ST. LAWRENCE — Led by two touchdowns each by Dariel Ruiz and Tyler Herber, Hamburg scored 34 points in the second half of Saturday’s Berks League Section II football game.
However, because Berks Catholic scored 41 in the first half, the Saints came away with a 48-34 victory.
Ruiz scored touchdowns on runs of 10 and 4 yards, while Herber scored on carries of 4 and 13 yards for the Hawks. Quarterback Nick Kuhn also threw 24 yards to Aaron Nelson for a touchdown.
However, Berks Catholic scored 21 points in the opening period and 20 in the second to take an insurmountable lead.
Ham (1-6, 1-3) 0 0 14 20 — 34 BC (7-0, 3-0) 21 20 0 0 — 41
BC —Lacey 9 run (Pilliod kick)
BC —C. Lutz 22 pass from Causa (Pilliod kick)
BC —I. Lutz 17 pass from Causa (Pilliod kick)
BC — Reinhart 1 run (Pilliod kick)
BC —Lacey 6 run (Pilliod kick)
BC —Lacey 80 punt return (kick failed)
H —Ruiz 10 run (Nelson kick)
H —Herber 4 run (Nelson kick)
BC —Ramos 34 run (Gunderson kick)
H —Ruiz 4 run (Nelson kick)
H —Herber 13 run (Nelson kick)
H —Nelson 24 pass from Kuhn
Ham BC
First Downs 8 13
Rushes-Yards 30-115 44-266
Passes 4-9-2 4-6-0
Passing Yards 50 67
Total Yards 165 333
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties 3-30 5-72
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: Hamburg — Ruiz 13-35, McAllister 2-33, Herber 5-28, Reynoso 3-12, Hamilton 4-6, Nelson 1-1, Kuhn 2-0. Berks Catholic — Ramos 7-64, Lacey 7-58, Stiles 1-57, Wilson 5-44, Paulik 9-17, Reedy 2-16, I. Lutz 3-11, Reinhart 3-9, Tanis 5-(-5), Vargas 2-(-5).
PASSING: Hamburg — Kuhn 4-9-2, 50. Berks Catholic — Causa 3-3-0, 58; Tanis 1-3-0, 9.
RECEIVING: Hamburg — Henne 2-23, Nelson 1-24, Ruiz 1-3. Berks Catholic — C. Lutz 2-41, I. Lutz 1-17, Demarco 1-9.
INTERCEPTIONS: Berks Catholic — C. Lutz, I. Lutz.
Boys’ Soccer
Schuylkill Haven 2
Pottsville 2
Aidan Inman scored the tying goal for the Hurricanes with 1 minute remaining in the first half as Schuylkill Haven and the Crimson Tide ended up playing to a draw in a non-league contest at Alumni Field.
Luke Joyce scored for Pottsville in the 6th minute, but the Hurricanes’ Kristian Svenson tied the game 11 minutes later.
Ryan Reyes then scored for Pottsville 4 minutes later, but Inman’s goal tied the score.
Brad Fryer had nine saves for the Hurricanes, while Kyle Brennan made eight saves for the Tide.
Sch. Haven (12-4-2) 2 0 0 0 — 2 Potttsville (10-7-1) 2 0 0 0 — 2
P —Joyce (Golden), 6th minute
SH —Svenson (Pothering), 17th minute
P —Reyes (Rivera), 21st minute
SH —Inman (Evitts), 39th minute
Shots on goal: Schuylkill Haven 14, Pottsville 17. Corner kicks: Schuylkill Haven 4, Pottsville 11. Saves: Schuylkill Haven (Fryer) 9, Pottsville (Brennan) 8.
JV Score: Schuylkill Haven 1-0
Nativity 2
Pen Argyl 1
Ayden Adams scored off an assist by Ignacio Martinez to break a 1-1 deadlock and lift Nativity over Pen Argyl in a non-league game atop Lawton’s Hill.
Pen Argyl had scored first in the second half before Nativity tied the game later in the half on a penalty kick by Cullen Hoppel.
Pen Argyl (0-18) 0 1 — 1 Nativity (11-2-1) 0 2 — 2
PA —Maggipinto, 54:15
N —Hoppel (penalty kick), 59:45
N —Adams (Martinez), 74:18
Shots on goal: Pen Argyl 4, Nativity 13. Corner kicks: Pen Argyl 0, Nativity 6. Saves: Pen Argyl (Hoover) 11, Nativity (Nelson) 3.
Pine Grove 2
Palmerton 1
PALMERTON — Zach Tritt scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner with 21 seconds left, as the Cardinals edged the Blue Bombers in a non-league game.
Trailing 1-0, Tritt tied the contest with an unassisted goal 57 seconds into the second half before delivering the game-winner in the game’s final moments to give the Cards the comeback win.
Pine Grove (9-8-1) 0 2 — 2 Palmerton (1-16) 1 0 — 1
Palm — Mahera, 27:25
PG —Tritt, 40:57
PG —Tritt, 79:39
Shots on goal: Pine Grove 11, Palmerton 11. Corner kicks: Pine Grove 2, Palmerton 2. Saves: Pine Grove (Soper) 4, Palmerton (Roselli) 4.
Shamokin 4
North Schuylkill 0
SHAMOKIN — Jarred Rachau set up two goals as the Indians won their first match of the season with a non-league victory over the Spartans.
Sammy Deptula and Tyler Candelora scored in the first half for Shamokin, while Cameron Jacoby and Corey Houser added second-half goals.
North Schuylkill (0-16) 0 0 — 0 Shamokin (1-14) 2 2 — 4
S — Deptula (Rachau), 32:38
S — Candelora, 34:08
S — Jacoby, 45:11
S — Houser (Rachau), 62:23
Shots on goal: North Schuylkill 4, Shamokin 18. Corner kicks: North Schuylkill 0, Shamokin 2. Saves: North Schuylkill (McGrath) 14, Shamokin (Washuta) 4.