FOOTBALL: Coatesville cruises by Spring-Ford for District 1 title

Coatesville running back Daquan Worley avoids a group of Spring-Ford
tacklers on a carry Friday. (Tom Kelly IV/JRC)

Spring-Ford's Tate Carter breaks away from a
Coatesville defender. (Tom Kelly IV/JRC)

By Don Seeley

dseeley@pottsmerc.com

DOWNINGTOWN — Most football teams see opportunity arise from big hits, big stops and, of course, turnovers. Coatesville sees opportunity the moment it touches the football.

Coatesville doesn’t waste opportunities ... nor time, either.

In Friday night’s District 1-Class AAAA final, the Red Raiders scored the first six times they took possession — seven overall when including a fumble return for another touchdown — to continually thwart early Spring-Ford comebacks and run away with a 59-28 romp at Downingtown West High School’s Kottmeyer Field.

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The Spring-Ford and Coatesville lines prepare for a
snap on a chilly night Friday.