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West - NP

This is a huge game in District 1. I expect War Memorial to be packed. I haven’t seen much chatter about the game. It sounds like NP will be missing their starting QB and RB. If that’s the case, it will certainly help the Bucks. On the other side of the ball, will NP be able to stop West’s potent Wing T attack? I know NP’s defense has struggled most of the year. If their offensive weapons are healthy, I’d fully expect a shootout. But as it stands now, I’ll take West by a FG.
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Lehigh Valley Week 8

Weird slate of games this week. Lots of heavy favorites and only one match up of contenders, Easton and Bethlehem Catholic tonight.

Freedom was close early before turning on the jets in a 63-28 win over Emmaus. Freedom scored on all 9 possessions that did not end in kneel downs, making it 13 straight drives with a touchdown for the Patriots. Jared Jenkins set a school record with 426 yards on 25-29 passing. Gabe Caton and Vince Reph both had over 100 yards receiving, and Jalen Stewart set Freedoms career touchdown record with 33 after scoring three times last night. The defense did give up 157 yards to Brandon Camire who now is over 1,300 for the season for Emmaus.

In the other contenders games, Nazareth blew out Whitehall and Parkland stomped Stroudsburg in a cross division game.

Easton travels to BASD Stadium to take on Becahi tonight. It will be a great running back battle between Becahi’s Tavion Banks and Easton’s Nahjee Adams. Adams, a junior, leads 6A in rushing statewide and has been the breakout player in the Lehigh Valley while Banks is approaching his second straight 1,000 yard season and can set the Golden Hawks career touchdown record with two tonight. Banks is also looking to go 4-0 against his former Easton teammates.

Q&A with Central Bucks East defensive back Will Silverman

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season hasn’t gone as we expected so far. We started off 3-0, but then lost four straight. We still have a chance to make the playoffs.”

Who is your next opponent? What are your thoughts on them overall?
William Tennent. They’re a very talented team but just like South as long as everyone does their job we’ll be in good shape.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Our team needs to improve on the defensive side. We’ve given up lots of points recently, so we just need to work harder on defense.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We need to keep to our strengths and work on our weaknesses. As I said earlier our defense needs improvement which the coaches and the players both understand. Our strength so far has been our passing game, so were going to stick to that to be successful.”

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
“We plan on winning our next three games and making a playoff run. Personally, I hope to break the single season receiving yard record. I need about 200 yards in the next 3 games, which I think is definitely possible.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football at the D-1 level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been recruited by any colleges so far.”

Do you have plans for game day trips this fall?
“I am taking a gameday visit to Villanova later this month with my quarterback.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Oregon University.”

Q&A with Avonworth defensive end Trevor Faulkner

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“My season has been great. The team is doing well, and I have become a pivotal role on both sides of the ball.”

Who is your next opponent? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“Our week 9 game is against McGuffey. In my opinion, they will be the best team that we face this year. We are going to bring a lot of energy to that game because it was one of our only losses last year.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We are a pretty solid team, but there is always room to improve. I think the most important thing that we can work on is communication on the field. We integrate new things into our offense all the time and the only way to execute them is field communication.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Our keys going forward are going to be staying focused on our goals and staying mentally tough throughout each playoff game.”

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
“Our goal is to win a WPIAL championship. It has been that since December and I think we have done a good job staying focused so far.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college. If you look at student loan debt today, it is outrageous. So, a scholarship anywhere is my goal and I would get to continue playing football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I had a very explosive off-season and am just beginning to receive some attention. Out of all the coaches I have sent my film to, Pennsylvania University is most interested. They were also the most helpful by giving me immediate feedback.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not attended any colleges so far.”

Do you have plans for game day trips this fall
“Pennsylvania University has invited me, so I plan to get there as soon as possible.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was raised around Pitt. My family has always been Pittsburgh fans.”

Q&A with Cathedral Prep quarterback Collin Johnson

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been great so far. We’re getting better every week and we’re looking to make another statement this year.”

Who is your next opponent? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“We play Erie High School and they’re another rival to us. They are very talented, but we can for sure compete with them.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can definitely improve on practice speed. We start practice slow and then we increase during it. but we need to start fast and finish it from there.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“If our offense and defense keeps doing their job, we will be very lethal.”

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
“Our team’s goal is to finish the season in Hershey and get another ring on our finger.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“If I get the opportunity to play at the next level, I’d love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have made a few college visits, but I’m not positive where I’d like to go.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team growing up to watch was Penn State because of the way they represent our state.”

Q&A with Peters Township safety Donovan McMillon

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season has started great. We are fighting through adversity with a few injuries, but it has been fun balling out. We want that 5A WPIAL championship.”

Who is your next opponent? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“Our next opponent would be Bethel. They are a very good football team and it should be a great game. Our main goals haven’t changed, it is to focus on going 1-0 each week.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Every week, we look to improve as a team. Our recent loss gave us good indications of what we need to work on. With the recent return of some players to the starting lineup, we look to retool our already very good defensive schemes. Overall, I think we can rebound and be an even better team.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We have three main factors we need to emphasize in order for us to go forward. One is to stay humble and focused on our goals. Two is to stay hungry and prepare like every game is the championship. Three is going 1-0 each week. We don’t look at our record or who we will have to play in the future, just focus on the team we have that week.”

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
“My goals are one to continue to ball out and focus on what’s at stake. I would like to play at the highest level of collegiate sports. I have to keep making big plays and help my team throughout the rest of the season. I want to finish with over 80 tackles and a few more sacks and an INT. Our goal as a team is to improve on both sides of the ball and win the WPIAL championship.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Of course. My goal ever since I can remember is to play in the National Football League. I want to play at the highest level on Saturdays. Wrestling has always had a major role of preparing me for any athletic contest, which will always be an option for me at the collegiate level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I came into the recruiting process a tad late, but I’m striving to pick it up as fast as possible. Schools that I’ve been recruited by are Akron, Lehigh, and Bowling Green.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been fortunate to visit Akron.”

Do you have plans for game day trips this fall?
“As I mentioned before, I visited Akron, and the game day atmosphere was electric. I am excited that Lehigh has also given me the opportunity to visit them on November 2nd.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college football program growing up was Florida State University. My aunts took me to the 2014 National Championship vs Auburn.”

Q&A with Schuylkill Haven running back Connor Goehring

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The season is going good. We started out with some tough matchups, but we’ve been getting better every week. I am getting a lot of playing time as a freshman and have 7 total touchdowns so far this season with six being offensive and one being defensive.”

