The Last Leg Of A Tough Stretch

coach makes a strong point when he mentions to look at the Pioneers schedule. Vogan was looking for his team to mature, and the Pioneers received a strong lesson last Friday night in a to Garnet Valley.

It doesn’t get any easier this Friday, when the Pioneers host Central League power Ridley. The five teams has faced this season, including two scrimmages against undefeated Unionville and Downingtown West, are a combined 8-2.

“We were going to find some things out, and we have,” said Vogan, whose team sits at 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the league. “We’re a young team and we were in the game against , down 14-12 at one time. What I like right now is how well we’re moving the ball. We just have to finish drives, that was our problem against Garnet Valley.

“We’re getting seasoned pretty quick. But like any young team, we’re making mistakes. They’re correctable mistakes, mental mistakes, adjustment mistakes, those are the things we have to learn from. We played hard against Garnet Valley, and our quarterback, Joe Viviano, keeps getting better.”

After Ridley, the Pioneers get somewhat of a brief respite with Penncrest, and Lower Merion, two of the three teams have records .500 or worse.