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<p>KINGSTON &#8212;If there&#8217;s one thing Wyoming Valley West has it&#8217;s an abundance of playmakers. One game, it could be this guy. The next game, someone else.</p><p>Friday night, it was running back Sean Judge.</p><p>Judge scored four touchdowns &#8212; two via ground, one via pass and another on a fumble return &#8212; as Valley West kept Coughlin at bay all night for a 49-20 victory in a Wyoming Valley Conference interdivisional game.</p><p>Valley West improved to 5-0, defeating its former Thanksgiving Day foe for a sixth consecutive time. Coughlin fell to 3-2.</p><p>&#8220;Like I said before, I think they&#8217;re the best team in the district,&#8221; Coughlin coach Ciro Cinti said. &#8220;I have the same opinion after playing them. They&#8217;re still the best team in the district.&#8221;</p><p>Four different Spartans found the end zone &#8212; three on passes by quarterback Aaron Austin.</p><p>&#8220;It helps a lot because you can&#8217;t just key on one guy,&#8221; Judge said. &#8220;You got to worry about all of us. Anyone can have a big game any game.&#8221;</p><p>Judge was the guy Friday.</p><p>After Coughlin stunned Valley West with a 53-yard TD run by Zach King on the game&#8217;s fourth play, Judge raced 55 yards for a touchdown to tie the score 7-7. Then after Devon Weidman caught a 25-yard touchdown pass, Judge made it 21-7 going into halftime with a 12-yard touchdown reception on a middle screen. The score capped an 11-play drive.</p><p>&#8220;Like I said last week, this is a pretty resilient group and they didn&#8217;t panic,&#8221; Valley West coach Pat Keating said. &#8220;Offensively tonight, we had a pretty good game against a good team over there. That&#8217;s a talented bunch and a big, physical group.&#8221;</p><p>Valley West then scored on its first two possessions of the third quarter to build its lead to 35-14. Judge, who finished with 150 yards rushing on just nine carries, ended a 10-play drive with a 6-yard run. Tight end L.J. Wesneski later hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass from Austin, a first-year starter who increased his TD pass total to 11.</p><p>&#8220;It just depends on the night,&#8221; Keating said. &#8220;I have a lot of confidence in these guys. They are really a fun group to be around. It makes my job easy.&#8221;</p><p>Judge finished off the scoring by ripping the ball from a Coughlin ball carrier and racing 75 yards for his final touchdown.</p><p>Coughlin was minus leading rusher Jake Cole. The sophomore running back injured his lower leg at practice. He&#8217;s expected to play against Williamsport next Friday.</p><p>King proved to be a solid replacement, rushing 15 times for 115 yards to post his second 100-yard game of the season.</p><p>&#8220;You have to limit your mistakes,&#8221; Cinti said. &#8220;It&#8217;s tough to match up with this team. You have to make the most of your opportunities and we didn&#8217;t. The kids played hard. But you drive the ball and then fumble.&#8221;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Wyo. Valley West 49, Coughlin 20</strong></p><p><strong>Coughlin`7`0`7`6`&#8212;`20</strong></p><p><strong>Wyo. Valley West`7`14`14`14`&#8212;`49</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>First quarter</strong></p><p>COU &#8212; Zach King 53 run (Michael Cinti kick), 10:115</p><p>WVW &#8212; Sean Judge 55 run (Jake Gurtis kick), 5:53</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Second quarter</strong></p><p>WVW &#8212; Devon Weidman 25 pass from Aaron Austin (Gurtis kick), 9:21</p><p>WVW &#8212; Judge 12 pass from Austin (Gurtis kick), 0:53</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Third quarter</strong></p><p>WVW &#8212; Judge 6 run (Gurtis kick), 7:02</p><p>COU &#8212; King 13 pass from Jacob Soller (Gurtis kick), 3:24</p><p>WVW &#8212; LJ Wesneski 15 pass from Austin (Gurtis kick), 0:38</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Fourth quarter</strong></p><p>COU &#8212; King 1 run (kick blocked), 11:10</p><p>WVW &#8212; Chris Melovitz (Gurtis kick), 9:46</p><p>WVW &#8212; Judge 75 fumble return (Gurtis kick), 6:10</p><p><strong>Team statistics`COU`WVW</strong></p><p>First downs`11`20</p><p>Rushes-yards`32-202`34-273</p><p>Passing yards`19`178</p><p>Total yards`221`451</p><p>Passing`2-6-0`13-18-0</p><p>Sacked-yards lost`0-0`0-0</p><p>Punts-avg.