Who is your next opponent? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“We play Panther Valley and they always have tough kids. We have to bring it for that game.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Our team can improve in every aspect. We just have to use every practice as an opportunity to get better.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Continuing to improve every time we step on the field at practice and in games while also staying healthy are the two main things that will help us get to where we want to be at the end of the year.”

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
“Our goal for this year is to win sistricts and make some noise in states.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have something possibly this fall at a D1 school, but nothing has been finalized yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Penn State has been my favorite team growing up.”

PA Preps Defensive Football Players of the Week - 10/16

PA Preps names our players of the week for this past weekend on the gridiron now!

Aasim Muhammad, Chester - 10 tackles and 5 TFLs
Alex Wecht, Fox Chapel - 9 tackles and 3 TFLs
Andrew Yanoshak, Bishop Guilfoyle - 10 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 1 Sack
Cameron Maloney, Bishop Guilfoyle - 10 tackles and 3 TFLs
Camron Sonnie, Central Mountain - 14 tackles
Chad Morningstar, Tussey Mountain - 14 tackles and 2 TFLs
Grant Bayesa, Camp Hill - 16 tackles and 1 TFL
Isaac Devault, Lakeview - 15 tackles and 2 TFLs
Nathan Schilling, Blacklick Valley - 19 tackles
Sean Pelkisson, Downingtown West - 10 tackles and 3 TFLs
Timothy Clifford, East - 15 tackles
Trent Cavanaugh, Bentworth - 14 tackles

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PA Preps Offensive Football Players of the Week - 10/15

PA Preps names our players of the week for this past weekend on the gridiron now!

Amahd Pack, Sto-Rox - 177 yards receiving
Benjamin Jackson, West Greene - 158 yards rushing
Brycen Hassinger, Mifflin County - 3 TD passes and returned an interception 80-yard for a TD
Christian Coudriet, St. Marys - 374 yards passing
Cochise Ryan, California - 201 yards rushing
Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland - 308 yards passing
Daniel Grant, Brownsville - 217 yards rushing
Danny Scott, Trinity - 274 yards passing
Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox - 346 yards passing
Ian Sheehan, Neshaminy - 174 yards receiving
Imani Sanders, Jeannette - 211 yards rushing
Isaiah Beltram, Monessen - 225 yards passing and 145 yards rushing
Jack Salopek, Norwin - 304 yards passing
Jaheim Morris, Cedar Cliff - 300 yards rushing and scored four TDs
Jax Miller, Avonworth - 239 yards rushing
Jay’Von Jeter, Hopewell - 278 yards passing
Kenyon Johnson, West Perry - 220 yards rushing and three TDs
Kyle Swartz, Northern York - 192 yards rushing
Mario Easterly, Bishop McDevitt - 161 yards receiving and three TDs
Nate Sciarro, Riverside - 169 yards receiving
Nyles Jones, Steel-High - 369 total yards and 4 TDs
Riley Comforti, Southmoreland - 161 yards receiving
Ryan Angott, Canon-McMillan - 218 yards rushing
Savion Harrison, York Suburban - 324 yards rushing
Sean McGowan, Bethel Park - 201 yards rushing
Tanner Lorson, Jersey Shore - 402 yards passing
Zac Gordon, Franklin Regional - 230 yards rushing

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The Recruiting Zone (October 14th, 2019)

Find out what colleges are recruiting Connor Goehring, Donovan McMillon, Collin Johnson, Trevor Faulkner, and Will Silverman now!

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Schuylkill Haven running back Connor Goehring
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have something possibly this fall at a D1 school, but nothing has been finalized yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Penn State has been my favorite team growing up.”
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Peters Township safety Donovan McMillon
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Of course. My goal ever since I can remember is to play in the National Football League. I want to play at the highest level on Saturdays. Wrestling has always had a major role of preparing me for any athletic contest, which will always be an option for me at the collegiate level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I came into the recruiting process a tad late, but I’m striving to pick it up as fast as possible. Schools that I’ve been recruited by are Akron, Lehigh, and Bowling Green.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have been fortunate to visit Akron.”

Do you have plans for game day trips this fall?
“As I mentioned before, I visited Akron, and the game day atmosphere was electric. I am excited that Lehigh has also given me the opportunity to visit them on November 2nd.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college football program growing up was Florida State University. My aunts took me to the 2014 National Championship vs Auburn.”

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Cathedral Prep quarterback Collin Johnson
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“If I get the opportunity to play at the next level, I’d love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have made a few college visits, but I’m not positive where I’d like to go.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team growing up to watch was Penn State because of the way they represent our state.”

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Avonworth defensive end Trevor Faulkner
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college. If you look at student loan debt today, it is outrageous. So, a scholarship anywhere is my goal and I would get to continue playing football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I had a very explosive off-season and am just beginning to receive some attention. Out of all the coaches I have sent my film to, Pennsylvania University is most interested. They were also the most helpful by giving me immediate feedback.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have not attended any colleges so far.”

Do you have plans for game day trips this fall
“Pennsylvania University has invited me, so I plan to get there as soon as possible.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I was raised around Pitt. My family has always been Pittsburgh fans.”

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Central Bucks East defensive back Will Silverman
Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football at the D-1 level.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t been recruited by any colleges so far.”

Do you have plans for game day trips this fall?
“I am taking a gameday visit to Villanova later this month with my quarterback.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Oregon University.”

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Week Eight Football Game Predictions

Pa Preps predicts the big games this weekend. Our picks are denoted by asterik.

Bellwood-Antis* vs. Tussey Mountain
Berwick vs. Dallas*
Bishop Guilfoyle vs. Chestnut Ridge*
Blue Mountain vs. Pottsville*
Brentwood vs. Burgettstown*
Brookville* vs. Ridgway/Johnsonburg
Central Bucks West* vs. Souderton
Coatesville vs. Downingtown West*
Conneaut Area* vs. Conneaut
Coudersport vs. Smethport*
Donegal vs. Lancaster Catholic*
East vs. Bayard Rustin*
Freedom Area* vs. Apollo Ridge
Greensburg Central Catholic* vs. Cornell
Jersey Shore vs. Bald Eagle Area*
Jim Thorpe* vs. Tamaqua
Marple Newtown* vs. Haverford
McGuffey* vs. Avonworth
Meadville* vs. Grove City
North Penn vs. Central Bucks South*
Northeastern vs. William Penn*
Northwestern* vs. Reynolds
Notre Dame-Green Pond* vs. Saucon Valley
Peters Township* vs. Bethel Park
Pine Grove vs. Upper Dauphin Area*
Pope John Paul II* vs. Upper Merion Area
Shenango* vs. New Brighton
Southern Columbia Area* vs. Montoursville
Sto-Rox* vs. Laurel
Strath Haven vs. Garnet Valley*
Susquehanna Township vs. Cedar Cliff*
Upper Moreland vs. Cheltenham*
Valley View* vs. Scranton
Washington vs. Southmoreland*
West Catholic* vs. Neumann-Goretti
Wilmington vs. Hickory*
Wilson* vs. Cedar Crest

