Warriors need second half rally, defensive stand to beat Burrell

By MICHAEL LOVE

For the MV Independent 

Elizabeth Forward overcame a halftime deficit to win for the second straight week, holding off a late rally for a 34-26 win over Burrell.

“I couldn’t be any prouder of them,” Warriors coach Mike Collodi said. “The guys have no quit in them. We talked at halftime about what they needed to do, and they responded to adversity. We made some mistakes and were able to overcome them. We played hard all night.” 

Chase Whatton, who caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Nico Mrvos, blocked a Burrell punt attempt with less than two minutes left in the third quarter and took the ball to the 1. Nick Hunnell ran it in on the first play, and with the point-after from Andrew Smith, the Warriors led 34-19. 

“We put a really strong emphasis on special teams, and I say that’s a battle we will win every time and it showed tonight,” Collodi said. 

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