Bishop McDevitt rolls in opener

Senior tailback Keith Young carried 24 times for 209 yards and four touchdowns as visiting Bishop McDevitt easily downed Lower Moreland, 40-0, Friday in the nonleague opener for both teams.

The 5-foot-8, 175-pound Young, who came over from West Catholic last year, scored on runs of 49, 1, 20, and 12 yards. On his 49-yard TD, he neatly sidestepped two would-be tacklers along the right sideline.

'He's got excellent speed, but he's also pretty strong," longtime McDevitt coach Pat Manzi said. "We expect him to get better and better."

The game was one of two morning football matchups on the opening day of the season.

McDevitt notched four of its six scores in the second half. The Lancers totaled 391 yards (332 rushing, 59 passing) on offense.

McDevitt forced four turnovers, including interceptions by linebacker Darren Wright and safety Dom Davis.

In the fourth quarter, junior tailback Gerald Fuller (three carries for 87 yards) and senior quarterback Sean Bryson scored on runs of 1 and 8 yards, respectively.

For the Lions, of the Bicentennial Athletic League, junior QB Lance Gifford hit on 5 of 8 passes for 90 yards.

Special-teams player Martin Stanton and strong safety Mark Griffin made fumble recovers for McDevitt.

The Lancers lead the series, 4-0.

Bishop McDevitt   130819-40

Lower Moreland   0000-0

BM: Keith Young 49 run (Sean Bryson kick)

BM: Keith Young 1 run (kick failed)

BM: Keith Young 20 run (Conners run)

BM: Keith Young 12 run (kick failed)

BM: Gerald Fuller 1 run (Bryson kick)

BM: Sean Bryson 8 run (kick failed)

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