Top Football Performers - 10/10, 10/11, & 10/12

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Adam Thoman, West Perry 134 yards rushing and two TDs
Aiden Wardzinski, Brentwood 189 yards rushing
Alex Conrad, Charleroi 174 yards passing
Alex Obeldobel, Hopewell 100 yards receiving
Alex Sharrow, Shippensburg 121 yards rushing and a TD
Amahd Pack, Sto-Rox 177 yards receiving
Anthony Lento, Chartiers-Houston 172 yards passing
Antonio Quinn, Aliquippa 160 yards rushing
Ben Hughes, Riverside 197 yards passing
Ben Jackson, West Greene 158 yards rushing
Blake Remaley, Hempfield 190 yards passing
Braden Gennock, Neshannock 142 yards rushing
Brendan Parsons, Clairton 172 yards passing
Bryce Baker, CD East 131 yards rushing and 1 TD
Brycen Hassinger, Mifflin County 3 TD passes and returned an interception 80-yard for a TD
Chandler Thimmons, Highlands 168 yards passing
Chris Joseph, Middletown 104 yards receiving and a TD
Cochise Ryan, California 201 yards rushing
Cole Beck, Freedom 161 yards passing
Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland 308 yards passing
Curtis Foskey, North Hills 178 yards rushing
Daniel Grant, Brownsville 217 yards rushing
Darrell Johnson, Waynesburg 147 yards rushing
Denny Robinson, Rochester 179 yards rushing
Donovan Cutchember, Quaker Valley 139 yards rushing
Dresyn Green, State College 111 yards rushing, 1 TD, and 13 yards receiving
Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox 308 yards passing
Frank Shartle, Camp Hill 107 yards rushing and three TDs
Gabe Dunlap, Penn-Trafford 247 yards passing
Gavin Miller, West Allegheny 183 yards passing
Germar Howard, Penn Hills 152 yards rushing
Imani Sanders, Jeannette 211 yards rushing
Isaiah Beltram, Monessen 225 yards passing and 145 yards rushing
Isaiah Edwards, State College 163 total yards
Isaiah Langston, Cornell 204 yards receiving
Jack Fallon, Central Bucks West 2 TD runs
Jack Hollibaugh, Deer Lakes 105 yards receiving
Jack Salopek, Norwin 304 yards passing
Jacob Seigle, Susquehanna Township 185 yards rushing and four TDs
Jaheim Morris, Cedar Cliff 300 yards rushing and scored four TDs
Jake Blumer, Leechburg 173 yards rushing
Jamar Jeter Hopewell 116 yards receiving
Jared Gorman, East Pennsboro 195 yards passing and three TDs
Jason Kraner, Shenango 135 yards receiving
Jason Nativio, Neshannock 167 yards passing
Jax Miller, Avonworth 239 yards rushing
Jay Pearson, OLSH 147 yards rushing
Jay Rodriguez, Hershey 193 total yards and 1 TD
Jay’Von Jeter, Hopewell 278 yards passing
Joey Audia, South Fayette 134 yards receiving
Johnny Crise, Highlands 133 yards receiving
Jose Lopez, Middletown 158 yards rushing and a TD
Josh Hough, Beaver Falls 138 yards rushing
Justin Huss, Derry 190 yards rushing
Keese Demery, West Mifflin 124 yards receiving
Kenny Fine, Frazier 196 yards rushing
Kenyon Johnson, West Perry 220 yards rushing and three TDs
Khiyee Patterson, Fox Chapel 121 yards receiving
Kyle Swartz, Northern 189 yards rushing and two TDs
Lek Powell, Bishop McDevitt 231 yards passing and four TDs
Logan Harmon, Apollo-Ridge 138 yards rushing
Logan Pfeuffer, Peters Township 215 yards passing
Logan Shrubb, Keystone Oaks 179 yards passing
Luke Meckler, Pine-Richland 104 yards receiving
Malik Shannon, Imani Christian 158 yards passing
Mario Easterly, Bishop McDevitt 161 yards receiving and three TDs
Mark Hutchin, Keystone Oaks 136 yards receiving
Marquese Williams, Bishop McDevitt 195 yards rushing and two TDs
Mason Stahl, Baldwin 192 yards passing
Max Mosey, Central Dauphin 170 yards passing and 2 TDs
Mehki Flowers, Steel-High 144 yards receiving and two TDs
Melvin Redd, Aliquippa 126 yards rushing
Mikey Scherer, Burrell 181 yards rushing
Naman Alemada, South Fayette 255 yards passing
Naseer Penn, Baldwin 102 yards receiving
Nate Sciarro, Riverside 169 yards receiving
Nathan Roby, Hempfield 189 yards rushing
Nick Chimienti, Central Dauphin 102 yards receiving, a TD, and an INT on defense
Nyles Jones, Steel-High 369 total yards and 4 TDs
Park Penrod, Avonworth 155 yards passing
Pharoh Fisher, Imani Christian 128 yards receiving
Quinn Fuller, Mars 158 yards passing
Rashawn Reid, Rochester 152 yards rushing
Reiker Welling, Freedom 142 yards receiving
Reis Watkins, Shenango 189 yards rushing
Ricky Hunter, Freeport 146 yards rushing
Riley Comforti, Southmoreland 161 yards receiving
Roman Pellis, Hempfield 114 yards receiving
Ryan Angott, Canon-McMillan 218 yards rushing
Santino Campoli, Shenango 243 yards passing
Sean McGowan, Bethel Park 201 yards rushing
Shane Stump, Thomas Jefferson 195 yards passing
Shane Susnak, Fox Chapel 258 yards passing
Shawn Brown, CD East 190 yards rushing and 2 TDs
Shawn Dziak, Bentworth 226 yards passing
Tino Campoli, Shenango 243 yards passing
Tony Johnson, Brownsville 168 yards rushing
Tony Powell, Middletown 213 yards passing and three TDs
Trevor Brncic, Franklin Regional 186 yards passing
Tristyn Sulich, Carlisle 123 yards rushing
Troy Lanier, Westinghouse 129 yards rushing
Tyler Powell, Ellwood City 160 yards rushing
Tyler Ziggas, Beaver 158 yards passing
Tymir Jackson, Middletown 180 yards rushing and a TD
Vaughn Morris, Aliquippa 155 yards passing
William Clark, Woodland Hills 125 yards rushing
Zac Gordon, Franklin Regional 230 yards rushing
Zach Cernuto, Southmoreland 230 yards passing
Zack Swartz, Washington 125 yards rushing
Zaier Harrison, Cornell 266 yards passing

PA Preps Defensive Football Players of the Week - 10/9

PA Preps names our players of the week for this past weekend on the gridiron now!

