District 11 News

Welcome to District 11 News! Here you’ll find news updates related to your District!

Coaching Jobs: Whitehall High School (District 11 – Class 5A)

Whitehall High School (District 11 – Class 5A) is seeking an Safety and/or LB position coach for our Varsity/JV football program. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills. The candidate must be willing to invest time, develop and motivate student-athletes. The candidate must have a deep understanding and effectively communicate the following: technique, fundamentals, and defensive strategies. Interested candidates should email their resumes to Head Coach, Andy Marino at marinoa@whitehallcoplay.org.

December 27, 2024
Allentown Central Catholic names Jacob M. Reichard New Head Coach

Allentown Central Catholic High School announces Jacob M. Reichard as the New Head Coach of ACCHS Vikings Football

Allentown Central Catholic High School is excited to announce Jacob M. Reichard, Allentown Central Catholic alumni Class of 2005, as the new Head Coach of the ACCHS Vikings Football team. Coach Reichard brings 17 years of coaching experience and a passion for the sport of football.

Reichard is returning to Allentown Central Catholic, where he served as a coach for the Varsity Defensive Line and Freshman Defensive Coordinator/Offensive Line/Defensive Line from 2007 to 2018. Reichard coached the Viking Football team to the LVC League Championship (2009), DXI Championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), DXI PIAA State Championship (2010), and EPC North Championship (2016). With his teams, he also reached District Playoffs in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, and 2018. Most recently, Reichard served as the Varsity Linebacker Coach at Emmaus High School from 2018 to 2024.

Reichard will oversee all aspects of maintaining a successful, competitive and safe athletic high school football program by providing instruction on fundamentals of the game. During his tenure at ACCHS, he supervised weightlifting activities as well as coached team in weightlifting competitions. He led and managed the Junior Varsity team, and oversaw all aspects of practice, game preparation, and player development. He built and maintained positive working relationships with hundreds of high school/college student athletes as well as high school/college coaches; and volunteered for youth camps.

Reichard’s approach is to be a positive, enthusiastic educator and coach with a focus on the success of his students and players. As a well-respected leader, he strives to bring together meaningful communication between teachers, parents and the community. Reichard is surrounding himself with an excellent group of coaches who have experience and understand the culture of Allentown Central Catholic football. ACCHS isexcited and honored to welcome back alumni Coach Jacob M. Reichard to lead our historically successful Viking Football program.

Source: https://www.acchs.info/post/coach-reichard

December 19, 2024
Northwestern Lehigh caps undefeated season with its first Class 3A state championship, 36-33, over Avonworth in OT

MECHANICSBURG, PA — These were different tears. These were not tears of defeat. They were tears of joy and anguish. They were tears of history.

Eli Zimmerman could not help himself. The Northwestern Lehigh senior tailback lost a state title a year ago, then lost a friend, Tucker Wessner, over the summer.

So, when Zimmerman turned the corner for the game-winning touchdown Saturday afternoon he was thinking of them in the Tigers’ 36-33 PIAA Class 3A state championship overtime victory over Avonworth at Cumberland Valley High School’s Chapman Field.

Zimmerman’s 10-yard touchdown run was the winning difference in overtime and capped Northwestern Lehigh’s historic, perfect 16-0 season and the school’s incredibly rare fall season in which both boys’ and girls’ soccer teams won their respective PIAA Class 2A state soccer championships with a combined 56-0 record.

With the Tigers finishing 16-0, it gave the school a combined 72-0 record for the fall season.

It is a community that was hit by the tragic loss of Wessner, a 16-year-old who would have been a junior linebacker for the Tigers this season.

“I was thinking about Tucker, I was thinking about last year, everything, yeah, these are different tears than the last time I was on this field,” Zimmerman said. “We wanted to do this; we had to do this especially for Tucker. This summer was definitely a hard one for us. We had to do this for him. This season was sad, but winning has counteracted that.

“We completely did what we wanted to do. I know I had to get this done for the community. No one was going to stop me from scoring that (overtime) touchdown. Nothing was going to get in my way.”

No one did.

Zimmerman finished with 123 yards rushing on 28 carries and three scores. Quarterback Shane Leh did a great job of mixing things up, taking advantage of the Avonworth defense’s focus on Zimmerman, and trying to keep Avonworth’s explosive junior Luca Neal off the field.

Neal finished with a game-high 252 yards rushing on 36 carries and four touchdowns. There was one point when Northwestern Lehigh was up. 30-16, with 5:47 left in the third quarter. The Tigers had scored on their first five drives and looked unstoppable, while Avonworth began to sputter.

Neal dragged the Antelopes back.

It was just a difficult way to end their season. The Antelopes went into the game without top senior back Nico Neal, Luca’s older brother, due to turf toe.

“Our kids are resilient, they battled back and competed and they made the plays when they had to,” Avonworth coach Duke Johncour said. “It was a hard-fought game. It is a shame one team had to lose, unfortunately, it was us. Overtime in a state championship, I do not know if it gets any worse than that.

“(Nico) is a stud. We obviously had to make some changes. Losing him is a big, big loss. We fight, we compete, and so proud of their effort. We were going for two if we were on defense (to begin overtime) for sure. But we had to put points up, and we only got a field goal out of it. That’s a great football team. We talked about containing Zimmerman. They’re not 16-0 for nothing.”

Avonworth rebounded from a 30-16 deficit to tie the score, 30-30, on Neal’s fourth touchdown with 4:32 left to play. It was Neal who brought the Antelopes within a score on a 54-yard, third-quarter TD run.

Northwestern Lehigh took control at its 30 with 4:27 to play, after being stopped on three-and-outs the previous two drives. The stops ended the Tigers scoring streak at five drives. As Northwestern Lehigh was driving, the Tigers averted big trouble when quarterback Shane Leh fumbled at the Avonworth 45 and tackle Bryer Reichard was there to fall on it.

With 1:18 left in regulation, disaster did strike Northwestern Lehigh and possible resurrection came to Avonworth, when the Antelopes’ Bill Onyshko intercepted a Leh pass at the Avonworth 31.

But the Antelopes could not move the ball beyond their 45 with 17 seconds left and were forced to punt. Northwestern Lehigh took a knee, sending the game into overtime.

In the first overtime, the Tigers halted Avonworth at the seven, forcing a Calder Mahan 24-yard field goal. On Northwestern Lehigh’s first overtime play, Zimmerman went right, got the corner, and beat everyone to the cone for the walk-off, game-winning score.

“For us to push through, it means a lot for us and the community, and I can die a happy man,” Tigers’ coach Josh Snyder said. “In overtime, we have that little bronco formation and we used that a couple of times. We noticed (Avonworth) was loading up on the strong side, and it just popped into my head to fake a toss, and run a little double trap back to the weak side.

“This summer, we lost Tucker in a tragic accident. He has been in our thoughts all year long and he’s been an angel on our shoulders. But Eli would not let us down. He gets everything out of his frame. Measurables are out the window. Their whole defense was designed to stop him. This will be a team I will remember forever. I played at Lehigh and won four Patriot League championships, but there is nothing like this. It is still sinking in.

“We did this for Tucker.”

Scoring Summary

(District 11) Northwestern Lehigh (16-0) 7 10 13 0 6-36

(District 7) Avonworth (12-4) 6 10 7 7 3-33

1st Quarter

A – Luca Neal 18 run (kick failed), 8:54

NL – Eli Zimmerman 1 run (Seth Kern kick), 5:11

A – Neal 32 run (Calder Mahan kick), 2:26

2nd Quarter

NL – Shane Hulmes 7 pass from Shane Leh (Kern kick), 9:13

A – Calder Mahan 28 FG, 2:14

NL – Kern 29 FG, :00

3rd Quarter

NL – Zimmerman 1 run (run failed), 7:45

NL – Hulmes 1 run (Kern kick), 5:47

A – Neal 54 run (Mahan kick), 1:42

4th Quarter

A – Neal 1 run (Mahan kick), 4:32

OT

A – Mahan 24 FG

NL – Zimmerman 10 run

FULL GAME STATS

NL/A

FIRST DOWNS 22/15

RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 49-203/42-259

PASSING YDS (NET) 114/48

Passes Cmp-Att-Int 12-15-1/3-6-0

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-317/48-307

Fumble Returns-Yards 1-6/0-0

Punt Returns-Yards 0-0/1-23

Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-76/4-54

Interception Returns-Yards 0-0/1-0

Punts (Number-Avg) 2-32.5/2-55.5

Fumbles-Lost 2-0/1-1

Penalties-Yards 0-0/2-10

Possession Time 24:15/23:45

Third-Down Conversions 4 of 10/6 of 11

Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2/1 of 1

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6/4-4

Joseph Santoliquito is a hall-of-fame, award-winning sportswriter who has been covering high school football since 1992 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be followed on Twitter @JSantoliquito [twitter.com]. Follow EasternPAFootball.com on Twitter @EPAFootball [twitter.com].

December 7, 2024
Football Showcase at Schuylkill Haven on Wednesday December 18th, 2024

Date: Wednesday December 18th

Who can attend: Current grades 8 – 12

Time:
5:30 PM Registration
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM WR, RB, QB, DB, LB
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM OL, DL, DE

Where: Schuylkill Haven High School Sports Performance Center

Fee: $50.00/athlete

Registration at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12WHEYGl8HCDLTVC4LyQBLW70Q52kDGf5YedtRgk-zBk/edit

December 4, 2024

2024 PIAA Class 3A Championship Preview: Avonworth (12-3) vs. Northwestern Lehigh (15-0)

Each year brings a new level of uniqueness when the Pennsylvania high school football community converges on Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley High School the first week of December for the PIAA state championships.

This year is no different.

Last year, four state champions returned to defend their titles. This year, there is only one, two-time defending Class 6A state champion St. Joseph’s Prep, which is looking to threepeat.

For the first time ever, there will be three Philadelphia Catholic League teams in the state finals: St Joe’s Prep (6A), Roman Catholic (5A) and Bonner Prendergast (4A). Last year, there were three programs that reached the state finals for the first time in school history. This year, that number has doubled to six, which includes District 9 1A champion Port Allegany, District 4 2A champion Troy, District 9 2A champion Central Clarion, District 3 4A champion Lampeter-Strasburg, District 12 4A titlist Bonner Prendergast and District 12 5A champion Roman Catholic.

Last year, eight of the 12 teams involved in the state championships were undefeated. This year, that’s been cut to five: Port Allegany (14-0),

Troy (15-0), Central Clarion (14-0), Northwestern Lehigh (15-0) and Lampeter-Strasburg (14-0). Of the 12 teams competing in the states this weekend, eight have never won a state title, and that includes three games that will crown a first-time state champion: Class 2A Troy-Central Clarion, 3A Avonworth-Northwestern Lehigh and the 4A game between Lampeter-Strasburg and Bonner Prendergast, along with 5A Roman Catholic and 1A Port Allegany.

Until this season, neither of the Class 2A finalists, Troy and Central Clarion, along with Roman Catholic and Lampeter-Strasburg, ever won a state playoff game.

While at Class 6A, nothing it seems impedes Philadelphia heavyweight St. Joseph’s Prep. The Hawks were considered a young team entering this season and have grown considerably as the year has progressed. St. Joe’s Prep will be making its ninth-straight championship appearance, going for its second threepeat in program history, sixth state title in seven years, and its ninth state title overall in the last 12 years. The Hawks top the list of large school state champions (8—two at 4A and six as a 6A) since the PIAA instituted the state high school playoff system in 1988. Since the 6A system was incorporated in 2016, St. Joe’s Prep has been involved in every Class 6A state championship.

Of the 12 teams playing in the state championship this weekend, for the first time in PIAA state championship history, District 12 leads all areas with three teams from the same league (Bonner-Prendergast, Roman Catholic and St. Joe’s Prep), followed by two teams each from District 7 (Avonworth, Pittsburgh Central Catholic), District 9 (Port Allegany, Central Clarion) and District 3 (Lampeter-Strasburg, Bishop McDevitt), and one each from District 4 (Troy), District 6 (Bishop Guilfoyle) and District 11 (Northwestern Lehigh).

Joseph Santoliquito is a hall of fame, award-winning sportswriter who has been covering high school football since 1992 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be followed on Twitter @JSantoliquito [twitter.com]. Follow EasternPAFootball.com on Twitter @EPAFootball [twitter.com].

Here is a thumbnail bio of 3A:

Class 3A Saturday 1 p.m. at Cumberland Valley HS

(D-7) Avonworth (12-3) vs. (D-11) Northwestern Lehigh (15-0)

Northwestern Lehigh reached the state finals for the first time in program history last year, having its perfect season scratched out by a 38-7 loss to Belle Vernon. Tigers’ senior tailback Eli Zimmerman knows the feeling of what it was like walking off that field last December and it is a feeling he does not want to relive. Over the last two years, no team playing in state championship week has had a better record than Northwestern Lehigh, which is 30-1 in that span. Prior to that, the Tigers lost to Neumann-Goretti, 38-6, in the 2022 state quarterfinals. Since then, it has been mirroring regular seasons of 15-0. Only this time, the Tigers, buoyed by Zimmerman, are looking to close this season with the first state football championship in school history. In fact, no Northwestern Lehigh fall team has lost. Both the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams won their respective PIAA Class 2A state soccer championships with a combined 56-0 record. The Tigers are 15-0, bringing the school’s team record to 71-0, thanks to Zimmerman rushing for a single-game school record of 346 yards in the Tigers’ 31-14 state semifinal victory over previously undefeated District 4 champion Danville. This will be Avonworth’s second trip to the finals. The Antelopes’ first trip was not a pleasant one, steamrolled by Southern Columbia, 74-7, in the 2019 2A championship. Avonworth got here by beating District 6 champion Penn Cambria, 16-6, in the state semifinals. Avonworth brothers Luca and Nico Neal are problems are any defense. But can the Avonworth defense stop Zimmerman, who has rushed for 2,557 yards this season, which No. 25 in the nation?

Team	Class	District	Record	Games Played (Playoffs)	Avg. Points Scored (Playoffs)	Avg. Points Allowed (Playoffs)	Avg. Points Scored (Season)	Avg. Points Allowed (Season)
Avonworth Antelopes	3A	D7	12-3	5	26.6	12.0	28.8	19.6
Northwestern Lehigh Tigers	3A	D11	15-0	5	38.0	8.0	42.2	6.2

Avonworth Antelopes

Date	Opponent	Kickoff	Result	Game Notes
8/17	New Castle (4A)	10:00 am		Scrimmage
8/23	@ Burrell (3A)	7:00 pm	W 24-7
8/30	West Mifflin (4A)	7:00 pm	W 28-22
9/06	Aliquippa (4A)	7:00 pm	L 20-46
9/13	@ Thomas Jefferson (4A)	7:00 pm	L 7-44
9/20	@ Hopewell* (3A)	7:00 pm	W 50-19
9/27	Central Valley* (3A)	7:00 pm	W 21-14
10/04	@ Quaker Valley* (3A)	7:00 pm	W 46-7
10/11	McGuffey* (3A)	7:00 pm	W 41-13	Homecoming
10/18	North Catholic* (3A)	7:00 pm	W 48-28	Senior Night
10/25	@ Beaver Area* (3A)	7:00 pm	L 14-34
11/01	Greensburg-Salem (3A)	7:00 pm	W 44-27	WPIAL Class 3A 1st Round
11/08	@ Beaver Area (3A)	7:00 pm	W 42-21	Dist. 7 Class 3A Quarterfinal
11/15	@ Imani Christian Academy (3A)	7:00 pm	W 14-6	WPIAL Class 3A Semifinal @ West Allegheny
11/23	@ Central Valley (3A)	5:00 pm	W 17-0	WPIAL Class 3A Championship @ Acrisure Stadium
11/29	@ Penn Cambria (3A)	7:00 pm	W 16-6	PIAA Class 3A Semifinal @ Norwin HS

Northwestern Lehigh Tigers

Date	Opponent	Kickoff	Result	Game Notes
8/17	Pocono Mountain West (6A)	9:00 am		Scrimmage
8/23	Wilson Area (4A)	7:00 pm	W 47-0
8/29	Northern Lehigh (2A)	7:00 pm	W 56-7	Mountain Road Rumble
9/05	@ Bangor* (4A)	7:00 pm	W 55-7
9/13	@ Blue Mountain* (4A)	7:00 pm	W 30-8
9/20	Lehighton* (4A)	7:00 pm	W 42-7
9/27	@ North Schuylkill* (3A)	7:00 pm	W 49-7
10/04	Pottsville Area* (4A)	7:00 pm	W 35-0
10/11	Jim Thorpe Area* (4A)	7:00 pm	W 55-0
10/18	@ Tamaqua Area* (3A)	7:00 pm	W 51-0
10/25	@ Southern Lehigh* (4A)	7:00 pm	W 23-17
11/01	Saucon Valley (3A)	7:00 pm	W 40-12	Dist. 11 3A Semifinal
11/08	North Schuylkill (3A)	7:00 pm	W 36-7	Dist. 11 Class 3A Final @ Lehighton
11/15	Conwell-Egan Catholic (3A)	7:00 pm	W 49-7	PIAA Class 3A 1st Round
11/23	@ Scranton Prep (3A)	7:00 pm	W 34-0	PIAA Class 3A Quarterfinal @ Berwick HS
11/29	Danville (3A)	7:00 pm	W 31-14	PIAA Class 3A Semifinal @ Berwick HS

December 3, 2024

Bonner-Prendie explodes for over 400 yards rushing in win over Southern Lehigh 55-26

Bonner’s Saalem Frink runs the ball Friday against Southern Lehigh. (Owen McCue/EasternPA Football)

DOYLESTOWN — Bonner-Prendergast’s first offensive play on Friday night? Not so good as Southern Lehigh’s Sean Steckert jumped a short pass for an interception.

The Friars next one? Well, that went a little better.

Mikhail Johnson went for an 80-yard touchdown run on Bonner’s second play and the Friars’ offense rarely let up after. The District 12 champion Friars continued to ride their ground attack in a dominant 55-26 PIAA Class 4A semifinal win over District 11 champ Southern Lehigh, clinching the program’s first state championship game appearance next Thursday.

“We knew that the interception, I would like to say a fluke,” Johnson said. “It was a miscommunication. We had to come out there more focused the next drive and get our assignments done to get on the board.”

“Plays like that, gets us going,” said defensive back Jeremiah Coleman, who picked off a pass immediately before Johnson’s score. “All the big runs. All the explosive plays. All the turnovers that we get, it just it makes us as a team better. It gets us going. That’s our engine to the game.”

Bonner rushed for 422 yards and seven touchdowns in the game. Johnson carried the ball 12 times for 148 yards and four touchdowns. Saalem Frink rushed 10 times for 178 yards and a pair of scores. When sophomore Mekhi Martin came in with the game out of hand, he continued the dominant rushing attack with seven carries for 77 yards and a score.

After Johnson’s first touchdown run, a long run by Frink set up another to spot the Friars a 14-0 lead with 11:41 left in the first half. Sean Steckert scored Southern Lehigh’s only first half score after a Bonner muffed punt, but Frink broke off a 60-yard touchdown run and Johnson added his third touchdown of the first half to put Bonner ahead 28-7 at the break.

“We’re like that running back duo from the Lions (Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery), Sonic and Knuckles,” Frink said. “He’s the speedster and I’m the bruiser.”

The two backs showed a combination of both skillset sFriday night, speeding through the big holes up front carved out by offensive linemen Chaz Ingram, Julius Johnson, Kevin Hunter, CJ Chisholm and Caleb Tesema and powering through would-be tacklers.

They punched in touchdown runs on Bonner’s first two drives of the second half to make it 49-7 and start the clock ticking toward the Friars’ first state championship appearance.

“We go through a lot of protections and going through our schemes in practice, so we make sure we have it down pat and know who everybody’s blocking all your assignment,” Johnson said.

“I feel like we want it more, we’re playing more together and we’re smarter,” he added

Southern Lehigh moved the ball down the field on its first possession before a missed field goal spoiled the opening drive. The Bonner defense kept the Spartans’ ground game in check for the majority of the rest of the game as its counterpart ran all over the field.

Sophomore quarterback Colton Sams completed 18-of-29 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns for Southern Lehigh. Senior tight end Andrew Olesh, a Michigan commit, caught 10 passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns. He set the program’s career receptions record early in the game and became Southern Lehigh’s career receiving leader on a 63-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the game.

“I think it means a lot,” coach Phil Sams said. “He’s done a lot for this program.”

“We said if we beat Pottsville back in the semifinals, we’re going to go on a run and we did,” Sams said. “We came back from a 21-point deficit and showed the confidence that we can beat anybody and then the (Bethlehem Catholic) win, the Juniata win and here we are. That football team (Bonner) is pretty good, I just wish a couple things happen differently in the first half and maybe it doesn’t get out of hand like that, but they are at that good.”

Bonner’s last two state playoff runs ended in the state quarterfinals. This season, Bonner is one of three Catholic League programs playing for state titles next week as Roman Catholic (5A) and St. Joe’s Prep (6A) also won their semifinal games.

The Friars will play undefeated District 3 champion Lampeter-Strasburg, a 20-16 winner over Thomas Jefferson, on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Cumberland Valley High School looking to finish off their histori season with a championship trophy.

“It’s cool, but the job’s still not done, so we gotta finish the job” Frink said.

Scoring Summary:
Southern Lehigh 0 7 7 12-26
Bonner-Prendergast 7 21 14 13-55

Individual Scoring
First Quarter
BP: Mikhail Johnson 80 run (Isaiah Smith kick) 6:38
Second Quarter
BP: Mikhail Johnson 1 run (Isaiah Smith kick) 11:41
SL: Sean Steckert 2 run (Noah Tapler kick) 7:20
BP: Saalem Frink 60 run (Isaiah Smith kick) 5:15
BP: Mikhail Johnson 6 run (Isaiah Smith kick)
Third Quarter
BP: Saalem Frink 1 run (Isaiah Smith kick) 10:02
BP: Mikhail Johnson 1 run (Isaiah Smith kick) 5:40
SL: Andrew Olesh 44 pass from Colton Sands (Noah Tapler kick) 3:06
Fourth Quarter
BP: Jalil Hall 33 pass from Noel Campbell Jr. 11:52
SL: Andrew Olesh 22 pass from Colton Sands (kick blocked) 9:18
BP: Mekhi Martin 38 run (pass fail) 6:11
SL: Andrew Olesh 63 pass from Colton Sands (no attempt) :00

Team Statistics
……………………….SL………………BP
1st downs………..15…………………22
rush-yds……….24-65……….35-422
comp-att-int….18-30-2…………..8-15-1
pass yds……….314………………124
total yds…………217……………….546
fumb-lost……..1-0………………1-1
pen-yds…………3-15…………..7-80

Individual Statistics
Rushing- Southern Lehigh: Sean Steckert 17-37, TD; Andrew Olesh 3-29; Noah Tapler 1-0; Colton Sams 3-(-1).
Bonner: Saalem Frink 10-178, 2 TDs; Mikhail Johnson 12-148, 4 TDs; Mekhi Martin 7-77, TD; Kareem Johnson 4-14; Noel Campbell Jr. 1-5; Jalil Hall 1-0.
Passing- Southern Lehigh: Colton Sams 18-29-2, 249 yards, 3 TDs.
Bonner: Noel Campbell Jr. 8-15-1 124 yards, TD.
Receiving- Southern Lehigh: 10-193, 3 TDs; Luke Kawaczenski 3-39; Sean Steckert 2-14; Danny Reagan 1-3; Talan Hite 2-0.
Bonner: Jalil Hall 5-104, TD; Jeremiah Coleman 1-10; Chris Jones 2-10.
Interceptions: Southern Lehigh: Sean Steckert; Bonner: Jeremiah Coleman, Amir Williams.

Bonner’s Mikhail Johnson breaks off a big run. (Owen McCue/EasternPA Football)

Bonner’s Xavier MIlls celebrates a fourth-down stop. (Owen McCue/EasternPA Football)

Southern Lehigh’s Andrew Olesh makes a catch. (Owen McCue/EasternPA Football)

November 30, 2024
St. Joe’s Prep rolls by Downingtown West, 36-7, and to its ninth-straight state title game

St. Joe Prep’s Jamir RoweCOATESVILLE — Jamir Rowe was willing to bide his time. He admits, it was not always easy. The St. Joe’s Prep senior receiver had his patience tested. It comes with being a very good player on a team comprised of very good players.

So, Rowe waited. And waited. And waited.

The leaves turned to brown and ultimately fell, as did the temperature. And autumn is making its turn into winter, when football reaches its higher championship volume, Rowe appears to have rose with it.

For the second-straight game, Rowe has scored, and he has added yet another cog to the Hawks’ yearly chase towards another PIAA Class 6A championship.

For the third-straight week, St. Joe’s Prep mercy-ruled a champion, this time putting away District 1 champion Downingtown West, 36-7, on a frigid Friday night at Coatesville.

The Hawks (10-2) will play next Saturday at Cumberland Valley High School in the PIAA Class 6A state finals for the ninth-straight year, while going for a threepeat as PIAA Class 6A state champions against the winner of Saturday’s Harrisburg-Pittsburgh Central Catholic game.

Rowe was one of many contributors Friday night, making three catches for a team-high 78 yards. Sophomore quarterback Charlie Foulke continues to be impressive, as he completed 17 of 31 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns.

Defensively, the Hawks did not permit Downingtown West to cross midfield until there was :39 left in the third quarter—and that came against the Hawks’ second unit.

Over the last three weeks, St. Joe’s Prep mercy ruled District 12 champion Imhotep Charter (42-0), District 11 champion Parkland (46-7) and District 1 champion Downingtown East.

This is the time of year when everything is supposed to be tougher. Not so for St. Joe’s Prep, which was flagged 14 times for 150 yards against Parkland, and only four times for 44 yards against the Whippets (13-2).

Rowe has played a part in this surge. He was not a starter in the beginning of the season. He’s earned serious minutes in the Hawks’ championship run—during the most important time of the season.

“This whole team is a family and they keep me coming back,” said Rowe, whose 44-yard touchdown reception was his career longest. “You want to play; everyone wants to play. It was frustrating. But you have to buy in and keep working, and everything will come. We have a very talented receiver’s room. Everyone keeps me motivated, and we have a greater receiver’s room. I never thought about quitting. I kept telling myself to keep working.”

Right now, everything appears to be working for Prep. Hawks’ coach Tim Roken has been looking for that complete game from his team this season and Friday was pretty close.

“You try to strive for perfection every time, but still have things that we have to fix,” Roken said. “We have an opportunity to be together for one more week and we have the opportunity to play our best game of the year and it’s for everything.”

Prep relied on its massive front to give Foulke time and create gaping running lanes, behind junior center Jake Namnun, Syracuse-bound senior left guard Kahlil Stewart, junior left tackle Sean Molley, senior right guard Christian Leonard, senior right tackle Bleek Turner and junior tight end Rob Novotny.

And this time, again at the right time of year, its defensive line has been sizzling. They stirred a whole bunch of trouble for Imhotep, and kept that up against Downingtown West, with sophomore defensive end Jayson Nitz picking up a sack and one tackle for a loss, also recovering a fumble.

“Jayson rotates at end for us and he always plays with great effort, one thing you do not have to question about him,” Roken said. “Jayson is a wrecking ball coming off that edge and he was a key piece this week with that offense that that they run, to disrupt and get penetration.”

The game was over by halftime. Prep scored on five of its first six possessions over the first two quarters, while piling up 276 yards of total offense. Foulke completed 15 of 28 passes for 173 yards, completing passes to seven different receivers. He also tossed touchdown passes to Rowe and Rameir Hardy, while Khyan Billups ripped through the Whippets for 96 yards and two scores.

Defensively, Downingtown West did not cross midfield the entire half. The Hawks’ suffocating defense held West to 31 yards of total offense and two first downs. The farthest the Whippets were able to get was their 36 in the first two quarters.

It also did not help losing two fumbles, recovered by Cam Smith and Nitz, which resulted in Billups’ two touchdowns.

Prep ran off 50 plays to Downingtown West’s 16, averaging 5.5 yards a play to West’s 1.9.

What cannot get wiped out is the job Tom Kline and the Whippets did this season. Downingtown West won its first District 1 Class 6A title since 2019. The Whippets have a great future ahead with junior quarterback Cole Bricker back, and outstanding sophomore Brendon Goode-Kimble, the son of Philly basketball legend Bo Kimble.

“We could not turn the ball over, and we couldn’t play in second-and-long, third-and-long against these guys,” Kline said. “Prep is a great football team. My kids bought in. That is the best thing about this season I will remember, buying in and believing.

“I could not be happier for the season these kids have had. They are great kids. They are like a second family. Winning a district title is a great thing. It is something these kids achieved.”

Scoring Summary

St. Joe’s Prep (10-2) 10 20 6 0-36

Downingtown West (13-2) – 0 0 7 0-7

1st Quarter

SJP – Jamir Rowe 44 pass from Charlie Foulke (Leo Ricci kick), 10:51

SJP – Ricci 35 FG, 4:59

2nd Quarter

SJP – Khyan Billups 1 run (Ricci kick), 9:21

SJP – Billups 4 run (Ricci kick), 4:42

SJP – Rameir Hardy 7 pass from Foulke (kick failed), :20

3rd Quarter

SJP – Jett Harrison 14 pass from Foulke (kick failed), 8:15

DW – Darian Smith 47 pass from Cole Bricker (Mason Sharp kick), :00

Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter who has been covering high school football since 1992 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be followed on Twitter @JSantoliquito. Follow EasternPAFootball.com on Twitter @EPAFootball.

November 30, 2024
Northwestern Lehigh beats Danville , 31-14, in PIAA Class 3A State Semifinals

BERWICK-Danville knew it would have its hands full against a Northwestern Lehigh team that was really challenged only once this season. Eli Zimmerman gashed the Ironmen defense for 230 rushing yards in the first half, and delivered a dagger with a defensive play early in the second half that helped land Northwestern Lehigh in the state championship game for a second consecutive season. Zimmerman intercepted a pass and returned it 81 yards for a touchdown on the opening possession in the third quarter to open up a three-possession lead, and Northwestern Lehigh earned a date with Avonworth next week in the PIAA Class 3A final thanks to a 31-14 win.

“We wanted to go up by two scores before going into half, and we were able to do that with a field goal,” Northwestern Lehigh coach Josh Snyder said. “I thought it was huge to get a stop, somehow, someway, in that first opening drive. Our defense is pretty good. I thought (a three-score lead) in the second half would be enough for us to win the football game, and that’s exactly what happened. Eli just coming up with big play after big play, he was an all-state DB last year, and we ask him to do a whole heck of a lot for us on offense. But coming up with that huge interception return for a touchdown might have closed the door on them early in that third quarter.”

Northwestern Lehigh (15-0) came out strong, as the Tigers took the opening kickoff and marched 64 yards for a touchdown on an eight-play drive. Quarterback Shane Leh found room off the right side and crossed the goal line from 17 yards out. After a Madden Patrick punt pinned the Tigers deep, Zimmerman made the biggest play on offense during his record-breaking night. The senior took a direct snap, made a cut, and was off to the races on a 95-yard touchdown run that gave his team a 14-0 lead just over five minutes into play. Zimmerman finished the night with 355 yards on 35 carries, and will most certainly be in consideration for Class 3A Player of the Year.

“Yeah, I think he did okay,” Snyder said. “He broke his own record for yards in a game. He broke my brother’s record from 1995 for yards in a season. He’s the fiercest competitor you could imagine out here. He refuses to quit, he refuses to go down. He plays with emotion, he never comes off the football field. You got a kid like that, your team is going to be pretty good.”

Danville (14-1) looked like it could get blown out based on the early results, but the Ironmen were able to hang in there. Patrick led a much-needed four-play drive that ended with Cole Duffy winning a one-on-one battle. Duffy has been an effective weapon in the passing game all season, and he worked his way into the end zone for a 43-yard touchdown catch late in the first quarter. The senior receiver finished with 112 yards on six catches and a pair of scores.

“I said earlier the winner of this game is going to be state champion, and it’s going to be that them there in my eyes,” Danville coach Carl Majer said. “It’s where we want to be and we’ve got to keep striving and work harder in the offseason, get back and reload. It always hurts to lose, but you’ve gotta take stuff away from it, make yourself a better team, make yourself a better player, and a better coach. We’ll learn from this experience and get better.”

The Ironmen did a better job on Zimmerman in the second quarter, and put up a late goal line stand right before halftime. Northwestern Lehigh had to settle for 19-yard field goal from Seth Kern, and take a 17-7 lead into the locker room. Even after the Zimmerman pick-six, Danville still had opportunities. Facing a 4th-and-goal from the 8, Danville opted for a fake field goal, and Patrick was forced out of bounds a yard short of the end zone. On the next Ironmen possession, a running play was blown up, and Brady Zimmerman recovered a fumble inside the five to halt another scoring threat.

“We had our opportunities,” Majer said. “You know, we were three inches shy going for a touchdown, and about half-a-yard short down there. Shoulda, coulda, woulda, it could always be this or that, but bottom line is we came up short.”

Zimmerman broke loose on a 45-yard run midway through the four quarter, and Kern closed out the drive with a two-yard run. Danville finished off the scoring when Patrick found Duffy on a 29-yard touchdown pass with 2:16 remaining. The victory not only ended a very successful year from Danville, but also continued amazing fall sports season at Northwestern Lehigh. The Tigers have put together undefeated, 28-0 seasons in both boys and girls soccer, as each team won Colonial League, District 11, and state championships. Now the football team is looking to pull off the trifecta in Mechanicsburg next week.

“We’re a small school, we’ve got to get along,” Snyder said. “We’ve gotta share the field, and the kids genuinely root for each other, that creates a culture of success, a culture of competitiveness. We’ve been calling ourselves Titletown for the last number of years because of league and districts, but maybe this year we can get a State Titletown going. We’re going to give it our best shot next week in Cumberland Valley.”

Scoring Summary:
Danville 7 0 0 7-14
Northwestern Lehigh 14 3 7 7-31

Individual Scoring
First Quarter
NL-Shane Leh 17 run (Seth Kern kick) 9:23
NL-Eli Zimmerman 95 run (Kern kick) 6:46
D-Cole Duffy 37 pass from Madden Patrick (Garrett Hoffman kick) :37

Second Quarter
NL-Kern 19 field goal :00

Third Quarter
NL-Zimmerman 81 interception return (Kern kick) 9:50

Fourth Quarter
NL-Kern 2 run (Kern kick) 4:35
D-Duffy 29 pass from Patrick (Hoffman kick) 2:16

Team Statistics
………………………..D…………………….NL
1st downs……….16……………………..22
rush-yds………26-145……………….57-422
comp-att-int..12-27-1………………..4-8-0
pass yds………..144……………………..40
total yds……….289………………………462
fumb-lost……..2-1………………………..1-1
pen-yds…………5-40…………………..9-70

Individual Statistics
Rushing-Danville: Bo Sheptock 19-121; Madden Patrick 5-18; Cameron Kiersch 2-6. Northwestern Lehigh: Eli Zimmerman 35-353, TD; Mason Bollinger 7-32; Shane Leh 5-27, TD; Seth Kern 5-18, TD; Landen Matson 1-5; Team 2-(-5); Shane Hulmes 2-(-8).

Passing-Danville: Patrick 12-27-1, 144 yds., 2 TDs. Northwestern Lehigh: Leh 4-7-0, 40 yds.; Team 0-1-0.

Receiving-Danville: Cole Duffy 6-112, 2 TDs; Carter Raup 3-18; Landon Kehoe 1-10; Kiersch 1-3; Kole Harvey 1-1. Northwestern Lehigh: Hulmes 2-37; Matson 1-5; Bollinger 1-(-2).

November 30, 2024
District 11 Notes (Week 14):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Sean Steckert of Southern Lehigh rushed for 219 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Juniata. Steckert went over 2,000 yards rushing for the season (2,009), and has scored 40 td’s this year and 44 for his career. Asher Smith holds the school single season record with the 45 he scored in 2019. Steckert became the 4th Spartan to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. Asher Smith owns the school record with the 2,531 yards (2019). Chris Smith rushed 2,289 yards in 1996 and Jeremy Mack followed that up with 2,220 yards in 1997. Eli Zimmerman of Northwestern rushed for 149 yards and scored on an 80 yard punt return in their win over Scranton Prep. Zimmerman upped his season totals to 2,211 yards rushing and 33 td’s scored. He has 23 rushing td’s, 4 receiving td’s and 6 punt return td’s. Zimmerman is 165 yards behind Brett Snyder’s school rushing record (2,376 yards in 1995). He’s tied with Snyder for the 2nd highest single season td total and 2 behind school record holder Dalton Clymer who scored 35 td’s last year. Williams Valley’s Fletcher Thompson ended his freshman season rushing for 1,462 yards and scoring 20 td’s. Those totals are the 2nd highest ever for a freshman in District 11. Jordan Gray of Nazareth holds the freshman records with his 1,663 yards and 22 td’s that he set in 2011. TJ Lawrence of Parkland ends his sophomore season rushing for 1,148 yards and scoring 15 td’s. Lawrence is only the 2nd Trojan to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Austin Scott rushed for 1,918 yards and scored 21 td’s as a sophomore in 2000.

QUARTERBACKS:

Colton Sams of Southern Lehigh threw for 168 yards and 3 td’s vs Juniata upping his school record season totals to 2,715 yards and 31 td passes. He broke the tie with Blake Levengood who threw 28 td’s in 2015. The sophomore also joined the “40 td” club with exactly 40 career td passes. Brady Shomper of Williams Valley finished his junior season passing for 2,413 yards and throwing 35 td passes. He’ll enter his senior season with just under 3,000 passing yards (2,977) and 44 td passes. Bryce Herb owns both school records when he threw for 2,688 yards and 37 td passes in 2019 as a junior. Shomper also rushed for 1,124 yards and 18 td’s this season. Shane Leh of Northwestern has thrown for 1,430 yards and 23 td passes so far this season. Osmany Guzman of Parkland wrapped up his senior season throwing for 1,853 yards and 13 td passes. Guzman ended his career with exactly 2,000 yards passing.

RECEIVERS:

Kian Krzyzanowski of Williams Valley ends his senior season catching 67 passes for 1,260 yards and 17 td grabs (all school records). He finished his career catching 90 passes for 1,819 yards and 30 td catches. Teammate Evan Achenbach just joined the chart after finishing his junior year catching 19 passes for 539 yards (28.4 ypc) and 9 td’s. Andrew Olesh of Southern Lehigh upped his season totals to 63 receptions, 903 receiving yards and 7 td catches. He’s now caught 144 career passes which ties the school record. Jacob Del Priore caught 144 passes from 2011-13. The 144 receptions puts him in a 14th place tie with Del Priore and Jeff McGeehin of Central Catholic (1971-73) on the all-time list. On the all-time yardage list he moved ahead of Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley and into 22nd place just 5 yards behind KJ Williams of Liberty (2,157 from 2010-13). Teammate Luke Kawczenski has 46 catches for 891 yards and 12 td’s this season.

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (0 new this week)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Bob Tarola 1966 (1,037 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Catasauqua – Billy Bock 1947 (1,127 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Dieruff – Mark Howard 1976 (1,380 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – Everett Alers 2002 (1,066 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Emmaus – Greg Pierog 1971 (1,027 yards)

Freedom – Mike Lawrence 1982 (1,072 yards)

Freeland – Jeff Lloyd 1987 (1,002 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

Marian Catholic – Pete Albano 1975 (1,268 yards) & Fred Segilia 1975 (1,038 yards)

Minersville – Mike Pavelko 1975 (1,507 yards)

Nazareth – Frank Marakovits 1950 (1,158 yards)

Nativity – Tony Pitrowski 1977 (1,194 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northampton – Denny Onkotz 1965 (1,234 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Maurice Schleicher 1954 (1,476 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Notre Dame – Bob Gratz 1970 (1,016 yards)

Palisades – Owen Breininger 2001 (1,160 yards)

Palmerton – Walt Konek 1966 (1,006 yards)

Panther Valley – Mike Winsko 1966 (1,137 yards)

Parkland – Vince Quigg 1972 (1,094 yards)

Pius X – Steve Zegalia 1964 (1,372 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Pocono Mountain East – Mark Mikels 1963 (1,015 yards)

Pocono Mountain West – Chris Infante 2004 (1,104 yards)

Pottsville – Jack Brennan 1948 (1,010 yards)

Salisbury – Mark Weaver 1973 (1,007 yards)

Saucon Valley – Ned Wagner 1955 (1,227 yards)

Schuylkill Haven – Blair Moyer 1973 (1,033 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Pete Ulicny 1972 (1,246 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Stroudsburg – Artie Owens 1970 (1,234 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

Tri-Valley – Tim Herb 1984 (1,082 yards)

Whitehall – Dick Koze 1954 (1,021 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Williams Valley – Don Matter 1970 (1,097 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (0 new this week)

Bangor – Steve Menhennitt 1969 (1,504 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Blue Mountain – Ken Blankenhorn 1968 (1,238 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Central Catholic – Dan Kendra Jr 1971 (1,471 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Todd Samet 1972 (1,206 yards)

Easton – Don Gentzle 1969 (1,090 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

Freedom – Steve Pecsek 1967 (1,183 yards)

Freeland – Tony Martincek 1979 (1,199 yards)

Jim Thorpe – John Searfoss 1985 (1,273 yards)

Lehighton – Terry Woginrich 1967 (1,239 yards)

Liberty – John Rabuck 1967 (1,340 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Matt Lawrence 1986 (1,111 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Nazareth – John Fritchman 1980 (1,081 yards)

Nativity – Bob Frantz 1969 (1,096 yards)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

North Schuylkill – Terry Rakowsky 1977 (1,885 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Northwestern – Tony Fristick 1989 (1,029 yards)

Notre Dame – Bobby Williams 1980 (1,191 yards)

Palisades – Kevin Burke 1975 (2,363 yards)

Palmerton – Pete Kale 1974 (1,025 yards)

Parkland – Dan Yannas 1986 (1,021 yards)

Pen Argyl – Jim Gum 1979 (1,076 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Steve Gordon 1967 (1,176 yards)

Pocono Mountain East – John Bush 1979 (1,036 yards)

Pocono Mountain West – Jon Mangual 2007 (1,265 yards)

Pottsville – Tom Flynn 1981 (1,222 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Mickey Kayes 1968 (1,276 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Al Kniffen 1980 (1,096 yards)

Tamaqua – Brad Geiger 1973 (1,116 yards)

Tri-Valley – Darin Kehler 1985 (1,352 yards)

William Allen – Joe Tomcho 1961 (1,198 yards)

Wilson – Gene Howey 1969 (1,114 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (0 new this week)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Catasauqua – Paryss Marshall 2013 (1,566 yards)

Central Catholic – Kevin Gulyas 2010 (1,282 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

ES South – Dan Cason 2009 (1,095 yards)

Easton – Mark Libiano 1991 (1,010 yards)

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 2022 (1,047 yards)

Freeland – Brian Ayers 1986 (1,097 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Josh Hontz 2007 (1,005 yards)

Lehighton – Shane McEvoy 2007 (1,135 yards)

Minersville – Gabe Davis 2019 (1,041 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

Nazareth – Justin Kondikoff 1996 (1,014 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Northwestern – Trevor Cunningham 2016 (1,108 yards)

Notre Dame – David Sanders 2018 (1,341 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

Panther Valley – Tom Rosahac 1989 (1,218 yards)

Parkland – Kenny Yeboah 2015 (1,159 yards)

Pen Argyl – Damian Tyminski 2023 (1,032 yards)

Pine Grove – Shea Morgan 2020 (1,019 yards)

Pius X – Tony Merlo 1995 (1,032 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Justin Richardson 2016 (1,074 yards)

Tamaqua – Matt Kistler 2019 (1,014 yards)

Williams Valley – OJ Grow 1990 (1,114 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (5), 5 (4), 5 (12) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

6 (12), 4 (5), 4 (11), 4 (13), 4 (14) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

5 (7), 4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

5 (9), 4 (7) Marquez Wimberly (Nazareth)

5 (10) Aaron Beete (Freedom)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

4 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

4 (10) Dorian Thomas (Easton)

4 (10) William Day (Easton)

4 (10) Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

4 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

4 (12) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

4 (12) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

359 (10) Aaron Beete (Freedom)

352 (11), 228 (12), 226 (5), 219 (14) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

333 (6), 313 (11), 277 (5), 260 (4), 255 (7), 222 (8), 204 (3), 200 (12) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

321 (10) Dorian Thomas (Easton)

271 (6), 238 (10), 222 (13), 216 (12) Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)  *School Record*

268 (7), 202 (6) Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

247 (7), 241 (12) Charlie Capers (ES South)

240 (10) William Day (Easton)

235 (7), 212 (9), 207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

235 (10), 206 (9) Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

233 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

226 (10) Jacob Ferguson (Lehighton)

207 (8) Dante Carr (Minersville)

207 (10) Cade Mengel (North Schuylkill)

206 (4) Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

205 (5) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

204 (8) Jason St. Ledger (Salisbury)

201 (5) Chris Ward (Pleasant Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

607 (1), 446 (7), 425 (9), 419 (6), 390 (10), 363 (3), 363 (8), 313 (2), 296 (11), 249 (5), 218 (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *District Record*

403 (5), 270 (1), 215 (4) Dante Carr (Minersville)

389 (11), 274 (6), 266 (1), 255 (9), 205 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)  *School Record*

314 (11), 220 (6), 212 (12) Cole Ordway (Easton)  *School Record*

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

303 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

293 (9), 282 (10), 255 (3), 224 (7) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

278 (4), 245 (7), 220 (10), 214 (13), 212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

265 (4), 237 (8), 235 (5), 229 (12), 213 (2), 209 (6), 201 (7) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

262 (1), 228 (9), 228 (12), 227 (6), 221 (4), 220 (3), 208 (5), 208 (8) Chase Walker (Freedom)

261 (4), 231 (5) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

256 (8), 256 (10), 245 (9), 225 (5), 224 (7), 209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

254 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

253 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

250 (2), 200 (1), 200 (6) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

240 (9) Peter Albano (Saucon Valley)

225 (6), 222 (8), 212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

222 (4) Jack Trickel (Palisades)

218 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

212 (4) Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

210 (5), 209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), 5 (7), (4), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

6 (10), 4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)  *School Record*

5 (7) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

5 (10), 4 (7), 4 (9) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

4 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

4 (6), 4 (11) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

4 (6) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

4 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

4 (9) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (7), 11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

10 (5) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (8) Brady Behr (PM West) *Ties School Record*

10 (10) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

10 (11) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)  *Ties School Record*

10 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

10 (11) Jake Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

250 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)  *Ties School Record*

207 (3), 163 (7) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

183 (11) Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

180 (4) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

171 (7), 153 (13), 152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

166 (5) Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

163 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

161 (6), 154 (10) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

155 (9) Jamanni Cruz (Salisbury)

152 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

150 (8), 145 (9) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

147 (5) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

145 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

142 (6) Gaige Guers (Blue Mountain)

141 (8) Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

3 (4) Joe Roth Lehighton)

3 (5) Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

3 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

3 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (9), 49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

44 (6), 44 (7), 43 (12), 43 (13) Will Buck (Emmaus)

43 (7), 42 (1) Noah Tapler (Southern Lehigh)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

2702 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

2211 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

2009 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

1890 Charlie Capers (ES South)

1748 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

1462 Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

1365 Dorian Thomas (Easton)

1352 Reilly Bechtel (Emmaus)

1283 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

1229 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

1182 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1166 Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

1161 Tyler Stahley (Blue Mountain)

1148 TJ Lawrence (Parkland)

1124 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

1123 JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

1116 Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

1114 Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1114 Colton Reber (Schuylkill Haven)

1111 Caiden Faust (Pen Argyl)

1085 William Day (Easton)

1021 Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

1003 Wayne King (ES North)

1001 Billy Stuhldreher (Northampton)

Touchdowns (20)

40 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

40 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

33 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

32 Charlie Capers (ES South)

25 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

23 Dante Carr (Minersville)

23 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

22 William Day (Easton)

21 Sam Walborn (Nativity)

21 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

20 Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

Passing Yards (1000)

4079 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *District Record*

2715 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

2413 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

2318 Chase Walker (Freedom)

2163 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

2136 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

2059 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1853 Osmany Guzman (Parkland)

1814 Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

1776 Cole Ordway (Easton)

1757 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1732 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1706 Antonio Fontanez (Liberty)

1562 Tanner Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1489 Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

1461 Jack Trickel (Palisades)

1430 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

1398 Rocco Delgiudice (PM East)

1383 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

1382 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

1280 Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1263 Luke Kane (Tamaqua)

1256 Gavin Taff (Northampton)

1253 Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

1247 Jayse Lawrence (Lehighton)

1222 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

1129 Jerel Simms (PM West)

1075 Ben Pilcher (Stroudsburg)

1073 Blake Schwartz (Tri-Valley)

1026 Jerek Cooper (Emmaus)

Touchdown Passes (20)

37 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

35 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

31 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh) *School Record*

23 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

23 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

22 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

20 Ivan Laubauch (ES South)

20 Chase Walker (Freedom)

Receptions (40)

73 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)  *School Record*

67 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

65 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

63 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

62 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

62 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

59 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

55 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

52 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

50 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

49 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

49 Lincoln Cook (Palisades)

49 Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

47 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

46 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

45 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

45 Brady Behr (PM West)  *Ties School Record*

44 Paiten Lapoint (Minersville)

44 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

42 Justin Williams (PM East)

42 Aidan Curran (Jim Thorpe)

42 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

41 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

41 Amare Duboise (Freedom)

40 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

Reception Yardage (600)

1313 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)  *School Record*

1260 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

1081 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

988 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

903 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

  891 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

848 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

  842 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

  840 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

  837 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

  822 Paiten Lapoint (Minersville)

793 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

  773 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

  770 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

756 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

753 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

  734 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

701 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

694 Justin Williams (PM East)

  692 Amare DuBoise (Freedom)

  649 Gaige Guers (Blue Mountain)

645 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

632 Chris Frame (Northern Lehigh)

629 Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

627 Lincoln Cook (Palisades)

618 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

17 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley) *School Record*

14 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

13 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

12 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

12 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

12 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

November 28, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Pen Argyl High School (District 11 – Class 2A)

Pen Argyl High School (District 11 – Class 2A) is seeking a dedicated and reliable assistant football coach (with coordinator position available to right candidate) to join our coaching staff for the upcoming season. This is a paid position. Previous coaching experience preferred, particularly at the high school or middle school level.

Interested candidates should submit a resume detailing coaching experience and qualifications.

Submit applications to: Brady Mutton, Head Coach at Pen Argyl High School at mutton.brady@penargylsd.org

November 26, 2024
Northwestern Lehigh defeats Scranton Prep 34-0 in Class 3A quarterfinal

BERWICK-Northwestern Lehigh looked like a team on a mission Saturday night at Crispin Field in Berwick. The Tigers reached the state final in 2023, and find themselves just one victory away from doing it again in 2024. In the second half, Northwestern Lehigh got contributions from all three phases of the game, which opened up some separation on the scoreboard, enabling the Tigers to pull away for a 34-0 win. Northwestern Lehigh (14-0) knocked Scranton Prep out of the state playoffs for the second consecutive season and will advance to face Danville (14-0) next week in the PIAA Class 3A semifinals.

“Yeah, very pleased,” Northwestern Lehigh coach Josh Snyder said. “You get to this stage in the quarterfinals, you’re going to play a good football team, and they were a good football team, very stingy on defense. Unfortunately for them, a heck of a player, the (Louis) Paris kid went down. They weren’t quite the same after that, but proud of our guys. Our defense is incredible, all year long, and tonight was nothing different. Our playmakers didn’t make as many plays as they normally did in the first half, but I thought as the game went on, we gained some confidence.”

Scranton Prep (12-2) lost Paris to a second-quarter injury, and the Cavaliers were only able to rack up 77 yards of offense on the night. Throughout much of the first half, the Cavaliers’ defense hung in there. However, late in the second quarter, the Tigers began to find success and control the clock. Shane Hulmes crossed the goal line from a yard out to complete an impressive 17-play, 80-yard drive with 2:47 remaining. Eli Zimmerman, who had a huge game that included 149 rushing yards, carried the ball 11 times on the lengthy downfield march behind an offensive that became more dominant as the game wore on.

“O-line was great,” Zimmerman said. “Each week, they’ve been awesome. I really don’t think they get all the credit they deserve. Week in and week out, they’re facing some big bodies and they’re creating space for our backs. They’re playing on the other side of the ball on the defensive side, so it’s a great team effort for them up front. They really get the game going and they set the tone for us.”

The Tigers threatened to take a two-score lead into halftime, but a 23-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left as the first-half horn sounded. However, it would only be a matter of time before the special teams atoned and came through with a momentum-changing play. Following a defensive stop on Scranton Prep’s initial series of the second half, Zimmerman fielded a punt at his own 20. The senior worked through some traffic, then cut back to the right side of the field and was off to the races. His 80-yard punt return not only gave Northwestern Lehigh a 14-0 lead, but put a compromised Scranton Prep offense in a tough spot facing a two-score deficit.

“I thought Eli was losing his touch there for a while, he hadn’t had a punt return for a touchdown in a number of weeks, but that was his seventh on the season,” Snyder said. “He can make something out of nothing. We were actually in punt return safe there, he let the ball bounce, and sometimes the defense just takes a little bit of a break when that happens. We had a couple guys bust their butt there down the sideline to give him a little bit of an escort. That really lifted us going up by two scores, especially since they were struggling to score. Knowing that they would have to throw it without their quarterback was difficult for them.”

On the very next offensive play, Brady Zimmerman intercepted a pass to set up Northwestern Lehigh in Scranton Prep territory. Shane Leh would cap off the quick three-play drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Hulmes. The 14-point outburst in exactly one minute provided plenty of cushion, given the way the Tigers were in total control on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

“In the first half, I didn’t think we played too bad,” Eli Zimmerman said. “The big thing was we couldn’t finish in the end zone. We had a lot of points left off the board, so at halftime, we really just had to make some adjustments where you punch some of those in, and I think we did that. A lot of momentum came in the second half, a lot of big plays. My brother had a huge interception, and that’s just the way we play the game this year.”

Later in the decisive third quarter, the Tigers resorted to some trickery. Michael Lagowy was originally part of a huddle near the sidelines. When the rest of the offense lined up in the center of the field, Lagowy stayed near the edge of it, outside the numbers. Leh found him wide open down the right sideline for a 36-yard touchdown pass that pushed the lead to 28-0. Lagowy led all receivers with 59 yards on two catches.

“We actually stole that one from North Schuylkill a couple of weeks back when we played them,” Snyder said. “We scouted them and we noticed they did it. Now they didn’t score on it, but we gotta give a little shout-out to North Schuylkill. We have a lot of different packages on offense, so we ran a bunch of guys on, and a bunch of guys came off the sideline, and one just stood there. Their corner actually followed them over for a good bit. I thought they sniffed it out, and just like that, he double-backed, and I knew we had it. It was fun, you’ve got to come up with some different things to have fun. At this stage of the game, it can’t just be all business. It’s our 14th week or something like that, and these guys are great.”

Mason Bollinger closed things out with a 2-yard touchdown run in the middle part of the fourth quarter. Northwestern Lehigh completed its fifth shutout of the season, and will now set its sights on Danville. Should the Tigers emerge victorious in that one, a matchup with the winner of Avonworth-Penn Cambria would be on the horizon in two weeks.

“The goal has been to get back to that state final and win it this year,” Zimmerman said. “We had a little bit of adversity in the summer losing one of our buddies, Tucker (Wessner). We all have (his number) on our wrist tape, because we’re playing for him, and we just hope we can bring back that title for him and his family back to New Tripoli.”

Scoring Summary:
Northwestern Lehigh 0 7 21 6-34
Scranton Prep 0 0 0 0-0

Individual Scoring
Second Quarter
NL-Shane Hulmes 5 run (Josh Wambold kick) 2:47

Third Quarter
NL-Eli Zimmerman 80 punt return (Wambold kick) 8:21
NL-Hulmes 1 pass from Shane Leh (Wambold kick) 7:21
NL-Michael Lagowy 36 pass from Leh (Wambold kick) :49

Fourth Quarter
NL-Mason Bollinger 2 run (kick failed) 5:29

Team Statistics
…………………………….NL………………SP
1st downs………………21………………6
rush-yds……………..57-235………….25-64
comp-att-int……….9-15-0………….3-10-1
pass yds………………108………………13
total yds……………….333………………77
fumb-lost…………….0-0………………0-0
pen-yds……………….7-75……………11-86

Individual Statistics
Rushing-Northwestern Lehigh: Eli Zimmerman 29-149; Mason Bollinger 10-39, TD; Shane Leh 7-37; Seth Kern 5-8; Shane Hulmes 3-5, TD; Landen Matson 1-1; Team 2-(-4). Scranton Prep: Will McPartland 14-32; Anthony Prince 6-21; Louis Paris 3-9; Treyvon Dickey 2-2.

Passing-Northwestern Lehigh: Leh 8-14-0, 84 yds., 2 TDs; Zimmerman 1-1-0, 24 yds. Scranton Prep: Paris 1-1-0, 11 yds.; McPartland 2-9-1, 2 yds.

Receiving-Northwestern Lehigh: Michael Lagowy 2-59, TD; Zimmerman 3-25; Matson 2-16; Bollinger 1-7; Hulmes 1-1, TD. Scranton Prep: Dickey 2-11; Anthony Croom 1-2.

November 24, 2024
Steckert’s four touchdown’s help Southern Lehigh march past Juniata, into State Semi-Finals

SHAMOKIN – Last Friday, on the same field that Saturday’s Class 4A quarterfinal was being played, Juniata’s Jasper Shepps caught three touchdown passes, hauled in an interception on defense, and was almost a one-man wrecking crew as the Indians benefited from five turnovers in a 27-7 upset of previously unbeaten Shamokin.

This week, with Southern Lehigh the opponent at Shamokin’s Kemp Memorial Stadium, Juniata found itself in the same situation that it put Shamokin in a week ago.

The Indians committed three turnovers, while Shepps was held to just 43 all purpose yards, and the Spartans’ Sean Steckert was the one-man wrecking crew as he ran for 219 yards and four touchdowns, going over the 2,000 rushing yard mark for the season in the process, and Southern Lehigh advanced to its first state semifinal in school history with a 45-7 win over the Indians.

“I just told them they are the best football team in Southern Lehigh football history so they should be proud of themselves but we’re not done yet,” said Southern coach Phil Sams. “Twelve days from today is the state final but now it’s all about Bonner Predergast and we have to get there first but we’ve worked so hard to get here, so let’s keep moving.

“We put our top defender, Andrew Olesh, on Shepps and that neutralized him and made them look other places. They still took some shots at him and they weren’t as fortunate today. Andrew did a great job locking him down. He’s not just a great offensive player but a great defensive player as well.”

Southern’s previous best result in the state playoffs was a quarterfinal appearance back in 2019.

The Spartans not only scored on all seven possessions in which their first team offense took the field, but also took advantage of two key turnovers in the first half to completely seize and ultimately keep the momentum.

The Indians received the opening kickoff, but on their second play from scrimmage, fumbled the snap, which the Spartans recovered at the Juniata 29. Two plays later, Colton Sams found Luke Kawczenski in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown. The extra point was missed, and PATs and two-point conversions were about the only thing that went wrong for Southern Lehigh on the afternoon, as the Spartans successfully converted just 3-of-7 PATs or two-point attempts.

Southern Lehigh took a 12-0 lead on their next drive following a Juniata punt as Steckert scored the first of his four touchdowns on a three-yard run. A 39-yard completion from Sams to Darius Roman keyed that five-play drive.

Juniata then responded by driving all the way from their own 20 following a touchback – one of eight touchbacks on the day for the Spartans’ Noah Tapler – down to the Southern Lehigh one-yard line in 15 plays, chewing up the remaining half of the first quarter and over a minute of the second quarter. But on the 15th play of the drive, Javier Lopez fumbled just before reaching the goal line, and the Spartans recovered at their own 1-yard line.

Following a five-yard offside penalty on Juniata, Steckert flipped the field on the first official play of Southern Lehigh’s subsequent drive as he went for a 41-yard gain all the way to the Spartan 47. He would later finish the seven-play, 99-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown, extending the Spartans’ lead to 19-0 at the 9:01 mark of the second quarter, completing the 14-point swing.

“It sort of flipped the script from last week when Juniata got a turnover and scored and they did a great job, but we were fortunate enough to get that turnover and score, too,” said Sams. “We said if we stop them, and we get a touchdown early, we’re going to get the momentum in the game and hopefully put them away. Up front, our lines did a great job stopping them and offensively, we got a nice push all day for Sean Steckert. That run gave us a lot of confidence.”

From that point, the Spartans continued building on their lead while the Indians did not record another first down for the remainder of the first half. Sams completed passes of 45 and 11 yards to Luke Kawczenski on the Spartans’ next drive, the latter for a touchdown at the 5:41 mark of the second quarter to make it 25-0.

Steckert found the end zone for the third time on the afternoon with a 42-yard run with 2:46 left in the half, and then Sams hit Bryan Tobin in the end zone for a one-yard touchdown reception with just :21 left in the half to make it 38-0 at the break and put the game into the mercy rule for the entirety of the second half.

Juniata got the ball down to the Southern Lehigh 33 on their first possession of the second half after recovering a quasi-onside kick when the ball went off a Southern up-man on the kickoff. But, the Indians were stopped one yard shy of a first down on fourth down, and the Spartans took over at their own 26.

With the running clock, Southern’s starters played one more series and proceeded to put together a nine-play, 74-yard drive that took up nearly six minutes, and Steckert capped his day with a four-yard touchdown run and went over 2,000 yards for the season on the drive. He needed 41 entering the second half and picked up 51 of the 74 yards on the drive.

The Indians did manage to get on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter on a 58-yard pass from Wyatt Ehrenzeller to Connor Boreman at the 8:10 mark. But from that point, Southern Lehigh’s second team ran out the remainder of the clock as it picked up a pair of first downs with the running clock as the Spartans had 23 first downs in the game.

The Spartans will play next week for their first appearance in a state championship game as they face District 12 champion Bonner-Prendie in the eastern final.

Southern Lehigh 45, Juniata 7
Southern Lehigh (12-2) 12 26 7 0 – 45
Juniata (9-4) 0 0 0 7 – 7

First quarter
11:00 – (SL) Luke Kawczenski 15-yard pass from Colton Sams (kick failed), 2-29, :23
6:01 – (SL) Sean Steckert 3-yard run (pass failed), 5-67, 1:53

Second quarter
9:01 – (SL) Sean Steckert 15-yard run (Tapler kick), 7-99, 1:44
5:41 – (SL) Luke Kawczenski 11-yard pass from Colton Sams (pass failed), 5-73, 1:45
2:46 – (SL) Sean Steckert 42-yard run (kick blocked), 2-41, :48
:21 – (SL) Bryan Tobin 1-yard pass from Colton Sams (Tapler kick), 7-39, :42

Third quarter
1:29 – (SL) Sean Steckert 4-yard run (Tapler kick), 9-74, 5:52

Fourth quarter
8:10 – (J) Connor Boreman 58-yard pass from Wyatt Ehrenzeller (Lopez kick), 3-72, 1:33

Statistics
SL J
First downs 23 11
Rushes-net yards 33-214 31-65
Passing yardage 181 114
Passing 12-18-3-0 6-15-1-0
Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-3
Penalties-yards 5-55 5-55

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Southern Lehigh: Sean Steckert (22-219-4), Silas Adasavage (3-8), Elian Gonzalez (2-1), Adam Fritts (2-(-1)), Jake Trembler (1-3), Jayson Stock (1-2), Otto Young (1-0), Team (1-(-18)); Juniata: Lane Peiper (8-40), Wyatt Ehrenzeller (6-0), Javier Lopez (5-14), Ayden Dowling (4-8), Connor Boreman (3-16), Team (2-(-18)), Jasper Shepps (1-2), Gage Harlon (1-2), Isaac Ramirez (1-1)
PASSING: Southern Lehigh: Colton Sams (11-15-168-3-0), Adam Fritts (1-3-13-0-0); Juniata: Wyatt Ehrenzeller (6-15-114-1-0)
RECEIVING: Southern Lehigh: Andrew Olesh (5-46), Luke Kawczenski (3-71-2), Darius Roman (1-39), Otto Young (1-13), Sean Steckert (1-11), Bryan Tobin (1-1-1); Juniata: Connor Boreman (2-67-1), Jasper Shepps (2-41), Lane Peiper (1-7), Isaac Ramirez (1-(-1))

November 23, 2024
Riverside holds off Williams Valley 28-21

BERWICK – When a Williams Valley team that committed six turnovers somehow found itself in position to tie or win the game in the last two minutes, Riverside stood tall defensively. With Williams Valley in the red zone, the Vikings forced an intentional grounding call, got a huge suck from Graydon DuPree, and ultimately held off one last charge. It was just one of a couple late defensive stands that enabled Riverside to escape Crispin Field with a 28-21 victory in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal. Undefeated District 4 champion Troy (14-0) will await the Vikings next week with a spot in the state championship game on the line.

“Our defensive line was relentless today,” Riverside coach Harry Armstrong said. “With Tavian Branch in the middle, he attracts a lot of attention with extra guys, so our defensive ends and blitzing linebackers get a lot of one-on-ones in those cases. But every once in a while, Tay finds a way to split that double or triple team, and I think he made one of the biggest plays to change the momentum with the sack, and that really generated some more enthusiasm for our guys on defense.”

Indeed it was Branch who made a sack that helped thwart a Williams Valley drive which ended with a Quinn Pucilowski interception on fourth down with 2:46 left. Riverside (13-1) was quickly stopped without a first down, giving the Vikings one last chance to produce some late-game drama. Williams Valley (12-2) certainly made things interesting after quarterback Brady Shomper hit Kian Krzyzanowski on a wheel route down the left sideline for a 48-yard completion. Jared Jackson ending up making what was a game-saving tackle at the Riverside 19. On the very next play, Shomper was called for intentional grounding, which resulted in a loss of 15 yards. After an incompletion and the DuPree sack, Williams Valley was left facing a 4th-and-31. A double-pass trick play was caught well short of the sticks, and Riverside was able to take a knee and run out the clock.

Williams Valley coach Stephen Sedesse wasn’t happy at all with officiating, and let his feelings be known in the postgame interview with reporters.

“They had some formations with seven or eight guys in the backfield,” Sedesse said. “That’s an illegal formation, and they got away with it all game. We tried to OK it with the refs, but they didn’t know what they were talking about either, so there’s that. I’m very proud of our kids with how they battled, but they had like four or five turnovers in the first half. They really crunched down, and played hard to get us out of that in the second half. The intentional grounding call with our running back right there on the screen play, it didn’t really make much sense, and that kind of put us out of our zone there going into score.”

Trailing 14-7 late in the second quarter, a game-changing series of events put Williams Valley in a significant hole entering halftime. Madden Sandly recovered one of five lost fumbles, setting up Riverside near midfield. Three plays later, the Vikings would extend their lead courtesy of a 12-yard touchdown pass from Chase Taddonio to Carmelo Barnett. On the first play after the ensuing kickoff, another fumble was recovered by Sonique Murray-Connell, and returned 24 yards to set up first-and-goal. Taddonio then found J.J. Rogers in the right corner of the end zone for the second score in 27 seconds, giving Riverside a 28-7 cushion at the break.

“That was an explosion of plays, starting with our defense forcing some turnovers, and our offense being able to capitalize on it incredibly quick,” Armstrong said. “That’s where the momentum comes into play. Momentum is real in high school football, realer than at any level, I believe. Fortunately, we got the tidal wave going for us, and I think that was without a doubt one of the most pivotal points in the game, to get those two touchdowns late in the first half, because without that, it’s a really back-and-forth game.”

Taddonio was an offensive force throughout the first half. The senior quarterback completed 7-of-14 passes for 101 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. He did an excellent job keeping the play alive by rolling to his right on the touchdown pass to Rogers, and broke loose on a 46-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter. He finished the game with 94 yards on 16 carries.

“Chase is one of the toughest competitors I’ve ever had a chance to coach, and I couldn’t be more proud of him for that,” Armstrong said. “He finds different ways all the time to make plays. Whether it’s busting a big run, taking care of the football, scrambling, finding somebody extending a play, or just hitting his plays in progression, he’s a deadly weapon out there. It starts with his mindset and his ability to run our offense, make sure guys are in the right places, and make great decisions with the football.”

Trailing by three scores, Williams Valley put together a time-consuming 19-play drive that was capped off by Shomper scoring on a 12-yard run in the waning seconds of the third quarter. Following a quick defensive stop, freshman Fletcher Thompson, who rushed for 100 yards on 10 carries, made things interesting by sprinting 66 yards to paydirt with 10:49 left to play. Williams Valley held Riverside to just 32 yards and one first down in the second half, but the Vikings couldn’t produce the score necessary to extend the game. The turnovers, large deficit and pressure on Shomper proved too much to overcome.

“We just held on to the ball a little too long at times,” Sedesse said. “We knew that they had a quick front, but they’re very good up front too. You’ve got to give them a lot of credit, because they are a very tough football team.”

The meeting with Troy will be a tough challenge for Riverside. Following an easy 42-16 win over Bedford on Friday night, the Trojans are averaging 53.5 points a game. Troy hammered seven-time defending state champion Southern Columbia 69-28 two weeks ago, and outside of an 8-3 victory against Dover (Delaware) in Week 2, no one has challenged the Trojans so far this season.

“I don’t have any feelings on that yet,” Armstrong said. “I’ve only been focused on who we’re playing one week at a time. We want to enjoy this one, (Sunday) we’ll start focusing on Troy, and I know their reputation precedes themselves. They’ve probably mercy-ruled every team this year but one, so I’m fully aware of that, but we’re playing our butts off right now. We’re going to do our best week to week, so hopefully we’ll be able to continue that same success.”

Scoring Summary
Williams Valley 0 7 7 7-21
Riverside 14 14 0 0-28

Individual Scoring
First Quarter
R-Ricky Kostoff 36 pass from Chase Taddonio (Santino D’Amico kick) 2:56
R-Taddonio 46 run (D’Amico kick) :41

Second Quarter
WV-Evan Achenbach 10 pass from Brady Shomper (Sage Smeltz kick) 8:53
R-Carmelo Barnett 12 pass from Taddonio (D’Amico kick) :34
R-J.J. Rogers 9 pass from Taddonio (D’Amico kick) :07

Third Quarter
WV-Shomper 12 run (Smeltz kick) :09

Fourth Quarter
WV-Fletcher Thompson 66 run (Smeltz kick) 10:49

Team Statistics
…………………………….WV………………R
1st downs………………16…………………9
rush-yds……………..39-174…………..25-122
comp-att-int……….13-26-1…………..12-22-2
pass yds……………..172………………..121
total yds………………346……………….243
fumb-lost…………….5-5………………….2-0
pen-yds……………….4-33………………9-85

Individual Statistics
Rushing-Williams Valley: Fletcher Thompson 10-100, TD; Brady Shomper 22-53, TD; Trevon Bair 5-21; Evan Achenbach 1-1; Team 1-(-1). Riverside: Chase Taddonio 16-94, TD; Ricky Kostoff 6-15; Carmelo Barnett 1-13; J.J. Rogers 1-1; Team 1-(-1).

Passing-Williams Valley: Shomper 12-25-1, 152 yds., TD; Kian Krzyzanowski 1-1-0, 20 yds. Riverside: Taddonio 12-22-2, 121 yds., 3 TDs.

Receiving-Williams Valley: Krzyzanowski 5-77; Blazer Lords 2-38; Achenbach 2-26, TD; Brayden Criswell 2-26; Thompson 2-5. Riverside: Kostoff 2-46, TD; Rogers 7-43, TD; Carmelo Barnett 2-15, TD; Jared Jackson 1-17.

November 23, 2024
Khyan Billups plays big in leading St. Joe’s Prep to the 6A semifinals with 46-7 pasting of Parkland

PERKASIE — Khyan Billups grew up in the Frankford projects. He carries the memories with him everywhere he goes. He was once in the middle of a shooting in Frankfort Park. He was nine. He knew enough to hit the ground. It may explain why he runs with an attitude. He’s not the biggest tailback. The St. Joseph’s Prep junior is not the fastest. Though every time he breaks free, which is often, it takes three or four defenders to take him down.

When Hawks’ Ohio State-bound tailback Isaiah West was lost for the season with an injury, it was up to Billups to take on the bulk of the backfield touches.

He carried quite a bit of the load as sophomore quarterback Charlie Foulke gradually matured and began feeling comfortable with the offense.

Right now, the Hawks look unstoppable. With Billups churning up yards rushing, and Foulke dissecting defenses with pinpoint passing, the Prep appears primed to threepeat as PIAA Class 6A state champions.

The Hawks took another step in that process Friday night at Pennridge High School by pounding District 11 champion Parkland, 46-7, behind a game-high 166 yards rushing and two third-quarter touchdowns by Billups and Foulke’s three touchdown passes.

Prep (9-2) now advances to the PIAA Class 6A state semifinals, where it will meet District 1 champion Downingtown West, a 35-16 winner over North Penn, on Saturday at a site to be determined.

In the last two weeks, in combined Prep victories of 88-7, Billups has rushed for 280 yards on 38 carries, averaging 7.3 yards a carry, and five touchdowns. His emergence has alleviated the stress on Foulke.

“It’s Khyan’s heart that is bigger than many that carries him,” Hawks’ coach Tim Roken said. “He did a great job earlier this year working with Isaiah in the beginning of the year. He is running with great patience right now, and he trusts his offensive line to allows things to open. It will take more than one defender to take him down.

“We have a next-man-up mentality, and our coaching staff does a great job building our depth. Again, Khyan is running with great patience and we are getting better each week. This was a good victory and we have to clean up some mistakes.”

Prep controlled the game from start to finish.

After fumbling the ball away on their opening possession, and being forced to punt on their second drive, the Hawks scored on five of their next six drives.

St. Joe’s outgained Parkland 467 to 125, forcing the Trojans into becoming a one-dimensional team, holding them to minus-17 yards rushing, which was aided considerably by four Prep sacks that amounted to negative-32 yards.

The only glaring issue St. Joe’s had was being flagged 14 times for 150 yards. The Hawks surrendered more yards in penalties than their defense gave up.

“We will address that and have to definitely clean that up,” Roken said. “At this stage of the season, every team is good and we can’t afford to hurt ourselves like that.”

Billups helped offset those setbacks.

Last week against Imhotep Charter, the Panthers’ Penn State-bound Jabree Wallace-Coleman was brought often to Billups. It irritated him to the point he was compelled to prove himself.

But it is an attitude he has always had.

“That comes from how I grew up and what I experienced,” Billups said. “I grew with nothing, in poverty. I remember being in the middle of shootings when I was a little kid, around nine, playing in a park. I remember just dropping to the ground. Those kinds of memories stay with you, it builds up some attitude. It comes out the way I run.

“With Isaiah being out, the mindset was to be ready. We are coming together as a team at the right time. We will fix the mistakes we had, and I know 150 yards in penalties is unacceptable.”

Parkland ended a highly successful season. Trojans’ coach Tim Moncman was hoping to spread out the Prep defense and throw short passes, running when they could. But seeing the Hawks on film is a little different than playing them in person. The speed gap proved to be striking.

“I thought our scheme was good and I thought our defense played pretty well,” Moncman said. “You know the truth where these (St. Joe’s Prep) kids come from. If I could take a Lehigh Valley all-star team, we would look the same. What else do you want me to say, they come from everywhere. It’s plain and simple. I don’t complain about it. But that is the explanation.”

Parkland senior Leo Daubermann was brilliant in his last high school game. He had an interception, was all over the field, and caught a team-high five passes for 54 yards.

When the game was well decided, it was still hard to miss No. 14 in white.

“Prep is big and fast at every position, and they have depth that we never saw,” said Daubermann, who intends to play football and run track in college. “The first quarter we played well, and Prep was not ready for that. I thought our short passing game could find some holes, but we could not run the ball against their defensive line and fast linebackers.

“Losing like this is tough. I will remember everyone here. Parkland molds great men and they make them amazing people. That’s what I’ll remember the most about playing for Parkland.”

Scoring Summary

Parkland (11-3) – 0 0 0 7-7

St. Joe’s Prep (9-2) 0 20 14 12-46

2nd Quarter

SJP – Rameir Hardy 17 pass from Charlie Foulke (kick failed), 10:36

SJP – Jett Harrison 33 pass from Foulke (Leo Ricci kick), 7:01

SJP – Hardy 21 pass from Foulke (Ricci kick), 1:21

3rd Quarter

SJP – Khyan Billups 4 run (Ricci kick), 5:57

SJP – Billups 33 run (Ricci kick), 2:53

4th Quarter

SJP – Alijah Turner 44 pass from Tre Henning (kick failed), 5:47

P – TJ Lawrence 1 run (Doug Bell kick), 3:05

SJP – Jamir Rowe 96 kickoff return (kick failed), 2:48

Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter who has been covering high school football since 1992 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be followed on Twitter @JSantoliquito.

Follow EasternPAFootball.com on Twitter @EPAFootball

November 23, 2024
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 13

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 13):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Eli Zimmerman of Northwestern rushed for 222 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Conwell-Egan to put him over 2,000 yards rushing this season (2,062 yards). Zimmerman scored 32 td’s this season and 44 for his career. He becomes the 2nd Tiger to gain 2,000 yards and the 4th to score 30 td’s in a season. Brett Snyder holds the school rushing record with his 2,376 yards in 1995. Dalton Clymer holds the school record for td’s in a season with the 35 he scored last year. Snyder is 2nd with 33 td’s and Cade Christopher has the 4th highest total with the 30 he scored in 2022. Sean Steckert of Southern Lehigh rushed for 184 yards and scored all 4 td’s in their win over Bethlehem Catholic. Steckert has 1,760 rushing yards and scored 36 total td’s this season. The 36 td’s ties him for 2nd place at the school with Cade Sawyer who scored 36 td’s just last year. Asher Smith holds the school record with the 45 he scored in 2019. Steckert went over 2,000 yards for his career (2,015) and also joined the “40 td” club with exactly 40. District leader Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven ended his junior season rushing for 2,702 yards and scoring 40 td’s. The yardage is 3rd best at Haven behind Zach Barket’s 4,187 yards he had in 2008 and Kobe Brish’s 2,775 yards he rushed for in 2017. Carestia will enter his senior year with 4,631 rushing yards and 65 td’s. Teammate sophomore Colton Reber finished the season rushing for 1,114 yards and 19 td’s. ES South’s Charles Capers finished the season rushing for 1,890 yards and scoring 32 td’s. His yardage is 5th best all-time at ESS. James Mungro holds down the top 2 spots with his 3,089 yards in 1995 and his 2,541 yards in 1996. Niko Petrone rushed for 2,113 yards in 2013 and Ryan Clark had gained 1,913 yards in 2018. Capers ended his career scoring 39 td’s. Reilly Bechtel of Emmaus finished his senior year rushing for 1,352 yards and 19 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Colton Sams of Southern Lehigh threw for 177 yards and a td vs Bethlehem Catholic upping his season total to a school record 2,547 yards. Blake Levengood held the old record when he threw for 2,417 yards in 2015. Sams also tied Levengood’s single season record of 28 td passes. The sophomore also went over 3,000 yards for his career (3,160). Brady Shomper of Williams Valley became the first Viking to pass for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. Shomper went over 1,000 yards rushing in their win over Schuylkill Haven (1,056) and upped his passing yardage total to 2,235 yards. Shomper’s yardage total and his td passes (34) are 2nd best for a single season at Williams Valley. Bryce Herb owns both school records when he threw for 2,688 yards and 37 td passes in 2019 as a junior. Ivan Laubach of ES South ended his junior season passing for 2,163 yards and 20 td passes. Laubach also went over 3,000 yards passing for his career (3,007). Carter Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic ends his junior year passing for 1,383 yards and 12 td passes. Vassa will enter his senior year with 2,939 yards passing and 30 td passes. Osmany Guzman of Parkland has 1,711 yards passing and 13 td passes so far this season. Jerek Cooper of Emmaus went over 1,000 yards passing (1,026) on the season in their loss to Parkland.

RECEIVERS:

Xzavier Pusateri of ES South ends his senior season catching a District leading 73 catches for 1,313 yards and 13 td catches. His catches and yardage are school records. For his career he caught a school record 123 passes for a school record 2,164 yards and 22 td catches. Dan Cason owns the school record for td catches with the 30 he caught in 2008 (10), and 2009 (20). Christian Sapp had the 2nd highest total with his 26 td grabs from 2018-20. Kian Krzyzanowski of Williams Valley now owns all 3 major single season school receiving records. So far he’s caught 62 passes for 1,177 yards and 17 td catches. Andrew Olesh of Southern Lehigh caught 7 passes last week and upped his season total to 58 and his career total to 139 receptions. The 139 receptions puts him 17th place all-time in the District behind Noah Dolbin of Nativity who ended with 140 catches in week 11. Teammate Luke Kawczenski has 43 catches for 820 yards and 10 td’s this season. Carter Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic caught 42 passes for the second consecutive season. The sophomore has 84 career receptions for 1,379 yards and 15 td’s.

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (3 new this week)

Freeland – Jeff Lloyd 1987 (1,002 yards)

Minersville – Mike Pavelko 1975 (1,507 yards)

Whitehall – Dick Koze 1954 (1,021 yards)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Bob Tarola 1966 (1,037 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Catasauqua – Billy Bock 1947 (1,127 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Dieruff – Mark Howard 1976 (1,380 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – Everett Alers 2002 (1,066 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Emmaus – Greg Pierog 1971 (1,027 yards)

Freedom – Mike Lawrence 1982 (1,072 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

Marian Catholic – Pete Albano 1975 (1,268 yards) & Fred Segilia 1975 (1,038 yards)

Nazareth – Frank Marakovits 1950 (1,158 yards)

Nativity – Tony Pitrowski 1977 (1,194 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northampton – Denny Onkotz 1965 (1,234 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Maurice Schleicher 1954 (1,476 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Notre Dame – Bob Gratz 1970 (1,016 yards)

Palisades – Owen Breininger 2001 (1,160 yards)

Palmerton – Walt Konek 1966 (1,006 yards)

Panther Valley – Mike Winsko 1966 (1,137 yards)

Parkland – Vince Quigg 1972 (1,094 yards)

Pius X – Steve Zegalia 1964 (1,372 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Pocono Mountain East – Mark Mikels 1963 (1,015 yards)

Pocono Mountain West – Chris Infante 2004 (1,104 yards)

Pottsville – Jack Brennan 1948 (1,010 yards)

Salisbury – Mark Weaver 1973 (1,007 yards)

Saucon Valley – Ned Wagner 1955 (1,227 yards)

Schuylkill Haven – Blair Moyer 1973 (1,033 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Pete Ulicny 1972 (1,246 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Stroudsburg – Artie Owens 1970 (1,234 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

Tri-Valley – Tim Herb 1984 (1,082 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Williams Valley – Don Matter 1970 (1,097 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (3 new this week)

Pocono Mountain East – John Bush 1979 (1,036 yards)

Pocono Mountain West – Jon Mangual 2007 (1,265 yards)

Wilson – Gene Howey 1969 (1,114 yards)

Bangor – Steve Menhennitt 1969 (1,504 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Blue Mountain – Ken Blankenhorn 1968 (1,238 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Central Catholic – Dan Kendra Jr 1971 (1,471 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Todd Samet 1972 (1,206 yards)

Easton – Don Gentzle 1969 (1,090 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

Freedom – Steve Pecsek 1967 (1,183 yards)

Freeland – Tony Martincek 1979 (1,199 yards)

Jim Thorpe – John Searfoss 1985 (1,273 yards)

Lehighton – Terry Woginrich 1967 (1,239 yards)

Liberty – John Rabuck 1967 (1,340 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Matt Lawrence 1986 (1,111 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Nazareth – John Fritchman 1980 (1,081 yards)

Nativity – Bob Frantz 1969 (1,096 yards)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

North Schuylkill – Terry Rakowsky 1977 (1,885 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Northwestern – Tony Fristick 1989 (1,029 yards)

Notre Dame – Bobby Williams 1980 (1,191 yards)

Palisades – Kevin Burke 1975 (2,363 yards)

Palmerton – Pete Kale 1974 (1,025 yards)

Parkland – Dan Yannas 1986 (1,021 yards)

Pen Argyl – Jim Gum 1979 (1,076 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Steve Gordon 1967 (1,176 yards)

Pottsville – Tom Flynn 1981 (1,222 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Mickey Kayes 1968 (1,276 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Al Kniffen 1980 (1,096 yards)

Tamaqua – Brad Geiger 1973 (1,116 yards)

Tri-Valley – Darin Kehler 1985 (1,352 yards)

William Allen – Joe Tomcho 1961 (1,198 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (2 new this week)

Parkland – Kenny Yeboah 2015 (1,159 yards)

Pen Argyl – Damian Tyminski 2023 (1,032 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Catasauqua – Paryss Marshall 2013 (1,566 yards)

Central Catholic – Kevin Gulyas 2010 (1,282 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

ES South – Dan Cason 2009 (1,095 yards)

Easton – Mark Libiano 1991 (1,010 yards)

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 2022 (1,047 yards)

Freeland – Brian Ayers 1986 (1,097 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Josh Hontz 2007 (1,005 yards)

Lehighton – Shane McEvoy 2007 (1,135 yards)

Minersville – Gabe Davis 2019 (1,041 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

Nazareth – Justin Kondikoff 1996 (1,014 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Northwestern – Trevor Cunningham 2016 (1,108 yards)

Notre Dame – David Sanders 2018 (1,341 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

Panther Valley – Tom Rosahac 1989 (1,218 yards)

Pine Grove – Shea Morgan 2020 (1,019 yards)

Pius X – Tony Merlo 1995 (1,032 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Justin Richardson 2016 (1,074 yards)

Tamaqua – Matt Kistler 2019 (1,014 yards)

Williams Valley – OJ Grow 1990 (1,114 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (5), 5 (4), 5 (12) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

6 (12), 4 (5), 4 (11), 4 (13) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

5 (7), 4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

5 (9), 4 (7) Marquez Wimberly (Nazareth)

5 (10) Aaron Beete (Freedom)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

4 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

4 (10) Dorian Thomas (Easton)

4 (10) William Day (Easton)

4 (10) Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

4 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

4 (12) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

4 (12) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

359 (10) Aaron Beete (Freedom)

352 (11), 228 (12), 226 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

333 (6), 313 (11), 277 (5), 260 (4), 255 (7), 222 (8), 204 (3), 200 (12) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

321 (10) Dorian Thomas (Easton)

271 (6), 238 (10), 222 (13), 216 (12) Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)  *School Record*

268 (7), 202 (6) Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

247 (7), 241 (12) Charlie Capers (ES South)

240 (10) William Day (Easton)

235 (7), 212 (9), 207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

235 (10), 206 (9) Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

233 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

226 (10) Jacob Ferguson (Lehighton)

207 (8) Dante Carr (Minersville)

207 (10) Cade Mengel (North Schuylkill)

206 (4) Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

205 (5) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

204 (8) Jason St. Ledger (Salisbury)

201 (5) Chris Ward (Pleasant Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

607 (1), 446 (7), 425 (9), 419 (6), 390 (10), 363 (3), 363 (8), 313 (2), 296 (11), 249 (5), 218 (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *District Record*

403 (5), 270 (1), 215 (4) Dante Carr (Minersville)

389 (11), 274 (6), 266 (1), 255 (9), 205 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)  *School Record*

314 (11), 220 (6), 212 (12) Cole Ordway (Easton)  *School Record*

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

303 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

293 (9), 282 (10), 255 (3), 224 (7) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

278 (4), 245 (7), 220 (10), 214 (13), 212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

265 (4), 237 (8), 235 (5), 229 (12), 213 (2), 209 (6), 201 (7) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

262 (1), 228 (9), 228 (12), 227 (6), 221 (4), 220 (3), 208 (5), 208 (8) Chase Walker (Freedom)

261 (4), 231 (5) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

256 (8), 256 (10), 245 (9), 225 (5), 224 (7), 209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

254 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

253 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

250 (2), 200 (1), 200 (6) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

240 (9) Peter Albano (Saucon Valley)

225 (6), 222 (8), 212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

222 (4) Jack Trickel (Palisades)

218 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

212 (4) Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

210 (5), 209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), 5 (7), (4), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

6 (10), 4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)  *School Record*

5 (7) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

5 (10), 4 (7), 4 (9) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

4 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

4 (6), 4 (11) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

4 (6) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

4 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

4 (9) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (7), 11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

10 (5) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (8) Brady Behr (PM West) *Ties School Record*

10 (10) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

10 (11) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)  *Ties School Record*

10 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

10 (11) Jake Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

250 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)  *Ties School Record*

207 (3), 163 (7) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

183 (11) Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

180 (4) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

171 (7), 153 (13), 152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

166 (5) Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

163 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

161 (6), 154 (10) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

155 (9) Jamanni Cruz (Salisbury)

152 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

150 (8), 145 (9) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

147 (5) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

145 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

142 (6) Gaige Guers (Blue Mountain)

141 (8) Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

3 (4) Joe Roth Lehighton)

3 (5) Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

3 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

3 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (9), 49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

44 (6), 44 (7), 43 (12), 43 (13) Will Buck (Emmaus)

43 (7), 42 (1) Noah Tapler (Southern Lehigh)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

2702 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

2002 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

1890 Charlie Capers (ES South)

1790 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

1748 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

1374 Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

1365 Dorian Thomas (Easton)

1352 Reilly Bechtel (Emmaus)

1283 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

1229 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

1182 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1166 Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

1161 Tyler Stahley (Blue Mountain)

1145 TJ Lawrence (Parkland)

1123 JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

1116 Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

1114 Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1114 Colton Reber (Schuylkill Haven)

1111 Caiden Faust (Pen Argyl)

1085 William Day (Easton)

1056 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

1021 Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

1003 Wayne King (ES North)

1001 Billy Stuhldreher (Northampton)

Touchdowns (20)

40 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

36 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

32 Charlie Capers (ES South)

32 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

25 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

23 Dante Carr (Minersville)

22 William Day (Easton)

23 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

21 Sam Walborn (Nativity)

21 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

Passing Yards (1000)

4079 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *District Record*

2547 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

2318 Chase Walker (Freedom)

2235 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

2163 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

2136 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

2059 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1814 Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

1776 Cole Ordway (Easton)

1757 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1732 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1711 Osmany Guzman (Parkland)

1706 Antonio Fontanez (Liberty)

1562 Tanner Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1489 Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

1461 Jack Trickel (Palisades)

1398 Rocco Delgiudice (PM East)

1382 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

1383 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

1343 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

1280 Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1263 Luke Kane (Tamaqua)

1256 Gavin Taff (Northampton)

1253 Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

1247 Jayse Lawrence (Lehighton)

1222 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

1129 Jerel Simms (PM West)

1075 Ben Pilcher (Stroudsburg)

1073 Blake Schwartz (Tri-Valley)

1026 Jerek Cooper (Emmaus)

Touchdown Passes (20)

37 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

34 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

28 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh) *Ties School Record*

23 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

22 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

21 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

20 Ivan Laubauch (ES South)

20 Chase Walker (Freedom)

Receptions (40)

73 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)  *School Record*

65 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

62 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

62 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

62 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

59 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

58 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

55 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

52 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

50 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

49 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

49 Lincoln Cook (Palisades)

49 Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

47 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

45 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

45 Brady Behr (PM West)  *Ties School Record*

44 Paiten Lapoint (Minersville)

44 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

43 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

42 Justin Williams (PM East)

42 Aidan Curran (Jim Thorpe)

42 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

41 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

41 Amare Duboise (Freedom)

40 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

Reception Yardage (600)

1313 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)  *School Record*

1177 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

1081 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

988 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

  857 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

848 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

  840 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

  842 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

  837 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

  822 Paiten Lapoint (Minersville)

  820 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

793 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

  773 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

  770 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

756 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

753 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

  734 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

701 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

694 Justin Williams (PM East)

  692 Amare DuBoise (Freedom)

  649 Gaige Guers (Blue Mountain)

645 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

632 Chris Frame (Northern Lehigh)

629 Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

627 Lincoln Cook (Palisades)

618 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

17 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley) *School Record*

14 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

13 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

12 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

12 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

10 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

November 22, 2024
HISTORIC WIN: Roman Catholic Gets First Ever State Playoff Win, Beating East Stroudsburg South 41-13

EAST STROUDSBURG – Roman Catholic is known for its basketball program. Friday night, the football team showed they are a rising program out of District 12. Leading the way was quarterback Semaj Beals. He threw for three touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead the Cahillites to a 41-13 road win over East Stroudsburg South at Edward H. Christian Jr. Memorial Stadium.

“He is a tremendous player and a leader,” said Head Coach Rick Prete. “He will be the first to tell you it’s his teammates and everyone else that is lifting his play up.”

This was Roman Catholic’s first-ever state playoff win.

“It feels really good and this is a great group of kids,” said Prete. “They have been working real hard to get to this point.”

The first half saw 18 penalties and the majority of them came from Roman Catholic. Despite all the penalties, the Cahillites’ offense shined.

“We need to focus on every play,” said Prete. “We can’t have any lapses and can’t overlook people. We can’t lose focus.”

In the first quarter, Roman Catholic ran the ball and the passing of Beals was the key in the first quarter. A couple of long passing plays set up a JoJo Delecce eight-yard touchdown run. Eli Pollack’s kick put Roman up 7-0. Roman Catholic’s second rushing touchdown of the night came from Mykell Ford. He broke several tackles at the line and rumbled in from 26 yards out for the score. Roman Catholic led 14-0 after one quarter.

In the second quarter, Roman Catholic’s big play ability took center stage. Beals had throws of 20 yards or more on seven passes. He hit a wide-open Rayshawn Scott for an 84-yard touchdown with 8:14 left in the first half. That put them up three scores.

In the first half, South moved the ball and had their chances to get on the scoreboard. Twice they were inside Roman Catholic’s ten-yard line and came up empty.

“When you do get inside the red zone against that team you have to finish drives,” said Matt Walters, Head Coach at East Stroudsburg South. “We knew field goals weren’t going to keep us in this football game. We had to get six points every time in the red zone and we didn’t do that.” But, despite all the penalties in the first half, the Cahillites led 20-0 at halftime.

In the second half, the Cavaliers opened their bag of tricks and executed an onside kick perfectly. They couldn’t capitalize on offense however and turned the ball over on downs.

From there, Beals got in a rhythm and threw two touchdown passes, and ran for one. The Cahillites marched right down the field. Beals hit CJ Miller for a 14-yard touchdown pass. Beals also added a 16-yard touchdown run and another touchdown pass in the quarter to Malik Williams.

“They are so fast and we threw the kitchen sink at them tonight,” said Walters. “We tried to keep their offense off the field and we weren’t able to do that.”

Beals finished the night throwing for 315 yards. “Our offensive line did a great job,” said Beals. “They did a great job tonight blocking.” With the score 41-0 late in the third quarter, Roman Catholic pulled their starters.

Despite being shut out at this point, South never quit. Charles Capers had a three-yard touchdown run and Matthew Mercado added the last score of the game.

With the loss, East Stroudsburg South finished the season 10-3. Xzavier Pusateri had quite a night finishing the night with seven catches for 140 yards.

With the win, Roman Catholic (9-4) will meet unbeaten Hollidaysburg out of District 6. Hollidaysburg squeaked out a win over Abington Heights out of District 2, 24-23.

“We will be rooting for them (Roman Catholic) to take home a Pennsylvania championship,” said Walters.

Roman Catholic 41, East Stroudsburg South 13
Roman Catholic: 14; 6; 21; 0 — 41
ES South: 0; 0; 0; 13 — 13

Scoring Summary:
1st Quarter
RC: JoJo Delecce 8-yard run (Eli Pollack kick) 4:34
RC: Mykell Ford 26-yard run (Eli Pollack kick) 1:03

2nd Quarter
RC: Rayshawn Scott 84-yard pass from Semaj Beals (Eli Pollack kick failed) 8:14

3rd Quarter
RC: CJ Miller 14-yard pass from Semaj Beals (Eli Pollack kick) 6:37
RC: Semaj Beals 16-yard run (Eli Pollack kick) 4:49
RC: Malik Williams 14-yard pass from Semaj Beals (Pollack kick) 3:32

4th Quarter
ESS: Charles Capers 3-yard run (Harrison Aillet kick failed) 10:43
ESS: Matthew Mercado 6-yard run (Harrison Aillet kick) 7:52

Roman Catholic Head Coach Rick Prete talked about tonight’s historic win. First state playoff win in school history

Roman Catholic Head Coach Rick Prete talked about tonight’s historic win.

First state playoff win in school history@romanathletics @_romanfootball @RomanCatholicHC @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/JsCkKvDsTx

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 16, 2024

Roman Catholic Quarterback Semaj Beals

Roman Catholic QB @Maj_QB1

Talking state playoffs @romanathletics @_romanfootball @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/yu9hHPKqOj

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 16, 2024

Video Highlights

In case you missed it..

Roman Catholic 41, ES South 13@romanathletics @_romanfootball @esscavalierfb @ESASDSOUTHATH @d11sports @piaadistrictxi @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/oFrC8cKeY1

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 16, 2024

November 16, 2024
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 12

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 12):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Sean Steckert of Southern Lehigh rushed for 228 yards, caught 3 passes for 65 yards and scored 6 td’s in their win over Pottville in week 12. Steckert raised his season totals to 1,606 yard rushing and 32 td’s. His 6 td’s in the game ties the school record. Jeremy Mack scored 6 td’s vs Palisades in 1997 and Luke Strauss scored 6 vs Catasauqua in 2017. District leader Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 200 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Executive Education. Carestia upped his season totals to 2,637 yards and 38 td’s. No player in District 11 has ever finished the season scoring 38 td’s. It’s the only number of td’s from 1 to 40 not to have a player finish with. Carestia has scored 63 career td’s which ironically is is the lowest number total not to have a District 11 player end their career with. That should continue since Haven isn’t finished playing this year and Carestia is only a junior. ES South’s Charles Capers rushed for 241 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Whitehall. Capers has rushed for 1,823 yards and scored 31 td’s this season. Capers also joined the chart as a reciver as he’s caught 34 passes for 514 yards and 2 td’s. Eli Zimmerman of Northwestern rushed for 216 yards and 3 td’s in their win over North Schuylkill. His 1,840 yards rushing this season is 2nd best behind Carestia. Zimmerman joined the “40 td” club and now has 42 career td’s. Aaron Beete of Freedom rushed for 1,748 yards and scored 21 td’s this season. The yardage breaks the school record by 7 as Darrius Webb rushed for 1,741 yards in 2009. Deante’ Crawford also reached the 1,700 yard mark when he rushed for 1,719 yards in 2012 for the Patriots. Beete also went over 2,000 yards for his career and ended with 2,101 yards. TJ Lawrence of Parkland reached the 1,000 yard mark in week 12 and currently has 1,054 yards rushing this season. Freshamn Fletcher Thompson of Williams Valley continues to impress as he’s rushed for 1,341 yards and scored 19 td’s this season. Those totals are both the 2nd highest ever for a freshman in District 11. Jordan Gray of Nazareth carried the ball 267 times for 1,663 yards and scored 22 td’s as a freshman in 2011. Teammate junior qb Brady Shomper rushed for 168 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Pen Argyl. In the same game Pen Argyl’s junior qb Mason Soos went over 1,000 yads rushing for his career (1,008) and joins the chart. Also joining the chart is Allen’s Kemani Wimberly who finished his career rushing for 1,045 yards. Bethlehem’s Catholic Cayden Vassa became the 9th qb to join the rushing list, as the junior has now rushed for a career 1,023 yards thru week 12. JuJu Bainbridge of Pottsville rushed for 187 yards and 4 td’s vs Southern Lehigh in week 12. Bainbridge went over 1,000 yards for the season (1,123).

QUARTERBACKS:

Colton Sams of Southern Lehigh threw for 229 yards and 2 td’s vs Pottsville to raise his totals to 2,370 yards and 27 td passes thru 12 weeks. Sams has 7-200 yard games this season. Cole Ordway of Easton threw for 212 yards and a td vs Emmaus and will enter the Phillipsburg game with 1,776 yards and 15 td passes. Chase Wallker of Freedom ended the season throwing for 2,318 yards and 20 td passes. Walker had 8-200 yard games this season. Walker ended his career throwing for 3,837 yards and 32 td passes.

RECEIVERS:

Josh Louk of Jim Thorpe caught 10 passes for 250 yards and 3 td’s in week 11 vs Southern Lehigh. The 10 catches matches his teammate Justin Yescavage total in week 5. Josh Hontz and Khaaliq Lynch hold the school record as each caught 11 passes in game vs Tamaqua in 2007 and 2012 respectfullly. Louk’s 250 yards ties the school record that Don Evans set when he had 250 yards vs CMVT in 2000. Louk’s 3 td catches falls 1 short of the school record. Art Guth jr. caught 4 td passes vs Summit Hill in 1961. Louk also had a rushing td to give him 4 for the game. Jim Thorpe had 3 players catch at least 40 passes this season with Yescavage leading the way with 55 catches, followed by Louk’s 49 catches and Aidan Curran’s 42 catches. Notre Dame also had 3 players with 40 or more catches. Carmine Diaz caught 59, Jonathan Striba 50 and Alex Clark 40. Yescavage owns Jim Thorpe’s career records for receptions (132), and reception yardage (2,170 yards). Victor Schlosser of Tamaqua caught 10 passes in week 11 to tie the school record. Rich Koch caught 10 passes vs Marian Catholic in 1994 and Vince Boyer caught 10 passes vs Blue Mountain in 1997. Schlosser’s 65 catches this year set a new school record. Matt Kistler held the old record when he caught 60 passes in 2019. Noah Dolbin of Nativity ended his career catching 140 passes (16th best in District 11) for 2,790 yards (4th best) and 23 td’s. Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley caught 10 passes for 70 yards and a td in week 11 vs Northwestern to end the season with school records of 62 receptions, 988 yards, and 14 td catches. He also owns all 3 career school records (135 catches, 2,144 yards, 28 td’s). Xzavier Pusateri of ES South leads the District with 66 receptions and is in 2nd place for yardage with his school record 1,160 yards. Dan Cason held the record when he had 1,095 yards receiving in 2009. John Murphy also had over 1,000 or ES South when he caught a school record 69 passes for 1,031 yards in 2016. Pusateri joined the “2,000 yard” club in week 12 and has career school records of 116 receptions and 2,011 receiving yards. Christian Sapp held the old records when he caught 105 passes for 1,933 yards from 2018-20. ES South only played 4 games in the 2020 covid year but Sapp managed to catch 15 passes for 338 yards and 5 td’s. Kian Kzyzanowski of Williams Valley has 60 receptions for a District leading 1,161 yards and 17 td catches. His 60 catches ties the school record that OJ Grow set in 1990. His yardage breaks Grow’s school record of 1,114 yards and his 17 td’s breaks the school record that Owen Daniel set in 2012 when he caught 16 td passes. Krzyzanowski has 30 career td receptions which puts him in a tie with Cason for 11th place all-time in the District, but only 3rd best Williams Valley. Jesse Engle owns the school record with his 34 td grabs he had from 2018-20. Jake Wolfgang is 2nd with his 31 he had from 2015-17. Gaige Guers of Blue Mountain ends his career with a school record 87 receptions and 1,442 receiving yards. He tied the school record for career td receptions with 11. Andrew Olesh of Southern Lehigh joined the “2,000 yard” club in week 11. After week 12, his career totals have him catching 132 passes for 2,070 yards and 19 td’s. Logan Hutsko of Minersville ends his career catching 80 passes for 1,489 yards and a school record 20 td receptions. Teammate Paiten Lapoint is right behind Hutsko with 75 catches for 1,352 yards and 15 td’s. Lapoint is just a junior. Talon Dogmantis of Whitehall caught 5 passes for 183 yards and 2 td’s in week 11. Ethan Dudsak of Stroudsburg ends the season with a school record 62 receptions and school record 82 career receptions. Teammate Kamari Coleman caught 70 career passes for 1,145 yards and 15 td’s. His yardage and td grabs are both the 2nd highest at Stroudsburg behind Marcello Riccardi who had 1,205 yards receiving and 17 td catches from 2013-15. Freedom’s trio of receivers Shacre Colwell, Amare Duboise and Jelani Fredrick combined to catch 111 passes for 1,866 yards and 17 td’s this season.

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (3 new this week)

Pocono Mountain West – Chris Infante 2004 (1,104 yards)

Saucon Valley – Ned Wagner 1955 (1,227 yards)

Stroudsburg – Artie Owens 1970 (1,234 yards)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Bob Tarola 1966 (1,037 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Catasauqua – Billy Bock 1947 (1,127 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Dieruff – Mark Howard 1976 (1,380 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – Everett Alers 2002 (1,066 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Emmaus – Greg Pierog 1971 (1,027 yards)

Freedom – Mike Lawrence 1982 (1,072 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

Marian Catholic – Pete Albano 1975 (1,268 yards) & Fred Segilia 1975 (1,038 yards)

Nazareth – Frank Marakovits 1950 (1,158 yards)

Nativity – Tony Pitrowski 1977 (1,194 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northampton – Denny Onkotz 1965 (1,234 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Maurice Schleicher 1954 (1,476 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Notre Dame – Bob Gratz 1970 (1,016 yards)

Palisades – Owen Breininger 2001 (1,160 yards)

Palmerton – Walt Konek 1966 (1,006 yards)

Panther Valley – Mike Winsko 1966 (1,137 yards)

Parkland – Vince Quigg 1972 (1,094 yards)

Pius X – Steve Zegalia 1964 (1,372 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Pocono Mountain East – Mark Mikels 1963 (1,015 yards)

Pottsville – Jack Brennan 1948 (1,010 yards)

Salisbury – Mark Weaver 1973 (1,007 yards)

Schuylkill Haven – Blair Moyer 1973 (1,033 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Pete Ulicny 1972 (1,246 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

Tri-Valley – Tim Herb 1984 (1,082 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Williams Valley – Don Matter 1970 (1,097 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (3 new this week)

Palisades – Kevin Burke 1975 (2,363 yards)

Parkland – Dan Yannas 1986 (1,021 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Steve Gordon 1967 (1,176 yards)

Bangor – Steve Menhennitt 1969 (1,504 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Blue Mountain – Ken Blankenhorn 1968 (1,238 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Central Catholic – Dan Kendra Jr 1971 (1,471 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Todd Samet 1972 (1,206 yards)

Easton – Don Gentzle 1969 (1,090 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

Freedom – Steve Pecsek 1967 (1,183 yards)

Freeland – Tony Martincek 1979 (1,199 yards)

Jim Thorpe – John Searfoss 1985 (1,273 yards)

Lehighton – Terry Woginrich 1967 (1,239 yards)

Liberty – John Rabuck 1967 (1,340 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Matt Lawrence 1986 (1,111 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Nazareth – John Fritchman 1980 (1,081 yards)

Nativity – Bob Frantz 1969 (1,096 yards)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

North Schuylkill – Terry Rakowsky 1977 (1,885 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Northwestern – Tony Fristick 1989 (1,029 yards)

Notre Dame – Bobby Williams 1980 (1,191 yards)

Palmerton – Pete Kale 1974 (1,025 yards)

Pen Argyl – Jim Gum 1979 (1,076 yards)

Pottsville – Tom Flynn 1981 (1,222 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Mickey Kayes 1968 (1,276 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Al Kniffen 1980 (1,096 yards)

Tamaqua – Brad Geiger 1973 (1,116 yards)

Tri-Valley – Darin Kehler 1985 (1,352 yards)

William Allen – Joe Tomcho 1961 (1,198 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (2 new this week)

Jim Thorpe – Josh Hontz 2007 (1,005 yards)

Tamaqua – Matt Kistler 2019 (1,014 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Catasauqua – Paryss Marshall 2013 (1,566 yards)

Central Catholic – Kevin Gulyas 2010 (1,282 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

ES South – Dan Cason 2009 (1,095 yards)

Easton – Mark Libiano 1991 (1,010 yards)

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 2022 (1,047 yards)

Freeland – Brian Ayers 1986 (1,097 yards)

Lehighton – Shane McEvoy 2007 (1,135 yards)

Minersville – Gabe Davis 2019 (1,041 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

Nazareth – Justin Kondikoff 1996 (1,014 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Northwestern – Trevor Cunningham 2016 (1,108 yards)

Notre Dame – David Sanders 2018 (1,341 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

Panther Valley – Tom Rosahac 1989 (1,218 yards)

Pine Grove – Shea Morgan 2020 (1,019 yards)

Pius X – Tony Merlo 1995 (1,032 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Justin Richardson 2016 (1,074 yards)

Williams Valley – OJ Grow 1990 (1,114 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (5), 5 (4), 5 (12) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

6 (12), 4 (5), 4 (11) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

5 (7), 4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

5 (9), 4 (7) Marquez Wimberly (Nazareth)

5 (10) Aaron Beete (Freedom)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

4 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

4 (10) Dorian Thomas (Easton)

4 (10) William Day (Easton)

4 (10) Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

4 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

4 (12) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

4 (12) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

359 (10) Aaron Beete (Freedom)

352 (11), 228 (12), 226 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

333 (6), 313 (11), 277 (5), 260 (4), 255 (7), 222 (8), 204 (3), 200 (12) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

321 (10) Dorian Thomas (Easton)

271 (6), 238 (10), 216 (12) Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)  *School Record*

268 (7), 202 (6) Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

247 (7), 241 (12) Charlie Capers (ES South)

240 (10) William Day (Easton)

235 (7), 212 (9), 207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

235 (10), 206 (9) Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

233 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

226 (10) Jacob Ferguson (Lehighton)

207 (8) Dante Carr (Minersville)

207 (10) Cade Mengel (North Schuylkill)

206 (4) Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

205 (5) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

204 (8) Jason St. Ledger (Salisbury)

201 (5) Chris Ward (Pleasant Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

607 (1), 446 (7), 425 (9), 419 (6), 390 (10), 363 (3), 363 (8), 313 (2), 296 (11), 249 (5), 218 (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *District Record*

403 (5), 270 (1), 215 (4) Dante Carr (Minersville)

389 (11), 274 (6), 266 (1), 255 (9), 205 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)  *School Record*

314 (11), 212 (12) Cole Ordway (Easton)  *School Record*

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

303 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

293 (9), 282 (10), 255 (3), 224 (7) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

278 (4), 245 (7), 220 (10), 212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

265 (4), 237 (8), 235 (5), 229 (12), 213 (2), 209 (6), 201 (7) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

262 (1), 228 (9), 228 (12), 227 (6), 221 (4), 220 (3), 208 (5), 208 (8) Chase Walker (Freedom)

261 (4), 231 (5) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

256 (8), 256 (10), 245 (9), 225 (5), 224 (7), 209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

254 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

253 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

250 (2), 200 (1), 200 (6) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

240 (9) Peter Albano (Saucon Valley)

225 (6), 222 (8), 212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

222 (4) Jack Trickel (Palisades)

220 (6), 212 (12) Cole Ordway (Easton)

218 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

212 (4) Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

210 (5), 209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), 5 (7), (4), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

6 (10), 4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)  *School Record*

5 (7) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

5 (10), 4 (7), 4 (9) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

4 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

4 (6), 4 (11) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

4 (6) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

4 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

4 (9) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (7), 11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

10 (5) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (8) Brady Behr (PM West) *Ties School Record*

10 (10) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

10 (11) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)  *Ties School Record*

10 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

10 (11) Jake Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

250 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)  *Ties School Record*

207 (3), 163 (7) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

183 (11) Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

180 (4) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

171 (7), 152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

166 (5) Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

163 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

161 (6), 154 (10) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

155 (9) Jamanni Cruz (Salisbury)

152 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

150 (8), 145 (9) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

147 (5) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

145 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

142 (6) Gaige Guers (Blue Mountain)

141 (8) Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

3 (4) Joe Roth Lehighton)

3 (5) Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

3 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

3 (11) Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (9), 49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

44 (7), 43 (12) Will Buck (Emmaus)

43 (7), 42 (1) Noah Tapler (Southern Lehigh)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

2637 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

1840 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

1823 Charlie Capers (ES South)

1748 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

1606 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

1365 Dorian Thomas (Easton)

1341 Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

1288 Reilly Bechtel (Emmaus)

1283 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

1229 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

1182 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1166 Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

1161 Tyler Stahley (Blue Mountain)

1123 JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

1116 Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

1114 Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1111 Caiden Faust (Pen Argyl)

1092 Colton Reber (Schuylkill Haven)

1085 William Day (Easton)

1054 TJ Lawrence (Parkland)

1021 Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

1003 Wayne King (ES North)

1001 Billy Stuhldreher (Northampton)

Touchdowns (20)

38 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

32 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

31 Charlie Capers (ES South)

29 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

25 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

23 Dante Carr (Minersville)

22 William Day (Easton)

21 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

21 Sam Walborn (Nativity)

21 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

Passing Yards (1000)

4079 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *District Record*

2370 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

2318 Chase Walker (Freedom)

2145 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

2136 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

2059 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1947 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

1838 Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

1776 Cole Ordway (Easton)

1757 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1732 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1706 Antonio Fontanez (Liberty)

1624 Osmany Guzman (Parkland)

1562 Tanner Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1489 Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

1461 Jack Trickel (Palisades)

1398 Rocco Delgiudice (PM East)

1382 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

1364 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

1280 Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1266 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

1263 Luke Kane (Tamaqua)

1256 Gavin Taff (Northampton)

1253 Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

1247 Jayse Lawrence (Lehighton)

1222 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

1129 Jerel Simms (PM West)

1075 Ben Pilcher (Stroudsburg)

1073 Blake Schwartz (Tri-Valley)

Touchdown Passes (20)

37 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

33 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

27 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

23 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

22 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

20 Ivan Laubauch (ES South)

20 Chase Walker (Freedom)

Receptions (40)

66 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

65 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

62 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

62 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

60 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

59 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

55 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

52 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

51 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

50 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

49 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

49 Lincoln Cook (Palisades)

49 Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

47 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

46 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

45 Brady Behr (PM West)  *Ties School Record*

44 Paiten Lapoint (Minersville)

44 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

42 Justin Williams (PM East)

42 Aidan Curran (Jim Thorpe)

41 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

41 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

41 Amare Duboise (Freedom)

40 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

Reception Yardage (600)

1161 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

1160 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)  *School Record*

1081 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

988 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

  848 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

  848 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

  842 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

  837 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

  822 Paiten Lapoint (Minersville)

821 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

793 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

  773 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

  770 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

756 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

753 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

  734 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

730 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

701 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

694 Justin Williams (PM East)

  692 Amare DuBoise (Freedom)

  649 Gaige Gara (Blue Mountain)

645 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

632 Chris Frame (Northern Lehigh)

629 Josh Louk (Jim Thorpe)

627 Lincoln Cook (Palisades)

618 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

17 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley) *School Record*

14 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

13 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

12 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

12 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

10 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

November 15, 2024
Southern Lehigh wins 4A District 11 Title Beating Bethlehem Catholic 28-7

CATASAUQUA – The say defense wins championships. It did Thursday night.

A dominant display of defense by the Spartans helped ignited the charge Thursday night. Southern Lehigh’s defense forced three, first-half turnovers and four overall. Two of the turnovers resulted in touchdowns.

“Our defense stepped up tonight and that was huge,” said Head Coach Phil Sams. “We almost had a shutout tonight. The kids played their hearts out tonight.”

The defense helped lead the offensive attack. Leading the way, who else, but Sean Steckert. He rushed for three touchdowns and caught one pass for another score to lead the Spartans (11-2) over Bethlehem Catholic (6-7) 28-7 for the District 11 4A title.

“It feels awesome and it’s only the second time we have won a District title,” said Phil Sams. “We beat Bethlehem Catholic to win the title tonight and to beat a storybook program like them who won several District titles says a lot about our kids.”

On Bethlehem Catholic’s first drive they fumbled, and Noah Hoppel recovered the ball on the Golden Hawks’ 24. A big pass play by Colton Sams downed the ball inside the five . He finished the drive off with a one-yard touchdown run. Noah Tapler’s kick was good and the Spartans led 7-0 with 9:30 left in the first quarter.

After a punt by the Spartans, the Golden Hawks were on the march. They got down the Southern Lehigh’s one. But a bad snap and fumble by Caden Vassa was recovered by Lucas Sutyak who rumbled to their 26.

A few plays later, Steckert took the hand off, made his move and went right up the middle for the 61-yard touchdown run. It was 14-0 Spartans with 9:48 left in the half.

Right before halftime the Spartans were on the march again. Sams threw to Luke Kawczenski down to Bethlehem Catholic’s five. This set up the touchdown run.

With that pass, Sams broke the record held by Blake Livengood, which was back in 2015. Colton now has 2,504 yards. The previous record was 2,417.

With 21 seconds left in the first half, an eight-yard touchdown pass to Steckert put Southern Lehigh up 21-0 going into halftime. Southern Lehigh started the third quarter the way they ended the first half, putting together another scoring drive.

The Spartans extended their lead to start the third quarter. Steckert would not be denied and got his fourth touchdown of the night. This time it was from eight yards out.

“I remember mid-season he wasn’t getting as many carries and we gave him more carries each game as the season went on,” said Phil Sams. “He seems to get stronger and stronger as the game goes on.”

Bethlehem Catholic finally put together a nice drive ending in a touchdown. Justin Martinez broke several tackles and spun into the end zone for the 14-yard touchdown run. The score was 28-7 Southern Lehigh with 1:38 left in the third quarter.

The Spartans were looking to go up 35-7, but Sams’ pass was tipped and intercepted by Bethlehem Catholic’s Ethan Roman to end the drive.

But the Golden Hawks turned the ball over for the fourth time in the game. Vassa’s pass was intercepted by Darius Roman. That was his second interception of the night.

Southern Lehigh ran out the clock and won their second District Title and first for Head Coach Phil Sams. They now await the winner of the Danville (District 4) vs. Juniata (District 6) game Friday night.

“It feels amazing and we have been working for this since last year ended,”said Steckert. “Our offensive line is the heart and core of the team. No one can do it without them. They don’t get enough recognition.”

Southern Lehigh 28, Bethlehem Catholic 7

Thursday, November 14, 2024 1 2 3 4 OT Final

Bethlehem Catholic 0 0 7 0 7

Southern Lehigh 7 14 7 0 28

Scoring Summary:
1st Quarter
SL: Sean Steckert 1-yard run (Noah Tapler kick) 9:30

2nd Quarter
SL: Steckert 61-yard run (Noah Tapler kick) 9:48
SL: Colton Sams 8-yard pass to Steckert (Noah Tapler kick) 0:21

3rd Quarter
SL: Steckert 8-yard run (Noah Tapler kick) 6:44
BC: Justin Martinez 14-yard run (Ethan Wiles kick) 1:38

Interview wtih Head Coach Phil Sams

FIRST TITLE FOR COACHES SAMS!!

Southern Lehigh beats Bethlehem Catholic 28-7@solehispartans @hsfbamerica @epafootball @piaadistrictxi @colonial_league @SLUHNSportsMed pic.twitter.com/oHITifIIr3

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 15, 2024

Interview with Sean Steckert

PLAYER OF THE GAME!!@ssteckert4 rushed for 170 yards and 4 total touchdowns @solehispartans @hsfbamerica @epafootball @piaadistrictxi @colonial_league @SLUHNSportsMed pic.twitter.com/mnOJNoGUNR

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 15, 2024

Highlights from the game

In case you missed it…

Highlights from Southern Lehigh’s 28-7 win over Bethlehem Catholic @Becahi_Football @solehispartans @hsfbamerica @D11Sports @piaadistrictxi @colonial_league @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @ssteckert4 pic.twitter.com/JPa7mgqehs

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 15, 2024

November 15, 2024
Open Dates: Easton Area (Class 6A – District XI)

Easton Area (Class 6A – District XI) is looking for game Week 3 (9/5 or 9/6), preferably host but willing to discuss. Also willing to discuss next cycle (2026 & 2027). If interested, please contact Athletic Director Matt Baltz at baltzm@eastonsd.org

November 10, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Bangor Area High School (District 11 – Class 4A)

Bangor Area High School (District 11 – Class 4A) is seeking an experienced and energetic Assistant Coach to fill the Defensive Coordinator role. Varsity coaching experience is preferred. Interested candidates should email their resumes to Head Coach Vinnie Andrews at andrewsvi@bangorsd.org.

November 9, 2024
Capers’ Big Second Half Leads East Stroudsburg South to District 5A Title

STROUDSBURG – Back in September, the Cavaliers beat Whitehall 38-7. Coach Matt Walters knew this would be a much tougher game this time.

It was. Trailing at halftime, East Stroudsburg South (10-2) came out of halftime down 10-3. Charles Capers Jr. rushed for almost 200 yards in the second half and two touchdowns to lead the Cavaliers to a 22-17 win Thursday night against Whitehall for the District 11 5A title.

“Playing in the EPC Monroe you almost feel disrespected in some aspect,” said Walters. “We always hear we can’t play with Lehigh Valley schools and our kids hear that. We have a chip on our shoulder.” This is South’s second title in four years.

The game started well for the Cavaliers’ defense. Whitehall had to punt on their first possession and from there, South drove right down the field.

The combination of Capers and Laubach and their running set up the game’s first score. Harrison Aillet’s 25-yard field goal gave South a 3-0 lead with 6:56 left in the first quarter.

The Zephyrs’ running game kicked it into high gear on their next possession. They would eat most of the clock the first half.

Whitehall capped off the 11-play drive when Tanner Dogmantis powered into the end zone. Cole Richards’ kick put the Zephyrs up 7-3 with 11:02 left in the first half.

Whitehall’s defense forced a punt and their offense took over on their 33. Another long drive and a crucial fourth down conversion led to more points for the Zephyrs. Cole Richards added a 28-yard field goal which put Whitehall up 10-3 with 1:16 remaining in the first half.

The half ended with a fumble on the 39-yard field goal attempt by South. We headed into halftime with Whitehall leading by seven.

“The first half you have to credit Whitehall. They came out swinging,” said Walters. “They controlled the line of scrimmage.”

The second half was a different story for the South. Their defense came up with big stop after big stop and Capers was a man on a mission.

“We made adjustments at halftime,” said Walters. “Hats off to our kids. They didn’t quit and understood it was a 48-minute mission.”

They didn’t waste any time. South marched down the field and Capers scored from the wildcat formation from 11 yards out. We were tied at ten with 10:01 left in the third quarter.

The big play of the game came with 3:16 left in the third quarter. Dogmantis fumbled the ball and Alex Perez scooped it up. He rumbled 78 yards for the Cavalier touchdown. The score was 16-10 South.

A fake punt failed by Whitehall with 1:42 to go in the third quarter. South took over on the Zephyrs’ 30. But South gave the ball back to Whitehall. A fumble by Capers and Justin Hussett recovered the ball on their 17 with 11:16 remaining in the game.
Whitehall couldn’t capitalize on the turnover, however, and had to punt the ball back to South.

South drove 83 yards. It was fitting that Capers capped off the drive with a four-yard run. The two-point conversion was no good and it was 22-10 Cavaliers, with 6:37 remaining in the game.

“I think the whole stadium would have booed me if I didn’t give Capers the ball on that play,” said Walters. “You have to give Charles Capers the ball in that spot.”

The Zephyrs wasted no time on their next possession, marching right down the field. Brandon Bird’s two-yard touchdown run cut into South’s lead making it 22-17.

A crucial third and seven throw by Ivan Laubach for eight yards gave the Cavaliers a first down with 2:39 remaining in the game. Then it was Capers’ turn. His big run for the first down kept the clock running.

With 1:20 remaining and South facing a third down and four, Capers came up big again. His first down run from the wildcat sealed the win and a District 11 5A title.

“This means a lot to me and my team,” said Capers. “We came out and proved we can do this.

Capers finished the night with 237 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Now, they wait for the winner of the District 12 title game between Frankford (10-1) and Roman Catholic (7-4).

Scoring Summary:

Thursday, November 7, 2024 1 2 3 4 OT Final

Whitehall 0 10 0 7 17

East Stroudsburg South 3 0 13 6 22

1st Quarter:
ESS – Harrison Aillet 25-yard field goal 6:56

2nd Quarter:
WH – Tanner Dogmantis 3-yard touchdown run (Cole Richards kick good) 11:02
WH – Cole Richards 28-yard field goal good 1:16

3rd Quarter:
ESS – Charles Capers 11-yard touchdown run (Harrison Aillet kick good) 10:01
ESS – Alex Perez 78-yard fumble return 3:16

4th Quarter:
ESS – Charles Capers 4-yard touchdown run (2-point no good) 6:37
WH – Brandon Bird 2-yard touchdown run (Cole Richards kick good) 5:05

November 8, 2024
WILD WALKOFF: Mengel TD run lifts North Schuylkill to stunning, walk-off OT win over Notre Dame Green-Pond

EASTON – Back in early September, North Schuylkill quarterback Caden Mengel shocked the Crusaders on the last play of the game, throwing a nine-yard touchdown pass as the Spartans won that night 31-29. Could history repeat itself? The answer is yes.

The first half was a defensive battle. The Spartans got the first score of the game with 5:25 left in the first half. Gavin Mentzer’s 31 yard field goal gave North Schuylkill the 3-0 lead.

Notre Dame took the lead with 5:37 left in the first half. Jonathan Striba’s eight-yard run put the Crusaders up 7-3.

That score would stand and at halftime it was Crusaders 7, Spartans 3.

It may be past Halloween, but the Spartans had one more trick up their sleeve. North Schuylkill’s Gavin Mentzer executed a perfect onside kick to start the second half. So good, he recovered his onside kick.

The Spartans took over on Notre Dame’s 45. On the very next play, a penalty wiped out a big touchdown run by Mentzer. Another penalty wiped out a Mentzer touchdown pass. But North Schuylkill overcame the penalties on the opening second half drive. Angel Ortiz scored from four yards out with 7:14 left in the third quarter which put the Spartans up 10-7.

The Crusaders retook the lead late in the third quarter. Aaron Gordon somehow found the end zone for a one-yard score. It was 13-10 Notre Dame with 1:34 left in the quarter. The hometown crowd was waiting for the big play by the Crusaders. They got it. It didn’t come until 6:52 remaining in the game. Alex Clark caught a perfect pass by Bodnar for the 69-yard score. Notre Dame led 20-10.

The Spartans were down 10 late in the fourth quarter and never panicked. Mengel’s 13-yard touchdown run with 4:22 remaining cut into the Crusader lead to 20-17.

“We just had to get back to the next series,” said Mengel. “We knew we had to score there and get another stop and that is what we did.”

It was Notre Dame’s time to run out the clock. But three consecutive incomplete passes and a punt by the Crusaders gave the ball back to the Spartans with 3:53 remaining in the game. The Spartans started their drive on their 20. On the first play, who else, Mengel went 33 yards to the 47.

Mengel led the North Schuylkill offense down the field to the Notre Dame five. The Crusaders’ defense kept the Spartans offense out of the end zone. So with 17.9 seconds remaining in the game, Mentzer came in and calmly kicked a 23-yard field goal to tie the game up at 20. We headed in to overtime.

North Schuylkill won the toss and decided to go on defense first. Notre Dame got seven yards on the first play of the overtime when Bodnar hit Striba. But the Spartans defense held the next two plays setting up the Crusaders’ field goal attempt. Talpas’ 22-yard kick was good and Notre Dame led 23-20 in overtime.

It was the Spartans turn. Mengel and Kaden Knox went to their offensive coordinator Pete Stanakis and called a play.

“Let’s run the quarterback counter,” said Mengel. They did just that. Mengel followed Knox right into the end zone for the game winning touchdown run.

Caden faked the handoff, went in to the end zone for the 10-yard touchdown run and the Spartans won 26-23 over Notre Dame Green-Pond in overtime Friday night in a District 11 3A semifinal game. The Crusaders end their season with a 9-2 record with both losses coming against North Schuylkill.

With the win the Spartans improved to 8-3 and will play undefeated Northwestern Lehigh. They just defeated Saucon Valley 40-12. The District 11 Class 3A championship game at 7 p.m. Friday at Lehighton Area High School.

District 11 Class 3A Semifinal
North Schuylkill 26, Notre Dame-Green Pond 23 OT

Friday, November 1, 2024 1 2 3 4 OT Final

North Schuylkill 3 0 7 10 6 26

Notre Dame Green-Pond 0 7 6 7 3 23

Scoring Summary:
1st Quarter:
NS: Gavin Mentzer 31 yard field goal 5:12

2nd Quarter:
ND: Jonathan Striba 8 yard run (Mark Talpas kick) 5:37

3rd Quarter:
NS: Angel Ortiz 4 yard run (Gavin Mentzer kick) 7:14
ND: Aaron Gordon 1 yard run (kick failed) 1:34

4th Quarter:
ND: Alex Clark 69 pass from Matt Bodnar (Mark Talpas kick) 6:52
NS: Caden Mengel 13 yard run (Gavin Mentzer kick) 4:22
NS: Gavin Mentzer 23 yard field goal :17.9

Overtime:
ND: Mark Talpas 22 yard field goal
NS: Caden Mengel 10 yard run (no attempt)

Caden Mengel goes in for the game winning touchdown run.

WALKOFF WIN FOR SPARTANS@caden_mengel goes in for the game winning touchdown run. 26-23 OT NS @NorthSchuylkill @coachhall_ @NSAthletics1 @nd_crusaders @ndgp_football @piaadistrictxi @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/bvZWChWzmb

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 2, 2024

November 2, 2024

Emmaus impresses in 35-0 win over Nazareth

EMMAUS – The Emmaus Hornets defense turned many heads last week in the Lehigh Valley when they shutout rival Parkland 27-0 to clinch the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference West Division title.

Now it has back-to-back shutouts and the victim this time was none other than defending District XI 6A Champion Nazareth.

Behind a complete effort on defense and an overpowering rushing attack, the fourth-seeded Hornets rolled past the fifth seed Nazareth 35-0 in the first round of the District XI 6A playoffs on Friday night at the EPSD stadium.

“Any time you can slow a team like that down or even shut them out it is a great feeling,” Emmaus head coach Harold Fairclough said. “Our kids were dialed in and ready to go and they came out and did a heck of a job executing a great game plan put forth by our staff.”

One week after scoring 55 points in a 63-55 shootout loss to Easton, Nazareth was shutout for the first time since 2009 when they lost 28-0 which also came at the hands of Easton.

“We were out of sync on every play,” Nazareth head coach Tom Falzone said. “There were either two or three guys not on the same page or some other mistake was being made. We just could not get it together.”

The Hornets defense will get the spotlight in the victory, but it was the Emmaus offense that made the opening statement. Quarterback Jerek Cooper needed just five plays to lead the Hornets (9-2) down the field and raced 37 yards down the left sideline to put Emmaus ahead 7-0 just over two minutes into the contest.

“I am most proud of the relentless effort our kids gave tonight,” Fairclough said. “It was awesome to see those guys fly around while making big and timely plays.”

Nazareth’s offense did not even come close to crossing into Hornets territory on its first two drives, but seemed to get a spark right at the very end of the first quarter when Luke DePietro ran a punt back 54 yards to the Emmaus 14-yard line. Instead, the Eagles (7-4) finished the drive losing four yards and were turned over on downs following back-to-back drops on 3rd and 4th downs.

The Eagles defense did its best to keep the offense in the game by forcing a pair of three-and-outs in the second quarter.

However, the struggles on offense hit a fever pitch when quarterback Peyton Falzone tossed a 37-yard pick-6 to linebacker Cole Moreau with 5:29 left in the second quarter to put Emmaus up 14-0.

“A couple plays before they ran the same mesh route and coach told me I had to stay on my guy because I was behind the last time,” Moreau said. “I read the route and when he (Falzone) threw behind him I capitalized on it.”

Now suddenly the pressure was on the Eagles defense again late in the first half and the walls began to cave in when the Hornets took advantage of short field to go up 21-0 with 26 seconds left in the second quarter. Emmaus rushed with ease on all six plays that started from the Eagles 32-yard line and Reilly Bechtel capped the drive with a 6-yard score.

“Tonight, I thought our defense was great, but we just did not do enough to help them out,” Tom Falzone said. “We put them in bad situations all night and it finally caught up to us.”

The Hornets did not score a point in the third quarter but completed a 13-play drive that took off 5:34 off the clock which wore down a tiring Eagles defense. Nazareth put together a good-looking drive to start the second half until once again having it end in a turnover on downs in the red zone. The Eagles advanced as far as the Hornets 6-yard line before Peyton Falzone was sacked by Bechtel.

“It is so thrilling every time to step on the field knowing we are capable of pitching a shutout like that on defense,” Bechtel said. “I am excited what next week brings for us and more importantly just to have another week together with these guys.”

Bechtel ended any chance the Eagles had at a potential rally when he burst through the middle of the line untouched on 3rd-and-11 from the Nazareth 41-yard line for his second touchdown of the game to make it 28-0. Javier Santos put the finishing touches on the Emmaus win with a 17-yard touchdown with just over five minutes left in regulation.

“I think we ultimately got our run game going on that last drive in the first half,” Fairclough said. “Mark Scisly, our offensive line coach, made some great adjustments at halftime. Nazareth did about one or two things we did not see on film coming into this game so credit to our kids to buy into the adjustments and execute.”

The Hornets ended the game with 324 rushing yards as a team on 39 carries to average 8.3 yards per carry. Bechtel had 147 of those yards on 17 carries while Cooper posted 88, and Santos finished with 81.

Emmaus limited Virginia Tech commit Peyton Falzone to throw for just 137 yards on 19-of-39 passing with his interception.

With the EPC new conference realignment, the Hornets and Eagles did not get to face each other in the regular season. However, Emmaus gets its first EPC rematch next week at Cottingham Stadium against top-seeded Easton after the Red Rovers easily dispatched Stroudsburg 42-7.

Emmaus missed a game-winning field goal in regulation as time expired after letting an early 14-0 lead slip away in the September 21st meeting at EPSD Stadium, falling 28-21. Now, the Hornets get their second chance at the Red Rovers.

“We are going to enjoy this one first, but our kids knew we were possibly going to see them (Easton) down the road.” Fairclough said. “They have a very good offense, but I just want to see this effort showed tonight out of our guys again.”

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Final

Nazareth 0 0 0 0 0

Emmaus 7 14 0 14 35

Scoring summary

1 EM Cooper, 37 run (Buck kick) 9:32

2 EM Moreau 37 interception return (Buck kick) 5:29

2 EM Bechtel, 6 run (Buck kick) 0:26

4 EM Bechtel, 41 run (Buck kick) 10:56

4 EM Santos, 17 run (Buck kick) 5:37

Team statistics

Nazareth Emmaus

First downs 13 16

Rushes-yards 25-92 39-324

Passing yards 137 14

Total yards 229 338

Passes COMP-ATT-INT 19-39-1 3-6-0

Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0

Punts-average 4-32.0 4-38.0

Penalties-yards 7-65 11-126

Individual statistics

RUSHING

Nazareth: Falzone 12-58, Wimberly 10-20, Angione 2-11, Smith 1-3

Emmaus: Bechtel 16-147, Cooper 13-88, Santos 7-81, Jefferson-Rushing 3-8

PASSING

Nazareth: Falzone 19-39-1–137

Emmaus: Cooper 3-6-0–14

RECEIVING

Nazareth: Newsome 4-40, Zelachowski 3-41, DePietro 3-19, Wimberly 3-1, Kilareski 2-20, Boyce 2-8, Simpson 2-8

Emmaus: Jefferson-Rushing 2-12, Duggan 1-2

INTERCEPTIONS

Emmaus: Moreau

November 2, 2024

District 11 Top Returning Players Week 10

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 10):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Easton’s duo of Dorian Thomas and William Day rushed for 561 yards and 8 td’s in their win over Nazareth. Thomas rushed for 321 yards and 4 td’s and Day rushed for 240 yards and 4 td’s. The Easton single game yardage record is 469 yards that Nysir Minney-Gratz set vs Nazareth in 2015. Aaron Beete of Freedom rushed for 359 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Liberty. His yardage falls just short of the school record 367 yards that Darrius Webb had against Parkland in 2009. Beete’s 5 td’s ties the school record that is held by 3 other players. Dave Walters scored 5 td’s in 1999 vs ES South, Webb had 5 td’s in that Parkland game and also vs CB West in 2009, and Ed Elliot scored 5 td’s vs ES South in 2010. Seven more players hit the 1,000 yard rushing mark in week 10. Easton’s Thomas (1,201), Kyler Quick of Mahanoy Area (1,115), Jared Rohn of Saucon Valley (1,098), Sean Steckert of Southern Lehigh (1,026), Zachary Deresky-martinez of ES North (1,021). Reilly Bechtel of Emmaus (1,005), and Tyler Stahley of Blue Mountain (1,001). Thomas also went over 2,000 yards for his career (2,095). Quick rushed for 235 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Shenandoah Valley. Eli Zimmerman rushed for 238 yards and a td in their win over Southern Lehigh. Luke Miller of North Schuylkill scored 2 td’s in week 10, giving him a school single season record 25 td’s. John Rupinski held the old record when he scored 24 td’s in 2014. Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven went over 2,000 yards rushing on the season (2,124), and also joined the career “4,000 yard” club (4,053). Carestia scored 30 td’s this season and 55 for his career.

QUARTERBACKS:

Peyton Falzone of Nazareth threw for 282 yards and 6 td’s in their loss to Easton. The 6 td passes is a new school record. Dan Harding was the first to throw 5 td’s in a game at Nazareth when he threw 5 vs Central Catholic in a wild 39-36 loss in 2010. Harding also set the single game passing yardage record at Nazareth in that game with 426 yards. Travis Stefanik threw 5 td’s in 2015 vs Emmaus. And, Anthony Harris threw 5 td’s vs Whitehall in 2017 as a sophomore and threw 5 td’s vs Allen and PM West as a senior in 2019. Falzone wnet over 2,000 yards passing for the season (2,003) and has thrown 23 td passes. He also joined the “40 td” club with 42 career td passes. Antonio Fontanez of Liberty threw for 300 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to Freedom. Matt Bodnar of Notre Dame threw for 390 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Wilson. Bodnar broke the school record for passing yards in a season with 3,793 yards. Cole DeFranco held the record when he threw for 3,441 yards in 2018. Bodnar has thrown 36 td’s this season. He also joined the “4,000 yard” career club and “40 td” club (4,166 yards/41 td passes) in week 10. Brady Shomper of Williams Valley threw for 256 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Shenandoah Valley. His 5 td’s ties the school record that is held by 4 other quarterbacks. Ira Wren was the first to throw 5 in a game in 1979 vs Nativity. Jim McNeal threw 5 vs Mahanoy Area in 1989, Levi Engle threw 5 vs Susquenita in 2017 and Bryce Herb threw for 5 td’s in a game vs Juniata in 2019 and vs Panther Valley in 2020. Shomper has thrown for 1,935 yards and 29 td passes this season. Three more players went over 1,000 yards passing for the season. They are Luke Kane of Tamaqua (1,121 yards), Shane Leh of Northwestern (1,063 yards), and Ben Pilcher of Stroudsburg (1,028 yards). Kane (3,111) along with Caden Mengel of North Schuylkill (3,022) both went over 3,000 yards passing for their career. Dante Carr of Minersville is 3 yards shy of 4,000 yards passing for his career (3,977). He’s scored 22 td’s and thrown 22 td passes this year and the junior has scored 37 td’s and thrown an even 50 td passes for his career. Colton Sams of Southern Lehigh has thrown for 1,950 yards and 21 td passes this season. The sophomore has thrown 30 career td passes. Cole Lazorick of Jim Thorpe also hit the 30 career td pass mark and is currently at 31.

RECEIVERS:

Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley caught another 8 passes for 130 yards and 2 td’s in week 10. Robertson set 2 more school records (single season receptions and td receptions). Robertson has 52 catches breaking the old record of 51 that Tyler Csencsits had in 2021. Robertson has 13 td catches this season breaking the tie with Alstan Wolfe who caught 11 td passes in 2016. Robertson also joined the “2,000 yard” club with his 2,066 career receiving yards. Ethan Dudsak of Stroudsburg leads the District with his school record 59 receptions. Following Dudsak is Victor Schlosser of Tamaqua with 55 catches and Carmine Diaz of Notre Dame who has 54 catches this year. Diaz went over 1,000 yards receiving on the season (1,001). Kian Krzyzanowski of Williams Valley also went over 1,000 yards this season. Krzyzanowski, who has 52 catches this season, leads the District with 1,040 receiving yards and 14 td receptions. Xzavier Pusateri of ES South caught 10 passes for 101 yards and a td in their win over ES North. Pusateri has 52 catches for 975 yards and 12 td’s this season. Gaige Guers of Blue Mountain caught his 11th career td pass in week 10 which ties the school record. Jeremy Miller caught 11 td passes from 1994-95 and Charlie Schultz caught 11 from 1998-2000. Brady Behr of PM West tied the school record with his 45 receptions this season. Matt Shelter caught 45 passes in 2012 and Khalili Edwards caught 45 passes in 2017. I found some more players to add to the chart. Rodney Brodie of Bethlehem Catholic via Catasauqua (908 yards), Leo Dauberman of Parkland (829 yards), Tymir Williams of Northampton (743 yards), Justin Williams of PM East (643 yards), Marquez Wimberly of Nazareth (616 yards), and Jelani Fedrick of Freedom (561 yards).

Noah Dolbin of Nativity career receiving total watch: 4 catches for 74 yards in week 10

140 receptions – 16th place all-time in the District. He moved ahead of Tyler Artim of Whitehall (2008-10), Isaiah Dejesus of Notre Dame (2016-18), and Fenton Black of Panther Valley (1990-92) who all had 137 receptions in their careers, and Bob Frederick of Allen who caught 138 career passes from 1971-73.

2,790 yards – 5th place all-time in the District (moved ahead of Nate Stefanik of Nazareth (2,738 yards from 2016-19), OJ Grow of Williams Valley (2,747 yards from 1987-90), Jahan Dotson of Nazareth (2,755 from 2014-17), and Nate Stewart of Pius X/BECA (2,777 yards from 2012-15).

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (0 new this week)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Bob Tarola 1966 (1,037 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Catasauqua – Billy Bock 1947 (1,127 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Dieruff – Mark Howard 1976 (1,380 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – Everett Alers 2002 (1,066 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Emmaus – Greg Pierog 1971 (1,027 yards)

Freedom – Mike Lawrence 1982 (1,072 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

Marian Catholic – Pete Albano 1975 (1,268 yards) & Fred Segilia 1975 (1,038 yards)

Nazareth – Frank Marakovits 1950 (1,158 yards)

Nativity – Tony Pitrowski 1977 (1,194 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northampton – Denny Onkotz 1965 (1,234 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Maurice Schleicher 1954 (1,476 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Notre Dame – Bob Gratz 1970 (1,016 yards)

Palisades – Owen Breininger 2001 (1,160 yards)

Palmerton – Walt Konek 1966 (1,006 yards)

Panther Valley – Mike Winsko 1966 (1,137 yards)

Parkland – Vince Quigg 1972 (1,094 yards)

Pius X – Steve Zegalia 1964 (1,372 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Pocono Mountain East – Mark Mikels 1963 (1,015 yards)

Pottsville – Jack Brennan 1948 (1,010 yards)

Salisbury – Mark Weaver 1973 (1,007 yards)

Schuylkill Haven – Blair Moyer 1973 (1,033 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Pete Ulicny 1972 (1,246 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

Tri-Valley – Tim Herb 1984 (1,082 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Williams Valley – Don Matter 1970 (1,097 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (0 new this week)

Bangor – Steve Menhennitt 1969 (1,504 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Blue Mountain – Ken Blankenhorn 1968 (1,238 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Central Catholic – Dan Kendra Jr 1971 (1,471 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Todd Samet 1972 (1,206 yards)

Easton – Don Gentzle 1969 (1,090 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

Freedom – Steve Pecsek 1967 (1,183 yards)

Freeland – Tony Martincek 1979 (1,199 yards)

Jim Thorpe – John Searfoss 1985 (1,273 yards)

Lehighton – Terry Woginrich 1967 (1,239 yards)

Liberty – John Rabuck 1967 (1,340 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Matt Lawrence 1986 (1,111 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Nazareth – John Fritchman 1980 (1,081 yards)

Nativity – Bob Frantz 1969 (1,096 yards)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

North Schuylkill – Terry Rakowsky 1977 (1,885 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Northwestern – Tony Fristick 1989 (1,029 yards)

Notre Dame – Bobby Williams 1980 (1,191 yards)

Palmerton – Pete Kale 1974 (1,025 yards)

Pen Argyl – Jim Gum 1979 (1,076 yards)

Pottsville – Tom Flynn 1981 (1,222 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Mickey Kayes 1968 (1,276 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Al Kniffen 1980 (1,096 yards)

Tamaqua – Brad Geiger 1973 (1,116 yards)

Tri-Valley – Darin Kehler 1985 (1,352 yards)

William Allen – Joe Tomcho 1961 (1,198 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (0 new this week)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Catasauqua – Paryss Marshall 2013 (1,566 yards)

Central Catholic – Kevin Gulyas 2010 (1,282 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

ES South – Dan Cason 2009 (1,095 yards)

Easton – Mark Libiano 1991 (1,010 yards)

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 2022 (1,047 yards)

Freeland – Brian Ayers 1986 (1,097 yards)

Lehighton – Shane McEvoy 2007 (1,135 yards)

Minersville – Gabe Davis 2019 (1,041 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

Nazareth – Justin Kondikoff 1996 (1,014 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Northwestern – Trevor Cunningham 2016 (1,108 yards)

Notre Dame – David Sanders 2018 (1,341 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

Panther Valley – Tom Rosahac 1989 (1,218 yards)

Pine Grove – Shea Morgan 2020 (1,019 yards)

Pius X – Tony Merlo 1995 (1,032 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Justin Richardson 2016 (1,074 yards)

Williams Valley – OJ Grow 1990 (1,114 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (5), 5 (4) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

5 (7), 4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

5 (9), 4 (7) Marquez Wimberly (Nazareth)

5 (10) Aaron Beete (Freedom)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

4 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

4 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

4 (10) Dorian Thomas (Easton)

4 (10) William Day (Easton)

4 (10) Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

359 (10) Aaron Beete (Freedom)

333 (6), 277 (5), 260 (4), 255 (7), 222 (8), 204 (3) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

321 (10) Dorian Thomas (Easton)

271 (6), 238 (10) Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)  *School Record*

268 (7), 202 (6) Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

247 (7) Charlie Capers (ES South)

240 (10) William Day (Easton)

235 (7), 212 (9), 207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

235 (10), 206 (9) Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

233 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

226 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

207 (8) Dante Carr (Minersville)

206 (4) Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

205 (5) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

204 (8) Jason St. Ledger (Salisbury)

201 (5) Chris Ward (Pleasant Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

607 (1), 446 (7), 425 (9), 419 (6), 390 (10), 363 (3), 363 (8), 313 (2), 249 (5), 218 (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  **DISTRICT RECORD**

403 (5), 270 (1), 215 (4) Dante Carr (Minersville)

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

303 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

293 (9), 282 (10), 255 (3), 224 (7) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

278 (4), 245 (7), 220 (10), 212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

274 (6), 266 (1), 255 (9), 205 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

265 (4), 237 (8), 235 (5), 213 (2), 209 (6), 201 (7) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

262 (1), 228 (9), 227 (6), 221 (4), 220 (3), 208 (5), 208 (8) Chase Walker (Freedom)

261 (4), 231 (5) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

256 (8), 256 (10), 245 (9), 225 (5), 224 (7), 209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

254 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

253 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

250 (2), 200 (1), 200 (6) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

240 (9) Peter Albano (Saucon Valley)

225 (6), 222 (8), 212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

222 (4) Jack Trickel (Palisades)

220 (6) Cole Ordway (Easton)

218 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

212 (4) Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

210 (5), 209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), 5 (7), (4), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

6 (10), 4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)  *School Record*

5 (7) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

5 (10), 4 (7), 4 (9) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

4 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

4 (6) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

4 (6) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

4 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

4 (9) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (7), 11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

10 (5) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (8) Brady Behr (PM West) *Ties School Record*

10 (10) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

207 (3), 163 (7) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

180 (4) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

171 (7), 152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

166 (5) Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

163 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

161 (6), 154 (10) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

155 (9) Jamanni Cruz (Salisbury)

152 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

150 (8), 145 (9) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

147 (5) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

145 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

142 (6) Gaige Guers (Blue Mountain)

141 (8) Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

3 (4) Joe Roth Lehighton)

3 (5) Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

3 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (9), 49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

44 (7) Will Buck (Emmaus)

43 (7), 42 (1) Noah Tapler (Southern Lehigh)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

2124 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

1548 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

1446 Charlie Capers (ES South)

1432 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

1283 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

1201 Dorian Thomas (Easton)

1199 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

1166 Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

1140 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1115 Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

1109 Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

1098 Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1026 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

1021 Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

1005 Reilly Bechtel (Emmaus)

1001 Tyler Stahley (Blue Mountain)

Touchdowns (20)

30 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

25 Charlie Capers (ES South)

25 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

24 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

22 Dante Carr (Minersville)

22 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

20 Sam Walborn (Nativity)

Passing Yards (1000)

3793 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

2003 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

1950 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

1935 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

1913 Chase Walker (Freedom)

1706 Antonio Fontanez (Liberty)

1685 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1670 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1661 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

1619 Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

1572 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1489 Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

1342 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

1318 Jack Trickel (Palisades)

1318 Osmany Guzman (Parkland)

1283 Tanner Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1254 Rocco Delgiudice (PM East)

1250 Cole Ordway (Easton)

1222 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

1217 Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1199 Gavin Taff (Northampton)

1164 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

1141 Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

1129 Jerel Simms (PM West)

1121 Luke Kane (Tamaqua)

1063 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

1062 Jayse Lawrence (Lehighton)

1028 Ben Pilcher (Stroudsburg)

Touchdown Passes (19)

36 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

29 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

23 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

22 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

21 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

19 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

19 Ivan Laubauch (ES South)

Receptions (40)

59 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

55 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

54 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

53 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

52 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

52 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

52 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

46 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

46 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

46 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

45 Brady Behr (PM West)  *Ties School Record*

43 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

42 Lincoln Cook (Palisades)

41 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

40 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

40 Paiten Lapoint (Minersville)

Reception Yardage (600)

1040 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

1001 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

975 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

910 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

  837 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

797 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

783 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

  773 Paiten Lapoint (Minersville)

737 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

735 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

728 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

  709 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

691 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

671 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

  660 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

659 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

647 Justin Williams (PM East)

645 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

643 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

632 Chris Frame (Northern Lehigh)

612 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

604 Gaige Gara (Blue Mountain)

604 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

14 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

13 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

12 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

12 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

11 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

10 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

November 1, 2024
Capers Scores Four Touchdowns In East Stroudsburg South’s 47-7 Win Over Pleasant Valley

EAST STROUDSBURG – Charles Capers was the star of the show Thursday night. The Senior running back rushed for four touchdowns to lead the Cavaliers to a 47-7 win last night at Edward H. Christian Jr. Memorial Stadium.

“He’s an animal back there. When you call 24 number you get excited,” said Head Coach Matt Walters, “He can break it at any point. You also have to give our line credit, opening big holes tonight for him.”

With the win, they face Whitehall in the District 11 Class 5A final next weekend. Back in September, South won 38-7.

“I go back to that night and I know it’s going to be a different Whitehall team,” said Walters. “They had a lot of injuries that night and they are playing good football right now. We got our hands full next weekend and they are a well coached team.”

Thursday night, It was a spooky night for some teams on Halloween. The home fans were wondering would they would get a treat or a trick tonight. They got both.

East Stroudsburg South started the game with a trick. The onside kick worked. Justin Mauro fell on the ball and the Cavaliers took over on the Pleasant Valley 49.

“That is something we believe in at East Stroudsburg,” said Walters. “We want to try and find extra possessions in a ball game.”

It took two plays for South to get on the scoreboard. Capers took the handoff and dashed 42 yards down the sidelines for the score. Harrison’s kick was good and they led 7-0 with 11:11 left in the first quarter.

It was the defense’s turn to make a statement. They get the fourth down stop and took over on their 13 with 8:26 remaining in the first quarter. The Cavaliers marched right down the field. The combination of quarterback Ivan Laubach to Xzavier Pusateri was lethal all night. The two combined for three straight plays setting up a Laubach to Yael Fernandez five-yard touchdown pass.

The first quarter wound down and East Stroudsburg South led 14-0.

Capers would dominate the second quarter. He scored on runs of 15 and 3 as South increased their lead to 27-0.

The Cavaliers added one more score before halftime. Xzavier Pusateri caught a 37-yard pass from Ivan Laubach for a touchdown. South went into halftime leading 33-0.

Early in the second half, Xzavier caught a pass that set the all-time single season record. He’s now over 1,100 yards receiving this season. He broke Dan Cason 2009 record of 1,095 yards.

“He broke my best friend Dan Cason’s receiving record back from 2009,” said Walters. “That record was here for a long time. Xavier is a special player and one of the best receivers in the EPC.”

Capers capped off the opening drive of the second half with a seven-yard run with 9:38 left in the third quarter. South led 40-0 and had a running clock the remaining second half.

Pleasant Valley got on the scoreboard on a Jacob George 40-yard run with 7:11 left in the third quarter. South’s Bryce Moskovitz got the last score of the game. He stepped in front of the pass and took it 75 yard for the score.

As impressive as the offense was last night, the defense had five, fourth down stops in the game.

“The way our defense has played the last couple of weeks, we are starting to find that rhythm,” said Walters. “Our kids have really been locked in and focus on the job in front of them.”

NOTE: ESS Stats provided by Samuel Davidge
Charles Capers rushed for 135 yards on 12 carries and 4 touchdowns
Ivan Laubach was 11 of 12 for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns
Xzavier Pusateri caught 7 passes for 129 yards and 1 touchdown

Scoring Summary:

Thursday, October 31, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Pleasant Valley 0 0 7 0 7

East Stroudsburg South 14 19 14 0 47

1st Quarter:
ESS – Charles Capers 42 yard run 11:11 7-0 (Harrison Aillet kick good)
ESS – Yael Fernandez 5 yard pass from Ivan Laubach 4:24 14-0 (Harrison Aillet kick good)

2nd Quarter:
ESS – Charles Capers 15 yard run 11:52 21-0 (Harrison Aillet kick good)
ESS – Charles Capers 3 yard run 5:36 27-0 (Harrison Aillet kick no good)
ESS – Xzavier Pusateri 37 yard pass from Ivan Laubach 3:26 33-0 (2-point conversion no good)

3rd Quarter:
ESS – Charles Capers 7 yard run 9:38 40-0 (Harrison Aillet kick good)
PV – Jacob George 40 yard run 7:11 40-7
ESS – Bryce Moskovitz 75 yard interception return 5:55 47-7 (Harrison Aillet kick good)

Interview with East Stroudsburg South Head Football Coach Matt Walters

East Stroudsburg South Head Coach @CoachWalters81 talks about Cavaliers big win over Pleasant Valley tonight 47-7 and Xzavier Pusateri record setting night and Charles Capers 4 touchdown performance and their defense.@esscavalierfb @ESASDSOUTHATH @piaadistrictxi @eastpennconf18… pic.twitter.com/D0hpzzRtGZ

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 1, 2024

November 1, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Catasauqua HS (District 11 – Class 2A)

Catasauqua High School (District 11 – Class 2A) – Assistant Football Coaches for 2025

Catasauqua High School is seeking dedicated and enthusiastic assistant football coaches to join our coaching staff for the upcoming season. We have openings for two Varsity Assistant Coaches and one Middle School Assistant Coach. These positions will support our head coaches in developing players, implementing game strategies, and fostering a positive, competitive environment. A Willingness and commitment to be a part of turning a program around. Previous coaching experience preferred, particularly at the high school or middle school level. Strong knowledge of football fundamentals, rules, and strategies. Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Interested candidates should submit the following:

A resume detailing coaching experience and qualifications.

A brief cover letter explaining your coaching philosophy and why you’re interested in joining Catasauqua High School’s football program.

Submit applications to: Joe Henrich, Head Coach at Catasauqua High School at henrichj@cattysd.org

October 31, 2024
Player of the Week (10) – National Football Foundation LV Chapter

WEEK 1 – Matt Bodnar, a Junior Quarterback from Notre Dame Green Pond High School, had 37 completions on 49 attempts for 604 yards passing and 7 touchdowns. In addition, he rushed for an 8th touchdown. All statistics are school records. His team beat Garden Spot 71-64. Matt was nominated by his head coach, Phil Stambaugh.

WEEK 2 – Eli Zimmerman, a Senior Running Back and Safety for Northwestern Lehigh High School rushed 2 times for 89 yards for 2 touchdowns. He added 1 reception for 9 yards for a touchdown. He had 1 punt return for 43 yards and resulted in a touchdown which ties him with Northwestern Lehigh’s all-time record holder, Coach Josh Snyder, with 3 career total punt returns for touchdowns. On defense he had an interception. The interception (14th overall) ties him with Coach Josh Snyder for second place on the all-time Northwestern Lehigh records list. Eli only played in the 1st Quarter and the first play of the 2nd Quarter and did not re-enter the remaining part of the game. Northwestern Lehigh High School beat Wilson Area High School 47-0. Eli was nominated by his head coach, Josh Snyder.

WEEK 3 – Peyton Falzone, a Junior Quarterback from Nazareth Area High School, threw for 255 total yards and 4 touchdowns. Touchdown passes were from 52, 66, 35, and 43 yards. In addition, he ran for 79 yards with 1 rushing touchdown. The touchdown run was from 50 yards. While punting, his best was for 64 yards. His team beat Wilson High School (West Lawn) 35-31 to move to 3-0. Peyton was nominated by assistant coach Rob Petrosky.

WEEK 4 – Ivan Laubach, a Junior Quarterback from East Stroudsburg South High School, completed 14 passes for 278 yards on 21 attempts for 3 touchdowns. His longest was 44 yards. His team beat William Allen High School 54-20. East Stroudsburg South improved to a 3-1 record. Ivan was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 5 – Will Day, a Senior Running Back/Defensive Back from Easton Area High School, rushed 23 times for 156 yards and 1 touchdown. Will also added 3 receptions for 24 yards and 1 touchdown. On defense, he had 3 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, and 1 interception that stopped Emmaus High School in overtime. Easton moved to 4-1 and his team beat Emmaus 28-21 in overtime. Will was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 6 – Jack Robertson, a Senior Wide Receiver/Defensive Back for Saucon Valley High School, had 3 receptions for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 62-14 win vs Catasauqua. Jack only played in the 1st and 2nd quarters and did not reenter the game. Jack broke 3 career records at Saucon Valley High School and is now the all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns in a career. Jack serves as the team’s leading receiver, leader in interceptions, kick/punt returner, kicker, and punter and is an integral part of the team starting 5-1. Jack was nominated by his head coach Anthony Brinkley.

WEEK 7 – Ryan Roeder, a Senior Outside Linebacker from Freedom High School, had 8 total tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and a safety in their game vs. Bethlehem Catholic High School. Freedom won 24-3 and move to a 7-0 record and ranked 6th in Pennsylvania. Ryan was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 8 – Felix Matos, a Senior Wide Receiver/Defensive Back for Phillipsburg High School, had 6 total touchdowns, 5 were from rushing on 12 carries for 168 yards and 1 on a fumble recovery on a field goal block. In addition, he had 4 receptions for 61 yards. Phillipsburg (5-1) beat St. Joseph’s – Metuchen (previously undefeated) 49-14. Felix was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 9 – Marquez Wimberly, a Junior Running Back/Defensive Back for Nazareth Area High School, rushed 11 times for 110 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also had 5 catches for 132 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns. Nazareth beat Northampton 47-21. Marquez was nominated by his head coach Tom Falzone.

WEEK 10 – Dorian Thomas, a Senior Running Back for Easton Area High School, rushed 22 times for 315 yards and 4 touchdowns. Easton beat Nazareth Area High School 63-55. Easton finished the season 9-1 and are the East Division Champions of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. Dorian was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

October 30, 2024
Eli Zimmerman’s late TD run seals Northwestern Lehigh’s win over Southern Lehigh 23-17

CENTER VALLEY – When it counted the most Eli Zimmerman shines. Eli’s 71-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter put the Tigers up by two scores to seal a 23-17 win over Southern Lehigh and a Colonial-Schuylkill League A Division title.

“What a dog fight. It was back-and-forth and many penalties for both teams,” said Head Football Coach Josh Snyder. “I think our team was pretty gritty and we kept fighting, scratching, and clawing tonight.”

The game was nothing but perfect. Mistakes, penalties, and missed plays occurred throughout the night. Both teams combined for 17 penalties in the game.

“There are somethings we must clean up tonight,” said Snyder. “I told our team that we need to be 1-0 each week or we go home.”

In the second quarter, Shane Leh’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Mason Bollinger put the Tigers on the scoreboard. Josh Wambold’s kick was good and with 10:05 left in the half Northwestern Lehigh led 7-0.

Wambold added a 27-yard field goal to make it 10-0 with 5:08 remaining in the half.

Southern Lehigh’s defense in the first half kept them within reach of the Tigers as they headed into halftime down 10-0.

The Spartans came out of halftime with a mission.

Sean Steckert’s 60-yard kickoff return set up his 16-yard touchdown run. That was the first touchdown the Tigers defense gave up in three games.

Noah Tapler’s kick was good and they trailed the Tigers 10-7 with 11:42 left in the third quarter.

The Spartans tied the game up at 10 on a Noah Tapler 27-yard field goal with 5:51. Earlier in the game he missed a 55-yard field goal hitting the cross bar and bouncing back.

Not many games this season have the Tigers starters seen playing time in the fourth quarter. Tonight they needed them and it was starters like Bollinger and Zimmerman that led the way.

When it counted the most the Tigers offense kicked it in another gear. The Tigers drove 76 yards on 17 plays and converted two fourth downs during the drive.

Mason Bollinger finished off the drive with a 9-yard touchdown run putting Northwestern Lehigh up 16-10 with 9:42 left in the game.

Then it was Zimmerman sealing the game for the Tigers with a late 71-yard run.

“To have Eli bust that run late was big for us tonight,” said Snyder.

Southern Lehigh got the final score of the night. Colton Sams 8-yard touchdown pass to Michigan commit Andrew Olesh with 2:22 remaining cut the lead to 23-17.

Andrew finished the night with 8 catches for 86 yards.

“Olseh showed how good he is tonight,” said Snyder. “We double him all night and he still was making plays and catches.”

When you talk about team player, Zimmerman showed that tonight.

Late in the game and the Tigers looking to run out the clock Eli broke free for what look like another touchdown run. But instead, he slid down at the Spartans 15 to help run out the clock and a team win.

“Overall tonight it was a great team win,” said Eli Zimmerman. “It was a playoff atmosphere tonight.”

Eli finished the game with 236 yards rushing.

Northwestern Lehigh 23, Southern Lehigh 17

Friday, October 25, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Northwestern Lehigh 0 10 0 13 23

Southern Lehigh 0 0 10 7 17

Scoring Summary:

2nd Quarter:
NWL: Shane Leh 8 yards pass to Mason Bollinger (Josh Wambold kick) 10:05
NWL: Josh Wambold 27-yard field goal 5:08

3rd Quarter:
SL: Sean Steckert 16 yard run (Noah Tapler kick) 11:42
SL: Noah Tapler 27-yard field goal 5:51

4th Quarter:
NWL: Mason Bollinger 9-yard run (Josh Wambold kick) 9:42
NWL: Eli Zimmerman 71-yard run (kick failed) 6:47
SL: Colton Sams 8-yard pass to Andrew Olesh (Noah Tapler kick) 2:22

October 26, 2024
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 9

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 9):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Four players hit the 1,000 yard rushing mark in week 9. Marian Catholic’s sophomore Rory Dixon went over 1,000 yards for the 2nd time in his career (1,084 yards). Minersville’s junior Dante Carr has 1,124 rushing yards this season. North Schuylkill’s junior Luke Miller has 1,158 yards this season, and Fletcher Thompson of Williams Valley became just the 5th freshman in District 11 to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He joins Jordan Gray of Nazareth (1,663 yards in 2011), Austyn Borre of Pleasant Valley (1,257 yards in 2012), James Mungro of ES South (1,233 yards in 1993), and Dixon had 1,005 yards last year. Dixon (2,089 yards), and Carr (2,081 yards), went over 2,000 yards rushing in their careers in week 9 as did Jared Rohn of Saucon Valley (2,084 yards), and Eli Zimmerman of Northwestern (2,011 yards). Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven leads the District with 1,965 yards rushing and 27 td’s scored this season. Zachary Deresky-martinez of ES North rushed for 233 yards and 4 td’s in their win over PM East. Carr also scored 4 td’s in week 9 giving him 22 total for the season. Kyler Quick of Mahanoy Area rushed for 206 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Panther Valley. Marquez Wimberly of Nazareth scored 5 td’s in their win over Northampton. Wimberly rushed for 110 yards and 3 td’s while also catching 5 passes for 132 yards and 2 td’s. Seven players joined the chart in week 9 including 2 more quarterbacks. Qb’s Peyton Falzone of Nazareth (1,071 yards), and Luke Kane of Tamaqua (1,003 yards), along with backs TJ Lawrence of Parkland (1,088 yards), Tyler Stahley of Blue Mountain (1,074 yards), Cole Gemberling of Tri-Valley (1,061 yards), Sam Walborn of Nativity (1,030 yards), and previously mentioned freshman Fletcher Thompson with his 1,048 yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

Peyton Falzone of Nazareth threw for 293 yards and 3 td’s in week 9 and joined the “4,000 yard” club in the process. The junior has thrown for 4,249 career yards and 36 career td passes. Shane Leh of Northwestern threw 4 td passes in week 9 giving him 42 for his career. Antonio Fontanez of Liberty threw 2 td passes in their win over Bethlehem Catholic to give him 30 for his career. Matt Bodnar of Notre Dame threw for 425 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Palmerton. Bodnar went over 3,000 yards passing on the season and currently leads the District with 3,403 yards. Bodnar also leads the District with his 34 td passes. Brady Shomper of Williams Valley threw for 245 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Shenandoah Valley. Shomper has thrown for 1,679 yards and 24 td passes this season. The junior went over 2,000 yards for his career (2,243 yards), and also went over 30 career td passes (33). Five more players went over 1,000 yards passing for the season. They are Tanner Dogmantis of Whitehall (1,127 yards), Jerel Simms of PM West (1,054 yards), Cayden Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic (1,046 yards), Jayse Lawrence of LehIghton (1,038 yards), and Garrett Smoyer of Northern Lehigh (1,029 yards). Dogmantis and Simms along with Andrew Lucas of Salisbury (1,044 yards) joined the chart this week. Chase Walker of Freedom had his 7th game over 200 yards passing in week 9. Walker threw for 228 yards and 1 td in their loss to Easton. Walker is 2nd in the District behind Bodnar with 1,842 yards passing. Peter Albano of Saucon Valley threw for 230 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Southern Lehigh. Cole Lazorick of Jim Thorpe threw for 255 yards and 2 td passes while also rushing for 2 td’s in their win over Bangor.

RECEIVERS:

Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley caught 8 passes for 145 yards and a td vs Southern Lehigh. Robertson has 11 td catches this season which ties the school record that Alstan Wolfe holds (11 in 2016). Robertson’s career school record grows to 25 career td grabs. Ethan Dudsak of Stroudsburg leads the District with 54 receptions. Following Dudsak’s 54 catches are Kian Krzyzanowski of Williams Valley and Victor Schlosser of Tamaqua. Both players have 49 catches this season. Justin Yescavage of Jim Thorpe is one behind them with 48 catches. Yescavage also joined the “2,000 yard” receiving club in week 9 and has 125 career receptions for 2,072 yards and 14 td grabs. Krzyzanowski leads the District with 13 td catches and also takes over the District receiving yardage lead with his 924 yards. Xzavier Pusateri of ES South drops to 2nd with 874 receiving yards. Six players went over 1,000 yards in their careers in week 9. They are Mason Bollinger of Northwestern (1,084 yards), Kamari Coleman of Stroudsburg (1,051 yards), Aidan Sorrentino of Central Catholic (1,049 yards), Tsirell Curry of Pottsville (1,028 yards), Brady Behr of PM West (1,014 yards), and Michael Gelatko of Marian Catholic (1,004 yards).

Noah Dolbin of Nativity career receiving total watch: 1 catch for 8 yards in week 9

136 receptions – 21st place all-time in the District.

2,716 yards – 9th place all-time in the District (8th place is Nate Stefanik of Nazareth) 2,738 yards from 2016-19.

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (3 new this week)

Notre Dame – Bob Gratz 1970 (1,016 yards)

Palisades – Owen Breininger 2001 (1,160 yards)

Tri-Valley – Tim Herb 1984 (1,082 yards)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Bob Tarola 1966 (1,037 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Catasauqua – Billy Bock 1947 (1,127 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Dieruff – Mark Howard 1976 (1,380 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – Everett Alers 2002 (1,066 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Emmaus – Greg Pierog 1971 (1,027 yards)

Freedom – Mike Lawrence 1982 (1,072 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

Marian Catholic – Pete Albano 1975 (1,268 yards) & Fred Segilia 1975 (1,038 yards)

Nazareth – Frank Marakovits 1950 (1,158 yards)

Nativity – Tony Pitrowski 1977 (1,194 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northampton – Denny Onkotz 1965 (1,234 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Maurice Schleicher 1954 (1,476 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Palmerton – Walt Konek 1966 (1,006 yards)

Panther Valley – Mike Winsko 1966 (1,137 yards)

Parkland – Vince Quigg 1972 (1,094 yards)

Pius X – Steve Zegalia 1964 (1,372 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Pocono Mountain East – Mark Mikels 1963 (1,015 yards)

Pottsville – Jack Brennan 1948 (1,010 yards)

Salisbury – Mark Weaver 1973 (1,007 yards)

Schuylkill Haven – Blair Moyer 1973 (1,033 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Pete Ulicny 1972 (1,246 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Williams Valley – Don Matter 1970 (1,097 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (3 new this week)

Nativity – Bob Frantz 1969 (1,096 yards)

Pen Argyl – Jim Gum 1979 (1,076 yards)

William Allen – Joe Tomcho 1961 (1,198 yards)

Bangor – Steve Menhennitt 1969 (1,504 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Blue Mountain – Ken Blankenhorn 1968 (1,238 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Central Catholic – Dan Kendra Jr 1971 (1,471 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Todd Samet 1972 (1,206 yards)

Easton – Don Gentzle 1969 (1,090 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

Freedom – Steve Pecsek 1967 (1,183 yards)

Freeland – Tony Martincek 1979 (1,199 yards)

Jim Thorpe – John Searfoss 1985 (1,273 yards)

Lehighton – Terry Woginrich 1967 (1,239 yards)

Liberty – John Rabuck 1967 (1,340 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Matt Lawrence 1986 (1,111 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Nazareth – John Fritchman 1980 (1,081 yards)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

North Schuylkill – Terry Rakowsky 1977 (1,885 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Northwestern – Tony Fristick 1989 (1,029 yards)

Notre Dame – Bobby Williams 1980 (1,191 yards)

Palmerton – Pete Kale 1974 (1,025 yards)

Pottsville – Tom Flynn 1981 (1,222 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Mickey Kayes 1968 (1,276 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Al Kniffen 1980 (1,096 yards)

Tamaqua – Brad Geiger 1973 (1,116 yards)

Tri-Valley – Darin Kehler 1985 (1,352 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (2 new this week)

Catasauqua – Paryss Marshall 2013 (1,566 yards)

Lehighton – Shane McEvoy 2007 (1,135 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Central Catholic – Kevin Gulyas 2010 (1,282 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

ES South – Dan Cason 2009 (1,095 yards)

Easton – Mark Libiano 1991 (1,010 yards)

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 2022 (1,047 yards)

Freeland – Brian Ayers 1986 (1,097 yards)

Minersville – Gabe Davis 2019 (1,041 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

Nazareth – Justin Kondikoff 1996 (1,014 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Northwestern – Trevor Cunningham 2016 (1,108 yards)

Notre Dame – David Sanders 2018 (1,341 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

Panther Valley – Tom Rosahac 1989 (1,218 yards)

Pine Grove – Shea Morgan 2020 (1,019 yards)

Pius X – Tony Merlo 1995 (1,032 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Justin Richardson 2016 (1,074 yards)

Williams Valley – OJ Grow 1990 (1,114 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (5), 5 (4) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

5 (7), 4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

5 (9), 4 (7) Marquez Wimberly (Nazareth)

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

4 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

4 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

333 (6), 277 (5), 260 (4), 255 (7), 222 (8), 204 (3) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

271 (6) Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)  *School Record*

268 (7), 202 (6) Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

247 (7) Charlie Capers (ES South)

235 (7), 212 (9), 207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

233 (9) Zachary Deresky-martinez (ES North)

226 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

207 (8) Dante Carr (Minersville)

206 (4) Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

206 (9) Kyler Quick (Mahanoy Area)

205 (5) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

204 (8) Jason St. Ledger (Salisbury)

201 (5) Chris Ward (Pleasant Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

607 (1), 446 (7), 425 (9), 419 (6), 363 (3), 363 (8), 313 (2), 249 (5), 218 (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  **DISTRICT RECORD**

403 (5), 270 (1), 215 (4) Dante Carr (Minersville)

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

303 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

293 (9), 255 (3), 224 (7) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

278 (4), 245 (7), 212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

274 (6), 266 (1), 255 (9), 205 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

265 (4), 237 (8), 235 (5), 213 (2), 209 (6), 201 (7) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

262 (1), 228 (9), 227 (6), 221 (4), 220 (3), 208 (5), 208 (8) Chase Walker (Freedom)

261 (4), 231 (5) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

256 (8), 245 (9), 225 (5), 224 (7), 209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

254 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

253 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

250 (2), 200 (1), 200 (6) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

240 (9) Peter Albano (Saucon Valley)

225 (6), 222 (8), 212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

222 (4) Jack Trickel (Palisades)

220 (6) Cole Ordway (Easton)

218 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

212 (4) Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

210 (5), 209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), 5 (7), (4), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

5 (7) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

4 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

4 (6) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

4 (6) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

4 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

4 (7), 4 (9) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

4 (9) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (7), 11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

10 (5) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (8) Brady Behr (PM West) *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

207 (3), 163 (7) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

180 (4) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

171 (7), 152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

166 (5) Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

163 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

161 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

152 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

150 (8), 145 (9) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

147 (5) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

145 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

142 (6) Gaige Guers (Blue Mountain)

141 (8) Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

3 (4) Joe Roth Lehighton)

3 (5) Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

3 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (9), 49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

44 (7) Will Buck (Emmaus)

43 (7), 42 (1) Noah Tapler (Southern Lehigh)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (900)

1965 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

1348 Charlie Capers (ES South)

1194 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

1189 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

1158 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

1124 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1084 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

1048 Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

1006 Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

995 Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)

973 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

909 Caden Faust (Pen Argyl)

Touchdowns (18)

27 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

24 Charlie Capers (ES South)

23 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

23 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

22 Dante Carr (Minersville)

21 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

19 Sam Walborn (Nativity)

18 Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)

18 Marquez Wimberly (Nazareth)

Passing Yards (1000)

3403 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

1842 Chase Walker (Freedom)

1824 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

1721 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

1679 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

1536 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1490 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1489 Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

1488 Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

1441 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

1406 Antonio Fontanez (Liberty)

1378 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1225 Osmany Guzman (Parkland)

1204 Rocco Delgiudice (PM East)

1190 Cole Ordway (Easton)

1147 Jack Trickel (Palisades)

1145 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

1127 Tanner Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1105 Gavin Taff (Northampton)

1058 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

1054 Jerel Simms (PM West)

1046 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

1038 Jayse Lawrence (Lehighton)

1037 Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1029 Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

Touchdown Passes (17)

34 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

24 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

20 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

20 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

18 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

17 Chase Walker (Freedom)

17 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

Receptions (38)

54 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

49 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

49 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

48 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

45 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

44 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

43 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

42 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

42 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

42 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

42 Brady Behr (PM West)

39 Lincoln Cook (Palisades)

39 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

38 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

Reception Yardage (600)

924 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

874 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

847 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

790 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

780 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

763 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

747 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

696 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

682 Paiten Lapoint (Minersville)

658 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

645 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

643 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

625 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

621 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

Reception Touchdowns (9)

13 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

11 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

11 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

11 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

10 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

10 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

9 Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

October 25, 2024
Player of the Week (9) – National Football Foundation LV Chapter

WEEK 1 – Matt Bodnar, a Junior Quarterback from Notre Dame Green Pond High School, had 37 completions on 49 attempts for 604 yards passing and 7 touchdowns. In addition, he rushed for an 8^th touchdown. All statistics are school records. His team beat Garden Spot 71-64. Matt was nominated by his head coach, Phil Stambaugh.

WEEK 2 – Eli Zimmerman, a Senior Running Back and Safety for Northwestern Lehigh High School rushed 2 times for 89 yards for 2 touchdowns. He added 1 reception for 9 yards for a touchdown. He had 1 punt return for 43 yards and resulted in a touchdown which ties him with Northwestern Lehigh’s all-time record holder, Coach Josh Snyder, with 3 career total punt returns for touchdowns. On defense he had an interception. The interception (14^th overall) ties him with Coach Josh Snyder for second place on the all-time Northwestern Lehigh records list. Eli only played in the 1^st Quarter and the first play of the 2^nd Quarter and did not re-enter the remaining part of the game. Northwestern Lehigh High School beat Wilson Area High School 47-0. Eli was nominated by his head coach, Josh Snyder.

WEEK 3 – Peyton Falzone, a Junior Quarterback from Nazareth Area High School, threw for 255 total yards and 4 touchdowns. Touchdown passes were from 52, 66, 35, and 43 yards. In addition, he ran for 79 yards with 1 rushing touchdown. The touchdown run was from 50 yards. While punting, his best was for 64 yards. His team beat Wilson High School (West Lawn) 35-31 to move to 3-0. Peyton was nominated by assistant coach Rob Petrosky.

WEEK 4 – Ivan Laubach, a Junior Quarterback from East Stroudsburg South High School, completed 14 passes for 278 yards on 21 attempts for 3 touchdowns. His longest was 44 yards. His team beat William Allen High School 54-20. East Stroudsburg South improved to a 3-1 record. Ivan was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 5 – Will Day, a Senior Running Back/Defensive Back from Easton Area High School, rushed 23 times for 156 yards and 1 touchdown. Will also added 3 receptions for 24 yards and 1 touchdown. On defense, he had 3 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, and 1 interception that stopped Emmaus High School in overtime. Easton moved to 4-1 and his team beat Emmaus 28-21 in overtime. Will was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 6 – Jack Robertson, a Senior Wide Receiver/Defensive Back for Saucon Valley High School, had 3 receptions for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 62-14 win vs Catasauqua. Jack only played in the 1st and 2nd quarters and did not reenter the game. Jack broke 3 career records at Saucon Valley High School and is now the all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns in a career. Jack serves as the team’s leading receiver, leader in interceptions, kick/punt returner, kicker, and punter and is an integral part of the team starting 5-1. Jack was nominated by his head coach Anthony Brinkley.

WEEK 7 – Ryan Roeder, a Senior Outside Linebacker from Freedom High School, had 8 total tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and a safety in their game vs. Bethlehem Catholic High School. Freedom won 24-3 and move to a 7-0 record and ranked 6^th in Pennsylvania. Ryan was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 8 – Felix Matos, a Senior Wide Receiver/Defensive Back for Phillipsburg High School, had 6 total touchdowns, 5 were from rushing on 12 carries for 168 yards and 1 on a fumble recovery on a field goal block. In addition, he had 4 receptions for 61 yards. Phillipsburg (5-1) beat St. Joseph’s – Metuchen (previously undefeated) 49-14. Felix was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 9 – Marquez Wimberly, a Junior Running Back/Defensive Back for Nazareth Area High School, rushed 11 times for 110 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also had 5 catches for 132 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns. Nazareth beat Northampton 47-21. Marquez was nominated by his head coach Tom Falzone.

October 25, 2024
Marquez Wimberly Scores Five TDs to Lead Nazareth Area Past Northampton

NAZARETH – We know Marquez Wimberly is a dynamic player. Last night he took it to another level. Wimberly totaled five touchdowns, racking up 239 total yards of offense for the Blue Eagles in a 47-21 win over Northampton on Friday night at Andrew S. Leh Stadium.

It didn’t take long for Wimberly to show off his skills. In the first quarter, he broke several tackles and showed his speed in a ten-yard touchdown run. Then a screen pass by Peyton Falzone to Wimberly may have been the best highlight of the night. He broke several tackles, weaved through the defense, and kicked it in another gear for a 55-yard touchdown catch. It was 13-0 Blue Eagles with 4:02 left in the first quarter.

Northampton made it 13-7 when Billy Stuhldreher ran an eight-yard touchdown. That cut into the Blue Eagles’ lead after one quarter.

In the second quarter, Wimberly’s one-yard touchdown run and Northampton’s Zeke Spencer’s four-yard touchdown run with 5:38 left in the half made it 20-14 Blue Eagles. But Wimberly wasn’t slowing down yet.

He took a short pass, made his move, and showed his breakaway speed in a 72-yard touchdown. That was his fourth touchdown of the first half. Nazareth led 26-14 at halftime.

Wimberly added his fifth touchdown of the night in the third quarter. This time it was a run straight up the middle for 22 yards. Owen Hall’s kick was good with 10:33 left in the quarter.

“The offensive line did good tonight opening holes for me,” said Wimberly. “I am thankful for them.”

Marquez had 135 yards receiving and Falzone finished with 291 yards passing.

Nazareth’s next opponent is Easton Area. The Red Rovers knocked off Freedom, 25-21. Northampton will host Bethlehem Catholic.

“Easton is a tough team and we need to play consistently against them next week,” said Wimberly.

Nazareth 47, Northampton 21

Friday, October 18, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Northampton 7 7 7 0 21

Nazareth Area 13 13 21 0 47

Scoring Summary:

1st Quarter
Naz: Marquez Wimberly 10-yard run (Owen Hall kick failed) 6:24
Naz: Marquez Wimberly 55-yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Owen Hall kick) 4:02
Nor: Billy Stuhldreher 8-yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick) 1:52

2nd Quarter
Naz: Marquez Wimberly 1-yard run (Owen Hall kick) 9:46
Nor: Zeke Spencer 4-yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick) 5:38
Naz: Marquez Wimberly 72-yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Owen Hall kick failed) 1:06

3rd Quarter
Naz: Marquez Wimberly 22-yard run (Owen Hall kick) 10:33
Nor: Tymir Williams 37-yard pass from Gavin Taff (Aaron Gutkowski kick) 4:12
Naz: Peyton Falzone 49-yard run (Owen Hall kick failed) 3:42

October 19, 2024
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 8

RUNNINGBACKS:

Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven had his 6th 200 plus yard rushing game when he gained 222 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Pine Grove. His District leading yardage is 1,793 yards. Carestia has scored 25 td’s this season and 50 for his career. Dante Carr of Minersville returned to the lineup and rushed for 207 yards and scored 5 td’s while throwing for 177 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Nativity. Carr has rushed for 978 yards and thrown for 1,360 yards this season. He’s scored 18 td’s and has thrown 18 td passes. Jason St. Ledger of Salisbury rushed for 204 yards and scored 3 t’s in their win over Palmerton. Eli Zimmerman of Northwestern went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season (1,100) and has scored 20 td’s. Aaron Beete of Freedom (1,090 yards), and Jameson Trainer of Palmerton (1,006 yards), hit the 1,000 yard rushing mark. Trainer is added to the chart as is Brennan Kunkle of Panther Valley (1,108 yards).

QUARTERBACKS:

Eight players went over 1,000 yards passing for the season in week 8. They are Rocco Delgiudice of PM East (1,130), Cole Ordway of Easton (1,111), Jack Trickel of Palisades (1,087), Aiden Reilly of Catasauqua (1,058), Osmany Guzman of Parkland (1,030), Gavin Taff of Northampton (1,014), Braden Rohn of Saucon Valley (1,008), and Caden Mengel of North Schuylkill (1,007). Taff and Ordway both hit the career 20 td pass mark. Rohn along with Levi Terry of Mahanoy Area (1,101 yards) joined the chart this week. Matt Bodnar of Notre Dame threw for 363 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Palisades. Bodnar’s District leading totals have him throwing just shy of 3,000 yards (2,978 yards). Bodnar did go over 3,000 yards for his career (3,351 yards). The junior leads the District with 30 td passes this season and he’s thrown 35 in his career. Colton Sams of Southern Lehigh threw for over 200 yards for the 6th time this year with his 237 yards he threw in their win over Bangor. Sams is in 2nd place behind Bodnar with his 1,717 yards passing. Chase Walker of Freedom also had his 6th game over 200 yards passing in week 8. Walker threw for 208 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Northampton. Walker has the 3rd highest total with 1,614 yards. He also went over 3,000 yards for his career (3,133 yards). Brady Shomper of Williams Valley threw for 256 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Marian Catholic. Shomper has thrown 20 td passes this season. Brady Strause of Blue Mountain threw for 222 yards vs North Schuylkill in week 8.

RECEIVERS:

Ethan Dudsak of Stroudsburg caught 5 passes in their win over ES North to give him a school record 68 career receptions. Marcello Riccardi held the old record when he caught 64 passes from 2013-15. Dudsak also broke Riccardi’s single season reception record with his District leading 48 catches. Riccardi caught 44 passes in 2015. Brady Behr of PM West caught 10 passes in their loss to ES South to give him a school record 77 career receptions. Matt Shelter held the old record when he caught 74 passes from 2010-12. The 10 catches also ties Shelter for the school record single game record. Caleb Newsome of Nazareth went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career in week 8 (1,066). I forgot to mention there were 5 players to also hit the 1,000 yard career mark in week 7. They were Alex Clark of Notre Dame, Paiten Lapoint of Minersville, Jake Puksyzn of Liberty, Shacre Colwell of Freedom, and Talon Dogmantis of Whitehall. Following Dudsak’s 48 catches is Kian Krzyzanowski of Williams Valley who has 45 receptions. Victor Schlosser of Tamaqua follows with 43 catches, and Justin Yescavage of Jim Thorpe has 41 catches. Xzavier Pusateri of ES South still leads the District in reception yardage (854). Krzyzanowski is second with 808 yards. Pusateri is now tied with Krzyzanowski for the District td reception lead (11). Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley caught 3 td passes in their win over Pen Argyl and tied the school record. Ben Scholl caught 3 td passes in 1955 vs Pen Argyl and Robertson caught 3 td’s vs Wilson in 2023. Robertson has 10 td receptions on the season and 24 for his career. Luke Kawczenski of Southern Lehigh joined the chart with 590 yards.

Noah Dolbin of Nativity career receiving total watch:

135 receptions – 21st place all-time in the District. Dolbin moved ahead of Tim Walter of Southern Lehigh (133 catches from 2014-16)

2,708 yards – 9th place all-time in the District (8th place is Nate Stefanik of Nazareth) 2,738 yards from 2016-19. He moved ahead of Matt Camilletti of Pius X) 2,642 yards from 2008-11.

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (5 new this week)

Catasauqua – Billy Bock 1947 (1,127 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – Everett Alers 2002 (1,066 yards)

Emmaus – Greg Pierog 1971 (1,027 yards)

Pocono Mountain East – Mark Mikels 1963 (1,015 yards)

Salisbury – Mark Weaver 1973 (1,007 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Pete Ulicny 1972 (1,246 yards)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Bob Tarola 1966 (1,037 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Dieruff – Mark Howard 1976 (1,380 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Freedom – Mike Lawrence 1982 (1,072 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

Marian Catholic – Pete Albano 1975 (1,268 yards) & Fred Segilia 1975 (1,038 yards)

Nazareth – Frank Marakovits 1950 (1,158 yards)

Nativity – Tony Pitrowski 1977 (1,194 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northampton – Denny Onkotz 1965 (1,234 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Maurice Schleicher 1954 (1,476 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Palmerton – Walt Konek 1966 (1,006 yards)

Panther Valley – Mike Winsko 1966 (1,137 yards)

Parkland – Vince Quigg 1972 (1,094 yards)

Pius X – Steve Zegalia 1964 (1,372 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Pottsville – Jack Brennan 1948 (1,010 yards)

Schuylkill Haven – Blair Moyer 1973 (1,033 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Williams Valley – Don Matter 1970 (1,097 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (5 new this week)

Freeland – Tony Martincek 1979 (1,199 yards)

Liberty – John Rabuck 1967 (1,340 yards)

Northwestern – Tony Fristick 1989 (1,029 yards)

Notre Dame – Bobby Williams 1980 (1,191 yards)

Pottsville – Tom Flynn 1981 (1,222 yards)

Bangor – Steve Menhennitt 1969 (1,504 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Blue Mountain – Ken Blankenhorn 1968 (1,238 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Central Catholic – Dan Kendra Jr 1971 (1,471 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Todd Samet 1972 (1,206 yards)

Easton – Don Gentzle 1969 (1,090 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

Freedom – Steve Pecsek 1967 (1,183 yards)

Jim Thorpe – John Searfoss 1985 (1,273 yards)

Lehighton – Terry Woginrich 1967 (1,239 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Matt Lawrence 1986 (1,111 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Nazareth – John Fritchman 1980 (1,081 yards)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

North Schuylkill – Terry Rakowsky 1977 (1,885 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Palmerton – Pete Kale 1974 (1,025 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Mickey Kayes 1968 (1,276 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Al Kniffen 1980 (1,096 yards)

Tamaqua – Brad Geiger 1973 (1,116 yards)

Tri-Valley – Darin Kehler 1985 (1,352 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (3 new this week)

Nazareth – Justin Kondikoff 1996 (1,014 yards)

Panther Valley – Tom Rosahac 1989 (1,218 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Justin Richardson 2016 (1,074 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Central Catholic – Kevin Gulyas 2010 (1,282 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

ES South – Dan Cason 2009 (1,095 yards)

Easton – Mark Libiano 1991 (1,010 yards)

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 2022 (1,047 yards)

Freeland – Brian Ayers 1986 (1,097 yards)

Minersville – Gabe Davis 2019 (1,041 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Northwestern – Trevor Cunningham 2016 (1,108 yards)

Notre Dame – David Sanders 2018 (1,341 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

Pine Grove – Shea Morgan 2020 (1,019 yards)

Pius X – Tony Merlo 1995 (1,032 yards)

Williams Valley – OJ Grow 1990 (1,114 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (5), 5 (4) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

5 (7), 4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

5 (8), 4 (5) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

4 (7) Marquez Wimberly (Nazareth)

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

333 (6), 277 (5), 260 (4), 255 (7), 222 (8), 204 (3) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

271 (6) Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)  *School Record*

268 (7), 202 (6) Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

247 (7) Charlie Capers (ES South)

235 (7), 207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

226 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

207 (8) Dante Carr (Minersville)

206 (4) Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

205 (5) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

204 (8) Jason St. Ledger (Salisbury)

201 (5) Chris Ward (Pleasant Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

607 (1), 446 (7), 419 (6), 363 (3), 363 (8), 313 (2), 249 (5), 218 (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  **DISTRICT RECORD**

403 (5), 270 (1), 215 (4) Dante Carr (Minersville)

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

303 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

278 (4), 245 (7), 212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

274 (6), 266 (1), 205 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

265 (4), 237 (8), 235 (5), 213 (2), 209 (6), 201 (7) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

262 (1), 227 (6), 221 (4), 220 (3), 208 (5), 208 (8) Chase Walker (Freedom)

261 (4), 231 (5) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

256 (8), 225 (5), 224 (7), 209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

255 (3), 224 (7) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

254 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

253 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

250 (2), 200 (1), 200 (6) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

225 (6), 222 (8), 212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

222 (4) Jack Trickel (Palisades)

220 (6) Cole Ordway (Easton)

218 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

212 (4) Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

210 (5), 209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), 5 (7), (4), 4 (6) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

5 (7) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (7) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

4 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

4 (6) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

4 (6) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

4 (7) Jackson Mitchell (Stroudsburg)

4 (7) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (7), 11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)  *School Record*

10 (5) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (8) Brady Behr (PM West)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

207 (3), 163 (7) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

180 (4) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

171 (7), 152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

166 (5) Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

163 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

161 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

152 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

147 (5) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

145 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

142 (6) Gaige Guers (Blue Mountain)

141 (8) Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

140 (8) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (7) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

3 (4) Joe Roth Lehighton)

3 (5) Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

3 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Field Goals (40 yards)

49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

44 (7) Will Buck (Emmaus)

43 (7), 42 (1) Noah Tapler (Southern Lehigh)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (800)

1793 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

1175 Charlie Capers (ES South)

1100 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

1090 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

1006 Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

978 Dante Carr (Minersville)

946 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

946 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

887 Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)

869 Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

831 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

809 Dorian Thomas (Easton)

Touchdowns (15)

25 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

22 Charlie Capers (ES South)

21 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

20 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

18 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

18 Dante Carr (Minersville)

16 Sam Walborn (Nativity)

16 Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)

15 William Day (Easton)

Passing Yards (1000)

2978 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

1717 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

1614 Chase Walker (Freedom)

1440 Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

1434 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

1428 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

1360 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

1360 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1346 Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

1235 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1227 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1187 Antonio Fontanez (Liberty)

1130 Rocco Delgiudice (PM East)

1111 Cole Ordway (Easton)

1087 Jack Trickel (Palisades)

1058 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

1030 Osmany Guzman (Parkland)

1014 Gavin Taff (Northampton)

1008 Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

1007 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

Touchdown Passes (15)

30 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

20 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

18 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

18 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

16 Chase Walker (Freedom)

15 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

Receptions (35)

48 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

45 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

43 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

41 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

39 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

39 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

37 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

37 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

37 Brady Behr (PM West)

37 Lincoln Cook (Palisades)

36 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

36 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

35 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Reception Yardage (600)

854 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

808 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

755 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

746 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

714 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

701 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

651 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

622 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

618 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

607 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

Reception Touchdowns (8)

11 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

11 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

10 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

10 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

10 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

8 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

8 Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

8 Luke Kawczenski (Southern Lehigh)

October 18, 2024
NFFLVC Player of the Week (8)

For Immediate Release: Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 34 local high schools. Players are listed below and will be our guests at the 65th Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet on March 2, 2025. Head Varsity Coaches are encouraged to nominate players worthy of P.O.T.W consideration to the NFFLVC by Monday 5:00pm each week.

WEEK 1 – Matt Bodnar, a Junior Quarterback from Notre Dame Green Pond High School, had 37 completions on 49 attempts for 604 yards passing and 7 touchdowns. In addition, he rushed for an 8th touchdown. All statistics are school records. His team beat Garden Spot 71-64. Matt was nominated by his head coach, Phil Stambaugh.

WEEK 2 – Eli Zimmerman, a Senior Running Back and Safety for Northwestern Lehigh High School rushed 2 times for 89 yards for 2 touchdowns. He added 1 reception for 9 yards for a touchdown. He had 1 punt return for 43 yards and resulted in a touchdown which ties him with Northwestern Lehigh’s all-time record holder, Coach Josh Snyder, with 3 career total punt returns for touchdowns. On defense he had an interception. The interception (14th overall) ties him with Coach Josh Snyder for second place on the all-time Northwestern Lehigh records list. Eli only played in the 1st Quarter and the first play of the 2nd Quarter and did not re-enter the remaining part of the game. Northwestern Lehigh High School beat Wilson Area High School 47-0. Eli was nominated by his head coach, Josh Snyder.

WEEK 3 – Peyton Falzone, a Junior Quarterback from Nazareth Area High School, threw for 255 total yards and 4 touchdowns. Touchdown passes were from 52, 66, 35, and 43 yards. In addition, he ran for 79 yards with 1 rushing touchdown. The touchdown run was from 50 yards. While punting, his best was for 64 yards. His team beat Wilson High School (West Lawn) 35-31 to move to 3-0. Peyton was nominated by assistant coach Rob Petrosky.

WEEK 4 – Ivan Laubach, a Junior Quarterback from East Stroudsburg South High School, completed 14 passes for 278 yards on 21 attempts for 3 touchdowns. His longest was 44 yards. His team beat William Allen High School 54-20. East Stroudsburg South improved to a 3-1 record. Ivan was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 5 – Will Day, a Senior Running Back/Defensive Back from Easton Area High School, rushed 23 times for 156 yards and 1 touchdown. Will also added 3 receptions for 24 yards and 1 touchdown. On defense, he had 3 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, and 1 interception that stopped Emmaus High School in overtime. Easton moved to 4-1 and his team beat Emmaus 28-21 in overtime. Will was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 6 – Jack Robertson, a Senior Wide Receiver/Defensive Back for Saucon Valley High School, had 3 receptions for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 62-14 win vs Catasauqua. Jack only played in the 1st and 2nd quarters and did not reenter the game. Jack broke 3 career records at Saucon Valley High School and is now the all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns in a career. Jack serves as the team’s leading receiver, leader in interceptions, kick/punt returner, kicker, and punter and is an integral part of the team starting 5-1. Jack was nominated by his head coach Anthony Brinkley.

WEEK 7 – Ryan Roeder, a Senior Outside Linebacker from Freedom High School, had 8 total tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and a safety in their game vs. Bethlehem Catholic High School. Freedom won 24-3 and move to a 7-0 record and ranked 6th in Pennsylvania. Ryan was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 8 – Felix Matos, a Senior Wide Receiver/Defensive Back for Phillipsburg High School, had 6 total touchdowns, 5 were from rushing on 12 carries for 168 yards and 1 on a fumble recovery on a field goal block. In addition, he had 4 receptions for 61 yards. Phillipsburg (5-1) beat St. Joseph’s – Metuchen (previously undefeated) 49-14. Felix was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

October 16, 2024
Aaron Beete’s Big Second Half Helps Freedom Beat Bethlehem Catholic 24-3

BETHLEHEM – When it mattered the most, the Patriots made the plays, outscoring the Golden Hawks 15-0 in the second half to win, 24-3 against cross town rival Bethlehem Catholic at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. Leading the way was running back Aaron Beete who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

“You know what you’re getting with him.” said Roeder. “He is as tough as they come and he doesn’t need much room to find the hole.”

In the first half, both teams were a little out of sync. Freedom managed to get the only touchdown in the first half. Chase Walker threw a dart and Amare DuBoise made the diving catch for eight yards. Nathan Stannard’s kick made it 7-0 Freedom.

The defense was stellar all night for Freedom. The Golden Hawks started on offense deep in Freedom territory. The Patriots took advantage. Ryan Roeder made the tackle on Bethlehem Catholic’s running back in the end zone for a safety.

Bethlehem Catholic got on the scoreboard late in the first half. Christian Hawach’s 35-yard field goal with 22 seconds left cut into Freedoms lead.

“Give credit to Bethlehem Catholic. They battled and were physical the first half,” said Head Football Coach Jason Roeder. “We were just a little off the first half.” The score stayed 9-3 with Freedom leading.

“The message at half was we are close. Let’s clean it up and go out there and make those plays in the second half,” said Roeder. Freedom did just that.

Their first possession of the second half resulted in a 14-play, 84-yard drive when Beete went in from two yards out and got the two-point conversion to make it 17-3 with 4:00 minutes left in the third quarter.

On the Golden Hawks next possession, they turned the ball over when Cayden Vassa fumbled the ball. Dylan Hill recovered it with 2:15 left in the third quarter. It was his second fumble recovery of the game.

“When you hustle and are always around the football, good things are going to happen,” said Roeder.

Off the turnover, it took six plays for Beete to score his second touchdown of the night, a two-yard touchdown run to make it 24-3.

With the win, Freedom improves to 7-0 and Bethlehem Catholic drops to 4-3.

Next weekend, Freedom hits the road at Northampton and Bethlehem Catholic is home against Nazareth Area.

Scoring Summary:

Thursday, October 3, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Bethlehem Catholic 0 3 0 0 3

Freedom 7 2 8 7 24

1st Quarter
FR: Amare DuBoise 8 yard pass from Chase Walker (Nathan Stannard kick) 4:39

2nd Quarter
FR: Ryan Roeder made tackle in end zone 7:55
BC: Christian Hawach 35 yard field goal :22

3rd Quarter
FR: Aaron Beete 2 yard run (Aaron Beete run good) 4:00

4th Quarter
FR: Aaron Beete 2 yard run (Nathan Stannard kick good) 11:58

October 4, 2024
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 6

RUNNINGBACKS:

Eli Zimmerman of Northwestern rushed for a school record 271 yards and 2 td’s in week 6. Brett Snyder held the old record when he rushed for 266 yards vs Notre Dame in 1995. Zimmerman has rushed for 833 yards and scored 14 td’s this season. Junior Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 333 yards and 3 td’s to up his District leading totals to 1,316 yards rushing and 21 td’s scored. Carestia also went over 3,000 career rushing yards (3,245). Jameson Trainer of Palmerton rushed for 202 yards and a td vs Wilson in week 6 and also threw for 198 yards and 3 td’s. Charles Capers of ES South (1,108 yards), Aaron Beete of Freedom (1,093 yards), and Colton Reber of Schuylkill Haven (1,029 yards) all joined the chart after week 6. I failed to mention that Chris Ward of Pleasant Valley rushed for 201 yards in week 5.

QUARTERBACKS:

Matt Bodnar of Notre Dame threw for 419 yards and 4 td’s in week 6 to up his District leading totals to 2,169 yards passing and 22 td passes. Chase Walker of Freedom had his 5th 200 yard passing game when he threw for 227 yards and 2 td’s in their win over ES South. Colton Sams of Southern Lehigh threw for 209 yards and 4 td’s vs Jim Thorpe to up his season totals to 1.279 yards and 12 td passes. Sams’ yardage is the second highest this season behind Bodnar. Walker is third with 1,261 yards. Brady Strause of Blue Mountain threw for 225 yards and 4 td passes in week 6. The junior joins the chart as he went over 1,000 yards passing in his first season (1,110). Sophomore Andrew Allen of Pottsville also went over 1,000 yards (1,140) for the season and is added to the chart. Antonio Fontanez of Liberty went over 3,000 yards passing in his career (3,062) and the junior also hit the 25 td pass mark for his career. Cole Ordway of Easton threw for 220 yards and 2 td’s vs Stroudsburg to put him over 2,000 yards passing (2,075) for his career. Jeramy Cressman of Wilson threw for 198 yards and 3 td’s last week to also go over 2,000 yards passing in his career (2,103 yards). Cole Lazorick of Jim Thorpe threw for 274 yards and 2 scores in week 6 and Rocco Delguidice of PM East threw for exactly 200 yards and a td. Other qb’s going over 1,000 yards passing for the season in week 6 were Ivan Laubach of ES South (1,015 yards), and Peyton Falzone of Nazareth (1,006 yards).

RECEIVERS:

We have a great race in all 3 categories. Justin Yescavage of Jim Thorpe leads the District with 34 receptions. Kian Krzyzanowski of Williams Valley is 2nd with 33 catches, followed by Xzavier Pusateri of ES South with 32, Carmine Diaz of Notre Dame 31, and both Ethan Dudsak of Stroudsburg and Jonathan Striba of Notre Dame with 30 catches. For the yardage lead, Krzyzanowski is at the top with 597 yards followed closely by Diaz (590), Pusateri (589), and Noah Dolbin of Nativity (576 yards). Krzyzanowski also leads in td receptions with 9 followed by both Manny Bolmer of Catasauqua and Diaz who both have 8 td receptions. Gaige Guers of Blue Mountain broke the school career receiving yardage record in week 6. Guers has 1,191 yards which breaks the old record of 1,166 yards that Charlie Schultz set from 1998-2000. Carter Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic went over 1,000 career receiving yards in week 6. The sophomore has 1,077 career yards. Four more players joined the chart in week 6, Carmine Diaz of Notre Dame (590 yards), Amare DuBoise of Freedom (533 yards), Robbie Schaeffer of Pine Grove (522 yards), and Ethan Dudsak of Stroudsburg (521 yards).

Noah Dolbin of Nativity career receiving total watch:

125 receptions – tied for 26th place all-time in the District with KJ Williams of Liberty (2010-13)

2,529 yards – 13th place all-time in the District (12th place occupied by Parish Marshall of Catasauqua) 2,541 yards from 2011-13

TIDBITS: NO NEW PLAYERS THIS WEEK FOR ALL 3 CATEGORIES

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (5 new this week)

Nazareth – Frank Marakovits 1950 (1,158 yards)

Northampton – Denny Onkotz 1965 (1,234 yards)

Palmerton – Walt Konek 1966 (1,006 yards)

Schuylkill Haven – Blair Moyer 1973 (1,033 yards)

Williams Valley – Don Matter 1970 (1,097 yards)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Dieruff – Mark Howard 1976 (1,380 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Freedom – Mike Lawrence 1982 (1,072 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Maurice Schleicher 1954 (1,476 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Panther Valley – Mike Winsko 1966 (1,137 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Pottsville – Jack Brennan 1948 (1,010 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (5 new this week)

Bangor – Steve Menhennitt 1969 (1,504 yards)

Easton – Don Gentzle 1969 (1,090 yards)

Jim Thorpe – John Searfoss 1985 (1,273 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Matt Lawrence 1986 (1,111 yards)

Tri-Valley – Darin Kehler 1985 (1,352 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

Lehighton – Terry Woginrich 1967 (1,239 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Nazareth – John Fritchman 1980 (1,081 yards)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Palmerton – Pete Kale 1974 (1,025 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Mickey Kayes 1968 (1,276 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Al Kniffen 1980 (1,096 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (3 new this week)

Easton – Mark Libiano 1991 (1,010 yards)

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 2022 (1,047 yards)

Freeland – Brian Ayers 1986 (1,097 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Central Catholic – Kevin Gulyas 2010 (1,282 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

ES South – Dan Cason 2009 (1,095 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Northwestern – Trevor Cunningham 2016 (1,108 yards)

Notre Dame – David Sanders 2018 (1,341 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

Pine Grove – Shea Morgan 2020 (1,019 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (5) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (1), 4 (4) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

5 (4) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

4 (5) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

333 (6), 277 (5), 260 (4), 204 (3) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

271 (6) Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)  *School Record*

226 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

206 (4) Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

205 (5) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

202 (6) Jameson Trainer (Palmerton)

201 (5) Chris Ward (Pleasant Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

607 (1), 419 (6), 363 (3), 313 (2), 249 (5), 218 (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  **DISTRICT RECORD**

403 (5), 270 (1), 215 (4) Dante Carr (Minersville)

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

303 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

278 (4), 212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

274 (6), 266 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

265 (4), 235 (5), 213 (2), 209 (6) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

262 (1), 227 (6), 221 (4), 220 (3), 208 (5) Chase Walker (Freedom)

261 (4), 231 (5) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

255 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

254 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

253 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

250 (2), 200 (1), 200 (6) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

225 (5), 209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

222 (4) Jack Trickel (Palisades)

225 (6), 212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

220 (6) Cole Ordway (Easton)

212 (4) Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

210 (5), 209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), (4), 4 (6) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

4 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

4 (6) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

4 (6) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

Single Game Receptions (10)

11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

10 (5) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

207 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

180 (4) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

166 (5) Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

163 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

161 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

152 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

147 (5) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

145 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

142 (6) Gaige Guers (Blue Mountain)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

3 (4) Joe Roth Lehighton)

3 (5) Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

3 (6) Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

Field Goals (40 yards)

49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

42 (1) Noah Tapler (Southern Lehigh)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (640)

1316 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

877 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

833 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

771 Dante Carr (Minersville)

  757 Charlie Capers (ES South)

740 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

  707 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

  645 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

645 JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

Touchdowns (13)

21 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

15 Charlie Capers (ES South)

15 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

14 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

13 Dante Carr (Minersville)

13 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

Passing Yards (1000)

2169 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

1279 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

1261 Chase Walker (Freedom)

1183 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1140 Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

1110 Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

1015 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

1006 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

Touchdown Passes (12)

22 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

16 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

13 Chase Walker (Freedom)

13 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

12 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

12 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

12 Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

Receptions (27)

34 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

33 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

32 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

31 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

30 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

30 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

29 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

29 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

28 Aidan Curran (Jim Thorpe)

27 Brady Behr (PM West)

27 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

Reception Yardage (500)

597 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

590 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

589 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

576 (Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

544 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

526 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

Reception Touchdowns (6)

9 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

8 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

8 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

7 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

7 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

6 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

6 Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

6 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

6 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

6 Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

October 4, 2024
Ordway’s Four Touchdowns Leads Easton Area To Victory Over Stroudsburg 43-14

EASTON – The Red Rovers didn’t have the start they wanted Friday night. Easton’s offense overcame a slow start against Stroudsburg. But It was the Red Rovers defense, that kick started their offense. Anthony Diaz and Jason Frutchey tackled Stroudsburg running back Jaylin Rieara in the end zone for the safety. From there, the Red Rovers’ offense went into cruise control, led by Quarterback Cole Ordway’s four touchdowns in a 43-14 win over Stroudsburg, Friday night at Cottingham Stadium.

“We gave them some opportunities this first half,” said Matt Seneca. “We got to clean up some stuff going into the last four weeks. We just needed to play Easton Football.”

With the win the Red Rovers move to 5-1 and Stroudsburg drops to 3-3.

The Red Rovers got the first touchdown of the night. Ordway faked a handoff to Dorian Thomas and hit a wide-open Andrew Biddle, who went 40 yards for the score. Easton led 9-0 with 1:54 left in the first quarter.

The Mounties made it a two-point game on a Ben Pilcher pass to Kamari Coleman. Coleman caught the ball and broke free for a 48-yard touchdown. The Red Rovers led 9-7 late in the first quarter. That would be as close as Stroudsburg got all night.

The Red Rovers started clicking in the second quarter. The duo of Ordway to Biddle struck again. This time they went 50 yards for the score. “This was a must win game for us tonight,” said Andrew Biddle. “We didn’t play our best football tonight, but we are working to improve.”

Easton wasn’t done. Dorian Thomas rushed for an eight-yard touchdown with 5:52 left in the half and Will Day added a three-yard touchdown run right before halftime. Easton Area led 30-7 at halftime.

The second half was all Red Rovers. Ordway scored two rushing touchdowns (10 and 43). Stroudsburg finished the night with a Pilcher to Ethan Dudsak 22-yard pass into the end zone for a score.

Easton will be home next weekend against Northampton and Stroudsburg hosts Pocono Mountain West.

Stars of the Game:
Easton Area
Cole Ordway passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns. He rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns.

Andrew Biddle caught four passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns.

Stroudsburg
Ben Pilcher threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns.

Kamari Coleman caught seven passes for 104 yards and a score.

Scoring Summary

Friday, September 27, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Stroudsburg 7 0 7 0 14

Easton Area 9 20 14 0 43

1st Quarter
E – Safety (Jasir Frutchey and Anthony Diaz tackled Jaylin Rieara in the end zone.) 2:40
E – Andrew Biddle 40 yard pass from Cole Ordway (Noah Borluca kick good) 1:54
S – Kamari Coleman 48 yard pass from Ben Pilcher (Ben Pilcher kick good) :07

2nd Quarter
E – Andrew Biddle 50 yard pass from Cole Ordway (Noah Borluca kick good) 10:01
E – Dorian Thomas 8 yard run (Kick no good) 5:52
E – Will Day 3 yard run (Noah Borluca kick good) :27

3rd Quarter
E – Cole Ordway 10 yard run (Noah Borluca kick good) 7:46
E – Cole Ordway 43 yard run (Noah Borluca kick good) 4:23
S – Ethan Dudsak 22 yard pass from Ben Pilcher (Ben Pilcher kick good) :26

September 28, 2024
District 11 Notes (Week 5):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Junior Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 277 yards and a school tying record 7 td’s in their win over Minersville. Zach Barket scored 7 td’s vs North Schuylkill in 2008 and Kobe Brish scored 7 td’s vs Minersville in 2017 and again in 2019. Barket holds the school’s rushing yardage record when he ran for 413 yards in that North Schuylkill game. Carestia leads the District with his 983 yards rushing and his 18 td’s scored. He also joins the “40 td” club with his 43 career td’s. In the same game, Minersville’s Dante Carr rushed for 143 yards, scored 4 td’s, threw for 403 yards, and threw 3 td passes. Scott Schwalm holds the Minersville school record for passing yards in a game when he threw for 492 yards vs Schuylkill Valley in 2019. Carr has scored 13 td’s and passed for another 14 td’s so far this season. He went over 1,000 yards passing for the season (1,111 yards) and also joined the “40 td” club with his 42 career td passes. Sean Steckert of Southern Lehigh rushed for 226 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Pottsville. In the same game JuJu Bainbridge of Pottsville rushed for 205 yards and 2 td’s. Samuel Spolski of Nativity hit the 30 career td total in week 5.

QUARTERBACKS:

Ben Kreitzer of Nativity went over 3,000 yards passing for his career in week 5. Kreitzer has thrown for 3,109 yards and 28 td passes in his career. Matt Bodnar of Notre Dame had his 5th 200 yard passing game (249) last week and leads the District this season with 1,764 yards passing and 18 td passes. Bodnar also went over 2,000 yards passing for his career (2,137). Chase Walker of Freedom had his 4th 200 yard passing game when he threw for 208 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Allen. Walker went over 1,000 yards passing (1,034) for the season in the game. Colton Sams of Southern Lehigh threw for 235 yards and 2 td’s vs Pottsville to go over 1,000 yards passing for the season (1,070). Caden Mengel of North Schuylkill (231 yards), and Brady Shomper of Williams Valley (225 yards) also threw for over 200 yards in week 5.

RECEIVERS:

Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley broke his third career school record this year in week 5. Robertson has 1,489 career reception yards which breaks the old school record of 1,428 yards that Tyler Csencsits had from 2018-21. Justin Yescavage of Jim Thorpe caught 10 passes vs North Schuylkill to up his season total to 25. He also joined the “100 catch” club with his 102 career receptions which is now a school record. Josh Hontz held the old record when he caught 101 passes from 2005-07. Andrew Olesh of Southern Lehigh also joins the “100 catch” club. Olesh has exactly 100 career catches. Xzavier Pusateri of ES South leads the District with his 30 receptions after catching another 6 passes in week 5 (3rd week in a row). Kian Krzyzanowski of Williams Valley moves up to second place with 27 catches and also went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career (1,080). Ethan Dudsak of Stroudsburg drops a spot to third with his 26 receptions. Pusateri and Krzyzanowski are one/two in yardage with 567 and 521 yards respectively. Kamari Coleman of Stroudsburg caught 5 passes vs PM East with 3 going for td’s. Coleman has 6 td receptions this season. Manny Bolmer of Catasauqua leads the District with 8 td catches, followed by Krzyzanowski’s 7 td grabs (20 career td catches). I’m catching up with some more players going on the chart. I found Shacre Colwell of Freedom is way up on the list with 943 receiving yards, and Brady Behr of PM West has 805 career receiving yards. Victor Schlosser of Tamaqua enters the chart as he has 576 career receiving yards after his big 147 yard game in week 5. Bolmer also gets on the chart with his 503 career yards. Paiten Lapoint and Logan Hutsko of Minersville both had over 140 yard receiving in the Schuylkill Haven game. Lapoint caught 7 passes for 166 yards and 2 td’s, while Hutsko caught 7 passes for 145 yards and a td.

Noah Dolbin of Nativity career receiving total watch:

121 receptions – tied for 31st place all-time in the District with Matt Salvaterra of Emmaus (1996-98)

2,330 yards – 13th place all-time in the District (12th place occupied by Jeff McGeehin of Central Cathlolic) 2,377 yards from 1971-73

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (5 new this week)

Nazareth – Frank Marakovits 1950 (1,158 yards)

Northampton – Denny Onkotz 1965 (1,234 yards)

Palmerton – Walt Konek 1966 (1,006 yards)

Schuylkill Haven – Blair Moyer 1973 (1,033 yards)

Williams Valley – Don Matter 1970 (1,097 yards)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Dieruff – Mark Howard 1976 (1,380 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Freedom – Mike Lawrence 1982 (1,072 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Maurice Schleicher 1954 (1,476 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Panther Valley – Mike Winsko 1966 (1,137 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Pottsville – Jack Brennan 1948 (1,010 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (5 new this week)

Bangor – Steve Menhennitt 1969 (1,504 yards)

Easton – Don Gentzle 1969 (1,090 yards)

Jim Thorpe – John Searfoss 1985 (1,273 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Matt Lawrence 1986 (1,111 yards)

Tri-Valley – Darin Kehler 1985 (1,352 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

Lehighton – Terry Woginrich 1967 (1,239 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Nazareth – John Fritchman 1980 (1,081 yards)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Palmerton – Pete Kale 1974 (1,025 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Mickey Kayes 1968 (1,276 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Al Kniffen 1980 (1,096 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (3 new this week)

Easton – Mark Libiano 1991 (1,010 yards)

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 2022 (1,047 yards)

Freeland – Brian Ayers 1986 (1,097 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Central Catholic – Kevin Gulyas 2010 (1,282 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

ES South – Dan Cason 2009 (1,095 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Northwestern – Trevor Cunningham 2016 (1,108 yards)

Notre Dame – David Sanders 2018 (1,341 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

Pine Grove – Shea Morgan 2020 (1,019 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (5) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (1), 4 (4) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

5 (4) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

4 (5) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

277 (5), 260 (4), 204 (3) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

226 (5) Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

206 (4) Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

205 (5) JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

607 (1), 363 (3), 313 (2), 249 (5), 218 (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  **DISTRICT RECORD**

403 (5), 270 (1), 215 (4) Dante Carr (Minersville)

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

303 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

278 (4), 212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

266 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

265 (4), 235 (5), 213 (2) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

262 (1), 221 (4), 220 (3), 208 (5) Chase Walker (Freedom)

261 (4), 231 (5) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

255 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

254 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

253 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

250 (2), 200 (1) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

225 (5), 209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

222 (4) Jack Trickel (Palisades)

212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

212 (4) Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

210 (5), 209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

4 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

Single Game Receptions (10)

11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

10 (5) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

207 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

180 (4) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

174 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

166 (5) Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

147 (5) Victor Schlosser (Tamaqua)

145 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

3 (4) Joe Roth Lehighton)

3 (5) Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

Field Goals (40 yards)

49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

42 (1) Noah Tapler (Southern Lehigh)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (550)

983 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

734 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

670 Dante Carr (Minersville)

608 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

607 Charlie Capers (ES South)

590 Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

572 Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh)

569 Colton Reiber (Schuylkill Haven)

562 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

560 JuJu Bainbridge (Pottsville)

Touchdowns (10)

18 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

13 Dante Carr (Minersville)

13 Charlie Capers (ES South)

12 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

12 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

11 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

10 William Day (Easton)

10 Samuel Spolski (Nativity)

Passing Yards (800)

1764 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

1111 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1070 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

1034 Chase Walker (Freedom)

  905 Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

  891 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

878 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

844 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

Touchdown Passes (10)

18 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

14 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

11 Chase Walker (Freedom)

11 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

10 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

Receptions (24)

30 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

27 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

26 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

25 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

25 Talon Dogmantis (Whitehall)

24 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

24 Brady Behr (PM West)

24 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

Reception Yardage (425)

567 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

521 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

499 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

452 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

437 Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

429 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

Reception Touchdowns (6)

8 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

7 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

6 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

6 Paiten LaPoint (Minersville)

6 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

6 Kamari Coleman (Stroudsburg)

September 27, 2024
Billy Stuhldreher leads Northampton over Pocono Mountain West 42-6

NORTHAMPTON – Billy Stuhldreher rushed for three touchdowns in the first half to lead the Konkrete Kids to a 42-6 win over Pocono Mountian West Thursday night at Al Erdosy Stadium. It was the Northampton running attack that was the key to victory. They out gained the Panthers 287 to -9.

“I thought we played good and we got to play a lot of kids tonight,” said Northampton Head Coach John Toman. “It was important for us to control the line of scrimmage and we did that tonight.”

On Northampton’s first two drives of the night, it was Stuhldreher who ended each drive with a touchdown run. He had touchdown runs of one and ten yards and with 4:09 left in the first quarter the Konkrete Kids led 14-0.

The only blemish of the night for Northampton was an interception by the Panthers’ Brady Behr. He picked off Aiden Hess’ pass and ran it back to Northampton’s five yard line. One play later, quarterback Jerel Sims scored on a keeper. The PAT attempt was blocked and it was 14-6 Northampton with 1:52 remaining in the first quarter.

Northampton never looked back. Hess’ six-yard touchdown run and Stuhldreher’s third touchdown rush of the half (five yards) made it 28-6 heading into halftime.

“Big shot out to my line tonight,” said Billy Stuhldreher. “They did their job blocking and created big holes for me to run through.”

The Konkrete Kids didn’t waste any time getting on the scoreboard in the second half. It took just 15 seconds for Hess to take the kickoff and go 63 yards for the score.

The only other score in the second half was a Zeke Spencer 63-yard run.

Stuhldreher finished the night rushing for 105 yards and Spencer added 92 yards.

With the win, the Konkrete Kids moved to 4-2 overall and will hit the road to take on Easton next Friday night. The Panther (1-5) will try and bounce back on the road for a short trip to Stroudsburg.

Special tribute:

The Northampton coaching staff wore T-shirts on Thursday night to honor the late Kim Davis. He was the school’s longtime public address announcer who passed away recently.

The shirt said on the front, “Ride, Boldly, Ride”.

Scoring summary

Thursday, September 26, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Pocono Mountain West 6 0 0 0 6

Northampton 14 14 14 0 42

1st Quarter

N: Billy Stuhldreher 1 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 7:46

N: Billy Stuhldreher 10 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good 4:09

P: Jerel Sims 5 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 1:52

2nd Quarter

N: Aiden Hess 6 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 8:26

N: Billy Stuhldreher 5 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 4:54

3rd Quarter

N: Aiden Hess 68 yard kickoff return (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 11:45

N: Zeke Spencer 63 yard run (Owen Stanchock kick) 7:34

September 27, 2024
NFF LV Chapter Player of the Week (4 & 5)

For Immediate Release: Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 34 local high schools. Players are listed below and will be our guests at the 65th Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet on March 2, 2025. Head Varsity Coaches are encouraged to nominate players worthy of P.O.T.W consideration to the NFFLVC by Monday 5:00pm each week.

WEEK 1 – Matt Bodnar, a Junior Quarterback from Notre Dame Green Pond High School, had 37 completions on 49 attempts for 604 yards passing and 7 touchdowns. In addition, he rushed for an 8th touchdown. All statistics are school records. His team beat Garden Spot 71-64. Matt was nominated by his head coach, Phil Stambaugh.

WEEK 2 – Eli Zimmerman, a Senior Running Back and Safety for Northwestern Lehigh High School rushed 2 times for 89 yards for 2 touchdowns. He added 1 reception for 9 yards for a touchdown. He had 1 punt return for 43 yards and resulted in a touchdown which ties him with Northwestern Lehigh’s all-time record holder, Coach Josh Snyder, with 3 career total punt returns for touchdowns. On defense he had an interception. The interception (14th overall) ties him with Coach Josh Snyder for second place on the all-time Northwestern Lehigh records list. Eli only played in the 1st Quarter and the first play of the 2nd Quarter and did not re-enter the remaining part of the game. Northwestern Lehigh High School beat Wilson Area High School 47-0. Eli was nominated by his head coach, Josh Snyder.

WEEK 3 – Peyton Falzone, a Junior Quarterback from Nazareth Area High School, threw for 255 total yards and 4 touchdowns. Touchdown passes were from 52, 66, 35, and 43 yards. In addition, he ran for 79 yards with 1 rushing touchdown. The touchdown run was from 50 yards. While punting, his best was for 64 yards. His team beat Wilson High School (West Lawn) 35-31 to move to 3-0. Peyton was nominated by assistant coach Rob Petrosky.

WEEK 4 – Ivan Laubach, a Junior Quarterback from East Stroudsburg South High School, completed 14 passes for 278 yards on 21 attempts for 3 touchdowns. His longest was 44 yards. His team beat William Allen High School 54-20. East Stroudsburg South improved to a 3-1 record. Ivan was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

WEEK 5 – Will Day, a Senior Running Back/Defensive Back from Easton Area High School, rushed 23 times for 156 yards and 1 touchdown. Will also added 3 receptions for 24 yards and 1 touchdown. On defense, he had 3 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, and 1 interception that stopped Emmaus High School in overtime. Easton moved to 4-1 and his team beat Emmaus 28-21 in overtime. Will was nominated by the NFFLVC Committee.

Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl “Red” Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters in 47 states, NFF programs include the selection and induction of members of the College Football Hall of Fame; the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta; Future For Football; The William V. Campbell Trophy; the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments; the NFF National High School Academic Excellence Award; and a series of initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. The Lehigh Valley Chapter is the 3rd oldest in the United States while receiving its chapter charter in 1961.

September 26, 2024
District 11 Notes (Week 4):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Freshman Fletcher Thompson of Williams Valley rushed for 206 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Minersville. Thompson has rushed for 504 yards and scored 5 td’s this season. Junior Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven rushed for over 200 yards for the second week in a row when he racked up 260 yards and scored 5 td’s in their win over Mahanoy Area. Carestia leads the District with his 706 yards rushing. Samuel Spolski of Nativity hit the 2,000 yard career rushing mark in week 4 (2,001).

QUARTERBACKS:

Dante Carr of Minersville went over 3,000 yards passing for his career in week 4 (3,020). Carr’s td total this season reached 20 as he has scored 9 td’s while tossing 11 td passes. Shane Leh of Northwestern threw his 30th career td pass in week 4. Both Ben Kreitzer of Nativity and Luke Kane of Tamaqua threw their 25th career td pass last week. Matt Bodnar of Notre Dame leads the District with his 1,498 yards passing and 15 td passes this season. Chase Walker of Freedom had his third 200 plus yard passing game when he threw for 221 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Nazareth. Rocco Delgiudice of PM East joins the chart as he has thrown for 1,008 yards in his career. Caden Mengel of North Schuylkill and Cayden Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic both went over 2,000 yards passing for their careers. Mengel has thrown for 2,198 yards and 18 td passes while Vassa has thrown for 2,102 yards and 24 td passes. Andrew Allen of Pottsville threw for 303 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Bangor. Jayce Lawrence of Lehighton threw for 253 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Palmerton.

RECEIVERS:

Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley broke his second school record in week 4 when he caught his 90th career pass. Tyler Csencsits held the old record with his 89 career receptions that he caught from 2018-21. Xzavier Pusateri of ES South leads the District with 24 receptions this season. Ethan Dudsak of Stroudsburg is one behind with his 23 receptions. Jordan Bradshaw of Catasauqua joins the chart with his 518 career receiving yards and Luke Miller of North Schuylkill also went over 500 receiving yards in week 4 (507 yards). Joe Roth of Lehighton caught 4 passes for 131 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Bangor. Roth’s 3 td’s is one short of the school record of 4 that both Chris Green and Anthony Farole scored. Green had his 4 against Central Catholic in 1991 and Farole had 4 vs PM West in 2010.

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (5 new this week)

Dieruff – Mark Howard 1976 (1,380 yards)

Freedom – Mike Lawrence 1982 (1,072 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Maurice Schleicher 1954 (1,476 yards)

Panther Valley – Mike Winsko 1966 (1,137 yards)

Pottsville – Jack Brennan 1948 (1,010 yards)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (5 new this week)

Lehighton – Terry Woginrich 1967 (1,239 yards)

Nazareth – John Fritchman 1980 (1,081 yards)

Palmerton – Pete Kale 1974 (1,025 yards)

Shenandoah Valley – Mickey Kayes 1968 (1,276 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Al Kniffen 1980 (1,096 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (5 new this week)

Central Catholic – Kevin Gulyas 2010 (1,282 yards)

ES South – Dan Cason 2009 (1,095 yards)

Northwestern – Trevor Cunningham 2016 (1,108 yards)

Notre Dame – David Sanders 2018 (1,341 yards)

Pine Grove – Shea Morgan 2020 (1,019 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1), 4 (4) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

5 (4) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

260 (4), 204 (3) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

206 (4) Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

604 (1), 363 (3), 313 (2), 218 (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  **DISTRICT RECORD**

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

303 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

278 (4), 212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

270 (1), 215 (4) Dante Carr (Minersville)

266 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

265 (4), 213 (2) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

262 (1), 221 (4), 220 (3) Chase Walker (Freedom)

261 (4) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

255 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

254 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

253 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

250 (2), 200 (1) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

222 (4) Jack Trickel (Palisades)

212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

212 (4) Garrett Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

4 (3) Braden Rohn (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jayce Lawrence (Lehighton)

Single Game Receptions (10)

11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

207 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

180 (4) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

174 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

3 (4) Joe Roth Lehighton)

Field Goals (40 yards)

49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

42 (1) Noah Tapler (Southern Lehigh)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (500)

706 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

590 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

566 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

527 Dante Carr (Minersville)

504 Fletcher Thompson (Williams Valley)

467 Charlie Capers (ES South)

454 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

452 Bradley Whalen (Tamaqua)

Touchdowns (9)

11 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

11 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

10 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

9 Dante Carr (Minersville)

9 Charlie Capers (ES South)

9 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

Passing Yards (700)

1498 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

844 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

  835 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

  826 Chase Walker (Freedom)

756 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

749 Andrew Allen (Pottsville)

708 Dante Carr (Minersville)

Touchdown Passes (8)

15 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

11 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

10 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

9 Chase Walker (Freedom)

8 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

8 Jayse Lawrence (Lehighton)

Receptions (19)

24 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

23 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

21 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

21 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

19 Brady Behr (PM West)

19 Jake Puksyzn (Liberty)

19 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

Reception Yardage (350)

459 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

429 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

388 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

387 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

376 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

358 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

Reception Touchdowns (5)

8 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

5 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

5 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

September 20, 2024
Open Dates: Notre Dame GP (District 11) JV Team

Notre Dame GP (District 11) is looking for a JV opponent for 9/21/24 or 9/923/24. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If interested, please contact athletics@ndcrusaders.org

September 17, 2024
Green Knights blank Wilson Area en route to 43-0 victory

EASTON – On a warm Saturday afternoon, Pen Argyl’s first possession, was a 16-play, 80 yard drive. Caiden Faust finished the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. The Green Knights never looked back.

As good as the offense was, it was the defense that shined. Pen Argyl’s defense gave up 28 total yards of offense in a 43-0 shutout win over Wilson Area at Smith Field.

“We had a good week of practice,” said Head Coach Brady Mutton. “It showed today. We just have to get better each week.”

After going up 7-0, the Green Knights recovered an onside kick. It took seven plays to get on the scoreboard again. Soos scored from five yards out. They led 15-0 after a two-point conversion by Faust.

Mason also threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Zachary Metzgar in the quarter. Also, Metzgar added a ten-yard touchdown right before halftime.

The Green Knights led 29-0 at halftime.

The second half, Soos found Faust for 21 yards for a touchdown. With that touchdown the remaining second half was played with a running clock.

Soos finished the game passing/rushing for over 100 yards each and three touchdowns.

The Green Knights added one more score. Faust scored from seven yards out early in the fourth quarter. Faust finished the game with 97 yards rushing and three touchdowns.

“I really appreciate my offensive line,” said Faust. “I couldn’t do this without them.”

Pen Argyl 43, Wilson Area 0

Saturday, September 14, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Pen Argyl 7 22 7 7 43

Wilson Area 0 0 0 0 0

Scoring Summary:
1st Quarter
PA: Caiden Faust 1 yard run (Reid Kotulka kick good) :56.2

2nd Quarter
PA: Mason Soos 5 yard run (Caiden Faust run) 9:21
PA: Mason Soos 21 yard pass to Zachary Metzgar (Reid Kotulka kick good) 2:35
PA: Zachary Metzgar 10 yard run (Reid Kotulka kick good) :13.2

3rd Quarter
PA: Mason Soos 21 yard pass to Caiden Faust (Reid Kotulka kick good) 9:03

4th Quarter
PA: Caiden Faust 7 yard run (Reid Kotulka kick good) 10:26

September 14, 2024
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 3

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 3):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Junior Luke Miller of North Schuylkill rushed for 207 yards and 2 td’s while also catching 7 passes for 111 yards and a td in their win over Notre Dame. Junior Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven also rushed for 200 yards in week 3. Carestia rushed for 204 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Shenandoah Valley. Miller has rushed for 441 yards this season, and Carestia has rushed for 446 yards. They both trail Rory Dixon of Marian Catholic who has rushed for 456 yards this season. Aaron Beete of Freedom also went over the 400 yard mark in week 3 and has 401 yards rushing. Eli Zimmerman of Northwestern leads the District with his 9 touchdowns scored. Zimmerman has rushed for 5 td’s, caught a td pass and has returned a punt for a td in all 3 games this season. Carestia has scored 30 td’s in his career and Samuel Spolski of Nativity reached the 30 td career mark in week 3.

QUARTERBACKS:

Matt Bodnar of Notre Dame threw for 363 yards and 3 td’s vs North Schuylkill to put him over 1,000 yards this season. Bodnar has thrown for 1,280 yards and 14 td passes in the first 3 games. Cayden Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic who threw for 3 td’s in each of the first two games then rushed for 3 td’s in their win over Berks Catholic in week 3. Wayne King of ES North went over 1,000 yards passing for his career in their win over Allen. King has thrown for 1,140 yards in his career and is only the 5th QB to do so for the Timberwolves. The other 4 are, John Cuiffo (3,090 yards) from 2003-06, Thomas Melchiorre (1,087 yards) from 2013-16, David Aquiles (1,020 yards) in 2017 only, and Anthony Johnson (1,235 yards) from 2018-19. Brady Shomper of Williams Valley also went over 1,000 yards passing for his career. Shomper, like King a junior, has thrown for 1,014 career yards. Peyton Falzone of Nazareth, another junior, threw for 255 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Wilson West Lawn. Falzone went over 3,000 yards passing in his career (3,153) and has thrown 25 career td passes. Dante Carr of Minersville has thrown for 8 td’s and rushed for 7 td’s in the first 3 games. Carr, yet another junior, set the school record for career td passes with his 36. Scott Schwalm held the old record when he threw 34 td passes from 2016-2019. Chase Walker of Freedom had his second 200 plus yard passing game in week 3 and went over the 2,000 yard career mark (2,124).

RECEIVERS:

Jasir Frutchey of Easton caught 4 passes for 131 yards in their win over Northeast. All 4 catches went for touchdowns which tied the school record that Eddie Olson set back in 2017 vs Whitehall. Ethan Dudsak of Stroudsburg leads the District in receptions with 20. Brady Behr of PM West is one behind with 19. Xzavier Pusateri of ES South has 18 receptions this season and 60 now in his career. Pusateri went over 1,000 career yards in week 3 (1,034). Gaige Guers of Blue Mountain also has 60 career receptions which is a new school record. Charlie Schultz held when he caught 59 passes from 1998-2000. Guers needs 18 yards to reach 1,000 yards for his career. Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley caught his 18th career td pass in week 3 to break Nate Harka’s school career record. Harka caught 17 td passes from 2013-15. Alex Clark of Notre Dame caught 5 passes for 207 yards with three of them going for td’s vs North Schuylkill in week 3. Clark fell 3 yards short of the school record. David Sanders held the record when he had 210 receiving yards on 5 catches vs Palisades in 2018.

Harrison Aillet of ES South kicked a 42 yard field goal in their win over Whitehall. The school record is 47 yards that Todd Repsher boomed on Thanksgiving morning vs Stroudsburg in 1972.

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (5 new this week)

East Stroudsburg South – Harold Myers 1961 (1,282 yards)

Jim Thorpe – Paul Skrimcovsky 1966 (1,001 yards)

Liberty – Tom Donchez 1969 (1,388 yards)

Pleasant Valley – Chris Jacobs 1998 (1,036 yards)

Tamaqua – George Barron 1962 (1,351 yards)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history (5 new this week)

Northampton – Eric Spadt 1995 (1,100 yards)

Northern Lehigh – Ron Henry 1963 (1,130 yards)

Marian Catholic – Mike Kmetz 1981 (1,021 yards)

Minersville – Bob Kumpaitis 1970 (1,053 yards)

Saucon Valley – Jim Kugler 1967 (1,043 yards)

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

1st 1,000 yard receiver in school history (5 new this week)

Bethlehem Catholic – John Dieser 2000 (1,187 yards)

Dieruff – Joel Rupp 2002 (1,027 yards)

Nativity – Paul Bandholz 1988 (1,004 yards)

North Schuylkill – Al Marquardt 1999 (1,008 yards)

Palisades – Jim Kacergis 1975 (1,054 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

207 (3) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

204 (3) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

604 (1), 363 (3), 313 (2) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  **DISTRICT RECORD**

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

270 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

266 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

262 (1), 220 (3) Chase Walker (Freedom)

255 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

250 (2), 200 (1) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

228 (1), 213 (2) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

209 (2) Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (3) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

4 (3) Cole Ordway (Easton)

Single Game Receptions (10)

11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

207 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

153 (1), 152 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (3) Jasir Frutchey (Easton)  *Ties School Record*

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

Field Goals (40 yards)

49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

42 (3) Harrison Aillet (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (375)

459 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

446 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

441 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

401 Aaron Beete (Freedom)

395 Dante Carr (Minersville)

378 Charlie Capers (ES South)

Touchdowns (7)

9 Eli Zimmerman (Northwestern)

7 Dante Carr (Minersville)

7 Charlie Capers (ES South)

7 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

7 Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

Passing Yards (600)

1280 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

656 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

625 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

605 Chase Walker (Freedom)

602 Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

Touchdown Passes (7)

14 Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)

8 Dante Carr (Minersvile)

8 Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

7 Brady Shomper (Williams Valley)

Receptions (15)

20 Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

19 Brady Behr (PM West)

18 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

17 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

16 Jonathan Striba (Notre Dame)

15 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Reception Yardage (275)

360 Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)

330 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

329 Alex Clark (Notre Dame)

321 Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

312 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

296 Tsirell Curry (Pottsville)

294 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

285 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

284 Justin Williams (PM East)

Reception Touchdowns (4)

5 Kian Krzyzanowski (Williams Valley)

4 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

4 Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

4 Carmine Diaz (Notre Dame)

4 Alphy Deris (Dieruff)

4 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

4 Justin Williams (PM East)

September 12, 2024
Lehigh Valley Chapter National Football Foundation Player of the Week (Week 3)

Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 34 local high schools. Players are listed below and will be our guests at the 65th Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet on March 2, 2025. Head Varsity Coaches are encouraged to nominate players worthy of P.O.T.W consideration to the NFFLVC by Monday 5:00pm each week.

WEEK 1 – Matt Bodnar, a Junior Quarterback from Notre Dame Green Pond High School, had 37 completions on 49 attempts for 604 yards passing and 7 touchdowns. In addition, he rushed for an 8th touchdown. All statistics are school records. His team beat Garden Spot 71-64. Matt was nominated by his head coach, Phil Stambaugh.

WEEK 2 – Eli Zimmerman, a Senior Running Back and Safety for Northwestern Lehigh High School rushed 2 times for 89 yards for 2 touchdowns. He added 1 reception for 9 yards for a touchdown. He had 1 punt return for 43 yards and resulted in a touchdown which ties him with Northwestern Lehigh’s all-time record holder, Coach Josh Snyder, with 3 career total punt returns for touchdowns. On defense he had an interception. The interception (14th overall) ties him with Coach Josh Snyder for second place on the all-time Northwestern Lehigh records list. Eli only played in the 1st Quarter and the first play of the 2nd Quarter and did not re-enter the remaining part of the game. Northwestern Lehigh High Schoo beat Wilson Area High School 47-0. Eli was nominated by his head coach, Josh Snyder.

WEEK 3 – Peyton Falzone, a Senior Quarterback from Nazareth Area High School, threw for 255 total yards and 4 touchdowns. Touchdown passes were from 52, 66, 35, and 43 yards. In addition, he ran for 79 yards with 1 rushing touchdown. The touchdown run was from 50 yards. While punting, his best was for 64 yards. His team beat Wilson High School (West Lawn) 35-31 to move to 3-0. Peyton was nominated by assistant coach Rob Petrosky.

September 11, 2024
Nazareth improves to 3-0 with shootout win against Wilson West Lawn 35-31

NAZARETH – The pressure in a high-scoring offense slugfest might seem like it rests solely on the defense, but there’s also weight on the coaches and players on offense to keep the points coming.

Such was the case for Nazareth Area, locked into a back-and-forth affair against Wilson West Lawn at home Friday night. The Blue Eagles late stops sealed the win for Nazareth 35-31 in a non-league game Friday night at Nazareth’s Andy Leh Stadium.

“It was a battle. We went back and forth and back and forth,” said Nazareth Coach Tom Falzone. “Offensively we were clicking and so were they.”

Leading the way was Peyton Falzone who passed for 256 yards and four touchdowns. He rushed for 76 yards and a score.

This game was like watching a Hearns vs. Hagler prize fight. It was an all-out slugfest between both teams.

Both teams combined for 66 points and over 800 yards of total offense.

Quarter by Quarter breakdown

The first quarter was back and forth with big plays by both teams from the start.

The Blue Eagles struck first when Falzone hit Caleb Newsome on a deep throw for a 52-yard touchdown. Wilson answered right back with Madyx Gruber’s four- yard touchdown run tied the game up at seven.

Falzone hit another deep pass. This time to Tanner Zelachowski for 62 yards. Gruber answered back with his second rushing touchdown of the quarter. This time from one yard out. But the missed extra point by the Bulldogs gave Nazareth a slight edge 14-13 after one.

The second quarter was no different.

Falzone threw for two touchdowns in the quarter. One to Newsome for 35 yards and a 43-yard touchdown to Matt Leluga.

Wilson kept the pace when Gruber got his third rushing touchdown this time from one-yard out and Correll Akings scored from one-yard out.

Gruber finished the night passing for 236 yards and rushed for three touchdowns.

It came down to which team could stop the other’s offense first. The Bulldogs got that stop late in the first half. On fourth down, Nazareth’s pass by Falzone went incomplete.

Wilson took advantage. They drove down the field and Christo Hunsicker kicked a 32-yard field goal with no time left in the first half to give Wilson a 31-28 lead.

“It was an offensive slugfest the first half,” said Peyton Falzone. “They had a good game plan and we did too and both teams executed it.”

As good as both offenses were in the first half, the defense stood tall. The only score in the second half was a Falzone 50-yard run down the sidelines for the score. That touchdown put the Blue Eagles up 35-31 with 4:01 left in the third quarter.

The play of the game

With under a minute to play in the game, Wilson had the ball at the Blue Eagles goal line. Akings took the handoff and cut up the middle to what looked like the go ahead touchdown.

But Cash Mosteller and Brady Henry hit Akings simultaneously and he fumbled the ball into the end zone. Matt Dorniak fell on the ball and Nazareth took over on downs.

Nazareth couldn’t get the first down and had to punt the ball back to Wilson with less than 30 seconds to go in the game. After three incomplete passes, it came down to fourth down with five seconds left in the game. Gruber threw the ball into the end zone, but it fell incomplete and the Blue Eagles held on for the victory.

“Our defense stepped up in the end and made big plays,” said Tom Falzone. “We survived and it’s a long road ahead.”

Scoring summary

Friday, September 6, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Wilson Area 13 18 0 0 31

Nazareth Area 14 14 7 0 35

1st Quarter
N: Caleb Newsome 52 yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Owen Hall kick) 10:59
W: Madyx Gruber 4 yard run (Christo Hunsicker kick) 6:59
N: Tanner Zelachowski 62 pass from Peyton Falzone (OwenHall kick) 6:07
W: Madyx Gruber 1 yard run (kick no good) 2:14

2nd Quarter
N: Caleb Newsome 35 yard pass from Peyton Falzone (OwenHall kick) 10:46
W: Madyx Gruber 1 yard run (Cameron Zullinger pass from Madyx Gruber) 7:07
N: Matt Leluga 43 yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Owen Hall kick) 6:07
W: Correll Akings 1 run (Hunsicker kick) 2:37
W: Christo Hunsicker 32 yard field goal 0:00

3rd Quarter
N: Peyton Falzone 50 run (Owen Hall kick) 4:01

September 7, 2024
Cavaliers Xzavier Pusateri’s three touchdowns leads East Stroudsburg South over Whitehall 38-7

EAST STROUDSBURG – Before the game, East Stroudsburg South Head Coach Matt Walters talked about how important it is playing 48 minutes. The Cavaliers did that last night excelling on all three phases, special teams, defense and offense.

East Stroudsburg South made a statement on the very first play of the game. Xzavier Pusateri picked off a Talon Dogmantis’ pass and took it 56 yards for the score. The Cavaliers never looked back in a convincing 38-7 win against Whitehall Thursday night at Ed Christian Jr. Alumni Memorial Stadium.

“What a way to start the football game,” said Walters. “What can you say about Xzavier. He has a knack at finding the football and attacking with a purpose.”

Midway through the first quarter, the Zephyrs tied the game up at seven. Dogmanits zig-zagged his way through the Cavalier defense for an eight-yard touchdown run with eight minutes to go in the quarter.

South took the lead on a 42-yard field goal from Harrison Aillet with 6:41 remaining in the first half.

“He is a sophomore, number one, and he just ran a 40-yard vertical before that kick,” said Walters. “He just ran a play all the way to the end zone and sprinted back and came in and drilled that kick. Hey, East Stroudsburg South has a kicker and I think we weren’t able to say that in a long time.”

One of the biggest drives of the game came right before halftime. Charles Capers capped a late drive with a two-yard touchdown run to put East Stroudsburg South up by ten with eight seconds left in the half.

The Cavaliers went into halftime leading 17-7. “It brings me back to the District Championship in 2021 when we played Whitehall that year,” said Walters. “We deferred and were down 21 points right before halftime and we were able to punch one in late in the half. We came out in the second half and scored again to make it a game.”

The only score of the third quarter came with 5:39 left in the quarter. On 4th-and-5, Ivan Laubach hit Pusateri on a slant pass for a touchdown. South increased their lead to 24-7. “You want to put the ball in the hands of your top guys on moments like that,” said Walters. “They made a big play for us tonight.”

Walters opened his bag of tricks early in the fourth quarter. Laubach threw a screen pass to Capers, who then threw a pass to a wide open Pusateri for a 67-yard touchdown pass.

“We worked on that play all week,” said Walters. “Whitehall’s defense is so good and they held Nazareth to 13 in the first half last week. It’s tough to move the ball on them and sometimes you have to take a shot at some point.”

The Cavaliers weren’t done yet. Whitehall was driving deep into Cavalier territory when Gianni Gonnella stepped in front of a Whitehall receiver, intercepted the ball, and took it 94 yards for the touchdown.

“Gianni made a big play on defense,” said Walters. “He is one of our fastest kids on the team. What a play by him. He read the quarterback’s eyes and made the play.”

With only four teams in District 11 Class 5A, this year there is a good chance that these teams will meet again in the postseason.

“But we know that team is going to be different in November and we need to be ready for that”, said Walters.

Thursday, September 5, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Whitehall 7 0 0 0 7

East Stroudsburg South 7 10 7 14 38

Scoring Summary

1st quarter

ESS – Xzavier Pusateri 56-yard interception return 11:45

WH – Talon Dogmanits 8-yard touchdown run. 8:00

2nd quarter

ESS – Harrison Aillet 42-yard field goal good 6:41

ESS – Charles Capers 2-yard touchdown run 8.8 seconds

3rd quarter

ESS – Xzavier Pusateri 5-yard pass from Ivan Laubach 5:39

4th quarter

ESS Xzavier Pusateri 67-yard pass from Charles Capers 11:46

ESS – Gianni Gonnella 94-yard interception return 18.3

September 6, 2024
District 11 Notes (Week 2):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Junior Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 180 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Panther Valley and in the process went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career (2,171). Carestia has scored 29 career td’s. Four runningbacks join the chart after week 2. They are Dorian Thomas of Easton (1,099 yards), Gabe Green of Liberty (1,030 yards), Billy Stuhldreher of Northampton (1,024 yards), and Eli Zimmerman of Northwestern (1,010 yards). Stuhldreher scored his 20th career td in week 2.

QUARTERBACKS:

Matt Bodnar of Notre Dame threw for 313 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Salisbury. Bodnar has thrown for 917 yards and 11 td’s this season. Three other qb’s threw for over 200 yards for the second week in a row. Brady Strause of Blue Mountain threw for 212 yards in week 2 after throwing for 202 yards in week 1. Rocco Delgiudice of Pocono Mountain East threw for 250 yards in week 2 after tossing for 200 yards in week 1. And Colton Sams of Southern Lehigh threw for 213 yards in week 2 after throwing for 228 yards in week1. Sams also joins the chart this week as the sophomore has thrown for 1,054 career yards. Cayden Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic threw for another 3 td’s in week 2 vs Emmaus and has thrown 6 so far this season. Shane Leh of Northwestern went over 2,000 yards passing for his career (2,001) in week 2. Dante Carr of Minersville tied the school record for career td passes in week 2. Carr, who is just a junior, has thrown 34 career td passes. Scott Schwalm threw 34 td passes from 2016-2019.

RECEIVERS:

Justin Williams of Pocono Mountain East caught 4 passes for a school record 197 yards and 3 td’s in week 2. RJ Sarajian held the old record when he had 180 yards receiving vs Quakertown in 2013.William’s 3 td catches in the game ties the school record with 2017 teammates Triston Hilliman and Darius Robinson. Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley caught his 16th and 17th career td passes in week 2 and is now tied with Nate Harka for the school career record. Harka caught 17 td passes from 2013-15. Brady Jones of Panther Valley joins the chart with his 509 career receiving yards. Alex Clark of Notre Dame was also added to the chart after reaching the 500 yard minimum in week 1. Clark now has 581 career receiving yards. Andrew Olesh of Southern Lehigh had his second 150 plus yard receiving game this season. Olesh netted 152 yards in week 2 to up his season total to 305 yards. In week 1, Stroudsburg’s Ethan Dudsak caught 11 passes for 163 yards. The school record for catches is held by Tom Perry who caught 12 vs Pleasant Valley in 1987. The yardage record is still held by TJ Backer who had 179 yards vs East Stroudsburg North in 2014.

Aaron Gutkowski of Northampton kicked 3 field goals in their win over ES South and in the process set a new school career FG record. Gutkowski kicked 4 field goals in the first 2 weeks this season and 10 field goals for his career. Mark Lilly held the old record when he kicked 9 career field goals from 1992-93. Lilly holds the single season record with his 6 FG’s in 1993.

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (a few each week)

Cardinal Brennan – John Marin 1974 (1,274 yards)

Central Catholic – Scott Mittl 1980 (1,147 yards)

Easton – Charlie Weaver 1959 (1,040 yards)

Lehighton – Jake Boyer 1964 (1,009 yards)

Northwestern – Carson Wentz 1970 (1,111 yards)

William Allen – Bruce Montager 1972 (1,041 yards)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

1st 1,000 yard passer in school history

Bethlehem Catholic – Greg Adams 1971 (1,342 yards)

Catasauqua – Mike Rieker 1972 (1,433 yards)

Dieruff – Ross Moore 1968 (1,432 yards)

East Stroudsburg North – David Aquiles 2017 (1,020 yards)

Emmaus – Evan Burian 1963 (1,090 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

none

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

604 (1), 313 (2) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  **DISTRICT RECORD**

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

270 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

266 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

262 (1) Chase Walker (Freedom)

228 (1), 213 (2) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

209 (2) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

212 (2), 202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

250 (2), 200 (1) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1), (4) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Receptions (10)

11 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

197 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *School Record*

163 (1) Ethan Dudsak (Stroudsburg)

153 (1), 152 (2) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

3 (2) Justin Williams (Pocono Mountain East)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

September 5, 2024
Lehigh Valley Chapter National Football Foundation Player of the Week (Week 2)

Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 34 local high schools. Players are listed below and will be our guests at the 65th Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet on March 2, 2025. Head Varsity Coaches are encouraged to nominate players worthy of P.O.T.W consideration to the NFFLVC by Monday 5:00pm each week.

WEEK 1 – Matt Bodnar, a Junior Quarterback from Notre Dame Green Pond High School, had 37 completions on 49 attempts for 604 yards passing and 7 touchdowns. In addition, he rushed for an 8th touchdown. All statistics are school records. His team beat Garden Spot 71-64. Matt was nominated by his head coach, Phil Stambaugh.

WEEK 2 – Eli Zimmerman, a Senior Running Back and Safety for Northwestern Lehigh High School rushed 2 times for 89 yards for 2 touchdowns. He added 1 reception for 9 yards for a touchdown. He had 1 punt return for 43 yards and resulted in a touchdown which ties him with Northwestern Lehigh’s all-time record holder, Coach Josh Snyder, with 3 career total punt returns for touchdowns. On defense he had an interception. The interception (14th overall) ties him with Coach Josh Snyder for second place on the all-time Northwestern Lehigh records list. Eli only played in the 1st Quarter and the first play of the 2nd Quarter and did not re-enter the remaining part of the game. Northwestern Lehigh High Schoo beat Wilson Area High School 47-0. Eli was nominated by his head coach, Josh Snyder

September 4, 2024
Northwestern Lehigh’s Total Dominance Leads to 56-7 Win Over Northern Lehigh

NEW TRIPOLI – Last night’s message from Northwestern Lehigh was to strike early and often and they did just that.

The Tigers’ Eli Zimmerman set the tone. He caught a line drive punt and took it 43 yards for a touchdown. Zimmerman had four touchdowns in the first half and led Northwestern Lehigh to a dominant win over Northern Lehigh in the annual “Mountain Road Rumble” Thursday night edition at Tiger Stadium.

“We came out and our players were really fired up for this game,” said Head Football Coach Josh Snyder. “Our guys live for Thursday nights, Friday nights and Saturdays. They don’t care when they play. They just want to play hard and for each other.”

Zimmerman scored three different ways in the first half, on a punt return (43 yards), a receiving touchdown (nine yards) and two rushing touchdowns (29 and 60 yards). Quarterback Shane Leh got into the action throwing three touchdown passes and rushing for one, all in the first half. The Tigers’ defense was just as dominant last night. They forced five turnovers, all of which led to Tiger touchdowns.

“Our execution in the first half was stellar,” said Eli Zimmerman, “I thought we excelled in all three phases the first half.”

In the third quarter, Northern Lehigh got on the scoreboard. Ayden Oswald hit Ryan Zambo on an 18-yard touchdown pass on fourth down.

Stars of the game

Northwestern Lehigh
Shane Leh
5 of 9 passing 87 yards and 3 touchdowns
One rushing touchdown

Eli Zimmerman
89 yards rushing and two touchdowns
one receiving touchdown
43 yard punt return for a touchdown

Defense forces five turnovers
– Brady Zimmerman interception
– Michael Lagowy interception
– Seth Kern interception
– Bryer Reichard fumble recovery
– Eli Zimmerman fumble recovery

Special Teams
– Eli Zimmerman 43 yard punt return
– Seth Kern 59 yard punt return

Looking ahead.

Northwestern Lehigh (2-0) travels to Bangor (0-2) next Thursday at 7 pm and Northern Lehigh (1-1) hits the road at Pen Argyl (0-1) at 1:30 pm Saturday.

Northwestern Lehigh 56, Northern Lehigh 7

Thursday, August 29, 2024 1 2 3 4 Final

Northern Lehigh 0 0 7 0 7

Northwestern Lehigh 21 35 0 0 56

First quarter
NWL: Eli Zimmerman 41-yard punt return (Seth Kern kick) 9:25
NWL: Shane Leh 9-yard pass to Eli Zimmerman (Seth Kern kick) 5:17
NWL: Eli Zimmerman 29-yard run (Seth Kern kick) 2:23

Second quarter
NWL: Eli Zimmerman 60-yard run (Seth Kern kick) 11:48
NWL: Seth Kern 59-yard punt return (Seth Kern kick) 9:57
NWL: Shane Leh 7-yard run (Seth Kern kick) 7:50
NWL: Shane Leh 43-yard pass to Seth Kern (Seth Kern kick) 4:32
NWL: Shane Leh 30-yard pass to Seth Kern (Seth Kern kick) 0:00

Third quarter
NL: Ayden Oswald 18-yard pass to Ryan Zambo (Anthony Hanna kick) 3:03

August 30, 2024
2024 District 11 Top Returning Players Week 1

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 1):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Luke Miller of North Schuylkill rushed for 198 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Mount Carmel and was the top rusher reported in week 1. Sophomore Rory Dixon of Marian Catholic was a close 2nd with his 191 yards rushing vs Hanover. Gabe Green of Liberty scored 4 td’s in their win over Pennridge which included two 90 yard kick-off returns.

QUARTERBACKS:

Matt Bodnar of Notre Dame threw for 604 yards and 7 td’s in their 71-64 win over Garden Spot. The yardage is a new District record, breaking fellow Crusader Collin Quintano’s old record of 501 yards that he threw vs Jim Thorpe in 2021. Bodnar’s 7 td passes breaks the old school record of 6 td passes that Quintano threw in the same Jim Thorpe game, and Cole DeFranco threw vs Saucon Valley in 2018. The District record for a game is held by Brendan Nosovitch of Central Catholic who threw 8 td passes vs Valley View in 2011. Bodnar threw td passes to 7 different players which is also a District record. Other quarterbacks to throw 7 td’s in a game were Jim Kugler of Saucon Valley vs Pen Argyl in 1968 and Tony Gomez of Pottsville vs Emmaus in 2000. Sophomore Aiden Reilly of Catasauqua in his first varsity start threw for 313 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Mahanoy Area. His yardage falls just short of the school record of 325 yards that Zack Bradley threw vs Palisades in 2013. Dante Carr of Minersville threw for 270 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Halifax. Carr went over 2,500 career passing yards (2,582) and the junior has 32 career td passes. Cole Lazorick of Jim Thorpe threw for 266 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Palmerton. The junior went over 2,000 career passing yards (2,173) and has thrown 21 career td passes. There are 4 other current qb’s that also threw for their 21st career td pass mark in week one. They are Peyton Falzone of Nazareth, Ben Kreitzer of Nativity, Luke Kane of Tamaqua, and Cayden Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic. Kane also went over 2,000 yards passing in his career (2,167). Shane Leh of Northwestern threw his 25th career td pass vs Wilson in week 1. The junior needs 84 yards to go over 2,000 yards passing for his career. There were 5 more qb’s to throw for 200 yards or more in week 1. Chase Walker of Freedom threw for 262 yards, Colton Sams of Southern Lehigh threw for 228 yards, Ivan Laubach of ES South threw for 212 yards, Brady Strause of Blue Mountain threw for 202 yards, and Rocco Delgiudice of PM East threw for an even 200 yards.

RECEIVERS:

Manny Bolmer of Catasauqua caught 5 passes for a school record 269 yards and 4 td’s in week 1. Miguel Hernandez held the old record when he had 240 receiving yards vs Notre Dame in 2017. Bolmer’s 4 td catches tied the school record that Ian Juica set last year, also in week 1. Bolmer added a 5th td on a fumble recovery and is the first Rough Rider to score 5 td’s in a game. Andrew Olesh of Southern Lehigh caught 3 passes for 153 yards and a td in a week 1 win over Quakertown. Olesh went over 1,500 career receiving yards and now has 1,508 yards. Noah Dolbin of Nativity caught 2 passes for 101 yards and 2 scores in week 1 and in the process broke the school’s career td reception record. Dolbin now has 18 career td grabs breaking the old record of 17 that Jeff Yordy set in 2014 (his only year playing varsity football). Dolbin also joins the 2,000 yard receiving club with his school record 2,054 yards. Xzavier Pusateri of ES South caught 8 passes for 152 yards and a td in week 1 vs Abington Heights. Justin Yescavage of Jim Thorpe went over 1,500 yards receiving for his career (1,508) in week 1 and Logan Hutsko of Minersville went over 1,000 career receiving yards (1,036).

Gavin Mentzer of North Schuylkill kicked a 49 yard field goal in their win over Mount Carmel. Carson Long holds the Spartans school record for the longest field goal when he kicked a 54 yarder in 1972 which was also vs Mount Carmel (24-3 loss).

TIDBITS:

1st 1,000 yard rusher in school history (a few each week)

Bangor – Dave Menecola 1985 (1,004 yards)

Blue Mountain – Jeff Zimmerman 1965 (1,077 yards)

Mahanoy Area – Dan Lucyk 1963 (1,089 yards)

North Schuylkill – John Rosella 1968 (1,438 yards)

Southern Lehigh – Sam Hess 1972 (1,032 yards)

Wilson Area – Jeff Lilly 1973 (1,040 yards)

2024 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Luke Miller (North Schuylkill)

4 (1) Gabe Green (Liberty)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

none

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

604 (1) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame) **DISTRICT RECORD**

313 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

270 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

266 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

262 (1) Chase Walker (Freedom)

228 (1) Colton Sams (Southern Lehigh)

212 (1) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

202 (1) Brady Strause (Blue Mountain)

200 (1) Rocco Delgiudice (Pocono Mountain East)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

7 (1) Matt Bodnar (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

4 (1) Aiden Reilly (Catasauqua)

4 (1) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (1) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Receptions (10)

none

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

269 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

153 (1) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

152 (1) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Manny Bolmer (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

49 (1) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

August 29, 2024
Braxtyn Brown rushes for 325 yards, CMVT dominates Shenandoah Valley 48-17

ALMEDIA – A lot of football coaches will tell you that in order for their team to be successful, they must effectively run the football.

That adage is especially true for Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, whose offense is a ground-and-pound, slug-it-out type of system, rather than one that often makes quick strikes and generates a lot of big plays.

On Saturday, the Rams not only controlled most of the game by controlling the run game, but they also contributed a few big plays on the ground that resulted in quick scores, all leading to a convincing 48-17 win over Shenandoah Valley in the season opener for both squads.

Leading the way for the Rams was senior tailback Braxtyn Brown, who ran for 325 yards on 27 carries with a touchdown. That was the biggest part of a 446-yard performance on the ground for CMVT.

“Things started out a little shaky, I really didn’t like how Braxtyn was running and I let him know that. Him and I have a really honest relationship and he ran better after the first two series and then he had to go in on defense and play both ways the rest of the half and he did a good job on both sides,” said CMVT coach Mark Varner. “I can’t say enough about Braxtyn. He’s a gamer, leader, works hard and takes criticism and takes coaching and in this type of era athlete, that’s tough, and he’s a great athlete and a great person.”

It was Brown’s 59-yard touchdown near the end of the first half that swung the momentum back to the Rams after the Blue Devils had scored 17 straight points to erase a two-score lead for CMVT. The Rams then recovered an onside kick to start the second half and eventually would score 34 unanswered points to finish the game.

Mason Haught added 72 yards on 12 carries for the Rams and scored three touchdowns. Haught, the first-string fullback, also filled in at running back at times to give Brown some rest, with freshman Elijah Treon sliding in at fullback when Haught moved back to running back. Treon also added 21 rushing yards of his own late, caught a pass for 10 yards earlier in the game, and made a few key plays on special teams. The versatility in the backfield for the Rams should be a key to their success this season.

“We knew Mason could go back at tailback. He’s a heck of a downfield runner. He would rather run over people than around them and he did a great job when Braxtyn went out,” said Varner. “Our young back, Treon, not only filled in for Mason when he had some issues at fullback, then jumped back to tailback and had some nice runs at the end of the game. I thought Elijah had a great game because he filled in where we needed him to fill in without many reps at practice at the fullback position, which is very important in our offense.”

The Rams took an early 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a four-yard touchdown run by Haught to cap an eight-play, 79-yard drive, followed by a 13-yard touchdown run by freshman quarterback Myles Koser on a broken play with 2:34 remaining. Koser’s touchdown capped a short drive that was set up by his own interception, as he picked off a Blue Devil pass at the CMVT 23 and returned it 16 yards. Brown then got loose for a 48-yard run prior to Koser’s scoring run.

But the Blue Devils fought back. On the fourth play of the second quarter, Joel Nunez returned a CMVT punt 23 yards, and combined with a Ram penalty, it gave them the ball at the CMVT 37. Two plays later, Jonnuel Reyes broke loose around the left end for a 32-yard touchdown run, cutting CMVT’s lead in half.

Shenandoah Valley’s defense came up big on CMVT’s ensuing possession, as they forced Koser out of the pocket and forced a fumble, which was recovered by the Blue Devils at their own 41. From there, the Blue Devils put together a seven-play, 59-yard drive capped by Jeremy Thomas’ 7-yard touchdown run to tie things up.

The Blue Devils forced Koser into another miscue on CMVT’s next drive, as Aiden Phinazee picked off an underthrown pass at the CMVT 17 with 3:06 remaining in the first half. Sam Mentusky then nailed a 40-yard field goal with 1:34 remaining to give Shenandoah Valley their only lead of the game, 17-14.

But from that point forward, CMVT took over. Three plays into its ensuing drive, Brown broke loose for his lone touchdown of the day, and it was all Rams from there.

“It was four guys trying to tackle high,” said Shenandoah Valley coach Dave Bench. “Defensively, we got on our heels in the second half with stopping the run and the depth issues obviously hurt us. We’ll continue working with the younger kids and they’ll need to step up and have that “next man” up mentality and just go from there.”

Mentusky missed a 51-yard field goal on the final play of the second quarter, but that would be as close as the Blue Devils got to the end zone the rest of the day. Koser found Landon Hipps in the corner of the end zone four plays after the Rams recovered the onside kick to begin the second half to extend their lead to 28-17.

“Myles could have hung his head after a not-so-great first half but he came out and threw a dart and dropped a dime for that touchdown,” said Varner.

Haught found the end zone for the second time on the afternoon for a three-yard run to cap a nine-play, 68-yard drive that took up over four minutes at the 4:08 mark of the third quarter to extend the CMVT lead to 36-17.

Koser then picked off his second pass of the day on defense on Shenandoah Valley’s ensuing drive, making the pick at the CMVT 4-yard line and returning it 62 yards all the way down to the Blue Devil 34. Haught found the end zone from eight yards out to extend the lead to 42-17 with 9:17 left in the game.

“We have to make sure we keep our heads in the game. We’re a young team and they can get down on themselves too quick,” said Bench. “We had some players get banged up during the course of the game and not everyone necessarily had that comfort level playing at the varsity level.”

With the second string largely in later in the fourth quarter, Charlie Sego capped the scoring with a one-yard touchdown with 5:07 remaining.

Meanwhile, thanks to the Rams chewing up a lot of clock with their running game in the second half in addition to scoring, the Blue Devils had just three meaningful second-half possessions, with one ending with Koser’s second interception and the other two resulting in punts.

Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 48, Shenandoah Valley 17
Shenandoah Valley (0-1) 0 17 0 0 – 17
CMVT (1-0) 14 6 16 12 – 48

First quarter
5:04 – (VT) Mason Haught 4-yard run (pass failed), 8-79, 2:24
2:34 – (VT) Myles Koser 13-yard run (Haught run), 2-61, :17

Second quarter
9:45 – (SV) Jonnuel Reyes 32-yard run (Mentusky kick), 2-37, :51
3:58 – (SV) Jeremy Thomas 7-yard run (Mentusky kick), 7-59, 3:51
1:34 – (SV) Sam Mentusky 40-yard field goal, 4-(-6)), 1:32
:58 – (VT) Braxtyn Brown 59-yard run (pass failed), 3-68, :36

Third quarter
10:06 – (VT) Landon Hipps 25-yard pass from Myles Koser (B. Brown run), 4-40, 1:54
4:08 – (VT) Mason Haught 3-yard run (B. Brown run), 9-68, 4:16

Fourth quarter
9:17 – (VT) Mason Haught 8-yard run (pass failed), 7-34, 3:00
5:07 – (VT) Charlie Sego 1-yard run (pass failed), 5-27, 2:09

Statistics
SV VT
First downs 11 27
Rushes-net yards 27-144 55-446
Passing yardage 46 36
Passing 4-15-0-2 4-10-1-1
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-yards 10-65 7-57

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Shenandoah Valley: Jeremy Thomas (7-44-1), Joel Nunez (6-14), Jonnuel Reyes (5-56-1), Todd Seiger (3-4), Andrew Czerny (2-16), Tristian Karosas (2-12), Xavier Hernandez (2-(-2)); CMVT: Braxtyn Brown (27-325-1), Mason Haught (12-72-3), TEAM (5-(-7)), Elijah Treon (4-21), Myles Koser (4-11-1), Charlie Sego (3-24-1)
PASSING: Shenandoah Valley: Tristian Karosas (4-15-46-0-2); CMVT: Myles Koser (4-10-36-1-1)
RECEIVING: Shenandoah Valley: David Burrous (2-29), Joel Nunez (2-17); CMVT: Landon Hipps (1-25-1), Elijah Treon (1-10), Mason Haught (1-3), Braxtyn Brown (1-(-2))

August 25, 2024
Too many mistakes cost Mount Carmel Area in season opening loss to North Schuylkill

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS-The hill was too steep to climb for Mount Carmel against a quality opponent. A forgettable first half that was filled with mistakes proved to be the Red Tornadoes undoing. North Schuylkill capitalized on its opportunities, jumped out to a big lead, and withstood a second-half comeback attempt, as the Spartans were able to hang on for a 37-30 victory.

“I’ve never really been in a game like that where we’ve come out that poorly,” Mount Carmel coach John Darrah said. “In a big game, it’s my fault. I take the blame for it. We’ve got to be ready to play. I don’t really know why we played so poorly, especially in the first quarter and the start of the second quarter. Obviously, I’m the head coach, so that’s on me.”

North Schuylkill (1-0) marched right down the field on its opening possession. Luke Miller, who had a a huge night, got things started with a 29-yard touchdown run off the left side. Mount Carmel (0-1) got a brief jolt of momentum when Jaylen Delaney intercepted a pass and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown. However, things would go south in a hurry. Errant shotgun snaps were a problem throughout the game, and the first of several that got away was recovered by Chase Slotcavage. That miscue led to a 49-yard field by Gavin Mentzer, with room to spare. Another fumbled snap, this one from under center, was quickly cashed in with Miller crossing the goal line from 21 yards out. The Red Tornadoes had three snaps go haywire, resulting in a loss of 40 yards. Ironically, shotgun snaps were not a major problem during preseason practices.

“Not that to that extent,” Darrah said. “We had one here or there, but that was just something that had an effect on us there in the first half, especially.”

Thanks to the lost yardage and good defense, North Schuylkill had plenty of short fields to navigate in the early part of the game. Miller completed the first-half hat trick with a 1-yard touchdown run, and added one more for good measure when he scored on a 5-yard scamper with 2:51 left before halftime, giving the Spartans a 30-7 lead. The junior finished with 29 carries for 193 yards and four touchdowns.

“Luke’s an athlete,” North Schuylkill coach Wally Hall said. “He’s definitely one of the guys that we’re going to get the football to. He was prepared for that. There’s definitely other guys that are capable. Going from the scrimmage (against Danville) to only running the ball twice, and passing the ball very effectively, a lot of people see that on film. The past couple years, we’ve been spreading the ball all over the football field. We can line up and run, and we’re going to obviously do that with our offensive line.”

Delaney finally brought some life to the Mount Carmel sideline after he hauled in a 66-yard touchdown pass from Gavin Marshalek with just over a minute left in the first half. The Red Tornadoes, who lost running back Luke Blessing to an injury, closed the gap to 30-22, thanks to a Michael Kimsal 4-yard run midway through the quarter. The big deficit made Mount Carmel throw the ball almost exclusively in the second half. Marshalek completed 19-of-32 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns.

“I thought he had an alright game,” Darrah said of Marshalek. “He threw some good balls. Like I said, it’s not where we want to be right now. Got to get back to the drawing board, all our goals are still ahead of us. We’ve got to have a great week of practice, and get better.”

Leaning heavily on its offensive line, the Spartans put together an impressive 15-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off with a 1-yard quarterback sneak from Caden Mengel. Mount Carmel answered with a Tait Adams touchdown catch on a fade pattern with just under eight minutes left to play. The Red Tornadoes actually got a fourth down stop, and had a chance to provide some late-game dramatics. However, North Schuylkill came up with a prompt fourth down stop of its own, and picked up two first downs to deny Mount Carmel win No. 900, while giving Hall win No. 100 in his career.

“That’s the most important part, the first four minutes of the game and the last four minutes of the game are crucial,” Hall said. “A lot of games are won at that time. We’re definitely going to lean on our offensive line and our defensive line. Our defensive line has played great as well. Things are starting to fall together. We had some good months of preparation leading up to this. We lost a lot of skill guys from a year ago, but we certainly replaced them, and some of the things that we’re doing, we’ll just keep building from that.”

Mount Carmel 7 7 8 8-30
North Schuylkill 10 20 0 7-37

Individual Scoring
First Quarter
NS-Luke Miller 23 run (Gavin Mentzer kick) 7:59
MC-Jaylen Delaney 49 interception return (Bobby Schoppy kick) 6:18
NS- Mentzer 49 field goal

Second Quarter
NS-Miller 21 run (Mentzer kick) 11:52
NS-Miller 1 run (Mentzer kick) 7:08
NS-Miller 4 run (run failed) 2:51
MC-Delaney 66 pass from Gavin Marshalek (Schoppy kick) 1:34

Third Quarter
MC-Michael Kimsal 4 run (Kimsal pass from Marshalek) 6:33

Fourth Quarter
NS-Caden Mengel 1 run (Mentzer kick) 10:26
MC-Tait Adams 8 pass from Marshalek (Delaney pass from Marshalek) 7:59

Team Statistics
…………………………….MC………………NS
1st downs……………10……………………20
rush-yds………..19-(-8)………………..53-295
comp-att-int…..19-33-0…………….7-13-1
pass yds…………..261……………….63
total yds………..253…………………358
fumb-lost………..5-2………………..1-0
pen-yds…………3-20……………………..6-50

Individual Statistics
Rushing-Mount Carmel: Luke Blessing 5-19; Michael Kimsal 5-16, TD; Al Bailey 1-1; Gavin Marshalek 2-(-1); Cooper Karycki 3-(-3); Team 3-(-40). North Schuylkill: Luke Miller 29-193, 4 TDs; Caden Mengel 16-91, TD; Kolten Joyce 6-15; Michael Mogish 1-0; Team 1-(-4).

Passing-Mount Carmel: Marshalek 19-33-0, 261 yds., 2 TDs. North Schuylkill: Mengel 7-13-1, 63 yds.

Receiving-Mount Carmel: Jaylen Delaney 6-85, TD; Tait Adams 5-67, TD; Chase Balichick 4-27; Karycki 1-33; Bailey 1-23; Andrew Lukoskie 1-16; Blessing 1-10. North Schuylkill: Kevin Jones 3-31; Miller 3-26; Mogish 1-6.

