Zane Cline to go up 35-7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heritage did not lay down and let Delta walk over them and Braden Walter came back with a touchdown catch from Tigulis and the defense came up with a big stop to give the offense the ball back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n