Dillon Ferretti, Hempfield Area - 18 tackles and 5 TFLs

Gabe Watts, Ridgway/Johnsonburg - 9 tackles, 3 TFLs, and 2 sacks

Isaac Devault, Lakeview - 15 tackles and 1 TFL

Jason Henderson, Delaware Valley - 2 sacks and 7 tackles

Jaylin Miller, Exeter Township - 3 TFLs and 6 tackles

Jonathan Stochla, Wyoming Valley West - 16 tackles

Jordan Adams, Cathedral Prep - 2 INTs and 7 tackles

Luke Ohmann, Susquehannock - 18 tackles

Max Matolcsy, Plum - 18 tackles and 4 TFLs

Nathan Schilling, Blacklick Valley - 13 tackles and 1 TFL

Sean Pelkisson, Downingtown West - 7 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 1 sack

Trent Cavanaugh, Bentworth - 14 tackles

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Mid-State Rankings, Week 7 Oct 9, 2019:

(All classes are 6A and District 3 teams unless otherwise shown; Districts 3, 4, 5, 6, 9)

1 State College (7-0, D6)
State College showed why they’ve been ranked #1 all year with a significant win over Harrisburg High in what was a typical Mid Penn heavyweight bout between two of the state’s top teams. SC started off with a 4 yard keeper by Qb Brady Dorner at the end of the 1st quarter, giving them a 7-0 lead. Harrisburg was moving the ball but like the Central Dauphin game two weeks ago, red zone turnovers plagued them, this time following a 58 yard completion to Kamere Day where Dresyn Green picked off Nicari Williams on SC’s 17 yard line. The half ended with State ahead 7-0. On Harrisburg’s second play of the 3rd quarter, Dresyn Green’s 14 yard Pick-6 ended another Harrisburg drive, sending Nicari Williams to the sidelines, replaced by John McNeil with State College up 14-0. It also shifted momentum. At some point the turnovers, especially in the red zone had the effect of gut punches. Green scored again early in the 4th quarter on a 6 yard run putting them up 21-0. The Cougars finally got on the board when Trevion Carey returned the subsequent kickoff 94 yards to the house. Dresyn Green was a one man wrecking machine in this one, rushing for 75 yards on 26 carries plus 26 receiving, getting two picks and having another batted away on 4th down to end a Harrisburg drive. Quarterback Brady Dorner had an outstanding game, completing 10 of 12 passes for 98 yards and rushing for 30. Bottom line, State limited Harrisburg in almost every area, holding them to 50 yards rushing and 132 passing. SC gouged them on the round, rushing for 213 yards on 41 attempts. Central Dauphin’s Rams are up next for a matchup conference co-leaders, both at 4-0 in what could be a classic. State features a robust offense scoring 36ppg with a defense allowing 10. CD’s offense is getting there at 29ppg with a defense allowing 9 against an arguably tougher schedule of Manheim Township 7-10, Wilson 13-21 and Harrisburg 15-14, compared to SC’s best being St. Augustine Prep-NJ 20-17, Chambersburg 27-17 and Harrisburg 21-6. CD will focus on Dresyn Green who had his coming out party last year in a 35-28 win as a sophomore with 211 total yards!
2 Manheim Township (7-0)
Manheim Township visited Warwick Friday in a game that paired District-3’s highest rated 6A team against the 5A leader. The encounter pulled in a large and loud crowd. But it didn’t prevent Township from asserting its alpha status, getting in Warwick’s head early with a 15 play, 80 yard opening drive that included a fake punt, and scoring the game’s opening touchdown. What a great start to launch a methodical first half that saw quarterback Harrison Kirk run in a keeper then hit Nathan Carpenter near the mid-point of the 2nd quarter from 13 out for a 21-0 half time lead. Warwick got on the board in the 3rd quarter when Colton Miller scored on a 4 yard run at the 2:45 mark of the 3rd quarter, making it a shaky 21-7 lead for Township that wasn’t secure until Jaden Floyd scored on a 5 yard burst with under a minute left in the game. Good game, with final statistics and a 28-7 score belying a competitive game. Township slowed Warwick, doing a good job keeping them out of the end zone. But it’s no easy task playing Township when they have it going with Jaden Floyd rushing for 134 yards and Harrison Kirk completing 15 of 22 passes for 132 yards and rushing for 86 yards. Township had 13 first downs and 360 total yards to 294 for Warwick, with only 86 rush yards. The win keeps them undefeated in first place a game ahead of Warwick, Wilson and Cedar Crest. Congratulations to the Streaks getting past Central Dauphin 10-7 at home, and winning road games at Cocalico (5-2, 5A) 56-7, Wilson (6-1) 30-14, and now Warwick (6-1, 5A) 28-7. Two challenges remain, one against upstart Cedar Crest (6-1, 5A) Friday then bitter rival Hempfield (2-5) at the end, with McCaskey (0-7) sandwiched between those two.
3 Central Dauphin (5-2)
Following games against Wilson, Manheim Township and Harrisburg, Central Dauphin needed the schedule break provided by Altoona who came limping in at 1-6 after rejoining the Mid Penn this year. Four conference games left them battered and bruised, getting outscored 190 to 53, including the 62-0 pasting by CD. Welcome to the bigs! After scoring on their initial possession with FB Marques Holton (6-2, 220) pounding in from the four yard line, they squirted the kickoff into a gap, recovered it and scored again with Holton getting the call from 5 yards out this time, ultimately opening the floodgates where the reserves rushed in after securing a 42-0 halftime lead. The Rams used 18 running backs and 8 receivers. Holton’s development at fullback isn’t making anyone forget the beast Adam Burkhart (5-11, 215) who had 1282 yards rushing and 80 tackles before moving on. But he’s getting the job done and is a real force at DE with 42 tackles. The other strong positive is the continued maturation of sophomore Max Mosey under center. He completed 6 of 10 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdown. Despite reserves getting significant playing time, they outgained the Mountain Lions 446 yards to 25, with four touchdowns rushing, four passing and a Malachi Bowman 28 yard punt return for a special teams score. Next up is a game at State College against the conference co-leader who is coming off their 21-6 win against Harrisburg.
4 Wilson (6-1)
So much for Hempfield (2-5) continuing their comeback from a 1-4 start (upset Lampeter Strasburg 27-20) getting overwhelmed by Wilson 42-7 last week. Wilson, who came in with a pile of attitude after losing at home to Manheim Township 30-14, jumped on the Knights right away when speedster Mason Lenart dashed 73 yards for the score to set the tone. FB Avanti Lockhart followed with two more scores, each from a yard out as the Bulldogs ran up a 21-0 first quarter lead. They continued punishing the Knights on the ground with 56 carries netting 456 yards! Tack on 116 passing for 572 total yards against a completely broken Black Knight defense. Held to 6 first downs, the Knights mustered a mere 94 yards of offense. Maybe they should make another team their homecoming opponent next year, like this week’s opponent 0-7 McCaskey High. Wilson returns to the comfortable confines of Gurski Stadium for some major payback against Warwick who stunned them in Lititz last year 38-12. Tough spot for Warwick coming off home games against Cedar Crest and Manheim Township, and now traveling to West Lawn for their toughest away game of the year.
