Harrisburg Runs Wild In Win Over Central York
Harrisburg’s football tradition is a powerhouse that spans generations. Sophomore lineman Kevin Brown, whose father played for the Cougars and West Virginia, and junior quarterback Shawn Lee Jr., whose father played for the Cougars and Penn State, continued that tradition Saturday afternoon in a 28-21 victory over Central York in District 3 Class 6A semifinal […]
Hayden Johnson school-record passing yards lead Manheim Township over Cumberland Valley, 37-27
Manheim Township quarterback and Lehigh commit Hayden Johnson broke the program record for career passing yards, moved into fourth on the all-time Lancaster-Lebanon League yardage list, and lifted the top-seeded Blue Streaks to a 37-27 victory over No. 4 Cumberland Valley Friday night in a District 3 Class 6A semifinal in Neffsville. Johnson passed for […]
Steel-High Outlasts Trinity in Wild Shootout 42-37
There were many future college football players on War Veterans Memorial Field in Harrisburg Saturday afternoon and all of them made plays. It resulted in a back-and-forth shootout that Steelton-Highspire eventually won 42-37 over Trinity in a battle between Mid-Penn Capital opponents. “Some of my best friends are on Trinity,” said Steel-High quarterback Alex Erby, […]
Wyomissing Freshman Running Back Justice Hardy shows poise beyond his years in win over Conrad Weiser
Wyomissing freshman Justice Hardy is the latest stud running back to be part of head coach Bob Wolfrum’s Wing-T formation. Hardy raced to an 83-yard touchdown to turn the momentum in the Spartans’ favor and finished with 108 yards on seven carries as Wyomissing defeated Conrad Weiser 35-14 Friday afternoon in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section […]
Jake Williams Runs Amok in Elco’s 49-7 win over Annville-Cleona
Annville-Cleona and Elco each rushed for over 300 yards in their Week 1 blowout victories and the question coming into Thursday’s backyard showdown consisted of which team would be able to stop the run. Elco senior Jake Williams provided a swift answer to that question. Williams, the 5-10, 185-pound running back, rushed 21 times for […]
Steel-High defeats Northern Lehigh 42-35 in PIAA Class 1A quarterfinal on late TD pass
Steelton-Highspire quarterback Alex Erby lofted the ball into the air as wideout Jaeion Perry ran his route to the back right corner off the end zone. Perry secured the ball, got two feet in, and scored the deciding touchdown with four seconds left in the game to propel the Rollers to a 42-35 thrilling victory […]
Wyomissing Continues District 3 Class 3A Dominance with 63-7 Romp
Wyomissing continued its district dominance with a 63-7 thumping of West Perry in District 3 Class 3A championship Friday afternoon at the Spartans’ A-Field. Six different players rushed for at least one touchdown: Matt Kramer had 155 rushing yards and three scores, Charlie McIntyre 160 yards and two scores, Drew Eisenhower 82 yards and a […]
Harrisburg tops Wilson 32-21 in District 3 Class 6A Playoff Win
Harrisburg has been Wilson’s kryptonite in the district playoffs for years. That trend continued as the Cougars knocked out the Bulldogs 32-21 Saturday afternoon at Severance Field in Harrisburg in a District 3 Class 6A football quarterfinal. Harrisburg has now beaten Wilson in the last four district playoffs: the 2018 and 2019 semifinals, last season’s […]
Steel-High wins wild one over West Perry, 53-34
Steelton-Highspire and West Perry offenses average over 40 points per game. It was likely that a different aspect of the game would have to be the difference in deciding the Mid-Penn Capital division title game between the Steamrollers and Mustangs Saturday afternoon at a sunny War Veterans Memorial Stadium in Steelton. That proved to be […]
Appleby, Erby Help Steel-High Roll Over Camp Hill
Bamm Appleby’s senior season was in jeopardy; he was set to play quarterback at Middletown before the Blue Raiders’ season was canceled due to the well-known hazing incidents. Fortunately for Appleby, and Steelton-Highspire, he was able to transfer to the school and suit up for the legendary Mid-Penn Capital football program. He’s not playing quarterback […]
Isaac Sines does it all to lead Cumberland Valley to thrilling win over Chambersburg 38-14
Do-it-all quarterback Isaac Sines and the Cumberland Valley Eagles rebounded after their first loss of the season last week with a commanding 38-14 Mid-Penn Commonwealth victory over Chambersburg Thursday night at Chapman Field in Mechanicsburg. Sines scored two rushing touchdowns, threw another, kicked a 32-yard field goal, and made all five PATs for Cumberland Valley. […]
