Football: Cummings is the difference-maker in Crespi victory

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Kevin Cummings was seemingly all over the field during Crespi’s 31-0 nonleague victory over Birmingham on Friday night. And there was nothing the Patriots could do to prevent the 6-foot-1 senior from making big play after big play, on both sides of the ball, no less.

He was responsible for the game’s first momentum-changing sequence. In the second quarter, Cummings recovered a Trajuan Briggs fumble, thwarting a Birmingham drive. He then scored on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett on the subsequent drive to give Crespi a 15-0 lead at halftime.

Any comeback hopes the Patriots might have had were spoiled by Cummings, who intercepted a Morey Croson pass to open the second half. Jeremiah McKibbins essentially put the game away minutes later with a 10-yard touchdown run for the Celts, ranked No. 5 in the Southland by The Times.

Cummings rarely came off the field. He even pitched in with a couple of tackles on special teams. Offensively, he provided some timely downfield blocks for McKibbins and finished with a pair of receptions for 62 yards.

-- Sean Ceglinsky