Bob Wolfrum-Wyomissing

How would Bob Wolfrum have reacted if I told him during the week that his Spartans would beat Neumann-Goretti 42-6? “I would’ve laughed at you,” said the Wyomissing head coach. Nobody was expecting the mercy rule to come into play in the Class 3A state semifinal at Pennridge High School, but the (12-2) Saints had no answers for the Spartans. 6’4, 220-pound senior Aiden Mack (Richmond commit) blocked a Neumann-Goretti punt early in the third quarter. Wolfrum told me that play really put his squad in control. The District 3 champs took over at the 21-yard line and three plays later they were in the end zone. Charlie McIntyre caught a 10-yard pass from Ben Zechman to give Wyomissing a 28-6 lead. The (15-0) Spartans outscored the Saints 28-0 in the third quarter. Wolfrum was very happy with Zechman’s performance. The 6’3 junior was 5-7 for 58 yards and 2TD. Drew Eisenhower had a 15-yard TD run and an 8-yard TD grab. Fullback Tommy Grabowski finished with 108 yards and a score on 18 carries. Amory Thompson showed his speed on a 57-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter. The senior HB/CB ended up with a team-high 114 yards on just six carries. Wolfrum explained why teams have so much trouble stopping the Wing-T. 351 of Wyomissing’s 409 total yards came on the ground. Neumann-Goretti, which had averaged 33 points per game, was limited to 169 total yards. Senior quarterback Marqui Adams didn’t play in the first half due to an injury. Adams was one of seven first-team All-Catholic League selections for the Saints this year. They used Shawn Battle as a Wildcat QB and drove 78 yards on the opening series for a score. The Spartans countered by putting an extra defender in the box and that shut down Neumann-Goretti’s running game. Adams did play in the second half, but he went 1-11 for 17 yards. There are twelve seniors on the Wyomissing roster. Wolfrum noted that their leadership has been outstanding. He also pointed out that next year’s team is going to be pretty darn good too. On a lighter note, Wolfrum talked about using socks instead of gloves on cold nights. He absolutely refuses to use hand warmers, and brought longtime Minnesota Vikings’ head coach Bud Grant into our conversation. Wolfrum is (337-85-1) over 35 seasons with the Spartans. He has a shot at a second state title next Saturday at noon at Hersheypark Stadium. The Spartans will battle unbeaten Central Valley for the Class 3A championship. The Warriors defeated Wyomissing 35-21 in the state final last year.