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Chantilly's Defense Snaps Stone Bridge's Streak
Chargers comeback by capitalizing on Bulldog miscues.
The Chantilly Chargers' defensive secondary are establishing themselves as a top unit in the Northern Region. And after the team's performance against Stone Bridge Saturday, it will be hard to find any
naysayers.
The Chargers (2-0) swindled Stone Bridge's (1-1) high-powered offense by intercepting five passes in a 22-14 non-conference win. The loss marks only the Bulldogs' third regular season defeat since 2007 and snaps a 15-game regular season win streak.
After trailing by 11 points in the second half, Chantilly senior Daniel Decenzo capped the Chargers' rally with a 25-yard
interception return for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
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It wasn't just that Chantilly intercepted five passes, but that the teams intercepted them form quarterback Ryan Burns, who was nominated by CBS Sports MaxPreps as one of five high school junior quarterbacks
to watch in the nation.
Things looked good for Stone Bridge and Burns when the blue-chip recruit found senior wide receiver Stan Johnson on a 15-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. Johnson had five receptions for 150 yards, but Chantilly's defense stopped everyone else. The
The Bulldogs took a 14-3 lead early in the third quarter off a 1-yard fullback dive by Stephen Trivieri.
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Then Chantilly's talented defense rose up to the occasion.
The Chargers defense came up with a safety, making the score 14-5. They followed up the safety with a 47-yard field goal from
senior place kicker Billy Germain to cut Stone Bridge's lead to six points, 14-8. Senior tailback Will Hill-Pensamiento scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Chargers their first lead of the game, 15-14. Chantilly received a bulk of its offense from the passing tandem of junior quarterback Sonny Romine and senior receiver Caleb Reinhardt, who connected with each other six times for 105 yards.
Stone Bridge plays Friday at home against South Lakes (0-1) in its first AAA Liberty District game of the season. Chantilly plays Friday at Langley (2-0).
