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Sep 7, 2019 By The 2 min read

Elizabeth Forward rallied from a halftime deficit with 20 points in the third quarter Friday night to defeat Burrell, 34-26, in Big East Conference play.

The Warriors (2-0, 2-0) trailed 19-14 at halftime, but regained the lead at 9:50 of the third quarter on Chase Whatton’s 21-yard touchdown pass from Nico Mrvos.

Mrvos found Patrick Filson open for a 10-yard scoring pass seven minutes later, and Nick Hunnell capped the scoring run on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:32 left in the quarter.

The Bucs (0-2, 1-2) scored the lone touchdown of the fourth quarter on Alex Arledge’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Seth Fischbach, the second of the game for the pair.

Mrvos hit Filson for an 8-yard touchdown pass for the lone score of the first quarter, and connected on a 22-yard scoring pass to Whatton in the second quarter.

Mrvos completed 5-of-14 passes for 97 yards and four touchdowns. He also gained 78 yards rushing on nine carries. Filson caught three passes for 50 yards.

Big East (AAA)

Elizabeth Forward   7-7-20-0 — 34

Burrell                   0-19-0-7 — 26

First Quarter

EF: Patrick Filson 8 pass from Nico Mrvos (Andrew Smith kick), 2:01

Second Quarter

B: Logan Phillips 33 pass from Alex Arledge (Ian Durci kick), 11:13

EF: Chase Whatton 22 pass from Nico Mrvos (Andrew Smith kick), 8:03

B: Seth Fischbach 26 pass from Alex Arledge (kick failed), 4:10

B: Alex Arledge 1 run (pass failed), :10

Third Quarter

EF: Chase Whatton 21 pass from Nico Mrvos (run failed), 9:50

EF: Patrick Filson 10 pass from Nico Mrvos (Andrew Smith kick), 2:47

EF: Nick Hunnell 1 run (Andrew Smith kick), 1:32

Fourth Quarter

B: Seth Fischbach 15 pass from Alex Arledge (Ian Durci kick), 7:21

Records: Elizabeth Forward (2-0, 2-0), Burrell (0-2, 1-2).