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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Coughlin Crusaders have changed the direction of their football season.</p><p>After Saturday night&#8217;s game at Memorial Stadium, the Wyoming Area Warriors are desperate to do the same.</p><p>Jake Cole used his second straight 200-yard rushing game to lead Coughlin to its second consecutive win, 17-14.</p><p>The Crusaders were 0-2 and behind at halftime a week ago, having been outscored 110-14 to that point. Since then, Coughlin has outscored its opponents, 37-14, and turned around its season, reaching the .500 mark.</p><p>&#8220;Our kids never say die,&#8221; Coughlin coach Ciro Cinti said. &#8220;Kids are getting more comfortable in their positions. We have a fairly young line, but now we&#8217;re into the fourth game.</p><p>&#8220;They have half a season under their belt. They&#8217;re only getting better at this point.&#8221;</p><p>Wyoming Area can&#8217;t shake the tight games. After winning by four points on opening night, the Warriors have lost three straight three-point games.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re working hard and we&#8217;re not getting paid off,&#8221; Wyoming Area coach Randy Spencer said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got to be able to go to the bank and cash a check one day.&#8221;</p><p>Coughlin took advantage of a Wyoming Area penalty early in the game and Cole kept the Crusaders in possession while they protected leads of either three or 10 points the rest of the night.</p><p>The senior running back carried 26 times for 202 yards and both of his team&#8217;s touchdowns.</p><p>&#8220;Jake Cole&#8217;s a four-year starter for us,&#8221; Cinti said. &#8220;The bottom line is when the game&#8217;s on the line, we like to have the ball in his hands.&#8221;</p><p>The Crusaders held a 7-3 lead from 7:56 remaining in the half until 2:44 remaining in the game.</p><p>That&#8217;s when Cole went 12 yards for a touchdown on fourth-and-two.</p><p>Wyoming Area responded with an 11-play scoring drive, converting third-and-nine, fourth-and-five and third-and-five.</p><p>Marc Anthony Minichello, who had both Wyoming Area touchdowns, scored on a 5-yard pass from Dominic DeLuca with 33.5 seconds remaining, but Eric Sovan handled the on-side kick to clinch the Coughlin win.</p><p>Coughlin did not move on its first three plays, but a Wyoming Area personal foul penalty on the punt allowed the Crusaders to maintain possession for the first 7:40 of the game.</p><p>Wyoming Area stopped Coughlin twice from the 2 before a penalty forced the Crusaders to settle for a 23-yard Jeff Mondulick field goal.</p><p>&#8220;We certainly had an opportunity to get off to a better start there,&#8221; Spencer said.</p><p>Both teams struck quickly in the second quarter.</p><p>On the first play after stopping Wyoming Area on fourth-and-one, Cole went up the middle for a 57-yard touchdown, slipping one tackle near midfield and then winning a race to the goal line.</p><p>Wyoming Area answered on the ensuing kickoff when Minichello made it to the right sideline then sprinted the rest of the way to a 90-yard touchdown, cutting the deficit to 10-7 with 7:56 left in the half.</p><p>Cole surpassed the 100-yard mark in the first half.</p><p>Wyoming Area managed just one play of more than nine yards in the first half when DeLuca hit Brian Williams on a fly pattern for 43 yards to the Coughlin 29 late in the half. Four straight incompletions ended the threat.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Coughlin 17, Wyoming Area 14</strong></p><p><strong>Wyoming Area`0`7`0`7`&#8212;`14</strong></p><p><strong>Coughlin`3`7`0`7`&#8212;`17</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>First quarter</strong></p><p>CO &#8211; Jeff Mondulick 23 FG, 4:20</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Second quarter</strong></p><p>CO &#8211; Jake Cole 57 run (Mondulick kick), 8:09</p><p>WA &#8211; Marc Anthony Minichello 90 kickoff return (F.J. Braccini kick), 7:56</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Fourth quarter</strong></p><p>CO &#8211; Jake Cole 12 run (Mondulick kick), 2:44</p><p>WA &#8211; Minichello 5 pass from DeLuca (Braccini kick), 0:33.5</p><p><strong>Team statistics`WA`CO</strong></p><p>First downs`12`16</p><p>Rushes-yards`24-90`44-222</p><p>Passing yards`165`49</p><p>Total yards`255`271</p><p>Passing`14-29-0`3-8-0</p><p>Sacked-yards lost`1-3`3-21</p><p>Punts-avg.`4-33.0`4-31.3</p><p>Fumbles-lost`1-1`3-1</p><p>Penalties-yards`4-33`5-40</p><p><strong>INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS</strong></p><p><strong>RUSHING</strong> &#8212; WA, Marc Anthony Minichello 10-39, Dominic DeLuca 5-19, Darren Rodney 5-18, Donovan O&#8217;Boyle 2-6, Robbie Trottini 1-5, Charlie Banashefski 1-3. CO, Jake Cole 26-202, Vincent Todd 13-41, Garrett Wardle 4-20, Team 1-minus 1.</p><p><strong>PASSING</strong> &#8212; WA, DeLuca 12-26-0-120, Trottini 1-1-0-28, Minichello 1-1-0-17, Team 0-1-0-0. CO, Wardle 3-8-0-49.</p><p><strong>RECEIVING</strong> &#8212; WA, Minichello 8-42, Shane Eslick 3-38, Brian Williams 2-68, Trottini 1-17. CO, Salem Diop 1-33, Rafael McCoy 1-18, Cole 1-minus 2.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Coughlin&#8217;s Vincent Todd (2) makes a first down between Wyoming Area defenders Shane Eslick, left, and Robbie Trottini. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL091717Coughlin-WyoAreaFB_1-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Coughlin&#8217;s Vincent Todd (2) makes a first down between Wyoming Area defenders Shane Eslick, left, and Robbie Trottini. </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL091717Coughlin-WyoAreaFB_3-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Coughlin quarterback Garrett Wardle gets pressured from Wyoming Area&#8217;s Shane Eslick. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL091717Coughlin-WyoAreaFB_3-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Coughlin quarterback Garrett Wardle gets pressured from Wyoming Area&#8217;s Shane Eslick. </caption1><photoCredit1>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL091717Coughlin-WyoAreaFB_2-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Coughlin&#8217;s Rafael McCoy runs back the opening kickoff as Wyoming Area&#8217;s Robbie Trottini goes for the tackle Saturday night at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL091717Coughlin-WyoAreaFB_2-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Coughlin&#8217;s Rafael McCoy runs back the opening kickoff as Wyoming Area&#8217;s Robbie Trottini goes for the tackle Saturday night at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium. </caption2><photoCredit2>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Robinson</p><p>For the Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @TLsports</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Coughlin football gets to .500 with win over Wyoming Area