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2023 REWIND Looking back at the season’s top L-L clashes

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GAME OF THE WEEK: WARWICK 17, COCALICO 14

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Evans authors tremendous comeback story for Warriors JEFF REINHART

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Drenched with sweat, Trevor Evans was guzzling water, trying to rehydrate.

The senior two-way threat had just helped the Warwick Warriors orchestrate a fantastic second-half comeback and he needed some H2O. Stat.

Evans had tossed a pair of second-half touchdown passes to ignite Warwick’s comeback on Aug. 25, the opening night of the 2023 football season. The twotime Lancaster-Lebanon League all-star D-back also made the defensive play of the game, picking off a pass with 3:58 to play to thwart Cocalico’s last-ditch drive.

Hence all the sweat.

The end result: Warwick rallied past reigning District Three Class 5A champ Cocalico 17-14 on a sweltering night in Lititz. Tyler Schoffstall — a freshman, appearing in his first varsity football game — drilled the go-ahead 22-yard

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field goal with 5:51 to play.

Cocalico completely dominated the first half, but twice the Eagles had to settle for field goals after long drives into the Red Zone. Cocalico had a 6-0 lead at the break, but it probably could have been at least 14-0; Warwick’s offense didn’t cross

Warwick quarterback Trevor Evans, left, rolls out to pass against Cocalico during the second half of the teams’ nonleague season opener at Grosh Field in Lititz on Aug. 25. Evans led the comeback effort as Warwick rallied to win the contest 17-14.

midfield in the first half and managed less than 50 yards.

“We came out from halftime knowing that our team has a lot of fight, and we never give up,” Evans said. “We stepped on the gas, and we gave it all we got for WEEK 1, page Z3

LANCASTER-LEBANON QUARTERBACK CLUB WEEK 1 TOP PERFORMERS SECTION ONE

Tyler Groff, OT-DT, Manheim Central

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

SECTION THREE

Joey Polinsky, OT-DT, Berks Catholic

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

SECTION FIVE

n CO-LINEMEN OF THE WEEK:

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

Hayden Johnson, QB, Manheim Township

Brayden Brown, RB-LB, Ephrata

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

Julian Larue, OT-DT, Manheim Township

SECTION TWO

Landan Barton, OT-DT, Ephrata; Reed Gruber, OT-DE, Garden Spot

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

SECTION FOUR

Trevor Evans, QB-DB, Warwick

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Darrian Holloway, TE-LB,

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

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WEEK ONE: GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS GAMES OF FRIDAY, AUG. 25

n Warwick 17, Cocalico 14 n Lampeter-Strasburg 45, Solanco 7 n Manheim Township 35, Cumberland Valley 6 n Hempfield 16, Dallastown 14 n John Bartram 26, McCaskey 12 n Conestoga Valley 27, Penn Manor 0 n Central Dauphin East 55, Reading 6 n Cedar Crest 24, Northeast Philadelphia 0 n Roman Catholic 49, Wilson 14 n Exeter 42, Daniel Boone 7 n Spring-Ford 49, Governor Mifflin 19 n Manheim Central 56, West Chester East 0 n Octorara 15, Muhlenberg 7 n Donegal 27, Elizabethtown 0 n Ephrata 34, Red Lion 32 n Fleetwood 48, Kutztown 6 n Garden Spot 42, Conrad Weiser 3 n Twin Valley 44, Schuylkill Valley 13 n Loyalsock 25, Berks Catholic 21 n Wyomissing 56, Kennard-Dale 7 n Annville-Cleona 52, Hanover 19 n Eastern York 46, Columbia 0 n Hamburg 49, Halifax 19 n Biglerville 14, Pequea Valley 7 n Lancaster Catholic 48, York Catholic 12 n Palmyra 51, Lebanon 7 n Elco 42, West York 18 n Pine Grove 20, Northern Lebanon 17

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Cocalico’s Dane Bollinger (26) reacts after his team scores a touchdown against Lampeter-Strasburg during the first half in Denver on Sept.

22. The Eagles beat the Pioneers 24-10 in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Four game.

2023’S GAMES OF THE WEEK

n Week 1: Warwick 17, Cocalico 14 ................................................................ 2 n Week 2: Manheim Central 37, Smyrna (Del.) 36....................................4 n Week 3: Game I: Manheim Township 38, Harrisburg 6........................ 5

Photo by Chris Knight, design by Chris Emlet.

n Week 3: Game II: Garden Spot 27, Conestoga Valley 26 .................... 6 n Week 4: Lampeter-Strasburg 50, Donegal 6 ......................................... 7

ON THE COVER

n Week 5: Cocalico 24, Lampeter-Strasburg 10........................................ 8 n Week 6: Garden Spot 42, Ephrata 22....................................................... 9 n Week 7: Cocalico 34, Wyomissing 14 ..................................................... 10 n Week 8: Manheim Central 47, Conestoga Valley 14.............................12

PRODUCTION EDITOR Laura Eckert Thompson PHOTOS Jonathan Klein Chris Knight

WRITERS Mike Drago Jason Guarente Jeff Reinhart John Walk

n Week 9: Conestoga Valley 34, Exeter 27................................................13 n Week 10: Manheim Township 49, Wilson 34.........................................14 n Big numbers: L-L season leaders in rushing, passing, receiving.....15

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the second half. Everyone started coming together and clicking and making plays.”

Despite not cashing in with touchdowns on those two first-half excursions, Cocalico still looked large and in charge when Brayden Eppinette picked off a pass and raced 46 yards for a pick-6 TD early in the third quarter. Aaryn Longenecker’s 2-point run gave the Eagles a 14-0 cushion.

After that, it was all Warwick.

Later in the third, Evans flipped a 4-yard TD toss to Keldyn Loraw and it was 14-7. Early in the fourth quarter, Evans found Thomas Jeanes down the near sideline for a 45-yard TD bomb, and it was 14-all with 11:19 to go.

“Gotta get the ball to your best players,” Evans said, “and he made a really nice play. Tip your cap to him.”

Facing a fourth down at midfield midway through the fourth quarter, Cocalico had a wonky exchange under center and

Warwick took over. That set up Schoffstall’s game-winning field goal.

“Defense bailed our butts out in the first half,” Warwick coach Bob Locker said. “But we kept telling our kids that it wasn’t a matter of if. It was a matter of when. They stuck with it. We had a better second half. We kept our foot on the gas, and we made plays when we had to.”

It wasn’t the start Cocalico was looking for, not after winning district gold and going to the state semifinals last fall,

and with 21 seniors and multiple starters back on both sides the ball.

The Eagles’ defense was sharp in the first half, and they had that a 14-0 lead. But Cocalico couldn’t slam the door.

“They were more physical than us and they really took it to us,” Cocalico coach Bryan Strohl said.

“They found a way to keep us out of the end zone. Obviously, that was huge because it could have been maybe 14-0 at half instead of 6-0.”

