MILFORD — After a 1-0 start to open the season Jersey Shore went on the road to take on a tough opponent in Delaware Valley. Delaware Valley, coming off a big 51-24 loss to McKeesport the Warriors had an opportunity to right the ship.

Jersey Shore was coming off a big win against Dallas and had a chance to cement that win and show that this young bulldog team is on par with the district contenders in years past.

The Bulldogs did just that and rode the momentum from Week 1 to defeat Delaware Valley, 49-42.

“These are games that are hard to win, but you gotta celebrate all wins, and we are going to do that here,” Jersey Shore coach Tom Gravish said. “We worked our tails off to get this and we knew it would not be easy.”

After a great first half Jersey Shore found themselves up 28-14, before ballooning the lead all the way to 42-14 midway through the third quarter.

What felt like a safe lead quickly turned to a nail-biter, as the Warriors offense turned on the afterburners, scoring 21 straight and bringing the game back within seven points. With two minutes left on the clock the Bulldogs held a slim 49-42 lead.

Delaware Valley leaned heavily on their run game to get them back into the game, with their backfield trio of QB Colin McGarvey, RB Mike Iuzzlino, and fullback Justin Estevez carving up the Bulldog defense and raising the collective heart rate of Jersey Shore fans everywhere

One stalled Shore drive later and Delaware Valley had the ball with a chance to either tie or take the lead with 1:50 remaining. On 3rd and 10 Bulldogs Safety/Quarterback Nolan Pauling made a great play to knock the ball out of Warriors star receiver Trey Newton’s hands to force a fourth-and-long with just under a minute and thirty seconds remaining. On what ended up being the final play of the game McGarvey fired a pass behind James Dabney near the sticks.

The Bulldogs would go on to run out the clock and clinch their second win in as many games.

The star of the game for Jersey Shore was running back Kash Herrit, Herrit opened up the scoring with a 35-yard touchdown run on the Bulldogs second drive of the game. He also scored two other touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, one from 13-yards out and the other a 5-yard run.

Alongside Herrit Shore QB Nolan Pauling turned in another great performance, keeping the Bulldogs offense humming, while also reeling in a huge interception in the third quarter.

After which he would be taken off the field due in large part to a hard hit he took on the end of the play. But luckily disaster was avoided as Jersey Shore head coach Tom Gravish said after the game it was simply just cramps. After being out for two plays Pauling would return to the game with seemingly no issue.

Next Friday’s game won’t get much easier, as the Bulldogs will have to travel on the road to take on Selinsgrove.