Wilmington runs away from Corry

The Greyhounds will play Sharon next week.
By BILL ALBRIGHT
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- For the Wilmington Greyhounds, the beat goes on.
After wading through 10 opponents in the regular season, the 'Hounds opened District 10 Class AA play Saturday night with a convincing 35-8 win over the Corry Beavers.
"It is always nice to get that first win [in the playoffs]," said Wilmington coach Terry Verrelli. "We kind of knew it was going to be a good football game, but it is always good to get that first one and look forward to the next one."
After neither team could find the end zone on their first possession, the Greyhounds put the first points of the game on the board set up by a Corry special teams miscue.
Following a Corry punt of minus-7 yards, the 'Hounds took over on the Beavers 41.
Forrest Minteer picked up 14 yards on the first play following the poor kick, and on the next snap, quarterback Jake Reiber hooked up with Nate Reynolds for a 27-yard scoring play.
Nick Riggall's PAT made it 7-0.
After a pair of Corry punts, the Greyhounds took over on their own 20.
Fourteen plays and 80 yards later, Chris Burns scooted around his own right end for a 17-yard touchdown run, Riggall added the PAT, and the Greyhounds took a 14-0 lead at halftime.
Blowing it open
The Greyhounds blew the game open in the third period as they scored on all three possessions and a 35-0 lead.
Doing the honors for the 'Hounds were quarterback Jake Reiber with touchdown runs of 7 and 21 yards, followed by a 32-yard scoring sprint by Chris Burns.
"We made a few adjustments, but it was more a matter of being patient," said Verrelli. "I think it was just a matter of us playing our game rather than any adjustments we might have made at halftime."
Held scoreless through the first 43 minutes of the game, the Beavers scored a touchdown when backup quarterback Aaron Gluvna hit Brendan Eck on a 42-yard pass-and-run play for the score.
In posting the win, the 'Hounds spread the wealth around between Chris Burns, David Bruno, Forrest Minteer and Jake Reiber.
Burns rushed for 84 yards, Minteer was next in line with 61 and Bruno chipped in with 41. Reiber tossed a touchdown pass in addition to rushing for a pair of scores.
"I thought Corry played a great game," added Verrelli. "They were tough defensively, but the game is four quarters long and it is nice to have that many different weapons. We try to use different plays to get as many people involved, and tonight, we were able to do that."
Wilmington (11-0) will face Sharon next weekend at a time and place to be determined by District 10 officials. Sharon was a 14-0 winner over Harbor Creek to advance to the semifinals.