Football: Trainor’s loss inspires another gain for Marple Newtown

NEWTOWN SQUARE >> Marple Newtown didn’t have one of its captains on the field for Thursday night’s Central League showdown with Radnor. In a battle of unbeatens, senior two-way lineman Matt Trainor was forced to watch from the sideline as his boys chased after their fourth consecutive victory to start.

“We had to come together,” linebacker and fellow co-captain Matt McKee said.

Trainor let his teammates know via text that he would have their back in the coming weeks as he recovers from a meniscus injury.

“Losing him was something that really hurt us, but it’s something that really motivated us,” All-Delco athlete Abel Hoff said. “We just had to go out there and get the W for him. That’s all we could do.”

Led by Hoff’s 142 yards of total offense, the Tigers rallied to a 20-9 victory to remain perfect in 2015. It’s the first 4-0 start at Marple Newtown since 2007.

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