August 23, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Saucon Valley Panthers (11)

Head Coach: Anthony Brinkley

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Mcclarin
Garret Bisbing
Angelo Lucci
Gordy Frack
Jason Dankel
Brett Zieber
Josh May
Chris Cassciotti
Andrew Brett
Mason Stewart
Andrew Brett
Wil-Quon Clemons

Team Name: Saucon Valley Panthers

District: 11

Class: 3A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division B

2023 Record: 5-6

8/25 @ Notre Dame GP (3A) 7:00 pm L 20-48
9/01 @ Salisbury (2A) 7:00 pm W 42-6
9/08 Wilson Area* (3A) 7:00 pm W 41-8
9/15 @ Bangor* (4A) 7:00 pm L 7-15
9/22 Pottsville Area* (4A) 7:00 pm W 21-9
9/29 @ Northwestern Lehigh* (3A) 7:00 pm L 15-42
10/06 Southern Lehigh* (5A) 7:00 pm L 0-47
10/13 @ Blue Mountain* (4A) 7:00 pm L 14-40
10/20 Lehighton* (3A) 7:00 pm W 14-13
10/27 @ Palisades (2A) 7:00 pm W 27-7
11/02 @ Notre Dame GP (3A) 7:00 pm L 20-56

Key Starters Lost:
Braeden Weiss
Landon Beckowski
Brock Kovacs
Constantine Donahue

Offensive Starters Returning:
Jared Rohn – RB
Jack Robertson
Joey Griffith
Eli Torres
Caleb Grim
Joe Peterson
Peter Albano
Josiah Hernandez
Andrew Gilbert
Shane Kerosetz
Braden Rohn

Defensive Starters Returning:
Jared Rohn
Jack Robertson
Joey Griffith
Eli Torres
Caleb Grim
Joe Peterson
Josiah Hernandez
Andrew Gilbert
Shane Kerosetz
Braden Rohn

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jack Robertson

Key Newcomers:
Noah Weiss
Isiah Checo
Isiah McNally

2024 Offensive Outlook: We need to do a better job of staying on schedule, playing with confidence, and limiting turnovers

2024 Defensive Outlook: Please fast, confident, and physical on the defense of side of the ball

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Look to create momentum plays from our special teams units

August 23, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Columbia Crimson Tide (3)

Head Coach: Brady Mathias

Assistant Coaches:
Hugh Mauck- OC
Tim Mann- WR/DB
Charles McClair- QBs/DBs
Tyler Ludwig- OL
Jim Walk- DL
Michael Cheezum- ST

Team Name: Columbia Crimson Tide

District: 3

Class: 2A

League: Lancaster-Lebanon League, Section 5

2023 Record: 2-8

8/25 @ Eastern York (4A) 7:00 pm L 0-46
9/01 Hanover (3) (3A) 7:00 pm W 40-34
9/08 @ ELCO (4A) 7:00 pm L 6-49
9/15 @ Lancaster Catholic* (3A) 7:00 pm L 20-42
9/22 Annville-Cleona* (2A) 7:00 pm L 7-34
9/29 @ Pequea Valley* (3A) 7:00 pm L 6-13
10/06 Schuylkill Valley* (3A) 7:00 pm L 6-28
10/13 @ Northern Lebanon* (4A) 7:00 pm L 19-28
10/20 @ Kutztown* (3A) 7:00 pm W 25-8
10/27 Hamburg* (3A) 7:00 pm L 26-34

Key Starters Lost:
Artie Poindexter- WR/DB
Stud Campbell- ILB/RB
Demari Simms- WR/DB
Quincy Stewart- WR/DB

Offensive Starters Returning:
So. QB- Cameron McClair, 6-1, 175
So. RB- Kareem Nichols, 5-9, 140
Sr. WR- Loudon Rupp, 5-10, 130
Sr. TE- Miguel Aviles- 6-1, 180
Jr. C- Luke Rupp, 5-10, 230
So. OG- Hayden Quinn, 6-4, 360
Sr. OT- Alex Phillips, 6-0, 200
Jr. OG- Gage Wolf- 6-0, 185

Defensive Starters Returning:
So. DB- Cameron McClair, 6-1, 175
So. DB- Kareem Nichols, 5-9, 140
Sr. OLB- Loudon Rupp, 5-10, 130
Sr. ILB- Miguel Aviles- 6-1, 180
Jr. MLB- Luke Rupp, 5-10, 230
So. NG- Hayden Quinn, 6-4, 360
Sr. DE- Alex Phillips, 6-0, 200
Sr. – DE Kymere Binder- 6-4, 235

Special Team Starters Returning:
So. K/P- Cameron McClair, 6-1, 175
Sr. Holder- Loudon Rupp- 5-10, 130
So. KR- Kareem Nichols- 5-9. 140
Jr. LS- Gage Wolf- 6-0, 185

Key Newcomers:
Fr. LB/WR- Tyler Brommer- 6-0, 155
Sr. DL- Rafael Gomez- 6-0, 310

2024 Offensive Outlook: We have made numerous changes offensively. We look to be more effective as a balanced offense as opposed to a pass heavy team. We will need to utilize the early experience of our returning players to be successful.

2024 Defensive Outlook: We have quite a few returning starters and have addressed the areas that we needed to be better in. We look forward to seeing our guys do a better job of ensuring the strength of numbers and flowing to the ball. We have spent a lot of time talking about 11 hats to the ball. Our key to be successful this year is making sure our defense plays fast and makes their reads correctly.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: We are returning our kicker and have LS Gage Wolf who put in a lot of effort this off season to become a strong long snapper. Our key on special teams is that we are hopeful to be able to kick field goals from a variety of spots on the field and look to work for Cameron to give us good field position (Touchbacks, etc.)

2024 Columbia Crimson Tide
Interview with Head Football Coach Brady Mathias#PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @LancLebLeague @cbsdcrimsontide @BSMathias56 pic.twitter.com/zXFQB3sMf0

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) August 2, 2024

August 23, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Bethlehem Freedom Patriots (11)

Head Coach: Jason Roeder

Assistant Coaches:
Greg Moore
Ben Reph
Kevin Kelly
Kevin Morton
Bryan Haas
Ken Wied
Sean Searfass
Mike Anthony
Charlie Heidecker
Todd Mika
Juan Cotto
Gabe Robinson
Imad Azar
Nick Stannard
Ethan Neidig

Team Name: Bethlehem Freedom Patriots

District: 11

Class: 6A

League: EPC – Steel Division

2023 Record: 6-5

8/25 @ Stroudsburg (6A) 7:00 pm W 14-0
9/01 Parkland (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-35
9/08 @ Nazareth Area (6A) 7:00 pm L 26-42
9/15 Allentown Central Catholic (4A) 7:00 pm L 34-35
9/22 @ Whitehall (5A) 7:00 pm L 28-29 OT
9/29 East Stroudsburg South (5A) 7:00 pm W 7-0
10/07 @ Bethlehem Catholic (4A) 7:00 pm W 12-0
10/13 Easton Area (6A) 7:00 pm W 20-7
10/20 @ Emmaus (6A) 7:00 pm W 25-19
10/28 Bethlehem Liberty (6A) 1:00 pm W 41-14
11/03 Emmaus (6A) 7:00 pm L 14-19

Key Starters Lost:
Brayden Curry
Noah Pierre
Sam Neuffer
Xavier Dunbar
Christian Ferry

Key Returners:
Ryan Ellis SR OL/DL 5’11 245
Jayden Macon SR TE/LB 5’11 200
Justin Peluso SR WR/OLB 6’1 215
Tanner Wheeler SR OL/DL 6’5 285
Aaron Beete SR RB/DB 5’11 165
Shacre Colwell SR WR/DB 6’3 170
Amare Dubois SR WR/DB 5’11 165
Jelani Fedrick SR WR/DB 5’9 175
Gabe Fihlman SR WR/DB 5’11 175
Dylan Hill SR OL/DL 6’3 245
Ryan Roeder SR TE/LB 6’0 205
Chase Walker SR QB/DE 6’4 245
Xavier Dejesus JR WR/OLB 5’11 185
Jacob Hauze JR TE/DE 6’4 255
Geo Ledee JR QB/WR/DB 5’10 155
Dan Schiffert JR OL/DL 6’3 290
Mike Deluhery SR K 5’10 155

Key Newcomers:
Hunter Sporka SR TE/LB 5’10 205
Luis Vazquez SR RB/DB 5/10 170
Rodney Vazquez SR RB/OLB 5’5 160
Luis Ramos SR OL/DL 5’11 215
CJ Clark SR OL/DL 5/10 235
Aaron James JR OL/DL 6’3 280
Brian Renshaw JR RB/LB 5’11 210
Abraham Pla JR RB/OLB 5’11 175
Lashawn Johnson SO RB/OLB 6’0 190
Ian Petock SO OL/DL 6’4 235
Michael Stofanak SO QB/DB 6’0 170
Nate Stannard SO K 5’6 135

2024 Offensive Outlook: Need to replace the production of an All EPC running back. Experience returns at the QB, WR and O line position groups.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Experience returns at all three levels of our defense including our secondary which did not lose any players to graduation.

August 23, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders (11)

Head Coach: Philip Stambaugh (14TH YR., 112-42)

Assistant Coaches:
Nino Morici
Steve Vassallo
John Smith
Mike Stambaugh
Anthony Casciano (In memory of)
Rob Irving
Mike Kaulius
Mike Corpora
Bill Bergstresser
Roobhenn Smith
Paul Sofhauser
Daryl Strother
Leo De Lima
Ed Black
St. Luke’s – John Graham
St. Luke’s – Lindsay Mccarthy

Team Name: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

2023 Record: (8-4) / District XI Class “AAA” Semifinalists

8/25 Saucon Valley (AAA) 7:00 pm W 48-20
9/01 @ Southern Lehigh (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 28-68
9/08 Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 60-13
9/16 Salisbury* (AA) 1:30 pm W 51-7
9/22 @ Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 26-41
9/29 @ North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 21-28
10/06 Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:00 pm W 42-7
10/13 @ Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 63-14
10/20 Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 56-6
10/28 @ Wilson Area (AAA) 12:00 pm W 49-0
11/02 Saucon Valley (AAA) 7:00 pm W 56-20
11/10 @ Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 7:00 pm L 21-43

Key Starters Lost:
Danny Darno
Josh Ludlow
Jack Cameron
Dainn Vassallo
AJ Lozano
James Wisecarver
Michael Manlove
Julian Baker

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR., OL Anthony Crisafulli
SR., RB Christian Rivituso
SR., WR Nino Morici
SR., WR Carmine Diaz
JR., OL Austin Casal
JR., WR Alex Clark

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR., LB Nino Morici
SR., LB Christian Rivituso
SR., DB Carmine Diaz
JR., DL Austin Casal
JR., DB Kellen Binstead
JR., DL Tom Kosiba
JR., DL-LB Brett Bruckman
SO., DB Aaron Gordon
SO., LB John Hull
SO., DL Dominic Morris
SO., DL Josh Scherer

Special Team Starters Returning:
SR., K Mark Talpas
JR., K Faustie Capobianco
JR., LS Austin Casal
SO., K-P Clemente Cintron

Key Newcomers:
SR., OL JJ Trimmer
JR., QB Matt Bodnar
JR., WR/DB Faustie Capobianco
JR., OL/DL Daniel Higgins
JR., LB-DB Berkley Weidner
JR., RB/LB Eddie Youngkin
JR., WR/DB Sammy Morici
JR., OL/DL Logan Hancik
JR., OL Marc Bartholomew
JR., WR/DB Cody Driscoll
JR., OL/DL Cody Hartman
JR., LB-DL Giancarlo Guadagnino
SO., WR/DB Nyechay Lawless
SO., WR/DB Jonathan Striba
SO., WR Clemente Cintron
SO., WR/DB Drew Boyd
SO., WR/DB CJ Diaz
SO., OL/DL Noah Knorp
SO., OL/DL Noah Snyder
SO., OL/DL Phil Labella
SO., LB Lukas Hatzakos
FR., QB Tommy Murphy

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Christian Rivituso
Defense: 48 Total Tackles – 1 TFL, 2 HUR, 2 PD All-Purpose Offense: 182 Total Yards & 1 TD

Nino Morici
Defense: 69 Total Tackles – 3 TFL, 2 SACKS, 4 HUR, 1 INT, 1 PD, 1 FC All-Purpose Offense: 110 Total Yards & 1 TD

Mark Talpas
Kick: {10 Games} 51/52 PATS, 0/1 FG + 51 Kickoffs & 4 Touchbacks All-Area (Mcall) HM K

Anthony Crisafulli
Offense: Started 12 Games On Offensive Line Defense: 7 Total Tackles

Alex Clark
Offense: 11 Receptions For 274 Yards & 5 Receiving TDS + 1 Rushing TD

Faustie Capobianco
Kick: {3 Games} – Injured – 9/9 PATS & 1/3 FG (34 LONG)

Kellen Binstead
Defense: {11 Games} 41 Total Tackles – 1 TFL, 1 INT (TD), 3 PD

Austin Casal
{12 Games} Offense: Started 12 Games On Offensive Line Defense: 21 Total Tackles – 1 TFL, 6 HUR, 1 FR

Brett Bruckman
Defense: {12 Games} 40 Total Tackles – 6 TFL, 3 SACK, 8 HUR, 1 FR

Tom Kosiba
Defense: {12 Games} 24 Total Tackles – 2 TFL, 2 HUR, 1 PD

Clemente Cintron
Kick: {7 Games} 7/10 PAT, 1/1 FG (21 Long)

Aaron Gordon
{12 Games}
Offense: 22 Carries For 203 Yards & 2 Rush TDs Defense: 72 Total Tackles – 6 TFL, 1 SACK, 1 HUR, 1 INT, 2 PD

John Hull
Defense: {12 Games} 48 Total Tackles – 1 TFL, 6 HUR, BLK Punt

Dominic Morris
Defense: {7 Games} 7 Total Tackles

Josh Scherer
Defense: {11 Games} 14 Total Tackles – 2 HUR

2024 Offensive Outlook: We need to play well early in our schedule and hit the ground running. On offense we lost some talented players to graduation but we feel that the underclassmen have really filled in well this off-season and are poised to make a strong impact. Our JV team was undefeated last year and our middle-school team was undefeated 2 years ago, so we feel we have very talented kids coming up through our program who know how to win. We may be young in some spots but we feel good about the present and future of our program.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Defensively we return a good amount of players that were either full time or rotational starters. We have young talent in a lot of spots and feel that we have the ability to play a lot of options with our personnel. We need to create more turnovers and limit big plays in big games.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: On special teams we return 3 kickers who all played a role in our kicking game last year. We have multiple options at the returner positions and our long snapper is returning. Special teams has been a big part of our success for many years and we will continue to make it a priority for our team.

August 23, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 100: Peyton Falzone, Nazareth Area HS

Player Name: Peyton Falzone

School: Nazareth Area High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6’5

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.50

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track and field

Starting Experience: 2023-2024 season

Honors:
1st team All Area Lehigh Valley Live
1st team All Area Morning Call
2nd Team All-Eastern PA offensive specialist

2023 Stats:
Offense:
2,528 passing yards
21 passing Touchdowns

440 rushing yards
11 rushing touchdowns

Recruiting News: Virginia Tech commit

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @PeytonFalzone

August 23, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Catasauqua Rough Riders (11)

Head Coach: Joe Henrich (1st Year) (10th year as a Head Coach – 67-41, 4 District Championships)

Assistant Coaches:
Dale Fink (Offensive Coordinator/QB’s)
Matt Kosciolek (DB’s), Herm Stein (OL)
Scott Tennyson (WR’s), Ryan Johnson (DL)
Tyler Hodges (LB’s), Mark Bartholomew (Middle School)
Brett Sonntag (Middle School)
Adam Landis (Middle School)

Team Name: Catasauqua Rough Riders

District: 11

Class: 2A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

2023 Record: 6-6, District XI Playoffs

8/25 Northern Lehigh (1A) 7:00 pm W 48-22
9/01 Palmerton Area (3A) 7:00 pm L 7-27
9/08 Marian Catholic (1A) 6:00 pm W 28-0
9/15 @ Mahanoy Area (1A) 7:00 pm W 35-14
9/22 Pen Argyl* (2A) 7:00 pm L 14-36
9/29 @ Schuylkill Haven* (2A) 7:00 pm L 13-22
10/06 Minersville Area* (1A) 7:00 pm L 28-30
10/13 Panther Valley* (2A) 7:00 pm W 55-6
10/20 @ Palisades* (2A) 7:00 pm W 42-7
10/27 @ Salisbury (2A) 7:30 pm W 35-14
11/04 @ Williams Valley (2A) 7:00 pm L 20-34
11/23 Northampton (6A) 10:00 am L 7-47

Key Starters Lost:
Jyzaiah Bonilla (RB/LB)
Aiden Hess (QB/LB)
Dylan Pacheco (HB/DE)
Ian Juica (WR/S)
Brenden Eck (WR/FS)
Hunter Reitz (RB)
Chad Beller (G/LB)
Elijah Voorhees (OL)
Miles Melendez (OL/DL)

Offensive Starters Returning:
Braeden Smith (OL)
Matt Fotta (OL)
Jacob Ramos (OL)
Jordan Bradshaw (WR)
Manny Bolmer (WR)

Defensive Starters Returning:
Braeden Smith (DL)
Matt Fotta (DL)
Jacob Ramos (DL)
Chris Wellington (LB)
Manny Bolmer (C)
Jordan Bradshaw (S)

Special Teams Starters Returning:
Jonathan Cordon-Pinto (K)
Jayden Olivencia (P)
Manny Bolmer (KR/PR)Cadeo Estronza (KR/PR)

Key Newcomers:
Josiah Lafond (WR/C)
Aiden Reilly (QB)
Tyler Limardi (WR/S)
Cadeo Estronza (WR/C)
Taven Ying (OL/DL)
Brandon Bartholomew (HB/LB)
Evan Delong (OL/DL)

2024 Outlook: A new era has begun under Coach Henrich and his staff. They look forward to seeing how this young Rough Ridder squad progresses throughout the year. The Roughs lost many key players but are confident there is enough returning experience combined with the newcomers to make a run at the District XI Playoffs. With another new conference alignment, the schedule will present many challenges.

August 22, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 99: Andrew Olesh, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Andrew Olesh

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6’5

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 3.3

Starting Experience (Years): This will be Andrew’s third year starting in our program.

2023 Stats:
Offense:
53 catches
973 receiving yards
18.4 ypc.
10 TD’s

Defense:
45 tackles
3 INT’s
2 Pass Deflections
2 Fumble Recoveries
1 Blocked PAT
2 TD’s

Honors:
1st Team All League WR
2nd Team DB

Recruiting News: Committed to Michigan

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @a_olesh8

Coaches comments: Andrew is a stud! He is ranked as the #4 TE in the nation for the 2025 class. He has gotten progressively better every single season and gets more and more physical. Not only is he big, but he is an excellent route runner with excellent hands. He is getting recruited as a TE in college, but does a great job on the defensive side of the ball too!

August 22, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Salisbury Falcons (11)

Head Coach: Kevin DiZenzo

Assistant Coaches:
Nicholas Trask
Joe Gnall
Rob Hinson
Alex Hess
Leon Kukura
Mark Mixa
Robert Cuttito
Jonah Miller
Brad Trembler

Team Name: Salisbury Falcons

District: 11

Class: 3A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

2023 Record: 1-11

8/25 @ Panther Valley (AA) 7:00 pm L 12-20
9/01 Saucon Valley (AAA) 7:00 pm L 6-42
9/08 Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 6:00 pm L 13-48
9/16 @ Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 1:30 pm L 7-51
9/22 Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 18-49
9/29 @ Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:00 pm L 13-45
10/06 Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 20-60
10/13 @ Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 0-31
10/20 @ North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 0-48
10/27 Catasauqua (AA) 7:30 pm L 14-35
11/02 Shenandoah Valley (AA) 6:30 pm W 24-17

Key Starters Lost:
George Spann LB/RB
Jacob Bucchin QB/WR/DB
Dominic Popovich WR/DB
Gavin Cerco QB/WR/DB
Jaydien Kennedy TE/LB

Offensive Starters Returning:
Andrew Nemeh OT
Sam Krauss OG
Elijah Garriga C
Griffin Lakics OG
Tyshuwn Claudio OT
Jason St Leger RB
Derek Trinidad RB
Andrew Lucas QB
Jamani Cruz WR
Jacob Watson FB
Caleb Gonzalez WR

Defensive Starters Returning:
Jordan Tocci-Wachter LB
Jason St Leger LB
Derek Trinidad LB
Andrew Lucas LB
Jacob Watson LB
Dominic Figueroa CB
Sam Krauss DT
Tyshuwn Claudio DE
Angel Ortega DT

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Bryan Gonzalez QB
Josh Hudak K
Keaton Frye TE/DB/QB
AJ Moren WR/DB

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Jason St Leger: 128 carries, 896 rushing yds, 1,096 all-purpose yds, 4TDs, 78 tackles
Derek Trinidad: 80 carries, 402 rushing yds, 2TDs, 70 tackles, 2 sacks

2024 Outlook:
Offense: Efficiency and balance will be the key to unlocking our offensive potential this year.

Defense: Sound fundamentals and relentless pursuit are at the core of what we are going to accomplish defensively this year.

August 20, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Minersville Battlin’ Miners (11)

Head Coach: Justin Frantz

Assistant Coaches:
Chad Marquardt
Jesse White
Dan Hopkins
Dylan Reber
Gino Yourey
Tony Klazas
Ed Moran
Matt Hirsch
Scott Yagielniskie
Joe Kavanaugh
Jeff Cutler
Noah Charowsky
Steve Young

Team Name: Minersville Battlin’ Miners

District: 11

Class: 2A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

2023 Record: 10-3 (District XI A Champions)

8/25 @ Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm W 38-34
9/01 @ Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm W 41-39
9/10 Shenandoah Valley (AA) 3:00 pm W 48-7
9/15 Williams Valley (AA) 7:00 pm L 28-31 OT
9/21 @ Panther Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 41-28
9/29 Pen Argyl* (AA) 7:00 pm W 35-20
10/06 @ Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm W 30-28
10/13 Palisades* (AA) 7:00 pm W 38-12
10/20 @ Schuylkill Haven* (AA) 7:00 pm L 28-35
10/27 Nativity BVM (A) 7:00 pm W 42-12
11/03 Nativity BVM (A) 7:00 pm W 19-13 OT
11/10 Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm W 28-12
11/17 Lackawanna Trail (A) 7:00 pm L 0-40

Key Starters Lost:
Luke Stevenosky RB, LB
Cade Schultz OT, DT
Carson Boyle K
Lorenzo Yourey WR, DE
Blake Wesler WR, DB
Marques Barnhart OL, DL
Emiliano Conklin OL, LB

Offensive Starters Returning:
Dante Carr QB
Logan Hutsko WR
Paiten Lapoint WR
AJ Halford OL
Owen Fortna C
Aiden Boom OL
Dom Yourey OL
Easton Schultz RB
Jake Kavanaugh WR
Matt Dube WR

Defensive Starters Returning:
Logan Hutsko DB
AJ Halford LB
Owen Fortna DE
Aiden Boom DL
Dom YoureyDL
Easton Schultz DB
Jake Kavanaugh DB
Logan Rizzardi LB
Matt Dube LB
Ethan Borrell DL

Special Team Starters Returning:
Dante Carr, P
Easton Schultz, LS

Key Newcomers:
Trustin Diehl OL, DL
Gavin Spirko OL, DL
TJ Bowers WR, DB
Justin Cutler WR, DB
Derek Derenzo QB, WR, DB
Jayce Rizzardi OL, DL
Peyton Killian OL, DL
Colby Leshko OL, DL
Tyrell Moore WR, DB
Hunter Pytak OL, DL
Cameryn Quinones OL, DL
Grady McGovern WR, LB
Gavin Allen RB, LB
Gavin Nozouvsky OL, DL
Kael Schwartz OL, DL
Riley Rumberger OL, DL

2024 Outlook:
Offense: We need to replace Luke Stevenosky, the second leading rusher in PA last season. It will be a very difficult thing to do, but we have a few kids who are ready to step in and play the running back position. We will be looking to throw the ball more this season with Dante Carr and a bunch of returning receivers – Logan Hutsko, Jake Kavanaugh, Matt Dube, Kaseem Lofton, Paiten Lapoint, and others who will be threats on the outside.

Defense: We need to replace some key leaders from last season and two of our leading tacklers, Luke Stevenosky, Cade Schultz, and Lorenzo Yourey were all four year starters who played a ton of football for us and will be tough to replace. Blake Wesler was a key member of secondary who also needs to be replaced. With 8+ returners who started at some point in the season there will be a lot of experience that will be fighting over those positions. So far in the summer we have had real good competitions for various spots. We may be rotating in a lot of kids and expect a lot of influence from different spots.

Special Team: Jordan Bowers joins the team and will be playing football and soccer this season. He is a sophomore with a big time leg and will be a key piece of our special teams on extra points and kickoffs.

2024 Minersville Area Battlin' Miners
Interview with Head Football Coach Justin Frantz@MinersvilleA @minersfb @coachfrantzj #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/37gIYlBquO

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 19, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Bangor Slaters (11)

Head Coach: Vinnie Andrews

Assistant Coaches:
Paul Reduzzi
Donnie Hawk
Ryan Pysher
Mike Palos
Randy McCray
Caiden Dailey

Team Name: Bangor Slaters

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

2023 Record: 6-5

8/25 @ Palisades (AA) 7:00 pm W 36-8
8/31 @ Jim Thorpe Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 39-14
9/08 Southern Lehigh* (AAAAA) 7:55 pm L 6-47
9/15 Saucon Valley* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 15-7
9/23 @ Wilson Area* (AAA) 12:00 pm W 41-0
9/29 Pottsville Area* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 8-17
10/06 @ Lehighton* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 49-20
10/13 Northwestern Lehigh* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 6-35
10/20 @ Blue Mountain* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-12
10/27 Pen Argyl (AA) 7:00 pm W 14-0
11/03 @ Allentown Central Catholic (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-35

Key Starters Lost:
Greg Campbell QB/DB
Noah Hillis RB/LB
Dylan Krugh OL/DL
MJ Siu WR/DB
Parker Sandt OL/DL
Riley Stapp HB/LB
Gavin Nelson WR/DL
Jacob Weaver WR/DL

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Alex Farensbach WR
Sr. Gianni Goodrich OL
Sr. Luke Rinaldi OL
Jr. Tyler Campbell OL

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. TJ McLain LB
Sr. Alex Farensbach DB
So. Jaxson Kreider DB

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Riley Waldron RB/LB
Jacob Hillis WR/DB
Aiden Bright OL/DL
Anthony Pelucacci WR/DB
Warren Bright RB/LB
Kyle Bonopane OL/DL
Jace Labar WR/DB
Kamal Crockett WR/DB
Daniel Zheng OL/DL
JJ Rubas OL/DL
Johnny Yepez OL/DL
Troy Brownell WR/DL

2024 Returning Player Stats:
TJ McLain
Defense:
81 Tackles
2 INT’S
4 Sacks

Alex Farensbach
Offense:
18 catches
300 receiving yards
4 TD’s
Defense:
25 Tackles
2 INT’s

Jaxson Kreider
Offense:
12 carries
62 rushing yards
1 TD
Defense:
24 Tackles
2 INT’s

Jace Labar
Defense:
11 Tackles
1 INT

Riley Waldron
Defense:
41 Tackles
1 Sack

2024 Offensive Outlook: Offensively, we are replacing eight players who had significant roles in our offense over the past couple of years. Jaxson Kreider will be taking over the QB position. We have some quality kids who have improved greatly at WR and RB. Our focus will be on the development of our OL.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Coach Reduzzi will return as the Defensive Coordinator. He does a tremendous job at putting players in the right position to be successful. We are led by our MLB TJ McLain. We return some experience in the Secondary. We are also excited about the potential of some of our younger or newer players at the LB and DL positions.

August 19, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Palmerton Area Blue Bombers (11)

Head Coach: Chris Walkowiak

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Falcone
Mark Versuk
Fred Lesher
Logan Lesher
Shawn Ledbetter
Chris Frace
Andrew Sabo
Austin Cseh
James Hunsicker
Kevin Booth

Team Name: Palmerton Area Blue Bombers

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

2023 Record: 12-1

8/25 @ Lehighton (AAA) 7:00 pm W 54-30
9/01 @ Catasauqua (AA) 7:00 pm W 27-7
9/08 Palisades (AA) 7:00 pm W 54-23
9/15 @ Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-31
9/22 Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-26
9/29 Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-22
10/06 @ Salisbury* (AA) 7:00 pm W 60-20
10/13 North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 48-24
10/20 Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 34-14
10/27 @ Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:00 pm W 47-13
11/02 Jim Thorpe Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 37-7
11/10 North Schuylkill (AAA) 7:00 pm W 32-24
11/17 @ Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 7:00 pm L 8-58

Key Starters lost:
Matt Machalik
Ty Sander
Emilio Gonzalez
Brayden Hosier
Clayton Christman
Zack Anthony
Alex Konze
Bryce Marino

Offensive Starters Returning:
Logan Anthony
Beau Stahler
Jameson Trainer

Defensive Starters Returning:
Logan Anthony
Jameson Trainer
Alex Keiper

Special Team Starters Returning:
Chris Collier – LS – 5’7 145

Key Newcomers:
Aidan Ortiz – Sr – WR/DB 5’9 160
Trevor Anthony – Kicker – 6’0 185
Caleb Sagastume JR RB/DB 5’10 185
James Mack – JR – OL/LB 5’10 170
Vincent Taglieri – JR – Slot/DB 5’8 150
Cale Young – SOPH – SLOT/DB 5’8 150
Connor Lawless – SOPH – Slot/DB – 5’6 150
Jake Walkowiak – SOPH – Slot/LB- 5’8 140
Mason Heilman SOPH – OL/DL 5’9 270
Colson Ruzicka SOPH – OL/DL – 5’10 265
Mason Konze SOPH – OL/DL – 6’0 240
Hunter Sell – Soph – Kicker 5’9 145
TK Gursky – FR – QB/DB – 5’7 145
Mike Garey – FR – RB/LB – 5’9 160
TJ Weller – FR QB/DB – 5’10 155
Wyatt Gable – FR OL/DL 6’0 250

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Logan Anthony led team with over 60 pancake blocks
2023 Defensive Statistics: 59 tackles; 16 TFL; 4 sacks, 13 QB Hurries, 3 pass deflections

Beau Stahler
2 year starter – key part of our offensive line.

Jameson Trainer
45 tackles; 4 TFL; 1 sack; 2 QB hurry, 2 INT’s
11 receptions, 139 yards and 4 TD’s

Alex Keiper
27 tackles, 2 INT’s, 3 pass deflections

2024 Outlook:

Offense: Good speed, Athleticism and a very good nucleus of offensive lineman who have either started or gained experience during the season last year. Got to win the turnover battle, move the sticks and finish drives.

Defense: Good speed, athleticism and have a good nucleus of defensive lineman. We have other skill players who have shown good progress over the summer and are looking forward to seeing what they can do during the season. Win the turnover battle, get off the field on 3rd downs and limit the big plays.

Special Team: Having Trevor Anthony and Hunter Sell join the team will help bolster special teams and both have done a good job this summer.

August 19, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 96: Jabree Wallace-Coleman, Imhotep Charter (12)

Player Name: Jabree Wallace-Coleman

School: Imhotep Charter

Class of: 2025

Primary Position: RB

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6’1

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.4

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 4 years

2023 Stats:
Offense:
208 carries
1,585 yards rushing
7.6 yards per carry
28 rushing TDs

2 TD receptions

Special Teams:
1 punt return TD

Recruiting News: Penn State commit

Honors:
First-team all-state
First-team, all-Philadelphia Pub

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @colemanjabree

August 19, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 96: Gavin Mentzer, North Schuylkill HS

Player Name: Gavin Mentzer

School: North Schuylkill Jr/Sr High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: K

Secondary Position(s): P

Jersey Number: 40

Height: 6’1

Weight: 215

GPA: 4.1

Other Sports: Swimming

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
2x PA All-State 1st team Specialist
2x All-EasternPAFootball.com 1st team specialist
PSFCA 1st team K/P
2x Colonial/Schuylkill League Specialist of the Year
Republican Herald Dream Team K/P

2023 Stats:
Special Teams:
43-yard punt average (long of 55 yards)
14/21 (67%) downed inside the 20
5/7 (67%) on Field Goals (long of 42 yards)
53/57 (93%) on extra points
34 touchbacks out of 77 kickoffs (44% with a long of 75 yards)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @gmentzer_40

Coaches comment: Gavin has developed into one of the top kickers in the state. This will be Gavin’s fourth year kicking for us with every year demonstrating growth in his role as a kicker. He is a great leader and loves his teammates. Gavin is a great student, and combined with his talents he will be kicking at the collegiate level.

August 19, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils (11)

Head Coach: David Bench

Assistant Coaches:
Mark Palubinsky
Noah Allegretta
Shea Mealia
Glenn Weist
Angelo Maskornick
Mike Elchisak
Joe Alshefski
Nick Reese
William Burke

Team Name: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils

District: 11

Class: 2A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

2023 Record: 2-9

8/25 Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech (4A) 7:00 pm W 51-26
9/01 @ Upper Dauphin (3A) 7:00 pm L 12-43
9/10 @ Minersville Area (1A) 3:00 pm L 7-48
9/15 Panther Valley (2A) 7:00 pm L 21-39
9/23 Hancock (MD) 1:00 pm W 47-6
9/29 @ Tri-Valley* (1A) 7:00 pm L 14-33
10/06 Marian Catholic* (1A) 7:00 pm L 0-30
10/13 @ Nativity BVM* (1A) 7:00 pm L 19-32
10/20 Williams Valley* (2A) 7:00 pm L 0-54
10/27 @ Mahanoy Area* (1A) 7:00 pm L 17-35
11/02 @ Salisbury (2A) 6:30 pm L 17-24

Key Starters Lost:
Nick Ryan
Ben Dempster
Alex Kozlosky
Mike Diehl
Kelvyn Cordero
Fernando Ramirez-Chiglinsky
Estuardo Salguero
Brad Monjaraz
Jonathan Octotoxtle
Kenny Maldonando
Ben Mentusky

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr Brayden Lutz C
Sr Jeremy Thomas RB
So Joel Nunez RB
So David Burrous TE
So Todd Seiger WR

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr Brayden Lutz LB
Sr Jeremy Thomas LB
Sr Tristian Karosas DE
So Joel Nunez DB
So Mike Elchisak LB

Special Team Starters Returning:
So Sam Mentusky

Key Newcomers:
SR Christopher Castro OL/DE
Jr Aiden Phinazee WR/S
Jr Dakota Delaura OL/DE
So Caden Myers OL/DL
So Jonnuel Reyes WR/DB
Fr Gene Sinkus WR/DB
Fr Aiden Longo OL/DL
Fr Ethan Bench QB/DE

2024 Offensive Outlook: We need to focus on the fundamentals of blocking and limiting mistakes. We will have to rely on some of the younger players who got some experience playing varsity last year as freshmen along with some new players and freshmen this year. Tristan Karosas was at QB last year and got to see some time behind the center. This season as a Senior, we will rely on him with the few other seniors’ leadership and focus on our strengths as the season progresses.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Defensively, we need to focus on a few different schemes and be aggressive. I believe the defense will be our strong point this season and rely on pressuring the QB to force turnovers and make plays in the backfield. Our linebackers will be the core of the defense this year with their aggressive/attack-the-ball mentality will keep the offense guessing. We have a lot of younger talent as well and we expect to see them make some big plays for us in the secondary.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: We look to gain some advantages this year with good field position on kickoffs as long as the defense does its job. Offensively if we can drive the ball down the field and get into field goal position, we will be taking advantage of that more than in past seasons with our returning So kicker, who should have a solid season for us and can be a key determining factor in our games.

2024 Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils
Interview with Head Football Coach David Bench@shenqbclub @svbluedevils1 #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/CoDcqH23uX

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 17, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Executive Education Academy Raptors (11)

Head Coach: Larry Ford

Assistant Coaches:
Mark Hussett
Michael Coccia
Kyle Haas
Ronald Armstead
Jared Powell

Team Name: Executive Education Academy Raptors

District: 11

Class: AA

2023 Record: 4-7

8/25 Salem (NJ) 7:00 pm W 42-19
9/01 @ Berks Catholic (AAA) 5:00 pm L 14-19
9/08 Bristol (AA) 7:00 pm W 14-6
9/15 @ Pottstown Area (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-28
9/22 Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm L 8-21
9/29 Jersey Shore (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-48
10/05 @ Samuel S. Fels (AAAAA) 3:00 pm W 46-14
10/13 @ Springfield-Delco (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 12-51
10/20 Vaux (Big Picture Philly) (AAA) 7:00 pm W 64-0
10/27 @ Danville (AAA) 7:00 pm L 20-52
11/04 @ Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm L 12-71

Key Starters Lost:
Damon Young
Kris Cruz
Jonas Robles
Deshawn Shaw
Darius Rivera
Ackylis Ayola
Nathan Pizarro
Tyler Crouthamel

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Sylis Styles RB
Sr. Jeremiah Rodriguez WR
Sr. Jaiden Perez RB/WR
Soph. Isaiah Vargas C
Sr. Chris Rios T
Sr. Elijah Palmer G

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Sylis Styles S
Sr, Jeremiah Rodriguez LB
Sr. Jaiden Perez DB
Sr. Elijah Palmer DT
Jr. Yaseen Mirza MLB
Sr. Josiah Floyd DE
Sr. Christain Navarro DT

Special Team Starters Returning:
Returner Sr. Sylis Styles
Returner Sr. Jaiden Perez
Kicker/Punter Sr. Jaiden Perez

Key Newcomers:
Sr. QB Zion Brake
Soph. WR Darius Kohler
Soph. WR Dexter Connor
Fresh. WR Tahir Edmondson
Soph. OL/DL Rafael Matos

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Sylis Styles Rushing Yards 1,253
Josiah Floyd Sacks 8

2024 Offensive Outlook: New Offensive Coordinator. New QB. Returning 1,000 yard rusher. Returning 3 of the 5 starting offensive lineman. We need to work as a team and move the ball down the field.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Defensive line will have a solid 2 team rotation this year. Our linebacker core might be the best we have had in our 4 years of existence. Our secondary is young but they are scrappy. Looking to cause havoc this year and create a lot of turnovers to keep our offense on the field.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Create great field position for our offense and defense.

August 17, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 94: Will Buck, Emmaus HS

Player Name: Will Buck

School: Emmaus High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: K

Secondary Position(s): P

Jersey Number: 84

Height: 6’4

Weight: 210

GPA: 4.4

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
Eastern PA 6A All-State HM kicker
Second-team All-EPC, all-area kicker
2023 special teams player of the year

2023 Stats:
Special Teams:
11/13 FGs (45-yard long) – a school record
57-yard kickoff average
97% PATs
36-yard punt average

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @willbuck84

Recruiting: Cornell commit

Coaches comment: Will is your prototypical student-athlete. He has a tremendous work ethic on and off the field. Academically he has well over a 4.0 GPA and is involved in several extracurricular activities within the school and community. He is committed to working on his craft as a punter and placekicker this offseason. His hard work is paying off! He has a heavy interest as a student-athlete from just about every Ivy League University, the Patriot League, and some FCS programs.

August 17, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes (11)

Head Coach: Mike Farr

Assistant Coaches:
John Carestia
Frank Gaffney
Tyler Dean
Evan Fink
Andrew Fink
Michael Kalyan
Adam Jamison
Mike Tracey
Mitch Tracey
Barron Line
Brad Wildermuth

Team Name: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes

District: 11

Class: 2A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

2023 Record: 9-3

8/25 @ Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm L 0-27
9/02 @ Nativity BVM (A) 7:00 pm W 40-6
9/08 Williams Valley (AA) 7:00 pm W 24-21
9/15 @ Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm W 27-21
9/22 @ Palisades* (AA) 7:00 pm W 14-7
9/29 Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm W 22-13
10/06 Panther Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 73-8
10/14 @ Pen Argyl* (AA) 1:30 pm W 28-21
10/20 Minersville Area* (A) 7:00 pm W 35-28
10/27 Blue Mountain (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-37
11/04 Executive Education Academy (AA) 7:00 pm
11/11 Williams Valley (AA) 6:00 pm L 35-49

Key Starters Lost:
Aiden Myers
Augustus Warke
Travis Richie
Logan Carl
Aidan Clauser

Key Returning Players:
Leyden Hertz
Adam Balulis
Niko Carestia
Niko Castillo
Colton Reber
Aaron Gilbert
Blake Rossi
Chase Leibensperger
Chase Williams
Wyatt Keefer
Ethan Kline
Brian Moran
Adam Malinoski
Nate Chamberlain
Brayden Fasnacht

Offensive Starters Returning:
Leyden Hertz
Adam Balulis
Niko Carestia
Niko Castillo
Colton Reber
Aaron Gilbert
Blake Rossi
Chase Leibensperger
Chase Williams
Wyatt Keefer
Ethan Kline
Brian Moran
Adam Malinoski
Nate Chamberlain
Brayden Fasnacht

Defensive Starters Returning:
Leyden Hertz
Adam Balulis
Niko Carestia
Niko Castillo
Colton Reber
Chase Williams
Wyatt Keefer
Ethan Kline
Brian Moran
Adam Malinoski
Nate Chamberlain

Special Team Starters Returning:
Niko Carestia
Leyden Hertz

Key Newcomers:
Hunter Correll – Kicker
Brody Brand – OL/DL
Brayden Diehl – DB
Blake Rossi – DB
Aaron Gilbert – DB
Chase Leibensperger – OLB
Triston Davis – MLB
Logan Goad – RB/DB

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Leyden Hertz
Defense:
6 INT’s

Niko Carestia
Offense:
177 carries
1453 yards rushing
20 TD’s
Defense:
107 tackles
8 TFL
4 sacks
1 INT

Niko Castillo
Defense:
76 tackles
10 TFL
2 sacks

OL returns:
Adam Malinoski
Brian Moran
Ethan Kline
Wyatt Keefer
Chase Williams
Chase Leibenperger

2024 Outlook:
Offense: We need to have an effective running attack while limiting our opponents offensive opportunities.

Defense: We need to have solid DB play and dominate the box

Special Teams: Hunter Correll will be a weapon for us.

2024 Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes
Interview with Head Football Coach Mike Farr@farrmj #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/z4RGe1JKEU

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 16, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Lehighton Indians (11)

Head Coach: Tom McCarroll

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Lusch
Tyler Cann
Cory Hartsell
Simon Tkach
Chuck Sterling
Kyle Spotts
Justin Smith
Tegan Durishin
Kris Rodgers
Randan Solt

Team Name: Lehighton Indians

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

2023 Record: 2-9

8/25 Palmerton Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 30-54
9/01 @ Tamaqua Area (AAA) 7:10 pm W 28-6
9/08 @ Pottsville Area* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-28
9/15 Wilson Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 50-0
9/22 @ Northwestern Lehigh* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 0-49
9/28 Blue Mountain* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 13-41
10/06 Bangor* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 20-49
10/13 Southern Lehigh* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 12-54
10/20 @ Saucon Valley* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 13-14
10/27 @ Jim Thorpe Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 13-28
11/02 @ Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 7:00 pm L 14-58

Key Starters Lost:
Wyatt Sherer
Cooper Hartsell
Brady O’Donnell
Reese Balk
Dylan Moyer

Offensive Starters Returning:
Joey Houser, OT, 6-5, 265
Yadiel Acosta-Rodriguez, G, 6-3, 260
Mark Macias, C, 6-0, 250
Brock Gower, OT, 6-5, 270
Blake Roberts, WR, 6-2, 200
Joe Roth, WR, 6-1, 185
Logan Kent, WR, 5-9, 155

Defensive Starters Returning:
Yadiel Acosta-Rodriguez, DL
Blake Roberts, LB
Logan Kent, CB
Lucas Croizier, S, 5-9, 160
Jayse Lawrence, S, 6-0, 165

Special Team Starters Returning:
Phillip Ebbert, K, 5-11, 160

Key Newcomers:
Jayse Lawrence, QB
Caden Meek, WR/DB, 6-0, 170
Kyden Hauser, WR/DB, 5-10, 170
Ryan Kusse, WR/LB, 5-11, 170
Austin Green, RB, 5-9, 160
Preston DiGrazia, OL/LB, 5-9, 180
Jacob Ferguson, RB/DL, 5-10, 170
Cameron Potts, DL, 6-4, 225
Asher Traylor, LB, 5-10, 215
Hunter Kintz, LB, 5-10, 200

2024 Offensive Outlook: We have 4 OL with starting experience returning, which will be key to us being successful. We have a new starting QB and new RB. Our WR have the potential to be explosive.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Our defense needs to improve for us to be successful. We need to get off the field in crucial 3rd and 4th down situations. Creating turnovers and minimizing long drives are key.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Our kicking game should be more consistent with our returning kicker. We need to replace our punter.

SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE MEDIA DAY at Mountain Valley Golf Course: 1 on 1 with Lehighton Indians Head Coach Tom McCarroll. @mystlukes @SLUHNSportsMed @SchLeague @LehightonFB @LASDAthletics @LehightonHighSc pic.twitter.com/H6lE6JKIBd

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) August 3, 2023

August 16, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Wilson Area Warriors (11)

Head Coach: Jim Brady

Assistant Coaches:
James Klass
Nick Levinski
Mike Long
Michael Figueroa
Brandon Perkins
Barry Serfass
Rick Yetter
Jason Buckman

Team Name: Wilson Area Warriors

District: 11

Class: 4A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division B

2023 Record: 0-10

8/26 @ Pen Argyl (2A) 2:30 pm L 20-49
9/02 Palisades (2A) 12:00 pm L 0-41
9/08 @ Saucon Valley* (3A) 7:00 pm L 8-41
9/15 @ Lehighton* (3A) 7:00 pm L 0-50
9/23 Bangor* (4A) 12:00 pm L 0-41
9/29 @ Southern Lehigh* (5A) 7:00 pm L 14-56
10/07 Blue Mountain* (4A) 2:30 pm L 0-48 SAT Day
10/13 @ Pottsville Area* (4A) 7:00 pm L 14-48
10/21 Northwestern Lehigh* (3A) 12:00 pm L 0-53
10/28 Notre Dame GP (3A) 12:00 pm L 0-49

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR Ath Markhi Fields 5-10 230
SR QB Jeramy Cressman 5-10 180
SR RB Zeandros Johnson 5-11 195
Soph OL William Sainz Saez 5-8 190
JR OL Nick Bracken 6-0 195
SR OL/TE Keenan Arsenault 6-0 215

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR LB Markhi Fields 5-10 230
SR LB Zeandros Johnson 5-11 195
SR DB Jeramy Cressman 5-10 180
SR DE Da’Shaun Simpson 5-11 195
JR CB Leonard Davis 5-11 165
JR CB Nickenson Louis Jeune 5-10 160

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
SR WR/LB Michael Marcom 5-11 185
SR OL/DL Landon Frey 6-4 275
SR OL/DL Noah Landes 6-2 335
JR OL/DL Gerardo Rivera 6-3 295
JR TE/DB Pedro Hernandez 6-2 195
JR TE/DE Heath Renninger 5-11 205
JR OL/DL Nick Hockman 5-10 225
Soph WR/DB Christian Samayoa 5-7 150
Soph QB/FS Jaxson Tadayeski 6-1 180
Soph OL/DL Isaiah Wells 5-9 215
FR OL/DL Cayden Lozada 5’8 220
FR RB/LB Ryan Bohnam 5’8 155

2024 Outlook:

COLONIAL LEAGUE MEDIA DAY:

James Brady takes over a Wilson team that went winless in 2023 but says this years team is coming along and much different.

Quarterback Jeremy Cressman is back as is senior Zeandros Johnson who will line up behind Cressman in the backfield and is… pic.twitter.com/2eAlQZmnyB

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) August 9, 2024

August 15, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 92: Gijs Fooij, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Gijs Fooij

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2025

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position: DE

Jersey Number: 75

Height: 6’2

Weight: 255

40-Yard Dash: 5.4

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Volleyball

Starting Experience (Years): Gijs has started on the offensive line since his freshman season.

2023 Stats:
Defense:
41 tackles
6 TFL’s
1 Sack
1 Fumble Recovery
1 Blocked PAT/FG

Honors: 2nd Team All-League OL

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @fooijgijs

Coaches comment: Gijs has done an excellent job on the offensive line the past three years and last year started on the defensive line. He made an immediate presence on the defensive side of the ball and look forward to him becoming dominating on both sides of the ball.

August 15, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 92: Cole Gemberling, Tri-Valley HS

Player Name: Cole Gemberling

School: Tri-Valley High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: MLB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 5”10

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.68

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
Player of the Week Nominee x3
State Player of the Week Nominee
Player of the Week x1
All-Area Team

2023 Stats:
Defense:
85 tackles
8.5 sacks
90-yard pick-six
3 forced fumbles
1 fumble recovery

Offense:
414 rushing yards
4 rushing TDs

212 receiving yards
2 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @gemberling_cole

Coaches comment: Cole is a tough kid, works hard in the weight room, Cole has been on the field since his freshman year. Look forward to a big junior season for him on both sides of the ball.

August 15, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Southern Lehigh Spartans (11)

Head Coach: Phil Sams

Assistant Coaches:
Ed Chromczak
Craig Sutyak
Alstan Wolfe
John Przyuski
Brendan Dunne
Cody Zrinski
Derek Weedling
Johnny Thomas
Casey Cooperman
Dominic Cusamano
Jeff Trembler
Greg Izzo
John Fistner
Keith Heffelfinger

Team Name: Southern Lehigh Spartans

District: 11

Class: 4A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

2023 Record: 10-2

8/25 Quakertown Community (6A) 7:00 pm W 28-21
9/01 Notre Dame GP (3A) 7:00 pm W 68-28
9/08 @ Bangor* (4A) 7:55 pm W 47-6
9/15 Palisades (2A) 7:00 pm W 48-6
9/22 @ Blue Mountain* (4A) 7:00 pm W 41-12
9/29 Wilson Area* (3A) 7:00 pm W 56-14
10/06 @ Saucon Valley* (3A) 7:00 pm W 47-0
10/13 @ Lehighton* (3A) 7:00 pm W 54-12
10/20 Pottsville Area* (4A) 7:00 pm W 48-0
10/27 @ Northwestern Lehigh* (3A) 7:00 pm L 14-42
11/03 East Stroudsburg South (5A) 7:00 pm W 56-19
11/10 Whitehall (5A) 7:00 pm L 34-45

Key Starters lost:
Cade Sawyer
Alex Carr
Mitchell Andrejko
Xavius Roman
Jack Inglis
Ryan King
Will Kundson
Ethan Price
Evan Fritzinger
Zaire Laylock
Ian Gill

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. WR 6’5” 220 lb. Andrew Olesh
Sr. OT 6’2” 255 lb. Gijs Fooij
Sr. TE 6’ 195 lb. Bryan Tobin
Sr. QB 6’3” 180 lb. Chris Fritts
Jr. OT 6’3” 320 lb. Carter Giberson
Soph 6’3” 260 lb. C Lucas Sutyak

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. 6’5” 220 lb. CB Andrew Olesh
Sr. 6’2” 255 lb. DE Gijs Fooij
Jr. 6’3” 320 lb. DT Carter Giberson
Jr. 5’9” 170 lb. Rover linebacker Darius Roman

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Sr. 5’11” RB/DB Danny Reagan
Sr. 6’ 225 lb. OL Joey Vicente
Sr. 6’ 160 lb. WR/DB Talan Hite
Sr. 5’11” 225 lb. OL/LB Cai Dunn
Jr. 5’10” 180 lb. RB/LB Sean Steckert
Jr. 5’11” 200 lb. H/LB Dariuz Lightner
Jr. 6’1” 190 lb. TE/LB Jacoby Jacobs
Jr. 5’9” 150 lb WR/CB Samaad Harriat
Jr. 5’11” 170 lb. WR/DB Luke Kawcsenski
Sophomore 6’1” 250 lb. OL/DL Dylan Gretz
Sophomore 5’10” 160 lb. QB/DB Colton Sams
Sophomore 5’10” 215 lb. OL/DL Gabe Bogart
Sophomore 5’10” 165 lb. WR/DB Otto Young
Sophomore 6’ 195 lb. H/DL Noah Hoppel

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Andrew Olesh: WR/DB: Senior: 1St Team All League WR and 2ND All League DB
53 Catches For 973 Yards, 18.4 YPC. 10 TD’S: 2ND Team All League DB
Tackles, 3 INT’S., 2 Passes Defensed, 2 Fumble Recoveries, 1 Blocked PAT.

Gijs Fooji: Tackle/DT : Senior: 3 Year Starter: 2ND Team All League OL AND 2ND Team All League DT: 41 Tackles, 6 TFL’S, 1 Sack, 1 Fumble Recovery, 1 Blocked PAT/FG

Chris Fritts: QB: Senior: 3Rd Team All League QB:
107/167: 1,924 YARDS, 21 TD’S 9 INT.’S.

Bryan Tobin: TE’DE: Senior: 6 Catches For 97 Yards And 2 TD’S: 3RD Team All League TE: 22 Tackles, 5 TFL’S., 4.5 Sacks, 1 Fumble Recovery

Darius Roman: WR/DB: 26 Catches For 453 Yards. 13.6 YPC. 3 TD’S: 21 Tackles, 2 INT’S, 4 Pass Deflections

Colton Sams: QB/FS: 45/74 613 Yards 9 TD’s, 4 INT’s

Sean Steckert: 37 Carries For 187 Yards. 4.5 YPC. 3 TD’S

Talan Hite: Wr/Db: 9 Catches For 72 Yards, 8.0 YPC 1 TD

Otto Young: 5 Catches For 110 Yards. 1 TD

Offense: We have the opportunity to be explosive, but as usual this all depends on the OL. You are only as good as your OL. They are always your heart and soul. We love our size up front and our skills.

Defense: We have lost some key players on the defensive side of the ball, but we believe we have the replacements to have another successful defensive season.

August 13, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 90: Bryer Reichard, Northwestern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Bryer Reichard

School: Northwestern Lehigh High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): OT

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 6’4

Weight: 270

40-Yard Dash: 5.1

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: Started 2 games sophomore year on defense and started all 16 games last year (junior year) on both sides of the ball. 2 years

Honors:
1st Team All State (Defense)
1st Team Eastern PA (Defense)
1st Team Colonial League ( Defense)
2nd Team Colonial League (Offense)

2023 Stats:
Defense:
10 sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BryerReichard55

August 13, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 90: Nuallan King, Pen Argyl HS

Player Name: Nuallan King

School: Pen Argyl High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): OT

Jersey Number: 59

Height: 6’

Weight: 205

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
62 Tackles
5 TFL
3 Sacks
1 FR
2 FF

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @K_nuallan

Coaches Comments: Nuallan is one of our hardest workers who also plays with a chip on his shoulder. He is extremely disruptive and versatile as a defensive end. He continues to grow physically and improve at football. He is making a transition to offensive tackle from tight end to help the team.

August 13, 2024
T102SportsNow.com Schuylkill/Colonial Football Cooperative 2024 Preseason Coaches’ Poll

RED DIVISION (Big Schools)
(Number of first-place votes in parentheses)

1. Northwestern Lehigh (5) 77

2. Southern Lehigh (2) 71

3. North Schuylkill (1) 63

4. Blue Mountain (1) 59

5. Pottsville 38

6. Bangor 31

7. Jim Thorpe 29

8. Lehighton 20

9. Tamaqua 17

Schools in Red Division: Bangor, Blue Mountain, Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, North Schuylkill, Northwestern Lehigh, Pottsville, Southern Lehigh, Tamaqua

WHITE DIVISION (Colonial)
(Number of first-place votes in parentheses)

1. (tie) Notre Dame-Green Pond (5) 69

Saucon Valley 69

3. Northern Lehigh (1) 61

4. Palisades 48

5. Catasauqua (1) 38

6. Palmerton 37

7. Pen Argyl 33

8. Salisbury (1) 27

9. Wilson (1) 23

Schools in White Division: Catasauqua, Northern Lehigh, Notre Dame-Green Pond, Palisades, Palmerton, Pen Argyl, Salisbury, Saucon Valley, Wilson Area

BLUE DIVISION (Schuylkill)
(Number of first-place votes in parentheses)

1. Schuylkill Haven (7) 96

2. Minersville (1) 83

3. Williams Valley (1) 71

4. Tri-Valley (1) 65

5. (tie) Marian 62

Nativity 62

7. Mahanoy Area 39

8. Pine Grove 33

9. Panther Valley 26

10. Shenandoah Valley 13

Schools in Blue Division: Mahanoy Area, Marian, Minersville, Nativity, Panther Valley, Pine Grove, Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah Valley, Tri-Valley, Williams Valley

August 13, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears (11)

Head Coach: David Holman

Assistant Coaches:
Matthew Gianneli
Mark Lawrence
Gerg Merchlinksy
Tony Merchlinksy
Mike Heater

Team Name: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears

District: 11

Class: 2A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

2023 Record: 4-7

8/25 Harriton (5A) 6:00 pm L 14-17
9/02 @ Pen Argyl (2A) 1:30 pm L 13-43
9/08 Panther Valley (2A) 7:00 pm W 40-0
9/15 Catasauqua (2A) 7:00 pm L 14-35
9/22 @ Riverside (2) (2A) 7:00 pm L 28-49
9/30 @ Marian Catholic* (1A) 7:00 pm L 13-21
10/06 @ Williams Valley* (2A) 7:00 pm L 41-49
10/13 Tri-Valley* (1A) 7:00 pm W 27-20
10/21 @ Nativity BVM* (1A) 6:00 pm W 28-21
10/27 Shenandoah Valley* (2A) 7:00 pm W 35-17
11/04 @ Pen Argyl (2A) 3:00 pm L 6-26

Key Starters Lost:
Colm McGroarty
Cael Quick
Ethan Manley

Offensive Starters Returning:
Levi Terry QB 6’0′ 150 SR
Kyler Quick FB 6’1′ 190 JR
Brian Gallagher FB 6’1 210 SR
Aiden Bowman RB 6’0 170 SR
Mike Oblas RB 5’10” 150 SR
Kaiden Komosinsky C 6’2” 210 SR
Kyle Pollack G 6’1” 215 SR

Defensive Starters Returning:
Levi Terry DB 6’0” 150 SR
Kyler Quick LB 6’1” 190 JR
Brian Gallagher LB 6’1” 210; SR
Aiden Bowman DB 6’0 170 SR
Mike Oblas DB 5’10” 150 SR
Kaiden Komosinsky DL 6’2” 210 SR
Kyle Pollack DL 6’1” 215 SR

Special Team Starters Returning:
Levi Terry Punter 6’0” 150 SR

Key Newcomers:
JR Joe Rick TE/QB/LB 6’2” 205
SO Braylon Komosinsky OL/DL 6’1” 195

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Colm McGroarty 1000+ yard rusher graduated

2024 Offensive Outlook: We will be a heavy option run offense. Levi Terry is a talented runner and passer and returns with a great deal of experience. Kyler Quick and Brian Gallagher return at FB. Mike Oblas will be a key factor in the slot position as both a runner and receiver. Kaiden Komosinsky returns to anchor the Offensive Line at Center. Must stay healthy.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Brain Gallagher returns as MLB. Kyle Pollack started all games last season at MLB but will move to DT in our 4-3 defense. Mike Oblas and Aiden Bowman will anchor the secondary at safeties. Must stay healthy.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Still being worked out, but Levi Terry will be our punter.

August 12, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Whitehall Zephyrs (11)

Head Coach: Andy Marino

Assistant Coaches:
DC/Saf – Jeff Pukszyn
DL – Shawn Clary, Steven Fedorak
LBs – Jim Newhard
OLBs – George Makhoul, Charles Pope
CB’s – Shavar Hussett, EJ Williamson
QB – Mason Kholi
WR – Chris Gordon
RB – Vincent Spina
TE – Mark Horvath
OL – Dan Caffrey, Ron Hannis

Team Name: Whitehall Zephyrs

District: 11

Class: 5A

League: EPC – Skyline Division

2023 Record: 8-5

8/25 William Allen (6A) 7:00 pm W 53-0
9/02 @ Bethlehem Catholic (4A) 3:00 pm L 21-34
9/08 Easton Area (6A) 7:00 pm W 27-0
9/15 Emmaus (6A) 7:00 pm W 21-16
9/22 Bethlehem Freedom (6A) 7:00 pm W 29-28 OT
9/29 @ Parkland (6A) 7:00 pm L 7-36
10/06 Nazareth Area (6A) 7:00 pm L 17-41
10/14 @ Allentown Central Catholic (4A) 7:00 pm L 14-30
10/19 @ Bethlehem Liberty (6A) 6:00 pm W 23-20 OT
10/27 @ Northampton (6A) 7:00 pm W 45-44 OT
11/03 Pocono Mountain West (5A) 7:00 pm W 34-10
11/10 @ Southern Lehigh (5A) 7:00 pm W 45-34
11/17 @ Delaware Valley (5A) 7:00 pm L 27-56

Key Starters Lost:
Trey Dogmantis
Kaden Davis-Latch
Sebastian Orochena
Nathan Huffort
Daniel Bahan
Archer Hunsicker
Jack Kocher
Braden Bashore
Kaden Weaver
Dalton Wickel
Gabe Rivera
Ethan Guzenski
Andrew Deustch

Offensive Starters Returning:
Talon Dogmantis (CB/WR, 5’11, 175, JR)
Carter Troxell (LB/RB, 5’11, 205, SR)
Brandon Bird (SAF/WR, 5’10, 170, SR)
Trokon Kai (SAF/WR, 5’10, 160, SR)
Adam Youwakim (TE/DE, 6’1, 240, SR)
Justus Miles (DE/FB, 5’11, 205, SR)
Alex Magarin (OT/DT, 5’11, 240, SR)
Conner Strauss (OL/DL, 6’1, 200, SR)

Defensive Starters Returning:
Talon Dogmantis (CB/WR, 5’11, 175, JR)
Carter Troxell (LB/RB, 5’11, 205, SR)
Brandon Bird (SAF/WR, 5’10, 170, SR)
Trokon Kai (SAF/WR, 5’10, 160, SR)
Adam Youwakim (TE/DE, 6’1, 240, SR)
Justus Miles (DE/FB, 5’11, 205, SR)
Alex Magarin (OT/DT, 5’11, 240, SR)
Conner Strauss (OL/DL, 6’1, 200, SR)

Special Team Starters Returning:
Cole Richards (K/P, 6’1, 180, JR)

Key Newcomers:
Nolan Schmeckenbecker (SR, WR/DB, 5’9, 150)
Donato Bridgi (JR, WR/DB, 5’9, 150)
Michael Bialkowski (SR, SAF/RB, 5’11, 170)
Alex Cardona (JR, DL/OL, 6’0, 240)
Braidyn Devalle (JR, SAF/WR, 5’11, 170)
Ramere McFall (JR, LB/OL, 5’11, 220)
James Hopkins (JR, DE/TE, 5’11, 195)
Jacob Hannis (JR, LB/TE, 5’11, 205)
Sean Yacoub (SR, OL/DL 6’2, 240)
Justin Hussett (JR, CB/WR, 5’11, 170)

2024 Offensive Outlook: We will be utilizing as many payers as possible to have an efficient offense. Keys for us will be to stay on schedule, protect the ball, and make plays when they present themselves.

2024 Defensive Outlook: We will utilize our skill sets to be disruptive. Keys for us to be disruptive, limit explosive plays, and create turnovers.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Our keys will be to flip the field, protect the ball, and create turnovers.

August 12, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Parkland Trojans (11)

Head Coach: Tim Moncman

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Kinane
Mike Facchiano
Bob Ruisch
Eric Dauberman
Barry Michael
George Clay
Doug Joseph
Zach Bradley
Chris Avila
Andy Millen
Josh Dieter
Mike Billera
Adam Piston
Trent Clay
Matt Castro
Dave Lucia
Cody Hall

Team Name: Parkland Trojans

District: 11

Class: 6A

League: EPC – Skyline Division

2023 Record: 12-1

8/25 Pocono Mountain West (5A) 7:00 pm W 54-7
9/01 @ Bethlehem Freedom (6A) 7:00 pm W 35-0
9/08 @ Bethlehem Liberty (6A) 7:00 pm W 42-14
9/15 Nazareth Area (6A) 7:00 pm W 31-24
9/22 @ Allentown Central Catholic (4A) 7:30 pm W 35-14
9/29 Whitehall (5A) 7:00 pm W 36-7
10/06 @ William Allen (6A) 7:00 pm W 42-0
10/13 Bethlehem Catholic (4A) 7:00 pm W 40-3
10/20 @ Easton Area (6A) 7:00 pm W 34-20
10/27 Emmaus (6A) 7:00 pm W 41-17
11/03 Williamsport (6A) 7:00 pm W 56-0
11/10 Emmaus (6A) 7:00 pm W 21-14
11/17 Nazareth Area (6A) 7:00 pm L 17-24

Key Starters Lost:
QB Luke Spang
RB/LB Trey Tremba
WR/DB Connor Johns
WR/DB Jendel Sanchez
FB/DE Jake Beidleman
OT Ali Wezza
C/DT Kale Kumernitsky
OG/NG Russell Clark
OT/DE Owen Broadhead
DB Nolan Coen
TE/DE Robbie Ruisch
K Aidan Gallagher

Offensive Starters Returning:
#1 So. RB T.J. Lawrence, 5-11, 200
#14 Sr. WR Leo Dauberman, 5-11,185
#5 Jr. WR Nass Adams, 5-8, 145
#2 Sr. TE Reid Andrush, 5-11, 200
#71 Sr. OL Evan Saylor, 6-3, 305
#75 Sr. OL Mason Marcks, 5-10, 280
#77 Jr. OL James Tyler, 6-3, 280

Defensive Starters Returning:
#57 Jr. DT Matthew Dorsey, 5-11, 260
#1 So. MLB T.J. Lawrence, 5-11, 200
#14 Sr. S Leo Dauberman, 5-11, 185
#8 Sr. S Parker Kusko, 6-1, 165
#3 Sr. OLB Marcel Burden, 5-10, 175

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jr. K/P Doug Bell, 5-9, 170

Key Newcomers:
So. RB #26 Naquan Thomason, 5-6, 170
Sr. CB #10 Preston Mertz, 6-0, 155
So. QB #7 Blake Nassry, 6-4, 185
So. QB #6 Finn Coen, 5-11, 175
Jr. DE #54 Julian Diaz, 5-10, 230

2024 Returning Player Stats:
#1 T.J. Lawrence: 321 Rush Yards/3 Rush. TDs. 68 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 INT
#14 Leo Dauberman: 309 Rec. Yards/3 Rec. TDs. 45 Tackles, 2 TFL

2024 Offensive Outlook: Experienced Offensive Line led by Saylor, Marcks, and Tyler will be key for the running game of T.J. Lawrence and protecting the new QB with the graduation of #7 Luke Spang. Use of explosive play ability in the receiving game of Adams and Dauberman. Operate with varying tempos.

2024 Defensive Outlook: All-Area Honorable Mention LB T.J. Lawrence is back for Sophomore year with Dorsey and Diaz anchoring the defensive line. Defensive backfield led by Seniors Dauberman and Kusko.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Jr. Doug Bell returns for Kicking and Punting duties. Development of strength looking to contribute to an increased number of touchbacks on kickoff to set up defense with field position.

August 12, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 88: Caden Mengel, North Schuylkill HS

Player Name: Caden Mengel

School: North Schuylkill High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 6’1

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Track and Field and Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors:
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Big School All-County 1st Team
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association All-Star Dream Team QB
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Big School All-Star Team QB
Republican Herald all area 2nd Team Offense
Class 3A All-Eastern PA Football Team, Honorable Mention
PA Football News All-Academic Gold Team
Eastern PA Football All-Academic Gold Team
Standard-Speaker All-Area Team Offense

2023 Stats:
Offense:
1662 Passing Yards
122/181 (67% completion rate)
14 Passing Tds

776 Rushing Yds
7 Rushing Tds

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @caden_mengel

Coaches comment: Caden was moved to the starting position at quarterback week three of last year. Caden has a very good football IQ and instincts to be highly productive at the position. He is poised in the pocket, can make all the throws, knows when to escape, and is a factor in the run game.

August 11, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 88: Carter Vassa, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Carter Vassa

School: Bethlehem Catholic

Class Of: 2027

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5’10

Weight: 180

GPA: 3.2

Starting Experience: 1 year

2023 Stats:
Offense:
Over 800 Receving
8 Touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @cartervassa

Coaches Comments: Amazing accomplishments as a freshmen. Was the teams leading WR, and made plenty of big plays on defense from the corner position. Continue works to hone his craft and wants to be great. I look forward to his continued growth on the field as well as becoming a leader. The sky is the limit for Carter.

August 11, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Dieruff Huskies (11)

Head Coach: Dave Lutte

Assistant Coaches:
Matt Burch
Mitch Lutte
Alex Houchin
Rocky Wilson
Jerome Ambrose
Aaron West
Taurean Valentine
Dawson Hughes
Monier Sallit
Corey Evans
Dylan Gino
Jonathon Rodriquez

Team Name: Dieruff Huskies

District: 11

Class: 6A

League: EPC – Skyline Division

2023 Record: 3-7

8/25 Bethlehem Liberty (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-14
9/01 Pleasant Valley (5A) 7:00 pm L 14-41
9/08 @ Pocono Mountain West (5A) 7:00 pm L 20-49
9/15 @ Northampton (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-70
9/21 @ Emmaus (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-38
9/30 Pocono Mountain East (5A) 7:00 pm W 41-18
10/06 @ Stroudsburg (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-21
10/13 East Stroudsburg North (4A) 7:00 pm W 38-14
10/20 East Stroudsburg South (5A) 7:00 pm L 28-41
10/28 @ William Allen (6A) 2:00 pm W 52-20

Key Starters Lost:
Jordey Guzman
Jonathon Serrano
Erik Bollivar

Offensive Starters Returning:
Marcus Soto 6’3 235 OL
Nate Levy 5’10 245 OL
Alex Morales 5’8 255 OL
Jayden Suarez 6’3 270 OL
Alphie Deris 6’3 220 WR
Juan Manzano 5’10 185 RB
Eli Dalrymple 5’10 175 WR

Defensive Starters Returning:
Bam Modesti 6’0 220 DL
Nate Levy 5’10 245 DL
Jeremiah Camacho 5’10 205 LB
Akir Dixon 5’9 185 LB
Akeam Baron 5’9 165 LB
Eli Dalrymple 5’10 175 DB

Special Team Starters Returning:
Juan Manzano 5’10 185 KR

Key Newcomers:
Gustavo Cepin 6’2 210 WR/LB
Isaac Glasper 5’10 205 FB/LB
Jayden Gonzalez 5’11 190 WR/LB
Zion Lora 6’3 265 OL/DL
Mario Flores 5’10 210 OL/DL
Amir Pineda 6’3 265 OL/DL
Adrian Martinez 6’0 220 OL/DL
Gabe Conklin 5’10 150 WR/DB
Jack Herter 5’10 180 QB
Riyell Wann 5’9 195 RB/LB
Derwin Deris 5’9 180 WR/DB

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Juan Manzano 84 carries 565 yards
Eli Dalrymple 6 catches 164 yards
Alphie Deris 13 catches 220 yards

2024 Offensive Outlook: New Offensive Coordinator Matt Burch has brought an exciting yet simple offense. With 4 returners on the offensive line, our returning starters at WR and RB, plus the addition of QB Jack Herter and several new skill players we are excited about, we have the ability to be an explosive offensive team. The key is for us to limit mistakes and mental errors.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Third-year Defensive Coordinator Mitch Lutte has rearranged our defense to include simpler calls and reads which will allow us to play faster. With 6 starters returning and a good amount of returners who saw significant minutes in 2023, we have a veteran defense this season. Add in some of our newcomers and we feel we have the depth to rotate players and keep them fresh, especially along the defensive line. The key for us is to create turnovers and field position advantages.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: New Special Teams Coordinator Alex Houchin will continue to keep us in the upper half of the best special teams units in the league. With all-league return man Juan Manzano back plus most of our core special teams players from last year as well as some newcomers we feel we will be one of the best special teams units in the EPC in 2024. The key is to create field position advantages and utilize our skill and speed to create mismatches.

August 10, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Blue Mountain Eagles (11)

Head Coach: Tom Gallagher

Assistant Coaches:
Jake Balkiewicz
Aaron Bensinger
Erik Bubeck
Bob Kluge
Chuck Kutz
Tom McGeoy
Harry Myers
Gerald New
John Toomey
Bobby Van Horn
Doug Ziegler

Team Name: Blue Mountain Eagles

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

2023 Record: 8-3

8/25 Jim Thorpe Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 35-0
9/01 @ North Schuylkill (AAA) 7:00 pm W 18-17
9/08 Northwestern Lehigh* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 21-28
9/15 @ Pottsville Area* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 21-14
9/22 Southern Lehigh* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 12-41
9/28 @ Lehighton* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-13
10/07 @ Wilson Area* (AAA) 2:30 pm W 48-0
10/13 Saucon Valley* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 40-14
10/20 Bangor* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 12-7
10/27 @ Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm W 37-14
11/03 Bethlehem Catholic (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-14

Key Starters Lost:
Tyler Miller
Payton Fasnacht
Vern Kleckner
Will Jacobson
Austyn Fields
Trevor Manbeck
Logan Betz
Carson Steinruck
James Bassininsky

Offensive Starters Returning:
OL Cole Wargo
OL Dylan Foose
OL Nick Beckfield
OL Ryan Clemas, RB/FB
Lukas Kauffman
WR Gaige Guers
WR Cole Swick

Defensive Starters Returning:
DL Dylan Foose
DL Jayden Blankenhorn
LB Tyler Stahley
LB Lukas Kauffman
LB Reese Miller
LB Hunter Blankenhorn
CB Wyatt Barnes
CB Cole Swick
FS Gaige Guers

Special Team Starters Returning:
K/P Aidan Grace
LS Carter Smith

Key Newcomers:
SR Brad Renninger
SR Ty Blankenhorn
SR Owen Ritter
SR Lane Noecker
JR Josh Hoover
JR Tyler Pritchett
JR Brayden Rehnert
JR Duke Renninger
JR Brody Shaner
JR Carter Smith
JR Brady Strause
JR Preston Whalen
JR Max Heim
SO Chase Guers
SO Vaughn Helverson
SO Kurt Krammes
SO Frankie Russo
SO Hunter Reichart

2024 Offensive Outlook: We will have an experienced offensive line that has been very committed this off-season and pre-season and we will need them to play well for our offense to succeed. Skill-wise we will have a lot of new players in some key positions, but they are excited for an opportunity to compete. Tyler Stahley, Carter Smith, Reese Miller, Lukas Kauffman, and Hunter Blankenhorn can all carry the football for us. Gaige Guers and Brad Renninger will lead our receiving corp. Our key is to use our athletes in space, spread the ball around, and make sure we are able to execute at a high rate.

2024 Defensive Outlook: We have an experienced group back from last season’s team, and we have the potential to have a deeper rotation than in previous years. The ability to execute the basics will be key- we have to tackle well in space, we need to run to the football, and we have to know our assignments. Playing with physicality is always important on the defensive side of the ball, so we will preach its importance to our team.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: We have to take advantage of special teams. Whether it is by adding points or flipping field position, special teams is a huge part of winning football games. We spend a lot of time on it during the week, so the ability to execute at a high rate on game day is important in determining if we will win or lose.

2024 Blue Mountain Eagles
Interview with Head Football Coach Tom Gallagher@bmsdathletics @bmsd_football #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/1QSXi06RWl

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 10, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 87: Marquez Wimberly, Nazareth Area HS

Player Name: Marquez Wimberly

School: Nazareth Area High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: Running back

Secondary Position(s): Defensive back

Jersey Number: 34

Height: 5’10

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.53

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Track and field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: 2nd team all-state

2023 Stats:
Offense:
100 carries
800 yards rushing

15 catches
210 yards

14 touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @marquezwimberly

August 10, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Williams Valley Vikings (11)

Head Coach: Stephen Sedesse

Assistant Coaches:
Paul Herb
Mike Sedesse
Ray Archer
Ben Ancheff
Owen Daniel
Brent Wolfe
Josh Rodichok
Tim Schorr
Dylan Rabuck

Team Name: Williams Valley Vikings

District: 11

Class: 2A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

2023 Record: 10-3

8/25 Upper Dauphin (AAA) 7:00 pm W 28-0
9/01 Pine Grove Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 48-6
9/08 @ Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm L 21-24
9/15 @ Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm W 31-28 OT
9/22 @ Loyalsock Township (AAA) 7:00 pm L 7-24
9/29 Nativity BVM* (A) 7:00 pm W 35-28
10/06 Mahanoy Area* (A) 7:00 pm W 49-41
10/13 @ Marian Catholic* (A) 7:00 pm W 13-6
10/20 @ Shenandoah Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 54-0
10/27 Tri-Valley* (A) 7:00 pm W 49-14
11/04 Catasauqua (AA) 7:00 pm W 34-20
11/11 @ Schuylkill Haven (AA) 6:00 pm W 49-35
11/17 Dunmore (AA) 7:00 pm L 21-41

Key Starters Lost:
Alex Achenbach
Marcus Shoop

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR. Kian Krzyzanowski (WR)
SR. Brayden Crisswell (TE)
SR. Jesse Koons (OL,DL)
SR. Skylor Green (FB)
JR. Cam Green (OT)
JR. Brady Shomper (QB)
JR. Evan Achenbach (WR)
JR. Robbie Hoffman (C)
JR. Bryce Zilinski (OL)
JR. Evan Kandybowski (HB)
JR. Blazer Lords (ATH)
SOPH. Trevon Bair (MLB)

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR. Kian Krzyzanowski (DB)
SR. Brayden Crisswell (DE)
SR. Jesse Koons (DL)
SR. Skylor Green (LB)
JR. Cam Green (DL)
JR. Brady Shomper (DB)
JR. Evan Achenbach (DB)
JR. Bryce Zilinski (DE)
JR. Evan Kandybowski (LB)
JR. Blazer Lords (ATH)
SOPH. Trevon Bair (MLB)

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sage Smeltz (K) Sr

Key Newcomers:
Fr. Fletcher Thompson HB
Fr. Koen Zilinski OL

2024 Outlook:

2024 Williams Valley Vikings
Interview with Head Football Coach Steve Sedesse@WmsValleyAthl #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/enh15GfBIS

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 9, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Tri-Valley Bulldogs (11)

Head Coach: Jeff Sampson

Assistant Coaches:
Vern Strouphauer
Justin Strouphauer
Corey Shadle
Mike Ulicny
Marty Shade
Danny Scheib
Joe Miller
Jamie Schwartz
Dave King
Richie Dunkelberger

Team Name: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

District: 11

Class: 1A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

2023 Record: 5-6

8/19 Midd-West (AAA) 10:00 am
8/25 Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 34-38
9/01 @ Panther Valley (AA) 7:00 pm W 42-12
9/08 @ Line Mountain (AA) 7:00 pm W 23-14
9/15 Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm L 21-27
9/22 @ Executive Education Academy (AA) 7:00 pm W 21-8
9/29 Shenandoah Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 33-14
10/06 Nativity BVM* (A) 7:00 pm L 27-30
10/13 @ Mahanoy Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 20-27
10/20 Marian Catholic* (A) 7:00 pm W 16-6
10/27 @ Williams Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm L 14-49
11/03 @ Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm L 6-14

Key Starters Lost:
Kash Tobin
Wyatt Algerier
Shawn Bowman
Tyler Reho
Ayden Rodichok
Layne Yoder
Hunter Troutman
Chase Stephen

Offensive Starters Returning:
QB Blake Schwartz
RB Cole Gemberling
WR Trey Porter
Doyle Flory
TE Max Masser
OL Ryan Colohan
OL Owen Mitchell
OL Hogan Troutman.

Defensive Starters Returning:
DL Blake Schwartz
LB Ryan Colohan
LB Cole Gemberling
CB Doyle Flory
DL Max Masser

Special Team Starters Returning:
Cole Gemberling
Trey Porter
Max Masser

Key Newcomers:
Kayden Lucas
Shawn Singh
Randy Heckman
Mikade Mowery
Elliott Stiely
Jimmy Fetterhoff
Donovan Keeth
Cayne Shadel
Lucas Schwartz
Parker Hatter
Remmington Klinger

2024 Outlook:
Offense: Need to establish our run game first to set up pass. Utilize Blake Schwartz’s experience and arm strength. Three members of the oline return and have to solidify the oline for us to be able to move the football down the field

Defense: Need to control the line of scrimmage and utilize our speed to get to the football quick and make tackles. Your team will have to grow quickly.

Special Team: Loss of Chase Stephen in the kicking duties hurts by SO Nate Hillard appears to be up to the task of Stephen’s replacement.

2024 Outlook:

2024 Tri-Valley Bulldogs
Interview with Head Football Coach Jeff Sampson @tvathleticdept #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/LunG4Pp4UF

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 9, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (11)

Head Coach: Josh Snyder (13th season, 104-40)

Coaching Staff:
DC – Greg Mitchell
Line – Dave Kerschner
DL/WR – Rich Kulp
DB/RB – Josh Zimmerman
LB’s Ryan Hulmes
TE’s & Special Teams George Haddad

Team Name: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers

District: 11

Class: 3A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

2023 Record: 15-1 (D11 3A District Champions, State Runner Up)

8/25 @ Tamaqua Area (3A) 7:00 pm W 49-6
8/31 Northern Lehigh (1A) 7:10 pm W 48-0
9/08 @ Blue Mountain* (4A) 7:00 pm W 28-21
9/16 @ Pen Argyl (2A) 1:30 pm W 41-7
9/22 Lehighton* (3A) 7:00 pm W 49-0
9/29 Saucon Valley* (3A) 7:00 pm W 42-15
10/06 Pottsville Area* (4A) 7:00 pm W 56-14
10/13 @ Bangor* (4A) 7:00 pm W 35-6
10/21 @ Wilson Area* (3A) 12:00 pm W 53-0
10/27 Southern Lehigh* (5A) 7:00 pm W 42-14
11/02 Lehighton (3A) 7:00 pm W 58-14
11/10 Notre Dame GP (3A) 7:00 pm W 43-21
11/17 Palmerton Area (3A) 7:00 pm W 58-8
11/24 Scranton Prep (3A) 7:00 pm W 27-6
12/01 @ Wyomissing Area (3A) 7:00 pm W 33-24
12/09 Belle Vernon Area (3A) 1:00 pm L 7-38

Key Starters Lost:
SR RB/LB Dalton Clymer
SR LB/O-Line Blaine Snyder
SR WR/OLB Devon Hildebrand
SR O-Line/D-Line Ben Walters
Sr WR/DB Daniel Jenkins

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR O-LINE Bryer Reichard
SR O-LINE Jared Meck
SR O-LINE Jackson Bailey
SR WR Landen Matson
SR WR Seth Kern
JR QB Shane Leh
JR WR Mason Bollinger
Jr TE Shane Hulmes

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr DE Bryer Reichard
Sr DB Eli Zimmerman
Sr DB Seth Kern
Sr Nose Guard Jackson Huber
Sr OLB Landen Matson
Jr LB Shane Hulmes

Key Newcomers:
Sr FB/TE/LB Josh Wambold
Sr O-LINE Jeremiah Gornicz
Jr O-LINE Colton Popp
Jr LB Braxton Lakatosh

2024 Outlook:
Defense: Tigers return 6 Defensive starters from a year ago. They will rely on being aggressive and use their athleticism to give multiple looks. The defense has a good mix of players at all 3 levels that will give them depth. The defensive line has a lot of experience and should be the strength of that side of the ball with Bryer Reichard and Jackson Huber Returning. In the back end 3 year starting safety Eli Zimmerman is also returning. Look for the Tigers to be stingy on defense this season as Shane Hulmes will return at middle linebacker.

Offense: The Tigers are returning 8 Starters on offense. The Tigers will once again rely on the running game this season with Eli Zimmerman taking over for record setter Dalton Clymer at running Back. The offensive line have 3 returning starters and will pave the way in the run game led by 3 year starter Jarad Meck. The Offense will be more balanced this season as it returns most of their skill position players from a season ago including Shane Hulmes at QB after a breakout sophomore season.

Special Teams: Tigers will have competition in the kicking and punting game this year.

August 9, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs (11)

Head Coach: Joe Tout

Assistant Coaches:
Dylan Hofmann
Derek Long
Matt Newhard
Scott Rothrock
Shawn Frame
Justin Smoyer
Mike Zambo
Wilbert Scott
Derek Remaley

Team Name: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

2023 Record: 3-7

8/25 @ Catasauqua (AA) 7:00 pm L 22-48
8/31 @ Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 7:10 pm L 0-48
9/08 Pen Argyl (AA) 7:00 pm W 16-12
9/16 @ Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 45-20
9/22 @ North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 6-42
9/29 Salisbury* (AA) 7:00 pm W 45-13
10/06 @ Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 7-42
10/12 @ Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:10 pm L 13-23
10/20 Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 6-29
10/27 Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 13-47

Key Starters Lost:
Jackson VanNorman
Sam Frame Jr.
Brody Dye
Jack Tosh
Bailey Smith
Chase Moffitt

Offensive Starters Returning:
Jr. RB Grady Newhard 5-9 185
Sr. OL Cyrus Kinchen 6-3 280
Sr. OL Landon Moll 6-0 210
SO. QB Garret Smoyer 5-9 160
SO. RB Chris Frame 5-10 160
Sr. WR Reese Lipsky 5-10 160
Sr. OL Noah Herring 6-0 220

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DE Landon Moll 6-0 210
SO. DB Chris Frame 5-10 160
SO. DB Colin Koretsky 5-11 170
SO DB Ryan Zambo 5-10 160
Jr. DB Grady Newhard 5-9 185
Sr. LB Isaac Raber 5-10 210

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
SO TE/LB Chase Gall 5-9 180
Jr. TE/DE Nate Kuhns 6-0 235
SO RB/LB Mason Rothrock 5-10 195
Sr TE/LB Zane Roth 5-9 190
Sr WR/DB Brody Sterner 5-9 170
Jr OL/DL Adam Neff 6-0 225
Jr. RB/LB Kaden Quinones 5-10 170

2024 Returning Player Stats:
QB Garret Smoyer 379 yards passing 4 TD passes
Jr Grady Newhard 905 yards rushing 6 TD’s
SO Chris Frame 172 yards rushing and 120 yards receiving 3 TD’s 3 INT- 1 INT for a TD

2024 Offensive Outlook: Northern Lehigh will have a core group of skill players who will compete for playing time. We return our leading rusher Grady Newhard and our top dual-threat athlete Chris Frame. We will have competition at the quarterback position. Garrett Smoyer started ten games as a freshman and SR. Ayden Oswald returns after missing his junior season with an injury. We plan on playing both throughout the season. Our biggest losses are on the line. We must replace three multi-year starters. Our offensive line development will be key to our team’s success. We expect to be a much more explosive offense this year.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Our strength without question is our defensive backfield. We return all four in our secondary. We have moved Grady Newhard from safety to linebacker and Ayden Oswald will compete for the safety position. In the backfield, we return Ryan Zambo, Chris Frame, and Colin Koretsky. We must replace two multi-year starters at linebacker. We feel moving Newhard will solidify the linebacker position and we return Isaac Raber at linebacker. Kaden Quinones, Reese Lipsky, and Mason Rothrock will compete at our linebacker positions as well. Our heaviest losses are on the defensive line. We return Landon Moll at defensive end and must develop depth at all defensive line positions. We have Noah Herring, Bill Slattery, Cyrus Kinchen, Adam Neff, and Nate Kuhns competing at those positions.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: We lost both our kicker, punter, and long snapper from our team. We have Chase Gall who will be punting this year and has had a great offseason. Colin Koretsky will be an athletic long snapper, and we have two kickers competing Logan Berfield and Anthony Hanna. We return Brody Sterner as our punt returner and Chris Frame will also be returning punts and kicks.

August 9, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 86: Niko Castillo, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Niko Castillo

School: Schuylkill Haven High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position(s): RB/H

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6’2

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
76 tackles
9 TFLs
2 sacks
3 Hurries

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @nikocastillo_14

Coaches Comments: Niko has huge upside potential. Very good OLB and great athlete on offense. Niko can play multiple positions on either side of the ball.

August 9, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Panther Valley Panthers (11)

Head Coach: Mark Lavine

Assistant Coaches:
Andrew Lynn
Paul McArdle
Joe Damiano
Shawn Hoben
Wally Breiner
Jon Williams
Tony Tessitore
Bill Maynard
Eric Seals

Team Name: Panther Valley Panthers

District: 11

Class: 3A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division C

2023 Record: 2-8

8/25 Salisbury (AA) 7:00 pm W 20-12
9/01 Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm L 12-42
9/08 @ Mahanoy Area (A) 7:00 pm L 0-40
9/15 @ Shenandoah Valley (AA) 7:00 pm W 39-21
9/21 Minersville Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 28-41
9/29 @ Palisades* (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-55
10/06 @ Schuylkill Haven* (AA) 7:00 pm L 8-73
10/13 @ Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-55
10/20 Pen Argyl* (AA) 7:00 pm L 0-13
10/27 Tamaqua Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 7-35

Key Starters Lost:
Brad Jones
Eli Maynard
Mergim Bushati
Brian Welser

Offensive Starters Returning:
Brody Breiner, Jr, QB, 5’10”, 170
Brennan Kunkel, Sr, TB, 6’0″, 180
Brady Jones, Sr, WR, 5’10”, 170
Marco Tessitore, JR, OL/DL, 6’2″ 315
Michael Williams, SR, OL, 5’10”, 215
Frank Shubeck, SR, WR, 5’11”, 160
Marcus Rodriguez, JR, FB, 5’10”, 215
Clinton Dyer, SR, OL, 5’10”, 240
Logan Fisher, SR, TE, 6’1″, 195
Zack Seifert, SR, OL, 6’0″, 215

Defensive Starters Returning:
Brody Breiner, Jr, DB, 5’10”, 170
Brennan Kunkel, Sr, TB, DB, 6’0″, 180
Brady Jones, Sr, DB, 5’10”, 170
Marco Tessitore, JR, DL, 6’2″ 315
Michael Williams, SR, DL, 5’10”, 215
Frank Shubeck, SR, DB, 5’11”, 160
Marcus Rodriguez, JR, FB/LB, 5’10”, 215
Clinton Dyer, SR, DL, 5’10”, 240
Logan Fisher, SR, LB, 6’1″, 195
Zack Seifert, SR, DL, 6’0″, 215

Special Team Starters Returning:
Brennan Kunkel, Sr, KR/PR, 6’0″, 180
Brady Jones, Sr, KR/PR, 5’11”, 170
Frank Shubeck, Sr, KR/PR, 5’11”, 160
Marcus Rodriguez, Jr, K, 5’10”, 215

Key Newcomers:
Gavin Yuricheck, Jr, WR/LB, 6’3″, 170
Ben Baneravage, Jr, WR/DB, 6’1″, 160
Peter Kurslicky, Jr, LB, 5’10”, 199
Jerry Harrison, So, OL/DL, 6’0″, 265
Spencer Black, So, OL/DL, 6’3″, 245
Carlos Maldanado, So, OL/DL, 6’1″, 250
Gino Williams, Jr, TE/DL, 6’1″, 220

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Brody Breiner, 682 yards passing, 4 TD’s, 495 rushing, 3 TD’s
Brennan Kunkel, 551 yards rushing, 10 TD’s
Brady Jones, 342 yards receiving 3 TD’s

2024 Offensive Outlook: We have several starters back and we also have some depth at a few positions which is a positive for us. We feel like we can be more balanced this year and throw the ball more than we have the last 2 years. That being said, we are excited about our offensive line and and returning backfield and feel like, to be successful, we want to run the ball and with that control the clock and time of possession. We have a lot of players with 2-3 years of starting experience that we will look to build upon and expect them to make plays for us.

2024 Defensive Outlook: We need to play better defense in order to be successful. Last year we did not tackle well and played very inconsistently on that side of the football and we can’t repeat that if we expect to be better. We feel like we had a great off-season in weight room and that will help in controlling the line of scrimmage and playing better team defense.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: We lost our kicker and punter and that is going to be a point of emphasis during camp. We have several players returning who returned punts or kicks last year so we feel like we are solid in that aspect.

2024 Outlook:

2024 Panther Valley Panthers
Interview with Head Football Coach Mark Lavine@PVSDsports @pvjshs @pvsdfootball #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/wBXidxbHZ5

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 8, 2024
2024 Team Preview: North Schuylkill Spartans (11)

Head Coach: Wally Hall

Assistant Coaches:
Brett Budwash
Dylan Farronato
Mick Jacavage
Gene Lapointe
Jake Mogish
Pete Stanakis
Carl Stine
Doug Weist
Glenn Weist

Team Name: North Schuylkill Spartans

District: 11

Class: 3A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

2023 Record: 9-3

8/25 @ Mount Carmel Area (AA) 7:00 pm W 34-27
9/01 Blue Mountain (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 17-18
9/08 @ Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 48-0
9/14 @ Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:10 pm W 38-15
9/22 Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:00 pm W 42-6
9/29 Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 28-21
10/06 Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-6
10/13 @ Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 24-48
10/20 Salisbury* (AA) 7:00 pm W 48-0
10/27 @ Pottsville Area (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 37-21
11/02 Tamaqua Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 55-15
11/10 @ Palmerton Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 24-32

Key Starters Lost:
Trevor Minalda
Collin Stankis
Collin McGee
Ricky Halford
Joey Flail
Jaxson Chowansky
Keegan Curry
Neekoli Caraballo

Key Returning Players:
Luke Miller WR-DB
Caden Mengel QB-DB
Landen Smith WR-DB
Michael Mogish QB-DB
Cadyn McGraw FB-LB
Gavi Mentzer Kicker-Punter
Kolton Joyce RB-LB
Brayden Lauta OL-DL
Aiden Zilker OL-DL
Sander Stokes OL-DL
Gavin Wall OL-DL
Kaden Knox OL-DL
Kevin Jones TE-DE

2024 Outlook:

2024 North Schuylkill Spartans
Interview with Head Football Coach Wally Hall@NorthSchuylkill @coachhall_ @NSAthletics1 #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/eMMQtir2WS

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 8, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Palisades Pirates (11)

Head Coach: Bobby Smith

Assistant Coaches:
Tom Brader
Ryan Fegley
Zach Shoemaker
Bob Shoemaker
Jimmy Schuckert
Zach Bergstresser
Danny Yashinski

Team Name: Palisades Pirates

District: 11

Class: 2A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division B

2023 Record: 2-8

8/25 Bangor (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 8-36
9/02 @ Wilson Area (AAA) 12:00 pm W 41-0
9/08 @ Palmerton Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 23-54
9/15 @ Southern Lehigh (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 6-48
9/22 Schuylkill Haven* (AA) 7:00 pm L 7-14
9/29 Panther Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 55-6
10/07 @ Pen Argyl* (AA) 1:30 pm L 17-21
10/13 @ Minersville Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 12-38
10/20 Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm L 7-42
10/27 Saucon Valley (AAA) 7:00 pm L 7-27

Key Starters Lost:
Riley Sessinger
Kyle Kirsch
Danny Haubert
Gavin Lee
Logan Sharpe
Marco Campos
Jeremy Leahy-Perun

Key Returning Players:
Johnny Haubert
Greg Borgeson
Silas Day
Tobey Witt
Angelo Ziccardi
Max Woerner
Chase Smith
Lincoln Cook
Jack Trickel
Matt Casterline
Greg Grochowiak
Luke Stangs
Rowan Tharp

Offensive Starters Returning:
Johnny Haubert
Greg Borgeson
Silas Day
Tobey Witt
Angelo Ziccardi
Max Woerner
Chase Smith
Lincoln Cook
Jack Trickel
Matt Casterline
Rowan Tharp

Defensive Starters Returning:
Johnny Haubert
Greg Borgeson
Silas Day
Tobey Witt
Angelo Ziccardi
Max Woerner
Chase Smith
Lincoln Cook
Matt Casterline
Greg Grochowiak

Special Team Starters Returning:
Johnny Haubert
Greg Borgeson
Silas Day
Tobey Witt
Angelo Ziccardi
Max Woerner
Chase Smith
Lincoln Cook
Matt Casterline
Greg Grochowiak

Key Newcomers:
Remy Hull
Soloman Riddle
Oliver Mutterpool

2024 Outlook:
Offense: Being Confident in our abilities, playing fast, being discipline

Defense: High intensity, Playing fast, knowing our job.

Special Teams: Play as one unit on each special Team

August 8, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 85: Luke Kane, Tamaqua Area HS

Player Name: Luke Kane

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’2

Weight: 200

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Basketball, and Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Offense:
910 Passing Yards
9 Passing TDs

234 Rushing Yards
4 Rushing TDs

Defense:
77 tackles
5 TFLs
2 Sacks
4 PBUs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @lukekane71214

Coaches Comments: Luke will be a 3 year starter at QB and LB for us. He is a big, physical kid with a huge arm. He has been one of the leaders for our team the last two years. We are expecting him to have a big year for us on both sides of the ball as one of our primary play makers.

August 8, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 85: T.J. Lawrence, Parkland HS

Player Name: T.J. Lawrence

School: Parkland High School

Class Of: 2027

Primary Position: MLB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 5′ 11

Weight: 200

GPA: 4.17

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: Morning Call All-Area Honorable Mention

2023 Stats:
Defense:
68 Total Tackles (Team-leading)
34 Solo
6 TFL
1 INT

Offense:
41 Rush Attempts
321 Yards
3 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @tjlawrence263

Coaches Comments: Exceptional young student-athlete, earned starting MLB job during camp as a freshman and served as 2nd string runningback. High potential on both sides of the ball, would expect to see T.J. compete for all-area consideration for the next three years.

Photo courtesy of Steve Bradley

August 8, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 85: Carter Giberson, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Carter Giberson

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2026

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position: DT

Jersey Number: 77

Height: 6’3

Weight: 315lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.4

GPA: 2.7

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): This will be Carter’s third year starting varsity

2023 Stats:
Defense:
20 tackles
1 TFL
1 Forced Fumble
1 Fumble Recovery
1 Pass Deflection

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @CarterGiberson2

Coaches comments: Carter’s first year of playing football was his freshman year and he started at DT immediately. Then during his sophomore season he because a 2 way starter at OT and DT. He is massive and has a lot of potential! Carter is a great athlete and moves extremely well for his size! He is going to have a breakout year in 2024! He is also getting a lot of college attention!

August 8, 2024
2024 Team Preview: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers (11)

Head Coach: Matt Walters

Assistant Coaches:
Brett Bealer
Dan Bowman
Zach Cole
Ed Shanley
Dan Burns
Brandon Shanley
Barry Krammes
Kirk Young

Team Name: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

District: 11

Class: 5A

League: EPC – Mountain Division

2023 Record: 5-5

8/25 Nazareth Area (6A) 7:00 pm L 7-56
9/01 William Allen (6A) 7:00 pm W 47-6
9/11 @ Pleasant Valley (5A) 5:00 pm L 12-14
9/15 Pocono Mountain West (5A) 7:00 pm L 13-24
9/22 @ Northampton (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-48
9/29 @ Bethlehem Freedom (6A) 7:00 pm L 0-7
10/06 @ Pocono Mountain East (5A) 7:00 pm W 42-8
10/13 Stroudsburg (6A) 7:00 pm W 40-7
10/20 @ Louis E. Dieruff (6A) 7:00 pm W 41-28
10/27 East Stroudsburg North (4A) 7:00 pm W 34-6
11/03 @ Southern Lehigh (5A) 7:00 pm L 19-56

Key Starters Lost:
WR/DB Nekhi Spencer
OL/DL Amari Hough
OL/DL Jalian Cherif
OL Liam Kiesling
LB Cole Carvalho
WR/DB Richie Torres

Offensive Starters Returning:
Ivan Laubach, QB, Jr.
Jacob Markowski, QB, Jr.
Charles Capers, RB, Sr.
Xzavier Pusateri, WR, Sr.
Kaden Zerfoss, OL, Sr.
Jon Adjin-Tettey, OL, Jr.
Chris Perez, OL, Sr.
Karson Kunsman, OL, Sr.
Bryce Moskovitz, WR, Sr.
Yael Fernandez, OL, Sr.

Defensive Starters Returning:
Charles Capers, DB, Sr.
Xzavier Pusateri, DB, Sr.
Matt Mercado, DB, Sr.
Nasir Blount, LB, Sr.
Kaden Zerfoss, LB, Sr.
Jon Adjin-Tettey, DE, Jr.
Chris Perez, DT, Sr.
Karson Kunsman, DE, Sr.
Bryce Moskovitz, DB, Sr.
Yael Fernandez, DT, Sr.

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Alex Perez, TE/LB, Soph.
Ayden Walker, RB, Soph.
Harrison Aillet, QB/DB/ATH, Soph.
Jaydin Clarke, WR/DB, Jr.
Christian Lewis, OL/DL, Soph.
Josiah Rodriguez, OL/DL, Soph.
Brandon Shand, TE/DE, Sr.
Gianni Gonnella, RB/DB, Jr.
Michael Udeh, OL/DL, Soph.
Kieran Sprouse, OL/LB, Soph.
Logan Rasmussen, WR/DB, Jr.
Hunter Miller, WR/DB, Sr.
Jason Greene, WR/DB, Jr.
Jason Foster, WR/DB, Sr.

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Charles Capers 348 rushing yards and 7 TDs
Ivan Laubach 59-116 838 yards 8 TDs
Xzavier Pusateri 23 catches for 344 yards and 6 TDs

2024 Offensive Outlook: The Cavaliers return many on both sides of the ball and are looking to continue to improve after a postseason appearance in 2023. On the offensive side of the ball, QB Ivan Laubach, ATH Charles Capers, and WR Xzavier Pusateri will lead the skill positions and the OL will be controlled by Kunsman and Perez. To be successful, the offense must be able to control the tempo and convert on key 3rd and 4th downs to keep other offenses off of the field.

2024 Defensive Outlook: The Cavalier defense will be led by LB Nasir Blount with Capers, Pusateri, and Mercado leading the secondary. The Cavaliers schedule features 7 teams that made the postseason last year featuring Whitehall, Northampton, Freedom, and Abington Heights. In order to win games this fall, the Cavaliers will need to slow down some of the top offenses in the area.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: To be successful in the Special Teams portion of the games, the Cavaliers will look to continue with their unique play of onside kicks, 2-point conversions, and 4th down conversions.

August 7, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Pine Grove Area Cardinals (11)

Head Coach: Dave Shiffer

Assistant Coaches:
Joe Barra
Zach Bitting
Frank Drozal
Steele Fekette
Mason Freed
Josh Gibson
Eric Kurtz
Vinny LePre
Noah Woodford

Junior High Coaches:
Derrick Hatter
Dillon Kintzel
Keith Koppenhaver
Mason Kroh
Sean Lyons

Team Name: Pine Grove Area Cardinals

District: 11

Class: 3A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division C

2023 Record: 2-8

8/25 Northern Lebanon (4A) 7:00 pm W 20-17
9/01 @ Williams Valley (2A) 7:00 pm L 6-48
9/08 North Schuylkill* (3A) 7:00 pm L 0-48
9/16 Northern Lehigh* (1A) 7:00 pm L 20-45
9/22 @ Jim Thorpe Area* (3A) 7:00 pm L 7-47
9/29 @ Palmerton Area* (3A) 7:00 pm L 22-41
10/06 Tamaqua Area* (3A) 7:00 pm L 3-42
10/13 Salisbury* (2A) 7:00 pm W 31-0
10/20 @ Notre Dame GP* (3A) 7:00 pm L 6-56
10/27 @ Marian Catholic (1A) 7:00 pm L 7-20

Key Starters Lost:
Brennden Etzweiler
Colin Haddock
Owen Hannevig
Evan Karenda
Lane Lehman
Hunter McConnell
Alec Osatchuck
Tyler Sleva
Xaviar Yeagley

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. TE/ WR Robbie Schaeffer 6’5 220
Sr. WR Brody Ibarra 5’11 175
Jr. OL James Barra 6’1 210
Jr. FB Wyatt Snyder 6’3 230

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DB Brody Ibarra 5’11 175
Jr. LB Wyatt Snyder 6’3 230
Jr. NG Tyler Nein 6’2 310
Sr. DB Robbie Schaeffer 6’5 220
So. DB Teagan Schneck-Haines 6’0 165

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jr. H Wyatt Dixon 5’11 175
Jr. LS James Barra 6’1 210
So. KR Teagan Schneck-Haines 6’0 165

Key Newcomers:
Sr. OL/DL Peyton Kintzel 5’9 225
Sr. OL/LB Brayden Lyons 6’1 215
Sr. DB Nico Nelson 5’5 132
Sr. RB/LB Alex Pillsbury 6’2 203
Jr. DL James Barra 6’1 210
Jr. QB Wyatt Dixon 5’11 175
Jr. DB Adam Dorsey 5’10 150
Jr. LB Waylon Flasher 5’7 172
Jr. TE/LB Jake Hatter 6’3 190
Jr. OL Tyler Nein 6’2 310
Jr. OL/DL Antonio Randazzo 5’8 265
Jr. OL/DL Jackson Snuffer 5’11 235
Jr. LB Colton Wickenheiser 5’8 167
So. OL/DL Kolbey Buffington 6’0 200
So. DB Angel Ditzler 5’7 146
So. OL/DL Scout Frantz 6’6 280
So. WR Teagan Schneck-Haines 6’0 165
So. DB Ghatlon Stanton 5’10 164
So. RB/LB Logan Troup 5’8 168
Fr. OL/DL Tanner Dockey 6’0 265
Fr. K Dru Herber 6’3 167
Fr. DB/KR Chase Nagle 5’6 135
Fr. OL/DL Cody Schneck 5’9 232

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Offense:
Robbie Schaeffer
Receiving:
12 receptions
222 yards
1 TD

Brody Ibarra
Receiving:
4 receptions
62 yards

Logan Troup
Rushing:
17 carries
91 yards

Wyatt Snyder
Rushing:
10 carries
14 yards
Receiving:
4 receptions
52 yards

Defense:
Brody Ibarra
79 tackles
4 TFL
1 INT
2 PD
1 FF

Wyatt Snyder
64 tackles
5 TFL
3 Hurries

Robbie Schaeffer
24 tackles
2 PD

Teagan Schneck-Haines
23 tackles
2 INT
4 PD
1 Fmb Rec

Tyler Nein
22 tackles
2 TFL

Logan Troup
12 tackles
1 TFL
1 INT

Special Teams:
Teagan Schneck-Haines
19 KO Rets
359 yards
1 TD

2024 Offensive Outlook: On the offensive front, significant changes are in store as we look to fill four out of five positions on our offensive line. James Barra remains a pivotal figure as our sole returning starter, poised to lead a unit that will introduce fresh talent. A strong contingent of receivers, featuring standout players like TE Robbie Schaeffer and WR Brody Ibarra, will complement a diverse running game led by Logan Troup, Alex Pillsbury, and Wyatt Snyder. Wyatt Dixon is primed to assume the quarterback role and orchestrate a well-rounded offensive approach.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Our Defensive MVP from the 2023 season, Brody Ibarra, will continue to make a significant impact, anchoring our defense from the strong safety position. Emphasizing an aggressive style focused on creating turnovers, our defense will draw strength from interception leader CB Teagan Schenck-Haines. The front will benefit from the experience of returning players Wyatt Snyder and Tyler Nein while expecting promising new additions to bolster our defensive unit.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: A key focus for our special teams is the replacement of the dependable K/P Evan Karenda, who has moved on to pursue his career at Lebanon Valley College. Several contenders are vying to step into this important role. Notably, All-State kick returner Teagan Schneck-Haines will continue to be a force on special teams, poised to make a significant impact throughout the season.

2024 Pine Grove Area Cardinals
Interview with Head Football Coach Dave Shiffer@pga_athletics @pinegroveareasd #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/AQMSoIxwWn

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 6, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders (11)

Head Coach: Sam Bonner

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Bonner
Eddie Titus
Jarrett Reigel
Tyler Skripko
Duane Barron
Mike Coleman
Carson Barron
Frank Hill
Shane Kaufman

Team Name: Tamaqua Blue Raiders

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

2023 Record: 5-6

8/25 Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 7:00 pm L 6-49
9/01 Lehighton (AAA) 7:10 pm L 6-28
9/08 @ Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 13-60
9/14 North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:10 pm L 15-38
9/22 @ Salisbury* (AA) 7:00 pm W 49-18
9/29 Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 14-7
10/06 @ Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 42-3
10/12 Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:10 pm W 23-13
10/20 @ Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 14-34
10/27 @ Panther Valley (AA) 7:00 pm W 35-7
11/02 @ North Schuylkill (AAA) 7:00 pm L 15-55

Key Starters Lost:
OL/DL Michael Styka
WR/DB Damon Sell

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Luke Kane 6’2, 200
Sr. RB Bradley Whalen 5’9, 170
Sr. FB Tyler Koch 5’11, 175
Sr. WR Victor Schlosser 5’10, 160
Jr. WR Brady McCabe 6’2, 190
Sr. TE Declan Coleman 6’5, 215
Sr. TE Jacob Hehn 6’2, 180
Sr. OL Declan Franz 5’9, 250
Jr. OL Malachi Stewart 5’7, 215
Jr. OL Luke Frohnheiser 5’10, 190

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DL Jacob Hehn 6’2, 180
Sr. DL Bradley Whalen 5’9, 170
Sr. DL Declan Coleman 6’5, 215
Sr. LB Luke Kane 6’2, 200
Sr. LB Tyler Koch 5’11, 175
Jr. LB Luke Frohnheiser 5’10, 190
Jr. LB Brady McCabe 6’2, 190
Sr. DB Victor Schlosser 5’10, 160
Sr. DB Scott Case 5’9, 150
Jr. DB Shawn Chen 5’11, 175

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K/P Nick Barron 6’2, 170

Key Newcomers:
Sr. OL/DL Isaiah Davis 6’0, 230
Sr. WR/DB Cooper Ansbach 6’0, 165
Jr. OL/DL Logan Pribila 5’10, 240
Jr. OL/DL James Nalesnik 5’11, 205
So. OL/DL Damian Jazowski 5’11, 205
Fr. WR/DB Ace Schickram 5’11, 150
Fr. OL/DL Carter Trotman 5’10, 205

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Offensive Stats:
Sr. QB Luke Kane – 910 Passing Yards, 9 Passing TDs, 234 Rushing Yards, 4 Rushing TDs
Sr. RB Bradley Whalen – 657 Rushing Yards, 7 Rushing TDs, 5.9 Yards Per Carry
Sr. FB Tyler Koch – 172 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs, 11 Receptions, 188 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs
Sr. WR Victor Schlosser – 15 Receptions, 172 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs, 89 Rushing Yards
Jr. WR Brady McCabe – 6 Receptions, 39 Receiving Yards
Sr. TE Declan Coleman – 5 Receptions, 65 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD
Sr. TE Jacob Hehn – 5 Receptions, 155 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TDs

Defensive Stats:
Sr. DL Jacob Hehn – 46 Tackles, 11 TFLs, 6 Sacks, 2 PBU
Sr. DL Bradley Whalen – 33 Tackles, 6 TFLs, 2 Sacks, 1 Fumble Recovery
Sr. DL Declan Coleman – 9 Tackles, 2 TFLs
Sr. LB Luke Kane – 77 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 2 Sacks, 4 PBUs
Sr. LB Tyler Koch – 61 Tackles, 13 TFLs, 5 Sacks, 2 PBU, 2 Forced Fumbles
Jr. LB Luke Frohnheiser – 42 Tackles, 5 TFLs
Jr. LB Brady McCabe – 31 Tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 Sacks, 1 Fumble Recovery
Sr. DB Victor Schlosser – 35 Tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 INT, 7 PBUs
Sr. DB Scott Case – 34 Tackles, 1 TFL, 7 PBUs
Jr. DB Shawn Chen – 11 Tackles, 2 PBUs

2024 Offensive Outlook: We will look to be balanced offensively this year by dispersing the ball to all the skill position players. With having so many starters back we feel like we have multiple playmakers in our offense that need to get the ball during a game.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Our defense will rely heavily on pre snap communication calls to make sure we are lined up correctly. Forcing turnovers and getting stops on 3rd down will be keys to improving our defense from last season.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Nick came on at the end of last year as our XP kicker. We are expecting him to handle all of our kicking duties this year. We are expecting to be able to kick the ball deep on kickoffs and kick field goals when in range.

2024 Tamaqua Area Blue Raiders
Interview with Head Football Coach Sam Bonner@TASDAthletics1 @tasd_info #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/VTrMDNQRTL

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 6, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 83: Brody Breiner, Panther Valley HS

Player Name: Brody Breiner

School: Panther Valley High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): S

Jersey Number: 4

Height: 5’11

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball, Basketball, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: Starter for 3 years

Honors:
Team Offensive MVP Award
Team Captain Award
Gold All-Academic Team
Letterman

2023 Stats:
Offense:
800 passing yds
520 rushing yds

Defense:
45 tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @bbreiner_24

Coaches comment: Brody came a long way in his first year starting at QB for us last year as a sophomore and we are expecting big things from him this year. He has been solid at safety for us as well the past two years on the defensive side of the ball. He is one of our leaders and one of our hardest workers as well.

August 6, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Marian Catholic Colts (11)

Head Coach: Billy O’Gurek

Assistant Coaches:
JD Hackenberg
Jim McHugh
Charlie Connely
Scott Marek
Rory Dixon
Josh Skotek
Julian Cerullo

Team Name: Marian Catholic Colts

District: District 11

Class: 1A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division C

2023 Record: 7-5

8/25 Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm W 27-0
9/01 Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 39-41
9/08 @ Catasauqua (AA) 6:00 pm L 0-28
9/15 Sayre (A) 7:00 pm W 41-7
9/23 @ Nativity BVM* (A) 7:00 pm W 12-6
9/30 Mahanoy Area* (A) 7:00 pm W 21-13
10/06 @ Shenandoah Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 30-0
10/13 Williams Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-13
10/20 @ Tri-Valley* (A) 7:00 pm L 6-16
10/27 Pine Grove Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 20-7
11/03 Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm W 14-6
11/10 @ Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 12-28

Key Starters Lost:
FB-DE Jesse Rodino
OL-DL James Rodino
QB Bruce Hopeck
WR-DB Brandon Klitsch
WR-DB Nova McGuire
WR-DB Michael Silliman
DB Dylan Zullo

Key Returning Players:
Offense:
TE – Michael Gelatko
RB – Rory Dixon
OL – Aidan Milkovits
OL – Julian Hermany
OL – Mason Soult
OL – Zach Holt

Defense:
DE – Michael Gelatko
DL – Aidan Milkovits
LB – Charlie Hower
LB – Zach Holt
DB – Rory Dixon

Special Teams:
Punter – Michael Gelatko

Offensive Starters Returning:
TE – Michael Gelatko
RB – Rory Dixon
OL – Aidan Milkovits
OL – Julian Hermany
OL – Mason Soult
OL – Zach Holt

Defensive Starters Returning:
DE – Michael Gelatko
DL – Aidan Milkovits
LB – Charlie Hower
LB – Zach Holt
DB – Rory Dixon

Special Team Starters Returning:
Punter – Michael Gelatko

Key Newcomers:
QB Dylan Rodino, sr.
QB-DB Nick Shigo, jr.
QB-WR-DB Matt Spino, jr.
QB-LB Gregory Tirpak, fr.
RB-LB Jah Bushati, jr.
WR-DB Hunter Sartori, jr.
WR-DB Michael Johnson, sr.
WR-DB Tyler Price, fr.
TE-DE Chase Hower, sr.
TE-DE Rocco Griguoli, so.
OL-DL Connor Rehnert, sr.
OL-DL Sam Turrano, sr.

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Michael Gelatko – 23 catches, 381 yds, 1 TD; 80 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
Rory Dixon – 211 carries, 1,005 yds, 8 TD; 37 tackles, 1 sack
Charlie Hower – 103 tackles, 3 sacks
Aidan Milkovits – 72 tackles, 3 sacks
Zach Holt – 60 tackles, 1 sack
Julian Hermany – 22 tackles
Michael Johnson – 18 tackles
Hunter Sartori – 15 tackles

2024 Outlook:
Offense: Return our leading rusher and receiver from last season, plus four offensive linemen, but need QB to emerge from the group competing to replace graduated starter Bruce Hopeck and to develop additional playmakers who can step up when called upon.

Defense: Return the foundation of successful defense that allowed 13.75 ppg. Gelatko and Milkovits are tough up front & return two starting LBs in Hower & Holt but need someone to develop into more of a playmaker role to replace All-State Rodino Brothers who graduated.

Special Team: Gelatko was All-Area punter. Excited about the addition of jr. Jah Bushati, who has potential to be a threat at place kicker.

2024 Marian Catholic Colts
Interview with Head Football Coach Billy O’Gurek@coachog @AthleticsMarian @marian_cathhs @mariancoltsfb #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/ZzIV9nNiSn

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 5, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 82: Shane Leh, Northwestern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Shane Leh

School: Northwestern Lehigh High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6’2

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.59

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors:
Eastern PA second team QB
All-Area Honorable Mention
Times News QB of the year

2023 Stats:
Offense:
1816 Passing yards
63% Completion Percentage
24 Passing TDs

466 Rushing yards
9 Rushing TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @leh_shane

Coaches comment: Shane Leh had a really good sophomore season helping to lead us to the state championship game. We are looking for and for him to take a big jump for our football team from a leadership standpoint and also from a playmaker standpoint, He has all the tools that are needed to be a really good football player and a special quarterback and we’re looking forward to the 2024 season.

August 5, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 82: Logan Anthony, Palmerton Area

Player Name: Logan Anthony

School: Palmerton Area

Class of: 2026

Primary Position: Guard

Secondary Position: DT

Jersey Number: 78

Height: 6’4

Weight: 300

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2023 Stats:. 61 pancake blocks during the 2023 season and had the highest weekly grading on our lineman grading system. Helped a unit that gained 3,776 yds rushing and 54 rushing touchdowns

2023 Defensive Statistics:
59 tackles
16 TFL
4 sacks
13 QB Hurries
3 pass deflections

Honors:
2023 PAFOOTBALLNEWS.COM Class 3A Coach’s Select All State Team 1st Team Guard
2023 All-EasternPAfootball.com Class 3A Team 2nd Team DL
CLFCA 2023 1st Team Defensive Tackle
2023 2nd Team Guard
1st team DT Morning Call Newspaper
2nd Team OL Morning Call Newspaper
Times News All Star OL/DL
2023 Lehigh Valley Live Newspaper Team 2nd Team DL

Hudl Highlights: (2023 Season Highlights Logan Anthony – Class of 2026)

Twitter: @LoganAnthony78

Coaches comments: Logan has had 2 tremendous years for us on both sides of the ball. He is gaining D1 attention from Power 5 and Group 5 schools. Logan is an athletic lineman who can move and move people. He is effective in both the run and pass game as a blocker and possesses great feet and football IQ. Defensively he is agile for his size and disruptive on the line of scrimmage.

Photo courtesy of Lynn Shupp

August 5, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings (11)

Head Coach: Rob Melosky

Assistant Coaches:
Tarik Haddad
Jamie Pagliaro
Mike Fay
Jim Filipovitz
Ziad Haddad
Ben Carlin
Jahmere Crumpton
Omar Haddad

Team Name: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings

District: 11

Class: 4A

League: EPC – Skyline Division

2023 Record: 9-3

8/26 Northampton (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 17-16
9/01 @ Easton Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 37-20
9/09 Emmaus* (AAAAAA) 3:30 pm W 27-24
9/15 @ Bethlehem Freedom* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-34
9/22 Parkland* (AAAAAA) 7:30 pm L 14-35
9/29 @ Nazareth Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-14
10/06 @ Bethlehem Liberty* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 23-20
10/14 Whitehall* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 30-14
10/20 @ Pocono Mountain West (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 42-10
10/27 Bethlehem Catholic* (AAAA) 7:30 pm W 24-14
11/03 Bangor (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-7
11/11 Bethlehem Catholic (AAAA) 6:00 pm L 0-29

Key Starters Lost:
Nasir Mclean
Harry STewart-Smith
Nate Schultz
Luke Myers
Nick Balisage
Finn McDonald
Luke Shimko

Key Returning Players:
Braheem Battles, Senior (6’4” 325, OL /DL)
Aidan Sorrentino, Senior (5’10”, 190, DB/WR)
Kyle Fleshman, Senior (5’10”, 175, QB)
Aidan Joyce, Senior (6’3”, 245, OL/DL)
Patrick Cahill, Sophomore (6’1”, 190, QB)
Deon Johnson, Junior (6’2”, 215, RB/LB)
Quamir Battles, Sophomore (6’1”, 310, OL/DL)
Max Godbolt, Senior (6’2”, 225, TE/LB)
Luis Lantigua, Junior (6’5”, 325, OL/DL)
Luis Martinez, Junior (6’2”, 185, WR/DB)

2024 Outlook: We’re young team heading into 2024. But players are committed to winning, and hard working.

August 4, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 81: Jake Pukszyn, Liberty HS

Player Name: Jake Pukszyn

School: Liberty High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6’2

Weight: 185

GPA: 4.2

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
1st Team All-Conference WR
1st Team All-Area WR
3rd Team/honorable mention All-State WR

2023 Stats: (Missed 1 game cause of injury)
Offense:
45 Catches
550 Yards
7 Touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Jakepuks

Coaches comment: Jake has outstanding ball skills. Whether playing offense or defense, he tracks the ball in the air as well as anyone. Great routes, great hands, great leader. Extremely high football IQ. Solid in the return game as well.

August 4, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes (11)

Head Coach: Shawn Daignault

Assistant Coaches:
Frank Lane (OC/RB)
Joe Bottiglieri (DC/LB)
Dave Brown (OL)
Levi Brown (DL)
Chad Gruver (WR)
Mark Slivka (TE)
RJ Guffy (OLB)
Langston Ross (CB)
Anthony Orlando (Safeties)
Stephen Ewald (DE)

Team Name: Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes

District: 11

Class: 6A

League: EPC – Steel Division

2023 Record: 2-8

8/25 @ Louis E. Dieruff (6A) 7:00 pm W 14-0
8/31 East Stroudsburg North (4A) 7:00 pm W 46-13
9/08 Parkland (6A) 7:00 pm L 14-42
9/16 @ Bethlehem Catholic (4A) 7:00 pm L 16-49
9/22 Nazareth Area (6A) 7:00 pm L 6-42
9/29 @ Easton Area (6A) 7:00 pm L 13-21
10/06 Allentown Central Catholic (4A) 7:00 pm L 20-23
10/13 @ Emmaus (6A) 7:00 pm L 6-21
10/19 Whitehall (5A) 6:00 pm L 20-23 OT
10/28 @ Bethlehem Freedom (6A) 1:00 pm L 14-41

Key Starters Lost:
Anthony Vega (WR/Safety)
Connor McLaughlin (K/P)
Julius Vasquez (OL/DL)
Dylan Benway (OL/DE)
Silas Licsko (LB/TE)
Caden Vermuelen (QB)
Seth Kolb (OL)

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OC Louis Haz 5’11 280
Sr OG Keagan Brennan 6’0 240
Jr OT Nick Schenkel 6’5 250
Sr OT Daunte Morrison 6’3 230
Sr TE Cole Daignault 6’4 225
Jr WR Jake Pukzsyn 6’2 185
Jr RB Gabe Green 5’10 185
Sr RB Brayden McKinley 5’7 170
Jr RB Adriaan Deleon 5’7 165
Sr WR Joaquin Vazquez 6’0 165
Sr WR Jahsi Cole 5’8 180

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr NG Louis Haz 5’11 280
Sr DE Daunte Morrison 6’3 230
Jr DB Jake Pukzsyn 6’2 185
Sr DB Brayden McKinley 5’7 170
Sr DB Joaquin Vazquez 6’0 165
Sr DB Jahsi Cole 5’8 180
Sr DB Jeremiah Vazquez 5’8 180
Sr LB Ben Bartholomew
Jr LB JJ Pujals

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr LS Cole Daignault 6’4 225
Jr Return Specialist Jake Pukzsyn 6’2 185
Sr Return Specialist Jahsi Cole 5’8 185

Key Newcomers:
Jr LB/RB Jonte Bowe
Soph QB Shawntez Whitsitt
Jr QB/DB Xavier Ryer
Soph DB/WR Lezius Bravo
Jr WR/DB Billy Reese

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Gabe Green, 178 carries for 826 yards and 11 TDs, 13 catches for 111 yards
Jake Pukzsyn, 45 catches for 545 yards and 7 TDs, 3 carries for 21 yards, 5 punt returns for 16 yards, 18 kick returns for 379 yards, 13 tackles, 1 int, 1 caused fumble
Jahsi Cole, 21 carries for 71 yards, 10 catches for 54 yards and 1 TD, 2 punt returns for 7 yards, 5 kick returns for 89 yards, 36 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 int, 1 fumble recovery
Adriaan Deleon, 28 carries for 129 yards and 1 TD
Cole Daignault, 8 catches for 125 yards, 14 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack
Ben Bartholomew, 28 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries
Daunte Morrison, 49 tackles, 13 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 int
JJ Pujals, 38 tackles, 4 TFL, 1/2 sack, 1 fumble recovery, 1 caused fumble
Brayden McKinley, 34 tackles, 1 int, 2 blocked kicks, 2 caused fumble, 8 carries for 29 yards and 1 TD, 1 catch for 26 yards
Joaquin Vazquez, 24 tackles, 2 pass defended
Louis Haz, 19 tackles, 6 TFL

2024 Offensive Outlook: The key to this offense will be the emergence of our QB. There is a lot of production returning, a solid group of returning OL, and other capable players waiting in the wings. We have a QB competition going on this summer and it will obviously be important to find someone to distribute the ball to our playmakers.

2024 Defensive Outlook: Again, there is a lot of production returning. How well we gel with the package being installed by our new defensive coordinator and how quickly players grow into their new roles will determine our success.

2024 Special Teams Outlook: Losing Connor McLaughlin is a big loss both as a kicker and a punter. We have a couple of guys that will have to pick up where he left off. Our returners and long snappers return so there will be some continuity in special teams.

August 3, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Nativity BVM Green Wave (11)

Head Coach: Patrick Mason

Assistant Coaches:
Jason Albon
Jonas Kreitzer
Mike Downey
Josh Dolbin
Joe Opolsky
Tyler Jenkins

Team Name: Nativity Green Wave

District: 11

Class: 1A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division C

2023 Record: 5-5 regular season (5-6 overall)

8/26 @ Wyalusing Area (AA) 7:00 pm W 28-14
9/02 Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-40
9/08 Kutztown (AAA) 7:00 pm W 42-25
9/14 George School 6:00 pm W 39-8
9/23 Marian Catholic* (A) 7:00 pm L 6-12
9/29 @ Williams Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm L 28-35
10/06 @ Tri-Valley* (A) 7:00 pm W 30-27
10/13 Shenandoah Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 32-19
10/21 Mahanoy Area* (A) 6:00 pm L 21-28
10/27 @ Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 12-42
11/03 @ Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 13-19 OT

Key Starters Lost:
John Borrell, RB/LB
Nolan Ferhat, RB/DB
Will Mongrain, OL/DL
Jacob Rosenberger, OL/DL
Kevin Kanute, OL/DL

Key Returning Players:
Ben Kreitzer, QB/LB
Michael Stank, WR/DB
Noah Dolbin, WR/DB
Sam Walborn, RB/DB
Gavin Frie, TE/LB
Samuel Spolski, RB/LB
Drew Seaman, TE/LB
Nikolas Steele, RB/LB
Nolan Daynorowicz, WR/DB
Coy Mason, OL/DL
Andrew Verchick, OL/LB
Lukas McNamara, OL/DL
Barry Jenkins, OL/LB
Jasir Jones, OL/DL
Mark Kimmel, OL/DL
Colt Mason, WR/DB
Aiden Becker, RB/LB
Evan Ritter, RB/LB
George Shimko, OL/DL
Dalton Seisler, OL/DL
Aiden Ricard, OL/DL
Jacob Williams, WR/DB
Noah Bulino, RB/DB
Sean Kramer, TE/LB
Connor Felty, RB/LB
Aaron Sinko, TE/LB
Connor Palerino, OL/DL
Thomas Bechtel, OL/DL

Offensive Starters Returning:
Ben Kreitzer, QB
Samuel Spolski, RB
Noah Dolbin, WR
Michael Stank, WR
Gavin Frie, TE
Sam Walborn, RB
Mark Kimmel, OL
George Shimko, OL
Andrew Verchick, OL
Jasir Jones, OL

Defensive Starters Returning:
Mark Kimmel, DL
George Shimko, DL
Jasir Jones, DL
Gavin Frie, LB
Samuel Spolski, LB
Drew Seaman, LB
Noah Dolbin, DB
Sam Walborn, DB
Michael Stank, DB

Special Team Starters Returning:
Michael Stank, P
Noah Dolbin, K
Colt Mason, LS

Key Newcomers:
Nikolas Steele, RB/LB
Nolan Daynorowicz, WR/DB
Coy Mason, OL/DL
Lukas McNamara, OL/DL
Colt Mason, WR/DB
Aiden Becker, RB/LB
Evan Ritter, RB/LB
Dalton Seisler, OL/DL
Aiden Ricard, OL/DL
Jacob Williams, WR/DB
Noah Bulino, RB/DB
Sean Kramer, TE/LB
Connor Felty, RB/LB
Aaron Sinko, TE/LB
Connor Palerino, OL/DL
Thomas Bechtel, OL/DL
Cooper Felty, RB/LB
Luke Strausser, TE/DE
Tovon Garcia, RB/DB
Marshall Dolbin, OL/DL
Vaughn Vesay, OL/DL

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Ben Kreitzer – QB
67 comp 1123 yards 8 TDs

Sam Spolski – RB
117 carries 712 yards 11 TDs
8 rec 131 yards 1 TD

Noah Dolbin – WR
38 rec 651 yards 6 TDs

2024 Outlook:
Offense: We return a two year starter at quarterback (Ben Kreitzer), our leading receiver (Noah Dolbin), and our 2nd leading rusher (Samuel Spolski). We also return 4 out of 5 starting offensive lineman (Mark Kimmel, George Shimko, Jasir Jones, and Andrew Verchick) and our tight end (Gavin Frie). Replacing our leading rusher (John Borrell) will be a key to our success on offense. We rely heavily on the run so finding a reliable running game early will be of upmost importance. Michael Stank also returns, which will be a big boost to our offense, he missed 10 games due to injury last year. Sam Walborn, Colt Mason, and Nick Wagner will add depth at the skill positions. Barry Jenkins will round out our offensive line.

Defense: Our defense returns numerous players who started multiple games last year due to injuries. Staying healthy will be the key to our success on defense. We return our team leader in tackles and interceptions (Noah Dolbin) at safety. Samuel Spolski, Gavin Frie, and Drew Seaman return at linebacker, and Samuel Walborn, Michael Stank, Nolan Daynorowicz return in the defensive backfield. The strength of our defense will be our line. Jasir Jones, Mark Kimmel, and George Shimko return, with Lukas McNamara, and Coy Mason adding depth. Our ability to stop the run will be our major focus heading into the season.

Special Team: We return our punter, Noah Dolbin and our kicker, Michael Stank. Aaron Sinko will battle for time at both positions. Colt Mason returns at long snapper. Special teams is always a major point of emphasis throughout the summer, and will play a major role in our success this year.

2024 Nativity BVM Green Wave
Interview with Head Football Coach Pat Mason@nativitybvm55 @nbvmathletics @coachmason4 #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/3XSWats7VT

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) July 31, 2024

August 2, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Pen Argyl Green Knights (11)

Head Coach: Brady Mutton

Assistant Coaches:
Charlie Comstock
Jake Giovannini
Matt Giovannini
Conor Gum
Mitchell Knapp
TJ Lilly
Eric Sampson
Mike Ceraul
Frank DiFelice
Jake Mutchler
Ray Mosby

Team Name: Pen Argyl Green Knights

District: 11

Class: 2A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division B

2023 Record: 6-5

8/26 Wilson Area (AAA) 2:30 pm W 49-20
9/02 Mahanoy Area (A) 1:30 pm W 43-13
9/08 @ Northern Lehigh (A) 7:00 pm L 12-16
9/16 Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 1:30 pm L 7-41
9/22 @ Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm W 36-14
9/29 @ Minersville Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 20-35
10/07 Palisades* (AA) 1:30 pm W 21-17
10/14 Schuylkill Haven* (AA) 1:30 pm L 21-28
10/20 @ Panther Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 13-0
10/27 @ Bangor (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-14
11/04 Mahanoy Area (A) 3:00 pm W 26-6

Key Starters Lost:
Gavin Cunningham FB/DE
Jacob Geary OL/LB
Kael Grim OL/DL
Alex Moser WR/DB
Brad Rissmiller QB/DB
Damian Tyminski WR/DB

Key Returning Players:
Adam Bartholomew OL/DL
Rocco DeCesare OL/LB
Terrell Estes RB/LB
Caiden Faust RB/LB
Stephen Hines OL/DL
Nuallan King TE/DE
Brayden Krasnopera C/DL
Zach Metzgar WR/DB
Jakob Pietraszkiewicz OL/DL
Collin Ramsay WR/DB
Mason Soos QB/DB
Michael Thomas TE/LB

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR. Adam Bartholomew OL
JR. Caiden Faust RB
SR. Stephen Hines OL
SR. Nuallan King TE > OL
SR. Brayden Krasnopera C
JR. Jakob Pietraszkiewicz OL
JR. Mason Soos WR > QB
SR. Michael Thomas TE

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR. Adam Bartholomew DE
JR. Rocco DeCesare LB
JR. Terrell Estes LB
JR. Caiden Faust LB
SR. Nuallan King DE
JR. Zach Metzgar DB
JR. Jakob Pietraszkiewicz DT
JR. Collin Ramsay CB
JR. Mason Soos DB

Special Team Starters Returning:
Reid Kotulka K/P

Key Newcomers:
SOPH. Anthony Beltran QB/WR/DB
SOPH. Chris Crespo WR/DB
SOPH. Alex Harper OL/DL
SR. Jack McLaughlin TE/DL
SR. Jacob Oyer OL/DL
SR. Ian Ryerson OL/LB
SR. AJ Sora WR/DB

2024 Returning Player Stats:
Mason Soos
PASS: 5/9 23 yds
RUSH: 49 Carries 153 yds 4 TDs
REC: 28 Rec 253 yds 1 TD
DEF: 42 Tackles 1 INT 1 FR 1 FF

Caiden Faust
RUSH: 84 Carries 306 yds 4 TD
REC: 10 Rec 69 yds
DEF: 24 Tackles 1 FR

Nuallan King
DEF: 62 Tackles 5 TFL 3 Sacks 1 FR 2 FF

2024 Outlook:
Offense: We are replacing a lot of production from the last few seasons. We have a solid amount of returning starters that should be able to contribute and make up for that production. We have a veteran offensive line with some young depth behind it.

Defense: We return starters in 7 positions on defense. We must replace some very talented players on this side of the ball as well, but feel confident we have underclassmen prepared to fill the roles.

Special Team: Reid Kotulka completed PAT/FG duty last year as a freshman. He has committed himself to improving and we hope he will be able to handle all kicking duties this season.

August 2, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 79: Jordan Bradshaw, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Jordan Bradshaw

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Wide receiver

Secondary Position(s): Defensive back

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 5’10

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Track and field

Starting Experience: 3 years

2023 Stats:
Offense:
1 rush
25 yards

35 catches
354 yards (10.1 avg)
2 touchdowns

561 all purpose

Defense:
38 tackles
1 interception
4 pass break ups

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JBradshaw1102

Coaches comment: Jordan is a talented young man with a high football IQ. He has been a hard worker and a leader for us in the short time we have been here. Jordan has the tools to play many positions on the field. We look forward to finding the ways to utilize his talent and maximize his impact on the game

August 2, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 79: Dante Carr, Minersville HS

Player Name: Dante Carr

School: Minersville High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position(s): Punter

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 6’4

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.63

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience: Two years (Freshman and sophomore)

Honors:
All-State
All Area newspaper
All-Area Dream team

2023 Stats:
Offense:
1139 passing yards
14 passing touchdowns

640 rushing yards
10 rushing touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Dante_Carr6

Coaches Comments: One of the best quarterbacks and athletes in the state. Just as dangerous running the ball as when he’s throwing. Turned into a true leader as a sophomore, and is ready to have an even bigger year this season.

August 2, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 78: Justin Peluso, Freedom HS

Player Name: Justin Peluso

School: Freedom High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6’

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.48

GPA: 3.71

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
All EPC 1st Team OLB
All Area 1st Team OLB

2023 Stats:
Defense:
68 tackles
3.5 sacks
2 int
1 FF
1 FR

Offense:
18 receptions
323 yards
4tds

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @PelusoJustin

Coaches comment: Justin is a returning 1st team all league selection at OLB. He brings a great combo of size, speed and physicality to both sides of the ball. He has committed to continue his football career at Lafayette College

August 1, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 78: Brian Gallagher, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: Brian Gallagher

School: Mahanoy Area High School

Class Of: 25

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): TE/FB

Jersey Number: 47

Height: 6’1

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 5.1

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year

2023 Stats:
Offense:
250 rushing yards

Defense:
80 tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Briangal47

August 1, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 76: Aidan Sorrentino, Allentown Central Catholic HS

Player Name: Aidan Sorrentino

School: Allentown Central Catholic HS

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 13

Height: 5’10

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
Week 2 and 11 Lehigh Valley live “statistical studs” nominee
Morning call second team all-area team

2023 Stats:
Offense:
49 catches
518 yards
6 touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Sorrentinoaidan

July 30, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 75: Daunte Morrison, Liberty HS

Player Name: Daunte Morrison

School: Liberty High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): OT

Jersey Number: 54

Height: 6’3

Weight: 235

GPA: 3.25

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
2nd Team All-EPC

2023 Stats:
Defense:
49 total tackles
13 TFL
3 sacks
1 int

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Daunte_54

Coaches Comments: Daunte is an explosive defensive lineman with tremendous quickness and physicality. He can play inside as a DT or outside as a DE. Will see an increased role on the offensive side of the ball this year.

July 29, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 75: Lukas Kauffman, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Lukas Kauffman

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): Fullback

Jersey Number: 26

Height: 6”

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.76

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 4 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
57 total tackles
1 sack
1 interception
1 block punt

Offense:
32 rushing yards
1 touchdown

2 catches
26 receiving yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Lukas67969802

Coaches Comments: Lukas is an athletic player who has 2 years of experience on both sides of the football. He is a vocal leader who gets the most out of his teammates each day. We will need his leadership to help us be successful.

July 29, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 73: Shacre Colwell, Freedom HS

Player Name: Shacre Colwell

School: Freedom High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): CB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6’2

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.59

GPA: 3.1

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: ‘
2nd team doc South all-star receiver

2023 Stats:
Offense:
47 receptions
567 receiving yards
5 TDs

1 throwing TD
83 passing yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Shacre6

Coaches comment: Shacre is a dynamic receiver who runs and jumps(state qualifier in the triple jump) well. He is a savvy route runner and possesses tremendous ball skills.

July 27, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 72: Tahlil White, Pottsville HS

Player Name: Tahlil White

School: Pottsville High School

Class Of: 25

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): DT

Jersey Number: 81

Height: 6′

Weight: 250

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 2.8

Other Sports: Basketball, and Wrestler

Starting Experience: 3 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
64 tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Tahlilwhite81

July 26, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 72: Ian Stiles, Pocono Mountain East HS

Player Name: Ian Stiles

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: ATH

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 5’10

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 2.0

Other Sports: None

Starting Experience: None

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Ian has a very high ceiling. He can come down and lay the boom for someone his size, or he can use his speed and natural athleticism to make some plays on the offensive side of the ball. He has God-given talent that will blossom this year on the field. This kid has two years to become something special and I am looking forward to having the opportunity to coach him over these next two seasons and watch what type of player he will become.

July 26, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 71: Caleb Newsome, Nazareth Area HS

Player Name: Caleb Newsome

School: Nazareth Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position(s): Defensive Back

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: 2nd Team All EPC Defensive Back

2023 Stats:
Offense:
30 Receptions
563 Receiving Yards
8 Touchdowns

Defense:
1 interception

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @calebnewsome04

Comment: Caleb is a great kid and we’re excited for him this fall. Caleb will be a main target for Falzone.

July 25, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 71: Gabe Green, Liberty HS

Player Name: Gabe Green

School: Liberty High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: Running back

Secondary Position(s): Outside linebacker/safety

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 5”11

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.54

GPA: 3.85

Other Sports: Track, and indoor track

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors: 2nd team All-Conference

2023 Stats:
Offense:
826 rushing yards
176 carries
11 rushing touchdowns

Receiving:
13 catches
111 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GabeGreen_22

Coaches comment: One of our leaders in all areas. Gabe does it the right way on the field, in the weight room, and in the classroom. Plays with the heart of a warrior. Can earn the extra yards and catches the ball out of the backfield very well. Look for him to have an increased role on defense this year.

July 25, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 70: Samuel Spolski, Nativity BVM HS

Player Name: Samuel Spolski

School: Nativity BVM High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Running Back

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 31

Height: 5’10

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
SCFCA 1st Team Small School Linebacker
Team captain
Eastern PA Football Academic Gold Team
PA Football News Academic Gold Team

2023 Stats:
Offense:
117 carries
712 rushing yards
11 TDs

8 catches
131 yards
1 TD

Defense:
86 tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @SamuelSpolski

Coaches Comments: Samuel is a returning 3-year starter on both sides of the ball. He leads our team in rushing as a sophomore. His junior season was cut short with an injury last season. We are expecting him to have a tremendous senior season. He is also ranked number one in his class academically.

July 24, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 69: Rafael Terrero, Emmaus HS

Player Name: Rafael Terrero

School: Emmaus High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: S

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 18

Height: 6’4

Weight: 210

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 3 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
47 tackles
5 INT
4 PBU
1 FF
1 FR

Offense:
28 receptions
372 receiving yards
2 TDS

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @RafaelTerrero06

Recruiting: Kent State commit

Coaches comment: Rafael is such a versatile player for us. On offense, he can play outside, inside and TE and can be a match-up issue for defenses. On the defensive side of the ball, he has a high football IQ and makes all the checks for us. He covers a lot of ground in the passing game and is physical enough to come down in the box and be active in the run game. His versatility, football IQ, and work ethic are what earned him several D1 offers.

July 23, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 67: Reese Miller, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Reese Miller

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: Inside LB

Secondary Position(s): Running back

Jersey Number: 33

Height: 6’

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 2.6

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 1 year

2023 Stats:
Defense:
84 total tackles
3.5 sacks
1 fumble recovery

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @reese_mill48619

Coaches Comments: Reese had an impressive sophomore season, as he was second on our team in tackles, tackles for loss, and sacks. He has a good nose for the football from the linebacker position as well as speed, strength, and athletic ability. Reese will continue to grow as a leader and become an extension of the coaches onto the field.

Photo courtesy of Ashley Farr

July 21, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 66: Manny Patterson, Pocono Mountain East HS

Player Name: Manny Patterson

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 66

Height: 5’10

Weight: 240

40-Yard Dash: 5.08

GPA: 2.0

Starting Experience: 1 year

Coaches Comments: Manny has the potential to have an incredible Senior year. He is one of the strongest players on the team putting up high numbers in the weight room. (455 Squat, 300 benches, 225 hang clean). I believe Manny will be a huge part of our success this season. Since our off-season workouts started in February, Manny has become a leader and a cornerstone of our culture change.

July 20, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 65: Cole Daignault, Liberty HS

Player Name: Cole Daignault

School: Liberty High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: TE

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 18

Height: 6’3

Weight: 225

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 4.65

Other Sports: Lacrosse

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Offense:
8 catches
125 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @_coledaignault

Coaches Comments: Cole should take a larger role in the passing game for us this year. He should also see an increased role on defense. He is a big technically sound player who moves well for his size. He is also our long snapper.

July 19, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 64: Logan Hutsko, Minersville HS

Player Name: Logan Hutsko

School: Minersville High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’2

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
PFN all acedemic gold team
SCFCA 2nd team WR

2023 Stats:
Offense:
13 Receptions
280 Yards
2 Touchdowns

Defense:
49 Tackles
3 Interceptions

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LoganHutsko1

Coaches comment: Logan is a four year starter who has become more of a threat each year. Great hands, speed, and length, he causes a ton of matchup problems for team. Was consistently double teamed last season which led to opportunities for others to find space. Has made big plays throughout his career and looks to make even more this season.

July 18, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 63: Robert Cousar, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Robert Cousar

School: Bethlehem Catholic High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: DB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 21

Height: 5’10

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.0

Starting Experience: 1 year

2023 Stats:
Defense:
50 Tackles
3 Interceptions

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @achille49570062

Coaches Comments: Robert is an amazing ball of energy. He brings a ton of passion to our defense. He seems to always make the big play in the right time. He has become even more focussed this off season with his training and I expect him to be a leader on our defense.

July 17, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 62: Gaige Guers, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Gaige Guers

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6’1

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 3.18

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: 2nd Team All state for 4A on defense

2023 Stats:
Offense:
550 yards receiving
950 total yards

Defense:
43 tackles
3 interceptions

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GaigeGuers

Coaches Comments: Gaige had a remarkable junior season, and his continuation of that into his senior year will be huge for us. He is a true competitor and somebody who is prepared to play each and every day. He is a contributor to our success in all three phases of the game, and we will need his leadership in order to be successful.

Photo courtesy of Ashley Farr

July 16, 2024
2013 SportScope 30 ft. Endzone Camera System for Sale

Looking for a team that would be interested in buying our 2013 EndZone System from SportsScope. Pieces such as batteries, monitor, and cords have been replaced over the last couple seasons. Looking for $1,000 or Best Offer.

Parkland H.S. is located at 2700 N. Cedar Crest Blvd. Allentown, PA 18104

If interested, email Coach Facchiano at facchianom@parklandsd.net

July 15, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 59: George Shimko, Nativity BVM HS

Player Name: George Shimko

School: Nativity BVM High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: DL

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 6’3

Weight: 225

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Track and Field and Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
40 tackles
1 sack
3 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @shimko_george

Coaches Comments: George has started for us since his freshman season. He has great size and athleticism for a defensive lineman. He led our DL in tackles and missed 4 games due to injury. I am expecting George to have a breakout junior season and to be a leader on our team.

Photo courtesy of Angela Mason

July 13, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 59: Dylan Foose, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Dylan Foose

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: Guard

Secondary Position(s): Nose Guard

Jersey Number: 59

Height: 5’11

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 4.3

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
12 Tackles
4 Sacks
1 Fumble recovery

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @DylanFoose

Coaches Comments: Dylan is a lead by example type of player who has started for us the last 2 seasons. Dylan is one of our strongest players and it translates well to the field. He brings experience and intensity to our offensive and defensive line spots, and we will lean on him to lead on both sides.

July 13, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 58: Alex Clark, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Alex Clark

School: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB / KR

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’3

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 100m = 11.01

Other Sports: Track & Field, Basketball & Boys Volleyball

Starting Experience: 3 Years (Offense)

2023 Stats: SO., WR – Alex Clark (#2)

Offense:
11 Receptions
274 Yards
5 Receiving TDS
1 Rushing TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @alexmclark2

Coaches Comments: Alex has a wealth of talent and has been productive for us so far at the varsity level. He is a multi-sport athlete and has made an impact on our team as both an offensive skill player and on special teams so far in his career. He will look to take on a bigger role for us all around this year with the departure of some of our graduating seniors from 2023.

He is a great kid with tremendous upside. Alex improved as a blocker last year and does a lot of the unselfish things as a WR that make our offense successful. He’s a great teammate and a pleasure to coach and we are excited to see him have another strong year for us.

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

July 12, 2024
Open Dates: Notre Dame Green Pond Middle School Football

Notre Dame Green Pond Middle School Football is in need of a scrimmage for Saturday August 31st … we can host or travel. Please Contact Nino Morici at nmorici@ndcrusaders.org

July 10, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 56: Rocco Delgiudice, Pocono Mountain East HS

Player Name: Rocco Delgiudice

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: ATH

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number:

Height: 5’10

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.75

GPA: 3.59

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @RoccoDel5

Coaches Comments: Rocco is an incredible athlete. Whether on the diamond or the field, he is making plays. I am excited to see what impact Rocco can have in his senior year. This kid has stuck around the program and has done everything asked of him in those 3 seasons. We hope to turn things around here a PME, and I have a good feeling Rocco will be a major part of that this upcoming season.

July 10, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 55: Ben Bartholomew, Liberty HS

Player Name: Ben Bartholomew

School: Liberty High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): FB

Jersey Number: 30

Height: 6′

Weight: 205

GPA: 3.95

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
28 total tackles
24 solo tackles
5 TFL
2 fumble recoveries
1 sack

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @b_bart30

Coaches Comments: Poised for a tremendous senior season. Physical linebacker with a tremendous work ethic.

July 9, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 53: Jacob Hehn, Tamaqua Area HS

Player Name: Jacob Hehn

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): TE/FB

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 6’2

Weight: 180

Other Sports: Wrestling, Track and Field, and Swimming

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Offense:
5 Receptions
155 Receiving Yards
2 TDs

Defense:
46 Tackles
11 TFLs
6 Sacks
2 PBUs

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Jake will be a 3 year starter for us on both sides of the ball. He has played everywhere for us the last years including RB/FB/TE/HBack on offense and DE/OLB on defense. Jake will continue being used in multiple positions on offense and he is settled in to DE on defense as he had a big time year in 2023. Jake is a physical, hard nosed football player no matter where is lined up and we are expecting him to have another big year.

July 7, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 53: Blake Schwartz, Tri-Valley HS

Player Name: Blake Schwartz

School: Tri-Valley High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position(s): Defensive End

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’6

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 years

2023 Stats:
Ofense:
1085 yards passing
74 for 154
10 passing TD’s

155 yards rushing
3 rushing TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @blakeschwartz06

Coaches Comments: Blake has grown not only as a player but as an individual. Has a laser arm and can put the ball where it needs to go. I’m looking for him to be the leader this year I know he is. Has working extremely hard in the off season in preparation for the season

July 7, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 53: Michael Gelatko, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Michael Gelatko

School: Marian Catholic High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: TE

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 6’4

Weight: 235

GPA: 3.68

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: Will be a four year starter for us

Honors:
PA Football Writers Class A All-State Tight End
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Dream Team Tight End – 2nd Team Defensive End
Eastern PA Football Class A 1st Team Tight End
Hazleton Standard Speaker All Area Tight End – Defensive End
Allentown Morning Call 2nd Team Tight End
Lehighton Times News All Area Tight End – Defensive End
Pottsville Republican Herald 1st Team Punter

2023 Stats:
Offense:
23 catches
381 yards
1 TD

Defense:
80 tackles
11 TFL
3 sacks
1 Interception

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GelatkoMichael

Coaches Comments: As a returning all-state player, we believe Michael is one of the best tight ends in the state. He will be a big part of what we do offensively after leading our team in receiving last season. Defensively his move to defensive end made him a better defender and helped our defense take the next step. His future is bright having already received several Division 1 scholarship offers.

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko

July 7, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 49: James Barra, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: James Barra

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: OT

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 77

Height: 6’1

Weight: 210

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball and Track & Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
Eastern PA Football All-Academic Silver Team
PA Football News All-Academic Silver Team

2023 Stats: Started 10 games at Right Tackle

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jamesbarra9

Coaches Comments: James gained valuable experience as a freshman serving as the “6th man” on our offensive line. This led to James being a sophomore starter on an offensive line of all seniors. James is very consistent and will be the anchor of our offensive line as a junior. We are also looking for James to contribute this year on the defensive side of the ball.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

July 3, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 49: Dominico Yourey, Minersville HS

Player Name: Dominico Yourey

School: Minersville High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 5’10

Weight: 245

40-Yard Dash: 5.4

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track and field

Starting Experience: 2 years (freshman and sophomore)

2023 Stats:
Defense:
4 Total Tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @YoureyDominico

Coaches Comments: Started on the OL since freshman year. Has gotten a lot bigger and stronger this year and is ready to be one of the most dominating linemen around.

July 3, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 48: Niko Carestia, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Niko Carestia

School: Schuylkill Haven High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 44

Height: 5’9

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 4.0+

Other Sports: Track and Field and Wrrestling

Starting Experience: 2 year starter

Honors:
SCFCA 1st team RB
2nd Team LB

2023 Stats:
Offense:
177 carries
1453 yards
20 TD’s

Defense:
107 tackles
8 TFL’s
4 sacks
1 INT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @CarestiaNiko

Coaches Comments: Niko checks every box – speed, power, vision, great student. One of the best I’ve ever coached.

July 2, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 45: TJ McLain, Bangor HS

Player Name: TJ McLain

School: Bangor High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): TE/H

Jersey Number: 81

Height: 6’3

Weight: 205

GPA: 3.99

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: PA Football News All-Academic Silver Team

2023 Stats: (TJ only started 8 games)
Defense:
81 tackles
4 sacks
2 int’s
one fumble recovery

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @TimMcLain81

Coaches Comments: TJ stepped in due to injury last year and solidified the middle of the Defense. We are excited to see how that experience and the work he has put in the weight room will help him take that next step this year.

June 29, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 44: Cayden Vassa, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Cayden Vassa

School: Bethlehem Catholic

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position(s): Defensive Back

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6’1

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Offense:
1500 Yards Passing
17 Touchdowns

500 Yards Rushing
7 Touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Caydenfootball

Coaches Comments: Cayden is one of the calmest athletes I have ever worked with. The highs dont get to high and the lows dont get too low. That is the perfect quality for a quarterback. For Cayden to be a sophomore and get thrown into a new staff and system and excel like he did was amazing to watch.

He continues to grow into a better leader and I expect him to have a big year.

June 28, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 43: Bradley Whalen, Tamaqua Area HS

Player Name: Bradley Whalen

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): NG

Jersey Number: 26

Height: 5’9

Weight: 170

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Offense:
657 Rushing Yards
5.9 Yards Per Carry
7 Rushing TDs

Defense:
33 Tackles
6 TFLs
2 Sacks
1 Fumble Rec

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Brad is a quick, tough, and physical kid that we are expecting a big year out of on both sides of the ball. He runs hard downhill offensively and always has the chance to bust a big play. Defensively, he is a quick nose guard that stays low off the ball and can be a lot for a center to handle throughout a game. He missed 2 and a half games last season due to injury. We are expecting him healthy and ready to go for a big senior year.

June 27, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 40: Josh Lloyd, Interboro HS

Player Name: Josh Lloyd

School: Interboro High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Defensive End/OLB

Secondary Position(s): TE

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 6’2

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 2.5

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Defensive End:
27 Tackles
2 TFL
1 Sack
1 INT
1 Defensive Touchdown

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @red23k_

Coaches Comments: Josh was a key contributor in the Interboro Bucs 2023 Campaign. Entering his senior season Josh will be a focal point in a revamped offense at the TE position. He is a modern day TE who has strength and speed and will create match up problems where ever he lines up. Josh will be a focal point on defense in which ever position he is playing. his athleticism will allow him to play multiple spots in the new defense. Josh will be a senior captain on the team and an emotional leader for our young players.

June 24, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 39: Wyatt Snyder, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Wyatt Snyder

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): FB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’3

Weight: 230

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
Eastern PA Football All-Academic Silver
PA Football News All-Academic Silver

2023 Stats:
Defense:
Tackles – 64
TFL – 5
Hurries – 3

Offense:
Rushing:
Car – 10
Yards – 14

Receiving:
Receptions – 4
Yards – 52

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Wyattsnyder122

Coaches Comments: Wyatt was a strong performer for us from his defensive end spot the past 2 years. He was 3rd on our team in tackles and posted 5 TFLs had multiple QB hurries this past season and led our team in sacks as a freshman. Wyatt is also an integral part of our offense from his FB position. We will be looking to utilize his athleticism this season on both sides of the ball.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

June 23, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 39: Easton Schultz, Minersville HS

Player Name: Easton Schultz

School: Minersville Jr. Sr High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): Lb

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 5’9

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.58

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Baseball, and Basketball

Starting Experience: 3 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
58 tackles
2 TD’s allowed
3 INT
12 pass deflections
1 sack

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @eastonschultzz

Coaches Comments: One of the leaders of our defensive secondary. Very physical player who was always matched up against the team’s #1 threat. Great leader in the weight room and a team captain.

Photo courtesy of Chris Keiser

June 23, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 38: Jason St. Leger, Salisbury HS

Player Name: Jason St Leger

School: Salisbury High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: RB, LB

Secondary Position(s): QB

Jersey Number: 28

Height: 5’10

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.42

Other Sports: Track and Field, and Powerlifting

Starting Experience: 3 year starter (24-25 season will be 4th year)

Honors:
Morning Call Honorable Mention All-Star
Lehigh Valley Honorable Mention All-Star

2023 Stats:
Offensive:
128 carries
896 rushing yards
1,096 all-purpose yards
4 TDs

Defensive:
78 tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JasonStLeger28

Coaches Comments: Jason St Leger is our humble, hard-working leader. He carries himself with a positive, coachable disposition both on and off the field. Jason’s athletic ability is undeniable. He runs the rock with patience, intensity and aggression.

June 22, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 38: Christian Rivituso, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Christian Rivituso

School: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 5’9

Weight: 185 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: All-Academic Team

2023 Stats:
JR., RB-LB – Christian Rivituso (#6)
DEFENSE:
48 Total Tackles
1 TFL
2 HUR
2 PD

ALL-PURPOSE OFFENSE:
182 Total Yards
1 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @chris_rivi

Coaches Comments: Christian is a very versatile player offensively and we will use him to do a number of things in our scheme. Defensively he plays mainly LB and contributes to all of our special teams. He is a great teammate and an outstanding student-athlete. We are expecting big things from Christian again this season. He has a great work ethic and has really worked hard to build up his body going into his senior year. He is following in his brother Joey’s footsteps who was a standout LB for us a few years ago and is now playing at Lycoming College.

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

June 22, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 37: Landon Moll, Northern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Landon Moll

School: Northern Lehigh High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Defensive End

Secondary Position(s): Guard

Jersey Number: 58

Height: 5’11

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 5.1

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Wrestling and Track

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: Started on our 2021 State Semifinalist team and started on our 2022 State Quarterfinalist team.

2023 Stats: (5 games)
Defense:
17 tackles
4 for a loss

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @landonmoll_58

Coaches Comments: Landon has been a three year starter at defensive end and a two year starter at guard. We feel he will have a great senior year and will be one of our team leaders.

June 21, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 35: Leo Dauberman, Parkland HS

Player Name: Leo Dauberman

School: Parkland High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): FS

Jersey Number: 14

Height: 5′ 10

Weight: 185

GPA: 4.02

Other Sports: Track & Field, Powerlifting

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: Morning Call All-Area Honorable Mention

2023 Stats:
Offense:
17 Receptions
309 Yards
3 Touchdowns

Defense:
45 Total Tackles
29 Solo
16 Assist
2 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @dauberman_leo

Coaches Comments: Will graduate a three-time varsity letter winner and has developed into a two-way starter who can also serve as long snapper. Leo is a well-balanced student-athlete who excels in the classroom, would expect him to be a heavy favorite for team captain as voted on by his teammates. Will also contend in Track & Field for State Qualifying for the Javelin.

Photo courtesy of Steve Bradley

June 19, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 34: Carter Troxell, Whitehall HS

Player Name: Carter Troxell

School: Whitehall High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 50

Height: 5’11

Weight: 215

GPA: 4.2

Other Sports: Powerlifting, Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
1st Team All EPC
1st Team All Morning Call

2023 Stats:
Defense:
90 solo tackles
18 tfls
3 forced fumbles
2 fumble recoveries
1 defensive td
1 interception

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Carter_Troxell

Coaches Comments: Carter is an experienced LB who can read and react, play downhill, and be physical at the point of attack. He has excellent cover skills and feel in space. Carter is a tremendous worker and leader. He has worked incredibly hard to add other aspects to his game. We look forward to seeing Carter take another step.

June 18, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 34: Carlos Perez, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Carlos Perez

School: Bethlehem Catholic High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): Tight end

Jersey Number: 34

Height: 5’11

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.2

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: First Team All EPC

2023 Stats:
Defense:
103 Tackles
5 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @carlosperez034

Coaches Comments: Carlos has an elite motor, he is relentless to the ball. That type of mentality with is physical gifts makes him an amazing sideline to sideline linebacker. I expect him to be a great senior leader for us next season, as well as excel individually on the field again.

June 18, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 33: Leyden Hertz, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Leyden Hertz

School: Schuylkill Haven High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: DB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6’2

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0+

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
SCFCA 1st team DB
SCFCA Dream Team DB

2023 Stats:
Defense:
5 INTs
3 pass breakups
48 tackles

Offense:
19 catches
277 yards
3 TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LeydenHertz1

Coaches Comments: Leyden is very long with good wingspan and has good speed. Accepts the challenge every Friday to cover the best WR

June 17, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 32: Owen Fortna, Minersville Area HS

Player Name: Owen Fortna

School: Minersville Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Center

Secondary Position(s): Defensive End

Jersey Number: 61

Height: 5’9

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 5.3

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Baseball and Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
SCFCA 1st Team Dream Team
Eastern Pa Football All-State Honorable Mention Center
Republican Herald 2nd Team Center

2023 Stats:
Defense:
51 Tackles
3 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Four-year starter, all-state at center, and an undoubted leader of our lines. Owen has been one of the most consistent linemen since we’ve been at Minersville. Although he is consistently outsized, he has handled the center position as the anchor of our line since his freshman year. Became a two-way starter last year and became a force on both sides of the ball.

June 16, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 32: Rory Dixon, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Rory Dixon

School: Marian Catholic High School

Class Of: 2027

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 35

Height: 5’9

Weight: 165

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 1-year

Honors:
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association 2nd Team RB
Hazleton Standard Speaker All Area RB
Pottsville Republican Herald 2nd Team RB
Lehighton Times News All Star RB
Allentown Morning Call Honorable Mention RB

2023 Stats:
Offense:
211 carries
1,005 yards
8 TDs

6 catches
44 yards

Defense:
37 tackles
2 TFL
1 sack

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @rory35152

Coaches Comments: Rory had a great freshman debut and was the first freshman in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He played multiple roles on defense at linebacker and defensive back and was an integral part of our team that made the District 11 finals. As a two-sport student-athlete, Rory finished his freshman wrestling season with a record of 30-5. We are counting on him to take the next step in his development as a football player and team leader.

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko

June 16, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 31: Blake Roberts, Lehighton HS

Player Name: Blake Roberts

School: Lehighton High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 14

Height: 6’2

Weight: 200

GPA: 4.02

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2024 will be his 3rd year as a starter

Honors:
2nd Team WR- SCFCA North
Hon. Mention WR- Morning Call
WR All-Star- Times News

2023 Stats:
Offense:
42 catches
424 yds
2 TDs

Defense:
51 tackles
11 TFL
1 sack
1 INT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @__BlakeRoberts

Coaches Comments: Blake has elevated his play each year. He is still relatively new to the game and has a high ceiling. As a sophomore this past season, he became a leader and playmaker on both sides of the ball. If he continues to improve, he will catch the attention of coaches at the next level.

June 15, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 30: Declan Coleman, Tamaqua Area HS

Player Name: Declan Coleman

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: TE

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 88

Height: 6’5

Weight: 215

GPA: 4.0

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Offense:
5 Receptions
65 Receiving Yards
1 Receiving TD

Defense:
9 Tackles
2 TFLs

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Declan will be a returning 3 year starter on offense at Tight End. Last year, he missed the first 4 games and the last 3 games of the season all due to injury. We are expecting him to be a force on both sides of the ball this upcoming season. Declan is our best run blocker and will play a big role in our passing game this season. Defensively, he will play both DT and DE where we expect him to make plays at both spots. We were 4-0 last season in games Declan suited up. He will be a key player for us this season.

June 14, 2024

Gold Holds On to Win 53rd Annual McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic

NAZARETH – After multiple twists and turns which included a wild and long fourth quarter, it was déjà vu all over again in The 53rd McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic. For the second straight year the Gold Squad defeated the Red Squad 21-20 on a warm Thursday night at Nazareth’s Andrew S. Leh Stadium.

The McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic is made up of senior football players from Northampton County, Phillipsburg and Palisades (Gold Team) and from Lehigh, Carbon and Monroe counties (Red Team). All proceeds from this event benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities.

“The most important thing that I take away from this is the amount of talent that there is in the Lehigh Valley,” Gold Squad and Penn Argyl Head Coach Brady Mutton said. “You know its there from the years coaching but then when you get them all together it is incredible. It is a pleasure to coach these kids and you do not have to do much with them because they know how to play football. We just have to make sure they are doing their job and tonight they did that.”

Much like last year’s contest, it was the Gold Squad that got off to a hot start. The Red Squad went three and out to open the game and Mutton’s own quarterback at Penn Argyl, Bradley Rissmiller, got the scoring started by finding Northampton’s Tristin Pinnock open over the middle for a 34-yard touchdown pass on third down and eight. It set the tone for a big half for Rissmiller, who is set to play baseball next year at Northampton Community College.

“Our receivers were running great routes and were getting open in the first half,” Rissmiller said. “The line was doing an incredible job blocking too to give not just myself but all three quarterbacks we used tonight time to set and throw.”

The Red Squad countered on their ensuing drive when Executive Charter’s Kristopher Cruz found a familiar target of his in fellow Raptor teammate Damon Young for a 20-yard touchdown pass, also coming on third and eight, to level things at seven late in the first quarter.

It was Notre Dame’s Danny Darno’s turn under center on the next Gold Squad drive and he put his team back in front on the first play of the second quarter by hitting Easton’s Jordan Alston in stride for a 47-yard touchdown. It seemed the Gold Squad was about to start running away with things when Rissmiller found Notre Dame’s Josh Ludlow for another deep strike, this time from 44 yards, for his second touchdown pass of the day that made it 21-7 with 7:13 left in the second quarter.

The Red Squad took the opening drive of the second half down to the Gold Squad 25 yard line before being stuffed on 4th and 1 but got the ball back immediately when Rissmiller fumbled on a draw one play later. Northwestern Lehigh’s Dalton Clymer punched it in from two yards out to make it 21-14 with 4:21 left in the third quarter.

The Gold Squad kept leaving a door open for the Red Squad after coming away empty-handed on its next drive despite making it all the way to the Red two yard line. A botched snap sent them back 21 yards before a 38-yard field goal attempt clanked off the left crossbar. Parkland’s Luke Spang drove the Red Squad down the field and capped off a drive that featured four gold squad penalties with a seven-yard scamper that made it 21-20.

In the exact same spot from a year ago that 2023 Red Squad Head Coach Jim McCarroll was, Pleasant Valley Head Coach Blaec Saeger went for two and the lead. The players were different, but the result was the same as Dieruff’s Mekhi Ashby was stopped at the one-yard line by Saucon Valley’s Landon Beckowski that ended up being difference in the game.

The Red Squad got the ball back with just over four minutes left in the fourth quarter but were unable to get past midfield.

“When the game gets chaotic and chippy like it did at the end it was just important we stayed focused,” Mutton said. “I told them do not get in the mess and close this game out.”

The Red Squad held a 267-222 advantage in total yards behind a balanced offensive attack. Rissmiller finished with a game-high 92 yards on 5-of-8 passing and two touchdown passes. Ludlow led all receivers with 80 yards on four catches with one being a touchdown reception.

“It is an amazing experience and honestly surreal to think about playing with all of these talented guys that you are used to competing against in the Fall,” Rissmiller said. “You watch these guys, and it is a great way to build friendships and a brotherhood. Football brings a lot of people together.”

Scoring Summary:

1 Gold Pinnock, 34 pass from Rissmiller (McLaughlin kick) 6:17

1 Red Young, 20 pass from Cruz (Cerco kick) 1:26

2 Gold Alston, 47 pass from Darno (McLaughlin kick) 11:53

2 Gold Ludlow, 44 pass from Rissmiller, (McLaughlin kick) 7:13

3 Red Clymer, 2 run (Cerco kick) 4:21

4 Red Spang, 7 run (run failed) 7:10

Team Statistics:

Red Gold

First downs 21 13

Rushes-yards 30-94 25-28

Passing yards 173 194

Total yards 267 222

Passes COMP-ATT-INT 17-35-1 8-16-0

Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1

Punts-average 4-46.5 3-42.7

Penalties-yards 6-85 9-102

Individual statistics

RUSHING

Red: Ashby 7-37, Clymer 8-16, Ecker 3-14, Cruz 2-11, Bray 4-9, Spang 6-7

Gold: Bendekovits 5-27, Darno 6-20, Rissmiller 3-7, Richardson 1-3, Vermuelen 1-2, Pierre 2-(-1), Sutton 4-(-6), TEAM 3-(-24)

PASSING

Red: Bray 6-17-0-51, Cruz 6-9-0–77, Spang 5-8-1-45, Clymer 0-1-0-0

Gold: Rissmiller 5-8-0-92, Darno 3-7-0-102, Vermuelen 0-1-0

RECEIVING

Red: Juica 3-34, Allen 3-33, Robles 3-24, Ashby 2-19, Mecca 2-18, Young 1-20, King 1-13, Thomas 1-12

Gold: Ludlow 4-80, Pinnock 3-67, Alston 1-47

INTERCEPTIONS:

Gold: Hilarczyk

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Final

Red Squad 7 0 7 6 20

Gold Squad 7 14 0 0 21

Watch Replay

June 14, 2024

Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 29: Brody Ibarra, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Brody Ibarra

School: Pine Grove Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: SS

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 5’11

Weight: 185

GPA: 3.0

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
SCFCA Big School 2nd Team Defense – Defensive Back
Pine Grove Area Defensive Player of the Year
Eastern PA Football All-Academic Bronze Team
PA Football News All-Academic Bronze Team

2023 Stats:
Receiving:
Receptions – 4
Yards – 62

Defense:
Tackles – 79
TFL – 4
PD – 2
Int – 1
Int Yds – 30

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Brody did an excellent job for us from his strong safety position, posting multiple double-digit tackle games last year. He was second on our team in tackles and was very consistent. We are looking for Brody to be a force on defense again this year. We are also looking to get Brody more involved offensively and expect big things from him on both sides of the ball.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

June 13, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Whitehall HS (District 11 – Class 5A)

Whitehall HS (District 11 – Class 5A) is seeking a defensive coach preferably with secondary experience for our V/JV program, effective immediately for the 2024 season. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication, organization, and leadership skills to develop student-athletes on and off the field. The candidate must have a proficient understanding of defensive back strategies, fundamentals, and techniques. Also, have the ability to develop practice plans and game plan strategies. Interested candidates should email their resume to head coach, Andy Marino at marinoa@whitehallcoplay.org

June 12, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 28: Carmine Diaz, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Carmine Diaz

School: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 15

Height: 6’3

Weight: 175 lbs.

GPA: 3.14

Other Sports: Basketball, Boys Volleyball

Starting Experience: Offense (Freshman Year @ Bangor HS)

Honors: All-Academic Team

2023 Stats: **Carmine was injured in his Junior year. He would have likely been a 2way starter for us.

Twitter: @carminediaz15

Coaches Comments: Carmine has had a difficult road so far as a high school athlete. He transferred to us as a sophomore but was only able to practice with the team that year due to a transfer ban that prevented him from participating in the competition. This past summer, he suffered a season-ending injury and missed his junior year.

Despite all of the setbacks he has still been upbeat and positive looking forward to his senior year. He is a big physical WR and covers a big space for us on defense. We expect very good things for him this year and I fully expect him to be a difference maker for our team. He has a ton of potential and obviously a strong will to persevere versus adversity.

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

June 12, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 27: Ayden Oswald, Northern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Ayden Oswald

School: Northern Lehigh High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6′

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.74

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: One Year- missed 2023 with an injury

2023 Stats: missed with an injury

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Ozzi2025

Coaches Comments: We are excited to have Ayden back from injury this year. Ayden started at Safety as a Sophomore on our state quarterfinalist team. Ayden has worked extremely hard in the offseason to come back fully after a season ending injury in 2023

June 11, 2024
McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic This Thursday, June 13 at 7:30 pm

The 53rd Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic is set for Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Nazareth Area High School. This year, the Red Squad [Lehigh, Carbon, Monroe Counties] takes on the Gold Squad [Northampton County, Phillipsburg, Palisades]. This year, the game will feature full Cheer Squads featuring talent from across the Lehigh Valley.

This year, the Red Squad will be led by head coach Brady Mutton [Pen Argyl], and Blaec Saeger [Pleasant Valley] will helm the Gold Squad. The Cheer Squad is led by coach Alexandra Feinman [Lincoln Leadership Academy].

The Lehigh Valley Harmonizers will honor America with the singing of the National Anthem, then the game kicks off at 7:30pm.

Rosters for both 2024 Squads can be found HERE. Courtesy photos can be found HERE [Credit: Matt Bishop/Renegade] All tickets for the game are $10.00. Fans can purchase tickets in advance HERE or at the gate on game night. All proceeds from the game will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. To make a donation, please click HERE.

St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care is the Official Sports Medicine Provider for the Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic.

“As the region’s leader in sports medicine, St. Luke’s is honored to have the opportunity to provide athletic training and sports performance services once again to the athletes participating in this year’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic,” said John Hauth, Senior Director for Sports Medicine Relationships at St. Luke’s.

This year, the All-Star Classic’s Honorary Captain will be Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean. He will join the Red and Gold Team Captains on the 50 yard line for the coin toss.

A Georgia native, Nakobe Dean played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs. During his three-year career at Georgia, Nakobe tallied 89 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, and 1 touchdown. In 2021, he won the distinguished Butkus Award, given annually to the nation’s best linebacker. In 2022, he was a key member of Georgia’s National Championship-winning team. After capturing a National Title, Nakobe declared for the NFL Draft. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 83rd overall pick. He appeared in all 17 games as a rookie, winning an NFC Conference Championship and playing in Super Bowl LVII against the Kansas City Chiefs.

About the Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic: The McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic enters its 54th year in 2024. Last year, the game raised $30,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Each year, the game features the top talent from the Lehigh Valley area high schools and is considered one of the best high school football all-star games in the country. Notable alumni of the game include Matt Millen (Whitehall, Penn State, Oakland Raiders/San Francisco 49ers), Andre Reed (Dieruff, Kutztown, Buffalo Bills), Gregory A. Delong (Parkland, North Carolina, Minnesota Vikings), and Noel LaMontagne (Southern Lehigh, Virginia, Cleveland Browns), and Justin Morabito (Bethlehem Catholic, Stanford) among many others.

About St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care: St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care implements a collaborative program that joins together orthopedics, sports medicine, rheumatology, physical therapy, and sports performance to determine the best course of action for each and every patient. The collaborative treatment effort is extraordinary care in motion. The orthopedic surgeons and staff at St. Luke’s provide the most advanced diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care is committed to providing outstanding quality care with a patient-centered approach. Each physician has extensive experience and specialized training to diagnose and treat a full range of orthopedic conditions.

June 10, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 24: Victor Schlosser, Tamaqua Area HS

Player Name: Victor Schlosser

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 20

Height: 5’9

Weight: 156

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Offense:
15 Receptions
172 Receiving Yards
2 Receiving TDs

Defense:
35 Tackles
3 TFLs
1 INT
7 PBUs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @VictorS_DB20

Coaches Comments: Victor will be a 3 year starter at DB and a 2nd year starter at WR. He is a quick, shifty, explosive play maker on both side of the ball. Victor has had a tremendous offseason that should lead him into having a big time senior year.

June 8, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Stroudsburg Mountaineers

Head Coach: Jim Miller

Assistant Coaches:
Steve Ruhl
Geoffrey Zimmerman
Tony Rose
Brett Youngken
Ken Sickler
Jordan Fernandez
Sami Khamis
John Bozena
Nick Walter
Ken Parrish
Jake Jakobsen Jr.
Mike Mignosi
Dave Herman
Jake Cirillo
Steve Trbuza
Brian Mitchell
Dylan Miller

Team Name: Stroudsburg Mountaineers

2023 Record: 6-5

8/25 Bethlehem Freedom (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-14
9/01 Pocono Mountain West (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 37-21
9/09 @ Northampton (AAAAAA) 3:00 pm L 0-31 (game called – lightning in 4th Quarter)
9/15 @ Easton Area (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 3-21
9/22 @ Pocono Mountain East (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 33-6
9/29 East Stroudsburg North (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 42-0
10/06 Louis E. Dieruff (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 21-0
10/13 @ East Stroudsburg South (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-40
10/20 William Allen (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 42-0
10/27 @ Pleasant Valley (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 31-7
11/03 @ Northampton (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 15-31

District: 11

Class: 6A

League: EPC North Division

Key Starters Lost:
Lucas Antal
Jackson Brancato
Eddie Cruz
Christopher DeSimone
Ryan Francis
William Francis
Stoney Fuller-Bey
Nathan Kloss
Noah Morell
Kevin Polonia
Aiden Quintero
Nicholas Radoi
Jelonie Rieara
Drew Robinson
Jonathon Scott
Logan Weitzmann
Isaiah Weldon
Jordan Wilcox

Key Returning Players:
Brian Burns (RB, OLB)
Kamari Coleman (WR, SS)
Anthony Delgado (OL, DL)
Ethan Dudsak (WR, OLB)
Austin Herman (WR, FS)
James Kelly (HBack, ILB)
Mehki Kirkland (TE, DE)
Benjamin Pilcher (QB, DB)
Jalen Taylor (WR, DB)
Emmauel Villa (WR, OLB)
Norell Warrick (TE, DE)
Zion Essington (OL, DL)
Jaylin Rieara (RB, OLB)
Jack Mitchell (QB)
Aren Quintero (OL, DL)
Alex Ball (OL, DL)
Emanuel Laboy (OL, DL)
Connor Bedeau (WR)

June 7, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 22: Aiden Boom, Minersville HS

Player Name: Aiden Boom

School: Minersville High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Defensive End

Secondary Position(s): Offensive Tackle

Jersey Number: 58

Height: 5’10

Weight: 190

Other Sports: Baseball and Track

Starting Experience: 2 years

2023 Stats:
Defense:
60 tackles
6 tackles for loss

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Physical, tough, strong, athletic OL and DL. Has started both ways for multiple years and is ready for a huge senior season. Was one of the most dependable linemen on both sides of the ball and is a leader of both lines.

June 6, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 22: Aidan Milkovits, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Aidan Milkovits

School: Marian Catholic High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 73

Height: 6′

Weight: 260

GPA: 3.9

Starting Experience: Will be a 3-year starter for us

Honors: Hazleton Standard Speaker All Area OL – DL

2023 Stats:
Defense:
72 tackles
10 TFL
3 sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @aidanmilkovits

Coaches Comments: Aidan is everything you want as player and leader. He never misses a day of school, workout, or practice. He’s at the top of his class and on the Distinguished Honor Roll. Rock solid football player who anchors both our offensive and defensive lines as center and D-Tackle. We are looking forward to a strong senior season as one of the best linemen in our area.

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko

June 6, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 19: Robbie Schaeffer, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Robbie Schaeffer

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: TE/WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 17

Height: 6’5

Weight: 215

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
SCFCA Big School 1st Team Tight End
All-Academic Gold Team Eastern PA Football
All-Academic Gold Team Pennsylvania Football News

2023 Stats:
Receiving:
Receptions – 12
Yards – 222
TD – 1

Defense:
Tackles – 24
PD – 2

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Rob_Schaeffer06

Coaches Comments: Robbie was an integral part of our offense lining up as an attached TE and flexed out as a WR. He helped our run game tremendously with his perimeter blocking utilizing his large frame. He was also a receiving threat for us and was second on our team in receptions and first in receiving yards. We are looking for Robbie to have a big year for us on both sides of the ball for his senior year.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

June 3, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 18: Nino Morici, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Nino Morici

School: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 6’1

Weight: 170

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
All-Academic Gold Team
Defensive Player Of The Week vs. NOLEHI

2023 Stats:
JR., WR-LB – NINO MORICI (#9)
DEFENSE:
69 Total Tackles
3 TFL, 2 Sacks
4 HUR
1 INT
1 PD
1 FC

ALL-Purpose Offense:
110 Total Yards
1 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Outstanding young man, always willing to help in any way that he can to make our program better. He is a great teammate and an outstanding student-athlete. He has shown a ton of versatility over his career at NDGP. He can play any offensive skill position we have, multiple defensive positions, and all of the special teams. He has deep roots in the school and our football program and I am excited to see how well he does in his senior year.

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

June 2, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 15: Nick Beckfield, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Nick Beckfield

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: C

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 6’1

Weight: 225

40-Yard Dash: 4.95

GPA: 2.8

Other Sports: Hockey, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Nick is a 2-year starter for us on the offensive line, and he is an incredibly physical player and a tremendous athlete at his position. He plays with confidence and that helps his teammates around him improve their play. He is our leader on the offensive and defensive lines and is an important piece to our overall success.

Photo courtesy of Ashley Farr

May 30, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 12: AJ Halford, Minersville Area HS

Player Name: AJ Halford

School: Minersville Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: linebacker

Secondary Position(s): O-line

Jersey Number: 51

Height: 5’9

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball, and Basketball

Starting Experience: 2-year starter

Honors:
2nd team All-County linebacker
2nd Team SCFCA linebacker

2023 Stats:
Defense:
106 Total Tackles
6.5 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ajhalford307

Coaches Comments: Fantastic linebacker and offensive linemen. Second on the team in tackles last season and a leader on the line. Has worked extremely hard this offseason and looks to have an even bigger season – can become one of Minersville’s all-time leading tacklers from his MLB position.

Photo courtesy of Kelly Wiley

May 27, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Tri-Valley Bulldogs

Head Coach: Jeff Sampson

Assistant Coaches:
Vern Strouphauer
Justin Strouphauer
Corey Shadle
Mike Ulicny
Marty Shade
Danny Scheib
Joe Miller
Jamie Schwartz
Dave King

Team Name: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

2023 Record: 5-6

8/19 Midd-West (AAA) 10:00 am
8/25 Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 34-38
9/01 @ Panther Valley (AA) 7:00 pm W 42-12
9/08 @ Line Mountain (AA) 7:00 pm W 23-14
9/15 Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm L 21-27
9/22 @ Executive Education Academy (AA) 7:00 pm W 21-8
9/29 Shenandoah Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 33-14
10/06 Nativity BVM* (A) 7:00 pm L 27-30
10/13 @ Mahanoy Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 20-27
10/20 Marian Catholic* (A) 7:00 pm W 16-6
10/27 @ Williams Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm L 14-49
11/03 @ Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm L 6-14

District: 11

Class: A

League: Schuylkill/Colonial, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
Kash Tobin
Wyatt Algerier
Shawn Bowman
Tyler Reho
Ayden Rodichok
Layne Yoder
Hunter Troutman
Chase Stephen

Key Returning Players:
Blake Schwartz (QB/DL)
Cole Gemberling (RB/LB)
Ryan Colahan (OL/LB)
Hogan Troutman (OL)
Trey Porter (WR/CB)
Doyle Flory (CB)
Max Masser (DL)
Owen Mitchell (OL)

May 25, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 9: Teagan Schneck-Haines, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Teagan Schneck-Haines

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2027

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 5’11

Weight: 165

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Basketball and Track & Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
PA Football News Coaches Select Class 3A All-State 2nd Team Kick Returner
Eastern Pa Football All-Academic Silver Team
PA Football News All-Academic Silver Team

2023 Stats:
Defense:
Tackles – 23
PD – 4
Int – 2
Fumble Recovery – 1

Special Teams:
KO Returns – 19
Yards – 359
Long – 98
TDs – 1

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Teagan was an impact player for us as a Freshman. He made waves by returning a kickoff for a touchdown late in our week 1 game to send the game into overtime. He was a constant kick-returner for us. He started multiple games at safety last year and was tied for the lead in interceptions on our team. Teagan will see time this year as a defensive back and as a receiver. We hope to see Teagan have a breakout season.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

May 24, 2024
Palmerton Area standout Matt Machalik scores three touchdowns in Colonial All-Star win

BY BOB LIPSKY
Correspondent
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Matt Machalik spent last fall carving up opposing defenses with dazzling runs and precise passes.

The dual-threat quarterback from Palmerton picked up right where he left off Sunday evening during the Schuylkill/Colonial All-Star Game.

Machalik, a Lehigh University recruit, passed for two touchdowns, rushed for a score and ran for a 2-point conversion as the Colonial League All-Stars topped the Schuylkill League All-Stars 36-20 on the artificial turf at North Schuylkill’s Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium.

Machalik, who also completed 9-of-15 passes for 205 yards, was named the Colonial League Most Valuable Player of the game. Palmerton’s Emilio Gonzalez received Colonial League Lineman of the Game honors.

“A lot of talent on the field for both teams, flying around, just playing one more time,” Machalik said. “It’s the last time for some of them playing on the football field, so it was nice getting together as a Colonial squad. We played really well. It was fun celebrating with guys that you weren’t celebrating with during the season. It was nice being a part of something special.”

For the Schuylkill League, Pottsville’s Parrish McFarland took the MVP award. An East Stroudsburg recruit for wrestling and football, McFarland rushed for a game-high 62 yards on 14 carries. He scored on a 1-yard TD run and a 2-point conversion run. Marian’s Jesse Rodino earned the Schuylkill League Lineman of the Game award.

“It was a great experience. There are a lot of characters from different areas — a lot of wacky kids, but it’s not something you haven’t seen before in Schuylkill County,” McFarland said with a laugh. “It was a great time and a fun experience. They’re a great group of guys. It would have been nice to play with them one more time, but we’re all going to the next step.”

Players from Blue Mountain, Lehighton, Mahanoy Area, Marian, Nativity, North Schuylkill, Pine Grove, Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven, Tamaqua and Tri-Valley made up the Schuylkill League squad. Pine Grove’s Dave Shiffer served as head coach.

Bangor, Catasauqua, Notre Dame-Green Pond, Northern Lehigh, Northwestern Lehigh, Palisades, Palmerton, Pen Argyl, Salisbury, Saucon Valley, Southern Lehigh and Wilson players comprised the Colonial League team. Saucon Valley’s Anthony Brinkley and Palisades’ Bobby Smith were co-head coaches.

A slew of big plays carried the Colonial League to victory.

Those plays started in the first quarter when Machalik hit Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Josh Ludlow on a long pass down the sideline. Ludlow broke two tackles and raced 75 yards for the first touchdown of the game. The first of four extra-point kicks by Saucon Valley’s Braeden Schriffert gave the Colonial League a 7-0 lead with 6:12 left in the first period.

After punting on its first three possessions, the Schuylkill League stars got their running game going. Blue Mountain’s Payton Fasnacht ripped off a 27-yard run late in the first quarter, and North Schuylkill’s Neekoli Caraballo capped five-play drive with a 5-yard TD run early in the second quarter. The extra point was no good, so the Colonial League still held a 7-6 lead.

Not for long. The Schuylkill League went back to work on its next possession, marching 78 yards in 10 plays to take the lead. A 33-yard scamper by McFarland and a facemask penalty pushed the ball deep into Colonial League territory, and Tri-Valley’s Kash Tobin powered into the end zone from 1 yard out. McFarland’s conversion run gave the Schuylkill League a 14-7 lead with 3:35 remaining in the first half.

The Colonial League answered to tie the game 14-14 at halftime. Palmerton’s Ty Sander raced 77 yards with the kickoff return, and Machalik connected with Catasauqua’s Ian Juica for a 9-yard TD toss.

Midway through the third quarter, Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Danny Darno got into the big-play act, combining with Ludlow for an 81-yard catch and run for the go-ahead score. Ludlow finished with five receptions for 174 yards and two TDs.

The Schuylkill League cut the deficit to 21-20 with 6:36 left in the game when McFarland scored on a 1-yard run. A 44-yard pass from Marian’s Bruce Hopeck to Schuylkill Haven’s Travis Richie set up the touchdown. A mishandled snap on the PAT allowed the Colonial League to keep the lead.

From there, it was all Colonial League.

Sanders raced 56 yards on the kickoff return; Machalik threw a 47-yard strike to Notre-Dame’s A.J. Lozano to the 1; and Machalik sneaked in for the score. Machalik also ran for the 2-point conversion and a 29-20 lead with 4:58 to play.

With 2:10 to play, Darno threw his second touchdown pass of the night, a 20-yarder to Lozano, who finished with five receptions for 116 yards.

Meanwhile, the Colonial League defense got its pass rush going and registered four sacks in the fourth quarter to prevent a Schuylkill League comeback.

“Just meeting and creating bonds with other guys from other teams was nice,” Machalik said. “We were all tight from the Colonial League. We’ve been playing against each other for four years, so you develop bonds over the years, and this was very memorable for my last time playing on a high school football field.”

Schuylkill/Colonial All-Star Game
Sunday, May 5, 2024
At North Schuylkill High School’s
Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium

Colonial 7 7 7 15 — 36

Schuylkill 0 14 0 6 — 20

First Quarter
CL — Ludlow 75 pass from Machalik (Schriffert kick), 6:12

Second Quarter
SL — Caraballo 5 run (kick failed), 10:26
SL — Tobin 1 run (McFarland run), 3:35
CL — Juica 9 pass from Machalik (Schriffert kick), 1:14

Third Quarter
CL — Ludlow 81 pass from Darno (Schriffert kick), 6:14

Fourth Quarter
SL — McFarland 1 run (run failed), 6:36
CL — Machalik 1 run (Machalik run), 4:58
CL — Lozano 20 pass from Darno (Schriffert kick), 2:10

Col Sch
First Downs 8 9
Rushes-Yds. 16-16 36-99
Passes 12-23-1 8-20-0
Passing Yds. 314 152
Total Yds. 330 251
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds. 3-35 2-20
Punts-Avg. 4-26.0 5-35.2

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Colonial — Machalik 5-13, Beckowski 2-8, Lozano 1-5, Hillis 2-3, Darno 3-0, Ludlow 1-0, Team 2-(-13).
Schuylkill — McFarland 14-62, Fasnacht 6-43, Caraballo 2-8, Tobin 3-6, Englert 1-4, Lehman 3-2, Moyer 1-2, Warke 3-(-11), Hopeck 3-(-17).

PASSING: Colonial — Machalik 9-15-1, 205; Darno 3-8-0, 109.
Schuylkill — Hopeck 4-12-0, 117; Warke 4-8-0, 35.

RECEIVING: Colonial — Ludlow 5-174, Lozano 5-116, Sander 1-15, Juica 1-9. Schuylkill — Richie 3-108, McGuire 2-17, Lehman 1-11, Yoder 1-11, Moyer 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Colonial — None. Schuylkill — Styka.

May 23, 2024
New Officials Registration Day: All PIAA Sports – June 1st 2024

For more information click on PDF

May 23, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 8: Anthony Crisafulli, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Anthony Crisafulli

School: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 5’9

Weight: 245 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.7

GPA: 3.3

Starting Experience: 3-year starter

Honors: ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

2023 Stats:
JR., OL – Anthony Crisafulli (#55)
Offense: Started 12 games on the offensive line

Defense: 7 Total Tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @AntCrisafulli

Coaches Comments: Anthony is a great leader who is extremely dedicated to our program. He has worked hard to improve himself and battled through injuries to make himself into the best player he can be going into his senior year. He has shown toughness and versatility on the offensive line which has allowed him to gain a lot of experience over the last 3 seasons.

He is going to be a key component of our offensive line this season. We are expecting him to have an outstanding season and I am confident that he will continue to lead us.

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

May 23, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Dieruff HS (District 11 – Class 6A)

Dieruff High School, a 6A school in Allentown Pa. is looking for an experienced Wide Receiver coach. Candidates must have varsity level Wide Receiver coaching experience or college level Wide Receiver coaching experience. This is a paid position. Please contact and send a coaching resume to Head Coach Dave Lutte at Huskycoach@rcn.com.

May 21, 2024
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 2: Logan Rizzardi, Minersville HS

Player Name: Logan Rizzardi

School: Minersville Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 26

Height: 5’9

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 1 year

2023 Stats:
Defense:
43 tackles
3.5 TFL
2 PD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LoganRizzardi

Coaches Comments: Do-everything player who turned into a force at defensive end/outside linebacker next season. One of the toughest pound-for-pound kids you will find. Will be a part of a crew in the offensive backfield this season.

May 17, 2024
Open Dates: Notre Dame GP HS (District 11 – Class 3A)

Notre Dame GP HS (District 11 – Class 3A) in search of a JV game for football week 2 (August 31st) either home or away. If interested, please contact Phil Stambaugh at pstambaugh@ndcrusaders.org.

May 9, 2024
Coaching Jobs: East Stroudsburg North HS (District 11 – Class AAAA)

East Stroudsburg North High School (District 11 – Class AAAA) has three paid positions available along with 4 middle school paid positions available. We are seeking the best available to add to our staff. Prior coaching experience is preferred for all positions. Any first-time high school coaches looking for experience are welcome to apply. You may email your resume to Head Coach David Laughlin at david-laughlin@esasd.net

April 22, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Easton Area (District 11 – Class 6A)

Easton Area (District 11 – Class 6A) is looking for a Freshman OLine coach. Any interested candidates can contact Matt Senneca at sennecam@eastonsd.org

April 17, 2024
Open Dates: Bethlehem Catholic (District 11 – Class 4A)

Due to a late cancellation, Bethlehem Catholic (District 11 – Class 4A) needs a pre-season scrimmage. If interested please contact Coach Ward at Coachtyward@gmail.com.

April 8, 2024
Eastern PA O-Line Clinic

• Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
• Time: 9 am-12 pm (Check-In at 8:30 am)
• Cost: $60 before April 15th / $75 April 16 – May 3 / $85 day of event
• Location: Lehighton Area Multipurpose Stadium
• Open to any player entering grades 9-12 for the 2024 season

March 28, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Catasauqua HS (District 11 – Class 2A)

Catasauqua High School (District 11 – Class 2A) is seeking a qualified QB or WR coach with the potential of being the offensive coordinator. Interested candidates please contact Head Coach Joe Henrich at henrichj@cattysd.org

March 26, 2024
Catasauqua Area Names Joseph Henrich as New Head Football Coach

Catasauqua Area School District Welcomes New Varsity Head Football Coach

Catasauqua, March 12, 2024: The Catasauqua Area School District is thrilled to announce the appointment of Mr. Joseph Henrich as the new Varsity Head Football Coach, following unanimous approval by the school board during Tuesday night’s meeting.

With a background in both playing and coaching at the collegiate level, Coach Henrich brings a wealth of experience to our program. Having served as the defensive coordinator at multiple high schools within the East Penn Conference, and notably as the varsity Head Football Coach and Defensive Coordinator at Bethlehem Catholic High School from 2011 to 2020, Coach Henrich is well-equipped to lead our student-athletes.

Coach Henrich’s vision extends beyond the field; he is dedicated to fostering the holistic development of our student-athletes, emphasizing both academic excellence and athletic achievement. Under his leadership, we look forward to a culture grounded in
accountability, discipline, and teamwork resulting in a consistently competitive football program.

We are thrilled to welcome Coach Joseph Henrich to our Catasauqua family. His proven track record and commitment to the success of student-athletes make him an ideal fit for our program. We are excited about the future of Catasauqua football under his
guidance.

March 12, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Pocono Mountain East HS (District 11 – Class 5A)

Pocono Mountain East HS (District 11 – Class 5A) is in search of a Defensive Coordinator and other Assistant Coach Positions for the 2024 Season. Interested individuals should contact Jess Johnson, Athletic Director, at jjohnson@pmsd.org or Dustin Thomas, Head Coach, at duthomas@pmsd.org.

March 8, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils (11)

Head Coach: Dave Bench

Assistant Coaches:
Mark Palubinsky
Noah Allegretta
Shea Mealia
Glenn Weist
Angelo Maskornick
Mike Elchisak
Joe Alshefski
Nick Reese
William Burke
Chris Palubinsky

Team Name: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils

2023 Record: 2-9

8/25 Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 51-26
9/01 @ Upper Dauphin (AAA) 7:00 pm L 12-43
9/10 @ Minersville Area (A) 3:00 pm L 7-48
9/15 Panther Valley (AA) 7:00 pm L 21-39
9/23 Hancock (MD) 1:00 pm W 47-6
9/29 @ Tri-Valley* (A) 7:00 pm L 14-33
10/06 Marian Catholic* (A) 7:00 pm L 0-30
10/13 @ Nativity BVM* (A) 7:00 pm L 19-32 at
10/20 Williams Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm L 0-54
10/27 @ Mahanoy Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 17-35
11/02 @ Salisbury (AA) 6:30 pm L 17-24

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Division C

Key Starters Lost:
Nick Ryan
Ben Dempster
Alex Kozlosky
Mike Diehl
Kelvyn Cordero
Fernando Ramirez-Chiglinsky
Estuardo Salguero
Brad Monjaraz
Jonathan Octotoxtle
Kenny Maldonando
Ben Mentusky

Key Returning Players:
Jeremy Thomas
Tristan Karosas
Brayden Lutz
Ivan Ramirez
Isiah Rodriguez
Todd Seiger
Sam Mentusky
Joel Nunez
Mike Elchisak
Dakota Delaura
David Burrous
Caden Myers
Jonnuel Reyes

March 7, 2024
The Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Hands Out Awards at Annual Awards Banquet

Sean Kinney, Nazareth Area

Matt Machalik, Palmerton Area

Trey Tremba, Parkland

NORTHAMPTON – on Sunday night, the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame held their 64th Annual Scholar-Athlete dinner at Northampton Community Center.

The dinner recognizes 34 high schools and six local colleges from the Poconos and Lehigh Valley region.

This year’s main speaker was Lafayette football coach John Troxell, who was the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2023 after leading the Leopards to a 9-3 record, a co-championship, and an FCS playoff berth.

After his speech, the president of the Chapter, Tony Cocca announced the winners.

First up was the Mike Gurdineer Memorial “Coach Guut” Lineman of the Year Award. The winner of the Lineman Of the Year Award was Nazareth’s Sean Kinney. And what a weekend for Kinney.

On Saturday, he was named outstanding wrestler and won his fourth regional title at the PIAA Northeast 3A Regional tournament. He is the 13th District 11 wrestler to accomplish the feat. Kinney will be wrestling for his third state title later this week. He is an all-state lineman and committed to Lafayette for football.

The Small School Scholar Athlete award went to Palmerton’s Matt Machalik. Matt finished his career passing for 6,055 yards and rushing for 5,447 yards. He became the first player in Pennsylvania history to eclipse 5,000 yards in both passing and rushing. Matt is committed to Lehigh University.

The Big School Scholar Athlete award went to Parkland’s Trey Tremba. Trey, an all-state running back, led the Trojans to a 12-1 record. He rushed for 1,844 yards and 30 total touchdowns his senior year. Trey is committed to Army.

Here is the list of high school and college athletes.

High School Scholar Athletes Of The Lehigh Valley
Allen – Jackson Matos-Baez
Bangor Area – Noah Hillis
Bethlehem Catholic – Sammy Ayache
Catasauqua – Ian Juica
Central Catholic – Nathan Schultz
Dieruff – Jordey Guzman
East Stroudsburg North – Edyen Perez
East Stroudsburg South – Jeremiah Derival
Easton Area – Collin Torres
Emmaus – Mario Landino
Executive Education Academy – Ackylis Oyola
Freedom – Gabriel Scotto-Dicesare
Jim Thorpe Area – Noah Rosahac
Lehighton Area – Dylan Moyer
Liberty – Silas Licsko
Nazareth Area – Sean Kinney
Northampton Area – Alex Slivka
Northern Lehigh – Chase Michael Moffitt
Northwestern Lehigh – Devon Hildebrand
Notre Dame – Daniel Darno
Palisades – Kyle Kirsch
Palmerton Area – Matt Machalik
Parkland – Trey Tremba
Pen Argyl Area – Kael Elias Grim
Phillipsburg – Marvelous Shabi
Pleasant Valley – Aaron Rehrig
Pocono Mountain East – Ethan Zheng
Pocono Mountain West – Ryder Bray
Salisbury – George Spann
Saucon Valley – Prince Aris
Southern Lehigh – John “Jack” Inglis
Stroudsburg – Stoney Fuller-Bey
Whitehall – Trey Dogmantis
Wilson Area – Marcel Days

College Scholar Athletes Of The Lehigh Valley
East Stroudsburg University – Daryn Blackwell
Kutztown University – Tyler Whary
Lafayette College – Justin Mitala
Lehigh University – Jalen Burbage
Moravian University – Colin Conway
Muhlenberg College – Griffin Zobel

March 4, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Tri-Valley Bulldogs (11)

Head Coach: Jeff Sampson

Assistant Coaches:
Vernon Strouphauer
Justin Strouphauer
Corey Shadle
Mike Ulicny
Marty Shade
Jamie Schwartz
Danny Scheib
Brent Becher
Joe Miller

Team Name: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

2023 Record: 5-5

8/25 Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 34-38
9/01 @ Panther Valley (AA) 7:00 pm W 42-12
9/08 @ Line Mountain (AA) 7:00 pm W 23-14
9/15 Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm L 21-27
9/22 @ Executive Education Academy (AA) 7:00 pm W 21-8
9/29 Shenandoah Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 33-14
10/06 Nativity BVM* (A) 7:00 pm L 27-30
10/13 @ Mahanoy Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 20-27
10/20 Marian Catholic* (A) 7:00 pm W 16-6
10/27 @ Williams Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm L 14-49
11/03 @ Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm L 6-14

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
Wyatt Algerier
Shawn Bowman
Tyler Reho
Ayden Rodichok
Kash Tobin
Layne Yoder
Hunter Troutman
Chase Stephen

Key Returning Players:
Ryan Colahan (OL,LB)
Noah Porter (RB, LB)
Blake Schwartz (QB,DE)
Hogan Troutman (OL, LB)
Dawson Manning (WR, DB)
Kayden Lucas (OL, DL)
Cole Gemberling (RB,LB)
Randy Heckman (OL, DL)
Max Masser (WR, DE)
Owen Mitchell (OL, DL)
Mikade Mowery (RB, LB)
Elliot Stiely (OL, LB)
Doyle Flory (WR, DB)
Donovan Keeth (RB, DL)
Malikhai Porter (WR, DE)
Trey Porter (WR, DB)
Cayne Shadle (OL, DL)
Lucas Schwartz (QB, TE, DE)
Hunter Updegrave (OL, LB)
Mason Wagner (OL, DL)

February 17, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Nativity BVM Green Wave (11)

Head Coach: Patrick Mason

Assistant Coaches:
Jason Albon
Jonas Kreitzer
Mike Downey
Josh Dolbin
Greg Koperna
Joe Opolsky
Tyler Jenkins

Team Name: Nativity Green Wave

2023 Record: 5-5 regular season (5-6 overall)

8/26 @ Wyalusing Area (AA) 7:00 pm W 28-14
9/02 Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-40
9/08 Kutztown (AAA) 7:00 pm W 42-25
9/14 George School 6:00 pm W 39-8
9/23 Marian Catholic* (A) 7:00 pm L 6-12
9/29 @ Williams Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm L 28-35
10/06 @ Tri-Valley* (A) 7:00 pm W 30-27
10/13 Shenandoah Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 32-19
10/21 Mahanoy Area* (A) 6:00 pm L 21-28
10/27 @ Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 12-42
11/03 @ Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 13-19 OT

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
John Borrell, RB/LB
Nolan Ferhat, RB/DB
Will Mongrain, OL/DL
Jacob Rosenberger, OL/DL
Kevin Kanute, OL/DL

Key Returning Players:
Ben Kreitzer, QB/LB
Michael Stank, WR/DB
Noah Dolbin, WR/DB
Sam Walborn, RB/DB
Gavin Frie, TE/LB
Dominic Rowlands, WR/DB
Samuel Spolski, RB/LB
Drew Seaman, TE/LB
Nikolas Steele, RB/LB
Nolan Daynorowicz, WR/DB
Coy Mason, OL/DL
Andrew Verchick, OL/LB
Lukas McNamara, OL/DL
Barry Jenkins, OL/LB
Brandon Schwartz, OL/DL
Jasir Jones, OL/DL
Mark Kimmel, OL/DL
Nick Sagan, WR/DB
Colt Mason, WR/DB
Aiden Becker, RB/LB
Evan Ritter, RB/LB
Connor Kanute, RB/LB
George Shimko, OL/DL
Dalton Seisler, OL/DL
Aiden Ricard, OL/DL
Levi Frehafer, WR/DB
Jacob Williams, WR/DB
Bo McDonald, RB/DB
Noah Bulino, RB/DB
Sean Kramer, TE/LB
Connor Felty, RB/LB
Aaron Sinko, TE/LB
Connor Palerino, OL/DL
Thomas Bechtel, OL/DL

February 16, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Blue Mountain Eagles (11)

Head Coach: Tom Gallagher

Assistant Coaches:
Jake Balkiewicz
Abe Bensinger
Erik Bubeck
Bob Kluge
Chuck Kutz
Harry Myers
Gerald New
Bobby Van Horn
Doug Ziegler

Team Name: Blue Mountain Eagles

2023 Record: 8-3

8/25 Jim Thorpe Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 35-0 Mini Cheerleader Night; at Schuylkill Haven
9/01 @ North Schuylkill (AAA) 7:00 pm W 18-17
9/08 Northwestern Lehigh* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 21-28
9/15 @ Pottsville Area* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 21-14
9/22 Southern Lehigh* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 12-41 Alumni Cheer
9/28 @ Lehighton* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-13
10/07 @ Wilson Area* (AAA) 2:30 pm W 48-0
10/13 Saucon Valley* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 40-14
10/20 Bangor* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 12-7 Senior Recognition/Homecoming
10/27 @ Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm W 37-14
11/03 Bethlehem Catholic (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-14 Dist. 11 4A Semifinal

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Tyler Miller
Vern Kleckner
Payton Fasnacht
Will Jacobson
Carson Steinruck
Trevor Manbeck
Austyn Fields
Logan Betz
James Bassininsky

Key Returning Players:
Lane Noecker LB/TE
Ty Blankenhorn WR/DB
Gaige Guers WR/DB
Lukas Kauffman LB/RB
Nick Beckfield OL/DL
Cole Wargo OL/DL
Tyler Stahley RB/LB
Brad Renninger TE/DL
Hunter Blankenhorn LB/RB
Jayden Blankenhorn DL/WR
Wyatt Barnes DB/WR
Cole Swick DB/WR
Aidan Grace K/P
Dylan Foose OL/DL
Reese Miller LB/RB
Ryan Clemas OL/DL

February 16, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Palisades Pirates (11)

Head Coach: Bobby Smith

Assistant Coaches:
Tom Brader
Ryan Fegley
John Jones
Zach Shoemaker
Bob Shoemaker
Jimmy Schuckert
Zach Bergstresser
Danny Yashinski

Team Name: Palisades Pirates

2023 Record: 2-8

8/25 Bangor (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 8-36
9/02 @ Wilson Area (AAA) 12:00 pm W 41-0
9/08 @ Palmerton Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 23-54
9/15 @ Southern Lehigh (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 6-48
9/22 Schuylkill Haven* (AA) 7:00 pm L 7-14
9/29 Panther Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 55-6
10/07 @ Pen Argyl* (AA) 1:30 pm L 17-21
10/13 @ Minersville Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 12-38
10/20 Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm L 7-42
10/27 Saucon Valley (AAA) 7:00 pm L 7-27

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Riley Sessinger
Kyle Kirsch
Danny Haubert
Gavin Lee
Logan Sharpe
Marco Campos
Jeremy Leahy-Perun

Key Returning Players:
Johnny Haubert
Austin Rambo
Greg Borgeson
Silas Day
Tobey Witt
Angelo Ziccardi
Ashton Fitzgerald
Max Woerner
Chase Smith
Lincoln Cook
Jack Trickel
Mason Schultz
Matt Casterline
Yuki Vachon
Greg Grochowiak
Luke Stangs
Rowan Tharp

February 16, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (11)

Head Coach: Josh Snyder

Assistant Coaches:
Dave Kerschner
Ryan Hulmes
Greg Mitchell
Rich Kulp
Josh Zimmerman
George Haddad

Team Name: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers

2023 Record: 15-1

8/25 @ Tamaqua Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 49-6
8/31 Northern Lehigh (A) 7:10 pm W 48-0
9/08 @ Blue Mountain* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 28-21
9/16 @ Pen Argyl (AA) 1:30 pm W 41-7
9/22 Lehighton* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 49-0
9/29 Saucon Valley* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 42-15
10/06 Pottsville Area* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 56-14
10/13 @ Bangor* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-6
10/21 @ Wilson Area* (AAA) 12:00 pm W 53-0
10/27 Southern Lehigh* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 42-14
11/02 Lehighton (AAA) 7:00 pm W 58-14
11/10 Notre Dame GP (AAA) 7:00 pm W 43-21
11/17 Palmerton Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 58-8
11/24 Scranton Prep (AAA) 7:00 pm W 27-6
12/01 @ Wyomissing Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 33-24
12/09 Belle Vernon Area (AAA) 1:00 pm L 7-38

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Dalton Clymer
Blaine Snyder
Ben Walters
Devon Hildebrand

Key Returning Players:
Eli Zimmerman
Shane Hulmes
Mason Bollinger
Shane Leh
Landen Matson
Seth Kern
Jared Meck
Bryer Reichard
Jackson Bailey

February 15, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Southern Lehigh Spartans (11)

Head Coach: Phil Sams

Assistant Coaches:
Craig Sutyak
Ed Chromczak
Alstan Wolfe
Cody Evans
John Przyuski
John McSweeney
Brendan Dunne
Cody Zrinkski
Johnny Thomas

Team Name: Southern Lehigh Spartans

2023 Record: 10-2

8/25 Quakertown Community (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 28-21
9/01 Notre Dame GP (AAA) 7:00 pm W 68-28
9/08 @ Bangor* (AAAA) 7:55 pm W 47-6
9/15 Palisades (AA) 7:00 pm W 48-6
9/22 @ Blue Mountain* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 41-12
9/29 Wilson Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 56-14
10/06 @ Saucon Valley* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 47-0
10/13 @ Lehighton* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 54-12
10/20 Pottsville Area* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 48-0
10/27 @ Northwestern Lehigh* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 14-42
11/03 East Stroudsburg South (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 56-19
11/10 Whitehall (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 34-45

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Cade Sawyer
Alex Carr
Mitchell Andrejko
Ethan Price
Will Knudson
Xavius Roman
Jack Inglis
Evan Fritzinger
Zaire Laylock
Ian Gill
Christian Trevis

Key Returning Players:
Andrew Olesh: WR/DB
Gijs Fooij: OL/DL
Carter Giberson: OL/DL
Bryan Tobin: TE/DL
Chris Fritts: QB/DB
Darius Roman: WR/DB
Sean Steckert: RB/LB
Danny Reagan: RB/DB
Elian Gonzalez: WR/LB
Dariuz Lightner: H/LB
Talan Hite: WR/DB
Cole Dancho: WR/DB
Joey Vicente: OL/DL
Lucas Sutyak: OL/DL
Dylan Gretz: OL/DL
Colton Sams: QB/DB
Otto Young: WR/DB

February 14, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at North Schuylkill Spartans (11)

Head Coach: Wally Hall

Assistant Coaches:
Brett Budwash
Dylan Farronato
Mick Jacavage
Gene Lapointe
Jake Mogish
Pete Stanakis
Carl Stine
Doug Weist
Glenn Weist

Team Name: North Schuylkill Spartans

2023 Record: 9-3

8/25 @ Mount Carmel Area (AA) 7:00 pm W 34-27
9/01 Blue Mountain (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 17-18
9/08 @ Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 48-0
9/14 @ Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:10 pm W 38-15
9/22 Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:00 pm W 42-6
9/29 Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 28-21
10/06 Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-6
10/13 @ Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 24-48
10/20 Salisbury* (AA) 7:00 pm W 48-0
10/27 @ Pottsville Area (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 37-21
11/02 Tamaqua Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 55-15
11/10 @ Palmerton Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 24-32

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Trevor Minalda
Collin Stankis
Collin McGee
Ricky Halford
Joey Flail
Jaxson Chowansky
Keegan Curry
Neekoli Caraballo

Key Returning Players:
Luke Miller WR-DB
Caden Mengel QB-DB
Landen Smith WR-DB
Michael Mogish QB-DB
Cadyn McGraw FB-LB
Gavi Mentzer Kicker-Punter
Kolton Joyce RB-LB
Brayden Lauta OL-DL
Aiden Zilker OL-DL
Sander Stokes OL-DL
Gavin Wall OL-DL
Kaden Knox OL-DL
Kevin Jones TE-DE

February 13, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Bangor Slaters (11)

Head Coach: Vinnie Andrews

Assistant Coaches:
Paul Reduzzi
Donnie Hawk
Mike Palos
Ryan Pysher
Jessie Long
Caden Dailey

Team Name: Bangor Slaters

2023 Record: 6-5

8/25 @ Palisades (AA) 7:00 pm W 36-8
8/31 @ Jim Thorpe Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 39-14
9/08 Southern Lehigh* (AAAAA) 7:55 pm L 6-47
9/15 Saucon Valley* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 15-7
9/23 @ Wilson Area* (AAA) 12:00 pm W 41-0
9/29 Pottsville Area* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 8-17
10/06 @ Lehighton* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 49-20
10/13 Northwestern Lehigh* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 6-35
10/20 @ Blue Mountain* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-12
10/27 Pen Argyl (AA) 7:00 pm W 14-0
11/03 @ Allentown Central Catholic (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-35

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Gavin Nelson
MJ Siu
Riley Stapp
Jacob Weaver
Greg Campbell
Noah Hillis
Sam Woolverton
Dylan Krugh
Parker Sandt

Key Returning Players:
Alex Farensbach
Jace Labar
Jaxson Kreider
Anthony Pelucacci
Tyler Scholato
Riley Waldron
Luke Rinaldi
Gianni Goodrich
Tyler Campbell
Troy Brownell
TJ McLain

February 12, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Williams Valley Vikings (11)

Head Coach: Stephen Sedesse

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Sedesse
Ben Ancheff
Paul Herb
Ray Archer
Owen Daniel
Brent Wolfe
Josh Rodichok
Dylan Rabuck
Devon Rabuck

Team Name: Williams Valley Vikings

2023 Record: 10-3

8/25 Upper Dauphin (AAA) 7:00 pm W 28-0
9/01 Pine Grove Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 48-6
9/08 @ Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm L 21-24
9/15 @ Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm W 31-28 OT
9/22 @ Loyalsock Township (AAA) 7:00 pm L 7-24
9/29 Nativity BVM* (A) 7:00 pm W 35-28
10/06 Mahanoy Area* (A) 7:00 pm W 49-41
10/13 @ Marian Catholic* (A) 7:00 pm W 13-6
10/20 @ Shenandoah Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 54-0
10/27 Tri-Valley* (A) 7:00 pm W 49-14
11/04 Catasauqua (AA) 7:00 pm W 34-20
11/11 @ Schuylkill Haven (AA) 6:00 pm W 49-35
11/17 Dunmore (AA) 7:00 pm L 21-41

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
Alex Achenbach
Marcus Shoop

Key Returning Players:
Kian Krzyzanowski
Jesse Koons
Brayden Crisswell
Brady Shomper
Skylor Green
Evan Achenbach
Blazer Lords
Robbie Hoffman
Treyvon Bair
Camron Green
Evan Kandybowski
Brayden Archer
Bryce Zilinski
Tyler Koppenhaver
Eli Weiss

February 11, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Minersville Battlin’ Miners (11)

Head Coach: Justin Frantz

Assistant Coaches:
Chad Marquardt
Joe Liptok
Dan Hopkins
Dylan Reber
Gino Yourey
Tony Klazas
Ed Moran
Matt Hirsch
Scott Yagielniskie
Joe Kavanaugh
Jeff Cutler
Noah Charowsky
Steve Young

Team Name: Minersville Battlin’ Miners

2023 Record: 10-3 (District XI A Champions)

8/25 @ Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm W 38-34
9/01 @ Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm W 41-39
9/10 Shenandoah Valley (AA) 3:00 pm W 48-7
9/15 Williams Valley (AA) 7:00 pm L 28-31 OT
9/21 @ Panther Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 41-28
9/29 Pen Argyl* (AA) 7:00 pm W 35-20
10/06 @ Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm W 30-28
10/13 Palisades* (AA) 7:00 pm W 38-12
10/20 @ Schuylkill Haven* (AA) 7:00 pm L 28-35
10/27 Nativity BVM (A) 7:00 pm W 42-12
11/03 Nativity BVM (A) 7:00 pm W 19-13 OT
11/10 Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm W 28-12
11/17 Lackawanna Trail (A) 7:00 pm L 0-40

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Luke Stevenosky RB, LB
Cade Schultz OT, DT
Carson Boyle K
Lorenzo Yourey WR, DE
Blake Wesler WR, DB
Marques Barnhart OL, DL
Emiliano Conklin OL, LB

Key Returning Players:
Dante Carr QB, DB, P
Logan Hutsko WR, DB
Paiten Lapoint WR, DB
AJ Halford OL, LB
Owen Fortna C, DE
Aiden Boom OL, DL
Dom Yourey OL, DL
Easton Schultz WR, DB
Jake Kavanaugh WR, DB
Logan Rizzardi RB, LB
Matt Dube WR, LB
Ethan Borrell OL, DL
Dax Curry OL, DL
Eli Killian OL, DL
Garrett Sukeena RB, LB
Kaseem Lofton WR, DB
Trustin Diehl OL, DL
Gavin Spirko OL, DL
TJ Bowers WR, DB
Achilles Haddock RB, LB
Justin Cutler WR, DB
Derek Derenzo QB, WR, DB
Jayce Rizzardi OL, DL
Peyton Killian OL, DL
Bradley Kostishak WR, DB
Colby Leshko OL, DL
Tyrell Pryce WR, DB
Hunter Pytak OL, DL
Cameryn Quinones OL, DL
Grady McGovern WR, LB
Gavin Allen RB, LB
Gavin Nozouvsky OL, DL
Kael Schwartz OL, DL

February 10, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Northampton (District 11 – Class 6A)

Northampton (District 11 – Class 6A) is seeking a Varsity Assistant Coach (WR or Safeties) and Freshmen Head Coach for the 2024 season. An ideal candidate will possess prior coaching experience along with the ability to instruct and motivate student-athletes. Understanding offensive and defensive strategies and the details of the position group are essential. If interested, candidates should apply by emailing their resume to John Toman, Head Football Coach at tomanj@nasdschools.org

February 9, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Saucon Valley Panthers (11)

Head Coach: Anthony Brinkley

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Mcclarin
Garret Bisbing
Angelo Lucci
Gordy Frack
Jason Dankel
Brett Zieber
Wil-Quon Clemons
Joe WInter
Josh May
Chris Cassciotti
Tanner Morgan

Team Name: Saucon Valley Panthers

2023 Record: 5-6

8/25 @ Notre Dame GP (AAA) 7:00 pm L 20-48
9/01 @ Salisbury (AA) 7:00 pm W 42-6
9/08 Wilson Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-8
9/15 @ Bangor* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-15
9/22 Pottsville Area* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 21-9
9/29 @ Northwestern Lehigh* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 15-42
10/06 Southern Lehigh* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-47
10/13 @ Blue Mountain* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-40
10/20 Lehighton* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 14-13
10/27 @ Palisades (AA) 7:00 pm W 27-7
11/02 @ Notre Dame GP (AAA) 7:00 pm L 20-56

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial League

Key Starters Lost:
Braeden Weiss
Landon Beckowski
Brock Kovacs
Constantine Donahue

Key Returning Players:
Jared Rohn
Jack Robertson
Joey Griffith
Eli Torres
Caleb Grim
Joe Peterson
Peter Albano
Josiah Hernandez
Andrew Gilbert
Shane Kerosetz
Braden Rohn

February 6, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Pen Argyl Green Knights (11)

Head Coach: Brady Mutton

Assistant Coaches:
Charlie Comstock
Jake Giovannini
Matt Giovannini
Conor Gum
Mitchell Knapp
TJ Lilly
Eric Sampson
Mike Ceraul
Frank DiFelice
Jake Mutchler

Team Name: Pen Argyl Green Knights

2023 Record: 6-5

8/26 Wilson Area (AAA) 2:30 pm W 49-20
9/02 Mahanoy Area (A) 1:30 pm W 43-13
9/08 @ Northern Lehigh (A) 7:00 pm L 12-16
9/16 Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 1:30 pm L 7-41
9/22 @ Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm W 36-14
9/29 @ Minersville Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 20-35
10/07 Palisades* (AA) 1:30 pm W 21-17
10/14 Schuylkill Haven* (AA) 1:30 pm L 21-28
10/20 @ Panther Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 13-0
10/27 @ Bangor (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-14
11/04 Mahanoy Area (A) 3:00 pm W 26-6

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Gavin Cunningham FB/DE
Jacob Geary OL/LB
Kael Grim OL/DL
Alex Moser WR/DB
Brad Rissmiller QB/DB
Damian Tyminski WR/DB

Key Returning Players:
Adam Bartholomew OL/DL
Rocco DeCesare OL/LB
Terrell Estes RB/LB
Caiden Faust RB/LB
Stephen Hines OL/DL
Nuallan King TE/DE
Brayden Krasnopera C/DL
Zach Metzgar WR/DB
Jakob Pietraszkiewicz OL/DL
Collin Ramsay WR/DB
Mason Soos QB/DB
Michael Thomas TE/LB

February 5, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Panther Valley Panthers (11)

Head Coach: Mark Lavine

Assistant Coaches:
Andrew Lynn
Paul McArdle
Shawn Hoben
Joe Damiano
Wally Breiner
Mike Pascoe
Jon Williams
Tony Tessitore
Bill Maynard
Tom Vermillion

Team Name: Panther Valley Panthers

2023 Record: 2-8

8/25 Salisbury (AA) 7:00 pm W 20-12
9/01 Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm L 12-42
9/08 @ Mahanoy Area (A) 7:00 pm L 0-40
9/15 @ Shenandoah Valley (AA) 7:00 pm W 39-21
9/21 Minersville Area* (A) 7:00 pm L 28-41
9/29 @ Palisades* (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-55
10/06 @ Schuylkill Haven* (AA) 7:00 pm L 8-73
10/13 @ Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-55
10/20 Pen Argyl* (AA) 7:00 pm L 0-13
10/27 Tamaqua Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 7-35

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League

Key Starters Lost:
Brad Jones
Eli Maynard
Brian Welser
Mergim Bushati

Key Returning Players:
Brody Breiner (QB/DB)
Brennan Kunkel (RB/DB)
Brady Jones (WR/DB)
Logan Fisher (TE/LB)
Connor Penberth (WR)
Frank Shubeck (WR/DB)
Marcus Rodriguez (FB/LB)
Danny Wehr (TE/DE)
Clinton Dyer (OL/DL)
Marco Tessitore (OL,DL)
Michael Williams (OL/DL)
Zack Siefert (OL/DL)
Matt Spino (DB)
Ben Baneravage (DB)

February 5, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks (11)

Head Coach: Tyler Ward

Assistant Coaches:

Team Name: Bethlehem Catholic

2023 Record: 7-6

8/25 @ Pleasant Valley (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 28-0
9/02 Whitehall* (AAAAA) 3:00 pm W 34-21
9/09 Pocono Mountain East (AAAAA) 3:00 pm W 42-6
9/16 Bethlehem Liberty* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 49-16
9/23 Easton Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 20-19
9/29 @ Emmaus* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-10
10/07 Bethlehem Freedom* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-12
10/13 @ Parkland* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 3-40
10/20 @ Nazareth Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-17
10/27 @ Allentown Central Catholic* (AAAA) 7:30 pm L 14-24
11/03 @ Blue Mountain (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 14-0
11/11 @ Allentown Central Catholic (AAAA) 6:00 pm W 29-0
11/17 Selinsgrove (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 13-28

District: District 11

Class: AAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Sammy Ayache – OL/DL
Jacob Lance – OL/DL
Fred Mweu – OL/DL
Solomon Sutton – LB
JD Awauh – SAF
Devin Greene – CB
Jacob Sutton – RB/WR
Mekhi Lapierre – RB/WR
Robert Williams – OLB

Key Returning Players:
Carlos Perez – LB
Cayden Vassa – QB/Ath
Carter Vassa – WR/CB
Bryce Medina – WR
Robert Cousar – SAF
Collin Peacock – SAF
Emil Ayache – OL/DL
Micheal Onorato – OL/DL
Caiden Charmant – OL
Axel Burkart – QB/Ath
Brodie Muir – WR

February 5, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Parkland Trojans (11)

Head Coach: Tim Moncman

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Kinane
Mike Facchiano
Bob Ruisch
Eric Dauberman
Barry Michael
Doug Joseph
George Clay
Andy Millen
Zach Bradley
Josh Dieter
Mike Billera
Dan Lewis
Adam Piston
Zion Johnson
Trent Clay
Chris Avila
Matt Castro
Dave Lucia

Team Name: Parkland Trojans

2023 Record: 12-1

8/25 Pocono Mountain West (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 54-7
9/01 @ Bethlehem Freedom* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-0
9/08 @ Bethlehem Liberty* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 42-14
9/15 Nazareth Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 31-24
9/22 @ Allentown Central Catholic* (AAAA) 7:30 pm W 35-14
9/29 Whitehall* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 36-7
10/06 @ William Allen (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 42-0
10/13 Bethlehem Catholic* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 40-3
10/20 @ Easton Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 34-20
10/27 Emmaus* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 41-17
11/03 Williamsport (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 56-0
11/10 Emmaus (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 21-14
11/17 Nazareth Area (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 17-24

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
QB Luke Spang
RB/LB Trey Tremba
WR/DB Connor Johns
WR/DB Jendel Sanchez
FB/DE Jake Beidleman
OT Ali Wezza
C/DT Kale Kumernitsky
OG/NG Russell Clark
OT/DE Owen Broadhead
DB Nolan Coen
TE/DE Robbie Ruisch
K Aidan Gallagher

Key Returning Players:
RB/LB T.J. Lawrence
WR/DB Leo Dauberman
WR/DB Nassim Adams
RB/LB Reid Andrush
OT/DT James Tyler
OG/NG Matt Dorsey
DB Parker Kusko
K/P Doug Bell

February 4, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Pine Grove Area Cardinals (11)

Head Coach: Dave Shiffer

Assistant Coaches:
Joe Barra
Steele Fekette
Mason Freed
Vinny LePre
Noah Woodford
Derrick Hatter
Josh Gibson
Keith Koppenhaver
Sean Lyons

Team Name: Pine Grove Area Cardinals

2023 Record: 2-8

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

8/25 Northern Lebanon (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 20-17
9/01 @ Williams Valley (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-48
9/08 North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 0-48
9/16 Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:00 pm L 20-45
9/22 @ Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 7-47
9/29 @ Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 22-41
10/06 Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 3-42
10/13 Salisbury* (AA) 7:00 pm W 31-0
10/20 @ Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 6-56
10/27 @ Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm L 7-20

Key Starters Lost:
Brennden Etzweiler – OL/LB
Colin Haddock – FB/DE
Owen Hannevig – WR/CB
Evan Karenda – QB/CB/K/P
Lane Lehman – RB/LB
Hunter McConnell – OL/DL
Alec Osatchuck – WR/FS
Tyler Sleva – OL
Xaviar Yeagley – C/DE

Key Returning Players:
Offense (5):
Robbie Schaeffer – WR
Brody Ibarra – WR
Teagan Schneck-Haines – WR
Wyatt Snyder – FB
James Barra – OT

Defense (6):
Brody Ibarra – SS
Teagan Schneck-Haines – FS
Robbie Schaeffer – DB/LB
Gage Lewis – DB
Wyatt Snyder – DE
Tyler Nein – NG
Peyton Kintzel – DT

Special Teams:
Teagan Schneck-Haines – KR

February 4, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes (11)

Head Coach: Mike Farr

Assistant Coaches:
John Carestia
Frank Gaffney
Tyler Dean
Evan Fink
Andrew Fink
Michael Kalyan
Adam Jamison
Mike Tracey
Mitch Tracey
Barron Line
Brad Wildermuth

Team Name: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes

2023 Record: 9-3

8/25 @ Marian Catholic (A) 7:00 pm L 0-27
9/02 @ Nativity BVM (A) 7:00 pm W 40-6
9/08 Williams Valley (AA) 7:00 pm W 24-21
9/15 @ Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm W 27-21
9/22 @ Palisades* (AA) 7:00 pm W 14-7
9/29 Catasauqua* (AA) 7:00 pm W 22-13
10/06 Panther Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 73-8
10/14 @ Pen Argyl* (AA) 1:30 pm W 28-21
10/20 Minersville Area* (A) 7:00 pm W 35-28
10/27 Blue Mountain (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-37
11/04 Executive Education Academy (AA) 7:00 pm
11/11 Williams Valley (AA) 6:00 pm L 35-49

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Aiden Myers
Augustus Warke
Travis Richie
Logan Carl
Aidan Clauser

Key Returning Players:
Leyden Hertz
Adam Balulis
Niko Carestia
Niko Castillo
Colton Reber
Aaron Gilbert
Blake Rossi
Chase Leibensperger
Chase Williams
Wyatt Keefer
Ethan Kline
Brian Moran
Adam Malinoski
Nate Chamberlain
Brayden Fasnacht
Grayson Fessler

February 1, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes (11)

Head Coach: Shawn Daignault

Assistant Coaches:
Frank Lane
Nick Artinger
Dave Brown
Chad Gruver
Jason Brader
Rich Gierula
Drew Morrissey
Anthony Orlando
Langston Ross
Adam Tatar
Doug Erney
Rob Holmes

Team Name: Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes

2023 Record: 2-8

8/25 @ Louis E. Dieruff (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 14-0
8/31 East Stroudsburg North (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 46-13
9/08 Parkland* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-42
9/16 @ Bethlehem Catholic* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 16-49
9/22 Nazareth Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 6-42
9/29 @ Easton Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 13-21
10/06 Allentown Central Catholic* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 20-23
10/13 @ Emmaus* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 6-21
10/19 Whitehall* (AAAAA) 6:00 pm L 20-23 OT
10/28 @ Bethlehem Freedom* (AAAAAA) 1:00 pm L 14-41

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Anthony Vega
Dylan Benway
Caden Vermuelen
Silas Licsko
Julius Vasquez
Connor McLaughlin
Jordan Malave

Key Returning Players:
Jake Pukszyn
Gabe Green
Daunte Morrisson
Louis Haz
Nick Schenkel
Cole Daignault
Ben Bartholomew
Jahsi Cole
Keagan Brennan
Brayden McKinley
Joaquin Vazquez
Jeremiah Vazquez
Adriaan Deleon
Javian Pujals

January 31, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Lehighton Indians (11)

Head Coach: Tom McCarroll

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Lusch
Cory Hartsell
Tyler Cann
Matt Kosciolek
Simon Tkach
Kyle Spotts
Chuck Sterling
Justin Smith
Kris Rodgers
Randan Solt
Tegan Durishin

Team Name: Lehighton Indians

2023 Record: 2-9

8/25 Palmerton Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 30-54
9/01 @ Tamaqua Area (AAA) 7:10 pm W 28-6
9/08 @ Pottsville Area* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-28
9/15 Wilson Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 50-0
9/22 @ Northwestern Lehigh* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 0-49
9/28 Blue Mountain* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 13-41
10/06 Bangor* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 20-49
10/13 Southern Lehigh* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 12-54
10/20 @ Saucon Valley* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 13-14
10/27 @ Jim Thorpe Area (AAA) 7:00 pm L 13-28
11/02 @ Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 7:00 pm L 14-58

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League

Key Starters Lost:
Dylan Moyer
Brady O’Donnell
Cooper Hartsell
Wyatt Sherer
Max Bergdahl
Dawson Keiser
Reese Balk

Key Returning Players:
Joe Roth
Blake Roberts
Joey Houser
Yadiel Acosta-Rodriguez
Jayse Lawrence
Logan Kent
Lucas Croizier
Marc Macias
Caden Meek
Philip Ebbert

January 30, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Salisbury Falcons (11)

Head Coach: Kevin DiZenzo

Assistant Coaches:
Nicholas Trask
Rob Hinson
Mark Mixa
Eric Snyder
Joe Gnall
Jonah Miller
Brad Trembler

Team Name: Salisbury Falcons

2023 Record: 1-11

8/25 @ Panther Valley (AA) 7:00 pm L 12-20
9/01 Saucon Valley (AAA) 7:00 pm L 6-42
9/08 Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 6:00 pm L 13-48
9/16 @ Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 1:30 pm L 7-51
9/22 Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 18-49
9/29 @ Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:00 pm L 13-45
10/06 Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 20-60
10/13 @ Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 0-31
10/20 @ North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 0-48
10/27 Catasauqua (AA) 7:30 pm L 14-35
11/02 Shenandoah Valley (AA) 6:30 pm W 24-17

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
George Spann LB/RB
Jacob Bucchin QB/WR/DB
Dominic Popovich WR/DB
Gavin Cerco QB/WR/DB
Jaydien Kennedy TE/LB

Key Returning Players:
Jason St Leger RB/LB
Derek Trinidad RB/LB
Andrew Lucas QB/LB
Sam Krauss OG/DT
Jamanni Cruz WR/DB
Andrew Nemeh OT/DL
Angel Ortega DT/OL
Jacob Watson OG/LB
Jordan Tocci-Wachter RB/LB
Elijah Garriga C/LB
Tyshuwn Claudio DE/OL
Griffin Lakics OT/DT
Caleb Gonzalez WR/DB
Andrew Wright WR/S

January 28, 2024
Coaching Jobs: The Catasauqua HS (District 11 – Class 2A)

The Catasauqua Area School District (District 11 – Class 2A) is currently seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Varsity Football Head Coach. The ideal candidate will possess prior experience coaching varsity football as a head coach or an assistant. Please send a letter of interest, resume, references, and clearances (Act – 24, 34, 126, 151 & 168 as well as the FBI Federal Criminal History clearance to Eric Dauberman, daubermane@cattysd.org or by mail/hand delivered to:
201 North 14th Street
Catasauqua, PA 18032.

The deadline to apply is Sunday, February 11, 2024.

January 26, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Marian Catholic Colts (11)

Head Coach: Billy O’Gurek

Assistant Coaches:
JD Hackenberg
Jim McHugh
Charlie Connely
Scott Marek
Rory Dixon
Josh Skotek

Team Name: Marian Catholic Colts

8/25 Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm W 27-0
9/01 Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 39-41
9/08 @ Catasauqua (AA) 6:00 pm L 0-28
9/15 Sayre (A) 7:00 pm W 41-7
9/23 @ Nativity BVM* (A) 7:00 pm W 12-6
9/30 Mahanoy Area* (A) 7:00 pm W 21-13
10/06 @ Shenandoah Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm W 30-0
10/13 Williams Valley* (AA) 7:00 pm L 6-13
10/20 @ Tri-Valley* (A) 7:00 pm L 6-16
10/27 Pine Grove Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 20-7
11/03 Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm W 14-6
11/10 @ Minersville Area (A) 7:00 pm L 12-28

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

2023 Record: 7-5

Key Starters Lost:
FB-DE Jesse Rodino
OL-DL James Rodino
QB Bruce Hopeck
WR-DB Brandon Klitsch
WR-DB Nova McGuire
WR-DB Michael Silliman
DB Dylan Zullo

Key Returning Players:
Offense:
TE – Michael Gelatko
RB – Rory Dixon
OL – Aidan Milkovits
OL – Julian Hermany
OL – Mason Soult
OL – Zach Holt

Defense:
DE – Michael Gelatko
DL – Aidan Milkovits
LB – Charlie Hower
LB – Zach Holt
DB – Rory Dixon

Special Teams:
Punter – Michael Gelatko

January 26, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Bethlehem Catholic HS (District 11 – Class 4A)

Bethlehem Catholic (District 11 – Class 4A) is looking for Varsity defensive coaches. The Defensive Coordinator position is available to the right candidate. All are stipend positions. We are coming off of a District Championship and a playoff run with plenty of young talent coming back. If interested, please contact head coach Ty Ward at Coachtyward@gmail.com.

January 25, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Schuylkill Valley Panthers (3)

Head Coach: Bruce Harbach

Assistant Coaches:
Jeremy Crills
Steve Heck
Matt Wisotsky
Tim Kier
Erik Johanson
Brad Hahn
David Wickersham
Brad Burrows

Team Name: Schuylkill Valley Panthers

2023 Record: 9-3

8/25 @ Twin Valley (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 13-44
8/31 Upper Perkiomen (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 22-19
9/08 Susquenita (AAA) 6:15 pm W 48-14
9/15 @ Kutztown* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 49-21
9/22 Pequea Valley* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 49-6
9/29 Northern Lebanon* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 7-6
10/06 @ Columbia* (AA) 7:00 pm W 28-6
10/13 Hamburg* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 28-13
10/20 @ Annville-Cleona* (AA) 7:00 pm W 14-13
10/27 @ Lancaster Catholic* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 14-35
11/03 Littlestown (AAA) 7:00 pm W 45-21
11/11 @ Wyomissing Area (AAA) 1:00 pm L 0-48

District: 3

Class: AAA

League: Lancaster-Lebanon League, Section 5

Key Starters Lost:
Colby Crills, DB/WR
Dominic Giuffre RB/LB
Theo Wysocki OT/DT
Jayden Gulley OT/DE
Alex Rider C

Key Returning Players:
Offense:
Dimitri Aletras, TE
Kowen Gerner, WR
Cooper Hohenadel, RB
John Kowalski, DB
Dillon Lackner, WR
Logan Nawrocki, QB
Luke Spotts, TE
Logan Cammauf, FB
Nathan Kier, OG
Noah Sonon, OT

Defense:
Dimitri Aletras, LB
Kowen Gerner, WLB
Cooper Hohenadel, FS
John Kowalski, DB
Dillon Lackner, DB
Luke Spotts, MLB
Logan Cammauf, MLB
Noah Sonon, DT
Colby Stricker, DE
Tristan Goda, LB
Brandon Pyle, LB

Special Teams:
Reese Wamsher, K
Logan Nawrocki, Holder
Dimitri Aletras, Snapper
Cooper Hohenadel, Punter
Logan Cammauf, Returner

January 25, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

Head Coach: Matt Walters

Assistant Coaches:
Brett Bealer
Dan Bowman
Zach Cole
Ed Shanley
Brandon Shanley
Barry Krammes
Kirk Young III

Team Name: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

2023 Record: 5-5

8/25 Nazareth Area (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-56
9/01 William Allen* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 47-6
9/11 @ Pleasant Valley* (AAAAA) 5:00 pm L 12-14
9/15 Pocono Mountain West* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 13-24
9/22 @ Northampton* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-48
9/29 @ Bethlehem Freedom (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-7
10/06 @ Pocono Mountain East* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 42-8
10/13 Stroudsburg* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 40-7
10/20 @ Louis E. Dieruff* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 41-28
10/27 East Stroudsburg North* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 34-6
11/03 @ Southern Lehigh (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 19-56

District: 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
WR/DB Nekhi Spencer
DL Amari Hough
OLB Richie Torres
ILB Cole Carvalho
OL Jalian Cherif
OL Liam Kiesling

Key Returning Players:
RB/S Nate Gray (1st Team EPC RB, 1st Team EPC Safety)
WR/ATH/OLB Charles Capers (1st Team EPC OLB)
DE Jon Adjin-Tettey (2nd Team EPC DE)
WR/DB Xzavier Pusateri (2nd Team WR)
OL/DL Karson Kunsman (2nd Team OT)
ILB Nasir Blount
OL/DL Yael Fernandez
QB/ATH Ivan Laubach
OL/DL Chris Perez
ILB/TE Kaden Zerfoss
DB Matt Mercado

January 25, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Palmerton Area Blue Bombers (11)

Head Coach: Chris Walkowiak

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Falcone
Mark Versuk
Fred Lesher
Logan Lesher
Will Cameron
Chris Frace
James Hunsicker
Shawn Ledbetter
Ethan Recker

Team Name: Palmerton Area Blue Bombers

2023 Record: (10-0 regular season) 12-1 Overall

8/25 @ Lehighton (AAA) 7:00 pm W 54-30
9/01 @ Catasauqua (AA) 7:00 pm W 27-7
9/08 Palisades (AA) 7:00 pm W 54-23 Ambulance Donation
9/15 @ Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-31
9/22 Notre Dame GP* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-26
9/29 Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 41-22 Homecoming
10/06 @ Salisbury* (AA) 7:00 pm W 60-20
10/13 North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 48-24
10/20 Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 34-14 Senior Night
10/27 @ Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:00 pm W 47-13
11/02 Jim Thorpe Area (AAA) 7:00 pm W 37-7
11/10 North Schuylkill (AAA) 7:00 pm W 32-24
11/17 @ Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 7:00 pm L 8-58

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Matt Machalik QB/FS
Ty Sander RB/SLOT/OLB
Emilio Gonzalez SLOT/H-BACK/LB
Bryce Marino WR/LB
Brayden Hosier SLOT/DB
Zack Anthony OL/DL
Clayton Christman OL/DL
Alexander Konze OL/DL

Key Returning Players:
Logan Anthony OL/DL
Beau Stahler OL
Jameson Trainer SLOT/OLB
Alex Keiper WR/DB
Aidan Ortiz WR/DB
Mason Heilman OL/DL
Mason Konze OL/DL

January 21, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Whitehall Zephyrs (11)

Head Coach: Andy Marino

Assistant Coaches:
DC/Saf – Jeff Pukszyn
DL – Shawn Clary, Steven Fedorak
LBs – Jim Newhard
OLBs – George Makhoul
CB’s – Isaiah Gills
QB – Mason Kholi
WR – Chris Gordon
RB – Vincent Spina
TE – Mark Horvath
OL – Dan Caffrey, Ron Hannis

Team Name: Whitehall Zephyrs

2023 Record: 8-5

8/25 William Allen (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 53-0
9/02 @ Bethlehem Catholic* (AAAA) 3:00 pm L 21-34
9/08 Easton Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 27-0
9/15 Emmaus* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 21-16
9/22 Bethlehem Freedom* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 29-28 OT
9/29 @ Parkland* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-36
10/06 Nazareth Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 17-41
10/14 @ Allentown Central Catholic* (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-30
10/19 @ Bethlehem Liberty* (AAAAAA) 6:00 pm W 23-20 OT
10/27 @ Northampton (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 45-44 OT
11/03 Pocono Mountain West (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 34-10
11/10 @ Southern Lehigh (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 45-34
11/17 @ Delaware Valley (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 27-56

District: 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Trey Dogmantis
Jack Kocher
Braden Bashore
Kaden Weaver
Dalton Wickel
Gabe Rivera
Ethan Guzenski
Andrew Deustch

Key Returning Players:
Talon Dogmantis
Carter Troxell
Brandon Bird
Trokon Kai
Adam Youwakim
Justus Miles
Jacob Hannis
Alex Magarin
Conner Strauss
Cole Richards

January 18, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Executive Education Raptors

Head Coach: Larry Ford

Assistant Coaches:
Mark Hussett
Michael Coccia
Jared Powell
Ronald Armstead

Team Name: Executive Education Raptors

2023 Record: 4-7

8/25 Salem (NJ) 7:00 pm W 42-19
9/01 @ Berks Catholic (AAA) 5:00 pm L 14-19
9/08 Bristol (AA) 7:00 pm W 14-6
9/15 @ Pottstown Area (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-28
9/22 Tri-Valley (A) 7:00 pm L 8-21
9/29 Jersey Shore (AAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-48
10/05 @ Samuel S. Fels (AAAAA) 3:00 pm W 46-14
10/13 @ Springfield-Delco (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 12-51
10/20 Vaux (Big Picture Philly) (AAA) 7:00 pm W 64-0
10/27 @ Danville (AAA) 7:00 pm L 20-52
11/04 @ Schuylkill Haven (AA) 7:00 pm L 12-71

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Independence League

Key Starters Lost:
Ackylis Oyola
Damon Young
Kris Cruz
Nathan Pizzaro
Jonas Robles
Darius Rivera
Deshawn Shaw
Tyler Crouthamel

Key Returning Players:
Sylis Styles RB/S/Returner
Cazhiere Richardson WR/DB/Returner
Christopher Rios OL/DL
Christian Navarro FB/LB
Elijah Palmer OL/DL
Jeremiah Rodriguez WR/LB/Returner
Jaiden Perez RB/S/Returner
Yaseen Mirza TE/LB
Josiah Floyd DE/TE
Isaiah Vargas C/DE

January 18, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Dieruff Huskies (11)

Head Coach: Dave Lutte

Assistant Coaches:
Matt Burch
Mitch Lutte
Alex Houchin
Derek Weedling
Taurean Valentine
Aaron West
Corey Evans
Monier Sallit

Team Name: Dieruff Huskies

2023 Record: 3-7

8/25 Bethlehem Liberty (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-14
9/01 Pleasant Valley* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 14-41
9/08 @ Pocono Mountain West* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 20-49
9/15 @ Northampton* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-70
9/21 @ Emmaus (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-38
9/30 Pocono Mountain East* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 41-18
10/06 @ Stroudsburg* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 0-21
10/13 East Stroudsburg North* (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 38-14
10/20 East Stroudsburg South* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 28-41
10/28 @ William Allen* (AAAAAA) 2:00 pm W 52-20

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Erik Bollivar
Jordey Guzman
Jonathon Serrano
Jaydin Haynes
Omar Torres

Key Returning Players:
Offense:
Luis Martinez
Juan Manzano
Alphy Deris
Jaydin Suarez
Marcus Soto
Nate Levy
Eli Dalrymple
Jeremiah Camacho

Defense:
Luis Martinez
Kalet Wilson
Akeam Baron
Eli Dalrymple
Alphy Deris
Jeremiah Camacho
Nate Levy
Riyell Wann
Akir Dixon
Bam Modesti

ST- Juan Manzano, Luis Martinez

January 18, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Allentown Central Catholic Vikings (11)

Head Coach: Rob Melosky

Assistant Coaches:
Tarik Haddad
Jamie Pagliaro
Mike Fay
Jim Filipovits
Ziad Haddad
Dan Kendra

Team Name: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings

2023 Record: 9-3

8/26 Northampton (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 17-16
9/01 @ Easton Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 37-20
9/09 Emmaus* (AAAAAA) 3:30 pm W 27-24
9/15 @ Bethlehem Freedom* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-34
9/22 Parkland* (AAAAAA) 7:30 pm L 14-35
9/29 @ Nazareth Area* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm L 7-14
10/06 @ Bethlehem Liberty* (AAAAAA) 7:00 pm W 23-20
10/14 Whitehall* (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 30-14
10/20 @ Pocono Mountain West (AAAAA) 7:00 pm W 42-10
10/27 Bethlehem Catholic* (AAAA) 7:30 pm W 24-14
11/03 Bangor (AAAA) 7:00 pm W 35-7
11/11 Bethlehem Catholic (AAAA) 6:00 pm L 0-29

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Nasir Mclean
Harry STewart-Smith
Nate Schultz
Luke Myers
Nick Balisage
Finn McDonald
Luke Shimko

Key Returning Players:
DJ Kelly
Antonio Fontanez
Patrick Cahill
Jareel Calhoun
Braheem Battles
Aiden Joyce
Aiden Sorrentino
Tommy Roth
Tate Shoemaker
Max Godbolt

January 17, 2024
2024 Team Preview: Early Look at Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

Head Coach: Philip Stambaugh (14th Season Overall, 112-42)

Assistant Coaches:
Anthony Casciano
Mike Stambaugh
John Smith
Rob Irving
Mike Kaulius
Steve Vassallo
Nino Morici
Roobhenn Smith
Mike Corpora
Bill Bergstresser
Paul Sofhauser
Daryl Strother
Mike Presto
Ed Black

Team Name: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

2023 Record: 8-4

8/25 Saucon Valley (AAA) 7:00 pm W 48-20
9/01 @ Southern Lehigh (AAAAA) 7:00 pm L 28-68
9/08 Tamaqua Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 60-13
9/16 Salisbury* (AA) 1:30 pm W 51-7
9/22 @ Palmerton Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 26-41
9/29 @ North Schuylkill* (AAA) 7:00 pm L 21-28
10/06 Northern Lehigh* (A) 7:00 pm W 42-7 Homecoming
10/13 @ Jim Thorpe Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 63-14
10/20 Pine Grove Area* (AAA) 7:00 pm W 56-6 Senior Night
10/28 @ Wilson Area (AAA) 12:00 pm W 49-0
11/02 Saucon Valley (AAA) 7:00 pm W 56-20 Dist. 11 3A Quarterfinal
11/10 @ Northwestern Lehigh (AAA) 7:00 pm L 21-43 Dist. 11 3A Semifinal

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Dainn Vassallo
AJ Lozano
Josh Ludlow
Danny Darno
James Wisecarver
Michael Manlove
Brenden Ferraro
John Paul Pierce
Jack Cameron
Julian Baker

Key Returning Players:
Christian Rivituso
Nino Morici
Carmine Diaz
Mark Talpas
Anthony Crisafulli
Alex Clark
Kellen Binstead
Faustie Capobianco
Jacoby Jacobs
Austin Casal
Brett Bruckman
Thomas Kosiba
Aaron Gordon
Clemente Cintron
Drew Boyd
John Hull
Dominic Morris
Josh Scherer

January 17, 2024
Coaching Jobs: Dieruff HS (District 11 – Class 6A)

Dieruff High School, Allentown Pa. (District 11 – Class 6A) is advertising for the following coaching positions:

Experienced Offensive Line Coach (will consider recent college graduates who played Offensive Line) This is a stipend position.

Experienced Wide Receivers Coach (will consider recent college graduates who played Wide Receiver). This position also will coach the Overhang Linebackers on Defense. This is a stipend position.

Freshman Defensive Coordinator. This position will also coach the offensive and defensive lines. This is a stipend position.

Equipment Manager. This position will be responsible for the distribution, collecting, washing, and hanging of football gear. Will also be responsible for in-game/in-practice repairs. This is a volunteer position paid for by the Booster Club.

Video Coordinator. This position must be available at all practices and games and will be responsible for using various media (drones, ipads, tower cameras) to record practices, drills, and games. This is a volunteer position paid for by the Booster Club.

If interested, please get in touch with Head Coach Dave Lutte at huskycoach@rcn.com. Include coaching resume.

January 10, 2024
Wilson Area hires new Head Football Coach Jim Brady

Wilson Area Athletic Department Announces Appointment of Jim Brady as Head Varsity Football Coach

The Wilson Area Athletic Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Brady as the next Head Varsity Football Coach, effective December 18th, 2023.

Brady, a seasoned professional with a background as a former collegiate football player and high school head football coach, brings a wealth of experience to his new role within the Wilson Area School District. His background includes playing college football at East Stroudsburg University, coaching at Wilson Area beginning in the 2000s, and serving as the High School’s Defensive Coordinator from 2007 to 2009. Notably, he played a role as a High School Assistant Coach during the program’s two PIAA State Championship appearances. Following his tenure at Wilson Area, he served as the Head Coach at Palisades from 2010-2011.

Currently a dedicated teacher at Wilson Area Intermediate School, Brady’s commitment to both education and athletics is commendable, making him a valuable addition to the Warrior Family.

The Wilson Area Athletic Department extends a warm welcome to Coach Jim Brady, confident that his leadership and extensive background will contribute to the future success of the football program.

December 19, 2023
Coaching Jobs: Salisbury HS (District 11 – Class 2A)

Salisbury High School (District 11 – Class 2A) is looking for assistant football coaches. Coordinator roles are potentially available to the right candidate. I also have the ability to package daytime instructional assistant roles at our school if that interests the right candidate. If interested, contact Head Coach Kevin DiZenzo at kdizenzo@salisburysd.org

December 13, 2023
Marian Catholic Names Billy O’Gurek As New Head Football Coach

The Colts announced Monday that long-time assistant Billy O’Gurek is the new head football coach. He takes over for legendary football coach Stan Dakosty.

We interviewed O’Gurek about taking over Marian Catholic.

What school did you graduate from (High School and College)?

– 2001 Graduate of Marian
– 2005 Graduate of King’s College, Wilkes-Barre

How many years have you been coaching?

“I have been coaching for seven years, all as an assistant at Marian.”

What does it mean to be the head coach at Marian Catholic?

“It was a special moment to be introduced as the Head Coach at my alma mater. I played for Coach Dakosty from 1997-2000 (1998 & 2000 District 11 AA champions, lost to Mt Carmel in Eastern Finals both years) and had the opportunity to coach with him for the past four years. To be named the Head Coach of Marian now means a lot to me and I’m excited to get started with our players and coaches. There was a lot of interest in the position (12 applications, 7 interviewed) and that is a credit to our players and what they accomplished this past season and the potential they showed for the future. I am grateful for the opportunity given to me by our school Administration to lead our program going forward.”

When you’re not coaching what is your profession?

“I am employed by the PA Department of the Auditor General as an auditor.”

What have you learned over the years working with Coach Dakosty?

“I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor the past four seasons than Coach Dakosty. He exposed me to anything and everything that could happen in a football program, on and off the field. It was like a four-year master class in football leadership and I will forever be grateful to him for the opportunity. I am excited that he will still be a presence around our football program at our summer youth camp, practices, and games, and I know that whenever I need advice or his opinion he will be close by. I’m also excited that our entire coaching staff from last season will be returning for next year.”

December 12, 2023
Belle Vernon repeats as 3A state champs, 38-7, beating Northwestern Lehigh

Photos by Matt Topper

MECHANICSBURG, PA — Repeating is never easy. It comes with the perfunctory pressure of getting everyone’s A-game. It means mentally getting up for each game, which can be a draining process, and is usually an arduous task.

Belle Vernon defied the old obstacles this season.

The Leopards made it look easy on Saturday afternoon in the PIAA Class 3A state championship at Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley High School. Belle Vernon won its second-straight state title with a 38-7 victory over District 11 champion Northwestern Lehigh, which was making its first appearance in a state championship.

Belle Vernon closes a two-year stretch in which the Leopards have gone a combined 25-3.

In the championship, the Leopards were led by junior Anthony Crews, who scored twice, and Penn State-bound running back Quinton Martin, who rushed for 133 yards on just eight carries, averaging 16.6 yards a carry, the bulk of which came on a third-quarter 92-yard touchdown.

“I would never say (repeating) was easy and we may make stuff look easy, but we’re hard workers,” Crews said. “We knew the pressures repeating, and that added fuel to our fire. I’ll probably get emotion talking about it, but I’ll remember these guys forever.”

Midway through the third quarter, Martin took a handoff wide, and once he cut the corner, he ripped down the sideline 92 yards untouched for a 28-7 lead, which clinched it for the Leopards.

“That run coming out at halftime I felt that took down (Northwestern Lehigh’s) faith a little bit,” Martin said. “I wouldn’t say it sealed the game, but it made a big impact on it. It’s definitely not easy (repeating). Not many teams do it. I feel we had that one loss in the beginning of the year. I feel we had that mentality to not take anything lightly, just do your job, and we’re going to get the outcome we expected.

“We were everybody’s A-game and we expected that. We just had to work harder.”

Belle Vernon held a 21-7 halftime lead.

Trailing 14-0 with 10:05 left in the first half, Northwestern Lehigh got its first break. Belle Vernon fumbled a punt away, which the Tigers recovered at the Belle Vernon 37.

The Tigers wasted the chance, when on a fourth-and-one, Dalton Clymer, Northwestern Lehigh’s single-season TD record holder, tried slamming into the end zone to the left. Belle Vernon’s Adam LaCarte, who fumbled the punt, and Jake Gedekoh came crashing down, congesting that side of the field and stopping Clymer.

From there, the Leopards embarked on a 98-yard, nine-play drive that ended when quarterback Braden Laux snuck into the end zone from two yards out in what was a 14-point, gut-punch swing.

What could have been a 14-7 game turned into a 21-0 Belle Vernon lead with 1:48 left in the half.

Undeterred, Northwestern Lehigh managed to scratch back. The Tigers mounted a six-play, 68-yard series, culminating in quarterback Shane Leh’s perfectly arced pass in the corner of the end zone that fell into Landen Matson’s hands for a 17-yard score with 35 seconds in the half. What made the score possible was Leh’s 32-yard completion to Devon Hildebrand at the Belle Vernon 18.

Within their first two possessions, the Leopards scored more points than they did in their 9-8 championship victory over Neumann-Goretti last year.

Crews took the opening kickoff 78 yards for a TD, zig-zagging his way through the Northwestern Lehigh defense, and on a botched jet sweep, Crews struck again.

Laux handed Crews the ball on the jet sweep going left to right, but when Crews dropped the ball, it seemed everyone stopped for a moment. But Crews, showing great poise, picked up the loose ball, averted a few shooting Northwestern Lehigh defenders, found some space and outraced the overcommitted Tigers’ defense for a 62-yard touchdown and a 14-0 Belle Vernon lead.

Josh Snyder did a very good job in getting Northwestern Lehigh to its first state championship game. His team ran into a defending state champion that had blazing speed and could reel off explosive plays.

“They had a couple more players and playmakers, and they’re a good football team, they’re back-to-back state champions for a reason, kudos to them,” Snyder said. “There’s not a whole lot of holes in their football program, and for us to come out and compete with them, I feel good about that.”

Scoring Summary

Belle Vernon (13-1) 14 7 7 10-38

Northwestern Lehigh (15-1) 0 7 0 0-7

1st Quarter

BV – Anthony Crews 78 kickoff return (Preston Rathway kick good), 11:47

BV – Crews 62 run (Rathway kick), 7:52

2nd Quarter

BV – Braden Laux 2 run (Rathway kick), 1:48

NL – Landen Matson 17 pass from Shane Leh (Seth Kern kick), :35

3rd Quarter

BV – Quinton Martin 92 run (Rathway kick), 6:00

4th Quarter

BV – Rathway 44 FG, 10:08

BV – Jake Gedekoh 1 run (Rathway kick), 6:36

FULL GAME STATS

BEL/NWL

FIRST DOWNS 13/15

RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-334/39-135

PASSING YDS (NET) 33/112

Passes Cmp-Att-Int 6-8-0/15-22-1

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 40-367/61-247

Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0/0-0

Punt Returns-Yards 4-40/1-3

Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-91/6-100

Interception Returns-Yards 1-0/0-0

Punts (Number-Avg) 2-35.5/5-40.6

Fumbles-Lost 1-1/2-1

Penalties-Yards 6-60/5-35

Possession Time 23:45/24:15

Third-Down Conversions 1 of 6/7 of 14

Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1/0 of 2

Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2/1-3

Joseph Santoliquito is a hall-of-fame, award-winning sportswriter who has been covering high school football since 1992 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be followed on Twitter @JSantoliquito [twitter.com].

December 9, 2023

2023 PIAA Class 3A Championship Preview: Belle Vernon Area (12-1) @ Northwestern Lehigh (15-0)

Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley will again be at the eye of the Pennsylvania high school football world this weekend when the state’s top 12 high school teams meet for PIAA state championships.

Belle Vernon reached its first state championship game last year and won it in the most dramatic game of last year’s championship week, 9-8, over District 12 champion Neumann-Goretti. The Leopards will defend the Class 3A title riding Penn State-bound tailback Quinton Martin and an explosive offense that trampled District 12 champion Hickory, 42-16, in the state semifinals. Belle Vernon is carrying an eight-game winning streak into the finals. The Leopards’ defense is yielding a scant 8.9 points per game.

Northwestern Lehigh is making its first appearance in the state finals and is the first District 11 team since Parkland in 2015 to reach the state finals. There has not been a District 11 state champion in football since Brendan Nosovitch led Allentown Central Catholic to the Class 3A championship in 2010 (before the 6A classification in 2016). The Tigers got here by beating District 3 champion Wyomissing, 33-24, in the state semis. Dalton Clymer, Northwestern Lehigh’s single-season TD record holder, was the difference-maker, scoring three times, twice rushing, and one TD reception.

How they got here:

Belle Vernon (7) 12-1

2023 Season

Total Points Scored 530 Total Points Allowed 123

Average Points Scored 40.7 Average Points Allowed 9.4

2023 Playoffs – 4 games

Total Points Scored 166 Total Points Allowed 30

Average Points Scored 41.5 Average Points Allowed 7.5

Northwestern Lehigh (11) 15-0

2023 Season

Total Points Scored 662 Total Points Allowed 156

Average Points Scored 44.1 Average Points Allowed 10.4

2023 Playoffs – 5 games

Total Points Scored 219 Total Points Allowed 73

Average Points Scored 43.8 Average Points Allowed 14.6

December 5, 2023

Northwestern Lehigh Uses Big Second Half To Knock Off Wyomissing Area, 33-24

KUTZTOWN – Northwestern Lehigh head coach Josh Snyder faced down his team in the locker room down 17-7 and said, “We play like this again in the second half like we did in the first half this will be the last time this season we take our equipment off.” Senior running back Dalton Clymer responded to Snyder and said, “This is not going to be the last time I take this equipment off.”

Clymer and his teammates made true to his word as they overcame a first-half deficit to defeat Wyomissing 33-24 in the PIAA 3A State Semifinal on Friday night at Kutztown University’s Andre Reed Stadium. For the first time in school history, the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (15-0) will be playing for a PIAA State Championship next Saturday at Cumberland Valley’s Chapman Field against defending 3A Champion, Belle Vernon.

“Leading a team to a State Championship game are words that I have never said, or thought was going to happen,” Snyder said. “When you become a coach, getting to and winning a State Championship game is obviously the goal. We have had many good football teams that have come through here and were eliminated in different rounds. There are a lot of great football teams out there, including Wyomissing, and it is tough to win one in this state. These guys have been different in all aspects of the game, and no one is in awe of any opponent coming in. We dig in and practice and they absorb everything we give them.”

Early on it seemed Wyomissing (12-2) was going to control the game with its potent Wing-T offense as they built their 17-7 lead at the half. The Spartans dominated on the line of scrimmage, and they forced the Tigers into bad field position. The Tigers did themselves no favors in the first half by committing eight first-half penalties for 63 yards and had a Spartans punt bounce off a leg of one of their players that set up Wyomissing for a field goal.

“These kids refused to lay down and roll over,” Snyder said. “Things could not have gone worse on offense in the first half with being backed up it seemed every drive and many penalties. Our defense was still playing well and I said ‘Keep fighting, get a stop, and clean our acts up.”

The Spartans struck first by racing 51 yards down the field in five plays and Drew Eisenhower capped the drive with his 23-yard touchdown run, picking up where he left off last week with four touchdowns in a win over Danville. The Tigers answered back and tied the game at seven in the final minute of the first quarter when Clymer took a screen pass 25 yards to the end zone on 4th and 7.

“That play was set up by the great blocking I had downfield with the ball,” Clymer said. “At no point did I think I was going down. The blocking from our line and receivers were tremendous.”

The Tigers finally had the Spartans backed up past the Wyomissing 40-yard line for the first time to start the second quarter, but a 43-yard punt from Collin Niedrowski pinned the Tigers at their own 1. A three-and-out plus short punt to their own 23 set the Spartans to go up 14-7 on a 5-yard pass from quarterback Logan Hyde to Ryker Jones with just over five minutes left in the 2nd quarter.

“We apply a lot of pressure and I think our success on defense helped keep our offense fresh in the first half,” Wyomissing Head Coach Bob Wolfrum said. “It kept us in the game and as the half wore on we could not do anything with them nor stop them. We just could not keep it going.”

A block in the back penalty on the ensuing kickoff set Northwestern Lehigh inside their own 10 and they eventually punted to put Wyomissing just at their own 47-yard line. They got a stop, however, the Spartans’ punt bounced off the leg of a Tiger to put Wyomissing at Northwestern’s 25-yard line. Spartans kicker Keegan Maher lined up and drilled Wyomissing’s first and only field goal attempt of the season from 39 yards out to end the first half.

Turnovers had been the thing the Tigers’ defense had thrived off all season as they forced 29 entering tonight’s contest. When they needed their first of this game, they turned to Eli Zimmerman, who picked off Hyde on the Spartans at the Tigers 25-yard line on the opening drive of the second half for his astounding 10th interception of the season.

“That interception was on a third and long and Eli just makes the plays we need to on defense,” Snyder said. “He had a couple of amazing tackles, nearly another interception on the last drive of the game, and a heck of a pass break-up that he forced out of the kid’s hands. He knows everything that goes on back there and he communicates everything to the secondary. To keep Wyomissing to three scores plus a field goal after what they do this year, and every year is truly an amazing defensive performance.”

The interception turned the tide of the contest as Tigers quarterback Shane Leh brought his offense to life with a 41-yard run down the right sideline before racing 26 yards into the end zone to make it a 17-14 game at the 5:42-mark of the third quarter. Northwestern forced a three-and-out and used good field position of their own to ground-and-pound 46 yards down the field to take their first lead of the night at 20-17 when Daniel Jenkins scored from three yards out.

A false start on 4th and 1 from the Tiger 11-yard line brought Maher back onto the field and tied the game at 20 with a 33-yard field goal, or so he thought. A roughing the kicker penalty gave the Spartans drive new life and Eisenhower pushed his way into the end zone on 4th and Goal from the 1 to put Wyomissing ahead at 24-20 with 5:43 left in regulation. Hyde valiantly scrambled 18 yards on 3rd and Goal from the 18 to set up Eisenhower’s chance.

However, at this point, the Tigers’ offense was clicking on all cylinders. Northwestern responded and took the lead back for good with 2:57 left in regulation following a clutch 6-yard run out of the wildcat from Devon Hildebrand on 4th and 3. Hildebrand already had come through in a big way earlier in the drive when he took a screen pass up the middle 39 yards that put the Tigers at the Spartan 13-yard line.

“That has always been our big-hitter,” Hildebrand said. “We go to it in times of need, and I saw green grass with my lineman blocking. It was all I could have asked for.”

Wyomissing needed a quick strike, and they turned to their passing game that does not often get used when their Wing-T is rolling. Hyde went 1-of-3 on the Spartans’ next drive which handed the ball back to the Tigers deep in their own end. Clymer put the exclamation point on the Tigers win with a pair of runs and his second touchdown of the game.

“We had to throw we did not have the time to move the ball how we normally do,” Wolfrum said. “We had too much to make up and when we had to start throwing full time, that is simply not our game.”

Hyde finished 7-of-17 with a touchdown pass and two interceptions. The seven completions were a career-high and his 17 pass attempts blitzed his previous career-high total of 10 set back in a thrilling 35-34 win over Trinity on September 8th.

The Tigers totaled 285 total yards and limited the Spartans to 265 yards with 199 of that coming on the ground. Leh went 7-of-12 through the air for 111 yards and one touchdown while adding 62 yards on the ground off 11 carries and another touchdown.

For Wyomissing, their fourth-straight 3A State Semifinal appearance ended the same way it did last year, but the work the Spartans have done over the past four seasons is nothing to be overlooked. Wyomissing is 48-5 since the start of the 2020 season and their 40 wins over the past three are the most by a Berks County team in history.

“Every year this senior class has won the district and been to this round,” Wolfrum said. “They were fun to coach and I am super proud of everything they have done for our program.”

For Snyder, as a high-school athlete at Northwestern Lehigh, saw his team come up short in this very round in 1997 to South Williamsport. Now he has a chance to deliver a State Championship to his alma mater.

“It is a surreal feeling for sure,” Snyder said. “I am proud of these kids from top to bottom and what they have done. We are just some guys from New Tripoli going out to Cumberland Valley to play for a state final next weekend.”

Clymer, the Tigers lead back, finished with 120 all-purpose yards behind 92 yards on 17 carries and two catches for 28 yards.

“It feels amazing to be playing for a state final,” Clymer said. “We have been breaking records all year and making history for this school and it is another notch in our belt,”

The next time Clymer and his Tiger teammates take their equipment off will be next Saturday afternoon and they hope to be holding a State Championship trophy while doing so.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Final

NW Lehigh 7 0 13 13 33

Wyomissing 7 10 0 7 24

Scoring Summary:

1 Wyomissing Eisenhower, 23 run (Maher kick) 3:57

1 NW Lehigh Clymer 25 pass from Leh (Kern kick) 0:57

2 Wyomissing Jones, 3 pass from Hyde (Maher kick) 5:09

2 Wyomissing Maher, 39 FG 0:59

3 NW Lehigh Leh, 26 run (Kern kick) 5:42

3 NW Lehigh Jenkins, 3 run (kick failed) 2:09

4 Wyomissing Eisenhower, 1 run (Maher kick) 5:45

4 NW Lehigh Hildebrand, 6 run (Kern kick) 2:57

4 NW Lehigh Clymer, 2 run (kick failed) 1:21

Team Statistics:

NW Lehigh Wyomissing

First downs 13 15

Rushes-yards 35-174 47-199

Passing yards 111 66

Total yards 285 265

Passes COMP-ATT-INT 7-14-0 7-17-2

Fumbles-lost 2-1 0-0

Punts-average 5-29.2 4-33.8

Penalties-yards 9-64 7-50

Individual statistics

RUSHING

NW Lehigh: Clymer 17-92, Leh 11-62, Hildebrand 2-10, Matson 1-5, Zimmerman 2-4, Jenkins 1-3, TEAM 1-(-2)

Wyomissing: Eisenhower 16-72, Jones 7-59, Hyde 6-34, Hardy 6-17, Macrina 6-16, Marv. Armistead 1-1, Niedrowski 3-0, Diaz 2-0

PASSING

NW Lehigh: Leh 7-12-0–111, Bollinger 0-1–0

Wyomissing: Hyde 7-12-2–66

RECEIVING

NW Lehigh: Clymer 2-28, Matson 2-24, Hildebrand 1-39, Bollinger 1-18, Zimmerman 1-2

Wyomissing: Eisenhower 2-19, Blickley 1-24, Neff 1-12, Brower 1-6, Jones 1-3, Hardy 1-2

INTERCEPTIONS:

NW Lehigh: Zimmerman, Jenkins

December 2, 2023

District 11 Notes (Week 13):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for 189 yards in his last career game and finished his senior season with a school record 3,056 yards. Dylan Rabuck held the old record when he rushed for 2,948 yards in 2017. Achenbach rushed for 7,017 yards in his career which is the 4th highest total all-time in District 11. Achenbach scored 37 td’s this year which is the 2nd highest at Williams Valley behind Rabuck’s 42 in 2017. Achenbach scored 86 career td’s which ties him for 7th place all-time in the District with Eric Rath of Pius X. Rath scored his 86 td’s from 1998-01. I looked up to see where Alex ended up all-time in the District for career rushing attempts and his 946 carries has him in 4th place. The top 3 are Zach Barket of Schuylkill Haven (1,029 – 2005-08), Colin McDermott of Central Catholic (967 – 2010-12), and James Mungro of ES South (962 – 1993-96). Looking at the single season rushing attempts leaders all-time in the District there were 2 players to have over 400 rushing attempts. McDermott holds the District record with a whopping 459 attempts in 2012. Barket is 2nd in the District with 406 attempts he had in 2008. Achenbach is now in 3rd place with 384 attempts. Trey Tremba of Parkland finishes his career rushing for 3,363 yards and scoring a total of 65 touchdowns. He slots into the 4th highest yardage total at Parkland behind Austin Scott (5,802 yards – 2000-02), Matt Thomas (4,283 yards – 1995-97), and Sean Bleiler (3,984 yards – 1997-99). His 65 td’s is the 2nd highest at Parkland behind Scott’s 74 td’s. On the District all-time list for career td’s he cracks the top 25 and is tied for 24th place. Juan Gaddy of Easton (1989-92), and Wyatt Clements (2012-15) also scored 65 td’s in their careers. Tremba caught 97 career passes for 1,242 yards and 13 td’s and is one of five District 11 players to rush for 3,000 career yards and have 1,000 reception yards. As mentioned in week 11, they are Frank Morici of Notre Dame, Shane Simpson of Easton, Austyn Borre of Pleasant Valley, and Nate Boyle of Tamaqua. Matt Machalik of Palmerton ends his senior season rushing for a school record 2,251 yards and a school record 37 td’s scored. His 37 td’s ties him for this season’s District lead with Achenbach. Machalik rushed for 5,457 yards in his career which puts him in 9th place all-time in the District. He scored 95 career td’s which is the 4th highest all-time in the District. Dalton Clymer of Northwestern scored 2 td’s in week 13 enabling him to break the school record for career td’s scored. Clymer now has 61 td’s breaking the tie he had with former Tigers Harry Hall and Cade Christopher. Hall scored 59 td’s from 2012-15 and Christopher from 2020-22. That also bumps Clymer up 4 spots on the all-time touchdown District list. He is tied for 35th place with Dan Tavani of Notre Dame (2000-03), Blake Bowman of Tri-Valley (2009-12), and Saquan Barkley of Whitehall (2012-14). Luke Stevenosky of Minersville ends his season with school records for rushing attempts (285), rushing yardage (2,467) and td’s scored (33). Stevenosky also joined the “4,000 yard” club last week and he finishes his career with school records for rushing yardage (4,071), and td’s scored (57). His career yardage slots him into 40th place all-time in the District and his 57 td’s is the 45th highest all-time in the District, tied with Chuck Dibilio of Nazareth (2008-10), Kevin Gulyas of Central Catholic (2008-10), and Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh (2022-23). Jed Bendekovits of Nazareth went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season and currently has 1,062 yards to go along with 15 td’s scored. Teammate Marquez Wimberly joins the chart as he went over 1,000 yards rushing for his career. The sophomore has 1,013 yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

Peyton Falzone of Nazareth regains the top spot for passing yards in the District for the current season with 2,376 yards. Falzone lost the top spot after week 9 when he didn’t play in week 10. Falzone has thrown for 17 td’s and rushed for 10 more so far this year. Matt Machalik ends his career throwing for 6,055 yards and 66 td passes. He stays in 18th place all-time in the District for passing yards. His 66 td passes earns him a 14th place tie all-time in the District with Bryce Herb of Williams Valley who also threw for 66 career td passes from 2018-20. Machalik’s combined rushing and passing total of 11,512 yards puts him in 2nd place all-time in the District behind Brendan Nosovitch of Central Catholic who totaled 12,877 yards from 2008-11. Nosovitch rushed for 3,628 yards and threw for 9,249 yards. Cole Defranco (2016-18) of Notre Dame has the 3rd highest total in the District with his 11,355 yards (1,451 rushing, 9,904 passing). Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall threw for a school record 411 yards in week 13 to push his season ending total to 2,323 yards. Giani Sinatore held the old record when he threw for 369 yards vs Emmaus in 2015. Dogmantis moved into 2nd place at Whitehall for single season passing yards behind record holder Zachary Gilbert who threw for 2,781 yards in 2016. Dogmantis owns career school records for pass completions (401), attempts (702), passing yards (5,155), and td passes (51). Luke Spang of Parkland went over 2,000 yards passing in week 13 and ended his senior year throwing for 2,019 yards. He finishes his career at Parkland in 2nd place all-time in all 4 categories, completions (343), attempts (557), passing yards (5,143), and td passes (53). Devante Cross holds all of Parklands records (452 for 795 for 6,350 yards and 64 td passes). Dogmantis is in 34th place all-time for passing yards in th District and Spang is in 35th place. Dante Carr of Minersville finished his sophomore season passing for 1,139 yards. Carr threw for 1,173 yards as a freshman. Cayden Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic finished his sophomore season throwing for 1,529 yards and 18 td passes.