5 Harrisburg (4-3)
Harrisburg has not fared well since opening with a 14-6 win at Coatesville, losing to an increasingly difficult slate of teams including Archbishop Hoban (5-1) of Ohio 42-12, Central Dauphin (5-2) 15-14 and last week at State College (7-0) where they dropped a 21-6 decision. Except for Hoban, they could have won all three were it not for unending miscues and turnovers. Two picks, one a Pick-6, 3 sacks and multiple hurries doomed them against hard charging SC who got a critical conference win. State locked them down pretty good, holding Jahmir Plant to 30 yards on 12 carries. Up next is Chambersburg who could be a load at 5-2 overall and 3-1 in conference action, a game behind State College and CD. Harrisburg is 2-2 with the 6th seed just ahead of Chambersburg. We’ll see if Harrisburg is damaged goods following successive losses to CD and SC, and how that might affect their performance. Chambersburg will be a handful but are still new to this level of success. Harrisburg needs to punch these guys in the mouth at the start or it’s going to be another long and frustrating day.
6 Southern Columbia (7-0, 2A, D4)
Southern is so profound on both sides of the ball they make everyone look bad, including decent, veteran teams like Jersey Shore (4-3). Same with Hammond-SC (5-2) losing 36-0 and Mount Carmel (5-2), crushed 48-0. Coach Roth said as much, saying Jersey Shore was “one of the better teams we played”. For the Tigers, it was another typical game, gaining 576 yards of offense while holding Jersey to 230 total yards. Considering the opponent was SCA, 230 was a decent number until seeing that was all passing yards, 288, before subtracting negative 58 yards rushing. And talk about a decent number. Southern had four players over 100 yards of total offense; running backs Gaige Garcia at 173 yards with 2 touchdowns, Gavin Garcia with 104 yards and 2 scores, Qb Preston Zachman at 174 yards and 3 touchdowns and wide out Julian Fleming at 126 yards with 2 touchdowns. It was 56-0 at the half and 56-14 when it was all mercifully over.
Wyoming Area (7-0, 3A, D2) is next. They play in the Wyoming Valley 3A, scoring 42ppg, allowing 11. Offensively they’ll line up and come right at you behind a sizeable line, running the ball 75% of the time. This year’s team came into the season with a veteran group, good skill depth and five, four year players, notably Qb/SS Dominic Deluca, Rb/Lb Corey Mruk and D1 prospect lineman Sam Solomon (6-4, 295, sr), with offers from BC, Temple, Rutgers and others. Unfortunately, they lost Corey Mruk (5-9, 190) with a knee vs Northwest week-3, a big loss. Other standouts are lineman Nicholas Elko (6-3, 290, so), Tom Wycoski (6-3, 295, sr), DE Derek Ambrosino (6-3, 220, sr), and Lb F.J. Braccini (5-8, 185, sr) who looks like he’s all over the field at the same time. Qb Dominic Deluca (6-1, 195, sr, 640p, 518r) has a strong arm and is a fierce hitter at SS. Their 10 year won-loss is 60-51 with five winning season and five losing seasons. They’ll come out all fired up before the home crowd with the question being, can they sustain that through 4 quarters against a thoroughbred like Southern Columbia once the reality of what they’re up against sets in.
7 Warwick (6-1, 5A)
Warwick’s Joey McCracken completed just 11 of 34 passes (32%) for 90 yards as the Warriors fell to Manheim Township 28-7 in a key LL-1 game for their first loss of the season. Township’s pressure and coverage held Justin Gerhart to 4 catches for 41 yards and Conor Adams to 6 completions for 46 yards. Warwick came into the game averaging 280 yards passing a game. They stayed within reach of the Blue Streaks, down 21-7 late in the 4th quarter when a final touchdown by the visitors sealed it. Township’s defense was simply too dominating, holding them to 86 yards rushing on 26 carries. The loss knocked them out of first place at 2-1 behind Township at 3-0. So they’ll need a little help catching them. Problem there is a road trip to Wilson Friday who is in the same predicament at 2-1, trying to catch Township while running out of games.
8 Central York (6-1)
Once again the Panthers walloped an overmatched Spring Grove (2-5) team with a 17-0 first half followed by a 35-0 second half. In 2018 they beat them 58-14 and again in 2017 55-14, showing the gap between the two schools. The win extends Central’s winning streak to 5 games, keeping them deadlocked at 4-0 atop the York-Adams league with another exciting edition at York High. Since opening with a 42-7 disaster against Pittsburgh Central Catholic, the Bearcats (5-2, 5A) have been on a roll. They’ll meet in the regular season final. What many may not have noticed about Central York is an outstanding defense that is strangling opponents. With an offense averaging 43 points per game, its easy overlooking a defense that held 6 teams to 7 points or less along with 2 shutouts. The Northeastern Bobcats (6-1) are next at 3-1, a game behind Central High and York. They have a lot of bodies back from last year’s 5-6 group that got your attention with a mid-year upset of Red Lion (8-3) and a 6-0 loss to Shippensburg (10-2) in the first round. Central York should prevail but the Bobcats score points, 36 a game and are no slouch. Zech Sanderson (6-4, 200, sr, 1124 yards) can sling it and he doesn’t throw picks.
9 Chambersburg (5-2)
Central Dauphin East hung out with Chambersburg last week, enjoying the beautiful stadium and nearby mountains while actually giving the Trojans a game, trailing 14-10 at the half. Isaiah Abraham had a 15 yard fumble return with Miles Mims booting a 42 yard field goal to account for their early scoring. Bryce Baker did his part contributing 88 yards on 26 carries. But 5 turnovers did them in, plus a 17-6 Chambersburg second half as the Trojans prevailed 31-16. Keyshawn Jones had a terrific game, rushing for 192 yards on 18 carries. Their other talented back Jayden Jones, added 86 yards on 4 carries. Brady Stumbaugh completed 6 of 10 passes for 54 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another 68 yads. Tyler Luther caught the 20 yard scoring toss and kicked a 45 yard field goal. East High got pushed around for 328 rush yards while the Trojans held them to 132 yards rushing and 73 passing. Harrisburg is next. But with Harrisburg coming off consecutive losses, there are probably better places to be than Severance Field on a Saturday afternoon against what could be a focused bunch of Cougars.
10 Manheim Central (5-2, 5A)
