Weeks five and six figured to be a tough stretch for the Salisbury football team with games at Notre Dame (Green Pond) and unbeaten Palisades, two of the top teams in the Colonial League. But since those back-to-back games in late September, the Falcons seem to have gotten back on track.

Salisbury (4-4) improved to .500 with its second straight win on Friday night, a 34-13 victory over Northern Lehigh (0-8). After falling behind 7-0 early, the Falcons scored five of the final six touchdowns to keep their district playoff hopes very much alive.

“Our schedule is what it is,” Salisbury head coach Andy Cerco said. “We have a couple of teams in a row that are pretty good teams. And even in those games there were points where we were competing, and we showed that we could play against those teams. We just have to be able to put it all together, and [Friday night] we were.”

After Northern Lehigh capitalized on an 11-play drive, capped by Mason Seiler’s 3-yard touchdown run, the Falcons quickly got back on track offensively following a three-and-out to start the game.

Junior Jacob Kamp, who was making his second varsity start at quarterback, looked comfortable under center. He scored on a 5-yard run early in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7. Not even two minutes later, the Falcon offense struck again. Alex Glenn (61 rushing yards) took Salisbury’s next offensive play 39 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.

Kamp only threw four passes against Northern Lehigh, but was efficient to say the least. He completed three of those attempts for 53 yards, including two touchdowns.

“The line has stepped up, and they are really covering terrifically and making their blocks perfectly,” Kamp said. “Northern Lehigh is a great team. It was a competitive game the entire way.”

“As much as we want to be a balanced offensive attack,” said Cerco, “getting Jacob into comfortable passing situations is only going to help his maturity at quarterback and his progress at quarterback. At some point he’s going to have to throw the ball to win, and hopefully by that point he is ready for it. Not that he’s not right now.”

The Bulldogs answered with a 35-yard touchdown throw from Zach Long to Damion Rodriguez on a 4th down play two series later. But Kamp and the Falcons had a response. The junior quarterback hit Oliver Stewart on a 30-yard touchdown throw just before the halftime whistle.

Salisbury’s lead grew to 27-13 midway through the third quarter after the speedy Tim Buda broke free. Buda, who led the Falcons with 108 rushing yards on just eight carries, scored on a 57-yard run around the right side.

“Buda is really starting to understand the offense, and how to use his blocks,” Cerco said. “He’s maturing as a runner.”

Northern Lehigh turned the ball over on downs on its next series, and then Salisbury capitalized seven plays later. Kamp’s 6-yard touchdown throw to Lucas Irwin capped the Falcons’ scoring.

“We never let our heads hang low,” Kamp said. “We always keep our heads high. It was just the attitude in the locker room. We weren’t satisfied. We knew we could play better, and we did.”

The Falcons next host Palmerton on Friday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff.