MIDDLETOWN — The Penncrest turnover chain got a workout Friday night. It has for most of the season, which is what defensive coordinator Jeff Allison had in mind.

The block “B” – machined out of wood by Allison, painted black and fastened to a heavy-gauge chain – gets plucked off the bench anytime a Penncrest defender creates a turnover. The “B” stands for “blackshirts,” one of the Lions’ jersey colors, and echoes of the University of Nebraska’s once-vaunted defensive unit.

“It’s something to set the tone,” Orion Kolleh explained Friday, “get the defense moving.”

That defense eventually got Penncrest’s offense moving. The first of Kolleh’s three touchdowns in a 34-7 win over Upper Darby came via an interception return. It was the Lions’ second pick-six and the second of three turnovers

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