#24 Chase Barlow running for some of his 152 yards against Marple Newtown in the Panthers victory Friday night. Photo by Jim Quinn, BQPictures.com

By Terry Toohey

Strath Haven had an 11-point lead early in the second half, but Marple Newtown was on the march.

As the Tigers drove into Panthers’ territory, Strath Haven assistant coach Eric Hollingsworth yelled out to the defense, “I hope you guys know you’re in a dogfight.”

Senior defensive end/tight end Nate Perlman heard Hollingsworth’s words and so did senior defensive back/running back Chase Barlow. Neither had to be told they were indeed in a scrap at George L. King Field.

“We knew,” Perlman said. “Marple’s a great team and we knew they were going to come out and give us everything they had. We knew we had to go out there and give it our best.”

The Panthers (11-1) turned it up a notch on both sides of the ball to earn a trip to the District 1 Class 5A semifinals with a 42-16 victory over the Tigers in a game that was much closer than the final score indicated.

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