Team #8 Steelton-Highspire (3) 0-0

The Rollers lived up to their nickname (in full, it is “Steamrollers”) in 2007 and 2008 with RB Jeremiah Young and an offensive line that simply flattened people en route to consecutive PIAA championships.  Now, the Rollers are going back to their roots – simply shooting past people with a high octane spread offense.  In an eight-win season a year ago, Steel-High scored more than 380 points and averaged more than 34 points per game, and two of the main catalysts from that team – junior QB Max Ward and senior RB Clayton McNair – are back.  Ward lit up his stat sheet for 2,088 passing yards and 28 touchdowns in his sophomore year, and already claims a verbal scholarship offer from Akron.  Ward is on pace to throw for more than 6,300 yards and 84 touchdown passes (3^rd-highest total in District 3 history) for his career McNair ran for 1,150 yards and 10 touchdowns on 169 carries.  The Rollers’ line will be young, but could gel into a ferocious unit later in the season.  Questions do lie on defense, but if the offense can score 35+ points per game consistently, Steel-High will win its share of ball games.