Mike Turner, Mike Miller help keep Springfield’s ratings soaring

MIDDLETOWN — Springfield presented the Mike & Mike Show Friday night at Penncrest High.

It was a four-star performance.

Mike Turner scored four touchdowns on his first four carries. Mike Miller had a strip sack, two tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries. Those highlights all happened in the first three minutes of the first quarter.

Nobody broke a leg, literally speaking, and the two Mikes received two thumbs up from their adoring Springfield fan section. The duo enjoyed the spotlight as the Cougars cruised to a 49-7 Central League victory.

Turner ended with 135 yards on seven carries and Miller dominated on both the offensive and defensive lines. Together they helped the Cougars (5-1, 4-1) remind everyone that they are one of the best teams in Delaware County. They have the toughest front seven and perhaps the best offensive line as well. That unit is led by two-way tackle Gus Bryan, who treated Penncrest linemen like rag dolls all night.

Springfield exploded for 29 first-quarter points. The first of Turner’s four TDs was set up when Miller strip-sacked quarterback Paul Graham inside the Penncrest 10-yard line.

“We definitely wanted the momentum early on because we knew they got some close games under their belt,” Miller said. “We didn’t want a close game, we wanted to blow them out.”

Penncrest (3-3, 1-3) is one of the feel-good stories in the county this season. After so many years of futility, head coach Paul Graham and his staff have the program headed in the right direction. The Lions have their most wins in a season since 2019, when they went 3-8. And despite Friday’s loss Penncrest is in good position to have its first winning season since 2013. Even in their prior defeats the Lions played well, hanging with Central League frontrunners Strath Haven and Garnet Valley. But they didn’t have a chance against Springfield.

“We thought it was going to be a tough game,” Miller said.

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Springfield's Mike Turner tries to stay upright while carrying the ball Friday night against Penncrest Friday night. (Pete Bannan - MediaNews Group)