The game is called softball. But quite frankly, there’s nothing soft about it when two top-notch teams battle out a contest in searing heat as C.B. South and Hatboro-Horsham did last Thursday afternoon. Through much of the game, the score remained 0-0, which was a testament to some great defensive plays along with steady pitching from each team’s ace hurlers: Fran Carrullo (CB South, junior) and Maggie Schaffer (Hatboro-Horsham, sophomore). And when the Lady Hatters were up 2-0 in the 6th inning, the Lady Titans quickly came back to make it a new game at 2-2 — eventually sending the contest into an International Tie-Breaker in the 10th inning, where each team started their part of the inning with a runner in scoring position at 2nd base. After a dramatic put-out at home plate to end the Lady Hatters 10th inning at-bat, the Lady Titans scored on an equally dramatic home plate play in the bottom of the 10th, securing the District One crown with a final score of 3-2.
We haven’t produced one of our signature WebShows in awhile, and we thought the District One Softball Final would lend itself to some great images set to high-energy music. So hear ya go, softball fans!!! Just turn up the volume; click on the “play” icon in the video-window below; and re-live some great action sequences — mixed in with game action sports portraiture and LOTS of emotion — from last Thursday’s contest. Enjoy… and be inspired!!!
For viewers preferring to view images from the game one by one at their own pace, please visit the C.B. South Varsity Softball 2010 Season photo gallery for images from this and a few other 2010 Lady Titans softball games as well.
Both teams will now head to the PIAA State Softball Tournament which gets underway this week. Best of luck Ladies!!!
[UPDATE: Both C.B. South and Hatboro-Horsham won their games in the State Tournament's first round on Monday, June 7th. So both teams advance to the quarterfinals on June 10th, where C.B. South will meet District 2's top-seed Hazleton at Patriots Park in Allentown, and Hatboro-Horsham will take on District 1's #4-seed Bishop Shanahan (again) at Upper Merion HS in King of Prussia.]
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[caption id="attachment_1356" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's Ben Torres (24) dives to intercept a pass intended for Pennridge wide receiver Dylan Moore (27)."]
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[caption id="attachment_1357" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's Steve Jennet (8) and Matt Welk (41) celebrate with Ben Torres (24) after his 1st-quarter interception."]
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[caption id="attachment_1359" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's Bobby DiPasquale (11, left)) and Josh Willams (10, right) celebrate in the end-zone after DiPasquale's 50-yard TD run."]
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[caption id="attachment_1360" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="The color pink was seen everywhere as fans, marching band members, and cheerleaders wore pink T-shirts in honor of Coaches vs. Cancer night."]
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[caption id="attachment_1361" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's Jon Eisemann evades Pennridge defenders on his way to the end-zone for a 7-yard TD run in the 2nd quarter."]
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[caption id="attachment_1362" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's Josh Williams (10) looks back toward his teammates after snagging a 29-yard TD pass from Matt Johns."]
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[caption id="attachment_1363" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South teammates Steven Jennet (8) and Bobby DiPasquale (11) join Josh Williams (10) in the end-zone for a TD celebration."]
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[caption id="attachment_1364" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="The football is inches out of reach for Pennridge's Jess Knepp (20) as C.B. South's Matt Welk (41) provides defensive coverage."]
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[caption id="attachment_1365" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's Joey Kenderdine (29) breaks through Pennridge defenders Brandon Cope (6) and Drew Smith (10) during a 3rd-quarter carry."]
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[caption id="attachment_1366" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's defensive line enjoys a more relaxed, light-hearted moment late in the game as victory seemed imminent."]
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[caption id="attachment_1367" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Pennridge's quarterback Kyle Peters (12) runs out of time as C.B. South defensive lineman Will Bendon (77) approaches."]
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[caption id="attachment_1368" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South quarterback Matt Johns (5) looks up at the scoreboard time clock for the game's final seconds."]
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[caption id="attachment_1369" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Sporting a C.B. South Coaches-vs-Cancer T-Shirt and scarf, Titan cheerleader Caylee rallies the crowd to a C.B. South victory on a cool, autumn evening."]
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[caption id="attachment_1370" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="C.B. South head coach Bart Szarko reminds his team in the post-game huddle that there's one more game this season he'd like to win: C.B. East at War Memorial Field next Friday! "]
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[caption id="attachment_1319" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Just seconds after scoring the Titans second TD of the game, Josh Williams (10) looks upward in celebration."]
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[caption id="attachment_1320" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="C.B. South's Sean Flynn (85) snags a Matt Johns pass for 2 extra points following a Jon Eisemann TD in the second quarter."]
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[caption id="attachment_1321" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's Theo Davis (21) clears the way for Dan Brown (36) heading downfield. "]
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[caption id="attachment_1322" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's Dan Brown (36) savors the moment after scoring a third-quarter TD as the Titans turned up the pressure on the Hatters."]
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[caption id="attachment_1323" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="C.B. South's Josh Williams (10) sends the ball deep into Hatters territory at kick-off time."]
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[caption id="attachment_1324" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Flanking C.B. South's Josh Williams (off-camera) at kick-off are Brian Tang (20), Dan Brown (36), Jeff Hussein (43), Joey Kenderdine (29), and Dave Lorenz (34)."]
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[caption id="attachment_1325" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Flanking C.B. South's Josh Williams (off-camera) on the other side during a cloudburst of steady rain are Greg Jones (26), Jim Gannon (14), Kaleb Orr (9), Ben Torres (24), and Chris Veal (46)."]
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[caption id="attachment_1326" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. South's Dan Brown (36) is on his way for a 53-yard TD run in the fourth quarter."]
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[caption id="attachment_1232" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. East's Chris McLaughlin (74) sneaks up on C.B. West quarterback Ward Udinksi (12) for the sack."]
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[caption id="attachment_1241" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. East's Cason Carrel (6) rallies the team and the crowd after his 19-yard pass reception and TD put the Patriots on the scoreboard in the 2nd quarter."]
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[caption id="attachment_1242" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Pretty ladies in this year's C.B. East homecoming court braved the evening's intermittent rain and 38-degree temperature during halftime."]
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[caption id="attachment_1233" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. East's Justyn White (12) breaks free from a C.B. West tackle on his way to a 3rd-quarter TD."]
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[caption id="attachment_1234" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. East's Connor Putz (25) and Jake O'Donnell (88) converge on C.B. West's quarterback Ward Udinksi (12) to thwart a Bucks scoring drive."]
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[caption id="attachment_1235" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. East's Joe Skowronski (78) recovers a C.B. West fumble in the 3rd quarter."]
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[caption id="attachment_1236" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="C.B. East's Sean Reilly (9) and Jay Leventhal (7) celebrate Leventhal's 40-yard clutch field goal that put the Patriots ahead of the Bucks 16-14 in the 3rd quarter."]
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[caption id="attachment_1237" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. West's Liam Houck (43) -- with help from teammate Andrew McCormack (69) -- runs into a solid brick wall of C.B. East defenders Eric Brink (85), Ryan Pater (32), Connor Putz (25), and Sean Reilly (9)."]
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[caption id="attachment_1238" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. East's Sophomore quarterback Josh Bernard (12) wastes no time finding a hole in the Bucks' defensive line on a 4th-quarter keeper that resulted in a 57-yard TD run."]
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[caption id="attachment_1239" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="C.B. East's Josh Bernard (10) tosses the ball to an official in the end-zone while celebrating his 57-yard TD run with teammate and center Brian Kooser (57)."]
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[caption id="attachment_1240" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="A sea of C.B. West defenders converge upon C.B. East's Jake Schwarz (43) during the last Patriot possession in the game."]
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