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WEEK TWO: GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS GAMES OF THURSDAY, AUG. 31

n Elco 49, Annville-Cleona 7 n Garden Spot 45, Lebanon 7 n Schuylkill Valley 22, Upper Perkiomen 19 n Cedar Crest 33, Cent. Dauphin East 7 GAMES OF FRIDAY, SEPT. 1

n Manheim Central 37, Smyrna (Del.) 36 n Berks Catholic 19, Executive Education Academy 14 n Lancaster Catholic 28, Delone Catholic 21 n York 28, Hempfield 25 n Manheim Twp. 56, Dallastown 0 n McCaskey 40, Elizabethtown 13 n Lampeter-Strasburg 24, Penn Manor 0 n Reading 25, Muhlenberg 7 n Central Dauphin 36, Wilson 35 (OT) n Conestoga Valley 28, Daniel Boone 21 n Exeter 36, Boyertown 14 n Governor Mifflin 28, Carlisle 21 n Ephrata 14, Warwick 0 n Fleetwood 30, Conrad Weiser 21 n Cocalico 49, Solanco 14 n Twin Valley 24, Lower Dauphin 21 n Donegal 20, York Suburban 19 n Wyomissing 41, Pottsville 7 n Columbia 40, Hanover 34 n Hamburg 34, Warrior Run 27 n Kutztown 42, York Tech 7 n Susquehanna Township 42, Northern Lebanon 14 GAME OF SATURDAY, SEPT. 2

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A BIT OF MAGIC FOR BARONS Enterline’s late 38-yard TD catch boosts Central to a big win

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WILMINGTON, Del. — Manheim Magic was alive and well in Week Two of the 2023 football season.

Trailing by five points against the reigning Delaware state champion and facing a last-gasp, fourth-and-long, must-have play — and with their backup QB taking his first varsity snap — the Barons of Manheim Central pulled a rabbit out of their hats on Sept. 1.

Ray Lewis, forced into action when starting QB Zac Hahn was helped off the field with an injury after Central’s third-down play with time running, lofted the game-winning touchdown pass to Aaron Enterline, who went up in traffic and hauled in the catch at the top of his leap, and then finished off the miraculous 38-yard TD grab in the waning seconds.

It capped Central’s wild 37-36 nonleague win over Smyrna (Del.) in the Mid-Atlantic Pigskin Classic in Abessinio Stadium at Salesianum School. The Eagles, who had won the Delaware Class 3A state championship — the largest classification in the state — the previous fall, had taken a 36-31 lead on a long TD pass with 3:06 to go.

Undaunted, Hahn engineered the game-winning drive, hitting Bode Sipel for a pair of completions to get Central into position.

But the drive hit a snag when the Barons came up short on third down with 25 seconds to go. And when Hahn had to come off the field after that play, Central coach Dave Hahn called on Lewis for the last play.

“This is how it went down,” Dave Hahn said. “Ray, just throw it up to Aaron. That’s it. That’s all we wanted him to do. Don’t hold the ball. Just throw it up there to Aaron. Jimmys and Joes. And he threw it to our Jimmy.”

Enterline made a fabulous play, going up between a pair of defenders to make the grab. He sauntered into the end zone for the lead. Smyrna was pinned at its own 5 after the kickoff and ran out of time.

“We knew what we were going to do,” Enterline said. “Coach told him to just throw it up there. ... And I just went up and got it. I went numb when I crossed the end zone.”

It looked for a while like the Barons might completely blow Smyrna’s doors off. Central bolted to a 21-0 lead, getting a 4-yard keeper from Hahn, Hahn’s 16-yard dart to Enterline and a 2-yard plunge from Brycen Armold.

SECTION THREE

Michael Bradley, RB-DB, Berks Catholic

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

n CO-BACKS OF THE WEEK:

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

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Smyrna got two long TD passes before the half, cutting Central’s lead to 24-14 at the break.

Central’s defense bent but ultimately did not break. Smyrna ran all kinds of funky sets. Three different quarterbacks took snaps.

They ran some Wildcat packages. The QB would hesitate before either handing the ball off or keeping it to pass. They would literally substitute multiple players — like a line change in hockey — between plays.

Smyrna had 429 passing yards — four of the Eagles’ five touchdowns came on long pass plays — including completions that covered 65, 66 and 74 yards. Some were on busted coverages, some after quarterbacks were flushed out of the pocket.

SECTION ONE

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Jeremiah Knowles, WR-DB, Ephrata; Drew Engle, RB, Twin Valley

n LINEMEN OF THE WEEK:

Owen Reber, C-DT, Berks Catholic

SECTION FIVE

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

Twin Valley’s offensive line — Aris Drake, Paul McClune, Noah Rhome, Grayson Miller and Sam Donnellan

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

SECTION FOUR

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

Storm Haney, OG-DT, Lancaster Catholic

SECTION TWO Aaron Enterline, WR-DB, Manheim Central Ryan McConnell, OG, Exeter

n BACK OF THE WEEK: Elijah Cunningham, RB, Lancaster Catholic

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WEEK THREE: GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS GAME OF THURSDAY, SEPT. 7

n Littlestown 33, Annville-Cleona 21 GAMES OF FRIDAY, SEPT. 8

n Twin Valley 49, Conrad Weiser 0 n Pope John Paul II 35, Berks Catholic 0 n Schuylkill Valley 48, Susquenita 14 n Cedar Cliff 43, McCaskey 6 n Lower Dauphin 30, Elizabethtown 0 n Elco 49, Columbia 6 n Hamburg 48, Fairfield 28 n Wyomissing 35, Trinity 34 n Daniel Boone 51, Muhlenberg 14 n Upper Perkiomen 28, Fleetwood 24 n Pottsville Nativity BVM 42, Kutztown 25 GAMES OF SATURDAY, SEPT. 9

n Manheim Township 38, Harrisburg 6 n Garden Spot 27, Conestoga Valley 26 n Solanco 33, Penn Manor 0 n Governor Mifflin 35, Boyertown 16 n Cocalico 48, Manheim Central 28 n Cedar Crest 29, Warwick 23 (3OT) n Palmyra 21, Donegal 14 n Ephrata 51, Lebanon 12 n Northern Lebanon 25, York Tech 7 n Exeter 49, West York 14 n Lampeter-Strasburg 63, Kennard-Dale 0

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BLUE STREAKS ARE RED-HOT On a weekend when weather savaged slate, Manheim Township reigned

JEFF REINHART

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In Week Three of the season, Manheim Township fired the first shot across the bow in the District Three Class 6A football chase.

The Blue Streaks showed some serious muscle, getting three touchdown passes from QB Hayden Johnson and storming past back-to-back reigning district champ Harrisburg 38-6 in a much-anticipated nonleague game in Neffsville.

The game was originally scheduled for the night for Sept. 8, but had to be rescheduled fot the morning of Sept. 9 because of lightning and thunderstorms that made a total mess of the Week Three football slate for many Lancaster-Lebanon League teams. Across the league, 14 of 25 scheduleds games on the original schedule were either postponed or suspended.

But the Streaks didn’t miss a beat.

“We wanted to get up early and finish strong,” said Johnson, a Lehigh commit and a member of the league’s 5,000-yard passing club. “We really came out hot, and that was the best thing possible for us.”

How hot? 31-0 late in the second quarter hot.

It was the second year in a row Township clipped the Cougars in a regular season game. Harrisburg got the ultimate revenge in November 2022, pinning a 44-6 loss on the Streaks in the district final.

But Township dominated on this day, sailing to a 31-0 first-half lead, while feasting on a fumble recovery and a blocked punt during that dizzying blitz.

“We’ve been waiting a while for this one,” Johnson said. “But I don’t think we’ve really proven anything yet. You have to prove yourselves to be that top dog. The last couple of years we’ve won some really good games. But we haven’t sealed it in the end.”

Johnson threw for 277 yards with three TD strikes — two to Landon Kennel — and he added a TD keeper of his own, and Township’s defense stood tall with a pick and four sacks, holding Harrisburg to 183 total yards and seven first downs.

The Cougars were never really in it.

“Our kids have willpower right now,” Township coach Mark Evans said. “They have that will to win. This one came down

to who had the stronger will. That was our message to them all week. Our will was tested, but what mattered most was us. Do what we do and earn the outcome.”

Township grabbed a quick 7-0 lead and never looked back, when Johnson lofted a 72-yard TD pass to Kennel, who beat his man and was off to the races. After Declan Clancy recovered a fumble for the Streaks, Johnson zoomed 35 yards for a TD on the very next play and it was 14-0 midway through the first quarter.

Township kept the pedal to the metal in the second quarter. First, Johnson lobbed a 1-yard TD fade to Kennel (6 catches for 162 yards) in the corner of the end zone and it was 21-0. And Clancy made it 28-0 with a 13-yard TD rumble midway through the quarter.

On Harrisburg’s ensuing drive, Township’s Daniel Stroud busted through the line and blocked a Cougars punt, giving the Streaks a short field. Hunter Nguyen cashed in with a 25-yard field goal for a 31-0 edge.

Harrisburg got on the board on QB Shawn Lee’s 11-yard keeper two minutes before the half.

LANCASTER-LEBANON QUARTERBACK CLUB WEEK 3 TOP PERFORMERS SECTION ONE

Stewart Janowski, OT-DE, Gov. Mifflin

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

SECTION THREE

GAMES OF MONDAY, SEPT. 11

n Central York 39, Hempfield 0 n Wilson 40, Cheltenham 26 n Pequea Valley 25, Hanover 14 n Lancaster Catholic 34, Octorara 7 n Red Lion 38, Reading 20

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

Grady Garner, RB, Governor Mifflin

SECTION FOUR

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

Dominic Giuffre, RB-DB, Schuylkill Valley

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

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n BACK OF THE WEEK:

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SECTION FIVE

Maxwell Davis, RB, Garden Spot

SECTION TWO

Sam Steffey, RB-LB, Cocalico

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

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GAME OF THE WEEK: MANHEIM TOWNSHIP 38, HARRISBURG 6

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GAME OF THE WEEK II: GARDEN SPOT 27, CONESTOGA VALLEY 26

DEFENSE STANDS TALL FOR SPARTANS

Counters Buckskins’ vaunted jet sweep JOHN WALK

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The Garden Spot defense had prepared for it all week: Conestoga Valley’s jet sweep run play.

The practice paid off.

The host Buckskins scored a touchdown with one minute, seven seconds left to cut its deficit to one point against Garden Spot on Sept. 9.

Instead of kicking the extra point and tying the game, CV instead went for two points and the lead. The Bucks ran a jet sweep to the left side that was stopped in the backfield by Garden Spot defender Reed Gruber, preserving the Spartans’ 27-26 nonleague football victory.

“I had to punch right through the gap,” Gruber said afterward. “Got as low as I possibly could and just dove and prayed.”

CV and Garden Spot were supposed to meet the previous night, but a lightning delay before the game eventually led to the contest being postponed to the next morning.

“We didn’t want to start the game, play a half of football and get another postponement,” Garden Spot coach Matt Zamperini said. “I think we made the right call.”

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Garden Spot led 14-7 at the half, with both Spartan scores coming after bad snaps on CV punt attempts that gave the ball to Garden Spot deep in Bucks territory. The first led to a 10-yard touchdown pass from Garden Spot quarterback Kye Harting to AJ Hurst. The second led to Harting connecting on a 2-yard scoring pass to Trenton Hoober, who held onto the ball while taking a wicked hit from a Bucks defender that was penalized.

Harting finished 15-for-28 with 179 yards and four TDs to go along with 55 rushing yards on 24 attempts.

Trailing at half for the first time this season, CV started the second half with

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defender Sawyer Esbenshade intercepting a Garden Spot screen pass. Two plays later, CV signal-caller Liam Cheek (15for-21, 202 yards, 3 TDs, 2 interceptions) found Kyle Jankowski for a 25-yard scoring pass to the pylon to tie it at 14-14.

The Bucks’ next drive went 65 yards over 10 plays, capped by a 11-yard TD run from Achilles Mobley to give CV its first lead of the day, 20-14, near the end of the third quarter.

The Spartans later put together a 7-play, 51-yard drive, capped by a 8-yard TD pass from Harting to Hoober, to go back on top, 21-20, with 7:46 left.

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CV marched down the field over the next two minutes, needing six plays to go 85 yards, all of them through the air, including Cheek’s 11-yard TD strike to Johnson, before Gruber’s game-winning stop on the Bucks’ ensuing 2-point try.

“Here’s the point,” Zamperini told his players after the game. “Did you quit?

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GAME OF THE WEEK: LAMPETER-STRASBURG 50, DONEGAL 6

SHOWTIME FOR L-S Response to early deficit is outpouring of offense

JEFF REINHART

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For the first time in its 2023 season, Lampeter-Strasburg’s football team looked up at the scoreboard and was facing a deficit.

True, it was only 6-0. But Donegal punched the Pioneers in the face right out of the chute the night of Sept. 15, getting a long, flea-flicker TD pass for a quick lead.

And then, well, then L-S put its foot down.

The Pioneers piled up 50 unanswered points, had four QB sacks — including one in the end zone for a safety — and three takeaways, and dropped Donegal 50-6 in the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Four opener for both teams in Lampeter.

“They had us on our heels for a little bit,” L-S coach Victor Ridenour said.

“It’s the first time we’ve been behind this year and that was good for us because we needed to respond. And we were able to move the ball. We responded and that’s how it’s been going all year.”

L-S, which has now outscored its opposition 182-13 in four games, held the Indians to 14 rushing yards on 27 carries.

Donegal grabbed a 6-0 lead when Ruben Mumper uncorked a halfback pass 72 yards to Angel Mendez with 7:52 to go in the first quarter.

The Pioneers lost a fumble and had a pass picked off. Take away those drives, and L-S dominated.

