Big road win

Penns Grove plays ‘good, complementary football,’ goes on the road to shut out current SJ No. 1 Glassboro

WJFL DIAMOND DIVISION SCORES
Penns Grove 6, Glassboro 0
Woodstown 27, Woodbury 21 (OT)
Paulsboro at Salem, Saturday

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

GLASSBORO — Given the circumstances, Penns Grove coach John Emel called it his program’s biggest win in four years.

The Red Devils went on the road as an underdog against the current No. 1 team in the South Jersey Group I playoff picture and played perhaps its best game of the year in shutting out Glassboro 6-0.

Bryce Wright scored the game’s only touchdown on a 1-yard run on fourth down early in the second quarter and Knowledge Young sealed the victory with an interception late in the fourth quarter. The offense had no turnovers for the first time this season and the defense yielded little extending its string of shutout football to six straight quarters.

“We played really well as a team; good, complementary football,” Emel said. “It’s the biggest win we’ve had in four years. Big win for our program.”

The Red Devils (3-4) now have as many wins as they had all of last season. They have now won back-to-back games for the first time since 2021, when they beat West Deptford and Asbury Park (in the quarterfinals of the South Jersey playoffs).

They entered the weekend No. 13 in the SJ Group I UPR ratings.

With Woodstown knocking off Woodbury in overtime, the Red Devils are now in a position to play for the WJFL Diamond Division title in two weeks. But first they have to get past rival Pennsville next week in the “Battle for the Boot.” They haven’t lost in the series since 2016.

“Our focus has to be on Pennsville; we’re not looking past anybody,” Emel said. “Our kids go one week at a time. We’re getting on the bus and they’re asking who we’ve got next week.”

Penns Grove 6, Glassboro 0

Penns Grove (3-4)	0	6	0	0 –	6
Glassboro (3-3)	0	0	0	0 –	0

Scoring plays:
PG – Bryce Wright 1 run (PAT failed)