Prexies take charge early in playoff win over Frazier
WASHINGTON — Mike Bosnic couldn’t ask for much more.
The head coach of Washington High School’s football watched as his team put on an awesome performance in a 58-8 playoff victory over Frazier.
The top-seeded Prexies (10-1) scored in just about every way possible in the the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs held at Wash High Stadium Friday night.
Trenton Grooms scored three touchdowns and four other players scored on long plays for the Prexies.
Washington advances to the quarterfinals against No. 8 Beth-Center, which knocked off No. 9 Burgettstown, 34-8.
Wash High wasted very little time dominating the early part of the game. On the first play from scrimmage, Ameer Nelson caught a 51-yard touchdown pass to give Washington a 7-0 lead.
Trenton Grooms scored three minutes later from 1-yard out to give the Prexies a 14-0 lead.
The Prexies made is 21-0 when Geavanni Oakley picked off a pass from the Commodores’ Brady Secrest at the 42-yard line and took it to the house.
Frazier (5-6) got on the board in the high-scoring first quarter when Secrest hooked up with Brant Alekson for a 43-yard score. That sliced the Wash High lead to 21-8 as coach Tony Battaglini’s Commodores made the two-point conversion on a pass from Secrest to Brandon Gardner.
Washington answered three minutes later when Caedon Markley burst through the Frazier line for a 49-yard touchdown.
Grooms scored his second touchdown of the half on a 43-yard run in the second quarter. That gave Washington a 35-8 lead.
Grooms scored his third touchdown with an 18-yard run with 5:28 left in the third quarter.