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WRIGHT TWP. &mdash; Overcoming two starting linemen leaving the game with injuries wasn&rsquo;t easy, but according to Crestwood coach Ryan Arcangeli, his Comets were built to handle adversity.
				&ldquo;These guys were made for this,&rdquo; Arcangeli said after Crestwood opened up the 2020 season with a 18-10 grinder of a win over Hazleton Area on Friday night. &ldquo;Senior leadership was key, and so was the play of a young, banged-up offensive line.&rdquo;
				That senior leadership came in many forms, but none more prominent than in senior quarterback Ryan Petrosky, who weathered a shaky start and a slew of injuries along the offensive line, delivering a 17-yard strike to Paul Faisel in the back of the end zone to give the Comets some much-needed breathing room early in the fourth quarter.
				Petrosky threw for 172 yards and rushed for 20 more, while most of Crestwood&rsquo;s early work was done through sophomore running back Kaleb Benjamin, who rushed for two second-quarter touchdowns, the last of which giving the Comets a lead they would never relinquish.
				&ldquo;I think people are sleeping on this kid (Kaleb),&rdquo; Arcangeli said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s going to be a special player.&rdquo;
				No fans were allowed inside for Friday&rsquo;s game, although a small group of Comets supporters did show up to watch from outside the gates.
				Hazleton Area, playing their first game under coach Dennis Buchman, looked sharp early on after a 2-8 season in 2019. Quarterback Kellen Warner found Matt Cusatis for 51 yards before calling his own number on the goal line, sneaking in for the Cougars&rsquo; first score of the season midway through the first quarter.
				Hazleton Area would tack on three more points with a Luke Russo 33-yard field goal in the second quarter, but it was Benjamin&rsquo;s two touchdowns in the quarter that would swing the momentum.
				The Cougars had opportunities in the second half, aided by a missed extra point on Faisel&rsquo;s touchdown that kept it a one-score game in the fourth quarter. Penalties would ultimately be Hazleton Area&rsquo;s undoing. A holding call negated a long gain for Cusatis and, with Crestwood facing fourth-and-3 at midfield with just about two minutes left, the Cougars jumped offsides and gave the Comets a first down and the chance to run out the clock.
				Warner finished with 112 passing yards to go along with his rushing touchdown. He was intercepted once, by Marcus Vieney. Matt Buchman picked off Petrosky to set up Russo&rsquo;s field goal in the second quarter, and was the focal point of Hazleton Area&rsquo;s rushing attack.
				Crestwood will take on Tunkhannock next week, while Hazleton Area will face off with Wilkes-Barre Area.

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Crestwod hangs on to defeat Hazleton Area in season opener