Bonner loses game on ground
Published: Saturday, September 24, 2011
Daily Times Staff Report
WHITEMARSH — Jim Haley passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, but Monsignor Bonner was outmatched by La Salle Saturday in a 41-22 Catholic League loss at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School.
The Explorers outgained the Friars (2-2), 419-274, including a 279-yard turnout on the ground.
Bonner trailed, 21-0, after the first quarter thanks to two rushing touchdowns by the Explorers’ Tim Wade.
Haley got the Friars back into the game with a one-yard lunge to cut the deficit to 21-7 at halftime.
In the third, Haley was back at it, tossing a 27-yard touchdown strike to Jaward Abraham to make it a 21-14 game.
But La Salle, led by its pungent rushing attack, countered with two scores to close out the third quarter — and Bonner’s hopes of making a comeback. Wade rushed for one of the touchdowns, while Colin Buckley got the other.
Haley finished 9-for-23 with 176 yards and three interceptions.
Bonner’s leading gainer on the ground was Abraham, who accounted for 65 yards on 16 carries.
Haley’s brother, Joe, was the Friars’ top receiver, hauling in four passes for 76 yards and a touchdown.