Harrisburg defense leads the way in big victory over Cumberland Valley
Two heavyweight Mid-Penn Commonwealth opponents reared their heads at each other Saturday afternoon at a sunny Severance Field in Harrisburg. Harrisburg defeated Cumberland Valley 30-14 behind a staunch defense and a plethora of rushing talent with different strengths. Temple commit and shifty Kyle Williams rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns, bruising Mahkai Hopkins rushed […]
East Pennsboro defeats Greencastle-Antrim 30-13, powered by Dakota Campbell
Dakota Campbell will do whatever it takes to win and against an undefeated opponent Thursday night in Enola he proved that. Campbell contributed in all facets of the game and the Panthers upended Greencastle-Antrim 30-13 to pick up their first win in the Mid-Penn Colonial. The 5-11, 180-pound senior is listed as a QB/RB/LB/K/P on […]
Bishop McDevitt shrugs off slow start, rolls to big win over Palmyra
Bishop McDevitt started the game flat with a multitude of penalties and allowed Palmyra’s defense to get pressure on the quarterback. In the end, the Crusaders, which may be listed on sites such as 겜블시티, cruised to a 49-3 Mid Penn Keystone victory as their stellar stash of playmakers proved to be too explosive for […]
Defense leads the way as Imhotep wins over Bishop McDevitt
The defense was a huge part of Imhotep’s 19-14 win over Bishop McDevitt at Chambersburg’s Peach Bowl, but the 82-yard touchdown blast by sophomore and Georgia commit Jabree Wallace-Coleman set the tone. With Division I athletes scattered across both rosters, Wallace-Coleman’s huge run shined through. He went almost the entire distance and threw a McDevitt […]
Wolverines Jump Ahead Early, Hold Off Bearcats in Opener
Elijah Nesby scored the first three touchdowns of the game for the WPIAL’s Woodland Hills in the second game of the Saturday slate at Chambersburg’s Peach Bowl. It ended up being much more difficult to close out William Penn and West Virginia commit Jaheim White. The Wolverines eventually did hold off the Bearcats 28-24 in […]
Windber defeats Fairfield with 57-0 win
John Shuster and Windber Area Football were coming off their first district title game appearance since 2017. The Ramblers hadn’t won since 2008. They faced top-seeded Westinghouse in District 5-8 Class 2A championship last season and fell in a heartbreaking 35-34 loss when a field-goal attempt went wide right at the end of regulation. The Ramblers […]
Dartmouth-bound quarterback Logan Klitsch wins MVP honors in leading East to 37-0 win over West in Big School game
An Ivy League-bound quarterback took home the MVP trophy and was backed by production from multiple Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) players in the PSFCA East/West Big School game Sunday afternoon at Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium in Harrisburg. Logan Klitsch, the 6-3, 190-pound quarterback committed to Dartmouth who set program records for career passing […]
Hempfield QB and Valparaiso Commit Cam Harbaugh leads North over South in Tri-County All-Star Football Game
The 2021-22 Lancaster-Lebanon League football season officially concluded Tuesday night at Manheim Central’s Elden Rettew Stadium. The North all-stars defeated the South 27-17 in the Manheim Touchdown Club’s 20th annual Tri-County All-Star Football Game with top seniors from Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties. Hempfield quarterback Cam Harbaugh (Valparaiso) took home MVP honors for the winning […]
Saint Francis Commit Mercury Swaim’s 5 Touchdowns Lead West Over East 49-14 in PSFCA Small School All-star Game
Mercury Swaim hadn’t thrown a football in about six months until yesterday. The 6-0, 195-pound record-breaking athlete played linebacker and quarterback during his high school career at Bedford, where he is the career leader in points scored, yards, rushing yards and No. 2 in passing yards. Swaim is headed to Saint Francis to play linebacker […]
Aliquippa Tops Bishop McDevitt To Win 4A State Championship
A freshman willed his team to victory in what amounted to the biggest game for every player on the field up to this point in their careers in the PIAA Class 4A championship Thursday night at Hersheypark Stadium. Tiqwai “Tikey” Hayes rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up a crucial first […]
The Battle of the Bishops turned out to be a fight until the end.
