WARRINGTON — First place in the Suburban One League National Conference football standings awaited the winner Friday night at Titan Stadium.

North Penn and Central Bucks South went into the game with 6-0 overall records and 3-0 marks in the SOL National.

The Titans gained the inside track to the conference title with a 14-6 victory in which their defense, especially the front seven, excelled. CB South limited North Penn to 20 rushing yards on 28 carries and sacked Knights junior quarterback Matt Bucksar five times.

“We just have some cats out there that do what they got to do,” said South senior defensive end Eddie Bowen. “Since the first game with West a few weeks ago (a 22-17 victory on the last play), we weren’t the happiest with how we performed up front. We knew we had to get better from there. We definitely have. “

North Penn head coach Dick Beck noticed.

“They kicked the crap out of us on the offensive line,” Beck said. “They’re really good, defensively.”

Bowen, fellow senior end Nick Micewski, senior lineman Justin Dwyer, senior linebacker Jim Wade and junior linebacker Jack Bartolillo led the way for the Titans, who play a three-man front.

“They are relentless and they’ve been relentless all year,” said CB South head coach Tom Hetrick. “It all sort of flows from that level back. They made plays all night tonight, especially when we needed them to in those last four minutes.”

Wade seemed to be in the backfield all evening pressing Bucksar or chasing him into a group of teammates.

“Wade played out of his mind,” Micewski said. “I’ve never seen a player like him. He’s legit. He’s the real deal.”

“He sees things and then he’s like, ‘Let me go get this,'” Hetrick said. “(And) hey, a lot of times, gets it.”

Two weeks after sitting out the CB West game due to injury, Wade was all smiles afterwards.

“This feels great,” he said. “I love it. … Our D-line is great.”

What it means for North Penn

The Knights’ defense played well, but South limited an offense that averaged 36.5 points in its first six wins to a pair of field goals.

What it means for Central Bucks South

The Titans are three wins from joining the 2007 team with undefeated regular season for a school that opened in ’04.

Key play

On fourth down from the North Penn 9-yard line, CB South senior quarterback Owen Pinkerton scored around left end to give the Titans a 7-0 lead midway through the second quarter.

By the numbers: North Penn vs. Central Bucks South

Sophomore running back Braylen Cape had a game-high 65 rushing yards on nine carries and scored the second TD on a 5-yard run

North Penn senior kicker Ryan Bocklet converted his field goal attempts from 21 and 39 yards.

Game balls

CB South defensive coordinator John Cataldo designed a terrific game plan, including some blitzing, and his players carried it out well.

North Penn senior defensive end Cole D’Ambrosio for coming up to make the tackle one yard shy of a first down on fourth-and-3 to give the Knights the ball back at their own 30 with 4:47 remaining.

They said it

“This is the biggest game of the regular season (with) two 6-0 teams,” said CB South senior linebacker Jim Wade. “(Now) we need to finish it out. We’re not taking any team lightly.”

“We’ll get better and learn from this,” said North Penn head coach Dick Beck. “This team is resilient. We’ll bounce back.”

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What’s next for North Penn football?

The Knights host Pennsbury on Oct. 10 (7pm).

What’s next for CB South football?

The Titans host Abington on Oct. 10 (6:30 pm).

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This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Bucks County high school football: CB South takes win over North Penn