Slippery Rock beats Sharon, 27-10, in D-10 Class AA semifinals
Sharon (10-2) must now say good-bye to seniors Mike Tomko, Rearick, Dustin Norcross, Terry Flaugher, Zack Porreca, Tom Chavara, Bob Bears, Donald Flynn, Matt Huetsche and Cody Tolonie.
“They stuck it out all four years,” Fromm said. “It’s a commitment to play a varsity sport. They need to understand that they accomplished a lot here in four years.
“I told them all to be proud of their accomplishments. This is the best regular season we’ve had since 2000 and the best overall season since 2001. There’s nothing to hang their heads about. They competed and that’s all we ask of them.”
Rearick finished the night completing 15-of-36 attempts for 210 yards, while Norcross led the Tiger receivers with 87 yards on 6 grabs.
“We had some trouble keeping people out of the backfield,” Fromm said. “When he did have time, guys went out and caught the ball. We just couldn’t get into a rhythm. You don’t want to make excuses (about the weather). We definitely were a little more aggressive when the wind was at our back.”
Notes: SR’s Jono Powell rushed 76 yards on 16 carries as the Rockets picked up 335 yards on the ground. … SR held a slight 15-14 edge in first downs. … Sharon lost 3-of-5 fumbles, while Slippery Rock turned over 2-of-4.
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District 10 Class AA Semifinals
SHARON 0 10 0 0 10
SLIPP. ROCK 0 10 7 10 27
Scoring plays
SR — Angerett, 1 run (Ramirez kick)
SR — Ramirez 28 FG
Sn — L. Brown, 31 pass from Rearick (Sypolt kick)
Sn — Sypolt 20 FG