RECEIVERS:

Mason Kuehner of Nazareth caught 10 passes in a game for the 2nd week in a row. Kuehner added another 136 yards and a td to his totals. Kuehner’s season totals have him catching 72 passes for 1,112 yards and 7 td grabs. He’s the 4th Blue Eagle to have 70 receptions in a season and the 7th Blue Eagle to have 1,000 yards receiving in a season. Kuehner’s career totals moved to 180 catches for 2,787 yards and 21 td’s. He’s 6th all-time on the District list for receptions. He moves up 4 spots from 8th to 4th for career reception yardage. He went ahead of Nate Stefanik of Nazareth (2,738 yards), Jason Grow of Williams Valley (2,747 yards), Jahon Dotson of Nazareth (2,755 yards), and Nate Stewart of Pius X/BECA (2,777 yards). The Whitehall duo of Jack Kocher and Braden Bashore ended their careers in week 13. Kocher caught 52 passes for 883 yards and 10 td’s this season and Bashore caught 56 passes for 593 yards and 5 td’s. An odd stat was that Kocher, Bashore and Talon Dogmantis all caught 6 passes each in week 12 and then all three caught 9 passes each in week 13. Kocher had 202 receiving yards and 3 td grabs in week 13. The 202 yards in the game is the 3rd highest at Whitehall behind record holder Fred Delucia (228 yards vs Emmaus in 1988), and Dez Boykin (207 yards vs Liberty in 2016). Kocher joined the “100 catch” club and finished his career catching 106 passes for 1,486 yards and 15 td’s. His catches and yardage are both 4th best at Whitehall and his 15 td’s are tied for 3rd best. Jim Potocnie (2003-05) and Tyler Artim (2008-10) also caught 15 td passes in their careers. Bashore finished his career catching 99 passes for 1,147 yards and 13 td grabs. He ranks 5th all-time at Whitehall for career receptions, 6th for yardage, and 8th for reception td’s. Carter Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic finished his freshman season setting 1 new District record and tying another. Vassa caught 42 passes for 792 yards and 9 td receptions. His yardage is 100 yards better than the previous record of 692 yards that Jahan Dotson of Nazareth had in 2014. Vassa tied Dotson for most td grabs by a freshman with 9. His 42 receptions is 2nd behind Dotson’s 60.

Career reception District 11 rankings:

Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) 180 catches (6th place)  District record is 247 – Kevin Gulyas (2008-11)

Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) 173 catches (7th place)

Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic) 172 catches (8th place)

Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) 170 catches (9th place)

Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) 130 catches (tied for 21st best with Ryan Greene of Catasauqua 2014-16)

Career reception yardage District 11 rankings:

Flail 2,838 yards (3rd best) District record is 4,201 yards – Kevin Gulyas of Central Catholic (2008-11)

Kuehner 2,787 yards (4th best)

Tyminski 2,556 yards (11th best)

Ryan 2,231 yards (17th best)

Career reception td’s:

Flail 42 (2nd best all-time) District record is 54 – Kevin Gulyas of Central Catholic (2008-11)

Ryan 26 (tied for 20th best with Matt Kistler of Tamaqua 2016-19, and Christian Sapp of ES South 2018-20)

2023 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1), 5 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

6 (3), 4 (2) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

6 (4) Brennan Kunkel (Panther Valley)

6 (11), 4 (7), 4 (8) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame) *Ties School Record*

5 (2), 5 (7), 4 (6), 4 (9), 4 (12) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3), 4 (10) Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

5 (11), 4 (3), 4 (4), 4 (5), 4 (7), 4 (8) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) AJ Slivka (Northampton)

4 (2), 4 (11) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

4 (3), 4 (4) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

4 (3) Ty Sander (Palmerton)

4 (5) William Francis (Stroudsburg)

4 (6) Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

4 (6) John Haubert (Palisades)

4 (7) Emilio Gonzalez (Palmerton)

4 (7), 4 (9) Nathan Gray (ES South)

4 (7) Bradley Whalen (Tamaqua)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

4 (8) Parrish McFarland (Pottsville)

4 (9) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (10) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

343 (2), 316 (7), 295 (11), 255 (4), 237 (9), 234 (12), 230 (1), 228 (8), 220 (6), 201 (10) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *School Record*

324 (4) Brennan Kunkel (Panther Valley) *School Record*

319 (4), 240 (8), 238 (5), 221 (3), 209 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

318 (9), 239 (7), 235 (8) Nathan Gray (ES South)

316 (2), 272 (5), 234 (10), 224 (4), 223 (8). 219 (7) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville) *School Record*

300 (2), 201 (4) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

262 (4), 222 (3), 220 (12) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

254 (2), 221 (11), 204 (8), 200 (7) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

241 (10), 201 (7) Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

240 (10), 203 (12) Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

227 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

216 (10) Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

205 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

203 (3) Noah Pierre (Freedom)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

370 (7), 205 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

345 (3), 221 (9) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

306 (5), 237 (7), 231 (4) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

296 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

296 (8), 266 (5), 260 (10), 208 (4) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

293 (12), 269 (4), 260 (1) Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

290 (3) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

280 (5), 230 (10), 222 (8), 201 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

275 (10), 254 (11) Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

271 (5) Brody Breiner (Panther Valley)

260 (1), 256 (12), 244 (4), 240 (9) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

260 (11), 221 (1) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

258 (9), 212 (5) Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

245 (10) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

242 (10) Lawson Vazquez (Allen)

237 (8), 204 (3) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

231 (5) Cole Ordway (Easton)

231 (10), 210 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

231 (10) Evan Karenda (Pine Grove)

225 (2) Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

411 (13), 223 (12), 203 (10), 202 (2) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

217 (8) Gavin Taff (Northampton)

217 (11) Ben Pilcher (Stroudsburg)

208 (1), 219 (6) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

200 (3) Chase Walker (Freedom)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Greg Campbell (Bangor)

4 (1) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2), 4 (10) Luke Spang (Parkland)

4 (3), 4 (7) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (10 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

4 (11) Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

4 (13) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

Single Game Receptions (10)

11 (12) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)  *Ties School Record*

10 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

10 (12), 10 (13) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

202 (13) Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

198 (9), 154 (12) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

197 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

194 (12), 167 (7), 141 (1) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

190 (5), 184 (4), 149 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

179 (10) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

174 (7) Jamanni Cruz (Salisbury)

167 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

161 (11) Collin McGee (North Schuylkill)

148 (1) Alex Moser (Pen Argyl)

146 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

146 (5) Collin Torres (Easton)

146 (11) Aidan Sorrentino (Central Catholic)

142 (2) Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

142 (3) Mason Bollinger (Northwestern)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (10) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

3 (1) Riley Stapp (Bangor)

3 (2) Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

3 (10) Conner Johns (Parkland)

3 (13) Jack Kocher (Whitehall)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (3), 49 (7) Luke Meyers (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

45 (4) Will Buck (Emmaus)

40 (2) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

3056 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

2467 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)  *School Record*

2251 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

1844 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

1704 Nathan Gray (ES South)

1595 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

1529 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1469  Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

1453 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

1312 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1253 Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

1159 Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

1101 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

1095 Noah Pierre (Freedom)

1062 Jed Bendekovits (Nazareth)

1043 Ty Sander (Palmerton)

1026 Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

1005 Rory Dixon (Marian Catholic)

Touchdowns (20)

37 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

37 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

36 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

33 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)  *School Record*

30 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

29 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

24 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

23 Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

20 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

Passing Yards (1,000)

2376 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

2323 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

2258 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

2211 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

2019 Luke Spang (Parkland)

1924 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

1774 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1704 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

1655 Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

1647 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

1647 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

1529 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1529 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

1499 Chase Walker (Freedom)

1479 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

1403 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1364 Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

1246 Greg Campbell (Bangor)

1199 Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

1192 Gavin Taff (Northampton)

1139 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1123 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1085 Blake Schwartz (Tri-Valley)

1083 Cole Ordway (Easton)

1001 Tyler Miller (Blue Mountain)

Touchdown Passes (16)

26 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

24 Luke Spang (Parkland)

23 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

21 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

21 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

20 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

19 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

18 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

17 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

17 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

16 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

Receptions (40)

72 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

62 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

56 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

56 Brett Bashore (Whitehall)

53 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

52 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

52 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

50 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

48 Aidan Sorrentino (Central Catholic)

47 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

46 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

45 Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

43 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

42 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

42 Devon Hildebrand (Northwestern)

42 Blake Roberts (Lehighton)

40 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Reception Yardage (600)

1112 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

973 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

964 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

883 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

815 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

775 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

744 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

707 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

662 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

659 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

651 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

650 Devon Hildebrand (Northwestern)

650 Conner Johns (Parkland)

620 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

603 Jack Inglis (Southern Lehigh)

Reception Touchdowns (8)

11  Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 Conner Johns (Parkland)

10 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

10 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

10 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

9 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

9 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

9 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

8 Collin McGee (North Schuylkill)

8 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

November 27, 2023
TWITTER (X) RECAP: Northwestern Lehigh rushes past Scranton Prep, 27-6

Northwestern Lehigh’s Dalton Clymer rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a 27-6 win over Scranton Prep.

The Tigers’ next opponent is Wyomissing who defeated Danville 48-27 Friday night.

TAKING CENTER STAGE

Happy to see @D11Sports Student Reporters Joey Draper and Ryan Caulfield get an opportunity to be on the call for tonight’s @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals matchup between Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep.

The game being produced by our partners at @sfbn… pic.twitter.com/4yT2rX6CQM

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 24, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:

Tiger Stadium in New Tripoli the site for the @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals between @PIAADistrictXI Champion @nwtigerfootball and @piaad2 Champion Scranton Prep.

The winner gets Wyomissing or Danville in the State semis next week. @nwlehighsd… pic.twitter.com/LJInrPh5ij

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

Scoreboard Update: 6-0 Prep after a 51 yard td run. @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI pic.twitter.com/57iJAXbyan

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

Scoreboard Update: 7-6 start of the second quarter on a td pass by Shane Leh to Shane Hulmes. @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI pic.twitter.com/tcAjiWDVHL

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

Scoreboard Update: 8 yard td run by @clymer_7 makes it 13-6 Tigers. @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI pic.twitter.com/RiZsDsL8Co

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

Scoreboard Update: Halftime- 13-6 Tigers on top. @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI pic.twitter.com/xuWkk3aznJ

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

Scoreboard Update: @clymer_7 with a one yard td to go up 20-6 with 6:47 left in third quarter. @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI pic.twitter.com/MwmCkj2XJZ

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

Scoreboard Update: 27-6 Tigers after another short td run by @clymer_7. @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI pic.twitter.com/Kasb5365yC

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

Scoreboard Update: End of 3rd quarter-
27-6 Tigers. Big int by @e_zimmerman4 @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI pic.twitter.com/7JH4IilnSY

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

Scoreboard Update: Tigers win 27-6. MOVIN on. @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI pic.twitter.com/KEn1NSVQ5d

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

Head Coach @jshsnydr7 talks about his teams performance and advancing to the State Final 4. @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI pic.twitter.com/APoyQQWQSM

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals Northwestern Lehigh vs Scranton Prep

A great team win tonight for the Tigers. @clymer_7 and @e_zimmerman4 all smiles after the game. I @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica… pic.twitter.com/dA8KNAaxop

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

PIAA FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:

Postgame message by Northwestern Lehigh Head Coach @jshsnydr7 after the Tigers 27-6 win over Scranton Prep.

Next up Wyomissing in the @PIAASports Final 4. @nwtigerfootball @nwlehighsd @ScrPrepSports @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @PIAADistrictXI… pic.twitter.com/T7yeWoqlub

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

THERE’S NO “I” IN TEAM:

Extended highlights from Northwestern Lehigh’s 27-6 win over Scranton Prep in the @PIAASports 3A Quarterfinals.

So many players made big plays for the Tigers all night long—helping them advance to the state semifinals & improve to 14-0 on the season.… pic.twitter.com/H5BSxn2fdg

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 25, 2023

November 25, 2023
Nazareth Wins Wild Back And Forth Game Over Parkland, 24-17

NAZARETH – It was back in September when these two unbeaten teams first met this season. It was the Trojans winning that game on a late touchdown run by Trey Tremba. This time it was the Blue Eagles turn to get the late touchdown. Logan Hilarczyk stripped the ball away from Parkland’s Leo Dauberman. Marquez Wimberly picked it up and ran 74 yards for the final score as time ran out in the game. After a wild back-and-forth fourth quarter, the second-seed Nazareth Blue Eagles beat top seed Parkland Friday night at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium 24-17 to win the District 11 6A title.

The Blue Eagles moved the ball in the first half, using up the clock and moving the ball down the field, but came up empty. They had more opportunities than Parkland, but couldn’t convert. On the final play of the first half, they moved offensive lineman Sean Kinney to fullback. But a goal-line stance by the Trojans kept the game scoreless heading into halftime.

In the third quarter, both teams were able to kick field goals. First, the Trojans ended the scoreless drought on an Aidan Gallagher 29-yarder with 9:28 left in the quarter. Nazareth’s Nathan Baker calmly kicked a 33-yard field goal later in the quarter. Heading into the fourth quarter, tied at 3.

After not much offense through three quarters, things started to really heat up. The Trojans went up 10-3 on a perfect pass by Luke Spang to Dauberman for a 36-yard touchdown with 11:46 left in the game.

Nazareth answered right back. Jed Bendekovits’ 26-yard run up the middle tied the game up at 10 with 7:48 remaining in the game.

Like a good heavy-weight fight, the Trojans counter-punched. Tremba had a 14-yard touchdown run with 3:31 left which put Parkland up 17-10. You had to wonder if a late Tremba touchdown was going to be the difference again for Parkland.

But this time it was the Blue Eagles’ turn. Nazareth drove 80 yards and capped off the drive with an amazing 25-yard touchdown run by Peyton Falzone with 1:08 left in the game. The score was 17-16 Parkland.

The game came down to a two-point conversion. The last time the Eagles were in this spot was in 2019. Nazareth beat Parkland 22-21 on the “Nazareth Special” for the District 11 6A title on a two-point conversion in overtime.

“Last time this happened, in 2019, my son (Peyton) was a ball boy at that point and I remember hugging him after that game and I was crying and he was crying and he said Dad I am so happy,” said Head Football Coach Tom Falzone. “Here we are and he is now the quarterback and I am so proud of him.”

The Blue Eagles lined up for the two-point conversion and possibly the lead. Mason Kuehner in the wild Cat somehow found Frankie Mroz for the two-point conversion and the lead, 18-17.

Frankie snapped the ball to me and I thought maybe I could run it in,” said Kuehner. “But Frankie ran his route and I found him and he went up and made a great catch.”

But it seemed like whoever had the ball last might come out with the win. The Trojans drove down quickly in Blue Eagle territory. Spang hit Dauberman up the middle but the ball was stripped and Wimberly scooped it u and ran it in for the score as time ran out sealing the win.

Falzone said, “Look what he (Wimberly) did, he made plays on both sides of the ball for us tonight,”

Also, Falzone said after the game, “This was an emotional week for our team. Assistant coach Bob Panny was in the hospital and another assistant, Rob Petrosky, lost his father.”

“I am so proud of these kids tonight,” said Falzone. “It was like a heavyweight and I didn’t want to go into overtime, so we went for the two-point conversion.”

Nazareth will face the winner of Lincoln or St. Joseph’s Prep who play on Saturday afternoon.

NAZARETH NOTES:
Peyton Falzone passed for 181 yards on 14 of 25 passes
Jed Bendekovits rushed for 147 yards and one score
Mason Kuehner caught 9 passes for 139 yards

PARKLAND NOTES:
Luke Spang passed for 167 yards and one touchdown
Trey Tremba rushed for 110 yards and a score
Leo Dauberman caught 3 passes for 77 yards and one score

Scoring Summary:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Nazareth Area 0 0 3 21 24

Parkland 0 0 3 14 17

Third Quarter:
P: Aidan Gallagher 29-yard field goal 9:28
N: Nathan Baker 33-yard field goal 4:06

Fourth Quarter:
P: Leo Dauberman 36-yard pass from Luke Spang (Aidan Gallagher kick good) 11:46
N: Jed Bendekovits 26-yard run (Nathan Baker kick good) 7:48
P: Trey Tremba 14-yard run (Aidan Gallagher kick good) 3:31
N: Peyton Falzone 25-yard run (Frankie Mroz pass from Mason Kuehner) 1:08

N: Marquez Wimberly 74-yard fumble return (no extra-point attempted) 0:00

November 18, 2023
Coaching Jobs: Pocono Mountain East HS (District 11 – Class 5A)

We are accepting applications for Head Football Coach at Pocono Mountain East High School (District 11 – Class 5A). Posting closes 12/04/23. Use this link to apply: https://pmsd.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=137

November 16, 2023
HOLY WAR: Bethlehem Catholic shuts out Allentown Central Catholic 29-0 to win District 11 4A Title

WHITEHALL – It was just last year when Central Catholic beat Bethlehem Catholic 14-3 on the same field for the District 11 4A championship game. What a difference a year makes. The Golden Hawks’ got their revenge Saturday night shutting out the Vikings 29-0 at Zephyr Stadium for the District 11 4A title.

First-year Bethlehem Catholic Head Coach Ty Ward talked about the win. “It feels amazing and I am so proud of this group,” said Ward. “I told them back in February that the ones that stayed and the ones that bought into what we are going to do are going to be champions.”

Two of the guys who bought into the program led the way. Leading the way for the Bethlehem Catholic was quarterback Cayden Vassa and running back Mekhi Lapierre. Vassa threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns and Lapierre rushed for 143 yards and one score.

The Golden Hawks’ got the ball first and started fast on their opening drive, moving the ball right down the field. On the second play of the game, Vassa took off running down to Central Catholic’s 15. On fourth-and-six, Vassa looked left and rolled right and found Bryce Medina whose tip-toe catch for 11 yards put the Golden Hawks up 6-0.

“It was a huge play and we wanted to start fast,” said Ward. “I think we knew that they were going to try and stop the run a little bit and when they loaded up the box we took some shots.”

The Golden Hawks did just that, they took some shots. Vassa threw a perfect pass to his brother Carter Vassa for what looked like a 54-yard touchdown pass. But an ineligible man downfield penalty wiped out the play. “We need to clean up some of the penalties tonight and we will,” said Ward.

The Golden Hawks looked Golden in the first half. Their pass/run attack kept Central Catholic’s defense off balance. They used a perfect combination of passing and running on their next scoring drive. Mekhi Lapierre finished off the drive with the six-yard touchdown run with 5:55 left in the first half. “We have two amazing backs, Mekhi and Jacob,” said Ward. “Mekhi rarely gets tackled by the first guy and ran well tonight.”

Right before halftime, the Golden Hawks drove 80 yards on eight plays and added to their lead with 46.9 seconds left in the half. The play of the game happened when Vassa passed to Jacob Sutton who avoided the tackle and raced down the sidelines. He dove into the end zone for the score. Vassa to Vassa’s two-point conversion was good.

“I told myself before the game I was going to be aggressive,” said Ward. “What that means is sometimes we’re going to go for it on fourth down. The kids made plays tonight.” The score at halftime was 20-0 Bethlehem Catholic.

The story of the third quarter was the Golden Hawks’ defense. The Vikings punted twice and Ariel Awuah had an interception with 6:08 to go in the quarter, but the defense didn’t break.

After a scoreless third quarter, the special teams shined. A punt by the Golden Hawks’ Jeremy Fryer landed down on the Vikings’ one-yard line. It was a thing of beauty. On the very next play, Bethlehem Catholic’s Sammy Ayache tackled Dante Hamilton for safety with 5:09 remaining in the game.

“We lost some momentum in the third quarter. We needed something to bring us back and our defense did it all night,” said Ward. “They kept us going when our offense stalled a bit. Sammy’s safety is a perfect example of how well the defense played tonight.” The Golden Hawks led 22-0.

The final score of the game was a Vassa to Medina touchdown pass. The pass sealed the win for the Golden Hawks. Bethlehem Catholic faced a fourth-and-eight when Vassa calmly stepped back and hit a wide-open Medina who backpedaled into the end zone for the score.

“On fourth down we knew we had to take a shot,” said Ward. “Bryce, the one who caught it told me all game they were playing him really far inside leverage and he thought we could double move them on the outside. He was right. He ran a really good route and Cayden threw a perfect ball.”

“We are excited to still be going and we know we’ve got another big game ahead of us,” said Coach Ward. “We are going to enjoy this one right now and get ready for the next game.”

With the win, the Golden Hawks move on and will face the District 4 champions Selinsgrove who defeated Jersey Shore Friday night 44-19.

Scoring Summary:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Bethlehem Catholic (7-5) 6 14 0 9 29

Central Catholic (9-3) 0 0 0 0 0

First Quarter:
BC: Bryce Medina 11-yard pass from Cayden Vassa (kick failed) 8:58

Second Quarter:
BC: Mekhi Lapierre 6-yard run (kick failed) 5:55
BC: Jacob Sutton 43-yard pass from Cayden Vassa (Carter Vassa pass from Cayden Vassa) 0:46.9

Fourth Quarter:
BC: Sammy Ayache tackled Dante Hamilton in the end zone for a safety 5:09
BC: Bryce Medina 32-yard pass from Cayden Vassa (Jeremy Fyrer kick) 3:55

November 12, 2023
Falzone, Kuehner and Kinney Lead The Way to a Nazareth Area Win Over Northampton

NAZARETH – The end of Friday’s game marked the last home game for the seniors. Many seniors stayed on the field a little bit longer to take it all on.

Leading the way in this win was a pair of seniors. Mason Kuehner helped lead the way catching 11 passes and making spectacular plays on both sides of the ball. Sean Kinney was a force on defense all night to help shut down Northampton’s offense. Along with the seniors was sophomore quarterback Peyton Falzone who threw for two touchdown passes and rushed for one to lead the Blue Eagles to a 21-7 win over Northampton Friday night in the District 11 6A semifinals at Andrew S. Leh Stadium.

“Northampton is a good team and they are big up front,” said Nazareth Head Coach Tom Falzone. “They gave us fits tonight. But I am proud we were able to endure this game and get through it. We are back to where we want to be.”

The Blue Eagles are right back where they want to be, a rematch with Parkland for the District 11 6A title. Parkland defeated Emmaus Friday night 21-14.

“That one night in Parkland was our only loss,” said Falzone. “We talked about it then and we said keep it in the back of your mind but don’t focus on that and these kids have done that the rest of the season. Now we are there and we can focus on it and get ready.”

After a scoreless first quarter, Nazareth’s offense started to click. In the drive, the Blue Eagles faced a fourth-and-five on Northampton’s 16. They got the first down as the first quarter ended. Falzone threw a perfect pass in the corner of the end zone to Kuehner who made a beautiful 16-yard touchdown catch. Nathan Baker kicked the extra point and made it 7-0 Blue Eagles with 11:55 left in the first half.

On Northampton’s next possession, they got a kickoff return by Tristen Pinnock to midfield. But the Blue Eagles’ defense stiffened and took over on downs at their 31. The Blue Eagles moved the ball down the field on their next series. The 15-play drive ended on a missed 20-yard field goal attempt by Baker with 6:08 remaining in the first half.

After a three-and-out by Northampton, the Blue Eagles were on the move again. Kuehner made a great move and got behind the defense for a 44-yard catch. Two plays later, Falzone pump-faked and hit Logan Hilarczyk in the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown catch. The Blue Eagles doubled up their lead to 14-0 with 2:45 remaining in the first half.

Northampton moved the ball into Blue Eagles territory late in the first half. But it was the defense that got the job done. Kinney tackled running back Billy Stuhldreher for a one-yard loss on third down and Marquez Wimberly stopped Stuhldreher with no gain on fourth down. Nazareth took over with 41 seconds remaining in the first half on their 39. At halftime, the Blue Eagles led 14-0.

Nazareth’s defense forced a punt on Northampton’s first drive of the second half. The Blue Eagles’ offense took over on their 42 after the short punt by the K-Kids.

The Blue Eagles started the second half right where they left off with tough defense and an offense that moved the ball down the field. The drive ended up with a Falzone four-yard touchdown run to put the Blue Eagles up 21-0. Falzone finished the game with 257 yards passing two touchdowns and one rushing touchdown.

“He did well tonight, but there are some things we need to clean up and get better at,” said Coach Falzone. “I am proud of him for the way he stepped up tonight.”

Northampton got on the scoreboard late in the game. Quarterback Gavin Taff hit Pinnock on a crossing route for a 28-yard touchdown catch with 8:41 remaining in the game. Pinnock finished the night with six catches for 70 yards.

There was no more scoring in the game and the Blue Eagles moved on to play Parkland in the District 11 6A Finals.

Kuehner finished the night catching 11 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown. On defense, Kinney made several tackles and was a force all night. The Blue Eagles defense held the Northampton offense to 123 total yards.

“The defense did awesome tonight only giving up that one scoring drive,” said Falzone. “We knew they wanted to grind the ball and they did. It was a total team effort tonight.”

Northampton was without their star running back Caden Henritzy for most of the game due to an injury from last weekend.

Nazareth 21, Northampton 7

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Northampton 0 0 0 7 7

Nazareth Area 0 14 7 0 21

Second Quarter:

NAZ: Mason Kuehner 16-yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Nathan Baker kick good) 11:55

NAZ: Logan Hilarczyk 14-yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Nathan Baker kick good) 2:45

Third Quarter:

NAZ: Peyton Falzone 4-yard run (Nathan Baker kick good) 4:06

Fourth Quarter:

NO: Tristen Pinnock 28-yard pass from Gavin Taff (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 8:41

November 11, 2023
District 11 Notes (Week 11):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Josh Ludlow of Notre Dame rushed for 194 yards and scored a school tying record 6 td’s in week 11. Gerald Grube scored 6 td’s vs Wilson in 2017. Ludlow upped his td season total to 24 and and his career total to 45. Senior Caden Henritzy of Northampton went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season in week 11 (1,090 yards). Henritzy scored a td in the game to improve his career total to 50 td’s scored. Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven scored 3 td’s in week 11 which put him in the “40 td” club with exactly 40. Myers, a senior, has rushed for 1,260 yards and scored 14 td’s this season and teammate Sophomore Niko Carestia has rushed for 1,270 yards and scored 19 td’s. Trey Tremba of Parkland went over 3,000 career rushing yards last week (3,035 yards). Tremba joins an elite group of District 11 players that have rushed for 3,000 yards and have 1,000 yards receiving in a career (1,164). The other 4 players to accomplish this were Frank Morici of Notre Dame who rushed 640 times for 3,146 yards and caught 111 passes for 1,002 yards from 1988-91. He scored a total of 35 td’s. Shane Simpson of Easton rushed 563 times for 4,514 yards and caught 115 passes for 1,587 yards. He scored 85 td’s in his career. Austyn Borre of Pleasant Valley rushed 586 times for 4,295 yards and caught 89 passes for 1,052 yards. He scored 66 career td’s. Nate Boyle of Tamaqua rushed 539 yards for 4,088 yards and caught 109 passes for 1,562 yards. He scored 79 career td’s. Tremba has also scored 62 td’s in his career. Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh rushed for 221 yards and scored 5 td’s in week 11. Sawyer has rushed for 1,473 yards this season while scoring 34 td’s. Sawyer has 55 career td’s. Colm McGroarty of Mahanoy Area finished his career with a school record 4,219 yards rushing. McGroarty scored 62 career td’s which is the 2nd highest total in school history behind Ziggy Dudash’s 69 td’s that he scored from 1997-99. Matt Machalik of Palmerton went over 2,000 yards rushing on the season (2,071 yards) and has scored 35 td’s. Machalik is the first District 11 player to have a season rushing for 2,000 yards and another season with 2,000 yards passing. He has scored 93 career td’s moving him into 4th place all-time in the District. He moved Cody Remaley of Northern Lehigh down to 5th place with his 92 td’s he scored from 2007-10. Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for 295 yards and scored 3 td’s in week 11. Achenbach leads the District with 2,633 rushing yards. He also broke 2 school records in the process. He’s rushed for 6,594 career yards and scored 80 career td’s. Dylan Rabuck held both records when he rushed for 6,421 yards and scored 78 td’s from 2014-17. Achenbach moves into 4th place all-time in the District for his rushing yardage. Besides moving ahead of Rabuck, he also went by Colin McDermott of Central Catholic (6,473 yards from 2010-12), and Remaley (6,555 yards from 2007-10). His 80 td’s puts him in 10th place all-time in the District. Dylan Evans of Pen Argyl (2008-11), and Nate Boyle of Tamaqua (2016-19) move out of the top ten with their 79 career td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Antonio Fontanez of Central Catholic threw for 254 yards and 4 td’s in week 11. Fontanez takes over the District lead with his 2,071 yards passing this season. Danny Darno of Notre Dame is right behind Fontanez with 2,062 yards. Darno leads the District with 24 td passes. Luke Spang of Parkland is one behind Darno with 23 td passes. Brady O’Donnell of Lehighton joined the “4,000 yard” club and broke the school career passing yardage record in week 11. O’Donnell ended his career throwing for 4,136 yards. Tyler Cann held the old record when he threw for 3,993 yards from 2012-15. Ben Kreitzer of Nativity (1,123 yards), Blake Schwartz of Tri-Valley (1,085 yards), Gavin Taff of Northampton (1,049 yards), Dante Carr of Minersville (1,018 yards), and Tyler Miller of Blue Mountain (1,001 yards) all went over 1,000 yards passing in week 11. Machalik has 5,940 career passing yards which moves him up one more spot into 18th place all-time in the District. He drops Dan Persa of Liberty down to 19th place. Persa threw for 5,775 yards from 2003-06. Along with Fontanez, Aiden Hess of Catasauqua also went over 2,000 yards passing for his career (2,044 yards). In week 10. Ivan Laubach of ES South threw for 245 yards and 4 td passes in week 10.

RECEIVERS:

Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl ends his career with school records of 170 receptions, 2,556 receiving yards, and 17 td receptions. Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley ends his career with school records of 130 receptions, 2,231 receiving yards, and 27 td receptions. Junior Noah Dolbin of Nativity went over 100 career receptions (103) and broke the school record. Paul Bandholz caught 100 passes from 1986-88. Dolbin will enter his senior season needing 47 yards to reach 2,000 yards for his career and needs 2 td catches to break the career record. Ian Juica of Catasauqua went over 100 catches in week 10 and added 8 more in week 11 and now has 109 in his career. He also caught a td pass in week 11 and now has 20 for his career. Alex Moser of Pen argyl went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career last week. Moser ended his career catching 64 passes for 1,040 yards and 10 td’s. Tyminski currently leads the District with 62 receptions. Justin Yescavage of JimThorpe leads the District in reception yardage with 964 yards. Xzavier Pusateri of ES South caught 8 passes for 119 yards and 4 td’s in week 10. Three more made the chart in week 11 with 500 career receiving yards. They are Ethan Manley of Mahanoy Area (548 yards), Brady Behr of PM West (543 yards), and Nekhi Spencer of ES South (506 yards).

Career reception District 11 rankings:

Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) 170 catches (6th place)

Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) 168 catches (7th place)

Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic) 166 catches (8th place)

Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) 160 catches (tied for 9th place all-time with Nate Stewart Pius X/BECA 2012-15)

Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) 130 catches (tied for 21st best with Ryan Greene of Catasauqua 2014-16)

Career reception yardage District 11 rankings:

Flail 2,736 yards (7th best)

Tyminski 2,556 yards (10th best)

Kuehner 2,495 yards (12th best)

Ryan 2,231 yards (17th best)

Career reception td’s:

Flail 40 (tied for 2nd best all-time with Jahan Dotson of Nazareth 2014-17 )

Ryan 26 (tied for 20th best with Matt Kistler of Tamaqua 2016-19, and Christian Sapp of ES South 2018-20)

2023 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1), 5 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

6 (3), 4 (2) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

6 (4) Brennan Kunkel (Panther Valley)

6 (11), 4 (7), 4 (8) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame) *Ties School Record*

5 (2), 5 (7), 4 (6), 4 (9) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3), 4 (10) Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) AJ Slivka (Northampton)

4 (2), 4 (11) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

5 (11), 4 (3), 4 (4), 4 (5), 4 (7), 4 (8) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3), 4 (4) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

4 (3) Ty Sander (Palmerton)

4 (5) William Francis (Stroudsburg)

4 (6) Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

4 (6) John Haubert (Palisades)

4 (7) Emilio Gonzalez (Palmerton)

4 (7), 4 (9) Nathan Gray (ES South)

4 (7) Bradley Whalen (Tamaqua)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

4 (8) Parrish McFarland (Pottsville)

4 (9) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (10) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

343 (2), 316 (7), 295 (11), 255 (4), 237 (9), 230 (1), 228 (8), 220 (6), 201 (10) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *School Record*

324 (4) Brennan Kunkel (Panther Valley) *School Record*

319 (4), 240 (8), 238 (5), 221 (3), 209 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

318 (9), 239 (7), 235 (8) Nathan Gray (ES South)

316 (2), 272 (5), 234 (10), 224 (4), 223 (8). 219 (7) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville) *School Record*

300 (2), 201 (4) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

262 (4), 222 (3) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

254 (2), 221 (11), 204 (8), 200 (7) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

241 (10), 201 (7) Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

240 (10) Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

227 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

216 (10) Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

205 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

203 (3) Noah Pierre (Freedom)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

370 (7), 205 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

345 (3), 221 (9) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

306 (5), 237 (7), 231 (4) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

296 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

296 (8), 266 (5), 260 (10), 208 (4) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

290 (3) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

280 (5), 230 (10), 222 (8), 201 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

275 (10), 254 (11) Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

271 (5) Brody Breiner (Panther Valley)

269 (4), 260 (1) Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

260 (1), 244 (4), 240 (9) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

260 (11), 221 (1) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

258 (9), 212 (5) Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

245 (10) Ivan Laubach (ES South)

237 (8), 204 (3) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

231 (5) Cole Ordway (Easton)

231 (10), 210 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

225 (2) Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

217 (8) Gavin Taff (Northampton)

217 (11) Ben Pilcher (Stroudsburg)

208 (1), 219 (6) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

203 (10), 202 (2) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

200 (3) Chase Walker (Freedom)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Greg Campbell (Bangor)

4 (1) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2), 4 (10) Luke Spang (Parkland)

4 (3), 4 (7) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

4 (10 Ivan Laubach (ES South)

4 (11) Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

198 (9) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

197 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

190 (5), 184 (4), 149 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

179 (10) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

174 (7) Jamanni Cruz (Salisbury)

167 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

167 (7), 141 (1) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

161 (11) Collin McGee (North Schuylkill)

148 (1) Alex Moser (Pen Argyl)

146 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

146 (5) Collin Torres (Easton)

146 (11) Aidan Sorrentino (Central Catholic)

142 (2) Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

142 (3) Mason Bollinger (Northwestern)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (10) Xzavier Pusateri (ES South)

3 (1) Riley Stapp (Bangor)

3 (2) Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

3 (10) Conner Johns (Parkland)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (3), 49 (7) Luke Meyers (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

45 (4) Will Buck (Emmaus)

40 (2) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

2633 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

2183 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

2071 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1704 Nathan Gray (ES South)

1516 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

1473 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1469  Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

1274 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

1270 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

1260 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1253 Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

1159 Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

1095 Noah Pierre (Freedom)

1090 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

1026 Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

Touchdowns (20)

35 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

34 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

32 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

31 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

27 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

24 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

24 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

23 Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

Passing Yards (1,000)

2071 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

2062 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1936 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

1813 Luke Spang (Parkland)

1774 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1704 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

1689 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1655 Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

1647 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

1647 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

1631 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

1499 Chase Walker (Freedom)

1414 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1403 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1277 Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

1270 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

1254 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

1246 Greg Campbell (Bangor)

1168 Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

1123 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1085 Blake Schwartz (Tri-Valley)

1083 Cole Ordway (Easton)

1049 Gavin Taff (Northampton)

1018 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1001 Tyler Miller (Blue Mountain)

Touchdown Passes (16)

24 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

23 Luke Spang (Parkland)

20 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

20 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

19 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

19 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

16 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

16 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

16 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

Receptions (40)

62 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

52 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

52 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

50 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

50 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

46 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

45 Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

44 Aidan Sorrentino (Central Catholic)

43 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

42 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

42 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

41 Brett Bashore (Whitehall)

40 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Reception Yardage (600)

964 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

820 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

779 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

775 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

744 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

713 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

707 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

662 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

651 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

634 Conner Johns (Parkland)

Reception Touchdowns (8)

11  Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 Conner Johns (Parkland)

  9 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

9 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

9 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

8 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

8 Collin McGee (North Schuylkill)

8 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

8 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

November 10, 2023
Bendekovits and Wimberly lead Nazareth to big win over Wilkes-Barre, 42-6

NAZARETH – Jed Bendekovits and Marquez Wimberly rushed for two touchdowns each leading the Blue Eagles to a 42-6 win in a District 2/4/11 Class 6A quarterfinal game.

With the win, Nazareth (10-1) moves on and will host Northampton (9-2) in the semifinals.

It didn’t take long for the Blue Eagles offense to flex their muscles. Five plays into the game, Nazareth marched right down the field and Marquez Wimberly finished the drive scoring from 11 yards out. The kick was no good and the Blue Eagles led 6-0 with 10:47 left in the first quarter.

In fact, Nazareth scored on its first three possessions and added two more scores in the quarter. Jed Bendekovits rushed for two five-yard touchdown runs. After one quarter, it was the Blue Eagles leading 20-0.

“It’s good to get the big lead early and jump on them,” said Head Football Coach Tom Falzone. “It’s good to get a win and get out of the first round.”

As good as the Blue Eagles’ offense was in the first quarter, their defense was just as impressive. The Wolfpack’s first five possessions resulted in three-and-outs.

“Great effort by the defense tonight,” said Falzone. “We had some key guys out tonight but the other guys stepped up tonight.”

Bendekovits blocked a Wilkes-Barre punt and three plays later Wimberly scored on a 16-yard run with 4:27 left in the first half. The Blue Eagles led 27-0.

Quarterback Peyton Falzone added a seven-yard TD run with 2:37 remaining in the first half. A two-point run by Logan Hilarczyk made it 35-0.

That would be the score going into halftime, which resulted in the second half being played under the mercy rule. It was a dominant performer by the Blue Eagles in the first half. They out-gained Wilkes-Barre by 255-38 with 12 first downs versus one.

The Wolfpack finally got on the board with 3:06 left in the third quarter on a Jake Howe to Jovan Goodwin pass for 46 yards.

Nazareth’s 2nd team moved the ball late in the game, with a 17-play, 60-yard scoring drive that ate up a lot of time. Jake Banghart’s one-yard touchdown run extended Nazareth’s lead to 42-6.

The Blue Eagles finished the night rushing for 274 yards. “If we can run the ball, it opens up so many things,” said Falzone. “Tonight Peyton, Bendekovits, and Wimberly ran the ball well for us.”

Scoring Summary:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Wilkes-Barre (6-5) 0 0 6 0 6

Nazareth Area (10-1) 20 15 0 7 42

Nazareth Area, 42, Wilkes-Barre 6

First Quarter:

NAZ – Marquez Wimberly 11-yard run (kick failed) 10:47

NAZ – Jed Bendekovits 5 yard run (Nathan Baker kick) 7:37

NAZ – Jed Bendekovits 5 yard run (Nathan Baker kick) 3:34

Second Quarter:

NAZ – Marquez Wimberly 16-yard run (Nathan Baker kick) 4:27

NAZ – Peyton Falzone 7 yard run (Logan Hilarczyk run) 2:37

Third Quarter:

WBA – Jovan Goodwin 46-yard pass from Jake Howe (kicked failed) 3:06

Fourth Quarter:

NAZ – Jake Banghart 1-yard run (Nathan Baker kick) 4:22

November 4, 2023

Parkland rolls over Williamsport, 56-0

OREFIELD – The top-seeded Parkland Trojans came into Friday’s first-round District 2/4/11 contest with Williamsport with high expectations, but fans in attendance were alarmed by the start the Trojans had to start the evening.

The Trojans had two turnovers on their first two possessions that gave the eighth-seeded Millionaires some early hope. That hope, however, was short-lived as Parkland (11-0) shook off the slow start to rout Williamsport (5-6) 56-0 at Orefield Football Stadium. Following the first two drives, it looked much more like the undefeated Trojan team that rolled through the regular season.

“We woke up and played Trojan football,” head coach Tim Moncman said. “Our focus was not the best to start but they bounced back and put it all together. Defensively I thought we played a pretty complete game.”

That slow start began on Parkland’s opening drive of the game when quarterback Luke Spang was intercepted by Williamsport’s Ky’ian Mims, setting the Millionaires up at the Trojan 35-yard line following a personal foul penalty on the return. The Millionaires moved the ball to the 28 to set up All-State kicker Connor Poole up for a 38-yard field goal, but he was well short to keep the game scoreless. Trojan running back Trey Tremba broke off for a 36-yard run on the ensuing drive to only be stripped of the ball by Khanif Carter and recovered by Williamsport at their own 40-yard line.

It took only one play for the game to finally swing back into the hands of Parkland when Russell Clark sacked Williamsport quarterback Caleb Williamson and forced a fumble that the Trojans recovered. Tremba more than made up for his fumble by racing 16 yards up the middle for a touchdown on the drive that gave Parkland a 7-0 lead at the 6:10 mark of the first quarter. It was a sign of things to come for the senior running back that totaled 184 all-purpose yards (105 rush, 79 receiving).

“We knew we had to limit turnovers and once we shook that off I felt that is when we could finally get rolling,” Tremba said. “Our offensive line did a great job creating holes and it made my job easier when I was in.”

Tremba and the Trojans went back to work following a Millionaire three-and-out and he added his second touchdown on the ground off a 26-yard burst following a nice cutback to the right side. One drive later, Tremba struck through the air as Luke Spang found him wide open on a wheel route for a 73-yard touchdown that gave Parkland a 21-0 lead with 15 seconds left in the first quarter.

“Trey has done a tremendous job for us all year,” Moncman said. “We finally got two of our senior offensive lineman back that missed time this year and that is going to help us a long way moving forward.”

Parkland continued to thrive off big plays into the second quarter when Luke Spang found Leo Dauberman on a 43-yard catch-and-run from a screen pass to bring the score to 28-0 just 1:40 into the second quarter. Tremba’s night was over just less than a quarter and a half into the game and freshman T.J. Lawrence picked up right where he left off by racing 31 yards up the middle on the next Parkland drive to make it 35-0.

The Trojan offense could easily be the spotlight of the game after racking up 418 total yards, but the defense was equally as impressive by holding Williamsport to just 36 yards of total offense and five first downs behind limiting them to -15 yards rushing. Defensive lineman Julius Reyes snatched a short pass attempt for an interception on Williamsport’s next drive deep in Millionaire territory. Three plays later, Caleb Corsa got in on the scoring to push Parkland’s advantage to 42-0 that they held into the half.

“We have preached speed to the ball all year on defense and especially our ends Jake Beidleman and Robbie Rusich have done a great job limiting big plays from starting,” Moncman said. “Our secondary has really stepped up and played well it was really just a great effort on defense.”

Parkland capped their dominant night by adding a pair of second half touchdowns with one coming in each quarter. Backup quarterback Blake Nassry scrambled for a 9-yard touchdown on 4th and Goal in the third before Liam Spang finished the scoring by powering in from a yard out.

The Trojans now set their sites on a second round contest with a very familiar foe in EPC South rival Emmaus (6-5), who held off Freedom (6-5) 19-14 in Bethlehem.

“I told the guys at halftime that if they started like this against an Emmaus or Freedom they would possibly be down at that point of the game,” Moncman said. “It is going to be a typical EPC South Division game and it is important we have the game at home. The game will be a slugfest and back to what we are most used to.”

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 Final

Williamsport 0 0 0 0 0

Parkland 21 21 7 7 56

Scoring Summary:

1 Parkland Tremba, 16 run (Gallagher kick) 6:10

1 Parkland Tremba, 26 run (Gallagher kick) 3:05

1 Parkland Tremba, 73 pass from Luke Spang (Gallagher kick) 0:15

2 Parkland Dauberman, 43 pass from Luke Spang (Gallagher kick) 10:20

2 Parkland Lawrence, 31 run (Gallagher kick) 8:12

2 Parkland Corsa, 2 run (Gallagher kick) 6:41

3 Parkland Nassry, 9 run (Dancsecs kick) 3:10

4 Parkland Liam Spang, 1 run (Dancsecs kick) 5:11

Team Statistics

Williamsport Parkland

First downs 5 19

Rushes-yards 20-(-15) 33-193

Passing yards 51 225

Total yards 36 418

Passes COMP-ATT-INT 10-24-1 14-20-1

Fumbles-lost 3-1 1-1

Punts-average 7-33.4 1-33.0

Penalties-yards 2-20 2-30

Individual statistics

RUSHING

Williamsport: Whaley 5-20, Harris 1-4, Hale 5-2, Moses 1-1, White 1-0, Rice 2-(-7), Williamson 5-(-35)

Parkland: Tremba 10-105, Lawrence 1-31, Corsa 12-24, Nassry 2-18, Adams 4-13, Liam Spang 2-12, TEAM 2-(-10)

PASSING

Williamsport: Williamson 8-18-1—42, Way 2-5-0—9, Moses 0-1-0

Parkland: Luke Spang 8-12-1—165, Nassry 6-8-0–60

RECEIVING

Williamsport: Moses 3-14, Hale 2-15, Damschroder 2-9, Everett 1-10, Poole 1-5, Rice 1-(-2)

Parkland: Tremba 2-79, Babinchak 2-23, Kelchner 2-17, Dauberman 1-43, Bauer 1-19, Johns 1-14, J. Ruisch 1-10, Sanchez 1-8, Adams 1-5, Andrush 1-4, Rosenblum 1-3

INTERCEPTIONS:

Williamsport: Mims

Parkland: J. Reyes

MISSED FIELD GOALS:

Williamsport: Poole, 38

November 3, 2023

District 11 Top Returning Players Week 10

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 10):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Luke Stevenosky of Minersville rushed for over 200 yards (234) for the 5th time this season and went over 2,000 yards on the year in the process (2,077). Stevenosky upped his single season school td record to 31 and his career school record to 55. Colm McGroarty of Mahanoy Area rushed for 241 yards and scored 4 td’s in week 10 and in the process set a new shool career yardage record. McGroarty joined the “4,000 yard” club and now has rushed for 4,134 yards in his career. Ziggy Dudash held the old record when he rushed for 4,033 yards from 1997-99. McGroarty has scored 62 td’s in his career which ties him for 29th place in the District with Jeremy Mack of Southern Lehigh (1995-98), Tim Barlok of Bethlehem Catholic (1996-98), Desmond Spady of Pius X (1996-98), and Niko Petrone of ES South (2011-13). Matt Machalik of Palmerton hit the 5,000 yard career rushing mark in week 10 and now has 5,175 yards. He also scored 3 more times to break his own single seaon school record that he set as a sophomore. Machalik has scored 33 times this season and 91 times in his career. His 91 td’s breaks the tie with Woody Petchel and he stands alone in 5th plae all-time in the District. Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for over 200 yards for the 8th time this year when he rushed for 201 yards and scored 2 td’s in week 10. Achenbach leads the District with 2,338 rushing yards. He’s rushed for 6,299 yards in his career which is still 7th best all-time in the District. Achenbach’s 77 td’s ties him with Evan Culver of Saucon Valley for 13th place all-time in the District. Culver scored 77 td’s from 2013-15. Trey Tremba of Parkland has scored 59 td’s in his career and moves up 5 spots into a tie for 38th place all-time in the District. Brendan Nosovitch of Central Catholic (2008-11) and Northwestern’s Harry Hall (2012-15) and Cade Christopher (2020-22) all scored 59 td’s in their career. Valentino Bryers-Wearing of Pleasant Valley (1,056 yards), and Jed Bendekovits of Nazareth (1,046 yards) went over 1,000 yards rushing for their careers last week. Dalton Clymer of Northwestern rushed for 240 yards last week to put him over 1,000 yards for the season. Clymer has rushed for 1,153 yards and scored 21 td’s this season. Payton Fasnacht of Blue Mountain (1,109 yards), Niko Carestia of Schuylkill Haven (1,083 yards), and Noah Pierre of Freedom (1,022 yards) all went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season. Joey Flail of North Schuylkill has scored 50 career td’s. He’s the 2nd receiver to scored 50 td’s for their career. Kevin Gulyas of Central Catholic has the most for a receiver when he scored 57 td’s from 2008-11. Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh is also currently at 50 career td’s, and Northampton’s Caden Henritzy is one behind with 49 career td’s scored. Machalik leads the District with 33 td’s and is followed by Stevenosky with 31 td’s. Danny Darno of Notre Dame went over 2,000 yards rushing in week 10 (2,008).

QUARTERBACKS:

Danny Darno of Notre Dame is the first QB to reach 2,000 yards passing this season. Darno has exactly 2,000 yards and also leads the District with 24 td passes. Luke Spang of Parkland threw for 231 yards and 4 td’s last week to up his season totals to 1,647 yards passing and 21 td passes. Spang also reached 50 career td passes which is the 2nd highest total at Parkland. Devante Cross holds the record when he threw 64 td passes from 2013-15. Brad Rissmiller of Pen Argyl joined the “4,000 yard” club last week and has thrown for 4,054 yards in his career which is the 2nd highest total at Pen Argyl. Nathan Hood owns the school record when he threw for 4,490 yards from 2007-10. Rissmiller owns the school career records for most completions (300), and most pass attempts (549). Brady O,Donnell of Lehighton also owns his school career records for completions (348), and pass attempts (633). O’Donnell needs 39 yards to break the school career passing yardage record and needs 45 yards to join the “4,000 yard” club. Also joining Machalik, Rissmiller, and O’Donnell for their school records for completions and attempts is Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall. Dogmantis has 345 career completions on 618 career pass attempts. Both are school records. O’Donnell (1,222 yards), and Greg Campbell of Bangor (1,171 yards) both went over 1,000 yards passing in week 10. Machalik has 5,744 career passing yards which moves him up 1 spot into 19th place all-time in the District. He drops Mark Borda of Bethlehem Catholic down to 20th place. Darno has thrown for 5,239 career yards which is good enough for 32nd place all-time.

RECEIVERS:

Andrew Olesh of Southern Lehigh (1,049 yards), and Jack Robertson of Saucon Valley (1,042 yards) went over 1,000 yards receiving for their careers. Robertson caught 8 passes for 179 yards and a td in week 10. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl leads the District with 57 receptions. Justin Yescavage leads the District in reception yardage with 944 yards. Conner Johns of Parkland caught 3 td passes last week and now has 10 on the season. Three more new players made the chart in week 10 with 500 career receiving yards. They are, Jake Puksyzn of Liberty (545 yards), Mason Bollinger of Northwestern (525 yards), and Josh Louk of Jim Thorpe (501 yards).

Career reception District 11 rankings:

Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) 165 catches (tied for 6th place with Flail)

Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) 165 catches (tied for 6th place with Tyminski)

Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic) 159 catches (tied for 11th place with Miguel Hernandez of Catasaqua 2014-16)

Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) 156 catches (tied for 9th place all-time) played QB in week 10

Career reception yardage District 11 rankings:

Flail 2,689 yards (7th best)

Tyminski 2,528 yards (11th best)

Kuehner 2,469 yards (12th best)

Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) 2,132 yards (19th best) no stats reported week 10

Career reception td’s:

Flail 39 (3rd best all-time)

Ryan 26 (tied for 23th best ) with Owen Daniel of Williams Valley (2010-12), Matt Kistler of Tamaqua (2016-19), and Christian Sapp of ES South (2018-20).

2023 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1), 5 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

6 (3), 4 (2) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

6 (4) Brennan Kunkel (Panther Valley)

5 (2), 5 (7), 4 (6), 4 (9) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3), 4 (10) Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) AJ Slivka (Northampton)

4 (2) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

4 (3), 4 (4), 4 (5), 4 (7), 4 (8) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3), 4 (4) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

4 (3) Ty Sander (Palmerton)

4 (5) William Francis (Stroudsburg)

4 (6) Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

4 (6) John Haubert (Palisades)

4 (7), 4 (8) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

4 (7) Emilio Gonzalez (Palmerton)

4 (7), 4 (9) Nathan Gray (ES South)

4 (7) Bradley Whalen (Tamaqua)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

4 (8) Parrish McFarland (Pottsville)

4 (9) Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

343 (2), 316 (7), 255 (4), 237 (9), 230 (1), 228 (8), 220 (6), 201 (10) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *School Record*

324 (4) Brennan Kunkel (Panther Valley) *School Record*

319 (4), 240 (8), 238 (5), 221 (3), 209 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

318 (9), 239 (7), 235 (8) Nathan Gray (ES South)

316 (2), 272 (5), 234 (10), 224 (4), 223 (8). 219 (7) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville) *School Record*

300 (2), 201 (4) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

262 (4), 222 (3) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

254 (2), 204 (8), 200 (7) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

241 (10), 201 (7) Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

240 (10) Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

227 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

216 (10) Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

205 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

203 (3) Noah Pierre (Freedom)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

370 (7), 205 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

345 (3), 221 (9) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

306 (5), 237 (7), 231 (4) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

296 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

296 (8), 266 (5), 260 (10), 208 (4) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

290 (3) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

280 (5), 230 (10), 222 (8), 201 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

275 (10) Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

271 (5) Brody Breiner (Panther Valley)

269 (4), 260 (1) Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

260 (1), 244 (4), 240 (9) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

258 (9), 212 (5) Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

237 (8), 204 (3) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

231 (5) Cole Ordway (Easton)

231 (10), 210 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

225 (2) Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

221 (1) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

217 (8) Gavin Taff (Northampton)

208 (1), 219 (6) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

203 (10), 202 (2) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

200 (3) Chase Walker (Freedom)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Greg Campbell (Bangor)

4 (1) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2), 4 (10) Luke Spang (Parkland)

4 (3), 4 (7) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

198 (9) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

197 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

190 (5), 184 (4), 149 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

179 (10) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

174 (7) Jamanni Cruz (Salisbury)

167 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

167 (7), 141 (1) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

148 (1) Alex Moser (Pen Argyl)

146 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

146 (5) Collin Torres (Easton)

142 (2) Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

142 (3) Mason Bollinger (Northwestern)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Riley Stapp (Bangor)

3 (2) Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

3 (10) Conner Johns (Parkland)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (3), 49 (7) Luke Meyers (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

40 (2) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

2338 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

2077 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

1969 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1562 Nathan Gray (ES South)

1412 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

1384  Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

1252 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1153 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

1117 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1109 Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

1089 Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

1083 Niko Carestia (Schuylkill Haven)

1026 Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

1022 Noah Pierre (Freedom)

Touchdowns (20)

33 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

31 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

29 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

28 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

24 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

23 Colm McGroarty (Mahanoy Area)

21 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

Passing Yards (1,000)

2000 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1901 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

1817 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

1662 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1647 Luke Spang (Parkland)

1613 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

1592 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

1568 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1539 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

1497 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

1492 Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

1404 Chase Walker (Freedom)

1222 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1218 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1203 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

1171 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

1171 Greg Campbell (Bangor)

1161 Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

1113 Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

1083 Cole Ordway (Easton)

Touchdown Passes (16)

24 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

21 Luke Spang (Parkland)

19 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

18 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

18 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

16 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

16 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

Receptions (36)

57 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

48 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

47 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

45 Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

44 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

43 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

41 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

40 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

40 Aidan Sorrentino (Central Catholic)

39 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

35 Ty Sander (Palmerton)

39 Brett Bashore (Whitehall)

39 Shacre Colwell (Freedom)

38 DJ Kelly (Central Catholic)

36 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Reception Yardage (550)

944 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

794 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

773 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

716 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

676 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

666 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

654 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

622 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

620 Conner Johns (Parkland)

612 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

586 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

550 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

554 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

Reception Touchdowns (8)

11  Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 Conner Johns (Parkland)

  9 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

9 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

8 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

  8 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

8 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

8 Caleb Newsome (Nazareth)

November 3, 2023
Ludlow’s Six-Touchdown Performance Powers Notre Dame Green Pond Over Saucon Valley

EASTON – Last night was probably the last football game for the Notre Dame Green Pond seniors on their home turf. It was a focus to showcase the seniors one last time in front of the hometown crowd.

One senior who stood above the others last night was Josh Ludlow. His six touchdown performers Thursday night led the No. 4 Notre Dame Green Pond over No. 5 Saucon Valley 56-20 in the first round of the District 11 Class 3A playoff game.

“He is a kid that works hard and lays it on the line every day and cares deeply about the program and our school”, said Notre Dame Green Pond Head Football Coach Phil Stambaugh. “He represents Notre Dame at a high level all the time and to see him have a big night in our seniors’ last game was special tonight.”

Another senior who got things going on a cold Thursday night was quarterback Danny Darnor. On the Crusaders’ first drive, Darno used his legs and had runs of 15, 6, and an 11-yard touchdown run with 9:59 left in the first quarter. Mark Talpas’ kick put Notre Dame Green Pond up 7-0.

Saucon Valley drove all the way down to the Crusaders 1. But Notre Dame Green Pond’s defense was up for the challenge and got the big stop on fourth down.

Things got a little sloppy by both teams late in the quarter. The Crusaders’ next possession ended in a turnover. A bad snap was recovered by Panthers’ Landon Beckowski on the Crusaders’ 30. But Saucon’s drive ended on a backward pass that was recovered by Crusaders’ Jaysen Blacknail-Farmer on their 40. Darno ripped off a 34-yard run setting up a Ludlow 12-yard touchdown run. It was 14-0 Crusaders with 17.3 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Panthers cut into the lead on a 70-yard run by Constantine Donahue. As fast as the Panthers celebrated the touchdown run, Notre Dame Green Pond answered right back. It took one-play and Ludlow went up the middle untouched for the 59-yard touchdown run.

“He is a big-time player for us and that was a big-time run that gave us momentum in the first half,” said Stambaugh.

The Crusaders weren’t done in the second quarter. Defense and special teams stood out. Blacknail-Farmer intercepted a Jared Rohn pass for a 30-yard return and Ludlow added a 63-yard punt return. The Crusaders headed into halftime leading 35-7.

Blacknail-Famer finished the night with two interceptions and a fumble recovery. “Jaysen has had a great season for us,” said Stambaugh. “He is really starting to come into his own and he had a big game for us on defense tonight.”

The third quarter was back and forth. The Panthers scored on a Donahue 39-yard touchdown run and a Rohn touchdown pass to Jack Robertson for 10 yards.

“I knew they weren’t going to stop fighting,” said Stambaugh. “They have tough kids over there and have a wrestler mentality. The Crusaders answered in the third quarter. Ludlow had touchdown runs of three and seven yards.

“We told our kids to keep playing and regardless of the score, up, down, tied, whatever, just play the situations,” said Stambaugh. At the end of the third quarter, Notre Dame Green Pond led 49-20.

Ludlow finished the night off with his fifth rushing touchdown of the night. This time it was from seven yards out. He finished the game rushing for 181 yards

NEXT UP: Notre Dame Green Pond (8-3) travels next week to face top-seed unbeaten Northwestern Lehigh (11-0) on Friday night.

“We are right back where we were last year and we know it’s going to be a great game,” said Stambaugh. “I have a lot of respect for Josh and what he does with his program over there. So we will get back to work tomorrow and go after it next Friday night.”

Notre Dame Green Pond 56, Saucon Valley 20

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Saucon Valley (5-6) 0 7 13 0 20

Notre Dame Green Pond (8-3) 14 21 14 7 56

Score by Quarters

First Quarter:
NDGP: Danny Darno 11 yard run (Mark Talpas kick good) 9:59
NDGP: Josh Ludlow 13-yard run (Mark Talpas kick good) :17.3

Second Quarter:
SV: Constantine Donahue 70 yard run (Braeden Schriffert kick good) 10:25
NDGP: Josh Ludlow 59-yard run (Mark Talpas kick good) 10:07
NDGP: Jaysen Blacknall-Farmer 25-yard interception return (Mark Talpas kick good) 9:19
NDGP: Josh Ludlow 64-yard punt return (Mark Talpas kick good) 6:37

Third Quarter:
SV: Constantine Donahue 39-yard run (pass failed) 10:03
NDGP: Josh Ludlow 3-yard run (Mark Talpas kick good) 8:26
SV: Jack Robertson 10-yard pass from Jared Rohn (Braeden Schriffert kick good) 5:10
NDGP: Josh Ludlow 5-yard run (Mark Talpas kick good) 2:56

Fourth Quarter:
NDGP: Josh Ludlow 5-yard run (Mark Talpas kick good) 9:21

November 3, 2023
District 11 Top Returning Players Week

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (Week 8):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for over 200 yards for the 6th time this year when he rushed for 228 yards and a td in week 8. Achenbach leads the District with 1,900 yards rushing this season. His career rushing total of 5,861 yards moves him up a spot into 7th place all-time in the District. He drops Austin Scott of Parkland down to 8th place. Scott rushed for 5,802 yards at Parkland from 2000-02. Achenbach has scored 71 career td’s, which moves him into a 15th place tie all-time in the District with Jason Killian of Schuylkill Haven (1989-91). Luke Stevenosky of Minersville rushed for 223 yards and 3 td’s in week 8 to up his season totals to 1,722 yards rushing and 27 td’s. Both totals are nearing school records. His 3 td’s last week also pushes his career total to a school record 51. Ed Siminitus held the old record when he scored 48 td’s from 1997-2000. Other District 11 players to score 51 td’s in their career were Brett Snyder of Northwestern (1993-95), Komlan Lonergan of Central Catholic (1995-97), Scott LaValva of Bangor (2007-10), and Kyle Boney of Emmaus (2013-15). Trey Tremba of Parkland and Colm McGroaty of Mahanoy Area have each scored 55 career td’s. Other District 11 players to score 55 td’s in their career are, Bob Tarola of Bethlehem Catholic (1965-67), John Gruver of Palisades (2005-08), and Darnell Ferrell of Central Catholic (2014-16). McGroaty has also tied the school record for career rushing attempts with his 600 totes. Ziggy Dudash had 600 rushing attempts from 1997-99. Dudash holds the school career record for rushing yards with 4,033 yards (6.72 per carry). Caden Henritzy of Northampton went over 3,000 yards rushing for his career (3,044) and has scored 45 career td’s. Henritzy has 485 career rushing attempts which breaks the school record of 479 attempts that Phil Hard had from 1997-00. Dalton Clymer of Northwestern also went over 3,000 career rushing yards last week. Clymer has rushed for 3,074 yards and has 48 career td’s. Parrish McFarland of Pottsville scored 4 td’s last week and also went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career (2,032 yards). Notre Dame’s Josh Ludlow scored 4 td’s in week 8 and now has 34 career td’s. Teammate Danny Darno reached 30 career td’s last week as did Payton Fasnacht of Blue Mountain. Matt Machalik of Palmerton rushed for 240 yards and 3 td’s in week 8 to up his season totals to 1,597 yards rushing and 27 td’s. Machalik has scored 85 career td’s which ties him for 7th place all-time in the District with Colin McDermott of Central Catholic (2010-12), and Shane Simpson of Easton (2011-14). Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh rushed for 204 yards and scored 4 td’s for the 5th time in a game this season. Sawyer went over 1,000 yards for the season (1,111) and has scored 27 td’s. Sawyer, Machalik, and Stevenosky all lead the District as each has scored 27 td’s this year. Nathan Gray of ES South rushed for 235 yards and 2 td’s last week pushing him over 1,000 yards rushing for the season (1,128). Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven also went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season (1,032). Glad to see Hunter Reitz of Catasauqua make the chart with his 1,015 career rushing yards. Reitz missed almost all of his sophomore and junior seasons due to injuries.

QUARTERBACKS:

Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall joined the “4,000 yard” club in week 8 and in the process broke the school career passing yardage record. Mike Gnall held the old record when he threw for 4,009 yards from 2002-05. Dogmantis has thrown for 4,052 yards so far. Peyton Falzone of Nazareth leads the District with his 1,661 yards passing. Darno of Notre Dame is a close 2nd with 1,602 yards. and also leads the District with 19 td passes. Darno has thrown for 4,841 career yards and is 5 yards away from cracking the top 40 on the all-time District list. He moved ahead of Tom Silvius of Nazareth who threw for 4,822 yards from 1986-88 and is 5 yards behind Robbie Moyer of ES South who threw for 4,875 yards from 2007-09. Machalik went over 1,000 yards passing for the 3rd season in a row. He’s thrown for 5,585 yards in his career and moves up 3 spots on the all-time District list. He moved ahead of Daniel Harding of Nazareth (5,541 yards from 2009-11), Julian Spigner of Bethlehem Catholic (5,538 yards from 2013-15), and Cazzie Kosciolek of Panther Valley (5,425 yards from 1989-92). Machalik has thrown 61 career td passes which ties him with Logan Edmond of Southern Lehigh for 18th place all-time in the District. He moved ahead of Dan Kendra III of Bethlehem Catholic (1991-94), and Travis Stefanik of Nazareth (2014-16) on the list as both threw 60 td’s in their careers. Darno has thrown 56 career td’s and is tied for 27th place a[[-time with Jake Hall of North Schuylkill who threw 56 td’s from 2018-21. Chase Walker of Freedom went over 1,000 yards passing for the season in week 8. The junior has thrown for 1,085 yards this season.

RECEIVERS:

After a subpar week 7 for the four 2,000 yard career receivers, they all had good statistical games in week 8. Joey Flail of North Schuylkill caught 8 passes for a school record 197 yards and 2 td’s. Robbie Clews held the old record when he had 166 receiving yards vs Tamaqua in 2005. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl caught 7 passes for 60 yards, Mason Kuehner of Nazareth caught 4 passes for 111 yards and 2 td’s, and Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley caught 9 passes for 90 yards and a td. Flail, Tyminski, and Jareel Calhoun of Central Catholic all went over 150 career receptions last week. They are only the 10th, 11th, and 12th players to reach that mark in the District. Calhoun, who is just a junior, went over the 1,500 yard mark for his career (1,502). Tristen Pinnock of Northampton went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career and now has 1,026 yards on 64 catches. Damian Tyminski leads the District with 45 receptions and Justin Yescavage of Jim Thorpe is a close 2nd with 44 receptions and also leads in reception yardage with his 862 yards. Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley leads the District with 11 td catches. Carter Vassa of Bethlehem Catholic is only the 3rd freshman in District 11 to have 500 receiving yards. Jahan Dotson of Nazareth has the freshman record with his 692 yards that he had in 2014. Shane Simpson of Easton has the 2nd best season with his 679 yards that he had in 2011. Vassa has 510 receiving yards this season, and 7 td grabs, which is the 2nd highest total in the District behind Dotson’s 9 td catches. Four new players made the chart in week 8 with 500 career receiving yards and they are, Conner Johns (Parkland), Ty Sander (Palmerton), Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic), and Joe Roth (Lehighton).

Career reception District 11 rankings: Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) 155 catches (8th place all-time), Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) 153 catches (tied for 9th place) with Zack Gillen of Wilson (2018-21), Jareel Calhun of Central Catholic 151 catches (11th place), and Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) 147 catches (13th place).

Career reception yardage District 11 rankings: Flail 2,608 yards (8th best), Tyminski 2,433 yards (11th best), Kuehner 2,272 yards (15th best), Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley 2,129 yards (tied for 19th place all-time with Tim Walter of Southern Lehigh 2014-16).

Career reception td’s: Flail 39 (3rd best all-time), Ryan 26 (tied for 23th best ) with Owen Daniel of Williams Valley (2010-12), Matt Kistler of Tamaqua (2016-19), and Christian Sapp of ES South (2018-20).

2023 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1), 5 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

6 (3), 4 (2) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

6 (4) Brennan Kunkel (Panther Valley)

5 (2), 5 (7), 4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) AJ Slivka (Northampton)

4 (2) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

4 (3), 4 (4), 4 (5), 4 (7), 4 (8) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3), 4 (4) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

4 (3) Ty Sander (Palmerton)

4 (5) William Francis (Stroudsburg)

4 (6) Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

4 (6) John Haubert (Palisades)

4 (7), 4 (8) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

4 (7) Emilio Gonzalez (Palmerton)

4 (7) Nathan Gray (ES South)

4 (7) Bradley Whalen (Tamaqua)

4 (8) Charles Capers (ES South)

4 (8) Parrish McFarland (Pottsville)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

343 (2), 316 (7), 255 (4), 230 (1), 228 (8), 220 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *School Record*

324 (4) Brennan Kunkel (Panther Valley) *School Record*

319 (4), 240 (8), 238 (5), 221 (3), 209 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

316 (2), 272 (5), 224 (4), 223 (8). 219 (7) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville) *School Record*

300 (2), 201 (4) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

262 (4), 222 (3) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

254 (2), 204 (8), 200 (7) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

239 (7), 235 (8) Nathan Gray (ES South)

227 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

205 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

203 (3) Noah Pierre (Freedom)

201 (7) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

370 (7), 205 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

345 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

306 (5), 237 (7), 231 (4) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

296 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

296 (8), 266 (5), 208 (4) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

290 (3) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

280 (5), 222 (8), 201 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

271 (5) Brody Breiner (Panther Valley)

269 (4), 260 (1) Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

260 (1), 244 (4) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

237 (8), 204 (3) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

231 (5) Cole Ordway (Easton)

225 (2) Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

221 (1) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

217 (8) Gavin Taff (Northampton)

212 (5) Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

210 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

208 (1), 219 (6) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

202 (2) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

200 (3) Chase Walker (Freedom)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Greg Campbell (Bangor)

4 (1) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

4 (3), 4 (7) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

197 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

190 (5), 184 (4), 149 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

174 (7) Jamanni Cruz (Salisbury)

167 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

167 (7), 141 (1) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

148 (1) Alex Moser (Pen Argyl)

146 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

146 (5) Collin Torres (Easton)

142 (2) Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

142 (3) Mason Bollinger (Northwestern)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Riley Stapp (Bangor)

3 (2) Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (3), 49 (7) Luke Meyers (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

40 (2) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (900)

1900 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1722 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

1597 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1142 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

1128 Nathan Gray (ES South)

1111 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1032 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

999 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

931 Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

904 Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

Touchdowns (16)

27 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

27 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

27 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

22 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

20 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

17 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

16 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

Passing Yards (1000)

1661 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

1602 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1489 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1354 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

1346 Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

1294 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

1280 Luke Spang (Parkland)

1275 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

1231 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

1220 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1217 Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

1085 Chase Walker (Freedom)

1059 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

Touchdown Passes (14)

19 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

17 Shane Leh (Northwestern)

16 Luke Spang (Parkland)

15 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

15 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

14 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

Receptions (30)

45 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

44 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

39 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

37 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

35 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

34 Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

34 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

32 Ty Sander (Palmerton)

30 Aidan Sorrentino (Central Catholic)

Reception Yardage (500)

862 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

673 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

625 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

621 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

597 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

585 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

524 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

510 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

Reception Touchdowns (7)

11  Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

8 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

  8 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

7 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

7 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

7 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

October 20, 2023
Antonio Fontanez Throws Three Second Half Touchdowns in Central Catholic Win Over Whitehall

ALLENTOWN – Antonio Fontanez threw three second-half touchdowns to lead the Vikings over the Zephyrs 30-14 on a rainy/windy Saturday night at J. Birney Crum Stadium.

“He was a little shaky early in the game and we had to make some adjustments,” said Head Coach ACC Rob Melosky. “It was an emotional game early and he made the adjustments and we leaned on him in the second half.”

The first big play of the game came when Whitehall faced a fourth down and long deep in their territory. The Vikings’ Archer Hunsicker ran into the Whitehall punter, Cole Ricards, resulting in a Zephyrs’ first down.

The Zephyrs took advantage of the Vikings’ early mistake and drove down the field for the score. Trey Dogmanits got a good push from the line and scored from one yard out. Andrew Deustch’s kick was good and the Zephyrs led 7-0 with 1:48 left in the first quarter.

The Vikings had two players (Nathan Schultz and DJ Kelly) go out with injuries early in the game. One player stepping up at running back was Dante Hamilton. His two-yard touchdown tied the game up at seven with 7:30 left in the first half.

“We lost Nate and Dante stepped up for us tonight,” said Melosky. “He stepped up and that is all we can ask for.”

Whitehall took the lead before halftime. Carter Troxell had an eight-yard run to put the Zeyphyrs up 14-7.

With 1:31 remaining in the first half the Vikings went for a field goal. The rain and wind was blowing. Central Catholic’s kicker Luke Myers tried the 47-yard field goal, but the wind was in his face. The wind knocked it down and it fell short of the goalpost.

The Zephyrs went into halftime leading 14-7.

The Vikings got the only score of the third quarter. Fontanez threw a perfect pass. Nasir McLean made an over-the-shoulder catch and ran into the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown. Myers’ kick tied the game up at 14 with 7:56 left in the quarter.

ACC used the fourth quarter to dominate Whitehall. Fontanez hit Aidan Sorrentino in stride. He cut through the Whitehall defense for a 62-yard touchdown catch. It was 21-14 Central Catholic with 9:13 left in the game.

Whitehall could not get ahead. With 4:12 remaining in the game, they were called for intentional grounding on a pass in the end zone. The Zephyrs were forced to kick the ball away.

After the kick, the Vikings offense was on the move again. Fontanez found Jareel Calhoun in the corner of the end zone all alone for a five-yard touchdown catch.

With the final touchdown, the Vikings sealed the game up with 37 seconds remaining in the game.

Note:
Central Catholic travels next weekend to face Pocono Mountain West
Whitehall will try and rebound at Liberty next weekend.

Scoring summary:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Whitehall 7 7 0 0 14

Central Catholic 0 7 7 16 30

1st quarter
W: Trey Dogmanits 1-yard run (Andrew Deutsch kick good) 1:48

2nd quarter
ACC: Dante Hamilton 2-yard run (Luke Myers kick good) 7:30
W: Carter Troxell 8 yard run (Andrew Deutsch kick good) 6:04

3rd quarter
ACC: Nasir McLean 20-yard pass from Antonio Fontanez (Luke Myers kick good) 7:56

4th quarter
ACC: Aidan Sorrentino 62-yard pass from Antonio Fontanez (Luke Myers kick good) 9:13
ACC: Safety 4:12
ACC: Jareel Calhoun 5-yard pass from Antonio Fontanez (Luke Myers kick good) 0:37

Video Highlights

After a penalty by ACC running into the punter on 4th and long extended Whitehall’s drive.

On 4th and 1 Whitehall’s Trey Dogmanits sneaks in from 1 yard out. Whitehall 7-0 1:48 1st @ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/uzgFfRoFCP

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

End of 1st quarter:
Whitehall 7, Central Catholic 0@ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN

Watch Live 👇🏻https://t.co/sJIl0tSixZ
— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

VIKINGS TOUCHDOWN!!

Central Catholic’s Dante Hamilton goes up the middle for the 2 yards run. Tied at 7 7:30 2nd@ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/cl7wjM03SP

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

WHITEHALL ANSWERS!!

Carter Troxell powers in from 8 yards out. 14-7 Whitehall 2nd@ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/WjxsKyM4d4

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 15, 2023

Halftime:
Whitehall 14, Central Catholic 7@ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN

Watch Live 👇🏻https://t.co/sJIl0tSixZ
— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 15, 2023

VIKINGS SCORE!!

Antonio Fontanez throws a dart to Nasir Mcclain for the 20 yard touchdown. Tied at 14 7:56 3rd@ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/VAreVJcAqX

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 15, 2023

End of 3rd:
Whitehall 14, Central Catholic 14@ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN

Watch Live 👇🏻https://t.co/sJIl0tSixZ
— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 15, 2023

VIKINGS TAKE THE LEAD!!

Antonio Fontanez hits Aidan Sorrentino in stride and he cuts through the Whitehall defense for the 38 yard touchdown catch. 21-14 Central Catholic 9:13 4th@ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN… pic.twitter.com/PEz76VKYcO

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 15, 2023

Intentional grounding by Whitehall. Safety. 23-14 4:12 4th ACC@ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/N5j7vet3VK

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 15, 2023

VIKINGS SEAL THE DEAL

Antonio Fontanez finds Jareel Calhoun in the corner of the end zone for the 5 yard touchdown catch. 30-14 ACC :37 4th@ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/i60sEvFyyv

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 15, 2023

Central Catholic’s Head Coach Rob Melosky talks about the Vikings win Saturday night against Whitehall@acchs_athletics @acchs_football @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/M3gpceTnzG

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 15, 2023

October 15, 2023
Tremba 4 Touchdowns Lead Parkland to Big win over Bethlehem Catholic

OREFIELD – Parkland’s Luke Spang threw for 227 yards, three touchdowns and one rushing touchdown to lead the Trojans (8-0) over Bethlehem Catholic (5-3) 40-3 Friday night at Orefield Middle School Stadium.

“Luke did a good job moving the ball tonight,” said Tim Moncman. “He did a great job passing and running tonight to keep Bethlehem Catholic off balance.”

In the first quarter, the Trojans defense set the tone forcing the Golden Hawks to a three-and-out. From there, Spang set the tone. He capped off the drive scoring from one yard out. Aidan Gallagher’s kick made it 7-0 Trojans.

Trey Tremba added a two-yard rushing touchdown in the quarter and an eight-yard score early in the second quarter. The Trojans quickly led 20-0.

Spang and Connor Johns hooked up twice for touchdowns in the quarter. The first touchdown pass was a thing of beauty. Spang’s sidearm throw to Johns was similar to a Patrick Mahomes’ pass. On the next one, Spang stepped up in the pocket, avoided the sack and threw a perfect pass to Johns for the score. Johns finished the night catching five passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

“It’s only his second year of football,” said Moncman. “It’s like night and day from last year and he keeps getting better each game.”

With 10.2 seconds left in the first half, Tremba intercepted a pass to end the Golden Hawks’ first half. The Trojans led 33-0 at halftime.

“He plays both sides of the ball,” said Moncman. “He had the pick before half and he does a lot of different things for us and is all over the field.”

The Trojans had the only scoring in the third quarter. Spang threw his third touchdown of the night. He rolled out and found Jendel Sanchez for a ten-yard touchdown. It was 40-0 with 2:38 left in the quarter.

With the younger players playing in the fourth quarter, Bethlehem Catholic’s Jeremy Fyrer kicked a 32-yard field goal.

The Trojans’ defense held the Golden Hawks to three points and under 50 yards rushing tonight.

“I thought our defense was our strong point tonight,” said Moncman. “We got at it tonight and didn’t give up many big plays.”

Note:
Next weekend, Parkland travels to Easton Area and Bethlehem Catholic hits the road to Nazareth.

Scoring Summary:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Bethlehem Catholic (5-3) 0 0 0 3 3

Parkland (8-0) 14 19 7 0 40

1st quarter

P – Luke Spang 1-yard run (Aidan Gallagher kick good) 8:34

P – Trey Tremba 2-yard run (Aidan Gallagher kick good) 4:23

2nd quarter

P – Trey Tremba 8-yard run (kick failed) 10:02

P – Connor Johns 8-yard pass from Luke Spang (run failed) 3:22

P – Connor Johns 17-yard pass from Luke Spang (Aidan Gallagher kick good) :58.4

3rd quarter

P – Jendel Sanchez 10-yard pass from Luke Spang (Aidan Gallagher kick good) 2:38

4th quarter

BC – Jeremy Fyrer 32-yard field goal 2:58

Video Highlights

@D11Sports @DerekMoore_D11 talks to both coaches and gives his thoughts@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/2kqUxNoIiY

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 13, 2023

PARKLAND TOUCHDOWN!!

Luke Spang scores from 1 yard out. Parkland 7-0 8:34 1st@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @LukeSpang7 pic.twitter.com/t7qNmTk7iR

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 13, 2023

TROJANS TOUCHDOWN!!

Trey Tremba powers in from 2 yards outs 14-0 Parkland 4:23 1st@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @TreyTremba pic.twitter.com/635vgfsrGQ

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 13, 2023

End of 1st:
Parkland 14, Bethlehem Catholic 0@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN

Watch Live 👇🏻 https://t.co/YunYlkJtIC
— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 13, 2023

TREMBA TOUCHDOWN!!

Trey Tremba weaves his way through the defense for the 8 yard touchdown run. 20-0 Parkland 10:02 2nd@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @TreyTremba pic.twitter.com/O1a1HDPZDb

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 13, 2023

PERFECT PASS

Luke Spang throws a dart to Connor Johns for the 23 yard touchdown pass. 26-0 Parkland 3:22 2nd@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @LukeSpang7 @connorjohns_0 pic.twitter.com/FmEKmtqJNq

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

MAKING PLAYS!!

Luke Spang scrambled and found Connor Johns in the end zone for the 17 yard touchdown pass. 33-0 Parkland :58.3 2nd@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @LukeSpang7 @connorjohns_0 pic.twitter.com/lSBWozDLA9

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

Halftime:
Parkland 33, Bethlehem Catholic 0@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN

Watch Live 👇🏻 https://t.co/YunYlkJtIC
— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

MERCY!!

Parkland’s Luke Spang finds Jendel Sanchez for the 10 yard pass 40-0 2:38 3rd@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @LukeSpang7 pic.twitter.com/gfBHTKbRzB

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

MERCY!!

Parkland’s Luke Spang finds Jendel Sanchez for the 10 yard pass 40-0 2:38 3rd@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @LukeSpang7 pic.twitter.com/gfBHTKbRzB

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

MERCY!!

Parkland’s Luke Spang finds Jendel Sanchez for the 10 yard pass 40-0 2:38 3rd@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @LukeSpang7 pic.twitter.com/gfBHTKbRzB

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

https://twitter.com/D11Sports/status/1713001678163546544

Bethlehem Catholic Jeremy Fryer kicks a 32 yard field goal 40-3 Parkland 2:58 4th@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/uY8Ka1uJEr

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

Final:
Parkland 40, Bethlehem Catholic 3@parklandathlet1 @phstrojansfb @Coach_Ward23 @Becahi_Hawks @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN @EPAFootball @DeanBeersFB pic.twitter.com/quYchGg3Ri

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2023

October 14, 2023
NFF Lehigh Valley Chapter Football Player of the Week (6)

For Immediate Release:

Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 34 local high schools. Players are listed below and will be our guests at the annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet in March 2024. Head Varsity Coaches are encouraged to nominate players worthy of P.O.T.W consideration to the NFFLVC by Monday 5:00pm each week.

Week 1 – Justus Miles, Defensive End from Whitehall High School had 7 total tackles, 6 of them for a loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and scored a touchdown. His team beat William Allen High School 53-0 to start the season 1-0. Justus was nominated by his head coach Andy Marino.

Week 2 – Jake Pukszyn, a sophomore Wide Receiver at Liberty High School, had 6 catches for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also had 1 rush for 14 yards. On special teams he had 2 kickoff returns for 54 yards and one punt return for 3 yards. He was responsible for 213 total yards. Liberty beat East Stroudsburg North High School 46-13. Jake was nominated by his head coach Shawn Daignault.

Week 3 – Trey Tremba, a senior from Parkland High School, rushed for 222 yards. He also scored 4 touchdowns. His team beat Liberty High School 42-14. Trey was nominated by the NFFLVC Player of the Week Committee.

Week 4 – Matt Machalik, a senior quarterback from Palmerton Area High School, rushed 15 times for 319 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns. Matt passed for 121 yards and a touchdown as well. He accounted for 6 total touchdowns in the game, 440 total yards offensively and also completed 2 – 2 point conversions. His team beat Jim Thorpe 51-41. Matt now holds the single game rushing record for Palmerton Area High School. Matt was nominated by his head coach Chris Walkowiak.

Week 5 – Cade Sawyer, a senior running back from Southern Lehigh High School, scored 4 rushing touchdowns as his team beat Blue Mountain High School 41-12. Southern Lehigh remains undefeated through week 5.

Week 6 – John Wargo, a running back for Phillipsburg High School, rushed for 143 yards on 14 carries. He scored 2 touchdowns. On defense, John had a sack and 4 tackles. His team beat Hunterdon Central 21-7.

October 11, 2023
Emmaus Roughs Up Easton Area 42-14

EASTON – Jasiyah Banks’ three rushing touchdowns and Josiah Williams’ running and passing attack led the Emmaus Green Hornets over Easton Area 42-14 Friday night at Cottingham Stadium.

“Banks was great tonight and he had the mindset to get into the end zone tonight,” said Harold Fairclough. “He gave a great effort tonight rushing the ball.”

It was a big win for Emmaus. Currently they are fourth in the PIAA District 2-4-11 subregional power rankings and Easton is hanging onto the eighth seed.

Easton Area scored first Friday night. Logan Braido picked off a Josiah Williams pass and went 15 yards for a pick-six to give the Red Rovers a 6-0 lead in the first quarter.

Emmaus answered back. The Green Hornets capped off a 12-play, 72-yard drive. Jasiyah Banks scored from one yard out and Will Buck added an extra point to put the Hornets up 7-6 with 9:03 left in the first half.

Right before halftime, Banks scored his second rushing touchdown of the first half. The one-yard touchdown run gave the Green Hornets the lead, 14-6 at the half.

In the second half, Emmaus’ offense took over. The Green Hornets extended their lead to 35-6 on three scores in the third quarter. Josiah Williams threw a laser to John Wassel for an 18-yard touchdown pass. Banks scored his third rushing touchdown of the game, this time from 11 yards out. Cael Kratzer caught a pass and ran down the sidelines for a 51-yard touchdown play.

The Green Hornets offensive line (Mario Landino, Ben Mercado, Thomas Ashelman, George Attar, Brody Mchugh) opened big holes and gave Williams time to throw the ball all night.

“A lot of those guys play both ways,” said Harold Fairclough. “They were a little gassed at the end but they kept fighting all night.”

Easton got a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Cole Ordway threw a perfect pass in the corner of the end zone and Jasir Frutchey made the catch for an eight-yard score. Ordway’s two-point conversion made it 35-14.

“Our defense got back on track the past couple of weeks,” said Harold Fairclough. “We gave up a late touchdown and tonight we were flying to the ball and making plays.”

Williams added on one last score from five yards out. He finished the night passing for 181 yards, two touchdowns, and rushed for 57 yards and a score.

“He keeps getting better and better each week,” said Harold Fairclough. “You can see each week he is getting more confident.”

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Emmaus (4-3) 0 14 21 7 42

Easton Area (3-4) 6 0 0 8 14

1st quarter
EA – Logan Braido 15-yard interception (kick failed) 4:23

EASTON TOUCHDOWN!!

Logan Braido intercepts Josiah Williams pass and takes it 16 yard for the touchdown. 6-0 Easton 4:23 1st@_ehsathletics @emmausfootball @EastonFootball @goredrovers @piaadistrictxi @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/f0tt2nukSi

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 6, 2023

2nd quarter
EM – Jasiyah Banks 1-yard run (Will Buck kick good) 9:03

EMMAUS TOUCHDOWN!!

Jasiyah Banks powers in from 1 yard out. 7-6 Emmaus 9:03 2nd @_ehsathletics @emmausfootball @EastonFootball @goredrovers @piaadistrictxi @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/FL4Me2fFei

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 6, 2023

EM – Jasiyah Banks 1-yard run (Will Buck kick good) 2:58

2ND TOUCHDOWN OF THE FIRST HALF

Jasiyah Banks goes in from 1 yard out. 14-6 Emmaus 2:58 2nd@_ehsathletics @emmausfootball @EastonFootball @goredrovers @piaadistrictxi @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/gBRwKeHVAA

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 6, 2023

3rd quarter
EM – John Wassel 18-yard pass from Josiah Williams (Will Buck kick good) 8:17

Emmaus Josiah Williams throws a laser to John Wassel for the 18 yard touchdown pass. 21-6 Emmaus 8:17 3rd @_ehsathletics @emmausfootball @EastonFootball @goredrovers @piaadistrictxi @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/lnMDcd3JdJ

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 7, 2023

EM – Jasiyah Banks 11-yard run (Will Buck kick good) 3:24

BANK ON IT!! 3RD TOUCHDOWN RUN!!

Jasiyah Banks goes in from 11 yard out. 28-6 Emmaus 3:24 3rd@_ehsathletics @emmausfootball @EastonFootball @goredrovers @piaadistrictxi @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/dJInCWKNg8

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 7, 2023

EM – Cael Kratzer 51-yard pass from Josiah Williams (Will Buck kick good)

4th quarter
EA – Jasir Frutchey 8-yard pass from Cole Ordway (2-point conversion good by Cole Ordway) 10:49

EASTON TOUCHDOWN!!

Cole Ordway finds Jasir Frutchey in the corner of the end zone for the 10 yard touchdown catch. Ordway pounds in the end zone for the 2 point conversion. 10:49 4th 35-14 Emmaus @_ehsathletics @emmausfootball @EastonFootball @goredrovers @piaadistrictxi… pic.twitter.com/tBAhWvqy4d

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 7, 2023

EM – Josiah Williams 5-yard run (Will Buck kick good) 7:59

Emmaus Josiah Williams fights his way into the end zone for the 5 yard touchdown run. 42-14 Emmaus 4th 7:59@_ehsathletics @emmausfootball @EastonFootball @goredrovers @piaadistrictxi @eastpennconf18 @SLUHNSportsMed @The_SFBN pic.twitter.com/2Ay329Wy5c

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 7, 2023

October 7, 2023
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 6

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 6):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley had his 4th-200 yard rushing game of the season last week to up his District leading total to 1,356 yards. Achenbach also scored 4 td’s in the game and now has 16 td’s this season and 65 for his career. His 65 career td’s ties him for 23rd place all-time in the District with Juan Gaddy of Easton (1989-92) and Wyatt Clements of Lehighton (2012-15). With his 220 yards rushing last week Achenbach moves from 12th place to 9th place on the all-time District list for career rushing yards. He moved ahead of Gaddy (5,116 yards), Tosh Riddick of Dieruff (5,138 yards from 1995-97), and William Casella of Schuylkill Haven (5,214 yards from 2011-14). Matt Machalik of Palmerton scored 2 td’s last week to up his career total to 80. He is now in 9th place on the all-time District list as he moved ahead of Dylan Evans of Pen Argyl (79 td’s from 2008-11), and Nate Boyle of Tamaqua (79 td’s from 2016-19). Trey Tremba of Parkland scored 3 td’s last week to up his career total to 52. He is currently tied for 54th place on the all-time list with Jason Figura of Jim Thorpe who scored 52 td’s from 2001-04. Colm McGroaty of Mahanoy Area has 49 career td’s and is tied for 64th place with a host of former players. They are; Don Diorio of Pius X (1965-67), Josh Snyder of Northwestern (1995-97), Eric Fiore of BECA/Whitehall (2007-10), Jarel Elder of Parkland (2010-12), Justin St. Hill of Jim Thorpe (2014-17), and Trey Gretzinger of Palisades (2015-18). Next up, is Joey Flail of North Schuylkill, who has 46 career td’s. He is tied for 77th place all-time with 12 other players. They are; Jose Delgado of Central Catholic (1990-93), Brian Bender of Shenandoah Valley (1995-97), Billy Stocker of Wilson (1995-98), Eddie Mateo of BECA/Freedom (2006-09), Cole Barnhardt of Williams Valley (2010-13), Cam Richardson of Northwestern (2011-14), KJ Snerr of Marian Catholic (2012-15), Mitch Daniel of Notre Dame (2013-16), Mike Stasko of Palmerton (2013-16), Zach Petiet of Saucon Valley (2014-17), Dez Boykin of Whitehall (2015-17), and Jahan Worth of Parkland (2015-17). Luke Stevenosky of Minersville has 45 career td’s which moved him into the top 100. He’s tied for 100th place all-time with 9 other players. They are; Dave Paffenroth of Stroudsburg (1975-77), Chris Smith of Southern Lehigh (1994-96), Matt Thomas of Parkland (1995-97), CJ Billera of Emmaus (2006-08), Eric Whalen of Shenandoah Valley (2008-11), Owen Daniel of Williams Valley (2010-12), Ra’von Burton of Catasauqua (2010-13), Jared Colletti of Palisades (2014-17), and Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic (2014-17). Let’s give some more former players a shout out, compliments of Dalton Clymer of Northwestern. Clymer has 44 career td’s and is tied with Jeff Zimmerman of Blue Mountain (1963-65), Tony Pitrowski of Nativity (1976-78), Jason Grow of Williams Valley (1987-90), Ron Koch of Schuylkill Haven (1992-94), Tom Williams of Central Catholic (1994-96), Luke Strauss of Southern Lehigh (2014-17, and Ron Clark of ES South. Clymer and John Haubert of Palisades each scored 4 td’s in week 6. Payton Fasnacht of Blue Mountain went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career (2,048 yards). Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh alo reached 2,000 career yards (2,035) in week 6 and also joined the “40 td” club with his 40 td’s. There are currently 6 players with over 900 career yards rushing yards looking to get on the chart.

QUARTERBACKS:

Danny Darno of Notre Dame now has 50 career td passes and Luke Spang of Parkland has 40 career td passes. Darno also went over 1,000 yards on the season (1,073). Spang joined the “4,000 yard” club and the “40 td” club in week 6. Spang has thrown for 4,122 yards in his career. Cole Lazorik of Jim Thorpe also went over 1,000 yards passing on the season. The sophomore now has 1,035 yards. Aiden Hess of Catasauqua was the only reported 200 yard passer in week 6. Hess threw for 219 yards for his 2nd-200 yard game this season. Machalik, Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall and Brad Rissmiller of Pen Argyl all broke their school career completion records. Garrett Perschy held the Palmerton record with 331 (2014-17). Chris Polony held the Whitehall record with 279 completions from 2008-10, and Nathan Hood held the Pen Argyl record with 245 completions in his career (2007-10).

RECEIVERS:

Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley became the 4th current receiver to have 2,000 career reception yards. Ryan has caught 111 passes for 2,042 yards in his career with 25 going for td’s. Trey Tremba of Parkland went over 1,000 career receiving yards last week and now has 1,006 yards.

Career reception District 11 rankings: Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) 144 catches (tied for 10th all-time) with Jeff McGeehin of Central Catholic (1973-75), and Jacob Del Priore of Southern Lehigh (2011-13). Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic) 142 catches (13th all-time), Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) 141 catches (14th all-time).

Career reception yardage District 11 rankings: Flail 2,380 yards (10th best), Tyminski 2,273 yards (14th best). Ryan moves into 24th best with his 2,042 yards. Kuehner 2,040 yards (25th best).

Career reception td’s: Flail 37 (3rd best all-time). Ryan 25 (tied for 25th best ) with Zack Gillen of Wilson (2018-21) and Shane McEvoy of Lehighton (2005-07).

2023 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1), 5 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

6 (3), 4 (2) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

5 (2), 4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) AJ Slivka (Northampton)

4 (2) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

4 (3), 4 (4), 4 (5) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3), 4 (4) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

4 (3) Ty Sander (Palmerton)

4 (5) William Francis (Stroudsburg)

4 (6) Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

4 (6) John Haubert (Palisades)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

343 (2), 255 (4), 230 (1), 220 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *School Record*

319 (4), 238 (5), 221 (3), 209 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

316 (2), 272 (5), 224 (4) Luke Stevenosky (Mineraville) *School Record*

300 (2), 201 (4) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

262 (4), 222 (3) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

254 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

227 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

205 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

203 (3) Noah Pierre (Freedom)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

345 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

306 (5), 231 (4) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

296 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

290 (3) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

280 (5), 201 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

271 (5) Brody Breiner (Panther Valley)

269 (4), 260 (1) Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

266 (5), 208 (4) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

260 (1), 244 (4) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

231 (5) Cole Ordway (Easton)

225 (2) Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

221 (1) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

212 (5) Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

210 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

208 (1), 219 (6) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

205 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

204 (3) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

202 (2) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

200 (3) Chase Walker (Freedom)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Greg Campbell (Bangor)

4 (1) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

190 (5), 184 (4), 149 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

167 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

148 (1) Alex Moser (Pen Argyl)

146 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

146 (5) Collin Torres (Easton)

142 (2) Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

142 (3) Mason Bollinger (Northwestern)

141 (1) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Riley Stapp (Bangor)

3 (2) Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (3) Luke Meyers (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

40 (2) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (800)

1356 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1270 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

1222 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

982 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

879 Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

864 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

Touchdowns (12)

22 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

21 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

19 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

17 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

16 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

13 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

12 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

Passing Yards (900)

1208 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

1073 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1035 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

1033 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

998 Luke Spang (Parkland)

978 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

949 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

945 Ryder Gray (Pocono Mountain West)

932 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

Touchdown Passes (11)

13 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

12 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

12 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

11 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

11 Luke Spang (Parkland)

11 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

11 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

11 Shane Leh (Pen Argyl)

Receptions (26)

33 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

29 Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

28 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

28 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

27 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

26 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

26 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

Reception Yardage (400)

665 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

586 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

461 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

460 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

Reception Touchdowns (6)

10  Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

8 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

7 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

6 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

October 6, 2023
Blue Mountain Beats Lehighton 41-13 in Thursday Night Matchup

LEHIGHTON – Blue Mountain scored in all phases last night, running, passing, and special teams as the Eagles (4-2) defeated Lehighton (2-4) Thursday night 41-13 in a Schuylkill/Colonial Gold Division game at Lehighton.

Tyler Miller led the way rushing and passing for a touchdown.

“Tyler threw the ball nicely tonight and ran the ball well,” said Blue Mountain Head Coach Tom Gallagher. “It really provided a spark for our offense tonight.”

The Blue Mountain defense made the first big play of the night. Gaige Guers intercepted an Owen Eckhart pass and returned it to the Lehighton 37.

The interception set up the Eagles’ first score of the night. Payton Fasnacht finished the drive off diving into the end zone for the three-yard touchdown run. Blue Mountain led 6-0.

On their next drive, Miller took over. His 42-yard run set up the Blue Eagles’ second touchdown of the quarter. He capped off the drive scoring from seven yards out. Miller got the two-point conversion to make it 14-0 Eagles.

In the first play of the second quarter, Lehighton’s Dylan Moyer went 27 yards for a score. As quickly as the Indians celebrated the touchdown, the Eagles responded.

Reese Miller took the kick-off and went 75 yards for a score. The Eagles extended their lead before halftime to 26-6 when Miller hit William Jacobson for a four-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the endzone.

In the first half, the Offensive/Defensive lines dominated the Indians giving Miller time to pass and opening up big holes for the running game. The Eagles led 26-6 at halftime.

“Our offensive line did a great job tonight blocking and they came out to play tonight,” said Gallagher. “It was a total team effort and our defensive line did an excellent job causing pressure and we had multiple interceptions tonight.”

The Eagles dominated the second half. Lukas Kauffman added to the Blue Eagles lead with a two-yard touchdown run. Hunter Blankenhorn had an interception to put them ahead 41-6 in the fourth quarter.

Moyer got the Indians their final touchdown of the night. He scored a three-yard touchdown.

Up next for Blue Mountain. The Eagles hit the road next weekend and travel to Wilson Area.

Up next for Lehighton. The Indians are home against Bangor.

Scoring Summary:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Blue Mountain 14 12 7 8 41

Lehighton 0 6 0 7 13

1st Quarter
BM – Payton Fasnacht 3-yard run (Kick Failed)
BM – Tyler Miller 7-yard run (Tyler Miller 2-point conversion good)

2nd Quarter
L – Dylan Moyer 27-yard run (Kick Failed)
BM – Reese Miller 75-yard kickoff return (Kick Failed)
BM – William Jacobson 4-yard pass from Tyler Miller (Kick Failed)

3rd Quarter
BM – Lukas Kauffman 2-yard run (Kick good)

4th Quarter
BM – Hunter Blankenhorn 30-yard interception return (2-point conversion good)
L – Dylan Moyer 3-yard run (Kick good)

September 29, 2023
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 4 & 5

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 4 & 5):

RUNNINGBACKS:

In week 5, Caden Henritzy of Northampton rushed for 162 yards and 2 td’s in their win over ES South to end the night with a school record 2,882 career rushing yards. Tyrese Brandon held the old record when he rushed for 2,767 yards from 2016-19. Henritzy also joined the “40 td” club in week 4 and now has 42 career td’s. Brandon holds the school record with 61 career td’s scored and Tommy Rohn is in 2nd place at Northampton with his 43 career td’s that he scored from 1996-99. Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley went over 5,000 career rushing yards in week 5. Achenbach is the 13th player in the District to rush for 5,000 yards and is currently in 12th place. Harry Hall of Northwestern moves down to 13th place with his 5,065 yards that he rushed for from 2012-15. Achenbach has scored 61 career td’s so far, slotting him in a 4 way tie for 32nd place all-time in the District. Dan Tavani of Notre Dame (2000-03), Blake Bowman of Tri-Valley (2009-12), and Saquon Barkley of Whitehall (2012-14) all scored 61 td’s in their careers. After week 4, Achenbach was tied with Mike Tracy of Marian Catholic who scored 60 td’s from 1978-80. Colm McGroaty of Mahanoy Area went over 3,000 career yards rushing in week 5 and now has 3,056. McGroaty is the 5th Golden Bear to reach 3,000 yards. Ziggy Dudash (1997-99), Joe Weidle (1992-94), Mike Gaval (2009-11), and Danny Lawrence (2017-20) are the other 4 Bears. Dudash holds the school record with his 4,033 yards to go along with his school record 69 career td’s. McGroaty has 48 career td’s which is tied with Lawrence for 2nd best at Mahanoy behind Dudash. Luke Stevenosky of Minersville and Dalton Clymer of Northwestern joined the “40 td” club in week 5. Stevenosky has scored 42 td’s and Clymer has scored 40 td’s. Players with 200 yards rushing the last 2 weeks were Achenbach (255 yards in week 4), Matt Machalik of Palmerton (319 yards in week 4 and 238 yards in week 5), Stevenosky (224 in week 4 and 272 in week 5), Trey Tremba of Parkland (262 yards in week 4), Alex Ecker of Pleasant Valley (201 yards in week 4). Machalik’s 319 yards set a new school record. Mike Stasko held the old record when he rushed for 248 yards vs Wilson in 2015. Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh has scored 4 td’s in weeks 3, 4, and 5. Machalik (1,166 yards), Achenbach (1,136 yards), and Stevenosky (1,106 yards) all went over 1,000 yards rushing in week 5.

In week 4, Machalik scored 5 td’s upping his total to 75 career td’s which moved him ahead of Jason Killian of Schuylkill Haven (71 td’s from 1989-1991) and Austin Scott of Parkland (74 td’s from 2000-02) on the all-time District list. Killian & Scott were both on State Championship teams in their senior year. Machalik scored 3 more td’s in week 5 to up his total to 78 td’s moving him ahead of Evan Culver of Saucon Valley who scored 77 td’s from 2013-15. Machalik is currently tied for 11 place all-time in the District with Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley who scored 78 td’s from 2014-17.

QUARTERBACKS:

Machalik went over 5,000 yards passing in week 4 and currently has thrown for 5,253 yards and 54 td passes. Danny Darno of Notre Dame went over 4,000 yards passing for his career in week 5. Darno has thrown for 4,142 yards so far. Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall has thrown for 37 career td’s and is now tied for the school record with Mike Gnall who threw for 37 td’s from 2002-05. Whitehall has 8 other quarterbacks who have thrown 30 or more career td passes. They are, Matt Shultz (32 from 1993-95), Chris Hudak (32 from 1995-97), Brad Wagner (30 from 1999-02), Chris Polony (33 from 2008-10), Nick Shafnisky (31 from 2010-12), Giani Sinatore (33 from 2013-15), Zachary Gilbert (32 from 2014-16), and Ethan Parvel (33 from 2016-17). Junior Christopher Fritts of Southern Lehigh and sophomore Peyton Falzone are the first 2 qb’s to throw for 1,000 yards this season. Falzone leads the District with 1,039 yards and Fritts follows with 1,018 yards. Falzone is the 4th sophomore at Nazareth to throw for 1,000 yards in a season. Tom Silvius (1,229 yards in 1987), Ryan Fry (1,850 yards in 1996), and Anthony Harris (2,600 yards in 2018) are the other 3.

Quarterbacks who threw for over 200 yards the last 2 weeks: Cole Lazorick of Jim Thorpe threw for 231 yards in week 4 in which he threw 3 td’s and scored 3 td’s. Lazorick then threw for 306 yards in week 5. Caden Mengel of North Schuylkill threw for 208 yards in week 4 and 249 yards in week 5. Cole Ordway of Easton had his first career 200 yard game in week 5 when he threw for 231 yards vs Bethlehem Catholic. In the same game Beca qb, Cayden Vassa also had his first career 200 yard game (212 yards). Brody Breiner of Panther Valley threw for his first career 200 yard game last week vs Minersville (271 yards). Fritts threw for 269 yards in week 4 and Falzone threw for 244 yards in week 4.

RECEIVERS:

In week 4, Layne Yoder of Tri-Valley went over 1,000 career receiving yards. Yoder currently has 1,042 receiving yards. Justin Yescavage of Jim Thorpe had 2 big games in weeks 4 and 5. Yescavage had 184 yards in week 4 and 190 yards in week 5 to up his season total to a District leading 655 yards. In the process, Yescavage went over 1,000 yards for his career. The junior has 1,105 career receiving yards. Jack Inglis of Southern Lehigh (1,023 yards), and AJ Lozano of Notre Dame (1,020 yards) also went over 1,000 yards in week 5. Mason Kuehner of Nazareth joined the “2,000 yard” receiver club. Kuehner has caught 131 passes in his career for 2,005 yards with 17 of them going for td’s.

Career reception District 11 rankings: Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) 142 catches (12th all-time), Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic) 141 catches (13th all-time), Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) 139 catches (14th all-time). With these 3 players occupying slots 12 thru 14, that moves Bob Frederick of Allen down to 15th place all-time with his 138 receptions that he had from 1971-73. Kuehner is in 20th place with his 131 receptions.

Career reception yardage District 11 rankings: Flail 2,327 yards (12th best), Tyminski 2,257 yards (14th best). In between Flail and Tyminski is Zack Gillen of Wilson who had 2,301 yards from 2018-21. Kuehner is tied for 26th best all-time in the District with Brady Evans of Williams Valley. Evans gained his 2,005 yards on only 93 receptions that he caught from 2019-22. Twenty eight of them went for td’s. Evans is one of three District 11 players to have 2,000 career receiving yards and have less than 100 career receptions. Brian Ayers of Freeland caught a total of 85 passes from 1985-86 that netted 2,067 yards (24.3 ypc). Brad Walter of Wilson caught only 75 passes which netted 2,017 yards (26.9 ypc).

Career reception td’s: Flail 37 (3rd best all-time). Flail was tied with Paryss Marshall of Catasauqua who caught 36 td passes from 2011-13. Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley has 25 career td receptions and is currently tied for 26th place all-time in the District with Gillen (2018-21) and Shane McEvoy of Lehighton (2005-07).

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1), 5 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

6 (3), 4 (2) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

5 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) AJ Slivka (Northampton)

4 (2) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

4 (3), 4 (4), 4 (5) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3), 4 (4) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

4 (3) Ty Sander (Palmerton)

4 (5) William Francis (Stroudsburg)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

343 (2), 255 (4), 230 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *School Record*

319 (4), 238 (5), 221 (3), 209 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

316 (2). 272 (5), 224 (4) Luke Stevenosky (Mineraville) *School Record*

300 (2). 201 (4) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

262 (4), 222 (3) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

254 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

227 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

205 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

203 (3) Noah Pierre (Freedom)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

345 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

306 (5), 231 (4) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

296 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

290 (3) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

280 (5), 201 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

271 (5) Brody Breiner (Panther Valley)

269 (4), 260 (1) Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

260 (1), 244 (4) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

249 (5), 208 (4) Caden Mengel (North Schuylkill)

231 (5) Cole Ordway (Easton)

225 (2) Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

221 (1) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

212 (5) Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

210 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

208 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

205 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

204 (3) Shane Leh (Northwestern)

202 (2) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

200 (3) Chase Walker (Freedom)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Greg Campbell (Bangor)

4 (1) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

190 (5), 184 (4), 149 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

167 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

148 (1) Alex Moser (Pen Argyl)

146 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

146 (5) Collin Torres (Easton)

142 (2) Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

142 (3) Mason Bollinger (Northwestern)

141 (1) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Riley Stapp (Bangor)

3 (2) Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (3) Luke Meyers (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

40 (2) Gavin Mentzer (North Schuylkill)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (600)

1136 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1166 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1106 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

848 Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

814 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

690 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

606 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

Touchdowns (10)

20 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

18 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

17 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

14 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

13 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

12 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

13 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

10 Noah Porter (Tri-Valley)

Passing Yards (800)

1039 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

1018 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

  903 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

875 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

  871 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

849 Luke Spang (Parkland)

803 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

Touchdown Passes (10)

12 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

12 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

11 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

10 Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

10 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

10 Cole Lazorick (Jim Thorpe)

Receptions (22)

31 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

27 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

25 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

23 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

23 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

22 Rodney Bronson (Wilson)

22 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

Reception Yardage (400)

655 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

518 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

445 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

411 Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

Reception Touchdowns (6)

10 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

  7 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

7 Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

6 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

September 29, 2023
Palmerton’s Dynamic Duo Leads the Blue Bombers Over Notre Dame Green Pond

PALMERTON – Matthew Machalik and Ty Sander combined for 361 yards rushing to lead the Blue Bombers to a 41-26 win Friday night. With the win, Palmerton stays unbeaten at 5-0 this season.

“We came out and wanted to establish the line on both sides of the ball and I think we did a very good job doing that tonight,” said Palmerton Head Coach Chris Walkowiak. “They are a veteran group and played well tonight.”

Palmerton struck first and never trailed in the game. Machalik scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak while eating up a lot of the clock on the 14-play, 80-yard drive. Jacob Walkowiak’s kick put the Blue Bombers up 7-0.

Notre Dame Green Pond tied the game up at 7 with 36 seconds left in the first quarter. The Crusaders were facing a fourth down and six when quarterback Danny Darno found Julian Baker in the back of the end zone for the 16-yard touchdown pass.

The Blue Bombers answered right back with a seven-play, 68-yard drive. Sanders finished the drive going right up the middle from four yards out. He wasn’t done yet. Sanders added his second rushing touchdown of the first half. This time for a six-yard run.

The play of the night came right before halftime. Setting up the play, Sanders intercepted a Darno pass and returned it to the Notre Dame 42.

With 33 seconds left in the half, Palmerton went into their bag of tricks. Machalik took the snap and tossed it to Sanders who threw it back to a wide-open Machalik who made a one-handed catch for the 11-yard touchdown pass and a commanding 28-7 lead heading into halftime.

“I thought defensively it was huge to hold Notre Dame to seven points the first half,” said Walkowiak. “Ty Sanders’ interception was a big play right before half and punching in the late touchdown.”

In the third quarter, the Crusaders cut the lead to 14 with 7:45 left in the quarter. Darno was under pressure most of the night and as he was getting hit he threw a perfect pass to A.J. Lozano for a 44-yard touchdown pass.

“Bryce Marino and Emilio Gonzalez at the end applied a lot of pressure on Darno tonight,” said Walkowiak. “That was the game plan going in to make him uncomfortable in the pocket.”

Again, the Blue Bombers responded. With 3:06 left in the quarter, Machalik burst through the line, hit another gear and went 43 yards down the sideline. It was 35-14 Palmerton. Machalik finished the night rushing for 236 yards.

“He is our leader and wants the ball in pressure situations,” said Walkowiak. “He is a special kid and one of the best in the state.”

It was back and forth in the end. Darno rushed for a touchdown and hit Lozano for one more. Sanders got his third rushing touchdown and the Blue Bombers stayed perfect at 5-0 with the win.

Sanders finished the night rushing for three touchdowns, intercepted a pass, and threw a touchdown.

“Ty is one of those gritty kids who loves playing defense and hitting,” said Walkowiak. “On offense, he loves to run north and south and pound it between the tackles.”

PALMERTON NOTES: 1st time beating Notre Dame Green Pond in nine years (2014) when they won 47-8. In the game, Machalik went over the 1,000-yard rushing mark. It was the third time in his career to do that.

Up Next: Palmerton is home against Pine Grove Area next Friday night.

NOTRE DAME GREEN POND NOTES: Danny Darno passed for 190 yards and three touchdowns and added 75 yards rushing and one touchdown.

Up Next: Notre Dame Green Pond hits the road to North Schuylkill next Friday night.

Palmerton 41, Notre Dame-GP 26

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Notre Dame GP 7 0 13 6 26

Palmerton Area 7 21 7 6 41

1st Quarter
P: Matthew Machalik 1 yard run (Jacob Walkowiak kick) 4:25
NDGP: Danny Darno 16-yard pass to Julian Baker (Mark Talpas kick) 0:36

2nd Quarter
P: Ty Sander 4-yard run (Jacob Walkowiak kick) 9:38
P: Ty Sander 6-yard run (Jacob Walkowiak kick) 2:36
P: Ty Sander 11-yard pass to Matthew Machalik (Jacob Walkowiak kick) 0:33

3rd Quarter
NDGP: Danny Darno 44 yard pass to A.J. Lozano (Mark Talpas kick) 7:45
P: Machalik 43 yard run (Jacob Walkowiak kick) 3:06
NDGP: Danny Darno 7-yard run (kick failed) 1:54

4th Quarter
P: Ty Sander 1-yard run (kick failed) 5:49
NDGP: Danny Darno 19-yard pass to A.J. Lozano (kick failed) 4:30

September 23, 2023
Parkland Remains Undefeated After Win Over Nazareth Area

OREFIELD – Not many games live up to the hype, but this one did. Two of the top teams in the EPC South went head-to-head Friday night in front of a packed crowd. It was Nazareth Area (3-1) vs. Parkland (4-0) in an early showdown.

The stars came out to shine last night, but no bigger star than Trey Tremba. The Parkland senior rushed for 269 yards. He also caught the go-ahead touchdown pass with 1:22 left in the game to lead the Trojans to a 31-24 win over Nazareth Area.

“It was a heck of a football game tonight,” said Tremba. “I can’t say enough about how good my line did tonight. They opened up a lot of holes tonight. ”

In the first half, it was the Tremba show. Trey scored on a four-yard touchdown run and a pair of 33-yard runs. Aidan Gallagher added a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter and the Trojans went into halftime leading 24-10.

But the Blue Eagles made adjustments at halftime. One of the key changes made was moving Sean Kinney in the middle to slow down the Trojans’ offense in the second half. It worked. After a sluggish start in the first half, the Blue Eagles’ offense got going.

Quarterback Peyton Falzone connected on two touchdown throws of 19 and 59 yards to Caleb Newsome to tie the game up at 24 with 11:18 remaining in the game.

The biggest play of the game came with 1:22 remaining in the game. Parkland quarterback Luke Spang threw a pass while falling to the ground to Tremba. He did the rest and went 39 yards for the game-winning touchdown.

“Spang made a great throw in finding me,” said Tremba. “I didn’t think I was going to get it but I did and the rest is history.”

Spang finished the night completing 10 of 16 passes for 139 yards.

NAZARETH NOTES: Nazareth Area’s record is now 3-1. Falzone finished the night passing for 246 yards and two touchdowns. Jed Benedekovits rushed for 103 yards. Caleb Newsome caught five passes for 112 yards. The Blue Eagles travel to play Liberty next Friday night.

PARKLAND NOTES: Parkland remains undefeated at 4-0. The Trojans are on the road next weekend and will face another unbeaten team. This time Central Catholic (4-0).

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Nazareth Area 3 7 7 7 24

Parkland 10 14 0 7 31

1st Quarter

P: Trey Tremba 33-yard run (Aidan Gallagher kick) 9:56

P: Aidan Gallagher 28 field goal 6:50

N: Nathan Baker 22 field goal 0:25

2nd Quarter

P: Trey Tremba 4-yard run (kick failed) 9:32

N: Jed Bendekovits 30 yard run (Nathan Baker kick) 9:01

P: Trey Tremba 33 yard run (Marcel Burden pass from Satoshi Rosenblum) 7:55

3rd Quarter

N: Caleb Newsome 19-yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Nathan Baker kick) 1:17

4th Quarter

N: Caleb Newsome 59-yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Nathan Baker kick) 11:18

P: Trey Tremba 39-yard pass from Luke Spang (Aidan Gallagher kick) 1:22

September 16, 2023
District 11 Notes (Week 2 & 3):

UNNINGBACKS:

Week 2 School Record: Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) 343 yards rushing. Old Record: Alex Achenbach 328 yards vs Panther Valley, 2021.

Week 2 School Record: Luke Stevenosky (Minersville) 316 yards rushing. Old record: Gabe Kuehn 315 yards vs Montgomery, 2018.

Week 2 Milestone: Luke Stevenosky (Minersville) 2,000 career rushing yards. Currently has 2,214 yards.

Week 2 Milestone: Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley) 300 yards rushing. School Record: Nasai Moon 328 yards vs PME in 2018.

Week 3 Milestone: Lane Lehman (Pine Grove) 2,000 career rushing yards (2,030 yards).

Week 3 Milestone: Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area) 40 career td club (currently has 45). Scored 5 td’s in week 3.

Week 3 Milestone: Matt Machalik (Palmerton) 70 career td’s scored. 15th best all-time in District 11. Artie Owens of Stroudsburg (1969-71) and Ziggy Dudash of Mahanoy Area (1996-99) both scored 69 career td’s.

Week 3 Milestone: Luke Stevenosky (Minersville) scored 6 td’s. School Record: Henry Harvey 9 td’s scored in 1915.

Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley has 57 career td’s and is tied for 41st place in District 11 with Chuck Dibilio of Nazareth (2008-10), and Kevin Gulyas of Central Catholic (2008-11).

Week 3 Milestone: Trey Tremba (Parkland) 40 career td club (currently has 42)

QUARTERBACKS:

Week 2 Milestone: Matt Machalik (Palmerton) 50 career td passes. Now has 53.

Week 2 Milestone: Danny Darno (Notre Dame) 40 career td passes. Now has 43

Week 2 Milestone: Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall) 3,000 career passing yards. Currently has 3,278 yards.

Week 3 ties School Record: Ryder Bray (PM West) 5 td passes. Record: Jeff Krisiak (2012)

Week 3 Milestone: Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton) 3,000 career passing yards (3,104 yards)

Week 3 Milestone: Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl) 3,000 career passing yards (3,229 yards)

Week 3 Milestone: Ryder Bray (PM West) 345 yards passing, 1st 300 yard game in the District this year. School Record: Jeff Krisiak 372 yards (2012)

RECEIVERS:

Week 2 ties School Record: Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic) 3 td receptions in a game. Other Golden Hawks with 3: Steff Kern (1985), Nate Stewart (2015), Shamus Williams (2017), Matt Stianche (2018). Vassa is the 1st Hawk freshman to do it.

Week 3 School Record: Luke Meyers (Central Catholic) 51 yard field goal. Old Record: Mike Wascura 49 yards vs Bethlehem Catholic (1999)

Week 3: Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl is the first District player to catch 10 or more passes in a game this season. Tyminski caught 10 for 167 yards.

Career reception District 11 rankings: Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) 134 catches (16th all-time), Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic) 132 catches (18th all-time), Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) 127 catches (23rd all-time). Tied with Chad Parton of Salisbury (2018-20)

Career reception yardage District 11 rankings: Flail 2,150 yards (16th best), Tyminski 2,123 yards (19th best)

Career reception td’s: Flail 30 (11th best all-time) tied with Dan Cason of ES South (2008-09).

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

6 (3), 4 (2) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

5 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) AJ Slivka (Northampton)

4 (2) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

4 (3) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

4 (3) Ty Sander (Palmerton)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

343 (2), 230 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *School Record*

316 (2) Luke Stevenosky (Mineraville) *School Record*

300 (2) Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

254 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

227 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

222 (3) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

209 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

205 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

203 (3) Noah Pierre (Freedom)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

345 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

296 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

290 (3) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

260 (1) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

260 (1) Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

225 (2) Bruce Hopeck (Marian Catholic)

221 (1) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

210 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

208 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

205 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

204 (3) Shane Leh (Pen Argyl)

202 (2) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

201 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

200 (3) Chase Walker (Freedom)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3) Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Greg Campbell (Bangor)

4 (1) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (2) Luke Spang (Parkland)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

167 (3) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

149 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

148 (1) Alex Moser (Pen Argyl)

146 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

142 (2) Jake Pukszyn (Liberty)

142 (3) Mason Bollinger (Northwestern)

141 (1) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Riley Stapp (Bangor)

3 (2) Carter Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)  *Ties School Record*

3 (3) Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 (3) Luke Meyers (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (400)

718 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

610 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

609 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

487 Alex Ecker (Pleasant Valley)

445 Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

420 Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)

418 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

412 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

Touchdowns (7)

13 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

12 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

  9 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

8 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

7 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

7 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

7 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

7 AJ Slivka (Northampton)

7 Gabe Green (Liberty)

7 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

Passing Yards (500)

672 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

622 Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

591 Antonio Fontanez (Central Catholic)

532 Ryder Bray (Pocono Mountain West)

523 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

Touchdown Passes (7)

7 Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

7 Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

7 Cayden Vassa (Bethlehem Catholic)

7 Christopher Fritts (Southern Lehigh)

Receptions (14)

19 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

17 Rodney Bronson (Wilson)

16 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

16 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

15 Aiden Sorrentino (Central Catholic)

14 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

14 Jasir Frutchey (Easton)

Reception Yardage (275)

311 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

309 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

295 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

279 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Reception Touchdowns (5)

7 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

6 Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

5 Jack Robertson (Saucon Valley)

September 15, 2023
NFF LV Chapter – Player of the Week

Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 34 local high schools. Players listed below will be our guests at the annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet in March 2024.

Week 1 – Justus Miles, Defensive End from Whitehall High School had 7 total tackles, 6 for a loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and scored a touchdown. His team beat William Allen High School 53-0 to start the season 1-0. His head coach Andy Marino nominated Justus.

September 6, 2023
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 1

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 1):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for 230 yards on 40 carries and scored 2 td’s in their win over Upper Dauphin. Achenbach joined the “4,000 yard” club and now has 4,191 career rushing yards. Achenbach also went over 50 career td’s and currently has 51 career td’s.  Matt Machalik of Palmerton rushed for 209 yards and 5 td’s, threw for 184 yards and a td and scored a 6th td on an interception return. His 6 td’s tie the school record that Matt Stasko set in 2015 vs Catasauqua. Machalik has scored 64 career td’s and that moves him into 24th place all-time in the District. He is currently tied with Jonathan Linton (Catasauqua 1989-92), Rashonn Drayon (Central Catholic 1992-94) and Michael McDaniel (Bethlehem Catholic 2012-14). Machalik also broke the school career passing yardage record. Garrett Perschy held the record when he threw for 4,595 yards from 2013-16. Machalik now has 4,710 yards. Lane Lehman of Pine Grove rushed for 227 yards and 2 td’s vs Northern Lebanon. Lehma rushed for 216 yards vs N.L. last year. Sophomore Gabe Green of Liberty rushed for 196 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Dieruff. Tyler Miller of Blue Mountain was added to the chart after surpassing 1,000 career rushing yards in week 1. Caden Henritzy of Northampton and Dalton Clymer of Northwestern both have scored 35 career td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Four QB’s threw for 200 yards in week 1. Sophomore, Peyton Falzone of Nazareth threw for 260 yards and 3 td’s in their win over ESS. Trevor Minalda of North Schuylkill threw for 221 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Mount Carmel. Minalda now has 30 career td passes as does Luke Spang of Parkland. Brady O’Donnell of Lehighton threw for 210 yards and a touchdown in their loss to Palmerton and has 20 career td passes. Aiden Hess of Catasauqua threw for 208 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Northern Lehigh. Hess’s 5 td passes ties the school record held by Zack Bradley (2013) and Andrew Brett (2016). Greg Campbell of Bangor went from catching 39 passes last year as a wide receiver to throwing for 133 yards and 4 td’s in his first start at quarterback in week 1. Campbell completed 9 passes in 12 attempts in their win over Palisades. Ben Dempster of Shenandoah Valley also threw for 133 yards and 4 td’s in their win over CMVT. Whitehall’s Dogmantis brothers accomplished a feat that probably hasn’t been done in District 11 before. Trey, a senior, started the game and threw for 55 yards and a td. Sophomore Talon, replaced Trey and had 1 rushing attempt and also scored a 2 point conversion. And then freshman Tanner finished the game taking snaps behind center. Three brothers taking snaps behind center in the same game. Danny Darno of Notre Dame threw for 182 yards and a td and also rushed for 146 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Saucon Valley. Joseph Martinez of Easton and Brad Rissmiller of Pen Argyl both completed all of their passes in week 1 wins. Martinez went 10 for 10 for 59 yards and a td vs ESN and Rissmiller went 6 for 6 for 179 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Wilson. Martinez and Wilson’s Jeramy Cressman joined the chart as both went over 1,000 yards passing for their careers in week 1.

RECEIVERS:

Ian Juica of Catasauqua caught 7 passes for 146 yards and a school record 4 td’s. Juica went over 1,000 yards receiving in his career in the game (1,054). Alex Moser of Pen Argyl caught 3 passes for 148 yards (including a 90 yarder) and 2 td’s vs Wilson. Moser also took the opening kick-off 81 yards for a td. Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley caught 4 passes for 128 yards with all 4 going for td’s vs CMVT. He tied his own school record of 4 td receptions in a game. Ryan had 4 td’s vs Hancock MD last season and Ron Wasilewski caught 4 td’s vs Bishop O’Reilly in 1998. Andrew Olesh of Southern Lehigh caught 6 passes for 141 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Quakertown. Riley Stapp of Bangor caught 3 passes for 69 yards with all 3 going for td’s vs Palisades in week 1. Justin Yescavage of Jim Thorpe caught 4 passes for 76 yards vs Blue Mountain to go over 500 yards receiving for his career and is now on the chart. District leader Joey Flail of North Schuylkill caught 7 passes for 86 yard and 2 td’s while also rushing for a td. Flail is tied for 16th place all-time in the District with Tim Walter of Southern Lehigh (2014-16) in career receptions (133). Jareel Calhoun of Central Catholic moves into 27th place with his 122 career receptions. Calhoun is just a junior. And, Mason Kuehner of Nazareth moves into the top 50 all-time (45th) with his 112 career receptions. Flail is 19th all-time in career reception yardage with his 2,109 yards and Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl moves into 37th place with his 1,831 yards. Tyminski only had 19 yards in week 1, but he moved ahead of 3 players on the list. They are; Don Evans of Jim Thorpe (1,815 yards from 1999-01), Nick Merva of Shenandoah Valley (1,816 yards from 2010-12), and Trevor Amorim of Northern Lehigh (1,822 yards from 2019-21).

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

230 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

227 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

209 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

260 (1) Peyton Falzone (Nazareth)

221 (1) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

210 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

208 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Aiden Hess (Catasauqua)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Greg Campbell (Bangor)

4 (1) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

148 (1) Alex Moser (Pen Argyl)

146 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

141 (1) Andrew Olesh (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)  *School Record*

4 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Riley Stapp (Bangor)

Field Goals (40 yards)

September 2, 2023
Open Dates: Executive Education Academy (District 11 – Class 2A)

Executive Education Academy (District 11 – Class 2A) is looking to fill two open dates after having two opponents drop us from their schedule. One date is October 6th or 7th at their place and October 20th at our place. looking for PIAA Teams. If interested please contact Athletic Director Richard Baker at rbaker@ee-schools.org.

August 28, 2023
Noah Dolbin leads the Nativity BVM to a 28-14 victory over Wyalusing

WYALUSING – Wyalusing’s offense looked pretty solid for most of its season-opening game against Nativity BVM on Saturday night. The Rams outgained the Green Wave 261-211 for the game and had success both running and passing.

But Wyalusing struggled to finish its drives, and also committed some costly turnovers – three total, two of which led directly to Nativity touchdowns – and Nativity overcame some early turnovers of its own to pick up a 28-14 win over Wyalusing.

“I was very happy with the way we were able to move the ball on them – bully ball, between the tackles type of stuff, we were able to drive the field, but we have to be able to finish,” said Wyalusing coach Rich Rogers.

Wyalusing was only able to finish two drives, one early and one late. But in between, Nativity did its damage, as it took advantage of three overall turnovers by the Rams, two of which led directly to touchdowns, and also added a special teams touchdown.

It didn’t look like things might turn out that way early on, however. Coming off a disappointing season last year, Nativity BVM coach Pat Mason was thinking ‘Here we go again’ after Ben Kreitzer’s first pass attempt of the year on Nativity’s second play from scrimmage was picked off by Cade McMicken at the Wyalusing 36, giving the Rams a short field. They would capitalize as Ayden Hunsinger burst up the middle for a 26-yard touchdown run to put the Rams up 6-0 a little over two minutes into the game.

Another interception ended Nativity’s second possession as well after the Green Wave drove into the red zone. But from there, Green Wave cleaned things up and would not commit another turnover for the remainder of the game.

“We had an incredibly tough year last year – not what we’re used to, and we’ve come a long way,” said Mason. “These kids really went through a lot of adversity and then with how the game started, I’m like ‘here we go again,’ but they came back. This shows a lot for their character and this is a big win after only winning three games last year. We have a lot of kids that stepped up and played well tonight.”

Things looked a bit dismal early for the Green Wave, however. Nativity drove down to the Wyalusing 20 on its next drive, but it was once again stopped by an interception, as Dylan Johns picked off Kreitzer and returned it to the Wyalusing 41.

From that point, however, the Green Wave bore down on defense. They forced back-to-back three-and-outs for the Rams and then picked up their own takeaway deep in Wyalusing territory as they recovered a Ram fumble at the Wyalusing 27 early in the second quarter.

Two rushes by Sam Spolski, one for 16 yards and one for 11 produced a touchdown to tie the game 6-6.

Nativity forced a punt on Wyalusing’s next drive, and it was returned by Noah Dolbin 65 yards for a touchdown, the first of two returns for a score by Dolbin on the night. John Borrell punched in a two-point conversion to put the Green Wave up 14-6 with 5:35 left in the first half.

The Green Wave then came up with a big defensive stop to end the half as Wyalusing drove it all the way down to the Nativity 3-yard line in 15 plays but were stopped three yards short of the end zone at the halftime horn.

Wyalusing also received the second-half kickoff and proceeded to put together another long drive that took up nearly five minutes and spanned another nine plays, but it, too, was stalled as the Green Wave stopped the Rams on fourth down from the Nativity 23 – giving Nativity’s defense 24 straight plays on the field on either end of halftime without yielding a score.

Later in the third quarter, the Green Wave defense came up with another takeaway as Dolbin picked off a McMicken pass at the Wyalusing 43. Five straight rushes by Borrell resulted in another touchdown with :18 left in the quarter to put the Green Wave up 21-6. Borrell, who led the way on the ground for Nativity with 84 yards on 12 carries, picked up 43 of his yards on that drive.

“We need to work on contain, that’s been a huge thing and we’ve been working on it but we need to focus even more and find the right people that can do that for us,” said Rogers. “We’re still attacking and we caused some turnovers and are doing the things we’ve been focusing on, but we have to find the people that can contain and stop the big plays around the corner. We can’t give up the big stuff.”

Dolbin ended Wyalusing’s second straight possession on the Rams’ ensuing drive when he picked off Parker Petlock and this time returned it 41 yards for a touchdown to put the Green Wave up 28-6 early in the fourth.

“We really had some kids step up and Noah Dolbin is lights out, he’s a player,” said Mason. “I thought we ran the ball pretty well, John Borrell really did well running the ball in the second half. It was a great team effort, I’m proud of my guys and we’re really hoping we can keep this thing rolling.”

Nativity BVM 28, Wyalusing 14
Nativity BVM (1-0) 0 14 7 7 – 28
Wyalusing (0-1) 6 0 0 8 – 14

First quarter
9:53 – (W) Ayden Hunsinger 26-yard run (run failed), 4-36, 1:42

Second quarter
8:41 – (N) Sam Spolski 11-yard run (pass failed), 2-27, :34
5:35 – (N) Noah Dolbin 65-yard punt return (Borrell run)

Third quarter
:18 – (N) John Borrell 1-yard run (Ferhat kick), 5-43, 1:42

Fourth quarter
11:38 – (N) Noah Dolbin 41-yard interception return (Ferhat kick)
4:30 – (W) Ayden Hunsinger 16-yard run (God run), 4-77, 1:28

Statistics

N W

First downs 14 14
Rushes-net yards 36-160 40-150
Passing yardage 51 111
Passing 3-10-0-2 10-18-0-2
Fumbles-lost 2-0 2-1
Penalties-yards 11-74 3-25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: Nativity BVM: John Borrell (12-84-1), Sam Spolski (10-51-1), Nolan Ferhat (5-9), Ben Kreitzer (4-23), Colt Mason (3-2), TEAM (2-(-9)); Wyalusing: Ayden Hunsinger (15-67-2), Cade McMicken (9-29), Casey God (6-17), Isaac Shaffer (5-25), Dylan Johns (4-11), Parker
Petlock (1-1)

PASSING: Nativity BVM: Ben Kreitzer (3-10-51-0-2); Wyalusing: Cade McMicken (6-9-38-0-1), Parker Petlock (4-9-73-0-1)

RECEIVING: Nativity BVM: Noah Dolbin (2-36), John Borrell (1-15); Wyalusing: Parker Petlock (3-20), Isaac Shaffer (3-16), Joey Gonsauls (2-60), Dylan Johns (1-12), Casey God (1-3)

August 27, 2023
Nazareth Area Scores 56 Unanswered Points in Win Over East Stroudsburg South

EAST STROUDSBURG – In his first varsity start at quarterback, Peyton Falzone threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Blue Eagles Friday Night.

Nazareth defeated East Stroudsburg South 56-7 in their season opener.

It was South who got the first score of the 2023 season. On their first possession, they drove right down the field when quarterback Ivan Laubach hit Nate Gray in stride for a 27-yard touchdown pass. Kondwani Keitt’s kick was good and the Cavaliers led 7-0.

“What a great start to the game,” said East Stroudsburg South Head Coach Matt Walters. “We knew Nazareth was loaded with talent and we wanted to run a couple of different things that we thought we could squeeze in there.”

Gray led South with 79 yards rushing and had two catches for 75 yards.

“Nate Gray is a special player and only a junior,” said Walters. “He is a hard-nosed runner and has great vision. You can’t coach that.”

But South didn’t have much time to celebrate their opening drive touchdown. On the kickoff, Nazareth’s Marquez Wimberly took the kickoff and went 78 yards down the sidelines. That touchdown sparked the Blue Eagles offense and they never looked back.

“That was huge from the start,” said Nazareth Head Coach Tom Falzone. “I talked about how great he is and the things he can do. He surely showed it right there and made an instant impact.”

By the time the first quarter ended, Falzone had thrown two touchdowns, both to Mason Kuehner (29 and 32 yards).

“He is very fortunate to have these tools around him,” said Falzone. “Mason is a weapon and he showed it tonight. Peyton is a young pup and he is learning,” said Falzone. “We are hoping he is going to get better and continue to grow.”

Leading the way on the line tonight were guys like All-State lineman Sean Kinney. “Let’s talk about that lineup front and how good of a job they did protecting Peyton tonight,” said Falzone. “They gave him time to see the field.”

Jed Bendekovits added two rushing (five and 25 yards) touchdowns in the second quarter and at halftime the Blue Eagles led 35-7.

In the second half, Falzone threw his third touchdown of the game. It went 53 yards to Logan Hilarczyk. Jayden Wolf added a rushing touchdown for the Blue Eagles. The final score of the game was a recovered fumble in the end zone by Anthony DiFrancesco.

An additional highlight of the game was the Blue Eagle defense. Wimberly and Hilarczyk had interceptions and Frank Mroz recovered a fumble.

“We settled in and it was good to see,” said Falzone. “At first South hit one in the middle on us. But we settled down and the defense played hard-nosed football tonight.”

Honoring a Legend: Before the game, a moment of silence was held for legendary East Stroudsburg Head Coach Ed Christian. Ed was the head coach at the school for 38 years and worked for 52 years at the school district. He is already a member of the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

This season is going out to Ed Christian,” said Walters. “For the amount of years, he poured into this community and not just this football program. We got these shirts that say “Forever A Cavalier” and his name is on the back of each shirt. We have a sticker on the back of our helmets with Ed’s initials.”

“I think the next step is to get this field named after him,” said Walters.

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Nazareth Area 21 14 14 7 56

East Stroudsburg South 7 0 0 0 7

1st Quarter
ESS: Nate Gray 27 yard pass from Ivan Laubach (Kondwani Keitt kick) 10:04

NAZ: Marquez Wimberly 78-yard kickoff return (Nathan Baker kick) 9:50

NAZ: Mason Kuehner 29-yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Baker kick) 3:39

NAZ: Mason Kuehner 32-yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Baker kick) 0:38

2nd Quarter
NAZ: Jed Bendekovits 5 yard run (Baker kick) 8:26

NAZ: Jed Bendekovits 15 yard run (Baker kick) 3:43

3rd Quarter
NAZ: Logan Hilarczyk 53-yard pass from Peyton Falzone (Baker kick) 11:42

NAZ: Jayden Wolf 27-yard run (Baker kick) 7:20

4th Quarter
NAZ: Anthony DiFrancesco recovered a loose ball in the end zone (Baker kick) 3:04

August 26, 2023
North Schuylkill beats Mount Carmel 34-27 in a hard fought win

MOUNT CARMEL-It was an outcome that was foreshadowed throughout much of the second half. Mount Carmel, despite playing well and holding a two-score lead against a very good opponent, started losing players to cramping on what seemed like every play. That opened the door for North Schuylkill to take advantage of an exhausted and depleted defense. The Spartans roared back from a 14-point deficit and took the lead for good on Ricky Halford’s 30-yard run with 47 seconds remaining that gave North Schuylkill a hard-fought 34-27 win.

“We went through this last year with them,” Mount Carmel coach John Darrah said. “It was very similar. I think this year was a little bit worse. We knew it was going to be like this. It’s a hot, humid day. We got a lot of guys involved. We told all our guys to be ready to play. Honestly, I’m proud of our guys. We gave it everything we had. I don’t think there’s anything else anyone could have done. They just had a couple more guys not cramp up, and not go out in the second half.”

North Schuylkill (1-0) made big plays on both sides of the ball to spark the comeback. Quarterback Trevor Minalda was at the center of overcoming some challenging situations. On a 3rd and 20 play, Minalda found Collin McGee down the left sideline for a 45-yard touchdown pass that pulled the Spartans to within 27-20 late in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Minalda once again came through, as he connected with Joey Flail for a 10-yard scoring strike that tied the game with 8:09 left. The senior signal caller completed 18-of-32 passes for 202 yards to go with three touchdowns and one interception.

“It’s tough, and he’s in a tremendous pressure position,” North Schuylkill coach Wally Hall said of Minalda. “We put a lot of pressure on him because that’s the expectation we have for him. Through the pressure, and the good and the bad, you could see he’s obviously made plays.”

Mount Carmel (0-1) saw its defense be on the field for 83 snaps against a talented offense. Whereas North Schuylkill came through on a couple of big fourth downs, the Red Tornadoes failed to convert fourth downs with the game hanging in the balance. Early in the 4th quarter, a 4th-and-1 play in the red zone was stuffed for a one-yard loss, and after Ryan Weidner recovered a fumble that gave some much-needed momentum to Mount Carmel with the score tied, a screen pass on fourth down from the Spartans’ 34 was blown up for a 5-yard loss.

“I thought we were close there on that screen, we had it set up,” Darrah said. “The timing was just a little bit off. Obviously, that short run, those are two plays that if we would have converted, the game might have been totally different.”

Following the second fourth-down stop, the Spartans put together an eight-play, 61-yard drive that resulted in the winning points. Jaxson Chowansky had a big part in it, as he rushed four times for 26 yards. Halford broke multiple tackles on his way to pay dirt against a defense that fought valiantly all night. North Schuylkill got a measure of revenge for a 25-17 loss last year on opening night that ended its recent dominance in the series.

“It shows, you go Week 1, you play with tremendous emotion,” Hall said. “It’s a physical game. You’re making mistakes, and stuff like that, but it just shows how resilient our kids are. The halftime was really easy. We went through everything, went inside, and told them, You’ve got two quarters, do what you want with it. That was it, they made that choice.”

Despite the defeat, there were plenty of bright spots for Mount Carmel. A fully healthy Cole Spears looked good. Spears was 13-for-22 through the air for 233 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Xavier Diaz opened the scoring by going the distance on an 87-yard pass. Early in the second half, Spears hit Chase Balichik on a 33-yard touchdown pass that gave the Red Tornadoes a 27-13 lead.

“I think we were just trying to take advantage of what they gave us,” Darrah said. “When we see man coverage, we feel real confident with our receivers being able to beat man coverage, and we were able to do that.”

North Schuylkill 6 7 7 14-34
Mount Carmel 6 14 7 0- 27

Individual Scoring
First Quarter
MC-Xavier Diaz 87 pass from Cole Spears (kick failed) 7:01
NS-Joey Flail 4 run (kick failed) 3:16

Second Quarter
MC-Diaz 5 run (Robert Schoppy kick) 3:35
NS-Flail 22 pass from Trevor Minalda (Gavin Mentzer kick) 1:05
MC-Luke Blessing 1 run (Schoppy kick) :17

Third Quarter
MC-Chase Balichik 33 pass from Spears (Schoppy kick) 11:13
NS-Collin McGee 45 pass from Minalda (Mentzer kick) 3:07

Fourth Quarter
NS-Flail 7 pass from Minalda (Mentzer kick) 8:09
NS-Ricky Halford 30 run (Mentzer kick) :47

Team Statistics
…………………..NS……………….MC
1st downs………25…………………12
rush-yds……51-230……………..36-181
comp-att-int…18-32-1……..13-25-1
pass yds……..202……………..233
total yds…..432……………..414
fumb-lost…..5-1………….1-0
pen-yds…..4-25……………….5-34

Individual Statistics
Rushing-North Schuylkill: Jaxson Chowansky 12-98; Ricky Halford 6-55, TD; Trevor Minalda 20-50; Joey Flail 7-27, TD; Collin McGee 1-18; Luke Miller 1-6; Ben Carr 1-(-4); Team 3-(-20). Mount Carmel: Luke Blessing 15-119, TD; Cole Spears 12-44; Xavier Diaz 4-18, TD; Andrew Lukoskie 2-8; Cooper Karycki 1-0; Gavin Marshalek 2-(-8).

Passing-North Schuylkill: Minalda 18-32-1, 202 yds., 3 TDs. Mount Carmel: Spears 13-22-1, 233 yds., 2 TDs; Marshalek 0-2-0; Blessing 0-1-0.

Receiving-North Schuylkill: Flail 6-62, 2 TDs; McGee 4-68, TD; Collin Stanakis 3-21; Kevin Jones 2-28; Chowansky 2-21; Halford 1-2. Mount Carmel: Diaz 4-111, TD; Balichik 2-42, TD; Jaylen Delaney 2-9; Blessing 2-(-4); Al Bailey 1-39; Jacob Schultz 1-31; Michael Kimsal 1-5.

August 26, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Bangor Slaters

Team Name: Bangor Slaters

Head Coach: Paul Reduzzi (17-21) Overall (158-128)

Assistant Coaches:
Vinnie Andrews, Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator
Max Siu, Offensive Line / Defensive Ends
Donnie Hawk, Quarterbacks / Defensive Backs
Ryan Pysher, Special Teams / Defensive Line / Receivers
Jesse Long, Offensive Line / Linebackers
Matt Pysher, Volunteer

2022 Record: 7-4

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Eric Striba
Dylan Miller
Ben Engle
Jose Fuentes
Quinn Karner
Ashton Kluska
Jayden Vilmenay
Tommy Aulisi
Braiden Pysher

Offensive Starters Returning:
Greg Campbell QB Senior
Riley Stapp HB Senior
Noah Hillis RB Senior
MJ Siu WR Senior
Sam Woolverton OL Senior
Dylan Krugh OL Senior
Parker Sandt OL Senior

Defensive Starters Returning:
Greg Campbell DB Senior
MJ Siu DB Senior
Alex Fahrensbach DB Junior
Jacob Weaver DE Senior
Sam Woolverton DL Senior
Dylan Krugh DL Senior
Parker Sandt DL Senior
Luke Rinaldi DL Junior
Noah Hillis LB Senior
Riley Stapp LB Senior

Key Newcomers:
Gavin Nelson WR / DE Senior
Gianni Goodrich OL / DL Junior
Jace LaBar WR / DB Junior
Tyler Campbell OL / DL Sophomore
Jaxson Kreider QB / DB Freshmen

2023 Outlook:
Overall: We return an experienced core group of players who have been great leaders throughout the off-season on the field, in the locker room, and in the community. Last season they built on the lessons they learned as sophomore starters and helped us to earn a District Playoff berth. We feel they have the discipline, work ethic, and competitive drive that will lead us back to the playoffs. To accomplish that goal we will need our underclassmen to develop confidence as they gain experience and to be ready when we need them to step up.

Offense: There is a balance in our returning starters on the Offensive Line and in the Backfield. Greg Campbell will move from wide receiver (39-308, 5 TDs) to QB and will join Noah Hillis and Riley Stapp in the backfield. Dylan Krugh returns for his fourth year on the OLine and will be joined by returners Parker Sandt and Sam Woolverton. There will be competition amongst a number of multi-sport athletes for starting positions at wide receiver. Coach Andrews will continue to maximize the strengths of his skill and line players, implementing a physical, ball control offense.

Defense: There is a solid core of returners on this side of the ball at all three levels. We will implement schemes that are simple and allow them to use their athletic ability and be physical. Communication should be a strength for this group, our leaders understand our scheme, study film, and recognize tendencies. We will look to improve in the two areas that hurt us most last season; not forcing turnovers and not stopping the big play.

August 25, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Palmerton Area Blue Bombers

Head Coach: Chris Walkowiak

Assistant Coaches:
Will Cameron
Mike Falcone
Fred Lesher
Logan Lesher
Mark Versuk
Junior High Staff:
Chris Frace
James Hunsicker
Shawn Ledbetter
Ethan Recker

Team Name: Palmerton High School

2022 Record: Regular Season 6-4 (Overall 7-5)

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters lost:
Daniel Lucykanish
Kendall Robinson
Dalton Drake
Cole Serfass

Offensive Starters Returning:
Matt Machalik QB
Ty Sander RB/Slot
Stephen Jones RB/Slot
Bryce Marino Slot/WR
Clayton Christman OL
Zack Anthony OL
Logan Anthony OL
Alex Konze OL
Beau Stahler OL

Defensive Starters Returning:
Matt Machalik DB
Emilio Gonalez LB
Bryce Marino LB
Stephen Jones LB/DB
Ty Sander LB
Zack Anthony DL
Logan Anthony DL
Clayton Christman DL
Alex Konze DL

Special Team Starters Returning:
Matt Machalik Punter

Key Newcomers:
Jameson Trainer Jr LB/WR
Trace Stahler Sr LB/DL/WR
Jackson Stein Sr LB/WR
Alex Keiper Soph WR/DB
James Mack Soph LB/RB
Brayden Hosier Slot/DB
Aidan Oriz Jr WR/DB

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Matt Machalik
Passing:
156 of 271 attempts
2,554 passing yards
31 TD’s
8 INT’s
Rushing:
164 carries
1,216 rushing yards
21 rushing TD’s
7.4 yards per average;
6 games of 100 plus rushing yards; 136 points scored
Defense:
31 Tackles
21 Solo
10 assists
1 Tackle For loss
3 Interceptions
1 Interception returned for TD
7 pass deflections
1 forced fumble
1 recovered fumble

Zack Anthony 6’1 275 lbs OL/DL
Offense:
28 pancake blocks
physical helped lead an offense that had: 4,580 total yards offensively in 2022
Defense:
34 tackles
15 solo
19 assists
12 tackles for loss
2 sacks
7 QB hurries
2 pass deflections

Emilio Gonzalez 6’1 200 lbs LB
Defense:
82 tackles
40 solo
42 assists
15 tackles for loss
5 QB sacks 11 QB Hurries
1 pass deflection
1 forced fumble

Bryce Marino – 5’11 175 lb – LB
Defense:
59 tackles
26 solo
33 assists
11 QB Hurries
5 tackles for loss
3 QB sacks
3 Fumble Recoveries
1 pass deflection
1 Blocked FG

Clayton Christman 5’10 235 lb – OL/DL
Offense:
18 pancake blocks and physical – helped lead an offense that had: 4,580 total yards offensively;
Defense:
49 tackles
9 solo
40 assists
5 tackles for loss
2 QB sacks 1 QB Hurry

Logan Anthony – 6’4 295 lbs OL/DL
Offense:
15 pancake blocks, protected well in the passing game and was a force in the run game
Defense:
25 tackles
8 Solo
17 assists
3 Tackles for Loss
3 QB hurries

Stephen Jones – 5’7 165 lb Running Back/Outside Linebacker – Was hurt the first half of the 2022 year
Receiving:
9 receptions
92 yards
1 touchdown
Rushing:
63 carries
290 rushing yards
4 touchdowns
36 points scored
Defense:
35 tackles
15 solo
20 assists
3 tackles for loss
1 QB hurry
2 pass deflections
1 fumble recovery

2023 Outlook: Keys to having a successful year as always is staying healthy especially for a smaller school.

Offense: Skill-wise we are led by a very experienced QB that possesses tremendous dual-threat abilities. Matt Machalik’s experience will be relied upon along with the help of our other skill players who will need to step up and replace 3 very productive receivers we have lost to graduation. We have a very nice group of skill players in Ty Sander, Stephen Jones, Bryce Marino, Jameson Trainer, and Alex Keiper to name a few that will be up to the task as most have Friday night experience. Our OL returns intact from last season, as we have a good blend of experience with our seniors and youth with the guys in the trenches. Zack Anthony is a 4-year returning starter up front and has help from 3-year starters in Clayton Christman and Alex Konze. Our young guys started as freshmen last season which speaks volumes for Logan Anthony and Beau Stahler. All linemen have been battle tested and we look forward to them leading the charge this year.

Defense: We return 9 players on defense that were permanent starters last season or started in multiple games. Defensively, our philosophy will be the same: win the battle up front, pressure the QB, create turnovers, control the opponent’s run game, and get off the field on third downs. We have a solid nucleus of players who are athletic and possess the needed skills to be successful. Proper execution and eliminating mental mistakes and big plays are key to the success of the unit.

Special Teams: We will look to solidify the kicking game and be consistent in point after attempts. With a small school, we will need all players to be ready to answer the call to make our special team units successful

August 24, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Pocono Mountain West Panthers

Head Coach: Jim McCarroll

Assistant Coaches:
Mark Koval
William Angst
Mike Bergeski
Shawn Zuniga
Don Pietrafesa
Dustin Thomas

Team Name: Pocono Mountain West Panthers

2022 Record: 5-6

District: 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters lost:
Blaise Mccarroll
Matt Marinovich
Luke Deriggi
Malachi Walters
Jeff Thompson

Offensive Starters Returning:
Ryder Bray QB
Jah McNeil WR/DB
Brandon Evans WR/DB
Karter Nuss RB/LB
Will Mecca WR/LB
Jalen Drummond RB/LB
Naquan Ewin RB/LB
Brandon Stiehler OL/DL
Brady Behr WR

Defensive Starters Returning:
Jah McNeil WR/DB
Brandon Evans WR/DB
Karter Nuss RB/LB
Will Mecca WR/LB
Jalen Drummond RB/LB
Naquan Ewin RB/LB
Brandon Stiehler OL/DL

Special Team Starters Returning:
Colby Lawrence K
Karter Nuss P

Key Newcomers:
Iko Young TE/DE
Trent Williams TE/DE
Anthony Mendoza S
Armaan Sheikh DL
Jayden Milian OL
Isaiah Cagle OL
Jacob Kalinock OL

2023 Outlook:

Offense: The quicker our offensive line can come together the we better we will be. We need to be balanced on offense and we need to limit our turnovers

Defense: Stay healthy and get off the field on third down. we also need to create turn overs and limit our penalties.

August 24, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Salisbury Falcons

Head Coach: Andrew Cerco

Assistant Coaches:
Sean Roth – Offensive Coordinator – Running Backs & Linebackers
Brad Trembler – Special Teams Coordinator, Quarterbacks & Defensive Line
Eric Snyder – Halfbacks / Slot Receivers & Defensive Backs
Kevin DiZenzo – Offensive & Defensive Line
Rob Hinson – Wide Receiver & Defensive Backs
Chris Kretzman – Consultant
Joe Gnall – Middle School
Dillon Trenge – Middle School
Amanda Culbertson – Sports Performance
Julie Grisi – Director of Football Operations
Julie Gregory, Tim Shevlin, Jillian Corelle – Athletic Training Staff

Team Name: Salisbury Falcons

2022 Record: 0-10

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters lost:
Guard Toby Linn, 5’7” 180
Tight End Jacob Gibbons, 6’1” 185
Running Back and Outside Linebacker – Nick Beck

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Quarterback Jacob Bucchin 6’1” 185 lbs
Sr. Fullback George Spann 5’8” 175 lbs
Sr. Wide Receiver Gavin Cerco 6’2” 165 lbs
Jr. – OL – Andrew Nemeh 6’1” 210 lbs
Jr. RB Derek Trinidad 5’10” 190 lbs
Jr. RB Jason St. Leger 5’10” 195 lbs
So. OL -Sam Krauss 5’10” 235 lbs

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. LB George Spann 5’8” 170 lbs
Sr. DB Jacob Bucchin 6’1” 180 lbs
Sr. DB Gavin Cerco 6’2” 165 lbs
Sr. DB Dominic Popovich 5’9” 135 lbs
Jr. LB Derek Trinidad 5’10” 190 lbs
Jr. LB Jason St. Leger 5’10” 195 lbs
So. DL -Sam Krauss 5’10” 235 lbs

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. Kicker / Punter Gavin Cerco 6’2” 165 lbs

Key Contributors Projected:
Sr. Halfback / DB Zack Baab 5’7” 135 lbs
Sr. Tight End / Linebacker Jaydien Kennedy 6’2” 180 lbs
Sr. OL / DL Mander Leonard 5’9” 245 lbs
Sr. OL / DL Ethan Sandford 5’11” 225 lbs
Jr. Quarterback / OLB Andrew Lucas 5’10” 165 lbs
Jr.. Wide Receiver / DB Andy Wright 5’7” 155 lbs
Jr. OL / DL Angel Ortega 5’9” 310 lbs
Jr. Wide Receiver / DB Caleb Gonzalez 5’8” 150 lbs
Jr. Wide Receiver / DB Dominic Figueroa 5’11” 155 lbs
So. Wide Receiver / DB Jamanni Cruz 5’11” 155 lbs
So. Fullback / Outside Linebacker Jacob Watson 5’9” 185 lbs
So. OL / DL Griffin Lakics 6’5” 325 lbs
So. RB / LB Jordan Tocci 5’6” 165 lbs

2023 Outlook:

Offense: Offensively, the Falcons will rely on rising Senior Jacob Bucchin at Quarterback to operate the offense. Key playmakers will be George Spann, Gavin Cerco, Derek Trinidad, Jason St. Leger, and Jamanni Cruz. The Falcons will lean on the offensive line led by Sam Krauss and Andrew Nemeh.

Defense: Defensively, the Falcons will look to take a step forward from the 2022 campaign with an experienced defensive unit led by George Spann at middle linebacker. Jacob Bucchin, Gavin Cerco, Dominic Popovich, Derek Trinidad, Jason St. Leger, and Sam Krauss all contributed during the 2022 season.

Special Team: Gavin Cerco and Jacob Watson have demonstrated growth in the kicking game and will continue to develop in that area.

August 24, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 99: Joey Flail, North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Player Name: Joey Flail

School: North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 6′

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 4-year

Honors:
PA Football Writers 3A All-State Team Wide Receiver
WNEP 16 Dream Team Wide Receiver
Class 3A Eastern PA Football Team Wide Receiver
Pennsylvania Football News Coaches Select 3A All-State Team
SCFCA North All-Star Team Wide Receiver Offensive Player of the Year
SCFCA Dream Team Wide Receiver Offensive Player of the Year
Republican Herald Offensive Player of the Year
Standard-Speaker Offensive Player of the Year

2022 Stats:
Receiving;
846 Yards
54 Receptions
15 Touchdowns

Rushing:
298 Yards
6 Touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @J_Flail32

Coaches Comments: Joey has made an immediate impact upon his arrival as a freshman. Joey is highly productive and is a game-changer as a receiver and a returner on special teams. He also contributes defensively as a cornerback. Joey has an incredible skill set and continually works on improving himself as a player. Going into his senior year Joey has broken every record held by a North Schuylkill wide receiver.

August 24, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 99: Matt Machalik, Palmerton Area HS

Player Name: Matt Machalik

School: Palmerton High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: FS

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’1

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): 4 years

2022 Stats:
Passing:
156 of 271 attempts
2,554 passing yards
31 TD’s
8 INT’s

Rushing:
164 carries
1,216 rushing yards
21 rushing TD’s
7.4 yards per average
6 games of 100 plus yards; 136 points

Defense:
31 tackles
21 solo
10 assists
3 INT’s
1 returned for TD
7 pass deflections
1 Forced Fumble
1 TFL

Honors:

2022 season: Matt re-wrote the record book for Palmerton Football History

District 11 record:
Matt Machalik became the first player in District 11 to throw for 300 (305)yards and rush for 200 (230) yards in the same game vs Jim Thorpe in week 4.

– Records For 2022:
Set the Season pass yards record, Season TD passes record, Career TD passes record, Career Rushing yards record, and Career TD’s scored record. In addition to already holding the single-season points scored record, season Interceptions record, and season TD’s scored record. He is 69 yards shy of the most career passing yards record.

– Matt will enter his senior season looking to add to his school record 3,206 yards rushing and 58 touchdowns scored.

– Matt will enter his senior season with 4,526 passing yards and 49 TD passes. His career rushing and passing totals have him at 7,732 yards and 89 TD’s.

AWARDS:
2022 AAA Sportswriters All-State Team – Quarterback (2nd time he made All state)]
2022 PA Football News 3A Coaches Select All State Team – 1st Team Offensive Athlete
2022 Co-Offensive Player Of The Year Colonial League Football Coaches Association All League Team
2022 1st Team QB – Colonial League Football Coaches Association All League Team
2022 1st Team DB – Colonial League Football Coaches Association All-League Team
2022 WNEP Channel 16 Dream Team – Quarterback (2nd time making this team)
2022 Times News Newspaper Player of The Year
2022 All-Star Quarterback Time News Newspaper All-Star Team
2022 All-Star Defensive Athlete Times News Newspaper All-Star Team
2022 Morning Call Newspaper – Co-Offensive Player of the Year
2022 Morning Call Newspaper – 1st Team QB
2022 Lehigh Valley Live Newspaper 1st Team QB/DB
2022 Blue Ridge 13 Cable “FNF” Player of the Year
2022 Blue Ridge 13 Cable Male Athlete of the Fall Season
2022 EasternPAFootball.com 3A All-Star team – 1st Team Quarterback
2022 Palmerton Offensive M.V.P.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @MachalikMatthew

Coaches comments: Matt is a phenomenal athlete who can do it all. He was voted a team captain in 2022 and possesses all the intangibles a coach would love to have in any player. Matt is tough, durable, strong, and athletic and can extend the life of any play while also being able to take it to the house every time he has the ball in his hands. He is able to hurt you with his arm and legs. His vision to see things is incredible and the instincts he shows just demonstrate he has the “IT” factor. Truly a special player who is very humble along with being a team-oriented individual.

Photo courtesy of Lynn Shupp

August 24, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Minersville Area Battlin’ Miners

Head Coach: Justin Frantz

Assistant Coaches:
Dan Hopkins
Chad Marquardt
Matt Hirsch
Dylan Reber
Tony Klazas
Gino Yourey
Joe Liptok
Scott Yagielniskie
Joe Kavanaugh
Jeff Cutler
Shayne Schafer
Noah Charowsky
Steve Young

Team Name: Minersville Area Battlin’ Miners

2022 Record: 6-5

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Brock Polinsky WR/DB
James Dube LB
Ray Snyder WR/DB
Ronnie Beach OL/DL

Offensive Starters Returning:
Soph QB Dante Carr
Sr WR Lorenzo Yourey
Sr RB Luke Stevenosky
Jr. OL AJ Halford
Paiten Lapoint
Owen Fortna
Dommie Yourey
Cade Schultz
Easton Schultz
Logan Hutsko

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. LB Luke Stevenosky
Sr. DE Lorenzo Yourey
Sr. DT Cade Schultz
Sr. LB Emiliano Conklin
Jr. DB Easton Schultz
Jr. LB Logan Hutsko
So. DE Matt Dube
Jr. DT Aiden Boom
Jr. LB AJ Halford

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jr. P Logan Hutsko

Key Newcomers:
Jr. RB/LB Logan Rizzardi
Sr. OL/DL Marques Barnhart
Sr. WR/DB Blake Wesler
Sr. K/P Carson Boyle
Jr. RB/LB Achilles Haddock
Jr. WR/DB Kaseem Lofton
Jr. WR/DB Jake Kavanaugh
Jr. OL/DL Eli Killian
Jr. OL/DL Dax Curry
Jr. OL/DL Kael Schwartz
So. RB/LB Gavin Allan
So. OL/DL Hunter Pytak
So. WR/DB TJ Bowers
So. OL/DL Ethan Borrell
So. OL/DL Peyton Killian
So. WR/DB Tyrell Pryce
So. WR/DB Tyrell Evans-Moore
Fr. OL/DL Jayce Rizzardi
Fr. QB/DB Derek Derenzo
Fr. WR/LB Grady McGovern
Fr. WR/DB Justin Cutler
Fr. RB/LB Garrett Sukeena
Fr. WR/DB Cameryn Quinones
Fr. OL/DL Colby Leshko
Jr. K Ava Long

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Luke Stevenosky – 1,206 yards rushing 16 tds; 108 tackles, 18 TFL
Dante Carr – 1,173 yards passing 14 tds; 320 yards rushing 5 tds
Lorenzo Yourey – 290 yards receiving 4 tds; 100 rushing 2 rds; 54 tackles, 7 TFL
Emiliano Conklin – 55 tackles, 4 TFL
Cade Schultz – 106 tackles, 14 TFL
Logan Hutsko – 390 yards receiving 7 tds; 25 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 int
Paiten LaPoint – 220 yards receiving 2 tds
Matt Dube – 62 tackles, 3 tfl, 1 int, 1 fr, 2 sacks
AJ Halford – 44 tackles, 3 tfl

2023 Offensive Outlook: Luke Stevenosky returns as a four-year starter at running back and one of the most productive running backs in Minersville’s history. He has gotten bigger, faster, and must stronger this offseason and looks to add to his huge career thus far. He has a chance to break every record for a running back. Six receivers who started and/or got significant playing time and catches last season return to the offense. Dante Carr is back as the starting quarterback after putting on muscle and working on his speed since the end of last season. He has the opportunity to be one of the most prolific quarterbacks in the area. The offensive line returns three starters and has been in a heated battle to fill the last two spots. If they fill these two spots this line can be one of the most solid in recent memory. They are faster and stronger after a great off-season program with strength coach Joe Liptok. A change in philosophy offensively will help this side of the ball be more balanced and attack different parts of the field.

2023 Defensive Outlook: New offensive coordinator this year, Chad Marquardt, comes in and changes the entire philosophy and alignment of the defense. Marquardt looks to utilize the speed and athletes more and let them play as fast as they can. Filling two holes in the defensive backfield (All-State S Brock Polinsky, and 3-year starting CB Ray Snyder) will be the number 1 concern going into this season. Polinsky made all the calls and controlled the defense for his entire career at Minersville so replacing him will be first and foremost on the minds of the defensive staff. There are a number of players who have played in previous years and have been competing for the spot. Returning as many as 7 of the front 8 will be a huge help in getting pressure on the quarterbacks and getting in the opponent’s backfield. Cade Schultz and Luke Stevenosky both return as four-year starters and both had 100+ tackles last season as part of their all-state campaigns. A revamped defense could lead to big things for this team if they can fill the huge void left in the defensive backfield.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We need to find a kicker this season. Senior Carson Boyle has come out for the team and looks to be the kicker for this year. He has worked very hard this summer and has a very strong leg.

August 23, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers

Head Coach: Josh Snyder (12th season, 89-39 )

Coaching Staff:
DC – Greg Mitchell
Line Dave Kerschner
DL/WR Rich Kulp
DB/RB Josh Zimmerman
LB’s Ryan Hulmes
TE’s & Special Teams George Haddad

Team Name: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers

2022 Record: 11-3 (D11 3A District Champions)

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
SR QB/WR Cade Christopher
SR OLINE Josiah Gornicz
SR OLINE Cameron Shields
SR TE/LB Lucas Miller
SR WR/LB Austin Sosnovick

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR OLINE Ben Walters
SR RB Dalton Clymer
SR Center Blane Snyder
Sr F-Back Devon Hildebrand
Jr OLINE Jared Meck
Jr WR Landon Matson
Jr WR Seth Kern
So WR Mason Bollinger

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR LB Dalton Clymer
SR LB Blane Snyder
Sr Nose Guard Ben Walters
Jr DB Eli Zimmerman
Jr DB Seth Kern
So LB Shane Hulmes

Key Newcomers:
Sr WR/DB Daniel Jenkins
Jr DE/OLINE Jackson Bailey
JR OLine/DLine Bryer Reichard
Jr FB/TE/LB Josh Wambold
Jr OLINE/DLINE Jeremiah Gornicz
So QB/DB/WR Shane Leh
So QB/DB/WR Mason Bollinger

2023 Outlook:
Defense: Tigers return 6 Defensive starters from a year ago. They will rely on being aggressive and use their athleticism to give multiple looks. The defense has a good mix of players at all 3 levels that will give them depth. The middle linebackers have a lot of experience and should be the strength of that side of the ball with 3-year starters Blaine Snyder and Dalton Clymer returning. Look for the Tigers to be stingy on defense this season as Ben Walters will anchor the defensive line.

Offense: The Tigers are returning 7 Starters on offense. The Tigers will once again rely on the running game this season with returning RB Dalton Clymer who had over 1500 yards rushing last season. The offensive line will have three returning starters and will pave the way in the run game. The Offense will be more balanced this season as it returns all of their skill position players from a season ago minus Cade Christopher. The biggest question mark will be who will be taking snaps at QB.

Special Teams: Tigers will have competition in the kicking and punting game this year.

August 23, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings

Head Coach: Rob Melosky

Assistant Coaches:
Tarik Haddad
Dan Kendra
Deionte Wilson
Jamie Pagliaro
Mike Fay
Alvin Pacheco
Jeremy Makos
Jim Filipovitz
Ziad Haddad

Team Name: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings

2022 Record: 9 – 6 *(District XI champions, PIAA State semi-finalist)

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters lost:
Ethan Hosak
Griffin Patridge
Caiden Shaffer

Offensive and Defensive Returning:
Braheem Battles, Junior (6’3” 315, OL /DL)
Nasir McLean, Senior (5’11”, 175, DB/WR)
Jareel Calhoun, Junior (5’10”, 170, WR/DB)
Rajan Stevens, Senior (6’3”, 230, DE/TE)
Fynn McDonald, Senior (6’8”, 320, OL/DL)
Harry Stewart-Smith, Senior (6’4”, 230, TE/DE)
Nick Balisage, Senior (5’11”, 240, OL/DL)
Armonie Torres, Senior (6’2”, 190, WR/DB)
Nate Schultz, Senior (6’0”, 185, RB/LB)

Special Team Starters Returning:
Luke Myers, Senior (6’0”, 180, Kicker/Punter)

Key Newcomers:
Patrick Cahill
Antonio Fontanez
DJ Kelly

2023 Outlook: We have a lot of experience coming back. Players are committed to winning and working hard.

August 23, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 98: Luke Spang, Parkland HS

Player Name: Luke Spang

School: Parkland HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6′ 1

Weight: 180 lbs

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: Morning Call All-Area Honorable Mention

2022 Stats:
Passing:
132/210 completions
2092 Yards
18 TDs
5 INT’s

Rushing:
300 Yards
5 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LukeSpang7

Coaches Comments: Entering his 2nd Full Season as Varsity Starter. Started in 7 games as a sophomore and was JV Starting QB as a Freshman during the 2020 COVID season. Threat through the air as well as on the ground, Luke is a team leader both through his actions and words. Strong work ethic as a student-athlete in honors courses compiling a 4.0 cumulative GPA so far, was also starting Shooting Guard for Parkland’s District Champion Basketball team. Currently being recruited by Division 3 colleges in Centennial and Landmark Conferences.

Photo courtesy of Steve Bradley

August 23, 2023
2023 Team Preview: North Schuylkill Spartans

Team: North Schuylkill Spartans

Head Coach: Wally Hall

Assistants:
Brett Budwash
Dylan Farranato
Mick Jacavage
Gene Lapointe
Jake Mogish
Corey Mentzer
Pete Stanakis
Carl Stine

Volunteer:
Jay Gawrylik
John Minalda
Doug Weist
Glenn Weist

2023 Record: 10-3

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

2022 Team Accomplishments:
2022 Schuylkill/Colonial League Red Division Champions
2022 District XI 3A Final

Returning Players on offense & Position: (7)
Trevor Minalda Sr. 6’0 210 QB
Collin Stanakis Sr. 6’0 180 WR
Collin McGee Sr. 6’1 205 WR
Jaxson Chowansky 5’11 225 RB
Joey Flail Sr. 6’1 190 WR
Aiden Zilker Soph. 6’5 290 OL
Sander Stokes Jr. 6’3 290 OL

Offensive Newcomers & Position: (11)
Luke Miller Soph. 5’11 160 WR
Caden Mengel Soph. 6’0 180 QB-ATH
Nolan Ryan Sr. 6’1 260 OL
Jake Bernosky Sr. 6’0 250 OL
Luke Stefanisko Sr. 5’10 235 OL
Julian Lapointe Jr. 5’11 225 OL
Gavin Wall Soph 6’4 310
Kaden Knox Soph 6’4 300 OL
Kevin Jones 6’1 210 TE
Ricky Halford Sr. 5’10 170 RB
Zander McElhenny Sr. 5’10 165 WR

Returning Players on Defense & Position: (9)
Luke Miller Soph. 5’11 160 DB
Collin Stanakis Sr. 6’0 180
Jaxson Chowansky Sr. 5’11 225 LB
Neekoli Carabolla Sr. 6’1 255 DE
Colin McGee Sr. 6’1 205 FS
Ricky Halford Sr. 5’10 170 LB/SS
Zander McElhenny Sr. 5’10 165 SS/DB
Keegan Curry Sr. 6’2 195 SS
Bradlee Himes Sr. 5’11 255

Defensive Newcomers & Position: (11)
Caden Mengel Soph. 6’1 180 FS/SS
Marcus Heiser Sr. 5’10 165 DB
Landen Smith Soph. 5’9 165 DB
Michael Mogish Jr. 6’0 160 FS
Julian Nelson Soph. 5’9 155 DB
Cadyn McGraw Soph 5’11 220 LB
Zack VanNorman Jr. 5’9 180 SS
Kolton Joyce Jr. 5’9 175 LB
Brayden Lauta Jr. 5’10 225 DE/N
Luke Stefanisko Sr. 5’10 235 DE/N
David Martinez Soph. 6’1 60 DE

Special Teams: (1)
Gavin Menzter Jr. 6’0 205 Kicker/Punter

2022 Returning Player Stats:
Trevor Minalda
Offense
Passing Yards 2020
Passing Touchdowns 27

Joey Flail
Offense:
846 Receiving Yards
54 Receptions
15 Receiving Touchdowns
298 Rushing Yards
6 Rushing Touchdowns

Collin McGee
Offense
369 Receiving Yards
32 Receptions
5 Receiving Touchdowns
Defense
6 Interceptions

Jaxson Chowansky
Defense:
38 solo tackles
74 total tackles
9 TFL
1 forced fumble
1 recovered fumble
1 break up
1 interception
3 sack

2023 Outlook: Play a very competitive schedule within strong league and nonleague games. Return a strong nucleus of players with game experience. Offensively we return several skill players and will be replacing three offensive linemen. Defensively we return many players where we can rotate individual’s interior and at the second level. Special teams our strength will be with our kicker. Imperative through camp and the season we develop and continue to build depth.

August 22, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Northampton Konkrete Kids

Head Coach: John Toman (RB)

Assistant Coaches:
Kevin Ronalds – Asst. Head Coach (ILB)
Curtis Reigle – Defensive Coordinator (OLB)
Phil Dorn – Offensive Coordinator (QB)
Adem Legath – (DB)
Larry Moussa – (DL)
Chuck Sonon – (OL / DL)
Derek Bleiler – (OL)
Chad Henritzy – (TE / HB)
Sam Boyer – WR
Tom Toth – WR
Mark Slivka – Head JV Coach / OC
Matt Miller – JV / DC
Alan Coco – JV Asst.
Matt Weaver – JV Asst.

Team Name: Northampton Konkrete Kids

2022 Record: 12-1

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Jaelen Richardson (WR / DB / returner)
Carson Czarnecki (FB / ILB)
Jeff Head (FB / OLB)
Christain Bundra (OL / DL)
Luke Baker (OL / DL)
Chris Gordon (OL)
Dylan Legath (DE)
Antonino Russo (QB)

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. TE / HB Aiden Salvato, 6-2, 225
Sr. OL Colby Reph, 6-1, 290
Sr. OL Jacob Biery, 6-2, 265
Jr. OL Gavin Grell, 6-0, 240
Sr. HB Tristin Pinnock, 6-0, 175
Sr. WR Mike Coleman, 6-1, 185
Jr. WR Tymir Williams, 5-10, 185
Sr. RB Caden Henritzy, 6-2, 215

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. FS Mike Coleman, 6-1, 185
Sr. CB Tristin Pinnock, 6-0, 175
Sr. OLB AJ Slivka, 5-10, 185
Sr. ILB Brett Rickert, 6-0, 195
Sr. DE Jacob Biery, 6-2, 265
Sr. DT Colby Reph, 6-1, 290

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jr. Kicker Aaron Gutkowski, 5-10, 165
Sr. Long Snapper Colby Reph (Extra Point / FG)
Sr. Long Snapper Caden Henritzy (Punt)
Sr. Returner Tristin Pinnock

Key Newcomers:
Sr. OL / DL Jacob Ladd, 5-11, 240
Sr. OL / DL Braydon Gable, 5-10, 250
Sr. OL / DL Travis Remaly, 6-0, 255
Jr. OL / DL Kaden Garris, 5-11, 230
Sr. QB AJ Slivka, 5-10, 185
Sr. TE / DE Bo Wheeler, 6-3, 225
Jr. RB / ILB Billy Stuhldreher, 5-10, 170
Jr. WR / DB Devlin Chevere, 5-10, 165
Sr. WR / DB Dominick Cole, 5-11, 160

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Caden Henritzy 205 Carries for 1458 Yards, 20 TD’s
Billy Stuhldreher 31 Carries for 337 Yards, 6 TD’s
Tristin Pinnock 54 Carries for 296 Yards, 7 TD’s / 25 Receptions for 436 Yards, 6 TDS’s
AJ Slivka 63 Carris for 297 Yards, 12 TD’s / 10 Completions on 13 Attempts for 163 Yards, 2 TD’s
Tymir Williams 17 Recpetions for 215 Yards, 3 TD’s
Mike Coleman 17 Recpetions for 190 Yards
Colby Reph 67 Tackles / 13.5 TFL’s
Brett Rickert 58 Tackles / 7 TFL’s
AJ Slivka 42 Tackles / 6.5 TFL’s / 3 INT’s
Tristin Pinnock 40 Tackles / 6 INT’s
Mike Coleman 39 Tackles / 7 Pass Breakups / 2 INT’s
Jacob Beiry 36 Tackles / 7.5 TFL’s / 7.5 Pass Pressures.
Billy Stuhldreher 27 Tackles / 7.5 TFL’s

2023 Offensive Outlook: We return starters or significant experience at every position. The offense lost some quality offensive linemen to graduation, but we return a core group of Reph, Biery, and Grell. Jacob Ladd will step in at Right Tackle with plenty of meaningful experience last year. We are looking for one offensive lineman, and depth across the board. Out TE and HB position will be filled by Aiden Salvato a returner from last year’s team.

The wide receiving corp returns plenty of experience in Pinnock, Coleman, and Williams all capable of doing big things. The ball carrying duties will be handled by Caden Henritzy who is in striking distance of breaking the all-time career yards rushing record. AJ Slivka will take over as quarterback where he saw a significant amount of playing time last year. We feel any of our skills has the ability to go the distance, and we will work to keep everyone involved. The key to success will be to spread the ball out and utilize all our talent, forcing teams to defend the entire field.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We return a solid core of defensive linemen led by Biery, Reph, Salvato, and Henritzy. They all have either started or bring a ton of meaningful experience to the Defensive Line. We lost the North Division Defensive MVP in Czarnecki, but return a starter in Brett Rickert, and Bill Stuhldreher showed last year that he was more than ready. We are super excited about our front 6 and they speed they can play at.

The secondary returns experience at every position including three- and four-year starters in Pinnock, Slivka, and Colemen. These three will help anchor the secondary and be joined by Tymir Williams, and Devlin Chevere. We are excited about the overall speed the secondary has played with in the off-season. We will focus on discipline and playing assignment football not giving our opponent any big plays. we want to force our opponent to drive the field and not make a mistake.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We return our placekicker in Aaron Gutkowski. Aaron is a soccer player who kicked for the first time in 2022. He has focused on kicking this off-season and we anticipate Aaron taking steps forward with his kick-offs and field goal kicking.

We return both our long snappers in Henritzy and Reph, and although Gutkowski will handle the placekicking duties, the punting position is a wide-open competition. We lost Jaelen Richardson to graduation but have Tristin Pinnock who shared the returning responsibilities the past two seasons and is ready to have a breakout season as our returner.

August 22, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Panther Valley Panthers

Head Coach: Mark Lavine

Assistant Coaches:
Andrew Lynn
Paul McArdle
Shawn Hoben
Mike Pascoe
Wally Breiner
Joe Damiano
Jon Williams
Tom Vermillion
Bill Maynard
Tony Tessitore

Team Name: Panther Valley Panthers

2022 Record: 3-8

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Michael Pascoe
Austin Hadley
Riley Hoben
Logan Haines
Ethan Gardiner

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr OL Brad Jones 5’10 180
Sr OL Eli Maynard 6’1″ 210
Jr RB Brennan Kunkel 5’10” 160
Jr WR Brady Jones 5’9″ 160
So QB Brody Breiner 5’8″ 160
So OL Marco Tessitore 6’1″ 220

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr LB Brad Jones 5’10” 180
Sr DL Eli Maynard 6’1″ 210
Sr LB Mergim Bushati 6’1″ 180
Jr DB Brennan Kunkel 5’10” 160
Jr DB Brady Jones 5’9″ 160
So DB Brody Breiner 5’8″ 160

Special Team Starters Returning:
So K Jah Bushati 5’9″ 160

Key Newcomers:
Jr OL/DL Clinton Dyer 5’9″ 210
Jr TE/LB Logan Fisher 6’1″ 190
Jr WR/DB Connor Penberth 6’1″ 160
Jr WR/DB Frank Shubeck 5’10” 160
Jr OL/DL Michael Williams 5’10” 200
So RB/LB Marcus Rodriquez 5’10 190
Sr. Brian Welser 6’0″ 225 TE/DL

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Brad Jones 87 tackles, 8 TFL’s, 2 sacks
Eli Maynard 40 tackles, 3 TFL’s
Brody Breiner 47 tackles, 1 TFL/156 yards receiving
Brennan Kunkel 19 tackles/239 yards rushing and 85 yards receiving
Brady Jones 20 tackles/ 40 yards receiving
Mergim Bushait 22 tackles and 3 interceptions

2023 Offensive Outlook: We are excited with the number of players back who gained valuable experience last year under a new coaching staff. We have several versatile players who can play multiple positions and also make plays when the have the football. We will be stronger on the Offensive Line and have a few newcomers who should contribute to our offense. We moved the ball well at times last year and did well controlling time of possession but to be successful this year we need to score more points off of those drives. We will also have to be more versatile this year with both formations and personnel.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We need to be a better tackling team this year and with the number of returning starters along with an off-season in the weight room I believe we will. We need to play more physical with “ground and pound” teams and find ways to get off the field and eliminate long drives. Also-like any team, we need to eliminate big plays and play team defense utilizing our athleticism.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We started a Freshman Jah Bushati as our Place Kicker last year and he was very consistent with extra points and he will only get better. Brad Jones should be our Punter and has a strong leg. We need to be more successful kicking the ball deep on Kickoff and using the kicking game to help with field possession. We also need to use our athleticism in the return game to help with field position and score points.

August 22, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Bethlehem Freedom Patriots

Head Coach: Jason Roeder

Assistant Coaches:
Greg Moore
Ben Reph
Kevin Kelly
Kevin Morton
Bryan Haas
Ken Wied
Sean Searfass
Earl Jenkins
Mike Anthony
Charlie Heidecker
Todd Mika
Juan Cotto
Gabe Robinson
Joe Young
Imad Azar
Roberto Diez

2022 Record: 10-3 (District XI 6A Runner-Up)

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Nick Ellis SR DE 6’3 220
Jalen Fletcher SR RB/CB 5’10 185
Ryan Hoffman SR C/LB 6’2 225
Owen Johnson SR WR 6’1 220
Kyle Johnson SR TE/LB 5’11 215
Collin Lutz SR OL 6’3 265
Ethan Neidig SR QB 6’4 215
Rashawn Nicholas SR NG 5’10 245
John Roeder SR TE/LB 6’1 205
Alexie Sangster SR WR/DB 6’1 195
Prajeet Santra SR K 6’2 185
Vinnie Slepetz SR DB 5/9 150
Connor Stofanak SR WR/DB 5’11 185

Key Returners:
Brayden Curry SR G/LB 5’8 235
Sam Neuffer SR TE/LB 5’10 205
Brooks Britt SR WR/DB 6’0 165
Jayden Colon SR DB 5’8 175
Xavier Dunbar SR QB/DB 5’9 185
Zach Irvin SR DL 6’2 265
Noah Pierre SR RB/DB 5’11 175
Ryan Ellis JR OL/DL 5’11 245
Jayden Macon JR TE/LB 5’11 200
Justin Peluso JR WR/OLB 6’1 210
Tanner Wheeler JR OL/DL 6’5 270

Top Newcomers:
Jordyn Moore SR 6’3 265 OL/DL
Jio Richardson SR 5’9 180 RB/OLB
Gabe Scotto SR C/LB 5’9 190
Aaron Beete JR RB/DB 5’10 160
Shacre Colwell JR WR/DB 6’3 170
Amare Dubois JR WR/DB 5’11 165
Jelani Fedrick JR WR/DB 5’9 160
Gabe Fihlman JR WR/DB 5’10 170
Dylan Hill JR OL/DL 6’4 230
Luis Ramos JR OL/DL 5’11 215
Ryan Roeder JR TE/LB 5’11 190
Chase Walker JR QB/DE 6’4 235
Xavier Dejesus SO WR/OLB 5’11 180
Jacob Hauze SO TE/DE 6’3 225
Geo Ledee SO QB/WR/DB 5’10 155
Dan Schiffert SO OL/DL 6’4 285

2023 Offensive Outlook: Need to replace the production of starting QB and the league’s leading rusher. Four receivers return who played valuable varsity minutes last year. Upfront on the O line, four players return who played valuable varsity minutes last season.

2023 Defensive Outlook: The defensive line should be a strength with four different players returning who started at one point during the 2022 season. A new group of talented players will need to step up in the LB corps and the secondary. Both these units were hit hard by graduation.

August 21, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Marian Catholic Colts

Head Coach: Stan Dakosty

Assistant Coaches:
Charlie Connely
JD Hackenberg
Jim McHugh
Billy O’Gurek
Scott Marek
Josh Skotek
Rory Dixon

Team Name: Marian Catholic Colts

2022 Record: 4-6

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
RB-LB Matt Martin
FB-LB Joey Walko
OL-DL Rawlin Melendez

Offensive Starters Returning:
Senior QB Bruce Hopeck 6’2”, 200 lbs
Senior WR Brandon Klitsch 5’10”, 165 lbs
Senior WR Michael Silliman 5’10”, 165 lbs
Junior OL Aidan Milkovits 6’0”, 260 lbs
Junior OL James Rodino 6’3”, 230 lbs
Junior OL Julian Hermany 6’1”, 215 lbs
Senior OL/FB Jesse Rodino 6’3”, 220 lbs
Junior TE Michael Gelatko 6’4”, 235 lbs

Defensive Starters Returning:
Senior DE Jesse Rodino 6’3”, 220 lbs
Junior DT Aidan Milkovits 6’0”, 260 lbs
Senior DT James Rodino 6’3”, 230 lbs
Senior DB Nova McGuire 5’10” 175 lbs
Senior DB Brandon Klitsch 5’10”, 170 lbs
Senior DB Michael Silliman 5’10”, 165 lbs
Senior DB Jayden Fermin 5’7”, 165 lbs
Junior DB Michael Gelatko 6’4”, 235 lbs

Special Team Starters Returning:
Senior K Caden Kash
Junior P Michael Gelatko
Senior KR/PR Brandon Klitsch
Senior KR/PR Michael Silliman

Key Newcomers:
Junior QB-DB Dylan Rodino 6’2”, 195 lbs
Junior OL-LB Zach Holt 5’11, 210 lbs
Junior LB Charlie Hower 6’0”, 180 lbs
Junior WR-DB Michael Johnson 5’10”, 125 lbs
Junior TE-DE Chase Hower 6’1”, 190 lbs
Junior RB-DB Brayden Segilia 5’9”, 170 lbs

2023 Returning Player Stats:
QB Bruce Hopeck 780 yards passing, 8 TD’s
RB-DB Jayden Fermin 30 carries, 154 yards rushing, 5.4 yds per carry, 1 TD; 36 tackles
TE-DB Michael Gelatko 14 catches, 276 yards, 19.7 yds per catch, 4 TDs; 42 tackles, 2 INTs
WR-DB Brandon Klitsch 5 catches, 159 yards 31.8 yds per catch; 24 tackles, 1 INT
DE Jesse Rodino 80 tackles, 7 sacks, 15 TFL, 2 INTs, 2 FR, 5 Blocked Punts
DT James Rodino 88 tackles, 3 sacks, 17 TFL, 1 INT
DB Nova McGuire 50 tackles, 4 INT, 1 sack

2023 Offensive Outlook: Multi-year starters return at offensive line and wide receiver positions. Quarterbacks Hopeck & Rodino both played varsity minutes last season. Need to replace production from the starting backfield of Martin & Walko. Tight End Gelatko is one of the best in the area and will be a major weapon for us.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Returning starters along the defensive line and secondary. Need to replace multi-year starters at linebacker. Eliminate the big play and our defense will take the next step. Counting on twin brothers Jesse (All-State DE) & James Rodino and defensive back Nova McGuire to build on strong junior seasons a year ago.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Kicker Caden Kash and Punter Michael Gelatko both return. Returners Klitsch & Silliman have been primary returners for the past 2 seasons and will be joined by Jayden Fermin & Nova McGuire.

August 21, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Southern Lehigh Spartans

Head Coach: Phil Sams

Assistant Coaches:
Ed Chromczak
Craig Sutyak
John McSweeney
Alstan Wolfe
Cody Evans
John Przyuski
Cody Zrinski
Brendan Dunne
Casey Cooperman
Dominic Cusamano
Jeff Trembler

Team Name: Southern Lehigh Spartans

2022 Record: 9-3

District: 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters lost:
Avery Koser
Michael Fluck
Nick Ventresca
Kain Boyle
Ryan Dematto
Tyler Rizzuto
Ayden Scharper

Offensive Starters Returning:
Cade Sawyer
Jack Inglis
Gijs Fooij
Ethan Price
Bryan Tobin
Andrew Olesh

Defensive Starters Returning:
Cade Sawyer
Jack Inglis
Andrew Olesh
Alex Carr
Will Knudson
Mitchell Andrejko
Carter Giberson
Xavius Roman
Darius Roman

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
SR. LB/RB Xavius Roman, 5’10” 175 lbs.
SR. RB/CB Christian Trevis 5’9” 165 lbs.
SR. DE/H Ryan King 6’ 205 lbs.
SR. LB/H Evan Fritzinger 5’11” 205 lbs.
SR. CB/WR Zaire Laylock 5’9” 160 lbs.
SR. OL/DL Ian Gill 5’11” 250 lbs.
JR. QB/FS Chris Fritts 6’2” 175 lbs.
SOPH. WR/CB Darius Roman
SOPH. RB/OLB Sean Steckert

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Cade Sawyer:
Rushing:
233 CARRIES
1,346 YDS.
20 TDS
Receiving:
17 CATCHES
191 YDS.
1 TD
Defense:
69 TACKLES
3.5 TFL’S
1 INT.
3 PASS DEFLECTIONS
1 FUMBLE RECOVERY

Jack Inglis:
Receiving:
14 CATCHES
406 YDS.
5 TD’S
Rushing:
7 TIMES
60 YDS.
1 TD
Defense:
39 TACKLES
3 TFL’S
1 SACK

Mitchell Andrejko:
Defense:
56 tackles
7.5 TFL
1 sack
1 forced fumble
Receiving:
3 catches
30 yards

Andrew Olesh:
Receiving:
27 catches
267 yds.
2 TD’s
Defense:
3 INT’s and 2 of them were returned for TD’s
17 tackles
4 pass deflections
1 forced fumble

Alex Carr:
Defense:
55 tackles
2.5 TFL’s
1 sack
1 forced fumble
1 fumble recovery

Carter Giberson:
Defense:
30 tackles
3.5 TFL’s
1 forced fumble
1 fumble recovery:

Xavius Roman:
Defense:
35 tackles
2 TFL’s
1 sack
1 INT.
1 Pass Deflection
1 forced fumble

Will Knudson:
Defense:
39 tackles
8 TFL’s
2 sacks
3 pass deflections
2 forced fumbles:

Evan Fritzinger:
Defense:
16 tackles

Chris Fritts:
Passing:
39/67 413 yds.
1 TD
2 INT’s
Rushing:
16 rushes
32 yds.
1 TD

Darius Roman:
Receiving:
8 catches
72 yds.
1 TD

Bryan Tobin:
Receiving:
5 catches
79 yds.
3 TD’s

2023 Outlook:

Offense: We feel we have a talented group of skills back. That being said we value OL and they are the heart and soul of every football team. We felt we had a great combination of run and pass with our offense because of the combination of the guys we had last year. Our plan is to be dangerous on the ground and in the air again.

Defense: Last year’s defense did an excellent job! We lost some really good players who were intelligent and physical. We feel we have talented players to replace last year’s group and they have been maximizing themselves in all phases of the game!

August 21, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils

Head Coach: Ed Moran

Assistant Coaches:
Noah Allegretta
Joe Alshefski
Dave Bench
Zach Bitting
Frank Drozal
Mike Elchisak
Joe Kayes
Al Matakonis
Jason Migliaccio
Anthony Staivecki

Team Name: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils

2022 Record: 1-9

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
ATH/LB Erick Hernandez
WR/DB Aaryn Nickerson
T/DT Juan Ruiz
RB/DE Hunter Teter
G/DT Lucas Zelinsky

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. G Kelvyn Cordero 5-8 210
Sr. T Mike Diehl 5-10 260
Sr. QB Ben Dempster 5-11 190
Sr. ATH Alex Kozlosky 5-10 190
Jr. C Brayden Lutz 5-8 185
Sr. WR Nick Ryan 6-3 192
Jr. ATH Jeremy Thomas 5-10-185

Defensive Starters Returning:
DE Kelvyn Cordero 5-8 210
Jr. S Ben Dempster 5-10 190
Sr. LB Alex Kozlosky5-10 190
Jr. LB Brayden Lutz 5-8 185
Sr. Fernando Ramirez-Chiglinsky 6-0 190
Sr. FS Nick Ryan 6-3 192
Jr. ATH Jeremy Thomas 5-10-185

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. P Ben Dempster 5-11 190
Jr. LS Brayden Lutz 5-8 185
Sr. KR Kenny Maldonado 5-6 145

Key Newcomers:
FR. TE/LB Mike Elchisak 5-11 175
FR. K Sam Mentusky 6-3 160
FR. ATH/DB Joel Nunez, FR. WR/DB

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Nick Ryan 50 Catches, 879 yards, 10 TDS, 53 Tackles, 2 INTS
Ben Dempster 54% Comp, 1149 Yards, 13 TDS
Alex Kozlosky 11 Catches, 98 yards 2 TDs, 60 Tackles
Kelvyn Cordero 67 Tackles, 3 TFL

2023 Offensive Outlook: The Devils need to establish a run game to complement their passing game. Sr.’s Kelvyn Cordero and Mike Diehl need to pave the way for a new group of running backs, and Sr. 1,000 Yard passer Sr. QB Ben Dempster. Sr. Nick Ryan is one of the most dynamic receivers in the state and should break all of Shenandoah Valley’s receiving records this season. The Devils will need another receiver to step-up to stop teams from doubling and tripling Ryan. Expect a more balanced attack this season, with an improved run game.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Defensively, the Devils need an improved front four to improve in stopping the run. The Devils return several defenders, highlighted by leading tacklers Cordero and Kozlosky, and safety Nick Ryan. Expect better output from the defensive line, and improved coverage in a more experienced and athletic secondary.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Sr. Punter Ben Dempster was one of the better punters in the area in 2022, and the Devils expect him to improve again this season. The Devils are excited about newcomer Fr. Kicker Sam Mentusky. A soccer star, Mentusky provides the Devils a game changer with a big leg to change field position and extra points.

August 21, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 96: Damian Tyminski, Pen Argyl HS

Player Name: Damian Tyminski

School: Pen Argyl

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 6’2

Weight: 205

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
1st Team All-State 2A WR
1st Team All Colonial League WR
3rd Team All Colonial League Outside Linebacker
2nd Team All-Area Morning Call WR

2022 Stats:
Receiving:
66 Catches
1036 Yards
6 TDs

Rushing:
39 Carries
204 Yards
2 TDs

Defense:
65 Tackles
1 INT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @tyminski_damian

Coaches Comments: Has started for us since his sophomore season and has developed tremendously each season. We expect him to be a leader on the team and continue to produce for us on both sides of the ball.

August 21, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Whitehall Zephyrs

Head Coach: Andy Marino

Assistant Coaches:
Jeff Pukszyn
Jim Newhard
Shawn Clary
Steven Fedorak
Isaiah Gills
Dan Caffrey
Ron Hannis
Vincent Spina
Mark Horvath
Mason Kholi
Chris Gordon
George Makhoul

Team Name: Whitehall Zephyrs

2022 Record: 8-6

District: 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Nigel Linton
Carter Hudak
Aidan Parvel

Offensive Starters Returning:
Trey Dogmantis SR, QB, 5’10, 170
Jack Kocher SR, WR, 5’11, 180
Braden Bashore SR, WR, 5’10, 165
Kaden Weaver SR, TE/DE, 6’2 215
Ethan Guzenski SR, OL/DL, 6’5 250
Tony Bullock SR, WR/DB, 5’11 160

Defensive Starters Returning:
Carter Troxell JR, LB, 5’10, 205
Kaden Weaver SR, TE/DE, 6’2 215
Jack Kocher SR, WR, 5’11, 180
Ethan Guzenski SR, OL/DL, 6’5 250

Special Team Starters Returning:
Andrew Deustch SR, K/P, 5’9 175
Cole Richards SO, K/P, 6’1 180
Landon Kromer SR, K/P, 6’0 180

Key Newcomers:
Brandon Bird JR, QB/Saf, 5’11 170
Talon Dogmantis SO, ATH 5’11 160
Justus Miles JR, DE, 5’11 200
Alex Magrin JR, OL 6’0 250
Trokon Kai JR, DB, 5’11, 150
Gabe Rivera SR, OL/DL, 6’0, 250
Arhcer Hunsicker SR, OL/LB
Danny Bahnan SR, OL/DL 5’10 240
Adam Youwakim JR, OL/DL, 5’11 240

2023 Offensive Outlook: We have an experienced group of WRs and QB. We will rely on them to make plays. For any team to be successful you need your best players to show up every day.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We have an athletic front and look forward to them developing into excellent football players. We will have a talented and youthful group at LB. Our Secondary has developed through the summer and they will be a group we can rely on.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We have three excellent kickers and plan to utilize them.

August 20, 2023
2023 Team Preview: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

Head Coach: Matt Walters

Assistant Coaches:
Brett Bealer
Zach Cole
Dan Bowman
Ed Shanley
Brandon Shanley
Erick Flores
Barry Krammes
Kirk Young III

Team Name: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

2022 Record: 4-6 (4-4 EPC North)

District: 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
QB Colby Mitchell
WR/LB Jakob Patrick
OL/DL Jamal Watts
WR/DB Shane Bulay
RB Blaise Jones
DE Zahir Williams-Dennis
OL Rob Panepinto
DE Jamier Britton
OL/DL Sal Cinque
DL Alex Rivera

Offensive Starters Returning:
Nate Gray (RB, Jr.)
Xzavier Pustaeri (WR, Jr.)
Nekhi Spencer (WR, Sr.)
Bryce Moskovitz (WR, Jr.)
Charles Capers (WR, Jr.)
Matty Mercado (WR, Jr.)
Chris Perez (OL, Jr.)
Jalian Cherif (OL, Sr.)
Liam Kiesling (OL, Sr.)
Amari Hough (OL, Sr.)
Karson Kunsman (OL, Jr.)

Defensive Starters Returning:
Nate Gray (DB, Jr.)
Xzavier Pustaeri (DB, Jr.)
Nekhi Spencer (DB, Sr.)
Bryce Moskovitz (DB, Jr.)
Charles Capers (DB, Jr.)
Matty Mercado (DB, Jr.)
Jalian Cherif (DL, Sr.)
Amari Hough (DL, Sr.)
Karson Kunsman (DL, Jr.)
Yael Fernandez (DL, Jr.)
Mikey Johnson (LB Sr.)
Nasir Blount (LB, Jr.)

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Ivan Laubach (QB, Soph.)
Kaden Zerfoss (LB, Jr.)
Richie Torres (ATH, Sr.)
Aiden Cruz (OL, Soph.)
Jon Adjin-Tettey (DL, Soph.)
Anthony Panepinto (ATH, Sr.)
Amare Jones (DL, Sr.)
Brandon Shand (DL, Jr.)
Naz Graham (WR/DB, Sr.)
Cole Carvalho (ATH, Sr.)
Hunter Miller (WR/LB, Jr.)
Jeremiah Derival (WR/DB, Sr.)
Yaser Sahibzada (OL/DL, Sr.)
Jesse Cacko (OL/DL Jr.)
Mecca Hadnott (OL/DL, Soph.)
Ethan Peck (RB/LB, Sr.)
Jayden Clark (WR/DB, Soph.)

2023 Offensive Outlook: The Cavaliers return 8 offensive starters from the 2022 season. To be able to contend in the tough Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, the Cavaliers will turn to sophomore Ivan Laubach to lead the offense that returns RB Nate Gray and WRs Nekhi Spencer, Xzavier Pusateri, Bryce Moskovitz, Charles Capers, Mikey Johnson, and Matty Mercado. The Cavaliers return Perez, Hough, Kunsman, Kiesling, and Cherif up front. To be successful, the offense must be able to control the tempo and convert on key 3rd and 4th downs to keep other offenses off of the field.

2023 Defensive Outlook: The Cavaliers return 9 defensive starters from the 2022 season. The Cavalier defense, which will be coordinated by Coach Zach Cole, brings back Spencer, Mercado, Pusateri, Gray, and Capers in the secondary. Johnson and Blount return at the LB positions and Hough and Fernandez return up front. To be successful, the defense will look to use their secondary as their strength as all 5 return as well as focusing on stopping the run with their front 6.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: To be successful in the Special Teams portion of the games, the Cavaliers will look to continue with their unique play of onside kicks, 2-point conversions, and 4th down conversions.

August 20, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Pen Argyl Green Knights

Head Coach: Brady Mutton

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Ceraul
Charlie Comstock
Frank DiFelice
Jake Giovannini
Conor Gum
Mitchell Knapp
TJ Lilly
Jake Mutchler
Eric Sampson
Todd Tyminski

Team Name: Pen Argyl Green Knights

2022 Record: 5-6

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
LB/RB Gian Greggo
RB/DE Kris Kessler
OG/DT Kevin Jiorle

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR. Brad Rissmiller- QB
SR. Damian Tyminski- WR
SR. Alex Moser- WR
SR. Evan Keat- WR
SR. Kael Grim- OL
SR. Jacob Geary- OL
SR. Ethan Holland- OL
Sr. Gavin Cunningham- Hammer
JR. Nuallan King- TE
JR. Brayden Krasnopera- Center

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR. Brad Rissmiller- DB
SR. Damian Tyminski- DB
SR. Alex Moser- DB
SR. Evan Keat- DB
SR. Kael Grim- DL
SR. Gavin Cunningham- DL
JR. Nuallan King- DE
SO. Terrell Estes- LB
SO. Mason Soos- DB

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
JR. Jack McLaughlin- TE/DE
JR. Michael Thomas- TE/DE
JR. Stephen Hines- OL/DL
JR. Adam Bartholomew- OL/DL
SO. Jakob Pietraszkiewicz- OL/DL
SO. Caiden Faust- RB/LB

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Damian Tyminski
RECEIVING: 66 REC, 1036 YARDS, 6 TDS
RUSHING: 42 CARRIES, 207 YARDS, 3 TDS
DEFENSE: 68 TACKLES, 2 TFL, 2 FORCED FUMBLES, 1 INT, 1 TD

Brad Rissmiller
PASSING: 123/232, 1875 YARDS, 13 TDS, 8 INTS
RUSHING: 66 CARRIES, 223 YARDS, 3 TDS
DEFENSE: 46 TACKLES, 2 INTS, 3 PASS DEFLECTIONS, 2 FUMBLE RECOVERIES

Alex Moser
RECEIVING: 33 REC, 476 YARDS, 5 TDS
DEFENSE: 19 TACKLES, 9 PASS DEFLECTIONS, 1 FUMBLE RECOVERY, 1 INT

Kael Grim
DEFENSE: 29 TACKLES, 5 TFL, 1 SACK

2023 Offensive Outlook: Our strong group of returning starters must continue to get better and produce on the field in order to have success this season.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We have made a few adjustments to our defense and we must find the right players to fill in for lost production at linebacker. Our defensive secondary is all returning and should be able to command the defense. Our defensive line has continued to improve and we plan for a successful season from them up front.

August 20, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

Head Coach: Philip Stambaugh (13th Year Overall, 104-38)

Assistant Coaches:
Anthony Casciano
Rob Irving
Matt Giovannini
Mike Kaulius
Bill Bergstresser
Mike Corpora
Steve Vassallo
Nino Morici
Paul Sofhauser
Mike Stambaugh
Alex Rivera
Ed Black
Roobhenn Smith
Daryl Strother
Mike Presto
John Graham (St. Luke’s)
Lindsay Mccarthy (St. Luke’s)

Team Name: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

2022 Record: 9-3, 5-1 / Colonial-Schuylkill League Red Division Tri-Champions

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Mason Ludlow
Evan Strand
Kendrick Eure
Anthony Pez
Trevor Kent
James Cartier
Carson Stranzl

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Danny Darno
Sr. RB/WR Josh Ludlow
Sr. WR AJ Lozano
Sr. RB/TE Dainn Vassallo
Sr. OL Jack Cameron
Sr. WR James Wisecarver
Sr. WR Julian Baker
Jr. OL Anthony Crisafulli
Jr. RB Christian Rivituso
So. OL Austin Casal

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. LB Dainn Vassallo
Sr. DB Josh Ludlow
Sr. DB AJ Lozano
Sr. DB James Wisecarver
Sr. DE Michael Manlove
Sr. DE John Paul Pierce
Sr. LB Brenden Ferraro
Jr. DL Anthony Crisafulli
Jr. LB Christian Rivituso

Special Team Starters Returning:
So. K Faustie Capobianco
Sr. P/H/KR-PR Josh Ludlow
Sr. KR-PR AJ Lozano
Sr. KR James Wisecarver

Key Newcomers:
So. WR Alex Clark
So. WR/DB Jaysen Blacknall-Farmer
So. LB Jacoby Jacobs
So. QB Matt Bodnar
Jr. WR/DB Nino Morici
Jr. WR/DB Carmine Diaz
Sr. DB Gavin Hoff
Sr. OL/DL Sammy Raneri
Sr. OL/DL Cameron Coulter
So. LB-DE Brett Bruckman
So. LB-DE Christian Trautwein
So. DB Devin Akrie
Sr. OL/DL Brayden Quigley
So. OL/DL Logan Hancik
Jr. OL/DL JJ Trimmer
So. OL/DL Tom Kosiba
Fr. OL/DL Josh Scherer
Fr. OL/DL Noah Snyder
Fr. WR/DB Chay Lawless
Fr. WR/DB Clemente Cintron
So. WR/DB Kellen Binstead
Fr. RB/LB Aaron Gordon
Fr. RB/LB John Hull
So. WR/DB Berkley Weidner
Sr. DB Robbie Wendland

2023 Returning Player Stats:
JR., RB-WR/DB – KR-PR/P – JOSH LUDLOW (#5)
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM ATH
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM SPECIALIST-OFF
Morning Call All-Area 2ND TEAM ATH
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 3rd TEAM P (WR/DB)

(12 GAMES)
925 RECEIVING YARDS (77.1/GAME)
65 CATCHES
9 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
122 SCORING POINTS
528 RUSHING YARDS
98 CARRIES (5.4/CARRY)
11 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
20 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS
22 TOTAL KICK RETURNS for 511 TOTAL RETURN YARDS (**LONG: 91 YARDS)
120 SCORING POINTS
1,987 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
27 TOTAL TACKLES & 2 INTS
15 PUNTS for 478 YDS. (31.9/AVG.) – 2 INSIDE 20

JR., WR/DB – KR/PR – AJ LOZANO (#19)
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST TEAM WR
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM DB
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM WR
Morning Call All-Area 1ST TEAM WR
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 3rd TEAM WR

(12 GAMES)
770 YARDS RECEIVING (64.2/GAME)
43 CATCHES (17.9/CATCH)
14 RECEVING TOUCHDOWNS
90 SCORING POINTS
1,331 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
25 TOTAL TACKLES – 2 TFL + 4 PD & 1 INT
23 TOTAL KICK RETURNS for 547 TOTAL RETURN YARDS & 1 KOR TD (**LONG: 75 YARDS)

JR., QB – DANNY DARNO (#7)
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM QB
Morning Call All-Area 2ND TEAM QB
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 2ND TEAM ATH
AP ALL-STATE QB
PAFOOTBALLNEWS 1ST TEAM ALL-STATE QB
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM QB

(12 GAMES)
3,847 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
2,669 PASSING YARDS (222.4/GAME)
179-266 PASSING (67.3%)
33 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
1,180 RUSHING YARDS (98.3/GAME)
131 CARRIES (9.0/CARRY)
18 RUSHING TDS
6x 100 YD. RUSHING GAMES
110 SCORING POINTS

JR., LB/TE-RB – DAINN VASSALLO (#1)
AP ALL STATE LB
PAFOOTBALLNEWS 1ST TEAM ALL-STATE MLB
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 1st TEAM LB
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST TEAM ILB
Morning Call All-Area 1ST TEAM LB
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 1ST TEAM RB-TE/LB
(12 GAMES)
165 TOTAL TACKLES (13.8/GAME) – 8 TFL + 4 SACKS, 3 HURRIES, 2 PD & 1 INT
30 CARRIES – 133 RUSHING YARDS & 4 RUSHING TDS
10 CATCHES – 78 RECEIVING YARDS & 1 RECEVING TD

FR., K – FAUSTIE CAPOBIANCO (#11)
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM K
Morning Call All-Area HM K
(12 GAMES)
65 KICKOFFS for 2,980 YARDS (45.8/AVG) – 4 TOUCHBACKS
54/57 PATs + 1/1 FG (**LONG: 33 YARDS)
57 TOTAL KICKING POINTS

JR., WR/DB – JAMES WISECARVER (#12)
(10 GAMES)
470 YARDS RECEIVING (47.0/GAME)
26 CATCHES (18.1/CATCH)
6 RECEVING TOUCHDOWNS
48 SCORING POINTS
+ 15 CARRIES – 80 RUSHING YARDS & 1 RUSHING TD
815 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
39 TOTAL TACKLES & 1 INT
9 KICKOFF RETURNS for 239 YARDS & 1 KOR TD (**LONG: 95 YDS.)

JR., LB-DE/RB-TE – MICHAEL MANLOVE (#25)
(12 GAMES)
63 TOTAL TACKLES – 2 TFL + 1 SACK, 4 HURRIES & 1 INT

JR., OL/DL – JACK CAMERON (#62)
PAFOOTBALLNEWS 2ND TEAM ALL-STATE OG
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM OG
Morning Call All-Area 2ND TEAM OL
STARTED ALL 12 GAMES ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE

JR., DB – GAVIN HOFF (#10)
(12 GAMES)
34 TOTAL TACKLES – 1 TFL & 1 INT

JR., LB – BRENDEN FERRARO (#29)
(12 GAMES)
44 TOTAL TACKLES + 3 PD & 1 INT

JR., DE – JOHN PAUL PIERCE (#47)
(11 GAMES)
41 TOTAL TACKLES – 6 TFL + 4.5 SACKS, 12 HURRIES, 2 FR, 1 PD & 1 INT

SO., RB-WR/LB – CHRISTIAN RIVITUSO (#6)
(12 GAMES)
29 CARRIES – 157 RUSHING YARDS & 2 RUSHING TDS
5 CATCHES – 47 RECEIVING YARDS
29 TOTAL TACKLES – 1 TFL

SO., WR/DB – NINO MORICI (#9)
(9 GAMES)
3 CATCHES – 54 RECEIVING YARDS

SO., OL – ANTHONY CRISAFULLI (#55)
(11 GAMES)
STARTED 11 of 12 GAMES on OFFENSIVE LINE

FR., WR/DB – ALEX CLARK (#16)
(10 GAMES)
4 CATCHES – 185 RECEIVING YARDS & 3 RECEVING TDS (**72 YD. & 95 YD. RECEVING TDS)
5 TOTAL TACKLES

FR., QB – MATT BODNAR (#17)
(4 GAMES)
7-11 PASSING for 158 YARDS & 2 PASSING TDS (LONG: 95 YDS. vs. WILSON)

FR., WR-RB/DB – JAYSEN BLACKNALL-FARMER (#34)
(10 GAMES)
7 CATCHES – 38 RECEIVING YARDS
8 TOTAL TACKLES + 4 PD & 1 INT

FR., OL – AUSTIN CASAL (#65)
PLAYED IN ALL 12 GAMES on OFFENSIVE LINE
6 TOTAL TACKLES

2023 Offensive Outlook: We have a strong group of returning starters and key role players returning on offense. We lost a couple OL starters to graduation but we feel we have good choices to come in and replace them + we are returning 3 offensive line starters. Almost all of our offensive skill starters are back from a year ago and we have a lot of our younger players really impressing our staff. Our keys are depth, ability and experience.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We return 7 starters + many key role players from last year’s defense which makes a big difference. Week 1 of 2022 we entered the season with only 1 returning starter. We lost 3 games in 2022 by a combined 9 points, and we are looking to improve our overall scheme. Our keys are communication, depth, ability and experience.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We return our freshman kicker who did the majority of our kicking duties + our punter, holder and all of our kick returners. We need to develop a snapper for the 2023 season. Our keys are consistency, experience, depth and ability.

August 20, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 95: Trey Dogmantis, Whitehall Zephyrs

Player Name: Trey Dogmantis

School: Whitehall Zephyrs

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 5’10

Weight: 170

GPA: 4.4

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2022 Stats:
Passing:
1,997 yards
22 touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @treydogmanits

Coaches Comments: Trey has been voted captain by his teammates. He had an excellent off-season and we look forward to that development to carry over to the season.

August 20, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 95: Trey Tremba, Parkland HS

Player Name: Trey Tremba

School: Parkland HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): Slot Receiver/OLB

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 5′ 11

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.50

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track & Field

Starting Experience: 3 Years (Started games as a freshman during 2020 COVID Season)

Honors:
2nd Team All-State Offensive Athlete (Coaches’ Poll)
1st Team All EPC Running Back
EPC South Scoring Leader

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
1,238 Yards
21 TDs.

Receiving:
28 Receptions
428 Yards
5 Touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @TreyTremba

Coaches Comments: All-around explosive athlete on both the field and in the weight room. Rarely leaves the field and should be in consideration for All-League Honors for his play on Defense. Excels in the classroom with a rigorous Honors Schedule and holds a 4.0 Cumulative GPA. Has received multiple Division 1 Offers as of March 31st to Army, Temple, Columbia, William & Mary, Lafayette, and Lehigh. As of the start of the 2023 Track Season, recorded a 10.97 Laser Timed 100 Meter Dash in Parkland Dual Meet vs. Easton High School.

Photo courtesy of Steve Bradley

August 20, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Catasauqua Rough Riders

Head Coach: Travis Brett

Assistant Coaches:
Andrew Brett
Brian Reilly
Tim Fisher
Mark Bartholomew
Mason Stewart
Tyler Donchez
Mike Gilmartin

Team Name: Catasauqua Rough Riders

2022 Record: 6-4 in League 7-6 Overall

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
WR/FS: Wyatt Younes
RB/DL: Anthonie Hunsicker
CB: Ezra Garcia
OT/DE: Javier Sobrado
QB/K/P: Christian Fye

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OL Cj Beller 5-9 220
Sr. RB Jyzaiah Bonilla 5-8 180
Sr. RB Hunter Reitz 6-0 190
Sr. WR Ian Juica 5-11 165
Sr. HB Dylan Pacheco 5-9 180
Sr. OL Miles Melendez 5-9 170
SR. TE/WR Brenden Eck 6-0 175
Jr. OL Matt Fotta 6-4 260
Jr. WR Jordan Bradshaw 5-10 155

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. NG/DT Miles Melendez 5-9 170
Sr. LB Cj Beller 5-9 220
Sr. SS Jyzaiah Bonilla 5-8 180
Sr. CB Ian Juica 5-11 165
Sr. LB Hunter Reitz 6-0 190
Sr. OLB Dylan Pacheco 5-9 180
Jr. DL Matt Fotta 6-4 260
Jr. CB/SS Jordan Bradshaw 5-10 155
Jr. LB Aiden Hess 5-10 190

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K Miles Melendez 5-9 170

Key Newcomers:
Fr. QB/DB Aiden Reilly 5-9 140
Fr. HB/OLB Chase Kratochvil 5-10 150
Fr. WR/CB Tyler Limandri 5-8 140
Fr. RB/SS Yandel Martinez 5-7 160

2023 Returning Player Stats:
LB Chad Beller: 180 Tackles 2 Sacks 3 FF 2 FR, 11 Carries 122 Yards
WR: Ian Juica 25 Rec 451 Yards 7 TDs
TE/OLB: Dylan Pacheco: 8 Rec 85 Yards, 68 Tackles 3 TDs
RB: Jyzaiah Bonilla 118 Carries 601 Yards 5 TDs, 58 Tackles 3 INTs
DL: Miles Melendez 70 Tackles
WR: Jordan Bradshaw 5 Rec 56 Yards

2023 Offensive Outlook: We return three linemen up front with a number of skill guys back. For our offense to be successful we will need all 11 guys to do their assignment each play as well as being physical upfront, and having a balanced attack.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We have experience returning at all three levels of our defense. The keys to our defense is to play fast and physical. To be successful this year we will 11 guys flying to the ball each play.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We have to replace our primary kicker and punter from 2022. To be successful on special teams in 2023 we will need to stick to assignments, and fly around and be aggressive.

August 19, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 94: Rasu Wearing-Poindexter, PM East HS

Player Name: Rasu Wearing-Poindexter

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: DB

Secondary Position: QB/WR

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 6′

Weight: 170lbs

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @WearingRasu

Coaches comments: Rasu Wearing-Poindexter has been a team leader for our program both on and off the field for the last couple of years. Rasu has a unique skill set and athletic ability that allows him to make plays wherever he is needed on both sides of the ball. He is a student of the game whose focus and attention to detail set him apart. We look forward to Rasu having a very productive senior season.

August 19, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Saucon Valley Panthers

Head Coach: Anthony Brinkley

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Mcclarin
Garret Bisbing
Angelo Lucci
Gordy Frack
Jason Dankel
Brett Zieber
Wil-Quon Clemons
Joe WInter
Josh May
Chris Cassciotti
Tanner Morgan

Team Name: Saucon Valley Panthers

2022 Record: 3-7

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Alex Magnotta
Ty Pfizenmayer
Raymond Santiago
Joshua Torres
Travis Riefenstahl

Offensive Starters Returning:
JR. RB Jared Rohn
JR. WR Jack Robertson
SR. WR Braeden Weiss
JR. OL Joey Griffith
JR. OL Eli Torres
SR. OL Brock Kovacs
JR. OL Caleb Grim
SO. OL Joe Peterson

Defensive Starters Returning:
JR. DL Eli Torres
JR. LB Jared Rohn
SR. LB Landon Beckowski
JR. LB Josiah Hernandez
SR. DB Braeden Weiss
JR. LB Andrew Gilbert
JR. DB Jack Robertson

Special Team Starters Returning:
SR. K Braeden Schriffert
SR. ATH Prince Aris

Key Newcomers:
Sr. WR/DB Constantine Donahue
Jr. WR/DB Shane Kerosetz
Jr. QB/DB Peter Albano
So. RB/LB Michael Fruscella
So. WR/DB Isiah Mcnalley
Fr. QB/WR/DB Braden Rohn

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Rushing:
Jared Rohn – 69 ATT 245 YDS
Landon Beckowski – 32 ATT 151 YDS

Receiving:
Jack Robertson – 30 REC 543 YDS 5 TDS
Jared Rohn – 35 REC 500 2 TDS
Braden Weiss – 9 REC 120 YDS

Defense:
Jared Rohn – 75 Tackles
Landon Beckowski – 66 Tackles
Andrew Gilbert – 43 Tackles
Josiah Hernandez – 39 Tackles
Jack Robertson – 30 Tackles

2023 Offensive Outlook: We must protect the football. Last season the team’s turnover differential was staggering.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Look to rally to the football as a team and continue to develop our physicality and tackling.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Must become a priority for the team.

August 18, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Lehighton Indians

Head Coach: Tom McCarroll

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Lusch
Tyler Cann
Cory Hartsell
Simon Tkach
Kyle Spotts
Chuck Sterling
Matt Kosciolek
Justin Smith
Randan Solt
Kris Rodgers
Tegan Durishin

Team Name: Lehighton Indians

2022 Record: 3-8

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Ian Rarick
Ethan Buchert
Doug Endy
Luke Blauch
AJ Light

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OL Cooper Hartsell, 5-10, 240
Sr OL Wyatt Sherer, 6-2, 225
Jr OL Joey Houser, 6-5, 255
Jr OL Yadi Acosta-Rodriguez, 6-3, 260
Sr QB Brady O’Donnell, 6-1, 175
So WR Blake Roberts, 6-2, 195
Jr WR Joe Roth, 6-1, 175

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr DL Wyatt Sherer
Sr DL Reese Balk, 6-0, 240
Jr DL Yadi Acosta-Rodriguez
Sr LB Max Bergdahl, 5-11, 190
Sr LB Dylan Moyer, 5-10, 160
Sr DB Michael Yeakel, 5-9, 160
So DB Jayse Lawrence, 5-11, 160
So DB Blake Roberts

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Sr WR/DB Dawson Keiser, 6-0, 170
Jr WR/DB Logan Kent, 5-8, 150
So WR/DB Caden Meek, 5-11, 170
Fr OL Mark Macias, 5-11, 230
Sr DL Xavier Moore, 6-0, 190
Fr RB/DB Lucas Croizier, 5-8, 150

2023 Offensive Outlook: We have some solid experience returning from last year. Role players need to become playmaker. We’ll need to be more balanced in the run/pass.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We have some solid experience returning from last year. We need to stop the run on a more consistent basis. We need to minimize big plays.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We’ll be looking to establish a new kicker and punter this season. Multiple candidates will battle for those positions.

August 18, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Pottsville Crimson Tide

Head Coach: Tom McGeoy

Assistant Coaches:
Rusty Yost
Jamie O’Brien
Pete McDonald
Tony Barone
Scott Grochowski
Kurt Eroh
Damon Yost
Anthony Kelly
Bryce Dragna

Team Name: Pottsville Crimson Tide

2022 Record: 5-6

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Amaree Bainbridge
Teejay Allen
Joey Palko
Zach Ott
Jacob Begansky
Kieran Houston

Offensive Starters Returning:
Parrish McFarland SR RB 5’9, 170
Brenden Zelwalk SR HB 5’10 190
John Kushwarra SR OT 5’11 245
Jacob Filiac JR C 6’1 240
Tsirell Curry JR WR 6’2 170
Terell McFarland SO FB 5’10/195

Defensive Starters Returning:
Parrish McFarland SR SS 5’9, 170
Brenden Zelwalk SR LB 5’10 190
Jacob Filiac JR DT 6’1 240
Terell McFarland SO LB 5’10/195
Evan Drum SR LB 6’1/205
Nick Englert SR LB 5’10 200
Henry Mohl SR CB 5’8 175
Kole Becker SR FS 5’11 170
Cole Cesari NG SO 6’1 260

Special Team Starters Returning:
Christian Alvarez SO Place Kicker 6’2 160
Evan Drum SR Punter 6’1/205
Kole Becker SR Longsnapper 5’11 170

Key Newcomers:
Luke Matz SR FS 5’8 165
Brody Herndon SO QB 5’10 170
Christian Alvarez SO WR 6’2 160
Evan Galavage JR WR/DB 5’10 160
Luke Schane JR OG/DE 6’0 210
Ryan Galen JR OG/DE 6’0 215
Tahlil Flicker-White JR TE/DT 6’0 225
Juju Bainbridge SO RB/DB 5’10 180
Brett Holley SO DB 5’8 160
Logan Kessler SO OT 6’1 250

2023 Offensive Outlook: We have our best player on offense coming back in Parrish McFarland. He ran for over 1000 yards last season. That is always a good start. Our line should be solid with 2 returning starters and some really good athletes looking to fill out the rest of the positions along the line. Skill-wise we should be solid as well. The big question mark for us going into the season is who is going to win the QB battle. We have multiple players competing for the position, which I think will bring the best out in whoever ends up winning the job.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We are starting the season off with a much more experienced defense than we did last year. On top of that, the guys who played last year are coming back bigger, stronger, and faster, so I am excited to see how we play defensively this season. The strength of our defense should be our LB position. The secondary has a decent amount of experience as well, so we will just need our D line to come together. If we can force a few more turnovers and limit some big plays, which hurt us last year, I think we can be a very solid defense this season.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We have our kicker, punter, and long snapper back from last season, plus we have a bunch a guys who can run and hit, so I am excited for our special team outlook going into the season.

August 18, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes

Head Coach: Shawn Daignault

Assistant Coaches:
Frank Lane (OC)
Doug Erney (QB)
Chad Gruver (WR)
Dave Brown (OL)
Adam Tatar (OL/TE)
Elvin Williamson (WR)
Nick Artinger (DC)
Anthony Orlando (S)
Langston Ross (CB)
Drew Morrissey (LB)
Rich Gieurula (DL)
Stephen Ewald (LB)
Alex Figueroa (DL)

Team Name: Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes

2022 Record: 2-8

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Tommy Mason, QB
Karim Brice, WR/DB
Nico Sciarra, WR/DB
Jelani Frederick OL/DL
Siddiq Small LB
Jai Griffin DL
Jordan Bartholomew OL/DL

Offensive Starters Returning:
OT Julius Vasquez 6’2, 315
OG Louis Haz, 6’0 280

Defensive Starters Returning:
DE Daunte Morrisson, 6’2 230
DE Dylan Benway, 6’0, 220
Safety Anthony Vega, 5’11 185

Special Team Starters Returning:
K Connor McLaughlin
LS Cole Daignault

2023 Offensive Outlook: Most important will be the quarterback competition in camp. In general, how our inexperienced players step up to fill roles

2023 Defensive Outlook: Adjusting to a new system and like on offense, inexperienced players stepping up

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Connor has been a steady performer as our starting kicker for 2 years, he should continue to be that

August 17, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 92: Aiden Myers, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Aiden Myers

School: Schuylkill Haven

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 6′

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Wrestling, Track

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
1st team SCFCA Dream Team FB
1st team SCFCA Dream Team LB
1st team AA All-State LB

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
1346 yards
16 TD’s

Defense:
121 tackles
5 TFLs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @aidenmye

Coaches Comments: Aiden is a tough football player. He has a nose for the football on defense and runs very hard as an RB. Will have a great 2023 season.

August 17, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 92: Luke Stevenosky, Minersville Area HS

Player Name: Luke Stevenosky

School: Minersville Area

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 21

Height: 5’10

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Baseball / Track

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
1st Team Coaches Select All-State LB
Honorable Mention All Eastern Pa RB
1st Team SCFCA RB
1st Team SCFCA LB
Republican and Herald 2nd Team RB

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
1,206 yards
17 TDS

Defense:
108 Tackles
18 TFL
1 Sack
2 Blocked Punts

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @StevenoskyLuke

Coaches Comments: Luke will have started every game of his career on both sides of the ball. One of the most physical runners and linebackers I have ever coached. Fast, strong, and a fantastic leader. Makes huge plays on both sides of the ball. Will break off a long TD run, then turn around and make a tackle-for-loss or big stop on defense. Doesn’t come off the field – had two blocked punts last season and played on all special teams. Extremely hard to tackle when he has the ball and made big play after big play for us last season and the past three years. Will leave Minersville as one of the best to ever play for the Battlin’ Miners.

Photo courtesy of Chris Keiser

August 17, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Stroudsburg Mountaineers

Head Coach: Jim Miller

Assistant Coaches:
John Bozena
Brian Mitchell
Tony Rose
Steve Ruhl
Nick Walter
Ken Parrish
Brett Youngken
Ken Sickler
Jake Jakobsen Jr.
Mike Mignosi
Dave Herman
Jake Cirillo
Jon Fenner

Team Name: Stroudsburg Mountaineers

2022 Record: 6-5

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Kevron Danso
John Barbella
Zach DeFalco
Anthony Witherspoon
Andre Reames
Jaiden Bermudez
Aiden Herman
Damian Keyes
Gio Silva
Adonia Quartey
Bryan Irizarry
Zy’Quan Eaddy
Marcus Ennis
Chris Mignosi

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OG Aiden Quintero, 6-1, 240
Sr. WR Jordan Wilcox, 5-8, 145
Sr. C Chris DeSimone Jr., 6-0, 234
Sr. RB Will Francis, 5-5, 155
Sr. WR Kevin Polonia, 6-3, 180
Sr. G Stoney Fuller-Bey, 5-9, 255
Sr. OT Jackson Brancato, 6-0, 233
Sr. WR Jelonie Rieara, 6-0, 190
Sr. H-Back Nate Kloss, 5-8, 170

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. S Kevin Polonia, 6-3, 180
Sr. LB Nate Kloss, 5-8, 165
Sr. LB Ryan Francis, 5-11, 170
Sr. WR Jelonie Rieara, 6-0, 190
Sr. CB Isiah Weldon, 5-6, 150
Jr. LB James Kelly, 5-9, 180

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K Nick Radoi, 5-8; 140
Sr. P Logan Weitzmann, 5-10, 140
Sr. R Jordan Wilcox, 5-7, 142

Key Newcomers:
Sr. LB Josh Baltimore, 5-8, 165
Sr. DL/HB Xavier Pettigrew, 5-9, 220
Sr. OL Eddie Cruz, 6-2, 300
Jr. OL/DL Mehki Kirkland, 6-2, 208
Jr. OL/DL Norell Warrick, 6-3, 210
Jr. OL Shayne Fuller-Bey, 5-9, 210
Jr. WR/CB Jalen Taylor, 5-8, 140
Jr. WR/LB Ethan Dudsak, 5-8, 145
Jr. WR/CB Kamari Coleman, 6-1, 170
Jr. QB Ben Pilcher, 5-9, 150
So. LB Ralph Taylor, 5-9, 205
So. OL/DL Zion Essington, 5-10, 215
F. WR Haydenn Downes, 6-1, 166
F. QB Jack Mitchell, 5-9, 165

2023 Returning Player Stats:
S, Kevin Polonia had 6 interceptions last year
RB Will Francis had 108 carries for 476 yards rushing with 5 Touchdowns

2023 Offensive Outlook: We have many skilled players this year. We will have a lot of competition at all different positions. Also, offensively many players have varsity experience from last year. We have to pay attention to the details.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We have many returners back on the defensive side. We need to play good fundamental football and communicate on defense. We need to fly around the field using our speed.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We have both of your kickers back again which will help in the field position game.

August 16, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Palisades Pirates

Head Coach: Bobby Smith

Assistant Coaches:
Brian Gilbert
Tom Brader
Ryan Fegley
John Jones
Jimmy Schuckert
Bob Shoemaker
Zack Shoemaker
Kurt Woerner
Danny Yashunski

Team Name: Palisades Pirates

2022 Record: 8-3

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Steven Lilly
Kai Stiansen
Shaedon Carr
James Mitsch
Galen Limantour

Offensive Starters Returning:
Kyle Kirsch FB 5’10” 190
Danny Haubert OL 5’11” 185
Riley Sessinger WR 6’ 165
John Haubert RB 5’8” 145
Gavin Lee OL 6’ 240
Greg Borgeson QB 6’ 170
Austin Rambo, Jr. WR 5’10” 160
Logan Sharpe WR 5’10” 155

Defensive Starters Returning:
Kyle Kirsch LB 5’10” 190
Danny Haubert LB 5’11” 185
Riley Sessinger DB 6’ 165
John Haubert DB 5’8” 145
Gavin Lee DL 6’ 240
Greg Borgeson DB 6’ 170
Austin Rambo, Jr. DB 5’10” 160
Logan Sharpe LB 5’10” 155

Special Team Starters Returning:
Logan Sharpe
Greg Borgeson
John Haubert
Austin Rambo

Key Newcomers:
Silas Day DE/OL 6’1” 185
Ashton Fitzgerald C/RB 5’10” 150
Chase Smith LB/OL 5’11” 160
Tobey Witt LB/FB/OL 6’ 165
Max Woerner LB/FB 5’10” 150
Lincoln Cook DB/WR, 5’11”, 140

2023 Offensive Outlook: Good communication, being proficient with our plays, everybody working as one

2023 Defensive Outlook: Everybody knows their assignments, is fast to the ball, playing with confidence

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Doing their job 100%, taking no plays off.

August 16, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Blue Mountain Eagles

Head Coach: Tom Gallagher

Assistant Coaches:
Nick Adams
Jake Balkiewicz
Aaron Bensinger
Erik Bubeck
Rick Jones
Harry Myers
Bobby Van Horn
Doug Ziegler

Junior High Coaches:
Jim Trusky
Kevin Kerstetter
Steve Zimmerman
Jeremy Murphy
Jeffrey Hudson

Team Name: Blue Mountain Eagles

2022 Record: 6-5 (D11 4A Playoff)

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
DL Ian Donohue
OL Adam Morrow
DB/WR Carson Kerstetter
DB Derek Walasavage
LB James Seaman
LB Kreese Stablein

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. ATH Tyler Miller (6’1,180)
Sr. RB Payton Fasnacht (5’9 165)
Sr. ATH Will Jacobson (5’10 185)
Sr. TE Carson Steinruck (5’10 210)
Sr. OL Trevor Manbeck (6’3 280)
Sr. OL Logan Betz (5’10 210)
Jr. WR Gaige Guers (6’2 190)
Jr. OL Nick Beckfield (6’2 205)
Jr. OL Cole Wargo (6’1 250)
So. OL Dylan Foose (5’10 215)

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DE Austyn Fields (6’0 210)
Sr. LB Vern Kleckner (5’10 205)
Sr. DB Tyler Miller (6’1, 180)
Jr. LB Lukas Kauffman (6’1 195)
Jr. LB Tyler Stahley (5’10 195)
Jr. LB Gaige Guers (6’2 190)
So. DL Dylan Foose (5’10, 215)

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. P/K Carson Steinruck (5’10, 210)
LS Carter Smith (5’9 165)

Key Newcomers:
Sr DB Will Jacobson (5’10 185)
Jr DB Wyatt Barnes (5’9 160)
Jr LB/RB Hunter Blankenhorn (5’10 175)
Jr DL Jayden Blankenhorn (6’0 195)
Jr DB/WR Ty Blankenhorn (6’0, 185)
Jr RB/FB Lukas Kauffman (6’1 195)
Jr OL/DL Chase Millikin (6’0 250)
Jr DB Owen Ritter (5’11, 165)
Jr DB/WR Cole Swick (5’10 170)
So. LB Reese Miller (6’0 190)

2023 Returning Player Stats:
ATH Tyler Miller (1,389 All-Purpose yards, 17 total TDs)
RB Payton Fasnacht (124 rush att, 894 yds, 10 Rush TDs, 11 rec, 204 yds, 2 TDs)
LB Vern Kleckner (101 total tackles, 13 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FF)
DE Austyn Fields (54 total tackles, 6.5 TFL, 6 Sacks, 1 FR)
LB Lukas Kauffman (77 total tackles, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF, 2 FR)
LB Gaige Guers (44 total tackles, 3 TFL, 2 INTs)

2023 Offensive Outlook: We finally have some experience and size on the offensive line. Our goal is to get the ball in our athletes’ hands and allow them to make plays in a variety of different ways. Our success offensively will come down to knowing our assignment and our ability to execute the play call.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Our defense preaches intensity and physicality, and I think we have a group that is working to meet that standard. We must be able to communicate and understand our assignments in relation to our opponent each week. We have to tackle well in space and have an aggressive pursuit of the football. We must replace some very important players from last year’s team that were huge contributors to our defense’s success.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We have to drastically improve in our special teams units this season. We need to work in order to control the field position battle within the game, and special teams is a huge factor in accomplishing that. We also left some points on the board that made a difference in a few games for us last season, and we are aiming to improve that as we head into this season.

August 16, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 91: CJ Beller, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: CJ Beller

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: MLB

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 50

Height: 5’10

Weight: 220

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
Colonial League Defensive Player of the Year
1st Team All-League Linebacker
1st Team ALL EPA

2022 Stats:
Defense:
180 Tackles
2 Sacks
3 FF
2 FR

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @FreightTrainCBJ

Coaches Comments: Cj will be a four-year starter for us at Middle Linebacker. He was the leader of our defense last year, and we depend on him to make a lot of plays for us. We expect him to have a big season in 2023

August 16, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals

Head Coach: Dan Burns

Assistant Coaches:
Derek Schaller
Jared Quintero
Robert Fox
Mike Cacace
Markeith Minnick
Michael Boone
Anthony Rodriguez
Bob Bailey
Darrell Waiters

Team Name: Pocono Mountain East

2022 Record: 1-9

District: 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters lost:
DJ Kelley
Owen Heller
Owen Schaffer
Frederick Owusu
Amir Richardson
Kevin Zheng
Christian Otto

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB/WR Rasu Wearing-Poindexter
Jr. QB/RB Rocco DelGiudice
Sr. OL Angel Ortiz
Sr. OL Evique Macias
Sr. OL Christian Santos
Sr. RB Xander Gonzalez
Sr. WR James Boyd
So. WR Connor Triano

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DB Rasu Wearing-Poindexter
Jr. DB Rocco DelGiudice
Sr. DL Angel Ortiz
Sr. DL Evique Macias
Sr. DL Christian Santos
Sr. LB Dan Buddin
Sr. LB Xander Gonzalez
So. DB Connor Triano

Special Team Starters Returning:
Rasu Wearing-Poindexter
Connor Triano

Key Newcomers:
Sr. OL/DL Josh Dejesus
Jr. RB/LB Stephon Bethea
So. OL/DL A.J. Formica
Jr. OL/DL Gio Marc
Sr. RB/LB Ethan Zheng
Sr. RB/CB Billy O’Neil

2023 Outlook:

Offense: Win the turnover battle, create explosive plays, and execute our scheme and techniques.

Defense: Win the turnover battle, limit explosive plays, and execute our scheme and techniques.

Special Teams: Win the turnover battle, create explosive plays, and execute our scheme and techniques.

August 15, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

Head Coach: Jeff Sampson

Assistant Coaches:
Vern Strouphauer
Justin Strouphauer
Corey Shadle
Mike Ulicny
Marty Shade
Joe Miller
Danny Scheib
Brent Becher
Jamie Schwartz

Team Name: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

2022 Record: 10-2

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
Kole Miller
Jacob Scheib
Kam Wetzel
Justis Troutman
Jolten Flory
Reece Huntzinger
Jake Tietsworth
Jayden Kroh
Braxton Schwartz

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR WR Layne Yoder, 5-10, 165
SR OL Wyatt Algerier, 5-11, 225
SR OL Ayden Rodichok, 6-3, 255
JR RB Noah Porter, 6-2, 190

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR DL Wyatt Algerier, 5-11, 225
SR DE Shawn Bowman, 6-2, 185
SR LB Kash Tobin, 6-0, 195
SR DB Layne Yoder, 5-10, 165
JR LB Noah Porter, 6-2, 190
JR DE Blake Schwartz, 6-6,190
SO LB Cole Gemberling, 5-10, 190

Special Team Starters Returning:
SR K/P Chase Stephen, 5-10, 160
JR KR Noah Porter, 6-0, 190

Key Newcomers:
SR RB Tyler Reho, 5-10, 175
SR DB Hunter Troutman, 6-0, 175
SR LB Jaelan Olano, 5-10, 180
SR WR Chase Stephen, 5-10,160
JR OL Ryan Colahan, 6-0, 215
JR QB Blake Schwartz, 6-6, 190
JR OL Hogan Troutman, 5-10, 180
JR TE Matt Raulston, 6-4, 180
SO OL Randy Heckman, 5-10, 215
SO WR Max Masser, 5-11, 175
SO OL Owen Mitchell, 6-0, 250
SO OL Elliot Stiely, 6-0, 190
SO OL Dave Shoffler, 6-3, 260
FR WR Doyle Flory, 6-0, 150
FR RB Donovan Keeth, 5-11, 225
FR WR Trey Porter, 6-2, 160
FR TE Lucas Schwartz, 6-3, 185
FR OL Hunter Updegrave, 5-11, 165
FR WR Gabriel Weikel, 5-10, 145

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Kash Tobin 89 Tackles
Layne Yoder 32 Tackles, 4 INT.
Wyatt Algerier 48 Tackles, 4 Sacks

2023 Offensive Outlook: Losing eight starters, three of whom were 4-year starters, is tough. Offensively, our entire backfield is new. Our offensive line is pretty much intact with the addition of 2 new starters. We will need to win the battle at the line of scrimmage in order to establish a running game which will hopefully open up our passing game. We will need to rely on our experienced WR crew in order to generate yards and points through our passing game. How well our young team responds to our new group of senior leaders will be key to our success.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Our defensive line has the most experience of any defensive group. New faces in the linebackers and defensive backs will be tested early in the season. MLB, Kash Tobin, will make the calls from the middle again this season. Layne Yoder will be called upon to face our opponents’ top receivers. Our defensive line will be the key to how well we defend the run and pass. Our defense will not be big in size; however, we should be super quick to the ball again this year. Limiting big plays will be a key to success.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Kicker/ Punter Chase Stephens returns after a great JR season. Noah Porter will be returning kickoffs again this season after a successful season last year.

August 15, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Parkland Trojans

Head Coach: Tim Moncman (8th Season, 62-21)

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Kinane
Mike Facchiano
Bob Ruisch
Eric Dauberman
Barry Michael
Doug Joseph
Jerry Kresge
George Clay
Andy Millen
Zach Bradley
Josh Dieter
Mike Billera
Dan Lewis
Zion Johnson
Jakob Edwards
Trent Clay
Chris Avila
Matt Castro
Dave Lucia

Team Name: Parkland Trojans

2022 Record: 9-5 (District XI 6A Champions)

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
WR/DB Nakhi Bullock
OL/DL Nate Kemmerer
OL/DL Kaleb Beers
WR/DB Jack Harrison
FB/LB Victor Pagan
K/P Gryffin Mitstifer

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB #7 Luke Spang
Sr. RB #22 Trey Tremba
Sr. WR #8 Connor Johns
Sr. C #55 Kale Kumernitsky
Sr. G #54 Russell Clark
Sr. OT #52 Owen Broadhead
Sr. OT #77 Ali Wezza
Sr. TE #9 Robbie Ruisch

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DE #52 Owen Broadhead
Sr. DT #54 Russell Clark
Sr. DT #55 Kale Kumernitsky
Sr. LB #22 Trey Tremba
Sr. SS #6 Nolan Coen

Special Team Starters Returning:
KR/PR #22 Trey Tremba

Key Newcomers:
Fr. LB #1 T.J. Lawrence
Jr. WR/DB #14 Leo Dauberman
Jr. FB/LB #28 Reid Andrush
Jr. OG/NG #75 Mason Marcks

2023 Returning Player Stats:
QB #7 Luke Spang
133 Completions, 2,109 Yards Passing, 19 Passing TDs, 319 Yards Rushing, 4 Rushing TDs

RB #22 Trey Tremba
189 Carries, 1,229 Rushing Yards, 21 Rushing TDs, 28 Receptions, 428 Receiving Yards, 5 Receiving TDs

DT #54 Russell Clark
69 Tackles (38 Solo & 31 Assist), 2 Sacks, 8 TFL

2023 Offensive Outlook: Sr. QB Luke Spang entering 2nd Full Season as Starting QB, Four Year Starter Trey Tremba ability to carry/catch the ball, Maintaining Balance between Run/Pass game, Ability to maintain fast tempo, minimize turnovers.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Defense will be lead by returning starters on the Defensive Line with Clark, Broadhead, and Kumernitsky. Continued development of Linebacking group will be crucial. Defensive secondary comprised of key role players from 2022 team looking to continue development with more varsity starts.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Looking to replace All-State Kicker/Punter Gryiffin Mitstifer.

August 15, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Nativity BVM Green Wave

Head Coach: Pat Mason

Assistant Coaches:
Jason Albon
Josh Dolbin
Greg Koperna
Tyler Jenkins
Mike Downey
Jonas Kreitzer
Joe Opolosky
Mike Bilansky

Team Name: Nativity Green Wave

2022 Record: 3-8

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost: Kyle Kenton, Blake Whalen

Offensive Starters Returning:
Jr. QB Ben Kreitzer, 5-8 155
Jr. RB Samuel Spolski 5-9 180
Sr. RB John Borrell 5-10 170
Sr. WR Nolan Ferhat 5-9 155
Sr. RB Devon Smith 5-10 210
Jr. WR Noah Dolbin 6-5 180
Jr. WR Mike Stank 5-9 140
Jr. TE Drew Seaman, 5’9″ 195
Sr. OL Will Mongrain 6 260
Jr. OL Mark Kimmel 6 266
So. OL George Shimko 6-3 220
Sr. OL Jacob Rosenberger 5-11 230

Defensive Starters Returning:
So. DL George Shimko 6-3 220
Jr DL Drew Seaman 5-9 185
Jr DL Jasir Jones 5-10 250
Jr DL Mark Kimmel 6 266
Jr LB Gavin Frie 5-10 167
Sr LB Devon Smith 5-10 210
Jr LB Samuel Spolski 5-9 180
Jr LB Barry Jenkins 5-9 195
Sr LB John Borrell 5-10 170
Jr DB Noah Dolbin 6-5 180
Jr DB Sam Walborn 5-7 140
Jr DB Mike Stank 5-9 140
Sr DB Nolan Ferhat 5-9 155

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jr K/P Mike Stank 5-9 140
Jr PR/KR Noah Dolbin 6-5 180

Key Newcomers:
So QB Colt Mason 5-11 155
Sr OL Kevin Kanute 6-1 250
Jr OL Andrew Verchick 5-11 240
Jr WR Dominic Rowlands 6-3 150
Jr LB Nikolas Steele 5-10 165
Jr DB Nolan Daynorowicz 5-9 135
Jr DL Coy Mason 5-6 245
Jr DL Lukas McNamara 6 185
Jr DL Brandon Schwartz 5-9 215
So LB Aiden Becker 5-9 155
So WR Evan Ritter 5-8 160

2023 Returning Player Stats:
QB Ben Kreitzer 71 comp 158 att 1237 yards 11 TDs
WR Noah Dolbin 44 rec 856 yards 8TDs
RB Sam Spolski 130 carries 691 yards 6 TDs
DB Noah Dolbin 58 tackles 3 INT

2023 Offensive Outlook: We return our leading passer, receiver, and rusher from last year. We also return 4 out of 5 starters on the offensive line. We struggled at times last year establishing the run game and that will be a major priority for us this year. Although we return a lot of players that saw a significant amount of time on offense, we still have a lot of positions battles that will need to be settled in the preseason. The key to a successful year on offense will be to improve significantly in our ability to run the football.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We also return a large amount of players who saw a significant amount of time on defense. We return our entire defensive backfield and I believe that will be the strength of our defense. We struggled stopping the run last year so we are looking to change up a few things to prevent that from happening again. The key to a successful year on defense will be to stop the run.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We return our kicker and our punter. I think our returners are very good and we are looking for them to make some big plays for us.

August 14, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 89: Danny Darno, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Danny Darno

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’3

Weight: 200

GPA: 4.2

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 3 yr. Starter (started 2 games in Sophomore season)

Honors:
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM QB
Morning Call All-Area 2ND TEAM QB
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 2ND TEAM ATH
AP ALL-STATE QB
PAFOOTBALLNEWS 1ST TEAM ALL-STATE QB
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM QB

2022 Stats:
(12 GAMES)
3,847 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
2,669 PASSING YARDS (222.4/GAME)
179-266 PASSING (67.3%)
33 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
1,180 RUSHING YARDS (98.3/GAME)
131 CARRIES (9.0/CARRY)
18 RUSHING TDS
6x 100 YD. RUSHING GAMES
110 SCORING POINTS

COLONIAL-SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE
(1ST) PASSING YARDS

DISTRICT XI
(1ST) PASSING YARDS

PIAA “AAA” / STATE – MAXPREPS.COM
(2ND) PASSING YARDS
(2ND) TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS
(14TH) RUSHING YARDS

SCHOOL RECORDS
2,000 YD. PASS / 1,000 YD. RUSH CLUB (1ST)
1,000 YD. PASSING CLUB (24TH)
2,000 YD. PASSING CLUB (7TH)
1,000 YD. RUSHING CLUB (16TH)
1,180 SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS (T-5TH ALL-TIME)
2,669 SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDS (5TH ALL-TIME)
33 SINGLE-SEASON PASSING TDS (2ND ALL-TIME)
5 SINGLE-GAME PASSING TDS (T-2ND ALL-TIME) VS. PALMERTON & PINE GROVE
27 SINGLE-GAME PASSING COMPLETIONS (5TH ALL-TIME) VS. PINE GROVE
6 SINGLE-GAME TOTAL TDS (T-2ND ALL-TIME) VS. PALMERTON & JIM THORPE

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ddarno7

Coaches Comments: Danny is a leader and student of the game… He pours everything he has into our team and gives us his best every day… He is deeply contacted with our program and plays that way when he represents our team… He is an outstanding student and a great talent on the field… He fits the mold of the top QBs I have coached and he is also unique in his own way… He is the first 2k/1k passer/rusher at the QB position that I have coached and that versatility has made him very dynamic in games… He cares about his teammates and he cares about NDGP… I am proud of him for what he has accomplished to date and excited for what lies ahead.

August 14, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Dieruff Huskies

Head Coach: Dave Lutte

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Sculley
Mitch Lutte
Matt Burch
Keith Brader
Taurean Valentine
Derek Weedling
Mike Long
Aaron West
Alex Houchin
Corey Evans
Jonathon Rodriquez
Monier Sallit

Team Name: Dieruff Huskies

2022 Record: 3-7

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Noah Ozario
Xion Chapman
Chris Badillo

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr QB Jordey Guzman 6’3 195
Sr RB Mekhi Ashby 5’10 185
Sr OL Erik Bollivar 5’11 275
Sr WR Jonathon Serrano 5’10 190

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr RB Mekhi Ashby 5’10 185
Sr OL Erik Bollivar 5’11 275
Sr WR Jonathon Serrano 5’10 190
Sr LB Jaydin Haynes 6’0 180
So.DB Eli Dalrymple 5’9 175
Sr LB Ayden Hernandez 5’9 190
Sr. Jelani Anderson-Lopez 6’0 315

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr Ret Mekhi Ashby 5’10 185

Key Newcomers:
Sr RB/LB Marcus Morales 5’9 195
Sr OL/DL Omar Torres 6’2 225
Jr OL/DL Nate Levy 5’10 245
Fr. OL/DL Marcus Soto 6’1 235
Sr OL/DL Kevin Lopez 5’10 215
Sr OL/DL Paul Zegular 5″10 205
So. RB/LB Juan Manzano 5’11 205
So. RB/LB Akeam Baron 5’9 180
So. TE/LB Alphy Deris 6’2 215
Jr. TE/LB Jeremiah Camacho 6’0 205
So. TE/DL Bam Modesti 6’0 215
So. RB/LB Riyell Wann 5’9 215
So. OL/DL Jayden Suarez 6’3 265
So. QB/LB Akir Dixon 5,9 190
So. Luis Martinez WR/LB 5’10 190

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Mekhi Ashby 855 Yards Rushing 1230 All Purpose Yards
Jordey Guzman 1,365 Yards Passing 363 Yards Rushing

2023 Offensive Outlook: We have an experienced, seasoned QB in Jordey Guzman who was an All EPC North 1st team selection in 2022. Combined with RB Mekhi Ashby and newcomer RB Marcus Morales and we have the potential for an explosive run game. Jonathan Serrano is a deep threat on the outside with Eli Dalrymple providing steady hands from the slot. Newcomers on the offensive line Nate Levy and Omar Torres come with plenty of playing experience and rising sophomore lineman Jayden Suarez is as physical as any sophomore I have seen in years. Erik Bollivar returns to the offensive line as well. The key to our season is to limit turnovers, create explosive plays and control the clock.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Our defense is loaded with speed and experience. Mekhi Ashby, Marcus Morales, Jonathon Serrano, Jaydin Haynes, Ayden Hernandez, Eli Dalrymple, Akeam Baron, Jelani Anderson Lopez, Nate Levy, Bam Modesti, Omar Torres, Juan Manzano, Akir Dixon, Riyell Wann bring speed, aggressiveness, and experience to our defense. We need to create turnovers, limit big plays and get the ball back to our offense in order to be successful.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Return men Mekhi Ashby and Marcus Morales give us a scoring threat at any time. Kickers are locked in a battle for various spots. field position from our special teams is critical to our success. We have devoted extra time this offseason to special teams.

August 13, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders

Head Coach: Sam Bonner

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Bonner
Eddie Titus
Jarrett Reigel
Tyler Skripko
Mike Coleman
Duane Barron
Carson Barron

Team Name: Tamaqua Blue Raiders

2022 Record: 4-7

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
John Klein WR/LB
Ryan Snyder OL/DL
Isaac Curvey FB/DL
Josh Shelton OL/DL
Vinny Schlosser DE
Warren Stewart RB/LB

Offensive Starters Returning:
Jr. QB Luke Kane 6-2 200
Jr. RB Brad Whalen 5-8 170
Jr. RB Jacob Hehn 6-1 180
Sr. WR Damon Sell 5-9 150
Jr. TE Declan Coleman 6-4 215
Sr. OT Mike Styka 6-0 235
Sr. OT Matt Welsh 5-9 235
So. C Luke Frohnheiser 5-9 190

Defensive Starters Returning:
Jr. DE Jacob Hehn 6-1 180
Jr. DT Bradley Whalen 5-8 170
Sr. DE Mike Styka 6-0 235
Jr. LB Luke Kane 6-2 205
Jr. LB Tyler Koch 5-10 185
So. LB Luke Frohnheiser 5-9 190
Sr. S Damon Sell 5-9 160
Sr. S Devin Sell 5-8 150
Jr. CB Victor Schlosser 5-8 150

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. P – Mike Styka 6-0 235
Jr. LS – Luke Kane 6-2 200

Key Newcomers:
Jr. OL/DL Declan Frantz 5-10 240
Jr. WR/DB Scott Case 5-8 140
So. WR/LB Brady McCabe 6-1 185
So. OL/DL Malachi Stewart 5-6 200
So. OL/LB Landen Tringone 5-11 190
Fr. RB/LB CJ Walker 5-10 165
Jr. K Nick Barron 6-1 170

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Jr. QB/LB Luke Kane 6-2 200 – 1020 pass yards, 11 pass TD, 10 INT, 119 rush yds, 4 rush TD, 24 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 INT
Jr. RB/DT Brad Whalen 5-8 170 – 40 carries, 288 yards, 4 TD, 52 tackles, 11 TFLs, 2 sacks
Jr. RB/DE Jacob Hehn 6-1 180 – 44 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD, 3 receptions, 28 yards, 52 tackles, 5 TFLs, 4 sacks, 2 INT
Sr. WR/S Damon Sell 5-9 150 – 35 carries, 110 yards, 3 receptions 45 yards, 53 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 2 INT
Jr. TE/DE Declan Coleman 6-4 215 – 8 receptions 143 yards
Sr. OT/DE Mike Styka 6-0 235 – 54 tackles, 18 TFL, 3 sacks, 7 PBU
Jr. FB/LB Tyler Koch 5-10 185 – 34 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 FR
So. OL/LB Luke Frohnheiser 5-9 190 – 18 tackles, 2 TFLs
Sr. WR/S Devin Sell 5-8 150 – 19 tackles, 2 TFLs, 3 PBU
Jr. WR/CB Victor Schlosser 5-8 150 – 14 tackles, 1 INT, 3 PBU

2023 Offensive Outlook: We are returning a lot of skill position players that got plenty of varsity experience last year. Taking better care of the ball, being successful on early downs, and converting on 3rd and 4th down will all be keys to being successful this season.

2023 Defensive Outlook: The keys to defense this season are stopping the run better, forcing more fumbles, and getting off the field on 3rd/4th and long. There were too many instances last season where teams converted on long down and distance.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Covering kickoffs/punts to win the field position battle will be a key on special teams this season. We are also excited to have a new kicker that may open the opportunity to kick some field goals this season.

August 12, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Executive Education Academy Raptors

Head Coach: Larry Ford

Assistant Coaches:
Mark Hussett
Eric Soto
Mike Coccia
Ronald Armstead
Bryant Martin
Jared Powell

Team Name: Executive Education Academy Raptors

2022 Record: 8-4

District: 11

Class: AA

Key Starters Lost:
Matthew Martinez
Cavin King
Jyhmiek Roman
Emery Plummer
Darmel Lopez
Anthony Roman
Mayson Terrell
Zamier Perkins
Isaiah Muldrow
Kvyon Lewis
Matt Mackaravitz

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB/WR Kris Cruz
Sr. WR/Safety Damon Young
Jr. O/D Lineman Chris Rios

Defensive Starters Returning:
Jr. DE Josiah Floyd
Jr. WR/DB Cazhiere Richardson

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. QB/WR Kris Cruz

2023 Offensive Outlook: Looking for Kris Cruz, Damon Young, and Cazhiere Richardson to have a big year on offense. We have a new offensive coordinator this season so I’m looking forward to seeing how things shake out.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We only return 2 defensive starters this season but we have some playmakers to fill spots that we lost in our senior class. Our identity has yet to be identified but come camp we will see where we are at when the pads come on.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Kris Cruz will be our kicker and punter this season. We lose our 2 return guys in Jyhmiek and Emery but gain 2 in Cazhiere and Sylis styles. I think we will be dynamic on special teams if we get guys to buy into it.

August 12, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 87: Trevor Minalda, North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Player Name: Trevor Minalda

School: North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6′

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
Republican Herald All-Area Football Team Quarterback
SCFCA North All-Star Team Quarterback
Standard-Speaker All-Area Team Quarterback

2022 Stats:
Passing:
2020 yards
Touchdowns- 27

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @MinaldaTrevor

Coaches Comments: Trevor was a first-year starter in 2022. As the season went on he gained more confidence, gained needed experience, and progressed in his position. He has been working on his development, along with a season under his belt. Trevor is having a great off-season, and expect him to be a leader on and off the field.

August 12, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 87: Colm McGroarty, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: Colm McGroarty

School: Mahanoy Area

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: TB

Secondary Position(s): FS

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5’10

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
Schuylkill County Coaches North 1st Team Defensive Back
Schuylkill County Coaches North 1st Team Running Back
Schuylkill County Coaches Dream Team Defensive Back
Republican Herald 1st Team Defensive Back
Standard-Speaker 1st Team
Eastern PA Football Defensive Back
PA All-State Sports Writers 1st Team Defensive Back

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
1224 Yards
21 Touchdowns

Offense:
2000 all-purpose yards.

Defense:
42 Tackles
7 interceptions

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @colmmcgroarty2

Coaches Comments: Colm has been making plays for Mahanoy since his freshman year. He is a great athlete. He has great instincts and is very elusive. He can play both QB and RB. He will be the leader this season.

August 12, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 86: Angel Ortiz, PM East HS

Player Name: Angel Ortiz

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: DT

Secondary Position: OL

Jersey Number: 54

Height: 5’10

Weight: 240lbs

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @AngelOrtizNFL

Coaches comments: Angel has displayed a strong work ethic and has made great strides both on and off the football field this year. He is an impressive athlete that will be relied upon to anchor both our offensive and defensive lines. We look forward to Angel having a very productive senior season.

August 11, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 85: Jacob Sutton, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Jacob Sutton

School: Bethlehem Catholic

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): Slot

Jersey Number: 28

Height: 5’7

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.4

Starting Experience: 1 year

2022 Stats: 750 yards rushing as a junior

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JacobSutton28

Coaches Comments: With limited carries as a junior he was still able to have a productive year. I expect him to be known as one of the best backs in the EPC after being featured this year. He has been constantly doubted due to his smaller stature, but Jacob packs a heavy punch. He is not only an amazing athlete, but he is also a great leader and student.

August 10, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 83: Gavin Mentzer, North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Player Name: Gavin Mentzer

School: North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Kicker

Jersey Number: 40

Height: 6’1

Weight: 195

GPA: 4.1

Other Sports: Swimming

Starting Experience: 3 Years

Honors:
2022 PA Football Writers’ Class 3A All-State Kicker
Class 3A Eastern PA Football Team Kicker
SCFCA North All-Star Team Kicker
Standard-Speaker All-Area Team Kicker
Republican Herald All-Area Football Team Kicker
SCFCA Dream Team Kicker

2022 Stats:
Kicking:
PAT- Attempt 58 Made 57
Field Goals- Attempt 7 Made 5
Touchbacks- 32

Punting:
Punt Average- 35.9

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @gmentzer_40

Coaches Comments: Gavin is a tireless worker. Since he arrived as a freshman he has made an impact as a kicker and for our special teams. Gavin is a game changer with his leg and consistently reaches the end zone on kickoffs, flips field position punting, and is consistent with extra points and field goals. Coming into his junior year Gavin has gained size and strength that will improve his range. Gavin continually grows physically and mentally for his position.

August 8, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 82: Kaden Weaver, Whitehall HS

Player Name: Kaden Weaver

School: Whitehall Zephyrs

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: TE/DE

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 6’2

Weight: 215

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Wrestling, Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @kadenweaver09

Coaches Comments: Kaden has been voted team captain. Kaden is an excellent two-player for us. We are looking forward to an excellent SR year from Kaden.

August 7, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 82: Miles Melendez, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Miles Melendez

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: DL

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 54

Height: 5’10

Weight: 170

GPA: 2.6

Other Sports: Wrestling, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors: 3rd Team All-League Nose Guard

2022 Stats:
Defense:
70 Tackles
3 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Miles will be a four-year starter on both sides of the ball for us. Undersized, but is a hard-nosed kid who does not take a play-off.

August 7, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes

Head Coach: Mike Farr

Assistant Coaches:
Frank Gaffney
John Carestia
Tyler Dean
Evan Fink
Jake Stoudt
Adam Jamison
Mike Tracey
Andrew Fink – HC Jr High
Mitch Tracey – Jr High
Brad Wildermuth – Jr High
Barron Line – Jr High

Team Name: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes

2022 Record: 2-8

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Connor Goehring

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. WR Logan Carl, 5’10, 175
Sr. WR Travis Richie, 6-1, 170
Sr. H Aidan Clauser, 6-1, 175
Sr. RB Aiden Myers, 6-0, 205
Jr. WR Layden Hertz, 6-3, 175
Jr. OL Adam Malinoski, 6-0, 220
Jr. OL Brian Moran, 6-0, 220
Jr. OL Nate Chamberlain, 5-10, 220
Jr. QB Brayden Fasnacht, 5-10, 175
So. H Niko Castillo, 6-2, 195
So. WR/QB Adam Balulis, 6-0, 170
So. RB Niko Carestia, 5-9, 195
So. OL Ethan Kline, 5-10, 225
So. OL Wyatt Keefer, 6-2, 285
So. OL Chase Williams, 6-2, 330

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DB Logan Carl, 5’10, 175
Sr. DB Travis Richie, 6-1, 170
Sr. DB Aidan Clauser, 6-1, 175
Sr. LB Aiden Myers, 6-0, 205
Jr. DB Layden Hertz, 6-3, 175
Jr. DL Adam Malinoski, 6-0, 220
Jr. DL Brian Moran, 6-0, 220
Jr. DL Nate Chamberlain, 5-10, 220
So. OLB Niko Castillo, 6-2, 195
So. DB Adam Balulis, 6-0, 170
So. OLB Niko Carestia, 5-9, 195
So. DL Ethan Kline, 5-10, 225
So. DL Wyatt Keefer, 6-2, 285
So. DL Chase Williams, 6-2, 330

Special Team Starters Returning:
No returning specialists

Key Newcomers:
SR. QB/LB Augusta Warke, 6-1, 195
So. WR/DB Aaron Gilbert, 6-1, 180
Fr. RB/LB Colton Reber, 5-11, 180
Fr. OL/DL Chase Leibensperger, 5-11, 190
Fr. OL/DL Brody Brand, 6-0, 220
Fr. OL/DL Bryce Reber, 6-0, 195
Fr. RB/LB Tristan Davis, 6-0, 185
Fr. K Grayson Fessler

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Aiden Myers – 1346 yards rushing, 121 tackles, Schuylkill County Dream Team selection for both fullback and linebacker
Niko Carestia – 95 tackles
Niko Castillo – 3 INT’s

2023 Offensive Outlook:
We have 10 starters and 4 rotational starters returning.
We needed to get bigger, faster, stronger and we did that.
We have experience now
We have all the athleticism and size/strength in the box, now we need to execute on the field

2023 Defensive Outlook:
We have 10 starters and 6 rotational starters returning
We needed to get bigger, faster, stronger and we did that.
We have experience now
We have all the athleticism and size/strength in the box, now we need to execute on the field
TACKLE, TACKLE, TACKLE

2023 Special Teams Outlook:
We need to find a kicker in our group

August 6, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 81: Dan Buddin, PM East HS

Player Name: Dan Buddin

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position: RB

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 6′

Weight: 190lbs

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @buddin_daniel

Coaches comments: Dan Buddin has emerged as a team leader this offseason. He has an outstanding work ethic and will do whatever is asked of him to help the team. Dan will be relied upon heavily to make plays on both sides of the ball this season. We look forward to Dan having a very productive senior season.

August 6, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Wilson Area Warriors

Head Coach: Lloyd Brooks

Assistant Coaches:
Zach Bregstresser
Thomas Cooper
Rick Yetter
Joshua Heron
Barry King
Nick Maston
Donnell Davis

Team Name: Wilson Area Warriors

2022 Record: 0-10

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
QB/DE Chris Weston
WR/DB Anderson Louis Juene
OL/DL Kenneth Steckel

Offensive Starters Returning:
Jr. QB Jeramy Cressman, 5-10, 155
Sr. WR Nathan King, 6-0, 170
Sr. WR Ian Feckete, 5-10, 180
Sr. Rodney Bronson, 6-0, 165
Sr. Elijah Meixsell, 6-1, 210

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DB Marcel Days, 5-7, 140
Sr. DB Rodney Bronson, 6-0, 165
Sr. DB Nathan King, 6-0, 170
Sr. DB/LB Ian Feckete, 5-10, 180
Jr. LB Markhi Fields, 6-0, 205
Jr. LB Zeandros Johnson, 5-10, 165
Sr. DL Elijah Meixsell, 6-1, 210

Special Team Starters Returning:
Returners:
Rodney Bronson
Marcel Days

Key Newcomers:
Sr. K Sean Creegan, 6-4 185
Fr. OL/DL William Sainz 5-7 150

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Jeramy Cressman 823 passing yards, 1 TD, 14 INT
Rodney Bronson 100 rushing yards, 1 TD, 37 tackles- 2 FR
Markhi Fields 159 rushing yards, 2 TD, 16 tackles – 1 INT
Ian Feckete 280 receiving yards, 2 TD, 80 tackles- 2 FR

2023 Offensive Outlook: We need to improve, be physical and develop our young line for the future of this program. We have a solid core of skill players that we will use to move the ball down the field. But our focus is to get better at what we do every day.

2023 Defensive Outlook: The key to Wilson’s success defensively is to use the speed and skills that many of our young players have.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Improve and get better with our skilled players and use their skills to test other teams.

August 5, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Pine Grove Area Cardinals

Head Coach: Dave Shiffer

Assistant Coaches:
Varsity Coaches:
Joe Barra
James Burns
Steele Fekette
Mason Freed
Zane Ingram
Eric Kurtz
Gerald New
Heath Shiffer
Noah Woodford

Junior High Coaches:
Derrick Hatter
Paul Frantz
Josh Gibson
Keith Koppenhaver
Sean Lyons

Team Name: Pine Grove Area Cardinals

2022 Record: 3-8

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Adam Cooper
Mason Kroh
Carter Raudabaugh
Nick Wolff

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. RB Lane Lehman, 5’10, 175
Sr. OL Tyler Sleva, 6’1, 257
Sr. OL Brennden Etzweiler, 5’11, 230
Sr. OL Hunter McConnell, 6’2, 276
Sr. OL Xaviar Yeagley, 6’0, 246
Jr. WR Robbie Schaeffer, 6’5 215
Jr. WR Brody Ibarra, 5’11 185

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. LB Lane Lehman, 5’10, 175
Sr. DL Hunter McConnell, 6’2, 276
Sr. DL Xaviar Yeagley, 6’0, 246
Sr. DB Evan Karenda, 5’10 180
So. DE Wyatt Snyder, 6’3 235
Jr. DB Brody Ibarra, 5’11 185
Jr. LB Robbie Schaeffer, 6’5 215
Sr. LB Brennden Etzweiler, 5’11 230
So. NG Tyler Nein, 6’2 299

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K/P Evan Karenda, 5’10, 180
Sr. LS Xaviar Yeagley, 6’0 246
Sr. H Alec Osatchuck, 5’8 155

Key Newcomers:
Sr. DB/WR Ryan Boyer, 6’3 182
Sr. HB/DL Colin Haddock, 6’1, 240
Sr. QB Evan Karenda, 5’10, 180
Sr. DB/WR Alec Osatchuck, 5’8 155
Jr. DB/WR Gage Lewis, 5’7 134
Jr. DB Ashton Salen, 5’9 152
Jr. DB Riley Suth, 5’11 165
So. OL James Barra, 6’0, 220
So. HB Wyatt Snyder, 6’3, 235
Fr. WR/DB Teagan Schneck-Haines, 5’11 165

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Lane Lehman:
Rushing:
1065 yards
8 TDs
Receiving:
11 receptions
153 yards

Robbie Schaeffer:
Receiving:
10 receptions
165 yards

Brody Ibarra:
Receiving:
7 receptions
73 yards

Lane Lehman
Defense:
91 tackles
10 TFL
1 sack
1 fumble recovery

Brody Ibarra
Defense:
70 tackles
5 TFL
2 sacks
1 INT

Hunter McConnell
Defense:
37 tackles
4 TFL
1 sack

Xaviar Yeagley
Defense:
52 tackles
1 INT

Wyatt Snyder
Defense:
26 tackles
6 TFL
4.5 sacks

Evan Karenda
Defense:
30 tackles
2 INT

Robbie Schaeffer
Defense:
31 tackles

Evan Karenda
Special Teams:
27.2 punt average
16 PATs

2023 Offensive Outlook: Offensively we return four seniors with starting experience along the offensive line. Our fifth offensive lineman gained valuable experience as a rotational player last season as a freshman. We are looking for our experienced front to pave the way for Lane Lehman to have another successful year as our feature back. We have several athletes we will look to get the ball to in different ways including returning leading receiver, Robbie Schaeffer. We will look to provide more balance to our offensive attack with senior Evan Karenda looking to lead the way at QB.

2023 Defensive Outlook: Defensively we are looking to put ourselves in positions to succeed. We are looking to be aggressive and force turnovers. We are an alignment and assignment-based defense that needs everyone to do their job to be successful. We have experience in the box defensively that will provide a strong nucleus for our defense. Sophomore Wyatt Snyder returns at DE after leading the team in sacks as a freshman. Leading tackler Lane Lehman will look to be an impact player again this year defensively.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: We have a very strong K/P returning in Evan Karenda. Evan worked hard at improving his craft this offseason and is someone we can count on to help us get points or gain an advantage in the field position aspect of the game.

August 4, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 79: James Rodino, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: James Rodino

School: Marian Catholic HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: DL

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 59

Height: 6’3

Weight: 225 lbs

GPA: 2.7

Other Sports: Basketball & Track

Starting Experience: 2-year starter on OL/DL

Honors:
EasternPAFootball.com Class A Honorable Mention DT
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North 2nd Team DT
Lehighton Times News All-Star DL
Hazleton Standard-Speaker Honorable Mention DT

2022 Stats:
Defense:
88 Tackles
17 TFL
3 Sacks
1 Interception

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JaRodino05

Coaches Comments: Incredibly disruptive on the defensive line. High motor, high energy. Sets the tone for our play. One of our best offensive linemen the past 2 seasons leading the way for a career 2,000-yard rusher. He and his twin brother, Jesse, love the game of football and it shows in their play.

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko

August 4, 2023
2023 Team Previews: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs

Head Coach: Joe Tout

Assistant Coaches:
Dylan Hofmann
Derek Long
Matt Newhard
Shawn Frame
Scott Rothrock
Justin Smoyer
Wilburt Scott
Mike Zambo
Sam Yadush

Team Name: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs

2022 Record: 12-2

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters lost:
Nick Frame QB/S
AJ Jimenez RB/DE
Izaiah Ramos RB/CB
Ethan Karpowich RB/LB
Austin Smyth TE/DE
Seth Adams OL
Ben Reitz OL
Jayden Krempasky DT

Offensive Starters Returning:
OL Jackson VanNorman Sr. 6-2 250
OL Brody Dye Sr. 6-2 250
OL Landon Moll Jr. 6’0 230
FB Jack Tosh 6’1 225,

Defensive Starters Returning:
DT Sam Frame Jr. SR. 6-0 260
LB Bailey Smith Sr. 6-0 210
LB Jack Tosh 6’1 225
DB Grady Newhard SO. 5-9 170
DB Ayden Oswald Jr. 5-10 160

Special Team Starters Returning:

Key Newcomers:
QB Ayden Oswald Jr. 5-10 160
OL Cyrus Kinchen 6-4 290
TE Chase Moffitt Sr. 6-0 200
OL Zach Lehman Sr. 5-10 210
RB Reese Lipsky Jr. 5-9 160

Playing Significant Time:
WR Bailey Smith 6’0 210
RB Grady Newhard 5-9 170
DT Brody Dye 6-2 250
DE Landon Moll 6’0 230
Jackson VanNorman 6-2, 250
LB Chase Moffitt Sr. 6-0 200
DB Reese Lipsky 5-9 160

2022 Returning Player Stats:
Jackson VanNorman
Defense:
6 total tackles
1 sack

Brody Dye
Defense:
7 total tackles
1 TFL

Landon Moll
Defense:
41 total tackles
12 TFL
6 sacks
4 fumble recoveries

Jack Tosh
Offense:
61 carries
350 yards rushing
1 touchdown rushing

Defense:
76 total tackles
3 TFL

Sam Frame Jr.
Defense:
54 total tackles
9 TFL
2 fumble recoveries
1 sack
1 FF

Bailey Smith
Defense:
84 total tackles
11 TFL
5 sacks
2 interceptions

Grady Newhard
Defense:
41 total tackles
2 interceptions

Ayden Oswald
Defense:
35 total tackles
1 fumble recovery

2023 Outlook:

Offense: We lost 90% of our offensive output with our graduating skill players. We feel the strength of our offense will be our offensive line. We return three starters and Sam Frame Jr. who started as a sophomore.

Our success will depend upon our skilled players who will be newcomers. Our quarterback Ayden Oswald had a great off-season and has experience at the position from last season.

We will rely heavily on three running backs: Jack Tosh, Grady Newhard, and Resse Lipsky. We expect to be a heavy run team with the experience of our offensive line.

Defense: We lost several multi years starters that will be tough to replace. We feel confident in our front seven. We have several players returning will significant playing time.

Our Secondary has two starters returning and we have several skill players who will compete for time.

Special Team: We return Chase Moffitt for kickoffs and as our field goal kicker. Chase gives us a lot of options as a kicker. He can kick consistently to the five-yard line. But he is also very good at mortar kicks as well.

Bailey Smith returns as our punter and has the strongest leg that I can recall as a coach. He is currently being recruited as a collegiate punter. He had several punts that were plus 40 for us last year.

Overall: We feel that we play the toughest schedule out of any A or AA school in District XI. If we are able to qualify for the District XI playoffs, we feel we are as good as anyone else who will qualify.

August 2, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks

Head Coach: Ty Ward

Assistant Coaches:
Bob Rigali
Teddy Airoldi
Dan Muir
Sam Anojulu
Steve Hatfield
Lou Orth
Tom Brady
Joe Spitale
Kyle Beers
Lee Lance
John Dowbakhuk

Team Name: Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks

2022 Record: 6-6

District: District 11

Class: AAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters lost: Had an amazing senior class with 10 players going on to play collegiate sports including football, baseball, & wrestling. We will have to make up for a ton of snaps played on both sides of the football by a very talented senior group.

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR Sammy Ayache, OL, 6’3, 275
SR Jacob Sutton, RB, 5’7, 175
SR Mekhi Lapiere, ATH, 5’10, 185
SR Jacob Lance, OL 6’1, 210

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR Robert Williams, OLB, 6’3, 210
SR Solomon Sutton, LB, 5’10, 205
SR Jacob Lance, DL, 6’1, 210,

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jeremy Fryer Kick Returner

Key Newcomers:
JD Awuah, DB
Colin Peacock, DB
Devin Greene Williams, DB
Fred Mweu, DL
Robert Cousar, OLB
Cayden Vassa, QB
Carlos Perez, LB
Josh Brown, TE/WR

2023 Outlook: We are very excited about Becahi for the upcoming season. We have many young talented players that are ready to make a name for themselves. For what we lack in experience we make up for with hunger. This team has amazing work ethic and is embracing the role of the underdog. We plan on focusing on process and preparation and by doing the little things we will earn a successful season.

Offense: Offensively we have the most experience at the offensive line and running back positions. But I am very excited about our young and upcoming skilled players. The youth movement at the QB and WR positions is going to be a foundation for our future.

Defense: Defensively we are more experienced in the front seven, but have some newcomers in the secondary that have been working hard and looking forward to breaking onto the scene.

