NAZARETH – Sonny Sasso threw for three first-half touchdowns and Nolan Lobb caught two. Mason Kuehner added two second-half touchdowns to lead Nazareth Area (4-1) over Liberty (1-4) 42-0 in an EPC South battle at Andrew S. Leh Stadium Friday night.
Sasso started the night connecting on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Chase Rinehimer and later hitting Nolan Lobb for a 35-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. The Blue Eagles led 14-0 after one.
The Sasso to Lobb connection continued to work. This time it went 55 yards for a score. Kuehner added a one-yard touchdown run. At halftime, the score was 27-0.
Kuehner took the second-half opening kickoff and went 90 yards to the end zone. He added a two-point conversion and the Blue Eagles led 35-0. With a running clock and the reserves in, future quarterback Peyton Falzone, scored a fourth-quarter touchdown on a ten-yard run.
Sasso finished the night passing for 224 yards, was 14 of 21 passing, and threw three touchdowns. Kuehner had five catches for 78 yards and Nolan Lobb added three catches for 88 yards.
Next week, Nazareth Area hosts East Stroudsburg North and Liberty is home against East Stroudsburg South.
Scoring Summary
| Final |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
T |
| Liberty |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nazareth Area |
13 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
42 |
1st quarter
N – Chase Rinehimer 23-yard pass from Sonny Sasso (Kick Failed)
N – Nolan Lobb 35-yard pass from Sonny Sasso (Chris Bugbee’s kick good)
2nd quarter
N – Nolan Lobb 55-yard pass from Sonny Sasso (Chris Bugbee’s kick good)
N – Mason Kuehner one-yard run (Chris Bugbee’s kick good)
3rd quarter
N – Mason Kuehner 90-yard kickoff return (Mason Kuehner two-point conversion good)
4th quarter
N – Peyton Falzone 10-yard run (Chris Bugbee’s kick good)