Manheim Central and Lampeter Strasburg got into a good one last week where another misleading score tells the wrong story. 33-14 looks convincing, and the final score is all that matters. The hidden story is MC holding a slim 20-14 lead with just under 7 minutes left in the game. These old LL-2 adversaries went at it long and hard, battling deep into the 4th quarter on an equal footing. Final stats showed both with 16 first downs, MC with 150 rush yards, LS with 180. The real difference was MC’s quarterback Evan Simon’s ability to make the big play. LS held him to 20 yards rushing as he completed 14 on 32 attempts. Bad throws, drops? But when they connected it produced 224 yards in receptions with a touchdown of 25 yards to Colby Wagner and a 1 yard keeper by Simons. Colby had an exceptional game with 8 receptions for 145 yards while rushing for 129 yards on 12 carries for 3 more touchdowns. Talk about a weapon. Guess who scored the 26 and 21 yard touchdowns late in the 4th quarter? Conestoga Valley (2-5) is next, with a coach in Gerad Novak and quarterback in Bradley Stoltzfus who never saw a down or distance that couldn’t be approached with a pass. Stoltzfus can get it out there with a 69% completion rate, generating 1688 yards with an 18/3 ratio. He rushed for 498 yards. Pretty nice for a 2-5 team. The rebuilt line still has issues but not at center where Joshua Mathiot (6-2, 270, sr) makes life much easier for Stoltzfus. The Barons should roll but Stoltzfus is a weapon.
11 Shippensburg (7-0, 5A)
Shippensburg’s terror tandem of Alex Sharrow (5-5, 140) and fullback Jacob Loy (6-0, 195) dominated West Perry as Sharrow motored for 132 yards on 12 carries with touchdown runs of 56, 38 and 5 yards. Loy contributed with 102 yards on 15 carries, blasting in for touchdowns of 4 and 2 yards. Sprinter Isaiah Houser (5-9, 140) got it all going, returning the opening kickoff 95 yards as the Greyhounds powered over the Mustangs 39-13. The Perry county squad was held to 125 total yards. Northern (5-2, 5A) is next. For all intents and purposes, they’d be off the radar except for the exploits of running back Kyle Swartz. He’s a 6 foot 210 pound senior who has 1340 yards rushing in just 5 games, and the reason the Polar Bears are tied with Shippensburg atop the Mid Penn-Colonial. Dillsburg loves their football and will be pumped for the super quick Hounds with a powerful ground game trying to slow things down, supported by a full house. Nice seeing Shippensburg’s Jacob Loy on the field with Swartz of Northern.
12 Susquehanna Township (6-1, 4A)
Jacob Seigle returned from the injured list to help the Tribe defeat 3-4 Conrad Weiser 24-7. His return was integral to the win, gaining 156 yards rushing and catching 3 passes for 25 yards. Quarterback Rahsaan Carlton had one of his better games of the season completing 15 of 22 passes for 184 yards, spreading those receptions out to 7 different receivers. He threw 3 touchdown passes. Their defense dominated the slower Scouts, holding them to 4 first downs and 70 total yards of offense to Hanna’s 364 total yards. They move on to play Red Land (4-3, 2-2, 5A) before decisive conference games against Cedar Cliff (7-1, 3-0, 5A) and Bishop McDevitt (4-3, 2-1, 4A), games that will decide the conference championship and postseason playoff positions.
13 Milton Hershey (6-1, 5A)
Milton Hershey soared in the ranking from 17th after defeating previously unbeaten Middletown 33-21 who was ranked 8th. Their rise and Middletown’s precipitous fall was based on the Blue Raider’s losing at home to Milton Hershey and an overall reassessment of team performances. The game put MH in sole possession of first place in the conference. There were a lot of athletes on the field in this one where the Spartans proved to be more diverse and efficient with their opportunities. While Middletown outgained them 326 to 258 yards, it was largely the Jose Lopez show, gaining 194 yards on 34 carries. Their passing woes continued, completing but 6 of 13 for 48 yards. Team mate Tymir Jackson added 102 on 15 attempts. But the Raiders had no answer for sophomore Dion Bryant who scooted for 134 yards on 18 carries with touchdowns of 84 and 33 yards. At 5-8, 180, he’s a hard tackle. He also returned a kickoff 73 yards for another score. Their big receivers, Josh Parra (6-4, 210) and Avohn Cross (6-4, 204) kept Middletown honest with 33 and 25 yards in receptions respectively. Forget about it with those two loose in your secondary. Significantly, Middletown had eight drive stopping fumbles, losing four. MH moves on to Palmyra (3-4) before Camp Hill (1-6) then a huge game against Steel High.
14 Middletown (6-1, 3A)
Middletown’s home loss last week against Milton Hershey snapped their 25 game Capital Conference winning streak, dropping them into second place behind Milton Hershey in the Capital conference. It also resulted in their plunge in the ranking from 8th to 14th. The standings through seven weeks show Milton Hershey in first at 4-0, followed by Middletown and Steel High (6-1) at 3-1 with Trinity (5-2) still in it at 2-2. It’s a great race with Steelton Highspire likely eyeing the October 25th showdown in Hershey against Milton Hershey where a Roller win will create a 3 way conference tie. The Blue Raiders move on, likely blowing out Trinity (5-2), East Pennsboro (2-5) and Palmyra (3-4) to position themselves for post season concerns and another possible conference championship. They currently hold the 2 seed behind Wyomissing.
15 Berks Catholic (4-3, 4A)
Berks Catholic continued its recovery from a demanding early season schedule where most of the backfield suffered injuries against Central Dauphin, McDonogh and Malvern Prep which forced at least three players at one point to the sidelines. Two weeks ago saw them stutter step to a 9-0 win against Hamburg (3-4). Last week showed progress with a more fully recovered backfield routing hapless Kutztown (0-7, 3A) 61-7, getting offensive touchdowns from 7 different players. It started with Clayton Gibbs returning the opening kickoff 85 yards followed by Christian Cacchione returning Kutztown’s first punt 47 yards for another score. The rout was on. They’re at Schuylkill Valley (3-4, 3A) Friday where the Panthers are coming off a 32-21 Homecoming loss to Fleetwood (6-1). SV has been a no-show against the stronger teams on their schedule, losing 44-14 to undefeated Upper Dauphin (7-0, 2A, D3) and District-1 PAC-Frontier power Pope John Paul II (6-1, 3A) 52-7. They’ll handle SV then finish out at home against Berks-2 challengers Fleetwood and rival Wyomissing (7-0, 3A) where the conference championship will be decided.
16 Cocalico (5-2, 5A)
