Jonah Justice scored three touchdowns and Philip Marino scored twice, as Beaver Area rallied from deficits of 21-3 and 44-30 to defeat Hopewell 51-50 in a nonconference shootout played Friday at Hopewell's Tony Dorsett Stadium.
Beaver Area scored three touchdowns in the final 5:46 to rally from a 44-30 deficit. Justice began the rally with his third rushing touchdown, a 10-yard run. The Bobcats tied the game at 44-44 when Marino caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Travis Clear. Marino gave Beaver Area a 51-44 lead when he returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown with 1:24 remaining.
Hopewell took the ensuing kickoff and drove for a touchdown in the final seconds of the game on an 11-yard touchdown pass from James Armstrong to Logan Triscila. The Vikings could have kicked the ex