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WEEK FOUR: GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS

LANCASTER-LEBANON QUARTERBACK CLUB WEEK 4 TOP PERFORMERS SECTION ONE

SECTION THREE

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

GAME OF THURSDAY, SEPT. 14

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

Landon Kennel, WR, Manheim Township n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Taylor Veilleux, TE-NG, Manheim Township

SECTION TWO

Kye Harting, QB, Garden Spot n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Joe Cruz, DT, Garden Spot

n Manheim Central 28, Susquehannock 7

SECTION FOUR

n Cedar Crest 42, Penn Manor 13 n Hempfield 41, McCaskey 20 n Wilson 38, Reading 14 n Conestoga Valley 19, Warwick 7 n Exeter 31, Governor Mifflin 9 n Muhlenberg 13, Lebanon 7 n Garden Spot 37, Daniel Boone 9 n Ephrata 55, Solanco 29 n Twin Valley 49, Fleetwood 19

GAMES OF FRIDAY, SEPT. 15

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

Ousmane Conde, DB, Conrad Weiser

Jayden Johnson, RB, Conestoga Valley n LINEMEN OF THE WEEK: Exeter’s O-line — Keegan Sobotka, Ryan McConnell, Matt McConnell, Nate Govan and Logan Wegman

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Lampeter-Strasburg’s Jonathan Mellinger (4) runs the ball against Donegal on Sept. 15.

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

Caleb Brewer, OT-DT, Wyomissing

SECTION FIVE

n BACK OF THE WEEK:

Elijah Cunningham, RB, Lancaster Catholic n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Jonathan Shay, TE-DE, Annville-Cleona

n Cocalico 49, Octorara 14 n Elco 28, Conrad Weiser 21 n Lampeter-Strasburg 50, Donegal 6 n Annville-Cleona 28, Hamburg 7 n Lancaster Catholic 42, Columbia 20 n Schuylkill Valley 49, Kutztown 21 n Northern Lebanon 35, Pequea Valley 15 n Manheim Township 63, Spring-Ford 28 n Red Lion 39, Elizabethtown 0 GAMES OF SATURDAY, SEPT. 16

n Wyomissing 35, Berks Catholic 7

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GAME OF THE WEEK: COCALICO 24, LAMPETER-STRASBURG 10

LANCASTER-LEBANON QUARTERBACK CLUB WEEK 5 TOP PERFORMERS

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SECTION ONE

n BACK OF THE WEEK: Declan Clancy, RB-LB, Manheim Township

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SECTION TWO

n BACK OF THE WEEK: Aaron Enterline, WR-DB, Manheim Central

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Soren Stoltzfus, OT, Conestoga Valley

SECTION THREE

n BACK OF THE WEEK: Sam McCracken, QB, Ephrata

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Brennan Frymoyer, OG-DE, Ephrata

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n BACK OF THE WEEK: Aaryn Longenecker, RB-DB, Cocalico

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Derek Brubaker, C, Cocalico

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n BACK OF THE WEEK: Cael Harter, RB-DB, Annville-Cleona

n CO-LINEMEN OF THE WEEK: Damien Miller, OG-DT, Annville-Cleona; Storm Haney, OG-DT, Lancaster Catholic

Cocalico’s football team knew all about LampeterStrasburg’s razor-sharp defense coming into their Sept. 22 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Four showdown in Denver.

But the Eagles didn’t blow up what they do. No tricks. No gimmicks.

Just the big boys getting a push up front. And, of course, Cocalico’s trusty triple-option attack. It worked. In a big way.

Aaryn Longenecker rushed for 150 yards — including a back-breaking third-quarter touchdown sprint — Sam Steffey rumbled for 120 yards, including a 27-yard, first-half TD bolt, and the Eagles gouged out 356 rushing yards in all and picked off the Pioneers 24-10, handing L-S — which brought the league’s topranked defense into the game

— its first loss this season.

“As a team, we love these kinds of games because it keeps you on your toes and it keeps you going,” Longenecker said. “Games like this really bring you together as a team. And we played with a lot of passion.”

After a Week One setback against Warwick, Cocalico ripped off its fourth straight victory, all by doing what the Eagles do best: Sticking the ball on the ground, winning the trench battles, and getting all the right reads from QB Josh Myer.

Myer rushed for 74 yards — adding to the Eagles’ haul — and his 1-yard dive opened the scoring, giving Cocalico a 6-0 lead late in the first quarter.

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WEEK SIX: GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS GAMES OF FRIDAY, SEPT. 29

n Cedar Crest 36, Reading 0 n Penn Manor 23, Hempfield 19 n Manheim Township 44, McCaskey 6 n Conestoga Valley 56, Lebanon 6 n Exeter 28, Warwick 21

n Manheim Central 42, Muhlenberg 0

n Cocalico 56, Elco 7

n Schuylkill Valley 7, Northern Lebanon 6

n Elizabethtown 22, Daniel Boone 16

n Lampeter-Strasburg 46, Octorara 7

n Garden Spot 42, Ephrata 22

n Pequea Valley 13, Columbia 6

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n Twin Valley 29, Solanco 28

n Annville-Cleona 41, Kutztown 40

n Wyomissing 49, Donegal 0

n Berks Catholic 30, Conrad Weiser 26

n Lancaster Catholic 61, Hamburg 23

n Fleetwood 20, Kennard-Dale 17

GAME OF THE WEEK: GARDEN SPOT 42, EPHRATA 22

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n Wilson 21, Governor Mifflin 14

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n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Logan Kurzweg, C-DT, Wilson

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Reed Gruber said he didn’t see anything in front of him. Just the sweet, sweet goal line, and the six points that came with crossing it.

The Garden Spot senior defensive end never scored a touchdown in his high school career. Before Sept. 29, that is. And when Gruber jumped a route, picked off a pass and sprinted 25 yards for a second-quarter score against Ephrata, it helped open the floodgates for the Spartans.

Garden Spot scored four second-quarter touchdowns in all, its defense came up big with Gruber’s pick-six, two other interceptions by A.J. Hurst, plus five turnovers on downs, and the Spartans topped Ephrata 42-22 in a LancasterLebanon League Section Three football showdown in New Holland.

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GAME OF THE WEEK: COCALICO 34, WYOMISSING 14

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And could Cocalico’s Aaryn Longenecker have gotten any hotter?

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n BACK OF THE WEEK:

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n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK:

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n BACK OF THE WEEK:

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n BACK OF THE WEEK:

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The senior multi-purpose back continued his torrid stretch for the Eagles with three touchdown runs in Week Seven, and for the second week in a row, he returned an interception for a TD. Longenecker helped Cocalico win its sixth straight game on Oct. 6, a dominating 34-14 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Four affair over visiting Wyomissing, which saw a pair of impressive winning streaks come to a crashing halt.

Wyo’s 41-game regular season and 26game conference unbeaten streaks were ended. The last time the Spartans fell in the regular season was a 28-7 Berks League setback against rival Berks Catholic in Week 10 in 2018.

“To stop their winning streak is huge,” said Longenecker, who rushed for 137 yards. “It was surreal. When the clock was running down, I had to stop and look at it for a few seconds. I couldn’t believe we just beat this team. It’s crazy. This is a real morale-booster for sure.”

