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From the GAZETTE By Jason P. Skoda, Staff Writer
YORK TWP. — Buckeye football coach Chris Medaglia had some doubts early this season whether the Bucks had the toughness to repeat last year's breakout campaign.
That's no longer a question after Friday night as the Bucks blew out Columbus Bishop Ready 35-10 at Steingass Field.
The Silver Knights (2-3) opened the second half with a 10-play, 87-yard drive to close within 14-10.
Buckeye (5-0) responded with 21 points over the next 4:27, with two of the scores coming after Ready turnovers.
"It's very important to score in those situations," Medaglia said. "Scoring and putting them away is all about attitude, and we showed some tonight."
The Bucks responded to the Knights' second-half opening drive with a seven-play, 75-yard drive of their own to gain a 21-10 advantage.
Buckeye's defense took over at that point, as Darren Cereshko's third interception of the season gave the Bucks possession on the Ready 26.
Dan Cereshko (8-of-18, 147 yards, 4 total TDs) hit Tyler Van Drei on the first play for the score.
Van Drei then forced Mark Buerkle to fumble after a first-down reception and Brad Bauman recovered on the Knights 47.
Six plays later, Dan Cereshko's third touchdown pass landed in the breadbasket of Kyle Camara near the left pylon for a 35-10 advantage with 53 seconds left in the third.
"Our saying is, ‘Kick them in the mouth when they're down,'" said Bauman, who had two sacks and 102 yards rushing on 14 carries. "We had to get a three-and-out, but turnovers work."
The Buckeye defense allowed 213 total yards, 65 of which came on a halfback pass for the second-half TD when Darren Cereshko fell down.
"We played a good defensive game against a pretty good team," Medaglia said of Ready's wing-T offense. "They show a lot of looks, but we did a good job of following the ball instead of the fakes."
Offensively, Buckeye ripped off yardage in big chunks. The Bucks totaled 364 yards, with 217 coming on the ground.
Dan Cereshko connected with twin brother Darren for a 41-yard score when the latter beat single coverage on the Bucks' second possession.
After throwing for a school-record 302 yards last week, Cereshko had three TD passes against Ready.
"We've faced some tough gunslingers this year, but I like that quarterback over there," Ready coach Larry Wolf said. "That kid can play."
Cereshko said the Bucks are rounding into shape.
"We are getting better each week," he said. "The offense is moving the ball and the defense is stopping people. We need to get better, but things are going well."
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