Warriors celebrate first playoff win in 20 years
By JOSE NEGRON
jnegron@yourmvi.com
For the first time in two decades, the Elizabeth Forward football program has a playoff victory.
The third-seeded Warriors rushed for more than 300 yards and held off a second-half rally from No. 6 Freeport to capture their first postseason triumph since 2000 with a 34-20 victory over Freeport in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal matchup Friday at Warrior Stadium.
“From where we’ve come to where we are now, the program is getting better and better,” Elizabeth Forward head coach Mike Collodi said. “There has been a change in the community, the culture and the kids. They bought into me and they’re the ones that do it. I’m so happy for these guys; they deserve it.”
The Warriors (7-0), who also picked up the first home playoff win in program history, featured three rushers with more than 50-plus yards on the ground.
Kyle Flournoy led the attack with a whopping 30 carries for 161 yards and two touchdowns, while DaVontay Brownfield had nine carries for 79 yards and a score. Nico Mrvos carried the ball 10 times for 67 yards and found the end zone twice.
“We wanted to use a bunch of our athletes at running back and wear them down,” Collodi said. “We knew we were a little bit bigger than them and we just wanted to keep pounding and pounding. The line did an awesome job and the backs did a great job, so I credit them tonight.”
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