King’s standout Saxon leads Miners to victory
Article published 7/29/2007, The Citizens Voice
King’s College grad Damon Saxon scored three touchdowns and the Northeast Pennsylvania defense gave up just 124 total yards and had five sacks as the Miners defeated the Lancaster Lightning, 28-14, in a North American Football League Pennsylvania Division game at Pequea Valley High School.
The Miners drew first blood when Saxon scored on a 18-yard run with 6:43 remaining in the first quarter to give the Miners the early lead.
Two minutes later, the Miners took a 14-point lead when Saxon scored on a 1-yard run.
The Lightning got on the scoreboard with 10:21 remaining in the second quarter as Omar Harris intercepted a Miner pass and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown as the Miners continued to lead, 14-6.
Six minutes later, Kelvin Robinson found Saxon with a 43-yard scoring strike as the Miners took a 21-6 lead into the locker room at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, Robinson hooked up with Andre Myers with a 13-yard touchdown pass to give the local team a 22-point advantage.
The Lightning scored two minutes later as Colin Smith found Matt Vann with a eight-yard scoring pass. Antoine Andrews ran in for the two-point conversion to complete the scoring.
Robinson went 6-for-12 for 115 yards and threw for a pair of touchdowns for the second straight week.
Defensively, Malcolm Singleton paced the Miners with nine tackles, including four sacks.
