Wilson starts season with win over Cheltenham

Correll Akings ran for 95 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Wilson Bulldogs opened their high school football season Saturday with a 28-20 victory over Cheltenham at Upper Merion High School in King Prussia.

Akings, who carried the ball 16 times, scored on runs of 51 yards in the second quarter and 8 yards in the fourth quarter.

The Bulldogs took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter on a 6-yard run by Monty Greer.

Akings then made it 12-0 with his explosive run and Greer scored the two-point conversion.

Cheltenham responded with two touchdowns to close within 14-12.

Carson Giddians caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Kendall Jackson and then Jackson scored from the 1-yard line. Cheltenham did not convert any of the extra point attempts.

Wilson took a 21-12 lead when quarterback Madyx Gruber connected with Mike Glover for a 37-yard touchdown pass. Christo Hunsicker kicked the extra point.

Akings put the Bulldogs up 28-12 with his second touchdown run with 5:53 remaining in the game.

Cheltenham scored with 3:13 remaining on a 49-yard pass from Jackson to Giddians.

Wilson rushed for 183 yards on 39 carries, with Gruber adding 52 on 14 carries and Greer 27 on 7 carries.

Gruber completed 15 of 21 passes for 172 yards and the touchdown pass to Glover.

Glover caught 3 passes for 43 yards and Cam Zullinger caught 6 passes for 74 yards.

Greer also had an interception, returning it 37 yards.

The Bulldogs’ next game will be against Plymouth and Whitemarsh on Friday in Wilson at 7 p.m.

Originally published: August 25, 2024 at 9:59 am