Leopards continue mastery over Trinity

By JOSE NEGRON

jnegron@yourmvi.com

Belle Vernon Area’s yearly dominance over Trinity continued Friday night at Hillers Stadium. 

The Leopards scored 50-plus points for the second straight week and forced six turnovers in a convincing 52-14 victory over the Hillers in Big 8 Conference play. 

BVA (5-1, 5-1) has now won 13 straight meetings with Trinity (3-3, 2-3) dating back to 2008. 

“We knew they were going to be tough and we knew this was going to be the second best competition we’ve had since TJ,” BVA head coach Matt Humbert said. “I was proud of the way the kids answered that challenge. We tried to make things tough on them all week in practice. We tried to prep them and the most gratifying thing about tonight was how they answered that challenge of just coming out and playing physical and playing nasty.” 

Quarterback/defensive back Devin Whitlock scored five touchdowns, rushing for three, passing for one and returning another following an interception. 

He ran for scores of 15, 78 and 9 yards, while adding a 45-yard TD pass and a 77-yard interception return. 

Whitlock, who had two picks on defense, rushed for 137 yards on nine carries. He completed 4 of 9 passes for 98 yards. 

“We had him rolling a bit tonight and we didn’t really run him a ton,” Humbert said. “I feel like if we really would have put the ball in his hands every other play, he could have easily racked up a couple more touchdowns and more yardage.

“He did what he needed to do. He managed the offense and did a good job of it.” 

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