Bishop McDevitt held off Bishop Shanahan for a 28-21 victory in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals Friday night at Coatesville High School. The District 3 champion Crusaders (12-1) move on to face District 7 champion Aliquippa, a 41-16 winner over Jersey Shore, in the title game in Hershey. It’s the first state championship game for […]
Harrisburg over Wilson in District 3 Class 6A Football Final
The Harrisburg and Wilson football teams both wanted to do the same thing. Each had power running games, skilled and beefy offensive lines, and wanted to get early leads and control the clock. Harrisburg entered the game with an eight-game winning streak; Wilson had won seven in a row including an upset of top-seeded Central […]
Steel-High defeats Delone Catholic 42-20
Top-seeded Steelton-Highspire defeated No. 2 Delone Catholic 42-20 to win the District 3 Class 1A title in back-to-back seasons Saturday afternoon at Veterans Memorial Field in Harrisburg. Daivin Pryor rushed for 118 yards and a score and also had a receiving touchdown and an interception to lead the Rollers (8-2) to their second consecutive title. […]
Boiling Springs uses late drive to down Steel-High 29-28
Brad Zell arrived as the Boiling Springs head coach four seasons ago; he inherited a team that went winless in 2016 and 2017. It happened again in 2019. Seniors Colin Lunde, Aidan Metzger, and Joey Menke have gotten minutes on the Bubblers’ varsity squad since they were freshmen, which was the same year Zell arrived. […]
Alex Erby throws three touchdowns in Steelton-Highspire win over Middletown Area
Steelton-Highspire quarterback Alex Erby is only a sophomore and has a resume that would make a senior jealous. Already a state champion and program record-holder in passing yards, passing touchdowns, passing yards in a single game and passing touchdown in a single game, Erby added to that resume Saturday in the Rollers’ 26-0 victory over […]
Harrisburg defeats Carlisle 34-14
Harrisburg’s Kyle Williams is a name to watch out for. The 6-foot, 175-pound junior can do it all offensively as a wide receiver and running back and also plays in the Cougars’ secondary on defense. “It really comes naturally,” Williams said of his versatility. “I work on all skills, not just one position. Once everything […]
Harrisburg beats Manheim Township in Overtime
Harrisburg and Manheim Township were a perfect match. Both teams’ opponents for this week, Bishop McDevitt and Central Dauphin were unable to play due to COVID-19 outbreaks. In a move that made perfect sense, the Cougars and Blue Streaks decided to match up on two days’ notice. The game did not disappoint. Harrisburg junior running […]
Hamburg defeats York Tech, 47-20
Diohnny Ruiz scored on a 64-yard screen pass and runs of 58 and 14 yards in the first half as the Hamburg Hawks defeated the York Tech Spartans 47-20 Saturday afternoon in York. Ruiz scored on the screen pass with 10:59 left in the first quarter. “He has another gear,” Hamburg head coach Jeff Chillot […]
Steel-High wins on late field goal
Steelton-Highspire kicker Bryan Hernandez knocked in a 36-yard field goal with 38 seconds remaining and the Steamrollers held off Bishop Guilfoyle 16-14 in a PIAA Class 1A semifinal Saturday afternoon in a cloudy Steelton. Steelton-Highspire moves on to face Jeannette in the PIAA Class 1A championship Friday at Hersheypark Stadium at 11. The District […]
