Salisbury's Devin Irwin has had a number of solid returns in the kicking game this season.

However, through seven games he had yet to take one for a touchdown.

That changed over the weekend during the Falcons' league matchup against Wilson.

Following a Warrior field goal with a little less than five minutes to play in the first half, Irwin took the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for the touchdown that gave the Falcons a 14-3 lead. That score started a streak of 26 consecutive points, and the Falcons (2-6) earned their second win of the season against the Warriors (0-8) on Saturday afternoon at Wilson's Smith Field.

"I had a nice couple of blocks, and I saw the hole," Irwin said. "I just followed my blockers, and I used my speed to get to the end zone."

"He's been doing that quite a bit this year," Cerco said. "A couple of times he hasn't quite finished. But this time he definitely finished, and it's a good feeling for him. I'm proud of him."

Cerco certainly understands the importance that special teams play has on a game. Irwin's return wasn't the only play that stood out in the special teams category.

Still holding that 14-3 lead, Troy Parton returned the second-half kickoff 50 yards to the Warriors' 35-yard line. The Falcons scored seven plays later as Tevon Weber found Hunter Roth on a 14-yard touchdown pass.

"Whenever we can make positive plays on special teams, that's important," Cerco said. "That's what wins football games at any level. If you can steal seven points on a special team, it's a difference-maker in any game."

Shane Wittman scored on a seven-yard touchdown run to the right side that put the Falcons up 27-7 with 8:43 remaining in the contest.

Not even two minutes later, the Falcons' offense struck again. After an interception by Roth that was returned to the Warriors' eight-yard line, Irwin scored two plays later on a six-yard run up the middle.

Irwin finished the day with a team-high 65 rushing yards on 21 carries.

"He's a hard-nosed runner," Cerco said. "Him and Shane Wittman are very hard-nosed runners. We know we can go to them when we need to run the football, barring that our offensive line is doing what they need to do"

"We did find a rhythm," Irwin said. "Our offensive line stepped it up big time, and they gave us a really good rhythm going down the field."

Parton put the Falcons up early, and they' held onto that lead. In the first quarter, Parton took a quarterback keeper 41 yards for the touchdown that made it 7-0.

The senior quarterback finished with a combined 98 yards (68 receiving and 30 rushing), and Weber, a sophomore, completed 11 of 19 passes for 134 yards.

Wilson's Nick Labatch carried 27 times for 127 yards, and Michael Glovas completed 13 of 40 passes for 98 yards and two interceptions. He also lost two Warrior fumbles.

While the Falcon offense recorded its second-highest point total of the season, the defense put together its best effort through eight games as three points allowed is a season low. Salisbury also forced four Warrior turnovers, which led to 13 points.

"Any time you can win the turnover battle, typically you're going to have a good outcome," Cerco said."

"We did really want this one," Irwin said. "We thank our coaches, our line and our defense for this win."