Barker/Roy-Hart romps in sectional opener

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Carter DerSarkissian stretches to score one of his three first half touchdowns during Barker/Roy-Hart’s sectional win over visiting Portville this evening.

A big five touchdown first half scoring burst powered Barker/Roy-Hart to a 47-14 victory over Portville in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C football playoffs this evening at Barker.

Aaron Bowerman ignited the decisive first half scoring barrage with a 51 yard touchdown run on the Bulls first possession. Billy Jaques tacked on the first of his three extra point kicks.

Carter DerSarkissian then scored three straight touchdowns for the Bulls on runs of 16, 72 and 19 yards. He also threw a two-point conversion pass to Ashton Ark after his second TD.

Quarterback Max Townsend capped off the Bulls big first half with a 19 yard touchdown run to make it 33-6 at the half.

Barker/Roy-Hart also scored twice in the second half on a 2 yard run by Owen Maedl in the third quarter and a 4 yard run by Liam Garcia in the final period.

Improving to 8-1, Barker/Roy-Hart will now host a semifinal game next weekend against the winner of Saturday’s quarterfinal contest between Clymer-Sherman-Panama (CSP) and Cleveland Hill.

Barker/Roy-Hart quarterback Max Townsend breaks free to score the Bulls final touchdown of the first half.

Barker/Roy-Hart’s Ashton Ark breaks in to tackle Portville quarterback Peyton Carter causing an incomplete pass.