Bethlehem Catholic was the only city team to come away from week one victorious. The Golden Hawks took down East Pennsboro for a second straight year following a 28-10 home victory on Saturday night.

The Hawks bounced back from a 7-0 and 10-7 deficit in the first half to score 21 unanswered en route to the win.

It was a good start to the Joe Bernard era, but the veteran coach knows there’s still plenty of work to do.

“Offensively we made too many mistakes and left too many points on the field,” said Bernard. “Second half we eliminated those mistakes, but we got stuff to correct and the biggest improvement is from week one to week two.”

Becahi ran for 222 yards on the night, led by quarterback Cayden Vassa’s 105 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, including a 63-yard score.

Vassa sat in the second half due to cramping issues, but Axel Burkart stepped in and completed 11-of-12 passes for 104 yards. He added a one-yard score in the third quarter.

Justin Martinez complemented the run game with 63 yards and a score.

Carter Vassa showed he’s still one of the best receivers in the area, hauling in 10 catches for 99 yards.

Becahi’s defense held East Pennsboro to 88 yards of total offense and three first downs on the night.

Their only touchdown came in the first quarter, intercepting Vassa for a pick-six.

Now, the Hawks get a stern home test against Emmaus on Friday night. The Hornets were ranked in the state’s preseason poll, but flopped in their opener, losing to Neshaminy 30-0. That doesn’t mean much when it comes to preparing for the Hornets this week.

Bernard knows Neshaminy is a quality program and he also knows that Emmaus has new starters that got their first taste of varsity action in a rude way last week.

“Emmaus is very good up front on both sides of the ball,” said Bernard. “Their quarterback is going to be a chore to handle and they have new guys in the skill positions. I know they’re going to be ready for us and they are definitely not going to take us lightly. Last year we were up 21-10 on them [and eventually lost 31-21]. Our kids know they’re not looking past us.”