There have been a number of games in the 2022 football season where Pequea Valley head coach Mike Choi has pointed out, "The score wasn't indicative of the quality of game we played.

"The game could have been closer," he said, referring to the loss at Lancaster Catholic on Friday, October 21. The Crusaders defeated the Braves 33-0 in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Five football game. With the win, the Crusaders claimed the Section Five title.

"Congratulations to them for winning the section," Choi said of the Crusaders, who improved to 9-0 (6-0 league) on the year. "Give them credit for playing good defense and the athletic kids they have on their team."

The Braves (1-8, 1-5 league) got closer than the score indicated, as Choi explained.

"We had five drives where we got inside their 25-yard line," said the Pequea coach. "Normally, they were long drives. It was encouraging to see our offense move the ball against a pretty good team.

"We just weren't able to put points on the board," he added. "We fumbled on the nine-yard line; we threw an interception; there was a missed field goal; two times we turned the ball over on downs."

Pequea Valley's opportunity that was thwarted by an interception that resulted in Lancaster Catholic scoring on a big 51-yard pass from Will Cranford to R.J. Gonzalez late in the second quarter. Gonzalez caught five passes for 120 yards as Cranford completed 13-of-21 attempts for 190 yards.

"With about two minutes left in the first half, it was 12-0," Choi said. "We got to their 14-yard line and threw an interception. Instead of it being 12-7, it was 19-0 at halftime."

The Braves' offense was again led by Dontae Petersheim.

Quarterback Peyton Temple completed eight passes for 109 yards. Petersheim caught six of those passes for 55 yards. He also carried the ball 13 times for 76 yards.

"Petersheim is gaining more and more experience and he's becoming more comfortable running the ball," Choi said. "He is showing how much talent he has."

Darrell Beiler had seven carries for 44 yards. Orlando Stoltzfus had a 30-yard reception while Temple racked up 21 rushing yards on four carries.

"I'm really proud of our guys," said Choi.