Avella holds off late threat, edges Mapletown
Ty Jaworowski intercepted a pass at the 10-yard line with 1:31 to play to seal an exciting 14-12 victory by Avella over Mapletown in a nonconference season-opener for both teams.
Six minutes before the interception, Jaworowski scored the game-winner by catching a 44-yard touchdown pass from Owen English and Chase McAlpine kicked his second extra-point of the game to make it a 2-point lead for Avella.
Mapletown led 12-7 after Zach Greene ran for a 25-yard touchdown. He would finish with 180 yards on 32 rushes. Ethan Carter opened the scoring on a 6-yard run. The first of two conversion passes fell incomplete.
English, who rushed for 170 yards on 24 carries, scored on a 66-yard run in the first quarter.