HAVERFORD – Matt Jones didn’t need a reminder of how fast a game can slip away. It was mentioned enough in practice this week that in last year’s meeting with Bonner & Prendergast, Jones’ Haverford School spotted the Friars 19 first-quarter points.

Friday, when Bonner found itself in a giving mood, Jones tried to help Haverford maximize the hurt. And when the game shifted for Bonner to make its push, Jones made sure the Fords held steady.

Jones’ first-half interception return was the most aesthetically pleasing of the touchdowns in a slog of a 28-24 Fords win, a game in which both teams capitalized on the others’ mistakes.

Haverford (2-1) scored three times in 6:10 in the second quarter, short fields provided by a Bonner muffed punt and a botched punt snap that bookended Jones’ show-sto

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