Pioneers need 4 OTs to beat Serra, 44-43
Harry Inghram’s extra point in the fourth overtime was the final difference in West Greene’s 44-43 non-section victory Friday night against visiting Serra Catholic.
Cale Miller’s 9-yard run tied the game, setting the stage for Inghram’s game-winning kick. The Eagles scored first in the fourth overtime when Jason Cerniglia found Joe Satira open for a 10-yard touchdown pass, but the two-point conversion pass failed.
The same Serra quarterback-receiver combination forced overtime on another 9-yard touchdown pass. Alex Braysin’s point-after tied the game.
Inghram scored the only points of the first quarter on a 21-yard field goal.
The teams exchanged the lead in the second quarter. Satira threw his first touchdown pass to Cerniglia for seven yards, but Miller scored on a 70-yard run to give the Pioneers a 9-7 lead. Braysin hit a 27-yard field goal to give the Eagles a 10-9 advantage, but Owen Main scored on a 4-yard run for a 15-10 halftime lead for the Pioneers.
Cerniglia’s 19-yard pass to Satira was the lone points of the third quarter. The two-point conversion failed.
West Greene scored the first touchdown of the fourth quarter on Main’s 22-yard pass to Tyler Baker. Bray Jackson added the two-point conversion run.
Jackson scored first in the first overtime on a 9-yard run. He added the two-point run, but the Eagles came back with Cerniglia’s 7-yard scoring run and a successful two-point conversion pass.
Neither team scored in the second overtime.
West Greene’s Miller scored on an 8-yard run in the third overtime, but the run failed. Cerniglia again found Satira for a 10-yard touchdown. However, the kick failed to bring on the fourth overtime.
Miller gained 223 yards on 21 carries. Main completed 5-of-11 passes for 64 yards and his favorite receiver was Baker with two receptions for 47 yards. The Pioneers (0-3, 1-3) amassed 375 total yards.
Satira caught 17 passes for 173 yards. Cerniglia completed 23-of-42 passes for 215 yards.
Non-section
Serra Catholic 0-10-6-7-8-0-6-6 — 43
West Greene 3-12-0-8-8-0-6-7 — 44
First Quarter
WG: Harry Inghram 21 FG, 4:08
Second Quarter
SC: Joe Satira 7 pass from Cerniglia (Alex Braysin kick), 11:18
WG: Cale Miller 70 run (kick failed), 9:52
SC: Braysin 27 FG, 5:36
WG: Owen Main 4 run (pass failed), 3:52
Third Quarter
SC: Satira 19 pass from Cerniglia (pass failed), 11:31
Fourth Quarter
WG: Tyler Baker 22 pass from Main (Bray Jackson run), 3:48
SC: Satira 9 pass from Cerniglia (Brayson kick)
First Overtime
WG: Jackson 9 run (Jackson run)
SC: Cerniglia 7 run (Ryan Holland pass from Cerniglia)
Third Overtime
WG: Miller 8 run (run failed)
SC: Satira 10 pass from Cerniglia (kick failed)
Fourth Overtime
SC: Satira 10 pas from Cerniglia (pass failed)
WG: Miller 9 run (Inghram kick)
Record: West Greene (0-3, 1-3)