`4-27.5`1-26</p><p>Fumbles-lost`3-2`3-1</p><p>Penalties-yards`4-30`9-92</p><p><strong>INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS</strong></p><p><strong>RUSHING</strong> &#8212; Coughlin, King 15-115, Soller 14-54, Chris Wright 11-31, Vince Todd 1-4, team 1-(minus-1). WVW, Judge 9-150, Bill Davison 4-13, Austin 7-33, Melovitz 5-64, Zach Davies 1-4, Mike Baird 4-19, team 4-(minus-10).</p><p><strong>PASSING</strong> &#8212; Coughlin, Soller 2-6-0-19. WVW, Austin 13-18-0-178.</p><p><strong>RECEIVING</strong> &#8212; Coughlin, Todd 1-6, King 1-13. WVW, Weidman 5-63, Judge 2-42, Wesneski 3-54, Melovitz 1-8, Chris Reese 2-11.</p><p><strong>INTERCEPTIONS</strong> &#8212; None</p><p><strong>MISSED FGs</strong> &#8212;None</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Valley West punter Bill Davison goes up for a high snap in the first quarter during Friday&#8217;s high school football game against Coughlin at Spartan Stadium. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin011.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wyoming Valley West punter Bill Davison goes up for a high snap in the first quarter during Friday&#8217;s high school football game against Coughlin at Spartan Stadium. </caption0><photoCredit0>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin021.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Valley West&#8217;s Sean Judge runs for a TD in the first quarter during Friday&#8217;s high school football game against Coughlin at Spartan Stadium. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin021.jpg</photo1><caption1>Wyoming Valley West&#8217;s Sean Judge runs for a TD in the first quarter during Friday&#8217;s high school football game against Coughlin at Spartan Stadium. </caption1><photoCredit1>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin031.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Valley West quarterback Aaron Austin looks for yardage on a quarterback keeper in the first quarter during Friday&#8217;s high school football game against Coughlin at Spartan Stadium. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin031.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wyoming Valley West quarterback Aaron Austin looks for yardage on a quarterback keeper in the first quarter during Friday&#8217;s high school football game against Coughlin at Spartan Stadium. </caption2><photoCredit2>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin041.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Coughlin&#8217;s Chris Wright (3) tries to elude the Wyoming Valley West defense in Friday&#8217;s high school football game at Spartan Stadium. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin041.jpg</photo3><caption3>Coughlin&#8217;s Chris Wright (3) tries to elude the Wyoming Valley West defense in Friday&#8217;s high school football game at Spartan Stadium. </caption3><photoCredit3>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin051.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Coughlin&#8217;s Vincent Todd runs after making a catch in Friday&#8217;s high school football game against Wyoming Valley West at Spartan Stadium. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin051.jpg</photo4><caption4>Coughlin&#8217;s Vincent Todd runs after making a catch in Friday&#8217;s high school football game against Wyoming Valley West at Spartan Stadium. </caption4><photoCredit4>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit4></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin061.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Valley West&#8217;s Devon Weidman (16) runs for yards after the catch as Coughlin&#8217;s Nick Zalaffi closes in to make a tackle in Friday&#8217;s high school football game at Spartan Stadium. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo5>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/web1_wvwcoughlin061.jpg</photo5><caption5>Wyoming Valley West&#8217;s Devon Weidman (16) runs for yards after the catch as Coughlin&#8217;s Nick Zalaffi closes in to make a tackle in Friday&#8217;s high school football game at Spartan Stadium. </caption5><photoCredit5>Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader </photoCredit5></div></div>
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