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NEPA Miners’ defense dominates in 30-0 win over Cowboys




Craig Hayward scored on a 65-yard kickoff return and the Northeastern Pennsylvania defense gave up just 19 total yards as the NEPA Miners made their Regional American Football League debut with a 30-0 victory over the Hudson Valley Cowboys on Saturday night at Scranton Memorial Stadium. Damon Saxon opened the scoring with a 23-yard run to give the Miners a 6-0 lead.

Midway through the second, quarterback J.P. Antosh scored on a 3-yard bootleg run. Saxon ran in the two-point conversion for a 14-0 advantage.

With 5:26 to go in the third quarter, a bad snap on a Cowboys punt went through the end zone for a safety. On the ensuing kickoff, Haywood returned the ball 75 yards for a touchdown, giving the Miners a 23-0 advantage.

Early in the fourth quarter, backup signal caller Jamie Kendrick scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak to complete the scoring.

“Our special teams played great and our defense pitched a goose egg,” Miners coach Dan LaMagna said. “We were also able to clean up our penalties and mistakes and played a good all-around game.”

Saxon led the Miners offense with 87 total yards, including 51 on the ground with a score. Antosh completed seven passes in 17 attempts for 99 yards.

Defensively, Mike McGee had two of the Miners seven sacks on the night.

The Miners (2-0, 1-0 RAFL) will host Northeast Division rival New England Knights on Saturday at Scranton Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Contact the writer:sports@timesshamrock.com

Note: The Lackawanna County Commissioners will be special guests for the opening coin toss to support our hometown team versus the New England Knights. Voice of the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees John Davies will also be announcing the game.

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The North East Pennsylvania (NEPA) Miners are a minor league football team bringing a first of its kind football league to North Eastern Pennsylvania that will set the Miners apart from their competitors. While the Miners represent all of North East Pennsylvania, their basis of operations is the Poconos, encompassing the areas of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. The Miners play in the Regional Atlantic Football League (RAFL) with home games at the area’s finest facilities.
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