“The amout of mistakes we made in the first quarter, in the first half, hurt us,” Yonchiuk continued. “But the second half was a whole different game. We played hard. They played hard.”

 Cedar Crest needed just 2:27 of game clock to assume a 7-0 lead, after stopping the Cedars on downs near midfield. Cruz did the honors from one yard away, but the touchdown was set up by a 34-yard hook-up between Danz and end Nick Achey.

 “Football’s not like other sports,” said Wildasin. “You can’t get a feel for who you are until you play a game. Yeah, I learned something about our team tonight. We’ve got some things to work on.

 “I thought defensively we would play well, and we did,” added Wildasin. “We were on the field a lot. That’s what carried us. We got a couple of plays here and there. It played out about the way I thought it would.”

 “They really put it to us last year,” said Yonchuik of Crest’s 42-19 win at Lebanon Alumin Standium in 2018. “I didn’t feel that way this year. It was the mistakes. They (the Falcons) rose up and did what they do in the red zone. Our guys kind of did it to themselves.

 “I thought the physicality of their offensive line and their defensive line was impressive,” Yonchiuk added. “If they have you in a double team, they don’t come off you. They got into us.”

  It was the combination of a long Falcon march, a quick Cedar three-and-out and a big CC play that extended Cedar Crest’s lead to 21-0, 11:34 before the break.

 First, Cedar Crest drove 64 yards in ten plays to get Danz’s six-yard scoring strike to Brayden Koehler, with 19 ticks remaining on the first-quarter clock. Then on the first snap of the Falcons’ next possession, Chris Rios turned a simple quick-hit from Danz into a 54-yard touchdown reception down the right sideline.

 “It’s a good marker,” said Wildasin. “I think both teams can say this – now we know who we are. Now we know what we have to do in the next nine games. Now we know what we have to fix. But I’m glad this week is over.

 “Chris (Danz) did a good job,” Wildasin continued. “He managed it. He did what I thought he would do.”

  “You’ve got to score, and then you’ve got to make a stop,” said Yonchiuk of playing from behind. “The key is capitalizing on that drive (that failed just before halftime) that would’ve made it 21-7, and then keep chipping away.

 “He’s (Danz) a good athlete,” continued Yonchiuk. “His dad’s a former quarterback. He gets good coaching at home. He made good decisions.”

  The Falcons drove the second-half kickoff 62 yards in four plays to get the score that made it 28-0. The big play was Danz’s 39-yard touchdown toss to Cole Miller over the top of the Lebanon defense.

  The Cedars got on the board with 8:15 remaining, on junior quarterback Isaiah Rodriguez’s 14-yard dash to the left pylon. It capped a seven-play, 46-yard Lebanon march that resulted from good field position.

 “I’ll have to watch the film,” said Wildasin, when asked if his squad played better in the first half than it did in the second half. “We have a lot to clean up on offense. That’s on me.

 “I thought Lebanon’s defensive line was very good,” added Wildasin. “They’re (the Cedars) going to be very good next year. They’ll do well in Section Three (of the Lancaster-Lebanon League).”

 “The kids were confident,” said Yonchiuk. “Our kids expected to win tonight. There were a lot of preseason mistakes. It took away from us. Would I like to play them later in the year? Sure. But they were better than us tonight.

 “We didn’t play well in the first half,” Yonchiuk. “In the second half, we were OK. Maybe they (the Falcons) left off the gas a little bit. But I thought the second half was the way the game should’ve been.”

 Cedar Crest out gained Lebanon 237 total yards to 184. The Cedars were penalized for more yards in the first half – 71 on nine infractions – than they gained offensively.

 Rodriguez finished with 24 completions on 39 attempts, for 153 passing yards.

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 2019 Lebanon High Football Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2019 Cedar Crest Football Schedule

 

Date	Opponents
8/23 7:00 pm	Lebanon at Cedar Crest
8/30 7:00 pm	Hershey at Cedar Crest
9/06 7:00 pm	Cedar Crest at York High
9/13 7:00 pm	Cedar Crest at McCaskey
9/20 7:00 pm	Hempfield at Cedar Crest
9/27 7:00 pm	Cedar Crest at Warwick
10/04 7:00 pm	Penn Manor at Cedar Crest
10/11 7:00 pm	Cedar Crest at Manheim Township
10/18 7:00 pm	Wilson at Cedar Crest
10/25 7:00 pm	Cedar Crest at Garden Spot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cedar Bowl History

2019 – Cedar Crest 28, Lebanon 6

 2018 – Cedar Crest 42, Lebanon 19

 2017 – Cedar Crest 42, Lebanon 14

 2016 – Cedar Crest 41, Lebanon 7

 2015 – Cedar Crest 41, Lebanon 7

2014 – Cedar Crest 38, Lebanon 24

2013 – Cedar Crest 40, Lebanon 24

2012 – Cedar Crest 67, Lebanon 0

2011 – Lebanon 47, Cedar Crest 14

2010 – Lebanon 35, Cedar Crest 7

2009 – Cedar Crest 33, Lebanon 14

2008 — Lebanon 39, Cedar Crest 7

2007 — Cedar Crest 30, Lebanon 19

2006 — Lebanon 28, Cedar Crest 7

2005 — Lebanon 14, Cedar Crest 13

2004 — Cedar Crest 34, Lebanon 7

2003 — Lebanon 29, Cedar Crest 24

2002 — Cedar Crest 14, Lebanon 7

2001 — Cedar Crest 42, Lebanon 24

2000 — Cedar Crest 39, Lebanon 6

1999 — Cedar Crest 42, Lebanon 6

1998 — Cedar Crest 63, Lebanon 21

1997 — Cedar Crest 49, Lebanon 12

1996 — Lebanon 41, Cedar Crest 6

1995 — Cedar Crest 28, Lebanon 0

1994 — Cedar Crest 28, Lebanon 0

1993 — Cedar Crest 35, Lebanon 20

1992 — Lebanon 7, Cedar Crest 0

1991 — Cedar Crest 20, Lebanon 14

1990 — Lebanon 35, Cedar Crest 31

1989 — Lebanon 13, Cedar Crest 6

1988 — Lebanon 0, Cedar Crest 0

1987 — Cedar Crest 14, Lebanon 6

1986 — Cedar Crest 14, Lebanon 0

1985 — Cedar Crest 28, Lebanon 23

1984 — Lebanon 23, Cedar Crest 7

1983 — Cedar Crest 14, Lebanon 7

1982 — Cedar Crest 23, Lebanon 0

1981 — Lebanon 15, Cedar Crest 9

1980 — Cedar Crest 15, Lebanon 13

1979 — Cedar Crest 34, Lebanon 0

1978 — Lebanon 14, Cedar Crest 0

1977 — Cedar Crest 20, Lebanon 8

1976 — Lebanon 14, Cedar Crest 6

1975 — Cedar Crest 32, Lebanon 14

1974 — Cedar Crest 39, Lebanon 8

1973 — Lebanon 22, Cedar Crest 0

1972 — Cedar Crest 15, Lebanon 13

Note: Cedar Crest leads the all-time series 32-15-1