Despite winning last week against Conestoga Valley 54-41, the Eagles dropped in the ranking with their young defense wilting the last 3 games, losing to Manheim Township 56-7 and Manheim Central 46-43, then getting a 54-41 win last week against Conestoga Valley. That’s 143 points allowed in 3 games. About the game; the statistics were immense, with Cocalico gaining 746 total yards of offense (586r, 160p), to Conestoga Valley’s 559 (138r, 421p!). Cocalico’s veer often produces stats that look like typos. And it is difficult containing their ball control offense as rarely as it’s seen with a quarterback like Noah Palm and Rb Ronald Zahm behind a line that understands discipline. Because they’ve been running it for years with a staff that’s been in place forever, they’re good at it! That makes it tough for opposing defenses who have to be equally disciplined, knowing assignments and tackling well. Still, Cocalico’s scheme can lull you to sleep; dive, dive, dive…then Palm keeps it for a big gain, or worse, throws a dart with his 67% completion rate. Manheim Township is the only team to shut them down, aided in part by Fb Austin Vang, Qb Palm and Rb Zahm all going down in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Palm (New Hampshire) is the key to everything Cocalico does offensively, rushing for 203 yards with 3 Tds against CV and passing for 160 with another touchdown. That’s 49 % of their offense. Zalm had 192 yards on 10 carries (4 Tds) with sophomore Steven Flinton (1 Td) turning heads with 164 yards on 9 carries. For Conestoga Valley, Qb Bradley Stoltzfus was outstanding, rushing for 113 yards on 18 carries and completing 24 of 32 passes (75%) for 421 yards and 4 touchdown. Zach Fisher caught 11passes for 170 yards with Derek Ulishney catching 6 for 116 yards. They move on to play Manheim Central while the Eagles go to winless Garden Spot (0-7) who they defeated 55-21 last year.
17 Wyomissing (7-0, 3A)
A 17 point first quarter followed by a 14-0 2nd quarter was all she wrote for Hamburg as the Trojans ran for 300 yards to overwhelm the Hawks 45-6. Max Hurleman’s 80 yards kickoff return following Hamburg’s only score blunted whatever thoughts they had of a comeback. It’s frustrating playing Berks Catholic and Wyomissing back-to-back although they did some damage with Shaheed Warren running for 78 yards; something they’ll have to address before playing Berks Catholic with their stable of running backs. Hurleman finished with 58 rushing and a 16 yard touchdown run with Jevin Tranquilla getting 92 yards on 5 carries. FB Evan Niedrowski had 50 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Kutztown is next, then Schuylkill Valley before the road game at Berks Catholic for the Berks-2 title.
18 Exeter Township (5-2, 5A)
Reading got out the gate well, winning their first four games before facing the reality of Berk-1 competition that saw them lose to Governor Mifflin (4-3, 5A) 49-6, and Exeter Township last week 42-7. Governor Mifflin is a strong team that got off on the wrong foot at 0-3, including a 61-14 disappearing act against rival Wilson before righting the ship. Exeter’s season began at Berks Catholic with the “gift that keeps on giving” of 19 penalties for 150 yards in a 14-10 loss. Untimely penalties and a fumbled punt return helped do them in against Spring Ford 24-7, plus Ryan Engro’s 304 yards passing! But they’re hot now, winning 3 straight with the Reading win. Wide out Alex Javier (D1 talent) was too quick and shifty for Reading, snagging 4 touchdown tosses on 5 receptions for 120 yards; one, a 68 yard bomb just before the half giving them a 28-7 lead. The Eagle D thwarted the Knights throughout the game, holding them to 84 total yards of offense. Twin Valley (2-5, 5A) is next, before the big game at Governor Mifflin that will decide the Berks-1 title and more since both are 5A teams. Exeter is currently 12th with GM at 15.
19 Cedar Cliff (4-3, 5A)
A 21 point first quarter was all Cedar Cliff needed to dispose of Hershey (1-6) 43-20, who hasn’t won a game since the opener. Things are far more positive for the Colts who opened the season at 1-2, then went on a tear since the Harrisburg loss with wins against Hollidaysburg 49-8, Lower Dauphin 47-7, Hershey last week and their most impressive win, beating Bishop McDevitt 20-17 three weeks ago. They’re doing it with a balanced offense and a developing first year starter in junior Gannon McMeans (6-0, 190) under center. He’s thrown for 826 yards at 50%, with a Td/Pick ratio of 9 to 3. He rarely runs but doesn’t have to with a back like Jaheim Morris (5-10, 190, sr) doing damage against everyone including Harrisburg and McDevitt where he rushed for 76 and 86 respectively. Against Hershey, he rushed for 196 yards on 26 attempts, scoring touchdowns of 3, 34 and 10 yards. The win keeps them tied with Susquehanna Township atop the Mid Penn-Keystone. Great scheduling for the fans sees Susquehanna Township playing them in two weeks at Cedar Cliff, then McDevitt finishing out the regular season at ST. This week sees the Colts in their last away game at Mechanicsburg (5-2) who are hanging around at 2-1, a game behind the leaders. The Wildcats are inconsistent, beating Northern (5-2) 35-36 on the road then getting skunked two weeks ago at Susquehanna Township 34-0. The Colts are hoping the latter version shows up Friday night.
20 Cedar Crest (6-1)
Cedar Crest responded to the disappointing loss at Warwick last week with a strong effort against Penn Manor (2-5), gaining 400 yards of offense in a 37-10 win. Junior Qb Chris Danz (5-10, 150) is coming along well in his first year as a starter, having a strong game here completing 13 of 21 passes for 263 yards and 2 touchdowns. On the season, he’s at 57%, for 1286 yards with a 13/2 ratio. Most of his passes against PM went to Cole Miller, who caught 6 for 112 yards, including a 55 yard scoring toss. He’s their leading receiver, with 31 receptions for 532 yards and 6 touchdowns. Tyler Cruz was the man again, rushing for 126 yards with scores of 1, 44 and 14 yards on 24 carries. He‘s at 1018 yards for the year. Defense was also strong, picking off quarterback Luke Brass 3 times and recovering 2 fumbles. The Falcons are having a fine season, enjoying something of a renaissance going 25-13 the last 4 years (6-4, 8-3, 5-5 and 6-1) after a long and inept run going 24-77 from 2006 through 2015. They’re in unchartered territory this year with the 4th seed behind Central Dauphin, and a game behind Manheim Township in the Section-One race. That will change this weekend playing at Township.
Honorable Mention:
Northeastern (6-1, 5A)
at Central York 6-1
York Suburban (7-0, 4A) home Gettysburg 6-1, 4A
Northern York (5-2, 5A) home Shippensburg 7-00, 5A
York-William Penn (5-2, 5A) at South Western 3-5, 5A
Lampeter Strasburg (5-2, 4A) home Solanco 5-2, 5A
Montoursville (7-0, 3A, D4) at Mifflinburg 4-3, 3A
Gettysburg (6-1, 4A) at Suburban 7-0, 4A
Steelton Highspire (6-1, 2A) at East Pennsboro 2-5, 4A
Mount Carmel (5-2, 3A, D4) home South Williamsport 4-3, 1A
Bishop McDevitt (4-3, 4A) at Hershey 1-6, 5A
Governor Mifflin (4-3, 5A) home Lower Dauphin 0-7, 5A
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PA Preps Offensive Football Players of the Week - 10/8

