Steel-High Rolls Over Depleted Williams Valley
It was a long night for Williams Valley head coach Tim Savage, as Steel-High advanced to the PIAA Class A Semifinals with a 41-6 win over the Vikings. Star RB Dylan Rabuck, who injured his ankle in last week’s PIAA opening round win over Old Forge, played in limited capacity through the first quarter before […]
Williams Valley Downs Old Forge, But Loses Rabuck
Late in the first half, a deafening silence fell over the Williams Valley side of Lehighton Multi-Purpose Stadium. Star senior tailback, Dylan Rabuck, who’s rushed for over 2,700 yards and 40 touchdowns this season, was down on the far sideline. Ten minutes later, Rabuck was carted off the field. In his absence, Williams Valley held […]
Big Plays Carry Notre Dame-Green Pond over North Schuylkill
On their first possession, North Schuylkill turned the ball over. The next play, Notre Dame-GP QB Cole DeFranco found Dan O’Hare down the middle for a 56-yard touchdown. It was big plays like this which decided the District XI AAA Quarterfinal in Fountain Springs, where Notre Dame-Green Pond defeated North Schuylkill 28-6. Even when the […]
Williams Valley Completes Undefeated Season with 62-7 Defeat of Pine Grove
The Tri-Valley Conference championship is back in Williamstown for the first time since 2012. All-State RB Dylan Rabuck rushed for over 300 yards and five touchdowns in the first half, including a record-breaking 99-yard score that put Williams Valley up 46-0 at the break. “I think Dylan is the best running back in [Class] single […]
North Schuylkill Blanks Blue Mountain, 22-0
by Matt Freiler, Schuylkill League Reporter North Schuylkill used strong defense and a balanced ground attack to notch a 22-0 Schuylkill League Division I win over Blue Mountain at home on Friday. The Spartan defense limited Blue Mountain to just 45 yards rushing. Leading rushers Ben Kramer and Cameron Umbenhaur left the game in the […]
Brish’s Seven Touchdowns Lead Schuylkill Haven in Rout of Minersville
Kobe Brish scored seven total touchdowns, six on the ground and one through the air, to lead Schuylkill Haven to a 63-21 road win over Minersville. The sophomore sensation also racked up 188 yards on 28 carries. “Football games are won in the trenches,” Schuylkill Haven head coach Mike Farr said. “I thought we […]
Lehighton Defense Clutch in Win Over North Schuylkill
Down 22-14, North Schuylkill lined up for a fourth and 11 from the Lehighton 15-yard line with 30 seconds left in regulation. Doug Weist’s pass to the end zone fell incomplete, as the Lehighton defense came through in the clutch to cap off an impressive performance. “The defense has improved dramatically,” head coach Tom McCaroll […]
Tamaqua Lights Up Blue Mountain, Improves to 5-0
by Matt Freiler, Schuylkill League Reporter As Nate Boyle powered in for his fifth touchdown of the night with under a minute left in the game, the celebration began. Sam Bonner’s Tamaqua Blue Raiders defeated Blue Mountain 48-28 in front of an energized home crowd, improving to 5-0 in the opening week of Schuylkill League […]
North Schuylkill Holds on Despite Spirited Schuylkill Haven Comeback
Dawson Evitts trotted out and lined up for a 25-yard field goal with just under five minutes left in the game. Schuylkill Haven had come storming back from a 12-0 first half deficit, and found themselves trailing North Schuylkill 18-17 with a chance to take the lead. Evitts had drilled one from 34 yards out in […]
Takeaways Propel Lehighton Past Schuylkill Haven
By: Matt Freiler, Schuylkill League Reporter It was a party for the Lehighton defense under the lights at Rotary Field in Schuylkill Haven on Friday night. The Indians racked up five takeaways, including three interceptions and two fumbles, defeating Schuylkill Haven 30-14. “Our defense played the way we used to play,” said Tom McCarroll, […]
