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HAVERFORD – Senior quarterback Tommy Wright told Haverford High head coach Luke Dougherty that he wanted to run the ball himself more than usual Friday night. The Fords’ primary weapon in the passing game, senior wide receiver Ethan Mahan, agreed that Wright needed to use his legs more often.
At 6-3, 200 pounds, Wright is an athlete who isn’t easy to tackle when he gets to motoring.
“He’s so selfless, but one of the biggest things right now that we need out of him is running the ball,” Dougherty said. “He and I meet every week and the big takeaway when we’re watching the film was Tommy said, ‘Let me run the ball this week.’ That’s the most we’ve probably ever let him run the ball. He’s such a great leader.”
Dougherty wanted to get Wright around 15 carries against Radnor. It was a good plan. Wright amassed 146 rushing yards with three touchdowns as the Fords cruised past the Raptors, 35-14. Through the air he was 5-for-8 with 60 yards.
“We kind of just saw it on film. Our line had a really good weekend practice; we in general had a really good week of practice,” Wright said. “We thought we had to take advantage of the run a little bit more because (teams) are playing a little bit more pass (defense) on us because we have (senior wide receiver) Ethan Mahan and we have a lot of threats on the outside; speedy guys.
“So we had to beat them with the run and we executed.”
Haverford opened the game with a nine-play, 65-yard drive. Sophomore running back Zeke Bates (99 yards on 13 carries) got the ground game going with a 24-yard scamper. Wright found the end zone on a QB sneak from a yard out for the game’s first points.
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Haverford’s Tommy Wright, airing out his arm during a training camp day in August, got his legs going in a big way Friday night against Radnor.. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
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