CALN >> From afar, it looked like Coatesville and Garnet Valley’s offenses both dictated the pace of the game to their preference.

Garnet nearly doubled Coatesville in plays ran, 59-31, and won the time of possession game. Coatesville, meanwhile, executed in the passing game and hit plenty of chunk plays.

But things were not close in the end, with the Red Raiders winning the season-opener, 35-10, in the non-league contest.

Simply put, the difference came down to finishing drives.

The Jaguars had the ball inside the Coatesville’s 20 four times and didn’t score a touchdown until the final minute, with the backups in.

“(Garnet is) going to make plays with their offense and their offense is very, very unique,” Coatesville coach Matt Ortega Sr. said. “But our kids came out and made the sto

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