August 2, 2023
2023 Team Preview: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears

Head Coach: Paul Babinsky

Assistant Coaches:
Pat Morgans
Sam Quick
John McGroarty
Joe Kane
Jordan Mroczka
Mick Connolly
Dieter Holman
Zack Matrician
Gabe King

Team Name: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears

2022 Record: 6-5

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
Ben Manley
Dave Sanchez
Louie Frye
Noah Hayes
Joe Lagaza
Dylan Andrushichen
Drew Pollack
Billy Bachman

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. RB Colm McGroarty, 5-9 160
Sr. WR Ethan Manley, 6-3 170
Sr. TE Joe Noraka, 5-11, 195
Sr. OG, Cael Quick, 5-11, 200
Jr. RB Mike Oblas, 5-8, 150,

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. FS Colm McGroarty, 5-9 160
Sr. SS Ethan Manley, 6-3 170
Sr. DE Joe Noraka, 5-11, 195
Sr. DE, Cael Quick, 5-11, 200
Jr. C Levi Terry, 6-1 170

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jr K and P Levi Terry, 6-1, 170

Key Newcomers:
Sr. OT/DT Dylan Davidson, 6-3 240
Sr OT Jeremias Molina, 5-9, 225
Sr. WR Colin Ryan, 6-3 170
Jr OT Joe Dabashinsky, 6-2, 190
Jr FB Brian Gallagher, 5-11, 220
Jr RB/C Austin Green 5-11, 165
Jr OG/LB Kyle Pollack, 6-1, 210
Soph RB/DE Kyler Quick, 5-11, 175
Jr LB Aiden Bowman 5-10, 175
Jr C/DT Kaiden Komosinsky, 6-2, 250
Soph DT Rasheed Jackson, 6-2 230

2023 Returning Player Stats:
Colm Mcgroarty 1200 Yards Rushing over 2000 all-purpose yards, 42 Tackles 7 Interceptions
Cael Quick 36 Tackles
Joe Noraka 36 Tackles,4 sacks

2023 Offensive Outlook: We return a good group of skilled players. We are led by Colm McGroarty at RB. We need to be able to have a balanced attack. The development of our offensive line will be the key to our success this season. We will try and build our line around 4-year starter Cael Quick.

2023 Defensive Outlook: We have experienced players in our secondary. We return Colm McGroarty who was 1st team All-State Free Safety. Our ability to stop the run this season. The development of our defensive line and linebackers will be the key to a successful season.

2023 Special Teams Outlook: Return punter and kicker Levi Terry. We need more consistency with extra points.

August 2, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 76: Jacob Cassidy, Unionville HS

Player Name: Jacob Cassidy

School: Unionville High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 52

Height: 5’10

Weight: 210

GPA: 3.67

Other Sports: Lax

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: All-League First-Team Linebacker

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jacobcassidy20

Coaches Comments: Jacob is a very hard-working player. He is probably our strongest player and works every day in the weight room to improve. Jacob loves the grind of football and is a student of the game. He watches films and finds the little details that made him an All-League player last year. He will be the focal point of our defense and one of our captains. Looking forward to seeing him perform this season.

August 1, 2023
Parkland’s Trey Tremba commits to Army

Yesterday on Twitter, Parkland’s Senior Trey Tremba announced he committed to West Point.

Why West Point?

“When I started thinking beyond football, I knew a traditional college was not for me and I wanted to do something uncommon and exciting. West Point is the best leadership school in the country, and it is also an elite academic school. Because it is a military academy, it will teach me skills that I may not learn at a traditional school and will push me harder. I have also always been interested in serving my country and I would like to become a pilot. Graduating from West Point will allow me to do that as an officer. After the service, many companies like to hire West Point graduates because of the qualities they have acquired. In addition, the football program at Army is awesome and I feel like I will fit in very well.”

What am I studying at West Point?

“I am undecided at the moment, but I think I might try to study business. The good thing about West Point is what your study at the academy does not correlate to what you can do in the Army and when you get out of the Army, companies will hire you just for the leadership and other qualities you have acquired from West Point.”

What other schools were part of my decision?

“I had offers from Lehigh, Lafayette, Army, Temple, William & Mary, Columbia, Holy Cross, New Hampshire, Air Force, Navy, Colgate, Dartmouth, Rhode Island, Bucknell, and Princeton. What ultimately helped me decide was when I started thinking about life after football and I knew the Army was the best fit for me.”

What am I recruited for?

“Army is adopting a more spread offense so they are recruiting me as a versatile running back that can be a downhill runner and still go out for passes from both the backfield and the slot.”

Favorite football moment?

“My favorite moment in football was catching touchdowns from my brother Ty when I was a sophomore.”

Who is your role model?

“My role models are both my parents because of all that they have done for me. I could not have gotten into the position I am in if they didn’t sacrifice their time and money into taking me to visits and camps. They both showed me what it means to be disciplined and hardworking and inspired me to be successful so I can give back to them someday.”

Thoughts going into the 2023 season?

“I am very excited for the season. We have a lot of experienced seniors returning since most of our starters last year were juniors. Everyone has worked super hard to get better and we have younger and older guys that have improved and developed and are ready to make an impact on the field.”

Tremba is gearing up for another big season this fall for the Trojans. Here is what his coach said.

“Trey is an all-around explosive athlete on both the field and in the weight room. He rarely leaves the field and should be in consideration for All-League Honors for his play on defense,” said Head Football Coach Tim Moncman.”

“He excels in the classroom with a rigorous Honors Schedule and holds a 4.0 Cumulative GPA. As of the start of the 2023 Track Season, he recorded a 10.97 laser-timed 100 Meter dash in Parkland’s dual meet vs. Easton High School.”

Here are his 2022 statistics:

2nd Team All-State Offensive Athlete

EPC 1st Team RB

EPC Scoring Leader

1,238 Rushing Yards

428 Receiving Yards

26 Total TDs

6A District Champs🥇

July 31, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 75: Ian Juica, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Ian Juica

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): CB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 5’11

Weight: 165

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors: 3rd Team All-League WR

2022 Stats:
Receiving:
25 Receptions
451 Yards
7 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @IanJuica

Coaches Comments: Ian will be a four-year starter for us at WR. He is a great route runner who has very good hands. We expect Ian to have a big year in 2023.

July 31, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 75: Parrish McFarland, Pottsville HS

Player Name: Parrish McFarland

School: Pottsville Crimson Tide

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): OLB

Jersey Number: 26

Height: 5’8

Weight: 170

GPA: 3.81

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3 years

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
167 carriers
1072 yds
9 TDs

Receiving:
25 receptions
264 yds
2 tds

Special Teams:
1 KOR for a TD

Defense:
2nd on the team with 56 tackles
5 for a loss
1 sack
1 INT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @P_McFarland 20

Coaches Comments: Parrish is poised to have another great season for us. Last year he rushed for over 1000 yards and was the player that we really relied on offensively to get us going. He is a tough runner, with great vision, especially cutbacks, and he has the speed to win the races to the endzone. He catches the ball well out of the backfield too. Defensively Parrish plays OLB/SS. He is a very sure tackler and has good coverage skills.

July 31, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 74: Christopher Rios, Executive Education Academy

Player Name: Christopher Rios

School: Executive Education Academy Charter School

Class of: 2025

Primary Position: OG/C

Secondary Position: DT

Jersey Number: 75

Height: 5’11

Weight: 285

40-Yard Dash: 5.99

GPA: 3.33

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Chris Rios is the anchor of our offensive line this year. He was appointed one of our team captains heading into the season. Chris works very hard and has put the time in in the weight room to get stronger this off-season. He has shown us that he can be a leader on and off the field. Look out for this young man this season!!

July 30, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 73: Evan Kareda, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Evan Kareda

School: Pine Grove Area High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: K,P

Secondary Position(s): CB/WR

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 5’10

Weight: 175

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
PFN All-Academic Gold Team
3rd Place Schuylkill County Specialist

2022 Stats:
Kicking:
16/16 on PAT
27.2 yards per punt
Long of 61

Offense:
2 carries
45 yards

Defense:
30 Tackles
2 INTs
6 Pass Break-ups

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @EvanKarenda

Coaches Comments: Evan finished his first year as a full-time football player after competing as a soccer player and handling punting and kicking duties as a sophomore. He is an excellent kicker who is extremely consistent. He earned his way onto the field as a starting cornerback during camp last year. Evan is a phenomenal student in the classroom as well as a student of the game. He is looking to make an impact in all three phases of the game during his senior year.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

July 29, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 69: Jyzaiah Bonilla, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Jyzaiah Bonilla

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): SS

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5’8″

Weight: 180

GPA: 2.8

Starting Experience: 3 years

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
118 Carries
601 Yards
5 Tds

Receiving:
1 Reception
17 Yards

Defense:
58 Tackles
7 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Jyzaiah4

Coaches Comments: Jyzaiah will be a three-year starter for us. He had a good 2022 on both sides of the ball, and we expect him to play an even bigger role on both sides of the ball this year.

July 25, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 68: AJ Lozano, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: AJ Lozano

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 19

Height: 6’2″

Weight: 175

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Lacrosse

Starting Experience: 2 Yr. starter (Offense & Defense)

Honors:
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST TEAM WR
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM DB
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM WR
Morning Call All-Area 1ST TEAM WR
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 3rd TEAM WR

2022 Stats:
(12 GAMES)
770 YARDS RECEIVING (64.2/GAME)
43 CATCHES (17.9/CATCH)
14 RECEVING TOUCHDOWNS
90 SCORING POINTS
1,331 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
25 TOTAL TACKLES – 2 TFL + 4 PD & 1 INT
23 TOTAL KICK RETURNS for 547 TOTAL RETURN YARDS & 1 KOR TD (**LONG: 75 YARDS)

PIAA “AAA” / STATE – MAXPREPS.COM
(4TH) TOTAL RETURN YARDS)
(6TH) PUNT RETURN YARDS
(7TH) RECEIVING YARDS
(8TH) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS AVG.

SCHOOL RECORDS
14 SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING TDS (2ND ALL-TIME)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @AndreasLozano9

Coaches Comments: AJ is an excellent athlete and has been a huge addition to our program through the co-op w/ Moravian Academy… He is a playmaker and a dynamic player in all facets of the game: offense, defense, and special teams… He is an outstanding student, a great teammate, and brings a lot of passion to the game… I am proud of his accomplishments to date and our staff expects another big year out of him as a senior.

July 24, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 64: Matthew Fotta, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Matthew Fotta

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: LT

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 53

Height: 6’4

Weight: 260

Other Sports: Basketball, and Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2022 Stats:
Defense:
30 Tackles
1.5 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Matthew_Fotta11

Coaches Comments: Coming into his junior season, Matt has seen playing time since his freshman year. He has had a good offseason in the weight room, and we expect him to have a good year for us on both sides of the ball.

July 20, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 63: Cazhiere Richardson, Executive Education Academy

Player Name: Cazhiere Richardson

School: Executive Education Academy Charter School

Class of: 2025

Primary Position: DB

Secondary Position: WR

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 5’9

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @CazhiereR

Coaches comments: Dynamic. Athletic. Ball hawk. Playmaker. All of these can define Cazhiere. Keep an eye out for #3 this season. And he’s only a junior so the sky’s the limit for this young man.

July 19, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 63: Robbie Schaeffer, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Robbie Schaeffer

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR/TE

Secondary Position(s): OLB

Jersey Number: 17

Height: 6’5

Weight: 210

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Wrestling and Baseball

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: PFN All-Academic Silver Team

2022 Stats:
Offense:
10 receptions
165 yards

Defense:
31 Tackles
1 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Robbie had an excellent first year as a starter for us last year. His blocking on the perimeter and ability to go for the ball was a great help to the team. We are looking for Robbie to be an impact on both sides of the ball as a junior. He is just being to scratch the surface of his potential.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

July 19, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 62: Robert Williams, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Robert Williams

School: Bethlehem Catholic

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position(s): H Back

Jersey Number: 53

Height: 6’2

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 2 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BoiSwich

Coaches Comments: Robert is an EPC sleeper this year. He is freaky athletic, strong as an ox, and runs a 10.7 100M on the track team. He has the potential to be a dominant force on defense. He will shock people this year and be a special player.

July 18, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 59: Cade Sawyer, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Cade Sawyer

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: Running Back

Secondary Position: Rover

Jersey Number: 17

Height: 6’

Weight: 190 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Wrestling and Track

Starting Experience (Years): Cade has been starting for us since his sophomore year in 2021. Unfortunately, he got injured in 2021 and only played in a few games.

2022 Stats:

Rushing:
233 CARRIES
1,346 YDS.
20 TDS

Receiving:
17 CATCHES
191 YDS.
1 TD

Defense:
69 TACKLES
3.5 TFL’S
1 INT.
3 PASS DEFLECTIONS
1 FUMBLE RECOVERY.

Honors: 2^nd Team All-League Running Back: 2^nd Team All-League Outside Linebacker

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @CadeSawyer7

Coaches comments: Cade is very talented. He is one of the fastest and most elusive players on our football team. Cade is also an excellent open-field tackler. His wrestling background really helps him with that. Cade was injured for a lot of 2021 and had a breakout year as a junior in 2022. He had not played much running back since middle school and was one of the best RB’s in the league as a junior. Cade is very coachable and always strives to get better.

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

July 15, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 58: Dylan Pacheco, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Dylan Pacheco

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: HB

Secondary Position(s): OLB

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 5’9

Weight: 180

GPA: 3.9

Starting Experience: 4 years

2022 Stats:
Receiving:
8 Receptions
85 Yards

Defense:
68 Tackles
6 TFL
3 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @DylanPacheco1_

Coaches Comments: Dylan will be a four-year starter for us. He is a very smart kid, who plays everywhere for us. Very smart football player, and we expect him to be a leader for us this season.

July 14, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 57: Noah Dolbin, Nativity BVM HS

Player Name: Noah Dolbin

School: Nativity

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6’5

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Track, and Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
Eastern PA Football Honorable Mention WR
Republican Herald 2nd Team WR
SCFCA 1st Team South WR
PA Football News All-Academic Silver Team
Eastern PA Football All-Academic Silver Team

2022 Stats:
Receiving:
44 receptions
856 yards
8 TDs

Defense:
58 tackles
3 INTS

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @NoahDolbin81

Coaches Comments: Noah is a three-sport athlete who possesses great size, speed, and athleticism. He has played multiple positions for us throughout his career (wide receiver, tight end, safety, corner, and punt/kick returner). Last season he led our team in receptions, receiving yards, touchdowns, tackles, interceptions, and return yards. I believe Noah possesses all the skills necessary to be a high-level college recruit.

Photo courtesy of Angela Mason

July 13, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 54: DeShawn Shaw, Executive Education Academy

Player Name: DeShawn Shaw

School: Executive Education Academy Charter School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position: TE

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’1

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 2.5

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @DeShawnShaw60

Coaches comments: Deshawn came to us from Allen last season. He played in 3 games and racked up 4 sacks. I (Coach Ford) get to work with this young man personally coaching the defensive line and his talent, explosiveness and technique are off the charts. This kid has a chance to be a 10+ sack guy. Can’t wait to see him rush off the edge this season. Oh yeah, he also plays tight end.

July 10, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 53: Hunter McConnell, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Hunter McConnell

School: Pine Grove Area High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: DL

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 51

Height: 6’2

Weight: 270

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
SCFCA South 2nd Team Defense – DT
PFN Bronze All-Academic Team

2022 Stats:
Defense:
37 Tackles
4 TFLs
1 Sack
1 Blocked FG

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @HunterM927

Coaches Comments: Hunter was a two-way starter for us last year. He is one of the strongest kids on the team and has a great work ethic. He wants to help anchor the line on both sides of the ball. I’m looking forward to seeing what Hunter can do in his senior season.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

July 9, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 52: James Wisecarver, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: James Wisecarver

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6′

Weight: 185

GPA: 2.75

Other Sports: Track & Field

Starting Experience: 2 yrs. (@NDGP) *Played Previously @ Southern Lehigh

2022 Stats:
(10 GAMES)
470 YARDS RECEIVING (47.0/GAME)
26 CATCHES (18.1/CATCH)
6 RECEVING TOUCHDOWNS
48 SCORING POINTS
+ 15 CARRIES – 80 RUSHING YARDS & 1 RUSHING TD
815 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
39 TOTAL TACKLES & 1 INT
9 KICKOFF RETURNS for 239 YARDS & 1 KOR TD (**LONG: 95 YDS.)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JamesWisecarve3

Coaches Comments: James is a hard worker and a great teammate… He is always willing to help his teammates and make our team better… He has been a welcomed addition to our team and has helped fill many roles for our offense, defense, and special teams… James transitioned from QB to WR when he came into our system and he has done well in that transition into year 2 we are expecting many more good things to come.

July 8, 2023
Palmerton Area’s Matthew Machalik commits to Lehigh University

Yesterday on Twitter, Palmerton Area Senior Matthew Machalik announced that he committed to play football at Lehigh University.

Machalik had offers from Lafayette and Navy.

What position are you being recruited for?

– Quarterback/Athlete

Why Lehigh?

“I chose Lehigh because it is a great fit for me! The campus is amazing, the coaches are great and I built a great relationship with the coaches! They definitely made me feel wanted.”

Matt is gearing up for another big season in the 2023 season.

“Committing definitely is a relief, so now I’m glad I can just focus on my team and my senior year. My goal is to make all my other teammates better!”

Matthew had a big year in 2022. Here are his statistics:

Passing:
156 of 271 attempts
2,554 passing yards
31 TD’s
8 INT’s

Rushing:
164 carries
1,216 rushing yards
21 rushing TD’s
7.4 yards per average
6 games of 100 plus yards; 136 points

Defense:
31 tackles
21 solo
10 assists
3 INT’s
1 returned for TD
7 pass deflections
1 Forced Fumble
1 TFL

“I’m really excited for Matt and his opportunity to continue his athletic and academic careers at Lehigh. I think his choice will bring excitement to the area as local fans will have the opportunity to support him at Lehigh,” said Head Football Coach Chris Walkowiak. “I would like to thank all the schools that have recruited Matt along the way for their time and efforts, especially the new staff at Lehigh. They have been outstanding to work with and have done their due diligence in recruiting Matt. It will be fun to follow Matt’s career in the future. However, we are in no rush to see him graduate due to all the things he does for us on and off the field. Matt is a tremendous athlete, displays high character, and is just a class act all around.”

Photo courtesy of Lynn Shupp

July 7, 2023
PHOTOS: Tri-Valley Bulldogs Youth Football Camp

Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Tobin

July 6, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 50: Kevin Polonia, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Kevin Polonia

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: S

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 80

Height: 6’3

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
2022 First Team EPC North Division Safety
2nd Team WR

2022 Stats:
Defense:
30 Tackles
4 Tackles for Loss
7 Assists
1 Sack
6 interceptions

Receiving:
15 Receptions
210 Yards
1 Touchdown

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @polonia_kevin

Coaches Comments: Smart defensive player. He makes all the secondary calls and plays physically on both sides of the ball. Great team player.

Photo courtesy of Karen Trbuza

July 6, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 49: Will Knudson, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Will Knudson

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position: TE

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 6’1

Weight: 210 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): Will started for us at DE and played a lot of TE in 2022.

2022 Stats:
Defense:
39 tackles
8 TFL’s
2 sacks
3 pass deflections
2 forced fumbles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @wknudson06

Coaches comments: Will is a great example of maximizing yourself. Will loves the weight room and trains year-round to get the most out of himself. As a sophomore in 2021 Will started on special teams and in his junior year (2022) he broke out and had a great year as a starting defensive end and started several games at TE. He is also an excellent leader in and out of the weight room.

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

July 5, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 48: Nova McGuire, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Nova McGuire

School: Marian Catholic HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: DB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 5’11

Weight: 171

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports:

Starting Experience: 1-Year Defensive Back

Honors: Hazleton Standard-Speaker Honorable Mention DB

2022 Stats:
Defense:
50 Tackles
8 TFL
1 Sack
4 Interceptions

Receiving:
68 Yards
1 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @NovaMcGuire_12

Coaches Comments: Tough, hard-nosed player that earned his spot in the starting secondary a few weeks into last season. Turned into our most reliable tackler in the secondary and led our team in interceptions. We are expecting a big jump from Nova this year based on the work he’s done in the weight room. He limited offensive snaps last season until our last game when he finished with 68 yards receiving and 1 TD, we will expect him to be one of our primary receivers in addition to his secondary duties.

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko

July 4, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 44: Chase Williams, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Chase Williams

School: Schuylkill Haven

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: OT

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 76

Height: 6’2

Weight: 315

40-Yard Dash: 5.6

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors:
2nd team SCFCA Offensive Tackle
1st team SCFCA Nose Guard

2022 Stats:
Defense:
34 tackles
1 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Chase has a bright future. Very strong, and has excellent size and feet. The kid is a beast.

June 30, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 43: Damon Young, Executive Education Academy

Player Name: Damon Young

School: Executive Education Academy Charter School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position: Safety

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6’4

Weight: 181

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 3.0

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Damon_young1

Coaches comments: Damon Young will be our goto guy this year. Standing at 6’4 Damon is very athletic and very rangy. With the right mindset, Damon can be one of the top receivers in District 11. He’s a big-time playmaker that can be a 1000-yard receiver. Can’t wait to see this young man play this season.

June 29, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 40: Nate Kloss, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Nate Kloss

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): H-Back

Jersey Number: 35

Height: 5’9

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 2.8

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
2021 First Team EPC North Division OLB
2022 Second Team EPC North Division OLB

2022 Stats:
Defense:
19 Tackles
1 assist

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Works hard on the field, a very aggressive football player. Team leader on and off the field.

Photo courtesy of Karen Trbuza

June 26, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 39: Gijs Fooij Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Gijs Fooij

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2025

Primary Position: Offensive Tackle

Secondary Position: Defensive Tackle

Jersey Number: 75

Height: 6’1

Weight: 260 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Volleyball

Starting Experience (Years): Gijs has been starting on the offensive line since his freshman year in 2021.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @fooijgijs

Coaches comments: Gijs has been starting for us since his sophomore season in 2021. He is very dedicated to football. He is regularly at the weight room, speed and agility, and other off-season sessions. Gijs showed his growth from his freshman to his sophomore seasons as he became a physical force on the football field.

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

June 25, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 37: Vern Kleckner, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Vern Kleckner

School: Blue Mountain HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: LB

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 6′

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3-year starter at Linebacker

Honors: 2nd Team All-Area LB, 2nd Team All-Coaches South LB

2022 Stats:
Defense:
101 tackles
13 TFL
3 sacks
2 FF

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @KlecknerVern

Coaches Comments: Vern is a physical and skilled linebacker who can play sideline to sideline and in between the tackles. He has a great nose for the football and is a tremendous leader for our defense. He will make a big impact on our team’s success this year.

June 23, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 33: Niko Carestia, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Niko Carestia

School: Schuylkill Haven

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 44

Height: 5’9

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Wrestling, Track

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: 2nd team South SCFCA

2022 Stats:
Offense:
476 yds
5 TD’s

Defense:
95 tackles
8 TFL’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @CarestiaNiko

Coaches Comments: Niko is very strong, has great balance, and can make all the cuts as an RB. On defense, Niko has a high motor and a nose for the ball. The kid just makes plays.

June 19, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 32: Jacob Weaver, Bangor HS

Player Name: Jacob Weaver

School: Bangor High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Defensive End

Secondary Position(s): Wide Receiver

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 6’2

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.7

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
1st team All-League Defense
3rd Team All-Area Defense

2022 Stats:
Defense:
37 solo tackles
5 TFL
8 sacks
4 hurries
3 deflected passes
3 punt blocks
2 caused fumbles

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Jacob is an impact player coming off the edge. He is a tenacious pass rusher with great athletic ability. A three-year starter who continues to push himself in the weight room and in practice. Jacob can influence every offensive snap and play call from his position at the defensive end.

June 18, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 30: Stoney Fuller-Bey, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Stoney Fuller-Bey

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Offensive Tackle

Secondary Position(s): Defensive Tackle

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 5’10

Weight: 250

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

2022 Stats:
Defense:
8 Tackles
1 sack
multiple assists

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BetStoney

Coaches Comments: Great team player. Works hard in the weight room, team leader.

Photo courtesy of Karen Trbuza

June 16, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 29: Andrew Olesh, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Andrew Olesh

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2025

Primary Position: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position: Defensive Back

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6’4

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.4

Starting Experience (Years): Olesh was a two-way starter as a sophomore in 2022.

2022 Stats:
Receiving:
27 catches
267 yds.
2 TD’s.

Defense:
3 INT’s and 2 of them were returned for TD’s
17 tackles
4 pass deflections
1 forced fumble.

Honors: 3^rd Team Defensive Back

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Andrew made great progress from his freshman to his sophomore year. In 2022 he led our team in receptions and interceptions. He has really dedicated himself to the weight room this off-season and it shows. Andrew has great size and potential. He has a real passion for the game of football.

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

June 15, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 28: Jesse Rodino, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Jesse Rodino

School: Marian Catholic HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): C / FB

Jersey Number: 50 / 11

Height: 6’3

Weight: 215

GPA: 2.3

Other Sports: Basketball & Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2-year starter on OL/DL

Honors:
PFW Class A All-State DE
EasternPAFootball.com Class A First Team DL
WNEP Super 16 Dream Team DL
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North 2nd Team DE
Hazleton Standard-Speaker First Team All Area
Lehighton Times News All-Star DL
Pottsville Republican Herald Honorable Mention DL

2022 Stats:
Defense:
80 Tackles
15 TFL
7 Sacks
2 Interceptions
2 Forced Fumbles
2 Recovered Fumbles

Special Teams:
5 Blocked Punts

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JRodino1705

Coaches Comments: Unique athlete. All-State D-End, a starter on the boys’ basketball division championship team, and district medalist on the 4×100 relay team. Productive player on defense for us. Lead the team in sacks and second to his twin brother in tackles for loss. Effort and athleticism make him a great weapon on special teams, where he’s our long snapper and blocked 5 punts in one season for us. He and his twin, James, will be counted on as team leaders this coming season.

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko

June 14, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 27: Josh Ludlow, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Josh Ludlow

School: Notre Dame Green Pond

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 5’9

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.44

Other Sports: Wrestling, Boys’ Volleyball

Starting Experience: 3 yr. Starter (Defense) / 2 yr. Starter (Offense)

Honors: ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM ATH
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM SPECIALIST-OFF
Morning Call All-Area 2ND TEAM ATH
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 3rd TEAM P (WR/DB)

2022 Stats: (12 GAMES)
925 RECEIVING YARDS (77.1/GAME)
65 CATCHES
9 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
122 SCORING POINTS
528 RUSHING YARDS
98 CARRIES (5.4/CARRY)
11 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
20 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS
22 TOTAL KICK RETURNS for 511 TOTAL RETURN YARDS (**LONG: 91 YARDS)
120 SCORING POINTS
1,987 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
27 TOTAL TACKLES & 2 INTS
15 PUNTS for 478 YDS. (31.9/AVG.) – 2 INSIDE 20

COLONIAL-SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE
(2ND) RECEIVING YARDS

PIAA “AAA” / STATE – MAXPREPS.COM
(4TH) KICKOFF RETURN YARDS AVG.
(5TH) RECEIVING YARDS
(8TH) TOTAL RETURN YARDS
(15TH) TOTAL TDS

SCHOOL RECORDS
65 SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTIONS (T-4TH ALL-TIME)
925 SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING YARDS (3RD ALL-TIME)
20 SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL TDS (T-4TH ALL-TIME)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JoshuaLudlow5

Coaches Comments: Josh is an outstanding all-around athlete for our team… He not only is a playmaker for our offense and defense but he also stars on our special teams: returning kicks, returning punts, holding for kicks, and punting… Anything asked of Josh he is willing and able to do, he is a very versatile piece of our team and he is a pleasure to coach… He works hard and leads by example every day… He has been an all-academic team selection and all-state performer since his sophomore year at the varsity level.

June 13, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 26: Zack Anthony, Palmerton Area HS

Player Name: Zack Anthony

School: Palmerton High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: Guard

Secondary Position: DT/DE

Jersey Number: 79

Height: 6′

Weight: 275

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience (Years): 4 years

2022 Stats:

Offensively:

28 pancake blocks, the Best offensive lineman – we have on the team, makes all calls, has good feet, and physically helped lead an offense that had: 4,580 total yards offensively; 169 avg rush per game, avg. 212 passing yards per game; scored 451 points; 37.6 points per game average

Defense:
34 tackles
15 solo
19 assists
12 tackle for loss
2 sacks
7 QB hurries
2 pass deflections

Honors:
2022 – 1^st Team Guard – Colonial League Football Coaches Association All-League Team
2022 – 3rd Team DT – Colonial League Football Coaches Association All-League Team
2022 – Palmerton Football Interior Lineman of the Year Award
2022 – Times News Newspaper – All-Star offensive and defensive lineman
2022 – Morning Call Newspaper – 1st team OL
2022 – All EasternPAfootball.com – Honorable Mention Offensive Lineman

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comment: Zack has been our leader of the offensive and defensive lines the past two seasons. He is the type of player that has the ability to take over a game up front on both sides of the ball. He is very athletic for his size and possesses an awesome football IQ. We will be relying on him to win the battle of the trenches this season.

Photo courtesy of Lynn Shupp

June 12, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 26: Payton Fasnacht, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Payton Fasnacht

School: Blue Mountain

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): FS

Jersey Number: 29

Height: 5’9

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3-year starter at Running Back

Honors: Honorable Mention All-Area RB

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
894 yards
10 TDs

Receiving:
11 receptions
204 yards
2 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @payfasnacht

Coaches Comments: Payton is a versatile player who is a big play threat anytime he touches the football. He has great vision and agility and impressive strength that allows him to carry the football effectively. He will play a big role in helping our team be successful this year.

June 12, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 23: Josiah Floyd, Executive Education Academy

Name: Josiah Floyd

School: Executive Education Academy

Class of: 2025

Position 1: DE

Position 2: LB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 5’10

Weight: 175

40 yard: 4.8

GPA: 2.7

Starting experience: 5 years old

2022 stats:
Defense:
60 tackles
7 TFL
4 sacks
3 pbus

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @josiahf7oyd

Coach comments: Josiah is an excellent football player and an even better student of the game. He works hard on and off the field and still has 2 years left in our program. I believe he is going to have a breakout year at defensive end and look for him to play a little offense as well.

June 9, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 23: Emiliano Conklin, Minersville Area

Player Name: Emiliano Conklin

School: Minersville Area

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 71

Height: 5’10

Weight: 225

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Basketball / Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: 2nd Team SCFCA Nose Guard

2022 Stats:
Defense:
55 Tackles
1 sack
1 Int
2 Fumble Recoveries

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Emiliano came to Minersville this year and made an immediate impact. He moves very well and is great at playing in space. Very physical and athletic, can play multiple positions. Played LB and NG on defense and played on the line on offense. Very smart player who loves to hit. On defense, he will play sideline to sideline. His defensive physicality made a huge impact on various games last season.

Photo courtesy of Chris Keiser

June 9, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 23: Wyatt Snyder, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Wyatt Snyder

School: Pine Grove Area High School

Class Of: 2026

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): FB/TE

Jersey Number: 44 (will be 7 in 2023)

Height: 6’3

Weight: 235

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: PFN All-Academic Silver Team

2022 Stats:
Defense:
26 Tackles
6 TFLs
4.5 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Wyattsnyder122

Coaches Comments: Wyatt is an aggressive edge defender and blocker who improved week by week as a freshman. He led our team in sacks as a freshman. His weight room numbers are climbing this offseason. He has a big upside and a great attitude. He is physical and aggressive. He also has excellent leadership skills. I look forward to seeing Wyatt continue to improve as he goes through his career.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

June 9, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 22: Riley Stapp, Bangor HS

Player Name: Riley Stapp

School: Bangor High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): H-Back

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6′

Weight: 190

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Wrestling, Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: HM All-League

2022 Stats:
Defense:
45 solo tackles
8 asst.
3 TFL
3 sacks
1 INT
3 fumbles recovered

Receiving:
23 receptions
319 yards
3 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Changed from guard to HB last season and did a great job. Physical blocker with athletic ability and hands to make plays in the passing game. Physical LB who can play downhill and pursue in space.

June 8, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 21: Sammy Ayache, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Sammy Ayache

School: Bethlehem Catholic

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Offensive Line

Secondary Position(s): Defensive Line

Jersey Number: 64

Height: 6’4

Weight: 275

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 2 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @sammyaya5

Coaches Comments: Sammy is the perfect leader for a program trying to restart and get back to doing everything at an elite level. He is great on the field, great in the classroom, and never misses a workout. He has Division 1 talent and I look forward to him having a huge year.

June 7, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 20: Will Francis, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Will Francis

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Running Back

Secondary Position(s):

Jersey Number: 26

Height: 5’5

Weight: 150

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 2.5

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
108 Carries
476 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @WillFrancis26

Coaches Comments: He is a very good tailback with great vision. He plays hard and is very coachable.

Photo courtesy of Karen Trbuza

June 6, 2023
The 52nd annual Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic

The 52nd annual Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic is set for Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Nazareth Area High School. A press conference for the media will be held this Sunday, June 4 at 12:15 pm at Andrew S. Leh Stadium at Nazareth High School. All writers, reporters, photographers, and video crews are welcome. Players and coaches will be available for interviews.

This year, the Red Squad [Lehigh, Carbon, Monroe Counties], coached by Jim McCarroll [Pocono Mountain West] takes on the Gold Squad [Northampton County, Phillipsburg, Palisades], coached by Paul Reduzzi [Bangor]. This year, the game will feature Senior Cheerleaders from across the Lehigh Valley.

This year’s Honorary Captain is former Parkland High School All-State standout and current New York Jets tight end Kenny Yeboah. He will join the Red and Gold Team Captains on the 50-yard line for the coin toss. The Lehigh Valley Harmonizers will honor America with the singing of the National Anthem, then the game kicks off at 7:30 pm.

All tickets for the game are $10.00. Fans can purchase tickets in advance HERE or at the gate on game night. All proceeds from the game will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. To make a donation, please click HERE.

St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care is the Official Sports Medicine Provider for the Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic.

About the Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic: The McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic enters its 51st year in 2022. In its post-pandemic return, the game raised $20,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities last year. Each year, the game features the top talent from the Lehigh Valley area high schools and is considered one of the best high school football all-star games in the country. To bet on any talent out there, you can click links such as ทางเข้าUFABET.

Notable alumni of the game include Matt Millen (Whitehall, Penn State, Oakland Raiders/San Francisco 49ers), Andre Reed (Dieruff, Kutztown, Buffalo Bills), Gregory A. Delong (Parkland, North Carolina, Minnesota Vikings), and Noel LaMontagne (Southern Lehigh, Virginia, Cleveland Browns), and Justin Morabito (Bethlehem Catholic, Stanford) among many others.

About St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care: St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care implements a collaborative program that joins together orthopedics, sports medicine, rheumatology, physical therapy, and sports performance to determine the best course of action for each and every patient. The collaborative treatment effort is extraordinary care in motion. The orthopedic surgeons and staff at St. Luke’s provide the most advanced diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. St. Luke’s Orthopedic Care is committed to providing outstanding quality care with a patient-centered approach. Each physician has extensive experience and specialized training to diagnose and treat a full range of orthopedic conditions.

About Kenny Yeboah: Kenny Yeboah graduated from Parkland High School in 2016. As a senior at Parkland, he hauled in 72 catches for 1,160 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns and was an All-State selection. He played college football at Temple University from 2016 to 2019, before transferring to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) for his senior season. At Ole Miss, he caught 27 balls for 524 yards and 6 touchdowns. On October 20, 2020, against Alabama, he caught 7 passes for 2 touchdowns and set a school record for most receiving yards in a game by a tight end with 181 yards. In 2021, Yeboah inked a deal with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. He made his NFL debut on October 9 against the Atlanta Falcons. On January 2, 2022, he caught 2 passes for 36 yards against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

June 5, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 19: Jack Inglis, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Jack Inglis

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position: Rover

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6’1

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 4.55

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): Jack has been starting at WR and SS since his sophomore season.

2022 Stats: (JACK’S SEASON WAS CUT SHORT BY AN INJURY WEEK 7)
Receiving:
14 CATCHES
406 YDS.
5 TD’S

Rushing:
7 TIMES
60 YDS.
1 TD

Defense:
39 TACKLES
3 TFL’S
1 SACK

Honors: Jack was an honorable mention defensive back his sophomore year, but did not receive any league recognition his junior year probably due to his injury.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jackinglis011

Coaches comments: Jack is another extremely athletic player for us. In 2022 Jack had a breakout year until he got injured. He is a true offensive playmaker and became a physical force on defense for us. He can play multiple positions on the field and is highly intelligent. Jack is also powerful as he always finds time to lift despite playing 3 sports seasons. We look forward to seeing Jack’s progress in 2023.

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

June 5, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 18: Cael Quick, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: Cael Quick

School: Mahanoy Area

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Offensive Guard

Secondary Position(s): Defensive End

Jersey Number: 51

Height: 5′ 11

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 5

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Wrestling, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
Schuylkill County North Coaches 2nd Team Offensive Guard
Standard Speaker Honorable Mention Offensive Guard

2022 Stats:
Defense:
20 Tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Cael hasn’t missed a practice or game in 3 years. He has been a 3-year starter on the offensive line and at the defensive end. He is a great trap blocker. Very intelligent helps with the blocking schemes. He will be a leader on the team this season.

June 4, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 18: Michael Gelatko, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Michael Gelatko

School: Marian Catholic

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Tight End

Secondary Position(s): Free Safety

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 6’4

Weight: 230 lbs

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2-year starter at both Tight End and Free Safety

Honors: Standard-Speaker Honorable Mention TE

2022 Stats:
Receiving:
14 catches
276 yards
4 Touchdowns

Defense:
42 Tackles
4 TFL
1 Sack
2 Interceptions

Special Teams:
1 Blocked Punt returned for TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GelatkoMichael

Coaches Comments: Michael is just scratching the surface of his football potential. He’s been an important contributor his first two years and we are counting on him to be a big part of what we do offensively and defensively going forward. He has great size at 6’4″, 230 lbs, and is garnering Division I interest with visits made to UConn and Boston College already this offseason.

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko

June 4, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 16: Nick Ryan, Shenandoah Valley HS

Player Name: Nick Ryan

School: Shenandoah Valley High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position: FS

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 6’2

Weight: 195

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2022 Stats: (10 Games)
Receiving:
50 Receptions
879 yds (School Record)
17.6 YPC
10TDS

Special Teams:
131 KR Yds

Defense:
53 Tackles
29 Solo
2 INT
2 PBU
1 TFL

Career: (25 Games)
Offense:
84 Rec
1456 yds
15 TDS

Special Teams:
131 KR yds

Defense:
122 tackles
55 Solo
2 INT
5 PBU
3TFL

Honors:
2022 Class 2A All-EasternPAFootball.com Team 1st TEAM WR
2022 REPUBLICAN HERALD 1ST TEAM WR
2022 STANDARD-SPEAKER ALL AREA 1ST TEAM WR
SINGLE-SEASON SCHOOL RECORD 879 RECEIVING YARDS
2022 Damato- Szematowicz  SV Player of the Game
2022 Team MVP
2021 2A All EasternPaFootball.com Honorable Mention WR
2021 Standard Speaker All-Area 1st Team WR
2021 SCFCA North 2nd Team WR
2021 Team Most Improved Player

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @NickRyan462

Coaches comments: Nick is our overall best athlete and football player. As a receiver, Nick is excellent at adjusting and using his body to highpoint the football. He has good speed for his size, has good hands, and makes plays. Defensively, Nick is an aggressive kid. He is a hard worker in the weight room and is supportive of his teammates. He wants to win and likes being challenged. He is also a kid who has overcome adversity in his life and has the drive to be successful. Nick will break the school record for Career Receptions, Receiving Yards, and Receiving TDS this season. Nick was voted team MVP this past season.

June 2, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 15: Tyler Miller, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Tyler Miller

School: Blue Mountain

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: ATH

Jersey Number: 24

Height: 6’1

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Baseball, Basketball

Starting Experience: 3-year starter on offense and defense

Honors:
1st Team All-Area Offensive ATH
1st Team County Coaches Offensive Dream Team ATH
1st Team All County Coaches South Offensive ATH

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
760 yards
10 TDs

Passing:
629 yards
7 TDs (7 games at QB)

Defense:
24 tackles
2 INTs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @tylermiller2442

Coaches Comments: Tyler is a great leader and player for our team on both sides of the ball. He is a playmaker who can impact the game in all three phases and is someone we will lean on for our team to be successful this season.

June 1, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 12: Greg Campbell, Bangor HS

Player Name: Greg Campbell

School: Bangor High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Safety

Secondary Position(s): Quarterback – will switch from playing WR last season

Jersey Number: 13

Height: 6

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.5

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 years

2022 Stats:
Defense:
51 solo tackles
7 assists
2 TFL
1 INT(TD)
1 recovered Fumble

Receiving:
39 receptions
398 yards
4 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Greg is an intense, physical defensive back who can play varied coverages and gets downhill to stop the run at LOS. He will move to QB from wide receiver this year and has a great command of our offense. A team player who leads by example on and off the field.

May 29, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 12: Dainn Vassallo, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Dainn Vassallo

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: MLB

Secondary Position(s): TE

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6’2

Weight: 240

GPA: 3.77

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 4 Yr. (Defense) / 2 Yr. (Offense)

Honors:
AP ALL-STATE LB
PAFOOTBALLNEWS 1ST TEAM ALL-STATE MLB
EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com ALL-STATE 1st TEAM LB
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 1ST TEAM ILB
Morning Call All-Area 1ST TEAM LB
Lehigh Valley Live All-Area 1ST TEAM RB-TE/LB

2022 Stats:
(12 GAMES)
165 TOTAL TACKLES (13.8/GAME) – 8 TFL + 4 SACKS, 3 HURRIES, 2 PD & 1 INT
30 CARRIES – 133 RUSHING YARDS & 4 RUSHING TDS
10 CATCHES – 78 RECEIVING YARDS & 1 RECEIVING TD

COLONIAL-SCHUYLKILL LEAGUE
(2ND) TOTAL TACKLES

PIAA “AAA” / STATE – MAXPREPS.COM
(1ST) TOTAL TACKLES

SCHOOL RECORDS
165 SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL TACKLES (2ND ALL-TIME)
28 SINGLE-GAME TACKLES (1ST ALL-TIME) VS. NORTH SCHUYLKILL
21 SINGLE-GAME TACKLES (T-3RD ALL-TIME) VS. SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @dainnvassallo1

Coaches Comments: Dainn is a fierce competitor – he loves competition and works hard to be the best he can be every day… He loves the weight room and has been an integral part of our defense since his freshman year… Last year he transitioned into an MLB for us and thrived in that position… He has a high motor and plays the game at full speed… He is a versatile player for our offense (RB-TE-WR) as well as contributing on all special teams… I am proud of his current accomplishments and anxious to see how well he does in his senior season leading our team. He is a strong student-athlete with a high GPA.

May 29, 2023
Colonial League Holds off Schuylkill League in Defensive Battle, 14-12

PALMERTON – Last year in the inaugural Colonial-Schuylkill All-Star football game, it was the Schuylkill League winning 28-6 at Schuylkill Haven.

On Sunday afternoon, The Colonial League All-Star Football Team tied the series up at one. Bangor’s Quarterback Eric Striba found Southern Lehigh’s Tyler Rizzuto for a 62-yard touchdown pass on fourth down, which proved to be the difference in the game. The Colonial League won a defensive battle, 14-12.

On the opening drive, the Colonial Team wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. On the third play of the game, Northern Lehigh’s Nick Frame called his own play from the quarterback position and sprinted 61 yards for the score. Ayden Scharper’s extra point was good and they led 7-0 with 10:35 remaining in the first quarter.

“We knew we had some weapons and Nick is a stud,” said Pen Argyl Head Coach Brady Mutton. “He ripped off that big run and set the tone for us.”

The Schuylkill League had an answer. On their second play from scrimmage, Pine Grove’s Mason Kroh hit a wide-open Brady Evans of Williams Valley for a 79-yard touchdown pass. The two-point conversion was no good and it was 7-6 Colonial with 9:36 left in the first quarter.

The Schuylkill County team’s defense came up with a big stop on fourth-and-10 when Blue Mountain’s Ian Donohue came through the line for the sack. They took over on the Colonial 32. The big play of the drive was Pine Grove’s Mason Kroh hitting Tri-Valley’s Jolten Flory for a 22-yard completion. North Schuylkill’s Jared Tinari finished the drive powering in from one yard out. The two-point conversion was no good and Schuylkill led 12-7.

Both defenses settled down until the third quarter when the Colonial Team cracked the scoreboard again. Striba hit Rizzuto for the 62-yard touchdown pass on fourth down and Scharper’s kick put them up 14-12 with 6:25 left in the third quarter.

“That was schoolyard craziness,” said Mutton. “Striba made a play and found Rizzuto.”

Late in the game, the Schuylkill team had one more chance to take the lead. Four incomplete passes ended their final drive and Striba kneeled down as time ran out.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Colonial League 7 0 7 0 14

Schuylkill League 12 0 0 0 12

1st quarter

CL – Nick Frame 61-yard run (Ayden Scharper kick good) 10:35

SL – Brady Evans 79-yard pass from Mason Kroh (2-point conversion is no good) 9:36

SL – Jared Tinari 1-yard run (2-point conversion is no good) 2:42

3rd quarter

CL – Tyler Rizzuto 62-yard pass from Eric Striba (Ayden Scharper kick good) 6:25

Colonial MVP’s

#3 Nick Frame, Northern Lehigh (Skill)

#55 Sheadon Carr, Palisades (Line)

Schuylkill MVP’s

#3 Brady Evan, Williams Valley (Skill)

#50 Ian Donohue, Blue Mountain (Line)

May 28, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 11: Logan Hutsko, Minersville Area HS

Player Name: Logan Hutsko

School: Minersville Area

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’2

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball, Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2022 Stats:
Receiving:
13 rec
386 yards
29.7-yard average
7 TDs

Defense:
25 tackles
3 sacks
1 INT

Special Teams:
34-yard punting average

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LoganHutsko1

Coaches Comments: Tall, athletic, fast receiver who covers a ton of ground. Goes up and plays the ball as well as anyone. Deceptively fast and tracks the ball very well. Makes plays after the catch. Defensively covers a lot of ground; widens the field and attacks the quarterback with his speed.

Photo courtesy of Chris Keiser

May 28, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 9: Lane Lehman, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Lane Lehman

School: Pine Grove Area High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 33

Height: 5’10

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
Republican-Herald All-Area Honorable Mention RB
PA Football News Gold All-Academic Team
Pine Grove Area Team MVP

2022 Stats:
Rushing:
1065 yards
8 TDs
5 100-yard games

Receiving:
11 rec.
153 yards

Defense:
91 tackles
10 TFL
1 sack
1 fumble recovery

Special Teams:
281 return yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LaneLehman

Coaches Comments: Lane is an explosive running back. He runs with an attitude. He was our feature back this past year and will be again this upcoming season. He plays with aggression defensively and has a motor. He loves putting in the work and has made great strides in the weight room this off-season. He is a pleasure to coach. I look forward to seeing him perform during his senior season.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

May 26, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 8: Ethan Manley, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: Ethan Manley

School: Mahanoy Area

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): Strong Safety

Jersey Number: 15

Height: 6′ 3

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

2022 Stats:
Defense:
14 Tackles

Receiving:
6 receptions

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ethanma74926554

Coaches Comments: Ethan has worked hard and grown since his freshman year. He has great hands and played several positions on the defensive side of the ball. Looking forward to Ethan having a breakout season in his senior year.

May 25, 2023
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 2: Jack Cameron, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Jack Cameron

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 62

Height: 6’3

Weight: 270

GPA: 2.6

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 Yr. Starter (Offensive Line)

Honors:
PAFOOTBALLNEWS 2ND TEAM ALL-STATE OG
ALL-COLONIAL LEAGUE 2ND TEAM OG
Morning Call All-Area 2ND TEAM OL

2022 Stats: STARTED ALL 12 GAMES ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jackcameron_68

Coaches Comments: Jack has been a big part of our offensive line and the success of our team since his sophomore year… He has played both Guard & Tackle for our line… He will take on a big leadership role this season with the graduation of multiple seniors on the offensive line… Jack has worked hard and has shown tremendous upside in his play… He really matured into his Junior season and our staff is anxious to see how he progresses through his senior season and leads our team, especially the guys up front.

May 19, 2023
Open Dates: Pleasant Valley (District 11 – Class 5A)

Pleasant Valley (District 11 – Class 5A) is looking for opponents for week 1 and week 3 for 2024 and 2025. Please contact Head Coach Blaec Saeger at saeger.blaec@pvbears.org

April 14, 2023
High School Football Showcase at Moravian University – May 20th, 2023

St. Luke’s/Big 33 High School Football Showcase

Sign up here

March 30, 2023
Coaching Jobs: Wilson Area HS (District 11 – Class 3A)

Assistant Football Coach Position for the 2023-2024 season. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resume, application, references, and Act 151 (Child Abuse), Act 34 (State Police), Act 114 (FBI) Clearances, Act 24 (Arrest and Conviction Report and Certification) form, and Act 168 (Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release) forms to Mr. John Martuscelli, Principal, Wilson Area High School, 424 Warrior Lane, Easton, PA 18042 EOE Expires when a suitable candidate is found.

Equipment Manager (Fall Sports) – Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resume, application, and references, and Act 151 (Child Abuse), Act 34 (State Police), Act 114 (FBI) Clearances, Act 24 (Arrest and Conviction Report and Certification) form, and Act 168 (Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release) forms to Mr. John Martuscelli, Principal, Wilson Area High School

March 23, 2023
Lloyd Brooks named new Head Football Coach at Wilson Area

On March 20th, 2023 the WASD School Board approved Lloyd Brooks as our next Head Football Coach. Brooks brings a plethora of experience to our Wilson Area Athletic Department programs.

Brooks, a former Lock Haven graduate and football player, looks to bring a variety of coaching experience from the EPC (Dieruff & Allentown Central Catholic) and the Colonial League (Catasauqua & Notre Dame GP) to start the rebuild of our football program.

Along with various coaching experiences, Brooks also has 13 years of experience playing Semi-Professional Outdoor and Professional Indoor Arena Football.

March 22, 2023
Coaching Jobs: Northampton High School (District 11 – Class 6A)

Northampton High School (District 11 – Class 6A) is currently accepting applications for a Varsity Wide Receiver Coach. Northampton competes in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, we have been 24-2 the past two seasons. Previous high school or college coaching experience is preferred. This is a paid position; all applicants must be able to obtain all necessary clearances. Interested candidates can email resumes and any questions to Head Coach John Toman; tomanj@nasdschools.org

March 21, 2023
Coaching Jobs: Dieruff High School (District 11 – Class 6A)

Dieruff High School (District 11 – Class 6A) a program that plays in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference located in Allentown Pa, is looking for a defensive line coach for the upcoming season. High School coaching experience is preferred, recent college graduates who played defensive line will be considered as well. This is a paid position. Please contact Head Coach Dave Lutte at huskycoach@rcn.com if interested. Please attach a coaching resume.

March 11, 2023
Dieruff Football Team Camp

Saturday June 10, 2023

J.B.C. Stadium 2027 Linden St. Allentown Pa. 18103

Stadium opens at 8:30 a.m. Camp begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 P.M.

8 Team Camp featuring interactions with 7 different schools

$200 Per School Registration Fee

Each team will get:

TWO 30-minute 7 v 7 Interactions

TWO 30-minute Inside Run Interactions

ONE 2 Hour Team Activity Interaction with 3 Other Schools

Schedule

8:30-9:45 Arrival/Warm Up/Practice Time (Head Coaches Meeting at 9:30)

9:45 Team Meetings to go over Camp Logistics

10:00-12:30 7 v 7 and Inside Run Interactions

12:30-1:00 Lunch

1:00-3:00 Team Activity Period

General Information– This camp is designed to be a teaching/learning camp while offering competition and interaction with other schools as a way to end Spring Ball and Kick Off Summer Camp. Coaches can coordinate how they want their interaction time to run.

Trainers will be provided

Tents are allowed and each team will have designated areas

2 Concession Stands will be Open

For more information or to register your team contact Dave Lutte Head Coach Dieruff High School at 610-428-2156 or huskycoach@rcn.com

Checks can be made to Husky Football Club or Venmo @HuskyFootball-Lutte

March 10, 2023
Open Dates: Nativity BVM High School (District 11 – Class 1A)

Nativity BVM High School (District 11 – Class 1A) is looking for an opponent for the weekend of Sept.15-16. Contact Dave Sabol Athletic Director at 570-622-8110 or at athletics@nativitybvm.net.

February 28, 2023
Matt Senneca to be Easton’s next Head Football Coach

February 20, 2023
EASTON, PA. – The Easton Area School District Department of Athletics and Administrative team has recommended Matt Senneca to be Easton’s next Head Football Coach, pending School Board approval on February 21, 2023.

Coach Senneca emerged as the leading candidate throughout the district’s multi-stage interview process involving various stakeholder groups within the school district. The coaching search included many qualified candidates from a pool of over 20 applicants, both local and out of the area. Candidates were interviewed with committees made up of district coaches, student-athletes, and administrators before advancing to a final round with administration.

If approved by the School Board of Directors, Coach Senneca enters the position with a wealth of experience as a player and coach at many levels. His detailed plan for Easton Football addresses every facet of the program and student-athlete, blending new energy and approach with the storied tradition of Easton Football. A resident of Palmer Township, Coach Senneca has been a part of the Lehigh Valley football community for the majority of his life and a part of the Easton community for several years.

Coach Senneca played quarterback for the football teams at Allentown Central Catholic and Penn State University prior to embarking on his coaching career. A certified K-12 Business and Technology Teacher, Coach Senneca previously served as QB Coach/Pass Game Coordinator at Liberty High School from 2003-2009, appearing in the State Finals in 2005 and 2006, while winning District XI 4A Championships in 2005, 2006, and 2008. He then moved on to stints at Parkland High School as Running Backs Coach from 2010-2011, Moravian University as Wide Receivers Coach in 2013, Wilson Area High School as Head Football Coach from 2014-2015, and Emmaus High School as Offensive Coordinator from 2016-2018, capturing two EPC South Championships with the Green Hornets. In 2019, he was named the Head Football Coach at Whitehall High School, a position he held through the 2022 season. During his time at Whitehall, Coach Senneca captured two District XI 5A Championships (2020, 2022), reached the PIAA Quarterfinals (2022), and was named Morning Call Coach of the Year.

February 20, 2023
Lehigh Valley Chapter NFF – Battle of the Hogs Lineman Challenge

Click PDF

February 19, 2023
Coaching Jobs: Bethlehem Catholic (District 11 – Class 4A)

Bethlehem Catholic (District 11 – Class 4A) has varsity stipends on both sides of the ball available. Looking for the best available coaches, we have positional flexibility. The biggest need is at Offensive Line. Possible Coordinator positions are available to the right candidates. Please contact Head Coach Ty Ward at coachtyward@gmail.com if interested.

January 26, 2023
Saucon Valley names Anthony Brinkley new Head Coach

The Saucon Valley School District is pleased to announce that Mr. Anthony Brinkley will be recommended for approval as Saucon Valley School District’s new Head Football coach during Tuesday’s Board meeting.

After an extensive process of interviewing candidates and a review of their qualifications, Coach Brinkley rose to the top of the candidacy pool and we are confident he will positively impact our students and our Saucon Valley community. Coach Brinkley has extensive experience coaching both collegiate and high school football teams and has built a reputation for creating strong programs that produce results both on and off the field.

As the 15th Head Coach in Saucon Valley history, Coach Brinkley will join the Panther family from Moravian University where he has served as their Wide Receivers Coach, Running Backs Coach and Interim Offensive Coordinator. Previous to his coaching positions at Moravian University, Coach Brinkley spent time as a coach at both Allentown Central Catholic and Catasauqua. Coach Brinkley holds a Masters’s Degree from Lehigh University and currently serves as a 3rd-grade teacher at Catasauqua.

January 20, 2023
Bethlehem Catholic High School Announces the Hiring of Tyler Ward Head Football Coach

First reported by D11Sports.com.

Bethlehem Catholic High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Tyler Ward as head football coach. Ward, a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, began his passion for football at an early age at The University of Virginia football games. This passion led him to Lehigh University, where he was a 2014 graduate, team captain, and All-Patriot League performer while winning Patriot League Championships in 2010 & 2011.

He began his coaching career at Franklin and Marshall College under the direction of John Troxell, the current head coach of Lafayette. He then returned to the Lehigh Valley to coach at his alma mater from 2016-19. Ward then transitioned to high school football, where he could have a much more significant impact on student-athlete development. He spent two (2) years in Savannah, Georgia, at Savannah Country Day School, where he was able to help lead them to their first region championship in forty years as an offensive coordinator.

After two (2) seasons in Savannah, he moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where he became the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Oak Mountain High School. His staff led Oak Mountain to the second round of the 7A Alabama playoffs for only the second time in school history.

According to Bethlehem Catholic athletic director Chris Domyan, “Bethlehem Catholic is extremely excited about Ty Ward joining our community and leading our football program. He returns to the valley after coaching at the highest level (7A) of Alabama high school football. He has coached and developed some of the country’s most elite student-athletes resulting in scholarships for all levels of college football. We believe that he will be incredibly successful in his tenure at Becahi mostly evidenced by his desire and a strong commitment to join the Becahi family. He exemplifies Christian values and will lead our young men on the field, as well as in the classroom, and most importantly, in life.”

Ward is returning to the valley with his wife, who is a native of Bethlehem.

January 16, 2023
District 11 Notes: Week 14

RUNNINGBACKS:

Caiden Schaffer of Central Catholic rushed for 106 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Meadville. Schaffer has rushed for 1,210 yards and scored 26 td’s this season. Cade Christopher of Northwestern ends his season leading the District in rushing yards (1,886 yards) and td’s scored (30). Both totals are also the 2^ndhighest ever at Northwestern. Brett Snyder holds those records when he rushed for 2,376 yards and scored 33 td’s in the 1995 season. Christopher’s career rushing total topped off at 2,421 yards and his 59 total td’s scored ties the school record. Harry Hall scored 59 td’s from 2012-15. Hall has the 3^rd best single season rushing total at Northwestern when he rushed for 1,819 yards as a junior in 2014. He also has the 3^rd highest single season td total when he scored 27 td’s as a senior in 2015. Hall is also Northwestern’s career rushing leader with 5,065 yards that he set from 2012-15. Dalton Clymer of Northwestern finished his junior season rushing for 1,447 yards and scoring 21 td’s. He will enter his senior year with 2,212 rushing yards and 32 td’s scored. Caden Henritzy of Northampton rushed for 185 yards vs Catasauqua on Thanksgiving morning to up his school single season rushing record to 1,458 yards. Shane Fenningham held the old record when he rushed for 1,257 yards in 2008. Denny Onkotz has the third highest total at Northampton with the 1,234 yards he gained in 1965. Henritzy rushed for 361 yards after the regular season win over Whitehall in which he scored 4 td’s, but oddly enough he did not reach the endzone in those 3 games. He will enter his senior season with 2,398 yards rushing and 34 td’s scored. Nigel Linton of Whitehall ended his senior season rushing for 1,398 yards and scoring 25 td’s. He ends his career rushing for 2,228 yards and joins the “40 td” club with his 41-career td’s. Trey Tremba of Parkland did not play last week so he finishes his junior season rushing for 1,238 yards and scoring 26 td’s. Tremba will start his senior year with 1,519 yards rushing and 834 yards receiving. Nick Frame of Northern Lehigh finished his senior season rushing for 1,105 yards and scoring 11 td’s while passing for 1,243 yards and throwing 12 td passes. Aidan Hutchison of Easton rushed for 192 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Phillipsburg putting him over 1,000 yards rushing for the season. Hutchison ended the season with 1,067 yards and 13 td’s. Anthonie Hunsicker of Catasauqua went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season vs Northampton and ended the season rushing for 1,004 yards. Hunsicker scored 10 td’s this season and scored 20 td’s in his career.

QUARTERBACKS: (last 2 weeks)

Luke Spang of Parkland threw for 234 yards and a td in their loss to St. Joseph’s Prep. Spang went over 2,000 yards passing on the season and over 3,000 yards for his career. He threw for 2,088 yards this season and 3,124 yards in his career so far. Spang threw 18 td passes this season and has thrown 29 td passes so far in his career. Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall ended his junior season throwing for 1,997 yards and 22 td passes. He will enter his senior season with 2,832 yards passing and 28 td passes. Tamlin Ferguson of Central Catholic threw for 203 yards and a td in their win over Meadville. Ferguson upped his season totals to 1,275 yards passing and 8 td passes. Ethan Neidig of Freedom ended his senior season throwing for 1,574 yards and 13 td passes. Neidig went over 2,000 yards for his career and ended up throwing for 2,083 yards and 14 td passes. Christian Fye of Catasauqua also went over 2,000 yards for his career after throwing for 943 yards this season. He ends his career throwing for 2,025 yards and 19 td passes. Trevor Minalda of North Schuylkill threw for 2,020 yards and 27 td passes this season. He set new single season school records for completions (158) and attempts (255). Bob Moyer held the old records when he completed 146 passes on 253 pass attempts in 1999. Moyer still holds the school records for single season passing yardage when he threw for 2,531 yards in 1999. Jake Hall holds the single season td pass record when he threw 30 last season. Antonino Russo of Northampton threw for 204 yards and 3 td’s vs Catasauqua. He threw for 1,335 yards and 16 td passes in his only season playing qb.

RECEIVERS: (last 2 weeks)

Joey Flail of North Schuylkill finished his junior season catching 54 passes for 846 yards and a District leading and school record 15 td passes. His 15 td catches breaks the tie with Al Marquardt and Tevin Murray who each caught 14 td passes in a season. He also went over 2,000 yards for his career and will enter his senior season with school records of 126 receptions, 2,023 receiving yards and 32 td catches. He joins Brady Evans of Williams Valley this season in entering the “2,000 yard” club. Flail’s career totals have him ranked in the top 25 all-time in the District with one more season to go. His 126 receptions slots him into 22^nd place between Chad Parton of Salisbury (127 from 2018-20) and KJ Williams of Liberty (125 from 2010-13). His 2,023 yards has him in 23^rd place between Wade Williams of Pius X (2,026 yards from 2005-07) and Brad Walter of Wilson (2,017 yards from 2003-05). His 32 td receptions have him in 7^th place which is one td behind both Dez Boykin of Whitehall (33 from 2015-17) and Nate Stewart of Pius X/BECA (33 from 2012-15). His 1 td vs Northwestern moved him one td ahead of Tim Massaquoi of Parkland (1998-00), Jake Wolfgang of Williams Valley (2014-17) and Nate Stefanik of Nazareth (2016-19). Owen Johnson of Freedom finished his career catching 86 passes for 1,482 yards and 13 td catches. Jack Harrison of Parkland caught 42 passes for 812 yards and 7 td’s this season. He ends his career catching 67 passes for 1,103 yards and 12 td’s. Jareel Calhoun of Central Catholic caught 10 passes for 124 yards and a td last week vs Meadville. Calhoun leads the District this season with his 87 receptions which went for 770 yards. The sophomore also went over 1,000 yards for his career and currently has 1,070 yards. Teammate, Griffin Patridge also went over 1,000 yards for his career last week. Patridge has 1,023 career reception yards on 84 receptions. Juju Fears of Easton caught 9 passes vs P’Burg to end his senior season catching 49 passes for 593 yards and 7 td’s. For his career, Fears caught 77 passes for 984 yards and 10 td’s. Wyatt Younes of Catasauqua caught 39 passes for 372 yards and 3 scores in his senior season. Younes ends his career catching 62 passes for 929 yards and 10 td’s. Teammate junior Ian Juica will enter his senior season with 57 receptions good for 908 yards and 11 td catches. Jaelen Richardson of Northampton wrapped up his career catching 59 passes for 874 yards and 11 td’s. Richardson also nabbed 11 career interceptions tying him with John Itterly for the school record. Itterly nabbed 11 interceptions in the 1971 and 72 seasons. Teammate Tristen Pinnock caught 4 passes for 111 yards and 3 td’s vs Catasauqua. He also had 2 rushing td’s in the game to tie the school record of 5 td’s scored in a game. Lou Skok (1936), Rod Luckenbach (1950), Paul Mishko (1952), John Erdosy (1963 and Devin Turner (2015) all scored 5 td’s in a game for Northampton. Pinnock, who is a 2-time Turkey day game MVP will enter his senior season with 44 receptions for 758 yards and 12 td grabs. Jack Kocher a junior at Whitehall caught 54 passes for 603 yards and 5 td’s this season. Teammate, junior Brett Bashore, caught 42 passes for 541 yards and 8 td’s this season.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

Back to Christopher of Northwestern. Christopher just missed out on becoming the second player in the District to rush, pass and receive for 1,000 yards in their career. He ended his career with 2,421 yards rushing, 1,099 yards receiving and 983 yards passing. He fell 17 passing yards short of the trifecta after not completing a pass vs Neumann Goretti. Jordan Nelson of Palmerton accomplished the feat when he rushed for 1,072 yards, threw for 1,273 yards, and netted 1,314 receiving yards from 2016-2019.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 4 (7) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

5 (7), 4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (14) Tristen Pinnock (Northampton) *Ties School Record*

4 (1), 4 (7), 4 (10) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1), 4 (14) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

4 (6) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

4 (7) Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

4 (9) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

4 (10) Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

4 (10) Tyler Miller (Blue Mountain)

4 (10) AJ Jimenez (Northern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2), 281 (7) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2), 219 (8), 215 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

267 (7) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

258 (11), 203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

252 (10) Mekhi Ashby (Dieruff)

250 (6) Kameron Wetzel (Tri-Valley)

246 (7) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

222 (5), 216 (11) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

221 (10) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

221 (13), 217 (1), 216 (10), 206 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1), 212 (8) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

206 (7) Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

201 (7), 200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

200 (7) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

347 (6), 345 (8), 305 (4), 302 (3), 245 (11) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

343 (8), 263 (9), 261 (6), 235 (7), 233 (2), 228 (5), 203 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

333 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

327 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

304 (10), 273 (9), 234 (14) Luke Spang (Parkland)

294 (1), 264 (5), 218 (9), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3), 292 (11), 256 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

275 (12), 236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

274 (11), 251 (13), 203 (14) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

271 (10), 256 (1), 236 (8) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

263 (9), 257 (8), 247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

252 (11) Ethan Neidig (Freedom)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

235 (5) Jordey Guzman (Dieruff)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (11) Eric Striba (Bangor)

215 (1), 206 (6) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

213 (6) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

210 (9) Ian McHugh (PM West)

207 (7) Joseph Martinez (Easton)

205 (8), 202 (11), 200 (13) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

204 (14) Antonino Russo (Northampton)

200 (1), 200 (3) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

6 (6), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

5 (5), 5 (9), 4 (6), 4 (8), 4 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

5 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

5 (12) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall) *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1), 4 (10) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3), 4 (8) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

4 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl) *Ties School Record*

4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (11) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (11) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

12 (8), 11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

11 (8), 11 (10) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

11 (11), 10 (14) Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (10) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

236 (9) Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

202 (1), 172 (8), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

176 (11) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

168 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

167 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

157 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (8) David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

147 (8) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

143 (11) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

141 (8) Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3), 3 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville) *Ties School Record*

3 (6), 3 (11) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

3 (9) Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

3 (11) Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic)

3 (14) Tristen Pinnock (Northampton) *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

43 (8), 42 (2), 41 (10), 41 (14) Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

42 (8), 42 (8) Chris Bugbee (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1886 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

1744 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1458 Caden Henritzy (Northampton) *School Record*

1447 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

1422 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

1398 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

1351 Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley) *School Record*

1346 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1346 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1346 Jared Tinari (North Schuylkill)

1238 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

1224 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

1222 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

1216 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1210 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

1206 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

1192 Fela Olaniyan (Pleasant Valley)

1180 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1105 Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

1072 Parrish McFarland (Pottsville)

1067 Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

1065 Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

1033 Eric Striba (Bangor)

1004 Anthonie Hunsicker (Catasauqua)

Touchdowns (20)

30 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

27 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

26 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

26 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

26 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

25 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

22 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

22 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

21 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

21 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

21 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

20 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

20 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

Passing Yards (1000)

2669 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

2554 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

2098 Jake Fotta (Emmaus) *School Record*

2088 Luke Spang (Parkland)

2020 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

1997 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1972 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

1865 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

1595 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

1574 Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

1534 Ethan Neidig (Freedom)

1465 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

1416 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

1335 Antonino Russo (Northampton)

1305 Jordey Guzman (Dieruff)

1300 Kole Miller (Tri-Valley)

1275 Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

1275 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1244 Travis Reifenstahl (Saucon Valley)

1243 Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

1237 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1210 Tommy Mason (Liberty)

1173 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1169 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

1149 Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

1026 Tejay Allen (Pottsville)

1020 Luke Kane (Tamaqua)

1011 Eric Striba (Bangor)

Touchdown Passes (20)

33 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

31 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

27 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

23 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

22 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

21 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

21 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

Receptions (40)

87 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

65 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

65 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

62 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

58 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

54 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

54 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

53 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

52 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

50 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

49 Juju Fears (Easton)

47 David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

45 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

44 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

43 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

42 Jack Harrison (Parkland)

42 Brett Bashore (Whitehall)

42 Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

Reception Yardage (700)

1047 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

1032 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

976 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

925 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

896 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

893 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

879 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *School Record*

856 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

846 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

843 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

812 Jack Harrison (Parkland)

770 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

770 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

732 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

15 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

14 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

13 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

12 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

11 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton) *Ties School Record*

10 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

December 1, 2022
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 over Northern Lehigh in a PIAA Class 1A quarterfinal Saturday afternoon at War Veterans Memorial Stadium in Steelton.

“I was running to the back corner and [Erby] always told me he was going to put it on the outside,” Perry said. “I just turned my body and caught it.”

The Rollers wouldn’t have been in a position to win on their final drive without junior running back Ronald Burnette, who rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns.

“I felt confident,” Burnette said. “We prepared very well throughout the offseason. We were prepared to be here. We knew we were going to be here by the end of the season. Our coaches make sure we prepare everything and the way the team plays together, the chemistry is there. We have each other’s backs.”

The District 3 champion Rollers (12-1) move on to face District 4 champion Canton for a chance to play in the state final for the second time in three years. The Rollers won the state championship 32-20 over Jeannette in 2020.

The matchup against Canton is a rematch of last season’s PIAA first-round game which the Warriors won 32-27. Canton went on to lose to eventual champion Bishop Guilfoyle 20-7 in the semifinals.

The Erbys (quarterback Alex, lineman Andrew Jr., and head coach Andrew) were all key parts of that state championship squad; the two younger Erby were freshmen that season.

Burnette wasn’t on the roster that year and began the year as a backup to senior Jakhai Noss, who’s no longer with the team. It’s going to be special playing for a chance to get back to the state title game as a key player.

“It’s going to feel amazing honestly,” Burnette said. “Especially the opportunity to play with these guys because I haven’t played for Steel-High my whole life. But I’ve always known these guys. It was like one day we’re all going to get to play together. Now that day is here and we’re making it big time.”

After forcing a turnover on downs, Nick Frame hit Austin Smyth for a 31-yard touchdown to finish a 90-yard drive and give the Bulldogs (12-2) a 6-0 lead with 4:25 left in the first quarter.

Burnette rushed for 44 yards on Steel-High’s next possession including an 8-yard TD run to make it 7-6 with 2:21 left in the first.

Alexander Jimenez-Wittong scored from the 2 on fourth down with 8:39 left in the first half as the Bulldogs regained the lead.

Durrell Ceasar Jr. returned the ensuing kickoff 67 yards to the 8 and Erby ran it in from the 3 three plays later to tie the game at 14 with 7:05 left. That score held at halftime.

Jimenez-Wittong scored again from the 2 to end Northern Lehigh’s first drive of the third to give the Bulldogs a 21-14 advantage.

The Rollers had two 15-yard penalties that backed them up on the next drive and they had to punt. Steel-High held the Bulldogs on fourth down at its own 31 and Burnette dashed 43 yards to the 26 on the next play. Erby then converted a fourth down with his legs to put the ball at the 5 as the third quarter came to an end.

Burnette then ran in for his second TD of the day from the 5 on the first play of the fourth quarter to tie it at 21.

Steel-High then forced a three-and-out and Daquan McCraw had a 25-yard punt return to set the Rollers up at Northern Lehigh’s 21. Burnette scored his third touchdown from the 16 a few plays later and the Rollers went up 28-21.

The Bulldogs responded with an 11-play, 69-yard drive that Frame finished with a 1-yard TD plunge. Northern Lehigh still trailed 28-27 after the PAT was missed with 3:47 remaining in the game.

The Rollers recovered the onside kick at the 49 and Burnette’s 37-yard run put them at the 12. Erby shuffled the ball to McCraw for an 8-yard touchdown to make it 35-27, but the short 56-second drive allowed the Bulldogs time for an opportunity to tie.

Northern Lehigh did just that, going 70 yards in 11 plays. Frame hit Smyth for their second TD connection and Jimenez-Wittong converted the two-point conversion to make it 35-35 with 27 seconds left in the game.

Erby, Burnette, and Perry then came through in the clutch. Burnette ran for 18 yards in two plays and Erby hit Perry three straight times for 39 yards including the game-winning 20-yard TD in the back corner of the end zone with four seconds left.

STATS:
Steelton-Highspire
Passing: Erby 13-17-0–146 (2 TDs).
Rushing: Burnette 22-222 (3 TDs), McCraw 3-29, Erby 6-24 (TD), Perry 1-6.
Receiving: Perry 5-68 (TD), Ceasar Jr. 3-35, McCraw 3-30 (TD), Burnette 1-8, Kochvar 1-5.
Penalty: 14-175.
Punt-avg: 1-37.
First downs: 21.
Fumbles-lost: 0-0.

Northern Lehigh
Passing: Frame 7-12-1–125 (2 TDs).
Rushing: Jimenez-Wittong 17-99 (3 TDs), Frame 13-65, Ramos 10-42, Abidelli 12-41, Tosh 2-4.
Receiving: Smyth 4-62 (2 TDs), Jimenez-Wittong 2-28, Ramos 1-35.
Penalty: 5-39.
Punt-avg: 1-14.
First downs: 27.
Fumbles-lost: 2-0.

Scoring Summary
Steelton-Highspire (12-1) 7 7 0 28 – 42
Northern Lehigh (12-2) 6 8 7 14 – 35
1st Quarter
NL-Smyth 31 pass from Frame (Moffitt kick missed) – 4:25
SH-Burnette 8 run (Hernandez kick) – 2:21
2nd Quarter
NL- Jimenez-Wittong 2 run (Ramos run) – 8:39
SH-Erby 3 run (Hernandez kick) – 7:05
3rd Quarter
NL-Jimenez-Wittong 2 run (Moffitt kick) – 7:42
4th Quarter
SH-Burnette 5 run (Hernandez kick) – 11:54
SH-Burnette 16 run (Hernandez kick) – 9:29
NL-Frame 1 run (Frame run failed) – 3:47
SH-McCraw 8 pass from Erby (Hernandez kick) – 2:51
NL-Smyth 8 pass from Frame (Jimenez-Wittong run) – 0:27
SH-Perry 20 pass from Erby (Hernandez kick) – 0:04

November 26, 2022
Samaj Jones Leads St. Joseph’s Prep Over Parkland

BETHLEHEM – The Prep offense was unstoppable in the first half scoring on seven consecutive possessions. Samaj Jones led Prep’s attack today scoring four touchdowns (two touchdowns and two passing) in a 52-12 win Saturday afternoon in a PIAA Class 6A quarterfinal game at BASD Stadium.

With the win, Prep faces Garnet Valley out of District 1, who defeated Central Bucks West 35-7.

The first quarter was back-and-forth on the first four drives. Prep’s running back Erik Sanchez scored on a 42-yard run followed by a Gryffin Mitstifer 39-yard field goal. It was 7-3 St. Joseph’s Prep with 7:37 left in the first quarter.

Jones answered on the next drive scoring from 12 yards out. The Trojans moved the ball again but settled for a field goal attempt. Mitstfifer hit a 41-yard field goal with 2:03 left in the first quarter and the score was 14-6 Prep.

“Defensively we let them move the ball down the field a lot in the first half,” said Head Football Coach Tim Roken. “We were able to hold them to field goals for a lot of those opportunities.”

On their third drive, Khaseem Phillips scored on an eight-yard run extending Prep’s lead to 21-6 with 58 seconds left in the first quarter.

“Khaseem has been carrying us most of the year and we have had some injuries at the position,” said Roken. “He works hard for these opportunities and made the most of them today.”

In the second quarter, Jones took over. He threw two touchdown passes. One pass was to Isaiah West for 23 yards and David Washington Jr. caught a seven-yard touchdown pass.

But it was Jones’ highlight reel run that stood out in the second quarter. He leaped over a defender and went 42 yards for the score. Just like that, it was 42-6 with 2:37 remaining in the first half.

Jones finished the night passing for 210 yards and rushing for 94. His offensive line gave him time to make plays.

“He has great command of the offense and today our offensive line played really well,” said Roken. “We were able to move the ball down the field offensively.”

Sanchez got his second rushing touchdown of the first half. He powered in from five yards out with 1:33 left.

At halftime, Prep led 49-6. Now with a running clock, in the second half, the Trojans needed a big play to start of the second half.

They got it. Parkland’s Nakhi Bullock took the second-half kickoff and ran it back 95 yards for the touchdown. Jack Harrison caught a Luke Spang pass for the two-point conversion. Prep led 49-14 with 11:43 left in the third quarter.

“We didn’t start the second half off right and had to hit the reset button,” said Roken. “Doesn’t matter what’s on the scoreboard, we have to play to a standard.”

Prep scored on their next possession. This time, Ryan Miller’s 28-yard kick pushed Preps’ lead to 52-13.

With a running clock, the final score of the game came late in the third quarter. Parkland’s Harrison caught a 26-yard pass from Spang for the touchdown.

Spang finished the night passing for 235 yards and Bullock caught eight passes for 125 yards.

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

St. Joseph’s Prep 21 28 3 0 52

Parkland 6 0 15 0 21

1st Quarter

SJP: Erik Sanchez 42-yard run (Skyler Sholder kick) 10:34

P: Gryffin Mitstifer 39-yard field goal 7:37

SJP: Samaj Jones 12-yard run (Skyler Sholder kick) 4:16

P: Gryffin Mitstifer 41-yard field goal 2:03

SJP: Khaseem Phillips 8-yard run (Skyler Sholder kick) :58

2nd Quarter

SJP: Isaiah West 23-yard pass from Samaj Jones (Skyler Sholder kick) 7:32

SJP: David Washington 7-yard pass from Samaj Jones (Skyler Sholder kick) 4:37

SJP: Samaj Jones 45-yard run (Skyler Sholder kick) 2:37

STP: Erik Sanchez 5-yard run (Skyler Sholder kick) 1:33

3rd Quarter

P: Nakhi Bullock 95-yard kickoff return (Jack Harrison pass from Luke Spang) 11:43

SJP: Ryan Miller 28-yard field goal 4:17

P: Jack Harrison 26-yard pass from Luke Spang (Gryffin Mitstifer kick) 1:10

November 26, 2022
Neumann-Goretti’s Shawn Battle explodes in the Saints’ 38-6 state 3A quarterfinal romp over Northwestern Lehigh

PHILADELPHIA — Shawn Battle sat there like a simmering volcano ready to erupt. Neumann-Goretti’s 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior was already spewing sweat from every pore, spewing whatever else he tried holding down while trying to maintain his composure as his stomach was doing backflips.

The Boston College-bound safety and tailback would heat up, rehydrate, heat up, rehydrate some more, and just when it looked like nothing on him would work, he would explode on Northwestern Lehigh again Saturday afternoon in the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals at the South Philadelphia Supersite.

When the Saints needed him, they broke the sweat-encased seal on Battle to produce four touchdowns en route to a 38-6 Neumann-Goretti victory over Northwestern Lehigh (11-3).

Neumann-Goretti (10-3) advances for the second-straight year to the state semifinals, where the Saints will have to face Wyomissing Area, a 21-19 quarterfinal winner over Danville, next weekend in a rematch of last year’s PIAA Class 3A state semifinals (won by eventual state runner-up Wyomissing, 42-6).

The Saints wouldn’t be going anywhere if not for Battle’s three rushing touchdowns and a 102-yard interception return for a touchdown. He finished with 124 yards rushing on 22 carries, despite cramping up.

“When it gets cold outside, I just get real sick, but I was able to fight through it,” Battle said. “I’m good playing. As long as I get water in my body the night before the game. We were well prepared for this game.

“I’m leaving for BC on January 15. These last games won’t be easy, but I know I’m starting a new chapter in my life. I don’t want this to end right now. I’ll wait for that chapter to begin. I know what it’s like leaving this field after losing in the playoffs. I started here freshman year and played with some great players here. I want all the weight on my back.”

Battle carried it well.

He scored on 15- and 2-yard runs in the first half, as the Saints defense, led by Battle, Daniel Adefolarin, Deshon Dodson, Kyreese Bradley, Khari Reid, and Koren Robinson, stifled the Tigers’ running game, holding them to 78 yards of total offense and five first downs, one by penalty.

The Saints showed great patience in negating Northwestern Lehigh’s screen game. The Tigers finished with 229 yards of total offense, much of that coming when the game was well-decided.

“Northwestern Lehigh is a really good football team and we did what we were hoping to do defensively,” Saints’ coach Albie Crosby said. “Their quarterback (Cade Christopher) is a warrior, and Shawn is a warrior. Right now, we’re leaning on Shawn in different functions and trying to get better every week.

“We play Wyomissing again, and they’re a very, very good football team. We lost to them big last year. It’s a team that if we thought we could get to the finals, we would have to go through them.”

Against Northwestern Lehigh, an added wrinkle to the Saints’ attack came in converted senior wide receiver Anthony Zungolo, who made three catches for 34 yards, including a touchdown. His key 13-yard reception on a fourth-and-10 at the Tigers’ 16 with just under seven minutes in the half set up Battle’s second TD.

“This team has developed since the beginning of the year,” Zungolo said. “This was about us coming together because we were all over the place in the beginning of the year. We’ve grown a lot. It was about execution. We’re listening to our coaches.

“And we have Shawn Battle. He can erupt at any moment.”

Something, regrettably, Tigers’ coach Josh Snyder found out about firsthand. He had seen Battle on tape. Snyder knew what he had to do—take chances. The Tigers tried converting on fourth down five times during the game, and were successful once, which resulted in the lone Northwestern Lehigh score (a Christopher 10-yard run with 7:15 left in the third quarter).

“First of all, I’m very proud of my team and their effort and we really swung with Neumann-Goretti for a while,” Snyder said. “We punched one in early in the second half. I thought we bottled Battle up for a good bit, and he didn’t bust any huge plays. But they did a great job of grinding us and grinding us.

“If you know our track record, we like to take some chances and it’s why we let it rip (going for numerous fourth-down conversions). I didn’t know how many stops we were going to get. We knew we had to take some chances to put the pressure on them.”

Scoring Summary

Northwestern Lehigh (11-3) 0 0 6 0-6

Neumann-Goretti (10-3) 8 8 8 14-38

1st Quarter

NG – Shawn Battle 15 run (Battle run), 7:19

2nd Quarter

NG – Battle 2 run (Terrance Page run), 6:06

3rd Quarter

NWL – Cade Christopher 10 run (pass failed), 7:15

NG – Battle 4 run (Amahj Gowens run), 2:09

4th Quarter

NG – Anthony Zungolo 12 pass from Mehki Wharton (Qaasim Major pass from Wharton), 10:17

NG – Battle 102 INT return (pass failed), 2:49

Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter who has been covering high school football since 1992 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be followed on Twitter @JSantoliquito. Follow EasternPAFootball.com on Twitter @EPAFootball.

November 26, 2022
District 11 Top Returning Players – Week 13

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 13): Everything is updated except the passing and receiving article sections.

RUNNINGBACKS:

Cade Christopher of Northwestern rushed for 221 and a td in their win over North Schuylkill. Christopher took over the District lead for rushing yardage and extended his lead for td’s scored. He’s rushed for 1,821 yards and scored 29 td’s this season so far. Christopher’s teammate Dalton Clymer scored 3 td’s last week and now has 21 on the season. He also upped his rushing yardage to 1,348 yards. The EPC had 3 players score 3 td’s in their wins last week. Caiden Schaffer of Central Catholic scored 3 td’s vs Jersey Shore and now has 22 on the season. Nigel Linton of Whitehall scored 3 td’s vs Delaware Valley last week and now has 25 on the season. Trey Tremba scored 3 td’s vs Freedom and he has 26 total td’s this season. Schaffer has 1,106 yards rushing this season, Linton has 1,394 yards and Tremba has 1,238 yards so far. Jalen Fletcher of Freedom ended his senior season with 1,422 yards rushing while scoring 26 td’s. Fletcher’s yardage is the 4th highest at Freedom for a single season. Darrius Webb holds the school record with 1,741 yards that he rushed for in 2009. Deante’ Crawford rushed for 1,719 yards last season and Ed Mateo rushed for 1,692 yards in 2008. Fletcher’s 26 td’s ties him for the 2nd highest in school history. Webb holds the record with 29 (2008) and Mateo scored 26 in 2009.   Jared Tinari of North Schuylkill ended his senior season rushing for 1,346 yards. He’s the third District back to rush for that total this season. Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh and Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven also ended the year with 1,346 rushing yards. Nick Frame of Northern Lehigh went over 1,000 yards rushing last week and is the first Bulldog to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in the same season. He has 1,039 yards rushing and 1,118 yards passing.

QUARTERBACKS:

To fill in at a later date

RECEIVERS:

To fill in at a later date

STAT OF THE WEEK:

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 4 (7) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

5 (7), 4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1), 4 (7), 4 (10) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

4 (6) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

4 (7) Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

4 (9) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

4 (10) Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

4 (10) Tyler Miller (Blue Mountain)

4 (10) AJ Jimenez (Northern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2), 281 (7) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2), 219 (8), 215 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

267 (7) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

258 (11), 203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

252 (10) Mekhi Ashby (Dieruff)

250 (6) Kameron Wetzel (Tri-Valley)

246 (7) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

222 (5), 216 (11) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

221 (10) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

221 (13), 217 (1), 216 (10), 206 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1), 212 (8) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

206 (7) Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

201 (7), 200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

200 (7) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

347 (6), 345 (8), 305 (4), 302 (3), 245 (11) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

343 (8), 263 (9), 261 (6), 235 (7), 233 (2), 228 (5), 203 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

333 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

327 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

304 (10), 273 (9) Luke Spang (Parkland)

294 (1), 264 (5), 218 (9), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3), 292 (11), 256 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

275 (12), 236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

274 (11), 251 (13) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

271 (10), 256 (1), 236 (8) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

263 (9), 257 (8), 247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

252 (11) Ethan Neidig (Freedom)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

235 (5) Jordey Guzman (Dieruff)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (11) Eric Striba (Bangor)

215 (1), 206 (6) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

213 (6) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

210 (9) Ian McHugh (PM West)

207 (7) Joseph Martinez (Easton)

205 (8), 202 (11), 200 (13) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

200 (1), 200 (3) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

6 (6), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

5 (5), 5 (9), 4 (6), 4 (8), 4 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

5 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

5 (12) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall) *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1), 4 (10) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3), 4 (8) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

4 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl) *Ties School Record*

4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (11) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (11) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

12 (8), 11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

11 (8), 11 (10) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

11 (11) Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (10) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

236 (9) Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

202 (1), 172 (8), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

176 (11) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

168 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

167 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

157 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (8) David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

147 (8) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

143 (11) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

141 (8) Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3), 3 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville) *Ties School Record*

3 (6), 3 (11) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

3 (9) Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

3 (11) Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic)

Field Goals (40 yards)

43, 42, 41 (10) Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

42, 42 (8) Chris Bugbee (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1821 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

1744 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1422 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

1394 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

1351 Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley) *School Record*

1348 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

1346 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1346 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1346 Jared Tinari (North Schuylkill)

1273 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

1238 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

1224 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

1222 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

1216 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1206 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

1192 Fela Olaniyan (Pleasant Valley)

1180 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1106 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

1072 Parrish McFarland (Pottsville)

1065 Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

1039 Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

1033 Eric Striba (Bangor)

Touchdowns (20)

29 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

27 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

26 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

26 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

25 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

22 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

22 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

22 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

21 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

21 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

21 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

20 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

20 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

Passing Yards (1000)

2669 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

2554 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

2098 Jake Fotta (Emmaus) *School Record*

2020 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

1972 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

1954 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1865 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

1854 Luke Spang (Parkland)

1595 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

1574 Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

1534 Ethan Neidig (Freedom)

1465 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

1416 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

1352 Jordy Guzman (Dieruff)

1300 Kole Miller (Tri-Valley)

1275 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1244 Travis Reifenstahl (Saucon Valley)

1237 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1210 Tommy Mason (Liberty)

1173 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1169 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

1149 Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

1131 Antonino Russo (Northampton)

1118 Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

1073 Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

1026 Tejay Allen (Pottsville)

1020 Luke Kane (Tamaqua)

1011 Eric Striba (Bangor)

Touchdown Passes (20)

33 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

31 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

27 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

23 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

21 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

21 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

21 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

Receptions (40)

77 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

65 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

65 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

62 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

58 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

54 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

53 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

52 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

52 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

50 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

47 David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

45 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

44 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

43 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

42 Brett Bashore (Whitehall)

42 Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

40 Juju Fears (Easton)

Reception Yardage (700)

1047 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

1032 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

976 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

925 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

896 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

893 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

879 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *School Record*

856 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

846 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

843 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

770 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

757 Jack Harrison (Parkland)

732 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

15 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

14 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

13 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

12 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

11 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton) *Ties School Record*

10 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

November 26, 2022
Tristen Pinnock Accounts For Five Touchdowns in Northampton’s Win Over Catasauqua

NORTHAMPTON – In the 99th meeting between Catasauqua and Northampton, it was Tristen Pinnock who accounted for five touchdowns to lead the Konkrete Kids over the Rough Riders 42-12 Thursday morning at Al Erdosy Stadium.

Northampton capped off a nine-play, 91-yard opening drive when Pinnock caught an Antonino Russo pass on fourth-and-goal on the four-yard line. Aaron Gutkowski’s kick was good and it was 7-0 Northampton. The big play of the drive was a Caden Henritzy 60-yard run to the two.

The Rough Riders moved the ball down to Northampton’s 27 late in the first quarter. But on fourth-and-five the K-Kids AJ Slivka timed his hit perfectly to jar the ball out of the hands of Wyatt Younes for an incomplete pass. Northampton took over on downs on the 26.

Northampton struck quickly. Pinnock got behind the defense and caught a Russo pass. He finished the drive by diving into the end zone for the 73-yard touchdown pass. The score was 14-0 K-Kids with 1:02 left in the first quarter.

“Offensively we came out real fast early in the game,” said Head Football Coach John Toman. “Defensively, they were moving the ball and grinding the clock but not putting points on us.”

Again, Catasauqua moved the ball down the field. The Rough Riders faced a fourth-and-one on the Northampton 20. Anthonie Hunsicker got the direct snap and dove for the first down with 7:35 left in the first half. Fye capped off the drive with a 35-yard field goal.

Northampton’s offense was on the move again. After a big kickoff return by Pinnock, he finished the drive with a two-yard touchdown run. The K-Kids led 21-3 with 5:03 left in the first half.

Catasauqua’s next drive ended on a spectacular one-handed interception by Slivka. But, the Rough Riders’ defense came up with a stop. A bad snap for Northampton on a punt attempt gave Catasauqua the ball on the three-yard line with 2:15 left in the first half.

The Rough Riders took advantage of the bad snap and cut into Northampton’s lead. Fye went in from one yard out. At halftime, the score was 21-10 Northampton.

Catasauqua started the second half with a trick play. Fye received the kickoff and threw a pass to the other sideline to Younes. He ran it 61 yards to Northampton’s 21. On fourth-and-five, Slivka intercepted the Fye pass ending the Rough Riders’ drive. He returned it to the 17.

The Rough Riders’ defense came up with a big stop. Jyzaiah Bonilla intercepted the pass and returned it 44 yards to the 18-yard line with 8:10 left in the third quarter. Catasauqua lost seven yards on a bad snap and missed a 41-yard field goal. It was still 21-10 Northampton.

The K-Kids started to extend their lead. Pinnock capped off a nine-play, 85-yard drive scoring from one yard out. They led 28-10 with 2:36 left in the third quarter.

Jaelen Richardson had a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown, which made the score 35-10.

On defense, Richardson intercepted a pass with 8:45 left in the game on their five-yard line. But the K-Kids had to punt. Northampton’s center snapped the ball over the punter’s head for a safety.

With 16 seconds left in the game, Russo hit Pinnock for a 14-yard touchdown pass. He finished the night with five touchdowns.

“We don’t call the plays specifically for Tristen, but today it worked out,” said Toman. “It’s the way things worked out for him today.”

Who else? Pinnock, who is only a junior, finished the game with an interception and a 42-12 win.

“That was the main priority coming into this game. It was to win this game for our seniors,” said Pinnock. “Today we did that for them and our fans.”

NOTE:

Catasauqua – Anthonie Hunsicker rushed for 93 yards and was named Team MVP.

Northampton – Caden Henritzy rushed for 187 yards. Antonino Russo passed for 205 yards. Tristen Pinnock had four catches for 111 yards and was named Team MVP.

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Catasauqua 0 10 0 2 12

Northampton 7 14 14 7 42

1st quarter

N: Tristen Pinnock 4-yard pass from Antonino Russo (Aaron Gutkowski kick) 8:30

N: Tristen Pinnock 73-yard pass from Antonino Russo (Aaron Gutkowski kick) 1:02

2nd quarter

C: Christian Fye 35-yard field goal good 5:24

N: Tristen Pinnock 2-yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick) 5:03

C: Christian Fye 1-yard run (Christian Fye kick) 1:35

3rd quarter

N: Tristen Pinnock 1-yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick)

N: Jaelen Richardson 60 punt return (Aaron Gutkowski kick) :40

4th quarter

C: Safety 6:48

N: Tristen Pinnock 14-yard pass from Antonino Russo (Gutkowski kick) :16

November 24, 2022
Northern Lehigh beats Lackawanna Trail to reach Quarterfinals

DUNMORE — A couple of Lackawanna Trail offensive linemen tried to push Northern Lehigh linebacker Bailey Smith out of their way. Smith just didn’t budge.

By the time the screen pass floated toward the 6-foot, 175-pounder, he looked like the intended receiver. The interception came with 2 minutes left in the first half of Saturday’s PIAA Class A first-round game at Dunmore High School’s Veterans Memorial Stadium, and it set up the Bulldogs with a short field.

Northern Lehigh turned the only turnover of the football game into a touchdown. And it was a touchdown that gave the Bulldogs a three-score lead heading into halftime of an eventual 40-7 victory.

The Bulldogs advance to next week’s Class A quarterfinals where they will face District 3 champion Steelton-Highspire at a site and time to be determined.

“Now you feel comfortable,” Northern Lehigh coach Joe Tout said of that touchdown. “We can put up points, but at the end of the day out team’s strength is the defense. So when you build up a three-score lead, you feel good about it.”

There were plenty of reasons to feel good. The Northern Lehigh offense ran for 360 yards and scored all six of its touchdowns on the ground. The Bulldogs’ defense allowed just 126 yards of total offense and four first downs to a Lackawanna Trail offense that had scored at least 36 points four times during its five-game winning streak.

Northern Lehigh quarterback Nick Frame led the Bulldogs with 114 yards rushing, becoming the first player in school history to run and throw for 1,000 yards in the same season. Izaiah Ramos ran for a career-high 108 yards and a pair of touchdowns just two weeks after returning from a broken collarbone.

Ramos, who said he’s still getting his full range of motion back in his shoulder, made a critical catch on that final touchdown drive of the first half for Northern Lehigh. He caught a 20-yard pass from Frame in traffic to set the Bulldogs up at the 1-yard line.

When John Abidelli punched it in on the next play, Northern Lehigh had a 27-7 lead at halftime. The Bulldogs’ defense has allowed 27 points in a game just four times this year, three of which were wins.

“We wore on them. We just stayed the course,” Tout said. “Late in the second quarter we felt like we were wearing on them and we didn’t have to worry about them flying to the ball as they had been, and we could settle in.”

Northern Lehigh used Lackawanna Trail’s aggressiveness to its own advantage running reverses, counter treys, and other misdirection plays which gave Bulldog ballcarriers plenty of room to operate.

After a bad punt snap set up Northern Lehigh in the plus territory in the first quarter, a 13-yard run by AJ Jimenez on a counter play set up Ramos for the first of his two touchdown runs.

Frame’s outside run early in the second quarter caught the Lions’ defense being a little too aggressive and opening up a hole for a 10-yard touchdown run. Ramos then scored his second touchdown 5 minutes later on a counter play which opened up a gap for a 21-yard scoring run.

“They were flying to the ball,” Tout said. “They were all over the place and that set up the counters.”

Ramos finished the first half with 99 rushing yards, which was already a career-high. He carried only three times the rest of the game. But he was a central piece of Northern Lehigh’s offense. His outside speed was the perfect complement to AJ Jimenez’s brutish running up the middle which led to 59 yards and a touchdown.

“I’m just so grateful to God. Coming off a seven-week injury, you’re still getting your conditioning back and my shoulder mobility back,” Ramos said. “It’s not fun being out. But I put everything aside and came on this field thinking about only football. I love this game so much and everything else goes away when I’m on this field.”

The Northern Lehigh defense dominated over the final 24 minutes. Its only hiccup throughout the game was a 55-yard touchdown run by Lackawanna Trail’s Hunter Patterson on a quick-hitting trap play early in the second quarter.
But take away that run and the Bulldogs allowed just 70 yards of offense. The Lions didn’t record a first down in the second half.

“We’ll go back inside and see what we missed on that trap play, but give them credit because they weren’t able to get outside on us and they hit that quick one inside,” Tout said. “But our kids adjusted, and once they saw it once they were able to get to that as well.”

Northern Lehigh 40, Lackawanna Trail 7

Northern Lehigh 6 21 7 6 — 40
Lackawanna Trail 0 7 0 0 — 7

First Quarter
NL—Izaiah Ramos 3 run (run failed), 3:53
Second Quarter
NL—Nick Frame 10 run (AJ Jimenez run), 9:16
LT—Hunter Patterson 55 run (Isaac Ryon kick), 8:58
NL—Ramos 21 run (Chase Moffitt kick), 4:30
NL—John Abidelli 1 run (kick failed), :36
Third Quarter
NL— Frame 37 run (Moffitt kick), 5:30
Fourth Quarter
NL—Jimenez 3 run (run failed), 7:34

NL LT
First Downs 24 4
Rushes-Yards 50-360 25-126
Comp-Att-Int 8-10-0 0-4-1
Passing 62 0
Total Yards 422 126
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-24 1-10
Individual statistics
Rushing: Northern Lehigh — Nick Frame, 10-114, 2 TDs; Izaiah Ramos, 11-108, 2 TDs; AJ Jimenez, 13-59, TD; John Abidelli, 7-39, TD; Jack Tosh, 7-35; Reese Lipsky, 1-3; Isaac Raber, 1-2. Lackawanna Trail — Lukas Gumble, 9-79; Hunter Patterson, 6-59, TD; Stephen Jervis, 5-5; Demetrius Douglas, 4-(-4); Team, 1-(-13).

Passing: Northern Lehigh — Nick Frame, 8-10-0, 62 yds. Lackawanna Trail — Stephen Jervis, 0-4-1.

Receiving: Northern Lehigh — Izaiah Ramos, 4-28; Austin Smyth, 2-17; Ethan Karpowich, 1-10; Chase Wisocky, 1-7. Lackawanna Trail — None.

INTERCEPTIONS — Northern Lehigh, Bailey Smith.

Records: Lackawanna Trail (8-5); Northern Lehigh (12-1).

Next: Northern Lehigh vs. Steelton-Highspire in the PIAA Class A Quarterfinals

November 19, 2022
Nigel Linton Leads Whitehall Over Delaware Valley in First Round of State Playoffs

WHITEHALL — It’s been a crazy season for Whitehall. Heading into the District playoffs the Zephyrs lost three of four regular season games. They have now won three straight playoff games, including last night’s opening round of the PIAA State Playoffs.

Nigel Linton’s running attack led the Zephyrs’ offense in the second half. Whitehall pulled away for a 34-13 win in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A playoffs Friday night at Zephyr Stadium.

“I thought our kids played great tonight,” said Whitehall’s Head Football Coach Matt Senneca. “You have to give credit to them. They are a big physical team over there.”

With the win, Whitehall plays either Imhotep Charter or Roman Catholic who play Saturday afternoon out of District 12.

“This was a huge win tonight,” said Linton. “It was our seniors’ last home game and to go out here as a winner tonight is special.”

Whitehall started the game getting the opening kickoff. At mid-field, Delaware Valley’s Jackson Corrie stepped in front of a Trey Dogmantis pass for the interception. The Warriors took over on the 43.

The Warriors kept feeding Paulie Weinrich during the drive as he had eight carries. He capped off the scoring drive by running over a defender and powering in from 11 yards out. The extra point was no good and it was 6-0 Delaware Valley with 5:25 remaining in the first quarter.

The Zephyrs put together a scoring drive of their own. Whitehall got down to Delaware Valley’s 11, but the Warriors defense held. They settled for a field goal attempt and Andrew Deutsch calmly kicked a 28-yard field goal to cut the Warriors lead in half. The score was 6-3 Warriors with 1:48 left in the first quarter. A big sack by Whitehall’s Kaden Weaver on Logan Olsommer ended a Warrior drive.

After a punt by Delaware Valley, Whitehall took over at the Warrior 43 with 11:06 left in the first half. The big play of the drive was an inside screen pass. Dogmantis hit Jack Kocher for a 35-yard completion down to the Warriors 9. Two plays later, Nigel Linton walked in from two yards out. The Zephyrs had their first lead of the night,10-6.

The Warriors answered right back. They put together a 16-play, 66-yard drive and scored with 38 seconds remaining in the first half. Weinrich got his second rushing touchdown of the first half. He powered in from two yards out.

The Warriors went into halftime leading 13-10.

With the lead heading into the second half, the Warriors received the kickoff. The play of the game came on Delaware Valley’s drive. Jayden Ramirez made an incredible one-handed catch and darted down the sidelines for a 59-yard gain on third down and long. But, a couple of penalties ended the Warriors’ drive and they had to punt to Whitehall.

Whitehall was on the move again. After an excellent punt by the Warriors to the Zephyrs 4, Whitehall got the big play. On second down and nine, Dogmantis found Branden Bashore who took the screen pass down the sidelines for a 50-yard gain. Two plays later, Linton ripped off a 33-yard gain.

The Zephyrs were facing fourth and two on the Warriors’ three. But a Warrior offside penalty put the ball on the two-yard line. Dogmantis called his own play, faked left, and went in untouched for the score. Whitehall retook the lead 17-13 with 5:25 left in the third quarter.

It was three-and-out for the Warriors. The Zephyrs’ defense stopped Delaware Valley and the Warriors had to punt.

Whitehall started their next drive on the Warriors’ 21. But the Warriors’ defense held and Deutsch hit his second field goal of the night. On the first play of the fourth quarter, his 23-yard field goal added to the Zephyrs lead, 20-13 with 11:57 remaining in the game.

Linton put the game away with two more rushing touchdowns late in the game. He had scoring runs of 52 and 5.

“I don’t know how much more I can say about him,” said Senneca. “He’s special on and off the field. He had a heck of a game for us tonight.” Whitehall’s defense was strong in the second half pitching a shutout.

“I give our defensive staff, Coach Beller, and all those guys a lot of credit to come out and pitch a second-half shutout against a run game like that. It’s a credit to our staff and kids.”

This is Whitehall’s first District title since 2020. Nigel Linton finished the night rushing for 147 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns. Trey Dogmanits passed for 177 yards and Jack Kocher caught six passes for 67 yards.

The Warriors finished their season 7-6. Paulie Weinrich led the way rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns.

Scoring Summary:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Delaware Valley (7-6) 6 7 0 0 13

Whitehall (8-5) 3 7 7 17 34

1st quarter

DV – Paulie Weinrich 11-yard run (kick failed) 5:25

WH – Andrew Deutsch 28 FG good 1:48

2nd quarter

WH – Nigel Linton 3-yard run (Andrew Deutsch kick good) 9:22

DV – Paulie Weinrich 2-yard run (Everett Bell kick good) :38

3rd quarter

WH – Trey Dogmantis 2-yard run (Andrew Deutsch kick) 5:25

4th quarter

WH – Andrew Deutsch 23 FG good 11:57

WH – Nigel Linton 52-yard run (Andrew Deutsch kick) 4:56

WH – Nigel Linton 5-yard run (Andrew Deutsch kick) 1:08

Delaware Valley vs. Whitehall video highlights #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @DavidMikaJR @dv_athletics @dvwarriorfb @ZephyrsFootball @zephyrathletics @Matt_Senneca pic.twitter.com/NwyhNdh4Vv

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 19, 2022

November 19, 2022
District 11 Notes – Week 12

RUNNINGBACKS:

Caiden Schaffer of Central Catholic became the 21st player to rush for 1,000 yards this season in District 11. Schaffer rushed for 154 yards and scored both td’s in their win over Bethlehem Catholic. Schaffer rushed for 1,012 yards this season and has scored a team leading 19 td’s. Northwestern’s tandem of Cade Christopher and Dalton Clymer continue to add to their season totals. Christopher has rushed for an even 1,600 yards and scored a District leading 28 td’s. Clymer has rushed for 1,294 yards and 18 td’s so far this season. Both players went over 2,000 yards rushing in their win over Notre Dame. Tri-Valley had 2 teammates rush for over 2,000 yards in their career ending with almost identical numbers. Jake Scheib rushed for 2,244 yards and 34 td’s and teammate Kameron Wetzel rushed for 9 yards less (2,235) and the same td total (34). Trey Tremba of Parkland upped his season rushing total to 1,123 yards after rushing for 121 yards in their win over Northampton. Tremba scored 3 td’s in the game to up his season total to 23. Matt Machalik of Palmerton ended his junior season rushing for 1,216 yards and 22 td’s. Machalik will enter his senior season looking to add to his school record 3,206 yards rushing and 58 touchdowns scored. Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley is still holding on to his District leading rushing total (1,744 yards). The closest player still playing is Christopher with his 1,600 yards. For the District lead in td’s scored Achenbach slides down one notch (27 td’s) to 2nd place behind Christopher’s 28. Jalen Fletcher of Freedom follows with 25 td’s. Nigel Linton of Whitehall went over 2,000 yards rushing in his career after he rushed for 90 yards and a td in their win over Southern Lehigh. Linton has 1,245 yards on the season and 2,075 yards in his career. Linton also caught 2 passes for 110 yards in the game with both going for td’s bringing his season td total to 22 and his career total to 38. Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh finished his junior season rushing for 1,346 yards and 21 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall threw for 275 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Southern Lehigh. Dogmantis upped his season total to 1,775 yards passing and 21 td passes. His 5 td passes tie the school record that Zachary Gilbert set in 2016 vs ES North. Danny Darno of Notre Dame ends his junior season throwing for a District leading 2,669 yards and 33 td’s. Darno also rushed for 1,180 yards and scored 18 td’s. He’ll enter his senior season throwing for 3,239 yards and 37 td passes. Back to Matt Machalik of Palmerton. He threw for 2,554 yards and 31 td’s this season and will enter his senior season with 4,526 passing yards and 49 td passes. His career rushing and passing totals have him at 7,732 yards and 89 td’s. Trevor Minalda of North Schuylkill has thrown for 1,820 yards and 26 td’s so far this season. Jake Fotta of Emmaus ends his career throwing for a school single season record 2,098 yards. Fotta threw 23 td passes which is the 2nd highest total at Emmaus behind the 25 Ethan Parvel threw in 2018. Fotta’s career totals have him throwing for 3,337 yards and a school record 33 td passes. Luke Spang of Parkland has thrown for 1,698 yards and 15 td passes this season and upped his career totals to 2,734 yards and 26 td’s. Ethan Neidig of Freedom went over the 2,000-yard career mark and now has thrown for 2,024 career yards. Christian Fye of Catasauqua hit the 2,000-yard career mark exactly and will enter the Thanksgiving day game with 2,000 yards passing and 19 career td passes. Luke Thomas of Bethlehem Catholic ends his senior season throwing for 1,574 yards and 13 td’s. Kole Miller of Tri-Valley threw for 1,435 yards and 10 td’s in his senior season. Avery Koser of Southern Lehigh who didn’t play in the last 3 games threw for 1,169 yards and 14 td’s in his senior season.

RECEIVERS:

Joey Flail of North Schuylkill caught his 14th td pass this season to tie the school record. Al Marquardt caught 14 td passes in 1999 and Tevin Murray caught 14 td passes in 2014. Dylan Darville of Emmaus finished his senior season with school records of 58 receptions, 1,047 yards and 12 td catches. For his career Darville caught 75 passes for 1,395 yards and a school record 17 td receptions. Dan Lucykanish of Palmerton ended his senior season catching 53 passes for 893 yards and 11 td’s. His 53 catches are 2nd best at Palmerton behind the 66 Steve Endres caught in 1989. His 893 yards are also 2nd best behind Andres’s 906 yards in 1989. And his 11 td’s ties Austin Cseh for the school record. Cseh caught 11 td passes in 2008. For his career he caught 93 passes for 1,517 yards and 15 td grabs. Central Catholic sophomore Jareel Calhoun leads the District with 72 receptions. He now has 100 career receptions. Eric Wert of Bethlehem Catholic caught 7 passes vs Central Catholic to be the first Golden Hawk to catch 100 passes in their career. Wert ends his career with a school record 104 receptions for 1,276 yards and 10 td’s. Tight End Pete Donchez held the record when he caught 97 passes from 2001-03. Teammate Jaiden Ellis-Lahey caught 71 career passes for 965 yards and 11 td’s. Junior teammates Josh Ludlow and AJ Lozano of Notre Dame caught a combined 108 passes for 1,695 yards and 23 td’s this season. Ludlow caught 65 for 925 yards and 9 td’s while Lozano caught 43 for 770 yards and 14 td’s. Ludlow also rushed for 528 yards and 11 td’s to end the season scoring 20 td’s. Lozano’s 14 td’s ties him with Flail for the District lead and has the 2nd highest total at Notre Dame behind David Sanders who caught 16 passes in 2018. Ludlow, Lozano along with qb Darno are all juniors.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

Back to Joey Flail of North Schuylkill. Flail has 31 career td catches and is tied with 3 other players for 7th place all-time in the District. Tim Massaquoi of Parkland, Michigan and Tampa Bay Buccaneers caught 31 td passes on 114 catches good for 1,928 yards from 1998-2000. Jake Wolfgang of Williams Valley caught 31 td passes on only 69 catches good for 1,795 yards from 2015-17. And Nate Stefanik of Nazareth caught 31 td passes on 207 catches going for 2,738 yards from 2016-19.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 4 (7) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

5 (7), 4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1), 4 (7), 4 (10) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

4 (6) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

4 (7) Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

4 (9) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

4 (10) Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

4 (10) Tyler Miller (Blue Mountain)

4 (10) AJ Jimenez (Northern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2), 281 (7) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2), 219 (8), 215 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

267 (7) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

258 (11), 203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

252 (10) Mekhi Ashby (Dieruff)

250 (6) Kameron Wetzel (Tri-Valley)

246 (7) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

222 (5), 216 (11) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

221 (10) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

217 (1), 216 (10), 206 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1), 212 (8) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

206 (7) Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

201 (7), 200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

200 (7) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

347 (6), 345 (8), 305 (4), 302 (3), 245 (11) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

343 (8), 263 (9), 261 (6), 235 (7), 233 (2), 228 (5), 203 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

333 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

327 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

304 (10), 273 (9) Luke Spang (Parkland)

294 (1), 264 (5), 218 (9), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3), 292 (11), 256 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

275 (12), 236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

274 (11) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

271 (10), 256 (1), 236 (8) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

263 (9), 257 (8), 247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

252 (11) Ethan Neidig (Freedom)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

235 (5) Jordey Guzman (Dieruff)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (11) Eric Striba (Bangor)

215 (1), 206 (6) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

213 (6) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

210 (9) Ian McHugh (PM West)

207 (7) Joseph Martinez (Easton)

205 (8), 202 (11) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

200 (1), 200 (3) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

6 (6), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

5 (5), 5 (9), 4 (6), 4 (8), 4 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

5 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

5 (12) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall) *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1), 4 (10) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3), 4 (8) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

4 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl) *Ties School Record*

4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (11) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (11) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

12 (8), 11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

11 (8), 11 (10) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

11 (11) Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (10) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

236 (9) Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

202 (1), 172 (8), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

176 (11) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

168 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

167 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

157 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (8) David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

147 (8) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

143 (11) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

141 (8) Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3), 3 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville) *Ties School Record*

3 (6), 3 (11) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

3 (9) Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

3 (11) Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic)

Field Goals (40 yards)

43, 42, 41 (10) Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

42, 42 (8) Chris Bugbee (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1744 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1600 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

1351 Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley) *School Record*

1346 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1346 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1319 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

1313 Jared Tinari (North Schuylkill)

1294 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

1273 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

1245 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

1224 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

1216 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1212 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

1206 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

1192 Fela Olaniyan (Pleasant Valley)

1180 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1123 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

1072 Parrish McFarland (Pottsville)

1065 Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

1033 Eric Striba (Bangor)

1012 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

Touchdowns (20)

28 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

27 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

25 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

23 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

22 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

22 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

21 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

21 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

21 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

21 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

20 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

20 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

Passing Yards (1000)

2669 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

2554 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

2098 Jake Fotta (Emmaus) *School Record*

1972 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

1865 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

1820 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

1775 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1698 Luke Spang (Parkland)

1595 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

1574 Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

1475 Ethan Neidig (Freedom)

1465 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

1416 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

1352 Jordy Guzman (Dieruff)

1300 Kole Miller (Tri-Valley)

1275 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1244 Travis Reifenstahl (Saucon Valley)

1237 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1210 Tommy Mason (Liberty)

1173 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1169 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

1149 Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

1131 Antonino Russo (Northampton)

1056 Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

1026 Tejay Allen (Pottsville)

1020 Luke Kane (Tamaqua)

1011 Eric Striba (Bangor)

Touchdown Passes (20)

33 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

31 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

26 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

23 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

21 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

21 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

21 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

Receptions (40)

72 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

65 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

65 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

62 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

58 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

53 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

52 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

50 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

48 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

47 David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

46 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

45 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

44 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

43 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

42 Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

40 Juju Fears (Easton)

Reception Yardage (700)

1047 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

1032 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

976 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

925 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

896 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

893 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

879 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *School Record*

856 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

843 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

770 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

732 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

728 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

14 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) *Ties School Record*

14 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

13 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

12 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

11 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton) *Ties School Record*

10 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

November 17, 2022
Allentown Central Catholic Three-Peats as District Champions

WHITEHALL – Allentown Central Catholic’s senior running back Caiden Shaffer scored a late touchdown on fourth-and-one to seal a 14-3 win over Bethlehem Catholic. It was the Vikings’ third straight District 11 4A title.

“This one is really special. We had some adversity,” said Head Football Coach Tim McGorry. “This year we came out of the gate playing well and had some injuries in the middle of the season. To see these guys overcome it is special.”

With the win, the Vikings move on to play in the first round of the state playoffs. Allentown Central Catholic will face District Four champs, Jersey Shore Friday night. Last season, Jersey Shore defeated the Vikings 20-7.

“We played them a year ago and we went against them this summer in a 7-on-7,” said McGorry. “They are a really good coach football team and they have an unbelievable culture that their coach has created. They are averaging over 55 points a game and it’s going to be a tremendous challenge. But we feel we left some things on the field a year ago and we’ve got to try and play up to their level and we will get to work on that tomorrow.”

The Golden Hawks struck first. They capped off a 71-yard, seven-play drive when Jeremy Fyrer’s 26-yard field goal went through the uprights. Bethlehem Catholic led 3-0 with 8:54 left in the first quarter.

The Golden Hawks’ defense came up with a big play with 4:21 left in the first quarter. Robert Williams recovered the Vikings’ fumble and they took over on their 18.

But Central Catholic’s defense held and the Golden Hawks’ lead was still three after one quarter.

The Vikings took the lead with 7:57 remaining in the first half. Shaffer took a direct snap and powered in from three yards out. Luke Myers’s kick was good and it was 7-3 Allentown Central Catholic.

Central Catholic’s defense had big stops late in the first half to keep Bethlehem Catholic from scoring. The Vikings went into halftime leading 7-3.

Bethlehem Catholic started the second half with a good drive but a key penalty ended the Golden Hawk’s drive. With 2:24 left in the third quarter and Bethlehem Catholic facing a fourth-and-one on their 28, they decided to go for it. Jacob Sutton took the handoff and got the first down by the nose of the ball.

A few plays later, Viking’s Nasir McLean intercepted a Luke Thomas pass in the red zone with 13 seconds left in the third quarter. This would be the theme in the second half.

Another good drive by Bethlehem Catholic ended on a turnover in the red zone. Thomas’ pass was picked off by Armonie Torres in the end zone.

Late in the game, the Vikings were on the move. Shaffer ripped off a 21-yard run down to the Golden Hawks’ two. With fourth-and-one and 4:20 left in the game, the Vikings called timeout.

“We called timeout and took it down. When the kids came over we asked them do you want to go for this,” said McGorry. “They all 100 percent screamed at me and said yes.”

They did. Shaffer called his own play and went in for the one-yard touchdown run extending the Vikings’ lead to 14-3.

Another drive by the Golden Hawks ended with a turnover. The Vikings’ Travis Foster intercepted a Thomas pass with 1:43 remaining in the game. The Vikings’ defense forced three turnovers in the red zone.

“We looked at the film the first time we played them and gave them way too much time to throw,” said McGorry. “We made the adjustments and wanted to make him move around in the pocket and be unsure of himself. We did that tonight.”

Vikings ran out the clock and won their third straight district title, 14-3. Shaffer finished the night rushing for 156 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns.

“It’s amazing and we have such a great group of kids and we never gave up,” said Shaffer. “It’s our third straight District title and I am so proud of our team.”

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Allentown Central Catholic (7-5) 0 7 0 7 14

Bethlehem Catholic (6-6) 3 0 0 0 3

1st Quarter

BC: Jeremy Fyrer 26 field goal good 8:54

2nd Quarter

AC: Caiden Shaffer 3-yard run (Luke Myers kick goos) 7:57

4th Quarter

AC: Caiden Shaffer 1-yard run (Luke Myers kick good) 3:48

November 13, 2022
Spang and Tremba Lead Parkland Over Undefeated Northampton

Photo courtesy of Steve BradleyNORTHAMPTON – Parkland (8-4) came into Thursday night’s game as the sixth-seed facing undefeated second-seeded Northampton (11-1) in a District 11 Class 6A semifinal game.

Trey Tremba scored three touchdowns and Luke Spang threw two in a 31-13 win over the K-Kids Thursday night.

Parkland opened the scoring with a 33-yard touchdown run by Trey Tremba on fourth down and two. Gryffin Mitstifer’s kick was good and the score was 7-0 Trojans.

“Tremba’s touchdown set the tone of the game,” said Tim Moncman. “He had a strong game for us on both sides of the ball.”

The Trojans’ defense stopped Northampton on their opening drive. A bad snap by the K-Kids made for a loss of yards. A sack by Parkland’s Victor Pagan set the tone. Northampton went three-and-out on their opening drive.

That led to a field goal by Mitstifer. His 37-yard field goal put Parkland up 10-0 with 5:19 left in the first quarter. Mitstifer had four touchbacks tonight.

“He is automatic and he puts everything thru the end zone,” said Moncman. “We are fortunate that everyone starts on the 20.”

Early in the second quarter, Northampton fumbled the ball at mid-field and Tremba recovered it on the 48.

With all the momentum going Parkland’s way, Northampton needed a break. They got one. Right before halftime, Nakhi Bullock fumbled deep in Parkland territory. Tristen Pinnock scooped up the ball and ran it to the Trojans’ six.

A few plays later, AJ Slivka called his own play and powered in from one yard out. The K-Kids cut into Parkland’s lead, making it 10-7 going into halftime.

“When I walked in at halftime, I was worried because the kids had blank stares,” said Moncman. “Guys you’re in a war here. They are a big physical football team and they lost one game in two years for a reason.”

All the momentum shifted to Northampton who received the second-half kickoff down ti the three.

“You can’t have the turnovers in big games like this,” said Moncman. “I was happy how the kids responded in the second half.”

Northampton drove down into Parkland’s territory to start the second half. But a bad snap led to a 21-yard loss and an incomplete pass forced a punt. Things didn’t get better from there. A bad punt for negative six yards by the K-Kids gave Parkland good field possession on Northampton 36.

The Trojans took advantage of the good field possession. The five-play drive ended in a Spang to Tremba, 19-yard touchdown pass. Parkland extended their lead to 17-7 with 7:03 left in the third quarter.

Spang finished the night completing seven of 12 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns.

“He started off slow and came out the second half strong,” said Moncman. “He made big plays for us in the second half.”

On the K-Kids’ next drive, Russo hit Pinnock for a 47-yard pass to the Parkland 35. A crucial play in the drive had the K-Kids facing a fourth down and six. Russo rushed for eight yards and the first down. Caden Henritzy had run for eight and five yards and Russo had a five-yard run to Parkland’s five.

But another bad snap put the K-Kids at the 21. On the next play, Bullock intercepted Russo’s pass ending the Northampton drive with 2:45 left in the third quarter.

Parkland didn’t score on that drive but early in the fourth quarter, Spang found a wide-open Nakhi Bullock and hit him in stride for a 70-yard touchdown pass. “Bullock responded after the first-half fumble,” said Moncman. “He could have hung his head but he didn’t. He made two huge plays for us in the second half.”

The Trojans were not down in the fourth quarter. Tremba got his third touchdown of the night going 42 yards. With 7:26 left in the game was 31-7 Parkland.

Tremba finished the night rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns. He caught four passes for 41 yards and a score.

Northampton’s Slivka scored the final touchdown of the night. He went in from five yards out. The final score was 31-13.

With the win, Parkland moves on to play in the District 11 Class 6A finals. They will face Freedom, who defeated the number one seed Emmaus Thursday night in a thriller 28-27.

The Trojans defeated Freedom earlier in the year 21-13.

“I coached Jason in college and he always has his kids prepared,” said Moncman. “We played them once this year, it was a battle and I expect another one.”

Northampton’s season isn’t done. They host Catasauqua in the Thanksgiving Day game.

Scoring Summary:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Parkland (8-4) 10 0 7 14 31

Northampton (11-1) 0 7 0 6 13

1st quarter

P – Trey Tremba 32-yard run (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 9:58

P – Gryffin Mitstifer 37-yard field goal good 5:19

2nd quarter

N – AJ Slivka 1-yard touchdown run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) :32

3rd quarter

P- Trey Tremba 19-yard pass from Luke Spang (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 7:03

4th quarter

P – Nakhi Bullock 70-yard pass from Luke Spang (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 10:15

P – Trey Tremba 42-yard run (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 7:26

N – AJ Slivka 5-yard run (Run Failed)

November 13, 2022
District 11 Notes – Week 11

RUNNINGBACKS:

Twenty backs have rushed for 1,000 yards or more this season. Northwestern has 2 players with 1,000 yards with Cade Christopher rushing for 1,423 yards and Dalton Clymer rushing for 1,171 yards. This is Northwestern’s 2nd season with 2 backs over 1,000 yards. Head coach Josh Snyder (1,395 yards) and Jon Suter (1,102 yards) accomplished the feat back in 1997. Dalton is the 2nd Clymer to rush for 1,000 yards in a season as older brother Ben ran for 1,136 yards in 2007. Michael Pascoe of Panther Valley rushed for 258 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Nativity and in the process broke the single season and career yardage school records. Trey Tremba of Parkland rushed for 216 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Nazareth pushing his season total to 1,002 yards. Eric Striba of Bangor ended the season rushing for 1,033 yards and passing for 1,011 yards after throwing for 215 yards in their loss to Central Catholic. He is the 2nd Slater to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in a season. Scott LaValva rushed for 1,662 yards and threw for 1,137 in 2008 as a sophomore. Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley finished the season rushing for 1,744 yards and scoring 27 td’s. He’ll enter his senior season with 3,961 yards rushing and 49 td’s scored. Achenbach still leads the District in rushing yardage but is followed by Christopher (1,423) who is still playing. Pascoe is third (1,351 yards) and Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven is fourth (1,346 yards) as both are done for the season. Achenbach leads the District with his 27 td’s and is followed by Christopher with 25 and Jalen Fletcher of Freedom who has 23 td’s. Colm McGroaty of Mahanoy Area will enter his senior season with 2,609 rushing yards and 38 td’s. Teammate Ben Manley finished his career rushing for 2,210 yards and 27 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

There are 26 quarterbacks who have thrown for 1,000 yards this season. Matt Machalik of Palmerton (2,472 yards) has a slim lead over Danny Darno of Notre Dame (2,438 yards) for the District lead. Darno went over 3,000 yards for his career (3,008). Both are tied atop the leaderboard for td passes this season as both have thrown 31 so far.   Trevor Minalda of North Schuylkill is third but is 8 td’s behind with 23. Sonny Sasso of Nazareth who didn’t play last week ends the season throwing for 1,972 yards and 21 td passes. For his career he threw for 3,849 yards and 36 td’s. Jake Fotta of Emmaus now owns the school single season passing yardage record. Fotta has 1,912 yards so far this season breaking the 1,893 yards his teammate Josiah Williams threw for last season. Isaac Whiteash of Williams Valley ends his career throwing for 2,963 yards and 37 td passes and Brett Balliet of Jim Thorpe ends his career throwing for 2,674 yards and 27 td’s. Ethan Neidig of Freedom had his first 200-yard game when he threw for 252 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Hazleton. Brad Rissmiller thew for 292 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Susquehanna to finish the season with a new school record 1,865 yards passing. Anthony Graziani held the old record when he threw for 1,789 yards in 2000. Rissmiller will enter his senior season with 2,557 yards passing and 19 td passes. Brady O’Donnell of Lehighton will enter his senior year with 2,733 yards passing and 19 td passes. Tamlin Ferguson of Central Catholic threw for 274 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Bangor putting him over 2,000 yards for his career (2,168). Luke Thomas of Bethlehem Catholic threw for 152 and 4 td’s in their win over Blue Mountain. Ferguson and Thomas will square off on Saturday. Besides Striba, Anthony Russo of Northampton (1,072 yards), Tejay Allen of Pottsville (1,026), and Nick Frame of Northern Lehigh (1,012 yards) all went over 1,000 yards passing.

RECEIVERS:

Brady Evans of Williams Valley ends his career catching 93 passes for 2,005 yards and 28 td receptions. He’s the second Viking to have 2,000 yards receiving in their career. OJ Grow caught 150 passes for 2,747 yards and 29 td’s from 1987-90. Evans’ 2,005 yards is the 24th highest total ever in the District. His 28 td’s has him tied for 15th in the District with Wade Williams of Pius X who caught 28 td passes from 2005-07. Joey Flail of North Schuylkill has 30 td receptions so far and currently tied with Dan Cason of ES South who caught 30 td passes in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Flail is also tied with Kenny Yeboah of Parkland with 119 career receptions. Yeboah caught 119 passes for 1,932 yards and 27 td’s from 2014-15. Flail is still playing and is just a junior. Mason Kuehner of Nazareth finished his junior season catching 62 passes for 976 yards and 8 td’s. He’ll enter his senior season with 108 receptions for 1,675 yards and 14 td’s. Teammate senior Nolan Lobb ends his career catching 74 passes for 1,439 yards and 19 td’s. Lobb has 13 td receptions this year which tied him for 3rd best at Nazareth with Nate Stefanik who had 13 in 2019 after catching 12 in 2018. The record and the second best are held by Washington Commander rookie Jahan Dotson. Dotson caught 16 td passes as a sophomore in 2015. He caught 15 in his senior year after playing at Peddie School in New Jersey as a junior. The 3 seasons he played at Nazareth he caught at least 60 passes each year and ended his career at Nazareth catching 187 passes for 2,755 yards and 40 td’s. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl caught 6 passes for 131 yards and a td vs Susquehanna to finish the season with school records of 65 catches and 1,032 yards. He’ll enter his senior season with 3 career school records of 108 catches, 1,812 yards, and 14 td receptions. Dan Lucykanish of Palmerton tied the school record for td receptions in a season with the 11. Austin Cseh set the record in 2008 when he caught 44 passes for 837 yards and 11 td’s. Central Catholic sophomore Jareel Calhoun leads the District with 67 receptions. Calhoun needs 5 more catches to reach 100 for his career. AJ Lozano of Notre Dame caught 3 td passes in a game for the second time this year and now has 13 on the season which ties him for the District lead with Flail and Lobb. Ian Rarick of Lehighton ended his career catching 81 passes for 1,107 yards and 10 td’s. Brock Polinsky of Minersville ends his career catching 80 passes for 1,414 yards and 12 td’s. Polinsky also had 8 interceptions this season and 17 for his career. Noah Dolbin of Nativity will enter his junior season with 65 receptions, 1,300 yards and 10 td’s. Eric Wert of Bethlehem Catholic has 97 career receptions which ties him for the school record. Tight End Pete Donchez has the record when he caught 97 passes for 1,256 yards and 9 td’s from 2001-03.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

Back to Michael Pascoe of Panther Valley. Pascoe’s 258 yards in his last game of his career is 10 yards shy of the school record. Dave Evans rushed for 268 yards and 4 td’s in a 40-6 win over Mahanoy Area in 1974. John Koehler rushed for 257 yards in 2002 also vs Mahanoy Area. Pascoe has the single season yardage record with 1,351 yards. Reviewing the archived stats, Dave Slonaker rushed for 1,242 yards as a senior in 1979, not 1,342. Slonaker needed 63 yards in his final game vs Blue Mountain to break the record of 1,137 yards that Mike Winsko set in1966. Winsko scored 20 td’s in 1966 and teammate Bill Maynard rushed for 654 yards and 15 td’s. Slonaker rushed for 167 yards in the game putting him at 1,242 yards. I started to look at it when I saw both the Morning Call and Standard Speaker wrote that he went over 1,200 yards in the game. The Reading Eagle had Slonaker with 1,492 yards of total offense which make sense since he caught 9 passes for 250 yards and 2 scores with one td going for 91 yards. Slonaker scored 18 td’s as a junior and 16 td’s as a senior. Cory Sheridan rushed for 1,294 yards and 15 td’s in 1988. Pascoe also set school records for career rushing attempts (526) and career rushing yardage (2,437). Roger Gehring toted the ball 509 times from 1993-95 and Justin Malaska held the yardage record with 2,421 yards. Malaska still holds the career td record with his 41 that he scored from 1990-92.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3), 4 (7) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

5 (7), 4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1), 4 (7), 4 (10) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

4 (6) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

4 (7) Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

4 (9) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

4 (10) Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

4 (10) Tyler Miller (Blue Mountain)

4 (10) AJ Jimenez (Northern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2), 281 (7) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2), 219 (8), 215 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

267 (7) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

258 (11), 203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

252 (10) Mekhi Ashby (Dieruff)

250 (6) Kameron Wetzel (Tri-Valley)

222 (5), 216 (11) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

221 (10) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

217 (1), 216 (10), 206 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1), 212 (8) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

206 (7) Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

201 (7), 200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

200 (7) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

347 (6), 345 (8), 305 (4), 302 (3), 245 (11) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

343 (8), 263 (9), 261 (6), 235 (7), 233 (2), 228 (5), 203 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

333 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

327 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

304 (10), 273 (9) Luke Spang (Parkland)

294 (1), 264 (5), 218 (9), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3), 292 (11), 256 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

274 (11) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

271 (10), 256 (1), 236 (8) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

263 (9), 257 (8), 247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

252 (11) Ethan Neidig (Freedom)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

235 (5) Jordey Guzman (Dieruff)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (11) Eric Striba (Bangor)

215 (1), 206 (6) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

213 (6) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

210 (9) Ian McHugh (PM West)

207 (7) Joseph Martinez (Easton)

205 (8) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

200 (1), 200 (3) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

6 (6), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

5 (5), 5 (9), 4 (6), 4 (8), 4 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

5 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1), 4 (10) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3), 4 (8) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

4 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

4 (11) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (11) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

12 (8), 11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

11 (8), 11 (10) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (10) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

236 (9) Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

202 (1), 172 (8), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

176 (11) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

168 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

167 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

157 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (8) David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

147 (8) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

143 (11) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

141 (8) Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3), 3 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville) *Ties School Record*

3 (6), 3 (11) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

3 (9) Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

3 (11) Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic)

Field Goals (40 yards)

43, 42, 41 (10) Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

42, 42 (8) Chris Bugbee (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1744 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1423 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

1351 Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley) *School Record*

1346 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1294 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1230 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

1224 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

1218 Jared Tinari (North Schuylkill)

1212 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

1206 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

1192 Fela Olaniyan (Pleasant Valley)

1171 Dalton Clymer (Northwestern)

1158 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

1155 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

1112 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1072 Parrish McFarland (Pottsville)

1071 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1065 Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

1033 Eric Striba (Bangor)

1002 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

Touchdowns (18)

27 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

25 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

23 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

21 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

21 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

21 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

20 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

20 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

20 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

19 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

19 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

Passing Yards (1000)

2472 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

2438 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1972 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

1912 Jake Fotta (Emmaus) *School Record*

1865 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

1669 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

1595 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

1562 Luke Spang (Parkland)

1500 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1465 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

1416 Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

1416 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

1352 Jordy Guzman (Dieruff)

1317 Ethan Neidig (Freedom)

1300 Kole Miller (Tri-Valley)

1275 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1239 Travis Reifenstahl (Saucon Valley)

1237 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1210 Tommy Mason (Liberty)

1173 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1169 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

1149 Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

1026 Tejay Allen (Pottsville)

1020 Luke Kane (Tamaqua)

1012 Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

1011 Eric Striba (Bangor)

Touchdown Passes (20)

31 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

31 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

23 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

22 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

21 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

21 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

Receptions (40)

67 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

65 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

62 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

59 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

52 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

52 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

50 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

47 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

47 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

47 David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

45 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

44 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

43 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

40 Juju Fears (Easton)

Reception Yardage (700)

1032 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

982 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

976 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

896 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

879 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *School Record*

854 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

843 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

839 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

831 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

732 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

703 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

13 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

13 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

13 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

12 Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

11 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton) *Ties School Record*

10 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

November 11, 2022
Coaching Jobs: East Stroudsburg North HS (District 11 – Class 4A)

East Stroudsburg North HS is currently seeking a Head Varsity Football Coach. Interested persons should contact Chuck Dailey at charles-dailey@esasd.net

November 8, 2022
Parkland Cruises to 42-14 Win Over Nazareth Area in District Football Opener

NAZARETH – Parkland’s Trey Tremba rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Trojans to a 42-14 win in Friday’s District 2-4-11 Class 6A subregional game at Andrew S. Leh Stadium.

“He is like a machine. He plays both sides of the ball and doesn’t come off the field,” said Head Football Coach Tim Moncman. “He has one gear and our offensive line did a great job blocking for him tonight.”

Entering the game, the Blue Eagles were without star quarterback/safety Sonny Sasso who was out with a hand injury. Sasso passed for 1,972 yards and 21 touchdowns and was a key player on defense. He had surgery Friday on his throwing hand which ended his football season.

“We didn’t change our game plan knowing Sasso wasn’t going to play tonight,” said Moncman. “Everyone has injuries and we lost our quarterback two weeks ago and missed two linemen tonight. We had kids step up tonight.”

On the opening drive, it looked like Nazareth’s defense came up with the big stop, but a penalty gave the Trojans new life. After a big play down to the Nazareth three. The Trojans opened the scoring on their first drive of the game. Tremba powered in from three yards out and Gryffin Mitstifer’s extra point was good. Parkland led 7-0 with 8:16 left in the first quarter.

Parkland extended its lead in the first quarter. Tremba added his second touchdown run of the night. He went in from five yards out. The Trojans led 14-0.

Nazareth got the stop they needed when Jaidon Morgan intercepted a pass to end a Trojan drive with 1:05 left in the first half.

In the first half, Parkland’s defense stopped the Blue Eagles twice in the RedZone and went into halftime leading 14-0.

“Nazareth’s got two of the best wide receivers in high school,” said Moncman. “Our defense stepped up tonight and played well. We did a great job.”

Parkland’s Marquez Wimberly recovered the Nazareth fumble on the Blue Eagles’ 40. The Trojans capped off the drive when quarterback Luke Spang hit Jack Harrison for a 12-yard touchdown pass. With 8:57 left in the third quarter, Parkland added onto their lead 21-0.

“Our front four did a great job pressuring them all night,” said Moncman. “When we put it all together, we are tough to beat.”

The Blue Eagles answered right back in a big way. Chris Bugbee hit Nolan Lobb for a 74-yard touchdown pass. Bugbee’s kick cut into the lead, 21-7. Bugbee finished the game passing for 241 yards and one touchdown. Lobb led all receivers with five catches for 155 yards and a score.

Parkland scored on their next two drives. Tremba scored on a nine-yard run and Spang added a 32-yard run. After three quarters it was 35-7 Parkland.

Spang finished the night passing for 164 yards and scored two touchdowns (pass and run). Harrison caught six passes for 132 yards and a touchdown.

“Spang was forced into action his sophomore year and keeps maturing and making the right decision,” said Moncman. “He keeps getting better each week running the offense.”

Early in the fourth quarter, Nazareth’s defense came up with the blocked field goal. They took over and drove down the field. The Blue Eagle’s Collin Wells scored on a two-yard touchdown run with 9:17 remaining in the game.

Parkland added a late touchdown with 2:18 left in the game. Wimberly scored from four yards out.

Parkland advances to the next round of the subregional District 2-4-11 Class 6A playoffs and plays Northampton. Nazareth Area finished the season 9-2 with an EPC South Title.

The other semifinal game is between fourth-seeded Freedom and top-seeded Emmaus who both had big wins Friday night.

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Parkland (7-4) 14 0 21 7 42

Nazareth Area (9-2) 0 0 7 7 14

1st Quarter

P: Trey Tremba 3-yard run (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 8:16

P: Trey Tremba 5-yard run (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 4:42

3rd Quarter

P: Jack Harrison 12-yard pass from Luke Spang (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 8:57

N: Nolan Lobb 74-yard pass from Chris Bugbee (Chris Bugbee kick good) 8:17

P: Trey Tremba 9-yard run (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 4:38

P: Luke Spang 32-yard run (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 1:05

4th Quarter

N: Collin Wells 2-yard run (Chris Bugbee kick good) 9:17

P: Marquez Wimberly 3-yard run (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 2:18

November 5, 2022
Berks Catholic Captures Eastern Conference 3A Title, 49-14 Over Pine Grove

READING – There is so much history and tradition surrounding the Eastern Conference Football Championships in PA. The Eastern Conference predates the PIAA and goes back to 1922. Berks Catholic Head Coach Rick Keeley understands that tradition and had his Berks Catholic Saints ready to make some history Thursday Night. After a close first half, BC broke away down the stretch to come away with a 49-14 Eastern Conference Championship victory at the Forino Sports Complex.

JJ Jordan and his four TDs led the way for BC. QB Will Hess had three TD tosses to pace the Saints as well.

Pine Grove got out to a fast start in a back-and-forth first quarter PGA held a 14-7 lead after one.

Yo ! Watch @PGA_Athletics Mason Kroh take the opening kick to the @WeAreBC55 7 3 plays later Lane Lehman punches it in! 7-0 10:40 quarter one #EC3A @BadgleyBruce @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/xGTdyGD1bs

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2022

Touchdown @WeAreBC55 ! 13 yards from Will Hess to Devin Garcia! Tied at 7 with @PGA_Athletics 7:40 quarter one #EC3A @BadgleyBruce @PremiunSports @HSFBamerica @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/frUQSpOCbc

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2022

Touchdown @PGA_Athletics ! Lane Lehman scores again this time from 13 yards. It’s 14-7 over @WeAreBC55 3:16 quarter one. #EC3A @HSFBamerica @PremiunSports @BadgleyBruce pic.twitter.com/OwOsPalvMs

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2022

Berks Catholic and JJ Jordan got it in gear in quarter two. 14 unanswered in the quarter and BC was up for good 21-14 heading into halftime.

Vintage JJ Jordan for @WeAreBC55 and tie score with @PGA_Athletics at 14 #EC3A Championship 2:55 until halftime @BadgleyBruce @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/hA88zN7Jb3

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2022

JJ Jordan on the loose again! 32 yard TD as we go to halftime of the Eastern Conference 3A Championship 21-14 @WeAreBC55 over @PGA_Athletics @PremiunSports @HSFBamerica @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/fQnn6FhmoG

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022

BC opened it up in quarter three. It was 42-14 after three in favor of the Saints.

Will Hess hits Michael Bradley on a 19 yard score @WeAreBC55 28 @PGA_Athletics 14 8:16 quarter 3 #EC3A @CaryMoyer @PremiunSports @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/jNV0vycVfs

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022

JJ Jordan in for 3rd TD of the night. @WeAreBC55 35 @PGA_Athletics 14 4:11 #EC3A quarter 3 @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/mj5UOvDPgi

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022

JJ Jordan running wild! His 4th TD of the game makes it @WeAreBC55 42 @PGA_Athletics 14 1:01 quarter 3 #EC3A @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/qT9V6hCVSQ

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022

Icing on the cake was this Hess to Garcia hook up to make it 49-14 in quarter four.

Devin Garcia in again for @WeAreBC55 on the 1st play of the 4th quarter 49-14 now over @PGA_Athletics #EC3A @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer @HSFBamerica @BadgleyBruce pic.twitter.com/rBfV73Q8f4

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2022

November 5, 2022
District 11 Notes – Week 10

RUNNINGBACKS:

We had 6 players go over 1,000 yards rushing for the season last week. Matt Machalik of Palmerton (1,107), Caden Henritzy of Northampton (1,097), Luke Stevenosky of Minersville (1,080), Nigel Linton of Whitehall (1,068), Fela Olaniyan of Pleasant Valley (1,062) and Eric Striba of Bangor (1,027). Machalik went over 3,000 yards for his career (3,097) and Henritzy went over 2,000 yards (2,037). Both are juniors. Henritzy rushed for 166 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Whitehall. Stevenosky went over 1,000 yards after rushing for 221 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Nativity. Kameron Wetzel of Tri-Valley also went over 2,000 yards for his career (2,049). Striba, along with Colm McGroaty of Mahanoy Area and Conner Goehring of Schuylkill Haven have all scored 38 td’s in their careers. Mekhi Ashby of Dieruff rushed for 252 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Allen. Cade Christopher of Northwestern had his 3rd 200-yard rushing game and his 3rd 4 td game this season after rushing for 216 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Southern Lehigh. Christopher moves up to third in the District in rushing yards with 1,338 yards. Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley still leads the District with 1,607 yards and is followed by Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven who has 1,346 yards. Achenbach leads the District for td’s with 24. He is followed by both Jalen Fletcher of Freedom and Christopher who have 23 td’s each. Christopher also went over 50 career td’s and now has 52 for his career. McGroaty, Henritzy and Steven Lilly of Palisades all hit the 20-td total last week. McGroaty has 21 and Henritzy and Lilly have each scored 20 times this season. Tyler Miller of Blue Mountain and AJ Jimenez of Northern Lehigh each scored 4 td’s to lead their teams to a win last week.

QUARTERBACKS:

Luke Spang of Parkland threw for 304 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to Emmaus. Danny Darno of Notre Dame threw for 203 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Wilson. Darno has thrown for over 200 yards 7 times this season and has thrown 4 or td’s in 5 of those games. He leads the District with 2,248 yards and is tied with Machalik for the District lead with 28 td passes. Machalik is second in the District with 2,227 yards passing. Other qb’s with 20 or more td passes this season are Sammy Sasso of Nazareth (21), Isaac Whiteash of Williams Valley (20) and Trevor Minalda of North Schuylkill (20). Jake Fotta of Emmaus went over 3,000 yards passing for his career and currently has 3,045 yards to go along with 29 td passes. Fotta has thrown for 1,806 yards this season and is 87 yards behind teammate Josiah Williams’ school single season passing yardage record. Williams threw for 1,893 yards last year when Fotta missed the entire season due to an injury. Ethan Neidig of Freedom went over 1,000 yards passing on the season and enters the playoffs with 1,065 yards. Freshman Dante Carr of Minersville went over 1,000 yards (1,041) and sophomore Luke Kane of Tamaqua also went over 1,000 yards for the season (1,018). Colby Mitchell of ES South ended the season the same way he started it. Mitchell threw for 271 yards and 4 td’s in their win over ES North last week. He threw for 256 yards and 4 td’s in their 1st game of the season vs Allen. The senior threw for 1,595 yards and 14 td’s in his only year playing QB.

RECEIVERS:

Mason Kuehner of Nazareth caught 11 passes for 133 yards and a td and teammate Nolan Lobb caught 7 passes for 108 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Easton. Kuehner has 56 receptions on the season for 917 yards and 8 td’s. He joins the “100 catch” club with 102 career receptions. Kuehner scored a total of 17 td’s this season with 6 more coming via the rush and a single td each via kickoff return, punt return and interception return. The junior has 25 career td’s. Lobb has 12 td grabs this season which ties him with Brady Evans of Williams Valley for the District lead. Evans joins the ”2,000 yard club” with exactly 2,000 yards receiving for his career. Dylan Darville now owns 3 single season school records for receiving. He caught 51 passes for 975 yards and 11 td’s this season. Dave Treat caught 48 passes in 1989, Matt Salvaterra had 890 yards receiving in 1998 and Treat along with Kevin White, Deonte Castro and Keith Cooke all caught 10 td passes in a season. Darville also tied the school career td record with his 16th grab last week. Castro caught 16 td passes in the 2017-18 seasons. Joey Flail of North Schuylkill caught 2 td passes last week giving him 28 for his career breaking the school record. Tevin Murray caught 27 career td passes from 2013-15. Flail, just a junior, owns all 3 career records at the school with his 116 catches for 1,769 yards and 28 td’s. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl, also a junior, owns all 3 career receiving records at the school. Tyminski joined the “100 catch” club last week and now has 102 career receptions for 1,681 yards and 13 td catches. Those totals are almost identical to Kuehner’s totals of 102 for 1,616 yards and 14 td’s. Tyminski leads the District with 59 catches this season and is trailed by Kuehner’s 56 and Central Catholic sophomore Jareel Calhoun’s 56 grabs. Calhoun caught 9 passes last week to up his total to 56 which broke the Vikings sophomore school record. Jeff McGeehin caught 54 passes in 1971 as a sophomore. Trey Tremba of Parkland caught 10 passes for 94 yards and a td last week vs Emmaus. Tremba, a junior, is on the chart for both rushing yards (1,067) and receiving yards (751). Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley broke the single season reception yardage school record. Ryan caught 50 passes for 879 yards and 10 td’s this season. Josh Ludlow of Notre Dame is the 6^thplayer to have 50 or more receptions this season. Ludlow has 55. Ian Rarick of Lehighton went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career after he caught 8 passes for 83 yards last week vs Jim Thorpe. Rarick has 1,010 career yards.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

More on Nick Ryan’s Shenandoah Valley record. Four other Blue Devils netted over 800 yards receiving in a season. School sources have Mike Zulkowski with 845 yards on 35 catches in 2001 and Koury Kaplafka with 841 yards on 55 catches in 2005. Research shows that local newspaper records coincidentally have both players with 853 yards with Zulkowski catching 1 less pass and Kaplafka catching 1 more pass. The other 2 players are Nick Merva with 818 yards in 2012 and Joey Vevasis with 803 yards that he had last year.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3), 4 (7) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

5 (7), 4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1), 4 (7), 4 (10) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

4 (6) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

4 (7) Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

4 (9) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

4 (10) Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

4 (10) Tyler Miller (Blue Mountain)

4 (10) AJ Jimenez (Northern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2), 281 (7) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2), 219 (8), 215 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

267 (7) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

252 (10) Mekhi Ashby (Dieruff)

250 (6) Kameron Wetzel (Tri-Valley)

222 (5) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

221 (10) Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

217 (1), 216 (10), 206 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1), 212 (8) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

206 (6) Nick Frame (Northern Lehigh)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

201 (7), 200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

200 (7) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

347 (6), 345 (8), 305 (4), 302 (3) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

343 (8), 263 (9), 261 (6), 235 (7), 233 (2), 228 (5), 203 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

333 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

327 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

304 (10), 273 (9) Luke Spang (Parkland)

294 (1), 264 (5), 218 (9), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3), 256 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

271 (10), 256 (1), 236 (8) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

263 (9), 257 (8), 247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

235 (5) Jordey Guzman (Dieruff)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (1), 206 (6) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

213 (6) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

210 (9) Ian McHugh (PM West)

207 (7) Joseph Martinez (Easton)

205 (8) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

6 (6), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

5 (5), 5 (9), 4 (6), 4 (8), 4 (10) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

5 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1), 4 (10) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3), 4 (8) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

4 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

12 (8), 11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

11 (8), 11 (10) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 (10) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

236 (9) Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

202 (1), 172 (8), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

168 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

167 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

157 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (8) David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

147 (8) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

141 (8) Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3), 3 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

3 (6) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

3 (9) Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

Field Goals (40 yards)

43, 42, 41 (10) Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

42, 42 (8) Chris Bugbee (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1607 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1346 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1338 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

1230 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

1224 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1188 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

1164 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

1123 Jared Tinari (North Schuylkill)

1107 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1097 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

1080 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

1076 Mike Pascoe (Panther Valley)

1068 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

1062 Fela Olaniyan (Pleasant Valley)

1027 Eric Striba (Bangor)

Touchdowns (17)

24 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

23 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

23 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

21 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

20 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

20 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

19 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

18 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

17 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

17 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

17 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

17 Luke Stevenosky (Minersville)

Passing Yards (1000)

2248 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

2227 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1972 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

1806 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

1595 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

1573 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

1467 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

1397 Luke Spang (Parkland)

1392 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

1390 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1345 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

1362 Jordy Guzman (Dieruff)

1264 Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

1237 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1210 Tommy Mason (Liberty)

1205 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1169 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

1149 Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

1141 Kole Miller (Tri-Valley)

1120 Travis Reifenstahl (Saucon Valley)

1065 Ethan Neidig (Freedom)

1041 Dante Carr (Minersville)

1018 Luke Kane (Tamaqua)

Touchdown Passes (18)

28 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

28 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

21 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

20 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

20 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

19 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

Receptions (40)

59 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

56 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

56 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

55 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

51 Dylan Darville (Emmaus)

50 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

45 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

44 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

43 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

42 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

41 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

41 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

40 David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

40 Juju Fears (Easton)

Reception Yardage (700)

975 Dylan Darville (Emmaus)

917 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

901 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

891 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

879 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

807 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

777 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

726 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

12 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

12 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

11 Dylan Darville (Emmaus)

11 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

10 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

10 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

10 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

November 4, 2022
Lehigh Valley Chapter National Football Foundation Player of the Week – Week 10

Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 33 local high schools. Players are listed below:

Week 10 – Caden Henritzy, a junior running back from Northampton Area High School, rushed for 186 yards and 4 touchdowns. His team beat Whitehall 42-7.

Week 9 – Jake Fotta, a senior quarterback from Emmaus High School, was 18-24 passing for 282 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also rushed for 78 yards on 12 carries and 3 touchdowns. His team beat Easton 42-21.

Week 8 – Brad Rissmiller, a quarterback from Pen Argyl High School, was 10-14 passing for 256 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also rushed for 1 touchdown. He had 5 tackles on defense. His team beat Schuylkill Haven 39-16.

Week 7 – Mason Kuehner, a junior wide receiver from Nazareth Area High School, rushed for 31 yards and 3 touchdowns on 7 carries. He also had 78 yards receiving on 3 catches and scored a touchdown. His team beat Allentown Central Catholic 42-14.

Week 6 – Matt Machalik, a junior quarterback from Palmerton High School, accounted for 8 touchdowns (6 passing and 2 rushing). He passed for 342 yards and also rushed for 117 yards. The 6 touchdown passes and 342 yards passing in one game are both school records. His team beat Pine Grove 53-28.

Week 5 – Nigel Linton, a running back from Whitehall High School, rushed 17 times for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns. His team beat Parkland High School 32-31.

Week 4 – Jalen Fletcher, a senior running back from Freedom High School, rushed 24 times for 194 yards and 2 touchdowns. In addition, on defense intercepted a pass and returned it for the game-winning touchdown. His team beat previously unbeaten Nazareth Area High School 45-35.

Week 3 – Steve Lilly, a senior running back from Palisades High School, rushed for 165 yards and scored 5 touchdowns. He also added an interception. His team beat previously unbeaten Palmerton 47-40.

Week 2 – Sonny Sasso, a senior quarterback from Nazareth Area High School, was 12-22 passing for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also rushed 15 times for 70 yards. His team beat Parkland 28-10 to move to 2-0 on the season.

Week 1 – Caiden Shaffer, a senior running back from Allentown Central Catholic High School, rushed 17 times for 93 yards and 4 touchdowns. He scored the game-winning touchdown in a 34-28 victory over Liberty.

November 2, 2022
Northampton Completes Second Straight Undefeated Regular Season

NORTHAMPTON – Northampton won its 20th consecutive regular season game to complete a second perfect regular season on Friday night with a 42-7 win over Whitehall at Al Erdosy Stadium.

“We are going to cherish this one tonight,” said Head Football Coach John Toman. “Back-to-Back undefeated season. I couldn’t be any prouder of our coaches and players. It’s a special group.”

Going into the game Northampton’s running back Caden Henritzy needed 69 yards to reach 1,000 yards for the season. He rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns to go over 1,000 yards rushing.

“I give credit to my offensive line tonight,” said Henritzy. “They cleared up holes on the offensive side of the ball. We were able to run the ball well tonight.”

After a long drive by Whitehall that came up empty, the K-Kids had a long drive of their own, capped by a nine-yard touchdown run by Henritzy. The 75 yard, 16-play drive gave Northampton a 7-0 lead with 8:46 left in the first half.

Northampton added another score before halftime. Quarterback Antonio Russo hit a wide open Jaelen Richardson for a 53-yard touchdown pass. Aaron Gutkowski’s kick is good and it was 14-0 Northampton. But Northampton did not stop there. Mike Coleman intercepted a Trey Dogmanits pass and the K-Kids took over on downs with 1:25 left in the second quarter, making the score 14-0 at the half.

“That was a big play right before halftime stopping them,” said Toman. “Now we are getting the ball to start the second half.”

The K-Kids opened the second half with another score. Henritzy caught a 36-yard pass from Russo setting up the score. A vicious block by Colby Reph freed up Henritzy for the seven-yard touchdown run.

On the kickoff, Whitehall fumbled the ball and Northampton recovered the ball on Whitehall’s 24. It took one play to, guess who? Henritzy went 24 yards for the score. It was 28-0 K-Kids.

Northampton’s defense got two interceptions on back-to-back drives by Whitehall. Tristin Pinnock and Jaelen Richardson got picks for the K-Kids.

“I think our kids smelled blood in the water,” said Toman. “Once they got the snowball rolling down the hill, I think our kids felt it.”

Whitehall was able to withstand the two turnovers. The Zephyrs Nigel Linton broke free for a 49-yard touchdown run. Andrew Deutsch’s kick was good, and Northampton led 28-7 with 10:52 left in the game.

Northampton scored two rushing touchdowns to close out their perfect season. Henritzy got his fourth touchdown of the night. This time from 19-yards out and Tristen Pennock finished the night with a five-yard touchdown run.

With the win, Northampton likely will host a Class 6A 2-4-11 sub-regional game next weekend. Whitehall was second in the 5A standings going into last night’s game.

Scoring summary:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Whitehall 0 0 0 7 7

Northampton 0 14 14 14 42

2nd quarter:

N: Caden Henritzy 9 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 8:46

N: Jaelen Richardson 53 yard pass from Antonino Russo (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 3:18

3rd quarter:

N: Caden Henritzy 7 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 6:48

N: Caden Henritzy 24 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 6:39

4th quarter:

W: Nigel Linton 49 yard run (Andrew Deutsch kick good) 10:52

N: Caden Henritzy 19 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 7:12

N: Tristen Pinnock 5 yard run (Aaron Gutkowski kick good) 3:48

October 29, 2022
District 11 Notes – Week 9

RUNNINGBACKS:

Colm McGroaty of Mahanoy Area (1,042 yards) and Steven Lilly of Palisades (1,029 yards) both went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season last week. McGroaty scored 4 td’s in their win over Nativity. Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley still leads the District with 1,482 yards rushing. He is followed by Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven who has 1,298 yards and Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh who has 1,205 yards. There were no 200-yard rushers last week but Matt Machalik of Palmerton rushed for 199 yards and 3 scores while throwing for 126 yards and a td. Andre Reames of Stroudsburg rushed for 188 yards and 3 td’s in their win over ES South to go over 2,000 yards rushing for his career (2,088). Clarence Watkins of Allen rushed for 145 yards and 4 td’s in their win over ES North. Junior Caden Henritzy of Northampton scored his 30th career td last week in their win over Dieruff. Achenbach leads the District for td’s scored with 22. He is followed by Jalen Fletcher of Freedom who has 20 td’s after scoring 3 last week vs Bethlehem Catholic. Cade Christopher of Northwestern has the third highest total with 19 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Danny Darno of Notre Dame threw for 263 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Pine Grove. Darno went over 2,000 yards passing on the season and now has 2,045 yards and 24 td passes. He trails Machalik who has 2,135 yards and 27 td passes. Machalik also went over 4,000 yards passing in his career (4,107). Jake Fotta of Emmaus threw for 263 yards and 2 td’s while also rushing for 3 td’s in their win over Easton. Fotta has thrown for 1,668 yards and 18 td’s this season. Luke Spang of Parkland went over 1,000 yards passing for the season when he threw for 273 yards and 2 td’s (also rushed for 2 td’s) in their win over Liberty. Spang went over 1,000 yards passing for the season and 2,000 yards passing for his career. The junior has 1,093 yards this year and 2,129 yards for his career. Freshman Dante Carr of Minersville threw for 333 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Schuylkill Haven. Sonny Sasso of Nazareth had his 4th 200-yard game this season when he threw for 218 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Whitehall. Sasso has thrown for 1,860 yards and 20 td’s this year. Ian McHugh of PM West had his first 200-yard game this season when he threw for 210 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Pleasant Valley. Tommy Mason of Liberty (1,110 yards), Kole Miller of Tri-Valley (1,035 yards), and Ben Dempster of Shenandoah Valley (1,008 yards), all went over 1,000 yards for the season.   Brad Rissmiller of Pen Argyl went over 2,000 yards passing for his career. The junior now has 2,158 yards.

RECEIVERS:

Dylan Darville of Emmaus caught 9 passes for a school record 236 yards and 2 td’s vs Easton. Matt Salvaterra held the old record when he had 224 yards (8 catches) vs Dieruff in 1997. Brady Evans of Williams Valley leads the District with 11 td reception this season. Nolan Lobb of Nazareth and Darville are 1 behind with 10. Joey Flail broke the school career reception yardage record last week. Flail, just a junior, has 113 receptions for 1,700 yards and 26 td’s in his career. Ron Hartz held the record when he racked up 1,669 yards receiving on 98 catches in 2 seasons from 1981 and 1982. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl also a junior, broke another school record after catching 5 passes for 79 yards in their win over Panther Valley. Tyminski now has 845 yards receiving this year breaking his own record of 780 yards that he set last year. Tyminski’s career stats have him with 97 catches for 1,625 yards and 13 td’s. For the season, he currently leads the District for receptions (54) and yardage (845). Josh Ludlow is second in the District with 50 receptions and Darville is one yard behind Tyminski with 844 yards. There are 3 seniors that have very similar career totals that reached 75 catches. Owen Johnson of Freedom has 75 catches for 1,339 yards and 12 td’s. Brock Polinsky of Minersville has 78 catches for 1,328 yards and 12 td’s and Dan Lucykanish of Palmerton has 78 catches for 1,306 yards and 13 td’s. Jareel Calhoun of Central Catholic was on the verge of becoming the first player ever in the District to catch 50 passes without catching a td pass when he erupted for 3 td catches last week vs Pocono Mountain East. The sophomore has 47 receptions for 394 yards and 3 td’s this season.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

Back to Dylan Darville of Emmaus. Darville has 45 catches for 844 yards and 10 td’s this season. He is the 8th Hornet to have 40 or more catches in a season. The school record is 48 receptions which Dave Treat set in 1989. Deonte Castro caught 47 passes in 2018. Matt Salvaterra caught 46 in 1998 and 45 in 1997. Kevin White of the New Orleans Saints caught 46 in 2009. Tyler Hersch caught 45 in 2004 and Frank Wiseley caught 44 in 2008. Darville’s 844 yards places him in 5th place at Emmaus. Record holder Salvaterra had 890 yards in 1998 and 889 yards in 1997. Treat is next in line with the 864 yards he had in the 89 season and Keith Cooke who had 851 yards on only 30 catches in 1981. Cooke who was a tight end, averaged 28.4 yards per catch that season and caught 10 td passes. Cooke was the first Hornet to catch 10 td’s in a season and is one of 5 players who hold the school record. Treat, White, Castro and now Darville also caught 10 td receptions in a season.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3), 4 (7) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

5 (7), 4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1), 4 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

4 (6) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

4 (7) Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

4 (9) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

4 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2), 281 (7) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2), 219 (8), 215 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

267 (7) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

250 (6) Kameron Wetzel (Tri-Valley)

222 (5) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

217 (1), 206 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1), 212 (8) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

201 (7), 200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

200 (7) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

347 (6), 345 (8), 305 (4), 302 (3) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

343 (8), 263 (9), 261 (6), 235 (7), 233 (2), 228 (5) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

333 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

327 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

294 (1), 264 (5), 218 (9), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3), 256 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

273 (9) Luke Spang (Parkland)

263 (9), 257 (8), 247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

256 (1), 236 (8) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

235 (5) Jordey Guzman (Dieruff)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (1), 206 (6) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

213 (6) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

210 (9) Ian McHugh (PM West)

207 (7) Joseph Martinez (Easton)

205 (8) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

6 (6), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

5 (5), 5 (9), 4 (6), 4 (8) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

5 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3), 4 (8) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

4 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

4 (9) Dante Carr (Minersville)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

12 (8), 11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

11 (8) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

236 (9) Dylan Darville (Emmaus) *School Record*

202 (1), 172 (8), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

168 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

167 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

157 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (8) David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

147 (8) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

141 (8) Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3), 3 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

3 (6) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

3 (9) Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

Field Goals (40 yards)

43, 42 Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

42, 42 Chris Bugbee (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1482 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1298 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1205 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1185 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

1122 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

1067 Mike Pascoe (Panther Valley)

1042 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

1029 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

Touchdowns (16)

22 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

20 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

19 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

18 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

18 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

17 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

17 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

16 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

16 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

16 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

16 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

16 Trey Tremba (Parkland)

Passing Yards (1000)

2135 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

2045 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1860 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

1668 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

1466 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

1370 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

1335 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

1324 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

1313 Jordy Guzman (Dieruff)

1291 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1220 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

1202 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1172 Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

1169 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

1120 Travis Reifenstahl (Saucon Valley)

1110 Tommy Mason (Liberty)

1093 Luke Spang (Parkland)

1075 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1035 Kole Miller (Tri-Valley)

1008 Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

Touchdown Passes (16)

27 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

24 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

20 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

18 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

18 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

17 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

Receptions (38)

54 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

50 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

47 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

45 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

45 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

45 Dylan Darville (Emmaus)

41 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

39 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

38 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

38 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

38 David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

Reception Yardage (650)

845 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

844 Dylan Darville (Emmaus)

841 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

784 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

771 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

767 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

743 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

682 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

Reception Touchdowns (9)

11 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

10 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

10 Dylan Darville (Emmaus)  *Ties School Record*

9 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

9 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

9 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

9 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

October 28, 2022
Fotta-to-Darville Combo Fuels Win Over Easton Area 42-21

EASTON – Emmaus senior quarterback Jake Fotta had a night to remember. He rushed for three touchdowns and connected on two touchdown passes to Dylan Darville.

“I couldn’t have done it without my teammates tonight,” said Fotta. “The offensive line did a great job tonight opening up holes.”

It all added up to an Emmaus (8-1) 42-21 road win over Easton Area (3-6) Friday night at Cottingham Stadium. The win breaks a three-game losing streak for the Green Hornets.

“I thought we played well in all three phases of the game,” said Head Coach Harold Fairclough. “We need to clean up some things, but we have room for improvement going into the final week.”

Fotta finished the night completing 9 of 13 passes for 266 yards and Darville caught nine passes for 237 yards.

“I thought Fotta and Darville had a great connection tonight,” said Fairclough. “They were clicking tonight.”

The first play of the game was a 55-yard run by Easton’s running back Aidan Hutchison to the Emmaus 30. Their defense held and took over on downs. Fotta had three touchdown runs and a touchdown pass to Darville in the first half.

Aidan Hutchinson scored for Easton on a one-yard touchdown run to tie the game up at seven with 11:56 left in the first half. But, Emmaus answered right back. Fotta hit Darville in stride for a 74-yard touchdown pass. The score was 14-7 Green Hornets.

Easton answered with another Hutchinson touchdown. This time from two yards out. But Fotta orchestrated another scoring drive. This time he scored from 15 yards out.

Hutchinson would finish the night rushing for 155 yards on 24 carries. At halftime, Emmaus led 28-14.

In the third quarter, more of the same. Another drive, another score. Fotta threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Darville on the opening drive of the second half. Emmaus extended their lead to 35-14.

Emmaus’ Chase Fotta intercepted a pass to set up another Green Hornets score. Josiah Williams finished the drive by going in from six yards out.

Late in the game, Easton Area’s quarterback Joseph Martinez found JuJu Fears for a 20-yard touchdown pass.

With the win by Emmaus, they hold the number one spot in the District 2/4/11 Class 6A power ratings. Easton Area drops to number 10.

Wilkes-Barre (8), Williamsport (9), and Easton Area (10) are all battling for the final spot in the power ratings.

Rivalry week next week: Emmaus is home against Parkland and Nazareth Area travels to play Easton Area.

Scoring Stats:

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Emmaus (8-1) 7 21 7 7 42

Easton Area (3-6) 0 14 0 7 21

1st quarter

Emmaus – Jake Fotta 7-yard run (Owen Garcia kick good) 6:16

2nd quarter

Easton Area – Aidan Hutchison 1-yard run (Austin Martellucci kick good) 11:56

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 74-yard pass from Jake Fotta (Owen Garcia kick good)

Emmaus – Jake Fotta 5-yard run (Owen Garcia kick good) 5:42

Easton Area – Aidan Hutchison 2-yard run (Austin Martellucci kick good) 1:48

Emmaus – Jake Fotta 15-yard run (Owen Garcia kick good) 00:27

3rd quarter

Emmaus – Dylan Darville 34-yard pass from Jake Fotta (Owen Garcia kick good) 10:04

4th quarter

Emmaus – Josiah Williams 6-yard run (Owen Garcia kick good) 6:22

Easton Area – JuJu Fears 20-yard pass from Joseph Martinez (Austin Martellucci kick good) 1:24

October 22, 2022
District 11 Notes – Week 8

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 8):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Cade Christopher of Northwestern (1,085 yards), Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh (1,068 yards), Michael Pascoe of Panther Valley (1,028), and Jalen Fletcher of Freedom (1,017 yards) all went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season last week. District leader Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for 219 yards and a td in their win over Marian Catholic. Achenbach has 1,381 yards rushing and has scored a total of 20 td’s this season. Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven has the second highest total this season with 1,177 yards. Ben Manley of Mahanoy Area has exactly 2,000 career yards rushing joining teammate Colm McGroaty (2,290) with 2,000 career yards. Achenbach leads the District with his 20 td’s scored and is followed by Christopher of Northwestern and Stephen Lilly of Palisades who both have scored 18 td’s. Lane Lehman of Pine Grove had his sencond 200 yard game last week when he ran for 212 yards in their win over Salisbury.

QUARTERBACKS:

We had 7 qb’s throw for 200 yards last week led by Matt Machalik of Palmerton who threw for 345 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to North Schuylkill. Machalik went over 2,000 yards on the season and leads the District with 2,006 yards and 26 td passes. He needs 22 yards to reach the 4,000 yard mark for his career. He’s also the school’s record holder in career td passes with 44. In the same game, North Schuylkill’s Trevor Minalda threw for 205 yards and 3 td’s. Danny Darno of Notre Dame threw for 343 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Jim Thorpe. Darno moves into second place behind Machalik with his 1,782 yards passing and 19 td passes. In the same game, Brett Balliet of Jim Thorpe threw for 327 yards and 5 td’s. Matt Long holds the Thorpe single game yardage school record when he threw for 342 yards vs Pius X in 1999 and Cory Cinicola holds the single game td pass record when he threw 6 of them vs Northern Lehigh in 2007. Jake Fotta of Emmaus threw for 257 yards and a td in their loss to Nazareth and is the school’s career td pass record holder with 26. Brad Rissmiller of Pen Argyl threw for 256 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Schuylkill Haven. Colby Mitchell of ES South had his second 200 yard game last week when he threw for 236 yards in their loss to PM West. Isaac Whiteash of Williams Valley threw 4 td passes last week vs Marian Catholic and now has 17 on the season tying Sonny Sasso of Nazareth for third best in the District.

RECEIVERS:

Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley caught 11 passes for 172 yards and a td in their loss to Nativity. The junior now has 75 career catches. Mason Kuehner of Nazareth caught 11 passes for 106 yards in their win over Emmaus. The junior now has 85 career catches. Brady Evans of Williams Valley caught 2 more td passes last week and now has 10 on the season to lead the District. Joey Flail caught 3 td passes last week and now has 9 on the season and is tied for second in the District with Palmerton’s Dan Lucykanish. Lucykanish caught 9 passes for 141 yards and a td in their loss to North Schuylkill and teammate Cole Serfass caught 3 passes for 147 yards and 2 td’s. Jim Thorpe also had 2 players rack up big totals as Salvatore Capria caught 7 passes for 138 yards and a td and David Fiorito caught 8 passes for 152 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Notre Dame. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl caught 5 passes for 139 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Schuylkill Haven. He broke the career receiving yardage and career td reception record in the game. Tyler Germano held the old yardage record when he accumulated 1,452 yards from 1998-00. Germano’s teammate Kenny Watts held the old td record with the 12 he caught from 1998-00. Tyminski’s career totals have him with 92 receptions for 1,546 yards and 13 td catches. He currently leads the District for receptions (49) and yardage (766). Karim Brice of Liberty went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career last week and now has 1,033 yards on 77 receptions.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

More next week

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3), 4 (7) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

5 (7), 4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1), 4 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

4 (6) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

4 (7) Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2), 281 (7) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2), 219 (8), 215 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

267 (7) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

250 (6) Kameron Wetzel (Tri-Valley)

222 (5) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

217 (1), 206 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1), 212 (8) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

201 (7), 200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

200 (7) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

347 (6), 345 (8), 305 (4), 302 (3) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

343 (8), 261 (6), 235 (7), 233 (2), 228 (5) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

327 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

294 (1), 264 (5), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3), 256 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

257 (8), 247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

256 (1), 236 (8) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

235 (5) Jordey Guzman (Dieruff)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (1), 206 (6) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

213 (6) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

207 (7) Joseph Martinez (Easton)

205 (8) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

6 (6), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (6), 4 (8) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

5 (8) Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3), 4 (8) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

4 (8) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

12 (8), 11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

11 (8) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

202 (1), 172 (8), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

168 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

167 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)vity)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

157 (8) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (8) David Fiorito (Jim Thorpe)

147 (8) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

141 (8) Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3), 3 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

3 (6) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

3 (8) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

Field Goals (40 yards)

42 Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (900)

1381 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1177 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

1085 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

1068 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

1028 Mike Pascoe (Panther Valley)

1017 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

956 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

905 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

Touchdowns (14)

20 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

18 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

18 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

17 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

15 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

14 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

14 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

14 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

14 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

14 Nigel Linton (Whitehall)

14 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

Passing Yards (1000)

2006 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1782 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1642 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

1405 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

1302 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

1251 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

1249 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

1237 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1197 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe)

1163 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

1140 Jordy Guzman (Dieruff)

1143 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1120 Travis Reifenstahl (Saucon Valley)

1061 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

1019 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

1018 Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

Touchdown Passes (14)

26 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

19 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

17 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

17 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

16 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

16 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

14 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

Receptions (35)

49 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

43 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

41 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

41 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

39 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

37 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

37 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

36 Dylan Darville (Emmaus)

36 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

Reception Yardage (600)

766 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

738 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

733 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

680 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

661 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

649 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

637 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

608 Dylan Darville (Emmaus)

Reception Touchdowns (8)

10 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

9 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

9 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

8 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

8 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

8 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

8 Dylan Darville (Emmaus)

8 AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

8 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

October 21, 2022
Pottsville Defense Leads the Way in Big Victory Over Wilson Area

EASTON – Pottsville went on the road Saturday afternoon against Wilson Area and picked up a 39-6 win in a Schuylkill/Colonial Gold Division game at Smith Field.

Joey Palko led the Crimson Tide defense recovering two fumbles and an interception. “Palko did a great job today for us,” said Head Football Coach Tom McGeoy. “He was in the right spots and made plays.”

On the opening drive, Pottsville’s Parrish McFarland rushed for 29-yards on six carries to set up his one-yard touchdown run with 7:06 left in the first quarter. Christian Alvarez’s kick gave the Crimson Tide a 7-0 lead.

Early in the second quarter, the Crimson Tide covered 90 yards in nine plays starting with 11:10 left in the first half. Amaree Bainbridge took the direct snap and capped off the drive when he broke free for a 44-yard touchdown run. With 6:23 remaining in the first half, Pottsville led 13-0.

“We have been using the wildcat the last few games,” said McGeoy. “He made a nice run, broke a tackle, and was gone.”

On the Warriors’ next drive, Pottsville’s Tejay Allen stepped in front of a Jeramy Cressman pass and went 42 yards for a pick-six.

The Crimson Tide capitalized on another turnover. Bainbridge stripped the ball and recovered the fumble on the 49. It took one play. Allen hit Palko, who caught the ball over the defender and went 51 yards for the score.

“That catch over the top of that player was incredible,” said McGeoy. “He stole that interception out of the guy’s hand in the wind. It was a great play.”

It was 26-0 Crimson Tide with 4:37 left in the half. The Defense wasn’t done in the first half. Palko recovered a fumble on the big hit by Zach Ott and they took over on the 36.

“Zach had a nice game and he did a good job on his one-on-one matchups,” said McGeoy. “We wanted to keep the pressure on them and we did.”

Wilson’s Alexander Rooks got a big sack on third down and forced Pottsville to punt.

At halftime, the Crimson Tide led 26-0.

The Crimson Tide came out of halftime on a mission. McFarland had a big run of 48 and capped off the eight-play, 82-yard drive going in from 12 yards out. They led 32-0 with 8:31 left in the third quarter.

“Parrish had a nice game rushing for us today,” said McGeoy. “He has had a good stretch and is a guy we look to get us going offensively.”

McFarland finished the day rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns.

The Warriors get on the scoreboard. Christopher Weston threw a dart to Anderson Louis Juene for a 50-yard touchdown pass. Louis Juene’s kick was no good and was 32-6 Crimson Tide with five seconds left in the third quarter.

Pottsville ate up the clock in the fourth quarter and added a late touchdown on a Kole Becker three-yard run. The final was 39-6.

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Pottsville 7 19 6 7 39

Wilson Area 0 0 6 0 6

1st quarter

P – Parrish McFarland 1-yard run (Christian Alvarez kick good) 7:06

2nd quarter

P – Amaree Bainbridge 44-yard run (Christian Alvarez kick no good) 6:23

P – Tejay Allen 42-yard interception (Christian Alvarez kick good) 5:09

P – Joey Palko 51-yard pass from Tejay Allen (Christian Alvarez kick no good) 4:37

3rd quarter

P – Parrish McFarland 12-yard run (Christian Alvarez kick no good) 8:31

W – Anderson Louis Juene 50-yard pass from Christopher Weston (Anderson Louis Juene kick no good) 00:07

4th quarter

P – Kole Becker 3-yard run (Christian Alvarez kick good) 3:52

October 16, 2022
District 11 Notes – Week 7

RUNNINGBACKS:

Jalen Fletcher of Freedom rushed for 267 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Whitehall. Fletcher leads the EPC South with 958 yards rushing and 14 td’s scored. Fletcher also went over 1,000 yards rushing in his career (1,259 yards) and has scored 20 career td’s. Aidan Myers of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 281 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Panther Valley. Myers surpassed 1,000 yards on the season and currently has 1,012 yards rushing and 12 td’s. District leader Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for 219 yards and 2 scores in their 22-21 win over Mahanoy Area. Achenbach has 1,162 yards rushing and 18 td’s this season. The junior joins the “40 td” club as he has scored exactly 40 career td’s to date. In the same game Colm McGroaty of Mahanoy Area rushed for 246 yards and 3 scores. McGroaty has rushed for 891 yards and scored 14 td’s this season. The junior also went over 2,000 yards rushing in his career (2,276). Michael Pascoe of Panther Valley also went over 2,000 yards rushing in his career (2,015). Cade Christopher of Northwestern rushed for 206 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Pottsville. Christopher has scored 17 td’s this season and sits 1 td behind District leader Achenbach. Steven Lilly of Palisades scored 4 td’s in their win over Pen Argyl and is third in the District with 16 td’s scored. Payton Fasnacht of Blue Mountain scored 4 td’s in their win over Wilson to double his season output. Matt Machalik of Palmerton broke the school career rushing record that Chris Siracuse held. Machalik has rushed for 2,713 career yards surpassing the 2,685 yards Siracuse racked up from 1996-98. Machalik has scored 50 career td’s and has thrown 41 career td’s. Junior Luke Stevenosky of Minersville joins the chart as he has rushed for 1,060 yards in his career. Aidan Hutchison of Easton rushed for 200 yards and a td in their loss to Bethlehem Catholic and Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh rushed for 201 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Saucon Valley.

QUARTERBACKS:

Sonny Sasso of Nazareth and Danny Darno of Notre Dame each threw for over 200 yards for the 4th time tis season last week. Sasso threw for 250 yards and a score in their win over Central Catholic and Darno threw for 235 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to Northern Lehigh. Matt Machalik of Palmerton leads the District in passing yards (1,661) and td passes (23). He also tied the school career td pass record with his 41 td passes. Garrett Perschy threw 41 td’s from 2013-16. Danny Darno of Notre Dame threw for 261 yards and 4 td’s in their win over North Schuylkill. Sasso (1,491 yards) and Darno (1,439 yards) are second and third in the District this season behind Machalik and Darno went over 2,000 yards passing for his career (2,009). Jake Fotta of Emmaus (1,148 yards), Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall (1,125 yards), Trevor Minalda of North Schuylkill (1,046 yards), Brad Rissmiller of Pen Argyl (1,046 yards), Isaac Whiteash of Williams Valley (1,033 yards), and Colby Mitchell of ES South (1,013 yards) all went over 1,000 yards passing for the season. Fotta also tied the school record for career td passes with 25. Ethan Parvel set the record when he threw 25 td passes in his only season at Emmaus in 2018. Joseph Martinez of Easton threw for 207 yards and a td vs Bethlehem Catholic.

RECEIVERS:

Joey Flail of North Schuylkill became the first Spartan to catch 100 career passes. Flail currently has 102 catches breaking the old record of 99 that Rich Zahodnick caught from 2014-16. Flail, just a junior, has 1,510 career receiving yards. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl broke his own single season school record when he caught his 44th pass last week. Tyminski caught 43 passes last year to set the record. The junior already owns the career record with 87 catches and is closing in on the career yardage record. Nolan Lobb of Nazareth went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career (1,097). He joins teammmate Mason Kuehner who has 1,253 career receiving yards. Kuehner scored 4 td’s last week (3 rushing, 1 receiving) giving him 14 td’s on the season. Sophomore Noah Dolbin of Nativity leads the District with 709 yards receiving and is followed by Brady Evans of Williams Valley with 657 yards. Five players are tied with 8 td receptions. They include the formentioned Dolbin, Evans, and Lobb along with Dan Lucykanish of Palmerton and Conner Dillon of Tamaqua.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

Back to the Emmaus career td pass record. Etahn Parvel set the single season and career record in his only season at Emmaus in 2018 when he threw 25. He also is tied for the single season td pass record at Whitehall where he threw 31 in 2017. Zachary Gilbert also threw 31 td passes for Whitehall the season before Parvel in 2016.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3), 4 (7) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

5 (7), 4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (1), 4 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

4 (6) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

4 (7) Payton Fasnacht (Blue Mountain)

4 (7) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2), 281 (7) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2), 219 (7), 215 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

267 (7) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

250 (6) Kameron Wetzel (Tri-Valley)

246 (7) Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

222 (5) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

217 (1), 206 (7) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

201 (7), 200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

200 (7) Aidan Hutchison (Easton)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

347 (6), 305 (4), 302 (3) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

294 (1), 264 (5), 250 (7), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

261 (6), 235 (7), 233 (2), 228 (5) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

256 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

235 (5) Jordy Guzman (Dieruff)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (1), 206 (6) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

213 (6) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

207 (7) Joseph Martinez (Easton)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

6 (6), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (6) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

202 (1), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

168 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

167 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)vity)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3), 3 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Logan Hutsko (Minersville)

3 (6) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

Field Goals (40 yards)

42 Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (800)

1162 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

1012 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

963 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

958 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

929 Mike Pascoe (Panther Valley)

891 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

888 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

847 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

Touchdowns (13)

18 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

17 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

16 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

14 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

14 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

14 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

14 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

13 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

13 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

Passing Yards (1000)

1661 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1491 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

1439 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1148 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

1143 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

1125 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

1046 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

1046 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

1033 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

1013 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

Touchdown Passes (13)

23 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

16 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth)

15 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

15 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

14 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

13 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

13 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

Receptions (32)

44 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

36 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

33 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

33 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

32 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

32 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

Reception Yardage (550)

709 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

657 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

627 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

573 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

554 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

550 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

Reception Touchdowns (8)

8 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

8 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

8 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

8 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

8 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

October 14, 2022
Guzman Leads Dieruff Over Pocono Mountain East 40-10

ALLENTOWN – Jordey Guzman threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two more leading Dieruff to a 40-10 win over Pocono Mountain East at J. Barney Crum Stadium Friday night.

“Jordey did a fantastic job tonight for us”, said Head Coach Dave Luttle “He grows every single week as a quarterback.”

Before the game, the Mayor of Allentown proclaimed October 7th as Dieruff Husky Day in Allentown. Last night, they honored the 1992 Dieruff Football Team, which won the East Penn Conference Championship 30 years ago.

That team was led by Coach Mike Marcks and defeated Allen 32-27 to win the championship.

With players from the 1992 team on hand, Dieruff wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Noah Ozorio took the opening kickoff and went 79 yards for the score. The two-point conversion was no good and it was 6-0 Huskies with 11:46 left in the first quarter.

“It kind of set the tone for the whole evening,” said Luttle “We knew we can hit them with our big plays and Noah got us off to a great start.”

On the second play of the second quarter, Dieruff’s defense came up big. Jonathan Serrano picked off a Rocco Delgiudice pass and they took over on their 35.

“We preached that all year,” said Luttle. “When you get turnovers on defense, you give our offense the ball and great field position, we can score points.”

During the drive, Mekhi Ashby rushed for 63 yards on three carries and Jordey Guzman finished off the drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge. The score was 12-0 Huskies with 8:27 remaining in the first half.

Dieruff’s defense came up with another big play, stopping the Cardinals’ offense on fourth down and three. They took over on the 44 with 5:10 left in the first half.

All the Huskies needed was one play. Guzman found a wide-open Ozorio for the 56-yard touchdown pass. The lead continued to grow, 18-0 Dieruff.

Again, Pocono Mountain East faced a fourth and sixth with 2:48 remaining in the first half and again, the Huskies’ defense came up big with another stop. Blake Anderson had a huge sack.

They took over on Pocono Mountain East’s 49. After a holding call, the Huskies faced a fourth and 13 on their 49. Guzman found Ozorio wide open again. This time it went 44 yards. Two plays later, Guzman rolled out right and found a seam. He powered his way into the end zone for the score. The two-point conversion was good by Ashby. At halftime, Dieruff led 26-0.

The Huskies started the second half as Ozorio recovered an onside kick on the Cardinals’ 48. They capped off the drive with Guzman hitting Jonas Robles who made an amazing 33-yard touchdown catch. Ashby went in for the two-point conversion. Dieruff led 34-0.

Ashby did most of the work between the 20’s and got in from two yards out for the touchdown run. With 4:10 left in the third quarter, the Huskies led 40-0.

“We got guys that can make plays,” said Luttle. “Ashby did a tremendous job running the ball for us tonight.”

The Huskies’ defense recovered a fumble on their one with 9:40 remaining in the game. Pocono Mountain East’s defense got their first score of the night. Owen Shaffer made a tackle in the end zone for safety. It was now 40-2 Huskies.

With the reserves in, the Cardinals added a late touchdown. Xander Gonzalez capped off the six-play, 42-yard drive. He went in from ten yards out. DJ Kelley had the two-point conversion.

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Pocono Mountain East (1-6) 0 0 0 10 10

Dieruff (1-6) 6 20 14 0 40

1st quarter

D – Noah Ozorio 79-yard kickoff return (2-point conversion no good) 11:46

2nd quarter

D – Jordey Guzman 1-yard run (2-point conversion no good) 8:27

D – Noah Ozorio 56-yard pass from Jordey Guzman (2-point conversion no good) 4:59

D – Jordey Guzman 4-yard run (2-point conversion good) :19

3rd quarter

D – Jonas Robles 33-yard pass from Jordey Guzman (2-point conversion good) 10:16

D – Mekhi Ashby 2-yard runs (2-point conversion no good) 4:10

4th quarter

PME – Owen Shaffer with the safety 9:40

PME – Xander Gonzalez 10-yard run (2-point conversion good)

October 8, 2022
District 11 Notes – Week 6

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 6):

RUNNINGBACKS:

District leader Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for 215 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Nativity. Achenbach has 943 yards rushing and 13 td’s on the season. The junior also went over 3,000 yards for his career and currently has 3,160 yards and has scored 38 td’s. Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh has the second highest total in the District with 762 yards rushing. Matt Machalik of Palmerton now has the career school td record with 48 td’s. Mike Stasko scored 46 td’s from 2013-16. Kameron Wetzel of Tri-Valley returned to the lineup and rushed for 250 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Shenandoah Valley. Teammate Jake Scheib went over the 2,000-yard mark for his career with 2,003 yards and he also scored his 30th career td last week. Eric Striba of Bangor also went over 2,000 yards rushing (2,109 yards) for his career to go along with his 32 career td’s. A total of 4 players were added to the list this week as they all went over 1,000 yards rushing in their careers. They are, Fela Olaniyan of Pleasant Valley, Tylik Jarvis of Emmaus, Payton Fasnacht of Blue Mountain, and Lane Lehman of Pine Grove. Achenbach leads the District with his 16 td’s scored and is followed by Cade Christopher of Northwestern who has scored 13 td’s. Josh Ludlow of Notre Dame, Jalen Fletcher of Freedom, Steven Lilly of Palisades and Machalik have all scored 12 td’s this season.

QUARTERBACKS:

Matt Machalik of Palmerton threw for a school record 347 yards and 6 td passes and added 117 yards on the ground and 2 scores in their win over Pine Grove. Machalik leads the District with 1,572 yards and 21 td passes this season. His 21 td passes are also a school record as Garrett Perschy held the old record when he threw 19 td passes in 2016. Danny Darno of Notre Dame threw for 261 yards and 4 td’s in their win over North Schuylkill. Darno is third in the District this season with 1,204 yards passing. Sammy Sasso of Nazareth holds down the second spot with his 1,241 yards passing and follows Machalik for td passes with 15. Jake Fotta of Emmaus threw for 288 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Stroudsburg. Fotta went over 2,000 yards for his career and now has thrown for 2,202 yards and 23 td passes. Tommy Mason of Liberty had his first 200-yard game this year when he threw for 213 yards and 2 td’s in their win over ES South and went over 2,000 yards for his career (2,049). Brett Balliet of Jim Thorpe is the third qb to go over 2,000 yards for his career last week (2,079 yards). Ben Kreitzer of Nativity threw for 206 yards and 2 td’s vs Williams Valley last week and now has 1,000 yards even on the season. Mason Kroh of Pine Grove, Luke Thomas of Bethlehem Catholic, and Michael Pascoe of Panther Valley all went over 1,000 passing in their careers.

RECEIVERS:

Brady Evans of Williams Valley and AJ Lozano of Notre Dame each caught 3 td passes last week. Evans caught 4 passes for 168 yards and Lozano caught 6 passes for 133 yards. Noah Dolbin of Nativity caught 6 passes for 167 yards and 2 td’s vs Williams Valley last week. The sophomore went over 1,000 yards for his career as his current totals have him with 50 catches for 1,120 yards and 9 td’s. Dan Lucykanish of Palmerton and Eric Wert of Bethlehem Catholic also went over 1,000 yards receiving in their careers. Lucykanish has caught 62 passes for 1,082 yards and 11 td’s while Wert has caught 85 passes for 1,042 yards and 8 td’s. Wert is closing in on the Golden Hawks career reception record of 97. Let’s see if anybody knows who holds that record. Joey Flail of North Schuylkill has 96 career receptions and needs 4 more to break the school record and become the first Spartan with 100 career receptions. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl leads the District in receptions with 39 but drops to third in yardage with his 591 yards. Dolbin leads with 674 yads and Evans follows with 595 yards. Ian Rarick of Lehighton and Jareel Calhoun of Central Catholic follow Tyminski in catches as each has caught 33 passes this season.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

Machalik is the second QB to throw 6 td’s in a game this season. The first time that happened was in 1968. Jim Kugler of Saucon Valley (Hellertown) threw for 372 yards and 7 td’s in a 51-7 win over Pen Argyl and Gary Van Norman of Northern Lehigh (Slatington) threw for 262 yards and 6 td’s in a 74-0 win over Jim Thorpe. It also happened the following year when Steve Menhennitt of Bangor threw for 344 yards and 6 td’s in a 47-24 win over Palmerton and Don Rubright of Northern Lehigh (Slatington) threw 6 td’s in back-to-back wins vs Whitehall and Catasauqua.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2), 215 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

250 (6) Kameron Wetzel (Tri-Valley)

222 (5) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

217 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

347 (6), 305 (4), 302 (3) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

294 (1), 264 (5), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

261 (6), 233 (2), 228 (5) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

256 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

235 (5) Jordy Guzman (Dieruff)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (1), 206 (6) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

213 (6) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

6 (6), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (6) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

202 (1), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

168 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

167 (6) Noah Dolbin (Nativity)vity)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3), 3 (6) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Luke Hutsko (Minersville)

3 (6) AJ Lozano (Notre Dame)

Field Goals (40 yards)

42 Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (675)

943 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

762 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

754 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

743 Mike Pascoe (Panther Valley)

731 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

691 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

688 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

683 Fela Olaniyan (Pleasant Valley)

682 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

Touchdowns (11)

16 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

13 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

12 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

12 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

12 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

12 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

11 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

11 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

Passing Yards (900)

1572 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1241 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

1204 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

1000 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

979 Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

969 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

963 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

948 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

939 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

934 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

Touchdown Passes (12)

21 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

15 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth)

13 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

13 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

13 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

12 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

12 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

Receptions (27)

39 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

33 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

33 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

29 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

29 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

28 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

27 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

Reception Yardage (475)

674 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

595 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

591 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

524 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

520 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

510 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

502 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

476 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

Reception Touchdowns (7)

8 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

8 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

7 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

7 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

7 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

7 Dan Lucykanish (Palmerton)

October 6, 2022
Notre Dame Green Pond Beats North Schuylkill With Help in All Three Phases

EASTON – The offense, defense and special teams for Notre Dame Green Pond did their jobs in a Colonial-Schuylkill matchup of 4-1 teams Friday night.

The Crusaders’ defense had four interceptions and a fumble recovery. They stopped the North Schuylkill twice on fourth down. They also had a kick return for a touchdown. On offense, the combination of Danny Darno to A.J. Lozano was lethal last night in a 36-24 win for the Crusaders.

“Our game was a title fight,” said Head Football Coach Phil Stambaugh. “We felt this game could put us in the driver’s seat for the remainder of the year. We know they are a tough team over there from the battles we had with them in the past. I am happy our kids were able to turn the tide tonight and I felt this would be a huge momentum shift for the rest of the year.”

Notre Dame Green Pond showed their big play ability right from the start. The first score of the night was a Darno pass to Lozano for a 54-yard touchdown pass with 6:25 left in the first quarter. Faustie Capobianco’s kick was good and the Crusaders led 7-0.

North Schuylkill added a field goal late in the first quarter to cut the lead to 7-3. Gavin Mentzer kicked a line drive 37-yard field goal that just cleared the post.

It looked like the Spartans’ offense was starting to click. They capped off an 11-play, 52-yard drive when Trevor Minalda hit Collin Stanakis for an 11-yard touchdown pass putting North Schuylkill up 10-7 with 10:30 remaining in the first half.

The Spartans looked like they were going to add to their lead on a Jaxson Chowansky touchdown run. But, a holding call negated the touchdown run. A couple of plays later, the Crusaders’ Dainn Vassallo intercepted the ball ending the Spartans drive.

On the very next play, Darno hit a wide-open Josh Ludlow right down the middle for the 68-yard touchdown pass. Notre Dame Green Pond led 15-10 with 5:05 left in the first half.

Right before halftime, the Spartans’ defense got a big stop with 27 seconds remaining in the half and took over on downs. The score at halftime was 15-10 Notre Dame Green Pond.

In the third quarter, the Crusaders increased their lead. The combination of Darno to Lozano struck again. This time it was 52 yards for the score with 1:25 left in the third quarter.

Late in the third quarter, Notre Dame GP’s defense came up with another big stop and took over on the 48. On the next play, Darno called his own play and ran down to the North Schuylkill eight. Three plays later, Darno hit Lozano for the five-yard touchdown pass. With 10:55 remaining in the game, it was 29-10 Crusaders.

North Schuylkill’s Joey Flail’s 65-yard punt return set up Jared Tinari’s 21-yard touchdown run to cut into the Crusaders’ lead to 29-17 with 6:01 left in the game.

Wow…The Crusaders answered right back. James Wisecarver silenced the Spartan crowd taking the kickoff 95 yards for the touchdown. Notre Dame led 36-17 with 5:23 remaining in the game.

Chowansky added a late three-yard touchdown in the game.

With the win, Notre Dame Green Pond’s head coach Phil Stambaugh achieved his 100th career win in 13 seasons as head coach at Notre Dame Green Pond and Pius X.

“It felt great to be here to celebrate this with our coaches, kids, and in front of our fans,” said Stambaugh. “The kids are working hard and this is a memory I will have for a long time.”

Notre Dame Green Pond (5-1) travels next weekend to play Northern Lehigh. North Schuylkill (4-2) plays at Jim Thorpe.

NOTE: The combination of Danny Darno to A.J. Lozano hooked up three times in the game. Darno passed for 249 yards and 3 touchdowns. Lozano caught six passes for 125 yards and three touchdowns.

“Danny had a great game and I am proud of him,” said Stambaugh.

On Defense, the Crusaders had four interceptions by Brenden Ferraro, Dainn Vassalo, James Wisecarver, and Josh Ludlow.

“Our defense gets undercut a lot because our offense over the years has done so well,” said Stambaugh. “But the kids on defense are selling it out and play hard and our coaches are doing a great job with them. I am very proud of their effort.”

North Schuylkill was led by Jared Tinari who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown. Trevor Minalda passed for 187 yards and a touchdown.

Scoring Stats

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

North Schuylkill 3 7 0 14 24

Notre Dame GP 7 8 7 14 36

First quarter

ND: Danny Darno 54-yard pass to A.J. Lozano (Faustie Capobianco kick) 6:25

NS: Gavin Mentzer 37 Field Goal 3:55

Second quarter

NS: Trevor Minalda 11-yard pass to Collin Stanakis (Gavin Mentzer kick) 10:30

ND: Danny Darno 68-yard pass to Josh Ludlow (Danny Darno to Josh Ludlow pass good) 5:05

Third quarter

ND: Danny Darno 52-yard pass to Josh Lozano (Faustie Capobianco kick) 1:25

Fourth quarter

ND: Danny Darno 5-yard pass to Josh Lozano (Faustie Capobianco kick) 10:55

NS: Jared Tinari 21-yard run (Gavin Mentzer kick) 6:01

ND: James Wisecarver 95-yard kick return (Faustie Capobianco kick) 5:23

NS: Jaxson Chowansky 3-yard run (Gavin Mentzer kick) 3:42

October 1, 2022
District 11 Notes (Week 5)

RUNNINGBACKS:

District leader Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley (728 yards) is nearing 3,000 yards for his career. The junior currently has 2,945 yards and 35 career td’s. Trey Tremba of Parkland rushed for 222 yards on 38 carries and 2 td’s in their overtime loss to Whitehall. Steven Lilly of Palisades rushed for 211 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Schuylkill Haven. Lilly went over 1,000 yards for his career (1,059). Salvatore Capria of Jim Thorpe and Anthonie Hunsicker of Catasauqua also went over 1,000 yards rushing in their careers. Cade Christopher of Northwestern joined the “40 td” club and now has 41 career td’s. Matt Machalik of Palmerton tied the school record for td’s scored in a career. Mike Stasko scored 46 td’s from 2013-16. Jalen Fletcher of Freedom scored 4 td’s in their win over Central Catholic. Fletcher has scored 10 td’s this season and leads the EPC South in rushing with 599 yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

Ben Dempster of Shenandoah Valley went 12 for 12 for 253 yards and a school tying 6 td passes in their win over Hancock Maryland. Dempster tied the record of Brian Racis who threw 6 td passes against CMVT in 1995. Danny Darno of Notre Dame threw for 228 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Palmerton. Darno also had a rushing td. Sammy Sasso of Nazareth had his third 200 yard game of the season when he threw for 264 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Liberty. Sasso went over 1,000 yards for the season and now has 1,161 yards and 12 td passes. Both totals only trail Palmerton’s Machalik totals in the District. Machalik still leads with 1,224 yards passing and 15 td passes. Sasso also went over 3,000 yards passing for his career (3,038). Jordy Guzman of Dieruff threw for 235 yards in their loss vs Stroudsburg.

RECEIVERS:

Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley caught 4 td passes in the game vs Hancock. Ryan caught a total of 5 passes for 168 yards. His 4 td’s catches ties the school record that Ron Wasilowski set in 1998 vs Bishop O’Reilly. Ryan went over 1,000 yards for his career and the junior now has 1,059 career yards on 60 catches. Ryan along with Conner Dillon of Tamaqua and Nolan Lobb of Nazareth lead the District with 7 td receptions each. Owen Johnson of Freedom and Brock Polinsky of Minersville both reached the 70 career reception mark and have almost identical career totals. Johnson has 70 catches for 1,261 yards and 12 td grabs while Polinsky caught 71 passes for 1,224 yards and 12 td grabs. Josh Ludlow of Notre Dame caught 7 passes for 101 yards and 3 td’s vs Palmerton. Luke Hutsko of Minersville is the 3rd receiver to catch 3 or more td passes last week as all 3 of his catches went for scores. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl leads the District in receptions (36) and reception yardage (528). Ian Rarick of Lehighton and Noah Dolbin of Nativity are also over 500 yards receiving this season and are tied for second with 507 yards.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

Back to Shenandoah Valley’s td receptions. Lets go over their all-time single season leaders. Wasilowski would finish the 1998 season catching 13 td passes to break the school record. Ed Kubilis held the record when he caught 12 td passes in 1992. In 2001 Mike Zulkowski tied the record when he caught 13 td passes. Since 2001, Nick Merva has come closest to the record when he caught 11 td passes in 2012.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (5) Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

222 (5) Trey Tremba (Parkland)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

217 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

211 (5) Steven Lilly (Palisades)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

305 (4), 302 (3) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

294 (1), 264 (5), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

256 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

253 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley)

247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

235 (5) Jordy Guzman (Dieruff)

233 (2), 228 (5) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (1) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5) Ben Dempster (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) *School Record*

11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

202 (1), 168 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (5) Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

3 (5) Luke Hutsko (Minersville)

Field Goals (40 yards)

42 Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (550)

728 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

688 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

678 Mike Pascoe (Panther Valley)

645 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

644 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

611 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

599 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

585 Sal Capria (Jim Thorpe)

577 Matt Martin (Marian Catholic)

571 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

Touchdowns (10)

13 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

12 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

11 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

11 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

11 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

10 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

10 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

Passing Yards (750)

1225 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

1161 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

943 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

934 Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

876 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

812 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

794 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

773 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

767 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

754 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

Touchdown Passes (10)

15 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

12 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth)

11 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

11 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

10 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

10 Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

Receptions (22)

36 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

31 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

29 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

26 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

25 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

23 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

23 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

Reception Yardage (425)

528 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

507 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

507 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

452 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

443 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

427 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

Reception Touchdowns (6)

7 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

7 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

7 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

September 30, 2022
THE BIG THREE: Sasso, Lobb and Kuehner Lead Nazareth Area to Commanding Win Over Liberty 42-0

NAZARETH – Sonny Sasso threw for three first-half touchdowns and Nolan Lobb caught two. Mason Kuehner added two second-half touchdowns to lead Nazareth Area (4-1) over Liberty (1-4) 42-0 in an EPC South battle at Andrew S. Leh Stadium Friday night.

Sasso started the night connecting on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Chase Rinehimer and later hitting Nolan Lobb for a 35-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. The Blue Eagles led 14-0 after one.

The Sasso to Lobb connection continued to work. This time it went 55 yards for a score. Kuehner added a one-yard touchdown run. At halftime, the score was 27-0.

Kuehner took the second-half opening kickoff and went 90 yards to the end zone. He added a two-point conversion and the Blue Eagles led 35-0. With a running clock and the reserves in, future quarterback Peyton Falzone, scored a fourth-quarter touchdown on a ten-yard run.

Sasso finished the night passing for 224 yards, was 14 of 21 passing, and threw three touchdowns. Kuehner had five catches for 78 yards and Nolan Lobb added three catches for 88 yards.

Next week, Nazareth Area hosts East Stroudsburg North and Liberty is home against East Stroudsburg South.

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Liberty 0 0 0 0 0

Nazareth Area 13 14 8 7 42

1st quarter

N – Chase Rinehimer 23-yard pass from Sonny Sasso (Kick Failed)

N – Nolan Lobb 35-yard pass from Sonny Sasso (Chris Bugbee’s kick good)

2nd quarter

N – Nolan Lobb 55-yard pass from Sonny Sasso (Chris Bugbee’s kick good)

N – Mason Kuehner one-yard run (Chris Bugbee’s kick good)

3rd quarter

N – Mason Kuehner 90-yard kickoff return (Mason Kuehner two-point conversion good)

4th quarter

N – Peyton Falzone 10-yard run (Chris Bugbee’s kick good)

September 24, 2022
District 11 Top Returning Players – Week 4

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 4):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Five running backs are now over 500 yards rushing for the season. District leader Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley leads the group with 572 yards. Michael Pascoe of Panther Valley is next with 540 yards. He’s followed by Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh (536 yards), Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven (510 yards) and Matt Machalik of Palmerton (507 yards). Achenbach and Cade Christopher of Northwestern lead the District as both players have scored 10 td’s this season. Christopher, Sawyer, and Nigel Linton of Whitehall all went over 1,000 yards rushing for their careers last week. Christopher also has 1,079 career receiving yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

Matt Machalik of Palmerton threw for a school record 305 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Jim Thorpe. He just set the record last with when he threw for 302 yards. Machalik also rushed for 230 yards and scored 3 td’s. Machalik became the first player in District 11 to throw for 300 yards and rush for 200 yards in the same game. Brendan Nosovitch of Central Catholic was the closest player to accomplish this when he threw for 418 yards and rushed for 183 yards in a 49-27 win over Archbishop Wood in the state semifinal game in 2010. Nosovitch threw 5 td passes and scored 2 td’s in the game. Machalik also tied the school record again with his 4 td passes. Matt Falcone was the first Bomber to throw 4 td’s vs North Schuylkill in 2008. Garrett Perschy threw 4 td’s vs Notre Dame in 2014 and against Pen Argyl in 2016. Machalik leads the District with his 1,041 yards passing and 13 td passes and also went over 3,000 yards (3,013) and 30 td’s passes (31) in his career. Sammy Sasso of Nazareth has the 2 highest total with 890 yards. Sasso along with Isaac Whiteash of Williams Valley, Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall and Trevor Minalda of North Schuylkill have all thrown 9 td passes this season. Minalda threw 4 td’s last week vs Tamaqua. Jake Fotta of Emmaus threw 2 td passes and teammate Josiah Williams threw 4 td passes in their win over ES North. Williams threw for 184 yards putting him over 2,000 yards for his career (2,089). Williams also tied the school record for td passes in a game with 4. Rollie Houseknecht was the first Green Hornet to throw 4 in a game way back in 1951 vs Whitehall. Avery Koser of Southern Lehigh had a perfect night in their win over Palisades as he went 10 for 10 for 245 yards and 2 td’s while also rushing for 130 yards and 2 td’s. Luke Thomas of Bethlehem Catholic threw for 243 yards and a td in their win over Liberty.

RECEIVERS:

Dalton Drake of Palmerton caught 8 passes for a school record 189 yards vs Jim Thorpe. Steve Endres held the old record when he had 153 yards vs Northern Lehigh in 1989. Joey Flail of North Schuylkill caught 3 td passes last week in their win over Tamaqua and now has 5 on the season and 22 for his career. Conner Dillon of Tamaqua leads the District in reception yardage (441 yards) and td receptions (7). Dillon had his 3rd game in a row with over 100 yards receiving and 2 td receptions. Damian Tyminski leads the District with 29 catches. Ian Rarick of Lehighton follows Tyminski with 25 catches and Jack Kocher of Whitehall is 3rd with 23 catches. Tyminski and Rarrick both have 392 yards receiving which is good for 2nd place in the District. Mason Kuehner of Nazareth went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career last week vs Freedom. Kuehner, a junior, has caught 64 passes for 1,044 yards and 9 td’s so far in his career. Eric Wert of Bethlehem caught 7 passes for 154 yards vs Liberty and now has 80 career receptions.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

With Conner Dillon of Tamaqua having 3 consecutive games in a row with 2 td receptions, what is the District record for 2 or more in consecutive games? It is 6 games in a row. Dan Cason of East Stroudsburg South caught 2 td passes in each of the first 6 games in 2009. Cason would finish the season catching 57 passes for 1,095 yards and 20 td’s.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

217 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

305 (4), 302 (3) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

294 (1), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

256 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

245 (4) Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

243 (4) Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

233 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (1) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

4 (4) Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Josiah Williams (Emmaus) *Ties School Record*

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

202 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

189 (4) Dalton Drake (Palmerton) *School Record*

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

154 (4) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

42 Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (425)

572 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

540 Mike Pascoe (Panther Valley)

536 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

512 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

510 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

507 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

490 Sal Capria (Jim Thorpe)

454 Matt Martin (Marian Catholic)

433 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

432 Jalen Fletcher (Freedom)

426 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

Touchdowns (8)

10 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

10 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

9 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

9 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

9 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

8 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

8 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

8 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

  8 Jarod Moore (Pleasant Valley)

Passing Yards (600)

1041 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

890 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

773 Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

715 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

697 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

688 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

664 Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

663 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

643 Luke Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic)

627 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

623 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

609 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

Touchdown Passes (8)

13 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

9 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

9 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth)

9 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

9 Trevor Minalda (North Schuylkill)

8 Avery Koser (Southern Lehigh)

Receptions (18)

29 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

25 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

23 Jack Kocher (Whitehall)

21 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

20 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

18 Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)

18 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

18 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

18 Dalton Drake (Palmerton)

Reception Yardage (350)

441 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

392 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

392 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

390 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

375 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

364 Dalton Drake (Palmerton)

Reception Touchdowns (5)

7 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

5 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

5 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

5 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

September 22, 2022
Parkland Rally Falls short Against Central Catholic

Photos courtesy of Steve Bradley

OREFIELD – The night got started honoring the 2002 Parkland Trojans Football Team. Parkland won the PIAA Class 4A title that season, defeating Woodland Hills 34-12. Leading the team were former Head Coach Rob Melosky and one of the greatest Pennsylvania high school football players, Austin Scott.

In 2002, Scott rushed for 3,853 yards and 53 touchdowns.

The duo was on hand one more time together at Parkland School District Stadium to honor the 2002 team. Melosky now works on the Central Catholic staff, working with the offensive line.

“On the first play of the game when Austin broke it, it set the tone of the game,” said Melosky. “The entire season had so many great memories and to win a state title was special.”

Friday night we got to see another running back showcase his talent. Central Catholic’s Caiden Shaffer scored two touchdowns to lead the Vikings to a 21-14 win over Parkland in the EPC South Division game.

It was the Trojans who made a statement right out of the gate. Parkland drove 75 yards on five plays. Freshman running back, Marquez Wimberly, went in from 12 yards out. Gryffin Mitstifer’s kick was good and Parkland led 7-0 with 9:19 left in the first quarter.

The Vikings overcame a turnover deep in Trojans territory and finally got on the scoreboard. The offensive line set the tone, especially running behind Raheem Battles and Fynn McDonalds. The big play that set up the score was a 29-yard run by Shaffer down to the Trojans’ one. Three plays later, he capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. Tamlin Ferguson’s kick was good and we were tied at seven with 7:07 left in the first half.

The Vikings’ defense got a key interception by Ethan Hosek. They took over on Parkland’s 20. The Vikings drove down to Parkland’s four-yard line facing a fourth down and one. They converted the fourth down and Shaffer got his second touchdown run of the quarter. This time it was from two yards out with 2:52 remaining in the first half. They led 14-7. Shaffer finished the night rushing for 123 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns.

“You know what you are going to get with Caiden every night,” said Vikings Head Coach Tim McGorry. “He is tough and not afraid of contact. He gets stronger as the game goes.” The Vikings’ Braheem Battles intercepted a pass late in the first half. But, the Trojans’ defense held and stopped the Central Catholic offense deep in their territory. At halftime, the lead belonged to the Vikings14-7.

Coming out of halftime, the Vikings went up two touchdowns with 6:53 left in the third quarter. Nathan Schultz got the handoff and broke several tackles en route to an 11-yard touchdown run. The score was now 21-7 Vikings.

Parkland had some key players out Friday night, including their starting quarterback Luke Spang. Nakhi Bullock stepped in and played quarterback for the Trojans. Late in the fourth quarter, Bullock weaved his way through the Vikings’ defense for a nine-yard score. The Trojans cut into Central Catholic’s lead 21-14.

Parkland seemed to have all the momentum late in the fourth quarter. The Trojans were facing a third down and 19 but converted the play when Bullock hit Trey Tremble for the first down on 40. Bullock used his arm and legs making play after play during the drive. Bullock slightly underthrew the ball and Jake Parker made the needed adjustment, catching the 28-yard pass with 2:22 left in the game down to the Vikings two. Bullock tried to hit a receiver deep in the end zone, but a penalty on the Vikings’ defense moved the ball to the one with 2:18 remaining.

It looked like Bullock was going in for the game-tying touchdown with 2:12 left in the game. But a hard hit jarred the ball loose and Rajan Stevens recovered the ball in the end zone for the Vikings to persevere the win.

“I thought we played well three and half quarters of the game,” said McGorry. “We had mental mistakes and penalties that crept in. We made it a lot harder on ourselves than it needed to be.”

Next week Central Catholic (3-1) is home against Freedom and Parkland (2-2) travels to Whitehall.

Scoring Summary

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Central Catholic 0 14 7 0 21

Parkland 7 0 0 7 14

1st Quater

P: Marquez Martinez 12 yard run (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 9:19

2nd Quarter

CC: Caiden Shaffer 1-yard run (Tamlin Ferguson kick good) 7:08

CC: Caiden Shaffer 2-yard run (Tamlin Ferguson kick good) 2:52

3rd Quarter

CC: Nathan Schultz 7-yard run (Tamlin Ferguson kick good) 6:35

4th Quarter

P: Nakhi Bullock 10 yard run (Gryffin Mitstifer kick good) 5:52

September 17, 2022
District 11 Top Returning Players Week 3

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 3):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Steven Lilly of Palisades rushed for 161 yards and scored 5 td’s in their 47-40 win over Palmerton. Lilly’s 5 td’s ties the school record held by Trey Gretzinger who scored 5 td’s vs Wilson in 2018. Danny Darno of Notre Dame rushed for 221 yards and 4 td’s while passing for 143 yards and a td in their win over Tamaqua. Darno has 350 yards rushing (7 td’s) and 567 yards passing (3 td’s) so far this season. Luke DeRiggi of PM West rushed for 208 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Dieruff. Clarence Watkins of Allen rushed for 217 yards and 2 td’s in their 22-22 tie game vs PM East. District leader Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley upped his season totals to 572 yards and 10 td’s. Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven (482 yards) and Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh (467 yards) are next in line. Cade Christopher of Northwestern follows Achenbach’s 10 td’s with 9 td’s scored this season. Achenbach went over 30 career td’s last week and now has 32 total. Christopher now has 38 career td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Matt Machalik of Palmerton threw for a school record 302 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Palisades. Machalik also rushed for 90 yards and 3 td’s. Garrett Perschy held the old record when he threw for 264 yards vs Bangor in 2016. Machalik leads the District with his 736 yards and 9 td’s. With his 3 td’s that he scored last week Machalik joins the “40 td” club and now has 42 career td’s. Brad Rissmiller of Pen Argyl moves into 2^nd place in the District after he threw for 292 yards and 2 td’s vs Northern Lehigh. Rissmiller has 650 yards passing. Jake Fotta of Emmaus threw for 247 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Whitehall. In the same game, Whitehal’s Trey Dogmantis threw for 236 yards and 2 td’s. Isaac Whiteash of Williams Valley threw for 225 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Schuylkill Haven. Whiteash, who went over 2,000 yards passing in the game (2,022 yards) now has 8 td passes this season. Brady O’Donnell of Lehighton also went over 2,000 yards passing for his career last week vs Pottsville and now has 2,085 career yards.

RECEIVERS:

Brady Evans of Williams Valley caught 3 passes for 104 yards last week with all 3 catches going for td’s. Evans now leads all current receivers with 1,389 career yards. Evans and first year player Conner Dillon of Tamaqua lead the District with 5 td reception. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl now holds the school record for most career receptions with 70. Tim Hahn held the old record when he caught 67 passes from 1987-89. Tyminski leads the District with 27 catches and is 2^nd in yardage (373 yards) behind leader Ian Rarick of Lehighton who has 375 yards.

STAT OF THE WEEK:

With 21 career td receptions Brady Evans of Williams Valley became the 5^th Viking to reach 20 career td receptions. Jesse Engle (2018-20) holds the school record with 34. Jake Wolfgang (2015-17) had 31, OJ Grow (1987-90) had 29 and Owen Daniel (2010-12) had 26. Pius X has the most of any District 11 teams with 6. They are Wade Williams with 28 (2005-07), Nate Stewart with 27 (2012-14), Matt Camilletti with 24 (2008-11), Willie Wallace and Quintin Lopez both had 23 in the 2003-04 seasons and Dubois Ross also had 23 from 2010-11. Stewart went to Notre Dame for his senior year after Pius closed and caught 6 more for a career total of 33. And Ross transferred to Liberty for his senior year and caught 1 td for a career total of 24. Coincidentally there are 19 current District 11 teams that do not have a player with 20 career TD receptions. They are: Ban, BM, Dier, ESN, Em, JT, Mah, Mar, Min, Nat, North, Palm, PA, PME, PMW, Sauc.V, Sc.H, Str, and TV.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

5 (3) Steven Lilly (Palisades) *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

221 (3) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

217 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

217 (3) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

216 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

208 (3) Luke DeRiggi (PM West)

200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

302 (3) Matt Machalik (Palmerton) *School Record*

294 (1), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

292 (3) Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

256 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

255 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

247 (3) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

236 (3) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

233 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

225 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

215 (1) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

4 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

4 (3) Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

202 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

156 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

3 (3) Brady

Field Goals (40 yards)

42 Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (350)

572 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

482 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

467 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

405 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

388 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

372 Colm McGroaty (Mahanoy Area)

372 Sal Capria (Jim Thorpe)

355 Matt Martin (Marian Catholic)

350 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

Touchdowns (7)

10 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

9 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

7 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

7 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

7 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

7 Caden Henritzy (Northampton)

7 Steven Lilly (Palisades)

Passing Yards (500)

736 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

650 Brad Rissmiller (Pen Argyl)

627 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

592 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

581 Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

567 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

512 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

506 Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

Touchdown Passes (7)

9 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

8 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley)

Receptions (14)

27 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

22 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

16 Jake Kocher (Whitehall)

16 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

15 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

15 Jareel Calhoun (Central Catholic)

14 Greg Campbell (Bangor)

Reception Yardage (250)

375 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

373 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

325 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

280 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

276 Noah Dolbin (Nativity)

266 Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

257 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

251 Kendall Robinson (Palmerton)

Reception Touchdowns (4)

5 Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

5 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

4 Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

September 15, 2022
Pleasant Valley Stuns East Stroudsburg South in a Defensive Battle

As the sun went down in Brodheadsville, so did both teams’ offense. Both teams came into Friday night’s game with a record of 2-0. The Cavaliers have dominated the Monroe County Conference in recent years going 15-0 in that span. Last year’s contest between both teams ended in a Cavaliers win 36-14. So to say this year’s game would be any different, I would have disagreed with you.

Pleasant Valley was up to the task this year though. Their defense put constant pressure on East Stroudsburg all game long, keeping the Cavaliers’ offense in check in the first half. With 2:07 left in the first half, the Bears got the ball at East Stroudsburg’s 42. Pleasant Valley was able to move the ball and pick up a first down. They got the ball down to the Cavalier 27.

But with :50 left to go in the half, Pleasant Valley elected not to use one of their two remaining timeouts. Instead, they let the clock run down to :03. They attempted a 39-yard field goal. The field goal was no good and both teams were deadlocked at the half, 0-0.

To start the third quarter, ESS got the ball and moved it down to the Pleasant Valley three-yard line. This was where the PV defense came up big, stuffing the Cavaliers running back on fourth and goal from the three-yard line. There was no score through three quarters.

The Cavaliers struck first with 11:22 to go in the fourth. East Stroudsburg’s quarterback, Colby Mitchell hit their wide receiver Shane Bulay on a five-yard screen pass for the game’s first score. East Stroudsburg went for a two-point conversion. This proved to be vital because the Bears’ defense was up to the task yet again, stuffing the play before the goal line.

On Pleasant Valley’s next possession, they drove the ball right down the field. On the quarterback keeper, Valentino Byers-Robinson went in from 13 yards out. PV took the lead for good with the extra point.

Pleasant Valley (3-0) travels to play Dieruff and East Stroudsburg South (2-1) is on the road against Pocono Mountain East.

September 10, 2022
Strong First Half Leads Southern Lehigh to Win Over Bangor

A quick start and a big offensive first half gave Southern Lehigh all of the momentum needed to cruise to a 29-12 victory over Bangor.

Southern Lehigh’s Cade Sawyer started the scoring in the first quarter on his first carry of the game going 47 yards to the end zone. Ayden Scharper’s kick was good and the Spartans led 7-0 on their opening drive. “Cade has been breaking so many tackles the first couple of games and he hit the hole and made a nice run,” said Head Coach Phil Sams.

Bangor answered the drive when Eric Striba shoveled a pass to Greg Campbell for a 21-yard touchdown. Sawyer blocked the extra point attempt and the Spartans led 7-6 with 4:29 left in the first quarter.

Late in the first quarter, Jack Inglis had what could be considered the play of the year, making an incredible circus-like catch on the back of the defender. He kept control of the ball with his arms around the defender. This was a 25-yard touchdown pass from Avery Koser which extended the Spartans’ lead to 14-6.

“We were backed up and sometimes, I think, should I take a shot this early,” said Sams. “Koser made an incredible adjustment. The defensive player made a nice play and he just went over his back and made an amazing catch.”

Koser went on to throw his second touchdown of the half. Before the touchdown, he just missed a receiver streaking down the field. On the very next play, he found Andrew Olesh for a 46-yard touchdown with five seconds left in the half. Koser passed to Will Knudson for the two-point conversion.

“We were trying to isolate our running back and Knudson made a good play on the ball,” said Sams. “He is 6-foot-3 and he can outjump most people.” Southern Lehigh went into halftime leading 21-6. “That was a big play right before halftime to give us a two-score lead,” said Sams.

The Slaters cut into the Spartans’ lead in the second half. Running back Noah Hillis powered in from one yard out for the score. The two-point conversion was no good and it was 21-12, Southern Lehigh, with 9:33 remaining.

But the Spartans couldn’t be stopped. Koser had a 32-yard touchdown run with 4:58 left in the game to seal the win for Southern Lehigh. Koser had a big night passing for 128 yards, and two touchdowns, and added 66 yards rushing and a score.

Southern Lehigh travels Friday night to play Palisades. Bangor is on the road at Saucon Valley Friday night.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Bangor (2-1) 6 0 0 6 12

Southern Lehigh (2-1) 14 7 0 8 29

1st quarter

SL: Cade Sawyer 47-yard run (Ayden Scharper kick good) 10:02

B: Eric Striba 21 yard pass to Greg Campbell (kicked blocked) 4:29

SL: Avery Koser 25-yard pass to Jack Inglis (Ayden Scharper kick good) :59

2nd quater

SL: Avery Koser 46-yard pass to Andrew Olesh (Ayden Scharper kick good) :05

4th quarter

B: Noah Hillis 1-yard run (failed) 9:33

SL: Avery Koser 32-yard run (Avery Koser pass to Will Knudson) 4:58

September 10, 2022
District 11 Top Returning Players – Week 2

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 2):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Aiden Myers of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 315 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Nativity. Myers has 409 yards rushing this season and trails only District leader Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley. Achenbach leads with 484 yards and 7 td’s. Cade Sawyer of Southern Lehigh rushed for 200 yards and scored 2 td’s in their win over Notre Dame. Sawyer has 305 yards rushing on the season. Cade Christopher of Northwestern scored 2 more td’s vs Northern Lehigh and now has 6 td’s total on the season. Christopher now has 35 career td’s. Izaiah Ramos of Northern Lehigh scored 3 td’s in their win over Northwestern and now has 6 total for the season. Conner Dillon of Tamaqua rushed for 107 yards and caught 4 passes for another 134 yards while scoring 2 td’s in their win over Lehighton. Jake Scheib now has 26 career td’s and Bangor’s Eric Striba scored his 25^th career td last week in their win over Jim Thorpe.

QUARTERBACKS:

Brady O’Donnell of Lehighton leads the District with 516 yards passing. Matt Machalik of Palmerton leads the District this season with 7 td passes (25 career) to go along with his 434 yard passing. Sonny Sasso of Nazareth is sandwiched between O’Donnell and Machalik with 450 yards passing and trails Machalik with 5 td passes this season. Sasso and Isaac Whiteash of Williams Valley each threw for 20th career td last week. Danny Darno of Notre Dame is next in line with his 424 yards passing this season. The junior needs 6 more yards to reach 1,000 yards for his career. Colby Mitchell of ES South is the other QB to pass for 400 yards this season. Mitchell has thrown for 412 yards and 5 td passes.

RECEIVERS:

Ian Rarick of Lehighton caught 10 passes for 170 yards and a td vs Tamaqua. The school record is 11 receptions in a game. Shane McEvoy caught 11 passes in a game vs both Stroudsburg and Northwestern in 2007 and Jacen Nalesnik caught 11 passes vs PM East in 2011. Nekhi Spencer of ES South leads the District with 4 td receptions through the first 2 weeks. Sophomore Justin Yescavage of Jim Thorpe caught 10 passes for 138 and a td vs Bangor. Yescavage also came up 1 catch short of the school record of 11. Josh Hontz in 2007 and Khaaliq Lynch in 2012 both caught 11 passes vs Tamaqua. Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career and now has 1,018 yards. Tyminski is only the 3^rd Green Knight to reach 1,000 yards. Tyler Germano holds the school record with his 1,452 yards he had from 1998-00 and Tim Hahn had 1,162 yards receiving from 1987-89. Pen Argyl has 4 players that reached the 900-yard mark with Joe Kopko netting 999 yards from 1984-87. Ed Easterly had 959 yards from 1996-98, Kenny Watts totaled 949 yards from 1998-00 and Dylan Evans ended his career with 926 yards (2008-11).

STAT OF THE WEEK:

Aiden Myers 315-yard rushing game last week was Haven’s 14^th – 300 yard game. That nearly doubles the 2^nd place team in the District which is Parkland who has 8. Zack Barket had 7 – 300 plus yard games with a school record 413 yards vs North Schuylkill in 2008. Koby Brish has 4 – 300-yard games and both Buddy Fegely and William Casella each have 1.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

4 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

4 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

315 (2) Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 (1), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

217 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

216 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

200 (2) Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

294 (1), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

269 (2), 247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

256 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

233 (2) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

215 (1) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

4 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

10 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

10 (2) Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

202 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

170 (2) Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

Field Goals (40 yards)

42 Griffin Mitstifer (Parkland)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (300)

484 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

409 Aiden Myers (Schuylkill Haven)

305 Cade Sawyer (Southern Lehigh)

Touchdowns (5)

7 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

6 Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

6 Jarod Moore (Pleasant Valley)

6 Izaiah Ramos (Northern Lehigh)

5 Josh Ludlow (Notre Dame)

5 Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

5 Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

Passing Yards (400)

516 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

450 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

434 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

424 Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

412 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

Touchdown Passes (5)

7 Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

5 Sammy Sasso (Nazareth)

5 Colby Mitchell (ES South)

Receptions (10)

19 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

18 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

13 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

13 Justin Yescavage (Jim Thorpe)

10 Greg Campbell (Bangor)

Reception Yardage (200)

308 Ian Rarick (Lehighton)

238 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

235 Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

210 Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

207 Conner Dillon (Tamaqua)

Reception Touchdowns (4)

4 Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

September 8, 2022
Saucon Valley Earns First Win of The Season

A dominant second half gave Saucon Valley their first win of the season, 27-7, as the Panthers scored 27 unanswered points to defeat Salisbury at Saucon Valley Stadium Friday night.

The game was a seesaw battle of wills in the first half, the Panthers came up empty twice inside Salisbury’s five. After a scoreless first quarter, Salisbury got on the board first when Josh Brooks took the handoff and went 48 yards for a touchdown. Lucas Graver’s kick gave the Falcons a 7-0 lead.

Saucon Valley answered right back. The big play of the drive was a Travis Riefenstahl to Jared Rohn pass to the Salisbury one. Riefenstahl finished the drive powering in from one yard out. Braeden Schriffer’s kick was good and with 9:15 left in the first half, it was tied at seven. But Saucon did not rest. Late in the first half, Riefenstahl picked off a Nick Beck pass and took it to mid-field with :19 seconds left in the first half. They could not convert. Time ticked off and at halftime, they were tied at seven.

Things got really interesting with 7:23 left in the third quarter. Saucon Valley had the ball facing a third down and 11 on Salisbury’s 32 when the Athletic Director stepped on the field to talk to the refs. The game was stopped due to a low-flying drone. Both teams went into the locker room.

“It’s a PIAA rule, there are no-fly zones at football games,” said Athletic Director Bob Frey. “The protocol is to get the players and coaches off the field until it’s deemed safe.”

After a 30-minute delay, the game continued with the Panthers facing a third down play. On the first playback, Riefenstahl’s pass was picked off by Salisbury and they take over on their 47.

After a three and out and a punt, Saucon Valley drove right down the field. The key play was a Riefenstahl pass to Alex Magnotta for 27 yards to the Salisbury two. Tyler Pfizenmayer went in from two yards out. They led 14-7 with :29 seconds left in the third quarter.

The Panthers’ defense forced another Salisbury punt which was blocked by Josiah Hernandez. Jared Rohn picked the ball up and ran to the Salisbury 20 with 8:16 remaining in the game. To set up the next score, Joshua Torres had a 24-yard run to the one. Pfizenmayer once again found pay dirt. He went in from one yard out. The Panthers extended their lead making the score 20-7.

On the Panthers’ next drive, the same result. Pfizenmayer broke free from the pile and darted 57 yards for the score. The three-touchdown performance by Pfizenmayer led the Panthers to the win. Next week, Saucon Valley travels to Wilson Area while Salisbury plays at Jim Thorpe.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th T

Salisbury (0-2) 0 7 0 0 7

Saucon Valley (1-1) 0 7 7 13 27

2nd quarter

SA – Josh Brooks 48-yard run 10:31 (Lucas Graver kick good)

SV – Travis Riefenstahl 1 yard run 9:15 (Braeden Schriffert kick good)

3rd quarter

SV – Tyler Pfizenmayer 2 yard run :29 (Braeden Schriffert kick good)

4th quarter

SV – Tyler Pfizenmayer 1 yard run 6:03 (No good)

SV – Tyler Pfizenmayer 2 yard run 2:11 (Braeden Schriffert kick good)

September 3, 2022
Wyomissing rolls over Pottsville to Stay Undefeated

After a dominant 49-0 win over Kennard-Dale in week one, the Wyomissing Spartans traveled to face the 0-1 Pottsville Crimson Tide. Wyomissing picked up right where they left off last week to start this game.

After three quick plays to start the game, Pottsville was forced to punt. The Spartans’ offense quickly got to work driving down the field on six plays and 58 yards capped off by a Collin Niedrowski rushing touchdown. Ian Levering made the PAT to make it 7-0 early.

Pottsville was forced to punt again leaving the Spartans with the ball at the Crimson Tide 42-yard line to start their second drive. In the same exact fashion, Wyomissing drove down the field and Matthew Kramer took it in off a two-yard rushing touchdown. After the PAT from Levering, it was 14-0 midway through the first quarter.

Pottsville had a promising drive ahead of them that came to a halt after a fumble that was recovered by Drew Eisenhower to give the Spartans the ball back at midfield. Wyomissing capitalized off the turnover when Kramer ran his second touchdown of the night in from 23 yards out. Wyomissing was playing flawlessly on offense executing everything perfectly.

On Pottsville’s next drive the Spartans hauled in an interception by Eisenhower that got waved off by a roughing the passer penalty. However, in the next play, Wyomissing did gain possession after Pacen Ziegler recovered a fumble at their own 39-yard line. Drew Eisenhower had a monster 41-yard run to set up the Spartans in the red zone once again. Andrew Forrey finished the drive by breaking tackles to dive into the end zone for an 18-yard touchdown run. This put the Spartans up 28-0 still in the first half.

One of the only flaws that Wyomissing had on offense the whole night was a fumble that was recovered by Pottsville’s Tejay Allen. This gave Pottsville a chance to get on the board before halftime. However, another promising drive came to a halt when Allen’s pass was picked off by Wyomissing’s Derek Macrina. This gave Wyomissing the ball at the Pottsville 26 with a minute left in the first half. It turns out a minute was more than enough time for Wyomissing as Ben Zechman connected with Drew Eisenhower for a 47-yard touchdown pass. This put the Spartans ahead 35-0 going into halftime.

Wyomissing continued to spread the ball around in the second half as Zechman connected with Ryker Jones for a 47-yard touchdown reception to add to the lead making it 42-0. Wyomissing wasn’t done scoring as Jeremiah Diaz punched in a one-yard rushing touchdown capping off a 47-yard drive to make it 49-0 midway through the fourth quarter.

Wyomissing absolutely dominated Pottsville tonight winning 49-0 to improve to 2-0. Pottsville falls to 0-2 after a tough loss tonight. They look ahead to next Friday when they travel to Lehighton.

Matthew Kramer had another monster game with two touchdowns putting him at five total touchdowns through two weeks. He tweaked his ankle on the first play of the game but continued to stay in. After the game, he said, “Another good win. We had good energy and gave a good effort, but there’s still a lot of mistakes we need to clean up.”

Wyomissing hosts Trinity next week. They have now outscored their opponents 98-0 through two weeks. Both the defense and offense are in phenomenal shape. Ian Levering is also now a perfect 14/14 on PATs to start the season. This team is extremely fundamentally sound and shows a brotherhood between each other. Wyomissing represents perfectly what brotherhood, culture, and discipline can do to a team. This team is dangerous. Watch out Pennsylvania.

September 3, 2022
Spartans roll over Pottsville 49-0

POTTSVILLE – With just under 9 minutes left in the first half, Wyomissing fullback Matt Kramer planted his left foot in the Veterans Memorial Stadium field and cut back toward the left hash mark. In and of itself, it was a minuscule detail that meant little in the Spartans’ 49-0 win over Pottsville on Friday night.

But in the bigger picture, it meant everything. You see, it was Kramer’s eighth carry of the game. It was also the first one in which he had to make a cut of any kind despite averaging better than 8 yards per carry. The Wyomissing offensive line – apparently a collection of earth movers dressed as high school football players – opened holes with relative ease against a tough, but outmatched Pottsville defense.

Kramer had been one of the beneficiaries of the group’s efficiency. He was giving the chain gang a workout by constantly putting them on the move in the first half. This one particular carry with just under 9 minutes left in the first half, though, well Kramer did a little more than just run through a gaping hole. That little cut toward the middle of the field left a Pottsville defender grasping at air. Kramer drug two more defenders into the end zone from inside the 5-yard line.
That score gave Wyomissing a three-score lead, but it really felt like it ended the game. The writing was on the wall for the outcome of this Week 2 game, and it was written in Sharpie.

“I think this is our own expectation every time we play,” Wyomissing offensive lineman Pacen Ziegler said. “You see on social media people talking about our potential with the size we have, but we cemented that (Friday) against a good Pottsville team.”

“Our offensive line is trapping guys and the defense doesn’t know who is going to hit them on each play,” Kramer said. “But when you combine it with the athleticism and the size our line has, a lot of times I’m making 10 to 15 yards up field before I hit a guy. And it’s fun to make runs like that.”
Jven Williams is the obvious headliner of the group as the No. 2-ranked guard in the country by ESPN. But the Penn State recruit, the teammates around him, is a cog in a machine that seems to be operating at peak efficiency through two weeks of the season.

They confuse defenses on a weekly basis by lining up at different positions in nearly every play. They’ll line up traditionally one play only to line up more unbalanced than a teeter-totter with a kindergartner and a sumo wrestler sitting on it the next play. And regardless of how they line up, they create the same gaps you could drive a dump truck through.
Friday night that led to 245 rushing yards on 26 carries (9.4 yards per carry) in the first half before a running clock was mercifully put in place. Kramer averaged nearly 10 yards per carry. Charlie McIntyre averaged nearly 9 yards a carry. Drew Eisenhower averaged more than 13 yards a carry, including a 40-yard jaunt. And six players had at least one run of 10 yards or better.

“I think they get rolling and they get some confidence,” Wyomissing coach Bob Wolfrum said. “Our offense is all about movement. If you have big guys who can do it, they don’t just get to the spot, they move you when they get there.”
The Spartans set a physical, punishing tone on its first possession and never left their foot off the gas. They needed just six plays to cover 55 yards, four of which produced first downs. Collin Neidrowski punched in the first score.

On Wyomissing’s next possession, it needed just six plays again to cover 58 yards with Kramer scoring the first of his two touchdowns. It was a Wing-T offense which operated with such efficiency and success on the ground, that quarterback Ben Zechman was called on to throw only five times. But he completed four, two of which went for touchdowns, including a 47-yard catch-and-run to Eisenhower which put the running clock in place with only 18 seconds left in the second quarter.
“I think our expectation is we get a first down on every play or score on every play,” Ziegler said. “Theoretically, if it’s blocked correctly we should be able to score on every play.”

“We’ve been doing this stuff since we were in sixth and seventh grade,” Kramer said. “We’ve been doing it so long that it’s just ingrained in their brains.”

The Spartans pitched their second consecutive shutout in part because of the three turnovers it created. They scored off all three of them, each time taking just a little more wind out of the sails of a Pottsville team that still has yet to score a point in 2022.

It was by no means a perfect defensive effort. But it was plenty good enough to complement an offense which could do no wrong. Wyomissing finished with 420 yards of offense. Kramer finished as the leading rusher with 89 yards on nine carries. He’s bided his time waiting for Evan Niedrowski and Tommy Grabowski in the last two years for that featured role as the fullback in Wyomissing’s vaunted Wing-T attack. So far, he’s been just as adept as those predecessors at finding the holes and exploiting them for big yards and touchdowns.

“He’s really shifty. I don’t know that I expected that from him,” Ziegler said. “But he’s a super smart kid and he knows where he needs to go.”

“He’s a tough kid and he makes the good cuts,” Wolfrum said. “Our fullbacks are cut-and-use-the-blocks guys. And the quicker they do it with our inside trapping game, the better off they are. We need him to make that read on time and he did it.”

Wyomissing 49, Pottsville 0

Wyomissing 14 21 7 7 – 49

Pottsville 0 0 0 0 – 0

First quarter

W – Collin Niedrowski 3 run (Ian Levering kick), 9:15

W – Matt Kramer 2 run (Levering kick), 3:32

Second quarter

W – Kramer 23 run (Levering kick), 8:32

W – Drew Forrey 17 run (Levering kick), 4:37

W – Drew Eisenhower 47 pass from Ben Zechman (Levering kick), :18

Third quarter

W – Ryker Jones 47 pass from Zechman (Levering kick), 8:50

Fourth quarter

W – Jeremiah Diaz 1 run (Levering kick), 8:00

WYOPOT

First downs 19 7

Rushes-yds 42-288 23-54

Com-att-int 4-5-0 10-15-1

Pass yards 132 75

Total yards 420 129

Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2

Penalties-yards 3-31 1-15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing—Wyomissing, Matt Kramer, 9-89, 2 TDs; Charlie McIntyre, 8-71; Drew Eisenhower, 4-53; Chase Eisenhower, 6-30; Drew Forrey, 1-17, TD; Collin Niedrowski, 2-16, TD; Derek Macrina, 3-11; Jeremiah Diaz, 2-8, TD; Will Delp, 2-(-1); Ryker Jones, 1-(-1); Team, 4-(-5). Pottsville, Parrish McFarland, 12-44; Henry Mohl, 2-10; Terrell McFarland, 1-3; Tejay Allen, 6-1; Amaree Bainbridge, 1-(-1); Kole Becker, 1-(-3).

Passing—Wyomissing, Ben Zechman, 4-5-0, 132 yds., 2 TDs. Pottsville, Tejay Allen, 10-15-1, 75 yds.

Receiving—Wyomissing, Drew Eisenhower, 2-70, TD; Ryker Jones, 1-47, TD; Matt Kramer, 1-15. Pottsville, Amaree Bainbridge, 7-65; Parrish McFarland, 2-9; Henry Mohl, 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS — Wyomissing, Derek Macrina.

RECORDS: Pottsville (0-2); Wyomissing (2-0).

September 3, 2022
District 11 Top Returning Players – Week 1

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 1):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for 305 yards and scored 5 td’s in their win over Upper Dauphin. The junior went over 2,500 yards rushing for his career (2,522 yards) and has 27 career td’s. Achenbach already holds the school record for rushing yards in a single game when he rushed for 328 yards vs Panther Valley in 2021. Junior Matt Machalik of Palmerton rushed for 111 yards and 2 td’s and threw for 237 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Lehighton. In the game, Machalik eclipsed 2,000 career yards rushing and passing. He enters week 2 with 2,101 yards rushing and 2,209 yards passing. Machalik also hit the 50-td mark for his career, scoring 38 touchdowns and throwing 22 td passes. Cade Christopher of Northwestern who switched from wide receiver to quarterback this year rushed for 217 yards, scored 4 td’s, threw for 54 yards and one td pass in their win over Tamaqua. Christopher now has 33 career td’s. Three other backs rushed for over 200 yards in week 1. Lane Lehman of Pine Grove rushed for 216 yards and td vs Northern Lebanon. Salvatore Capria of Jim Thorpe rushed for 213 yards and 2 td’s vs Blue Mountain and Michael Pascoe of Panther Valley rushed for 203 yards and 3 td’s vs Salisbury. Caiden Schaffer of Central Catholic scored 4 td’s in their win over Liberty.

QUARTERBACKS:

Will Jacobson of Blue Mountain threw for a school record 338 yards and 3 td’s in their overtime win over Jim Thorpe. Shane Graspy held the old record when he threw for 312 yards in a 38-30 loss to Schuylkill Haven in 2013. It was Graspy’s last game of his career as he completed 13 of 26 passes with 3 td’s and no interceptions. Sonny Sasso of Nazareth passed for 294 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Dieruff. Sasso went over 2,000 yards passing for his career and currently is at 2,171 yards. Colby Mitchell of ES South threw for 256 yards and 4 td’s in their win over PM East. Brady O’Donnell of Lehighton threw for 247 yards and a touchdown in their loss to Palmerton. Ben Kreitzer of Nativity threw for 215 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Wyalusing. Travis Riefenstahl of Saucon Valley threw for 200 yards and 4 td’s in their loss to Notre Dame.

RECEIVERS:

Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl caught a school record 13 catches for 129 yards and a td in their win over Wilson. Austin Williams held the old record when he caught 10 passes in a game in 2008. Tyminski already owns the single season school records for catches (43) and reception yardage (780) that he set last year as a sophomore. Nick Ryan of Shenandoah Valley caught 11 passes for 202 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to CMVT. Joey Vevasis holds both the reception and reception yardage school records when he caught 15 passes for 215 yards last year vs Panther Valley. Nekhi Spencer of ES South caught 6 passes for 166 yards and 3 td’s in their win over PM East. Mason Kuehner of Nazareth caught 4 passes for 158 yards (39.5 avg) and 2 td’s in week 1 vs Dieruff.

2022 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

4 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

4 (1) Caiden Schaffer (Central Catholic)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

305 (1) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

217 (1) Cade Christopher (Northwestern)

216 (1) Lane Lehman (Pine Grove)

203 (1) Michael Pascoe (Panther Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

338 (1) Will Jacobson (Blue Mountain) *School Record*

294 (1) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

256 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

247 (1) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

237 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

215 (1) Ben Kreitzer (Nativity)

200 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

4 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley)

4 (1) Colby Mitchell (ES South)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)  *School Record*

11 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

202 (1) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

166 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

158 (1) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

3 (1) Nekhi Spencer (ES South)

September 1, 2022
Pen Argyl’s Big Three Lead The Way in 22-12 Win

WILSON – The last time Pen Argyl won a football game was in 2020. They went 0-10 in 2021 and Head Coach Brady Mutton talked about how hard the team worked for this game and moment.

Rissmiller connected with Tyminski 13 times. Greggo rushed for two touchdowns and recovered a fumble to lead Pen Argyl to win. The Green Knights defeated Wilson Area 22-12.

“Amazing. You just missed me tearing up,” said Mutton. “These kids worked so darn hard. It’s all about them. They put all this time in and you felt it today.”

The Big Three led the way. The combination of Brad Rissmiller to Damian Tyminski was lethal. Gian Greggo was all over the field making plays on both sides of the ball.

“Gian is a workhorse,” said Mutton. “He would play anywhere on the field if I need him to. He is an amazing player.”

Greggo gave the Green Knights the first lead. He outran the defense for a nine-yard touchdown run. Kris Kessler passed to Damian Tyminski for the two-point conversion. They led 8-0.

Pen Argyl was in cruise control most of the first half until Wilson’s Anderson Louis Juene stepped in front of a Rissmiller pass and went 91 yards for the score.

“He made some mistakes in the first half and he knew it,” said Mutton. “We talked to him at halftime and calmed him down and he made the adjustment and you saw it in the second half.” The Warriors had cut into the Green Knights’ lead 8-6 heading into halftime.

In the third quarter, the Green Knights converted on two fourth-down plays. Rissmiller finished the drive by hitting Tyminski for a 16-yard touchdown pass.

Early in the fourth quarter, Greggo scored his second touchdown of the day. This time it was an eight-yard touchdown run. The Green Knights extended their lead to 22-6 with 9:14 remaining in the game.

The Warriors answered when Juene returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown.

But, Pen Argyl’s defense was too tough all day. They didn’t give up an offensive touchdown or first down until late in the second quarter.

“We knew our defense was going to be our strength of the team,” said Mutton. “The defense played well today.”

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Pen Argyl 0 8 8 6 22

Wilson Area 0 6 0 6 12

Second Quarter

PA: Gian Greggo 9-yard run (Kris Kessler pass to Damian Tyminski) 8:16

W: Anderson Louis Juene 91 INT return (two-point conversion failed) 0:22

Third Quarter

PA: Brad Rissmiller 16-yard pass to Damian Tyminski (Greggo run) 5:18

Fourth Quarter

PA: Gian Greggo 8-yard run (two-point conversion failed) 9:14

W: Anderson Louis Juene 77-kick return (two-point conversion failed) 9:01

August 28, 2022
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech snaps 19-game losing streak with win over Shenandoah Valley

ALMEIDA – Two years ago, it was Shenandoah Valley that carried a long losing streak into its late-season meeting with Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, and after a back and forth contest, the Blue Devils came away with a 37-34 victory to snap a 34-game losing streak and pick up their first win in over three years.

On Saturday afternoon, CMVT turned the tables on the Blue Devils. Playing host this time, the Rams scored three unanswered second-half touchdowns after getting a big interception return for a touchdown right before halftime and broke a 19-game losing streak with their first win since 2019, a 40-14 win over the Blue Devils.

“It feels good, the kids played really hard, it was a hard game with the heat. Kids were dropping on both ends from cramps and exhaustion, but we did a lot of things right,” said CMVT coach Mark Varner.”

Caden Long accounted for five touchdowns for the Rams, completing 6-of-9 passes for 195 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for two. Chase Koncsler scored three touchdowns, two on offense and the big one defensively before halftime that shifted the momentum.

“They dominated the trenches and turnovers killed us and we were very inconsistent,” said Shenandoah Valley coach Ed Moran. “I don’t want to have to be the team that they break their streak against but they just dominated us. We lost a lineman right before the game this morning and had another guy suspended, which hurt us up front and had some kids playing that didn’t have a lot of experience.”

Throughout its losing streak, the Rams often struggled with turnovers, losing the turnover differential in most of those losses. On Saturday, however, CMVT turned that around as the Blue Devils were the team that committed five turnovers, while they only picked up two turnovers from the Rams.

None of those were bigger than Koncsler’s 97-yard interception return at the end of the first half. With the score tied 14-14, the Blue Devils were knocking on the door of taking the lead again with a third-and-14 from the Ram 20. But Koncsler stepped in front of a crossing route and picked off Ben Dempster’s pass, then went all the way down the far sideline, cutting back inside once, and avoided all would-be tacklers to go the distance. A two-point conversion by Toby Zajac was good, giving the Rams a 22-14 heading into the break.

“I told the kids at halftime, what’s going to lose this game is turnovers and penalties. We had a nose to the ball. So many times last year, the ball was on the ground and we didn’t get it, so hopefully, that’s going to change this year,” said Varner.

Another turnover by Shenandoah Valley on its second play of the second half kept the momentum in favor of the Rams after Shane Tomlinson’s pick gave them the ball at the Blue Devil 46. Caden Long found Koncsler behind the Shenandoah Valley secondary for a 39-yard pickup, and one play later, took it in himself from two yards out to make it 28-14.

“We went into this season, and worked hard in the offseason and in camp to be more balanced,” said Varner. “Everybody knows Toby can run the ball, but when we can counter that with play action passing and throwing off of it, it makes us a scary good team. We still need to work on a few things, but when we hit on all cylinders, when we can pass and throw, we can do some things that I’m really looking forward to this year.”

The Blue Devils fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, giving the Rams good field position once again from their 40. Four plays later, Long found Koncsler for a 23-yard touchdown reception, putting CMVT up 34-14.

After the Rams stopped the Blue Devils on downs at the CMVT 23 on Shenandoah Valley’s next drive, CMVT then made it a four-score game on Long’s third touchdown pass of the game, this one to Tomlinson for 25 yards near the end of the third quarter. Tomlinson, who caught four passes for 97 yards on the afternoon, also hauled in a 45-yard reception on a third-and-8 play earlier in the drive to flip field position.

“If you’re going to double Shane, which is what they did, then Chase is going to beat that one-on-one,” said Varner. “When they went back to playing it square, then we threw it to Shane and he had the big receptions.”

Though the Rams ran away in the second half, it was very much a close game that could have gone either way in the first half. Shenandoah Valley scored first late in the first quarter when Dempster found Nick Ryan for a 20-yard touchdown pass with 2:26 left in the quarter. The Blue Devils, who were limited to just 11 rushing yards by the Rams, threw for 218, as Ryan had a big day with 202 yards on 11 catches.

“Nick Ryan is one of the best receivers in the state and is a matchup problem for almost anyone he plays against,” said Moran. “We just weren’t consistent in getting him the ball and right before halftime, we threw that interception and it definitely changed the game.”

“We had two missed plays in the secondary. We put this defense in on Tuesday and Wednesday to change things up on them and it really worked,” said Varner. “There was some miscommunication at times but guys came through. Turnovers were huge. The backups filling in for the guys that went down was huge today.”

The Rams answered right back on their ensuing drive, as Koncsler hauled in the first of his two touchdown catches with a 41-yard reception from Long.

CMVT took advantage of a Shenandoah Valley fumble that was recovered by Ashton Smith early in the second quarter as Long rushed it in from seven yards for his first score of the day, and he then hit Hunter Trometter for the two-point conversion to make it 14-8.

The Blue Devils countered as Ryan caught his second touchdown of the day, this one a 49-yard reception from Tristan Karosas, to tie the game with 6:29 left in the half.

Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 40, Shenandoah Valley 14
Shenandoah Valley (0-1)                  8     6     0    0 – 14
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech (1-0)    6    16   18   0 – 40

First quarter
2:26 – (SV) Nick Ryan 20-yard pass from Ben Dempster (Hunter Teter run), 3-35, :39
2:03 – (VT) Chase Koncsler 41-yard pass from Caden Long (pass failed), 2-58, :23

Second quarter
10:05 – (VT) Caden Long 7-yard run (Hunter Trometter pass from Long), 4-48, 1:39
6:29 – (SV) Nick Ryan 49-yard pass from Tristan Karosas (run failed), 8-76, 3:36
1:10 – (VT) Chase Koncsler 97-yard interception return (Toby Zajac run)

Third quarter
9:33 – (VT) Caden Long 2-yard run (run failed), 4-46, 1:59
7:37 – (VT) Chase Konscler 23-yard pass from Caden Long (pass failed), 4-60, 1:51
:35 – (VT) Shane Tomlinson 25-yard pass from Caden Long (run failed), 9-77, 5:10

Statistics
                          SV                     VT

First downs                       13                     15

Rushes-net yards           28-11               41-145

Passing yardage              218                    200

Passing                       14-26-2-3           7-11-3-1

Fumbles-lost                    5-2                    4-1

Penalties-yards               6-41                  8-75

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Shenandoah Valley: Ben Dempster (9-(-8)), Hunter Teter (8-36), Aaryn Nickerson (5-(-16)), TEAM (2-(-2)), Nick Ryan (1-2), Kenny Maldonado (1-1), Erick Hernandez (1-1), Tristan Karosas (1-(-3)); CMVT: Toby Zajac (15-80), Braxtyn Brown (11-42), Mason Haught (7-23), Caden Long (5-8-2), Fenway Huntington (1-0), TEAM (2-(-8))

PASSING — Shenandoah Valley: Ben Dempster (12-22-159-1-2), Tristan Karosas (2-4-59-1-1); CMVT: Caden Long (6-9-195-3-0), Ashton Smith (1-2-5-0-1)

RECEIVING — Shenandoah Valley: Nick Ryan (11-202-2), Zach Mazack (2-7), Erick Hernandez (1-9); CMVT: Shane Tomlinson (4-97-1), Chase Koncsler (3-103-2)

August 27, 2022
Palmerton’s Matt Machalik and Kendall Robinson Led The Way in a 42-29 Opening Night Win

Photography by Lynn Shupp

https://www.facebook.com/photographybylynn

PALMERTON – The combination of Matt Machalik and Kendall Robinson combined for three touchdowns in a 42-29 opening night win Friday night.

Machalik passed for 236 yards and rushed for 112. Robinson finishes the night catching five passes for 99 yards.

On Palmerton’s opening drive, Machalik hit Robinson in the corner of the end zone for the 19-yard touchdown pass. The extra point was good by Samantha Perloni and the Blue Bombers led 7-0 with 5:44 left in the first quarter.

Lehighton answered right back on their second possession. A key play of the drive was on a fourth down and seven conversions on Palmerton’s 22. Brady O’Donnell hit Ian Rarick for the first down at the ten-yard line. At the end of the first, Palmerton led 7-0.

Lehighton’s AJ Light capped off a drive in the second quarter with a 29-yard field goal. With 11:56 left in the first half, Palmerton led 7-3.

Like a good prize fight…Palmerton counterpunched. Machalik went 76 yards for a score. But wait, the play was called back. Machalik went in again for the score. Again, the touchdown was called back. But the third time was the charm, Machalik rolled right and hit Kendall Robinson for the 22-yard touchdown. Palmerton extended their lead to 14-3 with 8:19 left in the first half.

Lehighton punted on their next drive. The Blue Bombers were on the move again. They capped off a four-play, 56-yard drive when Daniel Lucykanish hauled in a 41-yard touchdown pass from Machalik. The score was 21-3 Palmerton.

Robinson intercepted the ball for Palmerton and took it to their 37 with under a minute left in the first half. After a penalty, they started on Lehighton’s 45. After an incredible pass by Machalik and a nice run to Lehighton’s, they faced a third and one with eight seconds on the clock.

For the hat trick, Matt Machalik hit Kendall Robinson for the third time in the half for a ten-yard touchdown pass. With 2:22 remaining in the first half, they led 28-3.

Machalik threw for four touchdowns in the first half.

In the third quarter, Lehighton struck first. Ethan Buchert capped off the drive by outrunning defenders and bowling over another for the four-yard touchdown run. The score was28-10 Palmerton with 3:16 left in the third quarter.

Things started getting interesting. Lehighton’s Mike Yeakel intercepted the tipped pass by Wyatt Sherer. They took over on the 50. But, Palmerton’s defense returned the favor. O’Donnell’s pass was picked off by Lucykanish at their 30.

Lehighton’s Buchert had a big run on the last play of the third quarter. Palmerton headed into the fourth quarter leading 28-10.

There were fireworks across the road and on the field. The fourth quarter was the grand finale. Machalik and O’Donnell put on a show.

O’Donnell ran straight up the middle and finished off the drive. He went in from 12 out. Light’s kick was good and the Indians cut the lead by 11 to 28-17.

Guess who answered the drive? Machalik answered the drive quickly. He went in from 13 yards out. The score was 35-17 Palmerton 10:51 left in the game. The back and forth continued.

This time it was O’Donnell with the answer. He went in from 29 yards out with 8:52 left in the game.

Machalik countered that punch. He got his second rushing touchdown of the half. He powered over defenders from five yards out.

O’Donnell finished off the scoring by hitting Caden Meek for a 28-yard touchdown pass. O’Donnell finished the game passing for 244 yards on 18 of 27 passes and rushed for 52 yards on five carries.

Scoring:

1st Quarter

P – Matt Machalik 19-yard pass to Kendall Robinson (Samantha Perloni) 5:44

2nd Quarter

L – AJ Light 29-yard field goal 11:56

P – Matt Machalik 22-yard pass to Kendall Robinson (Samantha Perloni) 8:19

P – Matt Machalik 41 yard pass to Daniel Lucykanish (Samantha Perloni) 4:16

P – Matt Machalik 10 yard pass to Kendall Robinson (Samantha Perloni) 0:03

3rd Quarter

L – Ethan Buchert 4-yard run (AJ Light kick good) 3:16

4th Quarter

L – Brady O’Donnell 12-yard run (AJ Light kick good) 11:47

P – Matt Machalik 13-yard run (Samantha Perloni) 10:51

L – Brady O’Donnell 29-yard run (AJ Light kick good) 8:52

P – Matt Machalik 5-yard run 4:24

L – Brady O’Donnell 28-yard pass to Caden Meek (run failed) 1:37

August 27, 2022
Mount Carmel edges North Schuylkill 25-17

ASHLAND – Since the 2018 season, Mount Carmel has had two major monkeys on its back. The Red Tornados have only lost 10 games on the field during that time (not including a few forfeits during the shortened 2020 season). Astoundingly, nine of those losses have been to just two teams – North Schuylkill and Southern Columbia.

On Friday, the Red Tornados got one of those major monkeys off its back, and erased the memory of a pair of close losses in their last two trips to Ashland back in 2017 and 2019, as Mount Carmel overcame some tense moments late, as well as a lighting delay, and made some big defensive plays in the second half to snap a seven-game losing streak to North Schuylkill with a 25-17 win.

“I’m enjoying it now, but it was nuts after we came out of the delay. Half our team was cramping up, but we had a ton of guys, especially some of our sophomores, that made some huge plays that were the difference,” said Mount Carmel coach John Darrah. “This was a really tough week one opponent and we’re really glad to get out of here with a win.”

The win marks the first over the Spartans for Darrah, a Mount Carmel graduate who served as an assistant coach at North Schuylkill before returning to his alma mater for the 2015 season.

Cole Spears, making his first varsity start at quarterback, played like a poised veteran, as he accounted for three touchdowns on 14-of-19 passing for 176 yards and a touchdown, and also had two rushing touchdowns on 28 yards rushing.

“I can’t even describe the feeling – it’s awesome,” said Spears. “I’m so happy for our coaches and especially the seniors – this is their first win over North Schuylkill.”

While they got the job done down the stretch in crunch time, it was a bit of an ominous start for the Red Tornados, however. On the first play from scrimmage of the game, North Schuylkill running back Jared Tinari broke loose for a 57-yard run to set up the Spartans at the Mount Carmel 28. The Red Tornados hunkered down, however, and stopped the Spartans on down.

The Red Tornados were then stopped on down themselves, and North Schuylkill converted on its next drive as Neekoli Caraballo punched it in from a yard out following a 54-yard reception by Joey Flail that put the Spartans on the doorstep.

Mount Carmel answered with a long drive on its ensuing possession, with a two-yard touchdown run by Spears capping a 16-play, 80-yard drive that took 7:43. Fourteen of those plays were rushes, but Garrett Varano hauled in a nine-yard reception to convert a fourth-and-8 from the Spartan 12 to extend the drive.

“That was very important answering,” said Darrah. “We have good senior leadership and we had a great summer, some great double sessions, but we didn’t have our two best practices this week, but I think that was a blessing in disguise because we have to learn how to fight through some tough times, and that’s what we did today.”

The drive-extending reception by Varano was one of five catches for 73 yards on the night for the senior, as Mount Carmel came out throwing the ball, particularly early, a departure from its usual ground and pound offense, but something that there might be more of this season.

“We’re definitely looking to through a little bit more. We’ve got some speed on the outside there so we’re just trying to take advantage of it with some simple throws and I thought Cole threw it well and we had some big plays in the passing game to help us win,” said Darrah. “He really gutted it out.”

North Schuylkill punted on its next two possessions while Mount Carmel turned it over on downs at the Spartan 26. The Red Tornados then took over at their own 37 with 4:30 left in the half, and two big passes moved the ball down the field, 15 yards to Matt Scicchitano and 39 yards to Varano to put Mount Carmel at the Spartan 3. Two plays later, Luke Blessing punched it in from two yards out to make it 13-7.

The Spartans managed to move the ball 63 yards on five plays down to the Mount Carmel 9-yard line with :04 left in the half, and Gavin Mentzer kicked a 26-yard field goal to cut the lead to 13-10 heading into halftime.

Mount Carmel had a punt partially blocked to end its first drive of the second half, but it got the ball right back as Al Bailey picked off Trevor Minalda on the Spartans’ first offensive play of the second half to set up the Red Tornados near midfield.

From there, Mount Carmel went back to its usual bread and butter, pounding out 13 plays for 49 yards, 10 of which were runs, but also got two big fourth-down conversions through the air, the second of which was a 13-yard touchdown reception by Varano on a tipped ball on fourth-and-goal from the 13 to put Mount Carmel up 19-10 and cap a drive that took 7:34. Varano also caught a seven-yard pass to convert a fourth-and-4 earlier in the drive.

Mount Carmel then forced a three-and-out by the Spartans, and on the first play of its ensuing drive, Blessing ripped off a 64-yard run all the way down to the North Schuylkill 6. After a three-yard gain by Spears put it on the 3, the lighting delay came, before Spears finished the drive with a three-yard touchdown run when play resumed after a 45-minute delay, putting the Red Tornados up 25-10.

A sack by Noah Shimko stopped the Spartans on fourth-and-1 of their ensuing drive, and Mount Carmel was able to run off over three minutes of clock despite not getting a first down on its next drive before punting, giving North Schuylkill the ball back at its own 29 with 5:50 to play.

The Spartans took just a little over a minute to go 71 yards in six plays, capped by a 17-yard touchdown reception by Collin Stanakis to cut it to a one-score game with 4:33 remaining.

Mount Carmel went three-and-out again and punted it back to North Schuylkill with 3:19 remaining. The Spartans advanced to the Red Tornado 39 before Chase Balichik, one of those sophomores that Darrah referred to, picked off Minalda’s pass at the Mount Carmel 10, and after one more first down, the Red Tornados had their first win over North Schuylkill since 2013.

Blessing, another one of those sophomores, finished with a game-high 107 rushing yards along with his touchdown. Xavier Diaz, the expected first-string running back, and the PIAA Class 2A champion in the 100 meters last spring, had 26 yards on nine carries along with four catches as he battled cramps throughout the game.

Mount Carmel 25, North Schuylkill 17
Mount Carmel (1-0)     0     13    6     6 – 25
North Schuylkill (0-1)         7      3     0     7 – 17

First quarter
5:16 – (NS) Neekoli Caraballo 1-yard run (Mentzer kick), 4-59, 1:36

Second quarter
9:33 – (MC) Cole Spears 2-yard run (Yagodzinskie kick), 16-80, 7:43
:41 – (MC) Luke Blessing 2-yard run (kick failed), 6-63, 3:49
:00 – (NS) Gavin Mentzer 26-yard field goal, 5-63, :41

Third quarter
1:10 – (MC) Garrett Varano 13-yard pass from Cole Spears (kick failed), 13-49, 7:34

Fourth quarter
9:57 – (MC) Cole Spears 3-yard run (run failed), 3-70, 1:13
4:33 – (NS) Collin Stanakis 17-yard pass from Trevor Minalda (Mentzer kick), 6-71, 1:17

Statistics
                         MC                         NS

First downs                       19                          13

Rushes-net yards            44-184                 20-106

Passing yardage              176                        173

Passing                        14-19-1-0             10-21-1-2

Fumbles-lost                    1-0                        1-0

Penalties-yards               8-66                       5-25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Mount Carmel: Luke Blessing (16-107-1), Cole Spears (13-28-2), Xavier Diaz (9-26), Michael Farronato (4-4), Ryan Weidner (1-18), Jacob Zarski (1-1); North Schuylkill: Trevor Minalda (10-14), Jared Tinari (7-86), Joey Flail (1-1), Ricky Halford (1-4), Neekoli Caraballo (1-1-1)

PASSING — Mount Carmel: Cole Spears (14-19-176-1-0); North Schuylkill: Trevor Minalda (10-21-173-1-2)

RECEIVING — Mount Carmel: Garrett Varano (5-73-1), Xavier Diaz (4-19), Michael Farronato (3-63), Matt Scicchitano (1-15), Luke Blessing (1-6); North Schuylkill: Jack Dean (6-75), Joey Flail (2-73), Collin Stanakis (1-17-1), Jared Tinari (1-8)

August 27, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Emmaus Hornets (11)

Head Coach: Harold Fairclough

Assistant Coaches:
Dale Fink
Jake Hildebrand
Pete Verile
Matt Cohen
Jake Reichard
Rich Ocelus
Mike Palos
Ramie Mussa
John Scerbo
Mark Scisly
Rob Sawicki
Eric Miller
Eric Miller

Team Name: Emmaus Hornets

2021 Record: 9-4

District: District 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Jared Groller
Jaden Delgado
Dylan McHugh
Trevor Gitski
Dave Iobst
Jaden Robinson
Nick Davidson
Sam Moratori
Ben Thomas

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)
Ben Mercado JR OG, 6’2 295
Mario Landino JR OT, 6’4″ 255
Chase Fotta SR WR, 6’1″ 185
Dylan Darville SR WR, 6’1″ 180
Ryan DeJohn SR TE, 6’3″ 210
Tylik Jarvis SR RB, 5’9″ 185
Josiah Williams QB, 6’3″ 212
Jake Fotta SR QB, 5’11” 175

Defensive Starters Returning: (4)
Ben Mercado JR DL, 6’2 295
Mario Landino JR DL, 6’4″ 255
Aidan Garrett SR LB, 5’8″ 185
Ryan DeJohn SR TE, 6’3″ 210

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
Owen Garcia SR K/P, 6’0″ 175
William Buck SO K, 6’3″ 190

Key Newcomers:
Donavan McCargo WR/CB SR 6’-1” 195
Elijah Fajardo WR/CB SR 5’11’’ 175
Carlos Koduah OL/DL SR 5’-10” 250
Jackson Lake WR/OLB SR 6′-0″ 205
Jonah Miller OL/DL SR 6′-1″ 260
Jaden Skumpija OL/DL SR 5′-9″ 255
Austin Whitesell OL/ILB SR 5’-9” 235
Jasiyah Banks RB/ILB JR 5’10” 180
Cael Kratzer WR/CB JR 5’-10″ 170
Jordin Mitchell WR/CB JR 5′-9″ 145
John Wassel TE/OLB JR 6’-0″ 210
Reilly Bechtel RB/ILB SO 5′-9″ 175

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Offensively we need to be able to run the ball consistently. We need to cut down on turnovers and penalties which hindered our offensive production last year. Last, but not least, we need to finish in the RedZone. We missed a lot of scoring opportunities down in the RedZone.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Our defensive line should be the strength of our defense. We return 2 starters on the defensive line and also have several players returning that made contributions to the defense last year. We need to replace the production of an All-State caliber linebacker. We return our leading tackler at linebacker and we have two players returning that played meaningful minutes. In the secondary, we have the skilled players to be productive but we have to gain the experience to be able to play at a high level.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Need consistent play from all phases of the special teams.”

August 26, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Southern Lehigh Spartans (11)

Head Coach: Phil Sams

Assistant Coaches:
Ed Chromczak
Craig Sutyak
John Mcsweeney
Alstan Wolfe
Cody Evans
John Przyuski
Cody Zrinski
Michael Fay
Casey Cooperman

Team Name: Southern Lehigh Spartans

2021 Record: 4-7

District: District 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters lost:
OL/DL Alex Schafer
RB/DE Blaze Curry
TE/DE Tyler Houser
OL/DL Ryan Gretz
WR/DB Jimmy Durham

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)
SR. RB Nick Ventresca, 6’ 215 LBS.
SR. OL Ryan Dematto, 5’8” 230 LBS.
SR. WR/RB Tyler Rizzuto, 5’11” 170 LBS.
SR. QB/WR Avery Koser, 6’2” 195 LBS.
SR. C Kain Boyle, 5’8” 205 LBS.
JR. WR Jack Inglis, 6’1” 175 LBS.
SOPH. OL Gijis Fooji, 6’ 235 LBS.
SR. OL Michael Fluck 6’1” 205 LBS.

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
SR. LB Nick Ventresca 6’ 215 LBS.
SR. CB Tyler Rizzuto, 5’11” 170 LBS.
SR. FS Avery Koser, 6’2” 195 LBS.
JR. SS Jack Inglis 6’1” 175 LBS.
SR. LB/DE Michael Fluck 6’1” 205 LBS.
JR. LB Ryan King 6’ 185 LBS.
JR. S/OLB Cade Sawyer 5’11” 180 LBS.

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
SR. K/P Ayden Scharper 5’11” 160 LBS.

Key Newcomers:
JR. WR/RB/S/OLB Cade Sawyer 5’11” 180 LBS.
JR. TE/DE Will Knudson 6’ 195 LBS.
SOPH. WR/S Andrew Olesh 6’1” 175 LBS.
FR. OL/DL Carter Giberson 6’1” 290 LBS.
JR. OL/LB Alex Carr 5’11” 200 LBS.
SOPH. OL/DL Jack Widmann, 6’1” 220 LBS.
JR. RB/CB Christian Trevis, 5’9” 165 LBS.
JR. RB/S Xavius Roman, 5’10” 165 LBS.
FR. WR/CB Darius Roman, 5’8” 150 LBS.
SOPH. TE/DL Bryan Tobin, 5’11” 185 LBS.
JR. FB/DL Mitchell Andrejko 5’11” 200 LBS.
SOPH. QB Christopher Fritts, 5’10” 150 LBS.

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Tyler Rizzuto
Offense:
Rushing
84 Carries
404 Yards
3 Touchdowns
Receiving:
4 Catches
75 Yards
Defense:
10 Tackles
1 Interception

Nick Ventresca
Offense:
Rushing
37 Carries
113 Yards
Receiving:
2 Catches
33 Yards
1 Touchdown
Defense:
55 Tackles
3.5 TFL
1 Sack
1 Interception
1 Fumble Recovery
1 PBU

Christian Trevis
Offense:
Rushing:
17 Carries
47 Yards
3 Touchdowns

Xavius Roman
Offense:
Rushing:
16 Carries
81 Yards
1 Touchdown
Receiving:
1 Catch
21 Yards
Defense:
20 Tackles
1 Forced Fumble

Avery Koser
Offense:
Rushing:
14 Carries
39 Yards
Receiving:
14 Catches
233 Yards
1 Touchdown
Defense:
40 Tackles
1 Interception
1 PBU
1 Blocked FG

Christopher Fritts
Offense:
Passing:
14 of 28 Completions
179 Yards
1 Touchdown

Jack Inglis
Offense:
Receiving:
15 Catches
265 Yards
2 Touchdown
Defense:
44 Tackles
1 Interception
1 Sack
1 Forced Fumble
2 PBU

Cade Sawyer: (Injury Shortened Season)
Offense:
Receiving:
6 Catches
101 Yds
Defense:
8 Tackles
1 Interception

Ryan King:
Defense:
34 Tackles
3 TFL’S
1 Fumble Recovery
1 PBU

Michael Fluck:
Defense:
45 Tackles
2 TFL
1 Sack
1 Fumble Recovery
1 PBU
2 Blocked FG/X-TRA Point

2022 Outlook:

Offense: “Offensively we have a great QB battle between two players. We return 3-4 OL from 2021 and they are tough kids. We probably have our best depth at receiver. We also have 2-3 players who may run the ball. Our goals for this year are the same every year and we plan to compete for a league and district title.”

Defense: “We return 6-7 starters from 2021. Our depth is at LB and in the secondary while we will need to replace most of our DL.”

Special Team: “Sr. K/P Ayden Scharper is back and he has a great leg.”

August 26, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks (11)

Head Coach: Kyle Haas

Assistant Coaches:
Dan Muir
Nick Artinger
Chuck Sonon
Gene Legath
Rich Gierula
Chris Gordon
Adam Tatar
Bob Rigali
Drew Morrissey

Team Name: Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks

2021 Record: 2-7

Stadium: Bethlehem Area School District Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
QB – Jared Richardson
DE – Stephen Hattala
OT – Justine Kanyuk
OG/DE – Aydan Kirby
K – Anthony Barczynski
FB/LB – Tyriek Rivera

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)
JR. OT Sam Ayache 6’4 275
SR. OG Mekhi George 6’0 295
SR. C Nicco Spezza 5’9 215
SR. WR Jaiden Ellis – Lahey 6’4 200
SR. WR Eric Wert 5’9 170
SR. RB Zyaire Morris 5’10 190
SR. WR Jamel Clements 5’9 155
SR. Mark Mulhurn 6’6 315

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
SR. LB Izzy Ramos – Dobbins 5’11 215
JR. LB Robert Williams 6’3 195
SR LB Zyaire Morris 5’10 190
SR. DE Eli Thompson 6’3 285
SR. NG Mark Mulhurn 6’6 315
SR. CB Jamel Clements 5’9 155
SR. SS Troy Miller 6’2 175
SR. FS Eric Wert 5’9 170

Special Team Starters Returning: (3)
JR. KOR Jacob Sutton 5’7 160
SR KOR/PR Eric Wert 5’9 170
JR. Holder Auggie Warke 5’10 190

Key Newcomers:
SR. RB/CB Rahmel Terry 5’10 160
SR. OLB/WR Will Aviles 5’9 165
SR DE Josh Doane 6’0 235
SR OT/DE Matt Englehart 5’11 245
SR QB Luke Thomas 5’10 170
SR OG/NG Antonio Mariani 5’9 235
JR QB Auggie Warke 5’10 190
JR OG/DE Jacob Lance 6’1 200
JR FB/LB Solomon Sutton 5’9 195
JR RB/LB Mekhi LaPierre 5’10 180
JR WR/CB Jacob Sutton 5’7 160
JR WR/SS Devin Greene 5’9 155
JR QB/OLB JD Awuah 5’9 165
SO WR/CB DJ Kelly 6’1 170
SO WR/SS Justin Gonzalez 5’9 165
SO RB/OLB Jaiden Perez 5’11 175
SO FB/LB Carlos Perez 5’9 170
SO FB/LB Maksim Godbolt 5’11 175
SO WR/CB Collin Peacock 5’8 155
SO WR/OLB Achilles Cousar 5’9 165
SO WR/FS Jelanie Fedrick 5’9 160

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Defense:
SR Izzy Ramos-Dobbins
55 Tackles
7 TFL
1 sack
3 int’s
1 TD)

JR Robert Williams
41 Tackles
5 TFL

SR Troy Miller
28 Tackles
1 int
1 Fumble Recovery

Offense:
Receiving:
SR Eric Wert
41 Receptions
400 Yards
2 Touchdowns

SR Jaiden Ellis-Lahey
Receiving:
31 Receptions
446 Yards
2 Touchdowns

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Offensively we need to stress consistency running and throwing the football. We have some talented kids returning. SR Eric Wert and SR Jaiden Ellis-Lahey are a dangerous combination at WR. RB SR Zyaire Morris and SR Rahmel Terry will give us depth in the backfield. Terry missed 2021 with an ACL injury. Our Offensive Line has some experience returning. OT JR Ayache 6’4 275, OG SR George 6’0 295, C SR Spezza 5’9 215, and SR Mark Mulhurn 6’6 315 all started at least 4 games last season. OG SR Eli Thompson 6’3 285 will be the other starter. We have a battle at the QB position. I feel confident whoever wins the job will be ready to lead the team. SR Luke Thomas and JR Auggie Warke had impressive spring practices. Both kids wrestle and are extremely tough. Sophomore WR DJ Kelly and Justin Gonzalez were really impressive running routes and catching footballs.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Our goal defensively is to simplify. We have a good amount of kids who saw considerable time last season due to injuries. We will rotate 6 Kids on the DL. SR Mulhurn, JR Ayache, SR Thompson, and SR George all have game experience. JR Jacob Lance and SR Josh Doane are two DE’s we feel can contribute upfront. We are deep at the LB position. SR Ramos-Dobbins 5’11 215, JR Williams 6’3 195, SR Morris 5’10 190, and JR Solomon Sutton 5’9 195 all started at some point during last season. JR Mekhi LaPierre 5’10 180 and SO Carlos Perez 5’9 170 will get opportunities to play meaningful minutes. We are two deep in the secondary. CB’s SR Terry, SR Clements, JR Jacob Sutton, and SO DJ Kelly can rotate. Safeties SR Troy Miller, SR Eric Wert, JR Devin Greene, and SO Justin Gonzalez are all capable of starting or rotating.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We have to replace two really good kickers. Jared Richardson (punter) and Anthony Barczynski (kicker). SO Jaiden Perez is getting reps as a punter. The kicking job is wide open. We have a number of kids who can return. Wert and Terry both have experience returning punts. Wert, Terry, Clements, and Jacob Sutton all returned Kick-Offs.”

