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	1st Qtr	2nd Qtr	3rd Qtr	4th Qtr	Final
Pine-Richland	7	0	0	21	28
Wilson	0	7	10	0	17

Highlights: Pine-Richland quarterback Ben DeNucci threw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes as the Rams averted Wilson’s upset bid to win a PIAA Class AAAA semifinal 28-17 at Mansion Park Stadium.

The Bulldogs (14-1) led 17-7 after three quarters but twice failed to put TDs on the board with red-zone opportunities in the second half, letting the Rams (15-0) off the hook.

The District 3-AAAA champion Bulldogs appeared headed for their first state title game appearance since 1989 when Jake Klein blocked a punt that gave Wilson possession at the Pine-Richland 9 with six minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Wilson couldn’t advance the ball and missed a short field goal, failing to add to its 14-7 lead.

When the Rams botched another punt attempt a few minutes later the Bulldogs took over at the Pine-Richland 11. Runs by Shane Dantzler and Jake Templin pushed the ball to the 4, and Nick Hart kicked a 21-yard field goal for a 17-7 lead with 2:32 left in the third quarter.

Given new life, DiNucci led the Rams down the field on a pair of long drives, throwing an 8-yard TD to D’Ondre Gastion and a 30-yard strike to Antonio Battaglia for a 21-17 lead with 2:34 remaining.

When the Bulldogs turned it over on downs at their own 15 four plays later, DiNucci tacked on a fourth TD pass with 59 seconds left.

For a complete report, read stories by Mike Drago in the print edition of the Reading Eagle or on-line at readingeagle.com.

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Scoring Summary 

Team	Play By	Yards	From	Extra Point By	Extra Point
Pine-Richland	Everett	16 pass from	DiNucci	Napotnik	kick
Wilson	Gehman	24 pass from	Templin	Hart	kick
Wilson	Dantzler	25 pass from	Templin	Hart	kick
Wilson	Hart	21 FG			N/A
Pine-Richland	Gastion	8 pass from	DiNucci	Napotnik	kick
Pine-Richland	Battaglia	30 pass from	DiNucci	Napotnik	kick
Pine-Richland	Merhaut	9 pass from	DiNucci	Napotnik	kick

Team Statistics

Category	Pine-Richland	Wilson
First downs	16	12
Rushes-yards	33 - 72	33 - 117
Passing yards	182	89
Total yards	254	206
Passes	22 - 40 - 1	9 - 20 - 1
Fumbles-lost	3 - 0	0 - 0
Punts-avg.	3 - 22.30	5 - 27.40
Penalties-yards	10 - 73	7 - 45