“That’s a big one,” Cocalico quarterback Josh Myer added. “They’re a very respected team, so we were able to prove ourselves, too.”

Cocalico snapped Wyomissing’s win streaks in impressive fashion. One year after turning the ball over on its first three drives against Wyo in a 36-7 loss, the Eagles bolted to a 14-0 halftime lead. When the Spartans opened the third quarter with a touchdown — on Chase Eisenhower’s 6-yard run — to slice it to 14-7, Cocalico answered with three straight TDs to ice it.

“Early on, we struggled offensively, and while we were trying to figure some things out, our defense did a tremendous job,” Cocalico coach Bryan Strohl said. “For us

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to win, we have to win the line of scrimmage. Against a team like that, that wants to pummel it at you … I thought our defense withstood them and our offense got a push. Our guys really went at them.”

Longenecker, who had a 94-yard TD run and a 52-yard pick-6 last week against Elco, one week after he had a 75-yard TD run and an interception in a win over Lampeter-Strasburg, was all over the

place. He scored both of Cocalico’s firsthalf TDs, on runs of 28 and 25 yards.

Longenecker’s interception set up his own 28-yard jaunt. He helped the Eagles ice it in the fourth quarter with two more scores: His 30-yard TD sprint made it 27-7 and his 54-yard pick-6 — his second INT of the game — gave Cocalico a 34-7 lead.

Sam Steffey answered Wyo’s third-quarter TD with a 2-yard dive for a 21-7 lead.

WEEK SEVEN: GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS GAMES OF FRIDAY, OCT. 6 n Manheim Township 42, Cedar Crest 0 n Wilson 49, Hempfield 34 n McCaskey 34, Reading 28 (OT) n Conestoga Valley 24, Governor Mifflin 7 n Exeter 42, Muhlenberg 0 n Manheim Central 70, Lebanon 13

n Solanco 28, Elizabethtown 14 n Twin Valley 35, Garden Spot 34 n Lampeter-Strasburg 49, Berks Catholic 17 n Cocalico 34, Wyomissing 14 n Conrad Weiser 34, Donegal 30 n Elco 56, Octorara 21 n Annville-Cleona 35, Lancaster Catholic 21

n Schuylkill Valley 28, Columbia 6 n Hamburg 33, Pequea Valley 12 n Northern Lebanon 35, Kutztown 21 n Souderton 41, Warwick 14 n Penn Manor 14, Daniel Boone 10 GAME OF SATURDAY, OCT. 7 n Ephrata 52, Fleetwood 28

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Jonathan Mellinger was one of the stars of the show. Getting more and more carries after Carson Coleman, an 1,100-yard rusher last season, suffered a lower-body injury earlier this season, Mellinger scooted for 231 yards on 26 takes with a pair of TD runs against Donegal.

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Mellinger ran behind punishing Olinemen Collin Shelley, Hudson Crutchfield, Carson Zook, Ryan Heiser, Anthony Turek and Braden Bauer, who owned the trenches.

“Great job by them,” Mellinger said.

“They were opening big holes. I really just followed them. They were the ones making plays. I give it all to them. We had to step on their throats fast, after they put up the first points. Every drive was important, and we had to get points on

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said. “I’m very proud of the effort and the execution on both sides of the ball.”

Steffey’s 27-yard run — and his ensuing 2-point conversion plunge — gave the Eagles a 14-0 lead. And Cocalico grabbed a 17-0 cushion when Todd Bucker drilled a 35-yard field goal with 1:22 left in the first half.

L-S finally put a drive together and put three points on the board at the secondquarter horn, when Peter Fiorello booted a 34-yard field to slice the Eagles’ edge to 17-3 at the break.

Cocalico sputtered a tad after intermission; L-S’s defense finally flexed its muscles, forcing back-to-back three-and-outs.

And the Pioneers were able to cut into the Eagles’ lead in the third, when Trent Wagner zipped a 4-yard TD stroke to Dean Herr, and it was 17-10 with 2:28 to go in the third.

That’s when Longenecker took matters into his own hands. Bogged down for the third drive in a row in the third, Longenecker took a pitch-out from Myer, broke a couple of tackles, bobbed and weaved and raced 75 yards for a comfortable 24-10 lead with 1:29 to go in the third.

“Our kids know that they’ve pounded every team they’ve played,” Strohl said.

“But we have a slightly different offensive look that a lot of teams around the league.

As much quality as their defense has, they were going up against a different kind of a look this week.”

Longenecker thwarted a fourth-quarter L-S drive with an interception at Cocalico’s 10. Earlier, Aiden Williams stopped another Pioneers possession with a pick, and L-S was stymied. Owen Weaver also blocked a field goal and had a key sack for the Eagles.

“There’s still a lot of football left,” L-S coach Victor Ridenour said. “You have to tip your cap to their guys. They re-established the line of scrimmage all night. They did a good job up front. We had a couple of drives going and we turned it over. And that hurts.”

a football during a game, and I ran it down and scored the first points ever in my life. I never ran so fast. I saw nothing. I didn’t see my players. I didn’t see the sideline. I just saw the blue (turf in the end zone). It felt amazing.”

“Our kids are quick up front, and we brought some inside pressure there,” Garden Spot coach Matt Zamperini added. “Sure enough, I look up and (Gruber’s) jumping for the ball.”

The Spartans remained in a firstplace tie with Twin Valley, which fended off Solanco the same night. Garden Spot is 6-0 for the first time since 2012.

Ephrata, which fell to 5-1, had been 5-0 for the first time since 1995, and threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Spartans that night.But the three picks and the five turnovers on downs were too much to overcome.

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the board.”

After Trent Wagner had a 1-yard QB sneak to give L-S the lead for good in the first quarter, L-S had a 21-0 secondquarter spree to seize control for good.

Mellinger had both of his TD runs in the quarter, and Wagner zipped a 24-yard TD pass to Dan Herr for a three-score cushion.

Wagner hit Drexton Frank for a 21yard TD pass and backup QB Caileb Howse rumbled 13 yards for a TD. Peter

Fiorello had a big game kicking the ball for L-S; he drilled six PATs and hit a pair of field goals, including a 44-yarder that capped the scoring.

“We have to execute better and take advantage of our opportunities,” Donegal coach Anthony Sottasante said.

“First quarter was even. Second quarter we didn’t take advantage of some opportunities, and they took care of theirs.

Then it got out of hand. Now we have to step up and do something about it.”

“We talked about how big of a game this was going to be on Monday,” Zamperini said. “And then we didn’t talk about it anymore. We talked about what Ephrata does on offense and what they do on defense. Fundamentals. We got back into that. We focused on football. We didn’t want our guys getting too caught up in the moment. Line assignments. Adjustments. Execution. Same as always.”

Garden Spot indeed stuck with the script, and never trailed.

Neither team scored in the first quarter, and Gruber’s interception and ensuing TD return was part of Garden Spot’s

four-TD onslaught in the second quarter. Ephrata added a second-quarter TD for 35 points between the teams, but the Spartans had a 28-7 lead at the break.

Kye Harting had a hand in four of Garden Spot’s five offensive touchdowns.

