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WILKES-BARRE &#8212; On a hot, steamy afternoon, the ice bath Meyers players gave head coach Jeff Labatch after the game probably felt pretty good.The play on the field for Labatch&#8217;s Mohawks, though, probably could be characterized more as sluggish.Junior Kevin Dessoye found the end zone three times, and Kenny Macko knocked a 47-yard field goal through the uprights as the Meyers continually built on a lead to pull away from Holy Redeemer 30-9 on Saturday at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium.Meyers improved to 4-1 but had to fight through numerous fumbles and 11 penalties.&#8220;A win is a win, and you take it any way you can get it,&#8221; Labatch said. &#8220;You know they are hard to come by. This is when you want to start to peak, and this was not a peak performance. We played sloppy, and give Holy Redeemer credit for that. Their kids fought the entire time.&#8220;We have to play better going down the stretch.&#8221;While the Mohawks&#8217; offense racked up more than 300 yards, and the defense held Redeemer out of the end zone until two minutes left in the ballgame, it was a sluggish performance.Seven fumbles, many of those on bad snaps in the shotgun. Eleven penalties for almost 90 yards.&#8220;Give credit to Holy Redeemer for stepping up and taking advantage of some opportunities on a hot day,&#8221; Labatch said. &#8220;They gave us everything they had. We can&#8217;t make any excuses.&#8221;Up 13-3 at the half, Meyers regained some of its footing at the break.The Mohawks scored on all three possessions in the third quarter &#8212; a 24-yard touchdown pass from Janssen Wilborn to Najese Hood, who jumped over two defenders, Dessoye&#8217;s third TD of the game and Macko&#8217;s 47-yard kick &#8212; for a 30-3 lead heading into the fourth.Redeemer, which had been held out of the end zone for 11 straight quarters, did punch one in with 1:55 left on JD Turosky&#8217;s 1-yard keeper. The Royals&#8217; quarterback had a nice game, completing 12 passes for 136 yards &#8211; six of those to Colin Conway.Turosky accounted for 146 of the Royals&#8217; 158 yards.&#8220;We were right there, but we had a few guys banged up and you can see that Meyers picked it up a little bit in the second half,&#8221; Redeemer coach Dwayne Downing said. &#8220;It was a better effort from our guys, but we have to keep working. I think it was an improvement. I thought JD played a good game.&#8220;We are starting to get better. For some of these kids, it&#8217;s their first year. As long as they keep working, we&#8217;ll keep improving.&#8221;Meyers, which sat five players in the opening quarter due to disciplinary reasons, grabbed an early lead on its first possession when Wilborn found a streaking Dessoye across the middle. The junior did the rest, spinning out of a tackle and running 60 yards down the sideline for the early, 7-0 lead.Dessoye&#8217;s short plunge on the opening play of the second quarter increased the edge to 13-0 before Redeemer&#8217;s Nate Roppelt connected on a 27-yard field goal to trim the deficit to 13-3 at halftime.Dessoye finished with 152 all-purpose yards (82 rushing, 73 receiving), while Hood had two receptions for 67 yards.Meyers 30, Holy Redeemer 9 Meyers`7`6`17`0 &#8211; 30 Holy Redeemer`0`3`0`6 &#8211; 9 First Quarter MEY &#8212; Kevin Dessoye 60 pass from Janssen Wilborn (Kenny Macko kick), 5:01Second Quarter MEY &#8212; Dessoye 3 run (kick failed), 11:56HR &#8212; Nate Roppelt 26 field goal, 5:44Third Quarter MEY &#8212; Najese Hood 24 pass from Wilborn (Macko kick), 8:50MEY &#8212; Dessoye 19 run (Macko kick), 4:21MEY &#8212; Macko 47 field goal, 1:20Fourth Quarter HR &#8212; JD Turosky 1 run (kick failed), 1:55Team Statistics`MEY`HR First Downs`11`12Rushes-Yards`29-159 `28-22Passing Yards`152`136Total Yards`311`158Passing`6-13-1`12-30-1Sacked-Yards Lost`0-0`5-39Punts-Average`1-28`6-19Fumbles-Lost`7-1`1-0Penalties-Yards`11-83`7-42INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING &#8212; MEY, Kevin Dessoye 8-82, Janssen Wilborn 8-38, Rajhan Woodson 2-27, Watkeem Gumbs 2-26, Corey Brown 1-14, Maleek Robinson 1-10, Nazir Dunell 3-0, Najese Hood 1-(minus-2), Team 3-(minus-36). HR, JD Turosky 17-12, Ryan Williams 6-11, James Cunningham 4-1, Team 1-(-2).PASSING &#8212; MEY, Wilborn 6-13-1-152. HR, Turosky 12-30-1-136.RECEIVING &#8212; MEY, Dessoye 2-73, Najese Hood 2-67, Reese Patronick 1-12, Corey Brown 1-0. HR, Colin Conway 6-98, Matt Piontkowski 3-30, Cunningham 2-5, Zach Walker 1-3.INTERCEPTIONS: MEY, Jose Rivera. HR, Colin Conway 1.MISSED FG: None.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Matt Piontkowski (87) celebrates with teammate John Sartin after making a play against Meyers on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL092317HSFMeyersRedeemer2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Matt Piontkowski (87) celebrates with teammate John Sartin after making a play against Meyers on Saturday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL092317HSFMeyersRedeemer1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Meyers running back Kevin Dessoye scored three touchdowns on Satruday and finished with 155 yards from scrimmage. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL092317HSFMeyersRedeemer1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Meyers running back Kevin Dessoye scored three touchdowns on Satruday and finished with 155 yards from scrimmage. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Tom FoxFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @TLSports</shirttailMeta></div>

Meyers shakes off miscues to pull away from Holy Redeemer