Pioneers hold off Riveters, 22-17
The Pioneers beat the Riveters 22-17 at home on Sunday. The passing game carried the Pioneers: 264 net yards. The Pioneers held off a late push.
It was the Riveters who scored first, when A.Castellanos took the handoff 2 yards for the touchdown. The Pioneers cut into the deficit as M.Copperfield was good from 27 yards. The Riveters stretched the lead after Y.Castellanos drilled a 41-yard kick. The Pioneers drew level when Quimby finished a 5-yard catch in the end zone.
The winning points came when a 38-yard kick from M.Copperfield was true, 12:40 left in the third quarter. The Pioneers pushed the margin out as Jessup punched it in from 5 yards out, but the extra point was no good. The Pioneers kept pulling away: M.Copperfield knocked it through from 33. The reply from the Riveters came quickly: Langston finished a 4-yard catch in the end zone.
Kellan Dalrymple ripped off 52 yards on one reception.
For the winners, Brooks Fairweather kept the offense moving with 277 passing yards and one touchdown. Leland Oyelaran found running room all day, 73 yards in all. Linus Quimby led all receivers with 75 yards, reaching the end zone once. Finnick Corrigan recorded 8 tackles. On the losing side, Mason Westbrook posted a 16-of-24, 182-yard line, scoring once. Augustin Castellanos gained 79 yards on the ground, scoring once. August Fontaine kept getting open, finishing with 54 yards. Dawson Achterberg kept showing up near the ball: 14 tackles. By win chance, Malik Copperfield did the most for either team: +6% for the Pioneers.
At 1-0, the Pioneers keep climbing. In the division they rank first. The Riveters are 0-1 after the defeat. The Harbor East standings have them fourth. Ahead for the Pioneers: the Philadelphia Ironclads, on Sunday, November 8. The Riveters visit the Atlanta Gryphons next, on Sunday, November 8.