The Spartans’ dual-threat QB opened the scoring with a 3-yard keeper with eight minutes to go in the half, and after Garden Spot held Ephrata on downs, Harting flipped a 12-yard TD toss to Jace Conrad, and it was 14-0.

On Ephrata’s ensuing drive, Gruber picked off Sam McCracken and took it to the house for a 21-0 edge.

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n BACK OF THE WEEK: Fernando Marquez, RB, Cedar Crest

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Michael Odeyemi, DT, Reading

SECTION TWO

n BACK OF THE WEEK: Jayden Zandier, RB-DB-KR, Exeter

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Logan Wegman, OL-DL, Exeter

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The workload never seems to bother Brycen Armold. It can be 20 carries in the first half, nearly 30 in all, and he still doesn’t slow down.

Each week is an optical illusion of sorts.

Mind over matter. The Manheim Central running back feels every one of those punishing hits. He just hides it well.

“I guess I’m good at acting,” Armold said.

“Because I am tired when I play. I feel beat

up after the games.”

This was one of his typical performances, the kind that has become easy to take for granted.

Armold rushed 29 times for 209 yards and three touchdowns to lead Manheim Central over Conestoga Valley 47-14 in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Three football game at Witmer on Oct. 13.

CV is built on rugged defense and a tough line. The Buckskins had allowed 699 rushing yards all season. No one has been able

to pile up big numbers against them. Until this week.

Tackles Jason Dougherty and Tyler Groff, guards Noah Templin and Hunter Garber and center Ethan Jones won the battle up front. Armold took advantage.

“We’re coming together as an O-line,” Groff said. “We’re really starting to figure things out. Tonight was a good test for us to see where we are. It was a good competition.”

Armold had 20 carries for 109 yards at halftime. These were tough runs before the defense started to wear down.

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n Northern Lebanon 28, Columbia 19

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n Elizabethtown 33, Fleetwood 26

n Schuylkill Valley 28, Hamburg 13

n Manheim Township 41, Reading 0

n Ephrata 52, Twin Valley 33

n Wilson 24, Penn Manor 6

n Berks Catholic 22, Octorara 19

n Lancaster Catholic 58, Kutztown 21

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n Manheim Central 47, Conestoga Valley 14

n Cocalico 37, Donegal 0

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WEEK NINE: GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS GAMES OF FRIDAY, OCT. 20 n Cedar Crest 49, Hempfield 28 n Manheim Township 59, Penn Manor 0 n Wilson 47, McCaskey 20 n Conestoga Valley 34, Exeter 27 n Manheim Central 42, Governor Mifflin 0 n Warwick 53, Lebanon 6

n Twin Valley 54, Daniel Boone 7 n Garden Spot 24, Elizabethtown 3 n Fleetwood 44, Solanco 41 n Cocalico 42, Berks Catholic 14 n Lampeter-Strasburg 42, Conrad Weiser 0 n Elco 12, Donegal 0 n Schuylkill Valley 14, Annville-Cleona 13

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n Columbia 25, Kutztown 8 n Hamburg 41, Northern Lebanon 34

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n Lancaster Catholic 33, Pequea Valley 0

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n Ephrata 59, Muhlenberg 0

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n Wyomissing 41, Octorara 6

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It was, in his own words, the biggest defensive play of his football career.

“Yes sir,” Conestoga Valley linebacker Seth Morgan said.

With Exeter facing a do-or-die fourthand-14 at Conestoga Valley’s 23-yard line with 1:47 to play, Morgan sniffed out the Eagles’ pass play, jumped the route and broke up the pass as CV thwarted Exeter’s last-gasp drive.

End result: Bucks 34, Exeter 27 in a wildly entertaining Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Two game Oct. 20, Senior Night in Witmer.

Morgan’s play iced it.

“They’d been running their tight end (Zack Zandier, the intended target) over the middle the whole game,” Morgan said. “They threw it to him there and I was sitting there perfectly. He sat and I sat right there with him. Jumped the route. And it was right there. I swatted it down.”

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passing situation,” CV coach Jon Scepanski said. “Big play by a great kid who works so hard. I’m very proud of him.”

The Eagles, who had a 27-26 lead with 8:53 to go, saw their 20-game regular season unbeaten streak come to a crashing halt against CV, which got the go-ahead 58-yard TD sprint from Jayden Johnson with 6:59 to go.

That TD capped a jaw-dropping fourth quarter, when the Bucks and Eagles combined for five touchdowns in a dizzying five-minute clip.

Exeter had a 12-7 lead at the half and CV took a 13-12 lead when Liam Cheek lobbed a 7-yard TD toss to Josiah Garcia late in the third quarter.

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Cheek hit Kyle Jankowski for a 20yard TD pass and CV had a 20-12 lead.

Exeter answered immediately, with Jayden Zandier zooming 53 yards for a TD. The two-point pass made it 20-20 with 9:23 to play.

Isaiah Sensenig returned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards for a TD and CV had the lead right back. Undaunted, Zandier raced 58 yards for a TD on Exeter’s next play from scrimmage and the Eagles had a short-lived 27-26 lead.

That’s because Johnson broke through the line and bolted 58 yards for the go-ahead score with 6:59 to go, putting a bow on the score-fest fourth quarter.

Cue Morgan, who sealed the deal.

“Words can’t even describe this,” Morgan said. “Insane.”

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n BACK OF THE WEEK: Jackson Landis, QB, Hempfield

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Julian Larue, DT, Manheim Township

SECTION TWO

n BACK OF THE WEEK: Zac Hahn, QB-P, Manheim Central

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Xander Kolk, TE-DE, Manheim Central

SECTION THREE

n BACK OF THE WEEK: Evan Myers, QB, Twin Valley

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Noah Roehm, C, Twin Valley

SECTION FOUR

n BACK OF THE WEEK: Justice Hardy, RB-DB, Wyomissing

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Kaleb Holt, OG, Conrad Weiser

SECTION FIVE

n BACK OF THE WEEK: Brandon Way, RB-DB, Lancaster Catholic

n LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Damian Miller, OG-DT, Annville-Cleona

n Manheim Central 42, Exeter 14 n Governor Mifflin 19, Warwick 14 n Fleetwood 42, Daniel Boone 0 n Ephrata 38, Elizabethtown 12 n Garden Spot 38, Solanco 13 n Elco 34, Berks Catholic 21

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n Donegal 26, Octorara 7

n Kutztown 36, Pequea Valley 20

n Wyomissing 18, Lampeter-Strasburg 13

n Lancaster Catholic 35, Schuylkill Valley 14

n Annville-Cleona 24, Northern Lebanon 0

n Twin Valley 48, Hatboro-Horsham 7

GAME OF THE WEEK: MANHEIM TOWNSHIP 49, WILSON 34

A WEEK FOR CELEBRATION

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WEST LAWN — Hayden Johnson made a lot of incredible plays for Manheim Township over the course of the 2023 season, but the senior quarterback enjoyed the final one against Wilson on Oct. 27 more than the rest.

