KENNEDY TWP — You’ve got to start somewhere.

Eric Kasperowicz secured his first win Friday night as Mars football’s head coach when the Planets defeated the Montour Spartans 34-26 at Montour High School in non-conference action.

“That was a great game,” Kasperowicz said. “We came out, started fast and played well at the beginning, then we got smacked back. They fought back and took the lead, but the kids didn’t quit.”

Mars took the early lead over Montour off an Evan Wright 3-yard touchdown run, but back to back interceptions by Mars quarterback Eric Kasperowicz, son of coach Kasperowicz, on their following two drives gave the Spartans life.

“We had a few things going our way with some great defensive stops early in the game,” Montour coach Lou Cerro said.

Montour capitalized on the two interceptions and followed up with an 85-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Kaleb Platz to give the Spartans a 19-7 edge with nine minutes to go in the second quarter.

The Planets’ fast paced offense raced down the field on the their next possession, which was finished off by a 25-yard touchdown pass from Kasperowicz to Jacob Maple.

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