HAZLETON On his way to an electrifying 34-yard touchdown run, Crestwood quarterback Jay Popson refused to stop until he reached the end zone.

Not many of his teammates were denied either.

Frank Aigeldinger rushed for three touchdowns, Popson scored two and unbeaten Crestwood hammered Hazleton Area, 41-7 by putting the mercy rule into effect midway through the second quarter Friday at Harman Geist Stadium.

The victory kept 6-0 Crestwood as the only undefeated team in the Wyoming Valley Conference, and set up next weekends showdown with Class 4A power Wyoming Valley West.

But the Comets certainly werent looking ahead to it.

It was certainly a concern of ours, something we talked to our kids about all week - No let-down, Crestwood coach Greg Myers said. Everybodys gunning for us now. We certainly cant look past anybody.

Instead, the Comets simply looked for the end zone.

Aigeldinger scored on touchdown runs of 1 and 32 yards on his first three carries, and the other was a 24-yard sprint on Crestwoods first offensive play to set up his short score. Aigeldinger later added a 34-yard touchdown romp to give Crestwood a 27-0 lead less than a minute into the second quarter, which finished the night for the leagues leading rusher at 91 yards on four carries.

Frankie ran the ball well, Myers said. They really didnt have an answer for him.

Plenty of other Comets proved a problem for Hazleton Area, too.

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