With the Blue Streaks leading 49-34 and just a few seconds left on the clock, Johnson and his teammates lined up in the Victory formation.

“We’ve never kneeled before,” he said with a smile, “but it felt good.”

Johnson threw five touchdown passes and led an offensive assault that completed a perfect regular season and nailed down Township’s first Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One title in four years.

The game was never in doubt, with Manheim Township taking a 21-0 lead in the second quarter.

Still, the Bulldogs never stopped pressing, scoring four second-half touchdowns, which forced Township’s starters to remain on the field the entire game. That’s something that hadn’t happened in a season which has seen the state-ranked

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Manheim Township quarterback Hayden Johnson runs a keeper against Wilson on Oct. 27.

Streaks dominate, with eight mercy-rule victories.

The bottom line is that Wilson couldn’t stop Township, which reached the end zone on seven of its first eight possessions until that final kneel-down. The Bulldogs never drew closer than 14 points.

The 35 points is the most the Blue Streaks have allowed this season; they came off three consecutive shutouts.

The Blue Streaks left no doubt, a point head coach Mark Evans emphasized to his team following the game.

“They worked hard with this goal in mind,” Evans said. “They have the talent, the opportunity and they persisted. Our whole message all year has been, continue to reach for the top.”

Johnson continued his pinpoint passing, completing 22-of-26 passes for 272 yards.

Township had 458 total yards and did not punt. It tried once, early in the second quarter, but Johnson’s protection broke down and he tried to run it out of punt formation rather than risk a block.

Township did not commit a turnover.

Johnson has the Streaks’ RPO game down to a science. He said that’s been the key to the league’s highest scoring offense.

“When we have all facets of the whole game in one play, it really helps us out,” he said. “I just think it’s too much to handle.”

It was for the Bulldogs, who allowed Township to convert four of seven third downs and two of three fourth downs.

Johnson spread the ball around, connecting with six different receivers, five of who had three or more catches. Four different receivers had scoring catches, with Antonio Vazquez having two.

The back-breaker came in the final minute of the first half, after the Bulldogs got on the board for the first time. Tommy Hunsicker threaded the needle and found Madyx Gruber between two defenders with a 9-yard TD pass, cutting the lead to 21-7. But any momentum disappeared quickly as Johnson led the Streaks right down the field, covering 75 yards in 48 seconds. His 13-yard TD pass to running back Declan Clancy made it 28-7 with 12 seconds left in the half.

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL • YEAR IN REVIEW

TOP L-L RUSHERS, PASSERS, RECEIVERS Here are the Lancaster-Lebanon League football leading rushers, passers, receivers through the games of Week 10, as compiled

by LNP’s Jeff Reinhart from statistics submitted by the league’s coaches.

RUSHING YARDS n Jake Williams, Elco — 163 carries for 1,982 yards, 12.2 avg., 26 TD

n Elijah Cunningham, Lancaster Catholic — 175 carries for 1,636 yards, 9.4 avg., 27 TD

n Czion Brickle, Fleetwood — 178 carries for 1,409 yards, 7.9 avg., 20 TD

n Johnny Garcia, Solanco — 227 carries forr 1,371 yards, 6.0 avg., 13 TD

n Jonathan Mellinger, Lampeter-Strasburg 136 carries for 1,311 yards, 9.6 avg., 16 TD

n Brycen Armold, Manheim Central — 166 carries for 1,266 yards, 7.6 avg., 17 TD

n Drew Engle, Twin Valley — 112 carries for 1,240 yards, 11.1 avg., 12 TD

n Jayden Zandier, Exeter — 103 carries for 1,133 yards, 11.0 avg., 14 TD

n Kye Harting, Garden Spot — 144 carries for 1,089 yards, 7.6 avg., 12 TD

n Cael Harter, Annville-Cleona — 147 carries for 1,087 yards, 7.4 avg., 13 TD

n Brenden Ackley, Kutztown — 174 carries for 1,052 yards, 6.1 avg., 6 TD

n Evan Johnson, Twin Valley — 100 carries for 1,043 yards, 10.4 avg., 13 TD

n Brayden Brown, Ephrata — 138 carries for 994 yards, 7.2 avg., 10 TD

n Aaryn Longenecker, Cocalico — 67 carries for 952 yards, 14.2 avg., 11 TD

n Jayden Johnson, Conestoga Valley — 119 carries for 941 yards, 7.9 avg., 14 TD

n Declan Clancy, Manheim Township — 139

L-L LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS Section One

League W L Manheim Township ........................... 6 0 Wilson ............................................... 5 1 Cedar Crest ........................................ 4 2 Penn Manor....................................... 3 3 Hempfield.......................................... 2 4 McCaskey........................................... 1 5 Reading.............................................. 0 6 Section Two League W L Manheim Central............................... 6 0 Conestoga Valley ............................... 5 1 Exeter ................................................ 4 2 Governor Mifflin ................................ 3 3 Warwick............................................. 2 4 Muhlenberg....................................... 1 5 Lebanon............................................. 0 6 Section Three League W L Ephrata .............................................. 5 1 Garden Spot ...................................... 5 1 Twin Valley......................................... 5 1 Fleetwood.......................................... 2 4 Solanco .............................................. 2 4 Elizabethtown.................................... 2 4 Daniel Boone ..................................... 0 6 Section Four League W L Cocalico ............................................. 7 0 Wyomissing ....................................... 6 1 Lampeter-Strasburg........................... 5 2 Elco .................................................... 4 3 Berks Catholic.................................... 3 4 Conrad Weiser................................... 2 5 Donegal ............................................. 1 6 Octorara ............................................ 0 7 Section Five League W L Lancaster Catholic ............................. 6 1 Schuylkill Valley ................................. 6 1 Annville-Cleona ................................. 6 1 Hamburg............................................ 3 4 Northern Lebanon............................. 3 4 Kutztown ........................................... 2 5 Columbia ........................................... 1 6 Pequea Valley .................................... 1 6

Overall W L 10 0 7 3 8 2 4 6 3 7 2 8 1 9 Overall W L 9 1 8 2 8 2 5 5 3 7 1 9 0 10 Overall W L 9 1 9 1 9 1 5 5 3 7 2 8 1 9

819 yards, 4.5 avg., 3 TD

n Sam McCracken, Ephrata — 97 of 167 for 1,709 yards, 18 TD, 4 INT — 119 rating

n David Stefanow, Lancaster Catholic — 75

n Bryce Keller, Annville-Cleona — 159

n Kye Harting, Garden Spot — 118 of 213 for

n Sam Steffey, Cocalico — 116 carries for 741 yards, 6.4 avg., 13 TD

PASSER EFFICIENCY RATING (Per NFL formula; minimum 40 pass attempts)

n Hayden Johnson, Manheim Township — 142 of 184 for 2,233 yards, 40 TD, 0 INT — 157 rating

n Zac Hahn, Manheim Central — 163 of 234 for 2,302 yards, 33 TD, 2 INT — 137 rating

n Tommy Hunsicker, Wilson — 142 of 214 for 2,024 yards, 23 TD, 4 INT — 125 rating

n Trent Wagner, Lampeter-Strasburg — 86 of 134 for 1,343 yards, 19 TD, 4 INT — 124 rating

