Meadville tackle Anthony Loiacona grabbed Xavier Hollamon by the jersey and put him on the ground on the first play Friday at Bender Field.

That play turned out to be a theme in the Bulldogs’ 62-0 non-region, Homecoming win over Erie Central Tech.

Meadville (5-1) racked up 427 total yards to the Falcons’ 62, and the defensive line recorded eight sacks for 62 yards lost.

Loiacona and end Neil Heagy led the way with three and three-and-a-half respectively.

“Me and Neil shared so many sacks together,” Loiacona said.

Coming off a tough 20-13 road loss to Bradford, Meadville got the confidence boost it needed. And the ’Dogs did it as a team.

Everyone contributed on defense and special teams, and six different players found the end zone on offense.

“We wanted to have a team effort, and we wanted to have a sharp ballgame all around,” coach Mike Pendolino said. “Even when the young kids got in there, they played hard and were laying hits as hard as the varsity did. It was a complete team effort, and you can’t ask for any more.”

Central (1-5) punted on its first possession, and Toney Phillips found paydirt on a toss sweep from five yards out.

The senior halfback then recovered one of five Falcon fumbles on the ensuing kickoff.

Fullback Mike Kalustian willed his way into the end zone from 24 yards out with a stiff arm and a defender around his waist at the 5:58 mark.

After another Central punt, Meadville’s next drive featured a 12-yard run and a 39-yard catch by Phillips, and was culminated with a 22-yard carry by Jon Roncolato for the touch.

The Falcons converted on a long fourth down to start the second quarter, but a penalty and back-to-back-to-back sacks by Heagy (2) and Zack Steck put Central at 4th-and-52.

After a punt, quarterback Jarrod Kilburn carried a keeper in from six yards out on 4th and 1 with 5:38 on the board.

Heagy recovered the following fumbled kickoff, and Tyler Banks kept a scoring drive alive with a 17-yard jaunt on 4th and 3.