August 26, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Pocono Mountain West Panthers (11)

Head Coach: Jim McCarroll

Assistant Coaches:
Mark Koval
Bill Angst
Mike Bergeski
Shawn Zúñiga
Don Pietrafesa
Dylan DellaValle

Team Name: Pocono Mountain West Panthers

2021 Record: 6-5

District: District 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Isaiah Armand- QB/DE
George Europe- LB
Mike Lawrence- WR/DB
Jaden Bowens- RB
John Lobos-OL
Zyon Wright-OL

Offensive Starters Returning: (9)
Sr. OL Blaise McCarroll, 6-0 215
Sr. RB Matt Marinovich, 5-10 215
Sr. OL Malachi Walters, 6-4 230
Jr. WR Jah McNeil, 6-1 185
Jr. WR Brandon Evans, 5-11 170
Jr. WR Will Mecca, 5-7 165
Sr. RB Luke Deriggi, 5-6 170
Sr. QB Ian McHugh, 5-10 170
Jr. QB/WR Ryder Bray, 5-11 165

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
Jr. DL John Hineline, 5-10 220
Sr. LB Jeff Thompson, 5-11 190
Jr. DB Brandon Evans, 5-11 170
Jr. DB Jah McNeil, 6-1 185
Jr. DE Brandon Steihler, 6-3 205
Sr. DE Malachi Walters, 6-4 230
Sr. LB Matt Marinovich, 5-10 215
Jr. LB Jalen Drummond, 5-10 175

Special Team Starters Returning:
N/A

Key Newcomers:
Jr. DB/WR Tyrese Hester-Bey, 5-11 190
Jr. LB/RB Karter Nuss, 6-0 215
SR. OL Joe Ewing, 5-8 180
Sr. OL/DL Neimiah Brown, 6-1 250
Jr. OL/DL Isaiah Watt, 6-3 260
Fr. WR Brady Behr, 5-11 155
Jr. LB/WR Tom O’Hern, 5-11 160
So. LB/FB Trent Williams, 6-0 220

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Only returning one offensive lineman from last season. It is very important that they gain experience quickly and begin playing with confidence to allow our offense to be balanced. We also need our returning skill players to step up and make big plays after catching the ball. We will be successful if our players buy into the weekly game plan and understand their role on offense and play unselfishly.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “We play an aggressive style of defense. We will bring players from different places on the field. We do have a number of returning starters coming back but we need to play with intensity and fly to the ball on every play.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We will have new players starting on special teams this year and it is important to make sure we are strong on specials. This has hurt us in the past and it has taken us out of some games early in the season.”

August 25, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Nativity BVM Green Wave (11)

Head Coach: Pat Mason

Assistant Coaches:
Josh Muldowney
Mike Downey
Kevin Putalavage
Josh Dolbin
Greg Koperna
Joe Opolsky
Tyler Jenkins
Jason Albon
Jonas Kreitzer
Joe Costa

Team Name: Nativity BVM Green Wave

2021 Record: 5-6

District: District 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
Cody Miller
Stephan Spolski
Jack Miller
Bennett McNamara
Liam Reiley
Brayden Feisel
Julius Walborn,
Fletcher Eades
Grant Lapachinsky
Anthony Kromer

Offensive Starters Returning: (2)
So. WR Noah Dolbin, 6-4 175
Sr. OL Kyle Kenton, 6-1, 235

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
Sr. DL Kyle Kenton, 6-1, 235
So. LB Samuel Spolski, 5-9, 185
So. DB Noah Dolbin, 6-4 175
Jr. DB Nolan Ferhat, 5-8. 145
So. DB Michael Stank, 5-9, 135

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
So. PR Noah Dolbin, 6-4 175
So. K Michael Stank, 5-9 135

Key Newcomers:
Sr. DL Dimitri Modica, 6, 230
Sr. DL Blake Whalen, 5-10, 155=
Sr. DB Blake Brown, 5-8 155
Jr. RB John Borrell, 5-10, 165
Jr. WR Jack Messina, 6-1, 145
Jr. OL Kevin Kanute, 6-1, 220
Jr. OL Jacob Rosenberger, 5-11, 220
Jr. OL William Mongrain, 6, 255
So. QB Ben Kreitzer, 5-9 155
Jr. RB Devon Smith, 5-9 205
So. OL Mark Kimmel, 6 266
So. OL Drew Seaman, 5-9 240

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Noah Dolbin
Offense:
Receiving:
21 receptions
446 yards
2 TDs
Defense:
4 INT

Samuel Spolski
Offense:
Rushing:
59 carries
313 yards
6 TDs
Defense:
38 tackles
1 sack

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We will need to replace quarterback (Cody Miller), leading rusher (Stephan Spolski), and 4 out of 5 starters on the offensive line. We lost 17 seniors overall and have to fill many spots on both sides of the ball. At this point, we have a lot of young players fighting for time at all positions. Noah Dolbin returns at WR and we will be looking to him to build off a very successful freshman campaign. Samuel Spolski, John Borrell, and Nolan Ferhat all saw time last year at running back and I will be expecting them to lead the run game. Sophomores Benjamin Kreitzer and Michael Stank will be competing for the starting quarterback spot. Kyle Kenton is our lone returner up front with William Mongrain, Mark Kimmel, Drew Seaman, Kevin Kanute, Jacob Rosenberger, and Dimitri Modica battling for time. The success of our offense will hinge on our ability to mature early and to be diverse and consistent throughout the year.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “We lost a lot of quality players on defense also, but we were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to get many younger players a significant amount of time last year. Replacing linebackers, Stephan Spolski, Jack Miller, and Brayden Feisel will be our biggest concern on defense. Samuel Spolski is a returning starter at linebacker and had a solid freshman year for us. Noah Dolbin, Michael Stank, and Nolan Ferhat all return in the secondary. Kyle Kenton, Dimitri Modica, and Blake Whalen return on the defensive line. The success of our defense will rely on our front seven. We will need to find the right mix up front early in the season and play fast and aggressive.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We need to replace our kicker and punter (Cody Miller). Michael Stank will assume both roles for us this year.”

August 25, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 99: Sonny Sasso, Nazareth Area HS

Player Name: Sonny Sasso

School: Nazareth Area HS

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): Strong Safety

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6’4

Weight: 205

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 2021, and 2022

Honors:
First Team All-League QB
State Champion Wrestler AAA

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Passing:
1,877 Yards
15 TD’s
Rushing:
368 Yards
5 TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Sonny is a fierce competitor and tremendous leader for the Blue Eagles. His toughness on the wrestling mat crosses over perfectly to the football field. He is a two-way starter at QB and Strong Safety. Sonny has a very strong and accurate arm. He is a hard-nosed runner and a great decision-maker. On the defensive side of the ball, Sonny is an excellent tackler and cover safety. We are lucky to have Sonny on our team for another season.”

August 25, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Saucon Valley Panthers (11)

Coaches:
● Brad Trembler HFC/OC
● Teddy Airoldi DC/LB
● Sam Anojulu WR/DB
● Rob Hinson RB/DB
● Mark Mixa WR/LB
● Kevin Dizenzo OL/DL
● JT Sims Strength & Conditioning
● Gre Trexler MS HC
● John Schaffer MS

School Name: Saucon Valley Panthers

2021 Record: (5-6) Eastern Conference Championship Runner-up

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key losses:
E.T. Aris- WR/DB
Jacob Christopher- K
Michael Cordes- TE/DE
Ty Csencsits- WR/LB
Damian Garcia- RB/DE
Greg Cohen- OL/DL
Dante Mahaffey- QB/DB
Cael Markle- TE/DE
Jack Marouchoc- OL/DL
Nate Mondschein- RB/LB
Connor Nicholas- WR/DB
Zach Redding- OL/DL
Cody Swinney- OL/DL
John Wargo- OL/DL

Note: “The Panthers will look to replace quite a bit of offensive punch with the departure of Mahaffey (QB), Csencsits (WR), and Garcia (RB). (Career stats for each here.) Mahaffey will continue his academic and football career at Muhlenberg College while Csencsits takes his ball skills and brains to Worchester Polytechnical Institute.”

Offense:
Starting Experience:
Sr. Owen Frederick OL
Sr. Alex Magnotta WR
Sr. Ty Pfizenmayer RB
Sr. Travis Riefenstahl QB
Jr. Landon Beckowski RB
Jr. Caleb Laudenslager OL
Jr. Braden Weiss WR
So. Joe Griffith OL
So. Caleb Grim OL
So. Jack Robertson WR
So. Jared Rohn RB
So. Eli Torres OL
Sr. Joshua Torres RB

Note: “Riefenstahl stepped in at QB to lead the Panthers to a 2-2 record last year after Mahaffey went down with a season-ending injury during Week 8. He will be joined by a stable of hard-nosed running backs in Pfizenmayer, Beckowski, Rohn, and Torres. Magnotta at 6’4” 200lbs. is a big target while Robertson is a solid playmaker as a receiver. Braden Weiss, Andrew Gilbert, and Mickey Wakely will be reliable targets as well. Newcomer Ray Santiago has a chance to emerge as a playmaker on the edge.”

Defense:
Starting Experience:
Sr. Alex Magnotta LB/DE
Sr. Ty Pfizenmayer LB
Sr. Travis Riefenstahl DB
Jr. Landon Beckowski LB
Jr. Caleb Laudenslager DL
Jr. Braden Weiss DB
So. Jack Robertson DB
So. Jared Rohn LB/DE
So. Josiah Hernandez

Note: “Pfizenmayer returns for his 4th season as a starting linebacker in the middle. If not for the shortened covid season he would have a shot at 400 career tackles. The Panthers get more athletic defensively with Magnotta and Rohn moving to an OLB/DE role. Gustavo Cepin and Eli Torres have been very disruptive on the interior of the defensive line during camp. Beckowski, who had a very strong finish to his 2021 season, will be counted on to be a force defensively. The secondary should be an area of strength with Santiago, Weiss, and Gilbert battling for the corner spots and Riefenstahl and Robertson anchoring the defense at the safety spots.”

Special Teams:
Starting Experience:
Sr. Alex Magnotta K/P

2022 Returning Impact Players:
● Sr. Tyler Pfizenmayer RB/LB
● Jr. Landon Beckowski RB/LB
● Sr. Travis Riefenstahl QB/DB
● So. Jared Rohn RB/LB
● Sr. Alex Magnota WR/DE
● So. Jack Robertson WR/DB

2022 Top Newcomers:
● Jr. Gustavo Cepin DL/H
● Sr. Mickey Wakely WR/LB
● Sr. Raymond Santiago WR/DB
● Fr. Joe Peterson OL/DL

2022 Coaches comment: “The biggest thing for me is us learning to come together and play as a team and be great teammates. Through the course of a season, you face a lot of adversity and bumps in the road, if we can learn to stick together during those times we can have a lot of success. The first is always stronger than the individual fingers.”

August 24, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Pen Argyl Green Knights (11)

Head Coach: Brady Mutton

Assistant Coaches:
Conor Gum
Eric Sampson
Jake Giovannini
Mitchell Knapp
Charlie Comstock
Todd Tyminski
Tyler Horn

Team Name: Pen Argyl Green Knights

2021 Record: 0-10

Stadium: Alumni Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Cole Dorshimer QB/WR/LB
Zach Rudy WR/DB
Brady Lawless WR/DB

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)
Sr. TE/H-Back Gian Greggo 5’9 195
Sr. RB Kris Kessler 5’11 190
Jr. QB Brad Rissmiller 6’1 165
Jr. WR Damian Tyminski 6’2 205
Jr. WR Alex Moser 6’2 160
Jr. OG/C Kael Grim 5’11 205
Jr. OG Jacob Geary 5’10 205
Soph. OT Stephen Hines 5’11 225

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
Sr. LB Gian Greggo 5’9 195
Sr. LB Kris Kessler 5’11 190
Sr. LB Colton Keat 5’10 170
Sr. DT Kevin Jiorle 5’11 225
Jr. DB Brad Rissmiller 6’1 165
Jr. DB Damian Tyminski 6’2 205
Jr. DB Alex Moser 6’2 160
Jr. DE Kael Grim 5’11 205

Special Team Starters Returning:
N/A

Key Newcomers:
Jr. WR/DB Evan Keat 5’8 155
Jr. WR/DB Chase Kennedy 6’2 170
Soph. RB/LB Nuallan King 5’9 165
Soph. C Brayden Krasnopera 5’8 220
Fr. WR/LB Terrell Estes 5’10 170

2021 Returning Player Stats:
QB Brad Rissmiller (5 Games)
Offense:
Passing:
54 of 103 completions
692 yards
6 TDs
4 INTs

WR/DB Damian Tyminski
Offense:
Receiving:
43 catches
780 yards
8 touchdowns
Defense:
77 Tackles
2 INT

LB Gian Greggo
Defense:
130 Tackles

LB Colton Keat
Defense:
64 Tackles

2022 Offensive Outlook: “With eight returning starters, there is a lot of comfortability and familiarity with the offense. With a few new additions, it is a hard-working, well-rounded group. We have to be able to sustain drives and avoid negative plays consistently.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Eight returning starters who have become comfortable in their roles and ready to take another step. It will be important to create turnovers and set the tones of games early.”

August 24, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Stroudsburg Mountaineers (11)

Head Coach: Jim Miller

Assistant Coaches:
John Bozena
Brian Mitchell
Tony Rose
Steve Ruhl
Nick Walter
Ken Parrish
Brett Youngken
Ken Sickler
Jake Jakobsen Jr.
Mike Mignosi
Dave Herman

Team Name: Stroudsburg Mountaineers

2021 Record: 4-6

District: District 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Ethan Sodl
Nate Voorhis
Dylon Perez
Alfred Kumi-Atiemo Jr.
Terrence Jewell
Anthony Liguori
Xavier Dorst

Offensive Starters Returning: (9)
Sr. OT Kevron Danso, 6-0, 270
Sr. C Zach DeFalco, 5-9, 220
Sr. OT Anthony Witherspoon, 5-9, 245
Jr. G Stoney Fuller-Bey, 5-9, 255
Sr. RB Andre Reames, 5-6, 165
Jr. WR Kevin Polonia, 6-3, 180
Jr. WR Jelonie Rieara, 6-2, 190
Sr. WR Jaiden Bermudez, 5-7, 155
Sr. QB Aiden Herman, 5-8, 165

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
Sr. DT Kevron Danso, 6-0, 270
Sr. DT Anthony Witherspoon, 5-9, 245
Jr. S Kevin Polonia, 6-3, 180
Sr. CB Bryan Irizarry, 5-7, 135
Jr. LB Nate Kloss, 5-8, 165
Sr. LB Gio Silva, 6-0, 200
Sr. S Ben Jones, 6-0, 174
Sr. LB Adonia Quartey, 5-11, 165

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
Jr. K Nick Radoi, 5-8; 140
Jr. P Logan Weitzmann, 5-10, 140

Key Newcomers:
Jr. LB Josh Baltimore, 5-8, 165
Sr. DE Zy’Quan Eaddy, 5-10, 180
Sr. HB Marcus Ennis, 5-5, 180
Sr. OG Chris Mignosi, 5-9, 215
Jr. TE Aiden Quintero, 6-1, 240
Sr. WR Lucas Rimland, 5-7, 135
Jr. WR Jordan Wilcox, 5-8, 145
SO. CB Jalen Taylor, 5-8, 140
Sr. DE Damian Keyes, 5-9, 198
Sr. WR John Barbella, 5-8, 165
SO, LB Ethan Dudsak, 5-8, 145
Jr. LB Ryan Francis, 5-11, 170
Jr. RB Will Francis, 5-5, 155

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Andre Reames
Rushing:
162 carries
1,022 yards
average 6.31 yards a carry

Gio Silva
Defense:
52 Tackles
10 Assists
7 Tackles for Loss
3 interceptions

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We have many returning letter winners that had a lot of snaps last year. The team dynamics and communication are outstanding. We have a lot of speed coming back. We need to make sure fundamentally we do our job and believe in each other. Work as a team.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “We have a core of guys back this year in the secondary, many of them that had many reps last year. Our interior defensive line is back and is doing well so far. We need to flow to the ball this year and control the line of scrimmage.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We need to make sure we control the field position with our kickers. We have plenty of speed in certain positions that we need to utilize on special teams.”

August 23, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Pottsville Crimson Tide (11)

Head Coach: Tom McGeoy

Assistant Coaches:
Rusty Yost
Rob Shaffer
Pete McDonald
Jamie O’Brien
Kurt Eroh
Tony Barone
Anthony Kelly
Dan Slotterback
Tyler Heffner

Team Name: Pottsville Crimson Tide

2021 Record: 8-3

Stadium: Veteran’s Memorial Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Jazce Carabello-Snowell
Travontai Davis
Jason Fermaintt
Amari Dunn
Raeff DiCello,

Offensive Starters Returning: (5)
Joey Palko SR TE 6-4, 230
Jacob Begansky SR OT 6-4 275
Amaree Bainbridge SR WR/RB 5-11 185
Kieran Houston SR OG 6-2 250
John Kushwarra JR OT 6-0 230

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Joey Palko SR DE 6-4, 230
Amaree Bainbridge SR CB 5-11 185
Kieran Houston DT OG 6-2 250
Parrish McFarland JR OLB 5-9 170
Tejay Allen SR FS 6-0 180
Brendan Zelwalk JR 5-11 190 LB
Mason Major SR NG 6-1 270

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Kole Becker JR Longsnapper 5-10 165

Key Newcomers:
Tsirell Curry SO DB/WR 6-1 160
Jacob Filiac SO DT/OL 6-2 230
Luke Schane SO C/DE 5-11 190
Terrel McFarland RB/LB 5-10 180

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Tejay Allen
Defense:
– lead the team with 5 Ints last year

Joey Palko
Defense:
5 Sacks
5.5 TFL’s
– in 8 games last year

Amaree Bainbridge
Defense:
2 ints
4 PBU’s
2 TD’s

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We will have to count on the experience of our offensive line, especially early in the year. We have 3 starters back on the line and a big TE coming back. They will have to allow for our new skill guys to get comfortable with their new roles. That being said I think we have a lot of guys who can make plays, but we did lose a lot of good-skill players from the 2021 season. I think each game we play in 2022 we will get better offensively as our players settle into their roles.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Defensively we are in a much different position with 7 starters coming back from 2021. With our offense’s lack of experience at the skill position, we will have to be tough on defense, especially early in the year. We definitely have the guys to be a very good defense. The nice thing is that most of the guys replacing the players from last year, got time on the field last year, so starting will not be that big of a deal.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Going to be tough to replace our placekicker from the last 4 years, but we are an athletic team, who should be just fine on special teams.”

August 23, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 97: Sean Kinney, Nazareth Area HS

Player Name: Sean Kinney

School: Nazareth Area HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Guard, Center, and Tackle

Secondary Position(s): Defensive End and Nose Guard

Jersey Number: 78

Height: 6’3

Weight: 290

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 2020, and 2021

Honors:
State Champion Heavy Weight Wrestler 3A
First Team All-League Guard
First Team All-Area Offensive Lineman
Second Team All-League Defensive End
Second Team All-Area Defensive Lineman

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @seankinney_78

Coaches Comments: “Sean is one of the most versatile linemen I have ever coached. He has played every position on both the offense and defensive line over the past two seasons. He is strong, aggressive, and moves extremely well. Sean is very intelligent and is a leader on the field. He brings his toughness and agility from being a State Champion wrestler to the football field every Friday Night. He has several college football offers already and we are very lucky to have Sean as a Blue Eagle for the next two years.”

August 23, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Tri-Valley Bulldogs (11)

Head Coach: Jeff Sampson

Assistant Coaches:
Vern Strouphauer
Bryn Bowman
Justin Stroupauer
Mike Ulicny
Corey Shadle
Joe Miller
Marty Shade
Jamie Schwartz

Team Name: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

2021 Record: 9-2

District: District 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
Jonas McGrath
Cameron Carlin
Josh Reho
Mason Boltz
Devon Werts
Levi Murray
Jeremiah Umbenhauer
Kole Mattis
Bryce Soles

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
SR WR Jake Tietsworth 5’10”, 160
SR WR Jolten Flory 6’3″, 180
SR C Justis Troutman, 6’1″, 265
SR FB Jacob Scheib 5’10”, 205
SR RB Kameron Wetzel 5’11”, 175
JR WR Layne Yoder 5’9″, 165
SR TE Jaydon Kroh 6’3″, 180

Defensive Starters Returning: (6)
SR DE Jayden Kroh 6’3″, 185
SR DE Jolten Flory 6’3″ 190
SR DT Jacob Scheib 5’10” 205
SR LB Reece Huntzinger 5’10” 175
JR LB Layne Yoder, 5’9″ 165
SR DB Kameron Wetzel 5’11” 175

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
SR KR Kameron Wetzel, 5’11” 175

Key Newcomers:
SR QB Cole Miller 6’3″ 175
JR OL Ayden Rodichok 6’2″ 240
SO OL Noah Porter 6’1″ 230
JR OL Wyatt Allegeier 5’10” 190
SR OL Braxton Schwartz 5’11” 220
JR LB Chase Stephen 5’10” 155
SO QB Blake Schwartz 6’6″ 190
JR LB Kash Tobin 6’0″ 210
JR QB Hunter Troutman 5’11” 165
JR TE Shawn Bowman 6’2″ 170
SO OL Ryan Colahan 6’0″ 185
SR LB Mason Begis 5’11” 180
SR OL Beau Strause 6’2″ 255
JR RB Jaelan Olano 5’9″ 175

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Jacob Scheib
Offense:
Rushing:
107 carries
716 yards
8 TDs
Defense:
81 tackles
7.5 sacks

Kameron Wetzel
Offense:
Rushing:
811 yards
7 TDs
Receiving:
247 yards
All-Purpose:
1235 yards

Layne Yoder
Offense:
Receiving:
23 receptions
347 yards
4 TDs

Jacob Tietsworth
Offense:
Receiving:
7 receptions
140 yards
1 TD

Reece Huntzinger
Offense:
Rushing:
34 carries
169 yards

Kash Tobin
Offense:
Rushing:
21 carries
111 yards
3 TDs

Reece Huntzinger
Defense:
84 tackles
6 sacks

Jolten Flory
Defense:
31 tackles
5 sacks

Noah Porter
Defense:
20 tackles
1.5 sacks

2022 Offensive Outlook: “This year’s team will be similar to 2021 (Offense). Although the losses of many quality players, many have stepped up to fill in the roles. A revamped Offensive Line needs to gel quickly in order to give Wetzel and Scheib space to prosper. Miller has a strong arm and is very accurate. How well the O-line performs early will be a measuring stick for the season.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “The defensive front should be stout with the return of Kroh, Flory, and Scheib. Newcomers to the LB and DB will have to fit in early. Although not a huge D, speed and quickness to the ball will be an asset.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Kam Wetzel was a weapon last season at KR and PR. Scoring 4 TD returns on KRs.”

August 22, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 96: Jalen Fletcher, Freedom HS

Player Name: Jalen Fletcher

School: Freedom High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: DB

Secondary Position: RB

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 5’10

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.59

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Basketball/Track

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2021 Stats:
Defense:
32 tackles
9 PD
3 tackles for loss
2 interceptions
1 forced fumble

Honors:
1st team All EPC Defense
Morning Call 1st Team Defense
Lehigh Valley live 3rd team defense

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jalenfletcher22

Coaches comments: “Jalen is entering his fourth year on our varsity team and his third year as a starter. He is a returning all-conference DB who displays outstanding athleticism and physicality. On offense, he is an explosive threat out of the backfield or lined up in the slot.”

Photo courtesy of Bill Leitch/ Tom Buchner

August 22, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Salisbury Falcons (11)

Head Coach: Andy Cerco

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Kretzman – Special Teams Coordinator, Offensive & Defensive Line
Sean Roth – Offensive Coordinator – Fullbacks & Linebackers
Eric Snyder – Halfbacks / Slot Receivers & Defensive Backs
Remington White – Offensive & Defensive Line
Rich Simononis – Consultant
Jack Repyneck – Middle School
Dillon Trenge – Middle School
Amanda Culbertson – Sports Performance
Julie Grisi – Director of Football Operations
Julie Gregory, Tim Shevlin, Jillian Corelle – Athletic Training Staff
Adam Sawchak – Food Services

Team Name: Salisbury Falcons

2021 Record: 2-8

District: District 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters lost:
Sr. Offensive Line Brandon Brotzman, 6’1” 295
Sr. Offensive Line Ben Krauss 5’11” 215
Sr. Offensive Line Anthony Scarcia, 6’0”, 200
Sr. Offensive Line Paul Spann, 5’11” 250
Sr. Slot Receiver / Halfback Chase Fenstermaker, 5’10” 170

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr. Quarterback Nick Beck, 5’8” 155
Sr. Halfback Josh Brooks, 5’8” 155
Sr. Guard Toby Linn, 5’7” 180
Sr. Tight End Jacob Gibbons, 6’1” 185
Sr. Wide Receiver Zach Bender 5’11” 165 lbs
Jr. Halfback Jacob Bucchin 6’1” 165 lbs
Jr. Fullback George Spann 5’8” 165 lbs

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr. DB Nick Beck, 5’8” 155
Sr. DB Josh Brooks, 5’8” 155
Sr. Linebacker Toby Linn, 5’7” 180
Sr. DB Jacob Gibbons, 6’1” 185
Sr. Defensive End Josiah Day 6’4” 205 lbs
Jr. Fullback George Spann 5’8” 165 lbs
Jr. DB Jacob Bucchin 6’1” 165 lbs

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Sr. Kicker / Punter Lucas Graver 6’4” 180 lbs

Key Newcomers:
Sr. Wide Receiver / DB / Kicker Lucas Graver 6’4” 165 lbs
Sr. OL / DL Car Dyer 6’2” 285 lbs
Sr. OL / DL Ryan Ferrell 5’11” 240 lbs
Sr. DB Zach Bender 5’11” 165 lbs
Sr. Wide Receiver / DB Shawn Donaldson 5’7” 135 lbs
Jr. Halfback / DB Zack Baab 5’7” 135 lbs
Jr. Wide Receiver / DB Gavin Cerco 6’0” 145 lbs
Jr. Tight End / Linebacker Jaydien Kennedy 5’11” 175 lbs
Jr. OL / DL Mander Leonard 5’9” 230 lbs
Jr. Wide Receiver / DB Dominic Popovich 5’9” 125 lbs
Jr. Halfback / Linebacker Tyler Williams 5”11” 155 lbs
So. Wide Receiver / DB Andrew Lucas 5’10” 150 lbs
So. Halfback / Fullback / Linebacker Jason St. Leger 5”10 190 lbs
So. Fullback / Linebacker Nate Tone 5’8” 165 lbs
So. Halfback / Linebacker Derek Trinidad 5”10” 170 lbs
So. Halfback / DB Andy Wright 5’7” 150 lbs
Fr. OL / DL Sam Krauss 5’9” 235 lbs

2022 Outlook: Please let us know the keys about your team on offense, defense, and special teams. What are your keys to having a successful year?

Offense: “Offensively, the Falcons will rely on rising Senior Nick Beck at Quarterback to operate the offense. Key playmakers will be rising Seniors Josh Brooks, Jacob Gibbons, and Lucas Graver. The Falcons will lean on the offensive line led by Toby Linn.”

Defense: “Defensively, the Falcons will look to take a step forward from the 2021 campaign with an experienced defensive unit led by Toby Linn at middle linebacker. Josiah Day, Nick Beck, Josh Brooks, Jacob Gibbons, George Spann, and Jacob Bucchin all contributed during the 2021 season.”

Special Team: “Lucas Graver has demonstrated growth in the kicking game and will continue to develop in that area.”

August 21, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Palisades Pirates (11)

Head Coach: Bobby Smith

Assistant Coaches:
Brian Gilbert
Skylar Carr
John Jones
Bob Shoemaker
Kurt Woerner
Jimmy Schuckert

Team Name: Palisades Pirates

2021 Record: 2-8

District: District 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Kyle McGrath
Nick Petrillo
Jayden Newton
Nate Carr
Liam Reixinger

Offensive Starters Returning: (11)
Sheadon Carr,(Sr., OL, 6’2: 295)
James Mitsch (Sr., OL, ,5’11”, 230)
Kai Stiansen (Sr. QB, 6;1″, 190)
Steven Lilly (Sr. RB, 5’6″, 185)
Wyatt Harrar (Sr. TE, 6’1″, 200)
Logan Winters (Sr., WR, 5’8″, 150)
Galen Limantour (Sr., TE, 6’5″, 200)
Mason Lambert (Sr. WR, 6’2″, 170)
Joe Zaleski (Sr., OL, 5’10”, 230)
Danny Haubert (Jr., OL, 5’10”, 185)
Kyle Kirsch (Jr., RB, 5’10”, 175)

Defensive Starters Returning: (11)
Sheadon Carr,(Sr., DL, 6’2, 295)
James Mitsch (Sr., DL, ,5’11”, 230)
Kai Stiansen (Sr. SS, 6;1″, 190)
Steven Lilly (Sr. LB, 5’6″, 185)
Wyatt Harrar (Sr. DE, 6’1″, 200)
Logan Winters (Sr., DB, 5’8″, 150)
Galen Limantour (Sr., DE, 6’5″, 200)
Mason Lambert (Sr. DB, 6’2″, 170)
Joe Zaleski (Sr., DL, 5’10”, 230)
Danny Haubert (Jr., DL, 5’10”, 185)
Kyle Kirsch (Jr., LB, 5’10”, 175)

Special Team Starters Returning: (4)
John Haubert (So., 5’8″, 140)
Greg Borgeson (So., 6’1″, 160)
Lane Frankenfield (So. 6′, 160)
Austin Rambo (So. 5’10”, 155)

Key Newcomers:
Riley Sessinger, (Jr., WR/DB, 6′, 155)

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Experience is back on the line. Great offseason working together as a team. Being physical down in the trenches. Playing hard-nosed football.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Experience back in returning players. Playing downhill and physical.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Strong incoming freshmen class looking to make their mark on the field.”

August 21, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 95: Jaiden Ellis-Lahey, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Jaiden Ellis-Lahey

School: Bethlehem Catholic High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): CB

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 6’4

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.46

GPA: 2.8

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: Morning Call All Area – Honorable Mention

2021 Stats: (8 games)
Receiving:
31 receptions
436 yds.
2 TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jellislahey10

Coaches Comments: “Jaiden has worked extremely hard in the off-season to develop his strength, speed, and consistency. He is a big play threat that will give some teams match-up problems. We expect Jaiden to have a big year for us offensively and establish himself as one of the top receivers in the area.”

Photo courtesy of Nick Cruz

August 21, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 94: Noah Rosahac, Jim Thorpe HS

Player Name: Noah Rosahac

School: Jim Thorpe High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: OT, DT

Jersey Number: 76

Height: 6’6

Weight: 265

40-Yard Dash: 4.99

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) North 2nd Team OG & 1st Team DT
SCFCA North Defensive Lineman of the Year
SCFCA North Defensive MVP
SCFCA Dream Team DT
SCFCA Dream Team DL of the Year
Pottsville Republican All-Area 1st Team DT
Times-News All-Star OL & DL
Times-News Defensive Player of the Year
Eastern PA Football 1st Team DT
PA Football News 2nd Team All-State DT

2021 Stats:
Defense:
86 tackles
27 tackles for a loss

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @noahrosahac76

Coaches Comments: “Noah was dominant on the defensive line as a sophomore with 27 tackles for a loss. Noah will swing between offensive guard and offensive tackle this year. We are looking for another year of growth from him as he is stronger and 30 pounds heavier than last year. He currently holds a Division 1 offer as a sophomore. The future is very bright for Noah as he is one of the best workers ever at JT. Noah is also outstanding in the classroom.”

Photo courtesy of Noah’s mom

August 20, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Williams Valley Vikings (11)

Head Coach: Tim Savage

Assistant Coaches:
Paul Herb
Mike Gunkle
Owen Daniel
Stephen Sedesse

Team Name: Williams Valley Vikings

2021 Record: 9-3

District: District 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
Jackson Yoder C/FB/ILB
Hunter Wolfgang WR/DE
Owen Shoop OL/DL

Offensive Starters Returning:
Brady Evans SR WR 6’4″ 180
Alex Achenbach JR RB 5’10”
Issac Whiteash SR QB 5’10″175
Logan Williard SR FB 5’10” 185
Ezi Hite SR OL 6’2″ 260
Cruz Banda SR OL 6’0″ 235
Brayden Shadle SR OL 5’11” 225
Braiden Crisewell SOPH TE 6’4″ 185

Defensive Starters Returning:
Brady Evans SR DB 6’4″ 180
Alex Achenbach JR DB 5’10”
Issac Whiteash SR S 5’10″175
Logan Williard SR 5’10” 185
Gage Miller SR OLB 5’9″ 165
Aiden Miller SR ILB 5’10” 190
Ezi Hite SR DE 6’2″ 260
Cruz Banda SR DT 6’0″ 235
Brayden Shadle SR DE 5’11” 225

Special Team Starters Returning:
Logan Williard Punt/Kick Returner
Alex Achenbach Punt/Kick Returner

Key Newcomers:
Jesse Koons SOPH OL/DL 6’1″ 190
Wyatt Koons SR OL/DL 6’2″ 200
Skylor Green SOPH FB/ILB 5’10” 180
Chase Witmer SOPH WR/DB/OLB 5’10” 170
Bryant Hoover SR OL/ILB 5’11” 200
Kian Krzyzanowski SOPH WR/DB 5’9″155
Brady Shomper FR QB/WR/DB 5’10” 160
Evan Achenbach FR WR/DB 5’10” 160
Cameron Green FR OL/DL 6’O” 250

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Brady Evans SR WR 6’4″ 180
Receiving:
46 Catches
844 yards
13 touchdowns
All-State Team

Alex Achenbach JR RB 5’10” 180
Rushing:
270 Carries
1,716 Yards
16 Touchdowns
All-State Team

Issac Whiteash SR QB 5’10″175
Passing:
200 Attempts
101 Completions
1,466 Yards
15 Touchdowns

Ezi Hite SR OL 6’2″ 260
All-State Team

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Lots of career starts up front. (3 four-year starters) experienced playmakers in Evans and Achenbach both leading county, and region in offensive statistical categories. returning QB is always a helpful blessing. Issac is looking to build on last year’s successes and mature as a decision maker.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Entire secondary and three out of four linebackers return. Tons of starts and experience on teams winning three consecutive District 11 Championships. Up front, Hite will be a handful all-state defensive end with Banda and Shadle anchoring the DT spots”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Looking to find our punter and kicker.”

August 19, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 93: Owen Johnson, Freedom HS

Player Name: Owen Johnson

School: Freedom High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6’

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.78

GPA: 4.33

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
All-time honors: 2nd team LB for Eastern PA
EPC All-Star Defense
All EPC 1st team for LB
Lehigh Valley Live 1st team defense
1st team south division WR
2nd team all-area LB
All-Conference 1st Team WR sophomore year

2021 Stats:
Defense:
86 tackles
Receiving:
27 receptions
576 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @owen_johnson_8

Coaches Comments: “Owen is entering his fourth year on our varsity team and his third year as a starter. He is a key contributor on both sides of the ball as a Wr on offense and an LB on defense. He was an all-conference selection in 2021 on both sides of the ball. He is a strong explosive player who loves football and has verbally committed to play at Harvard next year.”

Photo courtesy of Tom Buchner

August 19, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 93: Matt Machalik, Palmerton Area HS

Player Name: Matt Machalik

School: Palmerton Area High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: FS

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’0

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.49

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): Freshman, Sophomore years

2021 Stats: Rushed for 1,539 yards on 150 carries; 10.3 AVG; (highest avg per carry in league) with 7 games of having 100 plus rushing this season. Matt set the single season school touchdown record for TD’s with 31 ( 29 rushing and 2 Int’s returned for TD’s)

Matt threw for 1,308 yards on the season and 9 TD’s. This year he had 1811 all-purpose yards on the season and tallied 201 points (single season record) for us.

Defensively: 70 total tackles, 41 solo; 29 assists; 2 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions (single season school record) 2 INT’s returned for touchdowns; 4 pass deflections, 1 fumble recovery

Honors:

2021 2A Sports Writers All State Team – Offensive Athlete

2021 2^nd team QB Colonial League Football Coaches Association

2021 1^st Team DB Colonial League Football Coaches Association

WNEP 16 Dream Team – Northeastern/Central PA Top 32 Football player

Blue Ridge 13 “FNF” Player of the year

Times News Newspaper – Week 1 player of the week

Blue Ridge 13 Male Athlete of the week – week 1

National Football Federation Lehigh Valley Chapter Player of the week – Week 7

Times News 2021 All Area Team – Offensive Player Of The Year; All Star Quarterback and All Star Defensive Back

Morning Call 2021 All Colonial Team – 1^st Team Defensive Athlete

2021 PAFOOTBALLNEWS. COM Class 2A Coach’s Select All State Team – 2nd team Offensive Athlete

2021 All-EasternPAfootball.com – Class 2A Team 1st Team Offensive Specialist

2021 Lehigh Valley Live Newspaper Team 1st Team: Defensive Back

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @MachalikMatthew

Coaches comments: “Matt is an outstanding athlete on both sides of the ball and makes his presence known in all games by his play making ability.”

Photo Credit: Lynn Shupp

August 19, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Liberty Hurricanes (11)

Head Coach: Shawn Daignault

Assistant Coaches:
Frank Lane
Tevrin Brandon
Dave Brown
James Parham
Chad Gruver
Bob McClarin
Jeremy Makos
Anthony Orlando
Al Stokes
Joe Wooten
Stephen Ewald
Sam Boyer

Team Name: Liberty Hurricanes

2021 Record: 1-9

Stadium: Bethlehem Area School District Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Kyndred Wright – RB/LB
Anthony Sarkozy – OL
Dominic Colon – OL/DL
Keegan Corr – LB
Brennan McKeown – DE
Peyton Carson – Safety/QB/WR
Javon Lee – CB
Niko Vazquez – DE/OL
Tyshawn Jack – OLB/WR

Offensive Starters Returning:
Karim Brice, WR, 5’10 175, Senior
Nico Sciarra, WR, 6′ 185, Senior
Jordan Bartholomew, OL, 6’2 270, Senior
Jelani Leslie, OL 5’10 290, Senior
Tommy Mason, 5’11 170, QB, Senior
Kole Zellner, 6’1 210, TE, Senior

Defensive Starters Returning:
Karim Brice, DB, 5’10 175, Senior
Nico Sciarra, OLB, 6′ 185, Senior
Jordan Bartholomew, DL, 6’2 270, Senior
Jelani Leslie, DL 5’10 290, Senior
Siddiq Small, LB 6’1 210, Senior

Special Team Starters Returning:
Connor McGloughlin, Kicker
Tommy Mason, Punter

Key Newcomers:
Isaiah Osorio, Safety/RB
Guillaume Lumbayi, LB/RB
Anthony Askerneese, CB/WR
Quinton Morton, DB/RB
Silas Liscko, LB/TE
Julius Vasquez, OL
Isaiah Huskey, DL/OL
Jai Griffin, DL
Delvin Rodriguez, OL/DL
Nate Abboud, LB/RB
Jake Pukszyn, WR/DB
Chase Barlock, DB/WR
Dylan Benway, DE
Daunte Morrison, DE

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Tommy Mason, QB
Offense:
Passing:
60 of 147 completions
1,003 yards
8 Touchdowns
13 Interceptions
Rushing:
45 carries
113 yards

Karim Brice, WR
Offense:
Receiving:
38 receptions
610 yards
5 TD

Nico Sciarra, WR
Offense:
Receiving:
5 receptions
93 yards

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We are replacing three offensive linemen and our top two running backs, so developing some cohesion in the running game will be key. We have a new coordinator who will be looking to diversify how we run the ball.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “It will important that we run to the ball and tackle well in space. We are streamlining the package to help our guys play fast.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We should be solid in the special teams with our top punt/kick returner back as well as last year’s kicker. Finding a new long snapper will be key.”

August 18, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Bangor Slaters (11)

Team Name: Bangor Slaters

Head Coach: Paul Reduzzi Bangor (10-17) Overall (151-124)

Assistant Coaches:
Vinnie Andrews Offensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs
Max SiuOffensive Line / Defensive Ends
Donnie Hawk Quarterbacks / Defensive Backs
Ryan Pysher Special Teams / Defensive Line / Receivers
Jesse Long Offensive Line / Linebackers
Matt Pysher Volunteer

2020 Record: 7-4 Eastern Conference Champions

District: District 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Kael Godshalk US Coast Guard Academy
Gabe Woolverton

Offensive Starters Returning: (10)
Eric Striba QB Senior
Ben Engle OL Senior
Jose Fuentes OL Senior
Jayden Vilmenay OL Senior
Riley Stapp OL Junior
Sam Woolverton OL Junior
Dylan Krugh OL Junior
Dylan Miller TE Senior
Ashton Kluska WR Senior
MJ Siu WR Junior

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
Dylan Miller LB Senior
Ashton Kluska LB Senior
Greg Campbell DB Junior
MJ Siu DB Junior
Jacob Weaver DE Junior

Key Newcomers:
Quinn Karner OL/DE Senior (Injured 2021)
Jacob Cornell WR/DB Senior
Noah Hillis RB/LB Junior
Parker Sandt OL/DL Junior

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Eric Striba
Offense:
Passing:
57 of 102 passes
677 yards
7 touchdowns
Rushing:
154 carries
1,277 yards
19 touchdowns

Jose Fuentes
Defense:
4 solo tackles
14 total tackles

Riley Stapp
Defense:
4 solo tackles
6 total tackles

Dylan Krugh
Defense:
3 solo tackles
9 total tackles

Dylan Miller
Offense:
Receiving:
4 catches
27 yards
Defense:
22 solo tackles
32 total tackles
1 sack
1 interception
1 TFL
1 PD

Ashton Kluska
Offense:
Receiving:
9 catches
74 yards
1 touchdown
Rushing:
17 carries
53 yards
2 touchdowns
Defense:
21 solo tackles
33 total tackles
2 sacks
2 interceptions

MJ Siu
Offense:
Receiving:
3 catches
28 yards
Defense:
9 solo tackles
11 total tackles
2 interceptions

Greg Campbell
Offense:
Rushing:
26 carries
168 yards
2 touchdowns
Defense:
44 solo tackles
64 total tackles
2 PD
1 interception

Jacob Weaver
Defense:
35 solo tackles
41 total tackles
13 TFL
11 sacks
6 hurries
3 fumble recoveries
1 PD

2022 Outlook:

Overall: “We have a mature group of players who continue to develop and challenge each other every day. They experienced some success last season and began to realize their potential. They understand the team chemistry, work ethic, and accountability that is required to succeed.”

Offense: “We return a group of players on the offensive line who led the way for us to rush for over 3000 yards last season. That group has continued to improve during the off-season both in the weight room and on the field. Eric Striba is returning as a dual-threat QB who continues to develop as a leader on and off the field. We need to fill backfield spots at both the RB and HB positions and Ashton Kluska, Noah Hillis, and Riley Stapp are competing for those spots. There is also strong competition for open receiver positions.”

“Our success on offense will be built on establishing control of the line of scrimmage and rushing the football, but we are seeing very positive developments in our passing game.”

Defense: “We will look to continue developing a physical and fundamental defensive scheme that creates turnovers and is able to get off the field on key downs. We return players at all three levels of the defense who can lead the unit both verbally and physically. Our linebackers are physical athletic players that can play the run as well as execute our coverage schemes. Our secondary players developed throughout the season last year. We expect to see them continue to impact the run game as well as execute their coverage responsibilities. We have Jacob Weaver(11 sacks) returning at the defensive end but must fill the three other positions on the defensive line. There are a few new names as well as some of our returning offensive lineman competing for those spots. “

“Our success on defense will be based on getting pressure up front while staying solid against the run. We expect to face a number of multiple offenses and we will rely on our leaders to communicate and adjust to formations so we are in position at the snap.”

August 18, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils (11)

Head Coach: Ed Moran-3rd Season (3-16)

Assistant Coaches:
Noah Allegretta
Joe Alshefski
Dave Bench
Zach Bitting
Frank Drozal
Mike Elchisak
Rick Jones
Joe Kayes
Al Matakonis
Gerald New

Team Name: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils

2021 Record: 2-7 (2-2 Sch.-Col Division)

District: District 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters lost:
Brian Dunne DE/TE
Owen Kosar QB/DB
Daymein Rush DT
Joe Vevasis WR/FS

Offensive Starters Returning: (9)
Sr. WR Erick Hernandez 6-0 170
Sr. T Juan Ruiz 5-9 220
Sr. RB Hunter Teter 5-9 190
Sr. G Lucas Zelinsky 5-11 210
Jr. G Kelvyn Cordero 5-8 200
Jr. C Mike Diehl 5-10 240
Jr. QB Ben Dempster 5-10 170
Jr. TE/ATH Alex Kozlosky 5-10 180
Jr. WR Nick Ryan 6-1 180

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr. OLB Erick Hernandez 6-0 170
Sr. DE Hunter Teter 5-9 190
Sr. DT Lucas Zelinsky 5-11 210
Sr. OLB Zach Slater 5-8 180
Jr. S Ben Dempster 5-10 170
Jr. MLB Alex Kozlosky5-10 180
Jr. FS Nick Ryan 6-1 180

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
Jr. P Ben Dempster
Sr. LS Lucas Zelinsky

Key Newcomers:
JR. TE/DE Ben Mentusky 5-10 170
FR. WR/DB Anthony Hernandez 5-8 160,

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Jr. WR/DB Nick Ryan
Offense:
Receiving:
34 catches
577 YDS
17.0 YPR
5 TDS
Defense:
62 Tackles
3 TFL
3 PBU

Jr. MLB Alex Kozlosky
Defense:
127 Tackles
2 FR

2022 Outlook:

Offense: “The 2022 Blue Devils will feature a lot of familiar faces, but with several players taking on new roles. The Devils will be challenged to replace the duo of QB Owen Kosar and Joe Vevasis. Kosar led the Devils’ offense for the last two seasons and threw for 1,441 yards and 12 touchdowns last season. Vevasis led all of District XI last season in receptions and set a school record with 66 receptions last season. Vevasis also led the team with 7 touchdowns, as Kosar’s favorite target.”

“Taking over for Kosar, will be former running back Ben Dempster, who the Devils believe will bring a new component to the offense with his athleticism and running ability. When Dempster drops back to pass, he will have one of the area’s top receivers to throw to in Jr. Nick Ryan. Ryan was a dynamic playmaker in 2021, averaging 17.0 yards per catch and providing the Devils with a deep threat. A mismatch for anyone that lines up against him, Ryan will be expected to be the Devils’ big-play threat, and lead the Devils’ offense. Joining Ryan in the receiving core will be Sr. Erick Hernandez who will be returning to his role from the 2020 season, and athlete So. Jeremy Thomas, who the Devils expect to be a major contributor with his strength and athletic ability.”

“Up-front the Devils have improved over the last two seasons, and return four experienced linemen to anchor the offense. The Devils will depend heavily on the returning Jr. Center Mike Diehl, Sr. Guard Lucas Zelinsky, and Jr. G Kelvyn Cordero, who received the team’s best lineman award in 2021. The Devils will depend heavily on Sr. Hunter Teter to provide speed and power from the running back position. The Devils feel that Teter, a 3-year starter at running back, can be one of the league’s best backs if they can provide him with the running room.”

Defense: “The Devils will return several key players from an improved defensive squad in 2021. Taking over for former Defensive Coordinator Dave Shiffer, who left to become Pine Grove Area’s Head Coach, will be new Defensive Coordinator Zach Bitting. Bitting has coached multiple positions for the Devils, has a great rapport with his players, and will bring a new level of intensity to the defensive side of the ball. The biggest challenge for the Devils and Bitting will be replacing All-State Defensive Back Joe Vevasis, who led the team with an astounding 150 tackles last season.”

“Leading Bitting’s defense will be Jr. MLB Alex Kozlosky. Kozlosky was second on the team in tackles last season with 127, and is an aggressive linebacker who the Devils will depend on to be a leader and playmaker. Kozlosky will be the defensive field general, and the Devils will depend on his High Football IQ. In the trenches, the Devils will depend heavily on Sr.’s Lucas Zelinsky and Hunter Teter. Zelinsky is the strongest player on the team and will anchor the interior, while Teter is expected to use his high motor to secure the edge.”

“In the secondary, the Devils will be led by Jr.’s Ben Dempster and Nick Ryan. Dempster will move outside to the corner, while Ryan will drop back to the safety position. Ryan who posted 62 tackles last season, is the Devils’ best returning tackler and is expected to fill the role vacated by Vevasis.”

Special Team: “The Devils return 3-year Senior Long Snapper Lucas Zelinsky and emerging Punter Ben Dempster. Dempster improved as the Devil’s Punter last season and looks to be one of the league’s top punters this season. The Devils will need to find a kicker this season after the departure of Owen Kosar, who kicked for the last two seasons”

August 18, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 92: Austin Martellucci, Easton Area HS

Player Name: Austin Martellucci

School: Easton Area High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: K/P

Jersey Number: 90

Height: 6’1

Weight: 180

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Volleyball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2021 Stats:
Special Teams:
28 of 30 extra points
6 of 10 field goals
51-yards long

Honors:
2nd Team All-Area K

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @austinmartellu1

Coaches comments: “Austin was very reliable last season kicking PAT’s and FG’s. We have all the confidence in the world in him whenever we are inside the 30-yard line. He is a great weapon to have and look forward to seeing him perform this season. Austin is a true student-athlete.”

August 18, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 91: Nolan Lobb, Nazareth Area HS

Player Name: Nolan Lobb

School: Nazareth Area HS

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 14

Height: 5’11

Weight: 185

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2021

Honors:
2nd Team All-League WR

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
416 Receiving Yards
5 Receiving TD’s
Defense:
1 INT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LobbNolan

Coaches Comments: “Nolan suffered an early, season-ending injury last year. He is fully healed and hungry to make his return to the football field this fall. He is a fast and sure-handed wide receiver who can stretch the field. He is a tough, cover corner on the defensive side of the ball as well. We are lucky to have Nolan on our team and look forward to seeing him compete at the highest level once again this coming season.”

August 17, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 91: Ben Manley, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: Ben Manley

School: Mahanoy Area

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): FB

Jersey Number: 18

Height: 6′ 2

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball, Track

Starting Experience: 3 year Starter

Honors:
2021 Second Team All-Eastern PA
2021 Standard Speaker Most Versatile Player RB-QB-LB
2021 Pottsville Republican 1st Team All-Area Linebacker
2021 Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Dream Team Linebacker
2021 Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North 1st Team Linebacker, 2nd Team FB
2021 Gold All-Academic PA Football News
2020 Standard Speaker 1st Team FB/LB
2020 1st Team LB North Coaches
2020 Pottsville Republican All-Area 2nd Team LB

2021 Stats:
Defense:
Led team in tackles with 90
2 forced fumbles
3 sacks
12 tackles for loss
Rushing:
830 yards
9 touchdowns
1000 All-Purpose Yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BenManley1804

Coaches Comments: “Ben was a team captain as a Junior. He is a punishing runner. He was our starting Fullback the last two seasons and played quarterback for 1 and 1/2 games last season. He is the leader of our defense. He led the team in tackles the last two seasons. Teams need to account for where he is on defense. He runs well and gets to the edge from his inside LB position. He is being recruited by Delaware, Lehigh, and Penn. Ben is an outstanding student in the classroom and on the football field. He is always in the weight room.”

August 17, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings (11)

Head Coach: Tim McGorry

Assistant Coaches:
Geoff Laird – Defensive Coordinator
Paul Hagadus – Offensive Line
Mike Cerimele – Strength & Conditioning/RB’s
Scott Horoshko – OLB/Special Teams
Rob Melosky – Offensive Coordinator/TE
Dan Kendra – QB
Jamie Pagliaro – Defensive Line
Jason Dankel – Inside LB
Deionte Wilson – DB
George Hlavac – WR

Team Name: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings

2021 Record: 9-4

District: District 11

Class: AAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Lavon Johnson DL
David Platt OL
Michael Snyder OL
Colby Reyburn LB
Peyton Elliot LB

Offensive Starters Returning: (10)
Sr OL Mitchell Miller 6’2 250
Jr OL Nick Balisage 5’10 240
Sr TE Ethan Hosak 6’2 200
Sr QB Tamlin Ferguson 5’10 180
Jr WR Armonie Torres 6’2 190
Sr WR Griffin Patridge 6’2 185
Sr WR Alistair Stewart-Smith 6’3 185
So WR Jareel Calhoun 5’9 165
Sr RB Travis Foster 6’0 165
Sr RB Caiden Schaffer 5’10 200

Defensive Starters Returning: (10)
So DL Braheem Battles 6’3 305
Jr DL Rajan Stevens 6’4 220
Sr ILB Griffin Patridge 6’2 185
Sr ILB Ethan Hosak 6’2 200
Sr ILB Caiden Schaffer 5’10 200
Sr OLB Matt Keyes 5’11 200
Sr DB Travis Foster 6’0 165
Jr DB Armonie Torres 6’2 190
Jr DB Nathan Schultz 5’11 175
Jr DB Nasir Mclean 5’10 165

Special Team Starters Returning: (5)
Jr K/P Luke Myers
Sr LS Mitchell Miller
Sr KR Travis Foster
Jr KR/PR Nasir Mclean
So KR Jareel Calhoun

Key Newcomers:
Jr OL Fynn McDonald 6’7 300
Jr OL Richie Lopez 5’9 220
Jr OL/DL Naquon Godfrey 5’11 240
Jr OL/LB Jakub Gloc 6’0 220
Jr TE/DL Harrison Stewart Smith 6’4 220
So WR/DB Aidan Sorrentino 5’9 160
So RB/LB Jaeden Bueno 5’10 225
Fr RB/LB Deon Johnson 5’11 170
So WR/DB Jiyhzik Figueroa 5’8 150
Sr OL/DL Andrew Nederostek 6’0 220

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Travis Foster
Offense:
Rushing:
138 Carries
522 Yards
7 Touchdowns

Caiden Schafer
Offense:
Rushing:
111 Carries
738 Yards
10 Touchdowns

Tamlin Ferguson
Offense:
Passing:
113 of 187 Completions
1,363 Yards
8 Touchdowns

Griffin Patridge
Offense:
Receiving:
42 Receptions
516 Yards
6 Touchdown

Jareel Calhoun
Offense:
Receiving:
26 Receptions
270 Yards
5 Touchdowns

Armonie Torres
Offense:
Receiving:
23 Receptions
324 Yards

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Development of the offensive line will be key. Depth at WR, TE, and RB provide different options. Competition at the QB position between Tamlin Ferguson and Matt Keyes has been close throughout the Spring and Summer. The development of the offensive line with 3 new starters will be vital in determining any amount of success.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Return several guys who played meaningful snaps on defense. The graduation of Lavon Johnson leaves a big hole on defense. Depth at LB/DB will provide opportunities for competition at several spots. Battles and Steven’s will anchor the Defensive Line.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “The 2024 K/P Luke Myers is a Villanova commit. Luke was outstanding as a Sophomore and we look to see even more improvement his junior year.”

August 16, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 90: James Wisecarver, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: James Wisecarver

School: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: QB-WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6′

Weight: 180 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Track & Field

Starting Experience: He started varsity in Freshman Year (Southern Lehigh)

2021 Stats: Started 11 Games at QB (Southern Lehigh)
Offense
Passing:
57 of 119
861 yards
5 passing TDs

Rushing:
112 rushes
578 yards
10 rushing TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JamesWisecarve3

Coaches Comments: “James transferred to Notre Dame Green Pond in his sophomore year and he has been a great addition since coming to our school from Southern Lehigh. He is a hard-working talented student-athlete who we feel has a ton of potential to have success in our program. He also participates in Track & Field and is completing his sophomore year at Notre Dame. He will fit into our system offensively as a skilled player and we expect him to play defense as well for us next season.”

August 16, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (11)

Head Coach: Josh Snyder (11th season, 78-36 )

Coaching Staff:
DC – Greg Mitchell,
Line – Dave Kerschner
DL/WR – Rich Kulp
DB/RB – Josh Zimmerman,
LB’s Ryan Hulmes
TE’s & Special Teams George Haddad

Team Name: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers

2021 Record: 11-1

Stadium: Tiger Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
SR QB Justin Holmes
Sr OLINE Zach Fry
SR OLINE Ben Dunstan
SR WR Ryan McDonnell
SR F/DB Taylor Wikert

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
SR QB/WR Cade Christopher
SR OLINE Josiah Gornicz
SR OLINE Colin Myers
SR OLINE Cameron Shields
SR TE Lucas Miller
JR OLINE Ben Walters
JR RB Dalton Clymer

Defensive Starters Returning: (6)
SR DB Evan Anderson
SR DB Cade Christopher
SR LB Lucas Miller
JR LB Dalton Clymer
JR LB Blane Snyder
SR DLine Rian Golas

Key Newcomers:
SR LB Sam Mauro
SR WR/LB Austin Sosnovick
JR WR/DB Devon Hildebrand
SO DE Jackson Bailey
SO WR/DB Seth Kern
SO WR/DB Landen Matson
SO OLINE Jared Meck
SO OLine/DLine Bryer Reichard
SO RB/DB Eli Zimmerman

Key Stats:
Cade Christopher
Passing:
6 of 8 passing
118 yards
2 touchdowns
Rushing:
52 carries
528 yards
7 touchdowns
Receiving:
34 catches
670 yards
11 touchdowns
Defense:
12 solo tackles
32 total tackles
4 PD
2 interceptions

Josiah Gornicz
Defense:
6 total tackles

Cameron Shields
Defense:
6 solo tackles
11 total tackles
2 TFL
1 sack

Lucas Miller
Defense:
27 solo tackles
55 total tackles
5 TFL

Ben Walters
Defense:
8 solo tackles
20 total tackles
2 fumble recoveries
1 TFL

JR RB Dalton Clymer
Running Back:
93 carries
605 yards
9 touchdowns
Receiving:
10 catches
97 yards
1 touchdown
Defense:
39 solo tackles
79 total tackles
6.5 sacks
3.5 sacks
2 PD
1 fumble recovery

Evan Anderson
Defense:
10 solo tackles
23 total tackles
1 PD
1 fumble recovery

Blane Snyder
Defense:
31 solo tackles
90 total tackles
2.5 sacks
1 fumble recovery
.5 sacks

Rian Golas
Defense:
8 solo tackles
24 total tackles
4.5 TFL
2 PD
.5 sacks

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Tigers return six Defensive starters from a year ago. They will rely on being aggressive and use their athleticism to give multiple looks. The defense has a good mix of players at all three levels that will give them depth. The middle linebackers have a lot of experience and should be the strength of that side of the ball. Look for the Tigers to be stingy on defense this season.”

2022 Offensive Outlook: “The Tigers are returning seven starters on offense. They will rely heavily on the offensive line where they have all but one starter returning. There will be a lot of competition in the skill positions as the Tigers lost a lot to
graduation and will be very young. Big play guy Cade Christopher returns as well as returning RB Dalton Clymer. Look for the Tigers to try and establish the run game early and often.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Tigers will have competition in the kicking game this year, and the punting duties will be held by Seth Kern this season.”

August 15, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Jim Thorpe Olympians (11)

Head Coach: Mark Rosenberger

Assistant Coaches:
Frank Miller
Craig Zurn
Jake Zurn
Wes Hurley
Brian Schwartz

Team Name: Jim Thorpe Olympians

2021 Record: 7-5

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Camron Tinajero FB-LB
Derryl Fisher WR-CB
Bryan Bowen DE
Drew Wimmer FS
Matt Stauffer SS
David Wiley OT-DT
Travis Benson P

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)
Brett Balliet QB
Sal Capria RB
Bryson Heydt TE
Nate Lopez C
Tiernan McCartney G
Paul Rutledge T
Noah Rosahac G
David Fioritto WR

Defensive Starters Returning: (4)
Noah Rosahac DT
Bryson Heydt DE
Dominic Berger LB
Benjamin Goldberg LB

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)
None

Key Newcomers:
Justin Yescavage WR-CB
William Newton DE
Josh James SS
Nikolas Schwartz FS
Jave Butler FB-LB
Benjamin Goldberg FB-LB
Austin Fronheiser G-DT
Blake Carroll OL – DE

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Balliet
Offense:
Passing:
98 of 192
1,209 yards
12 TD’s

Capria
Offense:
Rushing:
73 rushes
306 yards
4TD’s

Fioritto
Offense:
Rushing:
57 rushes
394 yards
4 TD’s

Heydt
Offense:
Receiving:
14 receiving
232 yards
3TD’s

Yescavage
Offense:
Receiving:
7 catches
88 yards

Firorito
Offense:
Receiving:
14 catches
107 yards
3 TD’s

Rosahac
Defense:
86 tackles
27 for a loss

Heydt
Defense:
50 tackles
19 for a loss
21 QB hurries
3 sacks

Berger
Defense:
68 tackles

2022 Offensive Outlook: “With returning 8 starters from last year’s team with 5 of the 6 from up front returning we are hoping for a much-improved offense. Balliet’s continued improvement at QB will help lead our offense to a more balanced approach this season.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “With the loss of 8 starters from last year’s team we have a lot to figure out this summer. However, we return 2 exceptional defensive linemen with Rosahac and Heydt. They were both very disruptive last year and we are hoping for even better things this year. It will be crucial to develop the secondary to find starters as well as backups for each position. We return 1 starting linebacker and several others that played key roles in last year’s success.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “This is an area that needs to be developed. We have several soccer players coming out for the first time to play football. This will help in this area.”

August 15, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Bethlehem Freedom Patriots (11)

Head Coach: Jason Roeder

Team Name: Bethlehem Freedom Patriots

Assistant Coaches:
Greg Moore
Jeff Searfass
Ben Reph
Kevin Kelly
Bryan Haas
Ken Wied
Sean Searfass
Earl Jenkins
Mike Anthony
Charlie Heidecker
Todd Mika
Juan Cotto
Gabe Robinson
Imad Azar
Roberto Diez

2021 RECORD: 11-3 (District XI 6A Champions)

District: District 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Braelin Moore
Deante Crawford
Juan Feliciano
Lorenzo Feliciano
Brian Taylor
Josh Ruela

Key Returners:
John Audette JR OL 6’0 265
Nick Ellis SR DE 6’3 220
Jalen Fletcher SR RB/CB 5’10 185
Ryan Hoffman SR C/LB 6’2 225
Owen Johnson SR WR 6’1 220
Kyle Johnson SR TE/LB 5’11 215
Collin Lutz SR OL 6’3 265
Ethan Neidig SR QB 6’4 215
Rashawn Nicholas SR NG 5’10 245
John Roeder SR TE/LB 6’1 205
Alexie Sangster SR WR/DB 6’1 195
Prajeet Santra SR K 6’2 185
Vinnie Slepetz SR DB 5/9 150
Connor Stofanak SR WR/DB 5’11 185
Brayden Curry JR G/LB 5’8 235
Sam Neuffer JR TE/LB 5’9 190

Top Newcomers:
Angel Alamo SR RB/LB 5’8 180
Ben Isaac Joseph SR WR/DB 5’9 150
Brad Lee SR OL/DL 5’10 235
Brooks Britt JR WR/DB 6’0 180
Jayden Colon JR DB 5’8 150
Xavier Dunbar JR QB/DB 5’9 175
Zach Irvin JR OL 6’2 255
Jordyn Moore JR 6’2 190 WR/LB
Noah Pierre JR RB/DB 5’11 175
Gabe Scotto JR C/LB 5’9 205
Tony Sollivan JR WR/DB 5’9 155
Ryan Ellis SO OL/DL 5’11 245
Tanner Wheeler SO OL/DL 6’4 250

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Need to replace the production of starting QB, the league’s leading rusher, and two All EPC linemen. Upfront three starters return on the O line. Four different members in the backfield received meaningful touches during the 2021 season and the receiving corp production is all back.

2022 Defensive Outlook: “The secondary should be a strength with the entire group returning and adding some talented young players. Five different linebackers return that played valuable minutes in 2021. Need to replace two All-League performers up front.”

August 14, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Pocono Mountain East (11)

Head Coach: Dan Burns

Assistant Coaches:
Derek Schaller
Sherwin Stewart
Jared Quintero
Robert Fox
Michael Boone
Markeith Minnock
Thomas Sisk
Jake Jones
Austin Kunkle
Anthony Rodriguez

Team Name: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals

2021 Record: 2-7

District: District 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters lost:
Eithen McGuire
Alex Hafler
Anthony Rodriguez
Ty Martin
Zach Gearhart
Aidan Rinker
Logan Palys
David Bzura
Victor Delgado
Franco Demilta
Jack Holovacko
Delano Lamin

Offensive Starters Returning: (4)
Sr. OL Owen Heller
Sr. TE DJ Kelley
Jr. WR Rasu Wearing-Poindexter
Jr. OL Christian Santos

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
Sr. DL Owen Heller
Sr. DL DJ Kelley
Sr. DB Frederick Owusu
Jr. DB Rasu Wearing-Pointdexter
Jr. DB Keenan Beckford

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Sr. Returner Frederick Owusu

Key Newcomers:
Sr. Amir Richardson
Sr. Kevin Zheng
Sr. Philip Stewart
Sr. Christian Otto
Sr. Ayden Folio
Sr. Owen Shaffer
Jr. Dan Buddin
Jr. Angel Ortiz
Jr. Evique Macias
Jr. Ethan Zheng
Jr. James Boyd
Jr. Xander Gonzalez
So. Rocco DelGiudice

2022 Outlook:

Offense: “Keys for our offense include establishing a complimentary pass and run game, protecting the football, and executing assignments.”

Defense: “Keys for our defense include stopping the run, eliminating big plays, taking the football away, and executing assignments.”

Special Team: “Keys for our special teams include winning the field position battle, possessing the football, and executing assignments.”

August 13, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Palmerton Area Blue Bombers (11)

Head Coach: Chris Walkowiak

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Falcone
Mark Versuk
Fred Lesher
Logan Lesher
Will Cameron
Junior Ortiz
Chris Frace
James Hunsicker

Team Name: Palmerton Blue Bombers

2021 Record: 8-2 (9-3 Overall)

Stadium: Blue Bomber Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters lost:
Lucas Heydt Athlete/OLB
Harrison Dailey WR/OLB
James Denicola WR/LB
Jeremy Mooney OL/DL
Shade KlotzOL/DL
Dominic Dengler OL/DL
Shea Finney OL/DL

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Matt Machalik – JR – QB – 6’1 195
Daniel Lucykanish – SR – Athlete – 5’8 165
Dalton Drake – SR – WR – 6’1 170
Stephen Jones – JR – RB – 5’8 170
Ty Sander – JR – RB – 5’8 175
Clayton Christman – JR -OL -5’10 230
Zack Anthony – JR – OL – 6’0 270

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Matt Machalik – FS – JR – 6’1 195
Emilio Gonzalez – LB – JR 5’11 200
Daniel Lucykanish – SR – DB – 5’8 165
Dalton Drake – SR – DB – 6’1 170
Ty Sander – JR – LB – 5’8 175
Clayton Christman – JR -DL -5’10 230
Zack Anthony – JR -DL – 6’0 270

Special Team Starters Returning:
N/A

Key Newcomers:
Cole Serfass – SR – WR/LB 6’3 210
Kendall Robinson – SR – DB/WR – 5’10 165
Alex Konze – JR – OL/DL 5’11 200
Logan Anthony – FR – OL/DL 6’2 290
Beau Stahler – FR – OL/DL 5’10 200

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Matt Machalik – QB/Free Safety/ATHLETE
Rushing:
1,539 yards
150 carries
10.3 AVG.
– Highest avg per carry in the league) with 7 games of having 100 plus rushing this season. Matt set the single-season school touchdown record for TD’s with 31 ( 29 rushings and 2 Int’s returned for TD’s.

“Matt threw for 1,308 yards on the season (4th best in school history) and 9 TD’s. He had 1811 all-purpose yards on the season and tallied 201 points on the season for us.”

Defense:
70 total tackles
41 solo
29 assists
2 tackles for loss
7 interceptions (single-season school record) 7 INT’s – 2 were returned for touchdowns
4 pass deflections
1 fumble recovery

Daniel Lucykanish – Slot Back/Athlete/Defensive Back
Receiving:
35 receptions (7 th place in school history)
568 yards (7 th place in school history)
3 TD’s
averaged 16.2 yards catch
Rushing:
30 carries
324 yards
10.8 yards a carry (1 game of 100 plus rushing) 6 TD’s
1183 all-purpose yards 64 points scored on the year
Defense:
52 tackles
27 solo
25 assists
2 Tackles for loss
3 INT’s
6 Passes defended

Clayton Christman DL – Defensive Tackle – Sophomore
Defense:
75 total tackles
49 solo
26 assists
9 tackles for loss
2 QB sacks
6 QB hurries
Offense:
29 pancake blocks on the year

Zack Anthony DL –
18 pancake blocks
24 tackles
3 tackles for loss
2 QB sacks
8 QB hurries

Ty Sander – OLB
Defense:
51 tackles
33 solo
18 assists
7 tackles for loss
3 QB sacks
5 QB hurries
5 forced fumbles
1 pass defended

Stephen Jones RB
Rushing:
65 carries
454 yards
7 yard avg a carry
2 games of 100 plus yards
8 rushing TD’s
Receiving:
8 receptions 65 yards

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We have a great group of skill kids returning that provided much explosiveness in our offense last season. Our line has a key nucleus of starters returning which will need to help with the development of the younger lineman in the unit this year.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “We have a key core group of players that gained a ton of playing experience last season. We will need to rely on our experience while focusing on tackling, creating turnovers and limiting the big plays.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We will be looking to be more consistent in our extra point attempts while focusing on the punting and kickoff game to limit opponents starting field position.”

August 13, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Wilson Area Warriors (11)

Head Coach: Michael Fleming

Assistant Coaches:
Herm Stein
Scott Baltz
Forrest Myers
Terrance Mainor Jr.
Tyler Keifer
Kerry Myers

Team Name: Wilson Area Warriors

2021 Record: 7-4

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
WR/C Damon Simpson
WR/C Zach Gilon
RB/S Damian Simpson
QB/ OLB Caden Stem
WR/ OLB Erik Shunk
WR/ S Zakhi Hendricks
OL/DL Anthony Cardona

Offensive Starters Returning: (2)
Sr. C Kenneth Steckel, 6-0, 230
Sr. OT John Ghilon, 6-3, 205

Defensive Starters Returning: (4)
So. MLB Jackson Millen, 5-9, 175
Sr. DT John Ghilon, 6-3, 205
Jr. S Nathan King, 6-1, 180
Jr. OL/DL Seth Kissel, 5-11, 220

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Sr. K/P Anderson Louis-Juene, 5-11, 160

Key Newcomers:
Sr. WR/C Jayden Fields, 5-9, 160
Sr. WR/ C Anderson Louis-Juene, 5-11, 160
Sr. QB/ DE Christopher Weston, 6-2, 210
Sr. OL/ DL Nicholas Mueser, 6-3, 205
Jr. WR/S Ian Feckette, 5-9, 175
So. RB/ OLB Markhi Fields, 5-9, 195
So. RB/OLB Zeandros Johnson, 5-11, 185
So. RB/OLB Alex Rooks, 5-10, 175

2021 Returning Player Stats:
So. MLB Jackson Millen
Defense:
120 tackles

Sr. Kenneth Steckel
Offense:
11 career starts at center

2022 Offensive Outlook: “This year on offense is going to be about putting together drives. We need to be able to both run and pass the ball effectively to be successful this year.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “This year on defense is going to be about flying around and making tackles in the open field. We need to do a better job of getting off the field on 3rd down in order to be successful this year.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Special teams will be a huge focus this year. It offers great opportunities for small advantages throughout a game.”

August 12, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders (11)

Head Coach: Philip Stambaugh

Assistant Coaches:
Anthony Casciano
Rob Irving
Mike Carroll
Duke Giovannini
Lloyd Brooks
Mike Kaulius
Bill Bergstresser
Paul Sofhauser
Nino Morici
Zach Bergstresser
Ethen Aquino
Mike Stambaugh
Mike Corpora
Alex Rivera

Team Name: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

2021 Record: 7-3, DXI 3A Semifinalists

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Collin Quintano
Logan Castellano
Nick Garrido
Ryan Carroll
Josh Hoffert
Ethan O’Neill
Nadir Sanders
Gavin Gibbs
Anthony Silfani
Alex Crus, Jr.
Jayden Becker
Tarif Muhammad
Luke Bittner
Owen Baur

Offensive Starters Returning: (5)
Sr., OL Aiden Compton
Sr., OL Mason Ludlow
Sr., OL Evan Strand
Jr., RB-WR Josh Ludlow
Jr., QB Danny Darno

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
Sr., DB Anthony Pez, Sr.
DB Matt Hatzakos, Sr.
LB James Cartier, Jr.
DE Dainn Vassallo
So., DL Anthony Crisafulli

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Jr., KR/PR Josh Ludlow

Key Newcomers:
Sr., DE Trevor Kent
Sr., OL/DL Kendrick Eure
Sr., OL/DL Carson Stranzl
Sr., DB Firoz Davis
Sr., WR Chase Marcks
Sr., WR-LB Cole Fulton
Jr., OL/DL Zach Kraska
Jr., OL Jack Cameron
Jr., QB-WR James Wisecarver
Jr., WR Julian Baker
Jr., WR/DB AJ Lozano
Jr., RB-LB Michael Manlove
Jr., RB Joe Cuvo
Jr., WR John Maldonado
Jr., DB Brenden Ferraro
Jr., WR-DB Gavin Hoff
Jr., LB Ben Garcia
Jr., DL Cameron Coulter
Jr., OL/DL Gino Guerrisi
Jr., DL Brayden Quigley
So., WR/LB Christian Rivituso
So., WR-DB Nino Morici

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Offense:
Jr., Danny Darno
Passing:
54 of 74
540 yards
4 TDs

Defense:
Jr., Dainn Vassallo
66 Total Tackles
6 TFL

Jr., Josh Ludlow
52 Total Tackles

Sr., Matt Hatzakos
39 Total Tackles

Sr., Anthony Pez
35 Total Tackles
2 TFL

Sr., James Cartier
29 Total Tackles
5 TFL

Sr., Trevor Kent
22 Total Tackles
2 TFL

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Offensively we have to replace a lot of graduating talent… Jr., QB Danny Darno started 2 games in ’21 and won both of them… Sr., OL Aiden Compton, and Sr., OL Mason Ludlow will anchor the offensive line in ’22… We have depth in our skill positions and there will be a lot of competition to get into roles within the offense this summer… We are returning varsity letter winners on the offensive line and expect to have depth there as well… Key is going to be developing our players heading into week 1 which I am confident we will do and getting better situationally as an offense.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Defensively, Coach Anthony Casciano is back this season to be the defensive coordinator… We lost starters to graduation on defense as well, but we return a good number of varsity letter winners… In the secondary, we return 3 starters and expect that group to lead our defense this season… In the defensive interior, we will replace some very good players from a year ago… We have good potential and we are excited to see how they will develop heading into the season… The key for us defensively will be maximizing our depth and getting better in situational football.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Special Teams are wide open for us this year and we need to replace multi-year All-State K Nick Garrido who is headed to Lehigh University… Nick did all of our kicking and punting for the last 3 seasons… As stated for offense and defense we have choices… we just need them to develop ahead of the start of the 2022 season.”

August 12, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 86: Carson Kerstetter, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Carson Kerstetter

School: Blue Mountain

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: CB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 21

Height: 6’2

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: Started several games as JR

2021 Stats:
Defense:
21 TKL
4 PBU
1 INT

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Carson is a gifted athlete who re-joined football his Junior season. We are very thankful Carson decided to come back out for the team. He gives us another solid athlete on the perimeter defensively and a solid weapon offensively. I believe Carson will make a huge impact on our football team now that he has a year of experience under his belt.”

August 12, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 86: Aiden Myers, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Aiden Myers

School: Schuylkill Haven High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): FB

Jersey Number: 28

Height: 6′

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

Other Sports: Wrestling, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
2nd team All-Area running back (Republican-Herald)
2nd team SCFCA South running back
2nd team SCFCA South linebacker

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Rushing:
153 carries
915 yards
8 TDs
Special Teams:
5 KO returns
61 yards
Defense:
69 tackles
3 TFL
5 sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Aidenmye

Coaches Comments: “Aiden will be counted on to be a leader on both sides of the football.”

Photo credit Amy Farr

August 12, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Pine Grove Area Cardinals (11)

Head Coach: Dave Shiffer

Assistant Coaches:
Joe Barra
Brendan Fox
Mason Freed
Derrick Hatter
Zane Ingram
Eric Kurtz
Joey Lazarchick
Corey Mentzer
Heath Shiffer
Noah Woodford
Adam Cooper

Team Name: Pine Grove Area Cardinals

2021 Record: 1-9

Key Starters Lost:
Brennan Stanton
Brodie Lyons
Aaron Crumrine
Dalton Geesey
Colin Ibarra
Javin Ward
Steven Shanahan

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)
Sr. QB Mason Kroh, 6’0, 170
Jr. RB Lane Lehman, 5’9, 175
Sr. ATH Nick Wolff, 5’6, 145
Sr. OG Carter Raudabaugh, 5’10, 265
Jr. OT Tyler Sleva, 6’1, 260
Jr. C Brennden Etzweiler, 5’11, 230
Jr. OG Hunter McConnell, 6’1, 255
Jr. OL Xaviar Yeagley, 6’0, 235

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Jr. SS Lane Lehman, 5’9, 175
Sr. FS Nick Wolff, 5’6, 145
Jr. LB Hunter McConnell, 6’1, 255
Jr. S Ty Drumheller, 5’8, 170
Sr. DB Mason Kroh, 6’0, 170
Jr. DE/LB Xaviar Yeagley, 6’0, 235
Jr. LB Colin Haddock, 6’0, 225

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Jr. K/P Evan Karenda, 5’9, 170

Key Newcomers:
Sr. OG/DT Gary Pominville, 6’4, 380
Sr. LB Adam Cooper, 5’8, 190
Sr. WR Chaz Wolfe, 6’3, 170
Jr. RB/WR Ty Drumheller, 5’8, 170
Jr. WR/CB Owen Hannevig, 6’1, 165
Jr. HB Colin Haddock, 6’0, 225
Jr. WR/S Alec Osatchuck, 5’6, 145
Jr. CB Evan Karenda, 5’9, 170
So. WR/CB Brody Ibarra, 5’11, 165
So. TE/DE Robbie Schaeffer, 6’3, 225
Fr. HB/DE Wyatt Snyder, 6’3, 230
Fr. DL Tyler Nein, 6’2, 310
Fr. OL James Barra, 5’11, 210

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Offense:
Mason Kroh:
Passing
335 yards
2 TDs
Rushing:
306 yards
4 TDs
Receiving:
24 receptions
332 yards
3 TDs

Lane Lehman:
Rushing:
520 yards
4 TDs

Nick Wolff:
Receiving:
14 receptions
143 yards

Ty Drumheller
Receiving:
4 receptions
71 yards

Defense:
Lane Lehman
89 tackles
1 sack
1 INT
2 fumble recoveries

Nick Wolff
79 tackles
3 sacks
1 INT
2 forced fumbles

Hunter McConnell
51 tackles
2 sacks

Mason Kroh
33 tackles

Ty Drumheller
31 tackles
4 sacks

Special Teams:
Evan Karenda
30.4 punt average
10 PATs
3 FGs

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Offensively we return five players with starting experience along the offensive line. It is our hope that they will drive our offensive production. We have several athletes we will look to get the ball to in different ways. It will be our goal to minimize turnovers offensively.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Defensively we are looking to put ourselves in positions to succeed. We are looking to be aggressive and force turnovers. We are an alignment and assignment-based defense that needs everyone to do their job to be successful. We have some experience back defensively which will benefit us.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We have a very strong K/P returning in Evan Karenda. Evan takes pride in his craft and is someone we can count on to help us get points or gain an advantage in the field position aspect of the game.”

August 11, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears (11)

Head Coach: Paul Babinsky

Assistant Coaches:
John McGroarty
Sam Quick
Joe Kane
Pat Morgans
Jordan Mroczka
Francis Bowman

Team Name: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears

2021 Record: 4-7

Key Starters Lost: Caden Burke

Offensive Starters Returning: (11)
Sr FB Ben Manley 6′ 2″ 220
Sr WR Andrew Pollack 5′ 10″ 175
Sr G Noah Hayes 6′ 1″ 200
Sr OT Louie Frye 6′ 3″ 245
Sr OT David Sanchez 6′ 1″ 290
Sr C Dylan Andrusichen 6′ 1″ 265
Jr QB Colm McGroarty 5′ 9″ 155
Jr RB Kadin Styka 5’9″ 160
Jr WR Chris Cuff 6′ 2″ 175
Jr G Cael Quick 5′ 11″ 190
Jr WR Joseph Noraka 5′ 11″ 200

Defensive Starters Returning: (10)
Sr LB Ben Manley 6′ 2″ 220
Sr DT Louie Frye 6′ 3″ 245
Sr DT David Sanchez 6′ 1″ 290
Jr FS Colm McGroarty 5′ 9″ 155
Jr SS Kadin Styka 5’9″ 160
Jr C Chris Cuff 6′ 2″ 175
Jr DE Cael Quick 5′ 11″ 190
Sr NG Joe Lagaza 5′ 8″ 215
Sr DE/LB Billy Bachman 5′ 11″ 190
Jr SS/FS Ethan Manley 6′ 170

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Soph P, K Levi Terry 6′ 150

Key Newcomers:
Jr WR Colin Ryan 6′ 1″ 150
Jr G Jeremias Molina 5′ 9″ 230
Soph RB Mike Oblas 5′ 8″ 140
Soph RB Austin Green 5′ 10″ 160
Soph RB/C Levi Terry 6′ 150
Soph TE/DE Kyle Pollack 6′ 190
Soph FB/LB Brian Gallagher 5′ 10″ 190
Soph TE/LB Aiden Bowman 5′ 9″ 190

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Ben Manley
Defense:
90 Tackles
Rushing:
830 Yards

Colm McGroarty
Defense:
33 Tackles
Rushing:
957 Yards

Louie Frye
Defense:
46 Tackles

Cael Quick
Defense:
39 Tackles

Dave Sanchez
Defense:
25 Tackles
Offense:
15 Pancake Blocks

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We need more consistency on the offensive. We have to be able to maintain drives. Offensively we need to develop a consistent passing game to complement our running game.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Our defensive needs to become more athletic. We need to defend the perimeter run. We cannot give up the big play. We need to get more pressure on Quarterbacks.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We need to consistently make extra points.”

August 11, 2022
2022 Team Preview: North Schuylkill Spartans (11)

Team: North Schuylkill Spartans

2021 Record: 11-2

Stadium: Ghosh Orthodontic Field at Spartan Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Head Coach: Wally Hall

Assistants:
Brett Budwash
Mick Jacavage
Jake Mogish
Pete Stanakis
Anthony Russo
Carl Stine
Joe Tomtishen

Volunteer:
Jay Gawrylik
Gene Lapointe
John Minalda
Doug Weist
Glenn Weist

2021 Team Accomplishments:
2021 Schuylkill/Colonial League Red Division Champions
2021 3A District XI Champions

Returning Players on offense & Position: (6)
Joey Flail Jr. 6’1 170 WR
Brady Salukas Sr. 6’1 270 OL
Jack Dean Sr. 6’3 232 TE
Steven Davis Sr. 6’2 260 OL
Sander Stokes Soph. 6’3 265 OL
Robbie Weitz Sr. 6’0 320 OL

Offensive Newcomers & Position: (8)
Trevor Minalda Jr. 6’0 205 QB
Collin McGee Jr. 6’1 185 WR
Colin Stanakis Jr. 6’0 175 JR. WR
Bradlee Himes JR. 6’0 265 OL
Jared Tinari Sr. 5’10 195 RB
Ricky Halford Jr. 5’10 185 RB
Zander McElhenny Jr. 5’10 165 WR
Yerick Tlacuatl Sr. OL 6’1 215

Returning Players on Defense & Position: (11)
Steven Davis Sr. 6’2 260 DL
Robbie Weitz Sr. 6’0 320 DL
Jared Tinari Sr. 5’10 195 LB
Jaxson Chowansky Jr. 5’11 215 LB
Chris Long Sr. 6’1 240 DE
Neekoli Carabolla Jr. 6’1 255 DE
Jack Dean Sr. 6’3 232 LB
Colin McGee Jr. 6’1 185 SS
Ricky Halford Jr. 5’10 185 LB
Zander McElhenny Jr. 5’10 165 SS/DB
Keegan Curry Jr. 6’190 S

Defensive Newcomers & Position: (3)
Bradlee Himes JR. 6’0 265 DL
Colin Stanakis Jr. 6’0 175 JR. DB
Zane McElhenny 5’8 155 Sr. LB

Special Teams: (4)
Gavin Menzter Soph Kicker/Punter
Trevor Minalda Jr. 6’0 205 Long and Short Snapper/Punter
Zander McElhenny Jr 5’10 165 Short and Long Snapper
Neekoli Carabolla Jr. 6’1 255 Short and Long Snapper

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Joey Flail
Offense:
Receiving:
1,006 yards
61 catches
13 touchdowns
Defense:
10 total tackles
9 solo tackles
4 Breakups
1 TFL

Jack Dean
Offense:
Receiving:
2 catches
14 yards
Defense:
38 total tackles
23 solo tackles
3 TFL
2 sacks
1 forced fumble
1 fumble recovery
1 interception

Steven Davis
Defense:
37 total tackles
17 solo tackles
14 TFL
4 sacks
3 fumble recoveries

Robbie Weitz
Defense:
18 solo tackles
41 total tackles
8 TFL
1 forced fumble
1 sack

Steven Davis
Defense:
17 solo tackles
37 total tackles
14 TFL
4 sacks
3 recovered fumbles

Jared Tinari
Offense:
Rushing:
157 yards
25 carries
Defense:
14 solo tackles
28 total tackles
5 TFL
3 fumble recoveries
1 Break up

Jaxson Chowansky
Offense:
Rushing:
295 yards
53 carries
8 touchdowns
Defense:
39 solo tackles
72 total tackles
7 TFL
1 forced fumble
1 recovered fumble
1 break up
1 interception
1 sack

Chris Long
Defense:
11 solo tackles
31 total tackles
13 TFL
6 sacks
1 forced fumble

Neekoli Carabolla
Defense:
18 solo tackles
38 total tackles
6 TFL
4 sacks
1 forced fumble

Colin McGee
Defense:
21 solo tackles
41 total tackles
1 TFL
1 forced fumble
1 force fumble
1 recovered fumble
1 break up

Ricky Halford
Defense:
7 solo tackles
13 total tackles
3 TFL
1 recovered fumble
1 sack

Zander McElhenny
Defense:
23 solo tackles
29 total tackles
4 break up
1 force fumble
1 sack
1 TFL

Keegan Curry
Defense:
22 solo tackles
35 total tackles
3 break up
2 interceptions
1 forced fumble
1 recovered fumble

2022 Outlook: “From a year ago, we have lost some key players that were very productive for us offensively. We placed great emphasis on evaluating personnel and are confident of the direction we are going offensively. Defensively we return many veteran players and players with game experience. Special teams’ strength will be with our kicker. As a team, we have a large roster where we continue to develop players. In the past, we had many one-way players. With some talented players it is hard not to play them offensively, defensively, and within our special teams. Having a very competitive schedule we will all need to focus daily and weekly on our opponents.”

August 10, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs (11)

Head Coach: Joe Tout

Assistant Coaches:
Derek Long
Dylan Hofmann
Steve Hluschak
Matt Newhard
Shawn Frame
Justin Smoyer
Scott Rothrock
Wilburt Scott
Mike Zambo

Team Name: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs

2021 Record: 11-4

Stadium: Bulldog Stadium

District: District 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Matt Frame- Running Back & Linebacker
Trevor Amorim- Running Back Wide Receiver & Defensive Back
Brett Misera- Wide Receiver & Defensive Back
Dylan Smoyer- Quarterback

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Center- jr. Jackson Van Norman 6-1 240
Guard- Sr. Ethan Karpowich 6-0 185
Guard- Sr. Lucas Farmer 5-10 235
Tackle- Jr. Sam Frame 5-11 245
Tackle- Sr. Jayden Krempasky 5-11 255
Tight End- Sr. Austin Smyth 6-3 230
Running Back- Sr. AJ Jimenez 6-1 205

Players who have started
Wide Receiver Sr. Nick Frame 6-2 175
Running Back Sr. Izaiah Ramos 6-1 185
Guard- Jr. Brody Dye 6-2 240
Tackle- Sr. Ben Reitz 5-11 210
Tackle- Sr. Seth Adams 6-1 225

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Tackle- Sr. Jayden Krempasky 5-11 255
Tackle- Jr. Sam Frame 5-11 245
End- Sr. Austin Smyth 6-3 230
End- Sr. AJ Jimenez 6-1 205
Linebacker- Sr. Ethan Karpowich 6-0 185
Safety- Jr. Nick Frame 6-2 175
Cornerback- Sr. Izaiah Ramos 6-1 185

Players who have started
Linebacker- Jr. Jack Tosh 6-1 205
Linebacker- Jr. Bailey Smith 5-11 175
Defensive End- Jr. Brody Dye 6-2 240
Defensive End- So. Landon Moll 5-11 215

Special Team Starters Returning:
“We lose our kicker Brett Misera who was an all-state type kicker and our Punter Matt Frame.”

Kicker:
Jr. Chase Moffitt “We are excited about Chase’s potential. He kicked during two games last season and has a ton of ability.”

Punter:
Jr. Bailey Smith or Sr. AJ Jimenez
“We will have competition for our punter this season.”

Key Newcomers: SO QB/DB Ayden Oswald 5-11 170
FR RB/DB Grady Newhard 5-9 165
SO OL/DL Landon Moll 5-0 210
SO OL/DL Cyrus Kinchen 6-3 235

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Izaiah Ramos
Rushing:
465 yards
5 touchdowns

Nick Frame
Receiving:
375 yards
Rushing:
175 yards
Defense:
86 tackles
5 interceptions

Ethan Karpowich
Defense:
80 tackles
3 sacks

AJ Jimenez
Defense:
86 tackles
5 sacks

Austin Smyth
Defense:
57 tackles
2 sacks

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We lost four starters that made up 80% of our offense last season. Matt Frame our leading rusher, Trevor Amroim our leading receiver and second-leading rusher, Brett Misear our second-leading receiver, and Dylan Smoyer our quarterback. We do return our entire offensive line and our two tight ends sets (Jack Tosh Jr TE). We also have skill players that we are excited about. Nick Frame will move to the quarterback and we will utilize a two-tailback system with Ramos and Jimenez. We expect to be very strong up front and if we can build depth in the backfield we will be a dangerous team.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “We feel that the strength of our defense will be our front. We do have depth with our lineman and feel that we may be able to rotate or platoon as the season progresses. We do return 2 of 3 linebackers and must find depth at that position. We also return a lot of experience in the secondary. Our defense improved throughout the course of last season and was very solid as we entered the playoffs. We expect our defense to be the strength of our team this year.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We feel that our special teams will be very solid this year. We have two solid kickers in Chase Moffit and Bailey Smith. We also have two solid punters in Bailey Smith and AJ Jimenez. We return our long snapper in Ethan Karpowich. We also return our two leading special teams tacklers in Chase Wisocky and Bailey Smith.”

August 10, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 84: Derek Walasavage, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Derek Walasavage

School: Blue Mountain

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: FS

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 5’9

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball, and Basketball

Starting Experience: He started FS the last 2 seasons

2021 Stats:
Defense:
52 TKL
1 FF
1 FR
5 PBU
Receiving:
3 Rec
1 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Derek is the smartest player on the field at all times. Having him out there is like having another coach on the field. He is a great leader and has very strong instincts. He is an aggressive tackler and is consistently in the right spots for our defense. We are very fortunate to have a player like him on our football team. We expect Derek to have a very strong senior year for us and be a difference-maker in our secondary.”

August 10, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes (11)

Head Coach: Mike Farr

Assistant Coaches:
Frank Gaffney
Tyler Dean
Evan Fink
Kevin Keating
Andrew Fink
John Carestia Jr.
Jake Stoudt
Adam Jameson
Dennis Fink
Mike Tracey
Ryan Fink

Team Name: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes

2021 Record: 3-7

Key Starters Lost:
Josh Jenan
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Josh Magdeburg
Bryan Meade
Chris Donne
Casey Chamberlain
Tyler Moyer

Offensive Starters Returning: (6)
Jr RB Aiden Myers 6-0, 185
Jr QB Travis Richie 6-0, 140
Jr WR Aidan Clauser 6-1, 175
Soph. WR Leyden Hertz 6-0, 140
Sr TE Tayshaun Smith 6-1, 180
Sr C Ryan Sisko 5-10, 180

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr DE Tayshaun Smith 6-1, 180
Jr LB Aiden Myers 6-0, 185
Jr S Travis Richie 6-0, 140
Jr CB Aidan Clauser 6-1, 175
Soph. WR Leyden Hertz 6-0, 140
Jr S Logan Carl 5-9, 170
Sr DE Ryan Sisko 5-10, 180

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Sr P Reese Felty 6-0, 180

Key Newcomers:
Soph OL-DL Adam Malinoski 5-10, 210
Soph. OL-DL Brian Moran 5-10, 210
Fr RB-LB Niko Carestia 5-8, 170
Fr OL Chase Williams 6-2, 280
Soph. DL Nate Chamberlain 5-10, 180
Sr. CB Matthew Kreiser 5-5, 165

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Aiden Myers
Offense:
Rushing:
153 carries
915 yards
8 touchdowns
Defense:
69 total tackles
3 TFL
5 sacks

Travis Richie
Offense:
Passing:
21 of 67 passes
221 yards
4 touchdowns
Rushing:
38 yards
Defense:
18 total tackles
3 PD
1 TFL
1 interception

Aidan Clauser
Offense:
Rushing:
21 carries
100 yards
Receiving:
1 catch
6 yards
Defense:
37 total tackles
4 TFL
4 PD

Leyden Hertz
Offense:
Receiving:
1 catch
19 yards
1 touchdown
Defense:
34 total tackles
4 PD
1 sack

Tayshaun Smith
Defense:
36 total tackles
7 sacks
3 hurries
2 TFL
1 PD

Ryan Sisko
Defense:
22 total tackles
1 TFL
1 sack

Logan Carl
Defense:
22 total tackles
2 PD

Reese Felty
Special teams
24 punts
629 yards
26.2 yards per punt
2 inside 20
3 of 4 PAT

2022 Offensive Outlook: “While most of the Hurricanes’ skill players return, Haven will need to break in four new starters on the offensive line. The success of the season could rest on the battle in the trenches.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Improvement on the defensive side of the football. Improved tackling and big plays on defense could help turn the Hurricanes’ fortunes.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Consistency in the kicking game and limiting big plays in the return game by opponents.”

August 9, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 83: Eric Wert, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Eric Wert

School: Bethlehem Catholic High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 18

Height: 5’9

Weight: 170

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
Morning Call All-Area WR – 1st Team
PA Football All-Academic Team

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
41 catches
410 Yds
2 TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ericwert

Coaches Comments: “Eric is a great leader for us. He runs precise routes, gets in and out of breaks extremely quickly, and has great hands. He’s a dependable receiver who has big-play potential every time he touches the ball. Eric will be a 4-year starter at Bethlehem Catholic.”

Photo courtesy of Nick Cruz

August 9, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 83: Giovanni Silva, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Giovanni Silva

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): H-Back/Tight End

Jersey Number: 36

Height: 5’11

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2-years

2021 Stats:
Defense:
52 Tackles
7 for Loss
10 Assists
1 Defensive Deflection
3 Interception
1 fumble recovery

– Second on the team in defensive points. Had a 96-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @giovannisilvaaa

Coaches Comments: “Gio will be a crucial part of the defense this year. A great leader for the team. Plays smart and fast on the field. He is always around the ball.”

Photo courtesy of Karen Trbuza

August 9, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Catasauqua Rough Riders (11)

Head Coach: Travis Brett

Assistant Coaches:
Andrew Brett
Mark Bartholomew
Brian Reilly
Tim Fisher
Dalton Hammer
Mike Gilmartin

Team Name: Catasauqua Rough Riders

2021 Record: 7-3 In League, 7-5 Overall

District: District 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Elijah Soler
Gabe Toth
Jacob Scheirer

Offensive Returning Starters: (11)
Sr. QB Christian Fye 5’11 175
Jr. RB: Hunter Reitz 6’0 190
Sr. HB: Anthonie Hunsicker 5’11 225
Sr. WR Wyatt Younes 5’11 170
Jr. WR Ian Juica 5’11 160
Jr. TE/WR Dylan Pacheco 5’10 180
Sr. OT Dylan Kalynych 6’0 240
Sr. OG Javier Sobrado 5’10 215
Jr. C CJ Beller 5’9 200
Jr. OG Miles Melendez 5’9 175
So. OT Matt Fotta 6’4 250

Defensive Starters Returning: (11)
Sr. DT Anthonie Hunsicker 5’11 225
Jr. NG Miles Melendez 5’9 175
Sr. DE Javier Sobrado 5’10 215
So. DE Matt Fotta 6’4 250
Jr. LB CJ Beller 5’9 200
Jr. LB Hunter Reitz 6’0 190
Jr. OLB Dylan Pacheco 5’10 180
Jr. SS Jyzaiah Bonilla 5’9 165
So. FS Jordan Bradshaw 5’9 150
Jr. CB Ian Juica 5’11 160
Sr. CB Wyatt Younes 5’11 170

Special Teams Returning Starters: (2)
Sr. K/P Christian Fye 5’11 175
Sr. KR/PR Wyatt Younes 5’11 170

Key Newcomers:
Fr. WR/DB Manny Andrews 5’7 130
Fr. WR/DB Josiah Lafond 5’9 140
Fr. OL/DL Braeden Smith 5’11 190
Fr. OL/DE Chris Wellington 5’9 160
Jr. OL/DL Davante Boulware 5’8 200

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Sr. WR/CB Wyatt Younes:
Offense:
Receiving:
21 Receptions
549 Yards
11 Total TDs
Defense:
4 INT

Sr. QB Christian Fye
Offense:
Passing:
1,039 Yards
8 TDs
Rushing:
220 Yards
3 TDs

Sr. Anthonie Hunsicker
Offense:
Rushing:
350 Yards
Receiving:
95 Yards
Defense:
37 Tackles
14 TFL
3.5 Sacks
8 TDs

Jr. WR/CB Ian Juica
Offense:
Receiving:
28 Receptions
433 Yards
3 TD
Defense:
3 INT

Jr. RB/LB Hunter Reitz
Offense:
Rushing:
18 carries
144 Yards
8.0 YPC
3 TD

Jr. LB CJ Beller
Defense:
68 Tackles
4 TFL

Jr. Miles Melendez
Defense:
54 Tackles
5 TFL

Sr. Javier Sobrado
Defense:
36 Tackles
7 TFL

2022 Outlook:

Offense: “To be successful this upcoming season on offense we have to have a balanced attack. We have the majority of our skill players back, and we plan to get the ball in their hands as much as possible. We also look to rely on our guys up front as they have all been working hard in the weight room this off-season.”

Defense: “We will need all 11 guys flying to the ball every play to be successful on defense this upcoming season. We return 11 Guys who started at some point last year on defense, so we look to build on that experience, and continue to grow as a unit.”

Special Teams: “Our Special Teams unit improved a lot in 2021, and we look to build on that. We return our K/P and both of our Kick Returners. We will need our guys on special teams to do their assignment to be successful.”

August 8, 2022
2022 Team Preview: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers (11)

Head Coach: Matt Walters

Assistant Coaches:
Zach Cole
Ed Shanley
Willie Watkins
Ziad Haddad
Tom Massey
Brandon Shanley
Barry Krammes
Dan Bowman
Brett Bealer
Dan Mitchell

Team Name: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

2021 Record: 9-4 (7-1 EPC North)

District: District 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
QB/S Bobby McClosky
RB/DE Ron Blake
WR/DB Colin Burdian
WR Jose Almonte
WR/DB Nic Perez
TE/LB Dylan Osorio
RB/LB Gary Welge
OL/DL Luke Fulmer
OL/DL Donovan Jones
OL Garret Owens
OL Michael Cuartas
DL Shon Williams
DL Sam Opong-Duah
WR Xavier Rivera
OL Elijah Smith

Offensive Starters Returning: (4)
Sr. OT Jamal Watts
Sr. WR Jakob Patrick
Sr. WR Shane Bulay
Sr. WR Marcus McNeill

Defensive Starters Returning: (3)
Jr. DB Nekhi Spencer
Sr. DT Jamal Watts
Sr. LB Jakob Patrick

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)
N/A

Key Newcomers:
Sr. WR/LB Nick Cruz
Sr. QB Colby Mitchell
Sr. RB Blaise Jones
Sr. OL/DL Alex Rivera
Sr. WR/LB Chris Green
Sr. OL/DL Rob Panepinto
Sr. DL Cezar Prak
Sr. DL Jamier Britton
Jr. WR Nekhi Spencer
Jr. WR/DB Richie Torres
Jr. WR/LB Mikey Johnson
Jr. OL/DL Jalian Cherif
Jr. OL/DL Liam Kiesling
Jr. OL Amari Hough
Jr. LB Cole Carvalho
Jr. DB Chris Sirrine
Jr. WR/DB Anthony Panepinto
Soph. RB/DB Nate Gray
Soph. WR/DB Xzavier Pusateri
Soph. WR/DB Matt Mercado
Soph. OL/DL Chris Perez
Soph. OL/LB Karson Kunsman

2022 Offensive Outlook: “After graduating 9 offensive starters, the Cavaliers will need to adapt to the varsity speed for many first-year starters. A strong group of senior leaders, as well as talented underclassmen, will need to work hard to defend the District XI 5A title.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “After graduating eight defensive starters, the Cavaliers will rely on seniors who are stepping into starting roles under new defensive coordinator Ziad Haddad.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “The Cavaliers will continue to work on unique special teams this season. Last year, the Cavaliers recovered 6 onside kicks and converted 73% of two-point conversions.”

August 8, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 82: Jacob Scheib, Tri-Valley HS

Player Name: Jacob Scheib

School: Tri-Valley High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Defensive Tackle

Secondary Position(s): Fullback

Jersey Number: 33

Height: 5’10

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 4-year starter as Defensive Tackle and Fullback

Honors:
2022 Schuylkill County Coaches Association 1st Team Defensive Tackle
2022 Schuylkill County Coaches Association Dream Team Defensive Tackle
2022 Schuylkill County Coaches Association 2nd Team Fullback

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Rushing:
107 Carries
771 yards
8 TDs
Defense:
84 tackles
7.5 sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Jacob is a four-year starter on both sides of the ball. Quickness, speed, and strength are a nightmare for opposing offensive lines. His work ethic is unmatched. He had developed into a complete player. Offensively, Jacob usually never goes down by the initial defender. He has developed into a key blocker as well in our offense. Jacob is a leader on the field, on the mat, and in the classroom. Setting the bar high for others.”

August 8, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Minersville Area Battlin’ Miners (11)

Head Coach: Justin Frantz

Assistant Coaches:
Jeff Polinsky
Chad Marquardt
Matt Hirsch
Dylan Reber
Matt Hirsch
Tony Klazas
Gino Yourey
Joe LIptok
Scott Yagielniskie
Joe Kavanaugh
Jeff Cutler
Ray Sukeena
Noah Charowsky
Shayne Schafer

Team Name: Minersville Area Battlin’ Miners

2021 Record: 6-5 (District 11 AA Semifinalist)

District: District 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
John Adams (QB/LB)
Jared Graeff (WR/DB)
Jason Cullen (WR/K/P)
Jason Petrozino (OL/DL)
Mike Rizzardi (OL/DL)

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)
Ron Beach (OL, 5’9, 260, SR)
Brock Polinsky (WR 5’11, 170, Sr)
Ray Snyder (WR, 5’8, 150, Sr)
Cade Schultz (OL, 5’11, 230 JR)
Luke Stevenosky (RB 5’9, 200, JR)
Lorenzo Yourey (WR 6’2, 190, JR)
Logan Hutsko (WR 6’2, 185, Soph)
Owen Fortna (C, 5’6, 190, Soph)

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
Ron Beach (DL, 5’9, 260, SR)
James Dube (LB, 5’9, 180, Sr)
Brock Polinsky (FS, 5’11, 170, Sr)
Ray Snyder (DB, 5’8, 150, Sr)
Cade Schultz (DL, 5’11, 230 JR)
Luke Stevenosky (LB, 5’9, 200, JR)
Lorenzo Yourey (LB, 6’2, 190, JR)
Logan Hutsko (LB, 6’2, 185, Soph)

Special Team Starters Returning:
N/A (Jason Cullen punted and kicked for us and graduated)

Key Newcomers:
1. Connor Beck (Sr. – WR/ DB)
2. Aaron Laudeman (Sr. – RB/LB)
3. Thomas Lohin (Sr. – WR/DB)
4. Josh Rizzardi (Sr. – OL/DL)
5. Algenis Almonte (Sr. – OL/DL)
6. Marques Barnhart (Sr. OL/DL)
7. Emiliano Conklin (jr OL/LB)
8. Blake Wesler (jr. WR/DB)
9. Brennan Wolfgang (Jr WR/DB)
10. Kaleb Barlet (soph OL/DL)
11. Aiden Boom (soph OL/DL)
12. AJ Halford (Soph OL/DL)
13. Jake Kavanaugh (soph – WR/DB)
14. Trustin Diehl (Soph OL/DL)
15. Logan Rizzardi (soph RB/LB)
16. Easton Schultz (soph WR/LB)
17. Gavin Allen (fr WR/DB)
18. Ethan Borrell (fr OL/DL)
19. TJ Bowers (fr WR/DB)
20. Dante Carr (fr – QB/LB)
21. Matt Dube (fr – WR/LB)
22. Peyton Killian (fr OL/DL)
23. Paiten LaPoint (fr WR/LB)
24. John Panek (fr OL/DL)
25. Riley Rumberger (fr OL/DL)
26. David Shoffler (fr OL/DL)
27. Gavin Spirko (fr OL/DL)
28. Dom Yourey (fr OL/DL)

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Brock Polinsky
Offense:
Rushing:
39 catches
598 yards
4 touchdowns
Defense:
69 tackles
3 INTS
3 FF

James Dube
Defense:
90 tackles
2 sacks
1 interception
2 FF

Lorenzo Yourey
Offense:
Receiving:
20 catches
200 yards
3 touchdowns
Defense:
68 tackles
6 sacks

Logan Hutsko
Offense:
Receiving:
19 catches
272 yards
3 touchdowns
Defense:
20 tackles
4 sacks

Luke Stevenosky
Offense:
Rushing:
52 carries
204 yards
3 touchdowns
Defense:
75 tackles
3 sacks
2 FF

Ray Snyder
Defense:
44 tackles
2 INTS

Cade Schultz
Defense:
58 tackles
11 TFL
5 sacks
3 fumble recoveries

Ron Beach
Defense:
26 tackles
1 Sack

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We need to fill 2/3 spots on the offensive line this season. Cade Schultz and Ronnie Beach return as multi-year starters and will be relied on to be the leaders on the line. Luke Stevenosky comes into this 3rd year as the starting running back and will look to have his biggest season to date. A small change in offensive philosophy will allow him to find more running lanes and will help the offensive line to move and attack better. We will still be a spread offense and throw the ball around but will add a few more wrinkles this season than in years past. Ray Snyder, Logan Hutsko, Brock Polinsky, and Lorenzo Yourey all return at the wide receiver positions. Dante Carr and Lorenzo Yourey will compete for the starting QB position – both are tall, athletic, and have big arms so they will fit in perfectly with our scheme. Connor Beck, Thomas Lohin, Matt Dube, Paiten LaPoint, Jake Kavanaugh, Easton Schultz, and a variety of others will all compete for playing time at the receiver position. Aaron Laudeman and Logan Rizzardi also look to get carries in the backfield. The season will come down to getting the ball into our playmakers’ hands and letting them do what they do best. If the offensive line comes together under the leadership of Schultz and Beach this could be one of the most explosive offenses that Minersville has had.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “With 7/8 starters returning, we have a lot of experience throughout our defense. We need to fill a few spots and sure up some things from last year. This year’s defense will be faster and more athletic than we have been in years. Brock Polinsky (All-State FS) and James Dube (LB) will both be four-year starters on the defense and will make all the calls. They are two of the most productive defensive players in Minersville history and will continue to make big plays. We will be switching up our defense to get more people in the box vs. the run-heavy teams in our league. This should allow the LBs to play faster and the secondary to lock up vs. the wide receivers. The defensive line is led by Cade Schultz (All Area DT) who forces double teams almost every game. With the help of 3-year starter Ronnie Beach, if this front can control the line of scrimmage, this defense can have a huge year.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We need to find a new kicker and punter to replace All-County/State Jason Cullen.”

August 7, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Parkland Trojans (11)

Head Coach: Tim Moncman (7th Season, 53-16)

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Kinane
Mike Facchiano
Bob Ruisch
Eric Dauberman
Barry Michael
Doug Joseph
Jerry Kresge
George Clay
Andy Millen
Zach Bradley
Josh Dieter
Mike Billera
Dan Lewis
Zion Johnson
Jakob Edwards
Richie Roman
Matt Castro
Dave Lucia

Team Name: Parkland Trojans

2021 Record: 9-2, EPC South Champions

District: District 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
QB Ty Tremba
TE/OLB Nico Medlar
DE Brock Boyer
OT/DT Noah Rode
RB Dahlir Adams
OT Marko Galetovic
TE/LB Jesse Ruisch
WR/CB Andrew Khalife
OG/LB Marc Ramos
OC/NG Adler Billig

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Jr. RB/WR Trey Tremba
Sr. Offensive Tackle Nate Kemmerer
Sr. Fullback Victor Pagan
Sr. WR Nakhi Bullock
Sr. WR Jack Harrison
Jr. WR Jendel Sanchez
Sr. OC Kaleb Beers

Defensive Starters Returning: (6)
Sr. Defensive End Nate Kemmerer
Sr. MLB Victor Pagan
Sr. FS Jack Harrison
Sr. CB Nakhi Bullock
Jr. CB Jendel Sanchez
Sr. SS Mason Hollis

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Sr. Kicker/Punter Gryffin Mitstifer

Key Newcomers:
Jr. QB Luke Spang
Jr. OG/DE Russell Clark
Fr. RB/DB Marquez Wimberly
Jr. FB/LB Jake Beidleman
Jr. OG/NG Kale Kumernitsky
Jr. FB/LB Nick Kleckner

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
Jr. WR Trey Tremba
32 Receptions
364 yards
4 TDs
Rushing:
93 yards
2 TDs

Sr. WR Jack Harrison
Offense:
Receiving:
22 Receptions
269 Yards
5 TDs

Sr. LB Victor Pagan
Defense:
53 Tackles
6 TFL
2 Sack
1 Safety
1 INT

Sr. K Gryffin Mitstifer
Special Teams:
5 FG on 11 FGA
Long 42 Yards
32/36 Extra Points
32 Punts Avg.
35.56 Yards/Punt

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Development of Luke Spang as full-time starting QB (got starts last year as a Sophomore & Playing time in ‘20 Season as a Freshman), Maintaining Balance between Run Game and Pass game, Ability to maintain fast tempo, minimize turnovers.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “New starters in the DL/LB groups led by Senior LB Victor Pagan and Senior DE Nate Kemmerer. Build on ‘21 varsity experience in defensive backfield from Bullock, Hollis, Harrison, & Sanchez to play fast & physical defense.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Senior Kicker/Punter Gryffin Mitstifer returns following an extensive off-season training & camp circuit. Rated 5-Star Kicking Prospect from Kohl’s Kicking Camp where he won the FG competition hitting at 62 Yard Field Goal with multiple 70+ Yard Kickoffs.”

August 7, 2022

2022 Team Preview: Blue Mountain HS (11)

Head Coach: Tom Gallagher (2^nd season)

Assistant Coaches:
Harry Myers
Matt Harrison
Nick Adams
Erik Bubeck
Jude Bubeck
Jake Balkiewicz
Doug Ziegler

Team Name: Blue Mountain Eagles

2021 Record: 4-6

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters lost:
Jake Bobbin
Ross Bobbin
Gavin Guers

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)

Sr. RB James Seaman, 6-2, 190
Sr. WR Kreese Stablein, 5-9 180
Sr. OL Ian Donohue, 6-2 220
Sr. OL Adam Morrow, 6-0 210
Jr. QB Will Jacobson, 5-9 185
Jr. OL Logan Betz, 5-10 200
Jr. ATH Payton Fasnacht 5-9 150

Defensive Starters Returning: (9)

Sr. DB Derek Walasavage 5-10, 170
Sr. DB Carson Kerstetter 6-1 190
Sr. DL Ian Donohue, 6-2 220
Sr. LB James Seaman, 6-2 190
Sr. LB Kreese Stablein, 5-9 180
Jr. DB Tyler Miller, 6-0 175
Jr. DL Austyn Fields, 6-0 210
Jr. LB Vern Kleckner, 5-10 190
Jr. LB Carson Steinruck 5-10 200

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)

Sr. K/P Kreese Stablein, 5-9 180
Jr. K/P Carson Steinruck, 5-10 200

Key Newcomers:

Jr. OL Trevor Manbeck, 6-2 260
Jr. OL Stone Lesher, 6-0 250
So. WR/DB/LB Gaige Guers, 6-2 190
So. LB Lukas Kauffman, 6-0 190
So. RB/LB Tyler Stahley, 5-10 190
So. OL Cole Wargo, 6-1 240
So. OL Nick Beckfield, 6-1 205
So ATH Cole Swick 5-10 165

2021 Returning Player Stats:

Name Position Tackles Tackles for loss Sacks INT’s Pass break-ups Fumble Recovery Strips Def. TD’s

Tyler Miller DB 42 0 0 4 7 1 1 1

Austyn Fields DE 72 7 8.5 0 2 1 0 0

Ian Donohue DE 55 4 5 0 0 3 1 0

Derek Walasavage DB 51 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

Kreese Stabelein LB 48 3 0 2 2 1 1 1

James Seaman RB 114 att 761 yds 4 TD Rush 4 rec 52 yd 1 Rec TD

Tyler Miller ATH 45 att 289 yds 3 TD Rush 8 rec 106 yd 1Rec Ted

Payton Fasnacht ATH 71 att 517 yds 6 TD Rush 3 rec 18 yd 0

2022 Outlook:

Offense: “We have to replace two all-state offensive linemen by losing the Bobbin twins to graduation, so we need two or more linemen to fill the void along with the returners we have back. We have some experience in our skilled positions returning, and we need those guys to make plays and take care of the football. We need to use our athletes in space and put points on the board.”

Defense: “We have to defend the pass better this season. We return all of our secondary and have some skilled underclassmen at those positions, so we will look to take the next step. We lose a very strong leader in linebacker Gavin Guers graduating, but hope the other returning linebackers can help with another year of experience. Our defensive line returns, as well and they need to continue their efforts. We’ve got to get 11 hats to the ball on every snap, tackle well in space, and force turnovers.”

Special Team: “We did a nice job of flipping the field in situations last season with our special team’s units, and we hope to continue that trend this season. We place a strong emphasis on special teams throughout the week, and we are happy with the efforts our team has had in that phase of the game.”

August 7, 2022

Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 80: Travis Richie, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Travis Richie

School: Schuylkill Haven High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6′

Weight: 140

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 3 years

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Passing:
21 of 67
221 yards
4 TDs
Rushing:
15 carries
38 yards
Defense:
18 tackles
1 TFL
1 interception

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “The staff is looking forward to seeing Travis continue to progress at the quarterback position. For Travis, maintaining confidence will be key.”

Photo credit Amy Farr

August 6, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 80: Antonio “Izzy” Ramos-Dobbins, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Antonio “Izzy” Ramos-Dobbins

School: Bethlehem Catholic High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): FB

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5’11

Weight: 215

GPA: 3.1

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
East Penn Conference – 2nd Team LB
Lehigh Valley Live – HM LB

2021 Stats:
Defense:
55 Solo Tackles
7 TFL
1 Sack
3 INT’s
1TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @izzy_antonio

Coaches Comments: “Izzy has great instincts as an LB. He has a high football IQ that allows him to read his keys and get to the football. He’s like another coach on the field. He will be our leader on defense. Pound for pound he’s one of the toughest kids on the field.”

August 6, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Northampton Konkrete Kids (11)

Head Coach: John Toman

Assistant Coaches:
Kevin Ronalds – Asst. Head Coach
Curtis Reigle – DC
Phil Dorn – OC
Derek Bleiler
Tom Toth
Lary Moussa
Adam Legath
Joey Cassidy
Chad Henritzy
Matt Miller
Zach Winter
Bob Kohler

Team Name: Northampton Koncrete Kids

2021 Record: 12-1

District: District 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Offense:
Cooper King (QB)
Victor Hunt (WR)
Caden Reph (TE)
Ethan Schweitzer (OL)
Jon Robert (OL)
Defense:
Ethan Schweitzer (DT)
Austin Cavallo (DE)
Andrew Sharga (DE)
Caden Reph (LB)
Everitt Luisi (FS)
Victor Hunt (CB)
Maycen Harryn (OLB)

Offensive Starters Returning: (9)
Sr. OT – Christian Bundra 6’5″, 330
Sr OG – Luke Baker 6’2″, 270
Jr. OC – Colby Reph 6’1″, 280
Jr. TE / OG – Jacob Biery 6’2″, 260
Sr WR – Jaelen Richardson 5’8″, 160
Jr TB – Caden Henritzy, 6’2″, 210
Sr FB – Carson Czarnecki, 6’1″, 210
Jr. FB – Brett Rickert., 6’0″, 205
Jr WR – Tristen Pinnock, 6’0″, 165

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr. DT – Christian Bundra 6’5″, 330
Sr. DT / DE – Luke Baker 6’2″, 270
Sr. DB – Jaelen Richardson 5’8″, 160
Sr. LB – Carson Czarnecki, 6’1″, 210
Jr. LB – Brett Rickert., 6’0″, 205
Jr. OLB – AJ Slivka, 5’9″, 185
Jr. DB – Tristen Pinnock, 6’0″, 165

Special Team Starters Returning: (4)
Kickoff Returners:
Jaelen Richardson – 8 Returns, 204 Yards
Tristen Pinnock – 2 Returns, 81 Yards, 1 Touchdown
Tymir Williams – 1 Return, 34 Yards
Punt Returners:
Jaelen Richardson – 13 Returns, 88 Yards

Key Newcomers:
Joseph Doumat – Sr (OL/DL) 6’2″, 215
Anthony Gordon – Sr (OL/DL) 6’0″, 245
Dylan Legath – Sr (OG /DE) 6’3″, 225
Avery VanHorn – Sr (OG/LB) 5’10”, 225
Michael Coleman – Jr (WR/FS-OLB) 6’1″, 185
Jacob Ladd – Jr. (OL/DL) 5’10”, 240
Aiden Salvato – Jr. (TE/DE) 6’2″, 210
Gavin Grell – So. (OL/DL) 6’0″. 235
Tymir Williams – So. (WR/CB) 5’11”, 175
Devlin Chevere – So (WR/FS-OLB) 5’10”, 155

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Offense:
Caden Henritzy
Rushing:
187 attempts
940 yards
13 Touchdowns
Receiving:
4 Receptions
107 yards
1 Touchdown

Tristin Pinnock
Rushing:
40 attempts
235 yards
1 Touchdown
Receiving:
21 Receptions
349 yards
6 Touchdowns

Jaelen Richardson
Rushing:
17 attempts
127 yards
2 Touchdowns
Receiving:
25 Receptions
359 yards
4 Touchdowns

Defense:
Jaelen Richardson
17 Tackles
5 Interceptions

Carson Czarnecki
27 Tackles
1 Interception

AJ Slivka
42 Tackles
3 Sacks
1 Interception (TD)

Tristen Pinnock
18.5 Tackles
3 Interceptions

Caden Henritzy
14 Tackles
1 Sack

Brett Rickert
13 Tackles (4 Games Only)

Christian Bundra
13.5 Tackles
1 Sack

Jeff Head
14.5 Tackles
1 Sack

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We return plenty of experience on the line and the backfield and feel we are two-deep at every position. The one big position we need to replace is the Quarterback position. We lost Cooper King to graduation and will be searching for his replacement from Sr. Antonino Russo, Jr. AJ Slivka, and Jr. Jayden Huber. The run game will be anchored by returner Caden Henritzy and Tristin Pinnock. The passing game receiver corps will be led by big-play returner Jaelen Richardson, Tristin Pinnock, Michael Coleman, and an explosive sophomore Tymir Williams. We return 3 starting offensive linemen and will lean on the running game as our quarterback gets comfortable with the system.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “We lost several key players from a defense that surrendered the least number of points in the EPC. The defensive line was hit the hardest by graduation, but there is plenty of experience returning including all-league defensive linemen Christian Bundra. Even though we lost the EPC North defensive MVP, Caden Reph, from our linebacker group. we feel this is our deepest position group with plenty of experience returning in Brett Rickert, Caden Henritzy, and Avery VanHorn. The secondary will be anchored by returners Tristin Pinnock, Jaelen Richardson, Jeff Head, and AJ Slivka all returning starters.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We return kick-off and punt returner Jaelen Richardson along with Tristin Pinnock who returned a kick-off for a touchdown in the Thanksgiving Game last year. We will need to replace kicker and punter Santostefano, but believe we have found an excellent kicker in Francis Castillo. He consistently puts the ball out the back of the endzone and has been kicking 50-yard field goals.”

August 5, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 79: Joey Flail, North Schuylkill HS

Player Name: Joey Flail

School: North Schuylkill

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 6′

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 3-years

Honors:
Pa Writers’ Football Class 3A All-State -Wide Receiver
Pa Football News Coaches Select 2nd Team All-State Wide Receiver
Eastern Pa Football Class 3A 2nd Team Wide Receiver
Republican Herald All- Area Football 1st Team Wide Receiver
Standard Speaker-All Area Football Team WR/DB
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North 1st Team Wide Receiver
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Dream Team Wide Receiver

2021 Stats:
Offense
Receiving:
1,006 yards
13 touchdowns
61 Receptions

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @J_Flail32

Coaches Comments: “Joey possesses the skills needed to play wide receiver. He has great ball skills, smooth on route running, blocks, contests for every ball, and is not afraid of contact.”

August 5, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Marian Catholic Colts (11)

Head Coach: Stan Dakosty

Assistant Coaches:
Charles “Chink” Connely
JD Hackenberg
Jim McHugh
Billy O’Gurek
Josh Skotek

Team Name: Marian Catholic Colts

2021 Record: 4-7

Stadium: Men of Marian Stadium

District: District 11

Class: A

Key Starters lost:
OL-DL John Milosh
OL Ethan Smith
DB-QB Matt Rehrig
WR Jake Fenstermaker

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
54 Sr. OL Rawlin Melendez 6-4, 275 lbs
59 Jr. OL James Rodino 6-3, 220 lbs
50 Jr. OL Jesse Rodino 6-3, 210 lbs
44 Sr. RB Matt Martin 6-0, 220 lbs
38 Sr. FB Joey Walko 6-1, 200 lbs
2 Jr. WR Michael Silliman 5-10, 160 lbs
10 So. TE Michael Gelatko 6-4, 210 lbs

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
54 Sr. DL Rawlin Melendez 6-4, 275 lbs
59 Jr. DL James Rodino 6-3, 220 lbs
50 Jr. DL Jesse Rodino 6-3, 210 lbs
44 Sr. LB Matt Martin 6-0, 220 lbs
38 Sr. LB Joey Walko 6-1, 200 lbs
2 Jr. DB Michael Silliman 5-10, 160 lbs
8 Sr. DB Andrew Baran 5-8, 160 lbs
10 So. FS Michael Gelatko 6-4, 210 lbs

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
4 Jr. Kicker Caden Kash 5-5, 130 lbs
10 So. Punter Michael Gelatko 6-4, 205 lbs

Key Newcomers:
16 Jr. QB Bruce Hopeck 6-1, 215 lbs
6 So. QB-DB Dylan Rodino 6-0, 185 lbs
3 Jr. WR-DB Carsyn Chambers 5-10, 160 lbs
73 So. OL-DL Aidan Milkovits 6-0, 245 lbs
71 So. OL-LB Zach Holt 5-10, 195 lbs
75 So. OL-DL Julian Hermany 6-0, 211 lbs
22 Jr. WR-DB Brandon Klitsch 5-10, 165 lbs
23 Jr. RB-DB Jayden Fermin 5-8, 165 lbs

2021 Returning Player Stats:
Matt Martin
Offense:
Rushing:
1,074 yards
9 TDs
Defense:
97 tackles
9 TFL
1 INT

Michael Gelatko
Offense:
Receiving:
3 receiving TDs
Defense:
30 tackles
1 INT

Michael Silliman
3 TDs (1 rushing, 1 return, 1 INT)

Joey Walko
Defense:
97 tackles
16 TFL

Rawlin Melendez
Defense:
68 tackles
10 TFL

Jesse Rodino
Defense:
75 tackles
14 TFL

James Rodino
Defense:
45 tackles
5 TFL

2022 Outlook:
Offense: “Need to protect the football and protect whoever emerges as our QB. Experienced OL and returning backfield with first 1,000-yard rusher since 2015. Looking to build off success to end last season.”

Defense: “Experienced Front seven and emerging playmakers in Secondary should let us build off the successful end to last season on defense.”

Special Team: “Kicker Caden Kash worked hard this off-season with his kicking coach to improve. Punter Michael Gelatko is one of the best in the area. Long Snapper Jesse Rodino is one of the best around.”

August 4, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Lehighton Indians (11)

Head Coach: Tom McCarroll

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Lusch
Tyler Cann
Cory Hartsell
Chuck Sterling
Mike Feifel
Simon Tkach
Kyle Spotts
Brian McHale
George Ebbert
Justin Smith
Randan Solt

Team Name: Lehighton Indians

2021 Record: 1-9

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Ricky Houser
Gauge Hartney
Hunter Crum
Brendan Zimmerman

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Jr. QB Brady O’Donnell, 6-1, 170
Sr. WR Ethan Buchert, 5-10, 175
Sr. Ian Rarick, 5-10, 170
Sr. TE Luke Blauch
Jr. OL Cooper Hartsell
Jr. OL Wyatt Scherer
Sr. OL Doug Endy

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
Sr. DB/LB Ethan Buchert
Sr. DB Ian Rarick
Sr. DE Luke Blauch
Jr. DT Reese Balk
So. DB Joe Roth

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
Sr. PK AJ Light
Sr. Punter Ian Rarick

Key Newcomers:
Jr. OL Carter Birnbaum
Jr WR/DB Dawson Keiser
Fr WR/DB Blake Roberts
Fr QB/DB Jayse Lawrence
So. LB Nelson Stanley
So. LB Deven Armbruster
So. OL/DL Joey Houser

2022 Offensive Outlook: “The key to our team offensively is finding the ability to be balanced in the run and pass game. We also need to sustain more drives and minimize turnovers.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “The key to our team defensively is to reduce the big plays and be able to get stops. We need to improve our play recognition and tackle better in space.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “Although the opportunities have not been many, I feel we will have one of the best PK among the teams we play. He can be a great weapon if he gets the opportunities this season.”

August 4, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 78: Nick Frame, Northern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Nick Frame

School: Northern Lehigh

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position(s): Free Safety

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 6’1

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.72

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: Has started the past two years at Free Safety. He was an offense starter at Wide Receiver, played quarterback in our wildcat formation, and played one game at tailback

Honors:
2nd Team All-Colonial League Defensive Back
1st team PA Football News Defensive Specialist

2021 Stats:
Defense:
86 total tackles (Nick was our leading tackler)
5 interceptions (led our team in interceptions)
Receiving:
375 yards
Rushing:
175 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @n_cky2424

Coaches Comments: “Nick, will be a three-year starter at Free Safety and we believe he will be an all-state caliber player at that position. He is the quarterback of our defense. Nick will move to quarterback from wide receiver. Nick was excellent playing multiple positions for us last year. He was our 3rd leading receiver, played quarterback at times, and moved to tailback for our first playoff games due to injuries. This year we will utilize him as a zone-read quarterback who also has a very strong arm.”

Photo courtesy of Times-News, Ron Gower

August 4, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 78: Mason Kuehner, Nazareth Area HS

Player Name: Mason Kuehner

School: Nazareth Area HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 5’11 1/2″

Weight: 175

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2021

Honors:
1st Team All-League WR
1st Team All-Area WR

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
699 Yards
6 TD’s
Defense:
5 INT’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @KuehnerMason

Coaches Comments: “Mason is a very athletic and talented wide receiver. He has a great mix of speed, quickness, and agility which helped him lead the league in receiving last season. Mason is sure-handed and always capable of making a big play when the ball is in his hands. He is an excellent cover corner on defense and we are lucky to have him as a Blue Eagle for two more years.”

August 4, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Executive Education Raptors (11)

Head Coach: Larry Ford

Assistant Coaches:
Bryant Martin
Matthew Mackaravitz
Mark Hussett
Jared Powell
Nick Filippides
Mike Coccia
Ali Pena

Team Name: Executive Education Raptors

2021 Record: 6-5

Key Starters Lost:
Dontae Oquendo
Damaurian Jones
Christian Rivera
Orlando Morales

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)
Darmel Lopez QB
Jyhmiek Roman WR
Emery Plummer WR
Zamier Perkins WR
Matthew Mackaravitz OL
Cavin King OL
Kvyon Lewis OL
Mayson Terrell TE

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
Matthew Martinez NG
Cavin King LB
Josiah Floyd LB
Jyhmiek Roman DB
Emery Plummer DB
Zamier Perkins LB
Anthony Roman LB
Kvyon Lewis DE

Special Team Starters Returning: (4)
Jyhmiek Roman Returner
Emery Plummer Returner
LaMiah Clemons Kicker
Kris Cruz Kicker/Punter

Key Newcomers:
Isaiah Muldrow OL

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Establish the run game more this year. Our passing game with Lopez at the helm will be our strong suit but we have to establish the run first. O-line has to protect. We need to set the tone early and make some big plays.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “Pressure on the QB and stopping the run is key. We have to tackle and play physically. Our Linebackers and Defensive Backs will be our strong suit on defense. We have a stout nose guard in Martinez. A. Roman and King should dominate the LB position. And our secondary with J. Roman, Perkins, and Plummer should be lights out.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “With Cruz back as our Punter/Kicker I would like to see us pin the other team in their own territory a lot. Cruz has a strong leg so I’m hoping to see some kickoffs reach the Endzone. We need to cover better on punts. We returned a few kickoffs last year so I’m hoping we can do that again this year. And we have to get better at Extra Points/Field Goals which we only had one extra point made off of the leg of L. Clemons.”

August 3, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Easton Red Rovers (11)

Head Coach: Jeff Braido

Assistant Coaches:
Bryan Falcone
Kevin Morton
Brian Gaumer
Scott Ransom
Scott Ordway
Matt Baltz
Jeff Zimmerman
Jon Baltz
Jarrid Myers
Bob Stroble

Team Name: Easton Red Rovers

2021 Record: 6-4

District: District 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference South

Key Starters Lost:
Javion Thompson
Bryce Billings
Marcus Williams
Simeon Reed
Kyle Evancho
Cole Transue
Brock Harris
Nino Rizzolino
Michael Hynes
Nate Hudgins
Trent Griffin
Matthew Clark

Offensive Starters Returning: (6)
JuJu Fears (12) – WR/DB – 6’2 200
Aidan Hutchison (12) – RB/LB – 5’10 210
JV Johnson (12) – WR/DB – 5’9 160
Anthony Embardino (12) – OL/DL – 5’11 260
Sean Wilson (12) – OL/DL – 6’3 255
Odin Ferency (12) – OL/DL – 6’5 320

Defensive Starters Returning: (4)
Javon Frutchey (12) – TE/DE – 6’ 170
Aidan Hutchison (12) – RB/LB – 5’10 210
JV Johnson (12) – WR/DB – 5’9 160
Sean Wilson (12) – OL/DL – 6’3 255

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Austin Martellucci – Sr. – K/P – 6’1 180

Key Newcomers:
Ibrahim Dail – OL/DL
Dylan Reed – QB
Sam Nester – OL/DL
Brady Correll – TE/DE
Jasir Frutchey – WR/DB
Davonte Staton – RB/LB
Alex Georges – TE/LB
Logan Braido – WR/DB
Jordan Alston – WR/DB
Michael Phillips – WR/DB
Murad Carter – RB/DB
Matt Deliso – WR/DB
Collin Torres – WR/DB

2021 Returning Player Stats:
JuJu Fears – WR
Receiving:
28 receptions
391 yds
3 TD’s

Aidan Hutchison – RB
Rushing:
81 carries
524 yds
2 TD’s

JV Johnson – WR/RB
Rushing:
41 carries
192 yds
Receiving:
14 receptions
153 yds
1 TD

Javon Frutchey – DE
Defense:
41 tackles
5 sacks
11 TFL

Austin Martellucci – K
Special Teams:
28/30 XP’s
6/10 FG’s
with a long FG of 51

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We need to replace a number of skill players, however, there are a number of very talented players competing hard for those positions. Our offensive strength should be our offensive line with 3 returning starters who have a lot of experience. We also have experience at the receiver and running back position, but are looking to replace a 3-year starter at QB. Competition on the practice field breeds success on Friday nights.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “We are looking to replace 7 starters on the defensive side of the ball. There is a lot of experience at the defensive line and linebacker positions and some very good competition in the secondary with a number of hungry players.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We return our starting kicker/punter after a very successful season on special teams last year.”

August 2, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Panther Valley Panthers (11)

Head Coach: Mark Lavine

Assistant Coaches:
Andrew Lynn
Paul McArdle
Mike Pascoe
Shawn Hoben
Wally Breiner
Jon Williams
Dean Kunkle

Team Name: Panther Valley Panthers

2021 Record: 0-8

District: District 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost: Richard Zabroski

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr. FB Austin Hadley 6’2″, 220 lbs
Sr. QB Michael Pascoe 6’3″ 225 lbs
Sr. WR David (Trey) McAndrew 5’10, 170 lbs
Sr. OT Riley Hoben 6’1″ 220 lbs
Jr. G Brad Jones 5’9″ 170 lbs
Jr. TE Mergim Bushati 6’1″, 180 lbs
Jr C Eli Maynard 6’1″ 190 lbs

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
Sr. LB Austin Hadley 6’2″, 220 lbs
Sr. LB Michael Pascoe 6’3″ 225 lbs
Sr. DB David (Trey) McAndrew 5’10, 170 lbs
Sr. DE Riley Hoben 6’1″ 220 lbs
Jr. LB Brad Jones 5’9″ 170 lbs

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Sr, K/P Michael Pascoe 6’3″ 225 lbs

Key Newcomers:
Fr DB/WR Brody Breiner 5’8″ 160 lbs
So DB/WR Brady Jones 5’9″ 155 lbs
Brennan Kunkel WR/DB 5’10 170lbs
Dustin Kreimendahl OL/DL 5’10” 205lbs

2022 Offensive Outlook: “We want to control the clock and pace through our running game and play-action pass. We want to run our basic plays with a variety of formations, shifts, and motions.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “We need to know our alignment and assignment on each play, create turnovers and not allow big plays to be successful.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “We want to be fundamental on Special Teams and treat it like 1/3 of the game. We will stress special teams the same way we stress offense and defense.”

August 2, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders (11)

Head Coach: Sam Bonner

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Bonner
Jarrett Reigel
Eddie Titus
Tyler Skripko
Mike Coleman
Duane Barron

Team Name: Tamaqua Blue Raiders

2021 Record: 3-6

Stadium: Tamaqua Area Sports Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
QB/DB – Nate Gregoire
WR/DB – Steven Kostecky
OL/DL – Jacob Wasserleben
OL/DL – Parker Coleman
WR/LB Zander Coleman

Offensive Starters Returning: (6)
Sr. RB Warren Stewart, 5-7, 180
Sr. WR John Klein, 5-11, 185
Sr. WR Gabe Coleman, 6-1, 160
Sr. OL Ryan Snyder, 6-2, 265
Sr. OL Josh Shelton, 6-1, 290
Jr. OL Spencer Dennis, 6-2, 330

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr. DL Vinny Schlosser, 6-2, 170
Jr. DL Michael Styka, 6-0, 215
Jr. DL Spencer Dennis, 6-2, 330
Sr. LB Warren Stewart, 5-7, 180
Sr. LB John Klein, 5-11, 185
Jr. DB Conner Dillon, 5-9, 160
Jr. DB Damon Sell, 5-9 150

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Jr. P Michael Styka, 6-0, 215

Key Newcomers:
Sr. FB/LB Isaac Curvey, 5-11, 210
Sr. RB/DB Love Ortiz, 5-8, 155
Jr. OL/DL Matt Welsh, 5-10, 215
Jr. WR/DB Devin Sell, 5-9, 150
So. QB/LB Luke Kane, 6-0, 200
So. WR/DB Victor Schlosser, 5-6, 150
So. RB/DL Jacob Hehn, 6-1, 190
So. TE/DL, Declan Coleman, 6-4, 215

2021 Returning Player Stats:
RB/LB Warren Stewart
Offense:
Rushing:
139 carries
733 yards
9 TD’s
Receiving:
4 receptions
23 yards
Defense:
27 tackles
3 TFL
2 PBU

WR/LB John Klein
Offense:
Receiving:
6 receptions
82 yards
Defense:
58 tackles
6 TFL
2 PBU
1 FF
1 FR

WR/DB Gabe Coleman
Offense:
Receiving:
4 receptions
73 yards

OL/DL Ryan Snyder
Offense:
5 pancakes

OL/DL Josh Shelton
Offense:
6 pancakes

OL/DL Spencer Dennis
Defense:
22 tackles
4 TFL
1 FR

OL/DL Vinny Schlosser
Defense:
18 tackles
4 TFL
2 sacks

OL/DL Michael Styka
Defense:
28 tackles
3 TFL
1 sack
1 FF
3 FR

WR/DB Conner Dillon
Defense:
25 tackles
1 TFL
1 FR
1 PBU

WR/DB Damon Sell
Defense:
35 tackles
1 INT
1 FR

2022 Offensive Outlook: “Our offense needs to be more efficient than last year establishing the line of scrimmage to get the run game going. The passing game will also need to be better this year starting with better chemistry being built this offseason.”

2022 Defensive Outlook: “The defense needs to focus on stopping the run first this year in order to be successful. We had a lot of guys rotate defensively last year which should help our experience and leadership on the field. Forcing turnovers will be another key to our defense that we need to do more of this year.”

2022 Special Teams Outlook: “The coverage on both kickoffs and punts will be key in order to win us field position. Our return game needs to field kicks and punts cleaner to give coverage teams less time to corral them.”

August 1, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 75: Kreese Stablein, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Kreese Stablein

School: Blue Mountain

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 20

Height: 5’10

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: Started at OLB as JR

2021 Stats:
Defense:
54 Tackles
2 INT
1 Defensive TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @KreeseStablein1

Coaches Comments: “Kreese is an extremely intelligent football player. He positions himself well to make plays and is very detail-oriented. Kreese played a huge role for us defensively last season, playing in multiple spots and that will continue this fall. Kreese will also serve a larger role for us offensively catching and running the football.”

Photo Credit: Amy Farr

August 1, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 75: Eric Striba, Bangor HS

Player Name: Eric Striba

School: Bangor Area High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position: Linebacker

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 6’ 1

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.97

Starting Experience (Years): 2-year starter

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Rushing:
154 carries
1277 yards
19 rushing TDs
Passing:
57 of 102
677 yards
7 TDs

Honors:
2x Player of the Game – D11
3rd Team All-League – Athlete
3rd Team All-Area

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Eric is a physical runner with great vision and balance. He has a strong arm and continues to improve throwing the football. He is our team leader in the weight room and excels in the classroom.”

August 1, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 75: Karim Brice, Bethlehem Liberty HS

Player Name: Karim Brice

School: Bethlehem Liberty High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: WR/CB

Secondary Position(s): Return Specialist

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 5’10

Weight: 170

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2-years

Honors: 1st Team All EPC as a WR and 2nd Team All EPC as a DB.

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
38 receptions
610 yards
5 TDs.
Rushing:
5 rushes
13 yards
Special Teams:
13 kick returns
252 yards
5 punt returns
95 yards and 1 TD.
Defense:
29 solo tackles
25 assisted tackles
2 TFL
6 PBU

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @karim_brice

Coaches Comments: “Karim is one of the most explosive players returning to the EPC this year. He is a threat to go the distance every time he touches the ball. He is also a physical blocker and tackler. On top of his football ability, he is a leader, an outstanding student, and a young man of tremendous character.”

August 1, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 74: Gian Greggo, Pen Argyl HS

Player Name: Gian Greggo

School: Pen Argyl High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 16

Height: 5’9

Weight: 190

GPA: 3.1

Other Sports: Wrestling, and, Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2-years

2021 Stats:
Defense:
130 Tackles
3 Sacks
4 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GreggoGian

Coaches Comments: “Lives in the weight room and has a nose for the football. Collected over 130 tackles last season. Should be a bigger part of the offense as well this season. A PIAA 7th place medalist in the shot put.”

July 31, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 73: Andre Reames, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Andre Reames

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Running Back

Secondary Position(s): Outside Linebacker

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 5’7

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2-years

Honors:
1st Team EPC North Division as a Running Back

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Rushing:
162 Carries
1,022 Yards
15 Touchdowns (6.31 Yards per carry)
Receiving:
7 receptions
86 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Andretackle5

Coaches Comments: “Andre is a fast runner, has great vision and has a lot of game experience. He is a leader on and off the field. He plays hard and is a great student-athlete to coach.”

Photo courtesy of Karen Trbuza

July 30, 2022
Transue and Gillen team up to lead Gold Team over Red Team

NAZARETH – Easton Area’s Cole Transue and Wilson Area’s Zack Gillen connected several times for 204 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Gold Team over the Red Team 24-21 Thursday night in the 51st Annual Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic at Andrew Lew Stadium.

The game features the Red Team (Carbon, Lehigh Monroe Counties) against the Gold Gold (Northampton Counties, Palisades, Phillipsburg).

The Gold Team was driving when East Stroudsburg South’s Ron Blake recovered a fumble. The Red Team got to the one yard line and faced a fourth down and goal. Blake was stopped and the Gold Team took over on downs. The game was scoreless after one quarter.

The first score of the game was a 27-yard field goal by Easton Area’s Matthew Clark. With 8:05 remaining in the first half, the Gold Team led 3-0.

Northern Lehigh’s Brett Misera of the Red Team picked off Wilson Area’s Cayden Stem with 3:30 left in the first half at the Gold’s 19-yard line. The Gold Team’s defense came up with a big stop on fourth down. They took over on downs at the 14 with 2:16 left in the first half.

Turnover turns into points

The Gold Team went 87 yards for a scoring drive. During the drive Gillen had catches of 43 and 34 yards. What looked like an interception by Misera turned into an amazing catch by Gillen as he was falling down at the one yard line.

Easton Area’s Marcus Williams finished off the drive scoring from one-yard out with 13 seconds left in the first half. The Gold Team went into halftime leading 10-0.

The Gold Team looks Golden

Easton Area’s Matthew Clark punted the ball and bounced back and hit Lucas Heydt in the back. It was recovered by Nazareth Area’s Broc Bender. The Gold Team took over on their 43.

Three plays later, Transue hit a wide open Gillen down the middle for a 35-yard touchdown pass with 9:09 left in the third quarter. The Gold Team extended their lead to 17-0.

Red Team cuts into the lead

It was the defense that got the first score of the game for the Red Team. Big pressure by the defense on Stem resulted in a pass right at Pleasant Valley’s John Brennan. He intercepted the ball and took it in from 14 yards out. Misera’s kick was good and it was 17-7 Gold Team with 3:54 left in the third quarter.

Defense…Defense…Defense

Misera had his second interception of the night and the Red Team was on the move with 8:30 left in the game. On fourth down and five, Dylan Smoyer found his teammate Trevor Amorim for a 24-yard pass down to the five. Northern Lehigh’s Matt Frame finished off the drive, powering in from five yards out to cut the lead at 17-14 with 7:03 left in the game.

The Red Team’s first lead of the night

Parkland’s Nico Medlar intercepted a Stem pass and returned it 30 yards for the score. They now led 21-17 with 5:50 left in the game.

The Gold Team answers back

It only took only two plays. The combination of Transue to Gillen struck again! Gillen avoided the hit and tip toed down the sidelines for a 69-yard touchdown pass. This put the Gold Team back up 24-21 with 4:43 remaining.

The defensive play of the game came with 1:19 remaining in the game. Easton Area’s Kyle Evancho went up high and somehow knocked the ball away from a potential go ahead touchdown pass by the Red Team.

The Red Team had one more play from the 22 facing a fourth down and 11. The pass was a little too long and the Gold Team took over on downs.

The Gold Team took the final snap with time winding down. It was the final play for these seniors.

July 29, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 71: Noah Dolbin, Nativity BVM

Player Name: Noah Dolbin

School: Nativity

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 81

Height: 6’4

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors:
Republican/Herald Rookie of the Year
Schuylkill County Coaches Association 2nd Team receiver
Schuylkill County Coaches Association 2nd Team defensive back

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
21 receptions
446 yards
2 touchdowns
Defense:
25 tackles
4 INTs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @NoahDolbin81

Coaches Comments: “Noah is an accomplished three-sport athlete (football, basketball, and track) who possesses the size, speed, and athleticism to become an elite football player. He led our team in receptions, receiving yards, and interceptions as a freshman.”

“Last season he was selected as the Republican/Herald All-Area Rookie of the Year and 2nd team Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association at two positions (DB and WR). Noah has an amazing work ethic, and great academics, and leads our team by example. He comes to practice with a great attitude and is always one of the last players to leave the field. I am expecting Noah to have a great summer and to continue to improve his skill set. I am confident that he is going to have a big sophomore year for the Green Wave.”

Photo courtesy of Angela Mason

July 28, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 70: Will Jacobson, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Will Jacobson

School: Blue Mountain

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 13

Height: 5’9

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: Started QB as a sophomore

Honors: MVP of Route 61 Game vs Pottsville HS

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Passing:
556 yards
7 TD
Rushing:
318 yards
3 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Will Jacobson has worked extremely hard this season to improve his throwing ability. We have the utmost confidence in his ability to be a dual-threat QB for us this season, and he will be a huge part of who we are offensively. He can be a big-time playmaker for us if he plays to his ability.

July 27, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 70: Leyden Hertz, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Leyden Hertz

School: Schuylkill Haven High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): S

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6′

Weight: 145

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year

2021 Stats:
Offense:
1 catch
19 yards
1 TD
Defense:
34 tackles
1 sack
4 PBUs

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “A year of experience and physical maturity should help Leyden make an impact this season.”

Photo credit Amy Farr

July 27, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 69: Louie Frye, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: Louie Frye

School: Mahanoy Area High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: DL

Secondary Position: OL

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 6’4

Weight: 250

40-Yard Dash: 5.3

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 2-year starter

2021 Stats:
Defense:
46 Tackles
1 Sack
Offense:
15 pancake blocks

Honors:
Standard-Speaker 1st Team OL-DL
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North 2nd Team DT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @louiefrye56

Coaches comments: “Louie is very athletic for his size. He led the defensive line in tackles in 2021. He started the last two seasons on the offensive line. Louie will be one of our vocal leaders this season.”

July 26, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 68: Vernon Kleckner, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Vernon Kleckner

School: Blue Mountain

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: LB

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 5’11

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.8

Starting Experience: He started LB as a sophomore.

2021 Stats:
Defense:
83 Tackles
12 TFL
1 Sack
1 PBU

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Vernon has an incredible nose for the football. He was our leading tackler as a sophomore last season, and we are expecting him to continue that trend this upcoming season. He is an extremely hard worker and has a strong motor that allows him to be involved in a high number of defensive plays.”

July 25, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 68: AJ Jimenez, Northern Lehigh HS

Player Name: AJ Jimenez

School: Northern Lehigh High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Defensive End

Secondary Position(s): Tailback

Jersey Number: 46

Height: 6’1

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 4.75

GPA: 2.9

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track

Starting Experience: 3-year starter defensively

Honors:
2nd Team All-Colonial League Defensive End
PA Sports Writers First-Team 2A Defensive End
PA Football News 2nd Team 2A Defensive End

2021 Stats:
Defense:
86 total tackles
5 sacks
– AJ was tied for leading tackler.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JimenezWittong

Coaches Comments: “AJ will be a three-year starter at the defensive end. AJ has excellent speed for that position and can play linebacker if needed. We expect him to be an all-state caliber player at that position this year. AJ will be playing both tailback and fullback this year. Last year he played fullback and was an excellent blocker. AJ has great size and speed and we are excited to see what he can do at tailback this year.”

July 25, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 66: Damian Tyminski, Pen Argyl HS

Player Name: Damian Tyminski

School: Pen Argyl High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 6’2

Weight: 205

GPA: 3.76

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
43 Catches
780 Receiving Yards
8 Touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @tyminski_damian

Coaches Comments: “Continues to grow and become better. Had a breakout season as a sophomore on the offensive side in addition to starting at safety. A playmaker who can go after the ball anywhere. All-league selection in basketball. “

July 23, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 65: Dylan Miller, Bangor HS

Player Name: Dylan Miller

School: Bangor Area High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position: Tight-End

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 6’

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 3-year starter

2021 Stats:
Defense: 7 games
34 Tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Dylan is our defensive leader. He has a great understanding of the scheme, formation strengths, and tendencies. He communicates effectively, checking us into proper alignment and stunts. He has the ability to play downhill vs the inside run, as well as pursuant to the perimeter.”

July 22, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 65: Aiden Herman, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Aiden Herman

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 5’9

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2021 Stats: (4 games)
Offense:
Passing:
17 passes
193 yards
2 touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @herman_aiden

Coaches Comments: “Aiden is a smart player and spends a lot of time working out. He is very mobile at quarterback and had multiple starts last year. He plays the game with a lot of confidence. He reads the defense well and prepares for the game.”

Photo courtesy of Karen Trbuza

July 22, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 61: Rasu Wearing-Poindexter, Pocono Mountain East HS

Player Name: Rasu Wearing-Poindexter

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position: Defensive Back

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 5’11

Weight: 170

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @WearingRasu

Coaches comments: “Rasu Wearing-Poindexter brings a great deal of effort, energy, and focus to our football program. He is a student of the game and has become a leader for our football program both on and off the field. Rasu has a unique skillset and athletic ability that allows him to make plays at a variety of positions on both sides of the ball. We look forward to Rasu having a very productive junior season.”

July 18, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 60: Aidan Clauser, Schuylkill Haven HS

Player Name: Aidan Clauser

School: Schuylkill Haven High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: CB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6’1

Weight: 175

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2021 Stats:
Defense:
37 tackles
4 TFL
4 PBUs
Offense:
Rushing:
21 carries
100 yards
Receiving:
1 catch
6 yards
Special Teams
8 KOR
81 yards
4 KOs
134 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Aidan can make a big impact on both sides of the ball this fall.”

Photo credit Amy Farr

July 17, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 60: Anthonie Hunsicker, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Anthonie Hunsicker

School: Catasauqua

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: HB

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 21

Height: 5’11

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
3rd Team All-league HB
2021 Team Captain

2021 Stats: (in 7 games)
Offense:
Rushing:
50 Carries
322 Yards
7 TDs
Receiving:
9 Rec
95 Yards
Defense:
37 Tackles
14 TFL
3.5 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @hunsicker_ant

Coaches Comments: “Big Strong Kid who is very athletic and does a lot of different things for us. Anthonie will play a big role on both sides of the ball this year. He will be a 4-year starter and has a lot of varsity experience. Was also a captain in 2021.”

Photo courtesy of Travis Brett

July 17, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 58: Steven Davis, North Schuylkill HS

Player Name: Steven Davis

School: North Schuylkill

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: DT/DE

Secondary Position(s): OT

Jersey Number: 50

Height: 6’1

Weight: 253

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

Shuttle: 4.59

Vertical: 29

Bench: 360

185lb Bench Press (Reps): 35

Squat (lbs): 450

Deadlift (lbs): 500

Clean (lbs): 250

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
Republican Herald All-Area Football 1st Team Defensive Linemen
Standard Speaker-All Area Football Team OL/NG
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North 1st Team Defense Nose Guard
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Dream Team Defense-Nose Guard

2021 Stats:
Defense:
17 Solo Tackles
20 Assist
14 Tackle for loss
4 Sacks
3 fumble recovery

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @StevenDavisJr3

Coaches Comments: “Steven will be a 4-year starter. He has a great work ethic and leads by example. Steven plays on the offensive and defensive line which shows that he is explosive, and strong through his fundamentals learned. He is flexible with great hip mobility, and has superior strength in the weight room.”

July 15, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 56: Jordan Bartholomew, Bethlehem Liberty HS

Player Name: Jordan Bartholomew

School: Bethlehem Liberty High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 53

Height: 6’2

Weight: 255

GPA: 4.2

Starting Experience: 1 year

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jordan_b53

Coaches Comments: “Jordan is a physical offensive and defensive lineman with a tremendous work ethic and very high intellect. He can play any position on either side of the line for us.”

July 13, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 55: Jackson Millen, Wilson Area High School

Player Name: Jackson Millen

School: Wilson Area High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: Middle Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): FB

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 5’10

Weight: 170

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 1-year

2021 Stats: 120 Tackles as a Freshman on Varsity

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Jackson is young talent at the middle linebacker position. He has a great motor and uses it to fly around making plays. He is a hardworking and dedicated player.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com

July 12, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 53: Brad Rissmiller, Pen Argyl HS

Player Name: Brad Rissmiller

School: Pen Argyl High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6’2

Weight: 170

GPA: 3.98

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 1 year

2021 Stats: (5 Games)
Offense:
Passing:
54 of 103 completions
692 yards
6 touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @brad_rissmiller

Coaches Comments: “Hard worker committed to becoming better. A natural leader who can lead by example. Showed positive signs during an injury-shortened sophomore season. Batting leader of the baseball team.”

July 10, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 49: Matt Martin, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Matt Martin

School: Marian Catholic

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position: LB

Jersey Number: 44

Height: 6′

Weight: 220 lbs

40-Yard Dash: 4.72

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Rushing:
1,074 yards
9 TDs
Defense:
97 tackles
9 TFL
1 INT

Honors:
EasternPAFootball.com Class 1A Second Team RB
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North First Team RB
Standard-Speaker All-Area First Team
Republican-Herald All-Area Second Team RB
Times-News All-Star RB
Morning Call All-Area Honorable Mention

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @MattMartin2023

Coaches comments: “Matt is a great student and representative of our football program. His hard work paid off with a 1,000-yard rushing season and as team leader in tackles. We will count on him again to be a leader for our team on both sides of the ball.”

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko / Team

July 6, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 49: Robbie Weitz, North Schuylkill HS

Player Name: Robbie Weitz

School: North Schuylkill

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: NG

Secondary Position(s): OG

Jersey Number: 79

Height: 6′

Weight: 315

40-Yard Dash: 4.98

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:
Republican Herald All-Area Football 2nd Team Athlete
Standard Speaker-All Area Football Team OL/FB/DT
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North 1st Team Defensive Tackle

2021 Stats:
Defense:
18 Solo tackles
23 Assist
41 total tackles
1 Sack
8 Tackle for Loss
1 Forced Fumble
Offense:
Rushing:
369 yards
7 touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @robbie_weitz

Coaches Comments: “Robbie will be a 4-year starter. He primarily played on the defensive line. As you can see Robbie has offensive stats in rushing and rushing touchdowns. For his size, he is very athletic, mobile, and strong.”

July 6, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 48: DJ Kelley, Pocono Mountain East HS

Player Name: DJ Kelley

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: Defensive End

Secondary Position: Tight End

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6’

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @djkelley08

Coaches comments: “DJ Kelley has emerged as a team leader for our football program. He possesses a rare combination of size and speed that he utilizes to make plays on both sides of the ball. We look forward to DJ making a great impact both on and off the field for our football program as he enters his senior season.”

July 5, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 48: Josh Ludlow, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Josh Ludlow

School: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: DB

Secondary Position(s): WR-RB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 5’9

Weight: 150

GPA: 3.74

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: Started defensively as a Sophomore, and was a rotational starter on offense as well…

Honors:
2021 TEAM AWARD: DEFENSE MVP
ALL-STATE HM DB (EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com)
ALL-LEAGUE 2ND TEAM DB (COLONIAL LEAGUE)
ALL-AREA 2ND TEAM DB (MORNING CALL)
ALL-AREA HM DB (LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE)

COLONIAL LG. LEADERS
T-5TH INTs

ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM (EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com)
ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM (PFN)

2021 Stats: SEASON STATS [9 Games]
Defense:
52 total tackles
2 INTs & 1 FC

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Return:
13 returns
438 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JoshuaLudlow5

Coaches Comments: “Josh is an outstanding student-athlete who is extremely dedicated to our program. He has a ton of ability and was selected as Honorable Mention All-State (easternpafootball.com), as well as our team’s co-Defensive MVP as a sophomore. He played a strong role in our offense as both an RB & WR. He was also a key part of our special teams as a returner and cover guy. We have high expectations of Josh as a leader on our team. I am proud of his accomplishments to this point and I am excited to see what he will accomplish in his future.”

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

July 5, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 47: Ayden Scharper, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Ayden Scharper

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: Kicker

Secondary Position: Punter

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5’11

Weight: 165 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Soccer

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2021 Stats:
Special Teams:
25/27 PAT’s
9 punts
31.3 yards per punt
longest 51 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @AydenScharper

Coaches comments: “Ayden has done a great job for us the past two seasons as our kicker and punter. He has been extremely consistent on PAT’s and kickoffs. We have not attempted many field goals the past two years, but he has made a couple of big field goals for us. Ayden has the leg to place kickoffs in the endzone and kick long-distance field goals.”

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

July 4, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 46: James Seaman, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: James Seaman

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’2

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: He started RB and LB as a junior

Honors: 2nd Team All-County All-Star Pick

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Rushing:
114 carries
761 yards
4 TD
Receiving:
4 receptions
51 yards
1 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jamesseaman088

Coaches Comments: “James Seaman will play a big role for us on both sides of the football this fall. He is our most physical runner with the football and has the most experience carrying the ball. He has very good vision and can consistently gain yards for our offense. Defensively he has good pursuit of the ball from the linebacker position. He has improved as an open-field tackler and will need to make plays for us defensively this season.”

Photo courtesy of Amy Farr

July 3, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 43: Daniel Lucykanish, Palmerton Area HS

Player Name: Daniel Lucykanish

School: Palmerton Area High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: Slot

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: 23

Height: 5’7

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.69

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Wrestling, and Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
35 receptions (7^th place in school history)
568 yards (7^th place in school history)
3 TD averaged
16.2 yards catch
Rushing:
30 carries
324 yards
10.8 yards a carry (1 game of 100 plus rushing)
6 TD’s
All-Purpose:
1,183 yards
Points Scored:
64 points
Defense:
52 tackles
27 solo
25 assists
2 Tackles for loss
3 INT’s
6 Passes defended

Honors:
2021 Colonial League Coaches Football all-league team 3rd Team Slot/Hback
Times-News 2021 All-Area Team – All-Star Wide Receiver and All-Star Defensive Back
2021 Lehigh Valley Live Newspaper Team -3rd Team: Defensive Back
2021 All-EasternPAfootball.com – Class 2A Team – Honorable Mention
Morning Call 2021 All-Colonial Team – Honorable Mention

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @DLucykanish23

Coaches Comments: “Daniel possesses speed and great instincts on the field. He is a playmaker on offense when he has the ball and equally impressive blocking when he doesn’t. We are looking forward to what he does on both sides of the ball for us this year.”

Photo courtesy of Lynn Shupp

June 30, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 41: Joey Palko, Pottsville HS

Player Name: Joey Palko

School: Pottsville High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): TE

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’4

Weight: 230

GPA: 3.66

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track

Starting Experience: 3 years

2021 Stats:
Defense: (He only played in 7 games)
40 total tackles
4.5 TFLs
3 sacks
4 QB pressures
3 batted balls
1 Forced Fumble

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @joey_palko

Coaches Comments: “Joey is a big, athletic, and smart player. He has the potential to be an all-state guy this year. He has played mostly DE for us but will be a big part of our offense this season at TE/HB/WR. Joey has had a great offseason and I am looking forward to seeing him make a major impact for us on the field for us this season.”

June 28, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 41: David Sanchez, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: David Sanchez

School: Mahanoy Area

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: T

Secondary Position(s): DT

Jersey Number: 72

Height: 6′ 1

Weight: 290

40-Yard Dash: 5.3

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:
2020 Standard Speaker Honorable Mention Linemen
2020 Pottsville Republican All-Area 2nd Team OL
2021 Standard Speaker 1st Team OL-DL
2021 Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North 1st Team OT

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Pancake blocks every game
Defense:
25 tackles
1 sack

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @davids7216

Coaches Comments: David is the strongest player on our team. He totals 1555 pounds for bench, squat, and deadlift. He has great feet for being 290 pounds. He was a team captain as a junior. Dave will overpower most defensive linemen. He is tough to block one on one from his Defensive tackle position. Dave is being recruited by Bloomsburg and Wagner.

Photo Credit: Head Coach

June 28, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 40: Danny Darno, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Danny Darno

School: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 7 (formerly #12)

Height: 6’1

Weight: 185 lbs.

GPA: 4.14

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: Started 2 games as a sophomore in 2021

Honors:
All-Academic Gold Team (PFN)

2021 Stats: Season Stats (4 Games)
Offense:
Passing:
54 of 74
72.97% completion
540 passing yds.
4 TDs
Rushing:
5 carries
27 yds.
1 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ddarno7

Coaches Comments: “Danny is very dedicated to our program and he has worked hard to become better at his position each year. He is benefitting from playing in our offensive system since he was in 7th grade through the middle school program. He is an outstanding student in the classroom but he also picks things up extremely well on the football field. His brother Andrew (now at Muhlenberg College) was an outstanding player & leader for us and Danny is looking to follow in those footsteps. Danny did a great job stepping in for Sr., Collin Quintano when he was out with injury last season, and he won both games as a starter. He has room to grow within our offense and I feel that his work ethic and ability will carry him as he prepares for the 2022 season.”

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

June 27, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 40: Austyn Fields, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Austyn Fields

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 44

Height: 6′

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.5

Starting Experience: 2 years as a freshman and sophomore

Honors:
2nd Team All-County Coach’s Pick as Soph.

2021 Stats:
Defense:
72 Tackles
7 TFL
8.5 Sacks
2 Knock Downs
1 FR
1 FF
Offense:
Rushing:
6 carries
30 yards
2 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @FieldsAustyn

Coaches Comments: “Austyn is a tremendous presence for us defensively. He is constantly causing problems for the opponent’s offensive line and frustrates their backfield. Austyn is a skilled football player and will see time carrying the football for us offensively as well. He will have another very successful season as he enters his third year as a starter for our program. College coaches will be interested in Austyn Fields.”

Photo Credit: Amy Farr

June 27, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 39: Rawlin Melendez, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Rawlin Melendez

School: Marian Catholic High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position: DL

Jersey Number: 54

Height: 6’4

Weight: 270 lbs

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2021 Stats:
Defense:
68 tackles
10 TFL
3 sacks

Honors: Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North Second Team OT, Standard-Speaker All-Area First Team, Republican-Herald Second Team OT, Times-News All-Star OL, Morning Call All-Area Honorable Mention

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Rawlin_Melendez

Coaches comments: “Rawlin is just scratching the surface of the type of player he can be. He has a special blend of size and athleticism that will help him now and in the future, as he’s receiving strong FCS interest. He will be the “rock” on both sides of the line of scrimmage for us this coming season.”

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko / Team

June 26, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 37: Michael Fluck, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Michael Fluck

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: DE/LB

Secondary Position: OL

Jersey Number: 52

Height: 6’2

Weight: 210 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.1

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2021 Stats:
Defense:
45 tackles
2 TFL’s
1 sack
1 INT.
1 fumble recovery
1 pass break up
1 blocked punt

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: “Michael is an extremely smart football player. He can play any position on the offensive line and can play defensive line or linebacker. Michael is as blue-collar as they come. He is always working hard and has everyone’s respect! We expect Michael to be an impact player on both sides of the ball in 2022.”

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

June 24, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 36: Brady O’Donnell, Lehighton HS

Player Name: Brady O’Donnell

School: Lehighton High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6’2

Weight: 165

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2022 could be his 2^nd year as a starter

2021 Stats:
Offense:
1387 yds passing and 11 TD
306 yds rushing and 3 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @bradyodonnell4

Coaches comments: “Brady is coming off his first year as a varsity starter and has put in the work in the off-season to build upon that experience. He will be pushed by the others in the QB room but he has the tools to evolve and mature into a very good QB this season. He has a very good grasp of our offensive schemes and showed a great deal of toughness throughout a difficult season for the team. His leadership started to show last season and he will need to build on that in order for our team to get back where it needs to be.”

June 23, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 35: Wyatt Younes, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Wyatt Younes

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: CB/DB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 5’11

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.6 (time in May 2021)

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Track and Field and Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
2nd Team All-League
2nd Team All-Area Morning Call

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
21 Receptions
549 Yards
26.1 YPC
6 TDs
Special Teams:
2 Kick Return TDs
Defense:
30 Tackles
1 TFL
4 INT
1 Pick Six
1 Fumble Recovery for a TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Wyattdagoat1

Coaches Comments: “Very fast and athletic kid. We plan to utilize Wyatt in a number of different ways on offense this year to get the ball in his hands. One of the hardest workers we have and is always looking for ways to improve his game.”

Photo courtesy of Travis Brett

June 22, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 31: Lucas Zelinsky, Shenandoah Valley HS

Player Name: Lucas Zelinsky

School: Shenandoah Valley

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: OG

Secondary Position: DT

Jersey Number: #64

Height: 5’10

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 3.64

Starting Experience (Years): 4-year starter

2021 Stats:
Defense:
36 total tackles
1.5 sacks
1 fumble recovery

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @lucas_zelinsky

Coaches Comments: “Lucas has been a four-year starter for our program, and is the Senior leader of our team. Lucas is a hard worker and is our strongest player. We expect Lucas to once again anchor our offensive and defensive lines. Not only is Lucas a good football player, but he is also a great young man, who will also become an Eagle Scout this year.”

Photo Credit: Frank Zelinsky

June 18, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 30: Aiden Compton, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Aiden Compton

School: Notre Dame Green Pond

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: OL

Jersey Number: 51

Height: 6’2

Weight: 275 lbs.

GPA: 3.32

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: Started on OL as a Junior for us in 2021 (*previously played at Pen Argyl HS)

Honors:
ALL-STATE 1st TEAM OL (EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com)
ALL-STATE 2nd TEAM OT (PAFOOTBALLNEWS)
ALL-LEAGUE 1ST TEAM OT (COLONIAL LEAGUE)
ALL-AREA 1ST TEAM OL (MORNING CALL)
ALL-AREA HM OL (LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE)
ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com)
ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (PFN)
2021 TEAM AWARD: JIM BLACK / TOP LINEMAN AWARD

2021 Stats: SEASON STATS [9 Games]
OFFENSE: Part of the Offensive Line that produced 3,974 total yards of Offense + 50 total TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @AidenCompton_

Coaches Comments: “Aiden has been a great addition to our program since he arrived at our school during his sophomore year. He has been very influential and has added a new identity to our off-season weight-room training. He had a very strong Junior year and was selected All-State, All-Area, and All-League for his efforts in helping lead our team to the DXI Class AAA Semifinals. He has high expectations for himself and our team and I feel his leadership and tenacity on and off the field will help get us to our goals. He has the ability to play football or wrestle at a high level in college and I am excited to see what he will do with those opportunities.”

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

June 17, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 29: Joe Walko, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Joe Walko

School: Marian Catholic

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position: FB

Jersey Number: 38

Height: 6’1

Weight: 200 lbs

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2021 Stats:
Defense:
97 tackles
16 TFL
3 sacks
– lead blocker for 1,000-yard rusher

Honors:
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North Second Team LB
Standard-Speaker All-Area First Team
Times-News All-Star LB

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Joey_Walko

Coaches comments: “Versatile and physical player for us who played multiple spots on offense (FB/TE) and defense (LB/DE). Joe’s attitude was always “whatever’s best for the team”. When moved to FB full-time, our offense took off and led to a 1,000-yard rushing season. Defensively he led our team in tackles and TFLs and we will count on him to make an even bigger impact this season.”

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko / Team

June 16, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 28: Ryan Dematto, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Ryan Dematto

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: G

Secondary Position: DT

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 5’8

Weight: 230 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.4

GPA: 2.5

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ryandematto56

Coaches comments: “Ryan is extremely dedicated to the football program. He lifts year-round and is a very tough football player. In 2021 Ryan started at guard and we expect him to be a two-way starter in 2022.”

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

June 15, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 27: Kenny Steckel, Wilson Area High School

Player Name: Kenny Steckel

School: Wilson Area High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Center

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 50

Height: 6′

Weight: 225

Starting Experience: 1-year

2021 Stats:
– Made 11 starts at the center position in 2021 as a junior.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @kenny_steckel

Coaches Comments: “Kenny is an extremely athletic center who uses his leverage to move people. Kenny has a great work ethic and has become a culture driver within our program.”

June 14, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 25: Christian Fye, Catasauqua Area HS

Player Name: Christian Fye

School: Catasauqua Area High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 5’11

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Wrestling and Baseball

Starting Experience: 2-years

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Passing:
1039 Yards
8 TDs
Rushing:
220 yards
3 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Hard worker who is always looking for ways to get better. We expect Christian to have a big year this year, and are looking for him to be a leader for us.”

June 12, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 24: Ian Rarick, Lehighton HS

Player Name: Ian Rarick

School: Lehighton High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: 28

Height: 5’11

Weight: 170

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): will be a 4-year starter at WR; 3-year starter at DB

2021 Stats:
Offense:
17 receptions, 199 yards, and 2 Touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ianrarick

Coaches comments: “Ian will be a 4-year starter at WR for us. The time and commitment he has shown this off-season should translate to him being one of our main playmakers this season. He can play all 3 WR positions and CB or Safety on defense. He is extremely competitive and he has shown signs of being a good leader for this team. He has solid career numbers but this could be a break-out season for Ian.”

June 11, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 24: Carter Raudabaugh, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Carter Raudabaugh

School: Pine Grove Area

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: Guard

Secondary Position: Tackle

Jersey Number: 53

Height: 5’11

Weight: 265

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Track & Field

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2021 Stats: 14 Pancake Blocks

Honors: PA Football News All-Academic Silver Team

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @CarterRaudabau1

Coaches comments: “Carter leads the team by example. He is a very hard worker who competes as a thrower in track as well. Carter could play any position along the offensive line. He is one of the strongest linemen on our team. He is looking to be our senior anchor up front offensively.”

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

June 11, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 21: Tyler Miller, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Tyler Miller

School: Blue Mountain HS

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: DB

Secondary Position(s): RB/WR/KR

Jersey Number: 24

Height: 6′

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Baseball, Basketball

Starting Experience: Started/Lettered in 3 varsity sports as a sophomore, including all 10 football games

Honors:
2nd Team All-Area DB
2nd Team All-County Coach’s Selection DB
1st Team All-South County Coach’s Selection DB

2021 Stats:
Defense:
42 Tackles
4 INT
12 PBU
1 FR
1 FF
1 Def. TD
Special Teams
1 KR TD for 90 YD.
Offense:
Rushing:
45 carries
289 yards
3 touchdowns
Receiving:
8 Receptions
106 yards
1 touchdown

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @TylerMiller2442

Coaches Comments: Tyler is an exceptional athlete and can be used as a weapon all over the field. Tyler had a great sophomore season and will only improve as a junior, and will be a big part of our team’s success. We are confident he will be able to cover the other team’s best player each play defensively, and open the field for us as a receiver or running back offensively.

Photo Credit: Amy Farr

June 8, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 21: Alex Kozlosky, Shenandoah Valley HS

Player Name: Alex Kozlosky

School: Shenandoah Valley

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position: FB/QB

Jersey Number: #14

Height: 5’10

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.97

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): 2-years

2021 Stats:
Defense:
127 Tackles
2 Fumble Rec.

Honors:
Standard-Speaker All-Area 1^st Team LB
SCFCA North 2^ndTeam LB

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @alexkozlosky462

Coaches Comments: “Alex is one of our hardest working kids, he is highly motivated and is an aggressive playmaker in the middle of our defense. Alex is the consummate teammate, and accepts and accomplishes all challenges we throw at him. We expect big things from Alex, and for him to be the leader of our defense.”

Photo Credit: Kaylee Lindemuth

June 8, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 20: Mason Ludlow, Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Player Name: Mason Ludlow

School: Notre Dame Green Pond

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 5’10

Weight: 225 lbs.

GPA: 4.04

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: Entering 3rd Year as a Starter on Offensive Line

Honors:
ALL-LEAGUE 2ND TEAM C (COLONIAL LEAGUE)
ALL-AREA 2ND TEAM OL (MORNING CALL)
ALL-ACADEMIC GOLD TEAM (EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com)
ALL-ACADEMIC GOLD TEAM (PFN)

2021 Stats: SEASON STATS [10 Games]
OFFENSE: Starting C for 10 Games / Part of Offensive Line that produced 3,974 total yards of Offense + 50 total TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @masonludlow56

Coaches Comments: “Mason is a key leader in our program. he has been influential in the continued success of our offense, in particular the offensive line. He is an outstanding student and has been a leader for us on and off the field. I am proud of the unselfish attitude he brings to our team and I am excited to see how well he will do in his Senior season. We are expecting him to play a key role again on offense and special teams this season with the addition of some defensive line duties.”

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

June 7, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 19: Jesse Rodino, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Jesse Rodino

School: Marian Catholic

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: DE/OLB

Secondary Position: C

Jersey Number: 50

Height: 6’3

Weight: 210 lbs

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience (Years): 2-years

2021 Stats:
Defense:
75 tackles
14 TFL
2 sacks
2 Fumble Recoveries
1 Defensive TD

Honors: Standard-Speaker All-Area First Team

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JRodino1705

Coaches comments: “A starter at Center since his freshman year, Jesse is an ascending player whose best football is ahead of him. His athleticism (basketball & track – jumps and being a member of the 4×100 relay) make him a unique player on both sides of the ball.”

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko / Team

June 6, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 18: Avery Koser, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Avery Koser

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: QB/WR

Secondary Position: FS

Jersey Number: 16

Height: 6’2

Weight: 195 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2021 Stats:
Offense:
14 catches for 233 yds. 1 TD
Defense:
40 tackles
1 INT.
1 Pass Break Up
1 Blocked PAT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @avery52164577

Coaches comments: “Avery is capable of playing several positions. He is very knowledgeable of the game and is extremely dedicated. He started for us in 2021 on both sides of the ball and we are looking forward to seeing him excel in 2022.”

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

June 5, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 17: Jacob Begansky, Pottsville HS

Player Name: Jacob Begansky

School: Pottsville High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: OT

Secondary Position(s): DT

Jersey Number: 71

Height: 6’5

Weight: 275

GPA: 3.43

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 3-years

Honors: 1st team Schuylkill South OT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BeganskyJacob

Coaches Comments: “Jacob is a 3-year starter, with long arms, a great frame, good feet, and smart player on top of all of that. He is having a great year in the weight room too. I am excited about his potential this year. He is an all-league guy who could be all-state this season.”

June 4, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 15: Siddiq Small, Bethlehem Liberty HS

Player Name: Siddiq Small

School: Bethlehem Liberty High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): FB/TE

Jersey Number: 5 (38 last year)

Height: 6′

Weight: 210

Starting Experience: 1-year

2021 Stats:
Defense:
60 total tackles
1 sack for -10 yards
3 TFL
1 forced fumble

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @siddiqsmall

Coaches Comments: “Siddiq had a very productive junior season after missing the first few games. One of our leaders in the weight room, Siddiq is a worker who sets the tone for our team.”

June 2, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 15: Javier Sobrado, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Javier Sobrado

School: Catasauqua

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 52

Height: 5’10

Weight: 210

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2-years

Honors: 2021 Captain

2021 Stats:
36 Tackles
7 TFL
2 Sacks
1 FF
1 FR

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “He has grown tremendously over the past few years, and was one of our best 2-way linemen in 2021. He was a captain in 2021 for us and is a leader on and off the field.”

June 2, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 14: Ethan Buchert, Lehighton HS

Player Name: Ethan Buchert

School: Lehighton High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: DB/LB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 4

Height: 5’10

Weight: 170

Other Sports: Wrestling & Track

Starting Experience: 3rd year as a starter

Honors: 1^st Team SCFCA Defensive Back & Times-News All-Star (DB)

2021 Stats:
Offense:
24 receptions 241 yards 2 TD
Defense:
76 tackles 3 TFL

Hudl Highlights Defense:

Hudl Highlights Offense:

Twitter: @ethanbuchert

Coaches Comments: “Ethan has been one of the most coachable and versatile players we’ve had over the past 2 seasons. He has been extremely durable and has been asked to play many positions, and has done so very well. He is unselfish and has a blue-collar work ethic. Ethan will be a key piece for us on both sides of the ball this season.”

June 1, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 14: Lane Lehman, Pine Grove HS

Player Name: Lane Lehman

School: Pine Grove Area High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: Running Back

Secondary Position: Defensive Back/Linebacker

Jersey Number: 33

Height: 5’9

Weight: 170

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2-years

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Rushing:
520 yards
4 touchdowns
Defense:
89 tackles
1 sack
1 interception
2 fumble recoveries
Special Teams:
287 return yards

Honors: Week 4 Republican-Herald Honor Roll

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LaneLehman

Coaches comments: Lane is an explosive running back. He runs with a purpose. He is aiming to be our feature back this year. He loves putting in work in the weight room. He is constantly looking to improve.

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

June 1, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 11: Ian Donohue, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Ian Donohue

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Defensive End

Jersey Number: 50

Height: 6’2

Weight: 225

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: Started as DE last season

2021 Stats:
Defense:
55 tackles
4 TFL
5 sacks
2 safeties
3 FR
1 FF

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @iandonohue3

Coaches Comments: “Ian put himself in the right position to make impactful plays for us last season. His number of sacks and fumble recoveries show his playmaking ability, as well as his 2 recorded safeties this season. We expect Ian to have a strong senior season, and we will be leaning on him to continue to make plays for us this season defensively.”

Photo Credit: Amy Farr

May 29, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 11: Nick Ryan, Shenandoah Valley HS

Player Name: Nick Ryan

School: Shenandoah Valley High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: #9

Height: 6’1

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.69

GPA: 3.54

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2-years

2021 Stats:

Offense:
Receiving:
34 Receptions
577 yards
5 touchdowns
17.0 Yds Per Catch

Defense:
62 Tackles
3 TFL
3 PBU

Honors: Standard-Speaker All-Area 1^st Team WR, SCFCA North 2^ndTeam WR

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: NickRyan462

Coaches Comments: “Nick is an extremely talented athlete and dynamic playmaker as a receiver, who can stretch the field and use his long frame to create separation and make contested catches. He is one of the best receivers in our area already, and if he continues to work, we believe he will be one of the best receivers in the state. Defensively, Nick is an aggressive tackler, someone who we will lean heavily on to be a difference-maker.”

Photo Credit: Kaylee Lindemuth

May 29, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 10: Dainn Vassallo, Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Dainn Vassallo

School: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): RB-TE

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6’2

Weight: 210 lbs.

GPA: 3.65

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track & Field

Starting Experience: 3 year Starter on Defensive Line

Honors:
ALL-AREA HM (MORNING CALL)
COLONIAL LG. LEADERS
T-31ST TACKLES
T-19TH TACKLES for LOSS
T-8TH SACKS
ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM (EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.com)
ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM (PFN)

2021 Stats:
TEAM AWARD: BLUE & GOLD HEART AWARD
SEASON STATS [10 Games]
DEFENSE:
66 total tackles
6 for loss
4 sacks
1 safety
1 fumble recovered

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @dainnvassallo1

Coaches Comments: “Dainn is a hard-nosed tough player for us and he brings tenacity and grit to our defensive front. He plays with passion and he is a talented player who has been a rotational starter since the end of his freshman year. Last year he had a very strong year on the defensive line again and we are expecting him to make an impact on the offensive side of the ball as well this season. Dainn is also a very strong student and he has helped to lead and motivate the players around him. I am excited to see how he will continue to progress through our program in his Junior year.”

Photo courtesy of Denise Bergstresser

May 28, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 9: Nick Ventresca, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Nick Ventresca

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: H-Back

Secondary Position: Linebacker

Jersey Number: 34

Height: 5’11

Weight: 200 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2021 Stats:
Defense:
55 tackles
3.5 TFL
1 Sack
1 Int.
1 fumble recovery
1 pass break up
Offense:
37 carries for 113 yds.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @NickVentresca34

Coaches comments: “Nick is an excellent leader on and off the field. His teammates respect and follow him. He loves the weight room and in 2021 his weight room and hard work showed on the varsity field. He was a 2-way starter for us in 2021. Nick will be a major part of our team in 2021!”

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

May 27, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 9: Michael Gelatko, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Michael Gelatko

School: Marian Catholic High School

Class of: 2025

Primary Position: TE

Secondary Position: FS

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 6’4

Weight: 210 lbs

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Receiving:
123 receiving yards
3 touchdowns
Defense:
30 tackles
2 TFL
1 INT

Honors: Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association North Second Team Tight End, Standard-Speaker All-Area Honorable Mention

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GelatkoMichael

Coaches comments: “Michael was an “instant impact” type of player who led our team in touchdown receptions as a freshman and moved to free safety mid-season. He has great potential going into his sophomore season and will be a key part of what we do offensively and defensively.”

Photo courtesy of Kristen Gelatko / Team

May 27, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 7: Nico Sciarra, Bethlehem Liberty HS

Player Name: Nico Sciarra

School: Liberty High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Safety

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6’1

Weight: 185

GPA: 4.2

Starting Experience: 1 year

2021 Stats:
Defense:
44 solo tackles
45 assisted tackles
1 sack
3.5 TFL
6 PBU
2 INT
1 fumble recovery
Offense:
5 receptions
93 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Nico is a very active, very physical safety who made plays all over the field. He also has outstanding cover skills. He is currently under the radar as a WR but we are expecting a big senior year from him on offense as well. He has a tremendous work ethic in the off-season program.”

May 25, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 7: Mason Kroh, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Mason Kroh

School: Pine Grove Area

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: Quarterback/Athlete

Secondary Position: Safety

Jersey Number: 14

Height: 6’1

Weight: 170

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Track & Field

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Passing:
335 passing yards
2 TDs
Rushing:
306 rushing yards
4 TDs
Receiving:
24 receptions
332 yards
3 TDs
Defense:
33 tackles
Special Teams:
232 return yards

Honors: PA Football News All-Academic Silver Team

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Mkroh14

Coaches comments: “Mason is a leader through and through. He has not missed a workout this offseason. He puts in the work in the weight room and the classroom. He is a dynamic athlete who looks to make plays with football. He was utilized all over the field last year. He is looking to compete for the starting QB job this year. He also excels as a slot receiver.”

Photo courtesy of Captivating Dezigns

May 25, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 4: Payton Fasnacht, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Payton Fasnacht

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: RB

Jersey Number: 29

Height: 5’8

Weight: 150

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: He started RB as a sophomore

2021 Stats:
Rushing:
71 carries
517 yards
6 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Payton is a versatile player with excellent speed, quickness, and vision. He is a big-play threat every time he touches the football and can be a difference-maker for us. We will look to get him the ball in creative ways this upcoming season and will be leaning on him to be a weapon for our team.”

Photo Credit: Amy Farr

May 22, 2022
Offensive MVP Jazce Carabello-Snowell Powers Schuylkill All-Stars over Colonial All-Stars, 28-6

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – Feeling hot, hot, hot. Temperature’s soared above 90 today and that wasn’t the only thing hot at the game. Pottsville’s Quarterback Jazce Carabello-Snowell was on fire, passing for one touchdown and rushing for three in a 28-6 win.

“You want your best football player to have the ball in his hands on every play,” said Schuylkill Haven Head Coach Mike Farr. “This whole offense is designed around his ability to throw, throw on the run, be in the pocket and run a power game and it was designed around him.”

Carabello-Snowell passed for 119 yards and rushed for 106 yards in the inaugural Famous Reading Outdoors Schuylkill-Colonial All-Star game at Schuylkill Haven Rotary Field.

“Jazce is very explosive and smooth out there,” said Farr. “When you have a player like him running your offense it makes your life a lot easier.”

The Schuylkill All-Stars took the opening kickoff and went 80 yards in nine plays for the score. Carabello-Snowell hit Pine Grove’s Brennan Stanton for the 21-yard touchdown pass. Minersville’s Jason Cullen kick was good and the Schuylkill All-Stars led 7-0.

“In that play, he was rolling to his right, it’s a waggle play, and Stanton did a good job finding an open spot and Jazce made the throw,” said Farr.

The Colonial All-Stars answered right back.

Palmerton’s Lucas Heydt weaved through the defense for a 31-yard touchdown run. Notre Dame GP Nick Garrido’s kick was no good. With 4:12 left in the first quarter, Schuylkill All-Stars lead 7-6.

On the first play of the second quarter, Carabello-Snowell went in from 13 yards for the score. The score was 14-6 Schuylkill All-Stars.

The offensive was led by Blue Mountain’s Ross and Jake Bobbin, Lehighton’s Brendan Zimmerman and David Wiley, Nativity BVM’s Liam Reiley, North Schuylkill’s Carey Wahalec, and Schuylkill Haven’s Josh Jenan.

We knew we were going to have a really good offensive line,” said Farr. “The line did a great job blocking today”

Defense, Defense, Defense.

Schuylkill Haven’s Kevin Fitzpatrick intercepted the ball setting up another score. This time Carabello-Snowell went in from seven yards out to extend their lead to 21-6 with 4:16 remaining in the first half.

“We knew we had a fast defense,” said Farr. “Fitzpatrick is one of my guys. He is a real good athlete and makes plays.”

At halftime, the Schuylkill All-Stars led the Colonial All-Stars 21-6.

Williams Valley’s Jackson Yoder intercepted the ball setting up another rushing touchdown by Carabello-Snowell. He went in from 12 yards out for his third rushing touchdown of the game.

At the end of the third quarter, the Schuylkill All-Stars led 28-6.

The Schuylkill All-Stars’ defense shut them down after giving up an early touchdown. They held the Colonial All-Stars to 82 yards rushing and 55 yards passing.

Lucas Heydt led the Colonial team with 48 yards passing, 54 yards rushing, and one score.

Blue Mountain grad Gavin Bartholomew was the honorary captain for the Schuylkill All-Stars. He is a tight end at the University of Pittsburgh.

“I think the first year everyone did a great job putting the event together,” said Schuylkill Haven Head Coach Mike Farr. “Huge shoutout to our sponsors Famous Reading Outdoors, Titans Threadz, The Funding Zone, Garland Communication services, St. Lukes’s University Health Network, DBR Industrial Services, and Losch Services. None of this would have been possible if we didn’t have these guys.”

Next year’s Schuylkill-Colonial All-Star Game is slated to be held at Palmerton High School.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Colonial All-Stars 6 0 0 0 6

Schuylkill All-Stars 7 14 7 0 28

1st Quarter:

S – Brennan Stanton 21-yard TD Pass from Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Jason Cullen kick good) 7:17

C – Lucas Heydt 31-yard run (Nick Garrido kick missed) 4:12

2nd Quarter:

S -Jazce Carabello-Snowell 13-yard run (Jason Cullen kick) 11:43

S – Jazce Carabello-Snowell 6-yard run (Jason Cullen kick) 4:16

3rd Quarter:

S – Jazce Carabello-Snowell 6-yard run (Jason Cullen kick) 0:00

Underway @Colonial_League @SchLeague ASG @HSFBamerica @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/tXC1qXEP79

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

TOUCHDOWN SCHUYLKILL ALL-STARS! Pottsville’s Jazce Carabello-Snowell hits Pine Grove’s Brennan Stanton for the 21-yard TD pass. Schuylkill League 7, Colonial League 0 7:17 1st @Colonial_League @SchLeague @PremiunSports #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @d11sports pic.twitter.com/15gaOA2BBc

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

@PalmertonHigh @Colonial_League Lucas Heydt in for the score on the keeper. @SchLeague still up 7-6 as the XP was no good 3:54 quarter 1 @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/f9DsPQLnxE

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

@SchLeague extends the lead. A 6 yard scramble by @PAHSathletics Jazce Carrabello-Snowell and it’s 14-6 over @Colonial_League 11:43 until halftime #pahsfb @HSFBamerica @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/5GEknms7QB

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

Schuylkill Haven’s Kevin Fitzpatrick with the pick!! @Colonial_League @SchLeague @PremiunSports #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica @d11sports @farrmj pic.twitter.com/FB3Vb5ptug

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

It’s @PAHSathletics Carabello-Snowell with another 6 yard score @SchLeague now up 21-6 over the @Colonial_League 4:16 until halftime @HSFBamerica @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer #pahsfb pic.twitter.com/HsIuarLVIz

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

2nd half underway @SchLeague up 21-6 over @Colonial_League @HSFBamerica @PremiunSports #pahsfb pic.twitter.com/kP3e44aiZm

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

Don’t tell these guys it’s just an All Star game @SchLeague @Colonial_League @HSFBamerica @CaryMoyer @PremiunSports #pahsfb pic.twitter.com/fqWhgtV7se

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

As the third quarter ends Carabello-Snowell runs it across for the @SchLeague for the third time today. It’s now 28-6 over @Colonial_League @HSFBamerica @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer #pahsfb pic.twitter.com/LS0bvhu0GK

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

A 52 yard field goal by @Colonial_League on a final intimed down. @SchLeague a resounding 28-6 win in the inaugural All Star game between the two leagues @HSFBamerica @PremiunSports @CaryMoyer pic.twitter.com/8zCHwWo8gt

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 21, 2022

May 21, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 2: Colm McGroarty, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: Colm McGroarty

School: Mahanoy Area

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: QB/RB

Secondary Position(s): FS

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5’9

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track

Starting Experience: 2-years

Honors:
The Standard-Speaker 1ST TEAM All-Area QB & DB
The Republican-Herald Honorable Mention QB & DB
The SCFCA 1ST TEAM North Athlete
2ND TEAM North Defensive back

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Rushing:
957 yards rushing
over 1000 All-purpose yards
Passing:
182 yards passing
2 interceptions
Defense:
33 tackles
1 sack

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ColmMcgroarty2

Coaches Comments: “Colm is one of the best athletes on our team. He is very versatile. He can run, throw and catch. He is a threat on kickoff and punt returns. He is one of our best cover guys in the defensive secondary.”

Photo Credit: Head Coach

May 20, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 1: Gaige Guers, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Gaige Guers

School: Blue Mountain High School

Class Of: 2025

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6’2

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 1 year as a freshman

2021 Stats:
Offense:
5 catches
75 yards
Defense
12 tackles
1 INT
3 PBU

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @gaigeguers

Coaches Comments: “Last season’s stats do not tell the story about Gaige Guers. We expect Gaige to be a huge part of our football team on both sides of the football. He is an extremely skilled and focused football player who is capable of making the big play at any time. Gaige has a lot of potential and we are very excited to see what he is capable of doing for us this fall.”

Photo Credit: Amy Farr

May 19, 2022
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 1: Tyler Rizzuto, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Tyler Rizzuto

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: WR/RB

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: 21

Height: 6’

Weight: 170 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2021 Stats:
Offense:
Rushing:
84 carries
418 yards
3 touchdowns
Receiving:
4 catches
75 yards
Defense:
10 tackles
1 INT

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: “Tyler is probably our best athlete and is very explosive, elusive, and fast. He was a full-time starter for us in 2021. Tyler is primed for a great season in 2022 and we look forward to seeing him excel on both sides of the ball.”

Photo courtesy of Nicole Fluck

May 19, 2022
Coaching Jobs: Northampton Area High School (EPC, District XI – Class 6A)

Northampton Area High School (EPC, District XI – Class 6A) is looking for an assistant football coach. Preference would be to find a coach for a skilled position, but willing to work with any energetic and quality coach. All interested candidates should send an email and resume to Head Coach John Toman at tomanj@nasdschools.org.

May 4, 2022
Coaching Jobs: Catasauqua (District 11 – Class 2A)

Catasauqua (District 11 – Class 2A) is looking for a Varsity WR/DB coach. If interested, please contact Andy Brett at andybrett14@yahoo.com or Travis Brett at Travisbrett710@yahoo.com

May 3, 2022
Coaching Jobs: Northern Lehigh MS

Northern Lehigh is looking for an assistant middle school football coach. Potential coaches should be available for practice by 2:30 or 3:00 p.m. during the season. Interested candidates should email Joe Tout at jtout@nlsd.org

April 7, 2022
Coaching Jobs: Pleasant Valley HS (EPC, District 11, Class 5A)

Pleasant Valley HS (EPC, District 11, Class 5A) is seeking a Varsity Offensive Line Coach and a Middle School Assistant Coach for the upcoming 2022 season. Anyone interested please contact the Head Coach, Blaec Saeger at saeger.blaec@pvbears.org

March 25, 2022
Coaching Jobs: Saucon Valley High School (District 11 – Class 3A)

Saucon Valley High School (District 11 – Class 3A) is looking to add a paid varsity assistant and a paid middle school assistant. All positions will be considered for the varsity spot, we have a flexible staff and are looking for the best fit. We are looking for a committed, hard-working, teacher of the game. The middle school spot is for an offensive coordinator. All interested applicants please email Head Coach Brad Trembler at coachtrembler@yahoo.com.

March 16, 2022
Coaching Jobs: Wilson Area HS (District 11 – Class 3A)

Wilson Area HS (District 11 – Class 3A) looking for an Offensive Coordinator for the Varsity level. This position would require offensive coordinator skills and knowledge. Please email Head Coach Michael Fleming at flemingm50@gmail.com if interested.

March 9, 2022
Coaching Jobs: East Stroudsburg South HS (EPC, District 11, 5A)

East Stroudsburg South HS (EPC, District 11, 5A) is seeking a defensive coordinator. All up-to-date clearances are required. Additional documents are required upon hire. If interested, please reach out to Head Coach Matt Walters at matthew-walters@esasd.net.

February 14, 2022
Open Dates: Pen Argyl HS (District 11 – Class 2A)

Pen Argyl HS (District 11 – Class 2A) is looking for a scrimmage August 20th. WILL TRAVEL. 2-year agreement ideal, but not necessary. Contact Brady Mutton at Brady.mutton@gmail.com

February 10, 2022
Michael Fleming hired as Wilson Area Head Football Coach

On February 7th, 2022 the WASD School Board Approved Michael Fleming as our Head Varsity Football Coach. Fleming is a former Easton Rover and 4x All-PSAC Football player at East Stroudsburg University. Fleming currently is a Social Studies Teacher at Phillipsburg Middle School. Fleming previously served as our offensive and defensive line coach while also contributing the team’s offensive game plan weekly.

Fleming believes in building a winning culture by building relationships with his coaches and players, along with the youth football association, and establishing expectations for the program. Fleming will bring great energy and enthusiasm as the head coach to our rebuilding program. Fleming will be a great addition to our Warrior Family. Welcome!

February 7, 2022
Sign up: The 7v7 Tournament on Saturday July 9 at Whitehall High School

Hello Coaches,

I hope your off-seasons are off to a great start.

We are looking to hold our second 7v7 Tournament on Saturday, July 9 at Whitehall High School. This year we are partnering with St. Luke’s Sports Medicine to provide even better coverage for our athletes throughout the tournament. In the Lehigh Valley every summer there are two big Summer League Basketball tournaments that promote the sport of basketball. We are looking to do that for the football community as well. We will provide greater Athletic Training coverage than we had last year thanks to St. Lukes and their team. We want to make this the premier tournament in Eastern PA all while keeping the cost reasonable.

The format will consist of a three-game pool play, followed by a single-elimination tournament-inspired playoff. Every team is guaranteed at least 4 games. Everyone participates in the tournament playoff and seeding will be based on pool play. A basic set of rules are included in this email so you can see the style of play. There will be no “small school” and “big school” categories. Pools will be divided as fairly as possible.

The cost of attending the day will be $100 per team (Checks made payable to “Varsity W Club”) due on the day of the tournament. This will cover the PIAA officials working every game. We will not have volunteers as referees and we feel these officials should be paid accordingly.

We are hoping to secure 20 teams, with a possibility of expanding to 24 teams if field space permits. Registrations will be handled on a first-come basis. Please let me know as soon as possible if you are planning on attending so we can reserve your spot.

Thank you for your time!

Please contact Matt Senneca at mattsenneca@gmail.com or 610-442-8929

Info:

Field Dimensions:
The field Length will be 50 yards. 40-yard playing field with a 10-yard end zone.
S

tarting Each Game:
1. Coin Toss. The toss of the coin will take place within two minutes of the scheduled start time of the game. The toss will be called by the team captain (Ref’s Discretion) before the coin is flipped. The winning team will begin possession of the ball on the +40 yard line with their choice of hash.
2. A whistle will begin each game.
3. Each game lasts 25 minutes with a running clock (Overtime in Playoffs).
4. Official will declare when the clock is under 2 minutes
5. The clock never stops.
6. A whistle will end each game.
7. The referees will keep the official score and time on the field for each game.
8. Helmets and Mouthpieces must be worn at all times by all players.

Moving the Ball:
1. Offense always starts on +40 yard line with their choice of the hash. After any change of possession.
2. All snaps at the +40 yard line.
3. Offense has three (3) downs to gain a first down. First down markers will be at the 25 and 10-yard
lines.
4. Once inside the 10-yard line, the offense has 3 downs to score a touchdown.
5. Quarterback can NEVER run the ball.
6. A conversion after a touchdown, the offense can choose to go for 2 points. (TD is 7 points if going for
2 points TD is 6 points)
7. 2 point conversion if from the 10-yard line. The offense chooses hash for ball placement.

Coaching your Team:
1. There will be one offensive coach allowed on the field at any time.
2. The coach must be positioned behind the offensive huddle.
3. Coaches are not allowed to challenge any official ruling.
4. Remaining team coaches can work from the sidelines.
5. NO defensive coaches allowed on the field. They may go in the huddle between plays.

Special Rules:
1. NO blocking.
2. Blocking will result in a loss of down, return to the previous spot.
3. Ball carrier is legally down when touched below the neck with one hand. A defender may leave his feet
to make a tag.
4. Fumbles (Including snap) are dead balls at the spot with the last team in control retaining possession
at the spot.
5. Offensive team will have 25 seconds to put the ball into play. Delay of game is a loss of down.
6. The offensive team is responsible for retrieving and returning the ball to the official. The clock does
not stop, and any delay of the offense in retrieving and returning the ball to the official will result in
the delay of game.
7. Defensive pass interference or defensive holding will result in a first down at the NEXT 1ST DOWN SPOT
of the foul. DPI inside the 10 will result in a 1st down at the spot of the foul or the 1-yard line if the foul is
in the endzone.
8. Offensive pass interference will result in a return to the previous spot plus a loss of down.
9. QB is allowed 4.0 seconds to throw the ball. Referees will stop play if 4.0 seconds is surpassed
10. An interception will result in an immediate stoppage of play and a change of possession with the
interception team gaining possession at the 40-yard line.
11. A game cannot end on a defensive penalty. If this occurs, the offense will have an untimed down if
time has expired.
12. Any 3 Down Defensive teams must rush at least one LB to take a knee at the LOS.

Tie Breaker: (Playoffs Only)
1. Any pool game that ends in a tie will be declared a tie. For playoff games – There will be a coin toss at
the beginning of the tiebreaker with the home team calling the toss. The winner will choose to be on
either offense or defense.
2. Each team will have 3 snaps from the 10-yard line to score, choice of hash.
3. If a team scores they have an option to go for 2 points.
4. If still tied after each team gets a possession the tiebreaker will be repeated with the team that lost
the initial coin toss making the choice to take either offense or defense.
5. This format will be repeated until there is a clear winner is declared.
6. This tiebreaker format will be used only in playoff games.

PLAYOFF WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BY:
1. Head to head Competition.

PLAYOFF SEEDING DETERMINED BY:
1. Overall Record
2. Head to Head
3. Total Points Scored
4. Point Differential
5. Total Points given up
6. Common Opponent

PLAYOFF SEEDING TIEBREAKER – WILL BE DETERMINED BY:
1. Head to Head
2. Defensive Yield
3. Back to Head to Head after team is eliminated

POINT VALUES:
1. Offensive touchdown 7 = points. (6 Points if going for 2)
2. Extra point from the +10 = 2 points.
3. Tiebreaker victory = 1 point.

January 29, 2022
Coaching Jobs: Marian Catholic High School (Tamaqua, Pa – Class 1A – District 11)

Marian Catholic High School (Tamaqua, Pa – Class 1A – District 11) is looking for a varsity assistant football coach with a focus on the skill positions for the 2022 season. All up-to-date clearances are required. Additional documents are required upon hire. If interested please contact Head Coach Stan Dakosty at sdakosty@mariancatholichs.org.

January 13, 2022
Open Dates: Marian Catholic High School (Tamaqua, Pa. – Class 1A – District 11)

Marian Catholic High School (Tamaqua, Pa; 1A, District 11) is looking for a home game on Week 4 – September 16, 2022. If interested, please contact Athletic Director Peter Sanfilippo at psanfilippo@mariancatholichs.org and Head Coach Stan Dakosty at sdakosty@mariancatholichs.org.

January 13, 2022
Coaching Jobs: Dieruff HS (District 11 – Class 6A)

Dieruff HS (District 11 – Class 6A) is looking for assistant coaches for the 2022 season. Looking to hire 1 varsity coach specializing in wide receivers, 2 Freshmen coaches, and an assistant coach at the middle school level. Dieruff is a 6A school competing in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. If interested please contact Head Coach Dave Lutte at huskycoach@rcn.com or 610-428-2156.

January 8, 2022
Open Dates: Shenandoah Valley High School (District 11 – Class 2A)

Shenandoah Valley High School (District 11 – Class 2A) is looking for a 1A or 2A school to play Week 5 (game 5) for 2022 & 2023 Seasons. Interested teams can contact Coach Moran at 570-617-1197.

December 31, 2021
Open Dates: Mahanoy Area (District 11 – Class 1A)

Mahanoy Area (District 11 – Class 1A) is looking to fill the open date on September 23 or 24^th. If interested please contact Eric Moucheron AD at emoucheron@mabears.net.

December 13, 2021
DISTRICT 11 NOTES (Weeks 13 & 14)

RUNNINGBACKS:

Matt Frame of Northern Lehigh increased his season totals to 1,599 yards rushing and 26 td’s scored. He is currently in 5th place all-time at NL for rushing yards in a season. Top 5 are Cody Remaley 2,322 (2010), 2,155 (2009), Nick Hosford 1,761 (2005), Ryan Hluschak 1,682 (2002) and Frame 1,599 (2021). Frame’s career yardage has him in 4th place all-time at Northern Lehigh. Hluschak is 42 yards ahead of Frame on the list with 3,320 career yards that he rushed for from 2000-02. Hluschak scored a Bulldog 2nd best 50 td’s in his career. In second place on the career rushing list 108 yards in front of Frame is 3-time 1,000 yard rusher Dale Beck. Beck rushed for 3,386 yards and scored 32 td’s from 1978-80. Cody Remaly is the Bulldogs all-time leader with 6,555 career rushing yards and 92 career td’s that he racked up from 2007-10. Deante’ Crawford of Freedom ended his senior season rushing for a District leading 1,719 yards. He fell 23 yards short of breaking Darrius Webb’s single season school record. Webb rushed for 1,741 yards in 2009. Crawford scored 25 td’s this season which is 3rd best at Freedom. Webb holds the record with his 29 he scored in 09 and Eddie Mateo is in 2nd place with 26 td’s that he scored in 2008. Crawford’s 2,446 career rushing yards fell 14 yards short of the school’s career rushing record. Mike Lawrence still holds the record with his 2,459 yards he totaled from 1981-83. Crawford scored 37 career td’s which is 2nd best behind school leader Jalen Stewart’s 42 td’s that he scored from 2016-19.  Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley finished his sophomore season 3 yards behind Crawford as he rushed for 1,716 yards and scored 18 td’s. Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill rushed for 1,524 yards and scored 16 td’s this season. He finishes his career with a school record 3,257 yards rushing. Chowansky scored 36 career td’s. Ethan Motsney holds the school record with his 40 career td’s he scored from 2009-12. Ron Blake of ES South finished his senior season rushing for 1,153 yards and scored an EPC North leading 22 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Dylan Smoyer of Northern Lehigh went over 2,000 yards passing for the season and now has 2,060 yards to go along with throwing 27 td passes. Smoyer went over 3,000 yards passing for his career and currently has 3,036 yards and 38 td passes. Those are all school records. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw for 2,342 yards and a District leading 30 td passes this season. Hall finishes his career passing for 4,217 yards and school record 56 td passes. Hall’s season yardage is 2nd best at North Schuylkill behind Bobby Moyer’s 2,531 yards that he threw for in 1999. Hall’s career yardage is also 2nd best behind the 4,589 yards Bobby Grigas threw for from 2012-15. A close race for career completions at North Schuylkill as Grigas holds the record with 249 completions followed by Hall’s 245 and Terry Rakowsky’s 242. Rawkowsky played from 1974-77 and threw for 3,755 yards and 27 td passes. Cole Transue of Easton went over 1,000 yards passing on the season in their 7-3 win over Phillipsburg. Transue ended his career throwing for 3,618 yards and 28 td passes.  Transue’s career yardage is 2nd best at Easton behind Justin Pacchioli’s 3,815 yards that he threw for from 2008-10.  Bobby McClosky of ES South threw for 2,190 yards and 27 td passes this season. McClosky’s yardage moved him up to 2nd place behind Robby Moyer’s 2,783 yards that he threw for in 2009. Brian Taylor of Freedom threw for 1,526 yards and 16 td passes this season. Isaac Whiteash of Williams Valley threw for 1,466 yards and 15 td passes this season. Tamlin Ferguson of Central Catholic threw for 1,459 yards this season. Cooper KIng of Northampton threw for 1,433 yards this season and 16 td passes. Christian Fye of Catasauqua went over 1,000 yards passing vs Northampton and finished his junior season passing for 1,016 yards. Josiah Williams of Emmaus threw for 282 yards in their playoff loss to Freedom. That catapulted him from 5th to 1st place at Emmaus for single season passing yards. Williams ended up throwing for 1,893 yards this season. Andy Shaver held the old record when he threw for 1,848 yards in 1993. Other Hornets who threw for 1,800 yards in a season are Brady Knerr (1,826 yards), Ethan Parvel (1,818 yards) and Shaver again with 1,802 yards in 1992.

RECEIVERS:

Trevor Amorim of Northern Lehigh has 50 receptions for a school record 955 yards this season and his career totals have him catching 95 passes for 1,783 yards and 20 td grabs. Amorim has rushed for 834 yards this season and is on the chart with his 1,120 career rushing yards. He also joins the “40 td” club as he has scored exactly 40 td’s in his career. Joey Flail of North Schuylkill finished his sophomore season catching 61 passes for 1,006 yards and 13 td catches. His 61 catches are a school record. His yardage is 2 yards shy of the school record of 1,008 yards that Al Marquardt had in 1999. All 3 totals for Flail this season are 2nd best all-time in the District for a sophomore. Jahan Dotson of Nazareth holds the records with his 65 catches for 1,174 yards and 16 td catches that he set in 2015. Flail’s teammate Carl Brown, a one year wonder caught 22 passes for 606 yards and 7 td’s. Another one year wonder, Colin Burdian of ES South caught 40 passes for 760 yards and 13 td catches.  Junior Brady Evans of Williams Valley ended the season catching 46 passes for 844 yards and 13 td grabs. Owen Johnson of Freedom ended his junior season catching 28 passes for 574 yards and 6 td’s. Johnson went over 1,000 yards for his career and will enter his senior year with 58 catches for 1,030 yards and 10 td grabs. Griffin Patridge of Central Catholic finished his junior season catching 45 passes for 539 yards and 6 td catches.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

5 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

5 (7), 4 (1), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

5 (7), 4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

5 (8), 5 (12), 4 (10) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

5 (11) Damonte Foreman (Whitehall)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1), 4 (5) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3), 4 (11) Ron Blake (East Stroudsburg South)

4 (4), 4 (10) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

4 (7) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

4 (8) Eric Striba (Bangor)

4 (4) Warren Stewart (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Damian Simpson (Wilson)

4 (11) James Denicola (Palmerton)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

334 (12) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

328 (6), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

295 (10) Warren Stewart (Tamaqua)

295 (11) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

273 (7), 225 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

268 (3), 254 (1), 231 (6) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

244 (9), 208 (5) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

242 (8), 227 (6), 217 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

226 (7) Eric Striba (Bangor)

224 (2), 205 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

220 (9) Nick Beck (Salisbury)

215 (3), 200 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

212 (5) Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley)

209 (10) Blaze Curry) (Southern Lehigh)

208 (7), 207 (4), 206 (10) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

200 (9) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

501 (5), 385 (2), 304 (1), 241 (11), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) *District Record*

399 (4), 384 (7), 305 (8), 288 (2), 246 (3), 242 (9) John Adams (Minersville)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

365 (5), 312 (4), 263 (9), 257 (8), 219 (3), 200 (6) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

330 (10), 298 (5), 293 (2), 242 (9), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

291 (10), 239 (6), 233 (2), 201 (5) Jovan Rodriguez

289 (9), 211 (8) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

284 (6), 282 (13) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

283 (12), 269 (11), 250 (7) Bobby McClosky (ES South)

281 (1), 232 (5) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

269 (5), 209 (9) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

268 (7), 258 (5), 227 (1), 229 (6) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

258 (5), 230 (4), 219 (3) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

253 (9), 239 (12) Trey Dogmanits (Whitehall)

252 (11) Cody Miller (Nativity)

249 (9) Brian Taylor (Freedom)

245 (5), 231 (3), 224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

230 (2), 221 (8) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

228 (7) Cole Dorshimer (Pen Argyl)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

219 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Luke Spang (Parkland)

203 (9) Cole Transue (Easton)

201 (8) Cooper King (Northampton)

200 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

6 (5), 5 (8), 4 (9) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

5 (4), 5 (7) John Adams (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (9) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

4 (5) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (12) Trey Dogmanits (Whitehall)

4 (12) Bobby McClosky (ES South)

Single Game Receptions (10)

15 (7), 12 (11), 10 (1) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

11 (5) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

11 (6) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)  *School Record*

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

10 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *School Record*

212 (7), 141 (6) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

196 (5) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

189 (7), 141 (8) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

182 (7), 164 (9) Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh)  *School Record*

175 (7), 156 (1), 140 (9) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4), 153 (6), 142 (7) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

161 (11), 149 (5) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

158 (1), 152 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

154 (5), 146 (10) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

149 (5) Christopher Sell (Dieruff)

148 (8) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

147 (5) Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

147 (7) Jose Almonte (ES South)

146 (14) Ian Juica (Catasauqua)

142 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

3 (6) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

3 (7) Jason Cullen (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9), 3 (12) Colin Burdian (ES South)

3 (11) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (12) Bryce Bashore (Whitehall)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 Austin Martelucci (Easton)  *School record*

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

42 (7), 41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

42 (9) Joe Weirich (PM West)

42 (12), 40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

40 (?) Nick Radoi (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1719 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

1716 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

1599 Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh) sr

1539 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1524 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1357 Kael Godshalk (Bangor) sr

1329 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

1301 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

1277 Eric Striba (Bangor) jr

1271 Dahlir Adams (Parkland) sr

1267 Jaden Bowens (PM West) sr

1153 Ron Blake (ES South) sr

1074 Matt Martin (Marian Catholic) jr

1024 Blaze Curry (Southern Lehigh) sr

1022 Andre Reames (Stroudsburg) jr

1006 Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley) sr

Touchdowns (20)

31 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph  *School Record*

26 Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh) sr

25 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

24 Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

22 Ron Blake (ES South) sr

21 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

21 Kael Godshalk (Bangor) sr

20 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

Passing Yards (1000)

2452 John Adams (Minersville) sr *School Record*

2342 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

2190 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

2134 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

2062 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

2060 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr  *School Record*

1893 Josiah Williams (Emmaus) soph  *School Record*

1877 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

1526 Brian Taylor (Freedom) sr

1521 Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff) sr

1466 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley) jr

1459 Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic) jr

1441 Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley) sr

1433 Cooper King (Northampton) sr

1388 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton) soph

1308 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1305 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

1283 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1209 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe) jr

1182 Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville) sr

1036 Luke Spang (Parkland) soph

1017 Cody Miller (Nativity) sr

1016 Christian Fye (Catasauqua) jr

1003 Tommy Mason (Liberty) jr

1003 Jaden Newton (Palisades) sr

1001 Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley) sr

Touchdown Passes (20)

30 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr  *School Record*

27 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr  *School Record*

27 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

25 John Adams (Minersville) sr *School Record*

25 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

23 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

Receptions (40)

66 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr  *School Record*

61 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph  *School Record*

54 Zack Gillen (Wilson) sr

51 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

51 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr  *School Record*

51 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) sr

50 Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

46 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) soph

46 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

45 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

45 Deryl Fisher (Jim Thorpe) sr

45 Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic) jr

43 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

42 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

40 Colin Burdian (ES South) sr

Reception Yardage (600)

1006 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

955 Trevor Amorim (Northern Lehigh) sr  *School Record*

864 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

844 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

803 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

780 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

771 Zack Gillen (Wilson) sr

760 Colin Burdian (ES South) sr

718 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

711 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

708 Christopher Sell (Dieruff) sr

699 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) soph

671 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

638 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

610 Karim Brice (Liberty) sr

606 Carl Brown (North Schuylkill) sr

Reception Touchdowns (10)

13 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

13 Colin Burdian (ES South) sr

13 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

11 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

10 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

December 4, 2021
Southern Columbia heading back to Hershey

LEHIGHTON – The Big Three.

Southern Columbia’s running backs Braeden Wisloski, Gavin Garcia and Wes Barnes combined for 352 yards on 21 carries and seven touchdowns in a 56-14 win over Northern Lehigh (11-4) in a Class 2A Semifinal at Lehighton Area School District Stadium.

“I can’t be prouder of the way we played the last two weekends on both sides of the ball,” said Coach Jim Roth. “Our line did a good job opening up holes all night.”

What does this win mean?

Southern Columbia (14-1) moves on to play District 7 champion Serra Catholic (14-1) in next Friday’s PIAA Class 2A championship game at 1 pm at Hersheypark Stadium. The Eagles defeated Farrell Friday Night in the other semifinal’s 27-18. This is the seventh year in a row the Tigers are going to make the trip to Hershey.

“Every now and then I take a step back and it’s hard to believe sometimes when I think about it,” said Roth. “One of the keys is I have to take a step back. One of the important things we do is every day, every game, everything is one day at a time and we try and keep the focus on the here and now. We don’t look ahead.”

As impressive as the Tigers’ offense was, their defense was stout all night. Garcia returned an interception and Derek Berlitz had two sacks and a blocked punt to lead Southern Columbia’s defense.

“Defensively we came in the season inexperienced. We played two outstanding offensive teams the last two weeks in the playoffs and our defense played extremely well,” said Roth.

Wasting no time

Northern Lehigh won the toss and deferred to Southern Columbia. The Tigers marched right down the field and capped off the five-play drive with Wisloski 13-yard touchdown run. Garcia had a 34-yard sprint during the drive. Isaac Carter’s kick was good and Southern Columbia led 7-0.

The Tiger’s defense forced a three-and-out. It looked like Garcia returned a punt for a score but it was called back due to a penalty.

The Tigers offense strikes again

Barnes (22 yards) and Garcia (44 yards) had big runs back-to-back and Barnes finished off the drive with a seven-yard touchdown run. Just like that, Southern Columbia led 14-0.

The Bulldogs would answer the Tigers’ drive. The combination of Dylan Smoyer to Nick Frame was key in the drive. Those two connected on pass/catch of 18 and 49 yards. Matt Frame finished the drive diving in from one yard out. Northern Lehigh cut into the Tigers lead 14-7 with 2:59 left in the first quarter. That would be as close as the Bulldogs would get to Southern Columbia.

The Tigers answered right back. It took two plays for Wisloski to burst through the line and go 53 yards for the score. Tigers led 21-7.

The Bulldogs’ Brett Misera intercepted a Blake Wise pass. Northern Lehigh couldn’t capitalize on the turnover and had to punt.

The Tigers scored the next two touchdowns before halftime to extend their lead. Barnes scored from six yards out and Garcia added a 13-yard run. The Tigers led 35-7 at the half.

The Tigers’ defense forced a Bulldog punt. Two plays into the Southern Columbia drive, Barnes broke free for the 45-yard run. With 7:48 left in the quarter, the mercy rule was on.

“I thought our defense brought pressure and keep them off balance most of the night,” said Roth. “Our guys did a great job tonight. It looked to me just watching from the sidelines it was probably one of our better games in terms of our front four. The combination of our front four and linebackers looked quick all night.”

The play of the game came with no time left in the third quarter. Garcia picked off a Smoyer pass two yards deep in the end zone and took it 102 yards for the score as time expired in the third quarter. The Tigers led 49-7.

The Bulldogs fumbled a reverse on the ensuing kickoff and the Tigers took over on Northern Lehigh’s 18. Wisloski scored from 18 yards out and the score was 56-7, Southern Columbia with 11:38 remaining in the game.

Frame added his second touchdown of the night. He finished his night rushing for 96 yards on 20 carries.

Southern Columbia 56, Northern Lehigh 14

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Southern Columbia (14-1) 21 14 14 7 56

Northern Lehigh (11-4) 7 0 0 7 14

First Quarter

SC – Braeden Wisloski 13 yard run (Isaac Carter kick good) 10:04

SC – Wes Barnes 7 yard run (Isaac Carter kick good) 7:11

NL – Matt Frame 1 yard run (Brett Misera kick good) 2:59

SC – Braeden Wisloski 54 yard run (Isaac Carter kick good) 2:06

Second Quarter

SC – Wes Barnes 7 yard run (Isaac Carter kick good) 6:26

SC – Gavin Garcia 13 yard run (Isaac Carter kick good) 1:24

Third Quarter

SC – Wes Barnes 45 yard run (Isaac Carter kick good) 7:48

SC – Gavin Garcia 102 yard Interception return (Isaac Carter kick good) 0:00

Fourth Quarter

SC – Braeden Wisloski 18 yard run (Isaac Carter kick good) 11:38

NL – Matt Frame 16 yard run (Brett Misera kick good) 3:07

December 4, 2021
Northern Lehigh Advances to State Semifinal With Win Over West Catholic

WHITEHALL – Northern Lehigh’s Trevor Amorim scored four touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal game against District 12 champion West Catholic. Northern Lehigh’s Joe Tout had his team prepared for a battle to the end. The Bulldogs offense was stellar, but the defense came up big slowing down the Burrs offense in a 48-24 win.

“Our defense won this game tonight,” said Tout. “Our kids tonight were physical and fast to the ball all night.”

With the win, Northern Lehigh (11-3) advances to play District 4 power Southern Columbia (13-1) in next weekend’s PIAA Class 2A semifinal game. The Tigers are the defending state champions who beat Richland 62-20 Friday night.

“We got Southern Columbia next and everyone knows them in Pennsylvania,” said Tout. “We’ll respect them, but these kids are ready for that challenge.”

West Catholic won the toss and elected to take the opening kickoff. Just like every game, the Burrs took a delay of game penalty on their first offensive play of the game in honoring Ivan Hicks who collapsed and died during a 7-on-7 scrimmage back in July. The Bulldogs decline the penalty. Northern Lehigh’s defense made a statement right away stopping the Burrs and forcing a punt on their opening kickoff.

The Bulldogs offense wasted no time scoring. Quarterback Dylan Smoyer threw a halfback pass to Nick Frame who threw a laser to Amorim for a 54-yard touchdown pass. Brett Misera’s kick was good and the Bulldogs led 7-0.

“The key tonight was going to be, I thought, we had to manufacture two scores and we got one with this play,” said Tout. “We hit that against North Schuylkill a while ago and that is one of the things we have done for years, different formations and double passes.”

Another three-and-out by the Burrs and the Bulldogs took over on the West Catholic 49. Smoyer hit Amorim (4-yards) and Misera (11-yards) setting up another scoring drive. The Bulldogs capped off the 49-yard drive with an Amorim 29-yard run to give Northern Lehigh a 14-0 lead.

“We came out fast tonight,” said Tout. “I thought it was going to be a tight game until the end. But this group keeps surprising me. They were lights out tonight.”

After the teams exchanged interceptions, the Bulldogs were on the move late in the first quarter. They were faced with a third-and-seven on the Burrs 22. Smoyer found Austin Smyth for a 22-yard touchdown pass. with 1:23 left in the quarter. The Bulldogs led 21-0.

Early in the second quarter, the Bulldogs were on West Catholic’s 37. Running back Matt Frame took the screen pass, powered his way through several tackles, and went 63 yards for the score. Northern Lehigh extended their lead to 28-0.

The Burrs offense didn’t get a first down until the second quarter. West Catholic finally got on the board when Zymeen Howell made a difficult throw under pressure and hit Naidir Hilliard for the 54-yard touchdown pass. Howell’s two-point conversion made it 28-8 Northern Lehigh,

On Northern Lehigh’s third offensive play in the second half, Amorim fumbled the ball. It was recovered by Hilliard. But the Burrs gave it right back and guess who recovered it, Amorim. Frame had runs of 16 and 15 yards and Amorim finished the drive scoring from two yards out.

“That was huge to get the ball right back and stop any momentum they had,” said Tout. “Amorim and Frame came up big for us tonight.” The Bulldogs, Smyth and Jayden Krempasky, had back-to-back sacks ending a West Catholic drive.

After another punt by the Burrs, Amorim finished a 76-yard, eight-play drive with another two-yard touchdown run. The Bulldogs failed to make the two-point conversion that would have given them a 35-point lead and initiated the mercy rule.

The Burrs offense kicked it in gear in the fourth quarter. K’saan Greene had a 57-yard touchdown run and Jiaire Greene added an 18-yard run.

Smoyer had the final score of the game, a one-yard run, and the Bulldogs moved on to the East final for the first time in 18 years.

“It’s surreal right now,” said Tout. “I thought with this group we had a chance. You’re playing the Philadelphia Catholic League and they have been so dominating in the PIAA. I am so proud of this group.”

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

West Catholic (4-8) 0 8 0 16 24

Northern Lehigh (11-3) 21 7 7 13 48

1st Quarter

NL – Trevor Amorim 54 yard pass from Nick Frame (Brett Misera kick good) 9:22

NL – Trevor Amorim 29 yard run (Brett Misera kick good) 4:46

NL – Austin Smyth 22 yard pass from Dylan Smoyer (Brett Misera kick good) 1:23

2nd Quarter

NL – Matt Frame 63 yard pass from Dylan Smoyer (Brett Misera kick good) 10:09

WC – Naidir Hilliard 54 yard pass from Zymeen Howell (Zymeen Howell 2-point conversion good) 8:30

3rd Quarter

NL – Trevor Amorim 2 yard run (Brett Misera kick good) 8:49

4th Quarter

NL – Trevor Amorim 2 yard run (2-point conversion no good) 11:14

WC – K’saan Greene 57 yard run (K’saan Greene 2-point conversion good) 10:15

WC – Jiaire Greene 18 yard run (K’saan Greene 2-point conversion good) 6:28

NL – Dylan Smoyer 1 yard run (Brett Misera kick good) 2:55

November 27, 2021
Easton Feasts on Turnovers in Turkey Day Win Over Phillipsburg

EASTON – As the stage was set, it wasn’t too big for the Red Rovers. Going into the game, Easton was riding a five game win streak in the annual Turkey Day game. But, that streak was in jeopardy with Phillipsburg leading 3-0 late in the game.

When Easton needed a big play, they got it. Easton’s defense forced a much needed turnover. The Red Rovers scored a late touchdown in a 7-3 victory in the 114th playing of this Thanksgiving rivalry.

Turnovers and Penalties

It was turnovers and an abundance of penalties by both teams that combined for over 100 yards of penalties in the first half. With 10:31 left in the first half, Phillipsburg’s Tristen Canzano intercepted a Cole Transue pass in the end zone to end a Red Rover drive deep in Stateliners territory.

Easton returned the favor. Bryce Billings intercepted a pass and returned it to the Phillipsburg 17. Easton tried a 42-yard field goal attempt that was no good. But a penalty, running into the kicker by the Stateliners gave the Red Rovers another chance. This time the 37-yard attempt was blocked by Connor Hille with 6:37 left in the half and the Stateliners take over on their 20.

Easton’s defense came up with the stop late in the first half. Javion Thompson intercepted a Canzano pass with 2:49 remaining in the first half. At halftime we were scoreless, 0-0.

The lack of scoring continued. With 3:46 left in the third quarter, Phillipsburg’s Matt D’Onofrio kicked a 37-yard field goal and the Stateliners led 3-0. It looked as though the Stateliners would hold on.

With 2:14 left in the game, the Red Rovers were faced with a fourth down and one on Phillipsburg 18. The 35-yard field goal attempt was no good and the Stateliners take over on their 20.

Big Plays

The stage was set. Phillipsburg looked like they were going to get a first down, instead the Red Rovers stripped the ball and Mikey Hynes recovered it on the Stateliners 15 with 1:10 remaining in the game. With :58 seconds left in the game, Transue hit a wide open Marcus Williams for a 10-yard touchdown pass.

Easton becomes the first team in this series to win six games in a row.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Easton Area (6-4) 0 0 0 7 7

Phillipsburg (7-5) 0 0 3 0 3

3rd Quarter

P – Matt D’Onofrio 37-yard field goal 3:46

4th Quarter

E – Marcus Williams 10-yard pass from Cole Transue :58

November 25, 2021
Late Goal-Line Stand Lifts Northern Lehigh Over Lackawanna Trail

SLATINGTON – It came down to one final stop.

The Bulldogs mounted a goal-line stand inside their one-yard line with 9:32 remaining in the game while leading 21-14 in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A Football Playoff game Friday night at Bulldog Stadium. “The goal line stand switched the momentum of the game,” said Northern Lehigh Head Couch Joe Tout.

On fourth-and-one and the Bulldogs at their nine, Tout didn’t hesitate and went for it. Senior Trevor Amorim broke free around the left end and ran down the sidelines for a 91-yard touchdown run. Frame added a touchdown late in the game and Northern Lehigh (10-3) advanced into the PIAA State playoffs with a 35-14 win over Lackawanna Trail (8-4).

“On Fourth-and-one, if we can’t get that, we don’t deserve to win,” said Tout. The Bulldogs get the winner of York Catholic and West Catholic.

In the first quarter, the Bulldogs passing game was clicking. Northern Lehigh received the opening kickoff and converted a fourth-and-three on their 37 during the drive. Dylan Smoyer threw a beautiful pass to Brett Misera for a 31-yard touchdown. Misera’s kick was good and the Bulldogs led 7-0 with 6:46 left in the first quarter.

Defense….Defense

Northern Lehigh’s A.J. Jimenez recovered a fumble on Lackawanna Trail’s first possession their 39. The duo hooked up again. Smoyer hit Misera again for a 35-yard touchdown pass and the Bulldogs led 14-0 in the first quarter.

“We like the matchup with our tight ends,” said Tout. “When we are able to put Brett in at tight end, we thought him or Austin were going to come open at some point.”

Late in the first quarter, Lackawanna Trail’s running game started clicking. Lukas Gumble had runs of seven and four, but the biggest was the 47-yard run for the Lions score with 1:57 left in the first quarter. Xander Ball’s kick was good. The Lions cut into Northern Lehigh’s lead 14-7.

The Lions tried a 26-yard field goal attempt that went wide left with 9:55 remaining the first half. Jimenez had a big sack late in the first half and Aiden Parvel had an interception.

“Coach Davis did a good job with our defense tonight,” said Tout. “We don’t see the Wing-T much anymore and once we got use to their speed our guys settled in.” The Bulldogs went into halftime leading 14-7.

With 6:47 left in the third quarter, The Lions defense came up with the big play. Kolbee Soltis read Smoyer’s pass and picked it off. He went 20 yards for the score. Just like that we were tied at 14.

Northern Lehigh answered right back. The Bulldogs went to their strength, running the ball. Eight running plays later, Trevor Amorim went in from eight yards out. The Bulldogs reclaimed the lead 21-14 with 3:32 left in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs’ defense had goal-line stops on third and goal and fourth and inches. They took over on their one-yard line. Frame ran the ball three times. The Bulldogs were faced with a fourth-and-one on their nine. Amorim took the hand off and the rest is history.

Frame finished the night rushing for 137 yards on 18 carries. Amorim added 121 yards on nine carries. Jimenez on defense was a beast. He had a fumble recovery, a key sack right before halftime and knocked down a pass in a key spot.

“We had Jimenez at linebacker earlier in the year but moved him to defensive end to shore up the defense,” said Tout. “A.J. is a tailback with size playing defensive end and has good speed.”

This was Northern Lehigh’s first PIAA playoff win since 2010.

Northern Lehigh 35, Lackawanna Trail 14

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Lackawanna Trai (8-4) 7 0 7 0 14

Northern Lehigh (10-3) 14 0 7 14 35

First quarter

NL: Dylan Smoyer 32 yard pass to Brett Misera (Brett Misera kick) 6:46

NL: Dylan Smoyer 35 yard pass to Brett Misera (Brett Misera kick) 3:46

LT: Lukas Gumble 47 yard run (Xander Ball kick) 1:57

Third quarter

LT: Kolbee Soltis 20 yard interception return (Xander Ball kick) 6:47

NL: Trevor Amorim 8 yard run (Brett Misera kick), 3:32

Fourth quarter

NL: Trevor Amorim 91 yard run (Brett Misera kick), 7:29

NL: Matt Frame 20 yard run (Brett Misera kick), 1:52

November 20, 2021
DISTRICT 11 NOTES (Week 12)

RUNNINGBACKS:

Matt Frame of Northern Lehigh rushed for 334 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Palmerton. Frame fell 9 yards short of the school record. Nate Farber rushed for 343 yards vs Western Wayne in 2014. Frame went over 3,000 career yards and now has 3,038 yards. His 5 td’s moved him into the “40 td” club and he currently scored 43 career td’s.  Northwestern’s Justin Holmes ends his career rushing for 2,480 yards and scoring 47 td’s. He threw for 2,774 career yards and 36 td passes. His career receiving totals have him catching 35 passes for 847 yards with 13 of his 47 career td’s being td receptions.  Palmerton’s Matt Machalik ends his sophomore season rushing for 1,539 yards and a school record and District leading 31 td’s. Machalik also threw for 1,308 yards and 9 td passes. Another sophomore, Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley, continues to lead the District in rushing with 1,657 yards. Tri-Valley’s junior duo of Jake Scheib and Kameron Wetzel combined to rush for 1,597 yards and 23 td’s this season.  NOTE: The streak continues with all 12 weeks having produced at least 1-200 yard rusher and 1 player scoring at least 4 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Dylan Smoyer of Northern Lehigh set the school’s single season passing yardage record vs Palmerton. Smoyer has thrown for 1,815 yards, breaking the old record of 1,759 yards that Gary Van Norman threw in 1968. Smoyer has completed 102 passes (ties school record) in 168 attempts and thrown 23 td passes (ties school record). Van Norman had almost identical numbers as he also completed 102 passes (school record) on 175 attempts and a school record 23 td passes.  Jake Hall of North Schuylkill has thrown for 2,212 yards and a District leading 30 td passes this season. Hall joins the “4,000 yard” club and he also broke the school’s career td pass record. Hall’s career totals have him passing for 4,087 yards and 56 td passes. Bobby Grigas held the old td pass record when he threw 54 career td passes from 2012-15.  Bobby McClosky of ES South bettered his 269 yards and 3 td passes that he threw 2 weeks ago by throwing for 283 yards and 4 td’s in their overtime win over Whitehall last week. McClosky went over 2,000 yards passing on the season and now has 2,032 yards and 27 td passes. His yardage is 4th best at ESS and his td passes are 2nd behind Robbie Moyer’s 35 that he threw in 2009. In the same game Whitehall’s Trey Dogmanits threw for 239 yards and 4 td’s.  Luke Spang of Parkland finished his sophomore season passing for 1,036 yards and 11 td passes. Josiah Williams of Emmaus has thrown for 1,611 yards this season which is fifth best all-time for a single season at Emmaus. All 3 qb’s Dogmanits, Spang, and Williams are all sophomore’s in the EPC South division and all 3 replaced injured quarterbacks this season. Quinn Wentling of Whitehall was injured mid season and Dogmanits replaced him and threw for 835 yards and 6 td passes. Williams, who is still playing, started the season in place of Jake Fotta who was injured in pre-season and has thrown 16 td passes to go along with his 1,611 yards. Spang took over for injured Ty Tremba and as stated was able to pass for over 1,000 yards this season.  Tri-Valley’s Jonas McGrath  came up just shy of 2,000 yards passing for his career

as he ended up with 1,967 yards and 22 td passes.

RECEIVERS:

Colin Burdian of ES South caught 7 passes for 126 yards and 3 td’s vs Whitehall last week. Burdian has 38 catches for 743 yards and 13 td’s this season. Teammate Shane Bulay caught 8 passes for 100 yards and the game winning td catch in overtime. Junior Brady Evans of Williams Valley has similar numbers as Burdian as he caught 42 passes for 789 yards and 12 td’s this season. Joey Flail of North Schuylkill broke the school’s single season reception record when he caught 7 passes for 100 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Jim Thorpe. The sophomore has 57 receptions for 980 yards and 13 td’s this season. Ron Hartz held the old Spartan reception record when he caught 54 passes in 1982. Cade Christopher of Northwestern finished his junior season catching 34 passes for 671 yards and 11 td’s. Christopher scored 20 total td’s this season. Christopher will enter his senior season with 49 catches for 1,041 yards and 18 td receptions.  Bryce Bashore of Whitehall caught 5 passes for 74 yards and 3 first half td receptions vs ES South.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

5 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

5 (7), 4 (1), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

5 (7), 4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

5 (8), 5 (12), 4 (10) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

5 (11) Damonte Foreman (Whitehall)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1), 4 (5) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3), 4 (11) Ron Blake (East Stroudsburg South)

4 (4), 4 (10) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

4 (7) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

4 (8) Eric Striba (Bangor)

4 (4) Warren Stewart (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Damian Simpson (Wilson)

4 (11) James Denicola (Palmerton)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

334 (12) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

328 (6), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

295 (10) Warren Stewart (Tamaqua)

295 (11) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

273 (7), 225 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

268 (3), 254 (1), 231 (6) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

244 (9), 208 (5) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

242 (8), 227 (6), 217 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

226 (7) Eric Striba (Bangor)

224 (2), 205 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

220 (9) Nick Beck (Salisbury)

215 (3), 200 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

212 (5) Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley)

209 (10) Blaze Curry) (Southern Lehigh)

208 (7), 207 (4), 206 (10) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

200 (9) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

501 (5), 385 (2), 304 (1), 241 (11), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) *District Record*

399 (4), 384 (7), 305 (8), 288 (2), 246 (3), 242 (9) John Adams (Minersville)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

365 (5), 312 (4), 263 (9), 257 (8), 219 (3), 200 (6) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

330 (10), 298 (5), 293 (2), 242 (9), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

291 (10), 239 (6), 233 (2), 201 (5) Jovan Rodriguez

289 (9), 211 (8) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

284 (6) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

283 (12), 269 (11), 250 (7) Bobby McClosky (ES South)

281 (1), 232 (5) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

269 (5), 209 (9) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

268 (7), 258 (5), 227 (1), 229 (6) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

258 (5), 230 (4), 219 (3) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

253 (9), 239 (12) Trey Dogmanits (Whitehall)

252 (11) Cody Miller (Nativity)

249 (9) Brian Taylor (Freedom)

245 (5), 231 (3), 224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

230 (2), 221 (8) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

228 (7) Cole Dorshimer (Pen Argyl)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

219 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Luke Spang (Parkland)

203 (9) Cole Transue (Easton)

201 (8) Cooper King (Northampton)

200 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

6 (5), 5 (8), 4 (9) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

5 (4), 5 (7) John Adams (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (9) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

4 (5) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

4 (12) Trey Dogmanits (Whitehall)

4 (12) Bobby McClosky (ES South)

Single Game Receptions (10)

15 (7), 12 (11), 10 (1) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

11 (5) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

11 (6) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)  *School Record*

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

10 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *School Record*

212 (7), 141 (6) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

196 (5) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

189 (7), 141 (8) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

182 (7), 164 (9) Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh)  *School Record*

175 (7), 156 (1), 140 (9) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4), 153 (6), 142 (7) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

161 (11), 149 (5) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

158 (1), 152 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

154 (5), 146 (10) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

149 (5) Christopher Sell (Dieruff)

148 (8) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

147 (5) Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

147 (7) Jose Almonte (ES South)

142 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

3 (6) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

3 (7) Jason Cullen (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9), 3 (12) Colin Burdian (ES South)

3 (11) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

3 (12) Bryce Bashore (Whitehall)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 Austin Martelucci (Easton)  *School record*

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

42 (7), 41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

42 (9) Joe Weirich (PM West)

42 (12), 40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

40 (?) Nick Radoi (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1657 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

1539 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1493 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1397 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

1359 Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh) sr

1357 Kael Godshalk (Bangor) sr

1329 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

1301 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

1277 Eric Striba (Bangor) jr

1271 Dahlir Adams (Parkland) sr

1267 Jaden Bowens (PM West) sr

1074 Matt Martin (Marian Catholic) jr

1068 Ron Blake (ES South) sr

1024 Blaze Curry (Southern Lehigh) sr

1022 Andre Reames (Stroudsburg) jr

1006 Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley) sr

Touchdowns (20)

31 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph  *School Record*

24 Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh) sr

22 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

22 Ron Blake (ES South) sr

21 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

21 Kael Godshalk (Bangor) sr

20 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

Passing Yards (1000)

2452 John Adams (Minersville) sr *School Record*

2212 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

2134 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

2062 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

2032 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

1877 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

1815 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr  *School Record*

1611 Josiah Williams (Emmaus) soph

1521 Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff) sr

1441 Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley) sr

1388 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton) soph

1374 Brian Taylor (Freedom) sr

1363 Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic) jr

1334 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley) jr

1308 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1305 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

1283 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1253 Cooper King (Northampton) sr

1209 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe) jr

1182 Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville) sr

1036 Luke Spang (Parkland) soph

1017 Cody Miller (Nativity) sr

1003 Tommy Mason (Liberty) jr

1003 Jaden Newton (Palisades) sr

1001 Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley) sr

Touchdown Passes (20)

30 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr  *School Record*

27 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

25 John Adams (Minersville) sr *School Record*

25 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

23 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

23 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr  *Ties School Record*

Receptions (40)

66 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr  *School Record*

57 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph *School Record*

54 Zack Gillen (Wilson) sr

51 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

51 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr  *School Record*

51 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) sr

46 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) soph

45 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

45 Deryl Fisher (Jim Thorpe) sr

43 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

42 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

42 Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic) jr

42 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

41 Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

Reception Yardage (600)

980 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

864 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

847 Trevor Amorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

803 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

789 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

780 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

771 Zack Gillen (Wilson) sr

743 Colin Burdian (ES South) sr

718 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

711 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

708 Christopher Sell (Dieruff) sr

699 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) soph

671 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

638 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

610 Karim Brice (Liberty) sr

Reception Touchdowns (10)

13 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

13 Colin Burdian (ES South) sr

12 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

11 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

10 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

November 19, 2021
Northern Lehigh’s Running Backs Run Wild in District 11 Class 2A Championship Game

LEHIGHTON – Northern Lehigh used big plays by seniors Matt Frame and Trevor Amorim in Saturday afternoon’s District 11 Class 2A Championship game at Lehighton Multi-Purpose Stadium.

The dynamic duo combined for 403 yards rushing on 30 carries and eight touchdowns. Frame rushed for 331 of the 403 yards and five touchdowns. Amorim added 72 yards in the 64-34 win.

With the win, Head Football Coach Joe Tout knotted his 100th career win at Northern Lehigh. This was the first District title since 2010.

“It’s been our goal since last year to win a district title,” said Tout. “Losing that game at Whitehall to Palisades, we knew we had a special group of guys coming back.”

Next weekend, the Bulldogs will play Lackawanna Trail out of District 2. The Lions defeated Dunmore 14-10.

From the start of the game, Northern Lehigh was in control.

On their first possession, the Bulldogs ran right down the field. Frame capped off the drive powering in from three yards out. On their next possession, it took two plays. Frame took the handoff and went 72 yards for the score. Brett Misera’s kick was good and they led 14-0 with 6:11 left in the first quarter.

Late in the first quarter, The Blue Bombers’ Zack Anthony blocked a punt and Lucas Heydt recovered the ball at Northern Lehigh’s 32. Quarterback Matthew Machalik accounted for all 32 yards and finished the drive with a one-yard touchdown run with 2:05 left in the first quarter. The two-point conversion was no good and the Bulldogs led14-6.

Northern Lehigh’s Ethan Karpowich recovered a fumble at their 42 with 10:16 left in the first half. Dylan Smoyer hit Nick Frame for a 33-yard pass completion down to Palmerton’s 25. Three plays later, Amorim went in from ten yards out The Bulldogs extended their lead, 21-6.

Machalik said not so fast. He called his own play and went 69 yards for the score. The Blue Bombers cut into Northern Lehigh’s lead 21-12.

Like any great fight, you punch and counter punch. The Bulldogs just did that.

They capped off the 11-play, 65-yard drive as Frame scored his third touchdown of the half, this time from one yard out. Amorim’s two-point conversion was good and it was 29-12 with 3:57 left in the first half.

Palmerton scored on their first possession of the second half. Machalik went in from 28 yards out and the two-point conversion is good. The Blue Bombers trailed 29-20 with 10:24 left in the third quarter.

The Bulldog’s offense seemed to set the tone in the second half. They scored on five consecutive drives.

“I made some mistakes there and we were trying to throw a little bit in the first half,” said Tout. The plan coming out of halftime was to ride our horses and we were committed to our running attack the second half.”

The Bulldogs answered right back. Frame did most of the damage rushing for 42 yards on four carries and Amorim capped off the drive with a nine-yard touchdown run.

After a three-and-out by Palmerton, Frame took the handoff and went 54 yards on one play for the touchdown run. With 5:47 left in the third quarter, the Bulldogs led 43-20.

Palmerton still had fight in them. Machalik hit Danny Lucykanish for a 56-yard touchdown pass. Amorim added another score with 3:01 left in the third quarter.

Heading into the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs led 51-26.

Northern Lehigh would extend their lead on A.J. Jimenez’s five-yard run and Frame’s fifth touchdown run of the day, this time for 70-yards.

Harrison Dailey of Palmerton finished the scoring with a nine-yard run.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Palmerton Area (9-3) 6 6 14 8 34

Northern Lehigh (9-3) 14 15 22 13 64

1st Quarter

NL – Matt Frame 3-yard run (Brett Misera kick good) 9:16

NL – Matt Frame 72-yard run (Brett Misera kick good) 6:11

P – Mathew Machalik 1-yard run (2-point no good) 2:05

2nd Quarter

NL – Trevor Amorim 6-yard run (Brett Misera kick good) 9:01

P – Mathew Machalik 69-yard run (2-point conversion no good) 8:36

NL – Matt Frame 1-yard run (2-point conversion good) 3:57

3rd Quarter

P – Mathew Machalik 28-yard run (2-point conversion good) 10:24

NL – Trevor Amorim 9-yard run (2-point conversion no good) 7:23

NL – Matt Frame 54-yard run (2-point conversion good) 5:47

P – Mathew Machalik 56-yard pass to Danny Lucykanish (2-point conversion no good) 4:11

NL – Trevor Amorim 15-yard run (2-point conversion good) 3:01

4th Quarter

NL – A.J. Jimenez 5-yard run (2-point conversion no good) 11:54

NL – Matt Frame 70-yard run (Brett Misera kick good) 9:00

P – Harrison Dailey 9-yard run (2-point conversion good) 1:27

November 13, 2021
Freedom Pulls Away in Fourth Quarter For Win

Photo credit Ace Long

NORTHAMPTON – Freedom got a late touchdown run by Jalen Fletcher as the Patriots gave Northampton their first loss of the season, 21-9 in the District 11 Class 6A semifinals at Al Erdosy Stadium.

Freedom had touchdown runs of one and 65 yards by senior quarterback Brian Taylor on their first two possessions to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

“It was great to come out and get a 14-0 lead,” said Freedom Head Coach Jason Roeder. “But, you’ve got to maintain that a little better.”

Taylor rushed for 145 yards on 13 carries while passing for 43 yards and three interceptions.

Northampton’s defense settled down and came up big in the first half. Tristen Pinnock had two interceptions and they held the Patriots’ scoreless the rest of the first half.

“All year long our defense has done a great job,” said Northampton’s Head Coach John Toman. “Our kids have never been in this position. I think they settled in and I thought we played a good three quarters after that.”

Northampton finally got on the board. Kicker Vincent Santostefano calmly kicked a 42-yard field goal with 3:30 left in the third quarter to cut into Freedom’s lead, 14-3.

The Konkrete Kids trailed 14-3 heading into the fourth quarter. They got their third interception of the night. Caden Reph picked off the pass and returned it to Freedom’s 30. Cooper King hit Caden Henritzy on a screen pass that went 35 yards for the score. The Patriot’s lead was shrinking, 14-9.

King led Northampton’s offense with 129 yards passing and one touchdown.

In the end, the Konkrete Kids were 1-for-4 in the red zone.

“We came up a little short offensively in the red zone,” said Toman. “We moved the ball on them and gave ourselves a chance to win in the fourth quarter.”

Freedom’s offense answered on their next possession. Freedom used their ground attack as Fletcher capped off a seven-play drive with a five-yard touchdown run. The Patriots extended their lead with 4:31 remaining in the game.

“I like the way we finished,” said Roeder. “We bent a little more than what I liked on defense, but I am proud of the stops we got in the red zone.”

Freedom’s defense was strong in the end as the Patriots move on to the District 11 Class 6A Finals.

Up Next

Freedom plays Emmaus who defeated Parkland 21-14 in the other District 11 6A SemiFinal game.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Freedom (10-2) 14 0 0 7 21

Northampton (11-1) 0 0 3 6 9

1st Quarter

FR – Brian Taylor 1-yard run (Zeyad Ragab Kick good)

FR – Brian Taylor 65-yard run (Zeyad Ragab Kick good)

3rd Quarter

N – Vincent Santostefano 42-yard field goal

4th Quarter

N – Caden Henritzy (2-point conversion no good)

FR – Jalen Fletcher (Zeyad Ragab Kick good)

November 13, 2021
DISTRICT 11 NOTES (Week 11)

RUNNINGBACKS:

Damonte Foreman of Whitehall scored 5 td’s in their win over Southern Lehigh. Foreman rushed for 147 yards and 3 td’s, caught 4 passes for 139 yards and a td, and also returned a kick-off 89 yards for a td. In the same game Spartans senior runningback Blaze Curry went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season and finished with 1,024 yards. Ron Blake of ES South rushed for 156 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Wyoming Valley West. Blake went over 1,000 yards on the season and now has 1,047 yards rushing to go along with scoring 21 td’s. Jaden Bowens of PM West finished his senior year rushing for 1,267 yards and scoring 17 td’s. Bowens career totals have him in 3rd place all-time at PMW for rushing yards with 2,459 yards. Franklyn Quiteh (2007-08) holds the record with 2,853 yards and Chris Infante (2003-05) is 2nd with 2,656 yards. There are actually 4 Panthers players who have 30 or more career td’s. Quiteh (34), Chris Monaco (33), Bowens (31) and Kaleb Monaco (30). Kael Godshalk of Bangor rushed for 295 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Saucon Valley. Godshalk finished his senior season rushing for 1,357 yards and scoring 21 td’s. His yardage is 6th best at Bangor and his 21 td’s is 2nd all-time for a single season.  The school record is 22 td’s that Phil Vass scored in 2012. Godshalk had 26 career td’s which ties him with former Slater Rodney Heard for 4th place. Heard played from 1986-88. Scott LaValva holds the record with 51 td’s (2007-10), followed by Vass with 37 and Matt Diomedo who scored 34 td’s from 1994-97. Teammate Eric Striba finished his junior season rushing for 1,277 yards and scoring 19 td’s. He’ll enter his senior season with 1,496 yards rushing and 23 td’s. Palmerton’s James Denicola who is on the chart as a receiver rushed for 3 td’s and returned a fumble for a 4th td in their win over Catasauqua. Teammate Matt Machalik scored 2 td’s to up his District season lead to 28 td’s. Sophomore Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley takes over the District rushing lead with his 1,540 yards rushing. He also went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career.  Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill who led most of the season was idle last week and is 2nd with 1,424 yards. Northwestern’s Justin Holmes continues to have balance as he’s rushed for 1,243 yards (21 td’s) and thrown for 1,263 yards (17 td passes). Robert Papaleo of Pleasant Valley went over 1,000 yards rushing last week. He finished his senior year rushing for 1,006 yards. He finishes his career rushing for 1,957 yards while scoring 25 td’s. Matt Frame of Northern Lehigh went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season and currently has 1,025 yards and 19 td’s. Deante’ Crawford of Freedom went over 2,000 yards rushing in his career and now has 2,124 yards. Crawford has 34 career td’s which places him in 2nd place at Freedom. Jalen Stewart holds the record with 42 career td’s that he scored from 2016-19. Travontai Davis of Pottsville finished his senior season rushing for 1,301 yards and scoring 16 td’s. He ended his career rushing for 1,953 yards while scoring 24 td’s. Matt Martin of Marian Catholic went over 1,000 yards rushing last week and finished his junior season rushing for 1,074 yards. NOTE: So far all 11 weeks have produced at least 1-200 yard rusher and 1 player scoring at least 4 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

John Adams of Minersville ended his senior season with school records of 2,452 yards passing and 25 td passes. Cayden Stem of Wilson finished his senior season throwing for 2,062 yards and 25 td passes. For his career he threw for 5,326 yards and 64 td passes. Both of those totals rank him 3rd at Wilson. Tyler Smith and DJ Lenehan are the 2 qb’s ahead of Stem. Smith threw for 8,035 yards and 87 td passes from 2006-09 while Lenehan threw for 7,765 yards and 71 td’s from 2003-06. Dylan Smoyer of Northern Lehigh now holds the career school records for passing yards (2,683 yards) and passing td’s (34). Smoyer has thrown for 1,707 yards and 23 td’s this season. He needs 53 yards to break Gary Van Norman’s single season record of 1,759 yards and is currently tied with Van Norman for the single season school record with 23 td passes. Collin Quintano of Notre Dame finished his senior season throwing for 2,134 yards and 23 td passes. For his career he threw for 4,961 yards and 49 td’s. Quintano’s career yards are 3rd best at ND behind Cole DeFranco’s 9,904 yards (2016-18) and Ric Schumacher’s 6,490 yards (1988-91). His td passes are also 3rd best behind DeFranco’s 99 and Schumacher’s 58. Cody Miller of Nativity returned to the field after missing several games to throw for 252 yards and 3 td’s against Williams Valley. That put him over 1,000 yards on the season (1,017 yards). Miller ends his career throwing for 3,407 yards and 35 td passes. His career yardage has him in 3rd place all-time at Nativity. Dan Lonergan holds the record with his 4,495 yards he threw from 1976-79 and Dante McCoy is 2nd when he threw for 3,557 yards from 2003-06. Miller’s 35 td passes ties him with Lonergan for 2nd place as McCoy holds the record with the 54 td’s he threw. Sonny Sasso of Nazareth ended his junior year throwing for 1,877 yards and 15 td passes. Bobby McClosky of ES South threw for 269 yards and 3 td’s last week vs Wyoming Valley West. McClosky has thrown for 1,749 yards and 23 td passes this season so far. He’s moved into 5th place all-time at ESS for single season passing yardage and is currently in 3rd place with his 23 td passes this season.

RECEIVERS:

Joey Vevasis of Shenandoah Valley still leads the District in receptions after catching 12 passes last week vs Northern Lehigh. Vevasis ended the season with a school record 66 receptions this season. Joel Santana held the old record when he caught 62 passes in 2015.  Vevasis ends his career catching 96 passes for 1,277 yards and 10 td’s. Brady Evans of Williams Valley caught 6 passes for 161 yards and 3 td’s last week vs Nativity. He currently has 36 receptions for 681 yards and 10 td grabs on the season.  Zack Gillen of Wilson finishes his senior year catching 54 passes for 771 yards and 7 td’s. Gillen’s career totals add up to 153 catches good for 2,301 yards and 25 td grabs. He stays in 8th place all-time in the District for catches and stays in 12th place all-time in the District for reception yardage. In the Warrior record book he’s 1st all-time in career receptions, 2nd in reception yardage and 2nd in reception td’s. Kowan Scott holds the school records with 2,602 career reception yards and 29 career td grabs that he had from 2008-10.  Tyler Csencsits of Saucon Valley set the single season school record for receptions with his 51 catches this season. Csencsits finished his senior year with 711 receiving yards. His yardage is 2nd behind Taylor Kreitz’s 985 yards that he had in 2008. The trio of Jared Graeff, Brock Polinsky and Jason Cullen of Minersville caught 113 passes for 2,006 yards and 21 td catches this season. Graeff, who didn’t play in the final 2 games of the season, finishes his career with a school record 116 receptions. He is 2nd in yardage with 1,464 yards and tied for the record with Gabe Davis with 16 career td grabs. Polinsky has another year left and will enter his senior season with 61 catches for 1,128 yards and 11 td’s. Cullen caught 29 passes for 864 yards and tied Davis’s school record of 10 td receptions in a season. His 864 yards is also 2nd best at Minersville behind Davis’s 1,041 yards he had in 2019. Nadir Sanders and Tarif Muhammad of Notre Dame ended their senior seasons catching a combined 93 passes for 1,230 yards and 11 td’s. Sanders had 51 grabs this year and ended his career with 80 receptions good for 886 yards and 11 td’s. Muhammad’s caught 42 passes for 718 yards and 8 td’s in his only season. Mason Kuehner of Nazareth ended his sophomore season catching 46 passes for 699 yards and 6 td’s. That’s a mirror image of Nate Stefanik’s 2017 sophomore season at Nazareth when he also caught 46 passes and 6 td’s with his yardage being 6 yards less at 693 yards. Of course Nazareth’s sophomore record holder is Jahad Dotson who caught 65 passes for 1,174 yards and 16 td’s in 2015. Ryan Blass of Pleasant Valley went over 1,000 yards receiving in his career and finished with 1,030 yards.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

5 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

5 (7), 4 (1), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

5 (7), 4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

5 (8), 4 (10) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

5 (11) Damonte Foreman (Whitehall)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1), 4 (5) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3), 4 (11) Ron Blake (East Stroudsburg South)

4 (4), 4 (10) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

4 (7) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

4 (8) Eric Striba (Bangor)

4 (4) Warren Stewart (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Damian Simpson (Wilson)

4 (11) James Denicola (Palmerton)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

328 (6), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

295 (10) Warren Stewart (Tamaqua)

295 (11) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

273 (7), 225 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

268 (3), 254 (1), 231 (6) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

244 (9), 208 (5) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

242 (8), 227 (6), 217 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

226 (7) Eric Striba (Bangor)

224 (2), 205 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

220 (9) Nick Beck (Salisbury)

215 (3), 200 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

212 (5) Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley)

209 (10) Blaze Curry) (Southern Lehigh)

208 (7), 207 (4), 206 (10) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

200 (9) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

501 (5), 385 (2), 304 (1), 241 (11), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) *District Record*

399 (4), 384 (7), 305 (8), 288 (2), 246 (3), 242 (9) John Adams (Minersville)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

365 (5), 312 (4), 263 (9), 257 (8), 219 (3), 200 (6) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

330 (10), 298 (5), 293 (2), 242 (9), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

291 (10), 239 (6), 233 (2), 201 (5) Jovan Rodriguez

289 (9), 211 (8) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

284 (6) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

281 (1), 232 (5) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

269 (5), 209 (9) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

269 (11), 250 (7) Bobby McClosky (ES South)

268 (7), 258 (5), 227 (1), 229 (6) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

258 (5), 230 (4), 219 (3) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

253 (9) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

252 (11) Cody Miller (Nativity)

249 (9) Brian Taylor (Freedom)

245 (5), 231 (3), 224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

230 (2), 221 (8) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

228 (7) Cole Dorshimer (Pen Argyl)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

219 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Luke Spang (Parkland)

203 (9) Cole Transue (Easton)

201 (8) Cooper King (Northampton)

200 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

6 (5), 5 (8), 4 (9) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

5 (4), 5 (7) John Adams (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (9) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

4 (5) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

15 (7), 12 (11), 10 (1) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

11 (5) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

11 (6) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)  *School Record*

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

10 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *School Record*

212 (7), 141 (6) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

196 (5) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

189 (7), 141 (8) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

182 (7), 164 (9) Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh)  *School Record*

175 (7), 156 (1), 140 (9) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4), 153 (6), 142 (7) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

161 (11), 149 (5) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

158 (1), 152 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

154 (5), 146 (10) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

149 (5) Christopher Sell (Dieruff)

148 (8) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

147 (5) Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

147 (7) Jose Almonte (ES South)

142 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

3 (6) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (7) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

3 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Colin Burdian (ES South)

3 (11) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 Austin Martelucci (Easton)  *School record*

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

42 (7), 41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

42 (9) Joe Weirich (PM West)

40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

40 (?) Nick Radoi (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1540 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

1424 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1397 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

1393 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1357 Kael Godshalk (Bangor) sr

1301 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

1277 Eric Striba (Bangor) jr

1267 Jaden Bowens (PM West) sr

1243 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

1196 Dahlir Adams (Parkland) sr

1074 Matt Martin (Marian Catholic) jr

1047 Ron Blake (ES South) sr

1025 Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh) sr

1024 Blaze Curry (Southern Lehigh) sr

1022 Andre Reames (Stroudsburg) jr

1006 Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley) sr

Touchdowns (19)

28 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph  *School Record*

22 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

21 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

21 Kael Godshalk (Bangor) sr

21 Ron Blake (ES South) sr

19 Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh) sr

19 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

19 Eric Striba (Bangor) jr

Passing Yards (1000)

2452 John Adams (Minersville) sr *School Record*

2134 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

2062 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

2059 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

1877 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

1794 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

1707 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

1521 Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff) sr

1507 Josiah Williams (Emmaus) soph

1441 Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley) sr

1388 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton) soph

1321 Brian Taylor (Freedom) sr

1283 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1279 Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic) jr

1243 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

1234 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley) jr

1230 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1182 Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville) sr

1169 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe) jr

1131 Cooper King (Northampton) sr

1017 Cody Miller (Nativity) sr

1003 Tommy Mason (Liberty) jr

1003 Jaden Newton (Palisades) sr

1001 Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley) sr

Touchdown Passes (20)

28 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

25 John Adams (Minersville) sr *School Record*

25 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

23 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

23 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr  *Ties School Record*

23 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

Receptions (40)

66 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr  *School Record*

54 Zack Gillen (Wilson) sr

51 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

51 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr  *School Record*

51 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) sr

50 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

46 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) soph

45 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

43 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

42 Deryl Fisher (Jim Thorpe) sr

42 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

40 Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

Reception Yardage (600)

880 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

864 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

829 Trevor Amorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

803 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

780 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

771 Zack Gillen (Wilson) sr

718 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

711 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

708 Christopher Sell (Dieruff) sr

699 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) soph

681 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

638 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

635 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

617 Colin Burdian (ES South) sr

610 Karim Brice (Liberty) sr

Reception Touchdowns (9)

11 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

11 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

10 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

10 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

9 Colin Burdian (ES South) sr

9 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

November 12, 2021
Huge Third Quarter, Big Plays Carry Emmaus to Big Opening District Win at Nazareth

NAZARETH – Emmaus (8-3) went into halftime trailing Nazareth Area (7-4) 12-0. It was the big plays of Sophomore Quarterback Josiah Williams that ignited the Hornets’ offense in the second half.

“Before the game, I talked to them about it always comes down to crucial penalties, turning the ball over, and which team can execute under fire,” said Emmaus Head Coach Harold Fairclough. “We circled back to that at halftime and I said listen we are beating ourselves and we hadn’t had a drive yet that we didn’t have a penalty or turnover.”

Early in the game, on Nazareth’s second possession, quarterback Sonny Sasso powered in from nine yards out. Chris Bugbee’s kick was no good and the Blue Eagles led 6-0 with 2:06 left in the first quarter.

Three turnovers

On Emmaus’ next drive, Williams fumbled the ball and Nazareth’s Broc Bender recovered it on the Hornets 32. Nazareth fumbled it right back to Emmaus. David Iobst recovered the fumble.

The play of the first half had to be Sasso’s interception. He somehow caught the ball before it hit the ground while maintaining his balance for the pick. Three plays later he found the end zone from one yard out and the Blue Eagles led 12-0 with 8:00 left in the first half.

Emmaus tried a 32-yard field goal attempt with 32 seconds left in the first half. But Cael Kratzer’s throw was intercepted by Nazareth’s Logan Hilarczyk. The score would stand at halftime, Nazareth led 12-0.

Making the right adjustments

Emmaus wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in the second half. They capped off a seven-play, 68-yard drive as Williams hit David Iobst for the three-yard touchdown pass. Owen Garcia’s kick was good and Nazareth 12 Hornets 7 with 9:48 left in the third quarter.

Nazareth would get their last score of the game with 8:54 left in the third quarter. They needed two plays to do it. Tyler Rohn broke free right up the middle and went 69 yards for the score. Bugbee’s extra point was good and the Blue Eagles extended their lead 19-7.

Not to be outdone, Emmaus answered right back. They needed two plays to cut into the Blue Eagles’ lead. Williams connected on a big throw to Dylan Darville that went 83 yards for the score. It was 19-14 with 7:51 remaining in the game.

The Hornets take their first lead of the night

Emmaus took their first lead of the night on a three-yard touchdown run by Jared Groller who bulled his way in for the score. The two-point conversion was no good and the Hornets led 20-19 with 5:50 left in the third quarter.

Defense…Defense

The Blue Eagles had one more opportunity late in the game to retake the lead. With 2:12 remaining in the game, Tyler Rohn took the handoff at the Hornets’ three-yard line. The ball came out on the exchange. Gitski recovered it for Emmaus on their five-yard line to seal the win.

“Our guys made some big plays in the second half,” said Fairclough.

NOTES: The loss ended Nazareth’s consecutive District 11 6A titles. Emmaus will travel to play top seed Parkland who defeated Pocono Mountain West 42-13.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Emmaus (8-3) 0 0 20 0 20

Nazareth Area (7-4) 6 6 7 0 19

1st Quarter

N – Sonny Sasso 9-yard run (Kick Failed)

2nd Quarter

N – Sonny Sasso 1-yard run (Kick Failed)

3rd Quarter

E – David Iobst 3-yard pass from Josiah Williams (Owen Garcia Kick good)

N – Tyler Rohn 69-yard run (Chris Bugbee kick good)

E – Dylan Darville 83-yard pass from Josiah Williams (Owen Garcia Kick good)

E – Jared Groller 3-yard run (two-point conversion failed)

November 6, 2021
District 11 Notes (Week 10)

RUNNINGBACKS:

Warren Stewart of Tamaqua ran for 295 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Panther Valley last week. Blaze Curry of Southern Lehigh rushed for 209 yards and a td in their win over Salisbury. Jaden Bowens of PM West had his 3rd 200 yard rushing game this year when he rushed for 206 yards and 2 scores vs PM East. Bowens is the 2nd Panther to score 30 career td’s. Franklyn Quiteh holds the school record when he scored 34 career td’s from 2007-08. Kael Godshalk of Bangor rushed for 195 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Pen Argyl. Godshalk went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season (1,062) and joins teammate Eric Striba (1,200 yards) as the first teammates at Bangor to rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. Godshalk has scored 19 td’s this season which places him in 3rd place at Bangor. The school record is 22 td’s that Phil Vass scored in 2012. Josh Wing scored 20 td’s in 2011 and is currently in 2nd place. Also tied with Godshalk for 3rd place with 19 td’s are Mike Smith (1997) and Scott LaValva (2008 & 2009). Clarence Watkins of Allen finished the season rushing for 953 yards. The junior came up short of becoming just the 4th Canary to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Jeff Ortt owns the school record with 1,131 yards that he set in 1986. Todd Stahlnecker rushed for 1,119 yards in 1993 and Bruce Montager rushed for 1,041 yards in 1972. Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill still leads all rushers with his 1,424 yards this season.  Justin Holmes of Northwestern went over 1,000 yards rushing last week. He’ll enter the playoffs with 1,099 yards rushing with 20 td’s scored and 1,141 yards passing and 14 td passes. Tyler Rohn of Nazareth and Damian Garcia of Saucon Valley both went over 2,000 yards rushing in their careers. Dahlir Adams of Parkland went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season last week vs Emmaus and now has 1,070 yards

QUARTERBACKS:

Cayden Stem of Wilson threw for 330 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Notre Dame. Stem’s season totals have him with 1,933 yards passing and 24 td passes. Stem went over 5,000 yards passing for his career and has thrown 63 td passes. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw a td pass last week to up his career total to 54 td passes. That ties him with Bobby Grigas for the school record. John Adams of Minersville leads the District with 2,389 yards passing. Adams broke Scott Schwalm’s school record of 2,249 yards that he set in 2019. Dylan Smoyer of Northern Lehigh threw 2 td passes last week in their win over Palmerton and now holds the school record with 32 career td passes. Don Rubright held the old record when he threw 30 career td passes from 1969-70. Smoyer needs 6 yards to break the school career passing yardage record. Rubright has the record with 2,561 yards. Jaden Newton of Palisades went over 1,000 yards passing for the season last week and has 1,003 yards. Brett Balliet of Jim Thorpe also went over 1,000 yards and is currently at 1,002 yards. Jovan Rodriquez of Dieruff threw for 291 yards and 3 td passes while also rushing for 3 td’s in their win over Allen. Rodriguez threw for 1,521 yards this season which ties him with Rocky Butler for 5th place all-time at Dieruff. Butler threw for his yardage in 1996 to go along with 20 td passes. Jayce Carbello-Snowell of Pottsville went over 2,000 yards passing for his career last week and now has 2,008 yards.

RECEIVERS:

Zack Gillen of Wilson caught 8 passes for 146 yards and a td last week to up his season totals to 52 catches for 740 yards and 7 td’s. Gillen now has 151 career receptions putting him in 8th place all-time in the District, one catch better than Jason Grow of Williams Valley who caught 150 passes from 1987-90. Gillen’s career reception yardage is now up to 2,270 yards. He’s currently in 12th place all-time in the District. Joey Vevasis of Shenandoah Valley leads the District with 54 receptions. Tyler Csencsits of Saucon Valley tied Taylor Kreitz’s single season school record as both have 45 catches. Kreitz caught his 45 catches in 2008 for a school record 985 yards. Pen Argyl sophomore Damian Tyminski finished the season with 2 school records. He caught 43 passes for 780 yards. Tyminski’s 8 td catches this season were 1 behind record holder Austin Williams who had 9 in 2008. Kyle McGrath of Palisades caught 51 passes for 557 yards and 2 td’s this season which put him over 1,000 yards for his career (1,048). His 51 catches ties him with Andy Kukura for 2nd place at Palisades. Kukura caught 51 passes in 1975 for 813 yards. Also in 1975, teammate All-State tight end Jim Kacergis caught 43 passes for 1,054 yards and 14 td’s for coach Mike “air” Boushell. Ron Gelegonya holds the single season reception record at Palisades with the 54 he caught in 1990.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

5 (7), 4 (1), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

5 (7), 4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

5 (8), 4 (10) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1), 4 (5) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3) Ron Blake (East Stroudsburg South)

4 (4), 4 (10) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

4 (7) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

4 (8) Eric Striba (Bangor)

4 (4) Warren Stewart (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Damian Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

328 (6), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)   *School Record*

295 (10) Warren Stewart (Tamaqua)

273 (7), 225 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

268 (3), 254 (1), 231 (6) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

244 (9), 208 (5) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

242 (8), 227 (6), 217 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

226 (7) Eric Striba (Bangor)

224 (2), 205 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

220 (9) Nick Beck (Salisbury)

215 (3), 200 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

212 (5) Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley)

209 (10) Blaze Curry) (Southern Lehigh)

208 (7), 207 (4), 206 (10) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

200 (9) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

501 (5), 385 (2), 304 (1), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) *District Record*

399 (4), 384 (7), 305 (8), 288 (2), 246 (3), 242 (9) John Adams (Minersville)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

365 (5), 312 (4), 263 (9), 257 (8), 219 (3), 200 (6) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

330 (10), 298 (5), 293 (2), 242 (9), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

291 (10), 239 (6), 233 (2), 201 (5) Jovan Rodriguez

289 (9), 211 (8) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

284 (6) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

281 (1), 232 (5) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

269 (5), 209 (9) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

268 (7), 258 (5), 227 (1), 229 (6) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

258 (5), 230 (4), 219 (3) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

253 (9) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

250 (7) Bobby McClosky (ES South)

249 (9) Brian Taylor (Freedom)

245 (5), 231 (3), 224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

230 (2), 221 (8) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

228 (7) Cole Dorshimer (Pen Argyl)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

219 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Luke Spang (Parkland)

203 (9) Cole Transue (Easton)

201 (8) Cooper King (Northampton)

200 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

6 (5), 5 (8), 4 (9) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

5 (4), 5 (7) John Adams (Minersville) *Ties School Record*

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (9) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

4 (5) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

15 (7), 10 (1) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

11 (5) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

11 (6) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)  *School Record*

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

10 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *School Record*

212 (7), 141 (6) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

196 (5) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

189 (7), 141 (8) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

182 (7), 164 (9) Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh)  *School Record*

175 (7), 156 (1), 140 (9) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4), 153 (6), 142 (7) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

158 (1), 152 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

154 (5), 146 (10) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

149 (5) Christopher Sell (Dieruff)

149 (5) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

148 (8) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

147 (5) Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

147 (7) Jose Almonte (ES South)

142 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

3 (6) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (7) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

3 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Colin Burdian (ES South)

Field Goals (40 yards)

51 Austin Martelucci (Easton). *School record*

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

42 (7), 41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

42 (9) Joe Weirich (PM West)

40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

40 (?) Nick Radoi (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1424 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1381 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

1263 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1235 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

1209 Jaden Bowens (PM West) sr

1204 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

1200 Eric Striba (Bangor) jr

1099 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

1070 Dahlir Adams (Parkland) sr

1062 Kael Godshalk (Bangor) sr

1005 Andre Reames (Stroudsburg) jr

Touchdowns (18)

26 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph  *School Record*

20 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

19 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

19 Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

Passing Yards (1000)

2389 John Adams (Minersville) sr *School Record*

2059 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

1933 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

1893 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

1726 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

1580 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

1521 Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff) sr

1480 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

1388 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton) soph

1339 Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley) sr

1283 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1239 Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic) jr

1224 Brian Taylor (Freedom) sr

1157 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1141 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

1087 Cooper King (Northampton) sr

1105 Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville) sr

1048 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley) jr

1003 Tommy Mason (Liberty) jr

1003 Jaden Newton (Palisades) sr

1002 Brett Balliet (Jim Thorpe) jr

1001 Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley) sr

Touchdown Passes (20)

28 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

25 John Adams (Minersville) sr *School Record*

24 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

22 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

21 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

20 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

Receptions (40)

54 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

52 Zack Gillen (Wilson) sr

51 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

50 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

47 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) sr

45 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

45 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

43 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

42 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) soph

Reception Yardage (600)

880 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

807 Trevor Amorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

784 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

780 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

740 Zack Gillen (Wilson) sr

715 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

708 Christopher Sell (Dieruff) sr

700 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

654 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth) soph

640 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

639 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

610 Karim Brice (Liberty) sr

Reception Touchdowns (8)

11 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

10 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

9 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

9 Colin Burdian (ES South) sr

8 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

8 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph

8 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

November 5, 2021
Marian Catholic over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 39-8

HOMETOWN – Things can get down when a team starts a season 0-7 as Marian Catholic did this year.

But the Colts didn’t let that start get them down and on Thursday night, continued to be rewarded for their persistence as Marian scored on five of their first six possessions and finished their 2021 season with their fourth straight win, 39-8 over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech.

“Four in a row and 95 percent of our players are coming back,” said Marian coach Stan Dokosty. “We’re excited about our future, we know we have to work hard now in the offseason. Tons of credit to our seniors for their leadership and I tip my hat to CMVT – they played hard the whole game.”

It was a pair of those seniors that got the Colts into the end zone in the first quarter and from there, the underclassmen took over to build the lead, eventually putting the game into the mercy rule early in the third quarter.

Senior Luis Teron got things started by first returning a punt 26 yards to the CMVT 45-yard line after the Rams had gone three-and-out on their opening drive. He then hauled in a 45-yard touchdown pass on Marian’s first play from scrimmage to put the Colts up 6-0.

After the Rams were stopped on downs on their next drive at their own 44, the Colts needed just two plays to find the end zone again, this time on a 44-yard run by senior Jake Fenstermaker to go up 12-0 at the 6:11 mark in the first half.

“The first quarter, the big plays got us again. I thought we played well defensively but then we made a bit of a mistake and the big play gets us,” said CMVT coach Mark Varner. “I thought we battled all game and played a good second half. They kept their starters in for the third quarter and we played well again them. It’s just that one play here or there that hurts us when they get a big score.”

