Conestoga Averts Shocking Loss to Lower Merion With Field Goal In Final Seconds

So far this century, Lower Merion’s football team hasn’t beaten Central League rival, Conestoga.  Many of the games haven’t even been competitive.

The Aces lost again to Pioneeerson Friday night (September 1), in a game that if nothing else was closer than any of the previous ones played during the lifetimes of all the players on both teams.

After Conestoga took a 12-0 into the fourth quarter. Conestoga’s fans thought this was going to be another shutout, but LM had other plans. Picking up the urgency, LM started pressing the ball down the field a little more. On the opening play of the fourth quarter, Smith threw a 35 yard pass to receiver Sam Zheng, who brought it down inside the one yard line, allowing LM their first score of the game on the next play. The next Conestoga series, LM Senior Brennen Else blocked a punt allowing the Bulldogs to score again on their next possession.  Now up 14-12, with three minutes and 38 seconds to go, the Lower Merion fans are on their feet and holding their breath as their defense does everything they can to hold the Pioneers. Conestoga pulled all the tricks out of the bag to get down in field goal position with 3 seconds left. Pioneers kicker # 34 hit a 20-yard field goal, allowing the Pioneers to win 15-14.

 J.Mason PAFootballNews.com