PA Preps names our players of the week for this past weekend on the gridiron now!

Ben Jackson, West Greene - 282 yards rushing

Colby Wagner, Manheim Central - 129 yards rushing and 145 yards receiving

Dion Bryant, Milton Hershey - 132 yards rushing, 2 TDs, and a 73-yard kickoff for a TD

Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox - 292 yards passing

Ethan Kohler, Perkiomen Valley - 4 TDs

Germar Howard, Penn Hills - 227 yards rushing

Jaheim Morris, Cedar Cliff - 194 yards rushing and three touchdowns

Jake Johnson, Mount Pleasant - 201 yards rushing

Kaleb Donor, Maplewood - 258 yards rushing

Kyle McCord, St. Joseph’s Prep - 213 yards passing and 4 TDs

Kyle Swartz, Northern - 271 total yards and four touchdowns

Logan Harmon, Apollo-Ridge - 344 yards rushing

Macklin Ayers, Upper Dauphin Area - 210 yards rushing

Naman Alemada, South Fayette - 407 yards passing

Reis Watkins, Shenango - 302 yards rushing

RJ Macnamara, North Penn - 4 TDs

Tanner Lorson, Jersey Shore - 287 yards passing

Tay'Ron Ross, Carrick - 224 yards rushing

Tony Johnson, Brownsville - 264 yards rushing

Tristyn Sulich, Carlisle - 202 yards rushing and two touchdowns

Did we miss anyone? Reply here to add a top performance by an athlete!

Q&A with Redbank Valley running back Ray Shreckengost

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything is great. I have a team that I’d go to war with.”

Who is your next opponent? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“Coudersport. They’re a good program but we’ve been slept on all season. We’ll see how that goes.”

Who is your opponent after them? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“Union. They’re not that great. They haven’t had competition this season yet.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can improve on the small things that mean a lot.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key is for us to keep playing physical and keep the brother bond rolling.”

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
“Win a district championship and then win the first state playoff game in Redbank Valley history.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would like to play football in college. I’m going to keep striving to make it.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’m only a sophomore.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Michigan has been my favorite college since I was a little guy.”

Q&A with West Catholic wide receiver Julio DaSilva

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“We are 3-2 and are 1-1 in the Catholic league. We wanted to be 2-0, but we fell short to a team we shouldn’t have lost too but gained back our confidence against a stellar Lansdale Catholic.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel as though our team can improve on consistent scoring drives throughout the game, especially in the second half.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Going forward, we must come out with dominating mindsets to blow teams out of the water early and keep our foot on the gas.”

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
“My main goal is to win the PCL Blue Division Title. My personal goals are to be more dominate on defense, and to increase my receiving yards on the offensive side of the ball.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“It is FCS schools such as Holy Cross, Fordham, Villanova, U of Albany, Lafayette and Stonybrook. For Ivy League schools, it is Yale and Columbia.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I have made trips to Villanova, Lafayette, Holy Cross, Fordham and Stony Brook.”

Do you have plans for game day trips this fall?
“Not sure yet.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college team growing up was the Oregon Ducks.”

Q&A with Abington Heights linebacker Mike Pusateri

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“The football season for my team has been a bit of a struggle. We have been down 7 starters for the majority of the season and have struggled to get our offense going.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel that my team has the talent to be a good. We just have to execute the plays we run at a higher level.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“I think the key to success going forward for my team is just getting everyone on the same page offensively.”

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
“My goal for my team is for us to go out each game and compete.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I definitely want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven’t really been that heavily recruited by any schools.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have visited Lafayette, Leigh, and Princeton on junior days. I also have some interest from some D3 programs.”

Do you have plans for game day trips this fall?
“I don’t have any game day visits planned since my team plays half our games on Saturday. However, I am going to see my favorite college team, Penn State play Purdue.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up watching great Penn State linebackers play like Paul Pozoluzney, Sean Lee, and Michael Mauti. That is what inspired me to play football and to play linebacker.”

Q&A with Chester safety Aasim Muhammad

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“We have been doing better. We started off great, but things aren’t looking too good as of now.”

Who is your next opponent? What are your thoughts on them overall?
“Our opponent is Coolidge, a school from Washington. I don’t really know much about them, but I never take any opponents for granted. I want us to be at our absolute best when we play them, so I look forward to seeing what they bring to the table.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think my team can improve on executing better and not being lackadaisical.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We just have to execute better in my books. That’s pretty much it for me.”

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
“My goals for the rest of the season is to win the remainder of our games and hopefully a shot at playing in a playoff game.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I am still struggling to find out who I am being recruited by.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made college trips to Morgan State University, Maryland University, Howard University, and Delaware State University.”

Do you have plans for game day trips this fall?
“No.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Oregon for football, but for basketball, my favorite college was Duke.”
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