Those first two drives would follow a theme of the Colts running plays on CMVT’s side of the field. Marian started all but one of its drives in the game in Ram territory, and for the game, ran 33 of their 34 plays on the CMVT side of the 50. Their average starting field position was the CMVT 42-yard line.

Marian’s defense was also a big part of that, as they made the yards and holes upfront hard to come by for CMVT’s big bruising back, Toby Zajac. Although he ran for 103 yards on the evening, going over 1,000 for the season in the process, there weren’t many yards to gain early on.

“They did a great job of plugging the holes. Their four linebackers played very good football. We adjusted some things at halftime,” said Varner.

The Rams were also hurt by turnovers once again, as they committed four, and although they managed to take three away from the Colts, including two late in the first quarter, but they weren’t able to do anything with them.

The Colts had a punt go off the leg of a coverage man, which gave the Rams the ball at midfield. But they lost a fumble two plays later. Shane Tomlinson then picked off a pass inside his own 5-yard line, but the Rams were unable to get out of the shadow of their own end zone, and following a shanked punt, the Colts started at the CMVT 10. Matt Martin needed just one play to run it in the end zone for his first of two touchdowns on the evening to make it 18-0. The junior back finished with 98 rushing yards and also went over 1,000 for the season.

A 42-yard interception return by Matt Rehrig set up the Colts at the CMVT 20 and ended the Rams’ next drive. Marian converted a fourth-and-9 to extend the drive, with Joey Walko, another underclassman, finishing the drive with a two-yard touchdown run to make it 24-0.

Teron put together another outstanding punt return to follow CMVT’s ensuing drive, this time going for 29 yards all the way back to the CMVT 29. Teron finished the night with an even 100 all-purpose yards to go with an interception in his final game for the Colts.

From there, the Colts needed just two plays to again find the end zone, as sophomore Bruce Hopeck found freshman Michael Gelatko for a 24-yard touchdown pass to put Marian up 31-0.

Another single-play drive to open the second half – the only play of the game run from their own side of the field – produced another touchdown for the Colts, this one Martin’s second score, a 53-yard run down the right sideline, which put the game into the mercy rule.

“I’m really excited about the future of the program and what we have here,” said Dakosty. “I give a ton of credit to the seniors for staying with us through the tough times. We’ve got some players that can play, so we just have to work in the offseason now.”

But CMVT continued to battle, and that produced a positive finish to a tough season for the Rams. Down 39-0 after the Colts put the game into the mercy rule with an early score in the third quarter, CMVT stopped Marian on fourth down and took over at their own 30-yard line. And just as they have in nearly every game this year, they put together a long scoring drive, both in yards and time, as they went 70 yards in 11 plays to get on the scoreboard.

“These kids played hard all year for me and did exactly what I’ve asked,” said Varner. “They’ve come out in a lot of games being outmanned size-wise and number-wise, but they keep battling and as long as they keep battling, we’re going to keep moving forward and the wins will come.”

That drive featured 51 yards by Zajac, and was punctuated by Caden Long’s first career touchdown, as he made the most out of a broken play and broke loose for a 20-yard run, diving for the pylon and just getting it in. Braxtyn Brown, a freshman running back who played mostly in the defensive backfield but showed flashes offensively this year, ran in the two-point conversion.

“Toby has run the ball well all year. He’s run the ball hard all year and I’m very happy for him to get the 1,000 yards and for the linemen to get the 1,000 yards for him, and I’m so happy for Caden to score the first touchdown of his career,” said Varner.

Marian Catholic 39, Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 8
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech (0-9)    0     0     0    8 – 8
Marian Catholic (4-7)                       12   19    8    0 – 39

First-quarter
9:20 – (MC) Luis Teron 45-yard pass from Andrew Baran (kick failed), 1-45, :16
6:11 – (MC) Jake Fenstermaker 44-yard run (kick blocked), 2-44, 1:00

Second-quarter
10:55 – (MC) Matt Martin 10-yard run (pass failed), 1-10, :08
7:33 – (MC) Joey Walko 2-yard run (kick blocked), 6-20, 2:19
3:38 – (MC) Michael Gelatko 24-yard pass from Bruce Hopeck (Kash kick), 2-29, :52

Third-quarter
11:35 – (MC) Matt Martin 53-yard run (Walko run), 1-53, :18

Fourth-quarter
:23 – (VT) Caden Long 20-yard run (Brown run), 11-70, 7:19

Statistics
VT                     MC

First downs                       7                       11

Rushes-net yards         44-116               27-160

Passing yardage              12                      79

Passing                        2-6-0-2               3-7-2-1

Fumbles-lost                   5-2                     3-2

Penalties-yards              5-30                   5-35

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — CMVT: Toby Zajac (32-103), Dante DiAgostino (6-5), Caden Long (4-8-1), Shane Tomlinson (1-4), Mason Haught (1-(-4)); Marian Catholic: Matt Martin (11-98-2), Angelo Greek (3-15), Matt Rehrig (3-8), Jake Fenstermaker (2-43-1), Joey Walko (2-7-1), Dylan Zullo (2-(-5)), Bruce Hopeck (1-5), Jayden Fermin (1-3), Andrew Baran (1-(-5)), Dylan Rodino (1-(-9)),

PASSING — CMVT: Caden Long (2-5-12-0-1) Toby Zajac (0-1-0-0-1); Marian Catholic: Andrew Baran (2-4-55-1-1), Bruce Hopeck (1-1-24-1-0), Dylan Rodino (0-1-0-0-0), TEAM (0-1-0-0-0)

RECEIVING — CMVT: Tommy Bond (1-8), Shane Tomlinson (1-4); Marian Catholic: Luis Teron (1-45-1), Michael Gelatko (1-24-1), Joey Walko (1-10)

November 5, 2021
Freedom wins over Liberty in huge rivalry game

BETHLEHEM – In a matchup between two bitter rivals, the Freedom Patriots (8-2) earned a hard-fought victory Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium.

The Patriots were down six at halftime but scored 21 unanswered points in the second half in a 28-13 win over Liberty (1-9). With the win, Freedom wins the “Christmas City Title” by beating Liberty and Bethlehem Catholic.

“I have been in 16 of these games and to come out of here with a win for our kids, school, and community is huge,” said Jason Roeder. “You can’t come to this game and not realize what it means to our community.”

Freedom got on the board first with a Taylor three-yard touchdown run on their opening drive. Zeyad Ragab’s kick was good and the Patriots led 7-0 with 1:31 left in the first quarter.

After giving up an early touchdown, the Liberty defense stepped up in the first half. They forced three punts and got an interception to stop another Freedom drive. With Freedom up 7-0 early in the second quarter, Karim Brice found a lane on a punt return and brought it back 75 yards for the return. The Connor McLaughlin kick was no good and the Patriots still led 7-6 with 11:15 remaining in the first half.

The play of the game came midway through the second quarter. Liberty’s Nico Sciarra tipped the pass to himself and caught the ball on his back for the interception.

The Hurricanes wouldn’t capitalize until their next drive. After a bad punt that was held up by the wind, they took over on Freedom’s six. Three plays later, Kyndred Wright powered in from one-yard out. With 2:12 left in the first half, Liberty took their first lead of the game.

The Hurricanes led 13-7 at halftime.

“It was a quiet locker room at halftime,” said Roeder “We felt we needed to make some adjustments and our coaches did that. Our message to the kids was that we are here to play four quarters.”

The Patriot’s offense flexed their muscle in the second half.

Leading the way in the second half was Freedom’s Quarterback Brian Taylor. He finished the game passing for 110 yards and rushing for 86 yards and scoring four touchdowns in the win.

“The Offense Coordinator said to Taylor ‘lead us and we got faith in you,’” said Roeder. “He is in a high-pressure situation and he stays even keel. He has the right demeanor for the position and that showed in the second half.”

Just like the first half, Freedom scored on their second-half opening drive. Taylor avoided a sack and threw a dart to Ethan Neidig for the 24-yard touchdown pass. The Patriots took a one-point lead,14-13 with 9:24 left in the third quarter.

Freedom extended their lead to 21-13. The Patriots capped off the 11-play drive with a Taylor seven-yard touchdown run. Taylor added one more touchdown to his day. This time a 24-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Liberty’s season came to an end. Wright led the Hurricanes with 85 yards rushing and Peyton Carson threw for 115 yards. Freedom’s Deante Crawford rushed for 157 yards.

Next week Freedom will host Easton in the District 11 6A tournament.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Freedom (8-2) 7 0 14 7 28

Liberty (1-9) 0 13 0 0 13

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

F – Brian Taylor 3-yard run (Zeyad Ragab kick good) 1:31

2nd Quarter

L – Karim Brice 75-yard punt return (kick failed) 11:15

L – Kyndred Wright 1-yard run (Connor McLaughlin kick good) 2:12

3rd Quarter

F – Ethan Neidig 24-yard pass from Brian Taylor (Zeyad Ragab kick good) 9:24

F – Brian Taylor 7-yard run (Zeyad Ragab kick good) 1:35

4th Quarter

F – Brian Taylor 24-yard run (Zeyad Ragab kick good) 8:24

October 30, 2021
District 11 Notes (Week 9)

RUNNINGBACKS:

Travontai Davis of Pottsville rushed for 244 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Bangor and in the process went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season. Davis currently has 1,160 yards and he’s scored 15 td’s. Nick Beck of Salisbury had his first 200 yard game when he rushed for 220 yards in their loss to Northern Lehigh. Clarence Watkins of Allen had his 2nd 200 yard game last week when he rushed for 225 yards and 3 td’s in their win over ES North. Matt Machalik of Palmerton rushed for 217 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Minersville. Machalik actually set Palmerton’s single season td record in week 8 when he had a total of 22 td’s. He leads the District with 26 td’s and has also passed for 1,016 yards this season. Mike Stasko held the old Bomber record when he scored 21 td’s in 2015. With his 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards passing this season Machalik joins former Bombers Matt Falcone (1998) and Tekoah Guedes (2017) in accomplishing that feat. Deante’ Crawford of Freedom is 2nd in the District with 19 touchdowns and went over 1,000 yards rushing this season (1,057). Andre Reames of Stroudsburg also went over 1,000 yards rushing this season when he went 74 yards for a td vs ES South last week.  Jaden Bownes of PM West also went over 1,000 yards on the season and now has 1,003 yards.  Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill still leads all rushers with his 1,328 yards this season.  Justin Holmes of Northwestern went over 1,000 yards passing last week and needs 27 yards rushing to hit the 1,000 yard mark. For his career Holmes has scored 44 td’s and passed for 31 more.

QUARTERBACKS:

Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw for 263 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Tamaqua. Hall went over 2,000 yards passing on the season and now has 2,016 yards. Hall has 27 td’s passes this season which is a new school record. Bobby Grigas held the old record when he threw for 26 td’s in 2014 as a junior. Bobby Moyer threw for 24 td’s in 1999 to round out the top 3 at North Schuylkill. Hall has 53 career td passes and needs 2 more to break the school record of 54 that Grigas threw from 2012-15. John Adams of Minersville leads the District with 2,223 yards passing. He needs 27 yards to break Scott Schwalm’s school record of 2,249 yards that he set in 2019. Adams threw 2 td’s last week to break the tie he had with Schwalm for single season td passes. Schwalm threw 21 td passes in 2019 while Adams now has 23 on the season. Danny Darno of Notre Dame threw for 289 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Pen Argyl. Trey Dogmantis of Whitehall and Brian Taylor of Freedom each had their first 200 yard passing game. Dogmantis threw for 253 yards in their loss to Nazareth. Taylor threw for 249 yards in their win over Bethlehem Catholic which put him over 1,000 yards for the season (1,114 yards). Dylan Smoyer of Northern Lehigh had his 2nd 200 yard game when he threw for 209 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Salisbury. Smoyer has thrown 30 career td passes which ties the school record that Don Rubright set in the 1969 and 1970 seasons. Smoyer needs 113 yards to break the school career passing yardage record. Rubright has the record with 2,561 yards. Jayce Carbello-Snowell of Pottsville went over 1,000 yards passing for the season and now has thrown for 1,072 yards and 11 td passes. Cole Transue of Easton threw for 203 yards in their win over Emmaus and in the process went over 3,000 yards in his career. Transue has thrown for 3,176 yards and 25 td passes in his career. Owen Kosar of Shenandoah Valley went over 2,000 yards passing in his career and currently has thrown for 2,046 yards and 14 td passes. Two more qb’s also went over 1,000 yards passing for the season. Cooper King of Northampton has thrown for 1,087 yards and 14 td’s and Isaac Whiteash of Williams Valley has thrown for 1,022 yards this year and 9 td passes.

RECEIVERS:

Zack Gillen of Wilson caught 10 passes for 137 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Blue Mountain. Gillen now has 143 career receptions putting him in 11th place all-time in the District. He needs 2 more catches to move ahead of Jeff McGeehin of Central Catholic (1971-73) and Jake Del Priore of Southern Lehigh (2011-13). Gillen also joined the “2,000 yard” club and now has 2,124 career receiving yards. He’s currently in 17th place all-time in the District. He needs 2 yards to move ahead of Fenton Black of Panther Valley (2,125 yards – 1990-92) and 6 yards to move ahead of Tim Walter of Southern Lehigh (2,129 yards – 2014-16). Trevor Amorim of Northern Lehigh had another big game when he caught 6 passes for 164 yards and 2 td’s last week vs Salisbury. Amorim who has the career reception yardage record is closing in on 3 more records. His 83 career receptions is 6 behind school record holder Steve Hluschak. Hluschak racked up 89 catches from 1997-99. Amorim has 18 career td grabs which is 3 behind record holder Duke Lilly who had 21 from 1966-68. He also needs 50 yards to break the single season reception yardage record. Lilly holds that with his 856 yards he had in 1968. North Schuylkill’s Joey Flail went over 1,000 career yards receiving last week and now has 1,002 yards. The sophomore has 59 career catches with 14 of them going for td’s. Flail joins Amorim with over 800 yards receiving this year. Flail leads the District 831 yards and Armorim is 2nd with 807 yards. Joey Vevasis of Shenandoah Valley leads the District with 52 receptions and Flail is 2nd with his 48 grabs. Jason Cullen of Minersville continued his big game streak when he caught 4 passes for 138 yards and a td last week. His last 3 game totals are 13 catches for 468 yards and 6 td grabs. Let’s go back a few years and remember 2 players that put up record breaking 3 game totals. The all-time District leader Kevin Gulyas of Central Catholic had a 3 game stretch catching a whopping 39 passes for 563 yards and 9 td’s in 2011. A year later in 2012 Wilson’s Zach Bogoly caught 33 passes for an amazing 652 yards and 7 td’s in a 3 game stretch. Pen Argyl sophomore Damian Tyminski caught 7 passes for 140 yards and a td vs Notre Dame last week. Tyminski’s 42 receptions and 772 receptions yards this season are now school records. Tim Hahn held the single season reception record when he caught 34 passes in 1989. Tyler Germano held the old record for most reception yards in a season when he had 726 yards in 2000. Tyminski has 8 td catches this year and is 1 behind record holder Austin Williams who had 9 in 2008. Tyminski is currently tied with Nick Oyer who had 8 td grabs in 2013. Colin Burdian of ES South caught 5 passes for 87 yards and 3 td’s last week in their win over Stroudsburg.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

5 (7), 4 (1), 4 (6), 4 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

5 (7), 4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

5 (8) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1), 4 (5) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3) Ron Blake (East Stroudsburg South)

4 (4) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

4 (7) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

4 (8) Eric Striba (Bangor)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

328 (6), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)   *School Record*

273 (7), 225 (9) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

268 (3), 254 (1), 231 (6) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

244 (9), 208 (5) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

242 (8), 227 (6), 217 (9) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

226 (7) Eric Striba (Bangor)

224 (2), 205 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

220 (9) Nick Beck (Salisbury)

215 (3), 200 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

212 (5) Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley)

208 (7), 207 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

200 (9) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

501 (5), 385 (2), 304 (1), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) *District Record*

399 (4), 384 (7), 305 (8), 288 (2), 246 (3), 242 (9) John Adams (Minersville)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

365 (5), 312 (4), 263 (9), 257 (8), 219 (3), 200 (6) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

298 (5), 293 (2), 242 (9), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

289 (9), 211 (8) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

284 (6) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

281 (1), 232 (5) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

269 (5), 209 (9) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

268 (7), 258 (5), 227 (1), 229 (6) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

258 (5), 230 (4), 219 (3) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

253 (9) Trey Dogmantis (Whitehall)

250 (7) Bobby McClosky (ES South)

249 (9) Brian Taylor (Freedom)

245 (5), 231 (3), 224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

239 (6), 233 (2), 201 (5) Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff)

230 (2), 221 (8) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

228 (7) Cole Dorshimer (Pen Argyl)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

219 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Luke Spang (Parkland)

203 (9) Cole Transue (Easton)

201 (8) Cooper King (Northampton)

200 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

6 (5), 5 (8), 4 (9) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

5 (4), 5 (7) John Adams (Minersville) *Ties School Record*

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (9) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

4 (5) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

15 (7), 10 (1) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

11 (5) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

11 (6) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)  *School Record*

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

10 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *School Record*

212 (7), 141 (6) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

196 (5) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

189 (7), 141 (8) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

182 (7), 164 (9) Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh)  *School Record*

175 (7), 156 (1), 140 (9) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4), 153 (6), 142 (7) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

158 (1), 152 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

154 (5) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

149 (5) Christopher Sell (Dieruff)

149 (5) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

148 (8) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

147 (5) Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

147 (7) Jose Almonte (ES South)

142 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

3 (6) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (7) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

3 (9) Zack Gillen (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Colin Burdian (ES South)

Field Goals (40 yards)

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

42 (7), 41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

42 (9) Joe Weirich (PM West)

40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

40 (?) Nick Radoi (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (950)

1378 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1290 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

1245 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1160 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

1150 Eric Striba (Bangor) jr

1057 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

1005 Andre Reames (Stroudsburg) jr

1003 Jaden Bowens (PM West) sr

975 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

972 Dahlir Adams (Parkland) sr

Touchdowns (16)

26 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph  *School Record*

19 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

18 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

16 Josh Chowansky (Northern Lehigh)

16 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) jr

16 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

Passing Yards (1000)

2223 John Adams (Minersville) sr

2016 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

1773 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

1603 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

1581 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

1473 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

1420 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

1363 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton) soph

1294 Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley) sr

1253 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1239 Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic) jr

1230 Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff) sr

1114 Brian Taylor (Freedom) sr

1092 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

1087 Cooper King (Northampton) sr

1072 Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville) sr

1022 Isaac Whiteash (Williams Valley) jr

1016 Matt Machalik (Palmerton (soph) soph

1003 Tommy Mason (Liberty) jr

1001 Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley) sr

Touchdown Passes (18)

27 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

23 John Adams (Minersville) sr

21 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

21 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

19 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

18 Bobby McCloskey (ES South) sr

Receptions (38)

52 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

48 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

47 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

45 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

44 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

43 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) sr

42 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

38 Trevor Armorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

38 Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic) jr

38 Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

Reception Yardage (600)

831 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

807 Trevor Amorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

772 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph  *School Record*

700 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

687 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

686 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

642 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

609 Christopher Sell (Dieruff) sr

Reception Touchdowns (8)

10 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

9 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

8 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

8 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph

8 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

October 29, 2021
Nazareth uses one-two punch to knock off Whitehall

NAZARETH – Mason Kuehner and Tyler Rohn packed a powerful one-two punch for the Nazareth Area (6-3) Football team.

The 5-foot-11,165-pound Kuehner scored three touchdowns while Rohn, the 5-foot-10 195-pound running back rushed for 175 yards on 31 carries and two touchdowns. The two guided the Blue Eagles to a 35-14 victory over Whitehall (3-5) on Friday night at Andrew S. Leh Stadium.

“Rohn ran like a mad man tonight,” said Tom Falzone. “He is a senior and a captain for us. The offensive line did a good job opening up holes for him.”

The victory was Nazareth’s Head Football Coach Falzone’s 50th win with the Blue Eagles.

Kuehner scored three different ways. He had a 10-yard touchdown run, caught a pass for 25 yards, and intercepted a pass which he returned 23 yards for a score. He finished the night with two interceptions.

On the Blue Eagles’ opening drive, Rohn and Sonny Sasso established the running attack. At the 50, Sasso completed back-to-back passes of 17 and 20 yards to set up Kuehner’s 10-yard touchdown run. Chris Bugbee’s kick made it 7-0 with 6:43 left in the first quarter.

Mason was busy in the first quarter. He intercepted a Trey Dogmanits’ pass to Whitehall’s 25. One play later, Sasso fired a pass to Kuehner for a 25-yard touchdown pass.

“He is such a super athlete and we try and find ways to get him the ball,” said Falzone. “He does it on both sides of the ball.” The first quarter went to the Blue Eagles.

Whitehall, down 14-0, got their offense going in the second quarter. The Zephyrs capped off an 11-play, 83-yard drive. Damonte Foreman’s two-yard touchdown run cut the lead in half. Andrew Deutsch’s kick was good and the Blue Eagles lead was 14-7.

The Zephyrs weren’t done. The defense forced another punt and the offense scored another touchdown. Dogmanits hit Devin Donatelli for a 40-yard touchdown pass. It was tied up at 14 with 6:05 left in the first half.

Nazareth’s offense got back into rhythm. Rohn carried the ball five times during the drive including powering in from six yards out to give the Blue Eagles the lead back, 21-14 with 3:30 left in the first half.

After a Nazareth punt to start the second half, The Blue Eagles’ defense came up with a big play. Kuehner intercepted a tipped pass by Matt Capobianco and took it 23 yards for the score. The lead was 28-14 with 10:31 left in the third quarter.

“His interception was a game-changer for us,” said Falzone. “That tipped ball he picked and took in was a huge play and a momentum swinger for us.”

Rohn seemed to get stronger as the game went. Rohn ran the ball 10 of 15 plays and finished the drive scoring from one yard out.

With the win, Nazareth sets up up a big game next week against Easton Area who defeated Emmaus 17-13. Whitehall is home next week against Northampton.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Whitehall (3-5) 0 14 0 0 14

Nazareth Area (6-3) 14 7 14 0 35

1st Quarter

N – Mason Kuehner 10-yard TD run (Chris Bugbee kick good) 6:43

N – Mason Kuehner 25 yard pass from Sonny Sasso (Chris Bugbee kick good) 5:05

2nd Quarter

W – Damonte Foreman 2 yard TD run (Andrew Deutsch kick good) 10:29

W – Devin Donatelli 40 yard pass from Trey Dogmanits (Andrew Deutsch kick good) 6:05

N – Tyler Rohn 6 yard TD run (Chris Bugbee kick good) 3:30

3rd Quarter

N – Mason Kuehner 23 yard interception return (Chris Bugbee kick good) 10:31

N – Tyler Rohn 1 yard TD run (Chris Bugbee kick good) 1:25

October 23, 2021
DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 8):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Jaded Bowens of PM West went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career and now has 2,044 yards. Conner Goehring of Schuylkill Haven also went over 2,000 yards rushing in his career. The junior has totaled 2,042 rushing yards while scoring a total of 30 td’s.  Sophomore qb Matt Machalik of Palmerton rushed for 242 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Mahanoy Area. Machalik went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season (1,028 yards) and leads the District with 22 td’s scored. Deante’ Crawford of Freedom scored twice in their win over Pleasant Valley and is 2nd in the District with 18 touchdowns. Crawford is tied with former Patriot Dave Walters for 5th place all-time for td’s scored in a single season at Freedom. In 1999 Walters broke Mike Lawrence’s record of 16 td’s that he set in 1983. Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill became the first Spartan player to rush for 3,000 yards in his career. Chowansky broke Jaden Leiby’s career school record of 2,993 yards that he rushed for from 2016-19. Chowansky leads the District in rushing with 1,320 yards. Eric Striba of Bangor rushed for 177 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Wilson to go over 1,000 yards rushing on the season. The junior has rushed for 1,016 yards and scored 14 td’s. Teammate Kael Godshalk has rushed for 777 yards this season and has scored a team leading 15 td’s. Matt Frame of Northern Lehigh rushed for 155 yards and scored 5 td’s in their win over Pen Argyl. Frame now has 31 career td’s. Deante’ Crawford of Freedom has scored 18 td’s this season and 30 for his career. Justin Holmes of Northwestern is creeping up on 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards passing. He currently has 967 yards rushing and 905 yards passing. He’s scored 17 td’s and thrown for 11 td’s this season. Holmes needs 1 more td pass to join a small list of players to score 40 td’s and throw for 30 td’s in their career.

QUARTERBACKS:

John Adams of Minersville threw for 305 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Schuylkill Haven. Adams leads the District with his 1,981 yards passing. His 21 td passes ties him with Collin Quintano of Notre Dame for 2nd place in the District. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw for 257 yards and 5 td’s against Salisbury. Hall has thrown for 1,753 yards and a District leading 23 td passes this season. Hall’s totals are both 3rd best at North Schuylkill for a single season. Dante Mahaffey of Saucon Valley and Jovan Rodriguez of Dieruff both went over 1,000 yards passing. Mahaffey has 1,001 yards and Rodriguez has 1,109 yards. Cooper King of Northampton and Danny Darno of Notre Dame each threw for over 200 yards last week. King threw for 201 yards and Darno threw for 211 yards. Sophomore Brady O’Connell of Lehighton had his 2nd 200 yard game last week when he threw for 221 yards in their loss to Saucon Valley.

RECEIVERS:

Tyler Csencsits of Saucon Valley broke Nate Harka’s career reception yardage school record. Csencsits has 1,332 yards receiving and Harka had a career total of 1,302 yards from 2013-15. Trevor Amorim of Northern Lehigh broke Duke Lilly’s career school receiving yardage record. Amorim now has 1,471 yards on 77 catches while Lilly had 1,443 yards on 73 catches from 1966-68. Lilly still holds the career record at Northern Lehigh for td receptions with his 21. North Schuylkill’s Joey Flail caught 4 passes for 44 yards and a td last week. Flail is now tied for District lead for receptions (44) with Joey Vevasis of Shenandoah Valley, who was idol last week. Flail is also the District leader with his 754 yards receiving and 10 td catches. Jason Cullen of Minersville, a senior first time player caught 9 passes for 330 yards and 5 td’s in their last 2 games. Teammate Brock Polinsky went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career and the junior now has 1,051 yards. Jose Almonte of ES South also compiled big totals in his last 2 games. Almonte caught 8 passes for 269 yards and 4 td’s.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

5 (7), 4 (1), 4 (6) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

5 (7), 4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

5 (8) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1), 4 (5) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3) Ron Blake (East Stroudsburg South)

4 (4) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

4 (7) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

4 (8) Eric Striba (Bangor)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

328 (6), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)   *School Record*

273 (7) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

268 (3), 254 (1), 231 (6) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

242 (8), 227 (6) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

226 (7) Eric Striba (Bangor)

224 (2), 205 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

215 (3), 200 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

212 (5) Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley)

208 (5) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

208 (7), 207 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

501 (5), 385 (2), 304 (1), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) *District Record*

399 (4), 384 (7), 305 (8), 288 (2), 246 (3) John Adams (Minersville)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

365 (5), 312 (4), 257 (8), 219 (3), 200 (6) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

298 (5), 293 (2), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

284 (6) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

281 (1), 232 (5) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

269 (5) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

268 (7), 258 (5), 227 (1), 229 (6) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

258 (5), 230 (4), 219 (3) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

250 (7) Bobby McClosky (ES South)

245 (5), 231 (3), 224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

239 (6), 233 (2), 201 (5) Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff)

230 (2), 221 (8) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

228 (7) Cole Dorshimer (Pen Argyl)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

219 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Luke Spang (Parkland)

211 (8) Danny Darno (Notre Dame)

201 (8) Cooper King (Northampton)

200 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

6 (5), 5 (8) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

5 (4), 5 (7) John Adams (Minersville) *Ties School Record*

4 (1), 4 (2) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

4 (5) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

15 (7), 10 (1) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

11 (5) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

11 (6) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)  *School Record*

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *School Record*

212 (7), 141 (6) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

196 (5) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

189 (7), 141 (8) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

175 (7), 156 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4), 153 (6), 142 (7) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

158 (1), 152 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

154 (5) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

149 (5) Christopher Sell (Dieruff)

149 (5) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

148 (8) Mason Kuehner (Nazareth)

147 (5) Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

147 (7) Jose Almonte (ES South)

142 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

3 (6) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (7) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

Field Goals (40 yards)

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

42 (7), 41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

40 (?) Nick Radoi (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (850)

1320 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1103 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

1028 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

1016 Eric Striba (Bangor) jr

967 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

931 Andre Reames (Stroudsburg) jr

916 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

907 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

852 Jaden Bowens (PM West) sr

Touchdowns (15)

22 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

18 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

17 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

15 Kael Godshalk (Bangor) sr

Passing Yards (1000)

1981 John Adams (Minersville) sr

1773 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

1753 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

1429 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

1361 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

1264 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

1156 Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton) soph

1150 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1131 Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic) jr

1124 Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley) sr

1109 Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff) sr

1003 Tommy Mason (Liberty) jr

1001 Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley) sr

Touchdown Passes (16)

23 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

21 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

21 John Adams (Minersville) sr

17 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

16 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

Receptions (35)

44 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

44 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

43 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

40 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

39 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

37 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) sr

36 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

35 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph

35 Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic) jr

Reception Yardage (550)

754 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

700 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

643 Trevor Amorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

632 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph

625 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

615 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

569 Karim Brice (Liberty) sr

Reception Touchdowns (7)

10 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

8 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

7 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

7 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

7 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

7 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

7 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph

7 Jason Cullen (Minersville) sr

October 22, 2021
Eric Striba Rushes for 4 Touchdowns in Bangor Win at Wilson Area

EASTON – Early in the game, tied at six, the Slaters ripped off 31 unanswered points in a 37-6 win over Wilson Area Saturday afternoon at Smith Field. Eric Striba had a great day, rushing for 183 yards and scoring four touchdowns.

“It goes back to the off-season. We didn’t block well last year and we struggled upfront,” said Bangor Head Coach Paul Reduzzi. “Coaches Sui and Andrews put in a new scheme this year and it has been unbelievable. The kids have worked hard to get better and it shows.”

The opening drive was the Striba and Kael Godshalk show. They combined for 65 yards rushing on 11 plays capped off by Striba’s one-yard score. The two-point conversion was no good and Bangor led 6-0.

The Warriors answered right back to tie the game up at 6. It took seven plays for Wilson’s Damian Simpson to score from 4-yards out.

At the start of the second quarter, the Slaters had the ball on the Wilson 36yard line. Striba hit Gabe Woolverton for an 18-yard completion down to the 18. Two plays later, Striba finished off the drive with a 13-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion was good to Woolverton and the Slaters led 14-6.

The Warriors’ next drive ended with a punt deep in their territory. The punt was blocked and recovered by Jacob Weaver for a safety to extend the Slater’s lead to 16-6.

Striba’s third touchdown run of the day pushed Bangor’s lead to 24-6 with 2:59 left in the half.

The Bangor’s defense started to make some noise late in the first half. Wilson next drive ended on an interception by Slaters’ Derrick Zamorsky.

Bangor went into halftime leading, 24-6.

In the third quarter, Wilson got the ball first at their 29. The Slater’s defense came up with another big stop. Weaver sacked Cayden Stem forcing a punt.

After back-to-back fumbles by both teams, the Slaters got their offense going in the second half. They went 63 yards on six plays as Striba went in for his fourth touchdown run of the game. They led 30-6 with 4:52 left in the game.

“Striba is a student of the game and led them in the weight room in the off-season,” said Reduzzi. “He really worked hard to get stronger and better. He is an exceptional kid on and off the field.”

The Slater’s defense wasn’t done. MJ Sui intercepted a pass ending a Warriors drive. Bangor couldn’t capitalize on the interception turning the ball over on downs.

The Warriors were on the march driving to Bangor’s 18. But, the Slater’s defense came up again with a big play. Weaver almost got another sack but caused an errant pass which led to a Landon Uhler interception.

Bangor’s Godshalk scored from one yard out and the big chunk of the drive was a Striba 62-yard run. Gabe Woolverton’s kick made it 37-6.

Weaver led the team on defense with four sacks, safety, and several quarterback hurries.

“He’s only a sophomore and has done a great job this year,” said Reduzzi. “He’s getting better each game.”

Next week, Bangor host Pottsville and Wilson Area host Blue Mountain.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Bangor (5-3) 6 18 6 7 37

Wilson Area (5-3) 6 0 0 0 6

1st Quarter

BA – Eric Striba 1-yard TD run 6:22 (2-Point Conversion no good)

WA – Damian Simpson 4-yard TD run 3:21 (2-Point Conversion no good)

2nd Quarter

BA – Eric Striba 13-yard TD run 10:32 (2-Point Conversion good – Eric Striba to Gabe Woolverton)

BA – Jacob Weaver Safety 8:49

BA – Eric Striba 1-yard TD run 6:22 (2-Point Conversion good – Gabe Woolverton)

3rd Quarter

BA – Eric Striba 1-yard TD run 4:52 (2-Point Conversion no good)

4th Quarter

BA – Kael Godshalk 1-yard TD run 6:06 (Gabe Woolverton kick good)

October 16, 2021
DISTRICT 11 NOTES (Week 7):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Sophomore qb Matt Machalik of Palmerton scored 5 td’s in their win over Pine Grove to take over the District lead with 19 total td’s. Deante’ Crawford of Freedom scored 3 times vs Whitehall and moved into 2nd spot with his 16 td’s this season. Justin Holmes of Northwestern, Kael Godshalk of Bangor and Jaded Bowens of PM West follow Crawford with 15, 14 and 13 td’s scored respectively. Bowens had his 2nd 200 yard rushing game this season when he rushed for 208 yards and 5 td’s in the first half vs Allen. In the same game Allen’s Clarence Watkins rushed for 273 yards and 3 td’s. He also scored three 2-point conversions as he scored all 24 points for Allen. Watkins was 9 yards short of the school record. Gavani Hall rushed for a school record 282 yards vs Pleasant Valley in 2019.  Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill leads the District in rushing with 1,241 yards. Chowansky needs 20 yards rushing to break Jaden Leiby’s career school record 2,993 yards that he rushed for from 2016-19. Sophomore Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley is also over 1,000 yards and has 1,103 yards. Eric Striba of Bangor rushed for 226 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Lehighton.

QUARTERBACKS:

John Adams of Minersville threw for 384 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Catasauqua. The 5 td’s ties the school record that Scott Schwalm set in 2019. Schwalm threw 5 td’s against both Shenandoah Valley and Schuylkill Valley. Adams has thrown for 1,676 yards and 18 td passes on the season. Collin Quintano of Notre Dame leads the District with his 1,773 yards passing and 21 td passes. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill is 3rd with 1,496 yards and is tied with Adams for 2nd with 18 td passes. Owen Kosar of Shenandoah Valley, Tamlim Ferguson of Central Catholic and Tommy Macon of Liberty all went over 1,000 passing for the season. Kosar had a big game throwing for 268 yards vs Panther Valley. Bobby McClosky of ES South threw for 250 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to Parkland and Cole Dorshimer had a career high 228 yards passing vs Salisbury.

RECEIVERS:

Joey Vevasis of Shenandoah Valley set 2 school records vs Panther Valley last week. Vevasis caught 15 passes for 212 yards, breaking the records held by Jason Najunas and Nick Merva. Najunas caught 13 passes against Minersville in 2016 and Merva caught 10 passes for a school record 202 yards vs Williams Valley in 2012. Vevasis leads the District with 44 receptions. Vevasis also went over 1,000 yards for his career (1,099 yards). Zack Gillen of Wilson caught 9 passes for 102 yards against Pottsville to set a school record for career receptions. Gillen now has 130 career catches breaking the old record of 129 that Adam Thomas caught from 2004-06. Trevor Amorim of Northern Lehigh has 74 career receptions going for 1,408 yards and 15 td grabs. He needs 36 yards to break the 53 year old career record of 1,443 yards set by Duke Lilly from 1966-68. Jared Graeff of Minersville already owns the career reception record (112) and needs 155 yards to break Gabe Davis’s career reception yardage record (1,613 yards). Graeff is currently tied with Davis for career td receptions with 16 each. Teammate Jason Cullen caught 5 passes for 189 yards and 3 td’s vs Catasauqua last week. North Schuylkill’s sophomore Joey Flail is 2nd in the District with 40 receptions and leads the District with his 718 receiving yards and 9 td grabs. Flail had his 3rd game with 140 or more yards receiving last week vs Notre Dame. Another sophomore Damian Tyminski of Pen Argyl caught 8 passes for 175 yards and 2 td’s in their 2 point loss to Salisbury. Tyler Csencsits of Saucon Valley needs 21 yards receiving to break Nate Harka’s record. Harka had 1,302 career receiving yards from 2013-15. Jose Almonte of ES South caught 2 long td’s from Bobby McClosky and finished with 147 receiving yards vs Parkland.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

5 (7), 4 (1), 4 (6) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

5 (7), 4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1), 4 (5) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3) Ron Blake (East Stroudsburg South)

4 (4) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

4 (7) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

328 (6), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)   *School Record*

273 (7) Clarence Watkins (Allen)

268 (3), 254 (1), 231 (6) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

227 (6) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

226 (7) Eric Striba (Bangor)

224 (2), 205 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

215 (3), 200 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

212 (5) Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley)

208 (5) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

208 (7), 207 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

501 (5), 385 (2), 304 (1), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) *District Record*

399 (4), 384 (7), 288 (2), 246 (3) John Adams (Minersville)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

365 (5), 312 (4), 219 (3), 200 (6) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

298 (5), 293 (2), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

284 (6) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

281 (1), 232 (5) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

269 (5) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

268 (7), 258 (5), 227 (1), 229 (6) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

258 (5), 230 (4), 219 (3) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

250 (7) Bobby McClosky (ES South)

245 (5), 231 (3), 224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

239 (6), 233 (2), 201 (5) Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff)

230 (2) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

228 (7) Cole Dorshimer (Pen Argyl)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

219 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Luke Spang (Parkland)

200 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

6 (5) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)

5 (4), 5 (7) John Adams (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (2) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

4 (5) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

15 (7), 10 (1) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

11 (5) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

11 (6) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)  *School Record*

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *School Record*

212 (7), 141 (6) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)  *School Record*

196 (5) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

189 (7) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

175 (7), 156 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4), 153 (6), 142 (7) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

158 (1), 152 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

154 (5) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

149 (5) Christopher Sell (Dieruff)

149 (5) Brady Evans (Williams Valley)

147 (5) Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

147 (7) Jose Almonte (ES South)

142 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

3 (6) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

3 (7) Jason Cullen (Minersville)

Field Goals (40 yards)

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

42 (7), 41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

40 (?) Nick Radoi (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (750)

1241 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1103 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

830 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

802 Andre Reames (Stroudsburg) jr

796 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

786 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

772 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

750 Jaden Bowens (PM West) sr

Touchdowns (13)

19 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

16 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

15 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

14 Kael Godshalk (Bangor) sr

13 Jaden Bowens (PM West) sr

Passing Yards (1000)

1773 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

1676 John Adams (Minersville) sr

1496 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

1286 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

1272 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

1124 Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley) sr

1103 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

1054 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1048 Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic) jr

1003 Tommy Mason (Liberty) jr

Touchdown Passes (13)

21 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

18 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

18 John Adams (Minersville) sr

17 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

13 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

Receptions (32)

44 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

41 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

40 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

34 Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic) jr

34 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) sr

32 Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic) jr

32 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

32 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

32 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

Reception Yardage (500)

718 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

669 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

625 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

585 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph

580 Trevor Amorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

565 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

539 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

Reception Touchdowns (7)

9 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

8 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

7 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

7 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

7 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

7 Brady Evans (Williams Valley) jr

7 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph

October 16, 2021
Spartans, Crusaders Clash in Battle of Unbeatens

EASTON – North Schuylkill and Notre Dame Green Pond went at each other Friday night to see who would have the inside track for District 11 3A playoffs. Both teams entered the game unbeaten in a highly anticipated matchup Friday night.

After falling behind 7-0 early in the first quarter, the Spartans rattled off 35 unanswered points to claim a thrilling 42-21 win over the Crusaders.

On the opening drive, Notre Dame Green Pond’s quarterback, Collin Quintano, hit Logan Castellano for the 16-yard touchdown pass. Nick Garrido’s kick put the Crusaders up 7-0.

The Spartans answered right back like a heavy-weight fight. Robbie Weitz pounded his way into the end zone for a seven-yard touchdown run. Gavin Mentzer’s kick tied the game up at seven.

North Schuylkill added two more scores in the second quarter. A pair of rushing touchdowns by Jaxson Chowansky (29-yards) and Jake Hall (17-yards) increased the Spartan’s lead to 21-7.

The opening second-half drive ended on a Josh Chowansky 5-yard touchdown run capping off a 15-play drive that took 6:40 off the clock. Spartans lead 28-7.

The Crusaders turned the ball over at their ten-yard line. Hall found Joey Flail for a ten-yard pass with 5:10 remaining in the third quarter.

Hall finished the night with 289 total yards. (181 passing, 108 yards rushing)

Notre Dame Green Pond scored twice in the fourth quarter. Nadir Sanders hit Tarif Muhammad for a 28-yard touchdown pass and Logan Castellano ran in from 28 yards out.

In between both Crusaders’ scores, Spartan’s Josh Chowansky went 46 yards for a score.

Next week, North Schuylkill hosts Salisbury and Notre Dame Green Pond hosts Palisades.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

North Schuylkill 7 14 14 7 42

Notre Dame GP 7 0 0 14 21

October 9, 2021
District 11 Notes (Week 6):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Sophomore Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley rushed for a school record 328 yards last week vs Panther Valley. Achenbach, who scored 4 td’s, broke Dylan Rabuck’s school record of 325 yards that he rushed for against Pine Grove in 2017. Achenbach has rushed for 982 yards this season and scored 10 td’s. Justin Holmes of Northwestern leads the District with his 15 td’s scored. Sophomore qb Matt Machalik of Palmerton rushed for 227 yards and scored 4 td’s while passing for 125 yards and a td. Mahalik is on the chart with his 1,119 career yards rushing and his 1,492 career yards passing. He is 2nd behind Holmes for td scored with 14.  Senior Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill leads the District in rushing and is the first back to rush for over 1,000 yards this season. Chowansky currently has 1,077 yards rushing.

QUARTERBACKS:

Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw for 200 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Northern Lehigh. Hall has thrown for 1,317 yards and 17 td’s this season and went over 3,000 yards passing in his career. He’s thrown for 3,192 yards and 43 td passes in his career. Jared Richardson of Bethlehem Catholic and Dylan Mahaffey of Saucon Valley also went over 3,000 yards in their careers. Richardson is at 3,076 yards passing (23 td’s) and Mahaffey is at 3,001 yards passing (32 td’s). Richardson also went over 1,000 yards on the season passing for 1,054 yards. Senior Dylan Smoyer of Northern Lehigh went over 1,000 yards passing on the season and over 2,000 yards for his career. Smoyer has thrown for 1,033 yards and 12 td’s this season and upped his career totals to 2,009 yard passing and 23 td passes. Smoyer is the first Bulldog to go over 1,000 yards passing in a season since Bo Tkach did it as a junior in 1999 (1,069 yards). Josiah Williams of Emmaus threw for 284 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Bethlehem Catholic. Williams’ 284 yards is the 2nd highest single game total for a Green Hornet behind only injured teammate Jake Fotta’s 339 yards he threw last year vs Easton. Ironically they both did it in their sophomore seasons.



RECEIVERS:

Trevor Amorim of Northern Lehigh caught 4 passes for a school record 182 yards vs North Schuylkill last week. Craig Scheffler held the old record when he caught 4 passes for 159 yards and 2 scores vs Palmerton in the final game of the 1980 season. Amorim who caught 2 td passes (74 and 72 yards) also had a 60 yard td run. Amorim has 24 receptions this year, good for 549 yards with 3 going for td’s. In the same game North Schuylkill’s Joey Flail caught 6 pases for 153 yards and 3 td’s. The sophomore leads the District with 34 receptions and 8 td receptions and is 2nd in yardage with 576 yards. Tarif Muhammad of Notre Dame still leads the District (ND did not play last week) with his 604 reception yards and now trials Flail by 1 for td receptions with his 7 td’s. After Bethlehem Catholic’s Jaiden Ellis-Lahey tied the school record for receptions in a game with his 9 catches in week 5, Eric Wert broke the record in week 6 when he caught 11 passes from Richardson vs Emmaus. Wert leads the EPC South with 32 receptions followed closely by Central Catholic’s Griffin Patridge who has 31 catches. Jared Graeff of Minersville has 32 receptions for 454 yards and 6 td’s this season. Graeff now has 103 career catches and joins the “100 catch” club and also broke the Minersville school record. Gabe Davis just set the record last year when he finished his two year career with 102 catches.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

4 (1), 4 (6) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1), 4 (5) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3) Ron Blake (East Stroudsburg South)

4 (4) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

4 (6) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

328 (6), 241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)   *School Record*

268 (3), 254 (1), 231 (6) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

227 (6) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

224 (2), 205 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

215 (3), 200 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

212 (5) Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley)

208 (5) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

207 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

501 (5), 385 (2), 304 (1), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) *District Record*

399 (4), 288 (2), 246 (3) John Adams (Minersville)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

365 (5), 312 (4), 219 (3), 200 (6) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

298 (5), 293 (2), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

284 (6) Josiah Williams (Emmaus)

281 (1), 232 (5) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

269 (5) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

258 (5), 230 (4), 219 (3) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

258 (5), 227 (1), 229 (6) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

245 (5), 231 (3), 224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

239 (6), 233 (2), 201 (5) Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff)

230 (2) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

219 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Luke Spang (Parkland)

200 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

6 (5) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)

5 (4) John Adams (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (2) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

4 (5) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

11 (5) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

11 (6) Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic)  *School Record*

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *School Record*

196 (5) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4), 153 (6) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

158 (1), 152 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

156 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

154 (5) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

149 (5) Christopher Sell (Dieruff)

147 (5) Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

142 (5) Nick Ryan (Shenandoah Valley)

141 (6) Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

3 (6) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

Field Goals (40 yards)

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

District 11 Stats

Rushing (650)

1077 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

982 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

  758 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

702 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

668 Andre Reames (Stroudsburg) jr

651 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

Touchdowns (11)

15 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

14 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

13 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

11 Ron Blake (ESS) jr

11 Marcus Williams (Easton) sr

11 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

11 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

Passing Yards (1000)

1628 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

1292 John Adams (Minersville) sr

1317 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

1111 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

1091 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

1054 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1033 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

Touchdown Passes (12)

20 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

16 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

17 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

13 John Adams (Minersville) sr

12 Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh) sr

Receptions (26)

34 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

32 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

32 Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic) jr

31 Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic) jr

29 Jaiden Ellis-Lahey (Bethlehem Catholic) jr

29 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

28 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

27 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

27 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

Reception Yardage (450)

604 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

576 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

549 Trevor Amorim (Northern Lehigh) sr

482 Karim Brice (Liberty) sr

464 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

454 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

Reception Touchdowns (6)

8 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

7 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

6 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

6 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

6 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

October 9, 2021
Northwestern Lehigh’s Quarterback Justin Holmes Leads Tigers In Win Over Wilson Area

EASTON – In a matchup of unbeaten football teams, Northwestern Lehigh (6-0) made its presence felt early Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers rolled up more than 400 total yards of offense and found the end zone five times before halftime en route to a 42-6 win over Wilson Area (5-1).

One reason for success today was the Tiger’s offensive line. They were led by Ben Walters, Ben Dunstan, Colin Meyers, Cam Shields, and Josiah Gornicz.

“When you look at our offensive line, we had two returning starters and only one senior. Dave Kerschner is doing a fantastic job with our line,” said Josh Snyder.

The result was Holmes leading the ground attack. Holmes, rushed for 205 yards He added 64 passing and four total touchdowns in the game.

“Holmes is so steady, calm and cool,” said Snyder. “Our line did a great job today opening up holes for Justin. Once he gets in the secondary he is a mismatch for almost anybody.”

Northwestern Lehigh’s Dalton Clymer got the first score of the game. He went in from five yards out and Luke Benvin’s extra point made it 7-0 Tigers with 1:03 remaining in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Holmes scored three times on runs of 38, 69 and 17 yards. Clymer added his second touchdown of the game from five yards out. At halftime, the Tigers led 35-0.

Wilson got on the board in the third quarter. Quarterback Camden Stem went in from one yard out. This was the only blemish on the Tigers’ defense. Their defense held the Warriors high powered offense to 160 net yards.

“Hats off goes to our defensive staff, Greg Mitchell, Josh Zimmerman, and Ryan Hulmes,” said Snyder. “We were able to get a lot of pressure on them and we played very physical on defense.”

Tigers added one more score in the fourth quarter. Holmes hit Cade Christopher for an 18-yard touchdown pass.

Next weekend, Northwestern Lehigh is home against Blue Mountain. Wilson Area travels to Pottsville to take on the Crimson Tide.

Stats courtesy of George Haddad

Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 FINAL

Northwestern Lehigh 7 28 7 0 42

Wilson Area 0 0 6 0 6

NWL WA

First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 9

Rushing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6

Passing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1

Penalty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2

Rushing Attempts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 26

Yards Gained Rushing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 135

Yards Lost Rushing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1

Net Yards Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 134

Net Yards Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 26

Passes Attempted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 15

Passes Completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5

Had Intercepted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

Total Offensive Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 41

Total Net Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 160

Average Gain Per Play. . . . . . . . . . . 9.6 3.9

Return Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 45

Fumbles: Number-Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 – 0 1 – 1

Penalties: Number-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . 5 – 55 4 – 31

Interceptions: Number-Yards . . . . . . . . . 1 – 0 1 – 45

Fumble Returns: Number-Yards. . . . . . . . . 1 – 0 0 – 0

Punts: Number-Yds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 – 8 3 – 7

Average Per Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 2.3

Punt Returns: Number-Yards. . . . . . . . . . 2 – 40 0 – 0

Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards . . . . . . . . 2 – 16 5 – 59

Third Down Conversions. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 of 5 2 of 9

Fourth Down Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . 0 of 0 1 of 4

Sacks by – Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 – 30 0 – 0

October 3, 2021
District 11 Notes (Weeks 4 and 5):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Senior Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill leads the District with 846 yards rushing. Sophomore Alex Achenbach of Williams Valley is 2nd with 654 yards and Pottsville senior Travontai Davis is 3rd with 614 yards rushing. Chowansky, Davis along with Bangor’s Kael Godshalk and PM West’s Jaden Bowens each scored 4 td’s in week 4. Deante’ Crawford of Freedom scored 4 td’s in week 5 to duplicate his 4 td’s in week 1. Justin Holmes of Northwestern leads the District with his 12 td’s scored. Ron Blake of ESS is 2nd with 11 td’s and there are 5 players tied for 3rd with each scoring 10 td’s. They are Crawford of Freedom, Marcus Williams of Easton, Matt Machalik of Palmerton, Cade Christopher of Northwestern and Damian Simpson of Wilson.

QUARTERBACKS:

Collin Quintano of Notre Dame threw for a District 11 single game record when he threw for 501 yards and 6 td’s vs Jim Thorpe this past Monday Night. Scott Schwalm of Minersville held the old record when he threw for 492 yards vs Schuylkill Valley in 2019. Quintano leads the District with 1,628 yards passing and 20 td passes. He joins the 4,000 yard club and the “40” td club with his 4,455 career yards passing and 46 td passes. Cayden Stem of Wilson went over 4,000 yard passing for his career in week 4 and added another 298 yards last week to up his career total to 4,344 yards. He’s thrown for 1,080 yards on the season with 16 td passes. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw for a school record 365 yards and 6 td’s last week vs Pen Argyl. Bobby Moyer held the old records when he threw for 338 yards vs Tunkhannock and 5 td’s vs Shamokin in the 1999 season. Hall has thrown for 1,117 yards and 14 td passes this year. The 6 td passes last week also puts him in the “40 td” club with 40 exactly. John Adams of Minersville is the other QB to throw for 1,000 yards this season. Adams has 1,219 yards passing and 12 td passes this year. Cody Miller of Nativity went over 3,000 yards passing in his career with 3,108 yards and 32 td passes. There were a total of 12 qb’s last week that threw for 200 yards in the game. Justin Holmes of Northwestern and Jaden Newton of Palisades both went over 2,000 career yards passing last week. Holmes has thrown for 2,111 yards and Newton has thrown for 2,054 career yards. In week 4 Williams Valley’s Issac Whiteash threw for a school record 349 yards. Bryce Herb held the old record when he threw for 336 yards and 5 td’s vs Juniata in 2019.



RECEIVERS:

Tarif Muhammad of Notre Dame caught 6 passes for 196 yards and 2 td’s last week to take over the season reception yardage lead. Muhammad has caught 27 passes for a District leading 604 yards and 7 td’s. Jared Graeff of Minersville, Griffin Patridge of Central Catholic and Joey Flail of North Schuylkill lead a tight race as all 3 players have caught 28 passes this year. Muhammad and Bethlehem Catholic’s Jaiden Ellis-Lahey are one behind with 27 catches. Ellis-Lahey tied the school record when he caught 9 passes last week vs Liberty. Billy Krebs (1999), Bryan Phelan (2005) and Freddie Simmons (2014) all caught 9 passes in a game for the Hawks. Tyler Csencsits of Saucon Valley went over 1,000 yards receiving in his career. Csensits caught 6 passes for 147 yards and a td last week to up his career totals to 58 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 td’s. Damon Simpson of Wilson went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career joining his teammate Zack Gillen. Simpson has caught 42 passes for 1,084 yards and 14 td’s in his career. He’s averaging 25.8 yards per catch and a td every 3 catches. Gillen upped his career totals to 121 receptions for 1,872 yards and 21 td’s. The 121 catches ties him with Matt Salvaterra of Emmaus (1996-98) for 23th place all-time in the District. Gillen’s yardage slots him into 28th place all-time in the District just 7 yards behind Williams Valley’s Jesse Engle (1,879 yards 2018-2020). On the Warrior all-time list he moved up to 5th in yardage, moving ahead of Justin Scerbo who had 1,792 yards from 2006-08. None bigger for Scerbo than the game winning bomb he caught as a sophomore from DJ Lenehan in their win over Jeanette in 2006. Karim Brice of Liberty caught 12 passes last week and Flail of North Schuylkill caught 11. Both of their school records are 13 catches in a game with KJ Williams of Liberty catching 13 in a game in 2012 and Scott Grigas of North Schuylkill catching 13 in a game in 2017. Brice is the first player to have 2 games with 150 yards receiving this year.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

4 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1), 4 (5) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3) Ron Blake (East Stroudsburg South)

4 (4) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

268 (3), 254 (1) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

224 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Robert Papaleo (Pleasant Valley)

208 (5) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

207 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

501 (5), 385 (2), 304 (1), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) *District Record*

399 (4), 288 (2), 246 (3) John Adams (Minersville)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

365 (5), 312 (4), 219 (3) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley)  *School Record*

298 (5), 293 (2), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

281 (1), 232 (5) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

269 (5) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

258 (5), 230 (4), 219 (3) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

258 (5), 227 (1) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

245 (5), 231 (3), 224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

233 (2), 201 (5) Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff)

230 (2) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

219 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

212 (5) Luke Spang (Parkland)

200 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (5), 5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

6 (5) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)

5 (4) John Adams (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (2) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

4 (5) Owen Kosar (Shenandoah Valley)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

12 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

11 (5) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *School Record*

196 (5) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

158 (1), 152 (5) Karim Brice (Liberty)

156 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

154 (5) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

149 (5) Christopher Sell (Dieruff)

147 (5) Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

Field Goals (40 yards)

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (500)

846 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

654 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

614 Travontai Davis (Pottsville) sr

592 Marcus Williams (Easton) sr

553 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

532 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

Touchdowns (10)

12 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

11 Ron Blake (ESS) jr

10 Marcus Williams (Easton) sr

10 Deante’ Crawford (Freedom) sr

10 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

10 Cade Christopher (Northwestern) jr

10 Damian Simpson (Wilson) sr

Passing Yards (900)

1628 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

1219 John Adams (Minersville) sr

1117 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

1080 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

979 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

931 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

902 Tommy Mason (Liberty) jr

Touchdown Passes (10)

20 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

16 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

14 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

12 John Adams (Minersville) sr

10 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

Receptions (22)

28 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

28 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

28 Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic) jr

27 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

27 Jaiden Ellis-Lahey (Bethlehem Catholic) jr

25 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) sr

24 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

23 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth) jr

23 Joey Vevasis (Shenandoah Valley) sr

22 Karim Brice (Liberty) sr

22 Zack Gillen (Wilson) sr

Reception Yardage (375)

604 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

435 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

425 Karim Brice (Liberty) sr

423 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

416 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth) jr

402 Brock Polinsky (Minersville) jr

402 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

384 Tyler Csencsits (Saucon Valley) sr

Reception Touchdowns (5)

7 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

6 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

5 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

5 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth) jr

5 Joey Flail (North Schuylkill) soph

5 Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic) jr

October 2, 2021
District 11 Notes (week 4):

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

4 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3) Ron Blake (ESS)

4 (4) Kael Godshalk (Bangor)

4 (4) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (4) Travontai Davis (Pottsville)

4 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

268 (3), 254 (1) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

241 (2) Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley)

224 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

207 (4) Jaden Bowens (Pocono Mountain West)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

399 (4), 288 (2), 246 (3) John Adams (Minersville)

385 (2), 304 (1), 236 (3), 202 (4) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

383 (3), 202 (4) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

349 (4) Issac Whiteash (Williams Valley) *School Record*

293 (2), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

281 (1) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

281 (4) Jazce Carabello-Snowell (Pottsville)

233 (2) Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff)

231 (3) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

230 (2) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

230 (4) Tamlin Ferguson (Central Catholic)

312 (4), 219 (3) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)

224 (4) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

5 (4) John Adams (Minersville)

4 (1), 4 (2) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth) *School Record*

189 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

170 (4) Hunter Wolfgang (Williams Valley)

168 (4) Joey Flail (North Schuylkill)

162 (4) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

158 (1) Karim Brice (Liberty)

156 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth) *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Amari Dunn (Pottsville)

Field Goals (40 yards)

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

41 (4), 40 (4) Gryffin Mitstifer) Parkland

40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (400)

772 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

590 Alex Achenbach (Williams Valley) soph

458 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

412 Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh) sr

404 Jaden Bowens (PM West) sr

Touchdowns (9)

11 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) sr

10 Marcus Williams (Easton) sr

9 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

9 Matt Machalik (Palmerton) soph

9 Nigel Linton (Whitehall) jr

9 Hunter Crum (Lehighton) sr

Passing Yards (700)

1127 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) sr

1086 John Adams (Minersville) sr

829 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

782 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

752 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

706 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

Touchdown Passes (8)

14 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

13 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

12 John Adams (Minersville) sr

9 Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) jr

8 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) sr

Receptions (18)

22 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

21 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

21 Kyle McGrath (Palisades) sr

20 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) sr

20 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth) jr

20 Griffin Patridge (Central Catholic) sr

19 Eric Wert (Bethlehem Catholic) jr

18 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph

18 Cole Dorshimer (Pen Argyl) sr

18 Jaiden Ellis-Lahay (Bethlehem Catholic) jr

Reception Yardage (300)

408 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

385 Brock Polinsky (Minersville) jr

383 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

379 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth) jr

313 Joey Frail (North Schuylkill) soph

312 Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl) soph

Reception Touchdowns (5)

5 Jared Graeff (Minersville) sr

5 Damon Simpson (Wilson) sr

5 Nolan Lobb (Nazareth) jr

5 Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame) sr

September 24, 2021
Easton Area scores 30 unanswered points to beat Central Catholic 30-7

EASTON, Pa. – Easton fell behind 7-0 early but rallied for 30 consecutive points to beat Central Catholic 30-7 on Friday night at Cottingham Stadium. With the win, the Rovers improved to 2-2 while the loss dropped the Vikings to 3-1 this fall.

Central Catholic scored on the opening drive of the game to take the early lead in what was a low-scoring first half. That 7-0 lead held for the visitors until late in the second quarter when Easton finally broke through offensively and found paydirt. The scoring play was an explosive 50-yard rushing touchdown by Marcus Williams. The Vikings found the end zone with a two-yard run by Caiden Schaffer in the first quarter.

Easton’s offense rolled in the final two-quarters of play as it tallied 23 more points to cruise to the home win. The Rovers benefitted from explosive plays from their offensive unit. In the second half, Easton scored on plays of 62 yards, 74 yards, and 86 yards.

Williams led the way with 171 rushing yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns. In the air, Easton wideout JuJu Fears hauled in four catches totaling 111 yards.

Central Catholic’s Armonie Torres recorded six catches for 104 yards.

Easton is set to visit Whitehall on Friday while Central Catholic is scheduled to visit undefeated Parkland this upcoming week.

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Central Catholic 7 0 0 0 7

Easton Area 0 7 7 16 30

September 19, 2021
District 11: Top Returning Players Week 3

RUNNINGBACKS:

Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill leads the District with 536 yards rushing. Chowansky went over 2,000 yards (2,269) and has scored 25 career td’s. Matt Frame of Northern Lehigh needs 33 yards to reach 2,000 career yards. His career totals have him with 1,967 yards rushing and 23 td’s scored. Sophomore Austin Achenbach of Williams Valley has rushed for 498 yards and scored 5 td’s this season to move him to 999 career rushing yards. Marcus Williams of Easton scored 6 td’s in their opener vs Pocono Mountain East. Former Rover Shane Simpson holds the school record when he scored 7 td’s vs a Saquan Barkley led Whitehall team in 2014. Hunter Crum of Lehighton scored 6 td’s vs Tamaqua in week 2. That ties the school record with 3 other players. Chris Green was the first when he scored 6 vs PME in 1994. Joe Semenoff scored 6 times vs Whitehall in 2000 and Jacen Nalesnik scored 6 td’s in a game in 2011.

QUARTERBACKS:

Collin Quintano of Notre Dame leads the District with 925 yards passing and 13 td’s Quintano is second in career yardage (3,752) and td passes (39) amongst current players. Quintano threw for 385 in week 2 which was 11 yards short of Cole DeFranco’s school record of 396 yards that he threw vs Bangor in 2017. Cayden Stem of Wilson is the current career leader with his 3,938 yards and 50 td passes. He moves ahead of Ryan Dailey who threw for 3,551 yards from 2009-12 and into 3rd place all-time at Wilson. Stem has thrown for 674 yards and 11 td passes so far this season. Cody Miller of Nativity leads a list of 7 other QB’s that have thrown for 2,000 yards in their career. Miller has thrown for 2,782 yards and has tossed 28 td passes so far. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill and Ty Tremba of Parkland are 2 of these QB’S to reach the 2,000 yard milestone this season.  Quinn Wentling of Whitehall is closing in on 3000 yards passing (2,587) and 1,000 yards rushing (913) for his career. Dylan Mahaffey of Saucon Valley is also looking for a 3,000-1,000 yard career. He currently has rushed for 1,454 yards and has thrown for 2,576 yards. Sonny Sasso of Nazareth threw for 383 yards and 4 td’s in their loss to Parkland in week 3. Daniel Harding owns the school record when he threw for 426 yards vs Central Catholic in 2010.

RECEIVERS:

Zack Gillen of Wilson leads the District for receivers in all three career categories. Gillen has 107 receptions good for 1,658 yards and 20 td grabs. Gillen moved up to 6th place all-time at Wilson in yardage as he moved ahead of Brian Cooper who had 1,504 career receiving yards from 2006-09. Jared Graeff of Minersville and Trevor Amorim of Northern Lehigh both went over 1,000 yards in reception yardage in their careers. Graeff has 1,166 yards on 87 catches and Amorim has 1,022 yards on 55 catches. Amorim is only the 5th Bulldog to have 1,000 yards receiving in a career. Nolan Lobb of Nazareth caught 13 passes for a school record 264 yards and 4 td’s against Parkland last week. His 264 yards break the old record of 240 yards that Tommy Manos set in 2018 vs Whitehall. His 4 td grabs ties Jahan Dotson’s school record. Dotson caught 4 td’s vs Wyoming Valley West in 2015 as a sophomore. Dotson also holds the single game reception record with 15 that he had as a freshman vs Emmaus.

2021 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (1) Marcus Williams (Easton)

6 (2) Tyler Crum (Lehighton)

4 (1) Matt Machalik (Palmerton)

4 (1) Tylik Jarvis (Emmaus)

4 (1) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

4 (2) Andre Reames (Stroudsburg)

4 (3) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (3) Ron Blake (ESS)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

268 (3), 254 (1) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

241 (2) Austin Achenbach (Williams Valley)

224 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

385 (2), 304 (1), 236 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

383 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

293 (2), 209 (1) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

288 (2), 246 (3) John Adams (Minersville)

281 (1) Tommy Mason (Liberty)

253 (2) Jovan Rodriguez (Dieruff)

231 (3) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

230 (2) Brady O’Donnell (Lehighton)

219 (3) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)

219 (3) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (2), 4 (1), 4 (3) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

4 (1), 4 (2) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (3) Sonny Sasso (Nazareth)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)

10 (2) Jared Graeff (Minersville)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

264 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth) *School Record*

158 (1) Karim Brice (Liberty)

156 (1) Damian Tyminski (Pen Argyl)

155 (2) Tarif Muhammad (Notre Dame)

140 (2) Damon Simpson (Wilson)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (3) Nolan Lobb (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

44 (1) Nick Garrido (Notre Dame)

40 (2) Vincent Santostefano (Northampton)

September 19, 2021
Shik survives late scare from Raptors

SUNBURY – If you had asked Shikellamy coach Jim Keiser last Friday about his team’s upcoming football game, he probably would have told you the team needed to bring its a-game against a tough Wellsboro team, but midway through the week plans changed. COVID shut down Wellsboro’s opportunity to come take on the Braves and the team was scuffling to find a new opponent on a short week.

In steps the Executive Education Academy out of Allentown. If you had never heard of them prior to this week, you probably aren’t alone. The school itself has only been around for eight years and 2021 is the school’s first year with a football program. With nothing on the schedule, coach Larry Ford and the Raptors hopped on a bus with one thought on their mind. To play football.

“We took this game because we needed to play football,” said Ford, a former Division-I football player himself at the University of West Virginia. “We want to keep playing. We want to get better each and every week. There is a lot of stuff we’ve got to work on.”

And play football is exactly what the inexperienced team did. The Raptors hung in with Shikellamy all night, but in the end, it was the home Braves that picked up a 28-14 victory.

“It feels good to get the first win of the season, I’m happy for the kids,” said Coach Keiser of his team’s victory. “They worked so hard all summer long. It’s nice to get a little success for all the work they’ve put in.”

The win was Shikellamy’s first of the young season, and the home team had controlled the whole way.

Eastern Education Academy (EEA) won the opening coin toss and deferred to the second half, giving Shikellamy the ball first with a chance to take the early lead. The Braves did just that, marching down the field on a six-play, 63-yard drive that culminated in a four-yard touchdown run by Isaac Schaffer-Neitz.

Shik extended the lead on its second offensive possession of the game. Shikellamy forced the Raptors to punt and may have gotten a piece of the ball as it did not sail far, going out of bounds at the Raptors’ 38-yard line.

Once again the Braves put on a nice drive, mainly by running the football. Shikellamy turned in a nine-play drive that ended with an 11-yard touchdown run by Coltyn Sempko, putting the Braves up 14-0 not even 10 minutes into the game.

Just as things were looking a bit bleak for the visitors, a squib kick on the ensuing kickoff took just the right bounce for junior kick returner Jyhmeik Roman. Roman took a nice hop in stride and blazed past the Shikellamy coverage team to take the kickoff back for a 75-yard return. Without a true kicker on the team, EEA lined up for a two-point conversion but could not find the endzone, putting the Raptors down 14-6, but still within striking distance.

The Braves following two drives took time off the clock, but both ended in interceptions in the endzone. Fortunately for the home team, EEA did not turn either of these turnovers into a score.

“We need to clean up the mistakes. We can’t lollipop the football and have it get picked,” said Coach Keiser. “We have to make throws when we have the opportunity, and we can’t make as many penalties. If we don’t clean that up, Jersey Shore is going to smack us bad next week.”

With a 14-6 halftime lead, the Braves kicked to the Raptors to open the second half. EEA put a nice drive together, led by a few nice runs by Roman and a 10-yard catch and run from quarterback Darmel Lopez to wide receiver Emery Plummer. Deep in Shikellamy territory with a chance to potentially tie the game, Lopez launched a ball toward the endzone that found the hands of Shikellamy cornerback John Peifer. Peifer returned the ball out of the endzone to the Shikellamy six-yard line where the home team took over with its one-score lead still intact.

From there the Braves went to work. Grinding away with some nice runs by the trio of Schaffer-Neitz, Sempko, and Gage Wolfe. All three Shikellamy runners finished the game with over 80 rushing yards apiece and played a crucial role in the game. Wolfe cracked the century mark, running the ball 11 times for 106 yards and a score. Sempko racked up the most carries in the game, toting the ball 20 times for 87 yards and a score. Schaffer-Neitz played a role in short-yardage and the red zone, picking up 82 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 11 carries.

“” I liked what I saw in the run game tonight. We were missing a couple of guys up front tonight, so I’m really pleased with what we were able to do on the ground.” said Keiser.

Shikellamy ran the ball a total of 50 times in the game for 281 rushing yards.

Shikellamy’s drive stalled out, but a muffed punt got the ball right back to the Braves where they extended the lead on Wolfe’s nine-yard score.

On the ensuing kickoff in an attempt to keep the ball away from Roman – the dangerous Raptors return man – Shik squibbed the ball upfield where it was fumbled and recovered by the Braves again. These back-to-back possessions resulted in 14 more points and the team pushing ahead to a 28-6 lead in the final quarter.

EEA did not call it quits yet. Backed up deep in its own territory, Lopez fired the ball to Dontae Oquendo who picked up 78 yards on a long catch and run. Later in the drive, Roman found the endzone yet again on a nine-yard run. This time the two-point conversion was good, and the Raptors cut the Shik lead to 28-14.

Needing an onside kick, Matthew Martinez kicked a knuckleball toward the Shikellamy hands team that squirted free and was recovered by the Raptors. Driving deep in Braves’ territory again, the Raptors failed to pick up a fourth-and-20, turning the ball over to Shikellamy with 1:08 remaining.

Coach Ford was happy with the fight his team showed in a tough football game on a short week.

“We’re still babies. We’re still a young team. We just started football in April.” said Ford. “Every other team we play has been playing football longer than us. Some schools have been playing for 100 years. This is a learning year for us. We expect to win some games, but at the end of the day, it’s a learning experience. We played better tonight than we normally play.”

Coach Keiser also applauded his team’s approach to the short week.

“Coach Ford is an outstanding guy. He was all in on switching film. We didn’t have a lot of time and neither did they, but we at least got to see a little bit of what they ran.” said Keiser. “They have great athletes on that team, and I think our guys did a good job.”

Shikellamy improved to 1-3 overall on the season and will take on Jersey Shore (3-0) next week.

EEA also exits Friday night’s game with a 1-3 overall record. The team will play Bristol (2-0) this coming Friday at 6 p.m.

Shikellamy 28, Executive Education Academy 14

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Executive Education Academy            6 0 0 8 14

Shikellamy 14 0 7 7 28

First Quarter

S—Isaac Schaffer-Neitz 4-yard run (Nicholas Koontz PAT Good), 9:04.

S—Coltyn Sempko 11-yard run (Koontz PAT Good), 2:54

EEA—Jhymeik Roman 75-yard kickoff return (2-pt. Conversion No Good), 2:44

Third Quarter

S—Gage Wolfe 9-yard run (Koontz PAT Good), 1:55.

Fourth Quarter

S—Schaffer-Neitz 10-yard run (Koontz PAT Good), 10:37.

EEA—Roman 9-yard run (Roman run), 3:45

TEAM STATISTICS              EEA            S

First downs                             10                19

Total yards                              212             338

Rushes-yards                         25-51          50-281

Yards passing                        161             57

Passing (comp.-att.-int.)       11-20-1      4-8-2

Fumbles-lost                           2-2              1-1

Penalties-yards                      10-90          7-75

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Executive Education Academy: Roman 10-41 TD, Darmel Lopez 11-21, Emery Plummer 1-1, Anthony Roman 2-(-2), Damon Young 1-(-10). Shikellamy: Wolfe 11-106 TD, Sempko 20-87 TD, Schaffer-Neitz 11-82 2TD, Rashawn Martin 1-5, John Peifer 1-5, Chase Morgan 2-1, Braydon Wertman 1-(-5), TEAM 3-(-4).

PASSING—Executive Education Academy: Lopez 11-19 161 yards INT, Young 0-1. Shikellamy: Wertman 4-8 57 yards, 2 INT.

RECEIVING—Executive Education Academy: Dontae Oquendo 3-115, Plummer 4-20, J. Roman 3-16, Mayson Terrell 1-10. Shikellamy: Morgan 2-31, Kaden Hoffman 1-19, Peifer 1-7.

September 18, 2021
Tide roll past Panthers, 35-7

POTTSVILLE, Pa. – Pottsville jumped out to a 21-0 lead and rolled to a 35-7 victory over Saucon Valley on Friday night at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. The win moved the Tide to 2-1 while the loss dropped the Panthers to 1-2.

The hosts cruised down the field on their opening possession that lasted six plays and was capped off by a five-yard rushing score by Amari Dunn. Later in the first quarter, the Tide took it in for a touchdown on the ground again, but this time with a 55-yard scamper by Travontai Davis.

Pottsville took that 14-0 lead into the locker room after a scoreless second quarter. In the third period of play, the Tide went back to work offensively, but this time through the passing game. Jazce Carabello Snowell found Raeff Dicello for a 19-yard touchdown on fourth down to extend the advantage to 21-0.

Saucon Valley’s offense had a response on its next possession with a lengthy drive that finished with a two-yard quarterback sneak by Dante Mahaffey. That was the lone score of the game for the Panthers as the Tide scored two more times in the closing period to seal the home win.

In total Pottsville finished with 422 yards of total offense with 287 yards of that in the running game. Davis led the way with 190 rushing yards on 14 carries and one touchdown. Dicello recorded 87 receiving yards on five catches with one touchdown as well.

Friday’s game was the third consecutive home contest for Pottsville to start the 2021 season.

Pottsville is set to visit Blue Mountain on Friday night while Saucon Valley is scheduled to visit Wilson on Saturday afternoon.

September 12, 2021
Open Dates: Palmerton Middle School (7th-8th grade)

Palmerton Middle School (7th-8th grade) team is looking to fill dates for: 9/20/21 & 10/4/21 & 10/11/21. Please contact Athletic Director Kyle Porembo at kporembo@palmerton.org if interested.

September 8, 2021
Whitehall lights up scoreboard in 49-14 win over Bethlehem Catholic

BETHLEHEM – If there was any doubt that the Whitehall Zephyrs (2-0) would be able to live up to their pre-season expectations, Saturday’s 49-14 drubbing of the Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks (0-2) should be enough to silence any critics.

Whitehall scored touchdowns on each of their seven first-half possessions, amassing 345 yards of total offense in the process. Whitehall also held Becahi to only 105 first-half yards, 55 of those coming on a Jared Richardson touchdown scramble at the end of the first quarter.

The story of the game, and maybe the key to Whitehall’s season, is the ease with which quarterback Quinn Wentling operates the Zephyr’s complex offensive system. Wentling was able to consistently feed open receivers underneath the Golden Hawk’s zone, pull the ball down and run, and drive the ball downfield when necessary.

“I feel so comfortable in our offense and how it’s designed around our team and our playmakers,” said Wentling after the game. “We want our playmakers to make plays.”

Wentling, who threw for 170 yards on 10 for 12 passing with one touchdown, also rushed for 71 yards and two scores.

“It’s different having a kid like that behind the center,” Whitehall head coach Matt Senneca said following the game. “He doesn’t get phased. He doesn’t get rattled. His demeanor never changes.”

Bethlehem Catholic couldn’t help but feel rattled after their nightmarish beginning to the game: two plays, two lost fumbles, and a 14-0 hole.

“We’ve been preaching all week about a fast start, jumping on them fast. That’s exactly what we did,” added Senneca.

Whitehall’s first touchdown came on a one-yard run by Damonte Foreman, capping an 8-play, 69-yard drive.

Following a Golden Eagle fumble on their first offensive play, the Zephyrs took advantage of a short field. Nigel Linton’s 10-yard run made the score 13-0.

Bethlehem Catholic began the ensuing possession at their own 23-yard line, but the ball was coughed up again, setting up another short drive. Wentling’s first score of the game extended the Zephyr lead to 20-0 with 6:30 left in the first quarter and rout was on.

Whitehall would add first-half scoring drives of 64, 81, 32, and 44 yards, but the Golden Eagles wouldn’t easily surrender yards or scores. Lead by Richardson’s 93 yards through the air and 74 yards on the ground, Becahi stubbornly challenged Whitehall on both sides of the ball. Zyaire Morris’ 1-yard touchdown run capped a 9-play, 78-yard drive that concluded the game’s scoring well into the fourth quarter.

Senneca added, “This was a big win for our program; one we haven’t gotten for a while in the south. It’s one of our goals this year to go out and begin to compete with these teams in the south and for our first opportunity I think we did a pretty good job.”

Whitehall hosts Liberty next week and Bethlehem Catholic travels to Pocono Mountain West.

Whitehall: Forman 1 yard run – Deutsch kick – 7-0

Whitehall: Linton 10 yard run – kick failed – 13-0

Whitehall: Wentling 5 yard run – Deutsch kick – 20-0

Whitehall: Kovalchick 51 yard pass from Wentling – Deutsch kick – 27-0

Becahi: Richardson 55 yard run – Barczynski kick – 27-7

Whitehall: Foreman 2 yard run – Deutsch kick – 34-7

Whitehall: Linton 25 yard run – Wentling run – 42-7

Whitehall: Wentling 24 yard run – Deutsch kick – 49-7

Becahi: Morris 1 yard run – Barczynski kick – 49-14

1 2 3 4 F

Whitehall 27 22 0 0 49

Becahi 7 0 0 7 14

September 4, 2021
Bangor vs. Pottstown Photos

September 3, 2021
North Schuylkill’s Josh Chowansky has big night in win over Mount Carmel Area

MOUNT CARMEL – North Schuylkill, which enters the 2021 season as the top-ranked team in the state in Class 3A according to PennLive.com, relies on its up-tempo and fast-paced offense to wear opposing defenses down. So, when the Spartans and Mount Carmel were hit with a 30-minute lightning delay midway through the second quarter, that didn’t exactly play to North Schuylkill’s advantage.

And the Spartans came out sluggish afterward, as Mount Carmel scored to tie the game, and the Spartans only managed -11 yards in nine plays following the delay and leading into halftime.

But from there, just like he did all night, Josh Chowansky provided a spark that woke the Spartans back up, as he ripped off a 59-yard touchdown run to put North Schuylkill up for good, part of a 252-yard rushing performance, as the Spartans topped Mount Carmel 33-14.

“Our game is tempo. Offensively, we’re going to play as fast as we can to tire guys down,” said North Schuylkill coach Wally Hall. “That helps our defense and gets us in a groove. We had a delay and that starts to change the emotions of the players and we did come out a little flat (afterward), but right away, we knew what we wanted to do.”

Despite hitting that dead spot at the end of the first half, North Schuylkill still managed 466 yards of offense for the game, outgaining a competitive but ultimately outlasted Mount Carmel squad by over 200 yards. Still, for a squad that only played three games last season, the Red Tornados turned in a respectable performance against a team that should contend for a 3A championship and one that they should be able to build on as they get into their District 4 and HAC schedule.

‘We expected to move the ball pretty well,” said Mount Carmel coach John Darrah. “There were a couple of opportunities we left out on the table. I’m very confident in us moving the ball. The thing we’re really talking about is just finishing. There are some dagger plays we have out there, that once we start making them, that’s where we’re really going to reach the next level.”

Those opportunities left on the table included a pair of turnovers, one that occurred in the red zone early in the game, and one near the end of the third quarter that North Schuylkill converted into a touchdown to take a two-score lead.

But things were close early. The Spartans came out firing in their hurry-up offense on the opening drive of the game after receiving the opening kickoff. Chowansky got loose for a 38-yard run on the first play from scrimmage, and North Schuylkill also converted a 4th-and-10 from the Mount Carmel 20 to extend the drive as Jake Hall found Evan Stanakis for an 11-yard reception. Two plays later, the Spartans capped the drive with a 7-yard touchdown reception by Joey Flail from Hall in the corner of the end zone, the first of three touchdown passes for Hall on the night.

“Their depth and tempo are difficult to deal with. I think they only had one two-way player, and we have a lot of them so that coupled with the up-tempo makes it difficult but it’s no excuse,” said Darrah. “We knew we were going to have to deal with that coming in, but I thought we played really hard the entire game and never gave up so I was proud of them in that regard.”

The Red Tornados drove all the way to the North Schuylkill 8-yard line on their ensuing drive but turned it over on the fumble. The Spartans responded by driving it all the way into the red zone on the other end of the field, but on a 4th-and-8, Hall was flushed out of the pocket and stripped, losing the fumble.

After Mount Carmel punted on their next drive, the Spartans took it at their own 21 and drove it all the way to the Red Tornado 9. They were lining up to kick a field goal at the south end of the Silver Bowl, when lightning was sighted at that same end of the stadium, requiring the minimum 30-minute delay.

Out of the delay, North Schuylkill instead elected to go for it on the fourth-down play, and Hall was sacked by Matt Scicchitano.

Mount Carmel took over at its own 18 and proceeded to run it right at the Spartans, going 82 yards in eight plays – all runs – and Pedro Feliciano capped the drive with a five-yard touchdown run. Julien Stellar picked up 40 yards on five carries on the drive, and Mount Carmel was also aided by a personal foul penalty on the Spartans.

But North Schuylkill’s defense forced the Red Tornados into a three-and-out to begin the second half after Mount Carmel received the opening kickoff, and on the Spartans’ second play of their ensuing drive, Chowansky produced his longest run of the night to put the Spartans up 14-7.

Chowansky helped the Spartans take advantage of Mount Carmel’s second fumble of the night late in the third quarter. It gave North Schuylkill possession near midfield, and Chowansky ran the ball on four of the eight plays on the drive, adding 32 more yards to his total, and Jake Hall capped the drive with a two-yard touchdown to put North Schuylkill up 20-7.

‘Traditionally, we’re a spread team and try to run and pass 50-50. But, with the weather conditions, we weren’t going to have that tonight,” said Hall. “Earlier in the week, we adjusted. It’s good that we have the personnel that we could just get under center and just run downhill with the football.”

Mount Carmel answered with a 40-yard touchdown pass from Feliciano to Jacob Schultz with :45 left in the third quarter to make it 20-14.

But the Spartans came back with touchdowns on their next two possessions to put it away, as Jake Hall found Carl Brown to cap both drives, first from 50 yards out and then from 30.

North Schuylkill 33, Mount Carmel 14
North Schuylkill (1-0)    7      0    13   13 – 33
Mount Carmel (0-1)          0      7     7     0   – 14

First-quarter
8:37 – (NS) Joey Flail 7-yard pass from Jake Hall (Mentzer kick), 10-68, 3:23

Second-quarter
4:45 – (MC) Pedro Feliciano 5-yard run (Stellar kick), 8-82, 3:25

Third-quarter
9:37 – (NS) Josh Chowansky 59-yard run (Mentzer kick), 2-64, :32
1:58 – (NS) Jake Hall 2-yard run (kick blocked), 8-47, 1:20
:45 – (MC) Jacob Schultz 40-yard pass from Pedro Feliciano (Stellar kick), 3-59, 1:13

Fourth-quarter
10:59 – (NS) Carl Brown 50-yard pass from Jake Hall (run failed), 5-65, 1:46
5:12 – (NS) Carl Brown 30-yard pass from Jake Hall (Mentzer kick), 3-52, :26

Statistics
NS                         MC

First downs                       20                          19

Rushes-net yards           45-299                  52-194

Passing yardage              167                         50

Passing                        7-16-3-0                 3-10-1-0

Fumbles-lost                    2-1                         4-2

Penalties-yards              9-115                      3-15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — North Schuylkill: Josh Chowansky (26-252-1), Jake Hall (10-(-1)-1), Terry Thomas (7-50), TEAM (2-(-2)); Mount Carmel: Pedro Feliciano (19-41), Julien Stellar (12-68), Garrett Varano (6-33), Cole Spears (5-21), Jacob Zarski (4-10), Michael Farronato (3-34), Thomas Davitt (1-3), TEAM (2-(-16))
PASSING — North Schuylkill: Jake Hall (7-16-167-3-0); Mount Carmel: Pedro Feliciano (3-5-50-1-0), Cole Spears (0-5-0-0-0)
RECEIVING — North Schuylkill: Joey Flail (3-74-1), Carl Brown (2-80-2), Evan Stanakis (1-11), Josh Chowansky (1-2); Mount Carmel: Garrett Varano (2-10), Jacob Schultz (1-40-1)

August 29, 2021
Emmaus soars by Stroudsburg in season opener

STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Despite losing its original starting quarterback days before the game, Emmaus soared to a 51-0 win in its season opener against Stroudsburg on Friday night. The cross-divisional showdown entered the mercy rule midway through the contest as the Green Hornets put up 41 points in the first half.

Josiah Williams stepped in under center for Emmaus and they didn’t miss a beat. Williams went 3-7 passing with 126 yards and one passing touchdown. It was his first varsity passing touchdown of his career.

The Green Hornets’ offense did the rest of their damage on the ground and got some additional help from the special teams unit. The common thread between both of those was Tylik Jarvis. Jarvis finished the night with three carries, all of which were for touchdowns, for a total of 112 yards. He also returned a punt for a touchdown, one of two Stroudsburg punts that Emmaus converted into a score.

Emmaus built a 20-0 advantage in the first quarter and extended that to 41-0 at halftime with three more scores in the second period. The Green Hornets offense totaled 330 yards on just 290 plays.

Stroudsburg’s offense struggled to string together drives as the Mounties went 2-14 on third downs and 0-2 on fourth down conversion attempts. The hosts finished with 95 total yards of offense and seven punts.

After the cross-divisional battle, Emmaus returns to the South Division of the EPC and is set to host Freedom on Friday night in its 2021 home opener. Stroudsburg is scheduled to battle Pocono Mountain East on the road on Friday night. Both games are set for 7 p.m. kickoffs.

August 29, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Stroudsburg Mounties

Head Coach: Jim Miller

Assistant Coaches:
John Bozena
Ken Sickler
Tony Rose
Tom Rose
Steve Ruhl
Brett Youngken
Jeff Miller
John Pytko
Brian Mitchell
Jake Jakobsen

Team Name: Stroudsburg Mountaineers

2020 Team Record: 4-1

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Jace Tutty
Kevin Duffy
Robert Cruz
Joe Neglia
Christian Albuja
Connor Smith
Matt Trbuza
Carmelo Silva
Donte Martin
Dominick Magalhaes
Sebastian Khamis

Offensive Starters Return:
Sr. QB Ethan Sodl, 6-0, 185
Jr. RB Andre Reames, 5-7, 160
Sr. H/TE Nate Voorhis, 6-4, 235
Sr. OL Anthony Liguori, 6-2, 230
So. WR Kevin Polonia, 6-2, 190
Jr. WR Jaiden Brumudez, 5-7, 150
Sr. OL Xavier Dorst, 5-11, 250
Jr. WR Josh Silver, 5-8, 160

Defensive Starters Returning:
Jr. OLB Andre Reames, 5-7, 160
Sr. DE Nate Voorhis, 6-4, 235
Sr. DL Anthony Liguori, 6-2, 230
So. SS Kevin Polonia, 6-2, 190
Sr. DE Xavier Dorst, 5-11, 250
JR. CB Josh Silver, 5-8, 160
Jr. FS Ben Jones, 6-0, 170
Sr. CB Alfred Kumi-Atiem
Jr., 5-4, 130
Jr. LB Giovanni Silva, 5-11, 160;

Special Team Starters Returning:
PR/KR Josh Silver, 5-8, 160
Jr. PR/KR Jaiden Brumudez, 5-7, 150

Key newcomers:
Jr. LB Kiano Jackson, 5-10, 180
Jr. QB Aiden Herman, 5-8, 150
Jr. CB Bryan Irizarry, 5-7, 140
Jr. RB/LB Marcus Ennis, 5-3, 210
Sr. LB Dylon Perez, 6-1, 210
Jr. OL Zach DeFalco, 5-10, 200
Jr. DT Kevron Danso, 5-10, 250
Jr. OL/DL Anthony Witherspoon, 5-10, 210
Jr. OL/DL Damian Keyes, 5-8, 200
Sr. OL Cole Kondrat, 5-10, 250

D1(FBS & FCS Prospects:
Nate Voorhis

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Returning quarterback last year Ethan Sodl threw for 507 yards in 5 games, 4 touchdown passes.

Andre Reames rushed for 256 yards on average 8.26 yards a carry.

Xavier Dorst, Anthony Liguori, and Nate Voorhis each had 17-16 tackles and combine with 7 sacks. These 3 guys will be tough on the Defense line position.

2021 Offensive outlook: The offensive keys for our success are to utilize key guys on offense. We need to make sure our offensive line learns the system. We have many young guys playing on the line along with skill players returning in crucial spots. It will be a year for offensive development.

2021 Defensive Outlook: The defensive keys for our success are to make sure we are able to be physical up front and control the line of scrimmage. Our linebackers need to be able to flow to the ball and secondary play their coverage. Again, young group of athletes, many players last year received reps on the field. Our defensive line is all returners, we need them to step up and take control of the run game.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We need to make sure we are able to use our special teams for giving us a good field positions during the game.

August 27, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 100: Justin Kanyuk, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Justin Kanyuk

School: Bethlehem Catholic HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: OT

Secondary Position: DE

Jersey Number: 72

Height: 6’6

Weight: 310

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

Bench: 315

185lb Bench Press (Reps): 25

Squat (lbs): 400

Clean (lbs): 225

Starting Experience (Years): 3-years

Recruiting News: University of North Carolina Football Commit

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @KanyukJustin

Coaches comments: Justin will be a 3-year starter for us. He’s worked extremely hard in the off-season. The recruiting process was draining, to say the least. Once he made his commitment to UNC, it was like a weight was lifted off of his shoulders. He’s mentally focused on his senior year now. We expect big things from Justin. He will anchor our offensive line this season.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 27, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 100: Collin Quintano, Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Collin Quintano

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’3

Weight: 200 lbs.

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 3-year starter @ QB

2020 Stats (8 games):
OFFENSE:
Passing: 119 of 194 [61.3%] for 1,859 yds. & 18 pass TDs – 2 INT
**7 GAMES w/ 200+ YDS. {1 w/ 300+ YDS.}

Rushing: 46 rushes for 180 yds. & 2 rush TDs

Overall: 2,039 Total Offense Yards & 20 total TDs

Honors:
2020 TEAM AWARD: OFFENSIVE MVP
1,000 Yd. Passer (22nd in School History) – 1,859 (7th All-Time Single-Season)
School Record for Single-Game TOTAL TDs – 6 TDs/gm. (4 PASS & 2 RUSH vs. Jim Thorpe)
School Record for Single-Season PASS TDs – 18 (T-5th All-Time for Single-Season) *Ric Schumacher ‘90
School Record for Single-Game PASS TDs – 4 (T-3rd All-Time for Single-Game) *3 Others
2ND TEAM ALL-STATE QB (EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.COM)
1ST TEAM ALL-AREA QB [COLONIAL LG. TEAM] (MCALL)
2nd TEAM ALL-AREA QB (LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE)
2nd TEAM ALL-LEAGUE QB (COLONIAL LEAGUE)
ALL-ACADEMIC GOLD TEAM (EPA)
ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM (PFN)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @collinquintano3

Coaches comments: Collin is an outstanding leader and a dynamic 2-sport student-athlete. Collin is a student of the game and works to make himself better daily. He has the physical tools and presence needed for success at the QB position. He leads our team daily through his work ethic and dedication to our program. The more we challenge him the more he responds and his attitude and determination have made the team around him stronger.

He is also a very humble and unselfish player. He plays with a desire to be the best and is always celebrating his teammate’s success. I am very proud of Collin and how he has responded to the leadership role thrust upon him from back when he was a young Sophomore QB in our program.

August 27, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Blue Mountain Eagles

Head Coach: Tom Gallagher

Assistant Coaches:
Erik Bubeck
Harry Myers
Jake Balkiewicz
Jeff Hudson
Jim Trusky
Jude Bubeck
Matt Harrison
Mike Mansell
Nick Adams
Vinny Bobbin
Bobby Van Horn
Doug Ziegler

Team Name: Blue Mountain Eagles

2020 Record: 4-5

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters lost:
Bryce Hensley
Carter Thompson
Eman Parker
Gavin Bartholomew
Josh Gibson
Logan Holland
Tanner Sidella
Toby Renninger
Toby Steele

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR OL Jake Bobbin, 6-2 250
SR OL Ross Bobbin, 6-2 250

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR LB Gavin Guers, 6-3 220
SR DT Garry Dieter 5’10 240
JR DB Derek Walasavage 5’10 165
So. DE Austyn Fields, 6-2 215

Special Team Starters Returning:
So. K/P Carson Steinruck

Key Newcomers:
Sr JT Goeckel, 6-1 185
Jr. Justin White, 5-11, 170
Jr. James Seaman, 6-1 200
Jr. Mason Davis, 5-10, 175
Jr. Adam Morrow, 6-0, 210
Jr. Ian Donohue, 6-2 210
So. Carson Steinruck, 5-10 190
So Tyler Miller, 5-11, 165
So. Trevor Manbeck, 6-1 250
So. Verne Kleckner 5-10, 185
So. Will Jacobson, 5-9 170
So. Payton Fasnact, 5-8, 160
So. Logan Betz, 5-10 190
So. James Bassininsky, 6-1 190
Jr. Kreese Stabelein, 5’9 175

2020 Returning Player Stats:

DB Derek Walasavage- 43 Tackles, 1 FF

DL Austyn Fields 21 Tackles, 6 TFL

DL Garry Dieter 17 Tackles, 3 TFL

2021 Outlook:

Offense: We need to develop our run game behind our offensive line. We are inexperienced offensively, so we are looking for guys to step up and establish themselves in our offense. We have a few different personnel packages we like offensively, but again, with us being so inexperienced we will need players to earn their spot throughout camp and the season. We have some young players who bring a nice mixture of size and speed on the offensive side of the ball, it is just about finding our identity as a young team. Limiting turnovers and penalties will be a major key for us to be successful offensively.

Defense: Our defensive line will need to be our difference makers for us. We have 2 guys back on our defensive line, along with some other players who have contributed on game day. We will be looking at that unit to provide leadership and produce for us defensively. Both our linebackers and secondary as units are young with the exception of 2-3 players, but they are good athletes who have committed to improving throughout the summer as we approach the camp. We have to force turnovers and get off the field early by pursuing the football and tackling efficiently if we want to be a solid defensive football team.

Special Team: We are putting an extra emphasis on special teams this upcoming season. We have to win the field position battle, so our punt and punt return units must be efficient for us. Also, our kicking game is extremely important. If we can win the field position game, tackle in space, force turnovers, and take care of the football, we can be a very good team in the special team’s phase of the game.

August 26, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 99: Braelin Moore, Freedom HS

Player Name: Braelin Moore

School: Freedom High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 61

Height: 6’3

Weight: 295

40-Yard Dash: 4.95

Bench: 300

Squat (lbs): 435

Deadlift (lbs): 405

Clean (lbs): 205

GPA: 3.8

Recruiting: Virginia Tech Commit

Other Sports: Track and Field. Basketball

Starting Experience: 3-years

Honors: 1st team All-State DE, Northampton county Defensive MVP, Northampton county 1st team OL and DE,

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @MooreBraelin

Coaches Comments: Braelin is verbally committed to Virginia Tech. Beyond his impressive physical attributes (6’3 290lb 4.95 40yd etc) Braelin is an outstanding student and a “team-first” high character kid. He possesses an outstanding work ethic and serves as an outstanding role model for the younger players in our program.

Photo Credit: Bill Leicht

August 26, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Salisbury Falcons

Head Coach: Andy Cerco

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Kretzman – Special Teams Coordinator, Offensive & Defensive Line
Josh Lake – Defensive Coordinator – Halfbacks & Linebackers
Sean Roth – Run Game Coordinator – Fullbacks & Linebackers
Cory Cesare – Pass Game Coordinator – Wide Receivers & Defensive Backs
James Moore – Tight Ends & Outside Linebackers
Rich Simononis – Consultant
Jack Repyneck – Middle School & Varsity Skill Position
Remington White – Middle School & Varsity Offensive & Defensive Line
Amanda Falcone – Strength & Conditioning

Team Name: Salisbury Falcons

2020 Record: 3-5

District: District 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters lost:
Quarterback / DB Quintin Stephens – (Juniata College)
Slot Receiver / Halfback / DB Chad Parton (East Stroudsburg University)
Wide Receiver / DB Patrick Foley
Guard / Linebacker Matt Butz (United States Army)
Offensive / Defensive Line Gaige Marcks

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Offensive Line Brandon Brotzman, 6’1” 295
Sr. Offensive Line Ben Krauss 5’11” 215
Sr. Offensive Line Anthony Scarcia, 6’0”, 200
Sr. Offensive Line Paul Spann, 5’11” 250
Sr. Slot Receiver / Halfback Chase Fenstermaker, 5’10” 170
Jr.. Quarterback Nick Beck, 5’8” 150 (started at WR last season)
Jr.. Wide Receiver Josh Brooks, 5’8” 155
Jr. Fullback Toby Linn, 5’7” 180
Jr. Tight End Jacob Gibbons, 6’1” 185

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Linebacker Ben Krauss 5’11” 215
Sr. Outside Linebacker Anthony Scarcia 6’0”, 200
Sr. DL Paul Spann, 5’11” 250
Sr. DB Chase Fenstermaker, 5’10” 170
Jr.. DB Nick Beck, 5’8” 150
Jr. DB Josh Brooks, 5’8” 155
Jr. Linebacker Toby Linn, 5’7” 180
Jr. DB Jacob Gibbons, 6’1” 185

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. Kicker / Punter Chase Fenstermaker, 5’10” 170 lbs

Key Newcomers:
Sr. Offensive Line / Linebacker Josh Back 5’8” 185 lbs
Sr. Wide Receiver / DB TJ Polaha 5’10” 160 lbs
Sr. Offensive / Defensive Line Aaron Bailey 5’11” 300 lbs
Sr. Offensive / Defensive Line Jaiden Matos 5’10” 300 lbs
Jr. Slot Receiver / DB / Kicker Lucas Graver 6’3” 165 lbs
Jr. Tight End / Defensive End Josiah Day 6’4” 205 lbs
Jr. Wide Receiver / DB Zach Bender 5’11” 165 lbs
Jr. Slot Receiver / DB Andre Sobers 5’11” 155 lbs
So. Fullback / Outside Linebacker George Spann 5’8” 155 lbs
So. Wide Receiver / DB Jacob Bucchin 5’11” 150 lbs

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Josh Brooks 16 receptions 176 yards 11.0 avg 22.0 yard per game 30 Long 3 TD’s

Toby Linn 17 Solo 25 Asst 42 Total 5.3 Tackles / Game 3.0 Tackles for Loss

Ben Krauss 22 Solo 19 Asst 41 Total 5.1 Tackles / Game 8.0 Tackles for Loss

Chase Fenstermaker 13 PAT’s

Nick Beck – 2 receiving touchdowns

2021 Outlook:

Offense: Offensively, the Falcons will rely on rising Junior Nick Beck at Quarterback to operate the offense. Key playmakers will be rising Juniors Josh Brooks and rising Senior Chase Fenstermaker. The Falcons will lean on the experience at the offensive line in Brandon Brotzman, Paul Spann, Ben Krauss, Anthony Scarcia, and Josh Back.

Defense: Defensively, the Falcons will look to take a step forward from the 2020 campaign with an experienced defensive unit led by Ben Krauss at middle linebacker. Anthony Scarcia, Nick Beck, Josh Brooks, Jacob Gibbons, Paul Spann, and Brandon Brotzman all contributed during the 2020 season.

Special Team: Special Teams will be an area the Falcons will look to continue to make progress under the foot of Chase Fenstermaker and Lucas Graver.

August 25, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Dieruff Huskies

Head Coach: Dave Lutte

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Sculley
Jeff Brosky
Mitch Lutte
Lou Csaszar
Derek Thorne
Chris Newhard
Emani Gill
Eric Collazo
Cecil Bernard
Matt Ehritz
Hassan McCoy
Mario Segarra
Taurean Valentine
Ron Heard
Joe Winter
Erika Smith

Team Name: Dieruff Huskies

2020 Record: 1-4

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Jayden Booth
Darrol Richet
Marc Castro

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR QB Jovan Rodriquez 5’9 225
SR RB Christian Sell 5’8 175
SR WR Eric Escobales 5’8 170
JR WR Noah Ozario 6’0 185
SR OT Greg Soto 6’3 245
SR OT Brandon Rivera 6’3 240
JR C Chris Badillo 5’10 260
SR TE Willie Middleton 6’3 305
SR FB Jose Ramos 5’9 220

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR DT Willie Middleton 6’3 315
SR DT Greg Soto 6′ 3 245
SR DE Raphael Ruiz 5’10 205
SR LB Jose Ramos 5’9 220
SR CB Christian Sell 5’8 175
SR CB Eric Escobales 5’8 170
JR FS Noah Ozario 6’0 185
SR LB Xavier Rodriquez 5′ 10 205

Special Team Starters Returning:
SR Returner Eric Escobales 5’8 170
SR Returner Christian Sell 5’8 175

Key Newcomers:
SO. TE/DT Jakai Jones 6′ 3 215
SR. WR/DB Christopher Sell 5′ 8 180
SR. WR/DB George Gordilis 5’7 165
JR. FB/NG Jaiden Diaz 5’9 225
SR. OG/DT Brandon Nguyen 6’0 295
JR. RB/LB Erick Aybar 5′ 10 200
JR. OT/DT Xion Chapman 6’4 275

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Christian Sell 44 Carries 202 yards

Jovan Rodriquez 14/ 27 230 Yards 2 TDS

Eric Escobales 11 Catches for 162 Yards 1 TD

2021 Offensive Outlook: We look to be more explosive offensively with several three-year starters returning. By finally having our first off-season together we were able to get stronger, faster, and get in more reps and installation than in my previous two seasons as head coach. Our offensive line looks much improved and averages 6″2 270 Lbs across the board. We will be multiple looks offensively which I think will cause some headaches for opposing defenses to plan for. The key to our success is to sustain drives and avoid costly turnovers.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Our defense looks to be a lot tougher and stronger with several key starters returning on all three levels of the defense. We finished 2020 with an aggressive defense that was very physical. We expect to be even more physical in 2021. The key to our defense is to play physically, create turnovers, avoid costly penalties, and communicate our checks.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Our special teams should be an outstanding group this season as many of them will be three-year starters in the same role. We need to be sure tacklers and create explosive opportunities for our return men.

August 25, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 98: Josh Chowansky, North Schuylkill HS

Player Name: Josh Chowansky

School: North Schuylkill

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: TB

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 29

Height: 5’8

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.55

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2-years at TB, 1-year at DB

Honors: Writers 1^st Team All-State RB, Pa Football News 2^nd Team All-State RB, Eastern PA Football 1^stTeam RB, All-Area 1^st Team RB, All-County 1^st Team RB, All-County 1^st Team North RB.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ChowanskyJosh

Coaches Comments: Josh is a versatile running back. He is very productive running the football as well as a passing threat out of the backfield. Josh is a gifted elusive runner, with speed and power.

Photo Credit: North Schuylkill Football (Photo by Skook News)

August 25, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 98: Wyatt Younes, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Wyatt Younes

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: CB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5’11

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Basketball, Track and Field

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: Honorable Mention All-Area CB

2020 Stats: 3 INT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Wyattdagoat1

Coaches Comments: – Wyatt has great speed and is a very hard-working kid. He has become a leader for us this offseason, and defensively he has the potential to be a lockdown corner. We expect a big year from Wyatt on offense and defense.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 25, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 97: Dante Mahaffey, Saucon Valley HS

Player Name: Dante Mahaffey

School: Saucon Valley

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6′

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.3

Other Sports: Wrestling, Track, and Field

Starting Experience: 3-years

2020 Stats:

Passing: 51-91 844 yds 9Tds 2 Ints

Rushing: 75 Carries 379 Yards 5 Tds

Defense: 18 Tackles 1 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @dantemahaffey

Coaches Comments: Dante is a DUDE on and off the field. His leadership and work ethic are his greatest attributes. He will be a 4-year starter on both sides of the football this year.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 24, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 97: Matt Baraket, Emmaus HS

Player Name: Matt Baraket

School: Emmaus High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 6’2

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.88

Shuttle: 4.4

Vertical: 31

Bench: 265

185lb Bench Press (Reps): 17

Squat (lbs): 395

Deadlift (lbs): 455

Clean (lbs): 230

GPA: 3.85

Starting Experience: 2-years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BaraketMatt

Coaches Comments: Matt is an outstanding example of a “Student-Athlete”. He is dedicated to challenging himself in the classroom with the courses he takes. He also has a tireless work ethic when it comes to working con his craft as a wide receiver and outside linebacker. He’s not a guy you have to get out on to stay after practice to get some extra work in!

Photo Credit: Emmaus Football (Unknown Photographer)

August 24, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 97: Ty Tremba, Parkland HS

Player Name: Ty Tremba

School: Parkland High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): Punter

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6′ 1

Weight: 185 lbs.

GPA: 4.03

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: Will be entering his third year as starting QB

Honors:
1st Team All-Conference Punter
1st Team Lehigh Division Punter & 2nd Team Lehigh Division QB
Honorable Mention Lehigh Valley Live All-Area QB

2020 Stats:

Passing: 46 Comp. on 72 Attempts. 712 Yards Passing for 8 Touchdowns. 0 INTs/0 FUM.

Rushing: 31 rushes for 162 yards for 1 touchdown

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @TyTremba

Coaches Comments: Ty is able to be a weapon with both his arm and his feet. He enters this season with a great deal of experience at the QB position.

Photo Credit: Steve Bradley

August 24, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Wilson Area Warriors

Head Coach: Christopher Labatch

Assistant Coaches:
Herm Stein
Bret Comp
Mike Flemming
Vince Spina
Scott Baltz
Dave Smeltz
Nick Gara

Team Name: Wilson Area Warriors

2020 Record: 3-5

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Joshua Meshach
Mike Vite
Owen Pelonero
Luke Miller
Dylan Goldsworth
Ben Ghilon
Connor Boehem

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Cayden Stem, 6’2, 210,
Sr. WR Zack Gillen, 5’9, 170,
Sr. WR Damon Simpson 5’10, 165,
Sr. TE Eric Shunk, 6’4, 200

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. LB Eric Shunk, 6’4, 200
Sr. LB Gavin Naylor, 5’9, 160
Sr. DB Zakai Hendricks, 5’8, 170
Sr. DB Zack Gillen, 5’9, 170
Sr. DB Damon Simpson 5’10, 165

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. KR Zack Gillen, 5’9, 170
Sr. KR Damon Simpson 5’10, 165

Key Newcomers:
SR. RB/DB Damian Simpson 5’10, 175
Sr. OL/DL Naim Hood 5’10, 210
Sr. OL/DL Andrew Cochran 5’9, 215

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Cayden Stem (Jr) 8 97 196 1336 .495 13.8 167.0 12.1 16 2.0 7 69 84.1

Damon Simpson (Jr) 8 22 474 21.5 59.3 59 7

Zack Gillen (Jr) 7 38 501 13.2 71.6 51 5

Eric Shunk (Jr) 8 8 70 8.8 8.8 18

Zakai Hendricks (Jr) 8 2 57 28.5 7.1 49 2

2021 Offensive Outlook: To be able to gel upfront and become a cohesive unit.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Be physical and stop the run.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We are explosive and athletic. We need to be able to execute.

August 23, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 96: Louie Frye, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: Louie Frye

School: Mahanoy Area

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: OG

Secondary Position: DT

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 6’4

Weight: 230

40-Yard Dash: 5.4

GPA: 4.79

Other Sports: Basketball and Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): Started last year at OG and DT

2020 Stats: had 21 total tackles, one caused fumble, and one fumble recovery.

Honors: 2020 HM Defensive Line for Standard-Speaker

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @louie08838496

Coaches comments: Louie is very athletic for his size. He had a break-out season in 2020. We look forward to Louie being a leader on our offensive and defensive lines going into his junior year.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 23, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Pleasant Valley Bears

Head Coach: Blaec Saeger

Assistant Coaches:
James Ward
Brian Miller
Dan Frable
Kyle Bonser
Ben Conklin

Team Name: Pleasant Valley Bears

2020 Record: 2-3

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North

Key Starters Lost:
Jared Salazar
Chris Frable
Mason Demeglio
Connor Haydt
Zach Westerman

Offensive Starters Returning:
Kyle Danny LT 5’10 190
Blake Edgar LG 5’9 200
Robert Papaleo QB 6’0 190
Ryan Blass WR 6’2 185
Jake Gethen RB 5’9 175
Fela Olaniyan 5’10 190 LB/FB

Defensive Starters Returning:
Robert Papaleo DB 6’0 190
Ryan Blass DB 6’2 185
Jake Gethen DB 5’9 175
John Brennan 6’1 235 DE
Fela Olaniyan 5’10 190 LB
James Syracuse 5’10 180 LB

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Michael Barrett 5/10 215 OL/LB
James Barruzza 5’9 220 OL/DL
Buddy Stephani 6’1 215 OL/DL
Brian O’Neill 6/1 230 OL/DL
Jackson Tyner 5’8 175 LB/WR

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Robert Papaleo 951 career rushing yards

Ryan Blass 585 career receiving yards

2021 Offensive Outlook: Our offensive keys are to be able to run the ball and control the clock. This involves great execution and a focus on limiting fumbles. Our ability to throw the ball should improve this year as well which will help to make us more explosive.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Our keys are to play fast and aggressive. We are bigger than we’ve been but still undersized so we will have to use our team speed and toughness to get stops and create turnovers.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Ryan Blass is back as our returner but we will have to replace both our punter and kicker.

August 22, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Bangor Slaters

Team Name: Bangor Slaters

Head Coach: Paul Reduzzi Bangor (3-13) Overall (144-120)

Assistant Coaches:
Richie Smith
Vinnie Andrews
Max Siu
Donnie Hawk
Ryan Pysher
John DeBoer
Matt Pysher
Will Harris

2020 Record: 1-5

District: District 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Jared Reto – King’s College
CJ Miles
Joe Genteel

Offensive Starters Returning:
Kael Godshalk RB Senior
Gabe Woolverton FB Senior
Eric Striba QB Junior
Ben Engle OL Junior
Jose Fuentes OL Junior
Quinn Karner OL Junior
Dylan Krugh OL Sophomore

Defensive Starters Returning:
Kael Godshalk SS Senior
Gabe Woolverton LB Senior
Luke Chidsey DL Senior
Dylan Miller LB Junior

Key Newcomers:
Derick Zamorsky Senior WR / DB
Landon Uhler Senior WR / DB
Ashton Kluska Junior WR / LB
Jayden Vilmenay Junior OL / DL
Ryan Wildrick Junior WR / DB
Greg Campbell Sophomore QB / DB

2021 Outlook:

Offense: We will look to develop consistency in both scheme and performance on the offensive side of the ball. Our guys up front gained valuable experience last season and have been committed both in the weight room and in drills throughout the off-season. Kael Godshalk is returning healthy and has been a leader on and off the field. At quarterback, both Eric Striba and Greg Campbell have performed well in our off-season drills and continue to develop within the offense. Gabe Woolverton returns in the H-Back position and he will play key roles touching the ball as well as blocking. We will need some players to step into the receiver roles and there are a number of players that have shown they are willing to compete for those spots.

Defense: We will look to develop a more physical and fundamental defensive scheme. We need to improve in creating turnovers and getting off the field on key downs. We return players at the linebacker position and we will look to them to lead the unit both verbally and physically. We have a number of players competing for playing time in the secondary. We expect this group to compete and be physical against the run, as well as execute coverage assignments. The biggest area of improvement will need to be upfront. Our DL players have worked hard in the off-season and we are anxious to see them continue to improve once we are on the field.

August 22, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Bethlehem Freedom Patriots

Head Coach: Jason Roeder

Assistant Coaches:
Greg Moore
Jeff Searfass
Ben Reph
Bryan Haas
Ken Wied
Sean Searfass
Earl Jenkins
Mike Anthony
Charlie Heidecker
Kevin Kelly
Todd Mika
Gabe Robinson

Team Name: Bethlehem Freedom Patriots

2020 Record: 5-2 DISTRICT XI RUNNER UP

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: EPC – Northampton

Key Starters Lost:
Matt Russin
AJ Fletcher
Marcus Kreidler
Quinn Hoke
Matt Bogardo
Frank Cierech
Jacob Schwind
Jeremiah Espinosa
Ethan Ferrey

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR OT Braelin Moore 6-3 290
SR OG Juan Feliciano 6’0 260
SR RB Deante Crawford 5’9 185
SR QB Brian Taylor 6’3 225
JR WR Owen Johnson 6’1 215
JR QB Ethan Neidig 6’4 190

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR DL Braelin Moore 6-3 290
SR DL Juan Feliciano 6’0 260
SR OLB Lorenzo Feliciano 6’0 195
JR OLB Owen Johnson 6’1 215
JR CB Jalen Fletcher 5’10 175

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Hector Diaz SR OL 6’0 280
Marc Humphrey SR OLB 6’2 190
Josh Ruela SR OLB 5’11 190
John Audette JR OL 6’0 290
Nick Ellis JR DE 6’3 205
Ryan Hoffman JR C/LB 6’2 225
Kyle Johnson JR TE/LB 5’11 215
Collin Lutz JR OL 6’3 265
Rashawn Nicholas JR NG 5’10 240
John Roeder JR TE/LB 6’1 190
Vinnie Slepetz JR DB 5/9 145
Connor Stofanak JR WR/DB 5’11 185
Brooks Britt SO WR/DB 6’0 180
Jayden Colon SO DB 5’8 150
Xavier Dunbar SO QB/DB 5’9 175
Zach Irvin SO OL 6’2 250
Sam Neuffer SO TE/LB 5’9 180
Noah Pierre SO RB/DB 5’11 175

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Leading Returning Rusher:
Deante Crawford 87carries 587 yards 11 TD

Leading Returning Passers:
Ethan Neidig 41-74 543 yds
Brian Taylor 18-37 327 yds

Leading Returning receiver:
Owen Johnson 16 rec 278yds 3 TDS

2021 Offensive Outlook: Need to adapt quickly to a new offensive system under new Offensive Coordinator Jeff Searfass. Long-time Offensive Coordinator Ben Reph has taken a step back from the OC role to be able to follow his son’s play in college. Return a lot of weapons and depth at the skill positions. Need to replace three starting offensive linemen.

2021 Defensive Outlook: We return starters at all three levels of our defense (DL. LB and DB’s) Our defensive line may be the most explosive and athletic that we have had in a long time.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Need to replace Ethan Ferrey who served as PK and punter. Strong returners are back in Deante Crawford and Jalen Fletcher

August 22, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals

Head Coach: Dan Burns

Assistant Coaches:
Derek Schaller
Jon Fenner
Seth Brown
Sherwin Stewart
Nick Lemmo
Scott Harmon
John Hamilton
Dylan Rinker
Bobby Fox
Tom Sisk

Team Name: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals

2020 Record: 1-5

District: District 11

Class: AAAAA

League: EPC – Monroe

Key Starters Lost:
Xavier Roberts
Alex Brunetti
Khalif Ransom
David Kelley
Andrew Ball
Sean Russell

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB/WR Anthony Rodriguez
Sr. QB/WR Eithen McGuire
Sr. RB Alex Hafler
Sr. OL Zach Gearhart
Sr. OL Ty Martin
Sr. OL Aidan Rinker
Jr. OL Owen Heller
Sr. WR Franco Demilta
Sr. WR Victor Delgado

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DB Eithen McGuire
Sr. DB Franco Demilta
Sr. DB Victor Delgado
Sr. LB Alex Hafler
Sr. LB Jack Holovacko
Sr. DL Ty Martin
Sr. DL Aidan Rinker
Sr. DL Zach Gearhart

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. P Eithen McGuire
Sr. LS Zach Gearhart

Key Newcomers:
Jr. DE/TE DJ Kelley
So. WR/DB Rasu Wearing-Poindexter
So. OL/DL Anthony Manuli

2021 Offensive Outlook: Establishing a complimentary run and pass game and protecting the football.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Stopping the run, eliminating big plays, and creating turnovers.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Winning the field position battle and making big plays.

August 22, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Panther Valley Panthers

Head Coach: Rick Jones

Assistant Coaches:
Major New
Shawn Hoben
Joe Perilli
Mike Pascoe
Brad Jones
Mike Litwak
Wally Breiner
Dean Kunkel
John Wiliams

Team Name: Panther Valley Panthers

2020 Record: 2-7

District: District 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
RB/DB Lou Clouser
OL/DL Antonio Perilli
RB-TE/LB Jaden Shubeck
TE/LB Seth Berk
OL/DL CJ Ohl
WR/DB Julian Matuila
WR/DB Jon Byers

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OT Rich Zabroski 5’10 248
Jr. OG Austin Hadley 6’3 228
Jr. OC Riley Hoben 6’1.5 225
Jr. QB Michael Pascoe 6’2 217
So. OL Brad Jones 5’9 200

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DL (RB) D’Antay Alston 5’11 196
Sr. DL Sincere Flamer 5’8 300
Jr. DE/LB Austin Hadley
Jr. Saf Michael Pascoe 6’2 217
Jr. OLB Logan Haines 6′ 175
Jr. Saf (RB) Tremaine Ervine 6’1 185
So. DE/OLB Brad Jones 5’9 200

Special Team Starters Returning:
Punter-Michael Pascoe
Returner-Tremaine Ervine

Key Newcomers:
Sr. RB/LB Shyhiem Ervine 5’7 185
Jr. WR Trey McAndrew 5’9 170
Jr. WR Ethan Gardiner 5’10 165
Jr. OL Matt Engler 5’11 225
Jr. OL Matt Juracka 5’8 225
So. WR/DB Mergim Bushati 6’2 175
Jr. TE Eli Maynard 6’1 188
So. OL Mitch Kokinda 5’10 251
Fr. WR/DB Nasir Ervine 5’7 145
Fr. WR/DB Brennan Kunkel 5’8 `145
Fr. TE/DE-LB Spriridon Arthur 5’10 205
Fr WR/DB Frank Shubeck 5’8 140

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Michael Pascoe 701 yards rushing–4 td and 410 yards passing 2 td

Austin Hadley 58 tackles -6 TFL-3 SACKS

Brad Jones 51 tackles-2 TFL-1 SACK

2021 Offensive Outlook: We must continue to improve and develop as a program. Passing game must become a factor in our offense Attitude wise we have made great strides and that has been a major plus in a very solid to good off season.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Plain and simple we MUST be more active and physical. As always the emphasis will be on the things we can control–Work ethic, attitude, discipline then if we are talented and lucky enough good things will happen!

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Again just continue to improve and get better.

August 22, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Williams Valley Vikings

Head Coach: Tim Savage

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Gunkle
Paul Herb
James Burns
Owen Daniel
Stephan Sedesse

Team Name: Williams Valley Vikings

2020 Record: 9-1

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost:
Jesse Engle
Bryce Herb
Jake Hermann
Mason Evans
Bronson Kelly
Collin Rafferty

Offensive Starters Returning:
Ezi Hite OT JR 6-2 255
Owen Shoop OG SR 5-10 235
Jackson Yoder C SR 6-0 215
Braiden Shadle OG 6-0 240
Brady Evans WR JR 6-4 180\
Alex Achenbach RB/QB SOPH 180
Logan Williard JR FB/WR 5-10 180
Cruz Banda SOPH OL 6-0 225

Defensive Starters Returning:
Ezi Hite De JR 6-2 255
Hunter Wolfgang DE SR 6-5 180
Logan Williard OLB JR 5-10 180
Gage Miller OLB JR 5-8 160
Jackson Yoder ILB SR 6-0 215
Brady Evans DB JR 6-4 180

Special Team Starters Returning:
Logan Williard Punt And Kickoff Returners
Alex Achenbach Punt And Kickoff Returners

Key Newcomers:
Nic Joseph SR 6-1 185 RB/S/OLB (Missed Entire 2020 Season To A Knee Injury As A Would Be Starter)
Issac Whiteash JR 5-10 165 QB/S
Nathan Cole SR 5-10 170 WR/DB
Aiden Miller Jr 5-10 230 ILB/OG
Parker Lords SOPH 5-9 150 WR/DB
Braiden Criswell FR 6-2 165 TE/DE

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Ezi Hite had 79 total tackles, 4 sacks, and 14 TFL.

Jackson Yoder had 85 total tackles and 4 TFL.

Brady Evans caught nine passes for 244 yards and three touchdowns.

Alex Achenbach rushed for 501 yards on 78 carries and three touchdowns. He caught for 87 yards and one score.

Logan Williard rushed for 92 yards and four touchdowns. He caught 11 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, he had 61 total tackles, 2 sacks, 5 interceptions, and 7 TFL.

Cruz Banda had 41 total tackles, 2 sacks, and 9 TFL.

Hunter Wolfgang rushed for 350 yards on 61 carries and three touchdowns. He caught seven passes for 188 yards and one score. On defense, he had 47 total tackles, 2 sacks, and 8 TFL.

Gage Miller had 47 total tackles and 3 TFL.

2021 Offensive Outlook: Offensively we will be missing the multiple-year all-state players we have had in the past. The offense will be the same multiple set balanced attack with our deepest team in the skill position ever as a staff. Lots of inter-changeable athletes. the competition this off-season has been our most aggressive to date. A couple of options at the QB spot. we return 5 of our top 6 offensive linemen from a year ago. It’s imperative that this is the team’s strength.

2021 Defensive Outlook: 4-4 With several zone and man coverage looks from the secondary. Lots of depth in the front 8 box. Nearly All new guys in the secondary to start 2021. Harass the QB and fill the run lanes.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Very talented returners with the bulk of the special teams unit back. Must find a punter and kicker.

August 21, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Saucon Valley Panthers

Head Coach: Brad Trembler

Assistant Coaches:
Keith Reifenstahl (QB/Pass Game Cordinator)
Teddy Airoldi (DC)
Sam Anojulu (Special Teams Cordinator/DB/WR)
Mark Mixa (TE/LB/ Equipment)
Jay Zingley (DT/OL)
Rob Hinson (WR/DB)
Bob Pacchioli (OL/DL)
Greg Trexler (MS-HC)
Evan Deily (MS-OC)

Team Name: Saucon Valley Panthers

2020 Record: 2-3

District: District 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Chris Mann (FB/DE)
David Osman (OL/DL)

Offensive Starters Returning:
QB Dante Mahaffey
RB Damian Garcia
RB Joshua Torres
TE Michael Cordes
OL Cody Swinney
OL Jack Marouchoc
OL Owen Frederick
WR Ty Csencists
WR Alex Magnotta
WR ET Aris
WR Anthony Orlemann
WR Constantine Donahue

Defensive Starters Returning:
DB Dante Mahaffey
LB Tyler Pfizenmayer
LB Joshua Torres
DE Michael Cordes
DL Cody Swinney
DL Jack Marouchoc
DB Ty Csencists
DB Travis Reifenstahl
DB ET Aris
DB Anthony Orlemann

Special Team Starters Returning:
K Jacob Christopher

Key Newcomers:
Fr. Jack Robertson WR/DB
Fr. Eli Torres OL/DL
Fr. Caleb Grimm OL/DL
Fr. Jared Rohn RB/LB
Fr. Shane Kerosetz RB/LB

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Dante Mahaffey completed 51 of 91 passes for 828 yards and nine touchdowns. He rushed for 415 yards on 69 carries and five touchdowns. On defense, he had 16 total tackles.

RB Damian Garcia rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns.

Joshua Torres rushed for 294 yards on 65 carries and three touchdowns.

Michael Cordes had 12 total tackles.

Jack Marouchoc had 25 total tackles, one sack, and 4 TFL.

Ty Csencists caught 28 passes for 489 yards and five touchdowns. On defense, he had 35 total tackles.

Alex Magnotta caught 12 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns.

ET Aris caught four passes for 89 yards. On defense, he had 12 total tackles.

Constantine Donahue caught three passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

Tyler Pfizenmayer had 56 total tackles, two interceptions, and 7 TFL.

Travis Reifenstahl had 36 total tackles and 2 TFL.

2021 Offensive Outlook: We need to control the line of scrimmage and give our skilled players a chance to make the plays they are capable.

2021 Defensive Outlook: We need to get off the field on 3rd down and create turnovers.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We need to be sound in the kicking game and win the field position battles through specials.

August 21, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 94: Jaxson Chowansky, North Schuylkill HS

Player Name: Jaxson Chowansky

School: North Schuylkill

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): TB

Jersey Number: 39

Height: 5’11

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 4.78

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 1 year as a freshmen linebacker

Honors: All Easter PA Football 2^nd Team Linebacker, All-Area 1^st Team, All-County 1^st Team, All-County Rookie of The Year, All-County North 1^st Team.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Jaxchow3912

Coaches Comments: Jaxson has exceptionally good instincts and a great football IQ. Plays downhill and runs to the football sideline to sideline. Sound in pass coverage and can run with running backs out of the backfield. Jaxson is also very productive in the backfield as a runner and receiver.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 21, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes

Head Coach: Shawn Daignault

Assistant Coaches:
Joe Bottiglieri – DC/LB
Mike Kane – OC/QB
Tevrin Brandon – CB/Pass Game Coordinator
Dave Brown – OL
Chad Gruver – WR
Sam Boyer – WR
Joe Wooten – TE/FB
Frank Lane – RB
Anthony Orlando – Safeties
Levi Brown – DL
Gordy Frack – Asst DL
Mark Horvath – OLB

Team Name: Bethlehem Liberty

2020 Record: 0-6

Stadium: Bethlehem Area School District Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: EPC – Northampton

Key Starters Lost:
Kareem Morrison
Jaiden Canada
Byron Haydt
Messiah Johnson
Lance Priestas
Sander Sahaydak

Offensive Starters Returning:
Anthony Sarkozy, OL, SR
Karim Brice, WR, JR
Tyshawn Jack, WR, SR

Defensive Starters Returning:
Brennen McKeown, DE, SR
Dominic Colon, DT, SR
Kyndred Wright, LB, SR
Keegan Corr, was Safety now LB, SR

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Javon Lee, RB, SR –
Camron Ellis, WR/CB, Soph –
Nico Sciarra, WR/Safety, JR –
Anthony Askerneese, WR/CB, JR –
Niko Vazquez, DE, SR –
Matt Leonardo, TE/DE, JR –
Jelanie Leslie, OL/DT, JR –
Jordan Bartholomew, OL/DT, JR –
Peyton Carson, QB/Safety, SR (Key Returner)

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Karim Brice caught 7 passes for 78 yards.

Tyshawn Jack caught 6 passes for 127 yards and one score.

Kyndred Wright rushed for 95 yards on 21 carries and one touchdown. He caught 13 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns.

2021 Offensive Outlook: Our biggest key on offense will be the result of our QB battle and how the winner of that battle performs. Outside of that, developing some cohesion on an offensive line that will feature many new starters will be important. I am excited about our skill positions that I think will be talented and deep. Another key will be how well we learn a completely new system.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Like on offense, we will be completely revamping the package we run so learning that package is our biggest key on defense. We are moving some guys to new positions to fit that package as well. Developing depth in the front 7 will be important but like on offense we feel very good about our depth in the skill positions.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Replacing our Penn State bound kicker is obviously going to be a big challenge. More importantly, we will have a renewed emphasis on the importance of special teams.

August 20, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings

Head Coach: Tim McGorry

Assistant Coaches:
Jim Morgans – Associate Head Coach
Paul Hagadus – Offensive Line
Geoff Laird – Defensive Coordinator
Rob Melosky – Tight Ends
Dan Kendra – Quarterbacks
Matt Kosciolek – Defensive Backs
Mike Cerimele – Running Backs
Jamie Pagilaro – Defensive Line
Angelo Lucci – Offensive Line
Scot Horoshko – Special Teams
Anthony Brinkley – Wide Receivers
Jason Dankel – Line Backers
Deionte Wilson – Defensive Backs
George Hlavac – Wide Receivers

Team Name: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings

2020 Record: 6-2

District: 11

Class: AAAA

League: EPC – Lehigh

Key Starters Lost:
Jack McGorry WR/DB
Jayden Williaams RB/LB
Matt Rauscher QB
Christian Spugnardi TE/DL
Leroy Johnson RB/LB
AJ Colon DL/DL

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OL David Platt 6’4 275
Jr. WR Griffin Patridge 6’2 185
Sr. OL Lavon Johnson 6’4 320

Defensive Starters Returning:
Jr. DB Travis Foster 5’11 175
Jr. OLB Griffin Patridge 6’2 185
Sr. LB Peyton Elliot 6’1 210
Jr. DB Matt Keyes 5’11 175
Sr. LB Colby Reyburn 6’0 200
Sr. DL Lavon Johnson 6’4 320

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
So. WR/DB Nathan Schultz 5’11 185
So. WR/DB Armonie Torres 6’1 185
So. WR/DB Nasir McClain 5’9 155
Fr. WR/DB Jareel Calhoun 5’9 150
Jr. WR/OLB Alistair Stewart-Smith 6’3 215
Fr. OL/DL Braheem Battle 6’3 300
Jr. RB/LB Caiden Schaffer 5’10 205
Jr. QB/DB Conner Aquino 6’2 195
Sr. OL/DL Doyhen Kim 6’5 280
So.TE/DL Harrison Stewart-Smith 6’3 215
So. TE/DL Rajan Stevens 6’3 215
So. OL/DL Nick Balisage 5’11 250
So. K/P Luke Myers 5’11 185
Jr. OL/DL Mitchell Miller 6’2 250

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Griffin Patridge caught 5 passes for 36 yards.

Lavon Johnson had 59 total tackles and 21 TFL.

Travis Foster rushed for 44 yards.

2021 Offensive Outlook: Depth on the offensive line should be a strength. Must be physical and run the football as the young skill guys develop. Very close QB competition between Conner Aquino and Matt Keyes.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Need to stop the run, depth on the defensive line depth should be a strength. Need to tackle well and run to the football.

August 20, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 93: Eric Wert, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Eric Wert

School: Bethlehem Catholic HS

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position: CB

Jersey Number: 18

Height: 5’10

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

Bench: 245

Squat (lbs): 465

Starting Experience (Years): 3-years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ericwert

Coaches comments: Eric will be a 3-year starter for us this season. He saw varsity time as a Freshman. He has a motor that doesn’t stop. Eric will play both sides of the ball for us and return punts and kickoffs. He has a great work ethic. We expect him to make plays all over the field this season. He loves to compete.

Photo Credit: Bethlehem Catholic Football (Unknown Photographer)

August 20, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers

Head Coach: Josh Snyder (10th season, 67-35 )

Coaching Staff:
DC – Greg Mitchell
Line – Dave Kerschner
DL/WR – Rich Kulp
DB/RB – Josh Zimmerman,
LB’s Ryan Hulmes, TE’s & Special Teams George Haddad

Team Name: Tigers (roster size 50 grades 9-12)

2020 Record: 7-2

Stadium: Tiger Stadium

District: District 11

Class: AAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost:
Nick Henry
Justin Rodda
Owen Coffield
Wyatt Ledaboer
Reed Conrey

Offensive Starters Returning:
SR QB Justin Holmes
Sr OLINE Zach Fry
SR OLINE Ben Dunstan
SR WR Ryan McDonnell
JR WR Cade Christopher
Jr OLINE Cameron Shields

Defensive Starters Returning:
SR OLB Justin Holmes
SR DB Taylor Wikert
SR LB Devin Toth
SR DE Ben Dunstan
JR DB Evan Anderson
JR DB Cade Christopher

Key Newcomers:
SR TE/DE Drew Sabo
SR RB Julian Schoffhauser
SR WR/DB Jacob Peters
Jr RB/LB Cody Hallock
JR Lineman Rian Golas
JR TE/LB Buck Miller
SO RB/LB Dalton Clymer

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Justin Holmes completed 61 of 136 passes for 1,326 yards and 16 touchdowns. He rushed for 1,070 yards and 13 touchdowns. On defense, he had 42 total tackles, one interception, and 2 TFL.

Ben Dunstan had 29 total tackles and 4 TFL.

Ryan McDonnell had 18 total tackles.

Cade Christopher caught 15 passes for 370 yards and 7 touchdowns. On defense, he had 18 total tackles and 2 TFL.

Taylor Wikert caught 10 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, he had 46 total tackles and 4 interceptions.

Devin Toth had 5 total tackles.

Evan Anderson had 18 total tackles and one interception.

2021 Outlook:

Defense: Tigers return 6 Defensive starters from a year ago. They will rely on being aggressive and use their athleticism to give multiple looks. The back 8 have a ton of experience and look to take another big step forward this year as Taylor Wikert returns for his 3rd consecutive year starting at safety.

Offense: The Tigers are returning six starters on offense. There will be a lot of competition in the skill positions as the Tigers have a plethora of experienced athletes. Justin Holmes returns as the QB, and he will look to hook up again with big-play guy Cade Christopher. There is some turnover at the offensive line position but they feel they can be a good group that will continue to get better as the season progresses with the leadership of Zach Fry and Ben Dunstan.

Special Teams: Tigers look to replace all kickers and punters this season.

August 19, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Palmerton Area Blue Bombers

Head Coach: Chris Walkowiak

Assistant Coaches:
Mike Falcone
Fred Lesher
Logan Lesher
Mark Versuk
William Cameron
Junior Ortiz
Chris Frace
James Hunsicker
Matt Guedes

Team Name: Palmerton Area Blue Bombers

2020 Record: 3-5

Stadium: Blue Bomber Stadium

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Owen Buck
Joseph DeRossi
Ethan Recker
Tim Iles
Brody Muniz
Hunter Connell
Jonathan Perloni

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. Athlete Lucas Heydt 5’10, 185
Sr. James Denicola WR 5’11 195
Soph. Matt Machalik QB 6’0 190
Jr. Daniel Lucykanish Slot 5’8 165
Sr. Harrison Daily WR 5’10 175
Sr. OL Jeremy Mooney 5’11, 190
Soph. OL Zack Anthony 6’0 235

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OLB Lucas Heydt 5’10, 185
Sr. James Denicola LB 5’11 195
Jr. Daniel Lucykanish DB 5’8 165
Sr. Harrison Daily DB 5’10 175
Soph. DL Zack Anthony 6’0 235
Sr. DL Shade Klotz 6’0, 190

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Soph. OL/DL Clayton Christman 5’11 240
Jr. WR/DB Dalton Drake 6’1 185
Soph. RB/DB Stephen Jones 5’7 175
Soph. Ty Sander WR/DB 5’10 165
Jr. Kendall Robinson 5’11, 165
Sr. Shea Finney OL/DL 6’2, 200

2020 Returning Player Stats:

James Denicola – SR – WR 8 games played; 15 receptions; 309 yards; 20.6 yards per catch; 6 touchdowns receiving; 1 rushing TD; 42 total points scored

Matt Machalik – Sophomore – QB 8 games played: 664 yards passing, 9 touchdowns; 80 carries; 451 yards; average 5.6 yards; 4 touchdowns; 2 games 100 + rushing yards; 30 total points scored

Lucas Heydt SR Athlete 35 rush, 188 yards, 2 TD; 10 receptions 125 yards 2 TD

2021 Offensive Outlook: I believe we have a great set of skill players who are very versatile and have big playability. Our line will need to gel together and control the line of scrimmage. We need to play unselfish football and all do our roles.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Defensively we need to win the turnover battle and focus on limiting big plays for TD’s and make teams earn their scores.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We need to develop consistency in all phases of the kicking game since are replacing a very solid and reliable kicker from last season in Jonathan Perloni.

August 19, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 92: Stephan Spolski, Nativity BVM HS

Player Name: Stephan Spolski

School: Nativity BVM HS

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: RB/Athlete

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’2

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 3-years

Honors:
EasternPAFootball.com All-Academic Gold Team
PA Football News All-Academic Silver Team
Team Captain

2020 Stats: 320 yards rushing, 17 rec 223 yards, 38 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 kickoff return for a TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @spolski_iii

Coaches Comments: Stephan was selected as a team captain as a junior and is a true leader in every sense of the word. He has a tremendous work ethic and is constantly working to improve himself both on and off the field. Stephan is a very versatile player that can play multiple offensive and defensive positions. He is a very aggressive, physical, and smart football player who leads by example on the field. Stephan is a top-notch student/athlete who has all the tools to be a tremendous success at the next level.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 19, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 92: Zach Gillen, Wilson Area HS

Player Name: Zach Gillen

School: Wilson Area

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5’9

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.65

GPA: 4.49

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 4-years

Honors:
1st Team All-Colonial League Wr
2nd Team Eastern PA Football 4A WR

2020 Stats: 38 Rec. 505 yards and 5 TDS in 8 games and 1 for 1 passing for 52 yards for a TD.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @gillen201

Coaches Comments: Zach has been our most productive player over the last 2 seasons. An excellent athlete and even better football player. Zack will give our offense playmaking ability that we have not had in a couple of seasons.

Photo Credit: Joan Gillen

August 19, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Northampton Konkrete Kids

Head Coach: John Toman

Assistant Coaches:

Offensive Staff
Mike Gurdineer – OC and Offensive Line
John Toman – Running Backs
Phil Dorn – Wide Receivers
Andy Polony – Quarterbacks
Bob Kohler – Tight Ends
Zach Winters – Fullbacks
Chad Henritzy – OL

Defensive Staff
Curtis Reigle – DC and Outside Linebackers
Kevin Ronalds – Inside Linebackers
Larry Moussa – DL / Special Teams
Adam Legath – Defensive Backs
Robert Holmes – Defensive Backs
Joey Cassidy – OL / DL

Team Name: Northampton Konkrete Kids

2020 Record: 1-4

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: EPC – Northampton

Key Starters Lost:
Owen Baker RB/LB
Michael Cruz RB/SS
Aidan Reinhard K
Zachary Naradko OL/DL
Samuel Nelson OL/DL
Cody Schucker OL/DL
Kyle Perl DE
Jonathon Mannino FB/LB

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. TE Caden Reph, 6-2, 235
Sr. OG Austin Cavallo, 6-0, 265
Sr. C Ethan Schweitzer, 6-1, 260
Jr. OG Luke Baker, 6-1, 260
SR QB / WR Cooper King, 6-2, 185

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DE Ethan Schweitzer, 6-1, 260
Jr. DT Christian Bundra, 6-5, 325
So. CB Tristin Pinnock, 5-10, 165
Sr. CB Victor Hunt, 6-0, 180
Sr. LB Caden Reph, 6-2, 235

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. LS Dylan Bauer
Jr. Returner Jaelan Richardson

Key Newcomers:
SR. TE / DE Andrew Sharga, 6-4, 235

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Christian Bundra had four total tackles

Victor Hunt had 16 total tackles and one interception

Caden Reph had 9 total tackles and on offense, he had 3 catches for 22 yards

2021 Offensive Outlook: We will employ a spread offense, that will be anchored by 3 returning linemen. Both tackle positions are an open competition at this time between, Sr. Keith Deegan, Sr. David Weekes, and Sr. Christian Bundra. Last year’s wide receiver, Cooper King, will move to QB to take over for record-setter Joe Kerbacher. We feel we have some dynamic receivers in Sr. Victor Hunt, Jr. Jaelan Richardson, and Sophomores Tristin Pinnock and Michael Coleman. Running back is our focus this summer as several players are competing for carries. Sr. Everett Luisi, Jr. Jeff Head, and So. Caden Henritzy are all competing at tailback. Our offensive philosophy will be to spread the ball to all our athletes and force defenses to defend the entire field.

2021 Defensive Outlook: We return some key interior defensive linemen in Sr. Ethan Schweitzer and Jr. Christian Bundra, as well as, both cornerbacks in Victor Hunt and Sophomore Tristin Pinnock. Newcomer Andrew Sharga will help solidify the defensive front at the defensive end. The Inside linebacker position was hit hard by graduation, but Caden Reph got quality time last year and Sr. Isaiah Robinson and Sophomore Brett Rickert have looked very good this summer. In the secondary Sr. Everett Luisi played in several games last year and will anchor the defense secondary at safety. Our outside linebackers are our focus this summer as several players battle for starting spots. Sophomores AJ Slivka, Caden Henritzy, and Michael Coleman, as well as, Jr. Jeff Head, and Sr. Maycen Harryn are all competing at the outside linebacker position. We have taken great strides this offseason throughout our 7 on 7 schedules.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We have to replace graduated kicker Aidan Reinhard who is headed to Lehigh to kick. The role of kicker will be filled by Jr. Vincent Santostefano, who is more than capable of filling his shoes. In our return game, Jaelan Richardson can be an electrifying punt and kick-off return man. We return Sr. long snapper Dylan Bauer to solidify the critical snapping responsibility. We are working hard this offseason to get better at the little techniques associated with special teams. Overall team depth is good to field a solid group of special team players.

August 18, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 91: Luis Teron, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Luis Teron

School: Marian Catholic High School

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position: Defensive Back

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 5-11

Weight: 149

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

Starting Experience (Years): 2-years (2019 & 2020)

Career Stats: 23 catches, 337 yards, 3 TD; 19 carries, 96 yards; 21 tackles, 1 interception

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Luis has worked hard to come back from an injury last season and is ready to be one of our primary playmakers on offense and in the secondary.

Photo from Marian Catholic football (Courtesy of Lehighton Times-News)

August 18, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Whitehall Zephyrs

Head Coach: Matt Senneca

Assistant Coaches:
Tom Wills
Kyle Beller
Peter Kreisher
Justin Kondikoff
Shawn Clary
George Makhoul
Stip Federok
Isaiah Gills
George Cowitch
Jeff Baker
Kasey Myers
Larry Russell

Team Name: Whitehall Zephyrs

2020 Record: 5-3

District: 11

Class: AAAAA

League: EPC – Lehigh

Key Starters Lost:
Angelo Daddona
Isaac Moore

Offensive Starters Returning:
Ryan Kovalchick – WR/C – 12
Tommy Buskirk – WR/S – 12
Quinn Wentling – QB/S – 12
Bryce Bashore – WR/S – 12
Jaiden Lee – WR/C – 12
Nigel Linton – RB/C – 11
Devin Donatelli – WR/S – 12
Damonte Foreman – RB/LB – 12
Mike Hernandez – SB/LB – 12
Logan Headman – OL/LB – 11
Carter Hudak – OL/DL – 11
Anthony Saed – OL/DL – 12
Aiden Tacker – OL/DL – 12
Brayden Marrero – OL/DL – 12

Defensive Starters Returning:
Tommy Buskirk – WR/S – 12
Quinn Wentling – QB/S – 12
Bryce Bashore – WR/S – 12
Jaiden Lee – WR/C – 12
Devin Donatelli – WR/S – 12
Damonte Foreman – RB/LB – 12
Mike Hernandez – SB/LB – 12
Logan Headman – OL/LB – 11
Carter Hudak – OL/DL – 11
Anthony Saed – OL/DL – 12
Aiden Tacker – OL/DL – 12
Brayden Marrero – OL/DL – 12

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
So. Brayden Bashore
So. Jack Kocher
So. Dalton Wickel

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Quinn Wentling completed 101 of 186 passes for 1,365 yards and 12 touchdowns. On defense, he had 32 total tackles.

Damonte Foreman rushed for 301 yards on 85 carries and 6 touchdowns. He caught 6 passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns. On defense had had 26 total tackles and one sack.

Nigel Linton rushed for 421 yards on 51 carries and 7 touchdowns.

Bryce Bashore caught 20 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns. On defense, he had 18 total tackles and one interception.

Tommy Buskirk caught 33 passes for 453 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, he had 41 total tackles, 2 sacks and one interception.

Ryan Kovalchick caught 17 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns.

Mike Hernandez had 35 total tackles, one sack.

2021 Offensive Outlook: We have a lot of experience returning on the offensive side of the ball and look to be able to put points on the board. We have some position battles along the offensive line and at some skill positions that will play out throughout the pre-season. If we can play consistently up front and win the majority of snaps up front we should be in good shape.

2021 Defensive Outlook: We need to limit teams much more than we have in the past. We have to run to the football, know our assignments and execute them at a high level. We will be challenged by a lot of good offenses and will have to rise to the challenge of stopping our opponents and not just trying to outscore them.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We have to replace our kicker and our punter. It will be how quickly we find consistency in the kicking game that will determine how well we can play on special teams.

August 17, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Pen Argyl Green Knights

Head Coach: Brady Mutton

Assistant Coaches:
Dylan Evans
Conor Gum
Jake Giovannini
Rich Mutton
Jason Grim
Tyler Horn
Mitchell Knapp
Todd Tyminski
Charlie Comstock

Team Name: Pen Argyl Green Knights

2020 Record: 2-5

Stadium: Alumni Stadium

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Gavin Amerman
Collin McKeague
Reese Karp
Jace Keenhold

Offensive Starters Returning:
JR. RB Kris Kessler
SR. WR Zach Rudy

Defensive Starters Returning:
JR. LB Gian Greggo
SR. LB Cole Dorshimer
SR. Safety Brady Lawless

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Soph. QB Brad Rissmiller
Soph. WR/Safety Damian Tyminski
OT/DT Bradydon Bowier
OG/DL Dakota Graham

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Kris Kessler rushed for 202 yards on 58 carries and two touchdowns.

Gian Greggo had 50 total tackles.

Brady Lawless had 20 total tackles.

Cole Dorshimer had 19 total tackles and one interception.

Zach Rudy had 9 total tackles.

2021 Offensive Outlook: Our young players are going to be thrown into the fire. They will have to execute consistently and mature as the season progresses.

2021 Defensive Outlook: We have to play physically and prevent big plays. Having some returning starters and other players with defensive playing time should help eliminate some of our mistakes from last season.

August 17, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Jim Thorpe Olympians

Head Coach: Mark Rosenberger

Assistant Coaches:
Frank Miller
Craig Zurn
Jake Zurn
Wes Hurley
Blake Yurchak
Brian Schwartz
Josh McCartney

Team Name: Jim Thorpe Olympians

2020 Record: 6-3

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost: AJ Bailor OG,DE
Derek Hunter DT
Chris Strika WR,CB
Davier Calcano QB
Chris Condly K
Ian Hubbard TE
Gabe Herschman T,DT

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. FB Cameron Tinajero 5’9″ 190
Sr. RB Brandon Fasolino 6’3″ 190
So. RB Salvatore Capria 5’6″ 170
Sr. WR Derryl Fisher 5’10” 135
Jr OT Paul Rutledge 6’2″ 225
Sr OT David Wiley 6’4″ 320
So OG Noah Rosahac 6’6″ 235

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DE Bryson Heydt 6’5″ 245
Sr. DE Bryan Bowen 5’11” 175
Sr. ILB Jason Bowen 6’2″ 200
Sr. OLB Cameron Tinajero 5’9″ 190
Sr. CB Derryl Fisher 5’10” 135
Sr. FS Drew Wimmer 5’10” 155
Jr. SS Brett Balliet 6’1″ 170

Special Team Starters Returning:
P Sr Travis Benson 6’0″ 200

Key Newcomers:
Fr. WR Justin Yescavage 6’0″ 155
Sr CB Ethan Gavornik 5’9″ 165
Jr WR/CB David Fiorito 5’8″ 145
Jr FB/LB Jave Butler 5’10” 220
So. FB/LB Benjamin Goldberg 5’7″ 175
So DT Austin Fronheiser 6’0″ 240
Jr OG Tiernan McCartney 5’11” 182
Jr OC Nathaniel Lopez 5’8″ 285

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Fasolino 64 carries 453 yards 8 TD’s

Tinajero 49 carries – 230 yards 6 TD’s

Capria 32 -198 yards

Fisher 37 for 176 yards

Fiorito 22 for 128 yards

2021 Offensive Outlook: We return a good group of RB’s and WR’s. The Key will be finding the QB to run the offense. Returning some experienced guys upfront. Looking to replace a few key spots on the line. The Key will be to continue to develop a passing game that will complement our running game.

2021 Defensive Outlook: We return 2 defensive ends that we’re able to be good run stoppers and very good pass rushers. We need to develop interior tackles in our defense. We return a strong group of linebackers that have a lot of experience. Need to continue to get better in the back end with our pass defense.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Excellent punter in Benson and we have several athletes working this summer on their kicking game. Overall a quality group of athletes.

August 17, 2021
Open Dates: Notre Dame Green Pond High School

Notre Dame Green Pond High School is looking for JV games for weeks 3 & 8. Saturday or Monday. Please contact Phil Stambaugh at pstambaugh@ndcrusaders.org.

August 17, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Nazareth Blue Eagles

Head Coach: Tom Falzone

Assistant Coaches:
Jim Schaffer
Rob Petrosky
Bob Panny
Scott Byrd
Jeremy Eberhardt
Jeff Harris
Jimmy Trainello
Tim Cunningham
Bob Bydlon
Luke Garner

Team Name: Nazareth Blue Eagles

2020 Record: 8-0

Key Starters Lost:
Matt Bugbee
Joe Capobinaco
Jaiden Cabrera
Andrew Wells
Dominic Felician
Cody Breidenbach
Levi LaRochelle
Tyler Gates
Brayden Saylor
Alex Kwiatek
Sean Ward
Greg Salivonchik
Tyler O’Hagan
Jamen Palladino

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. RB Tyler Rohn, 5’10”, 195
Soph OT Sean Kinney, 6’2”, 288

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. OLB Broc Bender, 6’3”, 195
Sr. ILB Chase Levey, 5’11”, 200
Sr. ILB Tyler Rohn, 5’10”, 195

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Jr. WR/DB Nolan Lobb, 6-0, 189
Sr. WR/DB Jake Hilarczyk 5’8 150
Sr. OL/DL Matt Burton 6’2” 280
Jr. DB/QB, Sonny Sasso 6’3” 205
Soph. DB/QB/WR, Mason Kuehner 5’11” 165
Jr. WR/DB Luke Madson 5’11” 165
Jr. ILB Andrew Young 5’11” 190
Jr. TE/DB Jack Dugdale 6’0” 198
Jr. DB/WR Jacob Marth 5’10” 168
Sr. OL/DL Jason Fuquay 6’2” 215
Sr. OL/DL Dante Manos 6’1” 210
Jr. K/QB Chris Bugbee 6’1” 150
Sr. DB/WR Matt Capobianco 5’11” 155
Jr. OL/DL Griffen Radosavich 6’1” 235
Sr. WR/DB Tyler Aide 6’1” 165
Jr. Collin Grohotolski 5’8” 165
Sr. OLB Tyler Horn 5’10” 175
Sr. WR/DB Nick Saeger 5’8” 150
Sr. OL/DL Gavin Gaul 5’10” 215
Jr. DE/QB Chase Rinehimer 5’11” 188
Fr. WR/DB Caleb Newsome 5’8” 145
Sr. OL/DL Travis Thibodeaux 5’9” 250
Soph WR/OLB Frank Mroz 6’0” 178
Soph WR/DB Logan Hilarczyk 5’10” 158
Soph OL/ILB Dominic Pilla 5’10” 190
Soph OL/DL Tony Pilla 6’0” 225
Soph Jake Englehart 6’1” 250

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Rohn – 119 Carries for 567 yards and 5 TD’s

Bender – 55 Total Tackles, 7 Sacks, 1 Fumble Caused, 1 Fumble Recovery

Levey – 55 Total Tackles

Rohn – 30 Total Tackles, 1 Fumble Recovery

2021 Offensive Outlook: Must replace nine starters on Offense. Who will develop and start at the QB position replacing All-State QB Matt Bugbee? Who will replace the four senior starters who graduated on the Offensive Line?

2021 Defensive Outlook: Must replace eight starters on Defense. Experience is returning at the Inside/Outside Linebacker position. Who will develop on the Defensive Line and in the Secondary?

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Must Replace Kicker, Punter, Long Snapper, and all Returners on Special Teams.

August 14, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Parkland Trojans

Head Coach: Tim Moncman

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Kinane
Bob Ruisch
Mike Facchiano
Eric Dauberman
Barry Michael
Doug Joseph
Mike Billera
Zack Bradley
Jerry Kresge
George Clay
Andy Millen
Grant Whary
Erik Steiner
AJ Moncman

Team Name: Parkland Trojans

2020 Record: 4-1

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: EPC – Lehigh

Key Starters Lost:
RB/SS Isiah Rico,
WR/CB John Siggins,
OG/DE Garrett Fitzgerald,
FB/DT Marcus Loch,
WR/CB Jordan Lewis,
C/DT Jakob Koren,
WR Louie Avidjaj,
TE/MLB Connor Neith,
OLB Jayden Sanchez

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Ty Tremba 6-0, 190 lbs
Jr. WR Nakhi Bullock 5-10, 160 lbs
So. WR Trey Tremba 5-10, 170 lbs
Sr. OT Marko Galetovic, 6-2 270 lbs
Sr. OG Adler Billig, 5-11 245 lbs
Sr. OG Brock Boyer, 6-1 235 lbs

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DE Brock Boyer, 6-1 235 lbs
Jr. DE Nate Kemmerer 6-0 220 lbs
Sr. DT Noah Rode, 6-2 245 lbs
Sr. OLB Nico Medlar 6-0 185 lbs
Sr. FS Michael Lowe 5-9 175 lbs
Sr. FS Jesse Ruisch 6-1 180 lbs

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. P Ty Tremba 6-0, 190 lbs

Key Newcomers:
Sr. WR/DB Andrew Khalife 6-1 185 lbs
Sr. RB Dahlir Adams 5-9 185 lbs
Jr. WR Jack Harrison 6-1 170 lbs
Jr. LB Victor Pagan 5-10 190 lbs
So. OL/DL Ali Wezza 6-0 220 lbs

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Sr. QB Ty Tremba: 46 Completions on 72 Attempts. 712 Yards Passing, 8 Touchdowns, 0 INTs/Fumbles. 162 Rushing yards on 31 carries for 1 Rushing Touchdown

Jr. WR Nakhi Bullock: 4 Receptions for 42 Yards, 1 Touchdown

Sr. LB Nico Medlar: 10 Solo & 3 Assist Tackles. 2 TFL, 1 INT

Sr. DT Noah Rode: 4 Solo & 3 Assist Tackles, 2 Sacks, 2 TFL

2021 Offensive Outlook: We are a spread offense team. A major key to success will be maintaining a balance between run/pass on all downs and our use of tempo.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Fast and physical play at the defensive line, linebacker, and defensive back levels.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Senior QB/P Ty Tremba continuing to build on both distance/hang time as a second-year punting. Jr. Kicker Gryffin Mitstifer taking on starter role placekicking/kickoff.

August 14, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 87: Alexander Hafler, Pocono Mountain East HS

Player Name: Alexander Hafler

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Running Back

Secondary Position(s): Outside Linebacker

Jersey Number: 30

Height: 6’0

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 2-years

Honors:

2019 Eastern Pa Conference North first-team defense athlete

2020 Eastern Pa Conference North second-team outside linebacker

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @AlexanderHafler

Coaches Comments: Alex is an exceptional leader for our football team both on and off the field. He offers a unique skill set to our team on both sides of the ball with his athleticism and position versatility. We look forward to Alex having a very productive senior season.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 14, 2021
2021 Team Preview: North Schuylkill Spartans

Head Coach: Wally Hall

Assistants:
Brett Budwash
Mick Jacavage
Jake Mogish
Pete Stanakis
Carl Stine
Joe Tomtishen

Volunteer:
Randy Lattis
Jay Gawrylik
John Minalda

Team: North Schuylkill Spartans

2020 Record: 8-0

Stadium: Ghosh Orthodontic Field at Spartan Stadium

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

2020 Accomplishments:
2020 Schuylkill League Division I Champions
2020 3A District XI Champions

Offensive Returning Starters:
Jake Hall Sr. 6’0 215 QB
Josh Chowansky Sr. 5’8 170 RB
Gavin Whalen Sr. 6’1 190 WR
Joey Flail Soph 6’1 170 WR
Dalton Zelwalk Sr. 6’1 245 OL
Carey Wahalec Sr. 6’0 285 OL
Brady Salukas Jr. 6’1 270 OL

Offensive Newcomers:
Trevor Minalda Soph 6’0 170 WR
Carl Brown Sr. 6’2 165 WR
Collin McGee Soph 6’0 160 WR
Eddie Torres Sr. 6’0 265 OL
Evan Stanakis Sr. 6’2 160 WR

Defensive Starters Returning:
Steven Davis Jr. 6’1 260 DL
Robbie Weitz Jr. 6’0 320 DL
Adam Scott Sr. 6’5 225 DE
Jared Tinari Jr. 5’10 185 LB
Terry Thomas Jr 5’11 160 DB
Evan Stanakis Sr. 6’2 160 SS
Jaxson Chowansky Soph. 5’11 210 LB
Chris Long Jr. 6’1 220 DE
Neekoli Carabolla Soph 6’1 250 DE

Defensive Newcomers:
Collin McGee Soph 6’0 160 SS
Ricky Halford Soph 5’10 180 LB
Jack Dean Jr. 6’3 225 LB
Zander McElhenny Soph 5’10 155 DB
Keegan Curry Soph 6’1 180 FS
Bradlee Himes Soph 6’0 260 DL

Special Teams:
Gavin Menzter Fresh Kicker/Punter
Trevor Minalda Soph 6’0 170 Long and Short Snapper/Punter
Zander McElhenny Soph 5’10 155 Short and Long Snapper
Neekoli Carabolla 6’1 250 Short and Long Snapper

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Chris Long had 17 total tackles.

Gavin Whalen caught 16 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns.

Evan Stanakis had 23 total tackles and 3 TFL.

Jake Hall completed 104 of 191 passes for 1,783 yards and 25 touchdowns. He rushed for 368 yards on 65 carries and 9 touchdowns.

Jared Tinari had 40 total tackles and TFL.

Jaxson Chowansky had 84 total tackles and 5 TFL.

Joey Flail caught 11 passes for 171 yards and four touchdowns.

Josh Chowansky rushed for 1,260 yards on 137 carries and 11 touchdowns. He caught 14 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns.

Neekoli Carabolla had 29 total tackles and 4 TFL.

Steven Davis had 47 total tackles, 11 TFL and three sacks.

Terry Thomas had 15 total tackles.

2020 Outlook: Expectations and goals are always the same. We bring back a number of experienced players offensively, defensively, and many others have contributed with our special teams. Our goal is to field as many one-way players that can play at a maximum effort. Last year we did not face many of our opponents due to the pandemic.

Being in the 2nd year of the merger with Schuylkill and Colonial league we face a very competitive schedule with league games and also out-of-league games.

August 13, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 86: Eithen McGuire, Pocono Mountain East HS

Player Name: Eithen McGuire

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position(s): Free Safety/Quarterback

Jersey Number: 33

Height: 5’7

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.74

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 4-years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @McguireEithen

Coaches Comments: Eithen provides our team with a great deal of energy and puts forth outstanding effort for our football program. He is an extremely versatile athlete who can always be counted on to make plays wherever he is asked to line up on the field. We look forward to Eithen having a very productive senior season.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 13, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Marian Catholic Colts

Head Coach: Stan Dakosty

Assistant Coaches:
Billy O’Gurek
Charles “Chink” Connely
JD Hackenberg
Jim McHugh
Rory Dixon

Team Name: Marian Catholic Colts

2020 Record: 1-7

Stadium: Men of Marian Stadium

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters lost:
Robert Sunder
Owen Brady
Julian Cerullo
Michael Baloga
Corey Rehnert

Offensive Starters Returning:
Senior WR-RB Jake Fenstermaker 5-10, 181
Senior OG John Milosh 6-0, 188
Senior QB-TE Matt Rehrig 5-10, 208
Senior OT Ethan Smith 5-11, 266
Senior WR Luis Teron 5-11, 149
Junior RB Matt Martin 5-10, 214
Junior OT Rawlin Melendez 6-3, 260

Defensive Starters Returning:
Senior DB Jake Fenstermaker 5-10, 181
Senior DL John Milosh 6-0, 188
Senior DB Matt Rehrig 5-10, 208
Senior DB Luis Teron 5-11, 149
Junior LB Matt Martin 5-10, 214
Junior DL Rawlin Melendez 6-3, 260

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Sophomore RB-DB Jayden Fermin 5-6, 152
Sophomore QB-DE Bruce Hopeck 6-0, 220
Sophomore WR-DB Brandon Klitsch 5-9, 161
Sophomore RB-LB James Rodino 6-3, 201
Sophomore OL-DE Jesse Rodino 6-3, 190
Junior TE-DE Joe Walko 6-0, 192

Returning Player Stats:

Jake Fenstermaker – 48 carries, 197 yards 3 TDs; 17 tackles, 1 INT

Matt Rehrig – 44 tackles, 1 TFL

Matt Martin – 29 carries, 101 yards 1 TD; 31 tackles, 4 TFL

Luis Teron – 23 catches, 337 yards, 3 TD; 19 carries, 96 yards; 21 tackles, 1 interception

Rawlin Melendez – 33 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 TFL

John Milosh – 36 tackles, 2 TFL, 4 sacks

Joe Walko – 32 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack

James Rodino – 18 tackles, 4 TFL

2021 Outlook: With only 5 seniors on a team of over 40 players, we are still an underclassman-dominated team. What has us excited is that many of those underclassmen earned extensive varsity game experience last season. And we are coming off a great off-season.

Offense: We will need to cut down on self-inflicted mistakes, polish our offensive execution, and finish plays and drives.

Defense: Reduce the number of big plays allowed. Be much improved in the areas of alignment and assignment on defense.

Special Team: We will need to replace All-Area Kicker and Punter Michael Baloga, who will be kicking for Bloomsburg University this season.

August 12, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 85: Matt Martin, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Matt Martin

School: Marian Catholic High School

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: Running Back

Secondary Position: Linebacker

Jersey Number: 44

Height: 5’11

Weight: 208

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 1 – 2020

2020 Stats:

Offense: 29 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD

Defense: 31 tackles, 4 TFL

Video Highlights:

Twitter: @MattMartin2023

Coaches comments: With his varsity experience last season, we are counting on Matt to be one of the leaders on our young team in the backfield and as one of our middle linebackers.

Photo courtesy of Lehighton Times-News (Sent by Marian Catholic Football)

August 12, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs

Head Coach: Joe Tout

Assistant Coaches:
Derek Long
Dylan Hofmann
Greg Kosciolek
Justin Smoyer
Matt Davis
Matt Newhard
Shawn Frame
Steve Hluschak
Zach Merkle

Team Name: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs

2020 Record: 5-4

Stadium: Bulldog Stadium

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters lost:
Evan Zambo
JD Hunter
Joe Abidelli
Josh Schaffer
MIke Repsher

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Dylan Smoyer 6-1 190
Sr. WR Trevor Amorim 6-1 180
Sr. RB Matt Frame 6-1 225
Jr. TE Austin Smyth 6-4 215
Jr. G Jayden Krempasky 5-11 245
Jr. G. Lucas Farmer 5-10 230

Defensive Starters Returning:
Jr. Austin Smyth DE 6-4 215
So Sam Frame DT 6-0 220
Jr. DT Jayden Krempasky 5-11 245
Sr. LB Matt Frame 6-1 225
Jr. LB AJ Jiminez 5-11 190
Jr. LB Ethan Karpowich 6-0 200
Sr. S Trevor Amorim 6-1 180
Jr. CB Izaiah Ramos 6-1 175

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K Brett Misera 6-1 190
Sr. P Matt Frame 6-1 225

Key Newcomers:
So G/DE Brody Dye 5-10 205
So C/DE Jackson VanNorman 6-0 205
Jr. Nick Frame WR/DB 6-1 175

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Matt Frame- Leading Rusher last year- 1,006 Rushing Yards with 14 TD’s averaged 7.98 yards a carry. 58 tackles 1 sack and 1 forced fumble

Dylan Smoyer- 976 yards passing 106 yards per game. 11 TD’s and 7 Int’s.

Trevor Amorim- Leading receiver last year- 28 receptions for 459 yards 16.39 yards per catch and 7 receiving receptions. 62 tackles and 1 interception

2021 Outlook:

Offense: We are returning our quarterback who has an opportunity to be our first 1000 yard passer in a decade. Our leading rusher in Matt Frame and our leading receiver in Trevor Amorim. Our skill positions will be our strength this year. We have solid depth at each position and we will be able to rotate a lot of players at those positions. Our offensive line returns two starters and our tight end. We will be playing a couple of sophomores up front and how well they develop will be key.

Defense: We return two of three linebackers, two of four secondary positions, and two of four lineman. So we do have a solid core returning defensively. We feel like our linebackers and secondary will be our strength defensively. Like our offense we will be young up front and must be able to build depth. We do have several underclassmen linemen who will be rotating up front.

Special Team: We return our Kicker Brett Misera. He is excellent and we are confident in his field goal range up to 40 yards. We return our punter Matt Frame as well. We feel confident that our special teams will be a strength this year.

August 11, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders

Head Coach: Sam Bonner

Assistant Coaches:
Clarence Opolsky
Mike Bonner
Mark Lavine
Jarrett Reigel
Eddie Titus
Mike Coleman

Team Name: Tamaqua Blue Raiders

2020 Record: 5-4

Stadium: Tamaqua Area Sports Stadium

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Nate Wickersham – QB/LB
Nate Curvey – RB/LB
Lucas Schickram – FB/DT
Logan Hess – RB/DB
Braydan Hess – OG/DT

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. WR Steven Kostecky, 6-2 175
Sr. OT Jacob Wasserleben, 6-0 225
Sr. OT Parker Coleman, 5-11 250
Jr. OL Josh Shelton, 6-2 310

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DE Jacob Wasserleben, 6-0 225
Sr. DT Parker Coleman, 5-11 250
Jr. LB Isaac Curvey, 5-10 180
Sr. DB Adam Linkhorst, 5-10 150
Sr. DB Nate Gregoire, 6-0 175

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
Jr. RB/LB Warren Stewart, 5-7 180
So. WR/LB Zander Coleman, 6-2 205
Jr. TE/LB John Klein, 5-11 190
Sr. OL/DL Luca Cammarota, 6-0 230
Sr. OL/DL Zach McGlinchey, 5-9 240
Jr. OL/DL Ryan Snyder, 6-2 260
So. OL/DL Spencer Dennis 6-2, 325
Sr. DE Nathan Milkovits, 5-10 165
So. WR/DB Damon Sell 5-9 140

2020 Returning Player Stats:
Sr. WR Steven Kostecky, 6-2 175 – 7 rec, 84 yards, 2TD

Sr. DE Jacob Wasserleben, 6-0 225 – 12 tackles, 2 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 FF

Sr. DT Parker Coleman, 5-11 250 – 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 Fumble Recovery

Jr. LB Isaac Curvey, 5-10 180 – 24 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack, 2 Fumble Recoveries

Sr. DB Adam Linkhorst, 5-10 150 – 2 tackles, 1 TFL

Sr. DB Nate Gregoire, 6-0 175 – 12 tackles

2021 Offensive Outlook: In 2021 the keys to our offense will be establishing the run game and being efficient passing the ball. There are many new faces on the offense this year but if we can do those things we should be able to have a solid season offensively.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Defensively, our front 7 needs to be solid against the run like last year while the secondary needs to be better in coverage as well as run fits. As a whole, we expect to have a defense that flies to the ball on every play.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We will be breaking in a new punter and kicker this year so it is important they are able to be effective in those spots.

August 11, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 84: Jared Richardson, Bethlehem Catholic HS

Player Name: Jared Richardson

School: Bethlehem Catholic HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: P

Jersey Number: 17

Height: 6’3

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

Shuttle: 4.2

Vertical: 32.4

Bench: 245

185lb Bench Press (Reps): 10

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): 3-years

2020 Stats: He was 43 of 71, 6 TD’s, 461 Passing Yards, 1 INT, 95 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jaredrich_17

Coaches comments: Jared will be a 3-year starter for us. He’s been the vocal leader for us from day one. He has all the intangibles we look for in a QB. He loves to compete, he’s intelligent, and has a great handle on our offense. He can beat you with his arm and legs. He’s a phenomenal athlete who will leave his mark as one of the best QB’s to come out of Bethlehem Catholic.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 11, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 84: Cayden Stem, Wilson Area

Player Name: Cayden Stem

School: Wilson Area

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6’2

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.95

GPA: 4.15

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 3-years

2020 Stats: 97-196, 1336 yds,16 touchdowns, and 7 ints. He rushed for 228 yards rushing 3 touchdowns.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Cayden_Stem

Coaches Comments: Cayden will be a three-year starter for us. His experience and arm strength will be a major attribute to our success this season.

Photo Credit: Joan Gillen

August 11, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 84: Ben Manley, Mahanoy Area Jr./Sr. HS

Player Name: Ben Manley

School: Mahanoy Area Jr./Sr. High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): Fullback

Jersey Number: 18

Height: 6′ 2

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.85

Vertical: 30

Bench: 235

Squat (lbs): 410

Deadlift (lbs): 405

Clean (lbs): 235

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors:
Standard-Speaker 1st Team FB/LB
1st Team LB Schuylkill County North Coaches
Pottsville Republican All-Area 2nd Team LB

2020 Stats:

Defense: 75 Tackles

Offense: 490 Yards Rushing

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BenManley1804

Coaches Comments: Ben is a very hard worker. He works hard in the weight room year-round. He is constantly trying to improve his game. He will be the leader of our defense as a junior in 2021.

Photo Credit: The Shenandoah Sentinel

August 11, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Emmaus Hornets

Head Coach: Harold Fairclough

Assistant Coaches:
Dale Fink- Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Jake Hildebrand- Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers
Keith Brader- Special Teams Coordinator
Mark Scisly- Offensive Line
Pete Verile- Defensive Line
Matt Cohen- Running Backs
Mike Brusko- Wide Receivers
Rich Ocelus- Wide Receivers
Mark Keeley- Tight Ends
John Scrbo- Fullbacks
Jake Reichard- Outside Linebackers
Eric Miller- Corner Backs
Rob Sawicki- Free Safeties
Eric Miller- Asst Defensive Line

Team Name: Emmaus Hornets

2020 Record: 5-1

District: 11

Class: AAAAAA

League: EPC – Lehigh

Key Starters Lost:
Jameel Sanders
Brandon Camire
Tanner Ritter
Chad Newhard
Alex Orlando
Connor Carter
Justin Roman

Offensive Starters Returning:
Jr. QB. Jake Fotta 6-0, 180
Sr. OL/DL Dylan McHugh 6-2, 275
Sr. OL Nick Davidson 5-11, 230
Sr. OL Cooper Schoenly 6-0, 230
Sr. WR/CB Jaden Robinson 5-11, 175
Sr. WR Matt Baraket 6-2, 210
Sr. OLB Jaden Delgado 6-2, 230

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. ILB Jared Groller 6-0, 210
Sr. OL/DL Dylan McHugh 6-2, 275
Sr. ILB Dave Iobst 6-1, 220
Sr. OLB Jaden Delgado 6-2, 230
Sr. WR Matt Baraket 6-2, 210
Sr. Danny Ahn 5-8, 210

Special Team Starters Returning:
None

Key Newcomers:
So. OL/DL Ben Mercado 6-3, 275
So. OL/DL Mario Landino 6-4, 240
SR. WR/DB Jeremiah Sohna 6-0, 180

2020 Returning Player Stats:

QB Jake Fotta 1068 yds 10TDs 4INTs

ILB Jared Groller 45 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 1INT, 12 TFL

OLB Matt Baraket 14 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Fum Rec

DL Dylan McHugh 14 Tackles, 1 Sack, 2TFL

WR Jaden Robinson 5 Rec, 42 Yds, 2TDs

2021 Offensive Outlook: Must have consistent QB play. Jake Fotta has done great in his development. He has to continue taking care of the football, reading defenses, and making plays with his legs. Our offensive line must gel quickly because of our tough schedule. The offensive line will have 2-3 new starters. They are the key to our success offensively.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Consistently make stops on 3rd down. We can not give up big plays in the secondary. Must be physical and stop the run.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Field position is vital for us. We have to be consistent in the kicking game.

August 10, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 83: Kael Godshalk, Bangor HS

Player Name: Kael Godshalk

School: Bangor HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 5’9

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.56

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 3-years

2020 Stats: (Limited last season due to injury in the 1st game.)

Sophomore season

Offense: 498 yards and 4 TDs

Defense: 49 tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @godshalkkael

Coaches comments: I am excited to see Kael back at full strength after last season’s frustrating injury. He is a physical blocker and tackler as well as an explosive runner. Kael will be a valuable leader on both sides of the ball and I hope our players feed off his intensity and desire.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 10, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 82: Tyrell English, Central Dauphin HS

Player Name: Tyrell English

School: Central Dauphin High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6’0

Weight: 220

Bench: 270

Squat (lbs): 445

Deadlift (lbs): 435

Clean (lbs): 260

Starting Experience: 1 year – 2020

Honors: we had no all-conference voting in the Mid-Penn

2020 Stats:

Offense: 21 carries for 152 yards (7.2 per carry) with 1 TD and had 2 catches for 114 yards (57 yards per catch) and 1 TD.

Defense: He had 27 tackles on the year (4.5 per game)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @tyrell_english

Coaches Comments: Tyrell has great physical tools and has a lot of experience. He’s a skilled player playing at 217 pounds which enables him to be versatile.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 9, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

Head Coach: Jeff Sampson

Assistant Coaches: Vern Strouphauer, Mike Ulicny, Justin Strouphauer, Bryn Bowman, Cory Shadle, Marty Shade, Rick Otto, Joe Miller

Team Name: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

2020 Record: 5-1

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost: Chase Herb, Caden Richards, and Jay Wilcox

Offensive Starters Returning: (9) Sr. QB Jonas McGrath, 6’2″ 175, Jr. FB Jacob Scheib, 6’0″ 210, Sr. WR Devin Wertz, 6’3″ 170, Jr. WR Jolten Flory, 6’3″ 175, Sr. WR Mason Boltz, 6’0″ 175, Sr. OT Josh Reho, 5’10” 160, Sr. OG Cam Carlin, 6’3″ 275, Jr. C Justin Troutman, 6’1″ 265, Sr. OG Jere Umbenhauer, 5’11” 195, Sr. OT Kole Mattis, 6’4″ 210, So. WR Layne Yoder, 5’10” 160

Defensive Starters Returning: (9) Jr. DE Jolten Flory, 6’3″ 175, Sr. DT Cam Carlin, 6’3″ 275, Jr. DT Jacob Scheib, 6’0″ 210, Sr. LB Mason Boltz, 6’0″ 175, So. DB Layne Yoder, 5’10” 160, Sr. DB Jonas McGrath, 6’2″ 175, Jr. DB Kameron Wetzel, 5’11” 165, Sr. DB Devin Wertz, 6’3″ 170, Sr. LB Levi Murray

Special Team Starters Returning: Sr. P Jonas McGrath

Key Newcomers: Sr. K Bryce Soles, 5’7″ 160, So. OT Aiden Rodichok 6’2″ 220, So. OG Wyatt Algeier 5’10” 190, Jr. WR Jake Tietsworth 5’11” 160, Jr. LB Reece Huntzinger, Jr. DB Kole Miller, 6’3″ 160, Jr. DE Mason Begis 6’0″ 180, Jr. LB Braxton Schwartz, 5’10” 185, Jr. TE Jayden Kroh 6’3″ 175, Sr. WR Lucas Troutman 6’4″ 180, F OT Noah Porter 6’1″ 225, So. TE Shawn Bowman, 6’1″ 165, So. LB Connor Carlin 5’7″ 180, So. WR Tyler Reho 5’9″ 155.

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Jacob Scheib 350 yards rushing 8 TD’s, 79 tackles and 5.5 sacks

Jonas McGrath 550 yards passing 8 TD’s,

2021 Offensive Outlook: Our offensive line needs to be able to control the line of scrimmage for us to establish our running game. If we all work together, we should have a successful year offensively. McGrath needs to be a leader on the field and directs the offense.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Our defense is quick and fast to the ball. Our defensive line will be the key to how well we defend the run and pass.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: New kicker Bryce Soles has shown promise during off-season workouts.

August 8, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Palisades Pirates

Head Coach: Ramie Moussa

Assistant Coaches:
Varsity/JV:
Garrett Bisbing
Bobby Smith
Daniel Caffrey
Skyler Carr
John Jones
Robert Shoemaker
David Cressman

Middle School:
Marlon Worthy
John Haubert
Colin Trickle
Sean Kirk

Team Name: Palisades Pirates

2020 Record: 8-2 – 2A DXI Champions

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters Lost:
Mason Smeland – RB
Zachary Smith – SS/WR/RB
Marcus Yearwood – TE/DE
Austin Winters – OL/DL
Ben Haubert – FB/LB
Jon DeNato – LB
Daniel Kelleher – LB

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Jaden Newton, 6-3, 200
Sr. WR Kyle McGrath, 5-10, 175
Sr. WR Nicolas Petrillo, 6-0, 185
Sr. OT Nathan Carr, 6-3, 275
Sr. OG Liam Riexinger, 6-1, 260
Jr. C Sheadon Carr, 6-1, 270
Jr. G Steven Lilly, 5-8, 190

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DB Kyle McGrath, 5-10, 175
Sr. DB Nicolas Petrillo, 6-0, 185
Sr. DT Nathan Carr, 6-3, 275

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K Michael Wallbillich
Sr. PR/KR Kyle McGrath, 5-10, 175
Sr. PR/KR Nicolas Petrillo, 6-0, 185

Key Newcomers:
Sr. RB/DB Scott Seagraves, 5-8, 155
Jr. FB/LB Malachi Stianson, 6-1, 190
Jr. TE/DE Galen Limantour, 6-4, 195
Jr. OL/DL James Mitsch, 5-11, 240
So. RB/LB Kyle Kirsch, 5-9, 180
Fr. WR/DB Greg Borgeson, 5-11, 165

2020 Returning Player Stats:

QB Jaden Newton – 957yds – 12TD’s

WR/CB Kyle McGrath – 231yds receiving 5TD’s, 2 KR TD’s, 3 INT’s

WR/FS Nicolas Petrillo – 305yds receiving 3TD’s, 42 tackles 3 INT’s

DT Nathan Carr – 28 tackles 2 Sacks

2021 Offensive Outlook: Continue to build momentum off of a successful 2020 season. Although we lost 17 seniors, we have a good mix of some young talent along with guys who’ve seen significant and meaningful varsity time. We expect to complete each week in a new and difficult conference.

Running the football. If we can establish the run when we’re on offense we will be able to play the style of offense we want to play.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Stopping the run. If we can stop the run, we will be able to play the style of defense we want to play.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We have a solid Kicker returning in Micheal Wallbillich. We also are excited to have both Nick Petrillo and Kyle McGrath back in the return game.

August 8, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Executive Education Academy Charter School Raptors

Head Coach: Larry Ford

Assistant Coaches: Keith Reiss, Kadeem Pankey, Eric Soto, Garfield Scott, Matthew Mackaravitz, Joseph Spitale, Bryant Martin, Michael Cousar

Team Name: Executive Education Academy Charter School Raptors

2020 Record: First-year program

Key Starters Lost: First-year program

Offensive Starters Returning: First-year program

Defensive Starters Returning: First-year program

Special Team Starters Returning: First-year program

Key Newcomers: First-year program

2020 Returning Player Stats: First-year program

2021 Offensive Outlook: Honestly the goal is to just play good football. First-year program. Still building this thing from the ground up. Offensively we just need to move the ball and score some points.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Play solid defense. Stay disciplined. Play assignment football. All 11 hats to the ball. Play physical and fast. Out hustle them, out block them, out tackle them.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Create a good field position. Everyone does their job.

August 8, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 81: Cole Transue, Easton Area HS

Player Name: Cole Transue

School: Easton Area

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 18

Height: 6’3

Weight: 205

GPA: 90%

Other Sports: Basketball, Baseball

Starting Experience: This will be Cole’s 3rd year starting at QB

2020 Stats: 592 passing yards and 3 TD’s in a 7 game season

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Cole_transue

Coaches Comments: Cole returns as our starting QB for the 3rd year. His experience and leadership have grown tremendously. As a Sophomore, he had the 3rd best passing yards in Easton Area history. We look forward to watching Cole continue as a leader during his senior season.

Photo Credit: Tom Kohler

August 8, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Catasauqua Rough Riders

Head Coach: Travis Brett

Assistant Coaches:
Andrew Brett
Mark Bartholomew
Brian Riley
Scott Rothrock
Tim Fisher
Mike Gilmartin

Team Name: Catasauqua Rough Riders

2020 Record: 2-6

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost:
Austin Brett
Doug Scott
Mason Hess
Ty Monahan

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. WR Jacob Scheirer 5-9 180
Sr. RB Elijah Soler 5-9 185
Sr. C Gabe Toth 5-11 200
Jr. HB Anthony Hunsicker 5-11 215
Jr. QB Christian Fye 5-11 175
So. G Miles Melendez 5-10 170
So. RB Hunter Reitz 5-11 185
So. TE Dylan Pacheco 5-10 170
So. WR Ian Juica 5-11 160

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. FS Jacob Scheirer 5-9 180
Sr. SS Elijah Soler 5-9 180
Sr. DT Gabe Toth 5-11 200
Jr. DL Anthonie Hunsicker 5-11 215
Jr. CB Christian Fye 5-11 175
Jr. CB Wyatt Younes 5-11 170
Jr. DE Javier Sobrado 5-11 185
So. MLB Chad Beller 5-9 205
So. MLB Hunter Reitz 5-11 185
So. NG Miles Melendez 5-10 170

Special Team Starters Returning:
K/P Wesley Fotta 5-9 175
K/P Christian Fye 5-11 175
K/P Miles Melendez 5-10 170

Key Newcomers:
Jr. RB/CB Ezra Garcia 5-9 150
Jr. OL/DL Xavier Rosario 6-1 215
Fr. WR/CB Jordan Bradshaw 5-9 150
Fr. QB/LB Aiden Hess 5-10 185
Fr. OL/DL Matt Fotta 6-4 240

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Hunter Reitz RB: 99 Carries 412 Yards 2 TD, 37 Tackles

Anthonie Hunsicker: 42 Carries 317 Yards 2 TD, 38 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks

Elijah Soler RB: 51 Carries 209 Yards 2 TD, 31 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack

Chad Beller MLB: 40 Tackles, 2 INT, 1 TFL

Javier Sobrado: 33 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack

Wyatt Younes: 3 INT

Miles Melendez NG: 54 Tackles, 1 TFL

2021 Offensive Outlook:
– Being able to run the ball
– Having a balanced attack

2021 Defensive Outlook:
– Playing fast
– Stopping the run

2021 Special Teams Outlook:
– Being able to change field position
– Make extra points/Field Goals

August 7, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

Head Coach: Philip Stambaugh (11th, 88-32)

Assistant Coaches:
Anthony Casciano
Andre Jordan
Duke Giovannini
Scott Vaughn
Rob Irving
Mike Kaulius
Mike Carroll
Lloyd Brooks
Ed Black
Bill Bergstresser
Zach Bergstresser
Paul Sofhauser
Chooie Provosty Jr.
Sean Stackhouse
Mike Stambaugh

Team Name: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

2020 Record: 7-1 (DXI Runners-Up)

District: 11

Class: AAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Red Division

Key Starters lost:
RB – Matt Frauen, Jr.
OL – Lex Rivera
OL – Brandon Guffy
DE – William Jordan
LB – Jake Hull
LB – Joey Rivituso
WR – Izzy Rodriguez
WR – Robby Spirk
OL – Tyler Lissy
DB – John Febbo V

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Collin Quintano
Sr. WR Nadir Sanders
Sr. OL Josh Hoffert
Sr. RB Logan Castellano
Sr. WR Gavin Gibbs

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. LB Ethan O’Neill
Sr. DL Ryan Carroll
Sr. DL Logan Castellano

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. K/P Nick Garrido
Sr. LS Logan Castellano
Sr. KR/PR Nadir Sanders
Sr. PR Gavin Gibbs

Key Newcomers:
Sr. WR/DB Jayden Becker
Sr. WR/DB Alex Cruz, Jr.
Jr. OL Mason Ludlow
Soph. WR/DB Josh Ludlow
Jr. OL/DL Aiden Compton
Sr. LB Antonio Caiazzo
Jr. LB Tyler Garcia
Soph. DE/RB Dainn Vassallo
Jr. OL Evan Strand
Jr. OL Kendrick Eure
Jr. WR Zach Rodgers
Sr. WR Ryan Frinzi
Sr. WR Trevor Shay
Jr. WR Chase Marcks
Sr. DL Anthony Silfani
Sr. OL Luke Bittner
Sr. OL Tommy Wendland
Jr. DB-LB Cole Fulton
Jr. DE Trevor Kent
Jr. LB James Cartier
Jr. OL/DL Carson Stranzl
Sr. DB Kaden Grube
Jr. DB Matt Hatzakos
Sr. DL Owen Baur

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Sr., QB, Collin Quintano (119 of 194 [61.3%] for 1,859 yds. & 18 pass TDs – 2 INT) 7 GAMES w/ 200+ YDS. {1 w/ 300+ YDS.}

Sr., K/P Nick Garrido – (45/46 PATs + 5/6 FGs (38 Long) – 60 Total Scoring Points), (24 Punts / 31.9 Avg. + 9 Inside 20), (59 Kick-Offs / 52.1 Avg. + 18 Touchbacks)

Sr., DE Logan Castellano (32 total tackles, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks & 7 Hurries + 1 PD & 1 FC)

Sr., WR Nadir Sanders – (26 receptions for 363 yds. & 5 receiving TDs)

Sr., LB Ethan O’Neill – (42 total tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack & 4 Hurries + 1 INT, 2 FR & 2 FC)

2021 Outlook:

Offense: The biggest key to success on offense is depth in the skill positions and on the line. Returning a 3yr. starter at QB will help w/ the loss of key guys to graduation. There are a bunch of choices at the skill positions and on the line. The trick will be working out the chemistry within the offense and starting the season off fast and remaining consistent through a challenging regular-season schedule.

Defense: Defensive line returns the most experience, followed by the linebackers. Need to replace multiple starters in the defensive backfield. DC Andre Jordan will be in his second year calling the defense and has a strong group of talented players to mix around. The turnover margin was very good in 2020 and will again be a priority for the defense.

Special Teams: Kicking duties will be handled by all state K/P Nick Garrido who is a 3yr. starter. Snapping will be handled by 3yr. starter Logan Castellano.

August 6, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears

Head Coach: Paul Babinsky

Assistant Coaches: Pat Morgans, Sam Quick, John McGroarty, Joe Kane, Jordan Mroczka, Michael Gaval, Francis Bowman, Mick Gaval, Kyle Coslett, Aaron Bickowski, Tom Price

Team Name: Mahanoy Area

2020 Record: 4-5

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost: Ben Terry, George Budihas, Slayden Wargo, Aaron Bickowski, John Babinsky and Brady Wagner

Offensive Starters Returning: Soph. Colm McGroarty-QB/RB 5′ 10″ 160, Jr. Ben Manley-FB 6′ 2″ 210,Soph. Chris Cuff-WR 6′ 2″ 180, Soph. Cael Quick-G 5′ 10″ 185,Jr. Dylan Andrusichen-C 6′ 2″ 230, Jr. Louie Frye-G 6′ 3″ 230,Jr. Dave Sanchez-T 6′ 1″ 290 ,Soph. Kaden Styka-QB/RB 5′ 9″ 175,Sr. Caden Burke-RB 6′ 1″ 175

Defensive Starters Returning: Jr. Ben Manley-LB 6′ 2″ 210, Jr. Dave Sanchez-DT 6′ 1″ 290, Soph. Cael Quick-DE 5′ 10″ 185, Soph. Kaden Styka-Safety 5′ 9″ 175, Soph. Colm McGroarty-Corner 5′ 10″ 160, Soph. Chris Cuff-Corner 6′ 2″ 180, Sr. Caden Burke-Safety 6′ 1″ 175, Jr. Louie Frye-DT 6′ 3″ 230

Special Team Starters Returning: Soph. Colm McGroarty, 5′ 10″ 160 Punt and Kick Returner

Key Newcomers: Jr. Noah Hayes-T, DT 6′ 1″ 190 ,Jr. Billy Bachman-T, DE 5′ 11″ 200, Jr. Jacob Irvin-WR 5′ 10″ 155, Soph. Joe Norako-WR 5′ 11″ 170, Sr. Logan Freil-WR, Safety 5′ 11″ 170, Soph. Steve Baker-WR 5′ 10″ 160, Fr. Levi Terry-RB 5′ 10″ 150, Soph. Ryan Fisher-RB 5′ 6″ 130, Soph. Ethan Manley-WR 5′ 9″ 150, Jr. Jake Hillibush-LB 5′ 10″ 180, Jr. Andrew Pollack-LB 5′ 11″ 170, Jr. Joe Lagaza-DT 5′ 9″ 210, Soph. Dylan Davidson-DT 6′ 2″ 220

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Colm McGroarty 569 Yards rushing over 1000 All-Purpose Yards

Ben Manley 490 Yards rushing and 75 Tackles on defense

2021 Offensive Outlook: We only have two seniors on this year’s team. We have several sophomores and juniors who played a lot of football last season. We need to replace the bulk of our offense from last season in Ben Terry. The strength of our team will be our offensive line. How quickly our QB develops will depend on our offensive success.

2021 Defensive Outlook: We need to be a better team this season defensively to compete for a District XI title. We have to do a better job stopping the run especially on the edge of our defense. We have our leading tackler in Ben Manley returning but we must find another Linebacker.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We need more consistency in kicking extra points. We need to do a better job blocking on Kick and Punt returns.

August 6, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils

Head Coach: Ed Moran (2^nd Season, 1-9)

Assistant Coaches:
Dave Shiffer (Def. Cor./OL)
Shea Mealia (OL/LB)
Zach Bitting (RB/S/Spec. Teams Cor.)
Frank Drozal (RB/DL), Joe Kayes (OL/DL)
Noah Woodford (WR/S)
Joe Lazarchick (OL/DL)
Al Matakonis (Head Jr. High)
Mike Elchisak (Assistant Jr. High)

Team Name: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils

2020 Record: 1-9

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters lost:
Jason Migliaccio (G/DT) 6-5 295
Franklin Arguetta (T/DT) 6-2 200

Offensive Starters Returning:
QB Owen Kosar 5-11 175
SR. WR Joe Vevasis, 5-8 170
SR. RB/TE Brian Dunne 5-10 200
JR FB Aaryn Nickerson 5-10 200
JR RB Hunter Teter 5-9 180
JR WR Zach Slater 5-8 165
JR OG Lucas Zelinsky 5-10 200
SO. OG Kelvyn Coredero 5-8 200
SR. OT Korbyn Kayes 5-10 180, JR OT

Defensive Starters Returning:
CB Owen Kosar 5-11 175
SR. S Joe Vevasis, 5-8 170
SR. DE Brian Dunne 5-10 200
JR LB Aaryn Nickerson 5-10 200
JR DB/LB Zach Slater 5-8 165
JR DT Lucas Zelinsky 5-10 200
SO. DT Kelvyn Coredero 5-8 200
SO. LB Alex Kozlosky 5-9 170
SO. S Ben Dempster 5-9 170, SR. DB

Special Team Starters Returning:
K/P Owen Kosar 5-11 175

Key Newcomers:
LB/TE Jeremy Thomas 5-9 175

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Owen Kosar: QB: 750 YDS, 3TDS, 12.7 YPC, CB: 5 INT’s

Joey Vevasis: WR: 20 Rec, 338YDS, 2 TDS, 16.9 YPC, SS: 39 Tackles, 25 Solo

Brian Dunne: RB:66 Car, 284 YDS, 3 TDS, 4.6 YPC, DE: 25 Tackles, 4 TFLS, 1 SACK, 2 FMB REC

2021 Outlook: This season we expect our team to take the next step and be more competitive on both sides of the ball. We return two dynamic playmakers in seniors WR/S Joe Vevasis (1st Team SCFCA North Offense and Defense) and QB/CB Owen Kosar (2nd Team SCFCA NORTH DB), who are both respectively two of the best football players in our area. We will lean heavily on Vevasis, Kosar, and fellow senior Brian Dunne (DE/TE/RB) to make plays and provide leadership on a still rebuilding team.

Additionally, in 2020 we were a young team that only had 3 seniors. We look to build on the experience that many of the younger players were able to gain last season. We are excited by the growth and development of many of our younger players, and expect our strong sophomore class to make a big impact this season.

Offense: We are really excited about our returning skill positions for this upcoming season. Senior QB Owen Kosar is one of the best all-around athletes, and QB’s in our area. Kosar is a dual-threat QB, who can make plays with his arm or his legs. Kosar and senior WR Joe Vevasis give us big playability in our pass game. Vevasis was one of the best receivers in our area last year, averaging 16.9 yards per catch, and leading our team receptions, yards, and receiving touchdowns. Junior RB Hunter Teter really progressed during the 2020 season, and we look to him to provide us speed at the RB position. Bruising senior RB Brian Dunne will help us in the backfield and at TE. We expect big things from sophomore WR Nick Ryan and sophomore RB Ben Dempster, who we feel are ready to take a big step on the offensive side of the ball and provide us with big playability. We are really excited about Sophomore Nick Ryan and think he is really going to surprise a lot of people this season. We feel he can be one of the best receivers in our league this year, as he has dominated this offseason in 7v7’s.

Our young and developing offensive line will be anchored by our two guards junior Lucas Zelinsky and sophomore Kelvyn Cordero. Sophomore center Mike Diehl has made tremendous progress since his freshmen year, and we are excited to see what he can do in a starting role. Senior Korbyn Kayes and junior Juan Ruiz look to fill out our offensive line. Our success in the trenches will be predicated on how quickly our young players build on the experience they gained last season.

Defense: In 2021 we will be switching our defensive scheme, but strive to still possess the intensity instilled by the player beloved 2020 Defensive Coordinator Anthony Staivecki. Coach Staivecki was integral in helping us build our team culture last season, and our defense truly exemplified his passion. Unfortunately, Coach Staivecki was forced to relocate with his job, so we will look to a new Defensive Coordinator for the 2021 season. In probably our biggest offseason move, we were able to steal away Blue Mountain Defensive Coordinator Dave Shiffer, who while at Blue Mountain was integral to the Eagles’ success, coaching one of our area’s top defensive units. We feel that our defense will be the strongest part of our team this season. Our new-look defense will be bolstered by a strong and skilled secondary.

Defensively, we will rely heavily on seniors Joe Vevasis, Brian Dunne, Owen Kosar, and Junior Lucas Zelinsky. Vevasis is one the best tacklers in our area (led our team in tackles, only playing 5 games), and we will look to him and aggressive sophomore safety Ben Dempster to anchor the back end of our defensive. We expect Dempster to be an impact player for us on defense, and drive teams crazy for the next few years. Defensive End Brian Dunne can dominate games, and we will look to him to anchor the edge and provide the pass rush. Junior DT Lucas Zelinsky is the strongest player on our team, and we will to him to solidify the interior with sophomore Kelvyn Cordero. We will look to senior Owen Kosar (5 Int’s in 2020) to be our shutdown corner, and expect big things from sophomore Nick Ryan, who really started to excel last season before a season-ending injury.

Special Teams: Senior Owen Kosar handled our punting and kicking duties last year, however, we expect sophomore Ben Dempster to challenge for our punter position this season.

August 6, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 79: Jake Hall, North Schuylkill HS

Player Name: Jake Hall

School: North Schuylkill

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position(s): Strong Safety

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6’0

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: Quarterback 3 Years, Strong Safety 2 Years

Honors: 2020 Writers 3A All-State Quarterback, 2020 Republican-Herald Offensive Player of The Year, 2020 Standard Speaker Offensive Player of the Year, PA Football News All-State Quarterback, Eastern PA Football 1st Team Offensive Specialist, Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association 1st Team Quarterback Offensive Player of The Year, Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Dream Team 1st Team Quarterback and Offensive Player of The Year.

2020 Stats (8 Games):

Passing Yards 1,783

Passing Touchdowns 25

Rushing Yards 367

Rushing Touchdowns 9

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @_jakehall__

Coaches Comments: Jake is hard-working, competitive, and demonstrates the ability to lead his team on and off the field. He has an outstanding football IQ that enables him to operate our offensive system and play at a fast tempo. He has a sixth sense connection with the receivers and is able to make all the throws and place the ball where only his receivers can catch. Jake embraces our team’s core values and demonstrates them through his actions and words. Jake also ranks at the top of his class.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 6, 2021
2021 Team Previews: Nativity BVM Green Wave

Head Coach: Pat Mason

Assistant Coaches:
Josh Muldowney
Mike Downey
Ken Miller
Kevin Putalavage
Greg Koperna
Joe Opolsky
Tyler Jenkins
Jason Albon
Jonas Kreitzer

Team Name: Nativity Green Wave

2020 Record: 5-4

District: 11

Class: A

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Blue Division

Key Starters Lost: Jacob Hoffman, TJ Wagner, Jacob Kuperavage, Josh Jacoby, Dylan Schreffler, Marcus Vaupel, Keegan Brennan

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. QB Cody Miller, 6’2″ 170
Sr. RB Stephan Spolski, 6’2″ 195
Sr. WR Julius Walborn, 6’1″ 170
Sr. OT Bennett McNamara 6′ 250
Sr. OT Liam Reiley 6’6″ 305
Sr. OG Grant Lapachinsky 5’8″ 270
Sr. C Anthony Kromer 5’11” 314
Jr. G Kyle Kenton 6′ 230

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DB Cody Miller, 6’2″ 170
Sr. LB Stephan Spolski, 6’2″ 195
Sr. DB Julius Walborn, 6’1″ 170
Sr. LB Jack Miller, 6’1″ 195
Sr. LB Fletcher Eades, 5’9″ 205

Special Team Starters Returning:
Sr. P/K Cody Miller, 6’2″ 170

Key Newcomers:
Sr. LB Brayden Feisel 5’10” 190
So. RB Nolan Ferhat 5’8″ 150
Sr. LB Charles Schuster 5’10” 165
Jr, DL Dimitri Modica, 5’9″ 205
Jr. DL Blake Whalen 5’8″ 160

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Cody Miller completed 63 of 129 passes for 1,106 yards and 12 touchdowns. He rushed for 359 yards and eight touchdowns. On defense, he had 14 total tackles and three interceptions.

Stephan Spolski rushed for 230 yards and five touchdowns. On defense, he had 38 total tackles and three tackles for loss.

Julius Walborn caught five passes for 56 yards and one touchdown. On defense, he had 13 total tackles and five interceptions.

Jack Miller had 41 total tackles, three sacks, and seven tackles for loss.

Fletcher Eades had 45 total tackles and one tackle for loss.

2021 Offensive Outlook: Cody Miller will return for his third year as the starting quarterback. Cody is coming off of 2 consecutive 1000 yard seasons and has the capability of making big plays running the ball. Our biggest challenge is going to be replacing our leading rusher, Jacob Hoffman, and our leading receiver Keegan Brennan. I

will be looking to Stephan Spolski, RB, and Julius Walborn, WR, to step up and fill those positions. We return our entire offensive line so establishing the run game will be the key to our success offensively.

2021 Defensive Outlook: Defensively we will switch back to a base 3-4 look. We will have to replace our leading tackler, TJ Wagner, and our entire defensive line. The strength of our defense will be our depth in the secondary. Jack Miller, Stephan Spolski, and Fletcher Eades return at linebacker, and Julius Walborn and Cody Miller return at DB.

The key to having a successful year defensively will be stopping the run. Finding replacements on the defensive line will be our number one concern during summer camp.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: We return Cody Miller to handle our kicking duties. We will have to find a long snapper to replace TJ Wagner.

August 5, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 78: Rawlin Melendez, Marian Catholic HS

Player Name: Rawlin Melendez

School: Marian Catholic

Class of: 2023

Primary Position: Offensive Line

Secondary Position: Defensive Line

Jersey Number: 54

Height: 6-3

Weight: 260

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 1 – 2020

2020 Stats: 33 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: We are counting on Rawlin to take the next step in his development as a football player this year as one of our anchors on the line of scrimmage. His size, strength, and athleticism make him a difficult match-up.

Photo Credit: Sent by Marian Catholic staff and courtesy of Lehighton Times-News

August 5, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 78: Damon Simpson, Wilson Area HS

Player Name: Damon Simpson

School: Wilson Area

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 5’10

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.50

GPA: 3.75

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3-years

Honors: 2nd Team All-League WR

2020 Stats: 22 rec. 474 yards 7 TDS. 2 rushes 17 yards.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @DamonSi57287708

Coaches Comments: Damon is a very explosive athlete and has the ability to take the top off of any defense. Being part of the 4×100 district track champs and record holder for the 100 meters, Damon has elite speed. Damon will be used in multiple ways on offense and can be an elite defender for us.

Photo Credit: Joan Gillen

August 5, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Southern Lehigh Spartans

Head Coach: Phil Sams

Assistant Coaches:
Ed Chromczak
Jeremy Shuler
Chris Fluck
Alstan Wolfe
Andres Morales
Brandon Holub
Michael Fay
Casey Cooperman
Josh Palyan

Team Name: Southern Lehigh High School

2020 Record: 5-2

District: 11

Class: AAAAA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, Gold Division

Key Starters Lost: RB/OLB Logan Shorb, QB/FS JC Rizzuto, LT Chris Butterbaugh, C Richie Davis, RG/DE Travis Gretz, RT Alex Geaneotes, WR/LB Seth Rice, WR/S Tristan Rice, RB/CB Jake Fauzio, WR/CB Jayden Henry, TE Jacob Riedy, RB/DE Syncere Jackson

Offensive Starters Returning:
Sr. LG Alex Schafer 5’11” 225 lbs
Sr. FB Blaze Curry 6′ 210 lbs
Sr. TE Tyler Houser 6’2″ 220 lbs.

Defensive Starters Returning:
Sr. DT Ryan Gretz 5’11” 225 lbs.
Sr. DT Alex Schafer 5’11” 225 lbs
Sr. LB Blaze Curry 6′ 210 lbs
Sr. DE Tyler Houser 6’2″ 220 lbs.
Sr. LB Justin Balliet 5’11” 210 lbs.

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jr. K Ayden Scharper 5’10” 150 lbs.

Key Newcomers:
Soph. QB/DB James Wisecarver 6′ 175 lbs.
Jr. WR/DB Avery Koser 6’2″ 170 lbs.
Jr. RB/DB Tyler Rizzuto 5’10” 165 lbs.
Soph. WR/DB Jack Inglis 6′ 165 lbs.
Sr. WR/DB Jimmy Durham 5’7″ 145 lbs.
Jr. OL/OLB Michael Fluck 6′ 195 lbs.
Jr. OL/DL Ryan Dematto 5’9″ 225 lbs.
Jr. FB/LB Nick Ventresca 5’10” 200 lbs.
Jr. OL/DL Kain Boyle 5’10” 220 lbs.
Sr. OL/DL Michael Vazquez 5’9″ 240 lbs.

2020 Returning Player Stats:

Tyler Houser: 11 catches for 242 yds 4 TD’s: 34 tackles, 6 TFL’s, 6 sacks, 2 PBU’s, 3 FF’s

Blaze Curry: 3 catches for 23 yds. 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PBU, 1 FR

Alex Schafer: 33 tackles, 8 TFL’s, 1 PBU, 3 Forced Fumbles

Ryan Gretz: 28 tackles, 2 TFL’s, 1 sack, 1 FR

Justin Balliet: 12 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 Sack

2021 Offensive Outlook: We lost several starters on offense from 2020 that included most of our offensive line and statistical leaders. That being said we feel confident that the new starters can make an immediate impact. Our keys to a successful year will be how fast our new offensive line gels along with our skill players.

2021 Defensive Outlook: The strength of our team will be our defensive line. We return 3 out of 4 of our DL. Our key to a successful year will be the pressure we get upfront in run-and-pass situations. We also feel confident in our Linebackers and Secondary.

2021 Special Teams Outlook: Our kicker, Ayden Scharper, is back and he was automatic for extra points. He has attended several camps this summer and is now reaching the end zone on kick-offs and we expect him to be a weapon on field goals too.

August 4, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 77: Anthony Rodriguez, Pocono Mountain East HS

Player Name: Anthony Rodriguez

School: Pocono Mountain East High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 5’10

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Basketball, and Track

Starting Experience: 3-years

2020 Stats: Played 1 game due to injury.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Anthony demonstrates a tremendous commitment to our football program through his outstanding work ethic and competitive nature. He is a threat to score every time that he touches the football. We look forward to Anthony’s return to the football field and seeing him have a very productive senior year.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

August 4, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 76: David Sanchez, Mahanoy Area HS

Player Name: David Sanchez

School: Mahanoy Area

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Offensive Tackle

Secondary Position(s): Defensive Tackle

Jersey Number: 72

Height: 6′ 1″

Weight: 290

40-Yard Dash: 5.3

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Basketball and Track & Field

Starting Experience: 2-years

Honors: Standard-Speaker Honorable Mention, Linemen, Pottsville Republican All-Area 2nd Team OL

2020 Stats: 24 Tackles, 20 pancake blocks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @davids7216

Coaches Comments: Dave has started since his freshman year. Dave is the strongest player on our team. He totals 1400 pounds in all 3 lifts. His motor is running on every play. He had at least 1 pancake block in every game in 2020. He is very quick off the ball. Dave has the potential to dominate on both sides of the football in 2021.

Photo Credit: Nikki Stetson Photography

August 3, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 75: Anthonie Hunsicker, Catasauqua HS

Player Name: Anthonie Hunsicker

School: Catasauqua High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: H Back

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 21

Height: 5’11

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2-years

Honors: Honorable Mention All-Area

2020 Stats:

Offense: 42 Carries 317 Yards (7.5 YPC) 2 TD

Defense: 38 Tackles 5 TFL , 3 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Anthonie is a very strong kid, and works hard in the weight room. he was our big-play guy last year on offense out of the backfield. We expect big things out of Anthonie this season.

Photo Credit: Unknown Photographer

August 2, 2021
2021 Team Preview: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes

Head Coach: Mike Farr

Assistant Coaches: Corey Mentzer Kevin Keating Jr Brad Biever Evan Fink Mike Tracey Tyler Dean Andrew Fink Dennis Fink Ryan Fink

Team Name: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes

District: 11

2020 Record 2-7

District: 11

Class: AA

League: Colonial-Schuylkill League, White Division

Key Starters Lost: Mason Reber RB-LB Ian Tokariak OL-DL Braydon Hoffer OL – DL

Offensive Starters Returning: Sr OT Josh Magdeburg 6-0, 285 Sr OT Tyler Moyer 6-5, 275 Sr OG Bryan Meade 6-0, 260 Sr OG Josh Jenan 6-0, 215 Jr C Ryan Sisko 6-0, 180 Sr RB/WR Kevin Fitzpatrick 6-0, 175 Sr TE Shane Pothering 6-2, 195 So WR Aidan Clauser 6-0, 170 So QB Travis Richie 5-11, 155 Jr RB Connor Goehring 6-2, 195

Defensive Starters Returning: Sr DT Josh Magdeburg 6-0, 285 Sr DT Tyler Moyer 6-5, 275 Sr DT Bryan Meade 6-0, 260 Sr DT Josh Jenan 6-0, 215 So LB Aiden Myers 6-0, 180 Sr DB Kevin Fitzpatrick 6-0, 175 Sr LB Shane Pothering 6-2, 195 So DB Aidan Clauser 6-0, 170 So DB Travis Richie 5-11, 155 Jr LB Connor Goehring 6-2, 195 So DB Logan Carl 5-10, 155 Jr DE Tayshaun Smith 6-1 185

Special Team Starters Returning: Sr K/P Mike McGoey 5-10, 170

Key Newcomers: So TE/LB Xander Martin 5-10, 180 Fr RB/LB Sam Spolski 5-10, 190 So RB/DB Aidan Roman 5-9, 170 So TE/LB Blayde Singley 6-1, 180 Fr QB/DB Brayden Fasnacht 5-9 165 Fr WR/DB Leyden Hertz 5-9, 150 Jr K/P Reece Felty 6-0, 190

What are your expectations for your team this year?

Improvement and development of our underclassmen

When your team is on offense, what are the keys to success?

We must get the ball in the hands of our playmakers

When your team is on defense, what are the keys to success?

Play Fast

Players we should keep an eye on?

Kevin Fitzpatrick, Shane Pothering, Connor Goehring

August 1, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 74: Jacob Wasserleben, Tamaqua Area HS

Player Name: Jacob Wasserleben

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 54

Height: 6’0

Weight: 220

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2-years

2020 Stats: 12 tackles, 2 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 FF

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Jacob is one of the older guys on the team with multiple years starting at the varsity level. We are looking for him to be a leader for our team and have a great senior year on both sides of the ball.

August 1, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 73: Nick Petirllo, Palisades HS

Player Name: Nick Petirllo

School: Palisades

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: WR/DB

Secondary Position(s): WR/DB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 5’11

Weight: 180

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3-years

Honors: Honorable Mention All-Colonial League – FS

2020 Stats:

Offense: 16 catches, 305 yds – 2TD’s

Defense: 42 Tackles – 3 INT’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @NickPetrillo6

Coaches Comments: Nick is an outstanding leader with the ability to have a breakout season on the offensive side of the ball. He’s made his presence felt throughout the league defensively in 2020 and we look for him to be even better this year.

Coaches Email: Ramie Moussa (Unknown Photographer)

July 31, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 72: Jazce Carabello-Snowell, Pottsville HS

Player Name: Jazce Carabello-Snowell

School: Pottsville

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 6’2″

Weight: 205

GPA: 2.9

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year

2019 Stats: 889 passing yards 7 td’s ran for 509 yds 6.5 yards per carry 6 td’s and 1 Int

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @j_Snowell9

Coaches Comments: Jazce is set to have a great year. He is a dual-threat at the QB position, who should only get better in the passing game this year. Also with a year of experience under his belt at QB, he should be able to play a little more on defense where he can be a game-changer at his safety position. Jazce’s combination of size and speed will make him a fun player to watch this season.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

July 30, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 70: Marcus Williams, Easton Area HS

Player Name: Marcus Williams

School: Easton Area

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: CB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 5’10

Weight: 175

GPA: 88%

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: This will be Marcus’s 2nd year starting at CB

Honors:
EPC Norco Division 1st Team CB and 1st Team Special Teams Player
Morning Call 1st Team All-EPC Secondary

2020 Stats:

Offense: 38 carries for 217 yards and 4 TD’s on offense

Special Teams: 2 punt returns for touchdowns and 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @_williamsMarcus

Coaches Comments: Marcus burst onto the scene last year and became one of the best CB’s in the league. He also excelled at returning punts and kickoffs scoring 4 special teams touchdowns for us. Marcus also stepped up as our primary RB halfway through the 2020 season. We look forward to watching Marcus being a game-changer in all 3 phases of the game in 2021 and stepping into a leadership role.

Photo Credit: Tom Kohler

July 28, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 67: Jaden Newton, Palisades HS

Player Name: Jaden Newton

School: Palisades

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 6’3

Weight: 190

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3-years

2020 Stats: 957 yds, 61 for 134 (45.52 %), 12 TDs, 9 INTs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @newton_jaden

Coaches Comments: Jaden is a natural Quarterback, who has a knack for making people around him better. He does a great job of understanding and reading coverages. His understanding of running has also grown immensely. We look for Jaden to have a breakout senior year.

Photo courtesy of Ramie Moussa (Unknown Photographer)

July 25, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 67: Jacob Scheib, Tri-Valley HS

Player Name: Jacob Scheib

School: Tri-Valley High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Defensive Tackle

Secondary Position(s): Fullback

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 4,7

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: 2nd Team All Schuylkill County Coaches Association at DT

2020 Stats:

Defense: 79 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries

Offense: 500 yards rushing and 7 TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Combination of strength, speed, and quickness create blocking issues for opposing offenses. On offense, his speed and strength make him a difficult target to take down. Great player to coach.

Photo courtesy of Jeff Sampson (Unknown Photographer)

July 25, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 65: Nate Voorhis, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Nate Voorhis

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): H/TE

Jersey Number: 31

Height: 6’4″

Weight: 230

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2-years

Honors: 2nd Team, Tight End and Defensive End Monroe County Division

2020 Stats: 16 Tackles, 7 for loss, 8 assists, 1 sack

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Nate_Voorhis

Coaches Comments: He will be a player that on offense will be utilized in many different formations. Defensively, I expect him to play a crucial role at the defensive end position demanding double teams.

Photo Credit: Karen Trbuza

July 23, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 63: Kyle McGrath, Palisades HS

Player Name: Kyle McGrath

School: Palisades High School

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: WR/DB

Secondary Position(s): WR/DB

Jersey Number: 25

Height: 5’11

Weight: 185

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 4-years

Honors: Honorable Mention All-Area – KR

2020 Stats:

Offense: 15 Rec. 231yds 5TD’s

Special Teams: 2 Kick Return TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @KyleMcGrath0

Coaches Comments: Kyle is an electric playmaker who is all over the field. We look for him to be a key offensive weapon and solid defensive back for us. Kyle is someone we want to get the ball all over the field.

Photo courtesy of Ramie Moussa (Unknown Photographer)

July 21, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 62: Matt Machalik, Palmerton Area HS

Player Name: Matt Machalik

School: Palmerton Area High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: Athlete/FS

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6′

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash:

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2020 Stats (8 Games): He had 664 yards passing, 9 touchdowns; 80 carries; 451 yards; average 5.6 yards; 4 touchdowns; 2 games 100 + rushing yards; 30 total points scored

Honors: 2020 Times Newspaper All-Star Team Specialist position, 2020 Morning Call Newspaper Honorable Mention, 2020 Co-Offensive MVP Palmerton Football Team

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @MachalikMatthew

Coaches comments: Matt is a very versatile athlete with a ton of athletic ability. He came onto the scene last season as a freshman and helped spark our offense with his strong arm and big-play capabilities. With his experience from last season, growth, and maturity we are excited to see what he will do for the 2021 season. He possesses an ultra-competitive spirit and is an extremely coachable player.

Photo Credit: Lynn Shupp

July 20, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 61: Trevor Amorim, Northern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Trevor Amorim

School: Northern Lehigh

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Wide Receiver/Strong Safety

Secondary Position(s): Punt Return and kickoff return

Jersey Number: #10

Height: 6-1

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.45

GPA: 4.21

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 2-year starter at wide receiver and secondary

Honors: 2nd team all colonial league at defensive back

2020 Stats: He was our leading receiver with 28 receptions for 459 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns. He averaged 16 yards a reception. Defensively, he had 62 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 interception

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Trevor was our leading receiver last season and we expect him to be one of the best in the league. Trevor has gotten stronger in the off-season and became a much more physical player as well. He will be at strong safety and will be a dynamic player to watch.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

July 19, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 60: Owen Kosar, Shenandoah Valley HS

Player Name: Owen Kosar

School: Shenandoah Valley High School

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: CB

Jersey Number: #8

Height: 5’11

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.95

Other Sports: All-Area Basketball and Baseball player

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year (2020)

2020 Stats:

Offense: 750 yds Passing, 3 Passing TD’s, 3 Rushing TD’s.

Defense: 5 INTs at CB.

Honors:

SCFCA North 2^nd Team CB

Hazelton Standard-Speaker All-Area DB

T102 Most Valuable Player of the Game 10/20/21, 2021 Hazelton Standard-Speaker All-Area Basketball

2021 Republican-Herald 2^nd team Basketball

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: “Owen is an amazing athlete, one of the best all-around athletes in our area and in Shenandoah’s history. As a three-sport athlete, he is 56 points away from 1,000 points in basketball, the leading hitter on our baseball team, and a great two-way player on the football field. We feel he is the best QB in our area, and with the second year in our system, a more experienced receiving core, and a full off-season; we are excited to see what he can do. He is an athletic QB that can make plays with his arm and legs. As a defensive back, he can shut down our opponent’s best receiver, and has a nose for picking off passes. Owen is a smart kid that is coachable, a natural leader on and off the field, and overall a great young man.”

Photo courtesy od Kaylee Lindenmuth-Shenandoah Sentinel

July 18, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 59: Parker Coleman, Tamaqua Area HS

Player Name: Parker Coleman

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: DL

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 66

Height: 5’11

Weight: 260

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 1 year

2020 Stats: 17 pancakes, 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Parker had a good first year as a starter for us in 2020. As one of our returning, experienced guys we are looking for him to step up and have a big year in 2021.

July 17, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 59: Cameron Carlin, Tri-Valley HS

Player Name: Cameron Carlin

School: Tri-Valley High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Defensive Tackle

Secondary Position(s): Offensive Guard

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 6’3″

Weight: 280

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

GPA: 2.5

Other Sports: None

Starting Experience: 3-year starter

Honors:
2020 1st Team All Schuylkill County Coaches Association OG.
2021 missed three games with Covid issues

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Cam is a three-year two-way starter. Great skill sets and feet. Has an unstoppable engine that keeps running. Excellent pass and run blocker. Anchors our lines

July 17, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 57: Matt Frame, Northern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Matt Frame

School: Northern Lehigh High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Running Back/Mike Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): Punter

Jersey Number: 35

Height: 6-1

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: 4.97 (legitimate laser time)

GPA: 2.88

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3 years at linebacker & 2 years at running back

Honors: First Team Running Back and First Team Linebacker in the Colonial League

2020 Stats 9 Games:

Offense: 126 carries for 1,006 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns. 6 Receptions for 83 yards.

Defense: 58 tackles, 1 sack, and 2 forced fumbles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @mattframe7

Coaches Comments: Matt is currently being recruited at the FCS level and at the Division II level. He has dedicated himself to going stronger and faster in the off-season and it shows. He is the leader of our team and we are expecting him to have a great year.

Photo Credit: Bob Ford, Times-News

July 15, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 54: Ryan Gretz, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Ryan Gretz

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: Defensive Tackle

Secondary Position: Offensive Line

Jersey Number: 78

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 225 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.0

Starting Experience (Years): This will be Ryan’s second year starting.

2020 Stats: 28 Tackles, 2 TFL’s, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Ryan started for the first time during 2020 and was our most consistent defensive lineman. He is extremely dedicated to the football program as he is our strongest player. Ryan is highly respected by his teammates because of his work ethic and talent. We expect Ryan to start on the offensive and defensive line in 2021. We expect big things for Ryan in 2021!

July 12, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 53: Dalton Geesey, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Dalton Geesey

School: Pine Grove Area High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6’2

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.75

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2-years

2020 Stats (8 Games):

Offense: 24 Catches, 388 Yards, 3 TD (WR)

Defense: 14 Tackles (CB)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @DGeesey

Coaches Comments: Dalton returned to football in a big way for us. He became a real threat in the passing game and allowed us to open up things downfield with his height and coordination. Dalton has a big frame and understands timing, route running, coverages, and windows, giving our QB less work to manage. We are fortunate to have a kid like him at wideout, and we are excited for his growth on offense and defense.

Photo Credit: Angela Williams and Michael Williams of Captivating Dezigns Photos

July 11, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 53: Paul Quinn, William Allen HS

Player Name: Paul Quinn

School: William Allen High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Center

Secondary Position(s): Middle Linebacker

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 5″8″

Weight: 190

GPA: 2.82

Starting Experience: 2-years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @pvq0416

Coaches Comments: Paul has been a vital part of our football team on offense and defense. He is a two-year starter. For an undersized offensive lineman, he has proven to be one of the toughest in our conference. He is an outstanding leader both on and off the field. This year he will transition to middle linebacker on defense to help solidify the middle of the defense.

Photo Credit: Coach Melvin Thomas Jr.

July 11, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 52: Xavier Dorst, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Xavier Dorst

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): Center

Jersey Number: 57

Height: 6′

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: 5.1

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2-years

2020 Stats: 17 Tackles, 8 for loss, 4 assists, 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @xdorst99

Coaches Comments: He plays a crucial role on the offensive side of the ball. He will need to be the leader on the offensive line as being a returning starter. He works hard and he follows the rules as a defensive end player.

Photo Credit: Karen Trbuza

July 10, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 50: Isaac Curvey, Tamaqua Area HS

Player Name: Isaac Curvey

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): FB

Jersey Number: 21

Height: 5’10

Weight: 175

Starting Experience: 1 year

2020 Stats: 24 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries,

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Isaac got valuable playing time last year at both Tight End and Linebacker. This year he will be transitioning to Fullback on offense and will be one of our leaders on the defense.

July 8, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 48: Jonas McGrath, Tri-Valley HS

Player Name: Jonas McGrath

School: Tri-Valley High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Defensive Back

Secondary Position(s): Quarterback

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’2″

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball

Starting Experience: 3-year starter

Honors: 2021 All Schuylkill County Coaches Association 1st Team DB

2020 Stats:

Defense: 37 tackles, 3 interceptions,

Offense: over 500 yards passing

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JonasMcGrath3

Coaches Comments: Jonas is a leader on our team. Plays run and Pass very well and his speed and ability make him a great DB. Sees the field well and makes necessary adjustments to the ball.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com

July 6, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 45: Alex Schafer, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Alex Schafer

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: DT

Secondary Position: OL

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 5’11

Weight: 230 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 3.5

Starting Experience (Years): Alex has been starting varsity football since his freshman year

2020 Stats: 33 tackles, 8 TFL’s, 1 PBU, 3 forced fumbles

Honors: 2^nd Team All-League Guard, 2^nd Team All-League DT

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Alex Schafer will be a four-year varsity starter at Southern Lehigh. He was also a captain during his junior year which is extremely rare for us. This shows how much of a player and more importantly a leader he is. Schafer is extremely athletic for his position and works out tirelessly in the weight room. He is everything you look for in a football player!

Photo courtesy of Phil Sams

July 3, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 44: Joe Vevasis, Shenandoah Valley HS

Player Name: Joe Vevasis

School: Shenandoah Valley High School

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position: FS/SS

Jersey Number: #10

Height: 5’8

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.57

Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2-years

2020 Stats: (5Games) 20 Receptions for 338 yds, 2 REC TD’s, 16.9 YPC. Defensively 39 Tackles, 25 Solo Tackles.

Honors: SCFCA North 1^st Team DB, SCFCA North 1^st Team WR, Republican-Herald Honorable Mention

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JVevasis

Coaches Comments: “Joe is the quintessential coal region football player. He is a tough kid that gives you everything he has on every play. As a receiver he is quick, has great hands, high-points the football, and wins battles with DB’s. He is one of the top receivers in our area and a player that gives us big-play ability on every play. As a defender, he is a great tackler and is aggressive. Defensively, he makes our entire team better and is a game-changer. Last season he was our most explosive playmaker and led our team in tackles and all receiving stats having only played in 5 games due to injury. Joe is a natural leader due to his toughness and effort. Joe is the type of kid that every football coach wants on his team.”

Photo Courtesy of: Kaylee Lindenmuth-Shenandoah Sentinel

July 2, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 43: Blaze Curry, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Blaze Curry

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: H Back

Secondary Position: Linebacker

Jersey Number: 35

Height: 6’ 1”

Weight: 220 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 3.6

Starting Experience (Years): 2-years

2020 Stats: 12 carries 36 yards. 3 catches for 36 yards. 15 tackles, 1 PBU, 1 forced fumble, 2 TFL’s

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Blaze became a captain for the football team during his junior year because of his work ethic, attitude, and play on the field. He is the ultimate teammate and will sacrifice anything for his teammates. He was a starting linebacker and fullback for us during his junior year where he excelled.

July 1, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 41: Ethan Sodl, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Ethan Sodl

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6′

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2-years

2020 Stats: 507 yards passing, 4 Touchdowns, rushed for 5 touchdowns.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @EthanSodl

Coaches Comments: He will take control of the offense this year. He is a 3-year starter at quarterback. He does everything you ask him to do. Great leadership on and off the field.

Photo Credit: Karen Trbuza

June 29, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 40: Warren Stewart, Tamaqua Area HS

Player Name: Warren Stewart

School: Tamaqua Area

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 24

Height: 5’7

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.59

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Warren is a player with extremely high potential but has been injured the past two years. As long as he can stay healthy he should have a big year on both sides of the ball as we replace our backfield and linebackers this season. Warren has had a tremendous offseason getting stronger and faster. He will be a big part of the success our team has.

June 28, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 39: Tyler Houser, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Tyler Houser

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position: TE

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 220 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience (Years): Tyler has been starting varsity since his sophomore year in 2019.

2020 Stats: 11 catches for 242 yds and 4 TD’s: 34 tackles, 6 TFL’s, 6 sacks, 2 PBU, 3 forced fumbles.

Honors: 2^nd Team All-League DE and TE.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @TylerHouser12

Coaches comments: Tyler is a stud. He has led our team in sacks the last two years and was our leading receiver in 2020. Tyler works extremely hard in the weight room and will go for extra training to maximize himself. Tyler is also extremely respected by his teammates.

Photo courtesy of Phil Sams and Hudl.com (Unknown Photographer)

June 27, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 34: Gavin Gibbs, Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Gavin Gibbs

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 180

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Lacrosse (verbally committed to Syracuse University for Lacrosse)

Starting Experience (Years): 3-year Starter @ DB

2020 Stats:
SEASON STATS
– DEFENSE (23 total tackles)

Honors:
ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (PFN)
ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (EPA)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GavinGibbs_

Coaches comments: Gavin has been a 3yr. starter on defense but has always had the tools to play on both sides of the ball. In his senior year, he will begin to take on a bigger role for our offense as a WR. He is an outstanding 2-sport athlete and has already committed to Syracuse University for Lacrosse. He is a dedicated member of our team and I am proud of how well he has done for us both on the field and in the classroom. He always had a great attitude while competing hard and has been a pleasure to coach.

Photo Credit: Kris Grube

June 22, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 33: Kyle Evancho, Easton Area HS

Player Name: Kyle Evancho

School: Easton Area

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Safety

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 6′

Weight: 170

GPA: 94%

Other Sports: Lacrosse

Starting Experience: 2021 will be his 3rd year starting

Honors:
EasternPaFootball 2nd Team WR
EPC Norco Division 1st Team WR and 1st Team Safety
Morning Call All-EPC 1st Team WR and 1st Team Saftey

2020 Stats: 21 receptions for 211 yards and 1 TD in 7 games

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Kyle_evancho

Coaches Comments: Kyle returns for his 3rd year starting at WR and 2nd year starting at safety. He had a tremendous shortened season last year on both sides of the ball. Kyle will be looked upon to show his Senior leadership both in the secondary and the receiver corps for us this upcoming season.

Photo Credit: Chris Shipley

June 21, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 32: Josh Hoffert, Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Josh Hoffert

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: OL

Jersey Number: 54

Height: 5’11

Weight: 270 lbs.

Other Sports: Baseball & Wrestling

Starting Experience (Years): 3 year Starter @ OL

2020 Stats:
SEASON STATS
– OFFENSE (Part of Offensive Line that produced 3,680 TOTAL OFFENSE YDS. & 51 TDs)

Honors: HM ALL-AREA OL [COLONIAL LG. TEAM] (MCALL)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @joshhoffert3

Coaches comments: Josh is a great kid to have in our program. He has both a fun and focused side to him and he has been a pleasure to coach since he came into our program as a sophomore. He made an immediate impact and has been a 3yr. starter on the offensive line. He cares about his teammates and shows a lot of maturity for a young man. He is a 3-sport athlete and works hard year-round to help his family and the programs he is involved in. I am proud of him for how he has responded to some things in his life that were out of his control. I believe he is tougher and stronger for how he dealt with those circumstances. I am excited to see how he will help lead our offensive line this season.

Photo Credit: Kris Grube

June 20, 2021
The Big Three, Fish, Sapp, Roche lead the Red Team in the 50th Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic

NAZARETH – For most teams in 2020, COVID-19 had an impact. One of those teams was East Stroudsburg South, who went 4-0 and out scored their opponents 248-7. The Cavaliers didn’t get a chance to play in the PIAA District 11 Class 5A playoffs, however.

This game was their second chance….

East Stroudsburg South quarterback Will Fish led the Red Team (Lehigh, Carbon and Monroe counties) throwing for 193 yards and completing 13 of 21 passes. The Red Team triumphed in a 42-24 win over the Gold Team (Northampton, Phillipsburg and Palisades players) in the 50th edition of the McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic at Nazareth’s, Andrew S. Leh Stadium.

Fish’s teammates also had big games. Christian Sapp, a Villanova commit, caught six passes for 87 yards and three touchdowns. Evan Roche had 103 yards receiving and one touchdown.

Before the game, former Nazareth and current Penn State Football player Jahan Dotson took part in the coin toss for the 50th Annual McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic.

The Gold Team won the toss and went three-and-out. The Red Team got on the board first behind the hard running of Emmaus’ Brandon Camire. He plowed in from one-yard out to give the Red Team a 7-0 lead with 8:01 left in first.

Fish’s fist touchdown pass of the night was to Sapp for seven yards and a 14-0 lead. The Gold Team ended the quarter with a 27-yard field goal by Freedom’s George Ferrey.

Phillipsburg’s quarterback Matt Garatty, led the Gold Team throwing for 406 yards and three touchdowns. Two of them went to Pen Argyl’s receiver Collin McKeague. He caught four passes for 137 yards including back-to-back touchdown catches of 46 and 35 in the second quarter.

The Gold Team led for the first time 17-14 with 7:48 left in the fist half. Fish threw his second touchdown of the first half, hitting teammate Roche for a 43-yard pass. The Red Team led 21-17. That score would hold up at halftime.

It didn’t take long for the Red Team to strike again. It took two plays for Fish to hit Sapp in stride for a 27-yard touchdown pass. They added a two-yard touchdown run by Parkland’s Isaiah Rico with 6:03 left in the third and led 35-17.

In the fourth, Fish and Garatty each threw a touchdown pass. Fish hit Sapp for a nine-yard TD pass and his third touchdown catch of the night. Garatty found Nazareth’s Jaiden Cabrera from three yards out. The final score was 42 for the Red Team and 24 for the Gold Team.

The 50th Annual McDonald’s All-Star Football Classic

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

Red 14 7 7 14 42

Gold 3 14 0 7 24

First quarter
Red: Brandon Camire 1 yard run (Kevin Duffy kick) 8:01
Red: Will Fish 7 yard pass to Christian Sapp (Kevin Duffy kick) 5:18
Gold: George Ferrey FG 27-yard 0:38

Second quarter
Gold: Matt Garatty 46 yard pass to Collin McKeague (George Ferrey kick) 9:46
Gold: Matt Garatty 35 yard pass to McKeague (Ferrey kick) 7:48
Red: Will Fish 43 yard pass to Evan Roche (Kevin Duffy kick) 6:05

Third quarter
Red: Will Fish 27 yard pass to Christian Sapp (Kevin Duffy kick) 11:37
Red: Isaiah Rico 2 yard run 6:03

Fourth quarter
Red: Will Fish 9 yard pass to Christian Sapp (Kevin Duffy kick) 8:40
Gold: Matt Garatty 3 yard pass to Jaiden Cabrera (Ferrey kick) 3:45

VIDEO HIGHLGHTS

Emmaus Brandon Camire goes in from 1-yard out. 7-0 Red Team @EmmausFootball @EPAFootball @mystlukes @HSFBamerica 8:01 1st pic.twitter.com/ez503YbJtu

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 17, 2021

EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH….Will Fish to Christian Sapp Touchdown!!! 5:01 1st 14-0 Red Team @ESSCavalierFB @mystlukes @HSFBamerica @EPAFootball pic.twitter.com/4udu6l9Nnt

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 17, 2021

Freedom’s George Ferrey’s 27-yard FG. Gold Team on the board. Red team leads 14-3 with 38 seconds left in 1st quarter. @fhssportsBASD @mystlukes @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/VWPv6EyGN6

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 18, 2021

TOUCHDOWN GOLD TEAM!! P’Burg’s Matt Garatty to Pen Argyl’s Collin McKeague for the 46-yard TD pass. Red Team leads 14-10 9:46 2nd @PAGreenKnights @LinersFootball @EPAFootball @mystlukes @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/VT09EB5DvF

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 18, 2021

TOUCHDOWN DUO!!! TOUCHDOWN GOLD TEAM!! P’Burg’s Matt Garatty to Pen Argyl’s Collin McKeague for the 35-yard TD pass. Gold Team leads 16-14 7:48 2nd @PAGreenKnights @LinersFootball @EPAFootball @mystlukes @HSFBamerica pic.twitter.com/ttmnpHs4Zx

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 18, 2021

WOW!! Fish to Sapp 26-yard TD pass. Red team leads 28-17 11:37 left in 3rd @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @mystlukes @ESSCavalierFB @LVASFC @Will_fish08 @cloutedsapp pic.twitter.com/sgJBlc9gmz

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 18, 2021

Northern Lehigh’s Joseph Abidelli with other Interception. Red Team takes over. @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @LVASFC @mystlukes @NorthernLehigh pic.twitter.com/iaCU6s5uEC

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 18, 2021

TOUCHDOWN RED TEAM!! Parkland‘a Isiah Rico goes in from 2-yards out. 35-17 Red Team 3rd 6:03 @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @mystlukes @LVASFC @ParklandAthlet1 @IsiahRico pic.twitter.com/WSD9jG6BMo

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 18, 2021

BIG HIT by Northern Lehigh’s Joseph Abidelli @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @LVASFC @mystlukes @NorthernLehigh pic.twitter.com/1Gnp7iTvyR

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 18, 2021

CATCH OF THE GAME!!! Fish and Sapp TD pass. Sapp with the amazing TD grab. Red up 42-17 8:40 left to play. @ESSCavalierFB @cloutedsapp @mystlukes @EPAFootball @Will_fish08 @HSFBamerica @espn @LVASFC pic.twitter.com/YV6nt9PYql

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 18, 2021

TOUCHDOWN GOLD TEAM!! Garatty hits Nazareth’s Jaiden Cabrera on a 3-yard TD pass. Red Team leads 42-24 with 3:45 left. @LinersFootball @NAHSBlueEagles @mystlukes @EPAFootball @LVASFC @HSFBamerica @NAHSBlueEagles @NazHSPrincipal pic.twitter.com/hn6cAV2WgE

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) June 18, 2021

June 18, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 27: Ron Blake, East Stroudsburg South HS

Player Name: Ron Blake

School: East Stroudsburg South

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6’1

Weight: 240

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: EPC Monroe 2nd Team DE.

2020 Stats: 24 carries for 167 yards.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @RonBlake34

Coaches Comments: Ron will be a 4-year starter on the defensive side of the ball as well as plenty of experience in the backfield offensively.

Photo Credit: Matthew Walters

June 15, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 26: Adrian Figueroa, William Allen HS

Player Name: Adrian Figueroa

School: William Allen High School

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: Defensive End

Secondary Position(s): Tight End

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6’0″

Weight: 215

GPA: 2.73

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year

Coaches Comments: Adrian enters this year as a returning starter. As a sophomore, he started every game and showed great promise. Adrian is a dual-sport athlete with a high motor and explosive. He is beginning to take on a leadership role. We look forward to his progress as a returning starter.

June 14, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 25: Lane Lehman, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Lane Lehman

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2024

Primary Position: SS

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 33

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 155

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 1 year

2020 Stats: 83 tackles,3 sacks, and 3 INTS

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Lane started 10 games as a freshman. He was our utility player. Lane had a breakout freshman campaign with 83 tackles, 3 sacks, and 3 INTS. Lane played SS, OLB, RB, and WR. Lane has had a phenomenal offseason and we are excited to see his growth on the field. He is a natural leader with great football instincts.

Photo Credit: Captivating Dezigns

June 13, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 25: Nadir Sanders, Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Nadir Sanders

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: WR

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 6’2

Weight: 180 lbs.

Starting Experience (Years): 2-year Starter @ WR

2020 Stats:
SEASON STATS
– OFFENSE (26 receptions for 363 yds. & 5 receiving TDs)

Honors:
1st TEAM ALL-LEAGUE WR (COLONIAL LEAGUE)
HM ALL-AREA WR [COLONIAL LG. TEAM] (MCALL)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @nadirsanders14

Coaches comments: Nadir has a tremendous amount of talent and he has developed as an overall player since he first joined our program as a freshman. He is a strong blocker and a very sound route runner. He has strong and reliable hands and knows how to get himself open. He has played both inside and outside WR in our system and I am excited to see how he will perform as a senior.

He is the younger brother of an outstanding 1st Team AP All-State WR (David Sanders, Jr.). Nadir is a playmaker and he cares about his teammates. I am proud to say I have seen him mature over the past 2 seasons both physically and mentally and that has allowed him to take on a bigger leadership role each season for our team.

Photo Credit: Kris Grube

June 13, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 23: Austin Hadley, Panther Valley HS

Player Name: Austin Hadley

School: Panther Valley

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position(s): OG

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 6’3

Weight: 228

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 98% (4.0)

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years (this will be 3)

Honors:
All county DE–2 years
All county OG–1 year

2020 Stats: DE
84 total tackles (led team)–6 TFL–5 sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Austin is a diligent leader and worker who is also an exceptional, aggressive, and intelligent football player. Great kid

June 11, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 19: Colin Ibarra, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Colin Ibarra

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): G

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 235

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 3.9

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: 2nd Team all SCFCA Linebacker

2020 Stats: 122 tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @CIbarra55

Coaches Comments: Colin is the definition of toughness. Watching colin develop on the field has been a great joy. Colin has become a top-tier linebacker in the area. 122 tackles as a junior. Colin has a nose for football and making big defensive plays. As a junior colin knew we needed depth on our OLINE, colin volunteered to fill the role for us. Colin is an unselfish, family-first type of player. We are excited to see his senior year.

Photo Credit: Captivity Dezign

June 7, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 19: Nick Garrido, Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Nick Garrido

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: K

Secondary Position: P

Jersey Number: 85

Height: 5’9”

Weight: 200 lbs.

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Soccer (freshman year only)

Starting Experience (Years): 3 year starter @ K/P

2020 Stats:
SEASON STATS (8 GAMES)
KICK:
– KICK (45/46 PATs + 5/6 FGs (38 Long) – 60 Total Scoring Points)
– PUNT (24 Punts / 31.9 Avg. + 9 Inside 20)
– KO (59 Kick-Offs / 52.1 Avg. + 18 Touchbacks)

Honors:
2020 TEAM AWARD: COACHES AWARD
1ST TEAM ALL-STATE K (PFN)
2ND TEAM ALL-STATE K (EASTERNPAFOOTBALL.COM)
1st TEAM ALL-LEAGUE K (COLONIAL LEAGUE)
2nd TEAM ALL-LEAGUE P (COLONIAL LEAGUE)
2ND TEAM ALL-AREA K [COLONIAL LG. TEAM] (MCALL)
3RD TEAM ALL-AREA K (LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE)
ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (PFN)
ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (EPA)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @nickgarrido_15

Coaches comments: Outstanding kicker & punter — he has been a dedicated member of our team and has made a huge impact on our overall team’s success. He is the leader of our special team’s group and has worked harder each and every year to make himself the best kicker he can be. He trains with our football team year-round and works alongside all the position players daily. I am very proud of Nick and how he has developed as a football player. He is a standout in the classroom as well as in our school community.

Photo Credit: Kris Grube

June 7, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 18: Stephen Guy, William Allen HS

Player Name: Stephen Guy

School: William Allen High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Line Backer

Secondary Position(s): Tight End

Jersey Number: 23

Height: 6’0″

Weight: 190

GPA: 2.75

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @stephen83638988

Coaches Comments: Stephen Guy will be entering this year as a 2-year starter. Stephen is a raw athletic linebacker with a high motor. His raw talent has afforded him the ability to play in space with ease. He has risen to become a team leader both off and on the field. We are looking forward to Stephen being a stand-out in our conference this year.

Photo Credit: Coach Melvin Thomas Jr.

June 6, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 17: Michael Pascoe, Panther Valley HS

Player Name: Michael Pascoe

School: Panther Valley HS

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 6’2.5

Weight: 217

40-Yard Dash: 4.78

GPA: 96% (4.0)

Other Sports: Basketball & Baseball

Starting Experience: 1 year (2021 will be 2nd year)

Honors: All county 2nd team

2020 Stats: Offensive: 1201 total yards–679 yds rushing–522 yds passing–6 rushing TD–3 passing TD

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Michael is a very good all-around athlete! He is also a tough, composed leader and player. He was and will be an integral part of our offense. Great kid.

Photo Credit: Rick Jones

June 5, 2021
Open Dates: Marian Catholic High School (Tamaqua, Pa; 1A, District 11)

Marian Catholic High School (Tamaqua, Pa; 1A, District 11) is looking for a home game on September 16, 2022. If interested, please contact Athletic Director Pete Sanfilippo at psanfilippo@mariancatholichs.org and Head Coach Stan Dakosty at sdakosty@mariancatholichs.org.

June 4, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 15: Riley Hoben, Panther Valley HS

Player Name: Riley Hoben

School: Panther Valley

Class Of: 2023

Primary Position: OC

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 64

Height: 6’2.5

Weight: 229

40-Yard Dash: 5.27

GPA: 90% (3.6)

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year (2021 will be 2nd year)

Honors: All county OC–2nd team

Coaches Comments: Riley is a consistent and solid player. He is quietly making himself into potentially a very good player with his off-season work ethic. He is only going to get better. Great kid

June 3, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 13: Logan Castellano, Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Logan Castellano

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position: TE-RB (OL)

Jersey Number: 21 (77)

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 210 lbs.

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 year starter @ DL & OL + 3 year Starter @ Long-Snapper

2020 Stats:
SEASON STATS
– DEFENSE (32 total tackles, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks & 7 Hurries + 1 PD & 1 FC)
– OFFENSE (Part of Offensive Line that produced 3,680 TOTAL OFFENSE YDS. & 51 TDs)

Honors:
2020 TEAM AWARD: BLUE & GOLD HEART AWARD
2ND TEAM ALL-AREA DL [COLONIAL LG. TEAM] (MCALL)
3rd TEAM ALL-LEAGUE DT (COLONIAL LEAGUE)
ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (PFN)
ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (EPA)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @castellanol21

Coaches comments: One of the only players on our roster who plays both ways. Logan has the toughness and tenacity needed to be a 2-way starter on the line. He may be transitioning into more of an H-Back on offense his senior year but will continue to play DE for our defense. He is also a long-snapper and rarely leaves the field for our team. He is a very athletic football player and is a very strong student.

He works hard every day to make himself the best player he can be. He is very reserved and very focused on having success both in the classroom and on the field. I am very proud of Logan and how he has built up his body and how hard he has worked to be a leader for our team.

June 1, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 11: Hunter Crum, Lehighton HS

Player Name: Hunter Crum

School: Lehighton HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: WR/LB

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6-1

Weight: 190

Starting Experience (Years): 3-years

Honors: 2020 2nd Team All-League WR

Offensive Highlights Junior Season:

Defensive Highlights Junior Season:

Twitter: @cr11mmy

Coaches comments: Hunter is an extremely versatile player. His size and skill set will allow us to move him around on both sides of the ball. His experience will be a major factor in our team trying to return to winning football. He will be asked to do many things during his senior year for us to be successful.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com

May 30, 2021
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 8: Ryan Carroll, Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Ryan Carroll

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: DL

Jersey Number: 70

Height: 5’9

Weight: 260 lbs.

GPA: 2.9

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years starter at Defensive Line

2020 Stats: Defense:(15 total tackles, 3 TFL, 4 Hurries & 1 FC)

Honors:
2020 Team Award – Coaches Award
1st Team All-League NG (Colonial League)

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Tough, hard-working DL who has been a difference-maker in our defensive interior the last 2 seasons. He is an unselfish player who holds his ground and allows his teammates to make consistent plays. Ryan is a dedicated member of our team and he plays strong and physical the whole game. I am very proud of how Ryan has developed as a football player and how he continues to succeed in the classroom as well.

May 27, 2021
North Silences South to win the 34th SCFCA Senior All-Star Game

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – The North All-Stars pitched a shutout Saturday afternoon in a 24-0 win at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field.

The first touchdown came in the first quarter. Mahanoy Area’s Ben Terry powered in from one yard out. Mike Baloga from Marian Catholic added the extra point, which made it 7-0 North with 2:21 left in the quarter.

The South’s best chance to score in the game came late in the first quarter. They got down to the North three yard line. The North defense stuffed the South All-Stars on four straight run plays from the three-yard line.

The North made it 14-0 with 8:04 remaining in the game. Lehighton’s Richard Fronheiser hit Jim Thorpe’s Chris Strika who made an amazing catch over three defenders for the touchdown.

With under a minute to play in the game, the North scored the final ten points of the game. Late in the fourth quarter, Baloga kicked a 47-yard field to add to the North’s lead. “I put my foot on it and kept my head on it and it was fun.”

North Schuylkill’s Dylan Dietz intercepts a pass on the last play of the game and went 40-yards for the score.

Baloga would be named Most Valuable Player. The Bloomsburg University-bound kicker also kicked four balls in the end zone. He punted four times for an average of 44.2 yards per punt. “It was fun to be out here today,” said Baloga. “I am happy and was surprised.” He is the first kicker to win this award.

The South MVP was Pine Grove’s linebacker, Brody Robinson. He is heading to Lebanon Valley College.

The victory by the North was their second straight and the North’s overall record is now 19-14.

North head coach Wally Hall of North Schuylkill said, “Great effort by our guys. We had limited practices and they really came together.”

Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final

North 7 0 0 17 24

South 0 0 0 0 0

1st Quarter

N — Ben Terry 1 run (Mike Baloga kick) 2:21

4th Quarter

N — Chris Strika 19 pass from Richard Fronheiser (Baloga kick) 8:04

N — FG Mike Baloga 47 :49.5

N — Dylan Dietz 40 interception return (Baloga kick) :19

Mahanoy’s Ben Terry powers in from 1- yard out. 7-0 North 2:21 1st quarter. @D11Sports @MahanoyAreaSD pic.twitter.com/2ioGl9qdqn

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 22, 2021

BiIG STOP BY NORTH DEFENSE! They take over on downs. @D11Sports pic.twitter.com/fJfdUlZn2z

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 22, 2021

Lehighton’s Richard Fronheiser hits Jim Thorpe’s Chris Strika for the 28-yard TD pass. North leads 14-0 8:04 remaining in game. @D11Sports @SchLeague pic.twitter.com/5dSnO596zU

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 22, 2021

Marian’s Mike Baloga hits a 47- yard field goal. @D11Sports @SchLeague 49.5@left in game. pic.twitter.com/5Wmu5khJuV

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) May 22, 2021

May 27, 2021
Coaching Jobs: Saucon Valley HS

Saucon Valley High School is looking for 2 paid assistants for the 2021 football season. We are looking for a JV WR/DB coach that will also assist with varsity WR/DB. We are also looking for a JV DL/OL coach that will assist with varsity OL and coach varsity DEs. This is a great opportunity for a young coach out of college looking for experience. Please contact head coach Brad Trembler at coachtrembler@yahoo.com.

May 11, 2021
Open Dates: Parkland HS

Parkland High School is looking for 7 on 7 pass scrimmages starting in June. We are willing to travel. Please contact Tim Moncman at moncmant@parklandsd.org

May 11, 2021
Coaching Jobs: Palisades HS

Palisades HS is looking to hire Varsity Assistant Coaching position for QB’s and/or WR’s/DB’s. Anyone with interest can contact Head Coch Ramie Moussa at rmoussa@palisadessd.org.

May 4, 2021
Open Dates: Executive Education (PIAA District 11 2A)

Executive Education (PIAA District 11 2A) will be starting our first season this Fall. We are looking to schedule games for weeks 8/21 (scrimmage ), 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22. Can host or travel. Please contact Toomey Anderson at tanderson@ee-schools.org.

March 31, 2021
Open Dates: Southern Lehigh HS

Southern Lehigh HS is looking for a scrimmage on Saturday, August 21st, 2021. We are a 5A school willing to host or travel. If you are interested, please contact Marc Zimmerman at zimmermanm@slsd.org

January 28, 2021
Coaching Jobs: Lehighton HS, PA (District 11)

Lehighton HS, PA (District 11) is looking for an Offensive Line coach. No teaching jobs available at this time. Must have experience coaching the position at the high school/college level. Playing experience in the position at the college level is preferred. Local candidates are encouraged to apply. If interested email tmack38@hotmail.com

January 25, 2021
Open Dates: Nativity BVM HS

Nativity BVM High School is looking for a home football game on September 10^th. If interested, please contact Athletic Director Josh Muldowney at jmuldowney@nativitybvm.net.

January 7, 2021
District 11 top returning players FINAL STATS 2020

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (FINAL STATS): by Duke Helm

Players added to the chart this week: RUSHERS: Jared Salazar (Pleasant Valley) PASSERS: none  RECEIVERS: none   38 schools are represented on the chart.

Here’s a breakdown of the total number of games played for all 46 teams (not counting forfeits).

10 games

Palisades

Pine Grove

Shenandoah Valley

9 games

Blue Mountain

Jim Thorpe

Lehighton

Mahanoy Area

Nativity

Northern Lehigh

Northwestern

Panther Valley

Schuylkill Haven

Tamaqua

Whitehall

Williams Valley

8 games

Bethlehem Catholic

Catasauqua

Central Catholic

Marian Catholic

Minersville

Nazareth

North Schuylkill

Notre Dame

Palmerton

Pottsville

Salisbury

Wilson

7 games

Easton

Freedom

Pen Argyl

Southern Lehigh

6 games

Allen

Bangor

Emmaus

Liberty

Pocono Mountain East

Tri-Valley

5 games

Dieruff

East Stroudsburg North

Northampton

Parkland

Pleasant Valley

Pocono Mountain West

Saucon Valley

Stroudsburg

4 games

East Stroudsburg South

By the numbers: There’s no underclassman on the first page of the chart in the rushing category. The highest returning runningback is Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill with 1,733 yards. There are 8 underclassman runningbacks returning next year. There are 14 underclassman qb’s returning next year with Cayden Stem of Wilson leading the way with 3,264 yards. And there are 10 underclassman receivers returning next year with Wilson’s Zach Gillen’s 1,530 yards being the highest total. There are 32 total players on the chart that can return next year (27 juniors, 4 sophomores, and 1 freshman). Underclassman players just missing the chart and return next year are Robert Papaleo of Pleasant Valley (951 rushing yards), Dylan Smoyer of Northern Lehigh (976 passing yards). Kyle McGrath of Palisades (491 receiving yards), Tommy Buskirk of Whitehall (454 yards), and Lucas Heydt of Palmerton (440 yards).

RUNNINGBACKS:

Even with a shortened season, we had 9 players rush for over 1,000 yards. All 9 players played at least 8 games with Mason Smeland playing in 10 games and coming out on top. Smeland rushed for 1,338 yards and scored 22 td’s this season. The yardage and td’s have him in 5th place all-time at Palisades for a single season. Ethan Brader holds the yardage record with the 1,732 yards he had in 2018. John Gruver holds the td record at Palisades with his 27 he totaled in 2008. For his career, Smeland rushed for 2,725 yards. With his 2 td’s in the championship game he joins the “40 td” club with 41 career td’s. He moves into 4th place for career yardage at Palisades. Trey Gretzinger holds the record with 3,479 yards (2015-18). Smeland’s 41 td’s puts him in 5th place at Palisades. Gruver also holds the td record with 55 career td’s (2005-08). Matt Frauen of Notre Dame was just behind Smeland with 1,313 rushing yards. That’s the 2nd highest total at Notre Dame behind only Dan Tavani who rushed for 1,572 yards in 2003. Frauen scored a District leading 24 td’s averaging 3 td’s a game. The 24 td’s in a season is 4th best at Notre Dame. Mitch Daniel holds the record with the 27 td’s he scored in 2016. One behind Daniel with 26 is Tavani (2003) followed by the 25 td’s Gerald Grube scored in 2017. Frauen finished his career at Notre Dame rushing for 2,468 yards and scored 38 td’s. Both totals have him in 3rd place all-time at the school. Tavani holds both the yardage and td records with his 4,460 yards and 61 td’s he scored from 2000-03. Frank Morici (1988-91) is in 2nd place with 3,146 rushing yards and Daniel is in 2nd place with his 47 td’s he scored from 2013-16. Tack on Frauen’s 2 years at Belvidere NJ and his career totals have him carrying the ball 472 times for 3,972 yards and 55 total td’s scored. Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill rushed for 252 and 266 yards while scoring a total of 5 td’s in their 2 playoff games to finish the season rushing for 1,260 yards and scoring 14 td’s. The junior will enter his senior season with 1,733 rushing yards and 20 td’s. Justin Holmes of Northwestern became the 2nd Tiger to rush and pass for 1,000 yards each in a season. Former teammate Deven Bollinger just completed the same feat last year. Holmes rushed for 1,070 yards and scored 13 td’s while passing for 1,425 yards and throwing 18 td passes. Ironically those totals have him on the 3rd page of the chart while his receiving totals from 2019 (31-810-12td’s) have him on the 2nd page. He’s 190 receiving yards short of being the first player ever in the District to have 1,000 career yards in each of the 3 categories (rushing, passing, and receiving). He will enter his senior season with 1,151 yards rushing, 1,469 yards passing and 810 yards receiving. Jayden Williams of Central Catholic rushed for 170 yards in the championship game to vault him to another 1,000 yard rushing season. Williams ended the season rushing for 1,039 yards and scoring 12 td’s. He rushed for 1,216 yards and 8 scores last season. Williams becomes the 4th Viking to have multiple 1,000 yard rushing seasons. He joins Brendan Nosovitch (2009, 10), Colin McDermott (2010, 11, 12), and Logan Bachman (2017-18). Conner Goehring of Schuylkill Haven became the 4th Hurricane sophomore to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. Kobe Brish rushed for a District sophomore record 2,775 yards in 2017. Will Casella rushed for 1,255 yards in 2012 and the District’s all-time rusher Zach Barket rushed for 1,205 yards in 2006. Three other 1,000 yard rushers were reported this season. Ben Terry of Mahanoy Area totaling 1,185 yards and 21 td’s this season and 1,851 yards and 31 td’s for his career. Louie Clouser of Panther Valley with 1,086 yards and 12 td’s this season and 1,447 yards and 15 td’s for his career. And Matt Frame of Northern Lehigh with 1,006 yards and 14 td’s this season. Frame is a junior and will return next season with career totals of 1,679 rushing yards and 19 td’s scored. Frame’s teammates Mike Repsher (1,823 yards, 25 td’s) and Joe Abidelli (942 yards, 14 td’s) concluded their careers. Chase Herb of Tri-Valley ended the season as the top career leader for current players with his 2,903 yards rushing. With the team not playing for the championship, Herb falls short of a 1,000 yard rushing season. He rushed for 946 yards in the 6 games Tri-Valley played. He also falls short of the “3,000 yards” and “40 td” milestones and ends his career rushing for 2,903 yards and scored 37 career td’s. Brandon Camire of Emmaus follows Herb on the current player career list with his 2,817 yards and 48 td’s. Camire also played in 6 games this year and missed out on the 3,000-yard milestone. Camire also fell 3 td’s short of the school record of 51 td’s that Kyle Boney set from 2013-15. Nick Henry of Northwestern finishes his career rushing for 2,808 yards and scoring 47 td’s. Henry also caught 57 career passes for 996 yards falling 4 yards short of a career 2,000 yard rusher/1,000 yard receiver. Rounding out our 2,000-yard career rushers are Nahjee Adams of Easton (2,796 yards – 38 td’s), Isiah Rico of Parkland (2,349 yards – 32 td’s), Matt Rusin of Freedom (2,187 yards – 23 td’s), and Christian Arrington of ES South (2,009 yards – 28 td’s). Adams garnered enough yards this season before being injured to make the top 5 all-time in career rushing yards and td’s scored at Easton. He’s 5th in rushing, 83 yards behind Brad Piperata who had 2,879 yards from 2001-03. Juan Gaddy holds the school record with 5,116 yards from 1989-92. The 4 former Rovers that are ahead of him for career td’s are Shane Simpson (85 from 2011-14), Juan Gaddy (65 from 1989-92), Ovid Gouldbourne (48 from 2002-04), and Jarred Holly (42 from 2004-07). Rusin, who was hampered by an injury the 2nd half of the season had a chance at breaking the school’s career rushing record but fell 272 yards short. Mike Lawrence still holds the career rushing record at Freedom with the 2,459 yards he accumulated from 1981-83.

QUARTERBACKS:

We had 13 QB’s throw for over 1,000 yards this season. We’ll run the QB’s down by their career yardage totals. Bryce Herb of Wiliams Valley led the District with 1,875 yards passing this season. He also finished in 2nd place for td passes with 24. His career totals of 4,880 yards passing and 66 td passes are both school records. In his junior year, he set school records of 140 completions, 285 attempts, 2,688 yards, and 37 td passes. His father, Paul still holds the career records of 326 completions and 657 attempts. Bryce and Paul each had 2-1,000 yards seasons. Bryce’s brother Tyler also had a 1,000-yard season when he threw for 1,284 yards as a junior in 2008. The 3 family members’ career totals add up to 703 completions, 1,457 attempts, 11,605 yards, and 122 td passes. Bryce missed out on a chance to hit the 5,000-yard milestone but his 4,888 career yards move him into 37th place all-time in the District. His 66 career td passes have him in 14th place all-time. Quintin Stephens of Salisbury finished out the year throwing for 1,364 yards and 20 td’s. For his career, he threw for 3,418 yards and 39 td passes. He moves ahead of Bill Marushak who threw for 3,236 yards from 1983-86 and into 3rd place all-time at Salisbury. Kyle McFarland holds the record with his 5,093 yards he threw from 2004-06 and Tevon Weber sits in 2nd with the 4,270 yards he threw from 2013-15. Stephens is also 3rd best with the career 39 td passes he threw. He’s behind only Weber’s 53 and McFarland’s 44. Cayden Stem of Wilson is next in line. Stem threw for 1,336 yards and 16 td’s in 8 games to up his career totals to 3,264 yards and 39 td passes. He’ll enter his senior season in 4th place all-time at Wilson in passing yardage and 3rd place all-time in td passes. Tyler Smith (8,035 yards – 87 td’s from 2006-09) and DJ Lenehan (7,765 yards – 71 td’s from 2003-06) are 1st and 2nd on the Warrior all-time list. Ryan Dailey is 3rd on the list for passing yards with the 3,551 yards he threw from 2009-12. Joe Kerbacher of Northampton is up next with his 3,193 career passing yards. Northampton only played 5 games this season hindering the chance for Kerbacher to break the career passing yardage record. He ended up 218 yards behind Eric Spadt (3,411 yards – 1993-95) and 318 yards behind record-holder Nick Cook (3,511 yards – 2011-13). Kerbacher does hold the career td pass record with the 41 he tossed, and he also holds the single-season yardage and td pass records that he set as a junior in 2019. He falls 48 yards short of a 3,000/1,000 yard career as he had 952 yards rushing for his career. Matt Rauscher of Central Catholic is up next and the last of our 3,000-yard passers. Rauscher threw for 966 yards this season and 10 td passes to finish his career with 3,188 yards and 26 td passes. He was 9 yards short last season of reaches 2,000 yards passing and came up 34 yards short of 1,000 yards in 8 games this season. He becomes the 7th Viking to have 3,000 yards passing in their career. Here’s a list of all the Central qb’s that had multiple 1,000 yard passing seasons. Dan Kendra (3 – 1971,72,73), Andy Baranek 2 (1978-79), Greg Buchman 2 ( 1982,83), Tim Cramsey 3 (1991,92,93), Matt Senneca 2 (1995,96), Josh Hinkle 2 (2002,03), Brendan Nosovitch 3 (2009,10,11), Mason Kholi 2 (2013,14), Ethan Persa 2 (2015-16), and Frank Rauscher 2 (2017,18). Collin Quintano of Notre Dame threw for 1,850 yards and 18 td passes this season. His yardage is 2nd best this season in the District. Quintano threw for over 200 yards in 7 of the 8 games Notre Dame played this season. The junior will enter his senior season with 2,827 passing yards and 26 td passes. Josh Leininger of Pine Grove finished the season with a school-record 1,470 yards passing. Leininger wraps up our qb’s that had 2,500 yards passing in their careers. He finishes with 2,559 passing yards and 19 td passes. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw for 1,783 yards and a District leading 25 td passes this season. Hall had 5 games that he threw for over 200 yards including a school-record 370 yards. He will enter his senior season with 1,875 passing yards and 26 td passes. Will Fish of ES South threw for 404 yards and 315 yards in 2 of the 4 games South was able to play. He averaged 204 yards passing and 3.2 td’s a game. Fish ends his career throwing for 2,406 yards while throwing 33 td passes. Fourteen QB’s that are on the chart return next year. Cody Miller of Nativity will return after throwing for over 1,000 yards in each of his sophomore and junior seasons. Cole Transue of Easton, Jared Richardson of Bethlehem Catholic, and Ty Tremba of Parkland all return next year after throwing for over 1,000 yards in their sophomore seasons but were unable to reach the 1,000-yard mark in their junior seasons due to injury or the number of games they played. Tremba did throw 8 td’s and no interceptions this season. Jake Fotta of Emmaus was the leading sophomore qb after throwing for 1,068 yards and 9 td’s. Those 2 totals are sophomore records at Emmaus along with his 67 completions and 126 attempts. Brian Frazier held all the old records when he was 61 of 122 for 953 yards and 7 td’s back in 2000. Conner Schwalm of Minersville was the leading freshman qb when he threw for 1,577 yards and 16 td’s. He also led the District this season with his 431-yard game. Conner’s older brother Scott holds the District record with the 492-yard performance he had last year vs Schuylkill Valley.

RECEIVERS:

Chad Parton of Salisbury caught 8 passes for 153 yards and a td in their win over Saucon Valley. He finishes the season catching 58 passes for 1,052 yards and 12 td’s. The 58 catches break his old record of 57 that he set last year. He became the first Falcon to go over 1,000 yards receiving in a season and led the District this year with his 1,052 yards. That also broke the old school record John Gardus held when he had 944 yards receiving in 2006 as a junior. Parton now holds all 3 career records at Salisbury with his 127 catches, 2,113 receiving yards, and 23 td grabs. Shea Morgan of Pine Grove led the District with 64 receptions and was 2nd behind Parton with his 1,019 yards receiving. Parton and Morgan both caught 12 td passes this season and finished tied for 2nd behind District leader Jesse Engle of Williams Valley who caught 13 td passes. Parton’s 12 td’s is 1 short of the school record that Mason Donaldson set in 2015 with 13. Morgan’s 12 td’s ties Larry Zimmerman’s single-season school record that he set in 2011. And Engle’s 13 td grabs (2nd year in a row) have him finishing in a tie for 2nd place all-time for a single season at Williams Valley. Cody Miller (2013), Jake Wolfgang (2017), Bo Raho (2019), and Engle (2019) all had 13 td receptions in a season. The record is still held by Owen Daniel who caught 16 td passes in 2012. Engle holds the school record for career td catches with 34. He’s in 3rd place at the school for career catches with 89. Jason Grow holds the record with his 150 he caught from 1987-00 and Darin Yoder is in 2nd with the 119 grabs he had from 1981-83. Engle racked up 1,879 receiving yards which is 2nd best at Williams Valley behind Grow’s 2,747 yards. Christian Sapp of ES South caught 15 passes for 338 yards and 5 td’s in limited playing time in South’s 4 games played this season. Sapp finishes his career with school records of 105 catches and 1,933 receiving yards. He also had the 2nd highest total for career td receptions with his 26. Dan Cason holds the record with 30 (2008-09). Sapp scored 4 other td’s this season as he had 1 rushing, 1 kick-off return, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 interception td. For his career, he scored a total of 38 td’s. Zack Hunsicker of Lehighton caught 49 passes for 765 yards and 5 td’s this season. Like Sapp, he also now holds the school record for most career receptions (114) and most career receiving yards (1,732). Yet another record-breaker Gabe Davis of Minersville caught 102 passes for 1,613 yards and 16 td’s (all career school records). Davis also owns all 3 single-season records with 65 catches for 1,041 yards and 10 td grabs that he set in 2019 as a junior. Zach Gillen of Wilson will enter his senior season needing 1 catch to join the “100 catch” club. Gillen caught 38 passes for 501 yards and 5 scores as a junior to up his career totals to 99 catches for 1,530 yards and 18 td’s. Wilson has 3 former players that have caught 100 passes in their careers. Adam Thomas (2004-06) holds the record with 129 catches. Zach Bogoly (2009-12) is 2nd with 113, and Kowan Scott (2008-10) is 3rd with 106 catches. Wilson also has 3 players with 2,000 career receiving yards. Scott leads the way with 2,602 yards followed by Thomas with 2,218 yards and Brad Walter (2003-05) with 2,017 yards. Justin Rodda of Northwestern played in a few games early in the season before being injured again forcing him to miss the rest of the season for the 2nd year in a row. Rodda did manage to catch 12 passes for 224 yards and 4 td’s. He finishes his career catching 77 passes for 1,359 yards and 23 td’s. His td’s tie the school record that Cam Richardson set from 2012-14. Richardson holds the school records for career receptions and reception yardage with his 97 catches for 1,601 yards. Rodda is 2nd with his 77 catches just nipping out Trevor Cunningham who caught 76 from 2015-16. Cunnigham is 2nd in yardage with 1,528 yards and Rodda is in 3rd with 1,359 yards. Go back almost 30 years and you’ll find the 4th best Tiger for receptions and yardage. Larry Caamano caught 73 passes for 1,073 yards from 1989-91. Jaiden Cabrera of Nazareth led the EPC with 41 catches. He finishes his career catching 98 passes for 1,234 yards and 9 td’s. Keegan Brennan of Nativity caught a school-record 4 td receptions in their opener vs Pottsville and ended his career catching 42 passes for 1,135 yards and 10 td’s. Brennan averaged a whopping 27 yards per catch in his career. Jack McGorry of Central Catholic led the EPC this season with 600 receiving yards. He wraps up his career catching 93 passes for 1,134 yards and 6 td’s. Jameel Sanders of Emmaus is our last career 1,000-yard receiver. His career totals have him with 73 receptions going for 1,069 yards and 10 td’s. Sanders is the 6th Green Hornet to go over 1,000 yards and has the 5th highest total on the list just ahead of Alex Hersch’s 1,055 yards he had from 2004-06. Matt Salvaterra holds the career school records for receptions (121) and reception yardage (2,251 yards). Sanders is 3rd best with his 73 catches, 1 behind Deonte Castro who had 74 from 2016-18.  Bryce Hensley of Blue Mountain tied the school record for td receptions in a season with 9. Jeremy Miller had 9 td grabs in 1995. Senior Tanner Walacavage of North Schuylkill caught 29 passes for 792 yards and 11 td’s. Walacavage only played football his senior year and joins the “one year wonder” club for receivers. He joins the list in 7th place one spot behind current ES South head coach Matt Walters who leads this list with 18 td catches. There are 18 players currently on the list and Walacavage leads all of them with 27.3 yards per catch. Tyler Hays of Parkland leads the list in yardage with 1,100 yards. Danny O’Hare of Notre Dame has the most catches with the 64 he caught in 2017. Also on the list is former NCAA All-American Kevin White of Emmaus. White caught 46 passes for 747 yards and 10 scores in his senior year at Emmaus. In his 2 years at West Virginia, he caught 144 passes for 1,954 yards and 15 td’s. He was drafted in the first round (7th pick) by the Chicago Bears but has been hampered by injuries since then and is now with the 49ers. His brother Kyzir is currently a linebacker for the Los Angels Chargers. North Schuylkill has the most players on the list with 3 which include Walacavage, Scott Grigas (2017), and Randy Harner (1976). Bangor, ES South, Nazareth, and Notre Dame each have 2 players on the list.

KICKERS: After doing some research this is what I have for some of the top kickers in the District. The highest total I have for PAT’s is Matt Bugbee of Nazareth who kicked 161 PAT’s in his career. He needed every one of his 4 PAT’s that he kicked in the District final to move ahead of Anthony DaSilva of Bethlehem Catholic. DaSilva kicked 160 from 2016-18. The third highest I have is Chris Rodrigues of Wilson who kicked 154 from 2007-09. Aaron Mill of Northern Lehigh has the 4th highest with the 152 he kicked from 2000-03 and the last player I have kicking at least 150 PAT’S in a career is Jared Colletti of Palisades who kicked 151 from 2014 17. For the most field goals kicked in a career I have Rodrigues of Wilson and Bugbee of Nazareth tied for the most with 22 each. Tied for 3rd best I have Sander Sahaydak of Liberty who kicked 19 from 2017-20 and Carson Long of North Schuylkill who also kicked 19 in his career back in the 70’s (1970-72). Other kickers with impressive stats that I have official totals for are: Carson Landis, Kyle Landis, and Alex Orlando of Emmaus, Brandon Miller of Northwestern, Jake Bissell, Robert Lawler, Brian Hanton of Parkland, Jonathan Boyer and Brendon Pickel of Easton, Eric Eisenhard, Tim DiGiacomo, and Rustin Seyle of Central Catholic, Dalton Tucker of Pius X, Mike Georgevic of Schuylkill Haven, Zach Hubler of Tri-Valley, Nate Boyle of Tamaqua, Chris Condly of Jim Thorpe. How impressive is this list? Your team would have to score 900 points with every PAT being good by the same kicker just to have 150 PAT’S. That’s an average of 37 PAT’s a season for 4 years with the same kicker. For a 3 year kicker your team would have to average 50 PAT’s a season. A 2 year kicker would have to average 75 PAT’s each year. The highest 2-year kicker I have is Tim DiGiacomo of Central Catholic with 114 PAT’s from 2010-11. And that includes another player also kicking 34 PAT’s in his junior year when he kicked 48. Brian Hanton of Parkland is a close 2nd with 112 PAT’s from 2017-18.

Lets see if there are anymore to find. If anybody has any other names to look into or has totals for their schools best kicker please let me know.

