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TAYLOR &#8212; Riverside used a variety of ways to score to hand Hanover Area a 33-14 loss Friday in a non-conference game.The Hawkeyes had some missed opportunities and at times struggled to keep the Vikings out their backfield, giving up four sacks.&#8220;They dominated us up front. If we can&#8217;t protect the quarterback and run the ball we&#8217;re going to have a tough time,&#8221; said first-year Hanover Area coach Mike McCree, whose team fell to 1-3.A little over a minute into the game, Hawkeye junior Brandon Chafin stepped up for an interception to give Hanover Area the ball at its own 35. The Hawkeyes went three-and-out and six plays later Riverside started the scoring on a 22-yard air strike from quarterback Kenny Kieler to Nick Sottile at 4:46 of the first quarter.Hanover Area responded to tie it at 7-7 as junior Brandon Brueckner returned the ensuing kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown.After exchanging punts on the next two series, the Hawkeyes&#8217; quarterback Jacob Peters played the Vikings blitz perfectly by dishing off a screen pass into the flat to Tyheim Taylor for a 35 yard score, making it 14-7.Then just 15 seconds later, Riverside running back Mikkell Green ran for a 41 yard score, tying it at 14-14 with 11:30 left in the half.&#8220;We knew that they were a big physical team. We&#8217;re not very big so we just wanted to see if we could establish a run game,&#8221; said second-year Riverside Coach Jon Fox. &#8220;We were able to do that so that helped us a lot tonight.&#8221;Just before halftime, the Vikings&#8217; Kishod Stanton stepped in front of an out pattern pass for a pick-six, putting the Vikings up 21-14 at the half.Green ran for another score in the third and Stanton returned a punt for 32-yard to round out the scoring 33-14 with 4:59 left in the game.&#8220;I was never really comfortable in the game because it was a lot closer than the scoreboard showed. That&#8217;s a team that&#8217;s going to win some football games this year, though,&#8221; Fox said. &#8220;The difference between this week and last week is we were able to execute and cut down on the penalties.&#8220;Donnie Clark had a very good game on defense (2 sacks). We have a bend but don&#8217;t break mentality on defense.&#8221;<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Max StephensFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @TLsports</shirttailMeta></div>

Hanover Area can’t hold back Riverside