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Published November 07, 2009 12:19 am - The Mercer Mustangs and Greenville Trojans locked up probable spots in the District 10 football playoffs with victories Friday night. Roundup: Mercer beats Lakeview; Greenville, GC, Sharpsville, WM and Wilmington win Herald Staff reports
The Mercer Mustangs and Greenville Trojans locked up probable spots in the District 10 football playoffs with victories Friday night. The Mustangs topped Lakeview, 35-6, and probably ended the Sailors’ hopes for the Class A playoffs, although the district committee could set a precedent and take 5 teams from the stronger south contingent. The committee will meet this weekend. Greenville defeated Slippery Rock, 40-6, and secured an apparent D-10 AA bid when Hickory lost to Sharon, 14-7. In other action Friday: West Middlesex routed Conneaut Valley, 53-6; Grove City ripped Moniteau, 33-6; Sharpsville downed Clarion, 28-0; Wilmington pounded Karns City, 55-9; and Reynolds fell to Oil City, 48-0. On today’s card, undefeated Farrell travels to Kennedy Catholic for a 1 p.m. kickoff. ä Mercer 35, Lakeview 6 — A win was all the Mustangs needed at Stoneboro to lock up a spot in the District 10 Class A playoffs and they did just that in convincing fashion. With senior quarterback Andrew Erdos leading the way for Mercer (6-2 in Region 1-A, 7-3) with 16 carries for 75 yards on the Sailor defense and another 35 through the air, the Mustangs are sitting pretty this morning as the playoff pairings are expected to be announced. While the spotlight was on the matchup that pitted 2 of Mercer County’s top 3 leading rushers — Lakeview’s Kyle Scott and Mercer’s Kyle Mariacher — against one another, Erdos’ execution of the offense stole the show. “Most of the 1st half and the 2nd half he called the plays at the line of scrimmage for us,” Mercer head coach Pat McClearn said. “When you have a 4-year senior quarterback you ought to be able to do that and he does a nice job for us.” Erdos opened up Mercer’s 1st offensive series by finding classmate Andy Reda on a 24-yard completion. Two plays later, Mariacher broke loose for a 25-yard run and Erdos nudged the ball into the end zone on the next play for a 6-yard TD. Will Juergens’ extra point put Mercer up 7-0. As the 2nd quarter opened, the tandem of J.T. Mannozzi and R.J. Swartz knocked the ball out of Lakeview quarterback Jeremy Westlake’s hands and Swartz returned it 19 yards for another Mercer TD. “That was a big turning point,” McClearn said. Westlake returned the ensuing kickoff to the Sailors 40-yard line. Scott then ran for 30 yards on 2 carries, followed by a Westlake run of 20 yards and another from 5 yards out to cut the Mercer lead to 8. 
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