History:

First recorded 300-yard passing games: ADDED MORE

1960’s

1967 John Rabuck of Liberty: 18 of 37 for 347 yards and 2 td’s in a 55-13 loss to Pennsbury

1967 Steve Gordon of Pleasant Valley: 13 of 30 for 340 yards and 1 td in a 40-20 loss to Warren Hills NJ

1968 Jim Kugler of Saucon Valley (Hellertown): 10 of 11 for 372 yards and 7 td’s in a 51-7 win over Pen Argyl

1968 Gary Van Norman of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 14 of 26 for 336 yards and 5 td’s in a 64-6 win over East Stroudsburg

1969 Steve Menhennitt of Bangor: 16 of 26 for 344 yards and 6 td’s in a 47-24 win over Palmerton

1969 Don Rubright of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 13 of 18 for 325 yards and 6 td’s in a 54-0 win over Catasauqua

1970’s

1974 Mike Hunsicker of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 11 of 18 for 321 yards and 4 td’s in a 36-0 win over Notre Dame

1975 Kevin Burke of Palisades: 20 of 32 for 337 yards and 4 td’s in a loss to Nazareth

1975 Kevin Burke of Palisades: 18 of 34 for 337 yards and 3 td’s in a loss to Southern Lehigh

1975 Kevin Burke of Palisades: 12 of 30 for 320 yards and 3 td’s in a loss to Bangor

First recorded 300-yard rushing games:

1934 Gil Strunk of Pen Argyl: 53 carries for 302 yards and 5 td’s vs Bangor (5.7 ypc)

1954 Maurice Schleicher of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 9 carries for 300 yards and 5 td’s vs Lehighton (33.3 ypc)

1968 John Rosella of North Schuylkill: ??? carries for 306 yards and 4 td’s in a 38-12 win over Bloomsburg

1976 Tim Posavik of Liberty: 32 carries for 309 yards and 4 td’s vs Allen (9.7 ypc)

1986 Bob Agosti of Marian Catholic: 27 carries for 306 yards and 2 td’s in a 37-14 win over Pottsville

1989 Jim Hope of Tamaqua: 30 carries for 331 yards and 3 td’s in a 28-21 win over Shenandoah Valley

1991 Juan Gaddy of Easton: 31 carries for 314 yards and 2 td’s in a 24-15 win over Phillipsburg

First recorded 1,000-yard rushing seasons:  ADDED MORE

1940’s

1947 Billy Bock of Catasauqua (122 carries for 1,127 yards and 19 td’s)

1948 Jack Brennan of Pottsville (99 carries for 1,010 yards)

1950’s

1951 Frank Marakovits of Nazareth (167 carries for 1,158 yards and 12 td’s)

1954 Maurice Schleicher of Northern Lehigh (Slatington) 162 for 1,476 yards and 19 td’s

1954 Dick Koze of Whitehall (??? carries for 1,021 yards and 14 td’s)

1955 Ned Wagner of Saucon Valley (Hellertown) 1,227 yards

1959 Charlie Weaver of Easton (120 carries for 1,040 yards and 11 td’s)

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (3), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

5 (4), 4 (5), 4 (7) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (3), 4 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

4 (3) Nate Curvey (Tamaqua)

4 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

4 (3) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

4 (4) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

4 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

4 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (5) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

4 (8) Jace Tutty (Stroudsburg)

4 (8) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

4 (9) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)

4 (10) Kyle McGrath (Palisades)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

284 (7) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

266 (11), 252 (9) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

259 (10), 211 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

253 (7) Jayvan McDowell (Lehighton)

251 (3) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

249 (7), 248 (6) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

243 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

238 (7), 203 (4) Louie Clouser (Panther Valley)

237 (3), 229 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

233 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

231 (9), 216 (11), 213 (3) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

227 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

219 (8) Mason Reber (Schuylkill Haven)

215 (5), 215 (6) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

210 (8) JC Rizzuto (Southern Lehigh)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

201 (9) Deante’ Crawford (Freedom)

200 (9) Gio Hines (Salisbury)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

431 (8), 350 (7) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

404 (6), 315 (4) Will Fish (ES South)

398 (4), 296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) *School Record*

373 (7), 226 (5) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

370 (1), 349 (5), 267 (2), 264 (4), 243 (8) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

339 (9), 232 (8) Jake Fotta (Emmaus) *School Record*

322 (2), 308 (5), 293 (4), 246 (3) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

322 (7), 232 (5), 212 (8) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

321 (4), 287 (9), 259 (6), 223 (3), 213 (11), 208 (1), 203 (5) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

269 (5), 266 (6), 254 (8) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

267 (8) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

265 (8) Joe Genteel (Bangor)

264 (3), 262 (4), 219 (9), 213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) *School Record*

262 (5), 256 (9), 206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

258 (4) Noah Fathy (ES North) *School Record*

249 (6), 205 (7), 205 (8) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

247 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

242 (10) Ty Tremba (Parkland)

216 (3) Gavin Amerman (Pen Argyl)

212 (7) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (1), 5 (4) Will Fish (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 5 (5), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

4 (3) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

4 (5) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

4 (6) Mason Kroh (Pine Grove)

4 (8) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

4 (9) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Gabe Davis (Minersville)

11 (6), 10 (8) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

10 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

206 (8) Gabe Davis (Minersville)

202 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

197 (4) Silas Otero (ES North)  *School Record*

189 (5) Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth)

185 (4), 165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

177 (7), 174 (6), 169 (3), 153 (10), 148 (8) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

174 (6) Christian Sapp (ES South)

172 (2), 150 (4) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

164 (7) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

150 (9) Chris Strika (Jim Thorpe)

148 (8) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

146 (4) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

146 (8) Mike Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

145 (3) Raeff DiCello (Pottsville)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

143 (5) Ty Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

142 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

3 (3) Damon Simpson (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

3 (6) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

3 (10) Kyle McGrath (Palisades)

Field Goals (40 yards)

52 (10), 49 (10), 46 (6), 41 (5) Sander Sahaydak (Liberty)

43 (6) Aidan Reinhard (Northampton)

41 (3) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

41 (4) Nick Paredes (ES North)

40 (5) Kevin Duffy (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (900)

1338 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

1313 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

1260 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) jr

1185 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

1086 Louie Clouser (Panther Valley) sr

1070 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

1039 Jayden Williams (Central Catholic) sr

1017 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

1006 Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh) jr

963 Cole Serfass (Palmerton) soph

946 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

Touchdowns (15)

24 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

22 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

21 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

17 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

16 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

15 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) sr

15 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

Passing Yards (1000)

1875 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

1850 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

1783 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

1577 Conner Schwalm (Minersville) fresh

1484 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

1482 Matt Bugbee (Nazareth) sr

1470 Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) sr  *School Record*

1425 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

1365 Quinn Wentling (Whitehall) jr

1364 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

1336 Cayden Stem (Wilson) jr

1106 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

1068 Jake Fotta (Emmaus) soph

Touchdown Passes (15)

25 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

24 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

20 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

18 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

18 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

16 Conner Schwalm (Minersville) fresh

16 Cayden Stem (Wilson) jr

Receptions (35)

64 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr  *School Record*

58 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr  *School Record*

49 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

41 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

40 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

38 Zack Gillen (Wilson) jr

37 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

35 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

35 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

Reception Yardage (500)

1052 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr  *School Record*

1019 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr *School Record*

792 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

765 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

685 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

600 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

595 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

572 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

551 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

550 Izzy Rodriguez (Notre Dame) sr

501 Zack Gillen (Wilson) jr

Reception Touchdowns (9)

13 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

12 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr  *Ties School Record*

12 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

11 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

9 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

December 20, 2020
District 11 top returning players Week 10 2020

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Matt Frame of Northern Lehigh rushed for 259 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Palmerton. Frame has rushed for 957 yards and scored 14 td’s this season. Frame a junior has 1,630 career rushing yards to go along with scoring 19 td’s. His teammate Mike Repsher has rushed for 1,815 career yards and scored 25 career td’s. Mason Smeland of Palisades raised his rushing total for the year to 1,168 yards. He is 17 yards behind District leader Ben Terry of Mahanoy Area. Smeland has scored 20 td’s this season and 39 in his career. Northern Lehigh and Palisades are scheduled to square off for the 3A District Championship this weekend. Jayden Williams of Central Catholic rushed for 170 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Bethlehem Catholic. Williams has rushed for 857 yards and scored 10 td’s this season. He also went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career and currently has 2,073 yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

Josh Leininger of Pine Grove finished the season with a school-record 1,470 yards passing. Nick Todero held the old record when he threw for 1,371 yards in 2011. His season completions (91) and attempts (188) are also school records. He finishes his career with 2,559 passing yards and 19 td passes. Quinn Wentling of Whitehall threw for 72 yards and a td in their win over Pocono Mountain East to up his season totals to 1,365 yards passing and 12 td passes. Wentling’s sophomore stats were adjusted after I noticed that the HUDL program gave one of his game stats to “rest of team”. His career stats have him with 2,177 yards passing and 18 td passes. I wrote about freshman qb Conner Schwalm of Minersville several times this year and his season-ending 1,577 yards passing and 16 td’s. There are 2 more freshman qb’s that have quietly put up some numbers. Matt Machalik of Palmerton passes for 664 yards and threw 9 td passes this season while also rushing for 451 yards and scoring 5 td’s including a 90-yard kick-off return td. Nasir Mclean of Catasauqua threw for 616 yards and 6 td’s this season with the Thanksgiving morning game vs Northampton on the schedule yet. Jaden Newton of Palisades completed 3 passes last week vs Catasauqua with all 3 going for td’s. Newton a junior has passed for 829 yards and 10 td’s this season with one more game scheduled vs Northern Lehigh. Dylan Smoyer of Northern Lehigh also a junior has similar numbers. Smoyer has passed for 844 yards and 9 td’s this season.

RECEIVERS:

Shea Morgan of Pine Grove caught 9 passes last week to up his single-season school-record to 64 catches. He also broke Larry Zimmerman’s single-season reception yardage record (938 yards) and went over 1,000 yards for the season in the process. Morgan ended the season with District leading totals of 64 catches for 1,019 yards. He’s second in the District this season with 12 td receptions which is one behind the 13 Jesse Engle of Williams Valley has. His 12 td’s keeps him tied with Zimmerman for the single-season school record at Pine Grove. Morgan ends his career with a school-record 117 catches. He ends up second best at Pine Grove with his 1,755 career receiving yards and 18 td grabs. Zimmerman holds the records with his 1,900 yards and 27 td grabs. Engle still has a game scheduled as does Chad Parton of Salisbury who has 11 td receptions this season. Kyle McGrath of Palisades caught 3 passes for 71 yards and 3 td’s vs Catasauqua.

History:

Back in 1961, Dieruff defeated Allen 14-13 at ASD Stadium. It was only the 3rd year of existence for the Husky football team. Dieruff players loaded the bus for their short ride back to Dieruff high school when they were delayed for a couple of minutes. Head coach Percy Scott of Allen ran back to the ASD office to retrieve the game ball and brought it back to the bus to present it to the Dieruff players.

Former Liberty head coach Bob Buffman came to Bethlehem in 1967. He was a veteran Schuylkill County coach who tutored Fork Union Military Academy the year before. He was lured to Bethlehem to try and resurrect a program that hadn’t had a winning season since 1958. His football salary was $1,600.

Former Nazareth head coach Jim Evanko played at West Hazleton and Moravian College. At Nazareth, he coached from 1964-1977 and compiled a record of 100 wins, 38 losses, and 4 ties. He coached his son Jim who played from 1974-76 and had 2 seasons in which he rushed for over 1,000 yards. In 1975, he rushed for 1,148 yards and scored 13 td’s and in 1976 he rushed for 1,279 yards and 21 td’s. He also set the single game rushing yardage record with 277 yards vs Pen Argyl in 1976. His career totals have him with 424 carries for 2,537 yards and 35 td’s scored.

First recorded 300-yard passing games:

1967 John Rabuck of Liberty: 18 of 37 for 347 yards and 2 td’s in a 55-13 loss to Pennsbury

1967 Steve Gordon of Pleasant Valley: 13 of 30 for 340 yards and 1 td in a 40-20 loss to Warren Hills NJ

1968 Jim Kugler of Saucon Valley (Hellertown): 10 of 11 for 372 yards and 7 td’s in a 51-7 win over Pen Argyl

1968 Gary Van Norman of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 14 of 26 for 336 yards and 5 td’s in a 64-6 win over East Stroudsburg

1969 Steve Menhennitt of Bangor: 16 of 26 for 344 yards and 6 td’s in a 47-24 win over Palmerton

1969 Don Rubright of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 13 of 18 for 325 yards and 6 td’s in a 54-0 win over Catasauqua

First recorded 300-yard rushing games:  ADDED MORE

1934 Gil Strunk of Pen Argyl: 53 carries for 302 yards and 5 td’s vs Bangor (5.7 ypc)

1954 Maurice Schleicher of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 9 carries for 300 yards and 5 td’s vs Lehighton (33.3 ypc)

1968 John Rosella of North Schuylkill: ??? carries for 306 yards and 4 td’s in a 38-12 win over Bloomsburg

1976 Tim Posavik of Liberty: 32 carries for 309 yards and 4 td’s vs Allen (9.7 ypc)

1986 Bob Agosti of Marian Catholic: 27 carries for 306 yards and 2 td’s in a 37-14 win over Pottsville

1989 Jim Hope of Tamaqua: 30 carries for 331 yards and 3 td’s in a 28-21 win over Shenandoah Valley

1991 Juan Gaddy of Easton: 31 carries for 314 yards and 2 td’s in a 24-15 win over Phillipsburg

First recorded 1,000-yard rushing seasons:

1947 Billy Bock of Catasauqua (122 carries for 1,127 yards and 19 td’s)

1948 Jack Brennan of Pottsville (99 carries for 1,010 yards)

1951 Frank Marakovits of Nazareth (167 carries for 1,158 yards and 12 td’s)

1954 Maurice Schleicher of Northern Lehigh (Slatington) 162 for 1,4766 yards and 19 td’s

1954 Dick Koze of Whitehall (??? carries for 1,021 yards and 14 td’s)

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (3), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

5 (4), 4 (5), 4 (7) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (3), 4 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

4 (3) Nate Curvey (Tamaqua)

4 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

4 (3) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

4 (4) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

4 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

4 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (5) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

4 (8) Jace Tutty (Stroudsburg)

4 (8) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

4 (9) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)

4 (10) Kyle McGrath (Palisades)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

284 (7) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

259 (10), 211 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

253 (7) Jayvan McDowell (Lehighton)

252 (9) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

251 (3) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

249 (7), 248 (6) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

243 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

238 (7), 203 (4) Louie Clouser (Panther Valley)

237 (3), 229 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

233 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

231 (9), 213 (3) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

227 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

219 (8) Mason Reber (Schuylkill Haven)

215 (5), 215 (6) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

210 (8) JC Rizzuto (Southern Lehigh)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

200 (9) Gio Hines (Salisbury)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

431 (8), 350 (7) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

404 (6), 315 (4) Will Fish (ES South)

398 (4), 296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) *School Record*

373 (7), 226 (5) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

370 (1), 349 (5), 267 (2), 264 (4), 243 (8) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

339 (9) Jake Fotta (Emmaus) *School Record*

322 (2), 308 (5), 293 (4), 246 (3) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

322 (7), 232 (5), 212 (8) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

321 (4), 287 (9), 259 (6), 223 (3), 208 (1), 203 (5) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

269 (5), 266 (6), 254 (8) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

267 (8) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

265 (8) Joe Genteel (Bangor)

264 (3), 262 (4), 219 (9), 213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) *School Record*

262 (5), 256 (9), 206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

258 (4) Noah Fathy (ES North) *School Record*

249 (6), 205 (7), 205 (8) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

247 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

232 (8) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

216 (3) Gavin Amerman (Pen Argyl)

212 (7) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6(1), 5 (4) Will Fish (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 5 (5), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

4 (3) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

4 (5) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

4 (6) Mason Kroh (Pine Grove)

4 (8) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

4 (9) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Gabe Davis (Minersville)

11 (6), 10 (8) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

10 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

206 (8) Gabe Davis (Minersville)

202 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

197 (4) Silas Otero (ES North)  *School Record*

189 (5) Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth)

185 (4), 165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

177 (7), 174 (6), 169 (3), 148 (8) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

174 (6) Christian Sapp (ES South)

172 (2), 150 (4) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

164 (7) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

150 (9) Chris Strika (Jim Thorpe)

148 (8) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

146 (4) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

146 (8) Mike Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

145 (3) Raeff DiCello (Pottsville)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

143 (5) Ty Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

142 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

3 (3) Damon Simpson (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

3 (6) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

3 (10) Kyle McGrath (Palisades)

Field Goals (40 yards)

52 (10), 49 (10), 46 (6), 41 (5) Sander Sahaydak (Liberty)

43 (6) Aidan Reinhard (Northampton)

41 (3) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

41 (4) Nick Paredes (ES North)

40 (5) Kevin Duffy (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (900)

1185 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

1168 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

1097 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

1017 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

996 Louie Clouser (Panther Valley) sr

994 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) jr

963 Cole Serfass (Palmerton) soph

962 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

957 Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh) jr

946 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

Touchdowns (15)

21 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

21 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

20 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

17 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

15 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

15 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) sr

15 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

Passing Yards (1000)

1875 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

1680 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

1637 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

1577 Conner Schwalm (Minersville) fresh

1484 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

1470 Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) sr  *School Record*

1365 Quinn Wentling (Whitehall) jr

1338 Matt Bugbee (Nazareth) sr

1336 Cayden Stem (Wilson) jr

1333 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

1184 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

1106 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

1068 Jake Fotta (Emmaus) soph

Touchdown Passes (15)

24 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

23 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

18 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

17 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

16 Conner Schwalm (Minersville) fresh

16 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

16 Cayden Stem (Wilson) jr

Receptions (35)

64 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr  *School Record*

50 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

49 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

39 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

38 Zack Gillen (Wilson) jr

38 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

37 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

35 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

35 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

Reception Yardage (500)

1019 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr  *School Record*

899 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

765 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

728 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

685 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

579 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

572 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

551 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

540 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

501 Zack Gillen (Wilson) jr

Reception Touchdowns (9)

13 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

12 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr  *Ties School Record*

11 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

9 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

9 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

November 19, 2020
District 11 top returning players WEEK 9 2020

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill rushed for 252 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Tamaqua. Chowansky needs 6 more yards to reach 1,000 yards for the season. Matt Frauen of Notre Dame rushed for 231 yards and a td in their win over Jim Thorpe. Frauen went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season and now has 1,097 yards. He’s scored 21 td’s this season and 35 over the last 2 years at Notre Dame. Gio Hines of Salisbury had his first 200-yard rushing game when the Falcons defeated Allen last week. Hines had exactly 200 yards and scored 2 td’s.  Ben Terry of Mahanoy Area leads the District in rushing with 1,185 yards. Terry is also tied with Frauen for the District touchdown lead with his 21 td’s this season. Mason Smeland of Palisades went over 1,000 yards on the season and currently has 1,106 yards. Smeland has scored 20 td’s this season and has scored 39 td’s in his career. Sophomore Conner Goehring of Schuylkill Haven also went over 1,000 yards on the season last week. Goehring has rushed for 1,017 yards and scored 15 td’s this season.

QUARTERBACKS:

Jake Fotta of Emmaus threw for a school-record 339 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Easton. Andy Shaver held the old record when he threw for 275 yards in a game back in 1992 as a junior. Shaver threw for 1,802 yards as a junior and 1,848 yards in his senior season while throwing for 10 td’s in each season. Add in his sophomore season stats and Shaver is the Green Hornets career record holder for passing yards with 3,684 yards. Fotta went over 1,000 yards for the season (1,068 yards). Bryce Herb leads the District with his 1,875 yards passing and 24 td passes. Herb threw 3 td’s last week and now has 66 career td passes. He moves up from 16th to 14th on the all-time District list after jumping ahead of both Corey Cinicola of Jim Thorpe (2006-09) and Devante Cross of Parkland (2013-15). Cinicola and Cross each threw 64 career td passes. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill had a 6-td game last week as he threw for 175 yards and 2 td’s while rushing for 85 yards and 4 td’s. Hall has thrown for 1,680 yards and 23 td’s this season. Collin Quintano of Notre Dame also had a 6-td game last week. Quintano threw for 287 yards and 4 td’s while rushing for 96 yards and 2 td’s. Josh Leininger of Pine Grove had his 4th 200-yard passing game last week in their win over Pequea Valley. Leininger threw for 219 yards and 3 td’s in the game to improve his passing totals to 1,324 yards and 11 td’s this season. Justin Holmes of Northwestern threw for 256 yards and 3 td’s while also rushing for 145 yards and 2 td’s. The junior has thrown for 1,333 yards and 18 td passes while rushing for 962 yards and 13 td’s this season. Freshman qb Conner Schwalm of Minersville has thrown for 1,577 yards and 16 td passes this season. On the District all-time freshman list, he moves ahead of Dan Kendra III of Bethlehem Catholic (1,434 yards in 1991) and Ryan Fry of Nazareth (1,437 yards in 1995) and into 3rd place. AJ Long of Pius X holds the record when he threw for 2,852 yards and 28 td’s in 2010. In second place is Deven Bollinger of Northwestern who threw for 1,872 yards and 20 td’s in 2016. Jonas McGrath of Tri-Valley went over 1,000 yards passing in his career last week in their win over Nativity. McGrath a junior now has 1,029 career yards passing.

RECEIVERS:

Shea Morgan of Pine Grove caught 8 passes last week to break the career school record. Morgan now has 108 career catches which are 4 more than former record holder Larry Zimmerman caught from 2008-2011. Zimmerman still holds the career yardage (1,900 yards) and career td reception record (27). Morgan leads the District this season with 55 catches and 923 receiving yards. His 12 td receptions this year ties Zimmerman’s school record of 12 that he set in 2010 and tied in 2011. Chad Parton of Salisbury is second in the District with his 50 catches for 899 yards. Parton is the first Falcon to have multiple seasons with 50 or more catches. Other Falcon single season 50 catch players are Chris Burda who caught 50 passes in 1998, Joey Remmel caught 55 in 2006, John Gardus caught 56 in 2007, Mason Donaldson had 50 in 2015, and Parton set the school-record with his 57 catches last season. Parton also tied Donaldson’s career td reception record of 22. Zack Hunsicker of Lehighton is now the Indians career leader for receptions and reception yardage. Hunsicker has 114 career catches netting 1,732 yards.  Lehighton has 2 other 100 catch receivers.  Jacen Nalesnik caught 111 for 1,604 yards from 2009-12 and Shane McEvoy caught 102 for 1,642 yards from 2005-07. Chris Strika of Jim Thorpe caught 4 passes for 150 yards and a td in their loss to Notre Dame.

History: UPDATED

First recorded 300-yard passing games:

1967 John Rabuck of Liberty: 18 of 37 for 347 yards and 2 td’s in a 55-13 loss to Pennsbury

1967 Steve Gordon of Pleasant Valley: 13 of 30 for 340 yards and 1 td in a 40-20 loss to Warren Hills NJ

1968 Jim Kugler of Saucon Valley (Hellertown): 10 of 11 for 372 yards and 7 td’s in a 51-7 win over Pen Argyl

1968 Gary Van Norman of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 14 of 26 for 336 yards and 5 td’s in a 64-6 win over East Stroudsburg

1969 Steve Menhennitt of Bangor: 16 of 26 for 344 yards and 6 td’s in a 47-24 win over Palmerton

1969 Don Rubright of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 13 of 18 for 325 yards and 6 td’s in a 54-0 win over Catasauqua

First recorded 300-yard rushing games:

1934 Gil Strunk of Pen Argyl: 53 carries for 302 yards and 5 td’s vs Bangor (5.7 ypc)

1954 Maurice Schleicher of Northern Lehigh (Slatington): 9 carries for 300 yards and 5 td’s vs Lehighton (33.3 ypc)

1968 John Rosella of North Schuylkill: ??? carries for 306 yards and 4 td’s in a 38-12 win over Bloomsburg

1976 Tim Posavik of Liberty: 32 carries for 309 yards and 4 td’s vs Allen (9.7 ypc)

First recorded 1,000-yard rushing seasons:

1947 Billy Bock of Catasauqua (122 carries for 1,127 yards and 19 td’s)

1948 Jack Brennan of Pottsville (99 carries for 1,010 yards)

1951 Frank Marakovits of Nazareth (167 carries for 1,158 yards and 12 td’s)

1954 Maurice Schleicher of Northern Lehigh (Slatington) 162 for 1,4766 yards and 19 td’s

1954 Dick Koze of Whitehall (??? carries for 1,021 yards and 14 td’s)

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (3), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

5 (4), 4 (5), 4 (7) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (3), 4 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

4 (3) Nate Curvey (Tamaqua)

4 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

4 (3) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

4 (4) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

4 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

4 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (5) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

4 (8) Jace Tutty (Stroudsburg)

4 (8) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

4 (9) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

284 (7) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

253 (7) Jayvan McDowell (Lehighton)

252 (9) Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

251 (3) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

249 (7), 248 (6) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

243 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

238 (7), 203 (4) Louie Clouser (Panther Valley)

237 (3), 229 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

233 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

231 (9), 213 (3) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

227 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

219 (8) Mason Reber (Schuylkill Haven)

215 (5), 215 (6) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

211 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

210 (8) JC Rizzuto (Southern Lehigh)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

200 (9) Gio Hines (Salisbury)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

431 (8), 350 (7) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

404 (6), 315 (4) Will Fish (ES South)

398 (4), 296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) *School Record*

373 (7), 226 (5) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

370 (1), 349 (5), 267 (2), 264 (4), 243 (8) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

339 (9) Jake Fotta (Emmaus) *School Record*

322 (2), 308 (5), 293 (4), 246 (3) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

322 (7), 232 (5), 212 (8) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

321 (4), 287 (9), 259 (6), 223 (3), 208 (1), 203 (5) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

269 (5), 266 (6), 254 (8) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

267 (8) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

265 (8) Joe Genteel (Bangor)

264 (3), 262 (4), 219 (9), 213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) *School Record*

262 (5), 256 (9), 206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

258 (4) Noah Fathy (ES North) *School Record*

249 (6), 205 (7), 205 (8) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

247 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

232 (8) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

216 (3) Gavin Amerman (Pen Argyl)

212 (7) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6(1), 5 (4) Will Fish (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 5 (5), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

4 (3) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

4 (5) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

4 (6) Mason Kroh (Pine Grove)

4 (8) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

4 (9) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Gabe Davis (Minersville)

11 (6), 10 (8) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

10 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

206 (8) Gabe Davis (Minersville)

202 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

197 (4) Silas Otero (ES North)  *School Record*

189 (5) Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth)

185 (4), 165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

177 (7), 174 (6), 169 (3), 148 (8) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

174 (6) Christian Sapp (ES South)

172 (2), 150 (4) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

164 (7) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

150 (9) Chris Strika (Jim Thorpe)

148 (8) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

146 (4) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

146 (8) Mike Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

145 (3) Raeff DiCello (Pottsville)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

143 (5) Ty Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

142 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

3 (3) Damon Simpson (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

3 (6) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

Field Goals (40 yards)

46 (6), 41 (5) Sander Sahaydak (Liberty)

43 (6) Aidan Reinhard (Northampton)

41 (3) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

41 (4) Nick Paredes (ES North)

40 (5) Kevin Duffy (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (900)

1185 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

1106 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

1097 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

1017 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

996 Louie Clouser (Panther Valley) sr

994 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) jr

962 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

946 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

903 Cole Serfass (Palmerton) soph

Touchdowns (15)

21 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

21 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

20 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

17 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

15 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

15 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) sr

15 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

Passing Yards (1000)

1875 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

1680 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

1637 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

1577 Conner Schwalm (Minersville) fresh

1484 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

1338 Matt Bugbee (Nazareth) sr

1336 Cayden Stem (Wilson) jr

1333 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

1324 Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) sr

1293 Quinn Wentling (Whitehall) sr

1184 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

1106 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

1068 Jake Fotta (Emmaus) soph

Touchdown Passes (15)

24 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

23 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

18 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

17 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

16 Conner Schwalm (Minersville) fresh

16 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

16 Cayden Stem (Wilson) jr

Receptions (35)

55 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr  *School Record*

50 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

49 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

39 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

37 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

38 Zack Gillen (Wilson) jr

35 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

35 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

35 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

Reception Yardage (500)

923 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

899 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

765 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

728 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

685 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

579 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

572 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

551 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

517 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

501 Zack Gillen (Wilson) jr

Reception Touchdowns (9)

13 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

12 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr  *Ties School Record*

11 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

9 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

9 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

November 13, 2020
Open Dates: Parkland HS

Parkland HS is looking for a game on Thanksgiving Day. Please contact Head Coach Tim Moncman at moncmant@parklandsd.org if interested.

November 11, 2020
Whitehall’s wild 42-34 win over Southern Lehigh

WHITEHALL – Whitehall’s quarterback Quinn Wentling passed for 149 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Zephyrs over Southern Lehigh (4-2) in the District 11 5A semifinals at Zephyr Stadium Sunday afternoon.

This year we have seen teams forfeit games due to COVID-19 and play games almost any day of the week to get games in. Whitehall was one of those schools with a COVID-19 case. They couldn’t practice all week and had to practice one day to prepare for the District playoff game. With all these challenges, Whitehall (4-3) faced this week, they overcame the odds and won 42-34 and will face Pocono Mountain East (1-3) for the 5A District title.

On a day when it felt like an August day, Whitehall struck first. Nigel Linton capped off a 10-play drive with a three-yard touchdown run. Connor Fenstermaker’s kick was good and Zephyrs led 7-0.

Whitehall’s Nigel Linton scores from 3-yards out. 7-0 Whitehall over Southern Lehigh. 8:40, 1st quarter @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball pic.twitter.com/UHjgjJSqQP

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

Southern Lehigh answered their drive with a 12-play, 67 yard drive. Logan Shorb scored from 10-yards out . Ayden Scharper’s PAT was good. With 3:21 left in the first quarter, we were tied at seven.

Southern Lehigh’s Logan Shorb goes in from 10-yards out. Tied at 7. 3:21 1st quarter @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball pic.twitter.com/qpqwgiIGmX

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

With 22 seconds left in the first quarter, Wentling hit Ryan Kovalchick for a 40-yard touchdown pass. Zephyrs led 14-7 as the quarter wound down.

Whitehall’s Quinn Wentling hits Ryan Kovalchick for a 40-yard TD pass. Whitehall lead Southern Lehigh 14-7. End of 1st quarter @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball pic.twitter.com/gPCccdw5cl

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

Shorb added his second touchdown of the first half. This time from 12 yards out with 10:34 left in the half. We were tied at 14.

Southern Lehigh’s Logan Shorb goes in from 12-yards out. Tied at 14. 10:34 2nd quarter @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball pic.twitter.com/RT83cF13el

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

With under a minute to go in the first half, Damonte Foreman scored from two yards out and the Zephyrs went into halftime leading 21-14.

Halftime: Whitehall 21, Southern Lehigh 14 @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball Whitehall scores right before halftime. pic.twitter.com/9SajPKe97R

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

Southern Lehigh started the second half off with an 80-yard drive capped off by Shorb’s third touchdown of the game. The game was tied at 21 with 6:19 left in the third quarter.

Southern Lehigh’s Logan Shorb goes in from 3-yards out. Tied at 21. 6:19 3rd quarter @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball pic.twitter.com/lVGGwYX7Ab

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

The Zephyrs answered right back. Wentling found Anthony Sabbagh for a 35-yard touchdown pass. Whitehall went back up 28-21.

Whitehall’s Quinn Wentling hits Anthony Sabbagh for a 35-yard TD pass. Whitehall leads 28-21 with 3:45 left in 3rd quarter. @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball pic.twitter.com/GfAWUglIBE

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

With 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Nigel Linton broke free and went 64 yards for the score. Whitehall led 35-21.

Whitehall’s Nigel Linton goes 64-yards for the score. They lead 35-21 with 13 seconds left in 3rd quarter. @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball pic.twitter.com/tL4OykP1EW

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

Southern Lehigh cut into Whitehall’s lead. JC Rizzuto found Jayden Henry for the 13-yard touchdown pass. The kick was no good and the Zephyrs led 35-27 with 8:49 left in the game.

Southern Lehigh’s JC Rizzuto hits Jayden Henry for a 13-yard TD pass. Whitehall leads 35-27 with 8:49 remaining in game. @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball pic.twitter.com/lUBLYRkVsn

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

Whitehall’s Tommy Bushkirk hauled in an eight-yard touchdown pass from Wentling to seal the win for the Zephyrs.

Whitehall’s Quinn Wentling hits Tommy Buskirk for a 8-yard TD pass. They lead Southern Lehigh 42-27. 3:34 left in the game. @ZephyrAthletics @whitehall_hs @zephyr_nation15 @ZephyrsFootball @solehispartans @SLHSspartans @slspartannation @solehighsd @epafootball pic.twitter.com/RtBYVIsuHJ

— D11Sports (@D11Sports) November 8, 2020

Sunday, November 08, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final

Southern Lehigh 7 7 7 13 34

Whitehall 14 7 14 7 42

FIRST QUARTER

WH: Nigel Linton 3-yard run (Connor Fenstermaker kick) 8:40

SL: Logan Shorb 10 run (Ayden Scharper kick) 3:21

WH: Ryan Kovalchick 40 pass from Quinn Wentling (Connor Fenstermaker kick) 0:22

SECOND QUARTER

SL: Shorb 12 run (Ayden Scharper kick) 10:34

WH: Damonte Foreman 2 run (Connor Fenstermaker kick) 0:50

THIRD QUARTER

SL: Shorb 3 run (Ayden Scharper kick) 6:19

WH: Anthony Sabbagh 35 pass from Wentling (Connor Fenstermaker kick) 3:45

WH: Nigel Linton 64 run (Connor Fenstermaker) 0:13

FOURTH QUARTER

SL: Jayden Henry 13 pass from JC Rizzuto (Connor Fenstermaker kick failed) 8:49

WH: Tommy Buskirk 8 pass from Wentling (Connor Fenstermaker kick) 3:34

SL: Tyler Houser 34 pass from Rizzuto (Ayden Scharper kick) 1:34

November 8, 2020
Northwestern cruises past Lehighton in playoff opener

NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. – Lehighton struck first, but Northwestern had the last laugh in a 54-19 win in a District 11 4A playoff opener on Friday night at Tiger Stadium. The Indians jumped out to a 6-0 lead over the Tigers, but Northwestern outscored the visitors 54-13 the rest of the way to advance to the semifinals.

Justin Holmes led the way for Northwestern in his first postseason start as a quarterback of the team, as he converted from the receiver in previous campaigns. He totaled five touchdowns and 399 yards of offense to pilot Northwestern to victory on their home turf.

Many of those touchdowns were explosive, big-yard plays, starting with their first score when Holmes hit Taylor Wikert on a 60-yard touchdown pass. That duo connected later in the game for a 66-yard touchdown catch as well. Those were the first two touchdown catches of his career.

The Tigers grabbed a 13-6 lead late in the first quarter via a seven-yard rushing touchdown by Cade Cristopher. They never looked back from there.

In addition to Friday’s scores being explosive, they also were memorable. In addition to Wikert scoring his first career touchdown, so did two other Tigers in their triumph. Cody Hallock, on what was his first career catch as well, caught a tipped pass and ran it 54 yards for a score, which pushed Northwestern’s lead to 40-13 in the third quarter.

Later in the second half, with 8:04 left in the contest, Dalton Clymer scampered 77 yards for a rushing touchdown, the first of his career.

There was history made in the contest by Lehighton as well. Zack Hunsicker set a new school record for career receptions in Friday’s game. He caught his 112^th pass, which broke the previous best set by Jacen Nalesnik.

Hunsicker finished with four catches for 30 yards and a touchdown in the playoff loss. His receiving touchdown, for eleven yards, cut the deficit to 26-13 at halftime. The Tigers took off in the final two quarters and pulled away from Lehighton for the win.

Northwestern will remain home and host Wilson in the next round. The Warriors upset Pottsville on Friday night. The season is not over for Lehighton as the Indians will face Pocono Mountain West in a contingency game on Thursday night. Both games are slated for 7 p.m. starts.

November 7, 2020
District 11 top returning players WEEK 8 2020

by Duke Helm

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 8):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Chase Herb of Tri-Valley rushed for 177 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Panther Valley. Herb has rushed for 856 yards and scored 16 td’s in 5 games this season. Herb moves to the top spot on the chart with his current career rushing total of 2,813 yards. That’s the 3rd week in a row with a different player at the top. Brandon Camire of Emmaus was on top in week 6 and Nahjee Adams of Easton went to the top in week 7. Ben Terry of Mahanoy Area only carried the ball 2 times last week in their win over Shenandoah Valley, but both went for td’s totaling 81 yards which is good enough for him to be the first 1,000-yard rusher in the District this season. Terry has rushed for 1,035 yards and scored 20 td’s this season and has also scored 30 td’s in his career. There were two 200-yard performers last week. Mason Reber of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 219 yards in their loss to Minersville and JC Rizzuto rushed for 210 yards in their win over Salisbury. Reber is now on the chart with 1,126 career rushing yards. Jace Tutty of Stroudsburg rushed for 174 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Pleasant Valley. Tutty has rushed for 650 yards and scored 11 td’s this season. Christian Arrington of ES South went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career and now has 2,009 yards and 28 career td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Freshman qb Conner Schwalm of Minersville threw for 431 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Schuylkill Haven. So now his 431 yards breaks the freshman District record that AJ Long of Pius X set in 2010. Schwalm also broke the freshman record of 4 td passes in a game with his 5 td’s. He went 28 for 45 in the game which are also District 11 freshman records. Schwalm has now thrown for 1,419 yards and 16 td passes. His 1,419 yards are 5th best in the District all-time as he moved up 5 spots from last week. He moved ahead of Alex Atiyeh of Dieruff (1,045 yards in 2003), Jim Weidle of Mahanoy Area (1,050 yards in 1992), Jake Cirillo of ES South (1,116 yards in 2013), Ric Schumacher of Notre Dame (1,186 yards in 1988), and Brent Andrew of Marian Catholic (1,241 yards in 1994). Quinn Wentling of Whitehall threw for 212 yards and 2 td’s in their 36-35 win over Northampton which put him over 1,000 yards for the season (1,147 yards). After a 2-week layoff, Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw for 243 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Lehighton. That pushed his season stats to 1,505 yards and 21 td passes. He’s tied with Bryce Herb of Williams Valley for this season’s td passes and is 2nd behind Herb in yardage. Herb has thrown for a District leading 1,756 yards. His 63 career td passes have him sitting just outside the top 15 on the all-time District career chart. Nazareth’s Matt Bugbee threw for 254 yards in their win over Easton and has now thrown for over 250 yards in 3 of the 4 games for the undefeated Blue Eagles. He also went over 1,000-yards on the season (1,197 yards). Quintin Stephens of Salisbury threw for 205 yards for the second week in a row in their win over Salisbury. Stephens went over 1,000 yards for the season (1,138 yards) and over 3,000 yards for his career (3,192 yards). With his 3 td passes last week he now has 16 on the season and 35 for his career. Dylan Smoyer of Northern Lehigh threw for 267 yards and 4 td’s in their loss to Palmerton and Joe Genteel of Bangor threw for 265 yards and a td in their loss to Pen Argyl. Sophomore Jake Fotta of Emmaus threw for 232 yards and a td in their win over Parkland. Matt Rauscher of Central Catholic went over 3,000 yards for his career and now has 3,045 yards passing to go with his 25 td passes. Cody Miller of Nativity and Josh Leininger of Pine Grove are also officially over 1,000 yards passing for the season. Miller has passed for 1,047 yards while Leininger has thrown for 1,105 yards.

RECEIVERS:

Gabe “big game” Davis of Minersville was at it again last week when he caught 12 passes for 206 yards and 2 td’s vs Schuylkill Haven. Davis, already a member of the single-game “200-yard” club and the “dozen club” now joins the career “100 catch” club. Last year vs Schuylkill Valley, Davis set school records when he caught 13 passes for 261 yards and 3 td’s. In 17 career games, Davis gained 100 or more yards receiving in 8 of those games. He now has 100 career receptions for 1,586 yards and 16 td’s (all school records). Davis is only the 4th player from the District to have 2 or more games with 200 or more receiving yards. Kevin Gulyas of Central Catholic leads the way with 3 games. He had 1 game in 2009 as a sophomore and went over 200 yards twice in 2011. Shawn Martell of Bethlehem Catholic had 2 games with 200 yards. One in 2011 and 1 in 2012. And Zach Bogoly of Wilson had 2 games over 200 yards which were in back-to-back games in 2012. Another player who has 8-100-yard games in 17 games over the last 2 years is Chad “lightning” Parton of Salisbury. Parton caught 10 passes for 148 yards and 2 td’s vs Southern Lehigh to up his season totals to 45 catches for 866 yards and 10 td’s. He leads the District with 866 yards and is 2nd with his 45 catches.  Parton is averaging 144.3 yards per game which would be the best average ever in the District if Salisbury was able to play a full schedule. Salisbury has played 6 games this season and is scheduled to play Allen next this week.  He now holds the career reception record to go along with his career reception yardage record. He currently has 114 receptions for 1,927 yards and 21 td grabs. John Gardus held the old career records with 107 catches for 1,724 yards from 2004-07. Mason Donaldson still holds the career td reception record with 22 that he nabbed from 2013-15. Another player or also had 148 yards receiving last week comes from the other side of the spectrum. Tanner Walacavage of North Schuylkill has caught 24 passes this season for 623 yards and 8 td’s and is now on the chart. Walacavage joins the “one-year wonders” club. He is a senior and this is the first year he’s playing football. His 623 yards place him in the club as the Spartans have played only 6 games this season. He’s averaging 104 yards a game and in one game he didn’t even have a reception.  Back to the “100 catch” club. Shea Morgan of Pine Grove now has 100 career receptions and joins the club. Morgan’s 100 catches have netted 1,555 yards and 17 career td grabs. Morgan has caught 47 passes this season which is a new school record. Larry Zimmerman held the old record when he caught 43 passes in both the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Davis and Morgan’s career 100 catches produced almost identical results. Davis has 31 more yards than Morgan and Morgan has 1 more td catch. Mike Repsher of Northern Lehigh caught 6 passes for 146 yards and 2 td’s last week vs Palmerton. Repsher who was already on the chart with his teammate Matt Frame for their 1,000 plus career rushing yards, now joins teammate Trevor Amorim who also had a big game last week on the chart for career receiving yards. Zack Hunsicker of Lehighton moved his career totals to 109 receptions netting 1,691 yards and 11 td grabs. He is 2 catches behind school record holder Jacen Nalesnick (111 catches) and is now the record holder for yardage. Shane McEvoy held the old career school record with 1,642 yards. Both Jack McGorry of Central Catholic and Jameel Sanders of Emmaus went over 1,000 yards receiving for their careers. McGorry has 1,051 yards on 88 catches and Sanders has 1,025 yards on 68 catches.

History:

Out of time with the big article above, but here are a few firsts that I have on record.

First recorded 300-yard rushing game:

Gil Strunk of Pen Argyl (53 carries for 302 yards and 5 td’s vs Bangor in 1934)

First recorded 1,000 yard rushing season:

Jack Brennan of Pottsville (99 carries for 1,010 yards in 1948)

Billy Bock of Catasauqua (122 carries for 1,127 yards and 19 td’s in 1947). This includes existing schools only for now.

Strunk looks like he might have rushed for over 1,000 yards in 1934 considering he carried the ball more than 20 times a game, but I don’t have totals for a 3rd of his games.

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (3), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

5 (4), 4 (5), 4 (7) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (3), 4 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

4 (3) Nate Curvey (Tamaqua)

4 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

4 (3) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

4 (4) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

4 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

4 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (5) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

4 (8) Jace Tutty (Stroudsburg)

4 (8) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

284 (7) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

253 (7) Jayvan McDowell (Lehighton)

251 (3) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

249 (7), 248 (6) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

243 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

238 (7), 203 (4) Louie Clouser (Panther Valley)

237 (3), 229 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

233 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

227 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

219 (8) Mason Reber (Schuylkill Haven)

215 (5), 215 (6) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

213 (3) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

211 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

210 (8) JC Rizzuto (Southern Lehigh)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

431 (8), 350 (7) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

404 (6), 315 (4) Will Fish (ES South)

398 (4), 296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) *School Record*

373 (7), 226 (5) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

370 (1), 349 (5), 267 (2), 264 (4), 243 (8) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

322 (2), 308 (5), 293 (4), 246 (3) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

322 (7), 232 (5), 212 (8) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

321 (4), 259 (6), 223 (3), 208 (1), 203 (5) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

269 (5), 266 (6), 254 (8) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

267 (8) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

265 (8) Joe Genteel (Bangor)

264 (3), 262 (4), 213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) *School Record*

262 (5), 206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

258 (4) Noah Fathy (ES North)  *School Record*

249 (6), 205 (7), 205 (8) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

247 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

232 (8) Jake Fotta (Emmaus)

216 (3) Gavin Amerman (Pen Argyl)

212 (7) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6(1), 5 (4) Will Fish (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 5 (5), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

4 (3) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

4 (5) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

4 (6) Mason Kroh (Pine Grove)

4 (8) Dylan Smoyer (Northern Lehigh)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Gabe Davis (Minersville)

11 (6), 10 (8) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

10 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

206 (8) Gabe Davis (Minersville)

202 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

197 (4) Silas Otero (ES North)  *School Record*

189 (5) Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth)

185 (4), 165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

177 (7), 174 (6), 169 (3), 148 (8) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

174 (6) Christian Sapp (ES South)

172 (2), 150 (4) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

164 (7) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

148 (8) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

146 (4) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

146 (8) Mike Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

145 (3) Raeff DiCello (Pottsville)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

143 (5) Ty Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

142 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

3 (3) Damon Simpson (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

3 (6) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

Field Goals (40 yards)

46 (6), 41 (5) Sander Sahaydak (Liberty)

43 (6) Aidan Reinhard (Northampton)

41 (3) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

41 (4) Nick Paredes (ES North)

40 (5) Kevin Duffy (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (750)

1035 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

995 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

951 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

890 Louie Clouser (Panther Valley) sr

866 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

856 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

817 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

794 Nate Curvey (Tamaqua) sr

758 Cole Serfass (Palmerton) soph

Touchdowns (14)

20 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

20 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

17 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

16 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

15 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

14 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) sr

14 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

Passing Yards (1000)

1756 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

1505 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

1419 Conner Schwalm (Minersville) fresh

1378 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

1350 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

1197 Matt Bugbee (Nazareth) sr

1176 Cayden Stem (Wilson) jr

1147 Quinn Wentling (Whitehall) sr

1138 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

1105 Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) sr

1077 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

1047 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

Touchdown Passes (14)

21 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

21 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

16 Conner Schwalm (Minersville) fresh

16 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

15 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

Receptions (31)

47 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr  *School Record*

45 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

44 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

36 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

35 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

35 Zack Gillen (Wilson) jr

35 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

33 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

31 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

Reception Yardage (500)

866 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

819 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

724 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

660 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

623 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

545 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

537 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

517 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

503 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

Reception Touchdowns (8)

13 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

11 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

10 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

9 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

8 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

November 5, 2020
Whitehall edges Northampton in rivalry thriller

WHITEHALL, Pa. – Whitehall led for only 20 seconds in the contest, but that was all the Zephyrs needed as Whitehall recorded a game-winning two-point conversion in the game’s final minute to defeat rival Northampton 36-35 on Friday night. The Zephyrs hoisted the Cement Bowl trophy to cap off the 2020 regular season.

In an offensive explosion in Friday’s game that included 827 combined yards between both squads, it was the final few for Whitehall that was the most important. Following a short touchdown run by Quinn Wentling to cut the deficit to 35-34, the Zephyrs decided to go for the two-point conversion and the victory. Wentling hit Bryce Bashore on a short pass in the end zone that pushed Whitehall into its first lead of the night, 36-35.

The Konkrete Kids did have 20 seconds left on the clock and three timeouts as they tried to get into field goal range to attempt a game-winner, however, the Zephyrs intercepted a Konkrete Kids’ pass on that ensuing drive to secure the home victory on a chilly October night.

Wentling piloted Whitehall’s offense in the win. The quarterback amassed 414 total yards of offense and was a part of all five of the Zephyrs’ touchdowns in addition to the winning two-point conversion attempt. Thomas Buskirk was Whitehall’s leading receiver in the game, which featured a balanced attack by the Zephyrs. Buskirk caught all nine of his targets for 116 yards.

Northampton’s offense shined in the one-point setback as well, particularly in the rushing attack. The Konkrete Kids totaled 313 yards on the ground, led by 124 yards by Michael Cruz, who also had two rushing touchdowns. K-Kid quarterback Joe Kerbacher had 65 rushing yards and two scores as well.

Kerbacher attempted nine passes in the game, completed three of them, one of which for a touchdown.

The game was a back-and-forth affair all night that went down to the final minute, but the offenses were slow to get started. Northampton struck first and led 7-0 after the first quarter of play. The teams combined to score 64 points over the next 36 minutes of the game.

Whitehall’s first score came in the second quarter when Wentling connected with Ryan Kovalchik for a 26-yard touchdown pass. Northampton had a response, however, with Kerbacher’s second quarterback sneak of the night. Before halftime, though the Zephyrs were able to tie it up when Wentling went to the air again and hit Bashore on a 10-yard touchdown pass.

Wentling also did some damage on the ground as well. In the third quarter, down 21-14 to Northampton, the Whitehall quarterback called his own number and ran 84 yards for a touchdown in the game’s longest play from scrimmage.

Northampton led 28-21 entering the final quarter of play, but the seesaw continued between the two EPC squads down to the final minute. Northampton had a seven-point lead with a few minutes left, but couldn’t get a first down, was forced to punt the ball back to Whitehall and that is when Wentling and company went to work on the final, game-winning drive.

Both teams now await to release of the District 11 playoff brackets. The Zephyrs are in the 5A tournament and wait to see if they secured a home playoff opener. The Konkrete Kids needed a win to make certain they’d be in the tournament but now wait to see if they grabbed one of the final spots after all of the weekend’s action is over.

October 31, 2020
District 11 top returning players WEEK 7 2020

by Duke Helm

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 7):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Matt Russin of Freedom rushed for 121 yards and a td in their win over Bethlehem Catholic to go over 2,000 yards rushing for his career. Russin now has 2,109 yards rushing to go along with his 526 yards receiving. Chase Herb of Tri-Valley scored 3 td’s for the 4th week in a row as he rushed for 104 yards and a td while catching 3 passes for 78 yards and 2 td’s in their 35-28 loss to Williams Valley. Herb now has 12 td’s on the season and 32 for his career.  Herb, like Russin, is a 2,000-yard rusher/500-yard receiver for his career. He has rushed for 2,636 yards while catching 38 passes for 607 yards and 8 td’s.  Ben Terry of Mahanoy Area followed up his 248 yards rushing 2 weeks ago with 249 yards this past week in a loss to Blue Mountain. Terry upped his season totals to 954 yards rushing and 18 td’s scored. Louie Clouser of Panther Valley rushed for 238 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Shenandoah Valley. Clouser joins the chart with his 1,223 career rushing yards. Matt Frame of Northern Lehigh rushed for 211 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Salisbury. Nahjee Adams of Easton rushed for a District season-high 284 yards and a td in their 21-14 win over Northampton. Adams moves to the top of the chart with his 2,788 career yards. Jayvan McDowell of Lehighton had a breakout game when he rushed for 253 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Pine Grove. Brandon Camire of Emmaus scored 4 td’s (2 rushing, 1 receiving, and 1 kick-off return) in their win over Whitehall and now has 14 td’s in 4 games this season and has scored 47 td’s in his career. Jaden Bowens of PM West joins the chart and now has 1,090 career rushing yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

Freshman qb Conner Schwalm of Minersville threw for 350 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Marian Catholic. Schwalm’s 350 yards is the 2nd highest ever for a freshman in the District. AJ Long of Pius X threw for 360 yards and 4 td’ in a 42-35 playoff win over Williams Valley in 2010. Speaking of Williams Valley, qb Bryce Herb set the school’s career passing yardage record in their 35-28 win over Tri-Valley. Herb has thrown for 4,582 career yards eclipsing his father, Paul’s record of 4,530 yards that he set from 1981-84. Paul still holds the career records for completion (326) and attempts (657). Bryce also hit the “60 td” mark as he’s thrown 60 career td passes. With Jake Hall of North Schuylkill being idol the last 2 weeks and Collin Quintano of Notre Dame being idol last week and this week, Herb moves to the top of the list for the current season with his 1,577 yards passing and 18 td passes. Wilson’s Cayden Stem threw for 373 yards and 3 td’s in their 41-34 loss to Catasauqua. Stem went over 1,000 yards on the season (1,109) and over 3,000 yards for his career (3,097). The junior has thrown 35 career td passes. Quinn Wentling of Whitehall threw for 322 yards and 3 td’s in their 38-28 loss to Emmaus. Tri-Valley’s Jonas McGrath had his first 200-yard game when he threw for 212 yards and 2 td’s in the loss to Williams Valley. Nazareth’s Matt Bugbee and Northwestern’s Justin Holmes both earn their way onto the chart. Bugbee a senior, has thrown for 1,039 career yards while Holmes, a junior, has thrown for 1,022 yards. Both players are replacing 7,000-yard passers. Anthony Harris of Nazareth threw for 7,942 yards and 81 td’s and Deven Bollinger of Northwestern threw for 7,260 yards and 97 td’s in their careers that wrapped up last year. Bugbee and Holmes should both go over 1,000 yards for the season this week as Bugbee has 943 yards and Holmes has 978 yards. Quintin Stephens of Salisbury threw for 205 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Northern Lehigh. Joe Kerbacher of Northampton threw for 193 yards and a td in their 21-14 loss to Easton. Kerbacher went over 3,000 yards for his career (3,140) and joins the “40” td club with his school-record 40 td passes. Kerbacher becomes the 5th K-Kid to throw for over 3,000 yards. Nick Cook holds the school record with 3,511 yards (2011-13), followed by Eric Spadt’s 3,411 yards (1993-95), Jim Barrett’s 3,181 yards (1996-99), and Craig Muscko’s 3,160 yards (2001-03). Dylan Mahaffey of Saucon Valley and Jared Richardson of Bethlehem Catholic both went over 2,000 yards passing for their careers. Mahaffey has 2,106 yards and Richardson has thrown for 2,004 yards. Both are juniors.

RECEIVERS:

Chad Parton of Salisbury had his 3rd 160 yard plus receiving game last week vs Northern Lehigh. Parton caught 8 passes for 177 yards and 2 td’s to up his season total to 35 catches for a District leading 718 yards and 8 td’s. Parton has games of 169, 174, and now 177 yards this season and in the process broke the school’s career reception yardage record. John Gardus held the old record with 1,724 yards. Gardus still holds the career reception record with 107 catches that he caught from 2004-07. Parton joins the “100” catch club and needs 4 catches to break the record. They are the only 2 Falcons to have 100 or more catches in their career. Mason Donaldson who still holds the career td reception record with 22 is 3rd at the school with 95 career catches (2013-15). Zack Gillen of Wilson caught 10 passes for 202 yards and 2 td’s while also throwing a 52-yard td pass vs Catasauqua. Gillen becomes the 3rd Warrior to have over 200 yards receiving in a game. Brad Walter holds the record with 279 yards vs Northern Lehigh in a playoff game in 2005. Zack Bogoly has 2 games with over 200 yards. He had 252 yards vs Salisbury and 235 yards vs Saucon Valley in back to back games in 2012. Zack Hunsicker of Lehighton joins the “100 catch” club with his 103 career receptions. He’s the 3rd Indian to have 100 career receptions. Jacen Nalesnik holds the record with 111 catches (2009-12) and Shane McEvoy caught 102 passes from 2005-07. And his career 1,622 receiving yards are 21 yards short of breaking McEvoy’s career school record of 1,642 yards. Gabe Davis of Minersville now holds all 3 major career receiving records at Minersville (88 catches for 1,380 yards and 14 td grabs). Shea Morgan of Pine Grove leads the District with his 42 catches this season. He is 2nd behind Parton with his 709 receiving yards. For his career, he’s caught 95 passes for 1,445 yards and 15 td’s placing him in 2nd for catches and yardage and 3rd for td grabs at Pine Grove. Keegan Brennan of Nativity went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career and now has 1,073 yards.

History:

The Detzi triplets, Jeff, Joe, and John played for Pius X from 1971 to 1974. All 3 went on to play at East Stroudsburg University. Jeff a 6-2 230 lbs. offensive tackle, Joe a 6-1 210 lbs. linebacker, and John 6-2 227 lbs. center. The Warriors finished 10-0 in 1975 and 9-0-1 in 1976. Panther Valley grad Pete Radocha was the runningback and player of the year in both the 75 and 76 seasons. In 1976 he became the first back at ESU to ever rush for 1,000 yards in a season (1,036). In the 1977 season, ESU went 6-2 before winning the conference title in 1978 with a 10-1 record. In the 4 years, the Detzi’s were in uniform for ESU, the team compiled a 35-3-1 record. Former Catasauqua head coach and 2-year All-County player from Marian high school Bob Bydlon played at ESU in the same time frame. Also, from 1974-1977 the qb was future longtime offensive coordinator Mike Terwilliger. Terwilliger would throw for 3,799 yards in his career. For the 1978 conference championship team, Catasauqua’s sophomore Barry Kennedy was the qb. Another former Catasauqua head coach Ed Csencsits held the single-game reception record at ESU. Csencsits caught 13 passes for 206 yards vs Edinboro in 1968. He would hold the record for almost 30 years until Brett Witmer caught 14 passes vs Bloomsburg in 1997. Witmer tied his record the year before when he caught 13 passes vs New Haven.

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (3), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

5 (4), 4 (5), 4 (7) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (3), 4 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

4 (3) Nate Curvey (Tamaqua)

4 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

4 (3) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

4 (4) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

4 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

4 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (5) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

284 (7) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

253 (7) Jayvan McDowell (Lehighton)

251 (3) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

249 (7), 248 (6) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

243 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

238 (7), 203 (4) Louie Clouser (Panther Valley)

237 (3), 229 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

233 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

227 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

215 (5), 215 (6) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

213 (3) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

211 (7) Matt Frame (Northern Lehigh)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

404 (6), 315 (4) Will Fish (ES South)

398 (4), 296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) *School Record*

373 (7), 226 (5) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

370 (1), 349 (5), 267 (2), 264 (4) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

350 (7) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

322 (2), 308 (5), 293 (4), 246 (3) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

322 (7), 232 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

321 (4), 259 (6), 223 (3), 208 (1), 203 (5) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

269 (5), 266 (6) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

264 (3), 262 (4), 213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) *School Record*

262 (5), 206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

258 (4) Noah Fathy (ES North)  *School Record*

249 (6), 205 (7) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

247 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

216 (3) Gavin Amerman (Pen Argyl)

212 (7) Jonas McGrath (Tri-Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6(1), 5 (4) Will Fish (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 5 (5), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

4 (3) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

4 (5) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

4 (6) Mason Kroh (Pine Grove)

Single Game Receptions (10)

11 (6) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

10 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

202 (7) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

197 (4) Silas Otero (ES North)  *School Record*

189 (5) Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth)

185 (4), 165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

177 (7), 174 (6), 169 (3) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

174 (6) Christian Sapp (ES South)

172 (2), 150 (4) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

164 (7) Brock Polinsky (Minersville)

146 (4) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

145 (3) Raeff DiCello (Pottsville)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

143 (5) Ty Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

142 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

3 (3) Damon Simpson (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

3 (6) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

Field Goals (40 yards)

46 (6), 41 (5) Sander Sahaydak (Liberty)

43 (6) Aidan Reinhard (Northampton)

41 (3) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

41 (4) Nick Paredes (ES North)

40 (5) Kevin Duffy (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (650)

995 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

954 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

866 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

862 Louie Clouser (Panther Valley) sr

802 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

713 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

679 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

666 Jacob Hoffman (Nativity) sr

650 Nahjee Adams (Easton) sr

Touchdowns (13)

20 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

18 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

17 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

14 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) sr

14 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

13 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

Passing Yards (925)

1577 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

1350 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

1301 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

1262 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

1109 Cayden Stem (Wilson) jr

1037 Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) sr

988 Conner Schwalm (Minersville) fresh

978 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

943 Matt Bugbee (Nazareth) sr

940 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

935 Quinn Wentling (Whitehall) sr

933 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

Touchdown Passes (12)

17 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

15 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

13 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

13 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

12 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

12 Cayden Stem (Wilson) sr

Receptions (28)

42 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

38 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

35 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

31 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

31 Zack Gillen (Wilson) jr

30 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

29 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

28 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

Reception Yardage (450)

718 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

709 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

655 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

556 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

480 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

475 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

453 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

Reception Touchdowns (8)

12 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

9 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

8 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

8 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

October 29, 2020
Open Dates: Wilson Area HS

Wilson Area (4A) is looking for an opponent either Friday, October 30th or Saturday, October 31st. If interested, email Head Coach Chris Labatch at clabatch@wilsonareasd.org

October 26, 2020
Easton prevails 21-14 over Northampton

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

NORTHAMPTON, Pa. – For the second straight week Northampton allowed their opponent to score first, but this time the Konkrete Kids couldn’t pull off the win in the end. Easton and Northampton battled, but the Rovers prevailed with a 21-14 win at Al Erdosy Stadium on Friday night in an EPC football game.

With the win, Easton improved to 2-2 and snapped a two-game losing streak. The loss dropped Northampton to 1-3 this fall.

The opening score of the contest came with just over five minutes left in the first quarter when Nahjee Adams broke a few tacklers and found the endzone on an 11-yard rushing touchdown. That score snapped a stretch of six quarters of play without any points for the Rovers.

Adams was the key to Easton’s road win. The running back totaled 294 all-purpose yards and one touchdown.

With less than one minute left in the opening frame, Northampton tied the game. Isaiah Harris capped off 10-play, 67-yard drive with a 3-yard rushing score.

With just a few seconds left in the first half, the game was still tied at seven. The Konkrete Kids attempted a 38-yard field goal, but it was blocked by the Rovers. Easton appeared to have recovered and returned it for a touchdown. However, the officials whistled the play dead. Further discussions between the officials did not change the call and the scored remained tied at the half.

The lone score in the third quarter came via the passing game for Easton. Cole Transue connected with Kyle Evancho on a 13-yard pass, which provided the Rovers their first lead of the contest.

With five minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the special teams unit for Easton came up big again. Marcus Williams received a Northampton punt, spun out of a tackle, and raced down the sideline for an 81-yard touchdown. Easton now held a 21-7 advantage.

Northampton tried to stage a comeback, however, Joe Kerbacher led the Konkrete Kids down the field on their next drive and tossed it up to Cooper King in the endzone for a 15-yard passing touchdown, which cut it to 21-14 with 2:48 left.

Easton’s rushing attack, which piloted the offense all night, helped seal the win. The Rovers ran out the clock and earned the road victory. As a team, Easton amassed 327 yards on the ground.

Northampton’s Kerbacher finished 19-37 with 193 passing yards and one touchdown. The Konkrete Kids ran 20 more offensive plays than the Rovers in the loss.

“I think the guys performed much better than we did last week,” Easton head coach Jeff Braido said. “We got some things going on offense. We still made a few mistakes on offense that we can fix, but we drove the ball. Our defense once again was outstanding, and our special teams were outstanding. You are going to need all phases of the game when we play next week.”

The Rovers are set to visit Nazareth on Friday for their regular-season finale while the K-Kids are scheduled to meet Whitehall for their final contest of the 2020 regular season.

Friday, September 23, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final

Easton Area 7 0 7 7 21

Northampton 7 0 0 7 14

1st quarter
Easton: Adams, Nahjee 11 run (Heinemeyer, Jaxon kick)

Northampton: Harris, Isaiah 3 run (Reinhard, Aidan kick)

3rd quarter

Easton: Evancho, Kyle 13 pass from Transue, Cole (Heinemeyer, Jaxon kick)

4th quarter

Easton: Williams, Marcus 81 punt return (Heinemeyer, Jaxon kick)

Northampton: King, Cooper 15 pass from Kerbacher, Joe (Reinhard, Aidan kick)

October 24, 2020
Shenandoah Valley gets first win since 2017, beats Columbia-Montour Area Vo-Tech School 37-34

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

SHENANDOAH – Breaking a long losing streak usually doesn’t come easily, and that was certainly the case for Shenandoah Valley on Tuesday night.

The Blue Devils, winless on the season at 0-6 and without a win since 2017, took on the winless Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech Rams (0-5) and managed to hold off a furious fourth quarter comeback by the Rams and snap the program’s 34-game losing streak with a 37-34 win.

“Our kids played hard, they handled some adversity, our offensive line dominated the game, and Owen Kosar is a great playmaker and an excellent athlete,” said Shenandoah Valley coach Ed Moran. “He was one of the best players on the field tonight. I’m just so proud of these kids. They’ve been through a lot of struggles and they’ve kept practicing and playing, so I’m just thrilled for them.”

The win is the first for Shenandoah Valley in more than three years – since September 8, 2017, a 38-0 win over Kutztown. The Blue Devils pulled it off with ball control and by limiting mistakes. They held the ball for exactly 10 minutes more than the Rams, 35:00-25:00, and also played turnover-free football, while CMVT committed two costly turnovers, one of which led to a Blue Devil touchdown late in the first half, which made it a two-score game at halftime as opposed to a four-point game.

Controlling the ball for longer and a fast start carried the Blue Devils and gave them enough of a cushion to withstand the Rams’ late fury. Shenandoah Valley scored on its first three possessions of the game, all in the first quarter, holding the ball for 8:54 of the opening quarter, and running 17 plays to just six for the Rams. That would be a harbinger of what was to come, as the Blue Devils ran 65 offensive plays in the game, not including kneel-downs, to just 34 for CMVT.

The Blue Devils got a 35-yard touchdown run from Brian Dunne on their third play from scrimmage and went up 8-0. CMVT then struck right back with a 44-yard touchdown run by Jake Shotwell, which would be the first of three for him on the night.

Shenandoah Valley then scored on its next two drives to open up a 22-6 lead as Dunne found the end zone for a second time to cap a nine-play, 70-yard drive, and then Owen Kosar finished a 71-yard drive with a one-yard run, which followed a 45-yard gain on the first play of the drive.

The Rams then struck on each of their next two drives, getting a pair of touchdown passes. First, Seth Shoemaker found Chase Koncsler for a 22-yard touchdown reception, and then Koncsler moved to quarterback and found Shane Tomlinson deep for a 66-yard stroke, cutting the Blue Devil lead to 22-18 with still over eight minutes left in the second quarter.

But the Rams turned the ball over on their next two possessions, fumbling away a snap and then Shoemaker throwing an interception that was returned to the Ram 12-yard line, which led to the Blue Devils adding another touchdown before the end of the half as Kosar went in from three yards out on a 4th-and-1 play.

“We let them drive the ball in the first quarter, put up some scores on us, and then started to see we could play with them, and then we rose up our intensity on defense,” said CMVT coach Mark Varner. “I thought we outplayed them in the second, third and fourth quarters, but we just weren’t ready to play off the bus. We had two bad plays, the quarterback exchange fumble and the interception, and they were really our only two bad plays.”

“When you have three seniors on the team and are basically playing a team of sophomores, they haven’t learned how to travel yet, how to tunnel that intensity that they need from the time they get on the bus, travel and get off the bus. There’s something to learn doing that and they’re young 14 and 15-year-old kids that haven’t learned yet that the intensity needs to come as soon as they get off the bus. It’s not something they can just call up. It’s a process that’s learned and trying to explain it to a 14 or 15-year-old can be tough.”

The slow start unfortunately squandered a 200-yard rushing performance by Shotwell, who almost single-handedly got the Rams back in the game in the fourth quarter. With CMVT trailing 37-18 after Shenandoah Valley scored their fifth touchdown of the game with 10:37 left in the fourth quarter, the Rams took possession at the Blue Devil 35-yard line after a 37-yard kickoff return by Tommy Bond. Shotwell then ripped off runs of 15 and 18 yards, the latter for a touchdown to pull the Rams within 11 at 37-26 with 9:09 remaining.

But Shenandoah Valley then put together an 11-play drive that was eventually stopped on downs, but not before burning over six minutes off the clock, and giving the Rams the ball back at their own 34 with 2:49 remaining.

Shotwell took over on that drive, getting gains for 28, 40 and 24 yards on three of the drive’s four plays, the final one going for his third score of the game to make it 37-34 after a two-point conversion with 1:56 remaining.

“Shotwell is a good back, he runs downhill and he runs hard,” said Moran. “I was at Panther Valley last year and he beat Panther Valley last year.”

However, the Blue Devils were able to run out the clock by gaining a pair of first downs on their next drive, which were the final two of 23 first downs on the evening – 12 more than the Rams.

“We just ran behind our two big seniors on the offensive line at the end,” said Moran. “They paved the way for us all night and we just said we were going to go right behind them to close it out.”

Shenandoah Valley 37, CMVT 34
CMVT (0-6)                        6 12 0 16 – 34
Shenandoah Valley (1-6) 22 8 0   7 – 37

First quarter
10:42 – (SV) Brian Dunne 35-yard run (Dunne run), 3-65, 1:18
9:47 – (VT) Jake Shotwell 44-yard run (run failed), 2-47, :55
4:17 – (SV) Brian Dunne 3-yard run (Kosar run), 9-70, 5:30
:09 – (SV) Owen Kosar 1-yard run (kick failed), 5-71, 2:06

Second quarter
11:43 – (VT) Chase Koncsler 22-yard pass from Seth Shoemaker (run failed), 2-31, :17
8:06 – (VT) Shane Tomlinson 66-yard pass from Chase Koncsler (pass failed), 3-63, 1:00
2:03 – (SV) Owen Kosar 3-yard run Dunne run), 5-12, 1:47

Fourth quarter
10:37 – (SV) Hunter Teter 1-yard run (Kosar kick), 9-55, 4:51
9:09 – (VT) Jake Shotwell 18-yard run (DiAgostino run), 3-35, 1:28
1:56 – (VT) Jake Shotwell 24-yard run (Shoemaker run), 4-66, :53

Statistics
                                                      VT                            SV
First downs                                    11                             23
Rushes-net yards                       24-205                     50-296
Passing yardage                          112                           102
Passing                                     3-10-2-1                   8-17-0-0
Fumbles-lost                                1-1                            1-0
Penalties-yards                           5-30                         12-94

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: CMVT: Jake Shotwell (16-200-3), Seth Shoemaker (6-1), Dante DiAgostino (2-4); Shenandoah Valley: Hunter Teter (22-118-1), Owen Kosar (15-92-2), Brian Dunne (11-88-2), TEAM (2-(-2))
PASSING: CMVT: Seth Shoemaker (2-7-34-1-1), Chase Koncsler (1-3-78-1-0); Shenandoah Valley: Owen Kosar (8-17-102-0-0)
RECEIVING: CMVT: Chase Koncsler (2-34-1), Shane Tomlinson (1-66-1); Shenandoah Valley: Tyler Harris (4-56), Aaryn Nickerson (3-33), Zachary Slater (1-13)

October 24, 2020
District 11 Top Returning Players WEEK 6 2020

by Duke Helm

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 6):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Ben Terry of Mahanoy Area led the District last week with his 248 yards rushing and 3 td’s scored in their win over Nativity. Terry has rushed for 705 yards and scored 15 td’s this season and now has 25 career td’s. Qb Justin Holmes of Northwestern rushed for 243 yards and a td in their win over Salisbury. Nick Henry, also from Northwestern, scored 3 td’s in the game and is now a member of the “40 td” club. Henry has 41 career td’s. He joins former Tigers Harry Hall 59 (2012-15), Brett Snyder 51 (1992-95), Josh Snyder 49 (1994-97), and Cam Richardson 46 (2011-14). Chase Herb of Tri-Valley rushed for 215 yards for the 2nd week in a row and has scored 3 td’s in each of the 3 games Tri-Valley has played this season. Matt Frauen of Notre Dame leads the District with his 20 td’s and went over 2,000 yards rushing for his ND career. Frauen’s career totals have him with 2,021 yards rushing, 394 yards receiving, and 34 td’s scored. Isiah Rico of Parkland also went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career and now has 2,026 yards while scoring 26 td’s. Jacob Hoffman reached 25 career td’s and Mike Repsher of Northern Lehigh reached 20 career td’s. Also from Northern Lehigh, junior Matt Frame went over 1,000 yards rushing and is at 1,001 yards. Nate Curvey of Tamaqua also went over 1,000 yards and the senior is currently at 1,008 yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

Will Fish of East Stroudsburg South threw for 404 yards and 6 td’s in their win over Stroudsburg. His 404 yards is 2nd best at ESS behind only Jake Cirillo’s 462 yards that he threw vs Allen in 2016.  Cirillo also threw 6 td’s in that game which Fish tied last week. In the 2 games ESS has played, Fish has thrown for 718 yards while throwing for 11 td passes and 0 int’s. It also pushed him over 2,000 yards and 30 td passes for his career and is currently at 2,307 yards and 31 td passes. He’s the 3rd Cavalier to throw 30 or more td passes in a career. Cirillo threw 69 from 2013-16 and Robbie Moyer threw 57 from 2007-09.  Bryce Herb of Williams Valley inches closer to his dad’s record for career passing yards. Bryce is now within 44 yards of the school record. Herb leads the District with 1,481 yards passing.  Nazareth’s Matt Bugbee backed up the 269 yards that he threw last week vs Northampton by throwing for 266 yards in their win over Freedom. Bugbee has thrown for 840 yards and 6 td’s this season and is within 64 yards (936 career yards) of being on the chart. Dante Mahaffey of Saucon Valley is now on the chart for both rushing and passing. The junior has rushed for 1,132 yards and 24 td’s while throwing for 1,949 yards and 23 td passes so far in his career. Quintin Stephens of Salisbury threw for 249 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to Northwestern. He now has 30 career td passes. Stephens is only the 3rd Falcon to throw for 30 or more td’s in their career. Tevon Weber threw 53 td’s from (2013-15) and Kyle McFarland threw 44 td’s from 2004-06. Collin Quintano of Notre Dame threw for 259 yards and a td in their win over Palisades. The junior has thrown 20 td’s in his career. Sophomore Mason Kroh of Pine Grove subbing for Josh Leidinger threw for 181 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Panther Valley.

RECEIVERS:

Chad Parton of Salisbury caught 11 passes for 174 yards and 2 td’s vs Northwestern last week. His 11 catches are 2 short of the school record of 13 that Jake Remmel had vs Northern Lehigh in 2006. At the time, Remmel broke my 25-year-old league record of 12 catches that I had vs Bangor in 1981. Remmel actually had 2 other catches called back in that game because of penalties. Saucon Valley’s Taylor Kreitz would tie Remmel’s record when he caught 13 passes vs Pen Argyl in 2008. And Wilson’s Zach Bogoly also tied the record when he caught 13 passes vs Saucon Valley in 2012. Christian Sapp of ES South caught 8 passes for 174 yards and 2 td’s vs Stroudsburg to break both the career reception and reception yardage record at ESS. Sapp joined the “100 catch” club in the process with his 103 career catches. He is closing in on 2,000 yards for his career and currently has 1,879 yards to go along with his 25 career td catches. Dan Cason held the old records when he caught 97 passes for 1,784 yards from 2008-09. Cason still holds the career td catch record with 30. Zack Hunsicker of Lehighton needs 1 more catch to join the “100 catch” club and Parton needs 4 more catches to join. Jaiden Cabrera of Nazareth went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career and now has 1,061 yards. Gabe Davis of Minersville currently has 1,358 yards receiving for his career. He’s 1 yard behind school record holder Bryce Ellinger who had 1,359 yards receiving from 2016-18.  Shea Morgan of Pine Grove caught 4 passes for 114 yards and 3 td’s vs Panther Valley. Morgan leads the District with 37 catches for 652 yards and is 2nd with his 9 td grabs.

KICKERS:

In the same game last week, Sander Sahaydak of Liberty kicked a 46-yard field goal and Aidan Reinhard of Northampton kicked a 43-yard field goal. Sahaydak holds the Liberty school record with his 53 yarder last year and Mark Lilly holds the Northampton record with a 47 yarder vs Dieruff in 1993.

History:

In 1973, Central Catholic, down 18 points entering the 4th quarter vs Bethlehem Catholic, scored 19 points in the 4th to pull out a 33-32 win. Dan Kendra Jr completed 16 of 26 passes for 205 yards and a td. Kendra would also rush for 63 yards and 3 td’s. Jeff McGeehin would haul in 7 of those passes for 96 yards and a td. This was their last game played in a Viking uniform. Kendra would throw for 5,003 yards and 40 td’s in his career. McGeehin would catch 144 passes for 2,377 yards and 29 td’s in his career. All of McGeehen’s totals were District 11 records at the time. Kendra was the first qb to throw for 5,000 yards in District 11. He would be the 2nd qb in the District to throw for 40 career td’s. The first to throw 40 td’s was another Allentown School District player that played at the same time (1971-73) as Kendra. Mark Smith of Allen would throw for his 40th and 41st career td passes a week earlier. Smith would then throw 2 more vs Dieruff to end with 43 career td passes. Smith threw for 3,682 yards in his career. Kendra went on to be a 4-year starter for Bobby Bowden at West Virginia and then sign as a free agent with the Los Angeles Rams. He would end up playing in the Canadian Football League. Smith went to Brown University. McGeehin went to Villanova and played both football and basketball for the Wildcats. He scored 1,338 points for the Central basketball team. McGeehin’s competition for the District records also came from an Allen player. Bob Frederick caught 138 passes for 1,871 yards and 22 td’s from 1971-73. Frederick would also join McGeehin and play for Villanova. Back to CC/BECA game a little known sophomore for BECA named Mike Guman would rush for 43 yards, catch an 84-yard td pass, and catch two 2-point conversions. Guman would go on to play for Penn State and then play 8 plus years for the Los Angeles Rams.

Follow up: Sophomore Cade Christopher of Northwestern caught 2 passes vs Salisbury but neither went for a touchdown. So Christopher and Art Ruth of Jim Thorpe remain tied with 6 consecutive catches going for td’s.

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (3), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

5 (4), 4 (5) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (3), 4 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

4 (3) Nate Curvey (Tamaqua)

4 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

4 (3) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

4 (4) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

4 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

4 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (5) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

251 (3) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

248 (6) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

243 (6) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

237 (3), 229 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

233 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

227 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

215 (5), 215 (6) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

213 (3) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

203 (4) Louie Clouser (Panther Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

404 (6), 315 (4) Will Fish (ES South)

398 (4), 296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) *School Record*

370 (1), 349 (5), 267 (2), 264 (4) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

322 (2), 308 (5), 293 (4), 246 (3) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

321 (4), 259 (6), 223 (3), 208 (1), 203 (5) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

269 (5), 266 (6) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

264 (3), 262 (4), 213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) *School Record*

262 (5), 206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

258 (4) Noah Fathy (ES North)  *School Record*

249 (6) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

247 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

232 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

226 (5) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

216 (3) Gavin Amerman (Pen Argyl)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6(1), 5 (4) Will Fish (ES South) *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (4) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 5 (5), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

4 (3) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

4 (5) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

4 (6) Mason Kroh (Pine Grove)

Single Game Receptions (10)

11 (6) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

197 (4) Silas Otero (ES North)  *School Record*

189 (5) Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth)

185 (4), 165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

174 (6) Christian Sapp (ES South)

174 (6), 169 (3) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

172 (2), 150 (4) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

146 (4) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

145 (3) Raeff DiCello (Pottsville)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

143 (5) Ty Csencsits (Saucon Valley)

142 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

3 (3) Damon Simpson (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

Field Goals (40 yards)

46 (6), 41 (5) Sander Sahaydak (Liberty)

43 (6) Aidan Reinhard (Northampton)

41 (3) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

41 (4) Nick Paredes (ES North)

40 (5) Kevin Duffy (Stroudsburg)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (550)

900 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

866 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

705 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

657 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

624 Louie Clouser (Panther Valley) sr

620 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

588 Jacob Hoffman (Nativity) sr

587 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) jr

574 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

571 Cole Serfass (Palmerton) soph

Touchdowns (12)

20 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

15 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

14 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

12 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

12 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

Passing Yards (800)

1481 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

1350 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

1262 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

1175 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

1037 Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) sr

842 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

841 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

840 Matt Bugbee (Nazareth) sr

Touchdown Passes (10)

17 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

15 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

12 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

11 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

11 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

11 Will Fish (ES South) sr

11 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

10 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

Receptions (24)

37 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

34 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

29 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

27 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

26 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

25 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

24 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) sr

24 Izzy Rodriguez (Notre Dame) sr

Reception Yardage (400)

652 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

599 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

556 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

541 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

475 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

422 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

410 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

Reception Touchdowns (7)

12 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

9 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

7 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

7 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

October 22, 2020
Northampton Downs Liberty for first win of the season

NORTHAMPTON, Pa. – Northampton started slow, but then began to roll in a 38-10 win over Liberty in an EPC football game on Friday night at Al Erdosy Stadium. The victory was the first for the Konkrete Kids this season as they improved to 1-2. The Hurricanes dropped to 0-3 with the loss.

Liberty took the opening drive of the game down the field for a touchdown to grab an early 7-0 lead, but Northampton responded in a big way. The Konkrete Kids came back with a touchdown of their own on their first drive but outscored their opponent 38-3 the rest of the game following that opening score by the Hurricanes.

The opening sequence by Liberty took just three plays as Jaiden Canada’s nice cutback run for 47 yards gave the Hurricanes a quick score and early boost. That did not last long, however, as Northampton’s Michael Cruz found the end zone with a 10-yard rushing score for the hosts to tie the game at seven.

From there Northampton’s run game found a rhythm and was instrumental in the win. Michael Cruz led the way with 110 rushing yards on 15 carries and three touchdowns. As a team, the Konkrete Kids amassed 324 yards on the ground. Owen Baker complimented Cruz’s carries with 12 touches of his own for 97 yards.

Following Cruz’s game-tying touchdown in the opening period, Northampton grabbed the lead later that frame when quarterback Joe Kerbacher scampered 48 yards on a keeper to paydirt. The K-Kids led 13-7 after a missed two-point conversion.

Another Cruz touchdown started the scoring in the second period, which grew the hosts’ lead to 21-7. Liberty scored right before half for their final points of the evening. Penn State commit Sander Sahaydak connected on a 46-yard field goal, which made it 21-10 at half time.

Sahaydak missed a 50-yard field goal attempt later in the game.

Northampton joined the special teams scoring as well. In the second half, Aiden Reinhard converted a 43-yard field goal, which grew the team’s lead to 24-10 in the third quarter.

The final scoring play of the game came via Northampton’s defense. Baker intercepted a Liberty pass attempt and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown.

The K-Kids’ defense limited Liberty’s offense in the contest. The Hurricanes threw two interceptions, had 152 rushing yards, and just 92 yards passing. Canada totaled 100 rushing yards for Liberty on 10 carries, most of which came on that aforementioned 47-yard touchdown run.

Northampton remains home to host Easton on Friday while Liberty hosts Nazareth at BASD Stadium. Both games are slated for 7 p.m. starts.

October 17, 2020
District 11 Top Returning Players WEEK 5 2020

By Duke Helm

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 5):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Mason Smeland of Palisades rushed for 229 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Bangor. Smeland upped his season totals to 870 yards and 14 td’s. Matt Frauen of Notre Dame leads the District with 18 td’s. Chase Herb of Tri-Valley rushed for 215 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Mahanoy Area. Herb has scored 6 td’s in 2 games. Brandon Camire of Emmaus rushed for 142 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Dieruff. Camire has scored 9 td’s in 2 games this season and earns him a spot in the “40 td” club. Camire has 42 career td’s. Jaden Bowens of PM West rushed for 233 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over ES North. Conner Goehring of Schuylkill Haven joins the chart after his 177 yards and 4 td’s vs Shenandoah Valley. The sophomore has rushed for 1,024 yards and scored 20 td’s in his career. Junior Josh Chowansky of North Schuylkill also joins the chart with his 1,060 career rushing yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

Three quarterbacks went over 2,000 yards passing in their career last week. Josh Leininger of Pine Grove has 2,126 yards, Collin Quintano of Notre Dame has 2,068 yards, and Cody Miller of Nativity has 2,059 yards. Leininger (1,037) and Quintano (1,091) also went over 1,000 yards for the season. Leininger is a senior, while Quintano and Miller are both juniors. Junior Justin Holmes of Northwestern threw for 262 yards and 3 td’s while also rushing for 152 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Palmerton. Another junior, Cayden Stem of Wilson also threw for over 200 yards and rushed for over 100 yards last week.  Stem threw for 226 yards and 3 td’s and rushed for 101 yards in their loss to Northern Lehigh. In the process Stem went over the 2,500-yard career mark (2,549) and has thrown 30 career td passes.  Bryce Herb of Williams Valley threw for 308 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Panther Valley. Herb has thrown for a District leading 1,336 yards and is second in the District with his 15 td passes. With his 5 td passes last week, he breaks the career record of 53 that Levi Engle set from 2015-18. Herb now has 57 career td passes. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw for 349 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Marian. Hall went over 1,000 yards for the season and the junior now has 1,262 yards to go along with a District leading 17 td passes. Rich Fronheiser of Lehighton also went over 1,000 yards for the season and now has 1,026 yards. Nazareth’s Matt Bugbee threw for 269 yards and a td in their win over Northampton. Dante Mahaffey of Saucon Valley threw for 247 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Southern Lehigh. Quinn Wentling of Whitehall threw for 232 yards and a td in their loss to Parkland which put him over 1,000 yards for his career and onto the chart. Quintin Stephens of Salisbury passes for 163 yards and 4 td’s while rushing for 173 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Pen Argyl. Jared Richardson of Bethlehem Catholic threw for 189 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Liberty.

RECEIVERS:

Jaiden Cabrera of Nazareth caught 9 passes for 189 yards and a td vs Northampton. Jesse Engle of Williams Valley caught 7 passes for 142 yards and 3 td’s vs Panther Valley. He has caught 29 passes for 556 yards and 12 td’s this season. Engle broke the school career td reception record with his 33. Jake Wolfgang caught 31 td passes from 2015-17. Gabe Davis of Minersville broke the school record tie with Bryce Ellinger for career receptions last week vs Nativity. Davis now has 85 career receptions for 1,328 yards and 13 td’s. He needs 22 yards to break Ellinger’s career record mark of 1,359 yards. Justin Rodda of Northwestern has tied Cam Richardson’s school career td catch record as each of them has caught 23 in their careers. Shea Morgan of Pine Grove is atop the District leaderboard with his 33 receptions this season. Morgan’s 538 yards this season has him second in the District behind Engle’s 556 yards. Ty Csencits of Saucon Valley caught 7 passes for 143 yards and a td vs Southern Lehigh. Bryce Hensley of Blue Mountain is on the chart and just above his teammate Gavin Bartholomew. Hensley has caught 39 passes for 666 yards and 7 td’s in his career, while Bartholomew has caught 33 passes for 658 yards and 7 td’s. Bartholomew played quarterback last week in a win over Tamaqua and threw for 160 yards and tossed a td pass to Hensley. Izzy Rodriguez of Notre Dame and Hunter Crum of Lehighton also join the chart with their 509 and 503 career reception yards, respectively.

History:

Sophomore Cade Christopher of Northwestern has 6 receptions this year for 289 yards (48.2 avg.) with all 6 going for touchdowns. Back in 1960 at Jim Thorpe, Art Guth was moved from guard to tight end in the 7th game of the season vs Summit Hill. Guth caught 4 passes from Johnny Hydro for 126 yards with all 4 going for td’s. In their 8th and final game of the season, Guth’s first 2 catches vs Lansford also went for td’s giving him 6 consecutive catches going for a td.

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (3), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

5 (4), 4 (5) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (3), 4 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

4 (3) Nate Curvey (Tamaqua)

4 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

4 (3) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

4 (4) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

4 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

4 (5) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

4 (5) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

251 (3) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

237 (3), 229 (5) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

233 (5) Jaden Bowens (PM West)

227 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

215 (5) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

213 (3) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

203 (4) Louie Clouser (Panther Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

398 (4), 296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *School Record*

370 (1), 349 (5), 267 (2), 264 (4) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

322 (2), 308 (5), 293 (4), 246 (3) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

321 (4), 223 (3), 208 (1), 203 (5) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

314 (4) Will Fish (ES South)

269 (5) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

264 (3), 262 (4), 213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

262 (5), 206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

252 (4) Noah Fathy (ES North)

247 (5) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

232 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

226 (5) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

216 (3) Gavin Amerman (Pen Argyl)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1), 4 (4) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 5 (5), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

5 (4) Will Fish (ES South)

5 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

4 (3) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

4 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

4 (5) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

189 (5) Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth)

185 (4), 165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

172 (2), 150 (4) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

171 (4) Silas Otero (ES North)  *School Record*

169 (3) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

146 (4) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

145 (3) Raeff DiCello (Pottsville)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

143 (5) Ty Csencits (Saucon Valley)

142 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

3 (3) Damon Simpson (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

3 (5) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

Field Goals (40 yards)

41 (3) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

41 (5) Sander Sahaydak (Liberty)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (450)

870 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

747 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

621 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

587 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) jr

468 Bobby Walchak (Pottsville) sr

457 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

450 Nate Curvey (Tamaqua) sr

Touchdowns (10)

18 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

14 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

12 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

12 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

12 Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven) soph

10 Bobby Walchak (Pottsville) sr

Passing Yards (700)

1336 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

1262 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

1091 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

1037 Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) sr

1026 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

790 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

775 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

Touchdown Passes (8)

17 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

15 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

11 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

11 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) jr

11 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

10 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

8 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) sr

Receptions (18)

33 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

29 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

29 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

22 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

21 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

21 Hunter Crum (Lehighton) jr

20 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) jr

20 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

19 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) sr

19 Izzy Rodriguez (Notre Dame) sr

Reception Yardage (350)

556 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

538 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

508 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

475 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

371 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

Reception Touchdowns (6)

12 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

7 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

6 Bryce Hensley (Blue Mountain) sr

October 15, 2020
Northwestern pulls away, beats Palmerton 57-28

PALMERTON, Pa. – Following a back-and-forth first half, Northwestern took off in the second half and cruised to a 57-28 win over Palmerton in a Colonial League football game on Friday night at Bomber Stadium. The win improved the Tigers to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in league play while the loss dropped the Blue Bombers to 1-2 this season.

The hosts jumped out to a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter, but Northwestern responded a few minutes later to tie it at 7. Northwestern grabbed the 14-7 lead before the end of the opening quarter and never gave it back. Palmerton cut the deficit to 36-21 midway through the third quarter, but Northwestern outscored the Bombers 21-7 the rest of the way to secure the victory.

The Tigers’ offensive attack was led by quarterback Justin Holmes who finished with 400 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns. He recorded four scores on the ground and three through the passing game.

Holmes spread the wealth to the plethora of weapons Northwestern’s offense features this season. Justin Rodda compiled 149 receiving yards on five catches. He finished with one receiving touchdown and one rushing touchdown.

Sophomore wide receiver Cade Christopher had two catches for 89 yards, both of which went for touchdowns, which has been the norm for the underclassmen this fall. He has six receptions this season and all have been touchdowns.

Christopher went in to play quarterback in the final stages of the game as well to help tack on more yards for the Northwestern offense, which finished with 530 total yards in the road victory.

The Blue Bombers were led by Cole Serfass, who amassed 156 rushing yards on 27 carries. Additionally, he had two rushing scores. He also threw for 61 yards as well.

Palmerton’s final score of the game came via a 63-yard breakaway run from Matthew Machalik. Lucas Heydt also had a physical eight-yard rushing touchdown in the contest.

The biggest swing in the game came in the second quarter. After the Bombers cut the deficit to 22-14 midway through the second period, the Tigers responded by scoring before halftime via a two-yard rushing touchdown by Holmes. Northwestern received the opening kick of the second half and cashed in with a 75-yard touchdown pass from Holmes to Rodda. Northwestern went on to score two more touchdowns in the third quarter.

Northwestern hits the road again to face Salisbury on Friday while Palmerton travels to battle Saucon Valley. Both games are set for 7 p.m. starts.

Northwestern 57, Palmerton 28
Northwestern 14 15 21 7 – 57
Palmerton 7 7 7 7 – 28

1st quarter
P – Serfass 7 run (Perloni kick)
NW – Rodda 40 run (Garrido kick)
NW – Holmes 8 run (Garrido kick)

2nd quarter
NW – Holmes 36 run (Henry run)
P – Serfass 3 run (Perloni kick)
NW – Holmes 2 run (Garrido kick)

3rd quarter
NW Rodda 75 pass from Holmes (Garrido kick)
P – Heydt 8 run (Perloni kick)
NW – Christopher 13 pass from Holmes (Garrido kick)
NW – Christopher 76 pass from Holmes (Garrido kick)

4th quarter
NW – Holmes 38 run (Garido kick)
P – Machalik 63 run (Perloni kick)

STATISTICS
NW P
First Downs 21 15
Rushing yds. 36-258 37-321
Passing yds 272 61
Total Offense 530 382
Passing 10-15-0 5-16-0
Punts 2-29 3-30
Fumbles (lost) 0-0 3-0
Penalties (yards) 4-40 3-40
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Northwestern: Holmes 16-127, Clymer 7-43, Rodda 3-33, Schaffhouser 2-25, Henry 4-22, Miller 2-7, Hildebrand 1-6, Sosnovik 1-(-5). Palmerton: Serfass 27-156, Heydt 8-89, Machali 1-63, Recker 1-13.
Passing: Northwestern – Holmes 6-15-0-272. Serfass 5-16-0-61.
Receiving: Northwestern – Rodda 5-149,Christopher 2-89, Wikert 2-24, Rader 1-10. Palmerton 3-57, Bartholomew 1-3, DeRossi 1-1.

October 10, 2020
District 11 Top Returning Players WEEK 4 2020

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Chase Herb of Tri-Valley and Mason Smeland of Palisades each went over 2,000 yards rushing in their careers last week. Herb playing in his first game this year rushed for 144 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Shenandoah Valley. Herb now has 2,101 yards for his career. Smeland rushed for 117 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Salisbury and now has 2,028 career yards. Brandon Camire of Emmaus rushed for 116 yards and 3 td’s and caught 2 passes for 62 yards and 2 more td’s in their win over Allen Thursday night.  Matt Frauen of Notre Dame rushed for 195 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Palmerton. Frauen leads the District with his 16 td’s this year and has scored 30 total for his ND career. Matt Russin of Freedom rushed for 133 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Northampton. Russin now has 21 career td’s. Ben Terry of Mahanoy Area joins the chart after he went over 1,000 yards rushing for his career with his 110 yards and 2 scores vs Williams Valley. Terry has scored 11 td’s this season and 21 for his career to go along with his 1,064 career rushing yards. Freshman qb Conner Schwalm of Minersville rushed for 149 yards and 4 td’s and threw for 177 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Panther Valley. In the same game, Panther Valley’s Louie Clouser rushed for 203 yards and 2 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Bryce Herb of Williams Valley threw for 293 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Mahanoy Area. Herb went over 1,000 yards passing on the season and 4,000 yards for his career. He now joins his dad (Paul) in the “4,000-yard” club. Herb currently has 4,033 career passing yards and 52 career td passes. Paul holds the school record with the 4,530 yards that he threw from 1981-84. They are the second father/son duo in District 11 to throw for over 4,000 yards each. Dan Kendra jr of Central Catholic threw for 5,003 yards from 1971-73 and his son Dan Kendra III who played at Bethlehem Catholic threw for 6,087 yards from 1991-94. Collin Quintano of Notre Dame threw for 321 yards and 3 td’s vs Palmerton to up his season totals to 888 yards and 9 td passes. Josh Leininger of Pine Grove threw for 262 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Blue Mountain. In their first game of the year, Easton’s Cole Transue threw for 160 yards in a 30-7 win over Liberty to go over 2,000 yards for his career. The junior has thrown for a career 2,023 yards and 14 td’s. Jake Hall of North Schuylkill threw for 264 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Jim Thorpe. Hall joins 3 other qb’s in making it onto the chart this week as all 4 went over 1,000 yards passing in their careers. Hall a junior, has 1,005 career passing yards. Jacob Moyer of Emmaus now has 1,008 yards. Pen Argyl’s Gavin Amerman has 1,045 yards and Lehighton’s Rich Fronheiser has thrown for 1,074 yards in his career. Fronheiser threw for a school-record 398 yards and 4 td passes in their win over Schuylkill Haven. Chris Whiteman held the old record when he threw for 380 yards in 2018 also against Haven. Joe Kerbacher of Northampton threw for 156 yards and 2 td passes in their loss to Freedom to become Northampton’s career td pass leader. Kerbacher has thrown 38 in his career surpassing Eric Spadt who threw 36 td passes from 1993-95.

RECEIVERS:

Christian Sapp of ES South caught 5 passes for 109 yards and 2 td’s vs PM West. Sapp now has 95 career catches for 1,704 yards and 23 td grabs. He’s closing in on 2 career school records (receptions and reception yardage). Dan Cason holds all the career receiving records at ES South. In 2 years (2008-09) Cason caught 97 passes for 1,784 yards and 30 td’s. He caught a td pass every 3.2 catches. Jesse Engle of Williams Valley caught another 2 td passes last week vs Mahanoy Area and now has 9 on the season and 30 for his career. Engle is one td catch short of the career record of 31 that Jake Wolfgang caught from 2015-17. He does however move ahead of Jason Grow who caught 29 td’s from 1987-90. Gabe Davis of Minersville upped his career totals to 80 catches for 1,280 yards and 13 td catches. He owns the career td reception record with his 13 so far. He’s tied with Bryce Ellinger for career catches with 80 catches. And he’s nearing another Ellinger record which is career receiving yards. Ellinger has 1,359 yards and Davis is 79 yards behind with 1,280 yards. Justin Rodda of Northwestern is within 1 td catch of tying Cam Richardson’s career td catch record of 23 that he set from 2012-14. Lehighton’s duo of Zack Hunsicker and Hunter Crum had huge nights vs Schuylkill Haven. Hunsicker caught 7 passes for 185 yards and 2 scores, and Crum caught 6 passes for 146 yards and 2 td’s. Hunsicker is tied with Shea Morgan of Pine Grove atop the District leaderboard with 27 catches apiece. I forgot to mention last week that Morgan went over 1,000 yards in his career and added to that total this past weekend and now has caught 80 passes for 1,189 yards and 10 td’s in his career.

History:

Back in 1987, the headline read; Like a new phone company MCI Sprint, Southern Lehigh’s Scott Baker is a long-distance performer. Baker, a 5-10 160 lb junior, scored 12 td’s which included distances of 90, 84, 81, 70, 68, and 62 yards in the first 9 games. He also had 5 td’s nullified because of penalties. He rushed for 526 yards on 100 carries and caught 10 passes for 145 yards. He averaged 35.3 yards on his 12 kick-off returns and 15.9 yards on 13 punt returns. He racked up 128 return yards on 4 interceptions. He averaged 10.5 yards every time he touched the ball.

Back in the 1966 Turkey day game between Emmaus and Whitehall, Emmaus punter John Fritch boomed a 73-yard punt. Well, who would have thought that a year later Fritch would boom another punt vs Whitehall with this one going 86 yards. The punt aided by the wind hit the Whitehall 40-yard line and rolled all the way down inside the 1-yard line.

What’s in a nickname. Also, back in 1966, a defensive back for Bethlehem Catholic had an appropriate one. Mark “chicken” Cacciatore.

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (3), 4 (1), 4 (4) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

5 (4) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (3) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

4 (3) Nate Curvey (Tamaqua)

4 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

4 (3) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

4 (4) Conner Schwalm (Minersville)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

251 (3) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

237 (3) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

227 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

213 (3) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

203 (4) Louie Clouser (Panther Valley)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

370 (1), 267 (2), 264 (4) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

322 (2), 293 (4), 246 (3) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

398 (4), 296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *School Record*

264 (3), 262 (4), 213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

321 (4), 223 (3), 208 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

216 (3) Gavin Amerman (Pen Argyl)

206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1), 4 (4) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

4 (3) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

172 (2), 150 (4) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

169 (3) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

185 (4), 165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

146 (4) Hunter Crum (Lehighton)

145 (3) Raeff DiCello (Pottsville)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

3 (3) Damon Simpson (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

41 (3) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (375)

652 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

641 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

482 Josh Chowansky (North Schuylkill) jr

398 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr

389 Nate Curvey (Tamaqua) sr

Touchdowns (9)

16 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) sr

11 Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area) sr1

10 Mason Smeland (Palisades) sr

9 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

Passing Yards (550)

1028 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

974 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

913 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

888 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

805 Josh Leininger (Pine Grove) sr

588 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

Touchdown Passes (7)

12 Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) jr

10 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) sr

10 Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) sr

9 Collin Quintano (Notre Dame) jr

8 Cody Miller (Nativity) jr

Receptions (15)

27 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

27 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

22 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

18 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

16 Hunter Crum (Lehighton) jr

16 Izzy Rodriguez (Notre Dame) sr

16 Nadir Sanders (Notre Dame) jr

15 Gabe Davis (Minersville) sr

15 Zack Gillen (Wilson) jr

15 Joe Galle (Notre Dame) sr

Reception Yardage (275)

485 Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton) sr

453 Shea Morgan (Pine Grove) sr

414 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

381 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

286 Keegan Brennan (Nativity) sr

276 Chad Parton (Salisbury) sr

Reception Touchdowns (5)

9 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) sr

6 Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill) sr

October 8, 2020
Southern Lehigh holds on for season-opening win

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

SLATINGTON, Pa. – Southern Lehigh held on for a 21-14 win over Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League football game at Bulldog Stadium on Friday night. The Spartans emerged victorious in their first contest of the 2020 campaign while the setback dropped NL to 0-2 this fall.

The duo of Jake Fauzio and Logan Shorb helped pilot the Spartans to victory in their first game of the season. Fauzio finished with 111 rushing yards on 20 carries. On defense, he also recorded two interceptions, including one in the final minutes to seal the win. Shorb notched 86 yards and one touchdown on the ground on 13 carries.

Additionally, Syncere Jackson tallied 44 rushing yards and a score on 11 carries.

Despite that robust rushing attack by the Spartans, their first score came via the passing game. Quarterback JC Rizzuto rolled out and connected with Tyler Houser on a five-yard touchdown. The Spartans led 7-0 after the first quarter.

Jackson’s rushing touchdown came just a few minutes into the action-packed second quarter, which put the visitors up 14-0. The Northern Lehigh offense had a response, however, as on the Bulldogs’ next drive Trevor Amorim on a reverse went 30 yards for the touchdown. After a missed extra point, the Spartans’ lead was cut to 14-6 with 9:09 left in the half.

Next Spartans’ possession, Shorb scored on as 12-yard carry to extend the lead to 21-6. Again, Northern Lehigh had an answer, just a few minutes later, less than two minutes before half the Bulldogs found the end zone. Dylan Smoyer hit Ethan Karpowich on an 11-yard passing touchdown. Mike Repsher ran in a successful two-point conversion, which made it 21-14 at the half.

Following a scoreless third quarter, the Bulldogs were driving in Southern Lehigh territory, looking for the game-tying score with 1:03 left in the game, but NL’s pass was tipped and intercepted by Fauzio. The turnover halted Northern Lehigh’s drive on SL’s 38-yard line and secure the win for the Spartans.

The Bulldogs finished with four turnovers in the loss.

NL will visit Wilson on Oct. 10 as they look for their first win of 2020. The Spartans are set to host Saucon Valley on Friday night.

October 3, 2020
Northampton falls to Freedom, 44-20

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

BETHLEHEM – Freedom was led by the running duo of Matty Russin and Deante Crawford. Russin rushed for 136 yards and Crawford added 113 yards. They combined for five touchdowns leading the Patriots over Northampton 44-20 Friday night at BASD Stadium.

Freedom didn’t waste any time scoring after the opening kickoff. Four plays later, Russin took the handoff and went 35-yards for the score. The Patriots led 7-0. Russin had two carries on the drive for 49 yards.

After a missed field goal by Northampton and a Patriot touchdown called back on the holding penalty, Russin broke free and went 53 yards and the score.

Northampton’s next possession they turned the ball over on downs at their 43. Russin capped off the seven-play drive with his third touchdown run of the quarter. With 36 seconds left in the quarter, Freedom led 21-0. Freedom got a safety when Braelin Moore tackled Joe Kerbacher in the end zone to make it 23-0 Patriots.

Freedom’s quarterback Brian Taylor went in from 48 yards out for his first varsity touchdown. With 55 seconds left in the half, the Patriots led 30-0.

Northampton finally got on the board. A scrambling Kerbacher found a wide-open Michael Cruz for a 61-yard touchdown pass. With 10:17 left in the third quarter, Freedom was ahead 30-6.

Kerbacher added another score for the Konkrete Kids. This time it was a nine-yard run with 2:41 left in the third quarter. Freedom maintained a healthy lead, 30-13.

Crawford extended Freedoms’ lead to 37-13. He went 18 yards for the score with 10:18 left in the game. Crawford added another rushing touchdown with 4:06 left in the game. The final score was Freedom 44, Northampton 13.

NOTES:

Northampton:

Next Week: The Konkrete Kids are on the road against Nazareth Area.

Top Performers: Quarterback Joe Kerbacher completed 16 of 28 for 155 yards and two touchdowns. He rushed for 63 yards and a score.

Freedom:

Next week: The Patriots play Easton Area.

Top Performers: In the first quarter Matty Russin rushed for 136 yards on ten carries and three touchdowns. Deante Crawford added 113 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns

October 3, 2020
District 11 Top Returning Players WEEK 3 2020

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 3): by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Mason Smeland of Palisades rushed 25 times for 237 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Northern Lehigh. He also caught a pass for a 17-yard touchdown.  Smeland has scored a total of 8 td’s this season while piling up 524 yards rushing on 75 carries. Matt Frauen of Notre Dame scored another 5 td’s in their win over Salisbury and now has 12 td’s this season. Frauen also carried the ball 25 times last week and netted 213 yards to up his season total to 457 yards. Sophomore Conner Goehring of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 251 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Panther Valley. Nate Curvey of Tamaqua rushed for 161 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Riverside. Ben Terry of Mahanoy Area scored 4 td’s in their win over Minersville to up his season total to 9 td’s. Terry’s teammates Ben Manley and Colm McGroarty each rushed for over 150 yards. Manley rushed for 171 yards and 2 td’s, while McGroarty rushed for 155 yards and a td.

QUARTERBACKS:

Sophomore qb Cole Serfass of Palmerton had an impressive debut as he rushed for 227 yards, scored 4 td’s, and threw a td pass in their win over Catasauqua.  Bryce Herb of Williams Valley threw for 246 yards and 2 td’s in a come from behind win over Nativity. Herb has thrown for 735 yards and 7 td’s so far this season. Josh Leininger of Pine Grove threw for a school-record 264 yards in their loss to Jim Thorpe. Brent Becher held the old school record when he threw for 262 yards vs Newport in 2008. Leininger also broke the single-game completion mark with his 16 vs JT. Matt Warner (2004 vs NL) and Nick Todero (2011 vs UD) each completed 13 passes in a game to hold the previous record. Cayden Stem of Wilson threw for 154 yards and 4td’s in their come from behind win over Pen Argyl. In the same game, Gavin Amerman of Pen Argyl threw for 216 yards and 3 td’s while also rushing for another 84 yards. Collin Quintano of Notre Dame threw for 223 yards and a td vs Salisbury

RECEIVERS:

Chad Parton of Salisbury caught 5 passes for 169 and 2 td’s vs Notre Dame last week. Raeff DiCello of Pottsville caught all 4 completions in their win over Lehighton for 145 yards and 2 td’s. Damon Simpson of Wilson caught 8 passes for 86 yards and 3 td’s last week vs Pen Argyl. His 3 td’s tie 7 other Warriors, for the school single-game record. Shea Morgan of Pine Grove and Zack Hunsicker of Lehighton have each caught 20 passes and 2 td’s this season. Morgan has 303 yards while Hunsicker is right behind with 300 yards. Jesse Engle of Williams Valley caught another 2 td passes last week vs Nativity and he now has 7 on the season and 28 for his career. Gabe Davis of Minersville caught a td pass last week setting a new career school record with 12. Bryce Ellinger held the old record when he caught 11 from 2016-18.

Kickers:

Matt Bugbee of Nazareth kicked his 19th and 20th career field goals in their win over Central Catholic. Bugbee also threw for 111 yards and a td.

The highest career total I currently have in the District is 22 field goals. Chris Rodriquez of Wilson kicked 22 field goals from 2007-09.

History:

Back in 1975, Tamaqua and Coaldale played in the first Alumni Thanksgiving Day game. A big crowd of 3,500 fans attended the game that was played at Panther Valley HS stadium. After early morning rains let up about an hour before kick-off, the teams battled in the mud with Tamaqua pulling out a 22-14 win. Glen Behr (class of 71) scored 2 td’s for Tamaqua and 1961 graduate Dale Titus caught a 2-point conversion. Tamaqua was coached by former Blue Raiders head coach Dick Jones and Coaldale was coached by former Coaldale and Shenandoah High coach Geno Poli.

On October 30th, 1965, an instant classic game was played between Panther Valley and Parkland. The lead changed 9 times including 5 times in the 4th quarter. At halftime, the teams were tied at 13-13. Panther Valley scored twice in the 3rd quarter to take a 25-13 lead into the 4th quarter. Parkland would score the first 2 td’s in the 4th to take the lead 27-25. PV would make it 31-27 and Parkland would score again on a 24-yard run by Mike Herb to take the lead 34-31. Mike Winsko of PV would score on a 6-yard run to make it 37-34. Parkland would then drive down to the 10-yard line before Al Marsteller fired a 10-yard td pass to Nevin DeLong for the 41-37 win. DeLong scored 3 td’s in the game for the Trojans while Frank Maholick scored 4 td’s for Panther Valley. There were only 4 completions in the entire game between the two teams and 3 of those 4 went for td’s. Delong had the 10 yarder to win it and Maholick caught 60 and 70 yard td passes from Paul Goida. Each team scored 6 td’s. The difference in the game was that Parkland converted 5 extra points while PV only converted 1.

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (3), 4 (1) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (3) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

4 (3) Nate Curvey (Tamaqua)

4 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

4 (3) Ben Terry (Mahanoy Area)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

251 (3) Conner Goehring (Schuylkill Haven)

237 (3) Mason Smeland (Palisades)

227 (3) Cole Serfass (Palmerton)

213 (3) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

370 (1), 267 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

322 (2), 246 (3) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)

264 (3), 213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

223 (3), 208 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

216 (3) Gavin Amerman (Pen Argyl)

206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

4 (3) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

172 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

169 (3) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

145 (3) Raeff DiCello (Pottsville)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

3 (3) Damon Simpson (Wilson)  *Ties School Record*

Field Goals (40 yards)

41 (3) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

October 1, 2020
National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter Week 3

Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 33 local high schools. Players are listed below:

Week 1 – Richard Fraunheiser, a quarterback from Lehighton, threw for 5 touchdowns and 340 yards in a win over Panther Valley 40-12.

Week 2 – Jayden Williams, a running back from Allentown Central Catholic, rushed 23 times for 207 yards and 2 touchdowns in a win over Whitehall 34-13.

Week 3 – Matt Frauen Jr., a running back from Notre Dame (Green Pond) High School, rushed for 220 yards and 5 touchdowns in a win over Salisbury 51-22.

September 29, 2020
Palmerton pulls away from Catty in season-opening win

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

PALMERTON, Pa. – After building a 14-0 lead and seeing it slip away in the first half, Palmerton rallied for 42 unanswered points to win 56-14 over Catasauqua in a Colonial League football game at Blue Bomber Stadium on Friday night to open their 2020 campaign. It was also the first contest of the season for the Rough Riders.

The Blue Bombers stormed out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and looked to take control of the home contest. The Rough Riders had an answer though in the form of a 14-0 scoring burst of their own, which knotted the game with 11:15 left in the second quarter. From there it was all Palmerton as the hosts rattled off six straight touchdowns to cruise to the victory.

Sophomore quarterback Cole Serfass piloted the Bombers in the season-opening victory. Serfass, who also is a contributor on defense, finished with 204 rushing yards on 20 carries, 20 passing yards, and five total touchdowns. He also recovered a fumble on defense in the second quarter, which led to one of his own rushing touchdowns a few plays later.

The Palmerton defense held Catty to 220 yards of offense, most of which came on one big scoring play for the Rough Riders. On the first play of the second quarter Catty’s Anthonie Hunsicker broke through the line and went 89-yards for the rushing touchdown. He scored both touchdowns for them on Friday night, as he also recorded a 35-yard rushing score late in the opening quarter. He finished with 141 rushing yards on eight carries.

Hunsicker also is a linebacker on defense and intercepted a Palmerton pass with 7:32 left in the second quarter when the Rough Riders trailed just 21-14. However, two plays later on offense Catty dropped the snap which led to the aforementioned fumble recovery by Palmerton’s Serfass.

The Rough Riders had four fumbles in Friday’s setback and lost two of them.

Palmerton’s senior kicker Jon Perloni went 8-8 on extra point attempts as the Blue Bombers offense kept him busy in their first outing of the shortened 2020 season. Palmerton punted only one time in the win.

Catasauqua will be on the road again next week to visit Pen Argyl on Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. Palmerton will travel for the first time this fall and visit Notre Dame Green Pond on Friday night at 7 p.m.

September 26, 2020
Mount Carmel tops Williams Valley 43-28

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

MOUNT CARMEL – There have been several negative things that have unfortunately come about in 2020, and for high school football fans, a delay to the start of the season has been just one small thing.

For the state’s winningest program, Mount Carmel, that delay was a little longer, as the start to this season was delayed an extra week-and-a-half. Yet, without those negatives, Tuesday’s matchup with Williams Valley, the first-ever meeting between these two very successful programs, likely wouldn’t have taken place.

But the few fans that were fortunate enough to get inside the gates of the famed Silver Bowl were treated to an outstanding high school football game between two of most successful programs in the state in recent years, and when it was over, Mount Carmel was able withstand a scrappy Vikings team with a potent passing game and defeat Williams Valley 43-28.

“I think we were all a little bit nervous. It’s tough to not know what you’re going to look like and know what you need to fix, so we all had a few butterflies but by game time, once we got that first contact and made the first play, I think that all went away and we were able to play a pretty solid game,” said Mount Carmel coach John Darrah.

“Our guys were waiting to get out here for a long time, we were shut down a few times but our guys did what we asked them to and remained mentally tough and I’m glad they were able to come out and get a win.”

The Red Tornadoes, who didn’t have any traditional scrimmages heading into their first game of the season on the unconventional Tuesday date, ran for 334 yards, and that combined with three turnovers generated by their defense was the difference in the game.”

“They have big guys up front and they can move. They have a lot of size and obviously know where the weight room is,” said Williams Valley coach Tim Savage. “The difference in playing Mount Carmel and other teams is their backs have a lot of dense muscle mass. They’re strong kids. There’s no sticking them where they stand and putting them down. They run through tackles.”

Despite the difference on the ground, the Vikings, a perennial Class A title contender in District 11 and the state, hung with the Red Tornadoes for much of the game. Only an interception return for a touchdown by Garrett Varano in the first half prevented it from being a tied game at halftime. Williams Valley outgained Mount Carmel 268-164 in the first half, as Bryce Herb threw for 196 of his 320 passing yards in the opening half, including an 84-yard touchdown to Jesse Engle with 4:31 left in the second quarter, the first of three on the night.

Herb completed 13-of-30 passes but was also picked off three times. Two of those interceptions went off the fingertips of the intended receivers, and one was an underthrow on the run, and Mount Carmel was able to turn those three turnovers into two touchdowns – the difference in the game.

“Bryce is better than that. He made a mistake on the one, and on another, Jesse was just gassed and the ball bounced up in the air (off his hands) and they got that pick and got the momentum,” said Savage. “Bryce was just a little snake bitten tonight but we’re going to clean it up and be much better going forward.”

Though their miscues were costly, if not for Herb and Engle’s work, the game likely wouldn’t have been as competitive. Earlier in the half, Herb and Engle had connected for a 41-yard reception, which keyed Williams Valley’s first scoring drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown run for Herb early in the second quarter, which tied the game 7-7.

But after a Mount Carmel punt, Herb was picked off by Varano, who returned it 52 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown, followed by a two-point conversion after Williams Valley got an illegal substitution penalty on the extra point.

After Engle’s long touchdown reception pulled the Vikings to within 15-13, Mount Carmel answered with an eight-play drive capped by Reed Witkoski’s four-yard touchdown with under a minute to play in the half to take a 22-13 halftime lead.

From there, the Red Tornadoes asserted their advantage up front as they ran for 193 of their rushing yards in the second half. An eight-play, 73-yard drive – all rushes – put Mount Carmel up 29-13 just over four minutes into the second half.

Williams Valley answered right back with a 61-yard drive of their own to pull within 29-21 on the second Herb-Engle touchdown connection on the night, this one an eight-yard catch.

But Herb was intercepted on Williams Valley’s next two drives, and Mount Carmel took advantage of the first, putting together a short drive of six straight rushes, capped by Julien Stellar’s seven-yard touchdown, which came on what appeared to be a quarterback sneak on a 4th-and-1 play to give Mount Carmel a 36-21 lead early in the fourth. Stellar, in his first game as the starting quarterback following the graduation of four-year starter Tom Reisinger, finished with 36 rushing and 32 passing yards.

“There were multiple situations where we kind of needed to score again to keep the game from getting too tight and really putting the pressure on us and it seemed like each time we needed it, we were able to make it happen,” said Darrah.

Not to be denied, the Vikings clawed back and overcame Herb’s third interception of the night – two of which were on throws that went off the fingertips of the intended receivers – and put together a nine-play, 66-yard drive on their next possession, capped by Herb’s third touchdown to Engle of the night, to make it 36-28 with just 2:45 to play.

That final catch of the game for Engle gave him a game-high 213 receiving yards, and it wasn’t due to a lack of good coverage from Mount Carmel as the all-state tight end hauled in multiple passes with Red Tornado defenders all over him.

“I give a lot of credit to their quarterback and receivers, especially Engle,” said Darrah. “They have very good receivers and the quarterback put the ball on the money. I think not having as many 7-on-7s in the summer and not being able to judge the ball a little bit better was a factor but our guys covered pretty well and I think they’ll get better with some reps and game experience.”

With it still just a one-score game, Mount Carmel rushing attack put the exclamation point on the opening-night victory as after recovering an onside kick, the Red Tornadoes needed just four plays to go 59 yards and put the game away with Stellar’s second touchdown run on the night, which followed a 29-yard pickup by Damon Dowkus and a 21-yard pickup by Tyler Owens. Both Dowkus and Owens went over the century mark, with Dowkus finishing with 114 and Owens with 125 rushing yards.

Mount Carmel 43, Williams Valley 28
Williams Valley (1-1)     0 13 8 7 – 28
Mount Carmel (1-0)      7 15 7 14 – 43

First quarter
2:42 – (MC) Damon Dowkus 14-yard run (Stellar kick), 10-88, 5:11

Second quarter
9:24 – (WV) Bryce Herb 1-yard run (Rafferty kick), 5-83, 2:56
6:22 – (MC) Garrett Varano 52-yard interception return (Stellar run)
4:31 – (WV) Jesse Engle 84-yard pass from Bryce Herb (pass failed), 3-81, 1:51
:52 – (MC) Reed Witkoski 4-yard run (Stellar kick), 8-59, 3:39

Third quarter
7:56 – (MC) Tyler Owens 11-yard run (Stellar kick), 8-73, 4:04
3:39 – (WV) Jesse Engle 8-yard pass from Bryce Herb (Engle pass from Herb), 9-61, 4:17

Fourth quarter
11:27 – (MC) Julien Stellar 7-yard run (Stellar kick), 6-53, 2:21
2:45 – (WV) Jesse Engle 5-yard pass from Bryce Herb (Rafferty kick), 9-66, 2:51
1:38 – (MC) Julien Stellar 2-yard run (Stellar kick), 4-59, 1:07

Statistics
WV MC
First downs                                    19                       17
Rushes-net yards                        29-102               44-334
Passing yardage                           320                     32
Passing                                     13-30-3-3            3-5-0-0
Fumbles-lost                                 1-0                     0-0
Penalties-yards                             6-39                 11-85

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Williams Valley: Hunter Wolfgang (16-62), Bryce Herb (7-23-1), Logan Williard (5-17), Jesse Engle (1-0); Mount Carmel: Damon Dowkus (14-114-1), Tyler Owens (11-125-1), Reed Witkoski (10-52-1), Julien Stellar (6-36-2), Garrett Varano (1-3), Michael Farronato (1-3), Jacob Zarski (1-1)
PASSING: Williams Valley: Bryce Herb (13-30-320-3-3), TEAM (0-1-0-0-0); Mount Carmel: Julien Stellar (3-5-32-0-0)
RECEIVING: Williams Valley: Jesse Engle (7-213-3), Brady Evans (2-73), Logan Williard (2-12), Tristan Jillard (1-14), Hunter Wolfgang (1-8); Mount Carmel: Damon Dowkus (1-20), Michael Balichick (1-9), Tyler Owens (1-3)

September 26, 2020
District 11 Notes (week 2):

By Duke Helms

RUNNINGBACKS:

Jayden Williams of Central Catholic rushed for 207 yards and scored 2 td’s in their win over Whitehall. That was the only EPC game played so far, this year. Matt Frauen of Notre Dame has scored 7 td’s in the first 2 games and now has 21 for his ND career. Mason Smeland of Palisades has averaged 25 carries a game in the first 2 weeks. He has 287 yards rushing and had a 90-yarder called back last week vs Wilson. Pottsville’s Bobby Walchak rushed for 63 yards last week to put him over 1,000 yards for his career. He now has 1,010 yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

I received the stats from North Schuylkill for weeks 1 and 2 and Jake Hall is now in the Spartans record book. Hall threw for 370 yards and 5 td’s in week 1 vs Mahanoy Area. Hall broke the single-game record that Bobby Moyer set in 1999 vs Tunkhannock when he threw for 330 yards. Hall also tied Moyer’s record of 5 td passes in a game. Moyer threw 5 td’s vs Shamokin in 1999. Moyer’s 1999 season saw him throw for a school-record 2,531 yards and 24 td passes. Bobby Grigas was able to break Moyer’s td pass record when he threw for 26 td’s in 2014. Getting back to Hall, he threw for 267 yards and 4 td’s last week in their win over Pine Grove. Hall a junior, has thrown for 637 yards and 9 td passes this year. Rich Fronheiser of Lehighton went over 200 yards passing for the second week in a row as he threw for 222 yards in a 20-14 loss to Tamaqua. Bryce Herb of Williams Valley threw for 322 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to Mount Carmel on Tuesday night. Four days earlier they defeated Shenandoah Valley as Herb threw for 167 yards and a td. Herb already holds the school single-game record when he threw for 336 yards last year vs Juniata. Josh Leininger of Pine Grove threw for 213 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to North Schuylkill. Cayden Stem of Wilson threw for 93 yards vs Palisades to go over 2,000 yards in his career. Stem a junior, upped his career total to 2,021 yards.

RECEIVERS:

Shea Morgan of Pine Grove caught a school-record 10 passes vs North Schuylkill last week. Shea broke the old record that Larry Zimmerman set when he caught 8 passes vs Halifax in 2009 as a sophomore. Shea’s 10 receptions were good for 172 yards and 2 td’s. The school record for receiving yardage in a game is held by Jacob Murray. Murray had 6 catches for 188 yards vs Upper Dauphin in 2008. Zimmerman would go on to become Pine Grove’s all-time receiver as he caught 104 passes for 1,900 yards and 27 reception td’s from 2009-2011. He’s also the school’s all-time interception leader with 16. Jesse Engle of Williams Valley caught 7 passes for 213 yards and 3 td’s vs Mount Carmel. His 213 yards fall 23 yards short of the school record. Jason Grow holds the record when he had 236 yards receiving vs Jim Thorpe in 1990. Engle has caught 66 passes for 1,485 yards and 26 td passes in his career. His 26 td grabs are 5 behind school record holder Jake Wolfgang. Wolfgang had 31 td grabs from 2015-2017. Grow still holds the records for career receptions and yardage and is second with his 29 td catches. He caught 150 passes for 2,747 yards from 1987-1990. Zack Hunsicker of Lehighton caught 8 passes for 165 yards and a td vs Tamaqua. He also caught 8 passes in week 1 giving him a total of 16 for the season. Justin Rodda of Northwestern caught 2 td passes vs Berks Catholic and is now within 2 td grabs of the school record. Cam Richardson holds the record with 23 that he caught from 2012-2014. Gabe Davis of Minersville caught 5 passes for 117 yards and a td in their loss to Pottsville. Davis is now tied for the school record for career td catches. Bryce Ellinger set the record when he caught 11 from 2016-18. Tanner Walacavage of North Schuylkill has 13 catches for 258 yards and 5 td grabs in the first 2 weeks of the season.

History:

On November 15th, 1969, at Maloney Field in Phillipsburg NJ, Dieruff coach Jeep Bednarik pulled his players off the field and escorted them to the locker room. The scoreboard read Phillipsburg 7, Dieruff 0 with eight minutes to go in the game. After Phillipsburg completed a pass just inside the Dieruff 30-yard line a fight erupted. Bednarik ordered his team to the locker room as the officials gathered to discuss the fight. The officials decided to throw out 2 Dieruff players and 1 Phillipsburg player. Phillipsburg head coach Mickey Frinzi ordered his players to the bench on the sidelines. Bednarik returned to the Phillipsburg bench shortly after with every intention of finishing the game, but the referee said the game is over and Phillipsburg wins by forfeit.  Bednarik said afterward he just wanted to calm his players down after the fight and mentioned that the entire game was a hard-hitting contest.

Let’s head back to the 70’s and see if you can guess who the top 13 teams with the best winning percentage from 1970 thru 1979 in the vast Morning Call area.

1) .725 Nazareth (74-28-2)

2) .722 Parkland (70-27-3)

3) .673 Stroudsburg (72-35-2)

4) .660 Pius X (62-32-9)

5) .657 Whitehall (67-35-3)

6) .650 Easton (67-36-5)

7) .647 Southern Lehigh (66-36-1)

8) .638 Phillipsburg (60-34-3)

9) .637 Catasauqua (65-37-1)

9) .637 Panther Valley (65-37-2)

11) .636 Pennridge (64-37-4)

12) .630 East Stroudsburg (63-37-4)

12) .626 Dieruff (62-37-4)

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

4 (1) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

207 (2) Jayden Williams (Central Catholic)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

370 (1), 267 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill) *School Record*

322 (2) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)

296 (1), 222 (2) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)

213 (2) Josh Leininger (Pine Grove)

208 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

206 (2) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1), 4 (2) Jake Hall (North Schuylkill)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)  *School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

213 (2) Jesse Engle (Williams Valley)

172 (2) Shea Morgan (Pine Grove)

165 (2) Zack Hunsicker (Lehighton)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)  *School Record*

3 (1) Tanner Walacavage (North Schuylkill)

September 25, 2020
Tamaqua outlasts Lehighton, moves to 2-0

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

TAMAQUA, Pa. – Both Lehighton and Tamaqua entered Saturday’s game with 1-0 records, when it was over the Blue Raiders left as the only team still undefeated. Tamaqua prevailed 20-14 over the Indians in a Schuylkill League showdown at Tamaqua Stadium on a seasonably cool Saturday afternoon.

Both teams battled in the opening quarter, but remained in a scoreless tie into the second period. The Blue Raiders struck first when senior quarterback Nate Wickersham ran for an 18-yard touchdown with 7:56 left in the half. The extra point attempt was blocked to make it 6-0.

Lehighton responded with a lengthy drive, but failed to get on the scoreboard when the Indians missed a 33-yard field goal with three minutes remaining in the period. That wouldn’t end their first-half scoring chances, however, as on the next Tamaqua possession Lehighton’s Brandon Kocher intercepted a Wickersham pass deep in Blue Raider territory.

The Lehighton offense capitalized on that short field and a few plays latter J.J. McDowell punched in a score from two yards out. Lehighton grabbed a 7-6 halftime lead.

In the second half, Nate Curvey began to take control for Tamaqua. The senior tailback had an 18-yard rushing touchdown with 7:23 left in the third quarter. A successful two-point conversion gave the hosts a 14-7 advantage midway through the period.

The quick-strike offense of Lehighton had an answer, however. A minute later Richard Fronheiser connected with Zachary Hunsicker for a 77-yard touchdown reception. The game was tied up with 6:18 left in the third quarter.

The Indians later in that quarter drove down the field with one minute left in the third period and attempted a 37-yard field goal to take the lead, but it was blocked. The score remained locked at 14 heading into the final quarter of play.

In the fourth quarter Tamaqua head coach Sam Bonner switched up the offensive philosophy and used Curvey as a lead blocker and gave Logan Hess the running back responsibilities. It worked wonders for the Blue Raiders as they matched down the field near the goal line. The drive stalled there and following a timeout, Tamaqua went to the passing game on a bootleg where Wickersham found Nate Gregoire for an eight-yard receiving touchdown. Tamaqua grabbed a 20-14 lead after a failed two-point conversion to earn the victory.

Tamaqua will face Riverside on Friday night for their next contest. Lehighton is scheduled to host Pottsville on Saturday at 6 p.m. for the Indians’ 2020 home opener.

September 19, 2020
District 11 Top Returning Players WEEK 1 2020

by Duke Helm

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 1):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Matt Frauen of Notre Dame rushed for 166 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Pine Grove. Nick Henry rushed for 119 yards and scored 2 td’s in their win over Palisades. Henry is nearing 40 career td’s and currently has 37 for his career. In the same game, Mason Smeland of Palisades rushed for 158 yards and scored 2 td’s. Smeland now has 21 career td’s. Jacob Hoffman of Nativity rushed for 100 yards in their win over Pottsville and in the process went over 1,000 yards for his career. Hoffman now has 1,047 yards. In the same game Pottsville’s Booby Walchak rushed for 136 yards and scored 3 td’s. Walchak needs 53 yards rushing to go over 1,000 yards in his career.

QUARTERBACKS:

Rich Fronheiser of Lehighton threw for 296 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Panther Valley. Lehighton’s passing stats were corrected, and the 296 yards is official. Chris Whiteman holds the school record when he threw 380 yards in a 35-34 loss to Schuylkill Haven in 2018. Fronheiser’s 5 td passes ties the school record that Brandon Williams established back in 2007 vs Marian ironically also the first game of the season. Junior, Cody Miller of Nativity threw for 162 yards and 4 td’s vs Pottsville. Dante McCoy and Brian Mellon share the td pass school record with 5 td passes each in a game. McCoy threw 5 against Cardinal Brennan in 2005 and Mellon threw 5 td’s vs Kutztown in 2011. Junior, Collin Quintano of Notre Dame threw for 208 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Pine Grove. Quintano went over 1,000 yards for his career and now has 1,185 yards. Davier Calcano of Jim Thorpe also went over 1,000 yards passing in his career with his 79 yards in their win over Marian. Calcano now has 1,054 yards. Josh Leininger of Pine Grove threw for 66 yards vs Palisades and his updated stats now have him with 1,155 career yards and is also on the chart.

RECEIVERS:

Keegan Brennan of Nativity caught 4 passes for 143 yards with all 4 going for td’s vs Pottsville. There are several former Green Wave receivers that caught 3 td’s in a game. As of right now reviewing some of files quickly, I have Jim Toomey being the first to have 3 in a game back in 1969 vs Lebanon Catholic. Tom Ferhat caught 3 vs CMVT in 2005 and Jeff Yordy caught 3 td’s in a game 4 times in 2014. Yordy holds Nativity’s single season and career records with his 17 td catches in 2014. Yordy was one of the 1-year wonder receivers as he caught 51 passes for a school record 1,045 yards and his 17 td grabs in his only year playing varsity football. One out every 3 passes Yordy caught went for a td. Paul Bandholz was the only other Green Wave receiver to go over 1,000 yards in a season when he caught 54 passes for 1,004 yards and 5 td’s in his junior year (1987). Bandholz went on to have a successful college career at ESU. Zack Hunsicker of Lehighton caught 8 passes for 94 yards and a td to go 1,000 yards for his career. Hunsicker has caught 73 passes for 1,061 yards and 8 td’s so far in his career. Teammate, junior Hunter Crum caught 7 passes for 91 yards and 2 td’s. Blue Mountain’s Gavin Bartholomew caught 3 passes for 110 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Schuylkill Haven.

History:

Bethlehem Catholic started football in 1926 and played football for only 5 years. Thirty-five years later in 1965 they started a program back up with former Lafayette head coach Jim McConloque as their head coach. McConloque would coach BECA for 2 seasons and move on to be an assistant at Lafayette in 1967. Unfortunately, McConloque would suffer a heart attack while coaching against Furman and die at the age of 53 years old.

Let’s head back to the 70’s and see if you can guess who the top 13 teams with the best winning percentage from 1970 thru 1979 in the vast Morning Call area. Answers will be here next week.

2020 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

4 (1) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (1) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

296 (1) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton)

208 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Rich Fronheiser (Lehighton) *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Cody Miller (Nativity)

Single Game Receptions (10)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

143 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) Keegan Brennan (Nativity) *School Record*

September 18, 2020
Lehighton unleashes early, cruises to opening victory

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

LANSFORD, Pa. – After a few-week delay to start the 2020 high school football season, the Lehighton offense was ready to go. The Indians jumped out to a 34-0 lead in the first half and cruised to a 40-12 victory over Panther Valley in the season opener for both Schuylkill League teams at Panther Valley Football Stadium on Friday night.

Senior quarterback Richard Fronheiser piloted the Lehighton offensive unit in the first two quarters, which was just his second varsity start. He tossed five touchdowns and threw for 340 yards. His tremendous start allowed him the opportunity to rest in the second half of the contest.

Fronheiser spread the ball around as well. Zack Hunsicker finished with nine catches for 98 yards and one score while Hunter Crum recorded six receptions for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Ian Rarick, and Ethan Buchert also notched receiving touchdowns in the victory.

The team’s lone second half score came via the run game as JJ McDowell had a five-yard rushing touchdown with just under nine minutes left in the third quarter to make it 40-6.

Panther Valley’s best drive, and the first one which resulted in points, came right before halftime. Louis Clouser set up the Panthers well with a 60-yard kick-off return. Then Panthers’ quarterback Michael Pascoe, in his first varsity start, ran the ball most of the ensuing drive and capped it off with a two-yard rush into the endzone with 97 seconds remaining in the opening half.

Pascoe took the bulk of the carries on that drive, but Clouser had those duties for a majority of the game. The senior running back finished with 124 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

The Indians led 34-6 at intermission and the reserves played most of the second half. Panther Valley followed suit in the fourth quarter as well, swapping their starters with the second-string unit.

Friday’s contest was the start of an eight-game, league-only schedule for Schuylkill League teams this fall. The league is split into two divisions, based on school enrollment size. The Schuylkill League was set to start a scheduling co-op with the Colonial League this fall, but officials from both leagues decided to postpone that until 2021 due to the uncertainties with this season stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Panther Valley will remain home to host Marian Catholic next week, who lost to Jim Thorpe 43-0 on Friday night in their opening contest. Lehighton will stay on the road and visit Tamaqua, who beat Shenandoah Valley 49-7 on Friday night, on September 19 at 1:10 p.m.

September 12, 2020
Jim Thorpe Downs Marian Catholic 43-0

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

When you entered Stan Dakosty stadium at Marian Catholic you could hear the collective sigh of relief. It was finally time for football in PA. The Schuylkill League stayed the course this off-season and forged ahead with fall sports. The culmination of the leagues steadfast resolve was football games played on Friday Night. In a crossover match up between Jim Thorpe and Marian Catholic, the Olympians prevailed over the Colts Friday Night 43-0.

Special teams and a stifling Olympians defense played a huge part in this game The Olympians’ first score came at the 9:19 mark of quarter one on a blocked punt safety. The Jim Thorpe defense, which was tough all night, got the ball back for the offense quickly. The Olympians capitalized with a quick TD by Brandon Fasolino to make it 9-0 and Jim Thorpe was on their way. Fasolino scored his second TD of the quarter on the next Olympian possession. This time it was a 40-yard run to make it 16-0 with 4:36 in the quarter.

https://twitter.com/CaryMoyer/status/1304564387206885378

The Marian Catholic offense never found any soft spots in a tough Olympians squad. The only blemish for Jim Thorpe in the first half was a missed extra point. At the end of a dominating first half Jim Thorpe held a 29-0 advantage over Marian Catholic.

The Olympians moved the lead to 36-0 early in the third quarter.

https://twitter.com/CaryMoyer/status/1304580640634015745

Another third quarter score made it 43-0. Reserves played most of the fourth quarter and the final was Jim Thorpe 43 Marian Catholic 0.

https://twitter.com/CaryMoyer/status/1304590797363388417

Jim Thorpe faces Blue Mountain next week The Eagles are coming off a 35-0 victory over Schuylkill Haven. Marian Catholic goes to Panther Valley. The Panthers fell week one to Lehighton 40-12.

September 12, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (11)

Head Coach: Josh Snyder (9th season, 60-33 )

Coaching Staff: DC – Greg Mitchell, Line – Dave Kerschner, DL/WR – Rich Kulp, DB/RB – Josh Zimmerman, LB’s Ryan Hulmes, TE’s & Special Teams George Haddad

Team Name: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (roster size 49 grades 9-12)

2016 Record: 10-2

Key Starters Lost: Deven Bollinger, Conner Snyder, Dom Harding, Derek Hebelka, Robby Goldberg, Jaden Allen

Offensive Starters Returning: (3) Sr RB Nick Henry, Sr WR Justin Rodda, JR QB Justin Holmes

Defensive Starters Returning: (6) Sr DL Owen Coffield, Sr LB Nick Henry, Sr DB Justin Rodda, SR OLB Wyatt Ledaboer, Jr OLB Justin Holmes, Jr DB Taylor Wikert

Key Newcomers: Sr Danny Fenstermacher, Sr Reed Conrey, Jr Zach Fry, Jr Ben Dunstan, Ryan McDonnell, Jr Devin Toth, So Cade Christopher

2017 Outlook : Defense: Tigers return 6 Defensive starters from a year ago. They will rely on being aggressive and use their athleticism to give multiple looks. The back 8 have a ton of experience and look to take another big step forward this year. Owen Coffield is a 3 year starter at DE that will look to have a huge senior season.

Offense: The Tigers are returning just 3 on offense in RB Nick Henry, WR Justin Rodda, QB Justin Holmes. Those 3 are very explosive players that will look to lead the pistol/spread attack. The entire offensive line and TE are all gone due to graduation. The Tigers offensive success will depend on how quickly an inexperienced line can gel together and can work as a unit.

Special Teams: Tigers look to continue to be very solid in the special teams area. The kicking duties will again be in the hands of Andres Garrido. Punter will be Nick Henry.

September 4, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Stroudsburg Mountaineers (11)

Head Coach: Jim Miller

Assistant Coaches: Ken Sickler, Tony Rose, Tommy Rose, John Bozena, Steve Ruhl, Brett Youngken, John Finelli, Jeff Miller, John Pytko, Jake Jakobsen, Brian Mitchell

Team Name: Stroudsburg Mountaineers

2019 Record: 6-5

Key Starters Lost: Amir Byant, Leo Sattamini, Eric Rodriguez, Brandon Burrell, Dwight Cawley, Wayne Hamilton, Carter Henritzy, Jullian Sparks, Juwan Little,

Offensive Starters Returning: (7) Jr. QB Ethan Sodl, 5-10, 180; Sr. WR Jace Tutty, 6-0, 185; Sr. WR Christian Albuja, 5-10, 180; Sr. OL Matt Trbuza, 5-9, 220; Sr. OL Carmelo Silva, 6-2, 230; Sr. OL Donte Martin, 6-2, 265; SR. OL Sebastian Khamis, 5-10, 290

Defensive Starters Returning: (6) Jr. SS Terrence Jewell Jr., 6-0, 150; Sr. FS Jace Tutty, 6-0, 185; Sr. LB Christian Albuja, 5-10, 180; Sr. LB Connor Smith, 5-10, 215; Sr. DL Dominick Magalhaes, 5-8, 250; Sr. DL Carmelo Silva, 6-2, 230

Special Team Starters Returning: (2) Sr. K,P Kevin Duffy, 6-1, 170; Sr. KR, PR Jace Tutty, 6-0, 185

Key Newcomers: Sr. WR Robert Cruz, 5-9, 160; Jr. OL,DL Nate Voorhis, 6-3, 225; Jr. CB Alfred Kumi-Atiemo, 5-6, 170; Jr. OL LB Anthony Liguori, 6-1, 210; Jr. DL Derek Chalmers, 5-11, 290; Jr. OL DL Xavier Dorst, 5-10, 225

2020 Offensive Outlook: We need to be more consisted on the running game, limit the mental mistakes that we made last year. We need to communicate better.

2020 Defensive Outlook: The defense is young this year. They need to understand the calls that are being made along with communicating with each other on the field.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: We need to make sure we are able to use special teams for field position.

September 3, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Jim Thorpe Olympians (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Mark Rosenberger

Assistant Coaches: Frank Miller, Craig Zurn, Jake Zurn, Wes Hurley, Blake Yurchak

Jr. High
Josh McCartney, Brian Schwartz, Pete McGuire

Team Name: Jim Thorpe Olympians

2019 Record: 8-3

Key Starters Lost: CJ Selby, Kendall Herron, Cobe Frycklund, TJ Garritano, Noah Snisky, Tyler Hartman, Dom Madera, Garett Holloway, Brandon Becker, Collin Binder, Beau Strika, Keegan McCartney

Offensive Starters Returning: (2) Davier Calcano SR QB, AJ Bailor, SR G

Defensive Starters Returning: (4) AJ Bailor, SR DE, Gabe Herschman, SR, DT, Derek Hunter, SR, DT, Chris Strika, SR, CB

Special Team Starters Returning: (2) Chris Condly SR, K, Travis Benson, JR, P

Key Newcomers:

Derryl Fisher JR WR, CB
Drew Wimmer JR CB
Brandon Fasolino JR RB/LB
Brett Balliet SO FS
Ian Hubbard SR TE/LB
Sal Capria FR RB/WR
Ethan Gavornik JR CB
Gavin Fikenstcher SR RB/LB
Jason Bowen JR RB/LB
David Firito SO WR/CB
Camron Tinajero JR FB/LB
David Wiley JR OT
Noah Rosahac FR OL
Jared Newhall JR C/DE
Bryan Bowen JR DE
Bryson Heydt JR TE/DE

2020 Offensive Outlook: We bring back an experienced QB with several linemen that got quality experience last year. We are a run first team but we look forward to the growth that Davier showed last year in the passing game. We look forward to several players picking up the slack left from CJ Selby our school’s all time leading rusher.

2020 Defensive Outlook: We retrun 3 startes on the D Line that we are very excited about. All 3 are very explosive players that spend a lot of time in the weight room. Look forward to the other players competing for spots in the secondary as well as the linebacker spots.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: We bring back a lot of experince here with our K and P.

August 28, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Bangor Slaters (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Team Name: Bangor Slaters

Head Coach: Paul Reduzzi Record at Bangor 2-8 (Overall record 143-115)

Assistant Coaches:
Richie Smith Vinnie Andrews
Max Siu Donnie Hawk
Dylan Evans John DeBoer
Conor Gum Russ Horn
Ryan Pysher

2018 Record: 2-8

Key Starters lost:
Nick DeVanzo(ESU)
Nate Owens
Colby Constable

Offensive Starters Returning: (8)
Joe Genteel QB Senior
Jared Reto FB Senior
CJ Miles WR Senior
Drew Stackhouse WR Senior
Zach Karner WR Senior
Rein Farensbach WR Senior
Kael Godshalk RB Junior
Gabe Woolverton FB Junior

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
Joe Genteel DE Senior
Jared Reto LB Senior
CJ Miles DB Senior
Drew Stackhouse DB Senior
Zach Karner DB Senior
Rein Farensbach DB Senior
Kael Godshalk SS Junior
Gabe Woolverton LB Junior

Key Newcomers:
Riley Miller Senior OL / DL
Joe Freeman Senior OL / DL
Paul Burkholder Junior OL / DL
Eric Striba Sophomore QB / LB
Ashton Kluska Sophomore QB / LB
Dylan Miller Sophomore TE / LB
Quin Karner Sophomore OL / DL
Ben Engle Sophomore OL / DL

2020 Outlook:

Offense: We will have a number of experienced players returning at the skill positions. Due to injuries last season these players were asked to learn multiple positions and gained valuable game experience. We will start at least four new players on the offensive line. The offensive line group has worked hard during the off season on and off the field. I am optimistic that this young group will overcome their inexperience by executing solid technique and relying on each other as a unit.

Defense: We are optimistic that our returning players at the secondary and linebacker positions will build on their experiences from last year. We are expecting them to lead us by communicating and flying to the football. We will stress increasing turnovers, minimizing big plays, and playing physically.

August 28, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 100: Nahjee Adams, Easton Area HS

Player Name: Nahjee Adams

School: Easton Area HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Postion: RB

Secondary Position(s): SS

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5′ 10″

Weight: 205

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
PA Writers 6A All State team
PFN Coaches Select 1st Team All State RB
EasternPaFootball 1st Team RB
LehighValleyLive 1st Team All Area RB
EPC South 1st Team RB
Morning Call 1st Team RB

2019 Stats: 1868 yds. rushing 26 TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @nahjeeadams_

Recruiting News: University of Louisiana Monroe Commit

Coaches Comments: Nahjee is as outstanding of a young man as he is a football player. He was voted team captain as a Junior. He is a dynamic playmaker and a great leader of our Easton football program. His future is very bright and we look forward to what he can do in the 2020 season.

Coaches Email: Jeff Braido

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 28, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Pen Argyl Green Knights (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Brady Mutton

Assistant Coaches:
Rich Mutton
Matt Gist
Jake Giovannini
Jason Grim
Keith Miechur
Tyler Horn
Charlie Comstock
Todd Tyminski

Team Name: Pen Argyl Green Knights

2019 Record: 4-6

Key Starters Lost:

Offensive Starters Returning: (6)
Sr. QB Gavin Amerman
Sr. WR Colin McKeague
Sr. WR Dylan Ashenfalder
Sr. TE Reese Karp
Sr. C Tyler Taylor
Soph. OG Aiden Compton

Defensive Starters Returning: (6)
Sr. DT Woody Kindrew
Sr. DL Jace Keenhold
Sr. LB Gavin Amerman
Sr. LB Jared Albanese
Sr. S Colin McKeague
Sr. LB Reese Karp

Special Team Starters Returning:
Jr. LS Dakota Graham
Sr. K/P Lucas Maggipinto

Key Newcomers:
Sr. WR/CB Matt Ragozino
Jr. QB/LB Cole Dorshimer
Jr. H/LB Dakota Graham
Jr. RB/S Brady Lawless

2020 Offensive Outlook: The entire team and coaching staff has bought into an entirely new offensive system. We were able to implement offensive strengths from previous seasons while adding more elements that the players have shown a tremendous job executing. We want to play fast, powerful, mistake-free football.

2020 Defensive Outlook: A new defensive system has also been embraced by the players and coaching staff. The players have stepped up and learned what we expect defensively in a hurry. We expect our defense to have sound alignment and technique in order to play fast.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: Special teams have been approached with as much importance as the offense and defense. We have to be able to execute on all special teams to win the field position battle and not leave free points on the scoreboard.

August 27, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Williams Valley Vikings HS

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Tim Savage

Assistant Coaches: Paul Herb, Mike Gunkle, Stephen Sedesse, Owen Daniel, Brent Wolf

Team Name: Williams Valley Vikings HS

2019 Record: 10-3

Key Starters Lost: Bo Raho, Jayden Cruz, Brady Miller, Kaleb Ebersole, Aaron Minnich

Offensive Starters Returning: (6) Sr QB Bryce Herb 6-2 175, Sr TE Jesse Engle 6-2 235, Jr OL Jackson Yoder 6-0 190, Jr OL Owen Shoop 5-10 200, Soph OL Esi Hite 6-2 235, Soph OL Brayden Shadle 6-1 255

Defensive Starters Returning: (5) Sr DB Jake Hermann 6-2 185, Sr S Bryce Herb 6-2 175, Sr LB/DE Jesse Engle 6-2 235, Jr DE Hunter Wolfgang 6-3 190, Soph DL Esi Hite 6-2 235

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)

Key Newcomers: Sr OL/DE Mason Evans 6-2 235, Sr WR/DB Bronson Kelly 5-8 160, Soph WR/DB Brady Evans 6-3 180 Soph WR/OLB Logan Williard 5-10, Soph DB/S Issac Whiteash 5-10 175, Sr WR/DB Tristian Jillard 6-0 175

Key Stats: 10-3 District 11 Champs Broke All Passing Records Yardage Td’s 370 Yards Per Game Offensive Production

2020 Offensive Outlook: Huge Holes To Fill With The Graduation Losses Of Bo Raho, Jayden Cruz And Brady Miller. All State Qb Bryce Herb Is Back With All State Teammate Jesse Engle At Tight End. Jake Hermann Will Nail Down A Wide Receiver Spot With Open Competition For The Other Spot. Entire Offensive Line Is Back Being Led By Jackson Yoder. Key Concern Is Tailback And Fullback. We Will Have To Select Our Guys As Summer Workouts And Camp Progresses. Looking For Huge #’S From Our All Time Leader Statistically At QB.

2020 Defensive Outlook: Returning Alot Of Our Skilled Guys With Many Others Who Played Alot Last Year Without Being Our Starter. Defensive Line Should Be The Best We Had In Quite Awhile With As Many As 5 Dt’s Working In The Interior. Hunter Wolfgang Should Harass Qb’s From His De Spot All Season. Concern Will Be Our Linebacker Corp. We Will Be Moving Some Players Around To Shore Up Our 2Nd Level. Tackle Better Show More Discipline And Defense Could Be Our Strength

August 26, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Wilson Area Warriors (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Christopher Labatch

Assistant Coaches:
Herm Stein (Offensive Coordinator)
Bret Comp (QB & CB)
Edward Labatch (RB & S)
Scott Baltz (WR & CB)
Vince Spina (TE & LB)
Dave Smeltz (OL & DE)
Mike Flemming (OL & DL)
Brandon Tigar (WR & LB)

Team Name: Wilson Area Warriors

2019 Record: 5 – 6

Key Starters Lost:
RB/LB Alec Snyder
TE/DE Kolby Flank
WR/CB Isiah Casado
OL Cayden Trimmer
LB Nick Gara
S Jacob Lutri
CB Taylor Sheridan
DL Damian Buckley
K/P Lorenzo Sigue

Offensive Starters Returning: (11)
Jr. QB Cayden Stem, 6’3, 210
Sr. RB CJ Fazio, 5’9, 190
Sr. TE Mike Vite, 5’11, 205
Sr. WR Dylan Goldsworth, 5’11, 165
Jr. WR Zach Gillen, 5’9, 165
Jr. WR Damian Simpson, 5’10, 170
Jr. WR Damon Simpson, 5’10, 165
Sr. OL Josh Meshach, 6’3, 240
Sr. OL Luke Miller, 5’10, 200
Sr. OL Ben Ghilon, 5’10, 210
Sr. Connor Boehm, 6’4, 220

Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
Sr. DL Josh Meshach, 6’3, 240
Jr. DL Naim Hood, 5’10, 190
Sr. LB Mike Vite, 5’11, 205
Jr. CB Zach Gillen, 5’9, 165
Sr. S CJ Fazio, 5’9, 190

Special Team Starters Returning: (4)
Jr. KR Damian Simpson, 5’10, 170
Jr. KR Damon Simpson, 5’10, 165
Sr. KR CJ Fazio, 5’9, 190
Jr. KR Zach Gillen, 5’9, 165

Key Newcomers:
Jr. RB/LB Gavin Naylor, 5’9, 160
Jr. WR/S Eric Shunk, 6’1 165
Jr. WR/S Zakai Hendricks, 5’9, 165
Sr. TE/LB Anthony Roscioli, 6’0, 175
Soph. RB/S Darrian Cascioli, 5’9, 160
Sr. RB/LB Owen Pelonero, 5’9, 160
Jr. OL/DL Andrew Cochran, 5’9, 215
Jr. OL/DL Anthony Cardona, 6’1, 225
Sr. OL/DL Shane Carson, 5’10, 210
Sr. TE/DL Justin Gara, 5’10, 210

Key Stats:
QB Cayden Stem
111 for 232 1874 yards. 22 TDs 8 Interceptions & 7 rushing Tds

WR Zack Gillen
43 Receptions for 823 yards, 12 Tds

WR Dylan Goldsworth
29 Receptions for 429 yards, 6 Tds

RB CJ Fazio
65 Carries for 336 yards, 3 Tds

LB Mike Vite
76 Tackles, 2 sacks

DL Josh Meshach
45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble

2020 Offensive Outlook: We have 8 returning starters on offense. We expect our offense to be able to sustain drives and score points. We will be looking for some younger players to step up and give us more depth to our offense.

2020 Defensive Outlook: With losing some key 3 year starters on our defense, we will be looking for players to fill the gaps. Our defensive line is very experienced and is very deep with depth. Our secondary has very explosive athletes and game experience.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: We are in need of replacing our kicker and punter who was consistent for us over the last two seasons and won us games. We have two players contending for the job.

August 26, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 98: William Jordan, Notre Dame GP

Player Name: William Jordan

School: Notre Dame GP

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: DE

Jersey Number: 4

Height: 5’11

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: N/A

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2019 Stats:

2019 Team Award: Defense MVP

Season Stats {Played in 10 games}

Defense: 57 Total Tackles – 13 TFL, 4.5 Sacks, 16 HUR, 3 FR, 4 FC

Honors: All-Area HM DE Morning Call

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jordanbroforlif

Coaches comments: William has an extremely high motor and is extremely competitive. He doesn’t back down from anyone and gives us absolutely everything he has daily. He loves the weight room and he is well respected by his teammates for the outstanding effort he displays every day. He brings speed and tenacity to our defensive front and has the ability to play multiple positions within our scheme.

Photo Credit: Maribeth Stackhouse

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 26, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Minersville Area Battlin’ Miners (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Justin Frantz

Assistant Coaches:
Jeff Polinsky
Scott Schwalm
Scott Yagielniskie
Gino Yourey
Chad Marquardt
Matt Hirsch
Steve Smulley
Dan Hopkins
Mike Litwak
Brett Polinsky
Jeff Tobin
Dave King
Dylan Reber

Team Name: Minersville Area Battlin’ Miners

2019 Record: 5-5

Key Starters Lost:
Scott Schwalm QB/DB
Noah Woodford RB/DB
Carter Melochick WR
Blaine Fritz DL
Ethan Bulino OL/DL
Jayden Eubanks DE
Tallin Chupick OL/LB
Mike Cuttitta DL

Offensive Starters Returning: (6)
Sr. WR Gabe Davis, 6-2, 185
Sr. C Dyllan Smith, 5-9, 220
Sr. WR Ryan Andrucheck, 5-9, 165
Jr. WR Jared Graeff, 5-10, 175
Jr. Ath John Adams, 5-10, 175
Soph. WR Brock Polinsky, 5-10, 170

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr. DB Gabe Davis, 6-2, 185
Sr. DL Dyllan Smith, 5-9, 220
Jr. DB Jared Graeff, 5-10, 175
Jr. DB John Adams, 5-10, 175
Jr. DE Jason Petrozino, 5-11, 200
Jr. DE Luke Tobin, 5-10, 200
Soph. DB Brock Polinsky, 5-10, 170

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)
Sr. P Jimmy Chicora, 6-0, 190
Jr. K John Adams, 5-10, 175

Key Newcomers:
Sr. OL/DL Taylor McGovern, 5-8 180
Sr. WR/LB Tony Bradshaw, 6-1, 180
Sr. TE/DL Avery Rumberger, 6-2, 190
Jr. RB/LB Dakota Fitzpatrick, 5-8, 170
Jr. WR/DL Tristan Miller, 6-1, 195
Jr. OL/LB Mike Rizzardi, 5-11, 205
Soph. OL/DL Ronnie Beach, 5-9, 200
Soph. OL/LB James Dube, 5-10, 185
Soph. RB/DB Aaron Laudeman, 5-9, 165
Soph. WR/DB Ray Snyder, 5-8, 150
Fr. RB/LB Luke Stevenosky, 5-8, 170
Fr. RB/LB Connor Schwalm, 5-10, 175
Fr. WR/DB Lorenzo Yourey, 6-1, 165
Fr. OL/DL Marques Barnhardt, 5-10, 190
Fr. OL/DL Cade Schultz 5-10, 190
Fr. OL/DL Juan Perez, 5-9, 180
Fr. OL/LB Kash Tobin, 5-7, 165
Fr. WR/DB Blake Wesler, 5-6, 150

Key Stats: Return All State WRs Gabe Davis and Jared Graeff. John Adams moves from RB/WR last year to QB this year. Has to take over for Minersville’s most successful QB, Scottie Schwalm.

2020 Offensive Outlook: John Adams takes over the offense from all-everything QB Scottie Schwalm (set all Minersville QB records). Adams has a different skill set so the offensive will be changing to a more zone-run oriented attack. The team will look to move to a no-huddle up-tempo style to use the athletic ability throughout the roster. A small, but athletic, offensive line will be the key to the season. If they can move and protect the QB, the Miners should be able to put up a lot of yards and points. As always, the main key is to keep everyone healthy. With speed up and down the roster, Minersville should be able to move the ball with some success. The impressive freshmen class will have to step up early and adapt to varsity football in order to help this team succeed.

2020 Defensive Outlook: A new defensive scheme this year should let the Miners put more of their athletes on the field. They must be able to stop the run this season in order to have a successful year. Returning 3 DB starters will help and also a defensive line that have all played a lot of football. The biggest question mark this season is who will line up in the linebacker roles. If the Miners can find two solid backers, they can have a nice season on the defensive side of the ball.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: Our punter and kicker both return after having very good seasons last year. Our special teams were strong and we must continue that this year. A more attacking-style special teams system has been put in place, so the young team must adapt quickly.

August 25, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Pottsville Crimson Tide (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Tom McGeoy

Assistant Coaches: Rusty Yost, Rob Shaffer, Jamie O’Brien, Pete McDonald, Pete Kalinich, Tony Barone, Kurt Eroh

Team Name: Pottsville Crimson Tide

2019 Record: 11-3 District 11 4A Champs

Key Starters lost: Damon Yost, Kevin Schenk, Mason Barnes, Daulton Mates, Kevin DiCello, Joe Ferraro, Lucas Drum, Chris Wallace

Offensive Starters Returning: (1) SR RB Bobby Walchak 6-1 200

Defensive Starters Returning: (2) SR LB Bobby Walchak 6-1 200 SR NG Adam Stock 6-0 285

Special Team Starters Returning: (1) JR Place Kicker Raeff DiCello 5-9 170 SR Long snapper JR Reed 5-10 185

Key Newcomers: JR WR/DB Raeff DiCello 5-9 170, JR RB/LB Travontai Davis 5-9 180, JR QB/DB Jazce Snowell 6-1 185, SR QB/LB Pat Yoder 6-2 190, SR LB JR Reed 5-10 185, SR OT/DT Dave Cook 6-1 215, SO WR/DE Joey Palko 6-2, 190, JR FB/LB Amari Dunn 5-10 185, JR SS/WR Jason Fermaintt 6-0 185

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects: Bobby Walchak

2020 Outlook:

Offense: With only 1 returning starter it will be a whole new look on offense for us this year. I really think we have some skill players that could have great seasons. For us it will be how fast can our Offensive Line come together and play consistent football.

Defense: 2 starters back but I feel like we have a lot of size and speed on defense which will help us make up for our lack of experience.

Special Team: We have a very good place kicker, snapper, and holder coming back which should make our kicking game successful. Also we have plenty of speedy guys we can use to give us an edge on special teams.

August 24, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 96: Matt Rauscher, Allentown Central Catholic HS

Player Name: Matt Rauscher

School: Allentown Central Catholic

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Quarterback

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’2

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.65

GPA: 3.5

Starting Experience: 1 Year

2019 Stats: 172/271 63% 1991 Yards Passing 15 TDS and 504 Rushing Yards 13 TDS

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @mattrauscher

Coaches Comments: Committed to Lehigh University. Strong arm, good leader. Matt’s best football is ahead of him.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 24, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Palmerton Blue Bombers (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Chris Walkowiak

Assistant Coaches:Mike Falcone, Mark Versuk, Fred Lesher, Logan Lesher, Matt Guedes, Chris Frace, Junior Ortiz, John Snyder

Team Name: Palmerton

2019 Record: 3-7

Key Starters lost: Jordan Nelson, Andrew Sabo

Offensive Starters Returning: Owen Buck – SR – OL – 6’2 230 lbs; Tim Iles – SR -OL – 6’0 225 lbs, Brody Muniz- SR – OL – 6’2 220 lbs, Jeremy Mooney -JR – OL – 5’11 215 lbs, Shade Klotz -JR – OL – 6’0 200 lbs, Hunter Connell -SR – OL – 6’3 200 lbs, Lucas Heydt – JR – Athlete -5’11 – 185 lbs, James Denicola JR – RB – 5’11 195 lbs, Ethan Recker – SR – Slot/WR – 5’9 170 lbs, Joey DeRossi – SR – Slot/WR – 5’8 165 lbs, Dylan Bartholomew SR – WR – 6’1 175 lbs, Cole Serfass – SOPH – QB – 6’2 195 lbs, Harrison Dailey – JR. – WR/Slot – 5’10. 155 lbs, Daniel Lucykanish – SOPH – slot – 5’8 150 lbs

Defensive Starters Returning: Owen Buck – SR – DE – 6’2 230 lbs; Tim Iles – SR -DT – 6’0 225 lbs, Brody Muniz- SR – DE – 6’2 220 lbs, Jeremy Mooney -JR – DT – 5’11 215 lbs, Shade Klotz -JR – DT – 6’0 200 lbs, Hunter Connell -SR – DE – 6’3 200 lbs, Lucas Heydt – JR – OLB -5’11 – 185 lbs, James Denicola JR – DB – 5’11 195 lbs, Ethan Recker – SR – DB – 5’9 170 lbs, Joey DeRossi – SR – OLB – 5’8 165 lbs, Cole Serfass – SOPH – ILB – 6’2 195 lbs, Harrison Dailey – JR. – DB – 5’10. 155 lbs, Damien Carrelli – SR – ILB -5’10 175 lbs, Daniel Lucykanish – SOPH – DB – 5’8 150 lbs

Special Team Starters Returning: Jonathan Perloni – Sr

Key Newcomers: Dalton Drake Sophomore 6’1 165 pounds WR/DB; Matt Machalik 6’0 190 pounds QB/FS

2020 Outlook:

Offense: We need to protect the football, convert 3rd down efficiency and win sudden change of possession area. We have a solid set of kill players who are versatile and they have to be just as good when they don’t have the ball in their hands. Our offensive line has a strong nucleus returning.

Defense: Defensively, we have to limit the big plays, get off the field on 3rd downs and win the turnover battle. We have a strong nucleus back with experience – in order to be successful we need to communicate effectively, know our alignments/assignments, read our keys and execute efficiently.

Special Team: Jonathan Perloni will be used as our primary kicker and has been solid in workouts thus far.

August 23, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Joe Tout

Assistant Coaches: Matt Davis, Dylan Hofmann, Greg Kosciolek, Derek Long, Steve Hluschak, Terry Bowman, Shawn Frame, Matt Newhard

Team Name: Northern Lehigh Bulldogs

2019 Record: 6-4

Key Starters Lost: Carter Smith G/DE, Bryce Dye T/DE, Zach Moyer QB/SS, Dale Wanamaker LB

Offensive Starters Returning: (7) Returners- Jason Hunter Sr. OL 5-10 215, Chase Misera Sr. TE 6-1 190, Mike Repsher Sr. RB 5-10 160, Joey Abidelli Sr. RB 5-11 165, Matt Frame Jr FB 6-1 210, Trevor Amorim Jr. WR 5-11 165, Evan Zambo Sr. WR 6-0 175

Defensive Starters Returning: (8) Returners- Josh Schaffer Sr. DT 6-3 230, Jason Hunter Sr. DT 5-10 215, Matt Frame Jr LB 6-1 210, Ethan Karpowich SO LB 5-10 170, Trevor Amorim Jr DB 5-11 165, Evan Zambo Sr. DB 6-0 175, Mike Repsher Sr. DB 5-10 160, Jovannie Avila Jr. DB 5-9 155

Special Team Starters Returning: Punter- Sr. Mike Repsher 5-10 160, Kicker- Jr. Brett Misera 6-1 170

Key Newcomers: So Jayden Krempasky OL 5-10 220, So Isaiah Warner OL 6-4 230, Lucas Farmer OL/LB 5-9 170, So Izaiah Ramos RB/DB 6-1 175, Jr. Dylan Smoyer QB/DB 5-11 165, So Austin Smyth TE/DE 6-3 210

2020 Offensive Outlook: We must return most of our offensive line this year. We may be playing three sophomores on the line. However, two of the three saw playing time last year. We feel very confident in our skill positions and our depth at those positions. We return Mike Repsher who is our slash player: he led us in rushing yards, touchdowns, and was our second leading receiver. We return Matt Frame a powerful runner who was second in rushing yards, and Joe Abidelli who was third in rushing yards. We return Trevor Amorim our leading receiver and Evan Zambo who came along during the second half of the season. We feel that we will have a very exciting offense with alot of speed this year.

2020 Defensive Outlook: We return the bulk of our secondary and linebackers this season. We feel that we will be very strong in that area. We return both defensive tackles but lost our two defensive ends who were excellent last year. We feel confident that we will have a very good defense with alot of speed in the linebacker and secondary. We must find depth on our defensive front.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: We return our punter Mike Repsher and kicker Brett Misera and feel good about our special teams. Brett has the ability to kick deep and has a field goal range of up to 40 yards. With good numbers on the roster we will have some very good players on our special teams.

August 23, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Blue Mountain Eagles (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Cory Mabry

Assistant Coaches: John Boris, John Carestia, Matt Harrison, Tom Gallagher, Tony Sanders, Dave Shiffer, Erik Bubeck, Jude Bubeck

Team Name: Blue Mountain Eagles

2019 Record: 5-6

Key Starters Lost: Jason Dean, Joe Zelinsky, Justin Ege, Nick Morgan, Dan Farrell, Dalton Touchinsky.

Offensive Starters Returning: (8) Eman Parker Sr. 5’10” 165 Lbs RB, Logan Holland Sr. 6’2″ 240 lbs OL, Ross Bobbin Jr. 6’3″ 250 Lbs OL, Jake Bobbin Jr. 6’3″ 245 Lbs OL, Gavin Bartholomew SR. 6’5″ 255 lbs TE, Toby Steele Sr. 5’11” 250 lbs OL, Bryce Hensley Sr. 6’5″ 175 Lbs WR, Carter Thompson Sr. 5’9″ 171Lbs RB

Defensive Starters Returning: (9) Jack Dean Soph. LB 6’3″ 220 lbs, Gavin Bartholomew SR. 6’5″ 255 lbs DE, Logan Holland Sr. 6’2″ 240 lbs DT, Shane Martin Sr. 6’3″ 222 Lbs DE, Tanner Sidella Sr. 6’3″ 230 Lbs LB, Eman Parker 5’10” 165 Lbs DB, Bryce Hensley 6’5″ 175 DB, Josh Gibson Sr. 6’1″ 195 S, Toby Renninger Sr. 6’1″ 195Lbs S

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)

Key Newcomers: Derek Walasavage WR/DB 5’10” 155 Lbs, Nick Johnson RB/LB 6’1″ 194 Lbs , Gavin Guers LB/RB 6’1″ 220 Lbs

Key Stats:

2020 Offensive Outlook: Lots of returning experience and hope to improve.

2020 Defensive Outlook: 9 of 11 starters returning, lots of experience in areas of defense

August 22, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Tamaqua Blue Raiders (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Sam Bonner

Assistant Coaches:
Clarence Opolsky
Mike Bonner
Jarrett Reigel
Mark Lavine
Eddie Titus
Bill Stalgaitis
Brad Murphy
Mike Coleman

Team Name: Tamaqua Blue Raiders

2019 Record: 12-3

Key Starters Lost:
Brayden Knoblauch (Susquehanna)
Nate Boyle (Moravian)
Matt Kistler
Jake Barron
Bronson Strouse (Bloomsburg)
Jared Reed
Cody Hamm
Sean Lavine (Kings)
Cam Schilling
Pierce Demetriades

Offensive Starters Returning: (3)
RB Nate Curvey
TE/FB Lucas Schickram
OL Jacob Wasserleben

Defensive Starters Returning: (4)
DL Lucas Schickram
LB Nate Wickersham
LB/S Logan Hess
LB Nate Curvey

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)

Key Newcomers:
Sr. QB Nate Wickersham
Sr. RB Logan Hess
Sr. WR/DB Bobby Hollenbach
Sr. WR/DB Harry Swinehart
Sr. OL/DL Brayden Hess
Jr. WR/DB Steven Kostecky
Jr. RB/LB Joey Coleman
Jr. WR/TE/DB Nate Gregoire
Jr. OL/DL Zach McGlinchey
Jr. OL/DL Trevor O’Brien
Jr. OL/DL Luca Cammerota
Jr. OL/DL Parker Coleman
Jr. DL Jacob Wasserleben
Jr. DB Adam Linkhorst
So. RB/DB Warren Stewart
So. OL Josh Shelton
So. LB Isaac Curvey

2020 Offensive Outlook: Replacing production on the offensive side of the ball will be critical after graduating many seniors that played key positions last year and broke multiple schools records. We will be looking for players to step up and fill those positions to help us have another successful year.

2020 Defensive Outlook: Much like the offense, the defense will also have to replace multiple positions that had very productive players there in 2019. We will be trying many guys in different spots to fit our needs for this upcoming season.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: Our kicker, punter, and long snapper have all graduated so there will be new faces at those positions. We will look to fill those positions with the best possible options.

August 22, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 94: Jayden Williams, Allentown Central Catholic HS

Player Name: Jayden Williams

School: Allentown Central Catholic

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Running Back

Secondary Position(s): Line Backer

Jersey Number: 24

Height: 6’1

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.60

GPA: 3.8

Starting Experience: 1 year

2019 Stats: 226 Carries 1216 yards rushing 8 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jaydenwill24

Coaches Comments: Jayden was a workhorse late in the season. Very committed to the weight room, strong runner who can run a way from people.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 22, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Salisbury Falcons (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Andy Cerco

Assistant Coaches:
Chris Kretzman – Special Teams Coordinator, Offensive & Defensive Line
Josh Lake – Defensive Coordinator – Halfbacks & Linebackers
Sean Roth – Run Game Coordinator – Fullbacks & Linebackers
Cory Cesare – Pass Game Coordinator – Wide Receivers & Defensive Backs
James Moore – Offensive & Defensive Line
Rich Simononis – Quality Control
Jack Repyneck – Middle School & Varsity Offensive & Defensive Line
Fernando Trinidad – Middle School
Isaac Moodie – Strength & Conditioning

Team Name: Salisbury Falcons

2019 Record: 6-4 Regular Season, 3A Eastern Conference Runner – Up

Key Starters lost:
Timmy Buda- Halfback / Defensive Back (Muhlenberg College)
Kyle Killiri – Linebacker, H-Back (Slippery Rock University)
Kyle Pingarelli – Wide Receiver, Defensive Back
Weston Schaffer – Wide Receiver, Defensive Back
Kade Simononis – Outside Linebacker
Patrick Foley – Wide Receiver, Defensive Back
Aaron Kahn – Kicker, Punter (Susquehanna University)

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr. Quarterback Quintin Stephens, 6-2” 185
Sr. Slot Receiver / Halfback Chad Parton – 5’10” 180
Sr. G Matt Butz, 5’10” 190
Sr. OT Gaige Marcks, 6’1” 300
Jr. OT Brandon Brotzman, 6’0” 290
Jr. G Ben Krauss 5’11” 200
Jr. OL / TE Anthony Scarcia, 6’0”, 195

Defensive Starters Returning: (4)
Sr. DB Chad Parton – 5’10” 180
Sr. Linebacker / Defensive Line Matt Butz, 5’10” 190
Jr. G Ben Krauss 5’11” 200
Jr. OL / TE Anthony Scarcia 6’0”, 195

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)
Key Newcomers:
Sr. RB / DB Gio Hines, 5’7” 160
Sr. OL / DL Travis Spargo, 6’1” 295
Jr. WR / DB Hunter Bleam, 6’4” 185
Jr. Slot Receiver / Halfback, DB Chase Fenstermaker, 5’10” 155
Jr. OL / DL Paul Spann, 5’11” 250
So. Slot Receiver / Halfback, DB Nick Beck, 5’8” 155
So. Wide Receiver, DB Josh Brooks, 5’8” 155
So. Fullback / Linebacker Toby Linn, 5’7” 165

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects:
Quintin Stephens: QB/ DB —Quintin can contribute at the quarterback position at the collegiate level, depending on what you like to see in a QB. Quintin could also play defensive back in college. He is a playmaker wherever he ends up. You will be able to see that in his film. He gets out of situations in the pocket and is able to find open receivers or run the football. As an individual he exemplifies the characteristics of a complete student athlete; he is responsible, intelligent, cares about his teammates and believes in our program. He is able to communicate effectively with the coaching staff and demonstrates initiative related to becoming a better student-athlete.

Chad Parton: DB / Slot Receiver — Chad can play either side of the ball at the next level. – Great competitor, he finds a way to win. In my opinion, he is an excellent athlete and has the potential to fill many different roles in a program. As an individual, Chad is also a complete student-athlete. He performs well in the classroom and demonstrates leadership skills within our program. He takes initiative in our team activities and works to build relationships with his teammates.

Key Stats:
Quintin Stephens- 1,879 yards passing, 19 TDs, 280 yds rushing, 4.5 yards per carry, 2 TD’s

Chad Parton- 1,685 total yards, 872 yards receiving, 57 Receptions, 259 yards rushing, 4.0 yards per carry, 17 TDs, 5 Interceptions

2020 Outlook:

Offense: Offensively, the Falcons will rely on Quintin Stephens and Chad Parton’s experience and production in their senior year. The Falcons return an experienced offensive line and look to build around that experience. A newcomer looking to contribute is Gio Hines, a running back who moved into the district from North Carolina. Additionally, recruiting the hallways has been effective in getting Hunter Bleam and Chase Fenstermaker to join the Falcons offensive attack. Rising Sophomores Nick Beck, and Josh Brooks are having a productive summer and will continue to develop in the Falcon program.

Defense: Defensively, the Falcons will rely again on returning defensive linemen with experience to solidify the defensive front. A key loss is Kyle Killiri (Slippery Rock University), who was a top tackler in Pennsylvania last season. The linebacker corps returns Ben Krauss with experience, so pre-season camp will determine the other contributing linebackers. At the back end, the Falcons feature athletes in Chad Parton, Quintin Stephens, and Gio Hines.

Special Team: Special Teams will be an area the Falcons need to fill a large gap in graduating Kicker Aaron Kahn, who will be continuing his football career at Susquehanna University.

August 20, 2020
2020 Team Previews: North Schuylkill Spartans (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Team: North Schuylkill Spartans HS

Last Season’s Record: 9-2

Head Coach: Wally Hall

Assistants: Brett Budwash, Mick Jacavage, Jake Mogish, Pete Stanakis, Carl Stine, Joe Tomtishen, Marc Wislosky

Volunteer: Anthony Russo, Jay Gawrylik, John Minalda, Glenn Weist

2019 Accomplishments:

2019 Division I Champions

2019 3A District XI Runner-up

Returning Players on offense & Position: (7 ) Jake Hall Jr. 6’0 215 WR/QB, Dylan Dietz Sr. 5’10 180 WR, Josh Chowansky Jr. 5’8 170 RB, Dalton Zelwalk Jr. 6’1 245 OL, Shawn Lex Sr. 5’11 265 OL, Dustin Wallace Sr. 6’1 235 OL, Carey Wahalec Jr. 6’0 285

Offensive Newcomers & Position: Carl Brown Jr. 6’2 160 WR, Gavin Whalen Jr. 5’11 190 WR, Tanner Walacavage Sr. 6’1 165 WR, Evan Stanakis Jr. 6’2 160 WR, Terry Thomas Soph 5’10 160 WR/RB, Bill Joyce Sr. 5’10 215 OL, Brady Salukas Soph.5’11 250 OL

Returning Players on Defense & Position: (7) Jake Hall Jr. 6’0 215 OLB, Dylan Dietz Sr. 5’10 180 FS, Josh Chowansky Jr. 5’8 170 DB, Kody Schell Sr. 5’9 185 SS, Steven Davis Soph. 6’1 260 DL, Robbie Weitz Soph. 6’0 340 DL, Adam Scott Jr. 6’5 215 DE

Defensive Newcomers & Position: Matt Martin Soph. 5’11 207 DE, Evan Stanakis Jr. 6’2 160 OLB, Luis Serrato Sr. 5’9 160 DB, Jared Tinari Soph. 5’10 185 LB, Brian Quick Sr. 5’10 205 LB, Terry Thomas Soph. 5’10 160 DB, Jaxson Chowansky Fresh. 5’11 210 LB, Joey Flail Fresh. 6’0 170 DB, Eddie Torres Jr 6’0 240 DL, Chris Hammond Sr. 5’11 200 DE, Chris Long Soph 6’0 205 DE, Bill Joyce Sr. 5’10 215 LB

Special Teams: (3) Dylan Dietz Sr. 5’10 180 Punter- Kicker, Trevor Minalda Fresh. 5’11 160 Long Snapper Punter, Chris Long Soph. 6’0 205 Long Snapper

2020 Outlook: Expectations and goals are always the same. Having a roster of 53 players, and continued player development promotes great stability in the program. Having experienced players returning is a key; along with having players playing only one way. We will greatly benefit from the competition held in practices. Our schedule continues to remain incredibly competitive with the addition of entering a merger into the colonial league. Each week holds a challenge knowing we must be at our best.

August 19, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 91: Dylan Dietz, North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Player Name: Dylan Dietz

School: North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: FS

Secondary Position: WR

Jersey Number: 19

Height: 5’10

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.74

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2019 Stats:

Defense: 50 tackles, 27 solo, 23 assist, 2 tackles for loss, 4 pass breakups, 6 interceptions

Offense: 12 receptions, 227 yards rushing, 4 receiving touchdowns

Honors: 2019 Republican Evening Hearld All Area Football Team 2^nd team Defensive back, 2019 Standard Speaker All-Area Football Team Athlete-Defensive Back

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @_DDietz

Coaches comments: Dylan brings a lot of game experience and leadership to the football team. He is a 3-year starter at free safety, and played the same position as a freshmen with significant playing time. Offensively Dylan has played multiple positions that include WR, QB, and RB. Along with his contributions on offense and defense he handles our kicking duties and is a exceptional punter. Dylan has a sharp football IQ and calls the secondary coverages. He led our team in interceptions a year ago and is very physical tackler on his run fits. Dylan is an excellent student and will be attending a college and continuing a football career.

Photo Credit: Sent by Wally Hall

Picture via Republican Hearld

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 19, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Northampton Konkrete Kids (11)

🏈 EASTERN PA FOOTBALL ON ROKFIN: If you enjoy Eastern PA Football’s ongoing coverage of football in Pennsylvania, please consider subscribing to my Rokfin channel here. Subscribers get full access to all of my player rankings, previews, stats, recruiting news and more – as well as full access to other Rokfin channels like Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report, NFL Draft Scout and College Football Today.

Head Coach: Kyle Haas

Assistant Coaches: Mike Feifel, Shawn Daignault, Nick Artinger, Dan Kendra, Drew Morrissey, Chad Henritzy, Stip Fedorak, Bob Kohler, Rob Holmrs, Zach Winter, Chris Gordon, Tim Caffrey

Team Name: Northampton Konkrete Kids

2019 Record: 10-2

Key Starters Lost: Tyrese Brandon, Josh Gaycheck, Jared Russell, Dario Walnock, Spencer Cole, Mason, Gunkle, Tyler Walling, Aidan Kromer

Offensive Starters Returning: (6) Sr. QB Joe Kerbacher, 6’1″ 175, Jr. FB Makei Hubert, 6’0″ 225, Sr. OT Sam Nelson, 6’1″ 275, Sr. OG Cody Schucker, 5’11” 250, Sr. RB Mike Cruz, 5’9″ 180, Sr. TE Kyle Perl, 6’1″ 215.

Defensive Starters Returning: (8) Sr. NG Sam Nelson, 6’0″ 275, Jr. DT Ethan Schweitzer, 5’11 235, Sr. DE Kyle Perl, 6’1″ 215, Jr. DT Austin Cavallo, 6’0″ 260, Sr. OLB Owen Baker, 6’0″ 190, Jr. DE Makei Hubert, 6’0″ 225, Sr. DB Mike Cruz, 5’9″ 180, Sr. LB Zion Raub 5’9″ 190.

Special Team Starters Returning: (2) Sr. K/P Aidan Reinhard 6’1″ 185, Jr. Long Snapper Dylan Bauer, 5’9″ 200.

Key Newcomers: Sr. WR/DB Shaggy Chevere, 5’9″ 180, Sr. C/NG Jared Barno, 5’10” 290, Jr. QB/WR/DB Cooper King, 6’3″ 185, Jr. WR/DB Victor Hunt, 5’10” 170, Jr. RB/DB Everett Luisi, 5’10” 175, Jr. RB/DB Isaiah Harris, 5’10” 175, Jr. WR/DB Maycyn Harryn, 5’11” 180, Jr. TE/LB Caden Reph, 6’0″ 210, Jr. FB/LB Isaiah Robinson, 5’9″ 195, Jr. OG/DE Jon Roberts, 5’10 220, Jr. OT/DT David Weekes, 6’3 275, Jr. TE/DE Andrew Sharga, 6’3″ 220, So. OT/DT Christian Bundra, 6’4″ 290, So. OT/DE Luke Baker, 6’2″ 265, So. TE/DE Dylan Legath, 6’3″ 230, So. WR/DB Jaelen Richardson, 5’7″ 145.

Key Stats:
Offense:
QB Joe Kerbacher :
Passing: 130/210 (62%) 2,188 YDS, 29 TD’s – 6 INT’s
Rushing: 100 ATT. 521 YDS (5 YDS/Carry) 10 TD’s
RB Mike Cruz:
Rushing 67 ATT. 551 YDS (8 YDS/Carry) 6 TD’s
RB Owen Baker:
Rushing 36 ATT. 283 YDS (7 YDS/Carry) 6 TD’s

Defense:
Owen Baker (71) Total Tackles, 1 sack, 3 Fumble Recoveries, 4 TFL, Zion Raub (61) Total Tackles, 1.5 TFL, Kyle Perl (53) Total Tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 Fumble Rec. 8 TFL, Ethan Schweitzer (49) Total Tackles, 2 Fumble Rec. 12 TFL, Mike Cruz (48) Total Tackles, 1 Fumble Rec. 2 Int’s.
Kicking:
Aidan Reinhard:
68/72 PAT’s, 2/3 FG’s (74) points

2020 Offensive Outlook: Offensively, our focus will remain the same – Consistency. We want to control tempo, take care of the football and limit mental errors. We feel good about the kids returning. Joe Kerbacher will be the leader and he has a good supporting cast. Hubert, Cruz, Baker, Luisi, and Harris are all capable runners and receivers. We have a good competition at the WR position now. Our Offensive Line returns four linemen (Nelson, Schucker, Cavallo, Schweitzer) who all played considerable time last season. We have some nice size kids competing for the 5th spot.

2020 Defensive Outlook: Defensively we return a quality front 7 with lots of experience (Nelson, Baker, Schweitzer, Cavallo, Schucker, Raub, Perl, Hubert, and Sharga). We have some holes to fill in the secondary but feel good about the kids competing for positions. Our focus on Defense will be the same – tackling. We want to run to the football, play physical, and avoid mental mistakes.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: Aidan Reinhart is a 4 star kicker. He holds several kicking school records. We feel He will be a real weapon for us this season.

August 18, 2020
Player Preview in 100 Days – Day 90: Jake Hall, North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Player Name: Jake Hall

School: North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: SS

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6’0

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 Years

2019 Stats:

Defense: 44 tackles, 18 solo, 26 assist, 5 tackles for loss, 1 pass break up, 3 interceptions, 2 safeties

Offense: Rushing yards 136, Carries 27, 2 rushing touchdowns, 5 yards per carry, 92 passing yards, 19 pass attempts, 15 yards per completion,

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @_jakehall_

Coaches comments: Jake will be moving more into the role as our quarterback this year. He has been a starter as a wide receiver and strong safety. Jake started two games at QB last year with the injury of Jaden Leiby. Jake’s off season has been very productive were he grew physically in body growth and in development as a QB. Jake’s versatility enables us to stay same as previous years with spread run game, and ability to pass with a stable group of wide receivers. Jakes a 4.0 student, and involved in many other activities at North Schuylkill.

Photo Credit: Sent by Wally Hall @ Picture via pressreader.com

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 18, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 90: AJ Bailor, Jim Thorpe HS

Player Name: AJ Bailor

School: Jim Thorpe

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Guard

Secondary Position(s): Defensive End

Jersey Number: 54

Height: 6’1″

Weight: 255

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.75

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
Times News All Star for OG and DE
Schuylkill League 2nd team OG

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BailorAj

Coaches Comments: AJ is an explosive young man and a great finisher. He plays with good leverage, very impressive as a 2nd level blocker. AJ is extremely athletic and he loves to trap block! He was also an outstanding defensive end last year as well and he has the potential to even kick inside to a DT spot. He does a great job of separating from the offensive linemen and he runs to the ball well – and is a great finisher!

AJ in the Weight Room – strongest kid I have ever coached.
Deadlift 600 pounds
Squat 555 pounds
Bench 350 pounds

Photo Credit: Angie Bailor

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 18, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 89: Josh Chowansky, North Schuylkill HS

Player Name: Josh Chowansky

School: North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. HS

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: Running Back

Secondary Position: Defensive Back

Jersey Number: 29

Height: 5’7

Weight: 168

40-Yard Dash: 4.57

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2019 Stats:

Defense: 37 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 fumble recovery, 7 pass break ups, 1 interception

Offense: 285 yds rushing, 44 carries, 6.5 yds per carry, 4 rushing touchdowns,

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @ChowanskyJosh

Coaches comments: Josh was our number 2 running back last year and started as a defensive back a year ago. Also played as a freshman giving him a solid two years’ experience on both sides of the football. Josh is compact, strong, explosive, with legitimate speed. He has great balance, vision, and is also very productive catching footballs out of the back field. Pound for pound he is one of our strongest players in the weight room. He is a solid student and involved with other activities besides football within the school.

Photo Credit: sent by Wally Hall

Picture via standardspeaker.com

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 17, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 88: Tamir Jackson, Easton Area HS

Player Name: Tamir Jackson

School: Easton Area

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: MLB

Secondary Position(s): FB/HB

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 5’9″

Weight: 215

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:
PFN Coaches Select 6A All State 1st Team FB
LehighValleyLive 1st Team All-Area
EPC South 1st Team LB
Morning Call 2nd Team All-Area LB

2019 Stats: 122 total tackles 19 TFL

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @tamir_jackson

Coaches Comments: Tamir is a perfect example of an old-school Easton football player. He is as tough and physical a player that has ever played at Easton. Tamir is as dynamic of a FB/HB as he is a LB. Off the field he is quiet and humble. We look forward to Tamir helping lead the Rovers in the 2020 season.

Photo Credit: Jeff Braido

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 16, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings (11)

Head Coach: Tim McGorry

Assistant Coaches:
Jim Morgans: Associate Head Coach
Andy Coen: Assistant Head Coach
Geoff Laird: Defensive Coordinator/LB
Paul Hagadus: Offensive Line
John Toman: Offensive Coordinator/QB
Matt Kosciolek: Defensive Backs
Mike Cerimele: Running Backs
Jalen Scipio: Wide Receivers
Jamie Pagliaro: Defensive Line
Angelo Lucci: Tight Ends
Scott Horoshko: Special Teams Coordinator
Anthony Brinkley: Assistant Special Teams Coordinator
Curtis Reigle: Line Backers
Joseph Cassidy: Assistant Offensive Line
George Hlavac: Assistant Wide Receivers

Team Name: Allentown Central Catholic

2019 Record: 9-5

Key Starters Lost:
Ben Carbonetto OL/DL
Nick Reimer OL/DL
Jaylen Green DB/WR
George Hlavac WR/DB

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)
Sr OL AJ Colon 5’11 250
Sr OL John Fifield 5’11 220
So OL Michael Crounse 6’5 280
Sr TE Christian Spugnardi 6’5 230
Sr QB Matt Rauscher 6’2 200
Sr RB Jayden Williams 6’0 215
Sr WR Jack McGorry 5’9 165

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)
Jr DL Lavon Johnson 6’4 330
Sr DL John Fifield 5’11 220
Sr LB Leroy Johnson 6’0 215
Sr LB Nate Cordova 5’11 225
Sr LB Juan Torres 5’10 200
Sr OLB Jayden Williams 6’0 215
Sr OLB Mason Maxsim 6’2 205

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)
Sr. Chris Matjeck K/P

Key Newcomers:
So. WR/DB Griffin Patridge 6’2 185
Sr. OL/DL Mike McCambridge 6’2 235
Sr. WR/DB Tyler Schiftko 6’0 180
Sr. OL/DL Chris Pez 5’11 220
Jr OL/DL David Platt 6’3 250
Sr FB/LB Davis Ike 5’11 200
Sr WR/DB Kyle Schenkel 5’8 175
So RB/DB Travis Foster 5’10 165

2020 Offensive Outlook: Competition on the offensive line and and wide receiver position. We need to be able successfully run the football. Offensive Line needs to gel early in the season.

2020 Defensive Outlook: Depth of the defensive line, we should be able to rotate 6-7 guys. Competition in the secondary, graduated the entire secondary.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: Key will be to develop a new long snapper and holder. Chris did a great job for us handling the kicking and Punting duties and we expect him to contribute even more in 2020

August 12, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 82: Jesse Engle, Williams Valley HS

Player Name: Jesse Engle

School: Williams Valley HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Tight End/Defense End

Secondary Position(s): Running Back/Inside Linebacker

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6’2″

Weight: 228

40-Yard Dash: 4.72

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball

Starting Experience: 4 years on Defense 3 Years as Tight End

Honors: All state all media sites multiple seasons. 1ST Team WNEP DREAM TEAM consisting of all Classifications

2019 Stats: 812 yards receiving on 40 receptions with 13 TD’S and 8 2pt conversion Receptions. 96 tackles 5 sacks 2 int”s 3 fum recovered

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Jesse has been vital in our programs 3 consecutive postseason runs 2 of which claimed a dist title. With his size and versatility he will always be a mis-match for defensive coverage thru play-calling. A great attitude with lofty personal goals a great player to coach and watch grow in talent. As team leaders have left the program over the years, Jesse will be leaned on by our staff to lead our program with another double digit win season.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 10, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Southern Lehigh Spartans (11)

Head Coach: Phil Sams

Assistant Coaches: Ed Chromczak, Tariq Haddad, Rich Giuerla, Chris Fluck, Alstan Wolfe, Ziad Haddad, Justin Koser, Brandon Holub, Mike Fay, Casey Cooperman, Josh Palyan

Team Name: Southern Lehigh Spartans

2019 Record: 12-2

Key Starters lost: Asher Smith, Eric Vingom, Cam Fisher, Riley Craft, Hunter Hughes, Michael Bodner, Noah Vogeler, Cole Moyer, Colin Gill,

Offensive Starters Returning: (3) #56 Sr. C Richie Davis 5’ 11” 250 lbs. #81 Sr. TE Jacob Riedy 6’1” 220 lbs. #89 Jr. TE Tyler Houser 6’2” 205 lbs.

Defensive Starters Returning: (5) #55 Jr. DT Alex Schaefer 5’10” 230 lbs.,#89 Jr. DE Tyler Houser 6’2” 205 lbs., #26 Sr. DE Syncere Jackson 5’10” 210 lbs., #25 Sr. CB Jake Fauzio 5’10” 175 lbs. Sr. SS Tristan Rice 5’11” 165 lbs. #12 Sr. Logan Shorb 5’11” 165 lbs.

Special Team Starters Returning: (1) #6 K/P Christian Colasurdo

Key Newcomers: #7 QB/RB/WR Sr. JC Rizzuto, Fr. James Wisecarver, #20 WR/OLB Sr. Seth Rice, #35 FB/ILB Blaze Curry, #70 Sr. OL/DE Travis Gretz, #77 Sr. OL/DT Chris Butterbaugh, #2 Sr. Jayden Henry, #54 Jr. OL/TE/LB Justin Balliet, #70 Sr. Alex Geaneotes, #78 Jr. OL/DL Ryan Gretz, #50 Jr. OL/DL Michael Vazquez

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects: K Christian Colasurdo

Key Stats:

Jake Fauzio 19 carries for 218 yds. 4 TD’s:

Logan Shorb 19 carries for 129 yds. And 2 TD’s:

Logan Shorb 62 tackles, 4 TFL’s, 2 PBU’s, 1 INT., 2 FR

Jake Fauzio 42 tackles, 6 PBU’s, 1 FR, 1 INT.

Alex Schaefer: 48 tackles, 5 TFL’s, 2.5 sacks, 6 pass pressures, 2 PBU’s

Tristan Rice: 34 tackles, 2 PBU’s, 1 Int.

Tyler Houser: 27 tackles, 7 TFL’s, 4.5 sacks, 8 pass pressures

Syncere Jackson: 38 tackles, 6 TFL’s, 3.5 sacks, 5 pass pressures

JC Rizzuto: 26 tackles, 1 INT.

Seth Rice: 39 tackles, 4 TFL’s, 1 sack, 2 PBU’s, 1 INT.

2020 Outlook: We have to replace a lot of starters from the most successful football team of all time at Southern Lehigh. That is the bad news. The good news is that there are over 50 players on the roster and we have players to fill the lost starters. We believe we will be a very competitive team in 2020 and look forward to playing in the new league and schedule.

Offense: Offensively we have to replace 8-9 starters. There will be a lot of competition across the board for us.

Defense: We return more starters on the defensive side of the ball and we had several players who may not have started, but were playing varsity minutes at crucial times.

Special Team: We return our kicker and punter in Christian Colasurdo. He is able to kick the ball into the end zone on kick offs and has the leg for over a 50 yd. field goal. Jake Fauzio returns as one of our kick returners.

August 9, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Tri-Valley Bulldogs (11)

Head Coach: Jeff Sampson

Assistant Coaches: Vern Strouphauer, Mike Ulicny, Bryn Bowman, Justin Strouphauer, Cory Shadle, Marty Shade, Blake Bowman, Luke Rossi, Joe Miller

Team Name: Tri-Valley Bulldogs

2019 Record: 6-6

Key Starters Lost: Tyler McGrath, Cam Morgan

Offensive Starters Returning: (8) Jr. WR Caden Richards, 6-0, 170; Jr. OT Josh Reho, 5-10, 165; Jr. OG Cam Carlin, 6-2, 235; SO C Justin Troutman, 5-11, 215; Jr. OG Jesse Schnoke, 6-0, 200; Jr. QB Jonas McGrath, 6-1, 160; SO FB Jacob Scheib, 5-10, 195; Sr. HB Chase Herb, 6-2, 210

Defensive Starters Returning: (9) Sr. DE Chase Herb, 6-2, 210; So. DE Jacob Scheib, 5-10, 195; Jr. DT, Cam Carlin, 6-2, 235; Jr. DT Jesse Schnoke, 6-0, 200; Sr. LB Blake Harner, 6-2, 175; Jr. DB Jonas McGrath, 6-1, 160; Jr. LB Josh Reho, 5-10, 165; So. DB Kameron Wetzel, 5-11, 165; So. LB Reece Huntzinger, 5-10, 150

Special Team Starters Returning: (1) Sr. K Jay Wilcox, 6-1, 165

Key Newcomers: Jr. WR Devon Wertz, 6-1, 170; Jr. WR Mason Boltz, 5-11, 160; Jr. DE Kole Mattis, 6-4, 190; Jr. LB Levi Murray, 5-10, 165; Jr. C/OG Jordan Motuk, 5-10, 160, Jr. OT Jeremiah Umbenhauer, 6-0, 190; So. DB Kole Miller, 5-11, 150; So. DB Jake Tietsworth, 5-10, 150; So. WR Jolten Flory, 6-3, 170; So. LB Mason Begis; Fr. WR Layne Yoder, 5-10, 160

Key Stats:

Chase Herb 1400 yards rushing, 10 TD’s, 350 yards receiving, and 3 TDs.
Jacob Scheib 550 yards rushing and 8 TD’s

2020 Offensive Outlook: Offensive Line is most in tact and must develop as a unit for a successful running game. Both Herb and Scheib are explosive runners. QB needs to continue to develop to offset running attack.

2020 Defensive Outlook: Defensive backfield will be young and needs to develop in order to become a stellar defensive unit. DL boasts quality players with experience and need to set the tone early in the season.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: K Jay Wilcox has improved greatly over the past two season. Needs to continue to be consistent, and strengthen leg.

August 7, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 79: Bobby Walchak, Pottsville Crimson Tide HS

Player Name: Bobby Walchak

School: Pottsville Crimson Tide

Class Of: 20201

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 6’1″

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.58

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 4 year starter on Defense

Honors: 1st Team 4A All-state LB Easternpafootball.com

2019 Stats:

Defense: 87 Total tackles including 10 for a loss and 7 sacks (tied for team high), with 15 QB pressures and 1 INT.

Offense: Rushed for 566yds, 6.5 yds/carry 6TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @bobby_walchak

Coaches Comments: Bobby was a big time player for us last year on a Senior dominated team. We are going to be relying on his experience and leadership this year, because we will have so many new starters, and Bobby will is a rare 4 year starter. I know he will be up to the task as a leader, and his play on the field will only get better. Bobby is poised for a great year.

Photo Credit: Hudl.com

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 7, 2020
EPC: No football games until October 2nd

On Tuesday, August 4 th , 2020 The Board of Principals of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference voted (18-0 ) to support a tiered delay and mitigation plan for fall athletic schedules within the league. In response to the current Covid-19 Pandemic the EPC recommends that we utilize the following philosophy as our compass for the navigation of the eventual and gradual re-opening of interscholastic athletic competition.

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference believes that athletic competition is an integral part of the educational process and therefore recommends the following approach as we enter the tiered phases of re-opening our athletic programs within our conference. We are committed to safely promoting competition locally and in accordance with member schools return to school and athletic safety plans. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will follow all mandates handed down from the State of Pennsylvania and the PIAA, while respecting the individual decisions that are made by our member schools at the direction of their administration. The following plan outlines a tiered delay for fall sports which affords our schools the opportunity to open safely and permits student athletes to continue to participate and compete in their respective sports.

Delayed Start of Fall Season

This proposal promotes a delayed and uniform start date for all fall sports programs:

Fall EPC Schedule Competition Start Dates

8/20/2020 – First competition date for Golf.

8/24/2020 – First competition date for Tennis.

9/4/2020 – First competition date for Cross Country.

9/25/2020 – First competition date for Field Hockey, Soccer, Girls Volleyball.

10/2/2020 – First competition date for Football.

Mitigation Through Creative Scheduling and Alignment

The athletic directors of the EPC have creatively re-aligned the conference’s division with mitigation in mind. Member schools have been assigned to divisions which are determined by county whenever possible. This method assists in the mitigation of potential infection by maintaining local competition for the fall EPC season.

Divisional Alignment

Three Divisions by County:

Lehigh : Allen, CCHS, Dieruff, Emmaus, Parkland, Whitehall

Monroe : ES North, ES South, Pleasant Valley, PM East, PM West, Stroudsburg

Northampton : BECAHI, Easton, Freedom, Liberty, Nazareth, Northampton

Number of League Contests

● Cross Country : 5 Total – In county division only, home and away

● Field Hockey : 10 Total – In county division only, home and away

● Football : 5 Total – Weeks 1-5 in county division

● Golf : 10 Total – In county division only, home and away

● Soccer Boys : 10 Total – In county division only, home and away

● Soccer Girls : 10 Total – In county division only, home and away

● Tennis : 10 Total – In county division only, home and away

● Volleyball Girls : 11 Total – (10 In county division only, home and away) 11th game will be seeded accordingly.

Updated EPC Schedules

The Athletic Directors will develop updated schedules for all sports and release them to the public as soon as they are vetted and approved.

August 4, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 76: Christian Sapp, East Stroudsburg South HS

Player Name: Christian Sapp

School: East Stroudsburg South

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: S

Secondary Position(s): WR/ATH

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 6′

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.55

GPA: N/A

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:

1st Team EPC North Safety
1st Team EPC North Wide Receiver
1st Team EPC North Special Teams Player
Pocono Record Player of the Year
All-Eastern PA 5A Honorable Mention
1st Team All Morning Call ATH

2019 Stats:

Defense: 82 tackles and 3 INTs.

Offense: 43 catches for 795 yards and 12 receiving TDs. 28 carries for 232 yards and 3 rushing TDs. 2-3 Passing for 127 yards and 2 Passing TDs.

Special Teams: 2 Punt Returns for TDs.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @cloutedsapp

Coaches Comments: Christian will be one of the top players in the state this season. This Spring, Christian announced his commitment to Villanova University. With his athletic abilities and talent, we will be putting Christian in almost every position on the field this season. We are looking forward to seeing what Christian will do in leading the 2020 Cavaliers.

Photo Credit: @ShotsByAthey

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 4, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks (11)

Head Coach: Joe Henrich (9^th year) (overall 63-37)

Assistant Coaches: Jeff Searfass (OC/WR), Kevin Kelly (DC/LB), Scott Tennyson (RB), James Parham JR (OL), Diab Hadeed (WR), Bob Rigali (DL), Larry Moussa (DL/STC), CJ Cain (OL), Phil Dorn (QB), Ronald Armstead (RB), Frank Gerlach (DB), Kyle Beller (S), Brandon Cogley (LB)

Team Name: Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks

2019 Record: 7-5, District XI Playoffs

Key Starters Lost: (9) Jerry Lyons (OL/DL), Tavion Banks (RB/S), Lysick (HB/LB), Mathias Dobbins (WR/C), Matt Stianche (WR/C), Malik Thomas (S), Mike Maldonado (OL/DL), Logan Bender (DE), George French (OL/DL)

Offensive Starters Returning: (8) Clayton Basile (HB), Ian Kish (WR), Justin Kanyuk (OL), Jared Richardson (QB), Dalton Kucher (OL), Mike Vasquez (OL), Eric Wert (WR), Rahmel Terry (WR/RB)

Defensive Starters Returning: (6) Declan Dean (DE), Clayton Basile (LB), Christian Shelton (LB), Rahmel Terry (C), Ian Kish (S), Jacob Stoudt (C/S),

Special Teams Starters Returning: (2) Rahmel Terry (KR, PR), Anthony Barczynski (K)

Key Newcomers: Hudson Oberholzer (OL/DL), Mychael Althouse (WR/S), Chris Tartamella (RB/S), Ethan Shelton (HB/LB), Aydan Kirby (OL/DL), Max Johnson (RB/LB), Steven Hattala (OL/DL), Mekhi George (OL/DL), Luke Thomas (QB/S), Rafi Harrington (RB/S), Kyle Melson (RB), Jho Soto (WR/C)

Key Stats from 2019:

QB Jared Richardson passed for 1,543 yards and 11 touchdowns.

LB Christian Shelton had 111 total tackles, 8 sacks and 2 interceptions.

2020 Outlook: After winning five District Championships in six years and going to three straight State-Semis, Becahi’s streak came to a screeching halt in 2019 with a District Playoff loss to Pottsville. Competing in the EPC18 South is never an easy task, however, in 2019 they once again proved they belong and are looking forward to the challenge again in 2020. With many key starters gone the Golden Hawks look to replenish the line up with some young talent, many of whom saw some quality time last season. The strength of the team certainly lies in the skill positions though they do return three quality offensive lineman. With an unexpected exit a year ago, the Golden Hawks are hungry to once again compete for a conference and District Championship.

August 3, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils (11)

Head Coach: Ed Moran (1^st Season)

Assistant Coaches: Joe Alshefcki, Zach Bitting, Frank Drozal, Joe Kayes, Al Matakonis, Shea Mealia, Jim Thomas, Anthony Staivecki

Team Name: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils

2019 Record: 0-11

Key Starters lost: Joe Alshefski WR/DB, Alex Donchalk WR/LB, James Gallo OL/DL, Justin Gallo OL/DL, Joseph “Junebug” Karvois QB/DB

Offensive Starters Returning: (6) Jason Migliaccio OL Sr. 6-5 280, Zach Ney Sr. OL, Franklin Arguetta Sr. OL, Brian Dunne Jr. RB, Joe Vevasis Jr. WR, Lucas Zelinsky So. OL

Defensive Starters Returning: (7) Jason Migliaccio DL Sr. 6-5 280, Zach Ney Sr. DL, Franklin Arguetta Sr. DL, Brian Dunne Jr. LB, Joe Vevasis Jr. DB, Lucas Zelinsky So. LB

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)

Key Newcomers: Owen Kosar Jr. QB/DB, Hunter Teter So. RB/DB, Nick Ryan Fr. ATH/DB, Alex Kozlosky Fr. ATH/DB, Ben Dempster Fr. WR/DB, Mike Diehl Fr. OL/DL

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects: None, Jason Migliaccio (Div II & Div III)

2020 Outlook: The Devils are looking at 2020 as a rebuilding year for the once proud program, entering the season with a 28-game losing streak. The new coaching staff will have the advantage of several returners on both side of the ball. Look for the Devils to get back to basics, and be more competitive in 2020 behind seniors Migliaccio, Ney, and Arguetta, and underclassmen Kosar, Dunne, Vevasis, Teter, and Zelinsky.

Offense: With a new coaching staff, the Blue Devils will feature a new offense for the 2020 football season. The Devils will look to QB newcomer Owen Kosar, to bring athleticism to the QB position and replace multi-year starter “Junebug” Karvois. Bruising tailback Brian Dunne, returns as the leading returning rusher for the Devils, and looks to be the feature back. The offensive line will be bolstered by senior Jason Migliaccio (6-5 280), with several others who gained experience last season. Junior wide receiver Joe Vevasis will move out of the backfield and add some big play ability to the passing game.

Defense: The Devils look to get back to basics for the 2020, focusing on tackling and getting players to the ball. The Devils will feature a revamped secondary after the key graduation losses of corner Joe Alshefski and Junebug Karvios, however return junior starting corner Joe Vevasis, and versatile senior defender Jonathan Abreu. The Devils will look to add to the secondary with junior Tyler Harris, and sophomores Hunter Teter, Richie Tucci, and Erick Hernandez. Linebackers Lucas Zelinsky and Brian Dunne look to anchor the linebacking core. Seniors Arguetta, Ney, Migliaccio, and junior Isaiah Stewart will be featured on the defensive line.

Special Team: The Devils will feature new special teams for the 2020 season.

August 1, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 73: Sam Nelson, Northampton HS

Player Name: Sam Nelson

School: Northampton HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: NG

Secondary Position(s): OT

Jersey Number: 72

Height: 6’1″

Weight: 285

40-Yard Dash: 5.4

GPA: 2.6

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:

1st Team EPC North OL
1st Team EPC North DL
1st Team OL All Area Morning Call

2019 Stats: Anchored an Offensive Line who produced 3,171 rushing yards and 2,215 passing yards.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @SamuelNelson72

Coaches Comments: Sam has worked extremely hard for this upcoming season. He will be a 3 year starter for us. He has been a great leader on and off the field. We look for him to anchor the Offensive and Defensive lines this season. He is extremely agile for his size and has a great work ethic.

Photo Credit: Linda Gunkle

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 1, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 73: Shea Morgan, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Shea Morgan

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: CB

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 5’8″

Weight: 155

40-Yard Dash: 4.68

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:

2x-1st Team all League CB
2nd Team all League WR

2019 Stats:

Defense: 61 Tackles, 4 INT, 10 Pass Break ups.

Offense: 23 Receptions for 402 yds and 4 TD’S.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @shea_morgan16

Coaches Comments: Shea is one the Best Defensive backs i have ever coached. He is a lock down corner who can play press man or zone. Shea understands the game, coverage and can break down an opposing teams offense. After suffering a knee injury in 2018 he can back and put together an outstanding Junior season. Shea had over 60 Tackles and 4 INT on defensive. Over 400 yds receiving in an offense that had 2 1,000yd rushers. Shea is also out kicker and did not piss a PAT the entire season.

Photo Credit: Frank Gaffney

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

August 1, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Notre Dame GP HS (11)

Head Coach: Philip Stambaugh (10^thYr., 81-31) *21st Season Coaching HS Football

Assistant Coaches: Anthony Casciano, Andre Jordan, Jordon Hildabrant, Rob Irving, Matthew “Duke” Giovannini, Tom Campanaro, Scott Vaughn, Lloyd Brooks, Mike Carroll, Mike Kaulius, Alex Rivera, Richie Kessler, Ed Black, Zach Bergstresser

Team Name: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

2019 Record: 7-4 (DXI Semifinalists)

Key Starters lost: Andrew Stackhouse (Kutztown), Andrew Darno (Muhlenberg), Shakur “Shaq” Harris (Nassau JC), Liam Carroll (Kings), Ben Carlin (Moravian)

Offensive Starters Returning: (9) Jr. QB Collin Quintano, Sr. RB Matt Frauen, Jr., Sr. OL Lex Rivera, Sr. OL Tyler Lissy, Sr. OL Brandon Guffy, Jr. OL Josh Hoffert, Sr. WR Izzy Rodriguez, Sr. WR Robby Spirk, Sr. WR Joe Galle

Defensive Starters Returning: (6) Sr. DB Joe Galle, Sr. LB-DL Jake Hull, Sr. LB Joey Rivituso, Jr. DB Gavin Gibbs, Sr. DL William Jordan, Jr. DL Ryan Carroll

Special Team Starters Returning: (2) Jr. K/P Nick Garrido, Jr. SNAP Logan Castellano

Key Newcomers: Jr. OL/DL Logan Castellano, Jr. WR Nadir Sanders, Jr. LB/WR Ethan O’Neill, Jr. RB/DB Fabian Galan, Jr., Jr. OL Anthony Silfani, Jr. OL Michael Stambolis, Jr. QB Peyton Cosover, Jr. RB Jared Rodriguez, Jr. WR Trevor Shay, Jr. LB Antonio Caiazzo, Sr. DL Nick Oligino, Sr. DB John Febbo V, Sr. WR Logan Rickert, Sr. DB Christian Bell, Sr. DB Blake Butler, Jr. DB Kaden Grube, Jr. DL Luke Bittner, Jr. DL-LB Tommy Wendland, So. LB Tyler Garcia, Jr. WR Alex Cruz, Jr.

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects: Sr. RB Matt Frauen, Jr., Sr. OL Lex Rivera, Sr. OL Tyler Lissy, Sr. LB Jake Hull, Jr. QB Collin Quintano, Sr. OL Brandon Guffy, Sr. DL William Jordan

2020 Outlook: Experience, especially in key spots on offense will be huge coming off a productive 2019 season. Depth is also very high, good roster size again this season. JV had a very good year and all the rising Juniors are primed to help fill in key spots on the team.

Offense: We will be returning the whole offensive line again this season, a starting QB & starting RB from 2019 + 3 WR that played a lot on offense in a starting rotation last season… We feel very good about the depth in the Offensive Skill positions…

Defense: Defense has some key spots to replace from 2019, we have depth and we have choices – now we need to get them to develop quickly and get ready for the season…

Special Teams: All the kicking duties last year were filled by Nick Garrido who still has 2 more years… We will really be able to maximize our depth on special teams where a lot of our role players offensively & defensively can get significant time to contribute to our team this season…

July 31, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Nativity BVM Green Wave (11)

Head Coach: Pat Mason

Assistant Coaches: Josh Muldowney, Mike Downey, Jarrad Brennan, Kevin Putalavage, Ken Miller, Joe Winter, Joe Brennan, Chris Sanchez, Greg Koperna, Joe Opolsky, Tyler Jenkins, Shawn Delany

Team Name: Nativity Green Wave

2019 Record: 6-5

Key Starters lost: Jared Yoder (RB/LB), Jake Ferhat (RB/LB)

Offensive Starters Returning: (10) Jr. QB Cody Miller, 6’1” 165, Sr. RB Jacob Hoffman, 6’1” 195, Jr. RB Stephan Spolski 6’1” 180, Sr. WR Keegan Brennan, 5’10” 155, Sr. TE TJ Wagner, 6’6” 215, Jr. OL Bennett McNamara, 6’ 245, Jr. OL Grant Lapanchinsky, 5’8” 260, Jr. OL Anthony Kromer, 5’11” 270, Jr. OL Liam Reiley, 6’4” 285, Sr. TE Jake Kuperavage, 6’ 190

Defensive Starters Returning: (10) Sr. DB Jacob Hoffman, 6’1” 195, Jr. DB Stephan Spolski 6’1” 180, Sr. DB Marcus Vaupel, 5’9” 160, Jr. DB Julius Walborn, 5’11” 170, Jr. LB Jack Miller, 6’ 180, Jr. LB Fletcher Eades, 5’10” 185, Sr. LB Dylan Schreffler, 5’9” 175, Sr. DE TJ Wagner, 6’6” 215, Sr. NG Josh Jacoby, 5’10” 160, Jr. DE Jake Kuperavage, 6’ 190

Special Team Starters Returning: (1) Jr. P Cody Miller, 6’1” 165

Key Newcomers: Sr. OL Gavin Gustus, 5’11” 205, Jr. LB Braydon Feisel, 5’11” 175, Jr. DB Charles Schuster, 5’10” 160, So. LB Kreese Stablein, 5’9” 170, So. DL Blake Whalen, 5’10” 160, So. OL Kyle Kenton, 5’10” 205

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects: Sr. TE/DE TJ Wagner 6’6” 215

Key Stats: We return our leaders in Passing Yards, Rushing Yards, Receiving, Tackles and Interceptions

Cody Miller – 77 comp 1284 yards 13 TDs (Pottsville Republican-Herald Rookie of the Year)

Jacob Hoffman – 89 carries 743 yards 11 TDs

Keegan Brennan – 22 receptions 679 yards 31 ypc 5 TDs

TJ Wagner – 74 tackles

Marcus Vaupel – 5 INTs

2020 Outlook: Please let us know the keys about your team on offense, defense and special teams. What are your keys to having a successful year?

Offense: We return all of our primary weapons on offense. Cody Miller will lead our passing attack at the quarterback position. He developed consistently throughout the year which was his first year as a starter. His main target was Keegan Brennan who averaged 31 yard per catch and consistently made big plays for us. We will need to get our tight end TJ Wagner more involved in the passing game and take advantage of his size. I believe that our biggest strength on offense will be our running game led by Jacob Hoffman and Stephan Spolski. Both of them have the speed, size and athleticism to make big plays. The key to our success will be the development of our offensive line. We return all 5 starters and we should be much better up front.

Defense: Our defenses consistently got better as the season went on. We return most of our starters and I am looking for them to be the cornerstone to our team this year. The secondary and line should be our strength. We will be very athletic and fast but we will need more physical play from our linebackers. My major concern will be stopping the run, that was our biggest weakness last year.

Special Team: We need to find a replacement for kicker Joao Lovisi.

July 31, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Panther Valley Panthers (11)

Head Coach: Rick Jones

Assistant Coaches:

Major Gerald New
Shawn Hoben
Joe Perilli
Mike Pascoe
Brad Jones
Wally Breiner
John Williams
Dean Kunkle
Chris Hoover

Team Name: Panther Valley Panthers

2019 Record: 2-8

Key Starters Lost:

Blake White-WR/cb
Shawn Hoben-WR/ss
Ethan Reis-QB/fs
Elias Tavaris-RB/olb
Ben Sheridan-DE

Offensive Starters Returning: (5)
sr- OG Antonnio Perilli 6′ 235
sr- TE Seth Berk 6’2 215
sr- OT CJ Ohl 6’2 222
sr- RB Louie Clouser 5’9 165
so- OG Austin Hadley 6’2.5 220

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)
sr- DT Antonio Perilli 6′ 235
sr- LB Jaden Shubeck 5’10 185
sr-DE/OLB Seth Berk 6’2 215
sr-DT CJ Ohl 6’2 222
sr- CB Louie Clouser 5’9 165
jr- DT D’Antay Alston 5’11 213
so- DE Austin Hadley 6’2.5 220
so- SS Tremaine Ervine 6’1 175

Special Team Starters Returning: (3)
Louie Clouser
Tremaine Ervine
PK-Seth Berk

Key Newcomers:

sr- WR-QB/FS Julian Matula 6’1 175
sr- RB/WS Gage Breiner 5’7 145
jr- RB/WS Lamar Easley 5’7 150
jr- DL Sincere Flamer 5’8 300
jr- WR/CB Angel Fuentes 5’9 160
jr- OL Rich Zabroski 5’10 235
so- QB/OLB Mike Pascoe 6′ 192
so-OL Riley Hoben 6’1 205
so- OL Jordan McColgan 6′ 210
fr- OL Brady Jones 5’8 185

Key Stats:
Offense averaged 17.5 pts/game Defense gave up 38 pts/game
Louie Clouser averaged 6.5 yards/carry (4 TD)
Tremaine Ervine averaged 7.4 yds/carry (5 TD)

2020 Offensive Outlook: We have speed in backfield and perimeter however, OL must continue to improve. Key position will be the development of the QB position (all potential candidates are dual threat type kids–the one who brings leadership and consistency in pass game will be the starter. There is potential to be a solid football team on this side of the ball. We ran the ball fairly well in the second half of last season (4 of our final 5 games we rushed for over 200 yds)

2020 Defensive Outlook: Despite the number of kids returning, if we don’t get more physical at the point of attack and tackle better we will struggle. We will try to disguise what we do with multiple looks but eventually we have to win battles at LOS–PLAIN AND SIMPLE

2020 Special Teams Outlook: We have a solid PK returning and a number of solid LC and Punter candidates. We have a couple of fast kids who could excel in return game as well.

July 30, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 71: Lavon Johnson, Allentown Central Catholic HS

Player Name: Lavon Johnson

School: Allentown Central Catholic HS

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Defensive Line

Secondary Position(s): Offensive Line

Jersey Number: 90

Height: 6’4

Weight: 325

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 2.5

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: 1st Team All EPC South and Honorable mention all state

2019 Stats: 48 Tackles, 5 Tackle for loss and 2 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @lavonjohnson90

Coaches Comments: Excellent athlete who can 2 gap on the line of scrimmage. Moves extremely well for his size. Can be a dominant player against the run.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 30, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears (11)

Head Coach: Paul Babinsky

Assistant Coaches: Pat Morgans, John McGroarty, Joe Kane, Sam Quick, Dean Starkey, Louie Lawrence and Francis Bowman

Team Name: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears

2019 Record: 7-4

Key Starters Lost: Danny Lawrence, Tony Merchlinsky, Tom Price, Alexis Perez, John Fowler, Haydn Wall, Sam Quick

Offensive Starters Returning: (5) Ben Terry, Craig Derr, Brady Wagner, Dave Sanchez, George Budihas

Defensive Starters Returning: (4) Ben Terry, Ben Manley, Caden Burke, George Budihas

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)

Key Newcomers: (5) Slayden Wargo, Chris Cuff, Colm McGroarty, Kaden Styka, John Babinsky

Key Stats: The team rushed for over 2000 yards last season.

2020 Offensive Outlook: The development of an inexperienced Offensive line and QB. We have some raw young talent at the skilled positions. We can have a decent line, but the majority of the line is inexperienced. How quickly they develop will depend on our success in 2020.

2020 Defensive Outlook: How quickly we adapt to a new defensive scheme. We need to eliminate the big plays especially on pass defense. We need to get our athletes believing in the defense. We want to have 11 guys flying to the football.

July 29, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 70: Owen Buck, Palmerton Area HS

Player Name: Owen Buck

School: Palmerton

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position: OL/TE

Jersey Number: 52

Height: 6’2

Weight: 230

GPA: 3.1

Other Sport: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2019 Stats: Defensively – 74 total tackles; 44 solo, 30 assisted, 7 tackles for loss, 2 QB sacks, 5 QB hurries, 1 Interception, 1 INT for a TD, 3 Pass deflections, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 blocked point after attempts

Honors: 2019 Team Captain

2019 Lineman of the year – Palmerton Football

2019 Leadership Award – Palmerton Football

2019 Times News Team – offensive lineman selection

2019 Times News Team. – defensive lineman selection

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Owen is a tremendous character person who is very versatile. His athletic ability has allowed him to take snaps at almost every position at some point in his career. He has an outstanding knowledge of the game and is a yes sir – no sir kind of person that will do anything to help the team out.

Photo Credit: Lynn Shupp

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 29, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 70: Syncere Jackson, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Syncere Jackson

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position: TE

Jersey Number: 26

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 210 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2019 Stats: 38 tackles, 6 TFL’s, 3.5 sacks, 5 pass pressures

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Syncere is probably our fastest DE.He can create havoc for offensive lineman.He has an excellent Friday night motor and is very coachable.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 29, 2020
2020 Team Previews: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers (11)

Head Coach: Matt Walters

Assistant Coaches:

Brett Bealer
Dan Bowman
Ed Shanley
Zach Cole
Willie Watkins
Al Camaerei
Barry Krammes
Chris Stanukenas
Dan Mitchell

Team Name: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

2019 Record: 9-3 (7-1 EPC North)

Key Starters Lost:

OT Jordan Fernandez
DT Brandon Boushell
WR Ansun Ruffin
DB Nyree Ford-Cherry
C Nick Markowski
CB Gerrond Tanghap
DE Eli Totive
P Joey Fulmer

Offensive Starters Returning: (9)

QB Will Fish (Sr.)
RB Christian Arrington (Sr.)
WR Christian Sapp (Sr.)
WR Evan Roche (Sr.)
H-Back/WR Chris Cacace (Sr.)
OT Myles McHugh (Sr.)
OG Stephen Shanley (Sr.)
OG Luke Fulmer (Jr.)
TE Kirk Young (Sr.)

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)

DB Evan Roche (Sr.)
S Christian Sapp (Sr.)
DB Vinny Doyle (Sr.)
DB DJ Lindor (Sr.)
LB Kirk Young (Sr.)
LB Chris Cacace (Sr.)
DE Ron Blake (Jr.)
DE Isaiah Johnson (Sr.)

Special Team Starters Returning: (2)

K Hunter Gilmore (Sr.)
PR/KR Christian Sapp (Sr.)

Key Newcomers: (14)

WR Matt Riutort (Sr.)
DT/N Shon Williams (Jr.)
LB/RB Gary Welge (Jr.)
LB Dylan Osorio (Jr.)
DE Samuel Opong-Duah (Jr.)
DB Jared Cirillo (Sr.)
D ATH/WR Greg Yeager (Sr.)
DB/QB Bobby McClosky (Jr.)
OL Garrett Owens (Jr.)
OL Donovan Jones (Jr.)
OL Marcus Silva (Sr.)
OL Erik Flores (Sr.)
OL Jamal Watts (Soph.)
WR Jose Almonte (Jr.)
WR/DB Nic Perez (Jr.)

Key Stats: The Cavaliers averaged 37.4 points per game in 2019 and returns 9 starters including: QB Will Fish (1,538 passing yards, 20 TDs), RB Christian Arrington (1,229 rushing yards, 19 TDs), WR Christian Sapp (43 catches, 795 yards receiving, 12 receiving TDs, 2 passing TDs, 232 rushing yards), WR Evan Roche (34 catches, 494 yards, 6 TDs), H-Back/WR Chris Cacace (17 catches, 4 TDs) and 3 offensive linemen.

The Cavalier defense had 3 shutout victories last season, one against rival Stroudsburg. The Cavalier defense returns 8 starters including both linebackers Chris Cacace and Kirk Young. The Cavalier secondary returns Christian Sapp, Evan Roche, DJ Lindor, and Vinny Doyle.

2020 Offensive Outlook: The Cavalier offense returns their offensive backfield at QB and RB as well as 3 of 4 wide receivers. 3 Offensive linemen return (Myles McHugh, Stephen Shanley, Luke Fulmer) and will have talent and depth to fill in the remaining two spots up front. The Cavalier offense will look to improve on their 37.4 points per game from the 2019 season by looking at growing depth at the skill positions while filling in the vacated spots up front from graduating seniors Jordan Fernandez, Brandon Boushell, and Nick Markowski. Preparing the younger players to quickly be added to our depth offensively will be important for a successful season.

2020 Defensive Outlook: The Cavalier defense returns 4 defensive backs (Christian Sapp, DJ Lindor, Evan Roche, Vinny Doyle) and both linebackers (Chris Cacace and Kirk Young) for the 2020 season. Preparing a young defensive front will be crucial in the success of the defense with the premise of stopping the run.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: Senior kicker Hunter Gilmore returns for his senior season. Last season, Hunter broke the Cavalier record for most extra points in a season with 59. Christian Sapp returns to return punts and kicks. He returned 2 punts for touchdowns last season.

July 28, 2020
2020 Team Previews: Pine Grove Area Cardinals (11)

Head Coach: Frank Gaffney

Assistant Coaches: Travis Mumma, Trent Mars, Jake Stoudt, Tom Renninger, Jeremiah Gaffney, Joe Barra, Steve Zimmerman, Francis Hall, Mike Kalyan

Team Name: Pine Grove Area Cardinals

2019 Record: 8-3

Key Starters Lost: Colin Luckenbill, Dalton Kintzel, Keith Koppenhaver, Trey Reynolds, Nate Minnich

Offensive Starters Returning: (8) (SR)-Josh Leininger 6′ 165 QB, (SR)-Shea Morgan 5’9″ 155 WR, (SR)-Brody Robinson 5’11” 205 RB, (SR)- Zak Hlavaty 6’5″ 255 OG, (SR)- Ayden Ney 5’8″ 160 RB, (SR)- Keyshawn Weaver 6’5″265 OT, (JR)- Colin Ibarra 5’9″ 185 WR, (SO)- Mason Kroh 6′ 160 QB

Defensive Starters Returning: (7) (SR)-Josh Leininger 6′ 165 FS, (SR)-Shea Morgan 5’9″ 155 C, (SR)-Brody Robinson 5’11” 205 OLB, (SR)- Zak Hlavaty 6’5″ 255 DE, (SR)- Ayden Ney 5’8″ 160 NG, (JR)- Colin Ibarra 5’9″ 185 ILB, (SO)- Mason Kroh 6′ 160 C

Special Team Starters Returning: (2) (SR)-Shea Morgan 5’9″ P/K/PR/KR, (SR)- Josh Leininger 6′ Pr/Kr

Key Newcomers: (14) (SR) Ty Reynolds 6’1″ 255 C, (SR) Connor Pillsbury 5’10” 175 ILB, (JR)-Aaron Crumrine 6’1″ 195 DE/TE, (JR) Dalton Geesey 6’1″ 175 SS/WR (JR) Javin Ward 5’11” 210 C, (SO)- Nick Wolff 5’6″ 155 RB/OLB, (SO)- Gary Pomenville 6’4′ 310 OT, (SO) Carter Radabaugh 5’10” 225 C,(SO) Dan Zimmerman 6’2″205 ILB/TE, (FR)- Lane Lehman RB/OLB (FR)- Ty Drumheller QB/FS (FR)-Xavier Yeagley OL (FR)-Tyler Sleva (FR)-Brennden Etzweiler

Key Stats: The 2020 Cardinals return a full senior class of 3 year starters for me. 6 all county players return. Brody Robinson is a returning Defensive player of the year nominee.

Our Roster grew to over 50 players this upcoming year.

2020 Offensive Outlook: The 2020 Cardinals return with great senior leadership. The majority of this senior class has started for me since 2018. Shea Morgan had over 400 receiving yds last season, Josh Leininger will be a 3 year starting QB and Robinson and Ney look to take the Rb load over. The offensive will see a different look all around. There will be a few new faces in some starting positions. This summer we will have many positions the are being battled for. Should be and exciting year in PGA. Shea M

2020 Defensive Outlook: Defensively we be our strong suit again with great leaders returning. With a great incoming freshman class, look to see a lot of young guys battling for starting spots.

2020 Special Teams Outlook: With Shea Morgan and Josh Leininger returning, we hope to use our special teams as an advantage.

July 27, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 67: Gabe Davis, Minersville Area HS

Player Name: Gabe Davis

School: Minersville Area

Class Of: 2021

Primary Postion: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 6’2

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 2.7

Other Sports: Baseball, basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:

PA Football Writers AA All-State First Team WR
PA Football News Coaches Select AA All-State Second Team WR
Easternpafootball.com AA All-State First Team WR
Schuylkill League Football All-League Division 2 First Team WR
Republican Herald All-Area First Team DB
Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association South First Team WR
Minersville Area 2019 Offensive MVP
2019 MVP – Battle in the Backyard
T102 Player of the Game – Battle in the Backyard
School Records – Receptions, Yards, Receiving TDs (Game, season)

2019 Stats: 65 receptions, 1041 yards, 10 TDs; 20 tackles, 3 INT, 1 int ret TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GabeDavis1042

Coaches Comments: In his first year starting at WR, Gabe set school records for receptions, yards, and TD’s in a season (and game). Gabe is a very smart football player who understands how to get open and run routes. Very good hands and a physical receiver. He’s got a knack for the football. Gabe commanded double teams all year and consistently was our go-to WR when a big catch was needed. Broke out in week 2 in the Battle of the Backyard when he garnered player of the game honors by T102. Scored three tds in the game – 2 receiving TDs and an INT returned for a score.

Player Previews: Chris Keiser – Keiser Photography

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 26, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 66: Matty Russin, Bethlehem Freedom HS

Player Name: Matty Russin

School: Freedom High school

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position: WR

Jersey Number: 20

Height: 5’9

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.48

GPA: 4.1

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2019 Stats: 681 rushing yards, 414 receiving yards, 8.2ypc, 10 touchdowns and 1455 all purpose yards.

Honors: 2nd team all conference corner and| all area athlete

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @MattyRussin

Coaches comments: Matty is a versatile explosive playmaker that contributes in all three phases of the game Offense Defense and Special teams.

Photo Credit: Jason Roeder

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 25, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 64: Leroy Johnson, Allentown Central Catholic HS

Player Name: Leroy Johnson

School: Allentown Central Catholic

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): Running back

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 6’1 220

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2019 Stats:

Offense: 41 Solo Tackles 85 total tackles

Defense: 33 carries for 150 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @leroyjohnson22

Coaches Comments: Very physical, and multiple LB. Can play inside or on the perimeter, excellent in pass rush. Very natural athlete.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 23, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 63: Tyler Houser, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Tyler Houser

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: DE

Secondary Position: TE

Jersey Number: 89

Height: 6’2

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2019 Stats: 27 tackles, 7 TFL’s, 4.5 sacks, 8 pass pressures, 1 forced fumble

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Tyler is a great kid.He did some great things in 2019 and does an excellent job rushing the passer.He also started at TE and became a good blocker. He will be counted on a lot in 2020 to make a big impact.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 22, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 63: Joe Kerbacher Northampton HS

Player Name: Joe Kerbacher

School: Northampton

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6’1″

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:

1st Team EPC North – QB
2nd Team All Area Morning Call – QB
2nd Team All Area Lehigh Valley Live – QB
NHS Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Year

2019 Stats:

Passing: 130-210 (62%) 2,188 Yds, 29 TD’s, 6 Int’s,

Rushing: 521 Yds, 10 TD’s.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JoeKerbacher

Coaches Comments: Joe has been a play maker for us ever since he won the starting job in 2018. His ability to move laterally and accelerate makes him a dual threat. He set single season pass records for yards passing (2,188) and TD’s (29) in 2019. He rushed for 521 yards and scored 10 TD’s. His football IQ has increased significantly. We look for Joe to take that leadership role and have another big season. Joe is a remarkable athlete and a pleasure to coach.

Photo Credit: Hannah Buss

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 22, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 61: Jaden Shubeck, Panther Valley HS

Player Name: Jaden Shubeck

School: Panther Valley

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: ILB

Secondary Position(s): TE

Jersey Number: 24

Height: 5’11

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 92%

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 3 Year starter at LB

Honors: 2nd team all Schuylkill County

2019 Stats: 58 total tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @pv_jw24

Coaches Comments: Hard worker, intelligent player and very good leader

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 20, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 61: JC Rizzuto, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: JC Rizzuto

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: WR/RB/QB

Secondary Position: FS

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’1

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2019 Stats: 26 tackles, 1 Int.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: JC loves the game of football.He does everything he possibly can to become the best football player he can be.In 2019 JC spent a lot of time in the varsity secondary and will be expected to have a big role on offense in 2021.JC has made great progress in the past year because of his work ethic.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 20, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 60: Jackson Yoder, Williams Valley HS

Player Name: Jackson Yoder

School: Williams Valley

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: OL/DL

Jersey Number: 75

Height: 6’0″

Weight: 235

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 3 years at center

Honors: All-League

2019 Stats: Played every 1st team snap the entire year on our offensive line.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Jackson has been a staple up front for us since his freshman year. Played all over the line and has skill player agility in a interior lineman’s body. Lots of trapping pulling and combo 2nd level blocking. A pleasure to coach and becoming a coach on the field for our offensive line. Knows the blocking schemes executes the line calls. Big year coming for Jackson.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 19, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 59: Brody Robinson, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Brody Robinson

School: Pine Grove Area HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 17

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 207

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:

Defensive MVP
All County OLB
All League OLB (Schuylkill & Tri-Valley League)

2019 Stats: 94 Tackles, 7 Sacks, 19TFL and 4 pass break ups.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter:

Coaches Comments: Brody is a dynamic player. Brody will be one of the top Linebackers in Schuylkill County this season. A dominate OLB with a high speed motor and a nose for the ball. Phenomenal open field tackler and edge setter. Brody has a phenomenal work ethic and is a natural team leader. The 2020 season should be exciting year for Brody. He will be filling different roles offensively for us this year.

Photo Credit: Captivating Dezigns

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 18, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 56: Antonio Perilli, Panther Valley HS

Player Name: Antonio Perilli

School: Panther Valley

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: OG

Secondary Position(s): NT

Jersey Number: 66

Height: 6′

Weight: 235

40-Yard Dash: 5.3

GPA: 97%

Other Sports: TRACK AND FIELD

Starting Experience: 3 Years OL

Honors:

2nd team All county
1st team all division

Hudl:

Coaches Comments: Strong and disciplined kid. No nonsense personality

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 15, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 56: Alex Schaefer, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Alex Schaefe

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: DT

Secondary Position: Guard

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 230 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.1

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2019 Stats: 48 tackles, 5 TFL’s, 2.5 sacks, 6 pass pressures, 2 PBU’s

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Alex is as tough as they come.He was our starting center as a freshman.In 2019 he became our starting DT and he dominated.He is everything you ask for in a football player.He has high dedication, is very coachable and loves the game of football.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 15, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 54: Michael Cruz, Northampton HS

Player Name: Michael Cruz

School: Northampton HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): DB/OLB

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 5’9″

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: 2019 Konkrete Kid Award

2019 Stats:

Special Teams: 17 KO Returns – 359 Yds. (21.1 Yd Avg.)

Offense: 46 rushes – 412 Yds. (9.0 Yd Avg.) 4 TD’s and 5 Receptions – 47 Yds.

Defense: 48 Tackles 2 Fumble Recoveries, 2 Int’s.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @michael_cruz_9

Coaches Comments: Mike has been waiting for his opportunity behind some impressive RB’s at Northampton. He has been one of the most consistent players we’ve had over the past two season’s. Mike is extremely coachable and has a great work ethic. We think he is primed to have a break out season as an offensive threat. Defensively, he is aggressive to the ball and plays fearless. He’s been a starter since his sophomore season. Mike will be one of our leaders on and off the field for 2020.

Photo Credit: Hanna Buss

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 13, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 53: Bryce Herb, Williams Valley HS

Player Name: Bryce Herb

School: Williams Valley

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 6’4″

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball and Basketball

Starting Experience: 3 years as safety and 2 as QB

Honors: All-State on all compiled lists, League coaches honors and All-County selection

2019 Stats:

Offense: 140 completions for 2,688 yards with 37 TDS.

Defense: 2 INTS from his defensive spot

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @bryce_herb6

Coaches Comments: Bryce played in reserve for our starter Levi Engle and did a nice job in 2018. He has smashed all of my personal hopes for him last season and completely re-wrote our record books as QB. He is a great competitor with so much natural knowledge of the position and how the game is played coming from his family background. My hopes for Bryce is to continue to set the new bar for quarterback play and leadership at WV. all around great person on and off field and has the WV community excited for 2020.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 12, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 51: Jared Graeff, Minersville HS

Player Name: Jared Graeff

School: Minersville

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 25

Height: 5’10

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: 2nd Team All State and PFN All Academic Gold Team

2019 Stats: 42 Receptions, 583 yards, 7 touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @graeffjared

Coaches Comments: Jared is one of the most athletic kids on the field every week. He has a great set of hands and is not afraid to go across the middle to make the catch. He does a lot of different things for us, wherever he is needed. Had a breakout year as a sophomore, opposite Gabe Davis, another all-state WR. He constantly drew attention from the defense and still made the difficult catches. Set all sophomore records at Minersville, and will only build on it this season. Looking to gain ground on the all-time list at Minersville, and will be counted on in all three phases of the game this season.

Photo Credit: Flexer Photography

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 10, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 51: Lucas Heydt, Palmerton Area HS

Player Name: Lucas Heydt

School: Palmerton

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: Athlete on offense

Secondary Position: OLB/FS

Jersey Number: 30

Height: 5’11

Weight: 185

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2019 Stats:

Offensively: accounted for 789 all purpose yards; 53 carries for 271 rushing, 1 game of 100 plus yards and 2 touchdowns, 14 catches for 311 receiving and 2 touchdowns, 187 in kick returns. He also threw for 404 yards and was 40 for 71 with 1 touchdown as quarterback.

Defensively: 50 tackles; 32 solo, 18 assists, 3 tackles for loss, 1 QB sack, 2 pass deflections

Hudl Highlights: Sophomore year and Freshman Year

Twitter: @LucasHeydt30

Coaches comments: Lucas is extremely versatile on offense playing quarterback, slot, wide receiver for us over the past two seasons. He has played free safety and outside linebacker for us on defense. Lucas has been a regular contributor to our team since his freshman year. He is a very high character person who possesses a hard work ethic, an excellent football knowledge and isd extremely coachable. I look forward to what he can do over the next two seasons for us.

Photographer Name: Lynn Shupp

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 10, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 50: Josh Leininger, Pine Grove Area HS

Player Name: Josh Leininger

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position(s): FS

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 6′

Weight: 155

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: 2nd Team Defensive Back

2019 Stats:

Offense: 36 rushes for 320 yds 7 TDS and 17-51 for 341 yds 4TDS

Defense: 31 Tackles and 3 INTS

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jleinofficial

Coaches Comments: Josh was a 2019 preseason league MVP candidate. He was putting together a phenomenal 2019 season until an injury took 6 games from him. Josh returned to the field for the last 4 games and was dominate. Josh is a dynamic dual threat QB. Great field vision and electric will the ball in his hands. Defensively Josh plays free safety. He has phenomenal field awareness and great ball leverage. Josh has the speed to cover sidelines to sidelines. We are excited for the 2020 season and what it hold for Josh.

Photo Credit: Frank Gaffney

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 9, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 49: Louie Clouser, Panther Valley HS

Player Name: Louie Clouser

School: Panther Valley

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: RB/WR

Secondary Position(s): CB

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 5’10

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 86%

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: All-County 2nd Team DB

2019 Stats: 340 yards rushing–200 yards receiving–200 return yards and Most explosive athlete.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: He had a great 2nd half of season and is our most explosive athlete

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 8, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 49: Tristan Rice, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Tristan Rice

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: SS

Secondary Position: WR

Jersey Number: 85

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 165 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2019 Stats: 34 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 PBU’s, 1 Int.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Tristan did a great job as our starting strong safety.He excels as a tackler and is a smart football player.He has great instincts. He also understands all football concepts. Tristan is another one of our players that is dedicated to the weight room.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 8, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 46: Dimitri Rojas, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Dimitri Rojas

School: Stroudsburg HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Running Back

Jersey Number: 26

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 2.5

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: 1st Team Eastern Pennsylvania Conference North Division Running Back

2019 Stats: 191 Carries for 1,384 yards rushing with 23 Touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Dimitrirojas26

Coaches Comments: He has developed into an awesome running back. He needed to work on his speed, he went out and joined the track and field team to get faster. He spends time in the weight room lifting to get stronger. He has tremendous vision when he is running the ball. He is a hard worker and a great team mate.

Photo Credit: Karen Trbuza

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 5, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 46: Jayden Booth, Louis E. Dieruff HS

Player Name: Jayden Booth

School: Louis E. Dieruff HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 13

Height: 6’0

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 3 Years

2019 Stats:

Offense: 20 catches for 321 Yards and 2 TDs

Defense: 3 INTs and 32 Tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Jaybofficial3

Coaches Comments: Jayden is a smooth athlete with a knack for making big plays. He has good hands and has no trouble making difficult catches in traffic. As a safety Jayden has great range sideline to sideline and comes up with force to make tackles. Jayden will be counted on as a leader for the 2020 Dieruff Football Team.

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 5, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 44: Dominick Magalhaes, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Dominick Magalhaes

School: Stroudsburg

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: NG

Secondary Position(s): OG

Jersey Number: 68

Height: 5’7″

Weight: 235

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 1 years

Honors: 2nd Team Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Northern Division Defensive Lineman

2019 Stats: He played a crucial roll as our nose guard, demanding double teams.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @DominickMagalh2

Coaches Comments: He was outstanding as a down linemen last year for us. He demanded a double team, which left our linebackers free. He works hard during/off season. Great young man to be associated with.

Photo Credit: Karen Trbuza

🏈 PLAYER RANKINGS: To see my full positional rankings of the top players in Pennsylvania and Eastern PA, subscribe to my Rokfin channel here.

July 3, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 43: Brandon Guffy, Notre Dame GP

Player Name: Brandon Guffy

School: Notre Dame GP

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position: N/A

Jersey Number: 50

Height: 6’

Weight: 250

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 3.42

Other Sports: Lacrosse

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2019 Stats:

OFF: PART OF OFFENSIVE LINE THAT PRODUCED 4,566 YDS. OF TOTAL OFFENSE & 61 TDs

Honors:

ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM (EASTERN PA FOOTBALL NEWS)

ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (PA FOOTBALL NEWS)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @brandon_guffy

Coaches comments: Brandon has been a key member of our offensive line for the last 3 seasons. He has been an outstanding Center and he is a great kid and a great teammate. He loves the game and he will work as hard as anyone each day. He is a top-level student-athlete and he will be a leader for us again in 2020.

Photo Credit: Maribeth Stackhouse

July 2, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 42: Seth Rice, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Seth Rice

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 20201

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position: RB/WR

Jersey Number: 20

Height: 6’

Weight: 160 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2019 Stats: 39 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 2 PBU’s, 1 Int.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Seth started at OLB in 2019 and was one of our surest tacklers.He understands the game and concepts and it shows on the field.Furthermore, he does a good job in pass coverage and getting to his zone.Seth is what you want as a football player because he is extremely dedicated in the weight room too.

July 1, 2020
Coaching Jobs: Dieruff High School

Dieruff High School is looking for a Freshmen Defensive Coordinator for the 2020 season. This is a paid position. If interested please contact Head Coach Dave Lutte at huskycoach@rcn.com.

June 26, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 37: Christian Spugnardi, Allentown Central Catholic HS

Player Name: Christian Spugnardi

School: Allentown Central Catholic

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Tight End

Secondary Position(s): Defensive End

Jersey Number: 81

Height: 6’5

Weight: 230

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 1 year

2019 Stats:

Offense: 7 receptions for 70 yards 1 TD

Defense: 2 sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @christianspugs

Coaches Comments: Developed into a reliable blocker. Very athletic TE who does well playing flexed out or in the box.

June 26, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 35: Will Fish, East Stroudsburg South HS

Player Name: Will Fish

School: East Stroudsburg South HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: QB

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6′

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2019 Stats: 114 completions on 186 attempts (61%) for 1,538 yards and 20 TDs with 6 INTs.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Will_fish08

Coaches Comments: Will will be returning for his senior season after a fantastic junior year of running the Cavalier offense. Will has been a piece of the program for many years and is a true leader on and off the field. He is dedicated in learning more about the game of football and committed to the weight room. We are excited for Will’s senior season.

Coaches Email: Matt Walters

June 24, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 35: Christian Colasurdo, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Christian Colasurdo

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: Kicker

Secondary Position: Punter

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 160 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2019 Stats: Christian had 22 touchbacks, 71 extra points, and 6 field goals as a junior.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @CColasurdo_6

Coaches comments:Christian is one of the toughest kickers I have ever seen.His wrestling background has helped on the football field as a he is a sure tackler.He may find himself on the field as a position player on top of being one of the top kickers in the area.He had 22 touchbacks, 71 extra points, and 6 field goals as a junior.He was also our starting punter and did a great job.Christian is capable of making 50 yd. plus field goals.

Photo Credit: Hudl

June 24, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 33: Jake Hull, Notre Dame GP

Player Name: Jake Hull

School: Notre Dame GP

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: FB/TE

Secondary Position: LB/DL

Jersey Number: 17

Height: 6’

Weight: 225

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 2.84

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2019 Stats: DEF: 96 TOTAL TACKLES – 2 TFL, 1 SACK, 13 HUR

Honors: ALL-AREA HM LB (ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @hull11jake15

Coaches comments: Jake loves his teammates and plays football with an intensity that makes those around him see how much he loves the game. He is a hard-working player and has shown much versatility in our defensive scheme. He is a returning team leader in tackles, and he is expected to have another big season on our defense.

Photo Credit: Maribeth Stackhouse

June 22, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 32: Benjamin Bearinger, Cocalico HS

Player Name: Benjamin Bearinger

School: Cocalico HS

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: OT

Secondary Position: LB/DE

Jersey Number: 52

Height: 5’11

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Wrestling and Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2019 Stats: 15 tackles (3 solo), 1 sack

Honors: 1^st team L-L Section Two OT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BenjaminBearin2

Coaches comments: Ben was a huge part of our offense’s success last season. He helped pave the way for 4,325 yards rushing. He moved to tackle at the beginning of the year and improved tremendously as the year went on. His improvement led to his selection as a 1^st team offensive tackle in L-L Section Two. His speed, power, and determination make him a great offensive lineman in our triple option offense. He also is a key contributor on our special teams units. Our 2020 team will rely on Ben to be the leader of our offensive line, and he will also be moving to defensive end where we expect big things from him this coming season.

June 21, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 32: Mike Vite, Wilson Area HS

Player Name: Mike Vite

School: Wilson Area HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): FB/TE

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 5’10

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 5.0

GPA: 94.226

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 3 years

2019 Stats: 76 Tackles, 2 Forced Fumbles, 1 fumble recovery

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @mvite_

Coaches Comments: Mike is one of our Team leaders. His aggressive style of play and desire to do what is needed to win is a driving force for our team. He is the leader of the defense and has been in the top 3 on the team for total tackles over the last 2 years.

Photo Credit: Joan Gillen

June 21, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 28: Jake Fauzio, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Jake Fauzio

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: Cornerback

Secondary Position: Running Back

Jersey Number: 25

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 170 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 2.8

Other Sports: Track, Wrestling

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2019 Stats:

Defense: 42 tackles, 6 pass break ups, 1 forced fumble, 1 Int.

Offense: 19 carries for 218 yds. and 4 TD’s: 14 kick returns for 271 yards and 1 TD.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Jake became a starting CB for the first time in 2019. Jake was also a valuable part of special teams and was our leading kick returner too. Jake is very fast and is expected to be one of the main weapons on offense in 2020. He also wrestled for the first time this past winter to help him on the football field.

Photo Credit: Hudl

June 17, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 27: Collin Quintano, Notre Dame GP

Player Name: Collin Quintano

School: Notre Dame GP

Class of: 2022

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: Punter

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’1

Weight: 185

GPA: 3.71

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2019 Stats:

SEASON STATS {5 GAMES PLAYED}

OFF:

– PASS (65 of 108 for 897 YDS. & 7 PASS TDs)

– RUSH (29 rushes – 75 YDS. & 2 RUSH TDs)

Honors:

ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM (EASTERN PA FOOTBALL)

ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM (PA FOOTBALL NEWS)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @collinquintano3

Coaches comments: Collin has all the tools to be an outstanding QB which he showed in his varsity action as a Sophomore. He has a great head for the game, and he is a very strong competitor. He is an outstanding student-athlete and he is expected to do some very big things the next 2 years in the QB position. He is also a very good baseball player and won a District Title for them as a starting 3B in 2019.

Photo Credit: Maribeth Stackhouse

June 16, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 24: Darrol Richet Jr., Louis E. Dieruff HS

Player Name: Darrol Richet Jr.

School: Louis E. Dieruff

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Strong Safety

Secondary Position(s): H Back

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’0

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 2 years

2019 Stats:

78 Tackles
2 Int (1 returned for a TD
15 catches
231 Yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @JrDarrol

Coaches Comments: Darrol has a knack for getting to the ball defensively. He led our team in tackles in 2019 and consistently made big plays when we needed one. Offensively Darrol is a sure handed receiver who is an outstanding blocker. We are relying on Darrol to provide leadership and more big plays in 2020!

June 13, 2020
2020 NDGP FOOTBALL Golf Tourn Brochure (4th Annual) 8/8 @ Southmoore GC

→ Download PDF File ←

June 12, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 23: Tyler Lissy, Notre Dame GP

Player Name: Tyler Lissy

School: Notre Dame GP

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position: DL

Jersey Number: 58

Height: 6’2

Weight: 255

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 3.84

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2019 Stats:

OFF: PART OF OFFENSIVE LINE THAT PRODUCED 4,566 YDS. OF TOTAL OFFENSE & 61 TDs

Honors:

ALL-ACADEMIC GOLD TEAM (EASTERN PA FOOTBALL)

ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM (PA FOOTBALL NEWS)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Tyler31761078

Coaches comments: Tyler has battled some adversity in his career, but he is very resilient and has battled back each time. He has shown great versatility on our offensive line playing multiple positions and he will be entering his senior season as a seasoned veteran. He is a top-level student-athlete, a great teammate and he pushes himself to be the absolute best he can be every day.

Photo Credit: Maribeth Stackhouse

June 12, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 21: Richie Davis, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Richie Davis

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: C

Secondary Position: DT

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 250 lbs.

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

GPA: 2.7

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2019 Stats: Richie started at C last year.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Richie is a tough football player that plays the game with an attitude. He stepped in last year as a junior and became the starting center. The offensive line was responsible for 4,968 yards, an 8.6 yards per carry average and 72 rushing touchdowns. We averaged 343.6 rushing yards per game. In 2020 we expect Richie to also make a huge impact on the defensive line.

June 10, 2020
Husky Golf Outing (Dieruff Football) – August 8, 2020

Click here → PDF Download ← Click here

June 9, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 17: TJ Wagner, Nativity BVM HS

Player Name: TJ Wagner

School: Nativity BVM HS

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: TE

Secondary Position(s): DE

Jersey Number: 81

Height: 6’6″

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:

Class 1A All-EasternPAFootball.com Honorable Mention
EasternPAFootball.com – All-Academic Bronze Team
PAFootballNews.com – All-Academic Bronze Team

2019 Stats:

Offense:
5 rec, 115 yards, 2 TDs

Defense:
74 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 TFL, 2 FR

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @TJWagner9

Coaches Comments: TJ was the team leader in tackles and selected as a team captain in 2019. He possesses a tremendous work ethic and is constantly working to improve himself both on and off the field. With his size, aggressiveness and leadership qualities, I believe that the sky is the limit for TJ. I expect him to be a standout on both sides of the ball for us in 2020.

Photo Credit: Judy Muldowney

June 6, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 17: Evan Roche, East Stroudsburg South HS

Player Name: Evan Roche

School: East Stroudsburg South

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 5’11

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: 1st Team EPC North CB

2019 Stats: 34 Catches for 494 Yards and 7 TDs.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @EvanRoche8

Coaches Comments: Evan is a two-way starter and earned first team EPC on defense his junior season. Evan is an explosive playmaker on both sides of the ball and has the size and speed to be placed anywhere on offense. We expect Evan to have a big senior season on both sides of the football.

Photo Credit: @ShotsByAthey

June 6, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 16: Jacob Hoffman, Nativity BVM HS

Player Name: Jacob Hoffman

School: Nativity BVM

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6’1″

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 2.8

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors:

Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association 2nd Team Fullback
Pottsville Republican-Herald All-Area Honorable Mention Running Back

2019 Stats:

Offense:
89 carries, 743 yards, 11 Tds
9 rec, 89 yards, 2 TDs

Defense:
23 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 INT

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jakemhoff

Coaches Comments: Jacob is a valuable asset to our team at multiple positions. He is a tremendous athlete that can play Running Back, Wide Receiver, Linebacker and Safety. He is a physical runner and an excellent blocker who led our team in rushing and touchdowns in 2019. He was also selected as a team captain as a junior. Jacob possesses a tremendous work ethic and I am expecting him to have a breakout season and to be one of the best running backs in the Schuylkill League in 2020.

Photo Credit: Judy Muldowney

June 5, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 15: Jace Tutty, Stroudsburg HS

Player Name: Jace Tutty

School: Stroudsburg

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: FS

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 4

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.52

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: He was 1st Team Eastern Pennsylvania Defensive Back of the Northern Division

2019 Stats:

Defensively: 28 Tackles, 7 for loss, 7 assists, 2 interceptions

Offensively: 11 receptions for 104 yards, 16 Carriers for 157 yards, 2 touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jacetutty

Coaches Comments: He played a crucial role last year for us as a free safety. He made many tackles coming up from that position. On the offensive side, we could throw him the ball or use him as a jet guy. The goal was to get him the ball as much as we could and use his speed. Great young man to coach, he is always working hard.

June 4, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 14: Logan Shorb, Southern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Logan Shorb

School: Southern Lehigh High School

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: OLB/SS

Secondary Position: RB/WR

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.1

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 1 year

2019 Stats: 62 tackles, 4 TFL’s, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 Int. 19 carries for 129 yds. 2 TD’s: 2 receptions for 47 yds.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comments: Logan had an excellent year in 2019. As a starting OLB he was second on the team in tackles, had 4 TFL’s, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 sack and an Int. Logan also scored the first touchdown of the year for us and we expect Logan to be a major part of the offense and defense in 2020. Logan has natural football instincts on both sides of the ball and is very coachable.

June 3, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 14: Lex Rivera, Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Lex Rivera

School: Notre Dame GP

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position: DL

Jersey Number: 51

Height: 6’3

Weight: 255

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 3.22

Other Sports: Wrestling & Track & Field

Starting Experience (Years): 4 years

2019 Stats:

2019 TEAM AWARD: JIM BLACK AWARD – TOP LINEMAN

SEASON STATS {PLAYED IN 9 GAMES}

OFF: PART OF OFFENSIVE LINE THAT PRODUCED 4,566 YDS. OF TOTAL OFFENSE & 61 TDs

Honors:

ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (EASTERN PA FOOTBALL NEWS)

ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (PA FOOTBALL NEWS)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LexRivera_51

Coaches comments: Lex has been a key member of our offensive line since his freshman year. He works very hard year-round to make himself the best he can be. He is a great student and teammate and he will be an integral part of the success of our team in 2020.

Photo credit: Maribeth Stackhouse

June 3, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 12: Chase Herb, Tri-Valley HS

Player Name: Chase Herb

School: Tri-Valley HS

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: Running Back/Inside Linebacker

Secondary Position: Kick Returner

Jersey Number: 33

Height: 6’2″

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.67

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 3-years

2019 Stats:

Offense: 211 carries for 1459 yards and 12 TDs; 13 receptions for 211 yards, 1 TD

Defense: 84 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1TD return

Honors: 1st Team All Tri-Valley Conference Linebacker; 2nd Team Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Variety Back; 2nd Team Schuylkill County Coaches Association Linebacker

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: N/A

Coaches comments: Chase is a versatile athlete on both sides of the ball. A combination of speed and strength has enabled him to be a productive player on offense and defense. As well as he runs the ball, he is also an excellent receiver who was utilized as a receiver in spread formations. His overall speed and quickness make him a dual threat on offense. Defensively, his quickness again makes it difficult for opposing offenses to get outside. A leader in tackles the past two years, Chase is also a leader who was a Co-Captain last season as a Junior.

June 1, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 10: Benjamin Terry, Mahanoy Area Jr./Sr. HS

Player Name: Benjamin Terry

School: Mahanoy Area Jr./Sr. High School

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Quarterback/Running Back

Secondary Position(s): Defensive Back

Jersey Number: 13

Height: 5′ 11″

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 years

2019 Stats: Over 1000 all purpose yards 2019.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: N/A

Coaches Comments: Ben has been a starter since his Freshman year at many positions. Versatile player can play anywhere. Over 1000 all purpose yards last season. Ben is a sure tackler and awesome as a run fit safety. He ran 11.3 100 meter dash last track season.

Photo Credit: Mother

May 30, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 9: Christian Arrington, East Stroudsburg South HS

Player Name: Christian Arrington

School: East Stroudsburg South

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: RB

Jersey Number: 26

Height: 5’10

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:

1st Team EPC North RB
EasternPAFootball 5A Honorable Mention RB

2019 Stats: 201 carries for 1,229 yards and 19 TDs.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @trillboyAri

Coaches Comments: Christian returns to the Cavalier backfield after a 1,200+ yard junior season. His explosiveness and strength are his top attributes. Christian has grown drastically over the past 3 seasons both physically and mentally. We are excited as a staff to have Christian returning to our backfield.

Photo Credit: Matt Walters

May 29, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 7: Mike Repsher, Northern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Mike Repsher

School: Northern Lehigh

Class Of: 2021

Primary Position: Tailback/Slot/ Corner

Secondary Position(s): Kick & Punt Return

Jersey Number: 40

Height: 5’9″

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: 4.47

GPA: 2.83

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: Started both So & Jr seasons- both offensively and defensively

Honors: Times News Football Player of the Week.

2019 Stats: 106 rushing carries for 807 yards and an average of 7.61 yards a rush. He had 6 rushing touchdowns. 14 Receptions for 279 yards receiving and 19.93 yards per reception. He had 4 touchdown receptions. At cornerback he had 2 interceptions.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: I believe Mike is the top returning athlete to the Colonial League in the 2020 season. Offensively he is our “slash” player. He was our leading rusher and our second leading receiver. He also played quarterback in our wildcat formation. Mike also is a kick and punt returner for us. He is an electric player who can score anytime he touches the ball. He is also an excellent in man coverage at cornerback and we feel comfortable matching him against our opponents top receiver.

May 27, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 4: Matt Frame, Northern Lehigh HS

Player Name: Matt Frame

School: Northern Lehigh

Class Of: 2022

Primary Position: Tailback/Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): Fullback

Jersey Number: 35

Height: 6’0″

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 4.73

GPA: 2.75

Other Sports: Wrestling- 195

Starting Experience: Started at Linebacker as a Freshman. As a Sophomore was a two way starter- Running Back and Linebacker

2019 Stats: 83 Rushing Carries for 618 yards for an average of 7.45 carries and 2 rushing touchdowns. 2 receptions for 21 yards and 1 receiving touchdown. Matt had 33 tackles and 2 sacks last season.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Matt broke onto the scene as an explosive player as a sophomore. He was our second leading rusher with 600 yards rushing and missed two games with an injury. Matt has the potential to be a 1000 yard rusher and has very good speed which matches well with his size and physicality. We believe Matt will have a huge impact for us at linebacker and is expected to be one of our leading tacklers.

May 24, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 4: Matt Frauen Jr., Notre Dame GP HS

Player Name: Matt Frauen Jr.

School: Notre Dame GP

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position: SS

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6’1

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 3.15

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 3 years

2019 Stats:

2019 TEAM AWARD: OFFENSE MVP

SEASON STATS {PLAYED IN 10 GAMES}

OFF:

– RUSH (118 rushes – 1,155 YDS. & 14 RUSH TDs) 8 GAMES w/ 100+ YDS.

– REC (11 receptions – 147 YDS.)

– OVERALL (1,515 TOTAL YARDS)

RET: 10 returns – 213 YDS.

Honors:

14th 1,000 Yd. Rusher School History {5th All-Time / 1,155 YDS.}

School Record – 4 Rushing Touchdowns / Game (T-4th All-Time) {vs. Wilson}

ALL-AREA 2ND TEAM RB (ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL)

ALL-AREA 3RD TEAM RB (LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE)

BLUE & GOLD – OFFENSIVE MVP VS. WILSON

CALLING ALL SPORTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD WINNER

ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (PA FOOTBALL NEWS)

ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM (EASTERN PA FOOTBALL NEWS)

ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION (EASTERNPAFOOTBALL)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @mattfrauenjr

Coaches comments: Matt was a great addition to our team in 2019. He contributed to the success with had offensively and as a team. He is a hard worker, a great teammate and a fierce competitor. He will be a fine leader for us in 2020 and we expect him to have another big year.

Photo credit: Maribeth Stackhouse

May 24, 2020
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 3: Gavin Bartholomew, Blue Mountain HS

Player Name: Gavin Bartholomew

School: Blue Mountain HS

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: TE

Secondary Position: DE

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 6’5″

Weight: 255

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.3

Other Sports: Baseball and Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2019 Stats: 27 receptions for 527 yards. 5 TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GavinBartholom6

Coaches comments: Great size and speed. Very coachable. Very athletic.

May 23, 2020
Allentown Central Catholic’s Quarterback Matt Rauscher commits to Lehigh

Yesterday on Twitter Matt tweeted, “I would like thank all of the college coaches who recruited me for their interest and for being so generous with their time. I would also like thank Coach McCorry, Coach Cerimele, the entire Central Catholic coaching staff, and my teammates for the honor and privilege to play of this great program. I want to thank my parents and my brother for all of their support and sacrifices along the way. Most importantly, I thank God for His many blessings in my life. With that said, I am extremely excited to announce my commitment to continue my football career at Lehigh University!! Many thanks to Coach Gilmore, Coach Brisson and the entire Lehigh coaching staff for giving me this incredible opportunity to play Division 1 football at one of the greatest academic institutions in the country!!”

Committed. @LehighFootball #GoLehigh pic.twitter.com/5IXehItZXn

— Matt Rauscher (@mattrauscher) May 18, 2020

Last year Matt passed for 1,991 yards and rushed for 504 yards and had 28 (15 pass, 13 rush) total touchdowns. His team made it to the District 11 4A Finals. He was a team captain last year as a junior.

“Lehigh is a great fit for Matt both athletically and academically,” said Head Coach Tim McGorry. “He is a good athlete with a strong arm and enjoys preparing each week. His best football is still ahead of him.”

Why did you commit to Lehigh University?

Lehigh was the first school that started recruiting me after I was invited to attend one of their camps last summer. Their offensive coordinator/QB coach – Coach Brisson – was also able to attend a couple of my games last fall so I have developed a close relationship with him. Coach McGorry coached at Lehigh so that was also a factor. Lehigh is the best fit for me both academically and athletically and I know it’s a place that I will make relationships to last a lifetime.

Who recruited you at Lehigh University?

Coach Scott Brisson (Offensive Coordinator/QB coach)

What position were you recruited for?

Quarterback

How are you training during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Central Catholic was the first school in the Lehigh Valley to go online when the pandemic hit so I am still focused on my school work but Coach McGorry has a strict regimen in place in which we are required to send him video clips of our workouts each week. I have also been having Zoom meetings with Coach McGorry and Coach Toman – our new Offensive Coordinator/QB coach. Film review is also mandatory.

May 19, 2020
Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic Cancelled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

BETHLEHEM – The upcoming 50th Annual Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic has been cancelled. The decision was made by the game’s Board of Directors on Wednesday morning due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The game was scheduled for Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Nazareth High School’s Andrew S. Leh Stadium at 7:00pm.

“It is with tremendous disappointment that the Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic Board of Directors has decided to cancel the game this year. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it impossible for the game to take place.

With the state of Pennsylvania’s Stay-At-Home Order in effect until May 8, the players, cheerleaders and coaches would not be able to gather for practice until at least May 9. In addition, it is still unclear whether or not practices would be considered a mass gathering. The game itself with fans in attendance is an even bigger issue.

Time for proper practice and preparation is already limited, and it may not be allowed to happen at all. With all of these variables, the game cannot take place logistically. Most importantly, the health and safety of the players, cheerleaders, coaches, and staff is our number one priority.

Our hearts go out to all the players, cheerleaders, and coaches who worked so hard during the regular season. We’d like to extend a huge congratulations, for what it’s worth, on being selected to participate in the 2020 Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic. It is a tremendous achievement in itself. Best of luck to all our players and cheerleaders on their next chapter.”

The Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic would have celebrated it’s landmark 50th anniversary in 2020. Every year, the game raises funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. The All-Star Classic features the top talent from the Greater Lehigh Valley area high schools and widely regarded as one of the top high school football all-star games in the country.

Notable alumni of the game include Matt Millen (Whitehall, Penn State, Oakland Raiders/San Francisco 49ers), Andre Reed (Dieruff, Kutztown, Buffalo Bills), Gregory A. Delong (Parkland, North Carolina, Minnesota Vikings), and Noel LaMontagne (Southern Lehigh, Virginia, Cleveland Browns), Justin Morabito (Bethlehem Catholic, Stanford) and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Freedom, University of Miami), among many others.

May 6, 2020
Coaching Jobs: Pen Argyl High School

Pen Argyl High School is looking for a Varsity position coach with offensive or defensive skill position coaching experience. All interested applicants please email at Brady.mutton@gmail.com

April 5, 2020
Coaching Jobs: East Stroudsburg North High School

East Stroudsburg North High School is looking for a Head Football Coach. If interested, please contact Chuck Dailey at charles-dailey@esasd.net

March 30, 2020
Recruit Me HS Football Showcase May 17, 2020

Register Now at sluhn.org/RecruitMe

March 4, 2020
Coaching Jobs: Dieruff High School

Dieruff High School is looking for 2 volunteer coaches for the 2020 season. One to help coach receivers and linebackers, the other to help coach the offensive and defensive lines. Perfect opportunity for someone looking to get into coaching at the high school level. Playing experience at the various positions preferred. Please email Dave Lutte at huskycoach@rcn.com if interested.

February 18, 2020
Coaching Jobs: Southern Lehigh HS

Southern Lehigh High School is 5A school looking to hire a head football coach. Please see the link below for the job posting. If you have any questions, please contact Marc Zimmerman, Athletic Director, at zimmermanm@slsd.org. Application deadline: February 11, 2020. For more information click here

January 29, 2020
2020 Skills & Big Man Clinics

January 7, 2020

ED “HUCK” PALMER’S PCL BLUE DIVISION ALL-CATHOLIC SELECTIONS (2019)

* Selections based on entire season. Not just league play! *

COACH OF THE YEAR: Jack Muldoon Bonner-Pren.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tysheem Johnson (Jr.) Neum.-Gor.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lonnie Rice McDevitt

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Rich Kimmel Carroll

*Players seniors unless noted.

*Players listed at one position only.

1st Team Offense: Honorable Mentions:

Offensive Line: Archbishop Carroll:

Jack Kelly – Lansdale Cath. Nick Lamey – DB

Matt Martin – Con.-Egan Russel Minor-Shaw – QB

Jon Fagley (Jr.) – Neum.-Gor. Tyler Alston – LB

Nick Bozzetto (Soph.) – Bonner-Pren. Gavin McKenna (Jr.) – OL

Jason LaFontano – Carroll

Tyrone Fowler- McDevitt Bishop McDevitt:

Hakim Dodson – OL

Tight End: Emmanuel Sia (Soph.) – WR

James Welde (Jr.) – Bonner-Pren. Eric Gardner (Frosh.) – DL

Keith Henderson (Jr.) – LB

Quarterback: Akrie Lilley (Soph.) – RB

Lonnie Rice – McDevitt

Bonner-Prendie:

Running Back: Charles Ingram – DB

Tysheem Johnson (Jr.) – Neum.-Gor. Derrick Jackson (Jr.) – LB

Danny Dutkiewicz – Lansdale Cath. Chile Adele – DL

Mason Peterson (Soph.) – Bonner-Pren. Anthony Cinaglia (Jr.) – OL

Ian Edwards – DB

Wide Receiver:

Carl Smith – West Cath. Cardinal O’Hara:

Malachi Hansen (Jr.) – Carroll Joe Kelly – OL

Corey Wright-Downing (Frosh.) – McDevitt Chris Sheffer (Jr.) – LB

Keed Kpoto – RB

Multi-Purpose: Brendan Schumm – LB

Malik Griffin – Neum.-Gor.

Joachim McElroy (Jr.) – McDevitt Conwell-Egan:

Khian’Dre Harris (Jr.) – RB

Kicker: Andrew Garwo (Jr.) – DB

Brendan Menges – Lansdale Luke Jackson – K

Sam Schurr – LB

Punter: Jack Brennan – LB

Brendan Menges – Lansdale Sincere Thomas (Jr.) DB

1st-Team Defense: Lansdale Catholic:

Defensive Line: Jimmy Casey (Jr.) – TE

Isaiah Gaddy – Neum.-Gor. Mike Evangelista – OL

John Caponi – O’Hara Luke Shrager (Jr.) – LB

Jamil Thomas – Carroll Pat Daly – DB

Evan Hannings – MP

OLB/Defensive End: Jeron Philips (Jr.) QB

Tyrone Fowler – McDevitt

Oscar Uduma – Bonner-Pren. Neumann-Goretti:

Ronald Holmes – Neum.-Gor. Shawn Battle (Frosh.) – DB

Nasim Rhodes-Nelson (Jr.) – Bonner-Pren. Marqui Adams (Soph.) – QB

Eric Gentry (Jr.) – Neum.-Gor. Roman Brown – DL

Christian Lott (Jr.) – OL

Linebacker: Damien Gabriel – WR

Rich Kimmel – Carroll

Anthony Johnson (Soph.) – Neum.-Gor. West Catholic:

Warren Zaid (Soph.) – Neum.-Gor. Zaire Hart-Hawkins – QB

Kevin Gianoni – Lansdale Julio DaSilva – WR

Chris Majors – Conwell-Egan Justino Griggs – WR

Nelson Mandala-Mensah – LB

Defensive Back: Troy Athill – LB

Carl Smith – West Cath. Jeremy Jackson – LB

Ubayd Steed – Neum.-Gor.

Shakur Smalls – West Cath.

Ayden Garnes (Jr.) – Bonner-Pren.

December 18, 2019

District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season FINAL STATS

DISTRICT 11 week 11:

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Nate Boyle of Tamaqua rushed for a school-record 391 yards on 49 carries while scoring 5 td’s in their win over Notre Dame. Tyler Hope held the old record when he rushed for 350 yards vs Schuylkill Haven in 2013. Boyle went over 1,000 yards for the season with a current total of 1,292 yards. He’s scored 26 td’s this year which is 1 behind his own school record of 27 that he scored last year. Last week, Chase Herb of Tri-Valley became the 1st Bulldog to rush for over 300 yards in a game. Herb racked up 302 yards in their win over Nativity. Blake Bowman held the old school record when he rushed for 280 yards in 2012 vs Juniata. Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh leads the District with 1,878 rushing yards and 36 td’s scored. His 36 td’s breaks the single-season school record of 35 that Jeremy Mack set in 1997 as a junior. Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven scored 4 td’s last week in their 44-29 loss to West Catholic. Brish broke Zach Barket’s career school record (113 td’s) and also broke the District record of 115 that James Mungro of ES South set from 1993-96. Brish ends his career with 7,645 yards rushing and a new District record 116 touchdowns. He has the 2nd highest totals this season behind Smith in rushing yards (1,793) and td’s (34). CJ Selby of Jim Thorpe rushed for 210 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Salisbury. In the process, he set the single-season rushing record at Jim Thorpe with 1,596 yards. The old record was held by Ryan Saunders who rushed for 1,570 yards in 2013. Thorpe has had a player rush for over 1,500 yards in all odd years since Saunders accomplished it in 2013. In 2015, Robert Heller rushed for 1,529 yards. In 2017, Justin St. Hill rushed for 1,534 yards and Selby set the record this year. Selby finishes his career with a school-record 3,811 yards while scoring 48 total td’s. Jason Figura is still the school’s career td record holder with his 52 that he scored from 2001-04. St. Hill is 2nd with 49 career td’s from 2014-17 and Selby is 3rd with his 48.  Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic scored a td in their win over Blue Mountain to become Beca’s all-time td leader. Banks now has 67 career td’s which is 1 better than Eddie Scipio’s 66 that he scored from 1998-2001. Nahjee Adams of Easton scored 6 td’s in their 42-37 win over Northampton last week. Shane Simpson holds the school record with his 7 td’s he scored in the epic game vs Whitehall and Saquon Barkley in 2014. Adams has scored 24 td’s this season and is 3rd in the District in rushing yards with 1,651. Brandon Camire of Emmaus finishes his season rushing for 1,617 yards and scoring 27 td’s. Tyrese Brandon of Northampton scored 2 td’s against Easton which gives him a single-season school record 25 td’s. He breaks the tie with Charlie Wogenrich who scored 23 td’s in 1961. Brandon also set a new school record for most career catches with the 84 he’s caught so far. Jeff Pammer held the old record when he caught 81 passes from 2001-03. Tommy Rohn caught 80 passes from 1996-99. Ironically none of these 3 players were wide receivers. All 3 players have over 2,000 yards rushing in their careers. Brandon holds the career rushing record with 2,711 yards, Pammer rushed for 2,149 yards in his career and Rohn rushed for 2,072 yards. Jalen Stewart of Freedom joins the “40 td” club. Stewart scored 3 td’s in their win over Emmaus and now has 41 career td’s. Danny Lawrence of Mahanoy Area went over 3,000 yards in his final game. Lawrence scored his 20th td this season in their loss to Bishop McDevitt. He finishes his career, rushing for 3,068 yards and scored 48 td’s. Jayden Williams of Central Catholic went over 1,000 yards rushing in their win over Saucon Valley. The junior now has 1,035 yards on the season. In the same game, Saucon’s sophomore Damian Garcia also went over 1,000 yards and finished the season with 1,046 yards.

District 11 career rushing leaders (top 3):
1. 8,432 yards – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

8,325 yards – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08

7,645 yards – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

District 11 career td leaders (top 3):

116 – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

115 – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

113 – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08)

QUARTERBACKS:

The big 3 are all now over 7,000 yards passing for their careers and are in 6th, 7th and 8th place all-time in the District. Anthony Harris of Nazareth leads the pack with 7,274 yards. Harris threw for 221 yards and 5 td’s in their win over PM West. Jared Jenkins of Freedom has thrown for 7,129 yards in his career. Deven Bollinger of Northwestern is at 7,088 yards for his career and leads the 3 with 94 td passes. Harris follows with 78 and Jenkins has thrown for 69 career td’s. Bollinger also broke his own single-season td pass record. He threw 30 last year and he currently has thrown 32 td’s this year. Four quarterbacks have thrown for over 2,000 yards this season. Bryce Herb of Williams Valley didn’t play last week but still leads the District with 2,268 yards. Scott Schwalm of Minersville is 2nd with 2,249 yards but his season ended after week 10. Damon Yost of Pottsville is in 3rd with 2,241 yards after throwing for 244 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Wilson. Jenkins is the 4th qb over 2,000 yards with his 2,207 yards. Bollinger’s 32 td passes ties Herb for the District lead. Joe Kerbacher of Northampton threw for 278 yards in their loss to Easton. Kerbacher has thrown for 1,924 yards this season with the Thanksgiving game against Catasauqua remaining. Quintin Stephens of Salisbury ends his season throwing for 1,879 yards. Stephens who wasn’t even the starter at the beginning of the season also went over 2,000 yards for his career and will enter his senior year with 2,054 yards passing. Cayden Stem of Wilson threw for 190 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to Pottsville. Stem ends his sophomore season with 1,874 passing yards and 22 td passes. The yardage is 44 yards short of the sophomore record at Wilson but his 22 td’s is a sophomore record. Tyler Smith threw for 1,918 yards and 20 td passes as a sophomore in 2007.

District 11 career passing td leaders (top 3):

106 – Brendan Nosovitch (Central Catholic) 2008-11

99 – Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame) 2016-18

94 – Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) 2016-19

RECEIVERS:

Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth caught 11 passes for 175 yards and 3 td’s vs PM West last week. Stefanik has a District leading 66 catches this year that’s netted 969 yards and 11 td’s. He has 179 career receptions good for 2,493 yards and 29 td’s. He moves to within 2 catches of Dez Boykin of Whitehall who is in 4th place all-time in the District with 181 catches. His yardage moves him into the top 10 all-time. He moved ahead of Jacob Del Priore of Southern Lehigh who had 2,330 yards (2011-13) and Jeff McGeehin of Central Catholic who had 2,377 yards (1971-73). Stefanik also joins the “40 td” club and now has 41 career td’s. Five receivers are tied for the District lead with 12 td receptions each. They are, Christian Sapp of ES South, Bo Raho if Williams Valley, Christian Greggo of Notre Dame, Jared Russell of Northampton and Zack Gillen of Wilson. Russell’s 12 td catches is the only one in this group that is a school record. Gillen’s 12 td receptions along with his 43 catches and 823 receiving yards are all sophomore records at Wilson. Tony Verenna held the record for receptions with 30 that he caught in 1989 while Kowan Scott held the sophomore records for reception yardage (672 yards) and td catches (10) that he set in 2008. Gillen will enter his junior year with 61 receptions, 1,029 yards receiving and 13 td catches. Chad Parton went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career last week. The junior will enter his senior year with 1,061 yards. Another sophomore, Justin Holmes of Northwestern caught 5 passes for 194 yards and 3 td’s last week vs Lehighton. Holmes has caught 28 passes for 700 yards and 11 td’s this year even though he missed several games at the beginning of the season.

District 11 career reception leaders (top 5):

247 – Kevin Gulyas (Central Catholic) 2008-11

187 – Jahan Dotson (Nazareth) 2014, 16-17

183 – Matt Camilletti (Pius X) 2008-11

181 – Dez Boykin (Whitehall) 2015-17

179 – Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) 2016-19

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (8), 5 (9), 4 (5), 4 (6), 4 (7), 4 (11) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2), 5 (6), 5 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

5 (10), 4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (6) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

5 (10) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

5 (11), 4 (4), 4 (5) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (2), 4 (5), 4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

6 (11), 4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

4 (5) Nick Henry (Northwestern)

4 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (6) Tim Buda (Salisbury)

4 (7) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

4 (8) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (8) Terrell Holder (8) PM East

4 (10) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

4 (11) Christian Arrington (ES South)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

391 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) *School Record*

313 (10), 280 (5), 216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

302 (11), 225 (7) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)  *School Record*

291 (6), 270 (9), 267 (8), 201 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

284 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

264 (9), 257 (2), 224 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

250 (5), 210 (11) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

230 (7) Colin Luckenbill (Pine Grove)

222 (1), 215 (9), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

207 (8) Mike Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

205 (5) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

202 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200).

