Kensinger vs Strath Haven Archive
September 1, 2022
Kitchin beats nerves, Strath Haven pours it on Kensington
Anthony Crawford on his way to another big night. Photo by Jim Quinn Photography.
By Matthew DeGeorge
Jake Kitchin was prepping all week for his shot.
The Strath Haven junior quarterback knew that starter Sam Milligan played through a hand injury for most of last week’s win over Interboro. He saw the two-year starter report to practice this week with his right wrist and hand heavily wrapped.
Kitchin knew Thursday night’s nonleague game against Kensington would be in his hands. And at just about the time that Chase Nangle ran past a blitzing cornerback with no deep safety help late in the second quarter, Kitchin started to feel up to the task.
Kitchin hooked up with Nangle on a game-changing 72-yard touchdown, fueling Haven to a belated 16-point halftime lead and an eventual 50-6 rout of Kensington.
“I’m the next guy up,” Kitchin said. “I was nervous at first, but my teammates, they got me through it. They told me, ‘calm down, we’ve got this for you.’ They helped me a lot for this. I thank them for what I did today.”