1,184 yards, 8 TD, 4 INT — 75 rating

n Kael Erdman, Northern Lebanon — 91 of 173 for 1,056 yards, 9 TD, 6 INT — 74 rating

n Austin Jarabak, Solanco — 25 of 59 for 420 yards, 7 TD, 5 INT — 71 rating

n Donovan Gingrich, Conrad Weiser — 80 of 169 for 963 yards, 10 TD, 6 INT — 70 rating

n Cameron McClair, Columbia — 105 of 223 for 1,714 yards, 17 TD, 16 INT — 69 rating

n Brock Hammaker, Donegal — 74 of 133 for 986 yards, 8 TD, 9 INT — 68 rating

n Dean Rotter, Daniel Boone — 96 of 196 for 1,219 yards, 7 TD, 7 INT — 66 rating

n Trevor Evans, Warwick — 109 of 226 for 1,426 yards, 13 TD, 15 INT — 60 rating

n Aaden Lopez, Muhlenberg — 44 of 91 for 446 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT — 60 rating

n Aaron Enterline, Manheim Central — 62 catches for 1,245 yards, 20.1 avg., 22 TD

n Micah Gates, Hempfield — 59 catches for 831 yards, 14.1 avg., 8 TD

n Landon Kennel, Manheim Township — 51 catches for 876 yards, 17.2 avg., 22 TD catches for 537 yards, 11.4 avg., 4 TD

n Mason Musitano, Fleetwood — 44 catches for 653 yards, 14.8 avg., 6 TD

n Jace Conrad, Garden Spot — 43 catches for 600 yards, 14.0 avg., 7 TD

n Alexis Cintron, Elizabethtown — 41 catches for 426 yards, 10.4 avg., 1 TD

n Mason Semmel, Hamburg — 41 catches

carries for 789 yards, 7.6 avg., 10 TD

carries for 752 yards, 6.3 avg., 7 TD

n Jack Riffle, Fleetwood — 102 of 199 for

Overall W L 9 1 8 2 7 3 6 4 4 6 3 7 2 8 2 8

of 124 for 1,226 yards, 12 TD, 3 INT — 116 rating

n Sevon Parham, Conrad Weiser — 120

for 957 yards, 9 TD, 8 INT — 78 rating

n Bode Sipel, Manheim Central — 47

n Chase Eisenhower, Wyomissing — 104 carries for 758 yards, 4.8 avg., 6 TD

n Jackson Custer, Cedar Crest — 74 of 129

RECEPTIONS

n Fernando Marquez, Cedar Crest — 129 n Alexis Alvarado, Reading — 182 carrels for

of 43 for 244 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT — 78 rating

Overall W L 9 1 9 1 8 2 7 3 4 6 2 8 3 7 2 8

carries for 881 yards, 6.3 avg., 13 TD

carries for 847 yards, 6.6 avg., 19 TD

n Cameron Connelly, Annville-Cleona — 19

1,776 yards, 32 TD, 5 INT — 113 rating

n Logan Hyde, Wyomissing — 34 of 63 for 568 yards, 7 TD, 2 INT — 108 rating

n Logan Nawrocki, Schuylkill Valley — 107

for 837 yards, 20.4 avg., 11 TD

n Cohen Correll, Hamburg — 40 catches for 432 yards, 10.8 avg., 1 TD

n Artie Poindexter, Columbia — 39 catches for 815 yards, 20.9 avg., 8 TD

n Kowen Gerner, Schuylkill Valley — 38 catches for 883 yards, 23.2 avg., 11 TD

n Michael Miller, Muhlenberg — 38 catches for 324 yards, 8.5 avg., 2 TD

n Evan Rittle, Conrad Weiser — 38 catches for 424 yards, 11.2 avg., 7 TD

of 202 for 1,741 yards, 19 TD, 6 INT — 101 rating

n Isaih Dodson, Muhlenberg — 36 catches

n Riley Martinez, Exeter — 69 of 132 for

n Quimeak Talton, McCaskey — 35 catches

n Liam Cheek, Conestoga Valley — 70 of 141

n De’Andre Jones, McCaskey — 34 catches

n Jackson Landis, Hempfield — 160 of 251

n Josh Acker, Lancaster Catholic — 30

1,237 yards, 15 TD, 7 INT — 100 rating

for 1,180 yards, 16 TD, 6 INT — 98 rating

for 2,098 yards, 18 TD, 11 INT — 96 rating

n Tyler Shuey, Hamburg — 154 of 279 for 2,566 yards, 22 TD, 12 INT — 95 rating

for 434 yards, 12.1 avg., 3 TD

for 455 yards, 13.0 avg., 8 TD for 588 yards, 17.3 avg., 7 TD

catches for 657 yards, 21.9 avg., 5 TD

n Owen Chernich, Cedar Crest — 30 catches for 343 yards, 11.4 avg., 2 TD

n Evan Myers, Twin Valley — 94 of 158 for

n Malachi Briddell, Lebanon — 29 catches

n Jalen Cintron, McCaskey — 111 of 2020 for

n Trenton Hoober, Garden Spot — 29

1,220 yards, 8 TD, 4 INT — 90 rating

1,309 yards, 17 TD, 8 INT — 86 rating

for 254 yards, 8.8 avg. 3 TD

catches for 546 yards, 18.8 avg., 13 TD

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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Week 8 Continued from 12

Central coach Dave Hahn often has a plan to work backup Michael Torres into the rotation more. It’s difficult to stick to that plan. Why stop what’s working?

“When I get going in a game, I don’t think about it,” Hahn said.

“When Brycen is running like he is, I’m not pulling him out. I can’t pull him out. I’d be stupid if I did that.”

There was one moment when CV looked like it might put some pressure on Central. Jayden Johnson caught a 53-yard pass from Liam Cheek that made it 20-14 early in the third quarter.

That was a blip. Central quickly regained control with touchdowns on its next two drives.

Quarterback Zac Hahn passed for 192 yards and three TDs. He has 28 touchdowns and one interception this season. All three scores went to Aaron Enterline, whose 9 receptions covered 139 yards.

Armold said he hasn’t been paying attention to his stats. He doesn’t want the numbers or the milestones to get into his head.

The 5-6, 175-pound senior is nearing 1,300 yards. He averages nearly 21 carries per game. He’s an oldschool workhorse.

“I like opening up holes for Brycen,” Dougherty said. “I like putting up points. He’s explosive. Once he sees a hole, he’s gone. He has a high motor.”

This was a special night for Armold and his family. His dad, Troy, was part of CV’s 1991 team that reached the state final.

The outcome gave Central a chance to win the section outright and gave some bragging rights to the Armold house.

Armold had four rushes of 13 yards or longer in the second half. That’s when he’s supposed to be running out of gas. Even his teammates don’t think he ever gets tired.

“It seems like he doesn’t,” Groff said.

“He just keeps going and going.”

Until someone finds a way to stop him.

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