Pirates football travels to Delran today at 11am for the annual Thanksgiving Day game versus the Bears. The Pirates come in with a 7-2 record and the opportunity to secure a share of the Liberty Division title with a victory.
The Bears come into the game with a 2-7 overall record and a 1-3 mark in the division. A win would put the Pirates at 4-1 in the division and give them a three-way share with Pemberton and Holy Cross.
Tiebreakers are not looked at when it comes to doling out division crowns in football. The Pirates took down Robbinsville, Bordentown and Pemberton so far and lost to Holy Cross in divisional games.
Cinnaminson has posted three shutouts this season and was awarded the five-seed in the South, Group II bracket for the state tournament.
In the opening round of the playoffs, the Pirates traveled to four-seed Buena to take on the Chiefs. Buena scored four rushing touchdowns en route to a 28-7 victory over the Pirates.
The lone score for the Pirates in the playoff loss came on a 45-yard strike from Davilla to CJ Berroa in the second half.
Junior quarterback Shaun Davilla has accounted for 25 touchdowns this season for Cinnaminson; 13 passing, 11 rushing and one punt return.
Senior wide receiver Devon Taylor leads the Pirates in touchdown receptions with eight. Junior Frank Stepnowski has five rushing touchdowns in 2015.
Cinnaminson has outscored its opponents 283-149 this season. The Pirates have posted four games with 38 or more points scored, including a season-high of 57 points against Lawrence.
Delran has struggled to not only win games this year, but also put up points. During a current, six-game losing streak, the Bears have scored a total of 46 points. In three of those losses, the Bears scored just seven points and in a fourth loss, the Bears were shutout 43-0 by Camden Catholic.
For the season, the Bears have scored 118 points.
Delran’s lone win within the division came against Robbinsville, 32-15, in week three. Delran has lost divisional games to Holy Cross, Pemberton and at the time, winless Bordentown by a score of 21-19.
The 19 points scored against the Scotties matched the highest scoring output for the Bears in a loss this season. They also scored 19 points in a 40-19 setback to Holy Cross to open the season.
Delran’s defense has given up a total of 248 points, including allowing 40 or more in four games.
The Bears come into today’s game following a 19-6 loss to Audubon in an NJSIAA consolation game last week.
The Pirates shutout Delran in last year’s Thanksgiving Day game 35-0 and have outscored Delran 77-0 over the previous two Thanksgiving Day games. The 2013 game was a 42-0 victory for the Pirates. The Pirates also have Thanksgiving victories over Delran in 2012 (17-14) and 2011 (23-20).
The last time Delran defeated Cinnaminson was in 2010 with an 18-15 victory. The Pirates lead the all-time series 12-11.
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