492 (5), 317 (10), 303 (6), 297 (3), 204 (9) Scott Schwalm (Minersville). *District Record*

426 (8), 273 (9), 212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom) *School Record*

337 (1), 216 (8) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

336 (5), 329 (7), 315 (10), 280 (6), 268 (8) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) *School Record

306 (8), 253 (6), 244 (11), 236 (9), 234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

302 (7) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

301 (7) Ty Tremba (Parkland)

290 (6), 266 (4), 256 (11), 244 (1), 216 (8) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

287 (7), 200 (10) Cody Miller (Nativity)

283 (1), 232 (11), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4), 206 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

278 (11), 272 (10), 263 (8), 220 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

256 (6), 211 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

250 (2), 214 (7), 205 (9) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

245 (6) Jonathan Marks (Allen)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

237 (7), 207 (8) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

236 (8), 235 (4), 221 (11) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

230 (5), 208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

218 (6) Rein Farensbach (Bangor)

218 (10) Jason Dean (Blue Mountain)

218 (10) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

212 (6) Dallas Holmes (Liberty)

206 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), 4 (6) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 5 (5) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (7), 4 (9) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (6) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (9), 5 (11) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Will Fish (ES South)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

11 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (6) Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

10 (6) Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

261 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

237 (7) Nick Johnston (Parkland)  *School Record*

217 (4), 194 (11) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

208 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

203 (6) Jorge Torres (Allen)

200 (5) Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

192 (8), 146 (7) Bo Raho (Williams Valley)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4), 169 (8) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2), 144 (5) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

175 (8), 147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

175 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

161 (6) Noah Snisky (Jim Thorpe)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

152 (6) Nate Owens (Bangor)

151 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3), 3 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4), 3 (11) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

3 (8) Jared Russell (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

3 (10) Christian Sapp (ES South)

3 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

1878 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

1793 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

1651 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

1617 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

1596 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr  *School Record*

1532 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

1431 Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1377 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

1366 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg) jr

1320 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1316 Collin Luckenbill (Pine Grove) sr

1294 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill) sr

1289 Isiah Rico (Parkland) jr

1245 Jalen Stewart (Freedom) sr

1163 Brady Miller (Williams Valley) sr

1155 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) jr

1142 Ali Barkley (Whitehall) sr

1087 Dalton Kintzel (Pine Grove) sr

1047 Christian Arrington (ES South) jr

1046 Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley) soph

1035 Jayden Williams (Central Catholic) jr

Touchdowns (20)

36 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr  *School Record*

34 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

27 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

26 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

25 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr  *School Record*

24 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

21 Jalen Stewart (Freedom) sr

21 Nick Henry (Northwestern) jr

21 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

20 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

20 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg) jr

20 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

Passing Yards (1,000)

2268 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

2249 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

2241 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

2207 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

1949 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

1933 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

1924 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr

1879 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

1874 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

1722 Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic) jr

1594 Lawson Bray (PM West) sr

1550 Cole Transue (Easton) soph

1509 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr

1440 Jason Dean (Blue Mountain) sr

1424 Will Fish (ES South) jr

1396 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) soph

1273 Cody Miller (Nativity) soph

1034 Dallas Holmes (Liberty) sr

Touchdown Passes (20)

32 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

32 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

30 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

25 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr  *School Record*

23 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

23 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

22 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

21 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

Receptions (38)

66 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

65 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

57 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

57 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

48 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

48 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

46 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) jr

43 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

42 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr

42 Jared Graeff (Minersville) soph

42 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr

41 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr

41 George Hlavac (Central Catholic) sr

40 Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

40 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

39 Jameel Sanders (Emmaus) jr

38 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

38 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

38 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

Reception Yardage (600)

1041 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

969 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

872 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

850 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr

823 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

783 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

746 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

743 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

742 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr

736 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

724 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

717 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

700 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) soph

694 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

686 Keegan Brennan (Nativity) jr

668 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

650 Jameel Sanders (Emmaus) jr

638 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

626 Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley) sr

616 Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

603 Vincent Reph (Freedom) sr

Reception Touchdowns (10)

12 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

12 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

12 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

12 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr  *School Record*

12 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

11 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

11 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

11 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr  *Ties School Record*

11 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr  *Ties School Record*

11 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) soph

10 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

10 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

10 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

December 16, 2019
Tamaqua vs. Wyoming Area Photo Gallery by Stanley Jaworski

Photos from the Tamaqua vs. Wyoming Area Football game.

Click here and view Stanley Jaworski photo gallery.

Follow Stanley on twitter and visit his website

December 2, 2019
Wyoming Area shuts out Tamaqua

Tamaqua’s run ends in semis

KINGSTON – Wyoming Area’s defense was twisted and turned.

But the Warriors never cracked.

An opportunistic offense and ball-hawking defense helped Wyoming Area punch its ticket to Hershey with a 21-0 win over Tamaqua in Friday night’s PIAA Class 3A semifinal.

The Warriors scored on their first two possessions, with quarterback Dominic DeLuca playing a hand in both touchdowns, and Jacob Williams collected three of the team’s five interceptions to send District 2 champion Wyoming Area to the state final for the first time.

“Our guys have done a great job making big plays all year,” said Warriors’ head coach Randy Spencer. “And Dominic (DeLuca) is a guy who makes them in all phases of the game. But really defensively, I think Tamaqua with their weapons, they have explosive players, between (Matt) Kistler and (Nate) Boyle running downhill and (Brayden) Knoblauch extending plays and making plays and they certainly pushed us down the field. But we were able to bend, but not break.

“To come away on some red zone possessions, and keep them out of the end zone, I think that was really the key for us. We were also able to knock them off the ball a little bit and run the ball downhill a little better than we did last week.”

DeLuca capped the opening drive with a 5-yard plunge to put Wyoming Area (13-1) up 7-0 with 4:54 left in the first quarter. The senior hit Brian Williams for a 27-yard strike on the Warriors’ second drive to make it 14-0 with 8:24 to play in the first half.

The senior finished with 76 yards passing and 45 yards on the ground.

Tamaqua (12-3) failed on 4th-and-5 from the Wyoming 38-yard line on its second drive with 1:21 left in the opening quarter after being forced to punt on its opening possession.

The Raiders came up empty handed on fourth down again on their third drive, this time on an incomplete pass from the Wyoming Area 39-yard line with 5:54 to play in the second quarter.

Knoblauch hit Lucas Gregoire for 38 yards on 3rd-and-18 to put Tamaqua at the Warriors’ 26-yard line late in the second quarter. But the Raiders couldn’t cash in, with an interception by Jacob Williams in the end zone closing out the first half and keeping Wyoming Area ahead 14-0.

“They made plays when they had to,” said Tamaqua head coach Sam Bonner. “We had some opportunities, we just couldn’t punch it in. That’s something we’ve been doing well all year. Today, we just couldn’t create that play to get us in the end zone. We had opportunities.

“Going down two scores put a little more pressure on us. But we definitely moved the ball between the hashes. But it doesn’t count unless you score points.”

Tamaqua forced a punt on the Warriors’ first possession of the second half. But the Raiders’ ensuing drive ended with the second interception of the game for Jacob Williams at the Tamaqua 39-yard line.

Wyoming Area took advantage of the short field, with Darren Rodney capping the drive with a 1-yard plunge to extend the Warriors’ advantage to 21-0 with 6:18 left in the third quarter.

Rodney, who didn’t play in last week’s 43-27 win over Montoursville because of an injury, finished with 133 yards rushing on 23 carries.

Bronson Strouse recovered a fumble near midfield for Tamaqua early in the fourth quarter. But three plays later, Brian Williams collected Wyoming Area’s third interception of the night to swing the momentum back to the Warriors.

After Tamaqua forced a punt on Wyoming’s next possession, the Raiders drove to the Warriors’ 37-yard line. But DeLuca came away with another pick to end the threat.

On Tamaqua’s next possession it got the ball back at midfield and moved the ball to the Warriors’ 3-yard line. But Jacob Williams kept the Raiders out of the end zone with his third interception of the game with 1:28 to play.

“Once you get down 14-0, then 21-0, obviously it puts you in a little tougher situation,” said Bonner. “There were times I thought we could get a little bit of a running game going, but unfortunately, you get a tackle for a loss on a down and all of a sudden it takes you out of your game.”

STATS … Knoblauch went 19-of-45 for 198 yards. Nate Boyle had 10 catches for 72 yards, while Matt Kistler (6-75) and Gregoire (3-51) also made plays in the passing game. But the Raiders were held to just 62 yards rushing after gaining 1,005 combined over the previous four weeks.

TITLE TOWN … Wyoming Area will play District 7 champion Center Valley next Saturday at noon in the final.

NUMBERS GAME … Tamaqua outgained Wyoming Area 278-262, and held a 16-13 edge in first downs.

November 30, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 14

DISTRICT 11 week 14:

By Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh finishes his senior season rushing for 2,531 yards. Smith only had 28 yards rushing before this season and didn’t make the 3rd page of the chart until the 6th week of the season. In week 9, he moved up to the 2nd page and in week 13 he moved up to the 1st page and ended up in the 9th place on the chart with his 2,559 career yards. Smith scored 45 td’s this year which moves him into 6th place all-time in the District for a single-season.  Nate Boyle of Tamaqua rushed for 207 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Wyomissing which put him in the “4,000-yard” club. Boyle rushed for 1,841 yards this season and 4,033 yards for his career. He’s scored 33 td’s so far this season and has scored 79 career td’s. His 79 td’s moves him into a tie for 10th place all-time in the District. Dylan Evans of Pen Argyl scored 79 td’s from 2008-11. Boyle currently has 99 career receptions and needs 1 more catch to join the “100 catch” club.

District 11 single season td leaders (top 7):
1. 66 – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2008

53 – Austin Scott (Parkland) 2002

48 – Jason Killian (Schuylkill Haven) 1991

48 – Evan Culver (Saucon Valley) 2015

47 – James Mungro (ES South) 1995

45 – Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) 2019

44 – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2017

District 11 career rushing leaders (top 3):
1. 8,432 yards – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

8,325 yards – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08

7,645 yards – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

District 11 career td leaders (top 3):

116 – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

115 – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

113 – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08)

QUARTERBACKS:

Anthony Harris of Nazareth threw for 258 yards vs St. Joe’s Prep to finish the season throwing for 2,617 yards. For his career, Harris threw for 7,942 yards which puts him in 4th place all-time in the District. He moves ahead of DJ Lenehan of Wilson who threw for 7,765 yards from 2003-06 and Tre Jordan of Pius X/Notre Dame who threw for 7,884 yards from 2012-15. Harris threw for 26 td’s this year, 27 last year and 28 as a sophomore and ends his career throwing 81 td’s. Damon Yost of Pottsville ends his senior season with school records of 2,684 passing yards and 36 td passes. His yardage is 4 yards behind District leader Bryce Herb of Williams Valley (2,688 yards). His 36 td passes are 1 behind Herb’s District leading 37 this season. Brayden Knoblauch of Tamaqua has thrown for 1,928 yards and 18 td’s this season. His 18 td passes tie Nate Edmonds for the school single-season record. Knoblauch raised his career school record totals to 4,416 yards passing and 42 td passes.

District 11 career passing td leaders (top 3):

106 – Brendan Nosovitch (Central Catholic) 2008-11

99 – Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame) 2016-18

97 – Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) 2016-19

RECEIVERS:

Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth caught 13 passes last week to finish the season catching 94 passes for 1,214 yards and 13 td grabs. His 13 catches are 2 short of the school-record as Jahan Dotson as a freshman caught 15 passes vs Emmaus in 2014. Stefanik’s 94 catches break the 1-year-old school record of 89 that Tommy Manos caught last year. His yardage is 7 yards short of the school record. Adam Bridgeforth had 1,221 yards in 2011 when he caught 82 passes from Daniel Harding. Stefanik’s career totals add up to 207 catches for 2,738 yards and 31 td catches. The 207 catches are 2nd all-time in the District. His yardage is 17 yards short of the school record. Jahan Dotson had 2,755 yards in his career. His 2,738 yards ends his career in 6th place all-time in the District. He moved ahead of Matt Camilletti of Pius X who had 2,642 yards from 2008-11. He also is in the “40 td” club as Stefanik scored a total of 43 td’s in his career. He holds the single-season and career interception records at Nazareth with 10 this year and 13 for his career and 150 career solo tackles. Mason Barnes of Pottsville caught 50 passes for a school-record 854 yards and 14 td’s. He ends his career with school records of 96 receptions for 1,669 yards and 24 td grabs. His 1 td catch last week breaks the tie for the District lead as he is now currently in the lead with 14. Teammate Kevin Schenk caught 42 passes for 758 yards and 13 td grabs. His career totals end with 81 catches for 1,257 yards and 19 td grabs. Matt Kistler of Tamaqua caught 6 passes last week giving him 55 on the season which is a new school record. Vince Boyer caught 51 passes in 1998. He also improved his single-season school records for yardage (943 yards) and td catches (12). Kistler also joins the “100 catch” club. He has 105 career catches for 1,781 yards and 26 td catches (all school records).

District 11 career reception leaders (top 5):

247 – Kevin Gulyas (Central Catholic) 2008-11

207 – Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) 2016-19

187 – Jahan Dotson (Nazareth) 2014-15, 17

183 – Matt Camilletti (Pius X) 2008-11

181 – Dez Boykin (Whitehall) 2015-17

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (8), 5 (9), 4 (5), 4 (6), 4 (7), 4 (11) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

6 (11), 4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2), 5 (6), 5 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

5 (10), 4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (6), 4 (12), 4 (13) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

5 (10) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

5 (11), 4 (4), 4 (5), 4 (13) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (2), 4 (5), 4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

4 (5) Nick Henry (Northwestern)

4 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (6) Tim Buda (Salisbury)

4 (7) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

4 (8) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (8) Terrell Holder (8) PM East

4 (10) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

4 (11) Christian Arrington (ES South)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

391 (11), 243 (13), 207 (14) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

323 (12), 313 (10), 280 (5), 256 (13), 216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

302 (11), 225 (7) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)  *School Record*

291 (6), 270 (9), 267 (8), 201 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

284 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

264 (9), 257 (2), 224 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

250 (5), 210 (11) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

230 (7) Colin Luckenbill (Pine Grove)

222 (1), 215 (9), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

211 (13), 204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

207 (8) Mike Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

205 (5) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

202 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200).

492 (5), 317 (10), 303 (6), 297 (3), 204 (9) Scott Schwalm (Minersville). *District Record*

426 (8), 273 (9), 266 (12), 212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom) *School Record*

337 (1), 216 (8) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

336 (5), 329 (7), 315 (10), 280 (6), 268 (8), 214 (13), 206 (12) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) *School Record

306 (8), 253 (6), 244 (11), 236 (9), 234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

302 (7) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

301 (7) Ty Tremba (Parkland)

290 (6), 266 (4), 256 (11), 244 (1), 216 (8) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

287 (7), 200 (10) Cody Miller (Nativity)

283 (1), 232 (11), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4), 206 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

278 (11), 272 (10), 263 (8), 220 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

256 (6), 211 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

250 (2), 214 (7), 205 (9) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

245 (6) Jonathan Marks (Allen)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

237 (7), 207 (8) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

258 (14), 236 (8), 235 (4), 221 (11), 214 (12) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

230 (5), 208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

218 (6) Rein Farensbach (Bangor)

218 (10) Jason Dean (Blue Mountain)

218 (10) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

212 (6) Dallas Holmes (Liberty)

206 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), 4 (6) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 5 (5) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (7), 4 (9) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (6) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (9), 5 (11) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Will Fish (ES South)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

13 (14), 11 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (6) Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

10 (6) Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

261 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

237 (7) Nick Johnston (Parkland)  *School Record*

217 (4), 194 (11) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

208 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

203 (6) Jorge Torres (Allen)

200 (5) Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

192 (8), 146 (7) Bo Raho (Williams Valley)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4), 169 (8) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2), 144 (5) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

175 (8), 147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

175 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

161 (6) Noah Snisky (Jim Thorpe)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

152 (6) Nate Owens (Bangor)

151 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3), 3 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4), 3 (11) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

3 (8) Jared Russell (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

3 (10) Christian Sapp (ES South)

3 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

2531 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr  *School Record*

1841 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr  *School Record*

1793 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

1707 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

1651 Isiah Rico (Parkland) jr

1617 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

1596 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr  *School Record*

1532 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

1485 Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1461 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

1426 Brady Miller (Williams Valley) sr

1393 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1366 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg) jr

1316 Jalen Stewart (Freedom) sr

1316 Colin Luckenbill (Pine Grove) sr

1294 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill) sr

1229 Christian Arrington (ES South) jr

1216 Jayden Williams (Central Catholic) jr

1155 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) jr

1142 Ali Barkley (Whitehall) sr

1087 Dalton Kintzel (Pine Grove) sr

1046 Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley) soph

1005 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

1001 Cam Fisher (Southern Lehigh) sr

Touchdowns (20)

45 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr  *School Record*

34 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

33 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr  *School Record*

27 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

25 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr  *School Record*

24 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

22 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

22 Jalen Stewart (Freedom) sr

21 Nick Henry (Northwestern) jr

20 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

20 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg) jr

20 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

20 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

Passing Yards (1,000)

2688 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

2684 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

2617 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

2471 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

2249 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

2105 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr  *School Record*

1991 Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic) jr

1928 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr *School Record*

1924 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr

1879 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

1874 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

1735 Cole Transue (Easton) soph

1594 Lawson Bray (PM West) sr

1543 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) soph

1538 Will Fish (ES South) jr

1440 Jason Dean (Blue Mountain) sr

1273 Cody Miller (Nativity) soph

1137 Ty Tremba (Parkland) soph

1034 Dallas Holmes (Liberty) sr

1005 Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

Touchdown Passes (20)

37 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

36 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

35 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr  *School Record*

26 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

26 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

25 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr  *School Record*

22 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

21 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

20 Will Fish (ES South) jr

Receptions (40)

94 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr  *School Record*

65 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

57 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

57 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

55 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr  *School Record*

54 Jaiden Cabrera (Nazareth) jr

51 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) jr

50 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

50 George Hlavac (Central Catholic) sr

50 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr

48 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

48 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr

47 Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

43 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

43 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

42 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr

42 Jared Graeff (Minersville) soph

42 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

41 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

40 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

40 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

Reception Yardage (600)

1214 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

1041 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

984 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr  *School Record*

943 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr  *School Record*

872 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

854 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

823 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

810 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) soph

803 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

795 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

794 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

783 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

771 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

764 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr

761 Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley) sr

758 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

746 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

724 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

714 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

701 Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

686 Keegan Brennan (Nativity) jr

673 George Hlavac (Central Catholic) sr

650 Jameel Sanders (Emmaus) jr

650 Vincent Reph (Freedom) sr

Reception Touchdowns (10)

14 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

13 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

13 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

13 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

13 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

12 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

12 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

12 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr  *School Record*

12 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

12 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) soph

12 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr  *School Record*

10 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

10 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

10 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

10 Vincent Reph (Freedom) sr

November 29, 2019
Thanksgiving Day Scores

2019-11-27
Archbishop Carroll 15, Roman Catholic 7

Marple-Newtown 16, Penncrest 7

Schuylkill league North 28, Schuylkill League South 17 * All-Star Game

2019-11-28

Boys Latin Charter School 16, Frankford 0

Bristol 40, Morrisville 6

Chichester 20, Sun Valley 0

Easton Area 16, Phillipsburg (NJ) 13

Father Judge 7, Abraham Lincoln 6

George Washington 20, Archbishop Ryan 7

Hatboro-Horsham 20, Upper Moreland 19

Haverford High 42, Upper Darby 18

Interboro 28, Ridley 21

Northampton 63, Catasauqua 0

Northeast 36, Philadelphia Central 16

Pennridge 19, Quakertown Community 13

November 28, 2019
Archbishop Wood vs. Southern Lehigh Photo Gallery by Kathy Leister

Photos from the Archbishop Wood vs. Southern Lehigh Football game.

Click here and view Kathy Leister photo gallery

Follow Kathy on twitter and visit his website

November 26, 2019
2019 Thanksgiving Day Schedule

District 1

2019-11-27
Marple-Newtown (7-4) @ Penncrest (3-7) 06:30 PM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game

2019-11-28
Hatboro-Horsham (1-8) @ Upper Moreland (6-6) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game
Interboro (1-9) @ Ridley (7-4) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game
Quakertown Community (3-7) @ Pennridge (2-8) 10:15 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game
Chichester (3-8) @ Sun Valley (1-9) 10:30 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game
Morrisville (6-6) @ Bristol (3-6) 10:30 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game
Upper Darby (5-5) @ Haverford High (10-3) 10:45 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game

District 11

2019-11-28
Catasauqua (0-10) @ Northampton (9-2) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day- 97th Meeting
Phillipsburg (NJ) @ Easton Area (7-5) 10:30 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game at Fisher Stadium

District 12

2019-11-28
Boys Latin Charter School (4-5) @ Frankford (5-6) 09:45 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day
Archbishop Ryan (1-9) @ George Washington (3-6) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game
Father Judge (2-9) @ Abraham Lincoln (8-2) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game
Philadelphia Central (1-10) @ Northeast (11-2) 10:30 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day

November 24, 2019
St. Joseph’s Prep over Nazareth, moves to state semi-final game

BETHLEHEM – St. Joe’s Sahmir Hagans had two punt returns to lead Prep over Nazareth Area 45-24 in the PIAA Class 6A quarterfinals at BASD stadium Friday night.

With the win, Prep will play District 7 powerhouse PIttsburgh Central Catholic, who defeated State College 24-21 in the other quarterfinal game.

St. Joe’s wasted little time scoring on their opening possession. The 80-yard touchdown drive was capped off by Malik Cooper 21-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison Jr. Antonio Chadha’s kick was good and Prep led 7-0.

The Blue Eagles answered right back. Anthony Harris hit a wide open Joe Capobianco for the 22-yard touchdown pass. Matt Bugbee’s kick was good. The game was tied at seven with 5:42 left in the first quarter.

Prep drove down to the Nazareth 10. The Blue Eagles defense held and forced a 27-yard field goal attempt by Chadha. The kick was good. Prep led 10-7.

Early in the second quarter, Prep’s Kolbe Burrell broke free for a 40-yard touchdown run to extend Preps lead 17-7. They were not done yet. Sahmir Hagans’ returned the punt 52 yards for a touchdown. It’s now 24-7 9:59 left in the first half.

The Blue Eagles defense needed a stop and they got it. Jake Wilson blocked the Prep punt. The Blue Eagles took over on the St. Joe’s 19.

Bugbee kicked a 22-yard field goal with 3:02 left in the first half. Prep leads 24-10. On the last play of the half, Nazareth’s 47-yard field goal attempt was blocked as time ran out in the first half.

Prep went into halftime leading 24-10.

The Blue Eagles received the second half kick off, but Prep’s defense forced a punt. They took over on Nazareth’s 45. Burrell finished the drive and scored from one-yard out. Hagans returned his second punt return of the night. His 48-yard return put St. Joe’s up 38-10, with 8:13 left in the third quarter.

The Blue Eagles fumbled the ball. Anthony Rightley recovered it and went 24 yards for the score. Prep led 45-10, with 7:46 left in the third quarter.

Nazareth scored the final two touchdowns. Harris hit Nathan Stefanik for a 17-yard touchdown pass. Bugbee threw a 27-yard pass to Tyler O’Hagan with 4:24 left in the game.

Friday, November 22, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final

St. Joseph’s Prep 10 14 21 0 45

Nazareth Area 7 3 0 14 24

1st Quarter:

SJP – Marvin Harrison Jr. 21-yard touchdown pass from Malik Cooper (Antonio Chadha kick) 9:00

N – Joe Capobianco 22-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Harris (Matt Bugbee kick) 5:42

SJP – Antonio Chadha 27-yard field goal 1:12

2nd Quarter:

SJP – Kolbe Burrell 40-yard touchdown run (Antonio Chadha kick) 11:41

SJP – Sahmir Hagans 52-yard punt return (Antonio Chadha kick) 9:59

N – Matt Bugbee 22-yard field goal 3:02

3rd Quarter:

SJP – Kolbe Burrell one-yard touchdown run (Antonio Chadha kick) 9:19

SJP – Sahmir Hagans 48-yard punt return (Antonio Chadha kick) 8:13

SJP – Anthony Rightley 24-yard fumble return (Antonio Chadha kick) 7:46

4th Quarter:

N – Nathan Stefanik 17-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Harris (Matt Bugbee kick) 10:49

N – Tyler O’Hagan 27-yard touchdown pass from Matt Bugbee (Matt Bugbee kick) 4:25

Video Highlights

Malik Cooper to Marvin Harrison Jr. for the 21-yard touchdown pass @sjprep_sports @SJPREP @hawkhuddle1 @sjprep_football @t_roken @marvharrisonjr @malik16cooper pic.twitter.com/p1vItaGvis
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 23, 2019

Anthony Harris throws a 22-yard touchdown pass to Joe Capobianco@sjprep_sports @SJPREP @hawkhuddle1 @sjprep_football @t_roken @nahsblueeagles @anthonyharris_1 @nazhsprincipal pic.twitter.com/DUw2gUmqDt
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 23, 2019

St. Joe’s Prep Antonio Chadha 27-yard field goal @sjprep_sports @SJPREP @hawkhuddle1 @sjprep_football @t_roken @AntonioChadha pic.twitter.com/TYRIAQnedJ
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 23, 2019

Kolbe Burrell breaks free for the 40-yard touchdown run@sjprep_sports @SJPREP @hawkhuddle1 @sjprep_football @t_roken @kolbe_burrell pic.twitter.com/XqQv2FKFaO
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 23, 2019

Nazareth’s Matt Bugbee 22-yard field goal@nahsblueeagles @anthonyharris_1 @nazhsprincipal @matt_bugbee pic.twitter.com/pU1IYsYyIw
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 23, 2019

Kolbe Burrell dove into the end zone for the one-yard touchdown@sjprep_sports @SJPREP @hawkhuddle1 @sjprep_football @t_roken @kolbe_burrell pic.twitter.com/SPhaAhVxKK
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 23, 2019

Sahmir Hagans 48-yard punt return @sjprep_sports @SJPREP @hawkhuddle1 @sjprep_football @t_roken @mir_hagans pic.twitter.com/JjowFpuF4H
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 23, 2019

November 23, 2019
Raiders advance to state semis

Tamaqua knocks off unbeaten Wyomissing in PIAA Class 3A playoffs

By Patrick Matsinko

pmatsinko@tnonline.com

ASHLAND — Tamaqua might be a team of destiny.

Or maybe the Blue Raiders just simply won’t be denied.

Tamaqua’s historic postseason run continued Friday night with a 20-10 win over previously unbeaten Wyomissing in the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals.

Just a few weeks ago the Raiders were celebrating their first-ever district win. Now they’re one victory away from playing for a state championship.

“It’s awesome,” said Tamaqua head coach Sam Bonner. “Final four; you can’t beat it. Well, we can beat it if we win next week. But being in the final four, it’s increcible. These kids, especially the senior class, they’ve been working for this for a long time.”

And they weren’t about to let the Spartans (12-1) put an end to it.

The District 11 champion Raiders (12-2) dominated the second half, outscoring Wyomissing 14-0 and coming up with huge defensive stands when they needed them the most.

Nate Boyle sparked Tamaqua in the second half. The senior carried the ball 29 times for 208 yards and two touchdowns, with 183 yards and both scores coming after the intermission.

Boyle set the tone on the Raiders first drive of the third quarter. After keying a stop on fourth-and-one at their own 40, the senior ripped off a 46-yard gain. He carried the ball each time on the four-play drive, finishing it with a 6-yard score to give Tamaqua a 13-10 lead.

“That got us a lot of momentum, and when we get momentum it’s hard to stop our offense, and our defense,” Boyle said. “We got the momentum, and we kept moving the ball.”

And there was no question about who was getting the ball.

“We said that was the play we were going to go with no matter what to start the second half,” said Bonner. “There was no doubt. And to hold a team like this to three points (on offense), our defense did an incredible job.”

Wyomissing drove to the Tamaqua 31-yard line on its next possession, but Matt Kistler’s toe-tapping interception along the sideline ended the threat.

Tamaqua’s defense was relentless, stopping the Spartans twice on fourth down in the fourth quarter, the last of which came on an interception by Boyle.

“The D-line was getting in the backfield, creating penetration,” said Boyle. “Nate Wickersham, he was making a lot of tackles on defense at linebacker. He was coming up big, and we got a bunch of stops on fourth down, and in third-and-long situations.”

The defense surrendered just 166 yards — 162 rushing — against a Wyomissing team that piled up 510 yards on the ground two weeks ago against Annville-Cleona.

“We were able to move the ball between the 30s, but we could never sustain a drive,” said Spartans head coach Bob Wolfrum. “They just did a great job. I was impressed when we saw them play last week (a 47-21 win over Pope John Paul II). I hoped we could do more than we did tonight, but they just kicked our butts. Physically, they just kicked our butts.”

Wyomissing’s longest play from scrimmage was 10 yards, both runs from Evan Niedrowski in the second half.

Max Hurleman, who had rushed for 1,192 yards and 15 touchdowns entering the contest, was held to 43 yards on the ground.

“Coach (Clarence) Opolsky is our defensive coordinator, and he did a great job all week of getting these guys prepared,” said Bonner. “They’re a kind of team, that they don’t want to be in a first-and-15 or long situation like that. They can chunk you with those three-, four-, and five-yard plays. But I think it’s a little more difficult when you put them in those tougher situations.”

The Spartans only touchdown came on a fumble recovery in the end zone late in the first half, one that gave them a 10-6 lead.

Wyomissing drove to the Tamaqua 18 on its first possession and came away with a 35-yard field goal for a 3-0 advantage.

Tamaqua responded with a 67-yard drive that ended with Brayden Knoblauch hitting Kistler for a 14-yard score. Knoblauch finished with 156 yards passing, while Kistler made six grabs for 113 yards.

No matter what Wyomissing threw at them, the Raiders just kept coming. Now they’re on their way to the state semifinals.

“It means so much,” said Boyle. “The community has our back, and we get to play more football with our buddies, and that’s the best part, creating memories. It feels amazing.”

HOLDING … Tamaqua will play the winner of today’s Wyoming-Montoursville game next week, either Friday or Saturday.

Tamaqua 20,
Wyomissing 10

Wyomissing 3 7 0 0 – 10
Tamaqua 6 0 7 7 – 20

W – Cirulli 35 FG
T – Kistler 14 pass from Knoblauch (kick failed)
W – Fernandez fumble recovery in end zone (Cirulli kick)
T – Boyle 6 run (Boyle kick)
T – Boyle 34 run (Boyle kick)

Statistics
W T
First downs 10 16
Rushing Yds 43-162 32-199
Passing Yds 4 156
Total Offense 166 355
Passing 1-7-2 10-17-0
Punts 2-35 2-27
Fumbles (lost) 0-0 1-1
Penalties (yds) 6-40 5-45

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — Wyomissing: Niedrowski 17-74, Hurleman 14-43, Tranquillo 9-33, Auman 2-8, Grabowski 1-4. Tamaqua: Boyle 29-208, Kistler 2-7, Knoblauch 1-(-16).
Passing — Wyomissing: Auman 1-7-2-4. Tamaqua: Knoblauch 10-17-0-156
Receiving — Wyomissing: Hurleman 1-4. Tamaqua: Kistler 6-113, Gregoire 2-14, Hamm 1-19, Boyle 1-10.

November 23, 2019
Jersey Shore earns win in 3OT thriller

DANVILLE – The Jersey Shore Bulldogs found themselves in a 21-0 hole at the end of the opening quarter Friday night in Danville, but the District 4 Class 4A champions rallied for a 42-35 victory in triple-overtime to earn its seventh straight win and advance to the Class 4A state semifinals.

The Bulldogs will take on District 2 champion Dallas for a shot at a berth in the state championship game at a time and location to be determined next week.

“This win is huge,” said Jersey Shore coach Tom Gravish following the game. “We get such great support from our community, whether it’s the administration, teachers, counselors, the band and cheerleaders, the booster club, and we filled up this entire Danville side of the stadium with great fans. The entire community is here, and we get great support.”

Pottsville – who had been making its first state playoff appearance since 2006 – started off hot by posting the first 21 points on the game.

The Crimson Tide – who started senior players at 21 of 22 positions – stopped Jersey Shore on a three-and-out on the game’s opening possession and promptly put together an eight-play drive that covered 46 yards to score the opening points of the game.

On a second-and-goal play from the 11-yard line, Pottsville quarterback Damon Yost found 6-4 wide receiver Kevin Schenk in the endzone for a score.

The Crimson Tide defense stepped up again on the following Jersey Shore drive. After Jersey Shore Quarterback Tanner Lorson hit wide receiver Stanton Westlin to give the senior 1,000 receiving yards on the season, a pitch play to halfback Josh Malicky went awry, and Pottsville’s Schenk picked up a fumble recovery deep in Jersey Shore territory.

Pottsville promptly scored again on a two-yard run by Justin McClure to go up 14-0 with 4:13 remaining in the opening quarter.

Another three-and-out by the Pottsville defense gave the ball right back to the Crimson Tide and the team drove right back down the field and scored again, this time on a 28-yard run by Yost.

At the end of the opening quarter, Pottsville had outgained Jersey Shore on offense 136 yards to just 16 for the Bulldogs.

Right when it seemed nothing Pottsville could do would possibly go wrong, it seemed as though the light switched on for Jersey Shore.

Early in the second quarter the Jersey Shore defense made a stand, stopping the Crimson Tide on fourth down in Jersey Shore territory. Three plays later for the Jersey Shore offense, Lorson dropped back and bombed a deep pass to Cayden Hess. Hess caught the pass down the right sideline after it had been tipped by a Pottsville defender for a gain of 30 yards. Hess ended up leading the Bulldogs in receiving in the game, catching nine passes for 98 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

From here, Jersey Shore took the momentum and ran with it. Three plays after the 30-yard gain, Lorson ran for a nine-yard touchdown on third-and-inches to put the Bulldogs on the board.

Jersey Shore attempted an onside kick with momentum on their side, but could not recover, but the defensive unit came back out and forced another three-and-out to get the ball right back.

Once again Lorson and the Jersey Shore offense put together a touchdown drive. The Bulldogs pieced together a 10-play drive that included a conversion on fourth-and-one early in the drive. On first-and-goal from the nine-yard line, Lorson found Owen Anderson in the endzone for the score for his first of five passing touchdowns on the night. In all, Lorson accounted for all six Jersey Shore touchdowns.

“I think we were a little scared coming in,” said Lorson, “(The coaching staff) was on us on the sidelines. They knew we could play with this team and once that second quarter hit we were able to move the ball on them and play great defense.”

The Jersey Shore score put the team behind 21-14 headed into the half as the team looked for a potential game-tying score. It would take the majority of the second half, but finally Jersey Shore found a way to knot things up at 21-apece.

With 2:40 remaining in the game, Jersey Shore took over at its own 44-yard line. With the drive seemingly stalled out early on, The Bulldogs converted a third-and-nine thanks to a Pottsville pass interference penalty. The drive stayed alive and eventually culminated in a 26-yard touchdown catch by Stanton Westlin with just 51 seconds remaining in the game.

Westlin caught three passes on the game’s final drive but wound up injured on the game-tying touchdown grab. He finished the game with seven catches for 89 yards and a score.

Pottsville took over possession of the ball with 50 seconds remaining and decided to take the game into overtime, where suddenly a game that saw just seven total points in the second half, exploded into an offensive free-for-all.

In the opening overtime period, Pottsville earned back-to-back sacks on Lorson to dampen the spirits of the Jersey Shore sideline. On a third-and-goal from the 26-yard line, Lorson dropped back and fired a pass to Hess in the endzone for an improbable score.

In an instance where Pottsville could have easily hung its collective heads, Yost came out an fired a touchdown pass of his own on the first play of the Crimson Tide’s possession to force a second overtime.

In the second overtime Pottsville had possession of the ball first and faced a fourth-and-goal from the four-yard line. Yost dropped back and hit Addison Mullins for the go-ahead score.

Jersey Shore struck right back two plays later, scoring on another Hess touchdown and forcing a third overtime period.

In the third overtime it took another spectacular fourth-down score for Jersey Shore to regain the lead. On fourth-and-goal from the five-yard line Pottsville brought the blitz, but Lorson stood tall in the pocket and delivered a pass to a wide-open Brett Guthrie to put Jersey Shore up 42-35.

Three plays later it was Guthrie who got to be the hero again. Guthrie picked off a Yost pass in the back of the endzone to finally end the game after three overtime periods.

“By far this is the biggest win in school history,” said Lorson. “We couldn’t have done it without everyone on the team. At halftime, we knew that we would be able to do it. It was a crazy game. I loved it.”

“We just couldn’t make that one big play when we needed it,” added Pottsville coach Tom McGeoy of his team’s performance. “Whether it was a third-and-one or a third-and-26 in overtime, we just couldn’t come up with that one extra big play to kind of finish the game.”

Jersey Shore improved to 11-3 on the season and advanced to the Class 4A state semifinals against Dallas.

“Our motto is that we play Bulldog ball for 48 minutes,” said Gravish. “It doesn’t matter what the score is, as long as there is still time on the clock we can still win the football game.”

“Hats off to them,” added McGeoy. “They did a great job and just kept battling. In overtime it looked like everything was going our way and then they end up with a big touchdown. They’re a great team and they’re very scrappy. I wish them good luck next week.”

Pottsville’s season ends with a record of 11-3.

“I told our guys that we’re reloading next year, not rebuilding,” said McGeoy. “Hopefully we can build off this season and move forward. Its going to take a little bit and this is going to sting.”

Jersey Shore 42, Pottsville 35

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Pottsville 21 0 0 0 7 7 0 — 35

Jersey Shore 0 14 0 7 7 7 7 — 42

First Quarter

P—Kevin Schenk 11-yard reception from Damon Yost (Raeff DiCello PAT Good), 7:58.

P—Justin McClure 2-yard run (DiCello PAT Good), 4:13

P—Yost 28-yard run (DiCello PAT Good), 0:51

Second Quarter

JS—Tanner Lorson 9-yard run (Cam Allison PAT Good), 5:47.

JS—Owen Anderson 15-yard reception from Lorson (Allison PAT Good), 1:48.

Fourth Quarter

JS—Stanton Westlin 26-yard reception from Lorson (Allison PAT Good), 0:51

Overtime

JS—Cayden Hess 26-yard reception from Lorson (Allison PAT Good)

P—Mason Barnes 10-yard reception from Yost (DiCello PAT Good)

Double-Overtime

P—Addison Mullins 4-yard reception from Yost (DiCello PAT Good)

JS—Hess 10-yard reception from Lorson (Allison PAT Good)

Triple-Overtime

JS—Brett Guthrie 5-yard reception from Lorson (Allison PAT Good)

TEAM STATISTICS P JS

First downs 13 13

Total yards 238 347

Rushes-yards 42-82 32-62

Yards passing 156 285

Passing (comp.-att.-int.) 17-33-2 26-43-1

Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-1

Penalties-yards 4-46 5-25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Jersey Shore: Josh Malicky 18-68, Lorson 16-(-6) TD. Pottsville: Kevin DiCello 20-54, Bobby Walchak 1-8, Yost 10-7 TD, Mullins 2-4, Barnes 2-4, Joe Ferraro 3-3, McClure 1-2, Schenk 1-1, TEAM 1-(-1).

PASSING—Jersey Shore: Lorson 26-43 285 yds, 5TD, INT. Pottsville: Yost 17-32 156 yds, 3TD, 2INT; Barnes 0-1.

RECEIVING—Jersey Shore: Cayden Hess 9-98 2TD, Stanton Westlin 7-89 TD, Anthony Shaffer 2-43, Anderson 5-34 TD, Malicky 2-16, Guthrie 1-5 TD. Pottsville: Mullins 6-52 TD, Schenk 3-32 TD, Barnes 3-26 TD, Ferraro 2-19, Daulton Mates 2-14, DiCello 1-13.

November 23, 2019
Tamaqua Pulls Away From Wyomissing Area 20-10

ASHLAND – Tamaqua and Wyomissing met for the first time Friday night. Even though they were unfamiliar with one another, the proximity of these two foes resulted in three common opponents. All the connecting of the dots played out in a 3A state quarterfinal matchup. Tamaqua controlled the line of scrimmage all night long and came away with a bruising 20-10 win over Wyomissing Area.

Running back Nate Boyle led the offensive for Tamaqua. Nate and the ground attack keyed a strong second half comeback. A stout defensive effort by Tamaqua held a powerful Wyomissing running game in check all game long.

“To hold a team like this to three points of offense is an incredible job,” said Tamaqua Head Coach Sam Bonner. “We went with a different look tonight, we went with a 5-3 base defense and we also did some shifting that caught them off guard”. Star Running Back Nate Boyle said “When we get momentum, it’s hard to stop our offense, and we got momentum in the 2nd half.”

Wyomissing’s best drive of the game was the first time they touched the ball. Unfortunately the drive stalled and it led to a field goal and a 3-0 lead.

A long grounding drive for @WyoFootball then Aiden Cirulli DOINK and through from 35 yards @Wyospartans up 3-0 over @TASDAthletics1 4:02 quarter one #pahsfb @EPAFootball @HSFBamerica @CaryMoyer @D11Sports @RossTuckerNFL https://t.co/MgISdjzMHb pic.twitter.com/5l57T48rHW
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

Tamaqua came right back and a quick score had them in front

Matt Kistler the TD grab for @TASDAthletics1 as quarter one ends. XP no good Blue Raiders 6-3 over @Wyospartans @RossTuckerNFL @HSFBamerica @EPAFootball @CaryMoyer @D11Sports @69SportsBT #pahsfb https://t.co/MgISdjzMHb pic.twitter.com/vQSmqxLFJS
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

The second quarter was a defensive struggle until just before halftime. The Wyo defense made a huge play. We went to halftime with Wyomissing up 10-6.

Whoa rumbling stumbling fumble recovery TD by @Wyospartans Isiah Fernandez! @WyoFootball now in front 10-6 over @TASDAthletics1 2:56 until halftime @HSFBamerica @RossTuckerNFL @EPAFootball @CaryMoyer @D11Sports https://t.co/MgISdjzMHb pic.twitter.com/zoCut84rr3
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

Oh my as the half ends @TASDAthletics1 stopped just short of the goal line. @Wyospartans up 10-6 #pahsfb 3A quarterfinal action packed half @EPAFootball @CaryMoyer @HSFBamerica @D11Sports @RossTuckerNFL @WFASpartans @WyoFootball https://t.co/MgISdjzMHb pic.twitter.com/T5FscWHd00
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

Momentum of the entire game shifted on the Spartans first second half possession. Tamaqua stopped Wyomissing on a fourth down at mid field. Nate Boyle then took control.

Nate Boyle a big run on the drive , then a 6 yard TD @TASDAthletics1 back in front 13-10 over @Wyospartans 7:12 quarter three @HSFBamerica @EPAFootball @D11Sports @CaryMoyer @RossTuckerNFL https://t.co/MgISdjibiB pic.twitter.com/6lfLXy9UE8
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

Nate Boyle a big run on the drive , then a 6 yard TD @TASDAthletics1 back in front 13-10 over @Wyospartans 7:12 quarter three @HSFBamerica @EPAFootball @D11Sports @CaryMoyer @RossTuckerNFL https://t.co/MgISdjibiB pic.twitter.com/6lfLXy9UE8
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

Pretty INT by Matt Kistler gives to back to @TASDAthletics1 leading @Wyospartans 13-10 5:25 quarter three #pahsfb @HSFBamerica @D11Sports @EPAFootball @CaryMoyer @RossTuckerNFL https://t.co/MgISdjzMHb pic.twitter.com/BqHvgFUMMQ
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

@TASDAthletics1 driving and leading @Wyospartans 13-10 with 9:10 remaining @EPAFootball @RossTuckerNFL @HSFBamerica @CaryMoyer https://t.co/MgISdjzMHb pic.twitter.com/uowvcTwwIg
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

Nate Boyle’s final TD sealed the Tamaqua win 20-10 over Wyomissing.

There goes Nate Boyle 34 yards for a @TASDAthletics1 TD up now 20-10 over @Wyospartans with 8:10 remaining #pahsfb @HSFBamerica @EPAFootball @D11Sports @RossTuckerNFL @CaryMoyer https://t.co/MgISdjzMHb pic.twitter.com/AjvwIaKZD6
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

All she wrote from Ashland as @TASDAthletics1 move on in the #pahsfb tournament by beating @WyoFootball 20-10. Great ball game. @HSFBamerica @EPAFootball @D11Sports @CaryMoyer @RossTuckerNFL https://t.co/MgISdjzMHb pic.twitter.com/gZbSnIrky4
— Bruce Badgley (@BadgleyBruce) November 23, 2019

November 23, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 13

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh rushed for 256 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Oil City last week. Smith broke the single-season rushing record at Southern Lehigh with his 2,457 yards this season. Chris Smith held the old record when he rushed for 2,289 yards in 1996. Asher has scored 44 td’s this year which moves him into a 6th place tie all-time in the District for a single-season. Kobe Brish also scored 44 td’s as a sophomore in 2017.  Nate Boyle of Tamaqua rushed for 243 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Pope John Paul II. Boyle broke both the single-season rushing yardage and td records at Tamaqua along with the career rushing yardage record last week. Boyle’s rushing total for the season is now at 1,634 yards to go along with his 31 td’s scored this season. Jim Hope held the school-record yardage record when he rushed for 1,509 yards in 1990. Boyle held the td record when he scored 27 last year. Nick Breiner just set the career rushing record last year at Tamaqua when he ended his career rushing for 3,798 yards. Boyle now holds the record with his 3,826 yards. He has 77 career touchdowns which place him 1 spot out of the top ten all-time in the District. Boyle is tied with Evan Culver of Saucon Valley (2013-15) for 11th place.  Ironically he also lost a school-record this week when teammate Matt Kistler went ahead of him for career receptions 99 to 98. Jayden Williams of Central Catholic finished his junior year rushing for 1,216 yards and 8 td’s. Brady Miller ends his senior rushing for 1,426 yards and scoring 16 total td’s. Miller’s career totals have him scoring 33 td’s and rushing for 3,263 yards. His yardage is the 2nd highest in school history behind Dylan Rabuck’s 6,421 yards that he totaled from 2014-17. Miller rushed for 131 yards vs Lackawanna Trail which moved him ahead of Cole Barnhardt who rushed for 3,146 yards from 2010-13. Isiah Rico of Parkland rushed for 211 yards and a td vs Nazareth last week to finish his junior season rushing for 1,651 yards and scoring 18 td’s. Rico will enter his senior year with 1,802 rushing yards and 21 td’s.

District 11 career rushing leaders (top 3):
1. 8,432 yards – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

8,325 yards – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08

7,645 yards – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

District 11 career td leaders (top 3):

116 – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

115 – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

113 – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08)

QUARTERBACKS:

Anthony Harris of Nazareth threw for 196 yards in their win over Parkland. Harris has thrown for 2,359 yards this year and 7,684 yards in his career. Harris remains in 6th place all-time in the District for both career passing yardage and td passes. Bryce Herb of Williams Valley threw for 214 yards in their loss to Lackawanna Trail last week. Herb ends his junior year passing for a District leading 2,688 yards and 37 td passes. Herb also went over 3,000 yards for his career and will enter his senior season with 3,005 passing yards and 42 td passes. Damon Yost of Pottsville is now in 2nd in the District with 2,530 yards passing. He’s also thrown 33 td passes. Yost has every major single-season record at Pottsville but hasn’t been able to crack any of Tony Gomez’s career totals yet. Brayden Knoblauch of Tamaqua has thrown for 1,773 yards and 17 td’s this season. His yardage is a school record and his 17 td passes are one shy of the school record that Nate Edmonds set when he threw 18 td passes as a junior in 2012. Knoblauch broke his uncle Adam’s career passing yardage record and has thrown for 4,261 yards in his career so far. Matt Rauscher of Central Catholic went over 2,000 yards passing for his career last week. The junior has thrown for 2,038 yards so far in his career. Ty Tremba of Parkland went over 1,000 yards passing for the season and the sophomore now has 1,102 yards. Matt Rauscher of Central Catholic finished his junior year passing for 1,991 yards and 15 td passes. He’ll enter his senior season with 2,222 career passing yards and 16 td passes. Sophomore Ty Tremba of Parkland finished the season throwing for 1,137 yards and 9 td passes. Tremba is only the 2nd sophomore Trojan to throw for 1,000 yards in a season. Devante Cross was the first when he threw for 1,055 yards in 2013.

District 11 career passing td leaders (top 3):

106 – Brendan Nosovitch (Central Catholic) 2008-11

99 – Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame) 2016-18

97 – Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) 2016-19

RECEIVERS:

Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth caught 8 more passes last week vs Parkland and now has 81 receptions this year and 194 for his career. Stefanik moves ahead of former teammate Jahan Dotson and into 2nd place all-time in the District. He leads the District with 1,101 receiving yards this season and moves up a notch into 7th place all-time in the District with his 2,625 yards. He moves ahead of Kowan Scott of Wilson who had 2,602 yards from 2008-10. Mason Barnes of Pottsville, Bo Raho of Williams Valley and teammate Jesse Engle are all tied for the District lead with 13 td catches each. Barnes is still playing as is three other players that have 12 td catches this year. They are Stefanik, Kevin Schenk of Pottsville and Jared Russell of Northampton. Barnes caught 2 passes vs Central Catholic for 25 yards which is good enough to break the school’s single-season reception yardage record. Barnes now has 829 yards, which is 8 yards better than Jim Murphy had in 1979. The Williams Valley trio of Raho, Engle and Jayden Cruz caught 115 passes for 2,358 yards and 34 td’s this season. Raho a senior, caught 41 passes for 794 yards and 12 td’s, Engle a junior, caught 40 passes for 803 yards and 13 td’s while Cruz a senior, caught 34 passes for 761 yards and 8 td’s. Raho was able to garner enough yards last week to break the 1,000 career mark and ended his career with 1,011 yards on 60 catches and 15 td’s. Cruz ended his career catching 69 passes for 1,370 yards and 16 td’s. Engle a junior, will enter his senior season with totals of 54 catches for 1,196 yards and 21 td’s. As stated earlier Matt Kistler of Tamaqua took over the career reception record from teammate Nate Boyle. Kistler has 49 receptions on the year for school-records of 831 yards and 11 td catches. His career totals (all school records) are currently at 99 catches for 1,669 yards and 24 td catches. Boyle is currently at 98 catches for 1,480 yards and 9 td catches. George Hlavac of Central Catholic finished the season catching 50 passes for 673 yards and 7 td grabs. His final career totals have him with 109 catches for 1,335 yards and 11 td grabs. Hlavac becomes the 5th Viking to have 100 career receptions. Jeff McGeehin was the first when he caught 144 passes from 1971-73. David Horton caught 123 passes from 2003-04. Our District career leader Kevin Gulyas caught 247 from 2008-11 and Justin Pasquale caught 115 passes from 2016-18. Teammate Jack McGorry caught 51 passes for 524 yards and 2 td’s and will return next season. Nick Johnston of Parkland ended his senior year catching 40 passes for 714 yards and 6 td receptions. He caught 60 passes in his career for 973 yards with 8 going for touchdowns.

District 11 career reception leaders (top 5):

247 – Kevin Gulyas (Central Catholic) 2008-11

194 – Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) 2016-19

187 – Jahan Dotson (Nazareth) 2014-15, 17

183 – Matt Camilletti (Pius X) 2008-11

181 – Dez Boykin (Whitehall) 2015-17

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (8), 5 (9), 4 (5), 4 (6), 4 (7), 4 (11) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

6 (11), 4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2), 5 (6), 5 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

5 (10), 4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (6), 4 (12), 4 (13) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

5 (10) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

5 (11), 4 (4), 4 (5), 4 (13) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (2), 4 (5), 4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

4 (5) Nick Henry (Northwestern)

4 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (6) Tim Buda (Salisbury)

4 (7) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

4 (8) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (8) Terrell Holder (8) PM East

4 (10) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

4 (11) Christian Arrington (ES South)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

391 (11), 243 (13) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

323 (12), 313 (10), 280 (5), 256 (13), 216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

302 (11), 225 (7) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)  *School Record*

291 (6), 270 (9), 267 (8), 201 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

284 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

264 (9), 257 (2), 224 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

250 (5), 210 (11) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

230 (7) Colin Luckenbill (Pine Grove)

222 (1), 215 (9), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

211 (13), 204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

207 (8) Mike Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

205 (5) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

202 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200).

492 (5), 317 (10), 303 (6), 297 (3), 204 (9) Scott Schwalm (Minersville). *District Record*

426 (8), 273 (9), 266 (12), 212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom) *School Record*

337 (1), 216 (8) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

336 (5), 329 (7), 315 (10), 280 (6), 268 (8), 214 (13), 206 (12) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) *School Record

306 (8), 253 (6), 244 (11), 236 (9), 234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

302 (7) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

301 (7) Ty Tremba (Parkland)

290 (6), 266 (4), 256 (11), 244 (1), 216 (8) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

287 (7), 200 (10) Cody Miller (Nativity)

283 (1), 232 (11), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4), 206 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

278 (11), 272 (10), 263 (8), 220 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

256 (6), 211 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

250 (2), 214 (7), 205 (9) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

245 (6) Jonathan Marks (Allen)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

237 (7), 207 (8) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

236 (8), 235 (4), 221 (11), 214 (12) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

230 (5), 208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

218 (6) Rein Farensbach (Bangor)

218 (10) Jason Dean (Blue Mountain)

218 (10) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

212 (6) Dallas Holmes (Liberty)

206 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), 4 (6) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 5 (5) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (7), 4 (9) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (6) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (9), 5 (11) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Will Fish (ES South)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

11 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (6) Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

10 (6) Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

261 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

237 (7) Nick Johnston (Parkland)  *School Record*

217 (4), 194 (11) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

208 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

203 (6) Jorge Torres (Allen)

200 (5) Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

192 (8), 146 (7) Bo Raho (Williams Valley)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4), 169 (8) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2), 144 (5) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

175 (8), 147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

175 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

161 (6) Noah Snisky (Jim Thorpe)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

152 (6) Nate Owens (Bangor)

151 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3), 3 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4), 3 (11) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

3 (8) Jared Russell (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

3 (10) Christian Sapp (ES South)

3 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

2457 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

1793 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

1707 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

1651 Isiah Rico (Parkland) jr

1634 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

1617 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

1596 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr  *School Record*

1532 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

1485 Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1461 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

1426 Brady Miller (Williams Valley) sr

1393 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1366 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg) jr

1316 Jalen Stewart (Freedom) sr

1316 Collin Luckenbill (Pine Grove) sr

1294 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill) sr

1229 Christian Arrington (ES South) jr

1216 Jayden Williams (Central Catholic) jr

1155 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) jr

1142 Ali Barkley (Whitehall) sr

1087 Dalton Kintzel (Pine Grove) sr

1046 Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley) soph

1005 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

Touchdowns (20)

44 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr  *School Record*

34 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

31 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

27 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

25 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr  *School Record*

24 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

22 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

22 Jalen Stewart (Freedom) sr

21 Nick Henry (Northwestern) jr

20 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

20 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg) jr

20 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

Passing Yards (1,000)

2688 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

2530 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

2471 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

2359 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

2249 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

2105 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr  *School Record*

1991 Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic) jr

1924 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr

1879 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

1874 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

1773 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr *School Record*

1735 Cole Transue (Easton) soph

1594 Lawson Bray (PM West) sr

1543 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) soph

1538 Will Fish (ES South) jr

1440 Jason Dean (Blue Mountain) sr

1273 Cody Miller (Nativity) soph

1137 Ty Tremba (Parkland) soph

1034 Dallas Holmes (Liberty) sr

1005 Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

Touchdown Passes (20)

37 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

35 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr  *School Record*

33 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

26 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

25 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr  *School Record*

24 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

22 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

21 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

20 Will Fish (ES South) jr

Receptions (40)

81 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

65 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

57 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

57 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

51 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) jr

50 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

50 George Hlavac (Central Catholic) sr

49 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

48 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

48 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr

47 Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

47 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr

43 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

43 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

42 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr

42 Jared Graeff (Minersville) soph

41 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

40 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

40 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

Reception Yardage (600)

1101 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

1041 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

984 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr  *School Record*

872 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

831 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

829 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr

823 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

810 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) soph

803 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

795 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

794 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

783 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

771 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

764 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr

761 Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley) sr

746 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

726 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

724 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

714 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

701 Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

686 Keegan Brennan (Nativity) jr

673 George Hlavac (Central Catholic) sr

650 Jameel Sanders (Emmaus) jr

650 Vincent Reph (Freedom) sr

Reception Touchdowns (10)

13 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

13 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

13 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

12 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

12 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

12 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr  *School Record*

12 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

12 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) soph

12 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

12 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

11 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

10 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

10 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

10 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

10 Vincent Reph (Freedom) sr

November 21, 2019

The 2019 Annual Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association All-Star game

Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at Schuylkill Haven’s Rotary Field.

North All Stars
# Name School # Name School
11 Danny Lawerance Mahanoy Area 32 Jake Green North Schuylkill
34 Alexis Perez Mahanoy Area 57 Joe Tinari North Schuylkill
5 Haydn Wall Mahanoy Area 40 Tyler Elsdon North Schuylkill
51 Tony Merchlinsky Mahanoy Area 39 Zack Chowansky North Schuylkill
61 Tom Price Mahanoy Area 66 Jason Lipshaw North Schuylkill
65 John Fowler Mahanoy Area 54 Juan Serrato North Schuylkill
7 Joey Alshefski Shenandoah Valley 6 Jaden Leiby North Schuylkill
63 Justin Gallo Shenandoah Valley 33 Jessie White North Schuylkill
14 Joeseph Karvios Shenandoah Valley 74 Jon Harhigh North Schuylkill
22 Matt Kistler Tamaqua 1 Noah Snisky Jim Thorpe
10 Brayden Knoblauch Tamaqua 30 CJ Selby Jim Thorpe
25 Nate Boyle Tamaqua 68 Cobe Frycklund Jim Thorpe
32 Jake Barron Tamaqua 25 Kendall Herron Jim Thorpe
50 Sean Lavine Tamaqua 22 Dominic Madera Jim Thorpe
26 Pierce Demetriades Tamaqua 18 TJ Garritano Jim Thorpe
55 Bronson Strause Tamaqua 51 Brett Gasker Lehighton
60 Jared Reed Tamaqua 58 Devin Greene Lehighton
18 Mason Miller Marian 43 Kyle Maternik Lehighton
52 Jared Spalti Marian 17 Shawn Hoben Panther Valley
51 Hunter Shimko Marian 1 Ethan Reis Panther Valley
42 Nick Goff Marian 85 Ben Sheridan Panther Valley
13 Lucca Stroia Marian 25 Elias Tavares Panther Valley
20 Jared Wimmer Marian 22 Blake White Panther Valley
South All Stars
# Name School # Name School
28 Nate Minnich Pine Grove 11 Kevin Schenk Pottsville
51 Keith Koppenhaver Pine Grove 15 Mason Barnes Pottsville
5 Dalton Kintzel Pine Grove 7 Damon Yost Pottsville
36 Colin Luckenbill Pine Grove 55 Chris Wallace Pottsville
73 Trey Reynolds Pine Grove 26 Kevin Dicello Pottsville
1 Dakota Rossler Pine Grove 21 Lucas Drum Pottsville
58 Logan Weaver Pine Grove 17 Joey Ferraro Pottsville
12 Tyler McGrath Tri-Valley 85 Daulton Mates Pottsville
36 Reese Artz Tri-Valley 22 Addison Mullins Pottsville
14 Scott Schwalm Minersville 28 Kobe Brish Schuylkill Haven
21 Jayden Eubanks Minersville 2 Caleb Riegel Schuylkill Haven
26 Noah Woodford Minersville 9 Steven Balulis Schuylkill Haven
55 Ethan Bulino Minersville 14 Gavin Evitts Schuylkill Haven
65 Tallin Chupick Minersville 72 Bryce Miller Schuylkill Haven
78 Ryan Keiser Minersville 18 Kyle Donatti Schuylkill Haven
17 Jason Dean Blue Mountain 66 Blaize Swartzlander Schuylkill Haven
20 Dan Farrell Blue Mountain 47 Shawn Fitzpatrick Jr Schuylkill Haven
71 Joe Zelinsky Blue Mountain 1 Jacob Ferhat Nativity
1 Dalton Touchinsky Blue Mountain 21 Jared Yoder Nativity
55 Nick Morgan Blue Mountain 25 Jayden Cruz Williams Valley
14 Blake Lipko Blue Mountain 32 Brady Miller Williams Valley
2 Aaron Minnich Williams Valley
10 Bo Raho Williams Valley
54 Kaleb Ebersole Williams Valley

November 18, 2019

District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 12

DISTRICT 11 week 12:

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Nate Boyle of Tamaqua rushed for 99 yards and a td in their win over North Schuylkill. Boyle has rushed for 1,391 yards this season which puts him in 2nd place at Tamaqua. Jim Hope holds the school-record when he rushed for 1,509 yards in 1990. Boyle moved up 5 places from 7th to 2nd with his 99 yards last week. The third through 7th place players are as follows. George Barron rushed for 1,351 yards during their last championship season in 1962 and is now in 3rd place. Bud Moyer (2017) is 4th with 1,341 yards. Jarred Muffley (2011) is 2 yards behind Moyer with 1,339 yards and in 5th. Grif Griffiths (2009) is 6th with 1,333 yards and Moyer enters the list again in 7th with the 1,304 yards he had last season. Boyle also tied his single-season td record as he’s scored 27 td’s in each of the last 2 years. District leading Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh broke his own single-game rushing record when he rushed for 323 yards and 4 td’s in their win over ES South last week. Smith has rushed for 2,201 yards while scoring 40 td’s so far this season. Smith is the 3rd Spartan to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season. Chris Smith rushed for a school-record 2,289 yards in 1996 and Jeremy Mack rushed for 2,220 yards the following year in 1997. Smith became the 14th District 11 player to score 40 td’s in a season. He’s currently tied with Ian Csicsek of Saucon Valley for 13th place. Csicsek scored 40 td’s last year.  Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic scored a td in their loss to Pottsville to end his career with a school-record 68 td’s. Banks also rushed for 3,892 yards in his career. Jalen Stewart of Freedom ends his career with a school-record 42 career td’s. Pottsville’s Kevin DiCello and Central Catholic’s Jayden Williams have each rushed for 1,182 yards in their career. They will square off this weekend.

District 11 career rushing leaders (top 3):
1. 8,432 yards – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

2. 8,325 yards – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08

3. 7,645 yards – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

District 11 career td leaders (top 3):

1. 116 – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

2. 115 – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

3. 113 – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08)

QUARTERBACKS:

Anthony Harris of Nazareth threw for 214 yards in their win over Easton, and in the process went over 2,000 yards passing for the season. Harris has thrown for 2,163 yards this year and 7,488 yards in his career. Harris remains in 6th place all-time in the District for both career receptions and reception yardage. Jared Jenkins of Freedom threw for 266 yards and 3 td passes in their loss to Parkland. He ends his season throwing for 2,473 yards along with 26 td passes. Jenkins threw for 7,395 yards in his career which is the 7th highest total all-time in the District. He threw 72 career td passes in his career which moves him into 10th place all-time in the District. Deven Bollinger of Northwestern, also ended his career last week. Bollinger threw for school records of 2,105 yards and 35 td passes. He also rushed for 1,005 yards and joins an elite group of players to throw for 2,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 yards in the same season. Dan Persa of Liberty was the first to do it in 2006. Brendan Nosovitch did it in consecutive years as a sophomore and junior in 2009 and 2010. Travis Stefanik of Nazareth and Devante Cross of Parkland each accomplished this in 2015 and Ethan Parvel did it in his junior year when he was at Whitehall. Bollinger finishes in 8th place all-time in the District for career passing yards with 7,260 yards and finishes in 3rd place with his 97 td passes. Bryce Herb of Williams Valley returned last week after a bye week and threw for 206 yards and 3 td’s. He leads Jenkins by 1 yard for the District lead with his 2,474 yards. He is tied with Bollinger for the District lead as both qb’s have thrown for 35 td’s this year. Damon Yost of Pottsville is in 3rd with 2,389 yards and 32 td passes. Brayden Knoblauch of Tamaqua needs 5 yards passing to break the school’s career record. Uncle, Adam Knoblauch holds the record when he threw for 4,126 yards from 1997-00. Will Fish of ES South ended his junior year throwing for 1,538 yards and 20 td’s and Jared Richardson of Bethlehem Catholic ended his sophomore season throwing for 1,543 yards and 11 td’s. Matt Rauscher of Central Catholic went over 2,000 yards passing for his career last week. The junior has thrown for 2,038 yards so far in his career. Ty Tremba of Parkland went over 1,000 yards passing for the season and the sophomore now has 1,102 yards.

District 11 career passing td leaders (top 3):

1. 106 – Brendan Nosovitch (Central Catholic) 2008-11

2. 99 – Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame) 2016-18

3. 97 – Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) 2016-19

RECEIVERS:

Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth caught 7 more passes last week vs Easton and jumps up into 3rd place all-time in the District with 186 catches. He’s one reception behind former Blue Eagle Jahan Dotson who caught 187 career passes. Stefanik moved ahead of Dez Boykin of Whitehall who caught 181 passes from 2015-17 and Matt Camilletti of Pius X who caught 183 passes from 2008-11. For the season, Stefanik has caught 73 passes for 1,031 yards and has 11 td catches. He leads the District with his 73 catches and is 7 yards behind Gabe Davis of Minersville for the season yardage lead. His 2,555 career receiving yards moves him ahead of Paryss Marshall of Catasauqua who accumulated 2,541 yards from 2011-13. Bo Raho of Williams Valley and Mason Barnes of Pottsville are tied for the District lead with 13 td catches each. Barnes moves into 2nd place at Pottsville for single-season reception yardage. Jim Murphy holds the record when he caught 63 passes for a school-record 821 yards in 1979. Barnes has 804 so far this season. Travis Blankenhorn drops to 3rd place with the 800 yards he had in 2013. Justin Holmes of Northwestern ends his sophomore season catching 31 passes for 810 yards and 12 td’s. Gabe Caton of Freedom caught 7 passes for 136 yards in their loss to Parkland and set a new single-season school record for reception yardage. Caton caught 48 passes for 986 yards and 8 td’s. Alex Huertas held the old record when he caught 60 passes for 943 yards in 2017. His 60 catches is still a school record. Caton ends his career catching 93 passes for another school record 1,717 yards. Huertas also held that old record when his yardage from 2015-17 totaled 1,661 yards. Teammate Vincent Reph fell 1 td reception short of tying the career school record of 22 that Trent Clark set in the 1996 and 1997 seasons. Reph caught 65 passes in his career with 21 of them going for td’s. That an average of a td every 3.1 catches which is one of the best ever in the District. Christian Sapp of ES South had his 2nd big season when he caught 43 passes for 795 yards and 12 td’s. The junior will start his senior year with 90 catches for 1,595 yards and 21 td grabs. Matt Stianche of Bethlehem Catholic finished the season catching 47 passes for 701 yards and 6 td’s. He ends his career catching 85 passes for 1,288 yards and 11 scores.

District 11 career reception leaders (top 5):

1. 247 – Kevin Gulyas (Central Catholic) 2008-11

2. 187 – Jahan Dotson (Nazareth) 2014, 16-17

3. 186 – Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) 2016-19

4. 183 – Matt Camilletti (Pius X) 2008-11

5. 181 – Dez Boykin (Whitehall) 2015-17

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (8), 5 (9), 4 (5), 4 (6), 4 (7), 4 (11) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

6 (11), 4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2), 5 (6), 5 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

5 (10), 4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (6), 4 (12) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

5 (10) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

5 (11), 4 (4), 4 (5) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (2), 4 (5), 4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

4 (5) Nick Henry (Northwestern)

4 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (6) Tim Buda (Salisbury)

4 (7) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

4 (8) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (8) Terrell Holder (8) PM East

4 (10) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

4 (11) Christian Arrington (ES South)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

391 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) *School Record*

323 (12), 313 (10), 280 (5), 216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

302 (11), 225 (7) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)  *School Record*

291 (6), 270 (9), 267 (8), 201 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

284 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

264 (9), 257 (2), 224 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

250 (5), 210 (11) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

230 (7) Colin Luckenbill (Pine Grove)

222 (1), 215 (9), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

207 (8) Mike Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

205 (5) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

202 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200).

492 (5), 317 (10), 303 (6), 297 (3), 204 (9) Scott Schwalm (Minersville). *District Record*

426 (8), 273 (9), 266 (12), 212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom) *School Record*

337 (1), 216 (8) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

336 (5), 329 (7), 315 (10), 280 (6), 268 (8), 206 (12) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) *School Record

306 (8), 253 (6), 244 (11), 236 (9), 234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

302 (7) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

301 (7) Ty Tremba (Parkland)

290 (6), 266 (4), 256 (11), 244 (1), 216 (8) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

287 (7), 200 (10) Cody Miller (Nativity)

283 (1), 232 (11), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4), 206 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

278 (11), 272 (10), 263 (8), 220 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

256 (6), 211 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

250 (2), 214 (7), 205 (9) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

245 (6) Jonathan Marks (Allen)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

237 (7), 207 (8) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

236 (8), 235 (4), 221 (11), 214 (12) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

230 (5), 208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

218 (6) Rein Farensbach (Bangor)

218 (10) Jason Dean (Blue Mountain)

218 (10) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

212 (6) Dallas Holmes (Liberty)

206 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), 4 (6) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 5 (5) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (7), 4 (9) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (6) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (9), 5 (11) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Will Fish (ES South)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

11 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (6) Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

10 (6) Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

261 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

237 (7) Nick Johnston (Parkland)  *School Record*

217 (4), 194 (11) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

208 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

203 (6) Jorge Torres (Allen)

200 (5) Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

192 (8), 146 (7) Bo Raho (Williams Valley)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4), 169 (8) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2), 144 (5) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

175 (8), 147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

175 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

161 (6) Noah Snisky (Jim Thorpe)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

152 (6) Nate Owens (Bangor)

151 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3), 3 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4), 3 (11) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

3 (8) Jared Russell (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

3 (10) Christian Sapp (ES South)

3 (11) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

2201 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

1793 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

1651 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

1617 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

1596 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr  *School Record*

1532 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

1485 Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1461 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

1440 Isiah Rico (Parkland) jr

1393 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1391 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

1366 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg) jr

1316 Jalen Stewart (Freedom) sr

1316 Collin Luckenbill (Pine Grove) sr

1295 Brady Miller (Williams Valley) sr

1294 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill) sr

1229 Christian Arrington (ES South) jr

1182 Jayden Williams (Central Catholic) jr

1155 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) jr

1142 Ali Barkley (Whitehall) sr

1087 Dalton Kintzel (Pine Grove) sr

1046 Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley) soph

1005 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

Touchdowns (20)

40 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr  *School Record*

34 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

27 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

27 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

25 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr  *School Record*

24 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

22 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

22 Jalen Stewart (Freedom) sr

21 Nick Henry (Northwestern) jr

20 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

20 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg) jr

20 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

Passing Yards (1,000)

2474 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

2473 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

2389 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

2249 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

2163 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

2105 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

1924 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr

1879 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

1874 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

1807 Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic) jr

1634 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr

1594 Lawson Bray (PM West) sr

1550 Cole Transue (Easton) soph

1543 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) soph

1538 Will Fish (ES South) jr

1440 Jason Dean (Blue Mountain) sr

1273 Cody Miller (Nativity) soph

1102 Ty Tremba (Parkland) soph

1034 Dallas Holmes (Liberty) sr

1005 Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

Touchdown Passes (20)

35 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

35 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr  *School Record*

32 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

26 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

25 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr  *School Record*

23 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

22 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

21 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

20 Will Fish (ES South) jr

Receptions (40)

73 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

65 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

57 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

57 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

50 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) jr

48 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

48 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

48 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr

47 Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

45 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr

45 George Hlavac (Central Catholic) sr

45 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

43 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

43 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

42 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr

42 Jared Graeff (Minersville) soph

40 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

40 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

Reception Yardage (600)

1041 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

1031 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

  986 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr  *School Record*

872 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

  823 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

  810 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) soph

  804 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr

  795 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

783 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

779 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

764 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr

762 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

746 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

  736 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

  724 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

  714 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

714 Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley) sr

  710 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

  701 Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

694 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

686 Keegan Brennan (Nativity) jr

650 Jameel Sanders (Emmaus) jr

650 Vincent Reph (Freedom) sr

Reception Touchdowns (10)

13 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

13 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

12 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

12 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

12 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr  *School Record*

12 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

12 Justin Holmes (Northwestern) soph

11 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

11 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

11 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr  *Ties School Record*

10 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

10 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

10 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

10 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

10 Vincent Reph (Freedom) sr

November 15, 2019
2019 EPC All-Star (South Team)

November 12, 2019
2019 EPC All-Star (North Team)

November 12, 2019
Chris Matejcek Field Goal Lifts Allentown Central Catholic over Northwestern Lehigh

The Tigers led 22-20 in the closing minute of the game. With 21 seconds remaining in the game, the Vikings lined up for the game winning field goal. Viking’s kicker Chris Matejcek has been in this position before. In October, against Freedom, the junior kicker hit the upright in a loss to the Patriots. But on this night, Matejcek nailed the 30-yard field goal stunning the top-seed in the District 11 Class 4A semifinals at Tiger Stadium Saturday night. The Vikings won 23-22 and move on to the District finals.

“Chris missed one a couple weeks ago against Freedom,” said Head Football Coach Tim McGorry. “We trust him and to see him get that kick is redemption. He’s a great kid and works really hard. He deserved it.”

The Vikings next opponent will be Pottsville who defeated Bethlehem Catholic Saturday afternoon 18-13 in the other District 11 Class 4A semifinal game.

The Tigers started the game forcing a three-and-out and went right down the field for the 32-yard touchdown pass from Deven Bollinger to Justin Holmes.

Northwestern Lehigh wasn’t done in the first quarter. After Bollinger intercepted the ball on defense, he hit Jayden Allen for a 40-yard touchdown pass. The two-point conversion was good and the Tigers led 15-0 with 8:14 left in the first quarter.

Finally, Matt Rauscher got the Vikings on the scoreboard. The Vikings got a huge fourth down conversion that setup the score. His one-yard quarterback sneak cut the Tigers lead to 15-6 with 5:26 left in the first half.

The Tigers answered right back. Bollinger threw his third touchdown pass of the half. His 11-yard pass to Dom Harding gave Northwestern Lehigh a 22-6 lead with 1:13 left in the first half.

The Tigers, Reed Conrey picked off a pass ending Central Catholic’s drive, and they went into halftime leading 22-6.

Rauscher got his second rushing touchdown of the night late in the third quarter. The two-point conversion failed and the Tigers led 22-12 with 2:37 left in the quarter.

Heading into the fourth quarter, the Vikings defense forced two three-and-outs and headed into the fourth quarter with a lot of momentum.

“We moved some kids around on defense in the second half and the kids stepped up,” said McGorry. “They did a good job shutting them down in the second half.”

Tristan Francis scored from 12 yards out. The two-point conversion was good and the lead was cut to two with 9:31 to go in the game.

The Vikings defense stepped up in the second half. Both teams turned the ball over on downs. The Vikings got the ball back trailing by two points with 3:18 to go in the game.

The Vikings got to Northwestern Lehigh’s 12 yard line. They called their final timeout with 31 seconds remaining in the game. With 21 seconds left in the game, they lined up for the 30-yard field goal attempt. This time, Matejcek’s kick was good. The Vikings led for the first time of the night, 23-22.

The Tigers had one more chance. Bollinger hit his wide receiver for a 57-yard pass completion down to the Vikings 19. But time ran out on Northwestern Lehigh’s season.

November 10, 2019
Northwestern rolls to big 54-14 win in playoff opener

NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. – Lehighton took a 7-0 lead over Northwestern, but the Tigers responded in a big way en route to a 54-14 win over the Indians in a District 11 4A football quarterfinal game at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. The big win in the playoff opener propelled the Tigers, the top seed in the bracket, to the semifinals next Saturday.

Lehighton received the opening kick-off an ate up most of the first quarter of play. The Indians methodically drove down the field and punched it in with a one-yard rushing touchdown by Ben Schatz with 3:40 left in the opening period. That was the best drive of the night for Lehighton, however, as they were held scoreless for the remainder of the first half.

The Northwestern offense responded with a quick scoring drive to tie the game up at seven at the end of the first quarter, with a Nick Henry 14-yard scamper to paydirt. Then the Tigers erupted for 19 points in the second quarter and then 21 points in the third quarter to put the game out of reach, and begin the mercy clock.

The Tigers were led by quarterback Deven Bollinger, who recorded five total touchdowns in Saturday’s triumph. Bollinger was 10-12 for 255 passing yards and had three passing touchdowns to go along with his two rushing scores. He finished with 81 rushing yards.

His favorite target was Justin Holmes, whom he connected with on several long touchdown passes. He hit Holmes for scores of 28, 52, and 63 yards, the last coming as the lone score for either team in the fourth quarter. The sophomore receiver finished with five catches for 194 yards and three touchdowns.

After Northwestern’s response to that opening scoring drive by Lehighton, the Tigers did not let up. The hosts scored seven straight touchdowns, spanning from the first to the third quarters, before the visitors stopped that stretch with a 51-yard touchdown pass from Lucas Sangiuliano to Hunter Crum.

Among that seven-straight touchdown stretch for Northwestern was a defensive score as well. Conner Snyder picked off a Lehighton pass and took it 41 yards for a touchdown with 3:03 left in the third quarter.

The Indians were also plagued by penalties in the playoff loss. Lehighton was flagged eight time totaling 60 yards.

Northwestern will play on their home turf again next week with a spot in the district final on the line. The Tigers will host fourth seed Central Catholic on Nov. 9. Kick-off is set for 7:10 p.m. The Vikings topped Saucon Valley 42-18 in their quarterfinal match-up on Friday night.

November 3, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 10

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh rushed for a school-record 313 yards and scored 5 td’s in their win over Salisbury. Justin Kulp held the old record when he rushed for 293 yards in 2003 also vs Salisbury. Smith leads the District with 1,762 rushing yards and 34 td’s scored. Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven is 2nd behind Smith in both rushing yards (1,642) and td’s scored (30). Brish rushed for 201 yards and a td in their 19-17 loss to Blue Mountain. Brish has scored 111 career td’s and is 1 td behind school record holder Zach Barket. Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic scored a td in their loss to Central Catholic last week and is now tied with Eddie Scipio for the career td record at Beca. Each player scored 66 td’s in their careers. Brady Miller of Williams Valley enters the playoffs with exactly 3,000 career rushing yards and 30 td’s scored. Brandon Camire of Emmaus drops from the top spot to 3rd after rushing for 37 yards vs Parkland. He’s also 3rd in the District with 25 td’s scored. Tyrese Brandon of Northampton rushed for 137 yards and 2 td’s, caught 7 passes for 134 yards and a td and also return a kickoff 69 yards for a score in their come from behind win over Whitehall. His 4 td’s give him 23 on the season which ties Charlie Wogenrich’s school record that he set in 1961. Brandon also broke Phil Hard’s career rushing yardage record. Hard had 2,537 yards from 1997-2000 while Brandon is now at 2,623 yards. Brandon has 55 career td’s. Dimitri Rojas of Stroudsburg rushed for 224 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Pleasant Valley. That’s his 3rd 200 plus yard game and the 3rd time he’s scored 5 td’s in a game this season. Jalen Stewart of Freedom went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season and now has 1,056 yards. Nick Henry of Northwestern (2,084) and Colin Luckenbill (2,091) of Pine Grove both went over 2,000 yards rushing in their careers. Matt Frauen of Notre Dame rushed for 190 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Wilson which put him over 1,000 yards rushing on the season (1,155 yards). Ali Barkley of Whitehall went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season and ended with 1,142 yards. Barkley scored 14 td’s. Ali and brother Saquon became the 2nd brother tandem to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Mark and Doug Bonshak were the 1st. Mark rushed for 1,017 as a junior in 1980 and 10 years later Doug rushed for 1,128 yards. Mark would score 20 td’s that year and Doug would break that school record when he finished the 1990 season with 25 td’s. Danny Lawrence of Mahanoy Area carried the ball 4 times for 168 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Shenandoah Valley. Jacob Hoffman of Nativity played for the first time in weeks and scored 5 td’s last week vs Jenkintown.

District 11 career rushing leaders (top 3):
1. 8,432 yards – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

8,325 yards – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08

7,494 yards – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

District 11 career td leaders (top 3):

115 – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

113 – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08)

112 – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

QUARTERBACKS:

Anthony Harris of Nazareth went over 7,000 yards passing for his career and is now in 6th place all-time in the District. He moves ahead of Cole Hildabrant of Pius X and now has 7,053 yards. He stays in 9th place on the career td pass list with 73 total td passes. Jared Jenkins of Freedom and Deven Bollinger of Northwestern stay in 8th and 9th place on the all-time yardage list. Jenkins did not throw a td pass last week and stays tied for 12th place with Jake Ciriillo of ES South on the all-time District td pass record (69 each). Bollinger threw 3 td’s last week and now has 29 td passes on the season and 91 for his career. The 29 is 1 behind his own school-record of 30 that he threw last year and his 91 still keeps him in 3rd place all-time in the District, 8 td passes behind Cole DeFranco of Notre Dame. The top 2 yardage leaders this year, Bryce Herb of Williams Valley and Scott Schwalm of Minersville each threw for over 300 yards last week. Herb threw for 315 yards and 3 td’s and is leading the District with 2,268 yards passing and 32 td passes. Schwalm threw for 317 yards and 2 td’s and now has thrown for 2,249 yards and 21 td passes this year. Joe Kerbacher of Northampton threw for 272 yards and 2 td’s last week to go over 2,000 yards for his career. The junior has thrown for 2,050 yards and 30 td passes so far in his career. Dallas Holmes of Liberty went over 1,000 yards passing for the season last week vs Freedom and ended his season with 1,034 yards. Jason Dean of Blue Mountain and Jared Richardson of Bethlehem Catholic each threw for 218 yards and 2 td passes last week. Dean’s thrown for 1,321 yards this season while Richardson is a yard behind with 1,320 yards. The two qb’s will square off this week in Bethlehem. Will Fish of ES South threw 4 td’s last week vs ES North and now has 18 on the season.

District 11 career passing td leaders (top 3):

106 – Brendan Nosovitch (Central Catholic) 2008-11

99 – Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame) 2016-18

91 – Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) 2016-19

RECEIVERS:

Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth caught 9 passes vs Easton last week and now has 55 this season and 168 for his career. He moves ahead of both Miguel Hernandez of Catasauqua and Nate Stewart of Pius X/Bethlehem Catholic and into 5th place all-time in the District. His 112 yards receiving last week moves his career total to 2,318 yards and into 11th place all-time in the District. Stefanik jumps over both Adam Thomas of Wilson (2,218 from 2004-06) and Matt Salvaterra of Emmaus (2,251 from 1996-98). Stefanik had 1 receiving td last week to give him 26 for his career and also scored 3 more td’s on short runs. He now has 38 career td’s.  Gabe Davis of Minersville caught 8 passes last week and leads the District with 65 catches. He also went over 1,000 yards receiving on the season and leads the District with 1,041 yards. Allen Negrete of Whitehall is in 2nd with 57 catches. Negrete ends his career, catching 113 passes for 1,784 yards and 24 td receptions. Christian Sapp of ES South caught 3 td passes last week and now has 12 on the season. That ties him for the District lead with Bo Raho of Williams Valley and Christian Greggo of Notre Dame. Jared Russell of Northampton (1,005 yards) and Vincent Reph of Freedom (1,004 yards) both went over 1,000 yards receiving for their careers. Russell caught a td pass last week to break the tie with Kyle George and now holds the single-season school record with 11 td grabs in a season.

District 11 career reception leaders (top 5):

247 – Kevin Gulyas (Central Catholic) 2008-11

187 – Jahan Dotson (Nazareth) 2014, 16-17

183 – Matt Camilletti (Pius X) 2008-11

181 – Dez Boykin (Whitehall) 2015-17

168 – Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) 2016-19

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (8), 5 (9), 4 (5), 4 (6), 4 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2), 5 (6), 5 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

5 (10), 4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (6) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

5 (10) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (2), 4 (5), 4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

4 (4), 4 (5) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

4 (5) Nick Henry (Northwestern)

4 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (6) Tim Buda (Salisbury)

4 (7) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

4 (8) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (8) Terrell Holder (8) PM East

4 (10) Matt Frauen (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

313 (10), 280 (5), 216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

291 (6), 270 (9), 267 (8), 201 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

284 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

264 (9), 257 (2), 224 (10) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

250 (5) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

230 (7) Collin Luckenbill (Pine Grove)

225 (7) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

222 (1), 215 (9), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

207 (8) Mike Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

205 (5) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

202 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200).

492 (5), 317 (10), 303 (6), 297 (3), 204 (9) Scott Schwalm (Minersville). *District Record*

426 (8), 273 (9), 212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

337 (1), 216 (8) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

336 (5), 329 (7), 315 (10), 280 (6), 268 (8) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) *School Record

306 (8), 253 (6), 236 (9), 234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

302 (7) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

301 (7) Ty Tremba (Parkland)

290 (6), 266 (4), 244 (1), 216 (8) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

283 (1), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4), 206 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

272 (10), 263 (8), 220 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

256 (6), 211 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

250 (2), 214 (7), 205 (9) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

245 (6) Jonathan Marks (Allen)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

237 (7), 207 (8) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

236 (8), 235 (4) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

230 (5), 208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

218 (6) Rein Farensbach (Bangor)

218 (10) Jason Dean (Blue Mountain)

218 (10) Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic)

212 (6) Dallas Holmes (Liberty)

206 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

200 (10) Cody Miller (Nativity)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), 4 (6) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 5 (5) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (7), 4 (9) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (6) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

5 (9) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

4 (10) Will Fish (ES South)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (6) Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

10 (6) Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

261 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

237 (7) Nick Johnston (Parkland)  *School Record*

217 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

208 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

203 (6) Jorge Torres (Allen)

200 (5) Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

192 (8), 146 (7) Bo Raho (Williams Valley)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4), 169 (8) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2), 144 (5) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

175 (8), 147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

161 (6) Noah Snisky (Jim Thorpe)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

152 (6) Nate Owens (Bangor)

151 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3), 3 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

3 (8) Jared Russell (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

3 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

3 (10) Christian Sapp (ES South)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1,000)

1762 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

1642 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

1531 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

1517 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

1424 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

1368 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr

1306 Collin Luckenbill (Pine Grove) sr

1294 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill) sr

1279 Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1269 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg) jr

1186 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

1164 Isiah Rico (Parkland) jr

1163 Brady Miller (Williams Valley) sr

1155 Matt Frauen (Notre Dame) jr

1142 Ali Barkley (Whitehall) sr

1084 Dalton Kintzel (Pine Grove) sr

1075 Chase Herb (Tri-Valley) sr

1056 Jalen Stewart (Freedom) sr

Touchdowns (20)

34 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

30 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

25 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

23 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr  *Ties School Record*

21 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

20 Nick Henry (Northwestern) jr

20 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

Passing Yards (1,000)

2268 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

2249 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

2046 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

1997 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

1728 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

1705 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

1684 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

1677 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

1646 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr

1585 Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic) jr

1441 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr

1408 Cole Transue (Easton) soph

1410 Lawson Bray (PM West) sr

1340 Will Fish (ES South) jr

1321 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) soph

1320 Jason Dean (Blue Mountain) sr

1201 Cody Miller (Nativity) soph

1034 Dallas Holmes (Liberty) sr

Touchdown Passes (20)

32 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *School Record*

27 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

29 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

23 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

23 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr  *School Record*

21 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

Receptions (36)

65 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

57 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

55 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

53 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

45 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

43 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

42 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) jr

42 Jared Graeff (Minersville) soph

40 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

39 George Hlavac (Central Catholic) sr

38 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

38 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

37 Matt Stianhe (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

37 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr

36 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

Reception Yardage (600)

1041 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

794 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

783 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

781 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

761 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr

745 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

717 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

710 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

686 Keegan Brennan (Nativity) jr

656 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

653 Tyreses Brandon (Northampton) sr

646 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

639 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr

638 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

626 Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley) sr

614 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

603 Vincent Reph (Freedom) sr

Reception Touchdowns (10)

12 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

12 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

12 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

11 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

11 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr  *School Record*

10 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

10 Mason Barnes (Pottsville) sr  *Ties School Record*

10 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr  *Ties School Record*

10 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

10 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

November 1, 2019
The Green Knights win historic game

BANGOR – Late in the fourth quarter with Pen Argyl hanging onto a 17-14 lead, they went to Conor Fehr. He scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to put the game away. The Green Knights went on to win 31-16 in the 100th meeting between the rivals at Paul Farnan Field at Bangor Memorial Park Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Pen Argyl took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a Gavin Amerman to Collin McKeague 38-yard touchdown pass with 4:16 left in the quarter. The Green Knights extended their lead in the second quarter. Antonio Reto took the handoff and dashed down the sidelines for the 59-yard touchdown run. Pen Argyl led 14-0 with 10:18 remaining in the first half.

Bangor’s Zach Karner recovered a fumble with 2:30 left in the first half on Pen Argyl’s 34. With 33 seconds remaining in the half and facing a fourth down and nine, Rein Farensbach hit Nate Owens for a 14-yard touchdown pass. Derek Lasher’s kick was good and Bangor cut Pen Argyl’s lead in half 14-7.

The Green Knights weren’t satisfied taking a knee right before halftime. A flea flicker from Amerman to McKeague down to the Bangor 19 with 18 seconds left in the first half, setting up a 34-yard field goal attempt. Lucas Maggipinto nailed the field goal and Pen Argyl went into halftime leading 17-7.

Coming out of halftime, Bangor cut into the Green Knights lead to 17-14. Kael Godshalk went 53-yards for the score with 11:16 left in the third quarter.

Maybe the biggest play of the game came on a quarterback sneak. On fourth down and one, Fehr got the first down with 6:00 minutes left in the game, keeping the drive alive and clock running. Fehr scored on a 26-yard run with 3:52 left in the game as Pen Argyl’s lead grew to 24-14.

Bangor gave the ball right back on their next possession. Pen Argyl’s Jace Keenhold recovered a fumble on Bangor’s 19 with 3:37 left. One play later, Fehr went 19-yards for the score.

Pen Argyl’s Gabe Hahn intercepted the Bangor pass to seal the win for the Green Knights and preserve the win in game No.100.

Note: Conor Fehr rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns and was named Pen Argyl’s Most Valuable Player. Derek Herfurth won the outstanding lineman award.

Bangor’s Kael Godshalk was named the Vincent R. Rader Memorial Bangor MVP of the game. Colby Constable won the David Hopstetter Memorial Award.

Pen Argyl finished the season with a 4-6 record and Bangor 2-8.

October 26, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 8

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven scored 7 td’s and rushed for 267 yards in their win over Minersville. In the process, Brish went over 7,000 yards rushing in his career and now has 7,023 yards. He now has 24 td’s on the season and 106 for his career. Jalen Stewart of Freedom scored 3td’s in their win over Emmaus to break the career td record at the school. Mike Lawrence held the old record when he scored 30 td’s from 1981-83. Jaden Leiby and Zack Chowansky of North Schuylkill both went over 1,000 yards rushing last week. Leiby has rushed for 1,059 yards and scored 12 td’s while Chowansky has 1,064 yards rushing and 13 td’s. Chowansky went over 2,000 yards rushing in his career and is currently at 2,090 yards. Leiby continues to add to his school-record and has 2,758 yards. Tyrese Brandon of Northampton now has 50 career td’s. Brandon has rushed for 2,438 yards in his career while also catching 68 passes for 1,074 yards. He needs 100 yards rushing to break Phil Hard’s career rushing record. Hard rushed for 2,537 yards from 1998-2001. Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic has 65 career td’s and is now 1 td behind school leader Eddie Scipio’s 66 that he set from 1998-01. Colin Luckenbill of Pine Grove has rushed for 1,155 yards this season while teammate Dalton Kintzel has rushed for 974 yards. Both players are nearing 2,000 yards rushing for their careers. Luckenbill has 1,940 yards and Kintzel has 1,987 yards. Andrew Sabo of Palmerton and Terrell Holder of PM East each scored 4 td’s in their teams win last week. Nahjee Adams of Easton holds onto the top spot with 1,386 yards rushing. Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh is 2nd with 1,348 yards and Brandon Camire of Emmaus is 3rd with 1,279 yards. Smith leads the District with 26 total td’s scored.

District 11 career rushing leaders (top 3):
1. 8,432 yards – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

2. 8,325 yards – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08

3. 7,023 yards – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

District 11 career td leaders (top 3):

1. 115 – James Mungro (ES South) 1993-96

2. 113 – Zach Barket (Schuylkill Haven) 2005-08)

3. 106 – Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) 2016-19

QUARTERBACKS:

Jared Jenkins of Freedom threw 4 td passes and a school-record 426 yards last week.  Jeff Haberl held the previous record when he threw for 345 yards vs Easton in 1996.  Jenkins completed 25 passes out of 29 attempts. The completions are also a single-game school record. He moves up to 11th all-time in the District for career passing yards with his 6,540 yards. He needs 13 yards to crack the top ten, as AJ Long of Pius X sits in 10th with 6,552 yards (2010-11). Jenkins has 66 career td passes which moves him up to 13th place all-time. Deven Bollinger of Northwestern also set a new school record for completions in a game with 19 vs Saucon Valley last week. Bollinger is now in 8th place all-time in the District with 6,676 career passing yards. He is also tied with Tyler Smith of Wilson (2006-09) for all-time career td passes as both have thrown for 87 each. Moving up 4 spots in career passing yardage and ahead of Bollinger, Long, Doug Erney of Liberty and Ric Schumacher of Notre Dame is Anthony Harris of Nazareth. Harris threw for 236 yards and 2 td’s last week vs Whitehall bringing his career total to 6,689 yards which puts him in 7th place all-time in the District. Harris also has thrown 67 career td passes which puts him in 12th place on the all-time District list, one ahead of Jenkins. Bryce Herb of Williams Valley threw for 268 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to Upper Dauphin last week. Herb leads the District with 1,790 yards passing and is tied for the lead for td passes with Bollinger as both have thrown 25 this year. Herb’s 25 td passes also ties the school record that Stephen Sedesse set in 2012.  We had 5 Qb’s last week go over 1,000 yards passing for the season. They were, Lawson Bray of PM West (1,042 yards), Will Fish of ES South (1,051 yards), Jason Dean of Blue Mountain (1,073 yards), Jared Richardson of Bethlehem Catholic (1,032 yards) and Joe Kerbacher of Northampton (1,239 yards). Kerbacher threw for 263 yards and a school tying 5 td passes. Zach Szoke threw 5 td passes for the K-Kids back in 2008 vs PM West. Kerbacher also broke the single-season td pass record with his 20 this year. Craig Muschko held the old record when he threw 18 td passes in the 2003 season. In that 2003 season, Jeff Pammer, Billy Haydt and John Oplinger each caught 5 td passes each from Muschko. Kerbacher, who is just a junior, along with Muschko and Nick Cook (2011-13) all threw 27 career td passes and are currently tied for 2nd place at Northampton. Eric Spadt is your record holder with 36 that he threw from 1993-95.  Damon Yost of Pottsville threw for 306 yards and 3 td’s last week and in the process broke the school’s single-season td pass record. Tony Gomez held the old record when he threw for 22td’s in both the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Yost now has thrown 23 td passes this year. Gomez still holds the career school records for both passing yardage (5,033) and td passes (53). Brayden Knoblauch of Tamaqua threw for 216 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Lehighton. Knoblauch (3,838 yards) along with Minersville’s Scott Schwalm (3,950 yards) are nearing 4,000 yards passing for their careers. Andrew Darno of Notre Dame threw for over 200 yards in back to back weekends as he threw for 207 yards vs Catasauqua last week.

RECEIVERS:

Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth stays in 7th place all-time in the District with his 155 career receptions. His 2,117 yards has him moving up one spot to 16th all-time in the District. Stefanik leapfrogs Miguel Hernandez of Catasauqua who had 2,082 career receiving yards from 2014-16. Allen Negrete of Whitehall and Gabe Davis of Minersville share the District lead with 51 catches each. Davis leads the District in yardage with 834 yards which is also a school record. Bryce Ellinger had 810 yards receiving in 2017 as a junior and 41 catches as a senior last year. Davis now owns all 3 single-season reception records. Along with his 51 catches and 834 yards he also has a school-record 9 td grabs. Jesse Engle of Williams Valley who was leading the District with 10 td catches last week now has some company. Teammate, Bo Raho caught 8 passes last week for 192 yards and 2 td’s also has 10 td receptions. Christian Greggo of Notre Dame caught 2 td passes last week and has 10. Jared Russell of Northampton caught 3 td passes last week and also has 10 on the season. Russell tied the school record of 3 in a game and also tied the single-season record of 10 td grabs. At least six other K-Kids caught 3 td’s in a game. They are, Charles Fogel (1950), Ed Kornfeind (1979), John Ivankovits (1980), Ryan Grube (1986), Jason Kremus (1987) and Vance Szabo. Russell is tied with Kyle George set the record when he caught 10 td passes in 2015. Nate Boyle of Tamaqua who already holds career school records for td’s (66) and receptions (93), broke the career reception yardage record with his 1,410 yards last week. But unfortunately so did teammate Matt Kistler who had a big game last week, Kistler caught 7 passes for 128 yards and a td and now owns the record with 1,455 yards. Anthony Bumbulsky (2007-09) held the old record of 1,399 yards. Zack Gillen of Wilson caught 8 passes for 169 yards last week vs Palmerton. Gillen caught a 56-yard td from Cayden Stem and a 52 yarder from Dylan Goldsworth and now has 9 td grabs on the season.

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

7 (8), 4 (5), 4 (6), 4 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)  *Ties School Record*

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2), 5 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (6) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

4 (2), 4 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

4 (4), 4 (5) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

4 (5) Nick Henry (Northwestern)

4 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (6) Tim Buda (Salisbury)

4 (7) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

4 (8) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (8) Terrell Holder (8) PM East

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

291 (6), 267 (8) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

284 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

280 (5), 216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

257 (2) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

250 (5) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

230 (7) Collin Luckenbill (Pine Grove)

225 (7) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

222 (1), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

207 (8) Matt Repsher (Northern Lehigh)

205 (5) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

202 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200).

492 (5), 303 (6), 297 (3) Scott Schwalm (Minersville). *District Record*

426 (8), 212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

337 (1), 216 (8) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

336 (5), 329 (7), 280 (6), 268 (8) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) *School Record

306 (8), 253 (6), 234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

302 (7) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

301 (7) Ty Tremba (Parkland)

290 (6), 266 (4), 244 (1), 216 (8) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

283 (1), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4), 206 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

263 (8), 220 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

256 (6), 211 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

250 (2), 214 (7) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

245 (6) Jonathan Marks (Allen)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

237 (7), 207 (8) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

236 (8), 235 (4) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

230 (5), 208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

218 (6) Rein Farensbach (Bangor)

212 (6) Dallas Holmes (Liberty)

206 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), 4 (6) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 5 (5) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (7) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

5 (8), 4 (5), 4 (6) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (6) Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

10 (6) Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

261 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

237 (7) Nick Johnston (Parkland)  *School Record*

217 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

203 (6) Jorge Torres (Allen)

200 (5) Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

192 (8), 146 (7) Bo Raho (Williams Valley)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4), 169 (8) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2), 144 (5) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

175 (8), 147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

161 (6) Noah Snisky (Jim Thorpe)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

152 (6) Nate Owens (Bangor)

151 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3), 3 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

3 (8) Jared Russell (Northampton)  *Ties School Record*

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (900)

1386 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

1348 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

1279 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

1252 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

1171 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

1164 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr

1155 Collin Luckenbill (Pine Grove) sr

1064 Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill) sr

1059 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill) sr

1030 Brady Miller (Williams Valley) sr

Touchdowns (15)

26 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

24 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

22 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

20 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

19 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

18 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

18 Nick Henry (Northwestern) jr

16 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

16 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

15 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

15 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr

Passing Yards (1000)

1790 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr

1728 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr  *School Record*

1618 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

1582 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

1521 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

1364 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

1349 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr

1329 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

1325 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

1269 Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic) jr

1239 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr

1175 Cole Transue (Easton) soph

1073 Jason Dean (Blue Mountain) sr

1051 Will Fish (ES South) jr

1042 Lawson Bray (PM West) sr

1032 Jared Richardson (Bethlehem Catholic) soph

Touchdown Passes (16)

25 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr  *Ties School Record*

25 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

23 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr  *School Record*

20 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

20 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr  *School Record*

17 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr

Receptions (32)

51 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

51 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

42 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

38 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

38 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

34 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) jr

33 Jared Graeff (Minersville) soph

33 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

33 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

33 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

Reception Yardage (575)

834 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

659 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

627 Gabe Caton (Freedom) sr

617 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

613 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

611 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

599 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

593 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

589 Christian Sapp (ES South) jr

587 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

Reception Touchdowns (9)

10 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

10 Bo Raho (Williams Valley) sr

10 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

10 Jared Russell (Northampton) sr  *Ties School Record*

9 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

9 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

9 Zack Gillen (Wilson) soph

October 18, 2019
Bethlehem Catholic’s Tavion Banks commits to Stony Brook University

Yesterday, Tavion Banks announced on twitter he is committed to Stony Brook University. Last year he rushed for 1600 yards rushing, 30 td’s. His team is currently 5-2 and ranked # 2 in our Class 4A rankings.

https://twitter.com/BanksTavion/status/1182801328675971072

October 12, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 7

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven scored 4 td’s for the 3rd consecutive week and now has 17 on the season and 98 for his career. He remains in 3rd place all-time for career td’s behind former Hurricane Zach Barket who scored 113 td’s from 2005-08 and the District leader, James Mungro of ES South who scored 115 td’s from 1993-96. Brish is in 3rd place all-time in the District for career rushing yards with his 6,756 yards. District career leader Mungro has 8,432 yards and Barket has 8,325 yards. QB Jaden Leiby of North Schuylkill broke the school’s career rushing record last week. Leiby now has 2,678 yards which surpass the 2,639 yards Zach Cress piled up from 2005-08. Leiby has scored 28 career td’s and has thrown 14 td passes. Teammate Zack Chowansky reached 20 career td’s this past week. Andrew Darno of Notre Dame and Rhasaan Jacobs of ES North each scored 4 td’s in their games last week. Darno also threw for 237 yards and 2 td passes, while Jacobs rushed for 202 yards in their win over Pleasant Valley. Both players have been moved to QB during the season from their wide receiver position. Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic scored 3 td’s last week and now has 63 for his career. He moves ahead of Tim Barlok’s 62 td’s (1996-98) and into 3rd place all-time at BECA. He’s 1 td behind 2nd place Michael McDaniel’s 64 td’s (2012-14). CJ Selby of Jim Thorpe joins the “40 td” club with the 2 td’s he scored last week. Selby has rushed for 3,232 yards and scored 41 td’s in his career. He needs 172 yards to break Jason Figura’s career school record of 3,403 yards. Figura played from 2001-04 and also owns the career td record with his 51 td’s. Kaleb Monaco of PM West returned to the line-up last week and rushed for 129 yards and a td. He now has 30 career td’s and is 4 behind record-holder Franklyn Quiteh. Quiteh scored 34 td’s from 2007-08. Nick Henry of Northwestern has scored 16 td’s this year. The junior now has 30 career td’s. Collon Luckenbill of Pine Grove rushed for 230 yards and 2 td’s and teammate Dalton Kintzel rushed for 179 yards and a td in their win over previously unbeaten Williams Valley. Luckenbill has 999 yards rushing and Kintzel has 934 yards on the season. Chase Herb of Tri-Valley rushed for 225 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Millersburg

QUARTERBACKS:

Deven Bollinger of Northwestern enters the all-time top 10 District career passing yardage list. Bollinger is in 10th place with 6,460 yards. Jake Cirillo of ES South drops out of the top ten and actually moves down 2 spots to 12th place. Moving into 11th place is Anthony Harris of Nazareth with 6,453 yards. Cirillo the current ESU starting QB, threw for 6,438 yards from 2013-16. Jared Jenkins of Freedom also went over 6,000 yards passing for a career and now has 6,114 yards. He ‘s thrown 61 career td’s. Bollinger, Harris and Jenkins each threw for 1 td last week to move out of ties on the all-time list. Bollinger is 4th with 84 career td passes, Harris is 12th and Jenkins is now in 15th place. I inadvertently had Bollinger tied for 3rd place with Tyler Smith of Wilson, when actually he was tied for 4th with Tre Jordan of Pius X/Notre Dame. You would think this year’s trio who have combined to throw 211 career td passes would be the highest yearly trio in the District, but their not. The trio of 2011 threw for a whopping 232 td passes in their careers if we count AJ Long of Pius X. Long only played his freshman and sophomore years threw for 74 td’s before moving out of the area. Brendan Nosovitch of Central Catholic threw for a District record 106 td’s and Dan Harding of Nazareth, threw 52 td’s. Last year’s trio of Cole DeFranco of Notre Dame (99), Logan Edmond of Southern Lehigh (61) and Ethan Parvel of Whitehall /Emmaus (56) combined to throw 218 td passes. The 2015 trio of Tre Jordon of Pius X/Notre Dame (83), Doug Erney of Liberty (70) and Devante Cross of Parkland (66) threw for a combined 217 td’s. In 2009 this trio threw for 210 combined td passes in their careers: Tyler Smith of Wilson (87), Corey Cinicola of Jim Thorpe (64) and Anthony Casciano of Pius X (59). As for the highest yardage total for a trio that also belongs to the 2011 players of Nosovitch, Long and Harding with 21,342 yards. Our current trio has thrown for 19,027 yards so far. The other 3 trio’s mentioned above are all in between these along with the 2006 trio of DJ Lenehan of Wilson (7,765), Cole Hildabrnat of Pius X (6,991) and Dan Persa of Liberty (5,875) who threw for a combined career total of 20,631 yards. Scott Schwalm of Minersville now owns 3 of the 4 school’s single-season passing records. He’s completed 107 out of 194 for 1,600 yards which are all school records. Schwalm has thrown 16 td’s this year and 29 for his career. He needs 2 more td passes to break Nick Melusky’s single-season td pass record of 17 which he set in 2004 and 3 more td passes to break Brandon Marshall’s career record of 31 which he set from 1993-96. Schwalm leads the District with his 1,600 yards. Bryce Herb of Williams Valley threw for 329 yards and 4 td’s in their 1st loss of the season last week. Herb has thrown for 945 yards and 12 td’s in the last 3 games and now has 1,522 yards and a District leading 23 td passes on the season. Lawson Bray of PM West went over 2,000 yards passing for his career and now has 2,024 yards. A couple of sophomore QB’s had big games last week as both their teams won. Wilson’s Cayden Stem threw for 302 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Saucon Valley and Ty Tremba of Parkland threw for 301 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Whitehall. Each QB also scored a td. Stem also went over 1,000 yards passing for the season and now has 1,131 yards and 13 td passes. Another sophomore QB Cole Transue of Easton also went over 1,000 yards passing in their first loss of the season vs Freedom. Transue has thrown for 1,113 yards and 11 td passes this year. Junior, Matt Rauscher of Central Catholic threw for 214 yards and 2td’s and also scored 3 td’s in their win over Emmaus. Rauscher has thrown for 1,095 yards and 10 td’s this season.

RECEIVERS:

Nick Johnston of Parkland caught 9 passes for school-record 237 yards and 2 td’s last week. The old record of 204 yards was held by former NFL tight end Tim Massaquoi. In 1998. the 6’4″ 195 lb. sophomore caught 8 passes for 204 yards and 3 td’s in a 47-33 District 11 semi-final playoff win over Nazareth. Allen Negrete of Whitehall caught 9 more passes vs Parkland to extend his District leading season catches to 44. Negrete also went over 1,500 career receiving yards and now has 1,553. Gabe Davis of Minersville is in 2nd with 42 receptions and leads the District in yardage with 716 yards. Jesse Engle of Williams Valley caught 2 more td passes last week and now leads the District with 10. Engle has an amazing 18 td grabs out of 36 career catches. That’s 1 td for every 2 catches. He’ll have the best District ratio when he meets the criteria of 40 career receptions. Engle is only a junior, so it will be hard to maintain that ratio for the rest of this year and next season. There are 6 other players that have caught 8 td passes this year. They are Davis from Minersville, Bo Raho of Williams Valley, Matt Kistler of Tamaqua, Kevin Schenk of Pottsville, Christian Greggo of Notre Dame and Chad Parton of Salisbury.  Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth moves up one spot to 7th place all-time in the District with his 152 career receptions. He moves ahead of Jason Grow of Williams Valley who caught 150 passes from 1987-90. He now has 2,079 career receiving yards which puts him in 17th all-time in the District. Brian Ayers of Freeland, Wade Williams of Pius X and Brad Walters of Wilson all move down a spot to 18th thru 20th respectfully. Nate Boyle of Tamaqua became the Blue Raiders all-time reception leader. Boyle now has 89 career catches which are 3 more than previous record-holder Vince Boyer’s 86 catches (1996-98). He needs 28 yards to break Anthony Bumbulsky’s career reception yardage record of 1,399 yards that he set from 2007-09. Jared Russell of Northampton has caught at least 1 td pass in the last 5 games. Jayden Cruz of Williams Valley went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career and now has 1,056 yards.

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2), 5 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (6) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

4 (2), 4 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

4 (4), 4 (5) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

4 (5), 4 (6), 4 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (5) Nick Henry (Northwestern)

4 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (6) Tim Buda (Salisbury)

4 (7) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

4 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

291 (6) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

284 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

280 (5), 216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

257 (2) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

250 (5) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

230 (7) Collin Luckenbill (Pine Grove)

225 (7) Chase Herb (Tri-Valley)

222 (1), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

205 (5) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

202 (7) Rhasaan Jacobs (ES North)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200).

492 (5), 303 (6), 297 (3) Scott Schwalm (Minersville). *District Record*

337 (1) Brandon Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

336 (5), 329 (7), 280 (6) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) *School Record

302 (7) Cayden Stem (Wilson)

301 (7) Ty Tremba (Parkland)

290 (6), 266 (4), 244 (1) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

283 (1), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4), 206 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

256 (6), 211 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

253 (6), 234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

250 (2), 214 (7) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

245 (6) Jonathan Marks (Allen)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

237 (7) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)

235 (4) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

230 (5), 208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

220 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

218 (6) Rein Farensbach (Bangor)

212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

212 (6) Dallas Holmes (Liberty)

206 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), 4 (6) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 5 (5) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (7) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

4 (5), 4 (6) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (6) Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

10 (6) Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

261 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

237 (7) Nick Johnston (Parkland)

217 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

203 (6) Jorge Torres (Allen)

200 (5) Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2), 144 (5) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

152 (6) Nate Owens (Bangor)

151 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

146 (7) Bo Raho (Williams Valley)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3), 3 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (900)

1333 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

1225 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

1122 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

1112 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

1017 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr

999 Collin Luckenbill (Pine Grove) sr

979 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill) sr

  975 Brady Miller (Williams Valley) sr

934 Dalton Kintzel (Pine Grove) sr

927 Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley) soph

904 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

Touchdowns (14)

23 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

19 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

18 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

17 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

17 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

16 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

16 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

16 Nick Henry (Northwestern) jr

14 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

14 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

Passing Yards (1000)

1600 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr

1522 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr

1305 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

1276 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

1192 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

1147 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

1133 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr

1131 Cayden Stem (Wilson) soph

1128 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

1113 Cole Transue (Easton) soph

1095 Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic) jr

Touchdown Passes (14)

23 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr

22 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

20 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

16 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

16 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr

15 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr

Receptions (28)

44 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

42 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr

39 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

35 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

33 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

32 Jared Graeff (Minersville) soph

29 Nick Johnston (Parkland) sr

29 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) jr

28 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

Reception Yardage (500)

716 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr

555 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

552 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

538 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

503 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

Reception Touchdowns (8)

10 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

8 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

8 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

8 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

8 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

8 Bo Raho (Williams)Valley) sr

8 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

October 11, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 6

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh became the 2nd player to rush for over 1,000 yards on the season. Smith has rushed for 1,114 yards so far this year and now joins the chart. Smith scored 4 td’s for the 4th time this season and leads the District with 21 total td’s. Nahjee Adams of Easton leads the District in rushing with his 1,169 yards. Adams has scored 15 td’s. Brandon Camire of Emmaus needs 6 more yards to reach 1,000 yards for the year. Camire is 2nd in the District with his 19 td scored. Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 291 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Mahanoy Area. Brish moves all the way up to 3rd place all-time in the District for career rushing yards with his 6,617 yards. He moves ahead of these 3 former runningbacks. Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley rushed for 6,421 yards from 2014-17, Colin McDermott of Central Catholic rushed for 6,473 yards from 2010-12 and Cody Remaley of Northern Lehigh rushed for 6,555 yards from 2007-10. Brish has scored 94 td’s in his career and is now in 3rd place all-time in the District. He moves ahead of Remaley who had 92 career td’s. Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic scored 3 td’s last week and now has 60 for his career. He’s currently in 4th place at Beca behind Tim Barlok’s 62 (1996-98), Michael McDaniel’s 64 (2012-14) and record holder Eddie Scipio’s 66 (1998-01). Danny Lawrence of Mahanoy Area joins the “40 td’s” club with 40 career td’s exactly. Dimitri Rojas of Stroudsburg scored 5 td’s in a game for the 2nd time this year. Rojas had 5 vs Allen last week and 5 vs PM West in week 2. Ironically that’s the only td’s he’s scored this year. Zack Chowansky of North Schuylkill rushed for 284 yards and 4 td’s vs previously unbeaten Jim Thorpe last week.

QUARTERBACKS:

Scott Schwalm of Minersville followed up the 492 yards he threw 2 weeks ago with a 303-yard effort in their win over Marian Catholic last week. Schwalm leads the District with 1,433 yards and has thrown 14 td’s passes this year. Bryce Herb of Williams Valley threw for 280 yards and 3 td’s after throwing for 336 yards 2 weeks ago. The junior has thrown for 1,193 yards and 19 td’s passes on the season. His 19 td passes is the 2nd highest total this season behind the 21 that Northwestern’s Deven Bollinger has. Bollinger has thrown for 1,232 yards this year and 6,387 yards for his career. His 21 td passes this season ups his career total to 83 which now puts him in a 3rd place tie all-time in the District with Wilson’s Tyler Smith (2006-09).  Bollinger’s career yardage has him in 11th all-time in the District. Anthony Harris of Nazareth now has 6,303 career passing yards and 64 career td passes. His yardage has him 13th all-time and his td passes are tied for 12th highest in the District with Corey Cinicola of Jim Thorpe (2006-09) and Devante Cross of Parkland (2013-15). Jared Jenkins of Freedom has 5,981 career passing yards and 61 career td passes. He’s 17th all-time for yardage and his 61 td’s ties him for 15th place with Logan Edmond of Southern Lehigh (2016-18). Damon Yost of Pottsville threw for 253 yards and 3 td’s in their win over previously unbeaten Tamaqua last week. Yost has thrown for 1,118 yards and 17 td’s this season. Quinn Wentling of Whitehall threw for another 200 yards last week in their loss to Bethlehem Catholic. Wentling backed up the 211 yards he threw in his 1st varsity start with 256 yards in his 2nd start. Joe Kerbacher of Northampton threw 4 td’s in their win over previously unbeaten ES South last week and also had 2 rushing td’s. For the season, the junior has thrown for 800 yards and 12 td passes while rushing for 342 yards and 8 more td’s. Jonathan Marks of Allen threw for 245 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Stroudsburg. Rein Farensbach of Bangor subbing for starter Joey Genteel threw for 218 yards against Saucon Valley. Dallas Holmes of Liberty had his first 200 plus game last week when he threw for 212 yards and 2 td’s vs Emmaus. Quintin Stephens of Salisbury went over 1,000 yards passing on the season and now has 1,056 yards.

RECEIVERS:

Allen Negrete of Whitehall caught 10 passes for 104 yards and a td last week. For the season Negrete has caught a District leading 35 passes for 463 yards and 6 td’s. Gabe Davis of Minersville also has 35 receptions this year for a District leading 649 yards and 8 td grabs. Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth moves up to 8th place all-time in the District with his 147 career receptions. He moves ahead of Jeff McGeehin of Central Catholic (1971-73) and Jacob Del Priore of Southern Lehigh (2011-13). Both players caught 144 passes in their careers. Stefanik also went over 2,000 yards receiving for career and now has 2,029 yards. He is the 20th player in District 11 to accomplish this. Jorge Torres of Allen caught 4 passes for 203 yards and 2 td’s last week vs Stroudsburg. Nate Owens of Bangor caught 7 passes for 152 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Saucon Valley. Sophomore Derek Berlitz of Notre Dame tied the school record when he caught 10 passes last week in their win over Palisades. Seven Crusaders have now caught 10 passes in a game including Berlitz and teammate Andrew Darno this year. Northwestern’s Justin Rodda and Freedom’s Gabe Caton have almost identical receiving totals for their careers. Rodda has 65 receptions for 1,135 yards and 19 td’s while Caton has 65 catches for 1,131 yards and 16 td’s. Nate Boyle of Tamaqua is closing in on some school receiving records. Boyle needs 2 catches to break Vince Boyer’s record of 86 career catches that he set from 1996-98. He also needs 84 yards to break Anthony Bumbulsky’s career reception yardage record of 1,399 yards that he set from 2007-09. Four receivers are tied with 8 td catches in the first 6 games. They are, Davis from Minersville, Jesse Engle of Williams Valley, Matt Kistler of Tamaqua and Chad Parton of Salisbury.

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2), 5 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (6) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

4 (2), 4 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

4 (4), 4 (5) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

4 (5), 4 (6) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (5) Nick Henry (Northwestern)

4 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

4 (6) Tim Buda (Salisbury)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

291 (6) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

284 (6) Zack Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

280 (5), 216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

257 (2) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

250 (5) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

222 (1), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

205 (5) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200).

492 (5), 303 (6), 297 (3) Scott Schwalm (Minersville). *District Record*

337 (1) Brandon Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

336 (5), 280 (6) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) *School Record*

290 (6), 266 (4), 244 (1) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

283 (1), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4), 206 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

256 (6), 211 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

253 (6), 234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

250 (2) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

245 (6) Jonathan Marks (Allen)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

235 (4) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

230 (5) Cole Transue (Easton)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

220 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

218 (6) Rein Farensbach (Bangor)

212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

212 (6) Dallas Holmes (Liberty)

208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

206 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), 4 (6) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 5 (5) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

4 (5), 4 (6) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (6) Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

10 (6) Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

261 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

217 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

203 (6) Jorge Torres (Allen)

200 (5) Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2), 144 (5) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

152 (6) Nate Owens (Bangor)

151 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3), 3 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (850)

1169 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

1114 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

994 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

946 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

907 Brady Miller (Williams Valley) sr

864 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr

854 Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley) soph

Touchdowns (12)

21 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

19 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

16 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

15 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

16 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

14 Nick Henry (Northwestern) jr

14 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

13 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven) sr

12 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

12 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

Passing Yards (900)

1433 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr

1232 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

1193 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr

1118 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

1059 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

1056 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

978 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

959 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr

921 Cole Transue (Easton) soph

Touchdown Passes (12)

21 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

19 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr

17 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

15 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

14 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr

12 Joe Kerbacher (Northampton) jr

Receptions (24)

35 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

35 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr

34 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

31 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

29 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

27 Jared Graeff (Minersville) soph

25 Evan Roche (ES South) jr

24 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) jr

24 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

24 Nick Davazo (Bangor) sr

Reception Yardage (425)

649 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr

502 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

505 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

463 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

448 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

442 Nick Davanzo (Bangor) sr

Reception Touchdowns (7)

8 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

8 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

8 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

8 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

7 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

7 Justin Rodda (Northwestern) jr

October 4, 2019
Long Drives key in Vikings win

MANDATA – Williams Valley was able to play the spoiler Friday night as the team took its undefeated record into Line Mountain’s homecoming.

The Eagles paid homage to teams from the past with special throwback uniforms, sporting yellow tops and blue bottoms for the occasion, but the new threads alone were not enough to tame the undefeated Vikings.

The Eagles were able to get the crowd excited early as the team struck for the game’s opening score, but there wasn’t much to cheer about after that, as Williams Valley stayed unbeaten to the tune of a 35-7 victory over the Eagles.

Line Mountain opened strong, forcing a fumble by Williams Valley quarterback Bryce Herb on just the third play of the game. Line Mountain’s Cameron Smeltz fell on the football and gave the Eagles a first down at their own 39-yard line. Two plays later it was the Herb brothers that connected for the game’s opening score.

Wide receiver Aiden Herb ran a quick slant over the middle as older brother Evan Herb hit his sibling in stride for what would be a 63-yard catch-and-run to put the Eagles up 7-0 just over a minute into the game.

This would be the last time Line Mountain scored in the game, as Williams Valley took over from there.

Third down conversions were the story of the game, as the Vikings converted 22 total first downs in the game. Of those 22 conversions, nine of them took place on third or fourth down.

“That’s literally the story,” said Line Mountain coach Brandon Carson. “We had them in a lot of third-and-long situations and we just could not get off the field. They were able to make plays and we didn’t.”

With the Vikings down 7-0, the team took the ball down the field in just one minute and 26 seconds to score on a 12-yard reception by Jayden Cruz from quarterback Bryce Herb. The Vikings missed the extra point and trailed 7-6 at the end of the first quarter.

Line Mountain had a nice chance to extend its lead later in the opening quarter. The Eagles put together a nice 12-play drive but facing a fourth-and nine from the Williams Valley 19-yard line, Herb was chased out of the pocket and forced to throw on the run, which was intercepted in the endzone by Williams Valley’s Bo Raho.

The Vikings then went on a methodical drive their own to eventually take the lead. Williams Valley went 80 yards on 13 plays in five minutes to take a 14-7 advantage. Cruz capped off the drive with his second score of the game and was also on the receiving end of a two-point conversion to get the Vikings back on track.

Cruz finished the game with four catches for 68 yards and a pair of scores.

The Vikings did much of the same on their next drive. After a beautiful punt by Jacob Feese pinned the Vikings back at their own three-yard line, the Vikings took 13 plays to score again, this time going 97 yards and taking nearly six minutes off the clock.

The drive was aided by a Line Mountain defensive holding penalty that erased a sack by Dominick Bridi on first-and-10 at the Line Mountain 44 yard-line.

This penalty resulted in a big swing, as instead of facing a second and long, the Vikings had a first-and-10 at the Line Mountain 34-yard line and scored just two plays later.

The score was Williams Valley’s first rushing touchdown of the night as Brady Miller rumbled in for the first of his two rushing touchdowns in the game.

Miller led all rushers in the game with 96 rushing yards.

Surprisingly enough, the 97-yard drive was not the longest drive of the night by the Vikings. The team’s opening drive of the second half started at its own one-yard line following another coffin corner punt by Feese.

Williams Valley used a terrific mix of run and pass plays to drive 99 yards in 10 plays, culminating in an 18-yard touchdown reception by Jesse Engle.

The touchdown was Bryce Herb’s third touchdown pass of the night. Herb finished the night completing 17 of 23 pass attempts for 295 yards and three touchdowns. He was not sacked in the game.

“I don’t know what is out west, but in the east, I do know this is the best receiving corps in single A,” stated Williams Valley coach Tim Savage. “Bryce (Herb) has been throwing the ball very well.”

Savage went on to applaud his team’s offensive effort in a tough Tri-Valley Athletic Association matchup.

“Besides one miscue on our part we would never have punted,” he said. “That just feels great as a play caller and a coaching staff as a whole. The kids executed and it all looked great.”

Williams Valley scored one more time on the evening after Hunter Wolfgang busted through the line to block a Line Mountain punt in the fourth quarter.

The block resulted in the Vikings starting a drive in Line Mountain territory and ended with Miller’s second touchdown run of the night.

Line Mountain fell to 3-3 overall on the season with the loss.

Evan Herb completed four passes for 97 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles, while Feese led the team in rushing with 67 yards on 16 carries.

Williams Valley outgained the Eagles in offensive yardage 452-223.

“They had some kids make some unbelievable catches. Their quarterback kept his head under pressure. It was a great job by them,” said Coach Carson, “We had some breakdowns, but we were in position a couple of times and they made great throws and great catches.”

Williams Valley 35, Line Mountain 7

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Williams Valley 6 15 7 7 — 35

Line Mountain 7 0 0 0 — 7

First Quarter

LM—Aiden Herb 63-yard reception from Evan Herb (Cameron Smeltz PAT), 10:51.

WV—Jayden Cruz 12-yard reception from Bryce Herb (PAT No Good), 9:13.

Second Quarter

WV—Cruz 8-yard reception from Herb (2 pt. Converstion Good; Cruz reception from Herb), 11:13.

WV—Brady Miller 3-yard run (Madisun Ferron PAT), 2:34.

Third Quarter

WV—Jesse Engle 18-yard reception from Herb (Ferron PAT), 2:10.

Fourth Quarter

WV—Miller 4-yard run (Ferron PAT), 8:01.

TEAM STATISTICS WV LM

First downs 22 10

Total yards 442 213

Rushes-yards 38-157 34-116

Yards passing 295 97

Passing (comp.-att.-int.) 17-23-0 4-14-2

Punts-avg. 1-44 3-23

Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-0

Penalties-yards 4-17 4-34

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Line Mountain: Jacob Feese 16-67, E. Herb 10-23, Jace Hackenberg 2-17, A. Herb 3-10, Christian Bridi 1-1, Max Bingaman 1-1; TEAM 1-(-3). Williams Valley: Miller 23-96 2TD, Aaron Minnich 2-15, Engle 4-14, Cruz 2-12, Aiden Miller 2-10, Gage Miller 2-9, Logan Williard 1-7, TEAM 2-(-6).

PASSING—Line Mountain: E. Herb 4-12 97 yds, TD, 2INT; Hackenberg 0-2. Williams Valley: Herb 17-23 295 yds, 3TD.

RECEIVING—Line Mountain: A. Herb 2-67 TD, Cameron Smeltz 2-30. Williams Valley: Engle 4-92 TD, Bo Raho 5-89, Cruz 4-68 2TD, Miller 4-44.

September 28, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 5

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh rushed for 280 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over Palisades. Smith has rushed for 963 yards and a District leading 17 td’s this season. Nahjee Adams of Easton is the first District player to go over the 1,000-yard rushing mark this year. Adams has rushed for 1,033 yards and scored 12 td’s in the first 5 games. Qb, Danny Lawrence of Mahanoy Area is 3rd in the District with 926 yards rushing. Lawrence has scored 11 td’s this season and now has 39 for his career. CJ Selby of Jim Thorpe rushed for 250 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Midd-West. Selby went over 3,000 yards for his career (3,048) and like Lawrence, he also has 39 career td’s. Brandon Camire of Emmaus has rushed for 809 yards and is 2nd in the District with 16 td’s scored. Brady Miller of Williams Valley rounds out the runningbacks with 800 or more yards this season with his 807 yards. Nate Boyle of Tamaqua scored 4 td’s last week and now has 15 on the season and 61 for his career. Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven remains in 6th place all-time in the District for career rushing yards with 6,326 yards. Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley (2014-17) is in 5th place with 6,421 yards. Brish scored 4 times last week and now has 90 career td’s which moves him up from 5th to 4th place. He moves ahead of Pen Argyl’s Woody Petchel who scored 88 td’s from 1968-71. Tyrese Brandon of Northampton scored 4 more td’s in their win over PM West to break the school’s career td record. Brandon now has 45 career td’s which is 2 more than Tommy Rohn’s 43 that he scored from 1996-99. Brandon also caught 4 passes for 151 yards with 2 of them going for td’s. Junior, Nick Henry of Northwestern scored 4 td’s in their win over Bangor and now has 12 on the season and 26 for his career. Jalen Stewart of Freedom has 29 career td’s which is one behind school record holder Mike Lawrence. Lawrence scored 30 td’s from 1981-83 to go along with his school-record 2,459 rushing yards.

QUARTERBACKS:

Scott Schwalm of Minersville threw for a District record 492 yards in their 70-49 loss to Schuylkill Valley. Schwalm completed 33 passes and threw 5 td’s passes. The old District record was held by Ryan Roeder of Bethlehem Catholic. In 1996, Roeder threw for 479 yards vs Central Catholic in a similar loss (70-40). Schwalm now leads the District with his 1,130 yards. Schwalm also broke Brandon Marshall’s career passing yardage record. Marshall had 3,217 yards from 1993-96 and Schwalm now has 3,352 yards. Bryce Herb of Williams Valley is 3rd in the District with 913 yards passing after passing for a school-record 336 yards and a school tying 5 td’s passes last week. Cole Ciesnolevicz held the old record when he threw for 329 yards vs Halifax in 1999. Ira Wren (1979), Jim McNeal (1989) and Levi Engle (2017) all threw 5 td’s in a game. Deven Bollinger of Northwestern leads the District with 17 td’s passes. His 79 career td passes is still 5th best all-time in the District.  Bollinger also went over 6,000 yards for his career and now has 6,097 yards. Anthony Harris of Nazareth has now thrown 6,150 yards career passing yards which is a new school record. Ryan Fry held the old record when he threw for 6,120 yards from 1995-98.  Brayden Knoblauch of Tamaqua now holds the school record for career td’s passes with his 34. Quintin Stephens of Salisbury threw for 206 yards last week and is now in 2nd place in the District with 945 passing yards. Bollinger has 942 yards and Jared Jenkins of Freedom has 901 yards this season. Cole Transue of Easton had his first career 200-yard game when he threw for 230 yards in their come from behind win against Emmaus. Quinn Wentling of Whitehall threw for 211 yards last week in his first varsity start. Joe Kerbacher of Northampton threw for 220 yards and 4 td’s in their win over PM West. For the season, Kerbacher has thrown for 695 yards and 8 td passes. Joe Fullmer of ES South threw for 206 yards and 5 td’s in his first varsity start. Fullmer and Kerbacher will square off tonight.

RECEIVERS:

Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth leads the District with 28 catches through 5 games. Stefanik moves into the top ten all-time in the District for career receptions. He now has 141 career catches and is in tenth place. Bob Frederick of Allen drops out of the top ten with his 138 catches that he had from 1971-73. Gabe Davis of Minersville caught a school-record 13 catches for another school-record 261 yards and 3 td’s last week. Jeff Brennan held the old reception record when he caught 10 passes vs Jim Thorpe in 2001. Shane Ryan had school-record 150 reception yards vs Marian Catholic in 2006. Other Miners’ with 3 td catches in a game are Jerry Neveras vs Tamaqua in 1965, Mark Pizzico vs Nativity in 1988 and Dave Sekellick vs Southern Columbia in 1995. Davis now has 27 catches for a District leading 526 yards and 8 td grabs. His 8 td catches this year are also a new school record. Pizzico in 1988 and Bryce Ellinger in 2017 both had 7 td receptions in a season. Jayden Cruz of Williams Valley caught 4 passes for 200 yards and a td in their win over Juniata last week. Chad Parton of Salisbury caught 9 passes for 144 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Notre Dame. Parton leads the Colonial league with 26 catches for 479 yards and 8 td grabs. Matt Kistler of Tamaqua now has 7 td receptions on the year. He caught 7 as a sophomore and 7 as a junior and upped his career school-record total to 21. Other Blue Raiders with 7 td receptions in a season are Rick Fenstermacher in 1974, Anthony Bumbulsky in 2009. The school-record is 8 which Dustin Vandermartin had in 2012 in his junior year. Allen Negrete of Whitehall has 20 career td catches. Gabe Caton of Freedom and Justin Rodda of Northwestern both went over 1,000 yards receiving for their careers.

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

4 (2), 4 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

4 (4), 4 (5) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

4 (5) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

4 (5) Nick Henry (Northwestern)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

280 (5), 216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

257 (2) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

250 (5) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

222 (1), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

205 (5) Jacob Hoffman (Nativity)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200).

492 (5), 297 (3) Scott Schwalm (Minersville). *District Record*

337 (1) Brandon Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

336 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) *School Record*

283 (1), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4), 206 (5) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

266 (4), 244 (1) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

250 (2) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

235 (4) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

230 (5) Cole Transue (Easton)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

220 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

211 (5) Quinn Wentling (Whitehall)

208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

206 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3), 5 (5) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (5) Bryce Herb (Williams Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (5) Joe Fullmer (ES South)

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

4 (5) Joe Kerbacher (Northampton)

Single Game Receptions (10)

13 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

261 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *School Record*

217 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

200 (5) Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2), 144 (5) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

151 (5) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua)  *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3), 3 (5) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (700)

1033 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

963 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

926 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

833 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr

809 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

807 Brady Miller (Williams Valley) sr

700 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill) sr

Touchdowns (10)

17 Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh) sr

16 Brandon Camire (Emmaus) jr

15 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua) sr

13 Nahjee Adams (Easton) jr

13 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton) sr

12 Nick Henry (Northwestern) jr

11 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic) sr

11 Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area) sr

10 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe) sr

10 Christian Greggo (Notre Dame) sr

10 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

Passing Yards (800)

1130 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr

945 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

942 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

913 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr

901 Jared Jenkins (Freedom) sr

865 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

848 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr

825 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

821 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

Touchdown Passes (10)

17 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern) sr

16 Bryce Herb (Williams Valley) jr

13 Scott Schwalm (Minersville) sr

13 Damon Yost (Pottsville) sr

10 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua) sr

10 Quintin Stephens (Salisbury) jr

10 Anthony Harris (Nazareth) sr

Receptions (20)

28 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

27 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr

26 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

25 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

22 Jack McGorry (Central Catholic) jr

22 Evan Roche (ES South) jr

21 Chase Holmes (Easton) sr

21 Derek Berlitz (Notre Dame) soph

20 Nick Davazo (Bangor) sr

20 Andrew Darno (Notre Dame) sr

Reception Yardage (350)

526 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr

479 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

449 Nathan Stefanik (Nazareth) sr

414 Nick Davanzo (Bangor) sr

376 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

373 Gabe Caton (Freedom) jr

359 Allen Negrete (Whitehall) sr

Reception Touchdowns (6)

8 Chad Parton (Salisbury) jr

8 Gabe Davis (Minersville) jr  *School Record*

7 Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) sr

7 Jesse Engle (Williams Valley) jr

6 Kevin Schenk (Pottsville) sr

September 27, 2019
Montgomery over Nativity BVM 14-3

MONTGOMERY – Slow starts have been a problem for Nativity BVM this year.

And although Nativity coach Pat Mason didn’t want to use the short week and long 90-minute bus ride up to Eastern Lycoming County as excuses, those two things likely weren’t helpful as the Green Wave once again fell behind early and ultimately fell to Montgomery 14-3 on Thursday night.

Montgomery scored a pair of early touchdowns to take a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, and despite some potential momentum to end the first half and begin the second by Nativity, the Green Wave weren’t able to dig themselves out of another hole.

“We just didn’t come to play right away,” said Mason. “We waited around to play defense and unfortunately it killed us. The same things happened against Millersburg, it happened against Minersville and Mahanoy. We fought everybody for two-and-a-half quarters but we have to fight for four quarters. I just have to get these guys better prepared to come and play.”

Following Montgomery’s second touchdown of the game that came with 8:08 left in the second quarter, the Green Wave defense shut down the Red Raiders, and Nativity also won the turnover battle, as the Green Wave gained four turnovers while only turning it over twice themselves. However, aside from a field goal to end the first half, the Green Wave were unable to capitalize on any of the Red Raiders’ four turnovers.

“Last week we started to compartmentalism the game and just take it quarter by quarter,” said Montgomery coach Paul Bozzella. “That was huge to take a 14-0 lead

Nativity was held to just 167 yards of offense and just 88 on the ground as they found little space anywhere. That forced Nativity to throw the ball more, especially in the second half, but Green Wave quarterback Cody Miller was only able to complete seven passes for just 79 yards, as he was often flushed out of the pocket and forced to throw on the run.

“They were pretty tough, we got dominated up front and had a tough time running in between the tackles so we were trying to stretch them out a little bit and try to be an edge team but it got to the point where we had to start throwing and we just couldn’t get the completions we needed,” said Mason.

“Our defense came to play tonight and they looked really good,” said Bozzella. “Our goal tonight was to stop #5 (Miller), who is a great runner. We saw on film that they rarely ran up the middle. Most of the time he would do sprint-outs or the read option and out of the jet, too. We practiced on how to stop that read option and Kade Showers and Devin Deem played a crazy game at outside linebacker tonight and contained him and contained the edges and forced him to throw when he didn’t want to.”

Part of Nativity’s struggles could also be attributed to its field position. The Green Wave’s average starting field position was its own 35, and Nativity only started one of its 11 drives in Montgomery territory, which perhaps not coincidentally was its only scoring drive. The Green Wave were also hurt by penalties, the Nativity committed eight penalties for 91 yards in a flag-filled game, which erased a few big gains. Nativity had plays that went for 16, 10, 19 yards called back due to a pair of holding penalties and an illegal motion call. Montgomery also had seven penalties but for just 60 yards.

“If you’re adding in the lost yards from both the penalty and when you take away the gain on the play, then it’s like a 40-yard penalty if you get a 10-yard penalty and also erase the 30-yard gain,” said Mason. “Every time we got a big play, it was a hold. But we just couldn’t get anything moving offensively. We’re a young football team and we’re just going to keep plugging away and try to get better each week.”

Nativity recovered one of Montgomery’s three lost fumbles in the game on the Red Raiders’ first possession of the contest but was forced to punt. Montgomery took possession at its own 16 but put together an eight-play, 84-yard drive capped by a 23-yard touchdown pass from Logan Almeida to Maurice Walters late in the first quarter.

After three straight punts, two by Nativity and one by Montgomery, the Red Raiders took possession at their own 20 early in the second quarter and went 80 yards in four plays to go up 14-0 on a seven-yard run by Kaide Drick, who finished with 120 yards on 20 carries as Nativity struggled to find an answer for him. Colby Springman got loose for 54-yard run for the big play of that drive. Springman finished with 83 yards on 12 carries.

“We’ve got thunder and lightning with Drick and Springman,” said Bozzella. “When they started keying on Drick, Colby took two long runs almost to the house. He’s a tough runner between the tackles and Kaide is more the one to get out in open space. Those two really came to play tonight and I loved their effort.”

Late in the second quarter, Steven Spolski picked off an Almeida pass to set up Nativity at the Montgomery 38 with just :28 left in the half. On a 4th-and-8, Miller found Keegan Brennan down the right sideline for 28-yard reception with :01 remaining, and Joao Lovisi came in to kick a 24-yard field goal to get Nativity on the board on the final play of the half.

“That field goal was my fault,” said Bozzella. “I called the pass across the middle that should have happened. We should have pounded the ball.”

The Green Wave then appeared to have the momentum to start the second half as they received the second half kickoff and went 43 yards to get to the Montgomery 17 on its first drive of the half. But on the seventh play of the drive, although Jacob Hoffman appeared to be down, it was ruled that he was stripped before being down and Montgomery returned the fumble 5- yards to the Nativity 31.

Montgomery would go four-and-out and lose a fumble on fourth down and lose another fumble on its next drive, but that would be as close as Nativity got to the end zone for the rest of the game, as the Green Wave only ran six more plays in Montgomery territory the rest of the contest.

“Our objective was the chew the clock,” said Bozzella. “Our defense has struggled over the last couple of games mentally but I saw a sign of life that I haven’t seen all year. Our defense came to play tonight and it looked really good. If this is the complete team we’re turning into, then I’m extremely pleased and couldn’t be happier.”

Montgomery 14, Nativity BVM 3
Nativity BVM (2-4)       0   3   0   0 – 3
Montgomery (2-4)        7   7   0   0 – 14

First quarter
2:51 – (M) Maurice Walters 23-yard pass from Logan Almeida (Gabe McNear kick), 8-84, 3:31

Second quarter
8:08 – (M) Kaide Drick 7-yard run (Gabe McNear kick), 4-80, 1:58
:00 – (N) Joao Lovisi 24-yard field goal, 5-30, :28

Statistics
                                                    N                         M
First downs                                 9                         14
Rushes-net yards                   30-88                   41-197
Passing yardage                       79                         57
Passing                                7-23-0-1                 4-9-1-1
Fumbles-lost                             3-1                       3-3
Penalties-yards                        8-91                     7-60

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Nativity BVM: Jacob Hoffman (15-47), Cody Miller (12-34), Jared Yoder (2-6), Jake Ferhat (1-1); Montgomery: Kaide Drick (20-120-1), Colby Springman (12-83), Kade Showers (3-11), Logan Almeida (3-(-15)), Devon Deem (1-2), TEAM (2-(-4))
PASSING: Nativity BVM: Cody Miller (7-23-79-0-1); Montgomery: Logan Almeida (4-9-57-1-1)
RECEIVING: Nativity BVM: Keegan Brennan (2-36), TJ Wagner (2-19), Steven Spolski (1-18), Julius Walborn (1-6), Jake Ferhat (1-0); Montgomery: Maurice Walters (2-35-1), Coltin Hans (1-13), Steven Prince (1-9)
INTERCEPTIONS: Nativity BVM: Steven Spolski; Montgomery: Steven Prince

September 27, 2019
Blocked punts propel Parkland past Liberty, 35-7

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Despite a low-scoring beginning to the contest, Parkland’s special teams helped the Trojans pull-off a 35-7 convincing win over Liberty on Friday night in an EPC football game at BASD Stadium. Parkland led just 7-0 after the first quarter, but blocked two punts and converted them into touchdowns to help secure the road victory.

In addition to the special teams unit shining, Parkland’s defense also shared some of the spotlight on Friday night. Not only did the team hold the Hurricanes to just seven points, but the defense also snagged a fumble recovery and intercepted a Liberty pass, just in the first quarter, to stop two Liberty drives.

Then the third phase of the game got the scoring started late in the opening quarter. To cap off a drive, Parkland’s Isiah Rico punched it in through a pile of players from two yards out. The Trojans took the 7-0 lead with 1:39 left.

That lead did not last long, however, as the Hurricanes responded with 9:23 left in the first half with a two-yard rushing score of their own. John Vazquez took the rock to the endzone for Liberty.

Parkland’s passing game netted the next score for the Trojans with just 1:55 remaining in the second period. Ty Tremba hit John Siggins for a 10-yard pass in traffic. That gave Parkland the 14-7 advantage at the half, and started the stretch of 28 unanswered points for Parkland for the rest of the game.

Rico found paydirt again in the second half to start the scoring for the Trojans in the third quarter, this one a 15-yard scamper for the score, which made it 21-7 midway through the third quarter.

Then in the final three minutes of the third quarter, Parkland blocked back-to-back Liberty punts deep in their own territory and returned them for touchdowns. The first, which rolled into the endzone, was picked up by Parkland’s Sean Cox to make it 28-7.

Following the win, Parkland hosts Nazareth next week and Liberty visits Emmaus looking to bounce back.

September 21, 2019
North Schuylkill stages huge second half rally against Mount Carmel Area

ASHLAND – After being outgained 172-116 and having Mount Carmel possess the ball for over nine more minutes than them in the first half, North Schuylkill received the second half kickoff and started at their own 18-yard line.

From that point forward and for the entire second half, North Schuylkill dominated, as the Spartans came out in a hurry up and ran 42 plays in the second half – all rushes and most if not all out of the Power I – while Mount Carmel’s offense was unable to get a first down and was held to just 11 yards of offense as the Spartans rallied from a 17-7 halftime deficit for a 29-17 over the Red Tornadoes.

“It was just about coming out and playing in the second half. We knew we wanted to come out under center and just run power football and line up as fast as we could and that’s what we did,” said North Schuylkill coach Wally Hall. “We also knew we had to slow them down defensively and we did.”

“They’re a bigger school than us and have twice as many one-way players as we do and they just wore us down. That’s all it comes down to,” said Mount Carmel coach John Darrah. “We gave them different looks and tried some different things but it just came down to the wear-down factor because they have 30 more guys on their team than us. But our guys did play hard and finished and I’m proud of their effort.”

After averaging just 6.4 yards per play in the first half, including 4.2 per run, North Schuylkill put up 318 rushing yards in the second half, an average of 7.6 per play, to finish with 398 rushing yards and a 434-183 advantage over Mount Carmel for the game. Zack Chowansky finished with 175 yards on 19 carries and a pair of touchdowns, with all but one carry and yard coming in the second half. Penn State-bound Tyler Elsdon, who will be matriculating to Happy Valley next year as a linebacker, ran for 105 yards on 13 carries – all in the second half.

“This was Week 5 now and once the weather starts to get cooler, I start to like to use the big backs and we have some big backs so we’re definitely going to utilize those guys and utilize all the skill guys we have,” said Hall.

Before they were slowed down in the second half, Mount Carmel had 12 first downs in the first half and managed to score on three of its four first half possessions. The Red Tornadoes took the opening kickoff and put together a 57-yard drive, which included a 39-yard connection from Tom Reisinger to Jack Chapman, and which culminated in a 29-yard field goal by Julien Stellar.

The Spartans got their only big play of consequence of the first half later in the first quarter when quarterback Jaden Leiby broke loose on a keeper for a 34-yard touchdown run to put North Schuylkill up 7-3 later in the first quarter. Leiby, whose options and keepers have been a major part of North Schuylkill’s offense to this point of the season, managed 68 yards on 11 carries in the first half, but aside from the touchdown run, was held in check nicely by the Red Tornado defense.

“We stopped their bread and butter in the first half except that one play and we were able to control the clock,” said Darrah, referring to Leiby. “We wanted to limit their offensive possessions more for their big plays with the quarterback and did a good job with that in the first half.

Mount Carmel answered back with long drives on their next two possessions. The Tornadoes put together a 14-play, 58-yard drive that ok 7:31 and was capped by the first of Noah Berkoski touchdowns runs in the quarter, this one from six yards out to give Mount Carmel the lead back 10-7.

After a Spartan punt, Mount Carmel put together an 11-play, 78-yard drive that featured an 18-yard completion to Logan Wills on a third-and-9 play. That drive was capped by another Berkoski touchdown run, this one from two yards to give the Red Tornadoes the 17-7 lead.

“We were fine offensively, we just didn’t have the ball much in the first half, but we knew in the second half, that was the type of football we wanted to come out and play,” said Hall. “It was just about coming out and playing.”

But from that point, it all North Schuylkill. The Spartans ran the ball seven straight times on their opening drive of the second half, the last of which was a 54-yard touchdown by Chowansky to pull within four points.

Following North Schuylkill’s initial touchdown in the third quarter, the teams traded punts, but the Spartans got the better field position out of it, pinning Mount Carmel back at its own 4. Two plays later, Reisinger was sacked in the end zone for a safety, pulling North Schuylkill within two, 17-15.

The Spartans looked headed for the go-ahead touchdown on the ensuing drive following the safety late in the third, but Leiby fumbled on a keeper and Mount Carmel recovered, the only turnover of the game for either team.

The Red Tornadoes took their slim lead into the fourth quarter, but went three-and-out on their drive following the fumble recovery. From that point, North Schuylkill continued its ground assault, putting together a nine-play drive capped by Jake Green’s one-yard touchdown to give them a 21-17 lead with 8:11 to play. After another Mount Carmel three-and-out, they put together an eight-play drive capped by Chowansky’s second touchdown of the night to ice the game with 2:28 remaining.

“They did a few things different (in the second half) but it wasn’t anything that caught us off guard. You just have to give them credit,” said Darrah. “They came out in the second half and did a good job. That wasn’t their bread and butter but they run it from time to time. Their mentality was just to wear us down and their offensive line is all one-way guys.”

North Schuylkill 29, Mount Carmel 17
Mount Carmel (3-2)          3 14 0   0 – 17
North Schuylkill (4-1)        7   0   8 14 – 29

First quarter
8:36 – (MC) Julien Stellar 29-yard field goal, 8-57, 3:24
2:14 – (NS) Jaden Leiby 34-yard run (Mitchell Lavelle kick), 5-44, 1:46

Second quarter
6:43 – (MC) Noah Berkoski 6-yard run (Stellar kick), 14-58, 7:31
:34 – (MC) Noah Berkoski 2-yard run (Stellar kick), 11-78, 3:05

Third quarter
9:58 – (NS) Zack Chowansky 54-yard run (kick failed), 7-82, 2:02
3:10 – (NS) TEAM Safety

Fourth quarter
8:11 – (NS) Jake Green 1-yard run (run failed), 9-40, 3:04
2:28 – (NS) Zack Chowansky 6-yard run (Leiby run), 8-58, 4:41

Statistics
                                                  MC                       NS
First downs                               12                         22
Rushes-net yards                   32-59                  56-398
Passing yardage                      124                       36
Passing                                11-18-0-0               2-4-0-0
Fumbles-lost                             0-0                      1-1
Penalties-yards                        5-24                    7-62

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Mount Carmel: Shane Weidner (12-41), Noah Berkoski (8-22-2), Tom Reisinger (8-(-10)), Damon Dowkus (3-7), Julien Stellar (1-(-1)); North Schuylkill: Zack Chowansky (19-175-2), Jaden Leiby (16-92-1), Tyler Elsdon (13-105), Jake Green (5-12-1), Josh Chowansky (3-14)
PASSING: Mount Carmel: Tom Reisinger (11-18-124-0-0); North Schuylkill: Jaden Leiby (2-4-36-0-0)
RECEIVING: Mount Carmel: Logan Wills (5-73), Noah Berkoski (3-7), Jack Chapman (2-43), Shane Weidner (1-1); North Schuylkill: Josh Stankavage (1-32), Dylan Dietz (1-4)

September 21, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 4

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Nahjee Adams of Easton continues to lead the District in rushing with his 927 yards. The junior went over 1,000 yards for his career (1,197 yards). Brandon Camire of Emmaus is now 2nd with 751 yards. Danny Lawrence of Mahanoy Area rushed for 269 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Nativity. His 738 yards this season is currently 3rd best in the District.  Camire has scored 14 td’s in the first 4 games and is tied for the District lead with Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh. Smith has rushed for 683 yards this season. Smith has scored 4 td’s in 3 of the 4 games this year after scoring a total of 2 last year. Adams scored 4 td’s last week and has 12 td’s on the season. Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic and Nate Boyle of Tamaqua have scored 11 td’s each this season. Banks went over 3,000 yards rushing for his career and now has 3,072. He has scored 57 career td’s which puts him in 4th place at BECA. Boyle, who scored 4 times last week, also has 57 career td’s which breaks the school record of 56 that Nick Breiner set last year. Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven remains in 6th place all-time in the District for career rushing yards with 6,152 yards. Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley (2014-17) is in 5th place with 6,421 yards. For career td’s, Brish moves up from 8th place to a tie for 5th with his 86 td’s. Eric Rath of Pius X scored 86 td’s from 1998-01. Colin McDermott of Central Catholic (2010-12) and Shane Simpson of Easton (2011-14) both scored 85 td’s in their careers and they are now tied for 7th place all-time. Tyrese Brandon of Northampton went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career. Brandon now has 2,066 yards rushing while scoring 41 career td’s. He’s within 2 td’s of tying the school record of 43. Tommy Rohn holds that record which he compiled from 1996-99. Rohn rushed for 2,062 yards and caught 80 passes for 1,367 yards in his career. CJ Selby of Jim Thorpe scored 4 td’s last week and now has 37 career td’s. Sophomore, Damian Garcia of Saucon Valley rushed for 249 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Salisbury.  Alec Snyder of Wilson went over 1,000 yards rushing for his career last week.

QUARTERBACKS:

Deven Bollinger of Northwestern leads the District with 821 yards passing and 15 td’s passes this season. Bollinger threw for 266 yards and 5td’s in their win over Wilson. He also moves into 1st place for career passing yards among active qb’s with 5,976 yards. His 5 td passes last week gives him 77 career td’s, which moves him up from 8th to 5th place all-time in the District. Cole Hildabrant of Pius X had 75 td passes (2003-06) and AJ Long of Pius X and Zach Bradley of Catasauqua (2011-13) both had 74 career td passes. Anthony Harris of Nazareth now has 5,961 career passing yards and a new school record 61 career td passes. His 2 td passes last week moves him ahead of former record holder Travis Stefanik who threw 60 td passes from 2014-16. And the record-breaking td pass was caught by Travis’s brother Nathan. Harris (235 yards) and Jared Jenkins of Freedom (212 yards) each threw for over 200 yards for the 1st time this year.  Brayden Knoblauch of Tamaqua tied Nate Edmonds (2010-13) school record for career td passes as both have thrown 32. Knoblauch has a completion % of 80.1 (38 for 47) and has thrown 8 td’s vs 0 interceptions. Damon Yost of Pottsville continues to have a strong year passing as he has completed 69% (44 for 64) of his passes and has a td/int ratio of 11/1. Bryce Herb of Williams Valley has also thrown for 11 td’s this season. Quintin Stephens of Salisbury threw for 269 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to Saucon Valley.

RECEIVERS:

Sophomore, Justin Holmes of Northwestern caught 8 passes for a school-record 217 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Wilson. Trevor Cunningham held the old record when he had 184 yards receiving vs Palmerton in 2016. In the same game sophomore, Zack Gillen of Wilson caught 6 passes for 176 yards and 2 td’s. Andrew Darno of Notre Dame who was switched to quarterback last week still leads the District with 20 catches. Nathan Stefanik of Nazareth and Derek Berlitz of Notre Dame and Jack McGorry of Central Catholic have each caught 19 passes. Bevuan Rowland of PM West and Allen Negrete of Whitehall, each has 18 catches. District leader Nick Davanzo of Bangor has 352 receiving yards and is closely followed by Stefanik with 344 yards, Matt Kistler of Tamaqua with 337 yards and Chad Parton of Salisbury with 335 yards. Stefanik of Nazareth now has 132 career receptions which moves him up into 15th place all-time in the District. He went ahead of Ryan Greene (130 from 2014-16) and Corey Raysely (129 from 2015-17) of Catasauqua and Adam Thomas of Wilson (129 from 2004-06). Stefanik’s yardage puts him in 26th place all-time in the District. He moved ahead of Jake Dunn of Panther Valley, Clint Dodson of Parkland, Nick Merva of Shenandoah Valley and Don Evans of Jim Thorpe. Junior, Christian Sapp of ES South went over 1,000 yards receiving for his career and now has 1,046 yards.

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (1), 4 (2), 4 (4) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

4 (2) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (4) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

4 (4) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (4) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

4 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

284 (2), 241 (4), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

269 (4) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

257 (2) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

249 (4) Damian Garcia (Saucon Valley)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

222 (1), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

337 (1) Brandon Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

297 (3) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

283 (1), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2), 269 (4) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

266 (4), 244 (1) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

250 (2) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

235 (4) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

212 (4) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 5 (4), 4 (3), Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame) *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

217 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)  *School Record*

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

176 (4) Zack Gillen (Wilson)

175 (2) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

3 (4) Justin Holmes (Northwestern)

September 20, 2019
Bethlehem Catholic’s defense stifles Parkland in 44-7 win for Golden Hawks

BETHLEHEM – The Golden Hawks defense shut down Parkland’s offense. Their running attack was too much for the Trojans defense in a 44-7 win.

Bethlehem Catholic’s running attack was led by Malik Thomas and Tavion Banks. Thomas finished the night rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Banks added 118 yards and two scores.

It was a slow start as both defenses were strong early. The Golden Hawks finally got on the board. A line drive kick by Anthony Barczynski was good from 24-yards out. With 47 seconds left in the first quarter, Bethlehem Catholic led 3-0.

A long drive by Parkland came up empty, and the Golden Hawks took over on their 29 with eight minutes remaining in the first half. Jared Richardson threw a bullet over the Parkland defender and hit Matt Stianche for a 19-yard touchdown pass. The Golden Hawks led 10-0 with 6:12 left in the first half.

A bad snap over the Parkland punter’s head set up the Golden Hawks next touchdown. Two plays later, Thomas made a nice cut and went in from 19-yards out. The Golden Hawks extend their lead to 17-0 with 4:40 remaining.

Another drive and another touchdown by the Golden Hawks. Tavion Banks got the hand off, stopped, made a cut, and went gone 32-yards for the score. Bethlehem Catholic’s lead was up to 24-0 with 2:24 left in the first quarter.

The Golden Hawks went into halftime leading Parkland 24-0.

The Golden Hawks came out firing on all cylinders in the second half. Malik Thomas broke free and darted down the sidelines for a 54-yard touchdown run. The score was 30-0 with 6:13 left in the third quarter.

Parkland finally got on the board. Quarterback Ty Tremba hit Dante Medlar for a 36-yard touchdown pass. The Golden Hawks led 30-7.

The Golden Hawks followed up with another possession and another score. Tavion Banks went in for his second touchdown of the night, this time from six yards out. It was set up by a Richardson to Eric Wert 54-yard pass. They led Parkland 37-7.

Bethlehem Catholic’s defense scored the final points of the night. Steven Hattala picked up a fumble and went four yards for the score. The final score was 44-7, Golden Hawks.

Saturday, September 14, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final

Parkland 0 0 0 7 7

Bethlehem Catholic 3 21 13 7 44

First quarter

BC — Anthony Barczynski 24-yard field goal 0:47

Second quarter

BC — Matt Stianche 19-yard pass from Jared Richardson (kick good) 6:12

BC — Malik Thomas 19-yard run (kick good) 4:40

BC — Tavion Banks 32-yard run (kick good) 2:24

Third quarter

BC — Thomas 54-yard run (kick failed) 6:13

P — Dante Medlar 36-yard pass from Ty Tremba (Humza Imam kick) 5:17

BC — Banks 6-yard run (kick good) 3:51

Fourth quarter

BC— Steven Hattala 4-yard fumble recovery (kick good) 7:40

2019 Parkland vs. Bethlehem Catholic video highlights…@Becahi_Hawks @becahifootball @parklandfootba1 @parklandtrojans pic.twitter.com/c6BrXZPfH9
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) September 15, 2019

September 15, 2019
D11Sports.com Football Wrap – 09/13/19

Indians Cruise Past the Colts

It was a 40-6 home win Friday night for the Lehighton Indians football team over the Marian Catholic Colts. After suffering a 26-0 shutout loss against Central Columbia last Friday, the Indians were hungry for a win.

The first score of the game came on a pass from quarterback Lucas Sangiuliano to tight end Ben Schatz for a 17-yard touchdown to put the Indians up 6-0, after the extra point attempt was no good. With 6:21 left in the first quarter, Schatz hit freshman wide receiver Ian Rarick increasing the Indians lead to 12-0 after a failed two-point conversion. The Colts scored their first and only touchdown of the game at the end of the first quarter, cutting the Indians lead to 12-6…….Read more

Red White and Blue Eagles: Nazareth Upsets Freedom

Nazareth proves wrong any last doubts in their win at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium on Friday night against the number one ranked Freedom Patriots. Led by Anthony Harris, the Blue Eagles scored five total touchdowns and showed Lehigh Valley football fans that they are the real deal.

They continue to show a dangerous mix between passing and rushing as Harris threw for two touchdowns, one to Tyler O’Hagan and the other to Nate Stefanik. On the 24 yard dart to Stefanik, Harris broke Nazareth’s all-time passing touchdown record. The elusive QB threw 19-22 and had a total of 235 passing yards. When Nazareth kept the ball on the ground, they racked up three rushing touchdowns from three different rushers (Joe Capobianco, Logan Grom and Anthony Harris)….Read more

Hornets shut out Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley made the hour long drive to EPSD Stadium to take on Emmaus in week four. Emmaus came into this game fresh off of a win against Whitehall last week. Emmaus came in at 2-1. The Bears came in at 0-3 looking for their first win of 2019.

Emmaus won the toss and wanted the ball. Jake Moyer led the Hornets out in his second career varsity start. He was impressive again, completing short passes to Sanders and Bertsch. Brandon Camire continued his incredible start to the season as he finished the opening drive off with a 23 yard TD.

Pleasant Valley now trailing brought out their offense which sometimes causes problems because of their formation. It’s an unorthodox formation, not many teams use it. Pleasant Valley used it and got good results but it wasn’t good enough, they went three and out…..Read more

Slater football battles the Spartans

It was a beautiful night under the Friday night lights at Bangor Park Memorial Stadium. The Bangor Slaters challenged the Southern Lehigh Spartans while our future athletes, marching band members and cheerleaders watched in the stands and on the field during Bangor’s youth night. The first quarter started with a touchdown for the Spartans from the one-yard line. With the clock at 6:09, the Spartans had a successful extra point bringing the score to 7-0. Another Spartan touchdown and EP minutes later brought the score to 14-0. Despite the struggle on the Slater defensive line, the Spartans ran a 73-yard touchdown to start the second quarter….Read more

September 14, 2019
Midd-West romps Blue Devils

BEAVER SPRINGS – For two drives to begin the game Friday night it looked like the Midd-West Mustangs might have their hands full with visiting Shenandoah Valley.

Any hope for the Blue Devils quickly faded as Midd-West scored on five straight offensive possessions and even scored with the defense on the field as the home team rolled to a 54-6 blowout Friday night.

Shenandoah Valley won the coin toss and chose to receive. The Blue Devils promptly put together a nice drive with quarterback Joseph ‘Junebug’ Karvois completing his first four passes of the game. Unfortunately for the visitors, the drive came to a halt shortly after crossing into Midd-West territory forcing a punt.

The Blue Devil’s defense came out just as strong on the opening drive, holding the Midd-West offense to just four yards on three plays and gaining possession right back.

From that point forward it was all Mustangs, as the team forced a Shenandoah Valley three-and-out thanks in part to a Ben Umstead sack that pushed the Blue Devils back deeper into their own territory.

Just two offensive snaps later, the Mustangs were literally off and running as Hunter Wolfley galloped 85 yards for the game’s opening touchdown. Wolfley would score two more touchdowns on the night – One more on the ground and one through the air.

“It was all our line,” Wolfley said of his team’s success on the ground. “We challenged ourselves to try to get 200 rushing yards this week and our line stepped it up a little bit.”

The Mustangs finished with 210 yards on the ground.

After a missed PAT, the Mustangs held a 6-0 lead and Shenandoah Valley went back to its areal attack. Unfortunately for the visitors, this resulted in an interception by Gabe Register that was taken back to the house for another Mustang score.

With a modest 12-0 lead entering the second quarter, the Mustangs really found their offensive groove.

Trey Lauver was the next to score as he took an inside veer 45 yards for a score. This was the first of two touchdowns on the ground for Lauver in the game.

As the Mustangs’ lead increased, the team was able to take a 41-0 lead into the halftime break which put the mercy rule into effect right at the start of the second half.

After a scoreless third quarter, Shenandoah Valley was able to drive for its lone score of the game. Junebug Karvois put together another drive with four completions, this one ending in a seven-yard touchdown to senior wideout Joey Alshefski.

Alshefski may have scored the lone Blue Devil touchdown and finished the night with five catches for 26 yards and a score, but it was the other senior receiver for the Blue Devils that led all players in the game in receiving. Senior Alex Donchak put up an outstanding line of seven catches for 102 yards despite not finding the endzone.

“We wanted that shutout, but we gave that up late,” said Midd-West coach Brad Hatter following the blowout. “But offensively we preformed well. They went in and took care of business.”

On Midd-West’s next possession following the Blue Devils’ touchdown, a special moment happened when junior TJ Straub – a player on the Midd-West team with special needs – ran 20-yards untouched into the endzone.

“We were hoping to be able to do something like that,” said Hatter. “(TJ) has been with us since day one. He’s been working hard, doing the conditioning and all that stuff, so we as a staff wanted to find a good time to get him in the game. Credit to Shenandoah Valley for working with us on it and making it a special night for him.”

Midd-West scored a pair of touchdowns in the final five minutes to walk away with a 54-6 victory.

“We played well tonight,” said Hatter. “You never know how you’re going to respond in games like this. It’s easy to overlook a team like this. In that first drive they had a few plays against us in the passing game, but we made adjustments and played solid football after that.”

The Mustangs improved to 2-2 on the season and will host Jim Thorpe (4-0). The Olympians are coming off of a 76-0 shutout of Kutztown.

Shenandoah Valley fell to 0-4 on the season and will take on Nativity BVMat 7 p.m. Friday in Pottsville.

Midd-West 54, Shenandoah Valley 6

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Shenandoah Valley0 0 0 6 — 6

Midd-West12 29 0 13 — 54

First Quarter

MW—Hunter Wolfley 85-yard run (PAT No Good), 4:07.

MW—Gabe Regester 48-yard interception return (PAT No Good), 2:12.

Second Quarter

MW—Trey Lauver 45-yard run (2 pt. Converstion Good; Wolfley run), 10:20.

MW—Lauver 2-yard run (2 pt. Conversion No Good), 4:38.

MW—Wolfley 53-yard run (2 pt. Conversion Good; Lauver run), 1:42

MW—Wolfley 30-yard reception from Oakley Bennett (Ethan Schlief PAT Good)

Fourth Quarter

SV—Joey Alshefski 7-yard reception from Joseph Karvois (PAT No Good), 10:18.

MW—Schlief 20-yard run (Schlief PAT Good), 5:43

MW—Isaac Hummel 6-yard reception from Christian Register (PAT No Good), 0:52

TEAM STATISTICSSVMW

First downs75

Total yards108344

Rushes-yards28-(-20)20-210

Yards passing128134

Passing (comp.-att.-int.)12-22-17-12-0

Punts-avg.5-322-34

Fumbles-lost3-03-1

Penalties-yards4-302-20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Midd-West: Wolfley 5-147 2TD, Lauver 4-53 2TD, Schlief 3-20 TD, Joe Rodriguez 2-14, Bennett 1-2, Josh Kline 2-2; Elijah Swan 1(-5); C. Register 1(-7); TEAM 1-(-16). Shenandoah Valley: Tyler Harris 5-6, Brian Dunne 7-2, Alshefski 1-1, Karvois 10-(-22), TEAM 5-(-7).

PASSING—Midd-West: Bennett 2-6 58 yds, TD; C. Regester 5-6 76 yds, TD. Shenandoah Valley: Karvois 12-22 128 yds, TD, INT.

RECEIVING—Midd-West: Corey Reinard 3-39, Everest Wilson 1-31, Wolfley 1-30-TD, G. Register 1-28, Hummel 1-6-TD. Shenandoah Valley: Alex Donchak 7-102, Alshefski 5-26-TD.

September 13, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season week 3

by Duke Helm

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 3):

RUNNINGBACKS:

Nahjee Adams of Easton is the early District leader with 686 yards rushing thru the first 3 weeks of the season. Brady Miller of Williams Valley is 2nd with 643 yards and Brandon Camire of Emmaus is the 3rd with 636 yards. Camire has rushed for over 200 yards in all 3 games. Camire also leads the District with 11 total td’s scored. Asher Smith of Southern Lehigh has scored 10 td’s and Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic has scored 9 td’s. In week 2, Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven went over 6,000 yards rushing in his career. Brish has the 6th highest total all-time in the District with his 6,039 yards. He’s still in 8th place all-time in the District with 84 career td’s. Nate Boyle of Tamaqua went over 50 total td’s scored and currently has 51. He’s 5 td’s behind current Blue Raider record holder Nick Breiner who scored 56 td’s from 2015-18. Jaden Leiby of North Schuylkill, Kalab Monaco of PM West and Danny Lawrence of Mahanoy Area all went over 2,000 yards rushing in their careers in the last 2 weeks. Leiby has 2,138 yards, Monaco has 2,052 yards and Lawrence has 2,005 yards. In week 2, Gavoni Hall of Allen rushed for a school-record 282 yards in their win over Pleasant Valley. QB, Courtney Watson, held the old record when he rushed for 237 yards vs ES North in 2013.

QUARTERBACKS:

Scott Schwalm of Minersville threw for a school-record 297 yards and 5 td’s last week. His yardage breaks the old record of 259 yards that Dan Hopkins had vs Jim Thorpe in 2001. His 5 td’s breaks the record of Nick Melusky who threw 4 td passes vs North Schuylkill in 2004. Brayden Knoblauch of Tamaqua leads the District with his 627 passing yards. After breaking the school-record in week 1, Knoblauch went 9 for 9 in week 2 for 161 yards and 3 td’s. Last week he was 6 for 7 for 129 yards and 1 td pass. He’s 31 for 35 on the season for an 89% completion rate and is averaging 20.2 yards per completion. He’s thrown 7 td passes vs 0 interceptions. He also went over 3,000 yards for his career and is 1 td pass short of the school record. He’s currently tied with his uncle Adam (1997-00) with 31 career td passes. Nate Edmonds holds the record with his 32 td passes that he set from 2010-13. Damon Yost of Pottsville went 10 for 10 for 234 yards and 3 td’s last week. Yost is 33 for 47 for 545 yards this season with 9 going for td’s and 1 being intercepted. The big 3 among active QB’S for career passing yardage are all having solid seasons. Anthony Harris of Nazareth has thrown for 5,726 career yards and 59 td passes. His 59 td’s is 1 behind current Blue Eagle record holder Travis Stefanik. Stefanik threw 60 td’s from 2014-16. Will, Harris break the record with a td pass to Stefanik’s brother Nate? Deven Bollinger of Northwestern has thrown for 5,710 career yards and 72 td passes. He leads the District this year with 10 td passes and is 2nd in the District with 555 yards passing. Jared Jenkins of Freedom has thrown for 5,466 yards and 53 career td’s. Bollinger and Jenkins own every major career passing record at their schools. In week 2, Quintin Stephens of Salisbury came in for injured starter Trey Weber and threw for 282 yards in their loss to Northwestern. Last week he threw for 188 yards and 3 scores in their overtime win over Wilson. Five more qb’s are close to being on the chart and will be added in the next week or 2.

RECEIVERS:

Andrew Darno of Notre Dame leads the District with 20 catches. Bevuan Rowland of PM West and Evan Roche of ES South each have 17 catches. Nick Davanzo of Bangor has 344 receiving yards including 157 yards last week and Chris Parton of Salisbury is 2nd with 314 receiving yards. Nate Stefanik of Nazareth leads active players in all 3 career receiving categories. Stefanik has caught 125 passes for 1,744 yards with 21 going for td’s. His 125 catches have him tied with KJ Williams of Liberty in 18th place all-time in the District and his yardage places him just outside the top 40 all-time in the District. Gabe Davis of Minersville caught 5 passes for 100 yards last week with 3 of them going for td’s. He has 5 on the season and is tied with Matt Kistler of Tamaqua for the District lead.

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

5 (2) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (1), 4 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

4 (2) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

284 (2), 236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

282 (2) Gavoni Hall (Allen)  *School Record*

257 (2) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

243 (3), 207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

235 (3) Danny Lawrence (Mahanoy Area)

222 (1), 208 (3), 206 (2) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

216 (2) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

337 (1) Brandon Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

297 (3) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

283 (1), 213 (2) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

282 (2) Quintin Stephens (Salisbury)

250 (2) Matt Rauscher (Central Catholic)

244 (1) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

241 (2), 202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

234 (3) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

220 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

200 (2) Anthony Johnson (ES North)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (2), 4 (3), Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *Ties School Record*

5 (3) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)  *School Record*

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame) *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

175 (2) Chad Parton (Salisbury)

157 (3) Nick Davanzo (Bangor)

147 (2) Gabe Caton (Freedom)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (2) Justin Rodda (Northwestern) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

3 (3) Gabe Davis (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

September 13, 2019
Wyomissing Area cruises past North Schuylkill, 31-14

WYOMISSING – The stage was set for No.5 Wyomissing (3-0) vs. No.1 North Schuylkill (2-1) this afternoon at Wyomissing. The Spartans defense came up big in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter with a pair of fourth down stops to secure the win.

Leading the way was Wyomissing’s Jordan Auman who scored a pair of touchdowns and threw another in a 31-14 win today.

North Schuylkill turned the ball over on the opening kickoff at their eight-yard line. Wyomissing’s Braden Eberhart recovered the fumble. It would take two plays for the Spartans to get on the board. Auman hit Jevin Tranquillo for the touchdown pass. The extra point was good and the Spartans led 7-0.

On Wyomissing’s second possession, Auman went in from five yards out. They led North Schuylkill 14-0 with 3:21 left in the first quarter.

North Schuylkill cut the deficit to 14-7. Quarterback Jaden Leiby went 61 yards down the sideline for the score with 1:18 left in the first quarter.

The Spartans added to their lead. Aidan Cirulli kicked a 20-yard field goal to give them a 17-7 lead over North Schuylkill with 6:48 remaining in the first half.

Again the defense stepped up. Darren Brunner of Wyomissing had a huge interception with 3:29 left in the half to end North Schuylkill drive.

That score stood. At halftime, Wyomissing led 17-7 and received the opening second half kick.

Wyomissing turned it over on a fumble at their nine-yard line. North Schuylkill recovered the fumble with 3:37 remaining in the third quarter. Leiby went in untouched from six-yards out. Wyomissing led is 17-14.

The Spartans offensive line took control capping a 13-play, 64-yard drive. With 9:59 left in the game, Evan Niedrowski scored from eight yards out. Wyomissing built their lead 24-14.

Wyomissing added another score late in the fourth quarter. Auman went in from four yards out.

Note: North Schuylkill’s Jaden Leiby led the way with 79 yards passing and 139 yards rushing. Wyomissing’s Hurleman had 145 yards rushing on 15 carries leading the Spartans.

North Schuylkill vs. Wyomissing Area Video Highlights @WyoFootball @wfaspartans @wyoareasd @northschuylkill @NSAthletics1 pic.twitter.com/NkzhCf8psd
— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) September 8, 2019

September 7, 2019
D11Sports.com Game of the Week: North Schuylkill vs. Wyomissing Live at 1:30pm

In a battle of unbeaten teams, the Class 3A No.1 North Schuylkill Spartans visiting No.5 Wyomissing Area Spartans Saturday afternoon at Wyomissing Area.

Click here to watch live >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArAmV2m3xvg&feature=youtu.be

September 7, 2019
Bangor holds on, bests Northern Lehigh 28-21

Two first-half touchdown passes and then a late defensive stand helped Bangor beat Northern Lehigh 28-21 in a Colonial League contest on Friday night at a chilly and wet Bangor Memorial Park Stadium. The loss is the first for the Bulldogs this season.

The two teams nearly went through the first quarter scoreless until Bangor (2-1) struck for a score. Joe Genteel heaved up a 37-yard pass to Nick Davanzo, who managed to stay in bounds and scamper a few yards for the game’s first touchdown. The Slaters led 7-0 after a quick first quarter of play.

In the second quarter, Bangor broke through again with the same connection in the same fashion. Genteel tossed up a 52-yard pass to Davanzo, who beat a defender and strolled in for the score. Bangor led 14-0 with 10:03 left in the first half.

Then the Bulldogs’ defense decided to take matters into their own hands. Zach Moyer intercepted a Bangor pass and ran it back 15 yards to the end zone to get Northern Lehigh on the scoreboard. Moyer followed that up by running in a touchdown a few minutes later to tie the game at 14 at the half.

Then in the third quarter, the rain began to fall in the Slate Belt and persisted for the remainder of the game. As the teams battled Mother Nature, Genteel broke through the Bulldog defense line in the third quarter to break the tie and give the hosts a 21-14 advantage.

That lead did not last long, however, as the Bulldogs answered. Moyer rolled out a tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Chase Misera in the end zone to tie the game once again, this time at 21.

With the game knotted up heading into the fourth quarter and the rain falling harder, neither team could move the football with ease. Then with just 64 seconds left on the clock, Kael Godshalk pushed through at the goal line to put Bangor up 28-21.

On the ensuing kick-off, Northern Lehigh ran a reverse to perfection and pushed deep into Bangor territory. Then a dead-ball penalty on the Slaters pushed the ball into the red zone. The Bulldogs advanced as far as the seven-yard line, where they had a third down, but took a sack. Then on fourth down, Moyer was hit hard and the ball jostled loose, which sealed the victory for the Slaters.

The team of Genteel and Davanzo helped pilot Bangor to the win. Genteel went 9-10 passing for 186 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Davanzo hauled in seven passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns.

Next week Bangor hosts the league-leading Southern Lehigh squad on Friday night. Northern Lehigh visits Pen Argyl on Saturday.

September 7, 2019
Wyomissing Beats Pottsville in Double Overtime

by Jim Burkman
SPOTLIGHT ON BERKS SPORTS

Spartan kicker Aidan Cirulli converted his third PAT of the game in the 2nd OT to lift Wyomissing to a thrilling 21-20 victory over the Pottsville Crimson Tide. After Damon Yost scored his second TD of the overtime sessions, the Tide were called for a false start on their PAT attempt and head coach Tom McGeoy elected to go for two. Yost’s pass attempt to Addison Mullins was broken up by Braydon Eberhart of Wyomissing. With the Spartans on offense trailing for the first time in the game, head coach Bob Wolfrum went to the beasts up front. It took two carries by Evan Niedrowski (an offensive lineman by his number 59) to score the touchdown and give Cirulli the chance to kick the winning PAT.

The teams traded touchdowns in the second quarter. Wyomissing used a defensive interception by Amory Thompson to set up a 16 play, 72 yard, six minute and seventeen second drive ending in a Max Hurleman five-yard run for the score. Pottsville then drove 12 plays for 80 yards in 3:26, using a fake punt that gained 14 yards. Yost found Mason Barnes sliding across the back of the end zone for a 15 yard pass to tie the score 44 seconds before halftime. The second half went without any points scored.

This game was a classic case of no team deserves to lose. The victory is even sweeter for Wyomissing considering they were starting their backup quarterback, Jordan Auman, because their starter, Zach Zechman, is out with a season ending knee injury. When asked about getting the start and being prepared, Auman said, “I was getting third string reps here and there over the summer, and I have great players around me so I knew I was ready.”

Max Hurleman had another great game for Wyomissing with 82 yards on 17 carries, and 46 yards on three receptions. Damon Yost led the Tide by completing 14 of his 26 pass attempts for 144 yards.

Wyomissing improves to 2-0, and Pottsville falls to 1-1.

Follow Jim Burkman at SPOTLIGHT ON BERKS SPORTS
Facebook – Spotlight On Berks Sports
Twitter – @SpotlightBerks
Instagram – spotlightonberkssports

August 31, 2019
Southern Lehigh pulls away from Palmerton, 27-12

Although Southern Lehigh was forced to play Friday night’s game on the road due to unplayable field conditions at their place, the Spartans felt right at home at Bomber Stadium. Southern Lehigh battled with Palmerton early, but pulled away late in the Colonial League contest to win 27-12.

Southern Lehigh took a 7-0 lead before their offense even stepped out onto the field. On the first drive of the game Asher Smith intercepted a Palmerton pass and weaved through traffic on his way to returning it 37 yards for a touchdown.

Smith delivered quite the performance for the Spartan faithful that filled the visitor bleachers. He scored all four of Southern Lehigh’s touchdowns, amassed 217 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, and the aforementioned interception.

Despite Smith’s stellar performance, the Blue Bombers held their own in the battle of 1-0 teams. Following the pick-six in the opening period, Palmerton drove down the field and found the end zone with a 15-yard pass from Jordan Nelson to Ethan Recker. The pass was tipped and bobbled, but Recker was able to haul it in.

Smith scampered 47 yards for a touchdown to close out the first quarter. Then in the second period, Palmerton’s defense delivered. The Bombers forced a Southern Lehigh fumble and then recovered the loose ball in the end zone for the touchdown. Palmerton tried a two-point conversion, but failed, which was the difference in the game after their extra point attempt earlier was blocked.

Both squads managed long drives in the third quarter, but none were able to produce points. After a scoreless third quarter and first half of the fourth, the Spartans began to pull away. Smith punched in a five-yard rushing score to cap off a long, methodical drive that ate up most of the fourth-quarter clock. Then Solehi added some insurance in the closing minutes with another Smith score.

Nelson led Palmerton in their rushing attack with 78 yards on seven carries.

Next up for Southern Lehigh is a pivotal showdown against Notre Dame Green Pond as both teams are undefeated. The Spartans will have to be the road warriors once again as that game will be played at Quakertown High School. For Palmerton, they will host Saucon Valley next week.

Southern Lehigh 14 0 0 13 – 27
Palmerton 6 6 0 0 – 12
SL – Smith 37 interception (Colasurdo kick)
P – Recker 15 pass from Nelson (kick failed)
SL – Smith 47 run (Colasurdo kick)
P – Sabo recovers fumble in end zone (run failed)
SL – Smith 5 run (Colasurdo kick)
SL – Smith 5 run (pass failed)
STATISTICS
SL P
First Downs 19 14
Rushing yards 37-229 25-174
Passing yards 109 129
Total Offense 338 303
Passing 8-10-0 12-24-3
Punts 1-34 1-27
Fumbles (Lost) 2-1 2-0
Penalties (yds.) 3-35 3-16
Passing: So. Lehigh: Vogeler 8-9-0-109, Smith 0-1-0-0. Palmerton: Nelson 7-15-2-96, Serfass 3-4-0-20, Heydt 2-5-1-13.
Receiving: So. Lehigh: Shorb 1-42, Fisher 3-37, Bodner 4-28, Smith 1-10. Palmerton: Recker 5-48, Heydt 1-40, Denicola 3-26, Dailey 1-5, Nelson 1-5, Bartholomew 1-5.

August 31, 2019
District 11 Top Returning Players for the 2019 season

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Nahjee Adams of Easton rushed for 236 yards and 3 td’s in their win over PM West to take the early lead in the District. Brandon Camire of Emmaus rushed for 222 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Allen. Christian Arrington of ES South rushed for 213 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Whitehall. Brady Miller of Williams Valley rushed for 207 yards and scored 4 td’s in their win over Minersville and in the process went over 2,000 yards for his career (2,044). And Isiah Rico of Parkland was the 5th back to rush for over 200 yards when he racked up 204 yards in their win over Northampton. Of those 5 players, only Miller qualifies to be on the chart for now. Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic scored 4 td’s in their win over Dieruff and now has 50 career td’s. Andrew Sabo of Palmerton went over 1,000 yards rushing for his career with the 100 yards he had vs Palisades (1,061).

QUARTERBACKS:

Brandon Knoblauch of Tamaqua threw for a school-record 337 yards vs Line Mountain. Geoff Kruszek held the old record when he threw for 297 yards vs Marian Catholic in 1991. Sophomore Collin Quintano of Notre Dame threw for 283 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Northwestern. In the same game, Deven Bollinger of NW threw for 244 yards and a score to up his career school-record totals to 5,399 yards passing and 63 td passes. Will Fish of ES South threw for 227 yards and 3 td’s vs Whitehall. In the same game, Anthony Nanoah of Whitehall threw for 202 yards. Lawson Bray of PM West threw for 213 yards in their loss to Easton. In the same game, Cole Transue of Easton threw for 208 yards and 2 td’s. It was Quintano, Fish and Transue’s first varsity start. Damon Yost of Pottsville threw for 170 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Hazelton. Yost also threw for 5 td’s in a game last year. Pottsville’s school-record is held by Tony Gomez who threw for 7 td’s in a win over Emmaus in 2000. Jared Jenkins of Freedom threw for 194 yards and 4 td’s in their win over ES North to go over 5,000 yards for his career. Jenkins has now thrown for 5,116 yards and 50 td passes in his career.

RECEIVERS:

Andrew Darno of Notre Dame caught a school-record tying 10 catches vs Northwestern. He is the 6th player at Notre Dame to catch 10 passes in a game. They include Rob Harper, Josh Jurgensen, Nick Basenese, Danny O’Hare, and David Sanders. Matt Kistler of Tamaqua set 2 new school-records and tied another when he caught 7 passes for 180 yards and 3 td’s vs Line Mountain. The 180 yards breaks the single-game record of 167 yards that Vince Boyer had vs Marian Catholic in 1997. His 3 td catches in the game ties the single-game record held by Dustin Vandermartin when he caught 3 vs Shenandoah Valley in 2012. Kistler now has 17 career td catches which breaks the school-record of 16 that Anthony Bumbulsky set from 2007-09. Vincent Reph of Freedom caught 4 passes for 102 yards and 3 td’s vs ES North. I will have to check to see if the 3 td catches ties a single-game school record.

2019 single-game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

5 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

4 (1) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

4 (1) Asher Smith (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

236 (1) Nahjee Adams (Easton)

222 (1) Brandon Camire (Emmaus)

213 (1) Christian Arrington (ES South)

207 (1) Brady Miller (Willams Valley)

204 (1) Isiah Rico (Parkland)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

337 (1) Brandon Knoblauch (Tamaqua) *School Record*

283 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

244 (1) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

227 (1) Will Fish (ES South)

213 (1) Lawson Bray (PM West)

208 (1) Cole Transue (Easton)

202 (1) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

5 (1) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

4 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

4 (1) Collin Quintano (Notre Dame)

Single Game Receptions (10)

10 (1) Andrew Darno (Notre Dame) *Ties School Record*

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

180 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *School Record*

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

3 (1) Matt Kistler (Tamaqua) *Ties School Record*

3 (1) Vincent Reph (Freedom)

August 30, 2019
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech over Panther Valley

ALMEDIA – Most of the time, games that are scoreless for three quarters will usually be considered dull. But Saturday’s season opener for Panther Valley and Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech was anything but.

Both teams knocked on the door a few times throughout the first three quarters before the final quarter turned into a shootout, relatively speaking. When all was said and done, CMVT made a few more plays and fewer mistakes than Panther Valley. That translated into a 14-12 win for the Rams.

“It definitely wasn’t a boring game, that’s for sure,” said CMVT coach Mark Varner.

Panther Valley, which had defeated CMVT in each of the last three seasons, finished last season with just 16 players on its roster, but began this year with 40 players. So, while their numbers are better, lots of new players means inexperience, and it showed at times.

“We battled but the best team won today. They just physically handled us up front and we have a lot of work ahead of us,” said Panther Valley coach Rick Jones. “We have a bunch of kids that didn’t play last year on the roster, so I just think we need to strive and handle some adversity better, that’s all.”

The difference in the game was up front on both sides of the ball as CMVT ran for 220 yards on 47 carries compared to just 44 yards on 23 carries for the Panthers. That included a 110-yard effort by Mekhi Mundrick on 28 carries.

“They (offensive line) opened up the holes. They weren’t gaping holes, but they were enough to get us through,” said Varner. “We went five yards at a time down the field. We had to make some changes up front before the game today and they worked out. We have to stay ahead of the chains (for our offense to work). When we have a positive first down play, we have a really good chance. We can’t have false starts or delay of game or holding penalties and get behind the chains because we’re not an offense that’s going to get yards in chunks. We’re going to grind it out, run between the tackles and get that hard yardage.”

Overall, the Rams outgained Panther Valley 240-155, yet the Panthers still had a very real chance to win. They nearly took the lead late in the third quarter on what would have been a 72-yard fumble return for a touchdown. It was called back due to a block in the back penalty that occurred well behind the play.

With the Rams holding a 8-6 lead late in the second half, after a scoreless first three quarters, Varner elected to go for it on a 4th-and-1 from his own 20. The Panthers were out of timeouts. But CMVT fumbled the handoff and the Panthers’ Shawn Hoben picked up the fumble behind the line of scrimmage. He returned it 10 yards for a touchdown to give Panther Valley a 12-8 lead with just 2:14 remaining.

But Hoben picked up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for the celebration following the touchdown. After failing on the two-point conversion, Panther Valley was forced to kick off from its own 25. A 19-yard return by Jake Shotwell, gave the Rams the ball at the Panther 46. Shotwell needed just two straight sweep plays to give CMVT the lead back again with 1:49 left. They went 19 yards on the first play and 27 on the second for the go-ahead touchdown, while straddling the sideline for the last 10 yards or so.

“I’m one to take some chances out on the field and we’re going to be aggressive. We’re not going to win by sitting back,” said Varner. “Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn’t. It didn’t look like it was going to work out for us with about two minutes left, but then Jake Shotwell bailed me out.”

“We made a couple of not-so-smart mistakes and we need to correct that, but they were certainly the better team in terms of every play of the game,” said Jones. “We knew getting into this that we may struggle if someone were to come right at us. We’re strong enough and we’re going to have that all year. We’re going to have to find ways to combat that.”

Panther Valley had one more chance, but was sacked on first down. They later turned it over on downs with just over a minute to go.

Overall, eight total drives combined ended with one team turning it over on downs, four drives for each team. Each team had only one punt apiece. CMVT’s first drive of the game after receiving the opening kickoff lasted over eight minutes but stalled at the Panther Valley 27. The Panthers took their ensuing drive all the way to the CMVT nine-yard line but also turned it over on downs.

Neither team was able to find the red zone again after that, until Shotwell burst loose for a 50-yard run early in the fourth quarter to finally break the ice. That gave CMVT an 8-0 lead after a successful two-point conversion. That was the first play from scrimmage following a 35-yard interception return by Cole Wynings, which was the second of two picks on the day for Ethan Reis.

Reis and the Panthers rebounded nicely as they took the ensuing drive 58 yards in four plays, capped by a 50-yard hook up from Reis to Blake White. He broke several tackles after catching the ball, not more than a couple of yards past the line of scrimmage. The two-point conversion failed to keep CMVT’s lead 8-6 with 8:39 left.

Panther Valley pinned CMVT deep on the ensuing kickoff and forced a short punt from CMVT and took over at the Ram 20. The Panthers went four-and-out, setting up the final sequence of the game that began with the fumble return.

Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 14, Panther Valley 12
Panther Valley (0-1)        0   0   0 12 – 12
CMVT (1-0)                     0   0   0 14 – 14

Fourth quarter
10:54 – (VT) Jake Shotwell 5-yard run (Shotwell pass from Caleb Dawson), 1-50, :09
8:39 – (PV) Blake White 50-yard pass from Ethan Reis (pass failed), 4-58, 2:15
2:14 – (PV) Shawn Hoben 10-yard fumble return (pass failed)
1:49 – (VT) Jake Shotwell 27-yard run (run failed), 2-46, :25

Statistics
PV                      VT
First downs                                6                         13
Rushes-net yards                   23-44                  47-220
Passing yardage                      111                       20
Passing                                 7-16-1-2               2-5-0-0
Fumbles-lost                            2-0                       2-2
Penalties-yards                       5-40                     5-30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Panther Valley: Elias Tavares (14-30), Ethan Reis (5-2), Louis Clouser (3-9), De’Antay Alston (1-3); CMVT: Mekhi Mundrick (28-110), Jake Shotwell (11-105-2), Caleb Dawson (4-0), Seth Shoemaker (2-9), TEAM (2-(-4))
PASSING: Panther Valley: Ethan Reis (7-16-111-1-2); CMVT: Caleb Dawson (2-5-20-0-0)
RECEIVING: Panther Valley: Blake White (3-64-1), Shawn Hoben (3-46), Elias Tavares (1-1); CMVT: Mekhi Mundrick (1-10), Jake Shotwell (1-10)
INTERCEPTIONS: Panther Valley: None; CMVT: Caleb Dawson, Cole Wynings

August 25, 2019
Blue Raiders topped Line Mountain 41-0

MANDATA – Tamaqua has traditionally been a running team. This year, head coach Sam Bonner would prefer his offense be more balanced with approximately an equal number of run and pass plays.

But if quarterback Brayden Knoblauch plays like he played in Friday’s opener at Line Mountain, then the Blue Raiders might transform into an air attack this season. Knoblauch completed 16-of-19 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns. The Tamaqua defense pitched a shutout as the Blue Raiders topped Line Mountain 41-0.

“Brayden has been throwing the ball on the sidelines with us since he was about seven years old so he’s been doing this for a while and he looked like it tonight,” said Bonner of his senior signal-caller who’s in his third year as a starter. “If we can complete that many passes, I have no problem throwing the ball. A lot of times we’ve been a run-first team and we’d like to be a little more 50-50, but with them loading up the box on us it opened up the passing game and Brayden was hot, so we went with the hot hand.”

Not only was Knoblauch and the offense hot, but Tamaqua’s defense held Line Mountain to just 158 yards of offense, with 36 of those coming on the opening play and 31 coming on a completion late in the fourth quarter with the game already well decided. They also forced six Line Mountain fumbles, recovering four of them.

“We installed a new offense so you’re going to have some growing pains with that,” said Line Mountain coach Brandon Carson. “We’ve done a pretty good job in practice, but practice is one thing and the game situation is another. Tamaqua is an excellent team. They are big and physical and veteran. They’re a complete team and I just wanted to see us fight 48 minutes. If we didn’t turn the ball over I thought we had a chance to be there in the end and I think we would have if we didn’t.”

Early on, it looked like Line Mountain might avoid the same fate as last year’s opener, when it traveled to Tamaqua and fell 42-0. Quarterback Evan Herb took the first play from scrimmage and carried the ball 36 yards and into Tamaqua territory. The Eagles would get one more first down, but the drive stalled at the Tamaqua 19 and they turned it over on downs.

On Tamaqua’s first play of its first drive following a false start penalty, Knoblauch hit Matt Kistler for an 86-yard touchdown pass after Kistler slipped behind the Eagles’ secondary. Knoblauch would hit Kistler twice more in the end zone in the first half, one early in the second quarter and one late in the half. In between, Nate Boyle had a one-yard touchdown run before later adding two second half touchdown runs for the Blue Raiders to put the game into the mercy rule early in the fourth quarter. Kistler grabbed seven receptions for 182 yards, while Boyle ran for 52 yards on 17 carries.

“They were loading up on the run for us so it opened up some of those spots that we hit,” said Bonner.

While they were burned constantly by the pass, Line Mountain did a good job defending the run. Aside from a 27-yard run by Boyle early in the second quarter that set up his first touchdown from one yard out, Tamaqua only gained 30 additional yards on 19 other carries on the evening. But when a quarterback completes over 84 percent of his passes for over 300 yards – at any level – that is tough to beat, especially considering Line Mountain’s four turnovers.

“I knew that they were going to want to come out and throw the ball and we worked like crazy on that and studied a lot of film,” said Carson. “We knew what they were and what they were trying to do. The defense we played, we were going to give up that soft spot in the middle on those curls, but I would have given up those curls all day to avoid giving up home runs. We worked on it, but we just didn’t execute and when that happens, you get nailed with big plays.”

Following its opening drive that got to the Tamaqua 19, Line Mountain didn’t get any closer than the Blue Raider 37 for the remainder of the game until its final drive. Backup quarterback Jace Hackenburg hit Adrian Troutman for a 31-yard pass to put the Eagles inside the Tamaqua 10. Prior to that, the Eagles had negative passing yards for the game. But three straight rushes failed to find the end zone and a 32-yard field goal attempt by Cameron Smeltz was blocked by the Blue Raiders to seal the shutout.

Tamaqua 40, Line Mountain 0
Tamaqua (1-0)               7 21 6   6 – 40
Line Mountain (0-1)       0   0   0   0 – 0

First quarter
7:29 – (T) Matt Kistler 86-yard pass from Brayden Knoblauch (Nate Boyle kick), 1-81, :22

Second quarter
11:34 – (T) Matt Kistler 12-yard pass from Brayden Knoblauch (Boyle kick), 7-52, 3:14
7:58 – (T) Nate Boyle 1-yard run (Boyle kick), 5-55, 1:45
2:41 – (T) Matt Kistler 9-yard pass from Brayden Knoblauch (Boyle kick), 5-62, 2:45

Third quarter
1:54 – (T) Nate Boyle 4-yard run (kick blocked), 3-11, 1:28

Fourth quarter
10:01 – (T) Nate Boyle 3-yard run (pass failed), 5-60, 2:20

Statistics
T                       LM
First downs                                18                       9
Rushes-net yards                    20-57                 43-131
Passing yardage                       336                     27
Passing                                 16-19-2-0            2-4-0-0
Fumbles-lost                             1-0                     6-4
Penalties-yards                        8-70                   4-34

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Tamaqua: Nate Boyle (17-52-3), Nate Curvey (2-9), Brayden Knoblauch (1-(-4)); Line Mountain: Beau Keim (13-23), Jacob Feese (9-54), Evan Herb (8-33), Jace Hackenburg (6-7), Aidan Herb (3-11), Kelly Reed (2-5), Max Bingman (2-(-2))
PASSING: Tamaqua: Brayden Knoblauch (16-19-336-3-0); Line Mountain: Evan Herb (1-2-(-4)-0-0), Jace Hackenburg (1-1-31-0-0), Jacob Feese (0-1-0-0-0)
RECEIVING: Tamaqua: Matt Kistler (7-182-3), Nate Boyle (4-89), Cody Hamm (2-29), Pierce Demetriades (1-23), Jake Barron (1-9), Lucas Gregoire (1-4); Line Mountain: Adrian Troutman (1-31), Kelly Reed (1-(-4))

August 24, 2019
Midd-West takes season opener

Beaver Springs – It was déjà vu for the Midd-West football team Friday night in Beaver Springs, as the team opened its second year with a football program in the same fashion it opened its first season, with a win over Marian Catholic.

In last season’s opener, Midd-West earned its first career victory as a football program by earning a road victory over the Colts to open the season. Much was the same Friday night, though there was never much doubt that the Mustangs would be able to take care of business.

Things did start out slow for the host team. After receiving the opening kickoff, the Mustangs promptly went three-and-out and then eventually punted on their second offensive drive of the game.

Meanwhile the team’s defense looked outstanding. The Mustangs owned the trenches throughout the game, completely shutting down any hope Marian Catholic had of establishing the run game.

In the Colts’ first two possessions of the game, the team posted -19 total yards of offense as the Mustangs stopped Marian Catholic in the backfield on five of its first six plays.

Midd-West was able to flip the field following Marian Catholic’s second possession of the game. Both Thane Treaster and Brayden Swineford were able to get penetration to block a Marian Catholic punt, recovering the ball at the Marian Catholic 11-yard line.

Midd-West put points on the board, though probably not in the way Coach Hatter had hoped. The team had to settle for a 32-yard field goal by Carter Sauer to take a 3-0 lead.

On the following Marian Catholic possession, Midd-West continued to dominate defensively. After a holding penalty on the kickoff caused the Colts to begin from their own eight-yard line, back-to-back negative plays and a pair of false start penalties pinned the Colts back at their own one-yard line. On third-and-17, a host of Midd-West defenders swarmed the ball. They earned a safety by tackling the Marian Catholic ball carrier in the backfield for a 5-0 lead early in the second quarter.

On the night, Midd-West stuffed the Colts’ running game as the Colts ran the ball 40 times for -13 yards.

Midd-West scored its first touchdown of the season later in the quarter, as Hunter Wolfley scored the first of his four touchdowns on the night. This one coming on a 69-yard punt return for a score. Wolfley had found himself in the endzone twice before on the night, though both scores were called back due to a Midd-West penalty. Wolfley ended the night with a punt return touchdown, a receiving touchdown and a pair of rushing touchdowns.

Wolfley’s punt return touchdown seemingly sparked the Midd-West offense. The team rallied to score two more touchdowns, one on a 17-yard Wolfley reception and another on a 36-yard Gabe Register reception, in the final two minutes of the quarter to take a 25-6 halftime lead.

During the strong offensive outburst by the Mustangs, Marian Catholic was able to produce its lone score of the game. With 6:24 remaining in the second quarter, the Colts struck on back to back big plays to set themselves up in scoring position. On a third and ten from their own 22-yard line, Colts’ quarterback Matt Rehrig fired a ball to wide receiver Luis Terion, who made a defender miss and took the ball down the far sideline for a 42-yard gain. The very next play, halfback Nick Falls took a handoff for a 23-yard gain to put the Colts at the Midd-West 13-yard line.

Three plays later it was Terion again who hauled in a fade pass from Rehrig for a 15-yard score.

Midd-West didn’t slow down in the second half, as Wolfley scored yet again, tacking on a pair of rushing touchdowns to safely put the game away.

“We cleaned things up a bit in the second half,” said Hatter. “We didn’t hurt ourselves like we did in the first half. We left 14 points on the board in the first half that had to come off because of penalties.

“We worked well together as a team tonight,” Wolfley said. “There were some penalties here and there but it’s our first game. We had a good week of practice and that makes Fridays easier.”

Midd-West allowed just 24 yards of total offense in the entire second half and only 63 yards of offense in the entire game.

“In the first game, there is a lot of unknowns,” Hatter added. “We came out and challenged them and they answered the bell for us. It was a good win tonight.”

Midd-West improved to 1-0 to begin the season and will take on Blue Mountain (1-0) on the road next Friday. Blue Mountain shut out the Mustangs in Beaver Springs last season.

August 24, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Parkland Trojans (11)

Head Coach: Tim Moncman

Assistant Coaches:

Chris Kinane
Mike Fachiano
Barry Michael
Eric Dauberman
Zac Bradley
Dan Lewis
Bob Ruisch
Doug Joseph
Jerry Kresge
Mike Billera

Team Name: Parkland Trojans

2018 Record: 7-5

Twitter: @parklandfootba1

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost:

Joe Guida
Mike Bennett
Cory Border
Connor Bernecker
Adam Piston
Zack Fitzgerald
Christian Suriel

Offensive Starters Returning: (4)

OT Nick Dawkins 6 ft 5 290
OG Bryce Boyer 6 ft 2 250
QB Tanner Lewis 6ft 185
TE Ja-Lon Perkins 6ft 3 245

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)

DT Zion Johnson 6ft 280
LB Angel Santos 5 ft 11 225
LB Angel Ramos 5ft 11 220
Donte Medlar 6ft 2 200
DB Eric Dauberman 5ft 10 185
DB Chris Lessel 5ft 10 180
DB Nick Johnston 5ft 9 175

Special Team Starters Returning:

Key Newcomers: (3)

Isaiah Rico db/rb
Jordan Lewis wr
JT Siggins wr/ db

2019 Offensive Outlook: Offensive line is the strength with two strong running backs

2019 Defensive Outlook: Defensive line is big and athletic and the lb core has experience

August 23, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 100: Kaleb Monaco, Pocono Mountain West (11)

Player Name: Kaleb Monaco

Photo courtesy of Walter Harrell

School: Pocono Mountain West

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Running Back

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 5’10

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4-6

Other Sports: track

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: 1st team All EPC running back, 1st team All EPC special teams player

2018 Stats:

1754 rushing yards on 232 attempts
23 rushing touchdowns
13 kickoff returns for 336 yards and 3 touchdowns

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @kalebmonaco

Coaches Comments: His ability to make big plays will have teams stacking the box which will in turn make are team more balanced this year. Kaleb combines speed and power when he runs the ball. His vision is excellent and all he needs is a seam to make a big play. Kaleb has worked extremely hard in the off season and we are very excited to see the results.

August 23, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 100: Jalen Stewart, Bethlehem Freedom (11)

Player Name: Jalen Stewart

Photo courtesy of Bill Leicht

School: Bethlehem Freedom

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: LB

Secondary Position: RB

Jersey Number: 23

Height: 6’0

Weight: 225

40-Yard Dash: 4.75

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): will be 3 year starter

2018 Stats: Offense: 179 car, 950yds, 16tds, 5.3ypc

Honors: All Area 2nd Team OLB, All Conference 1st Team OLB

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @stewjay23

Coaches comments: Jalen is a tremendous competitor who never wants to leave the field. He is team first guy who has put up impressive numbers on both sides of the ball.

August 23, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 99: Lawson Bray, Pocono Mountain West (11)

Player Name: Lawson Bray

Photo courtesy of Walter Harrell

School: Pocono Mountain West

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Quarterback

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 6-1

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4-8

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: basketball, track

Starting Experience: 2 years

2018 Stats: 1,113 yards passing on 94 attempts and 8 touchdown passes

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @LawsonBray

Coaches Comments: Lawson is a very mobile quarterback with good arm strength. His ability to move in the pocket will help our passing game this year. Lawson has put on some weight and muscle this off season which will help him to be a dual threat quarterback. We are very excited to see how he develops his skills in his second year as a starter.

August 22, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 99: Kaden Moore, Bethlehem Freedom (11)

Player Name: Kaden Moore

Photo courtesy of Bill Leicht

School: Bethlehem Freedom

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: OT

Secondary Position: DT

Jersey Number: 64

Height: 6”3

Weight: 315

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

GPA: 2.9

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): 4-year starter

Honors: 2nd team all state, 1st team all area, 1st team all league, 1st team MC All Area

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @KadenMoore64

Coaches comments: Kaden is a big physical kid who also possesses tremendous athletic ability and plays with an edge.

August 22, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 98: Josh Altemose, Pocono Mountain West (11)

Player Name: Josh Altemose

Photo courtesy of Walter Harrell

School: Pocono Mountain West

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Linebacker

Secondary Position(s): Tight end

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 6-0

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4-9

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: track

Starting Experience: 2 tears

Honors: 1st team All EPC Tight end

2018 Stats: 54 tackles in 2018 and 8 receptions for 87 yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @__ja22

Coaches Comments: Josh is the leader of our defense. He has excellent instincts for the ball and is a down hill player. Josh can play multiple positions if needed but has proven to be an excellent linebacker. Josh was also first team tight end last season and is one of the best blockers on the team. Josh will have a big impact on our success this season.

August 21, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Whitehall Zephyrs (11)

Head Coach: Matt Senneca

Assistant Coaches:

Sam Senneca
Justin Kondikoff
Tom Wills
AJ Long
Pete Kreisher
Nate Hoenl
Tim Churchill
Mike Yadush
George Makhoul
Tevrin Brandon
Jamyl Aminu
Rashod Knight
Will Edwards
George Cowitch

Team Name: Whitehall Zephyrs High School

2018 Record: 2-8

Twitter: @zephyrsfootball

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost:

Joe Herman
Jacob Heffner
Mekhi Lee
Justin Santiago
Alex Koury

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)

Anthony Nanoah
Allen Negrete
Ali Barkley
Javal Reyes
Angelo Daddona
Zack Hartman
Eli Nuscher

Defensive Starters Returning: (9)

Randy Okungu
Chris Rodriguez
Allen Negrete
Ali Barkley
Javal Reyes
Angelo Daddona
Eli Nuscher
Josh Novak
Robert Schlenker

Special Team Starters Returning: (0)

Key Newcomers:

Marcus Hamscher
Tommy Buskirk
Bryce Bashore
Quinn Wentling
Isaac Moore-Ogola
Jaeden Romero

2019 Offensive Outlook: We have a nice number of returning offensive lineman which should be the strength of the offense. We have some playmakers that we need to figure out how to get the ball in space and let them be athletes.

2019 Defensive Outlook: We have a solid nucleus of returning guys that will anchor the defense this year. The return of Josh Novak from injury will be a help as well. We’re going to need to play tough, sound football to be successful in our conference with the offenses we’re going to have to face.

2019 Special Teams Outlook: We’ll try to be as aggressive as we can on Special Teams. Hopefully we can create some explosive plays in the return game to help the offense.

August 21, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 98: Gabe Caton, Bethlehem Freedom (11)

Player Name: Gabe Caton

Photo courtesy of Bill Leicht

School: Bethlehem Freedom

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: WR

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: 17

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.59

GPA: 3.9

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience (Years): 2

2018 Stats:

Offense: 38 receptions, 590 yards, 9 TD’s

Defense : 4 interceptions, 39 tackles, 1 tackle for loss

Honors: All Area Honorable Mention, PA Football News All Academic Team Silver

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @gabe_caton_

Coaches comments: Gabe is an outstanding player on both sides of the ball for us. He has outstanding size speed and range as a WR and Safety

August 21, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Bangor Slaters (11)

Head Coach: Paul Reduzzi Record at Bangor 0 – 0 Overall record 141 – 107

Assistant Coaches: Richie Smith, Tom Toth, Max Siu, Russ Horn, Dylan Evans, John DeBoer, Conor Gum, Mitchel Knapp, Ryan Pysher, Kyle Sandt, Donnie Hawk and Mark Hopstetter

Team Name: Bangor Slaters

2018 Record: 6-5

Twitter: @bangorslatersfb

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost:

Garrett DeBoer Josh Hopper
Joey Schrader Shemar Petrie
Seth Diorio Dave Langdon

Offensive Starters Returning: (2)

Sr. C Colby Constable
Sr. WR Nick DaVanzo

Defensive Starters Returning: (3)

Sr. DL Colby Constable
Sr. DB Nick Davanzo
Jr. LB Joe Genteel

Special Team Starters Returning: (3)

Sr. K Derek Lasher
Jr. C Zach Karner
Jr. Jared Reto

Key Newcomers: (10)

WR/DB Nate Owens
OL/DL Josh Pittenger
OL/LB Gavin Sandt
QB/DB Rein Farensbach
WR/LB Zach Karner
WR/DB CJ Miles
OL/DL Riley Miller
RB/DB Kael Godshalk
OL/DL Wayne Langdon
RB/LB Gabe Woolverton

2019 Offensive Outlook: We will have a number of inexperienced players stepping into key roles on both the line and at the skill positions. These players have worked hard throughout the off-season learning new terminology and defining their roles in the offense. Developing a strong running attack that utilizes multiple threats will define our season.

2019 Defensive Outlook: We will have a number of inexperienced players stepping into key roles on all levels of the defense. We will expect them to play fast and swarm to the football allowing us to create turnovers. Limiting mental mistakes both pre and post snap will define our success

2019 Special Teams Outlook: As our kicker Derek adds a scoring dimension to our offense. He also has the ability to give us an advantage in field position with his kick offs.
Our skill athletes will look to establish field position in the return game.

August 20, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 97: Jared Jenkins, Bethlehem Freedom (11)

Player Name: Jared Jenkins

Photo courtesy of Bill Leicht

School: Bethlehem Freedom High School

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: P

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 4.38

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience (Years): will be a 3 year starter

2018 Stats: 2,204 Passing yards, 29 Td’s, 4 ints, 240 Rush Yards, 3 Td’s

Honors: Lehigh Valley Live 1st Team All Area QB & District 11 6A champs. School records: Career passing yards (4,950), career TD’s (46), TD’s in a season (29), and yards in a season (2,661).

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @_jaredjenkins_

Coaches comments: Jared is everything you want in a QB. Beyond being a great athlete he possesses tremendous work ethic, natural leadership ability and is very coachable.

August 20, 2019
2019 Team Previews: North Schuylkill Spartans (11)

Head Coach: Wally Hall

Assistant Coaches: John Minalda, Joe Tomtishen, Marc Wislosky, Pete Stanakis, Jason Gawrylik, Fred Kushwarra, Glenn Weist, Carl Stine

Team Name: North Schuylkill Spartans

2018 Record: 11-2, District 11 Class 3A Champions

Twitter: @northschuylkill

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters lost: (8) SR. Danny Tomtishen OG 6’1 255, SR. Brian Dzicek OG 5’11 235, SR. Jack Kempsey OT 6’5 272, SR. Mithchell Wagner RB 5’9 185, SR. Keith Stavinsky WR 5’11 185, SR. Brandon Rockwell WR 5’10 178, Sr. Ryan Weitz OC 5’10 255

Offensive Starters Returning: (9) SR. Tyler Eldson FB 6’2 228, SR. Jake Green FB 6’1 280, SR. Jaden Leiby QB 5’11 165, Sr. Josh Stankavage WR 5’8 155, Jr. Dylan Dietz WR 5’10 175, Sr. Jesse White TE 6’3 235, Sr. Zack Chowansky RB 5’11 205, Jr. Dustin Wallace OT 6’0 225, Sr. Jon Harhigh OT 6’3 247

Defensive Starters Returning: (8) SR. Zack Chowansky OLB 5’11 205, SR. Tyler Eldson LB 6’2 228, SR. Jake Green NG 6’1 280, SR. Jaden Leiby DB 5’11 165, SR. Jason Lipshaw DT 6’1 265, SR. Jessie White 6’3 235, Jr. Dylan Dietz FS 5’10 175, Soph Jake Hall SS 5’11 175

Special Team Starters Returning: (1) SR. Mitchell Lavelle Kicker 5’8 140

Key Newcomers: (8) Sr. Bryce Weikel WR-DB 5’9 145, Soph Josh Chowansky ATH-DB 5’7 150, Sr. Joe Tinari OG 5’9 255, Soph. Dalton Zelwalk OT 6’1 220, Sr. Juan Serrato OC 5’10 210, Soph Carey Wahalec OG 6’0 270, Soph Adam Scott TE-DE 6’4 210, Sr. Zander Neidig LB 5’10 180

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects:SR. Tyler Eldson LB 6’2 228 Comitted to Penn State University, SR. Jake Green DT 6’1 280 One FBS Offer and Multiple FCS Scholarship Offers.

Key Stats: SR. Tyler Eldson LB 6’2 228 led the team in tackles last two years 2018 108 tackles, TFL 21, Sacks 3, INT’s 3, PBU 3, Strips 1, Defensive TD’s 1, SR. Zack Chowansky RB 5’11 205 RB Rush Att 97, Rush Yards 591, Ave Rush Per Carry 6.1, Rush TD’s 8, SR. Jake Green NG 6’1 280 Tackles 56, TFL 22, Sacks 7, PBU 1, Sr. Jaden Leiby QB 5’11 165 Rush Att 202, Rush Yards 1,688, Rush TD’s 16, Pass Comp 43, Pass Att 99, Pass Yards 822, Pass TD’s 8, Sr. Jason Lipshaw DT 6’1 265 Tackles 53, TFL 19, Sacks 3, Defensive TD 1, Sr. Jessie White DE 6’3 235 Tackles 39, TFL 12, Sacks 4, PBU 3

2019 Outlook: Please let us know the keys about your team on offense, defense and special teams. What are your keys to having a successful year?

Offense: Jaden Leiby returns at the quarterback position to direct a spread read run/pass offense. With the team’s experience and familiarity offensively, we can expand on what we have done a year ago. Four starters up front will be replaced, but a number of offensive linemen gained valuable experience. Those offensive linemen will be one-way performers with added depth this year.

Defense: A solid nucleus returns on the defensive side of the ball. Tyler Elsdon, Jake Green, Jason Lipshaw, Jaden Leiby, Zack Chowansky return as 4-year starters defensively. Jessie White will be starting his 3^rdconsecutive year at defensive end. Building a rotation is key keeping guys fresh.

Special Team: Mitchell Lavelle continues to develop as our kicker. His leg strength has improved which helps with his consistency on PAT’s and Field Goals. Our biggest emphasis is our coverage teams and gaining yards on our returns.

August 19, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 96: Dallas Holmes, Bethlehem Liberty (11)

Player Name: Dallas J. Holmes

Photo courtesy of Tami Lynn Holmes

School: Bethlehem Liberty High School

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position: Safety

Jersey Number: 9

Height: 6’4

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.79

GPA: 4.14

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): 1

2018 Stats: N/A

Honors: Honor Roll

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @DallasHolmes24

Coaches comments:

August 19, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 96: Vincent Reph, Bethlehem Freedom (11)

Player Name: Vincent Reph

Photo courtesy of Jason Roeder

School: Freedom High School

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: DB/ OLB

Secondary Position: WR

Jersey Number: 18

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.57

GPA: 4.1

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): 1

2018 Stats: On defense he had 3 Interceptions, 22 Tackles and offense 31 Receptions for 401 Yards and 11 Touchdowns.

Honors: All Area Honorable Mention

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @vincereph18

Coaches comments: Vince is an explosive athlete on both sides of the ball. He is an extremely intelligent football player who understands the game and serves as a good leader for his teammates

August 19, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 96: Nick Dawkins, Parkland (11)

Player Name: Nick Dawkins

School: Parkland

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Tackle

Jersey Number: 75

Height: 6′ 4″

Weight: 300

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Track and field

Starting Experience: 2 years

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @thenickdawkins

Coaches Comments: Nick has made great strides in the weight room and on the field – he has verbally committed to Penn State.

August 19, 2019
District 11 Schedules: 08-23 to 08-25

2019-08-23
Bangor @ Catasauqua 07:00 PM
Bethlehem Freedom @ East Stroudsburg North 07:00 PM
Blue Mountain @ Muhlenberg 07:00 PM
East Stroudsburg South @ Whitehall 07:00 PM
Emmaus @ William Allen 07:00 PM
Hazleton Area @ Pottsville Area 07:00 PM
Lehighton @ Fleetwood 07:00 PM
Marian Catholic @ Midd-West 07:00 PM
Morrisville @ Shenandoah Valley 07:00 PM Notes: Athletic Hall of Fame
Nativity BVM @ Millersburg 07:00 PM
North Schuylkill @ Loyalsock Township 07:00 PM
Northwestern Lehigh @ Notre Dame 07:00 PM
Palmerton Area @ Palisades 07:00 PM
Parkland @ Northampton 07:00 PM
Pen Argyl @ Salisbury Township 07:00 PM
Pine Grove Area @ Northern Lebanon 07:00 PM
Pleasant Valley @ Bethlehem Liberty 07:00 PM
Pocono Mountain East @ Nazareth Area 07:00 PM
Schuylkill Haven @ Jim Thorpe Area 07:00 PM
Southern Lehigh @ Saucon Valley 07:00 PM
Tamaqua Area @ Line Mountain 07:00 PM
Tri-Valley @ Mahanoy Area 07:00 PM
Williams Valley @ Minersville Area 07:00 PM
Wilson Area @ Northern Lehigh 07:00 PM

2019-08-24
Easton Area @ Pocono Mountain West 12:00 PM
Panther Valley @ Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 01:00 PM
Louis E. Dieruff @ Bethlehem Catholic 07:00 PM Notes: at Moravian College
Stroudsburg @ Allentown Central Catholic 07:00 PM

August 19, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 94: Anthony Harris, Nazareth Area HS (11)

Player Name: Anthony Harris

School: Nazareth Area HS

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: QB

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6’3″

Weight: 185

Other Sports: Basketball, Track, Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 year starter

Honors: 1st Team EPC All Conference QB, 1st Team All Area Athlete, 1st Team All Eastern PA Athlete

2018 Stats: He threw for 2,704 yards and 27 TD’s. He also rushed for 599 yards and 5 TD’s.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @anthonyharris_1

Coaches Comments: Anthony Harris is one the greatest QB’s I have ever had the privilege to coach. His athleticism and ability to make big plays with both with his arm and feet place him in an elite category. Anthony has a very high football IQ and handles pressure with great poise at all times. He has a tremendous ability to extend broken plays and turn them into great gains. We are extremely lucky to have a QB of his caliber here in Nazareth and look forward to watching him compete in his final season as a Blue Eagle.

August 17, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Stroudsburg Mountaineers (11)

Head Coach: Jim Miller

Assistant Coaches: John Finelli, John Bozena, Ken Sickler, Tony Rose, Steve Ruhl, Brett Youngken, Jeff Miller, John Pytko

Team Name: Stroudsburg Mountaineers

2018 Record: 8-3

Twitter: @sburg_fb

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost: Devante Herrera, Tyler Slomiak, Benny Pembleton, Ben Stokes, Sherwin Stewart, Colin Smith, Roger VanVarick, Ryan VanVarick, Shami Khamis, Andrew Schneider, Colson Fitt, Joe Silverstein, Josh DeHaven, Anthony Cabrera, Musib Khan, Sam McGibbon, Tyler Yarnall, Jordan Wenzel, Trevor Lugo

Offensive Starters Returning: (6) Sr. WR Amir Bryant, 6-2; 180; Sr. G Carter Henritzy, 5-11, 225; Sr. H, Wayne Hamilton, 5-11, 180; Sr. WR Zane Grover, 5-11, 170; Sr. RB, Brandon Burrell, 5-8, 170; Jr. RB, Dimitri Rojas, 5-9 180;

Defensive Starters Returning: (5) Sr. LB, Wayne Hamilton, 5-11, 180; Sr. S, Zane Grover, 5-11, 170; Sr. CB, Eric Rodriguez, 5-8, 160; Sr. LB, Justin Carter, 5-11, 210; Sr. DT, Juwan Little, 5-10, 220

Special Team Starters Returning: (1) Sr. P/PK, Leo Sattamini, 6-0, 150

Key Newcomers: (18) Sr. RB, Derrick Davis, 5-9, 170; Sr. DT, Dwight Cawley, 6-0, 210; Sr. LB, Jonah Watson, 5-10, 210; Sr. OL, Craig Cooper, 6-1, 270; Sr. DT, Joe Arencibia, 5-9, 225; Jr. WR/CB, Jace Tutty, 5-11, 170; Jr. QB, Brady Boback, 6-2, 180; Jr. H/LB, Connor Smith, 5-9, 190; Jr. OL, Matt Trbuza, 5-8, 210; Jr. OL, Carmelo Silva, 6-2, 210; Jr. OL, Donte Martin, 6-1, 220; Jr. DL, Dominick Magalhaes, 5-7, 215; Jr. OL/DL, Sebastian Khamis, 5-9, 265; Jr. OL/DL, Dennis Cuveas, 6-2, 330; Jr. OL/DL, Jaiden Henry, 6-2, 285; Jr. DL, Justin Teats, 5-8, 185; Jr. WR/CB, Christian Albuja, 5-9, 175; Jr. K, Ben Sweeney, 5-6, 140

Key Stats: Returning running back last year Dimitri Rojas rushed for over 1,100 yards last year as a sophomore.

2019 Offensive Outlook: The offensive keys for our success are to utilize key guys on offense. We need to make sure our offensive line learns the system. We have many young guys playing on the line along with limited skill players returning in crucial spots. It will be a year for offensive development across the board.

2019 Defensive Outlook: The defensive keys for our success are to make sure we are able to be physical up front and control the line of scrimmage. Our linebackers need to be able to flow to the ball and secondary play their coverage’s. Again, young group of athletes, many players last year received reps on the field.

2019 Special Teams Outlook: Our kicker is a returner. We need to make sure we are able to use our special teams for giving us good field position during the game.

August 16, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 93: Jake Wilson, Nazareth Area (11)

Player Name: Jake Wilson

School: Nazareth Area HS

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Defensive End

Secondary Position(s): Offensive Tackle

Jersey Number: 63

Height: 6’3″

Weight: 234

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 year starter

Honors: Army Football Camp 2019 Defensive MVP

2018 Stats: Jake unfortunately broke his fibula in August and missed 8 games last year. In 3 games recorded 37 tackles. Twenty of those were solo tackles. He had 2 sacks, 13 tackles for losses, and 3 PBU’s.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @wjake17

Coaches Comments: Jake Wilson is one of the hardest workers I have ever coached. After suffering from a broken fibula in the 2018 preseason, Jake returns to the gridiron fully healed and stronger than ever. His engine never stops and he is a true student of the game. Jake’s mix of intelligence, desire, and amazing work ethic makes him one of the area’s most elite defensive ends. We look forward to watching him in his final chapter as a Nazareth Blue Eagle.

August 16, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes (11)

Head Coach: Mike Farr

Team Name: Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes

2018 Record: 7-4

Hudl highlights:

Offensive Starters Returning: (7) Kobe Brish RB, Kyle Donatti QB, Bryce Miller OL, Blaize Swartzlander OL, Josh Jenan OL, Brayden Hoffer OL, Riley Clauser WR

Defensive Starters Returning: (8) Riley Clauser DB, Hunter Dissinger DB, Kobe Brish DB, Kyle Donatti DB, Steven Balulis LB, Mason Reber LB, Shawn Fitzpatrick DL, Brayden Hoffer DL

Special Team Starters Returning: (2) Gavin Evitts – kicker, Riley Clauser – Punter

Key Newcomers: (12) Josh Magdeburg OL, Connor Goehring ATH, Jack Stophy TE, Steven Balulis RB, Mason Reber RB, Hunter Dissinger WR, Ian Tokarick OL, Kyle Griffin TE, Blaize Swartzlander DL, Bryce Miller DL, Jack Stophy DE, Kyle Griffin DE, Conner Geohring LB/DB, Casey Chamberlain DL, Trent Creasy DB

Key Stats:

2019 Outlook: Lower than usual numbers will make depth a problem. A lot of talented players return to make a 4^th consecutive D 11 AA title run. Too make that happen, we must stay healthy and some key newcomers will need to make an impact.

Who is your fiercest rival on your schedule? Why? What is your most memorable moment/game against them?

We treat every game as a rivalry game. Every opponent brings their A game when playing Schuylkill Haven. We are always aware and we always expect it.

August 15, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 92: Nathan Stefanik, Nazareth Area (11)

Player Name: Nathan Stefanik

School: Nazareth Area HS

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Strong Safety

Secondary Position(s): Wide Receiver

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 167

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 3 year starter

Honors: 1st Team EPC All League DB, 2nd Team EPC All League WR, 1st Team All Area DB, First Team All State DB

2018 Stats: Nathan Stefanik had 56 total tackles and 14 for losses. He had 5 PBU’s, 1 INT, 1 caused fumble, 1 recovered fumble, and 1 Defensive TD. On offense, Nathan had 66 catches for 828 yards and 12 TD’s.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @stefanik4310

Coaches Comments: Nathan Stefanik is a tremendous athlete who has made huge plays on both sides of the ball. His ability to cover and tackle in open space makes him one of the area’s top defensive backs. Nathan is also a very strong offensive weapon at wide receiver. His body control and excellent hands make him a threat all over the field. We look forward to watching him in his final season as a Nazareth Blue Eagle.

August 15, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Pocono Mountain West Panthers (11)

Head Coach: Jim McCarroll

Assistant Coaches:

Mark Koval
Mike Bergeski
Bill Angst
Shawn Zuniga
Don Pietrafesa

Team Name: Pocono Mountain West Panthers

2018 Record: 4-6

Twitter: @pmwathletics

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost:

Guy Gilyard
Ken Pettiford
Bobby Mchugh
Ryan Krisiak
Adrian Viruet
Chris Keag

Offensive Starters Returning: (10)

Kaleb Monaco Sr. RB 5-10 185
Lawson Bray Sr. QB 6-0 170
Josh Altemose Sr.TE 6-0 220
Preston Green Sr. FB 6-1 200
Bryce Koehler Sr. OL 6-0 230
Brandon Thomson Sr. OL 5-11 225
Brody Miller Jr. OL 6-0 195
Charlie Maloy Jr. OL 6-1 185
Vito Natiello Sr. OL 5-11 185
Jaylon Randolph Sr. OL 5-11 190

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)

Kaleb Monaco Sr. DB 5-10 185
Josh Altemose Sr. LB 6-0 220
Preston Green Sr. LB 6-1 200
Deion Marshall Sr. DB 5-9 160
Robxavier Reyes Sr. DL 6-0 280
Charlie Maloy Jr. OL/DE 6-1 185
Tyler Armand Sr. WR-DB 6-0 180
Ezekiel Concepcion Sr. LB 5-6 190

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)

Kaleb Monaco Sr. KR 5-10 185

Key Newcomers: (13)

Bevaun Rowland Sr. WR-DB 5-10 175
Jhomi Lebron So. OL-DL 5-8 265
Gio Spezzia Sr. DL 5-10 215
Issac Mensahn Sr. WR-DB 5-10 180
Zyion Wright So. OL-DL 6-2 280
Jayden Bowens So. RB-DB 5-10 175
Matt Marinovich Fr. FB-DB 5-10 190
Gordan Touchette Sr. OL-DL 5-7 225
Ceasar Lewis Sr. TE-DL 5-11 190
Tyrone Hodges Jr. OL-DL 6-2 220
Joe Rodriguez Jr. WR-DB
Dylan Colford Jr. TE-DE 6-0 195
Josh Watson Jr. LB 5-10 200

2019 Offensive Outlook: We will return the majority of our offensive line and have a great group of skilled players. We return Kaleb Monaco who rushed for over 1700 yards last season and Lawson Bray who passed for over 1100 yards last season. Our receiving core in new this year but they have a ton of talent and can have a big impact on our offense this season.

2019 Defensive Outlook: The linebackers and secondary will be the strength of the defensive. We return all three of our linebackers from last year which include Josh Altemose, Preston Green and Ezekiel Concepcion. In the secondary we return 3 starters which include Kaleb Monaco, Deion Marshall, and TJ Armand. The key to our Defense this year is how quickly will our defensive front establish themselves as force and can effectively stop the run.

2019 Special Teams Outlook: We return 1st Team all conference returner Kaleb Monaco. So. Kicker Joel Weirich will take over the extra point and field goal duties this season.

August 14, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Mahanoy Area Golden Bears (11)

Head Coach: Dave Holman

Assistant Coaches: Matt Giannelli, Mark Lawrence, Greg Merchlinsky, Mike Heater

Team Name: Mahanoy Area

2018 Record: 5-6

Twitter: @MAHSAthletics

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost:

MJ Terry (RB/DB)
Mike Ansbach (OL/LB)
Tyler Clewell (FB)
Chase Mazalusky (OL/DL)
Cam Jones (LB)
Logan Van Horn (K)
Jesse Walker (OLB)

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)

Sr. QB Danny Lawrence, 6-1 190
Sr. RB Haydn Wall, 6-2 175
Sr. OL Tony Merchlinsky, 6-2 265
Sr. OL Tommy Price, 5-11 265
Sr. FB Alexis Perez, 5-10 185
Sr. OL John Fowler, 6-1 215
So. OL Brady Wagner, 5-11 240

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)

Sr. DB Danny Lawrence, 6-1 190
Sr. DB Haydn Wall, 6-2 175
Sr. DL Tony Merchlinsky, 6-2 265
Jr. DB Ben Terry, 5-11 165
Sr. DL Tommy Price, 5-11 265
Sr. DE Alexis Perez, 5-11 185
Sr. LB Mike Aldsworth, 5-10 190

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)

Sr. Punter Danny Lawrence, 6-1 190

Key Newcomers: (2)

Fr. OL/DL David Sanchez, 6-0 260
Fr. QB/DB Ben Manley, 6-0 170

Key Stats: Senior QB Danny Lawrence will lead the option offense after rushing for 940 yards and 15 touchdowns in his junior season.

2019 Offensive Outlook: Have a fast group of skill players with a lot of experience along with 3 out of 5 back on the line. Must stay healthy as a team in order to be successful.

2019 Defensive Outlook: Must replace 3 year starter Mike Ansbach (344 career tackles) at MLB and 3 year starter MJ Terry in the secondary. D-Line needs to have a strong season. Must stay healthy as a team in order to be successful.

2019 Special Teams Outlook: Must replace 3 year stater Logan Van Horn as Kicker. Danny Lawrence returns as Punter.

August 14, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Notre Dame (GP) Crusaders (11)

Head Coach: Philip Stambaugh (9th Yr., 74-27)

Assistant Coaches: Anthony Casciano, Jordon Hildabrant, Andre Jordan, Rob Irving, Tom Campanaro, Lloyd Brooks, Matthew “Duke” Giovannini, Roy Cortez, Mike Kaulius, Mike Carroll, Alex Rivera, Richie Kessler

Team Name: Notre Dame Green Pond Crusaders

2018 Record: 10-2 / DXI AAA Runner-Up (9-1 / Colonial League Champions)

Twitter: @philipstambaugh

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters lost: QB, Cole DeFranco (Sacred Heart), WR, David Sanders, Jr. (East Stroudsburg), WR, Isaiah Dejesus (Muhlenberg), WR/CB, Ethen Aquino (Moravian), OLB, Jake Gillen (Wilkes), K, Alex Garrido (Muhlenberg), P, Anthony DeMasi (St. Anselm)

Offensive Starters Returning: (7) Sr. RB, Christian Greggo, Sr. WR, Andrew Darno, Sr. OL, Andrew Stackhouse, Sr. OL Liam Carroll, Jr. OL Brandon Guffy, Jr. OL Lex Rivera, Jr. OL Tyler Lissy

Defensive Starters Returning: (4) Sr. DB Ben Carlin, Sr. LB Andy Matisz, Jr. LB Jake Hull, So. ATH Derek Berlitz

Special Team Starters Returning: (3) Sr. SS, Andrew Stackhouse, Sr. LS, Liam Carroll, Sr. HOLD, Andrew Darno

Key Newcomers: (32) Sr. DL, Shakhur “Shaq” Harris, Sr. LB-DE, Matt Dittmar, Jr. RB-LB, Matt Frauen, Jr., Jr. WR-DB, Joe Galle, So. QB, Collin Quintano, Jr. WR-DB Izzy Rodriguez, Jr. WR Robby Spirk, Sr, DB, Michael Irving, Jr. DE, William Jordan, Jr. LB, Joey Rivituso, Jr. CB, Christian Bell, So. LB-WR, Fulvio D’Avella, So. WR, Nadir Sanders, Jr. QB-DE, Nick Oligino, Jr. DB, John Febbo V, Sr. DL, Eshan Swartz, Sr. OL, Allan Milkovitz, Sr. DL, Max Battista, Sr. DB, Matt Wolke, So. DL, Ryan Carroll, So. OL-DL, Logan Castellano, So. K/P, Nick Garrido, So. CB, Jared Rodriguez, So. LB, Antonio Caiazzo, So. WR-DB, Gavin Gibbs, So. RB/WR, Trevor Shay, Fr. QB, Conner Aquino, Fr. LB, Tyler Garcia, So. LB-WR, Ethan O’Neill, So. LB, Tony Gillen, So. DB, Evan Swartz and Jr. DB, Bryan Lynch

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects: Sr. OL, Andrew Stackhouse, Sr. DL, Shakhur “Shaq” Harris, Sr. WR, Andrew Darno, Jr. RB-LB, Matt Frauen, Jr., Jr. OL, Lex Rivera, Jr. LB, Jake Hull, Jr. OL, Tyler Lissy, Jr. WR, Joe Galle, So. WR, Derek Berlitz

Key Stats: Ben Carlin (’18 Co-Defensive MVP / 102 total tackles + 5 PD) , Andy Matisz (102 total tackles [3 for loss]), Christian Greggo (110 carries for 781 yds. & 11 rushing TDs + 12 receptions for 158 yds. & 2 receiving TDs), Andrew Darno (24 receptions for 270 yds. & 5 receiving TDs), Jake Hull (76 total tackles (3 for loss) + 5 hurries), Derek Berlitz (68 total tackles + 1 INT & 2 PD)

2019 Outlook: We will continue to push to the top of the league, district and state. Extremely close-knit team, will have between 70-80 players on team…

Offense: We return experienced starting offensive line. Skill players on Offense are young but very talented – need to replace key losses to graduation…

Defense: Strong nucleus returns, more depth all-around on Defense heading into 2019. Role players will be key.

Special Teams: Graduation took the kicker and punter off to college. Nick Garrido, who is the younger brother of our former kicker, Alex Garrido, will handle the majority of kicking duties.

August 14, 2019
2019 District 11 Scrimmages

All dates, times are subject to change. Please check with your school.

2019-08-17
Nazareth Area @ Pocono Mountain West 09:00 AM
Northwestern Lehigh @ Louis E. Dieruff 09:00 AM Notes: Tri-Scrimmage with Pen Argyl
Allentown Central Catholic @ Northampton 10:00 AM
Bangor @ East Stroudsburg North 10:00 AM
Catasauqua @ Pleasant Valley 10:00 AM
Central Bucks East @ Bethlehem Freedom 10:00 AM
Danville @ North Schuylkill 10:00 AM
East Stroudsburg South @ Berwick Area 10:00 AM
Emmaus @ Downingtown West 10:00 AM
Fleetwood @ Saucon Valley 10:00 AM
Hamburg @ Tamaqua Area 10:00 AM
Hazleton Area @ Stroudsburg 10:00 AM
Mount Carmel Area @ Pottsville Area 10:00 AM
Northern Lebanon @ Minersville Area 10:00 AM
Northern Lehigh @ Marian Catholic 10:00 AM
Notre Dame @ Lehighton 10:00 AM Notes: Tri-Scrimmage at Lehighton
Palmerton Area @ Jim Thorpe Area 10:00 AM
Parkland @ Wilson West Lawn 10:00 AM
Pen Argyl @ Louis E. Dieruff 10:00 AM Notes: Tri-Scrimmage with Northwestern Lehigh
Pine Grove Area @ Schuylkill Haven 10:00 AM
Pottstown Area @ Palisades 10:00 AM Notes: Tri-Scrimmage vs. William Allen
Salisbury Township @ Blue Mountain 10:00 AM
Shenandoah Valley @ Nativity BVM 10:00 AM Notes: Tri-Scrimmage at Tri-Valley
Southern Lehigh @ Quakertown Community 10:00 AM
Tri-Valley @ Nativity BVM 10:00 AM Notes: Tri-Scrimmage w/Shenandoah Valley
Whitehall @ Lehighton 10:00 AM Notes: Tri-Scrimmage with Notre Dame
William Allen @ Palisades 10:00 AM Notes: Tri-Scrimmage vs. Pottstown
Williams Valley @ Mahanoy Area 10:00 AM
Wilson Area @ Upper Perkiomen 10:00 AM
Bethlehem Catholic @ Don Bosco Prep (NJ) 11:00 AM
Bethlehem Liberty @ Delaware Valley 11:00 AM
Panther Valley @ Schuylkill Valley 11:00 AM
Muhlenberg @ Pocono Mountain East 12:00 PM
Coatesville @ Easton Area 02:00 PM

August 13, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 89: Tavion Banks, Bethlehem Catholic (11)

Player Name: Tavion Banks

Photo courtesy of Joe Henrich

School: Bethlehem Catholic

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Running Back

Secondary Position(s): Free Safety

Jersey Number: 8

Height: 5’11

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.54

GPA: N/A

Other Sports: Wrestling & Track

Starting Experience: 3 yeRS

Honors: 1st Team EPC Safety, 1st Team Morning Call All-Area S, 1st Team PA Sports Writers All-State RB, 2nd Team PFN Coaches Select All-State RB, 1st Team Eastern PA Football RB, 1st Team lehighvalleylive All-Area DB

2018 Stats: 1600 yards rushing, 30 td’s, 210 yards receiving & 1 td, 249 kick off return yards, 46 total tackles and 4 interceptions

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @bankstavion

Coaches Comments: Tavion is an extremely talented football player and an even better person. He can truly play any skill position on the field. He is a Team Captain and willing to do whatever it takes to be successful. He is strong, physical, has great balance and vision. He is truly a pleasure to coach.

August 12, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 87: Nate Minnich, Pine Grove Area (11)

Player Name: Nate Minnich

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: DE

Secondary Position(s): TE

Jersey Number: 28

Height: 6’2″

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: 4.85

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3

Honors: 1st Team DE- All Tri-Valley League and 1st Team DE- All Schuylkill League

2018 Stats: 70 Tackles, 11TFL, 5 sacks & 14 Hurries

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Great motor with a nose for the ball. Nate will be one of the areas best returning DE’S. A two way starter @ TE also. Nate is a 4.0 honors student with great work ethic on and off the field.

August 10, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Northampton Konkrete Kids (11)

Head Coach: Kyle Haas

Assistant Coaches: Shawn Daignault, Mike Feifel, Dan Kendra, Stip Fedorak, Nick Artinger, Drew Morrissey, Bob Kohler, Chris Gordon, Rob Holmes, Zach Winter

Team Name: Northampton Konkrete Kids

2018 Record: 8-4

Twitter: @konkretekids

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost: Nate Bendekovits, Hunter Werkheiser, Kyle Wescoe, Aiden Jones, Jared Everett, Matt Wiest

Offensive Starters Returning: (5) Jr. Qb Joe Kerbacher (6’-165), Sr. RB Tyrese Brandon (6’1-180), Sr. WR Jared Russell (5’10-180), SR RB Josh Gaycheck (6’-185), So. TE Andrew Sharga (6’3-210)

Defensive Starters Returning: (6) Sr. CB, Tyrese Brandon (6’1”-180), Sr. CB Jared Russell (5’10”-180), Sr. FS Spencer Cole (5’11”-165), Sr. ILB Mason Gunkle (5’10”-195), Sr. OLB Nick Caiazzo (5’11-185), Sr. OLB/SS Josh Gaycheck (6’-185).

Special Team Starters Returning: (2) Jr. K/P Aidan Reinhard (5’10-160), Sr. Holder Ben Yost (6’3-180).

Key Newcomers: (18) Sr. C/DE Dario Walnock (6’3” 245), Jr. OT/DT Sam Nelson (6’ 280), Jr. RB/CB Mike Cruz (5’9-170), Sr. OG/DE Tyler Walling (5’10-230), Jr. OG/DE Cody Schucker (5’10-220), Jr TE/OLB Kyle Perl (6’1”-200), Jr. RB/OLB Owen Baker (5’11-185), Jr. FB/ILB John Mannino (5’9-200), Sr. WR/OLB James Robinson (6’3”-195), SO. OT/NG David Weekes (6’4-285), So OT/DE Ethan Schweitzer (5’10-230), So. OG/DE Austin Cavallo (5’11-245), So. WR-FS Kevin Lopez (6’1”-175), So. WR-CB Victor Hunt (5’9”-160), So. FB/ILB Makei Hubert (5’10-200), Jr. FB/ILB Zion Raub (5’9-190), Sr. WR/FS Sebastian Rosario (5’11”-190), Sr. OG/DE Aidan Kromer (5’10”-205).

Key Stats: Tyrese Brandon was our leading rusher from last season (1,066 yds) and TD’s (22). Brandon, Kerbacher, Russell, Caiazzo and Gaycheck accounted for 70% of our offensive production. Gunkle was second in tackles at ILB. Kerbacher threw for 7 TD’s and rushed for 2 TD’s in 5 games.

2019 Offensive Outlook: Offensively, we will rely on our leadership from our skill positions. We are replacing 5 seniors from Last years offensive line. Nelson started 2 games at right tackle. Walnock, Nelson, Schucker, and Walling had a great spring. The keys for us offensively are the same as last year. Take care of the football and limit mental errors. Brandon (22 TD’s), Gaycheck (7 TD’s), Cruz (2 TD’s), Caiazzo (4 TD’s), Russell (2 TD’s), And Cole are all playmakers. Brandon is currently 7th (all time rushing) in school history.

2019 Defensive Outlook: Defensively, we return 6 starters. We feel good about our athleticism in the back end. Our secondary is very experienced. We expect Gunkle to have a great season. Sam Nelson will anchor the defensive line at NG. We want to rotate as many defensive lineman to keep our offensive linemen fresh. The kids did a great job in the weightroom. We want to continue to improve our physicality. Defensively we want to create turnovers and limit mental mistakes. Tackling is always a priority.

2019 Special Teams Outlook: Aidan Reinhard tied a school record last year for PAT’s made. His leg is much stronger than last season. We feel confident in Aiden’s ability to convert FG’s from 30 yards in. His punting has improved significantly.

August 9, 2019
2019 D11Sports.com High School Football Game of the Week

D11Sports.com High School Football Game of the Week

Presented by St. Luke’s Sports Medicine

WEEK 1: SATURDAY 8/24 EASTON @ PM WEST NOON

WEEK 2: THURSDAY 8/29 CATASAUQUA @ NORTHERN LEHIGH 7:10PM

WEEK 3: SATURDAY 9/7 NORTH SCHUYLKILL @ WYOMISSING 1:30 PM

WEEK 4: THURSDAY 9/12 SALISBURY @ SAUCON VALLEY 7PM

WEEK 5: THURSDAY 9/19 PANTHER VALLEY @ LEHIGHTON 7:10PM

WEEK 6: SATURDAY 9/28 STROUDSBURG @ ALLEN 1:30PM

WEEK 7: SATURDAY 10/5 DIERUFF @ PM WEST NOON

WEEK 8: SATURDAY 10/12 SOUTHERN LEHIGH @ PEN ARGYL 1:30 PM

WEEK 9: FRIDAY 10/18 WHITEHALL @ LIBERTY 7PM

WEEK 10: SATURDAY 10/26 WILSON @ NOTRE DAME 2PM

**SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

August 9, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Pottsville Crimson Tide (11)

Head Coach: Tom McGeoy

Assistant Coaches: Jake Wartella, Rusty Yost, Rob Shaffer, Jamie O’Brien, Pete Kalinich, Pete McDonald, Tony Barone

Team Name: Pottsville Crimson Tide

2018 Record: 7-5

Twitter: @pahsathletics

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters lost: Parker Zimerofsky OG/DT, Josh Hamilton C, Justice Minor RB, Bryce Dragna LB, Jacob Roos WR/DB, Corey Holobetz TE/Longsnapper, Jimmy Doyle DT, Aiden Stanton FS

Offensive Starters Returning: (8) SR QB Damon Yost 5-9, 165, SR RB Kevin DiCello 5-9 170, JR RB Bobby Walchak 6-1, 190, SR OT Chris Wallace 6-5 240, SR OG Jack Kalinich 5-11 250, SR OG Reese Kokitus 5-11 210 WR Kevin Schenk 6-6 185, WR Mason Barnes 6-1 165

Defensive Starters Returning: (6) SR DE Nate Robison 6-1 210, SR LB Lucas Drum 6-1 195 JR LB Bobby Walchak 6-1 190 SR DT Chris Wallace 6-5 240, SR Mason Barnes CB 6-1 165 SR Kevin DiCello SS 5-9 170

Special Team Starters Returning: (2) So Raeff DiCello Kicker, SR Addison Mullins Returner

Key Newcomers: (3) JR Adam Stock C/NG 6-3 280, SO Raeff DiCello WR/DB 5-8 160 JR Justin McClure RB/DB 5-9 160,

D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects: Kevin Schenk, Mason Barnes, Chris Wallace, Bobby Walchak

2019 Outlook:

Offense: We have a very deep and veteran group of skill players returning for the 2019 season. If we can build off the success we had last year, especially through the air, we can have an explosive offense. Across the line we have to replace two very good linemen, but with three multiple year starters coming back, hopefully they can gel together quickly.

Defense: Defensively our skill player depth should be fine. At Linebacker we have 2 returning starters and a third LB who has plenty of experience, we just have to find some good backups. Across the line we again have to replace some good players, but I think we have some guys who are up to the challenge.

Special Team: We lose our long-snapper of 3 years, but return our place kicker Raeff DiCello who came on strong at the end of last year. Also returning is our top return man Addison Mullins.

August 8, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Palmerton Area Blue Bombers (11)

Head Coach: Chris Walkowiak

Assistant Coaches:

Mike Falcone
Fred Lesher
Logan Lesher
Mark Versuk
Austin Cseh

Team Name: Palmerton Area Blue Bombers

2018 Record: 3-7

Twitter: @highpalmerton

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost:

Cody Waterhouse DB/WR
Erick Keck – C/DE
Aaron Stasko DB/WR

Offensive Starters Returning: (6)

Jordan Nelson SR. Athlete 6’2, 190
Andrew Sabo SR. RB 6’0, 200
Lucas Heydt Soph. Athlete 5’10, 175
Braden Gower SR. OG 5-11, 200
Tim ILes JR. OG 5-11, 215
Carson Gardner SR. OT5-11, 225

Defensive Starters Returning: (8)

Jordan Nelson Sr. ILB 6’2, 190
Andrew Sabo Sr. ILB 6’0, 200
Lucas Heydt Soph. DB 5’10, 175
Ethan Recker Jr. DB 5’9, 165
Braden Gower SR. DT 5-11, 200
Tim ILes JR. DT 5-11, 215
Carson Gardner SR. DT 5-11, 225
Owen Buck Jr. DE 6’2, 220

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)

Jordan Nelson Kicker/Punter Sr. 6’2 190lbs

Key Newcomers: (1)

James Denicola Soph DB/WR 5’11 165

2019 Offensive Outlook: Jordan Nelson returns as his role of specialist. His versatility at QB/WR allows him to make many plays for us. Andrew Sabo will return as RB and we will look for another solid season from him. Lucas Heydt also returns and is capable playing multiple spots for us his versatility allows us to move him around and help us get the looks we need on offense. Returning 3 offensive lineman in Gardner, ILes and Gower is a nice solid core, it will be important for us to have younger guys to step up and fill the other 2 spots in a hurry so we can get some continuity upfront. Winning the turnover battle will be key for us and spreading the ball around to our athletes will be important to making our offense run.

2019 Defensive Outlook: We return Jordan Nelson and Andrew Sabo to anchor our defense at the linebackers spot. We also return some other experienced players on the defensive line in Iles, Gower, Gardner and Buck. We will need to rely on the lineman to control the line of scrimmage and let our linebackers make plays. In the secondary, we need Heydt and Recker to draw on their experience from last season to help us make big plays.

2019 Special Teams Outlook: Returning for us is Jordan Nelson, he has been named 2nd team punter in the league for 2 consecutive seasons. We have to establish field position with our return teams and keep teams contained when we kick the ball. Consistency on P.A.T. is a top goal too.

August 7, 2019
2019 Team Previews: Pen Argyl Green Knights (11)

Head Coach: John C. Smith

Assistant Coaches:

Doug Powell
Paul Shanklin
Eric Sampson
Mike Bortz
Charlie Comstock
Jeffrey Smith

Team Name: Pen Argyl Green Knights

2018 Record: 3-7

Twitter: @paknightfball

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost:

Tadd Barr
Eric Lobb
Jacob Abruzzese
Dan Pfeiffer

Offensive Starters Returning: (10)

Conor Fehr – Sr. – RB/S – 6’1”170
Caleb Ceraul-Sr. – OL/DL – 5’9”185
Derek Herfurth – Sr. – OL/DE – 6’1”240
Gavin Amerman – Jr. – RB/LB – 5’9”200
Gabe Hahn – Sr. – RB/LB – 5’9”185
Ben Meixsell – Sr. – RB/LB – 5’8”175
Max Hahn – Sr. – WR/DB – 5’8”165
Tyler Taylor – Jr. – C/DT – 5’7”190
Woody Kindrew – Jr. – OL/DL – 5’9”270
Antonio Reto – Sr. – RB/DB – 5’7”145

Defensive Starters Returning: (11)

Conor Fehr-S
Antonio Reto Sr. DB
Gavin Amerman Jr. LB
Gabe Hahn Sr. LB
Caleb Ceraul Sr. DT
Derek Herfurth Sr. DE
Woody Kindrew Sr. DT
Cory Cockley Sr. 6’0” – 175 – S
Tyler Taylor Jr. DT
Collin McKeague Jr. – WR/DB – 5’11”155
Ben Meixsell Sr. LB

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)

Dakota Graham – Soph. – 5’7”190 – Long Snapper

Key Newcomers: (5)

Lucas Maggipinto-JR. – 6’0”165 – K/P
Morgan Layton – Sr. – 6’1”180 – E/ DE
Reese Karp – JR. – 6’0”180 – E/DE
Aiden Compton – Freshman-6’0”220 – OL/DL
Sean Rumsey – JR. – 6’0”275 – OL/DL

Key Stats:

2019 Offensive Outlook:

1. Physicality with effective Counter game
2. Mix pass effectively when needed
3. Strong Kicking game – Field goals
4. Avoid sloppy penalties and turnovers

2019 Defensive Outlook:

1. Be far more physical in executing the fundamentals of each position
2. Create a very positive turnover ratio
3. Score on defense

2019 Special Teams Outlook:

1. Kick field goals when presented
2. Win the kicking game through excellent coverage and great gang tackling

August 4, 2019
2019 Team Previews: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers (11)

Head Coach: Matt Walters

Assistant Coaches:

Brett Bealer
Dan Bowman
Dan Burns
Ed Shanley
Al Camaerei
Barry Krammes

Team Name: East Stroudsburg South Cavaliers

2018 Record: 8-4 (6-2 EPC North)

Twitter: @esasdsouthath

Hudl Highlights:

Key Starters Lost:

RB- Ryan Clark
TE/LB- Eli Johnson
OT/DT- Tim Kinney
QB- Braydan Mitchell
OG- Daniel Opong-Duah
OG- Brandon Shanley
WR- Noah Goicoechea
DB- Markens Pierre
WR- Michael Long
DE- Trevon Lee
DB- Guillaume Loka

Offensive Starters Returning: (7)

Junior WR Christian Sapp
Senior WR Ansun Ruffin
Junior RB Christian Arrington
Sophomore RB Ron Blake
Senior OT Jordan Fernandez
Senior C Nick Markowski
Junior OT Myles McHugh

Defensive Starters Returning: (7)

Senior DT Brandon Boushell
Senior DB Gerrond Tanghap
Senior DB Nyree Ford-Cherry
Junior DB Christian Sapp
Junior LB Chris Cacace
Sophomore DE Ron Blake
Senior DE Nick Markowski

Special Team Starters Returning: (1)

Junior Kicker Hunter Gilmore

Key Newcomers: (9)

Junior WR/DB Evan Roche
Senior WR Nyree Ford-Cherry
Junior TE Chris Cacace
Senior OG Brandon Boushell
Senior QB Joe Fulmer
Junior QB Will Fish
Junior DB Vinny Doyle
Senior LB/RB Austin Miller
Junior LB Kirk Young

Key Stats: The 2018 Cavaliers concluded their season with the PIAA District XI 5A Championship.

The 2018 Cavaliers led the EPC North in scoring for the second year in a row (434 points). Gone, however, are 1,300+ yard passer Braydan Mitchell, 1,900+ yard rusher Ryan Clark, first team player Eli Johnson at TE and offensive linemen Tim Kinney, Daniel Opong-Duah, and Brandon Shanley.

The 2018 Cavalier defense allowed 21 points or less in 8 games.

2019 Offensive Outlook: The Cavalier offense will feature a very deep skill group led by Junior WR Christian Sapp. The offensive line will be led by 3 seniors: Jordan Fernandez, Nick Markowski, and Brandon Boushell. For the offense to have a successful year, the Cavaliers must rely on the conditioning of two-way players in order to keep the offense at an up-tempo pace. Young players will need to adapt quickly to the speed of a varsity-level game.

2019 Defensive Outlook: The Cavalier defense will focus on their speed and athleticism to put themselves in a position to be successful. The experienced secondary (Christian Sapp, Gerrond Tanghap, and Nyree Ford-Cherry) will anchor the defense with Brandon Boushell and Nick Markowski leading the defensive front. Junior Chris Cacace returns to linebacker. In order to be successful, the Cavalier defense must execute the game-plan and focus on communication, effort, and technique.

2019 Special Teams Outlook: Junior Kicker Hunter Gilmore returns to the Cavaliers. Hunter Gilmore is also a starter for the Cavalier soccer team. Christian Sapp will be a kick and punt returner for the Cavs with his big play capability.

August 3, 2019
Coaching Jobs: East Stroudsburg North (Lehman Intermediate School)

East Stroudsburg North is currently seeking four individuals to coach 7/8th grade football at our Lehman Intermediate School. If interested, please contact Chuck Dailey at charles-dailey@esasd.net

August 1, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 74: Bronson Strouse, Tamaqua Area (11)

Player Name: Bronson Strouse

Photo courtesy of Flexer Photography

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: DT

Secondary Position(s): OT

Jersey Number: 55

Height: 6’0

Weight: 245

40-Yard Dash: 5.3

GPA: 3.1

Other Sports: Wrestling

Starting Experience: 4 Year Varsity Starter

Honors: 2x Times New 1st Team Defensive Linemen

2018 Stats: Offense: 28 Pancake Blocks Defense: 40 Tackles, 10 TFLs, 8 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @bbstrouse

Coaches Comments: Bronson is a strong interior player on the Defensive Line. He plays with good pad level to help take on double teams and bust through the line of scrimmage. His hand placement is very good when pass rushing and he is still disruptive if he doesn’t get to the QB. Bronson should have another great year for us this year.

July 28, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 72: CJ Selby, Jim Thorpe (11)

Player Name: CJ Selby

School: Jim Thorpe

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB/SS

Jersey Number: 30

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.65

GPA: N/A

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors:

SCFCA North 1 st Team RB
Schuylkill League 1st Team RB
Times News (Lehighton) All Star RB

2018 Stats: 1,310 yards rushing and 16 TD’s and 6 receptions.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @_s3lby

Coaches Comments: Physical runner that runs threw contact. He has outstanding vision in the hole that enables him to make outstanding cuts. Finishes off runs. Old school mentality when running the football. Explosive player on defense at LBer and even nose guard at times.

July 26, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 71: Matt Stianche, Bethlehem Catholic (11)

Player Name: Matt Stianche

Photo courtesy of Joe Henrich

School: Bethlehem Catholic

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position(s): Corner

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 6’3

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.69

GPA: N/A

Other Sports: Basketball & Track

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats: 587 receiving yards & 5 td’s, 101 return yards

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @mattstianche

Coaches Comments: Matt is a wonderful kid with tons of talent. He has a special ability to catch the ball anywhere it is thrown. He has a great vertical jump and fantastic body control. His speed is deceiving and he can certainly catch and run. As a defender he has great range and super ball skills.

July 25, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 70: Andrew Sabo, Palmerton Area (11)

Player Name: Andrew Sabo

Photo courtesy of Richard George

School: Palmerton

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: RB

Secondary Position: LB/DE

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6’0

Weight: 200

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): Will be 3 year starter.

2018 Stats:

69 attempts; 327 yds; 4.74 yds per carry; 5 Rush TD; 12 receptions, 84 yds, 1 receiving TD

42 tackles; 26 solo; 16 assists; 2 tackles for loss; 1 QB sack; 2 QB hurries; 1 recovered fumble

Honors:

Honorable Mention 2017 Colonial League Team – DE

Honorable Mention – 2017 Morning Call Newspaper Team – DE

Selected to the 2017 Times News Newspaper All-Star Team as Defensive Lineman

Hudl Highlights:

2018 Junior year highlights:

2017 Sophomore year highlights:

Twitter: @andrewsabo05

Coaches comments: Andrew is very good student-athlete and excellent character person. He is extremely disciplined and has a motor that constantly runs with an impeccable work ethic. Andrew displays all the intangibles a coach loves to see in a player. He is a no nonsense kid with a very tough mental and physical demeanor.

July 24, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 69: Matt Kistler, Tamaqua Area (11)

Player Name: Matt Kistler

Photo courtesy of Flexer Photography

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 22

Height: 5’11

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.50

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 3 Year Varsity Starter

Honors: Standard Speaker 1st Team Offense WR, Times News 1st Offense WR and 1st Team Defense DB, Pottsville Republican 1st Team Offense WR

2018 Stats: Offensive: 32 Receptions, 543 Yards, 7 TDs Defense: 48 Tackles, 7 TFLs, 3 INTs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @mattkistler2

Coaches Comments: Matt is an extremely versatile WR that we are looking to also give carries to because of how explosive he can be. His Run After Catch ability is one of his best traits because of his speed that allows him to separate from defenders. He also runs very crisp routes, especially double moves. Matt is looking to build and improve upon his junior year and have a big senior season.

July 23, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 67: Derek Herfurth, Pen Argyl Area (11)

Player Name: Derek Herfurth

School: Pen Argyl Area HS Green Knights

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: DE

Secondary Position(s): OT

Jersey Number: 56

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 240

40-Yard Dash: 5.1

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience: 2

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats: 3 QB sacks; best O lineman

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @derek_herfurth

Coaches Comments: Derek is a very strong player who squats 500 lbs., benches 370, and dead lifts 400. He possesses quick feet and agility with a 1.6 10 yard sprint and 4.5 Pro Agility. He has a unwavering work ethic and should dominate a game.

July 21, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 63: Jared Reed, Tamaqua Area (11)

Player Name: Jared Reed

Photo Courtesy of Flexer Photography

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: DE

Secondary Position(s): OL

Jersey Number: 60

Height: 6’1

Weight: 210

40-Yard Dash: 5.18

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 3 Year Varsity Starter

Honors: 2nd Team All Schuylkill League OL

2018 Stats: Defense: 22 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 5 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Reedy160

Coaches Comments: Jared is a solid, athletic linemen that has been a hard worker the past 3 years. He has a very fast first step off the ball that allows him to get penetration and get upfield on a pass rush. He also uses his hands very well when pass rushing. Jared should be big for us this upcoming year.

July 17, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 63: Carter Henritzy, Stroudsburg (11)

Player Name: Carter Henritzy

Photo Courtesy of Karen Trbuza

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: OL

Jersey Number: 51

Height: 6-1

Weight: 225

40-Yard Dash: 5.2

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats: He was a big part of the team scoring 49 touchdowns, a quarterback throwing for 1,000 yards and a 1000 yard rusher.

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: He has been a great leader for the offensive linemen this year already. He has the most experience coming back and has an awesome attitude for success.

July 17, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 61: Jerry Lyons, Bethlehem Catholic (11)

Player Name: Jerry Lyons

Photo Courtesy of Joe Henrich

School: Bethlehem Catholic

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 69

Height: 6′

Weight: 295

GPA: N/A

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 2 years

2018 Stats: N/A

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Jeramiah_Lyons

Coaches Comments: Jerry is a special young man. He is very versatile as he has played both tackle and guard. Jerry is a leader and a dedicated player. Athletic, strong and very intelligent all make Jerry a very important member of the Golden Hawks.

July 15, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 59: Jake Barron, Tamaqua Area (11)

Player Name: Jake Barron

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: LB

Secondary Position(s): TE

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 6’0

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.85

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 4 Year Varsity Starter

Honors: Schuylkill League All Area 2nd Team Linebacker

2018 Stats:

Defense: 56 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 8 Sacks,1 INT (Returned for TD)

Offense: 7 Receptions, 64 Yards, 1 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jakebarron8

Coaches Comments: Jake is a tough nosed player that hits hard and anchors the middle of our defense. His lateral agility and play recognition have improved greatly over the last two years, this has allowed him to play faster and with more confidence on the field. He also does well on offense blocking on the playside runs. Jake’s overall game should be even better come this year.

July 13, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 58: Jordan Nelson, Palmerton Area (11)

Player Name: Jordan Nelson

Photo Courtesy of Richard George

School: Palmerton

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: WR/QB/ATHLETE

Secondary Position: ILB

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 6’2

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.75

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): will be 4 year starter on both sides of the ball

2018 Stats:

Offensive Stats

73 Rushes; 554 yards, 7.59 yds per carry 9 rush TD

15 receptions; 214 yds; 3 TD 14.2 Avg

passing: 51/93 623 yards 5 INT; 3TD

Tallied 106 total points for our team

Special Teams

32.8 yard average; long of 45; 1 pinned inside the 20

Defensive Stats

126 tackles; 78 solo; 48 assists; 12.6 avg per game; 4 for loss; 1 QB sack, 6 QB hurries; 2 INT’s – 1 returned for a TD; 1 Forced Fumble

Honors:

1st team offensive specialist 2018 Colonial team

2nd team ILB – 2018 Colonial League Team

Honorable mention punter 2018 Colonial league team

2018 1^st Team Athlete – Morning Call

2018 1^st Team Athlete – Pafootballnews.com Coach’s All State team

2018 1^st Team Athlete Defense – Easternpafootball.com

2018 Times Newspaper – Specialist of the year and picked as a linebacker on their all area team

2018 Lehigh Valley Live – 2^nd team defensive Linebacker

2nd Team ILB – 2017 Colonial League Team

Honorable Mention WR – 2017 Colonial League Team

Honorable Mention Punter – 2017 Colonial League Team

2nd Team ILB – 2017 Morning Call Newspaper

2018 Co- offensive MVP Palmerton football

2018 Defensive MVP

2017 – Co-Defensive MVP – Palmerton Football

2017 All-EasternPAFootball.com – Class 2A team Honorable Mention ILB

2017 Honorable Mention – Express Times Newspaper – LB/WR/P

2017 Times News All Area Team

Hudl Highlights:

2018 Junior Link:

2017 Sophomore film link:

2016 Freshman Highlights

Twitter: @J_Nelson6

Coaches comments: Jordan is a tremendous athlete who can play any position and will do anything for his team. He is a selfless player and extremely coachable. Definitely defines the words “impact player” along with “student-athlete.”

July 12, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 57: Danny Lawrence, Mahanoy Area (11)

Player Name: Danny Lawrence

School: Mahanoy Area

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: QB

Secondary Position: DB

Jersey Number: 11

Height: 6’1″

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Wrestling and Track

Starting Experience (Years): 4

2018 Stats:

129 carries – 940 yards rushing, 15 TDs, 7.3 Yards Per Carry

13 – 40 – 261 yards passing, 4 TDs

32 Total Tackles

Averaged 31 yards per punt

Honors:

1^stTeam All-Area Hazleton Standard Speaker QB and DB

1^stTeam Schuylkill Football League Division 2 Offensive Athlete

Honorable Mention Pottsville Republican Athlete

Honorable Mention EasternPA.com Class AA Athlete

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Daniel46765887

Coaches comments: Danny is an exceptional athlete and a pleasure to coach. He has been a 3 year starter at a variety of positions, and he returns as QB this season to run our option oriented offense. If he stays healthy, he should have an exciting senior season.

July 11, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 54: Dimitri Rojas, Stroudsburg (11)

Player Name: Dimitri Rojas

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2021

Primary Postion: RB

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 26

Height: 5-10

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 2.8

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 1

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats: 153 carries for 1188 yards avg with an average of 7.76 yards a carry. He had 13 touchdowns.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Dimitrirojas26

Coaches Comments: He was a key offensive player for us last year as a sophomore. He only played in about 6.5 games. Looking for big things for him this year.

July 8, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 49: Brayden Knoblauch, Tamaqua Area (11)

Player Name: Brayden Knoblauch

Photo Courtesy of Eddie Titus

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: QB

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 5’11

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 year varsity starter

Honors: Times News QB of the Year

2018 Stats: 107/183 Comp/Att, 59% Completion Percentage, 1430 Passing Yards, 13 Passing TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @BraydK11

Coaches Comments: Brayden has been a three year starter at QB for us. His footwork and pocket awareness are tremendous. Brayden is also great at extending plays and making something out of nothing when leaving the pocket. We expect him to have his best season yet in 2019

July 3, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 48: Jayden Cruz, Williams Valley (11)

Player Name: JAYDEN CRUZ

School: WILLIAMS VALLEY

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: WIDE RECEIVER

Secondary Position(s): SECONDARY

Jersey Number: 25

Height: 5’9″

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: BASEBALL

Starting Experience: 2 YEARS AS WR/DB/OLB

Honors: ALL LEAGUE WR ALL COUNTY WR

2018 Stats: 34 RECEPTIONS 605 YARDS 8 TDS 35 TACKLES 4 FOR LOSS

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: N/A

Coaches Comments: 2018 BREAKOUT YEAR FOR CRUZ AS LEADER OF OUR WR’S CORP. OUTSTANDING ATTENTION TO ROUTE RUNNING DETAILS. GREAT HANDS AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEFENSIVE COVERAGES.

July 2, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 46: Ben Schatz, Lehighton (11)

Player Name: Ben Schatz

School: Lehighton

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: TE

Secondary Position(s): LB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 6-2

Weight: 225

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 3.6

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience: 3

Honors: 1st Team SCFCA North TE

2018 Stats: 22 receptions, 254 yds, 4 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @benschatz13

Coaches Comments: Ben has become a very dangerous threat from the TE position. He has the ability to find the holes in the defense, has great hands and is a very good run blocker at the point of attack. Defensively, Ben has a knack for finding the ball and anticipates very well. He is also one of the most physically and mentally tough players on our team.

Coaches Email: tmack38@hotmail.com

June 29, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 43: Zane Grover, Stroudsburg (11)

Player Name: Zane Grover

Photo Courtesy of Karen Trbuza

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: SS

Secondary Position(s): WR

Jersey Number: 10

Height: 6-0

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats:

22 Tackles, 12 assists, 1 interception
1 game as a QB with 3-5 with 94 yards passing.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @GroverZane

Coaches Comments: Will be a player that can play safety or corner. On the offensive side he can play receiver or slot along with QB.

June 27, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 43: Jesse Engle, Williams Valley (11)

Player Name: JESSE ENGLE

School: WILLIAMS VALLEY

Class Of: 2021

Primary Postion: TIGHT END/ DEFENSIVE END

Secondary Position(s): RUNNING BACK INSIDE LINEBACKER

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6’1″

Weight: 215

40-Yard Dash: 4.9

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: BASEBALL BASKETBALL

Starting Experience: 2 YEARS TIGHT END DEFENSIVE END

Honors: 1ST TEAM TIGHT END DEFENSIVE END IN TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
ALL COUNTY AND SELECTED TO SCHUYKILL COUNTY DREAM TEAM

2018 Stats: 14 RECEPTIONS 391 YARDS 8 TDS

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: STARTED EVERY GAME SINCE HIS FRESHMAN YEAR. A GAME CHANGING ATHLETE. GREAT HANDS AND ROUTE RUNNING TIGHT END. ON DEFENSE JESSE IS A MAINSTAY AT SEVERAL POSITIONS. STAFF LOOKING FORWARD FOR PROGRESSION IN LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO WINNING A DISTRICT TITLE. PLAYER TO BUILD A TEAM AROUND

June 27, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 42: Brandon Lysick, Bethlehem Catholic (11)

Player Name: Brandon Lysick

Photo Courtesy of Joe Henrich

School: Bethlehem Catholic

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: LB

Secondary Position(s): HB

Jersey Number: 4

Height: 5’11

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: N/A

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 1 year

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats: 81 tackles, 10 TFL’s 3.5 sacks, 143 yards receiving

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches Comments: Brandon is a blue collar player. He is reliable, smart, committed and hard working young man. He is the leader of the defense and willing to do the little things on offense. He is a leader, a great student and a high character young man.

June 26, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 41: Nate Boyle, Tamaqua Area (11)

Player Name: Nate Boyle

School: Tamaqua Area High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: RB/Slot WR

Secondary Position(s): OLB, K, LS, PR, KR

Jersey Number: 25

Height: 5’9

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Baseball and Winter Track

Starting Experience: 4 year varsity starter

Honors: Class 3A PA Football Writers All State Team as an Athlete, WNEP Super 16 Dream Team as an Athlete, Channel 13 Friday Night Football and WPPA Player of the Year, Standard Speaker Co Offensive Player of the year

2018 Stats:

Offense: 110 carries, 942 yds, 8.6 ypc, 22 TDs, 44 receptions, 635 yds, 14.4 yards per catch, 4 rec TDs,
Defense: 77 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 3 INTs, 2 Forced Fumbles
Special Teams: 1 Punt Return TD, 49/53 PATs, 211 Total Points scored last year

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Nateboyle8

Coaches Comments: Nate is an extremely versatile, tough, and instinctive kid that has a great feel for the game. He is Nate has started on both sides of the ball since he was a freshmen and last year did a little bit of everything for us including special teams. He is also an extremely hard worker in the weight room and We expect him to have an even bigger senior year and be one of the leaders on the team.

June 25, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 36: Christian Sapp, East Stroudsburg South (11)

Player Name: Christian Sapp

Photo Courtesy of Matt Walters

School: East Stroudsburg South

Class Of: 2021

Primary Postion: WR

Secondary Position(s): Safety

Jersey Number: #22

Height: 6’1

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.67

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience: 1

Honors:

First Team EPC North WR,
All-Eastern PA 5A Honorable Mention WR

2018 Stats: 47 catches for 800 yards and 9 TDs

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @cloutedsapp

Coaches Comments: Christian Sapp is entering his junior season and will lead a very talented receiving core for the Cavaliers. Sapp earned first team EPC North honors at WR his sophomore year and will look to build on his 800 yards receiving and 9 TD receptions. In addition to football, Sapp is a three sport varsity athlete for East Stroudsburg South HS. His hard work and dedication to our strength and conditioning program will give Christian a great opportunity to be one of the areas top receivers this fall.

June 20, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 33: Wayne Hamilton, Stroudsburg (11)

Player Name: Wayne Hamilton

Photo Courtesy of Karen Trbuza

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: LB

Secondary Position(s): HB

Jersey Number: 43

Height: 5-10

Weight: 185

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 3.2

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2

Honors: He was 2nd team EPC North Division as Linebacker

2018 Stats:

He had offensive 2 TD’s, 4 rec for 94 yards.
Defensively, he lead the team with 43 tackles, 14 for loss, 26 assists, 3 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @hamiltonhawk43

Coaches Comments: Fast player who impacts the team. Great leader with a positive attitude.

June 17, 2019
Logan Edmond leads the Red Team to a 28-14 victory in the McDonald’s All-Star Football Classic

NAZARETH – Logan Edmond passed for over 260 yards and three touchdowns leading the Red Team (Carbon, Lehigh and Monroe County) to a 28-14 win at Nazareth’s Andrew Leh Stadium Thursday Night.

The Red Team jumped out early. It looked like East Stroudsburg South’s Ryan Clark was going in for the first score of the night, but the ball popped out. Parkland’s Michael Bennett fell on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. They made it 14-0 on touchdown pass from Edmond to Stroudsburg’s Benny Pembleton for 38-yards with 11:16 remaining the the first half.

The Gold Team looked for a spark and found it with Notre Dame Green Pond’s receiver David Sanders. Sanders caught a pair of 50 yard touchdown passes. The first one was a 52-yard touchdown pass from Phillipsburg’s Jack Stagaard. Bethlehem Catholic’s Zamar Brake hit Sanders for a 59-yard bomb with 5:23 remaining in the first half. The game was tied at 14.

The Red Team pulled away in the second half scoring a touchdown each quarter. Edmond hit Whitehall’s Joe Herman for a 54-yard pass with 9:22 left in the third quarter. He finished the night off scrambling around before he found William Allen’s Jaunte Williams open for a four-yard touchdown pass with 3:51 remaining in the game.

It was a big night for Red Team Head Coach Matt Walters. Going into the 2019 season, Walters was named new head football coach at East Stroudsburg South replacing Ed Christian. Walters got his first win as a head coach Thursday night.

June 14, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 30: Jake Green, North Schuylkill (11)

Player Name: Jake Green

Photo Courtesy of Wally Hall

School: North Schuylkill

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: Defensive Lineman

Secondary Position: Fullback

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 6’0

Weight: 285

40-Yard Dash: 4.98

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 4

2018 Stats: Tackles 56, Tackles for Loss 22, Sacks 7, Pass Break Up 1

Honors: 2018 PA Football News Class 3A Coach’s Select All-State Team Defensive Tackle, WNEP Super 16 Dream Team Defensive Lineman, SCFCA 1^stTeam Nose Guard, SCFCA Dream Team Defense Nose Guard, Schuylkill League Football All-League Team Division 1Defensive Line, Republican Herald All Area Team Defensive Line, Standard Speaker all Area Team Defensive Line

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jakegreen_32

Coaches comments: Jake is a 4-year starter. He is a big individual in an athletic body. Jake started at as an interior defensive lineman for us as a freshman and continues the same role. He also plays a Fullback/H-back on offense. For his size he is mobile and can run. Jake is also a solid student excelling in the classroom. Jake has received FBS and FCS scholarship offers for football.

June 14, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 29: Amir Bryant, Stroudsburg (11)

Player Name: Amir Bryant

Photo Courtesy of Karen Trbuza

School: Stroudsburg High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: WR

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 1

Height: 6-2

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 2.8

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 2

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats: He was a great blocker who had 1 touchdown on the season with 3 catches for 51 yards. Special teams was a crucial player with 21 tackles.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: N/A

Coaches Comments: Tall receiver with great body position. We be threat on offense with very good speed. Defensively he is a good cover guy.

June 13, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 29: Tyrese Brandon, Northampton (11)

Player Name: Tyrese Brandon

Photo Courtesy of Linda Gunkle

School: Northampton

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: DB

Secondary Position(s): RB

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 6’ l

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Basketball, Track

Starting Experience: 4 years

Honors:

1st team EPC North DB
2nd team EPC North RB
2nd Team LV Live DB
HM Morning Call All Area RB-DB
HM PAFootball DB

2018 Stats:

1,066 Yds Rushing – 18 TD’s
25 receptions 268 Yds – 4 TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @tyresebrandon

Coaches Comments: Tyrese is a versatile player for us on both sides of the ball. He is a playmaker on offense and a lock down corner on defense. His practice habits are exceptional. He really matured as an overall player last year. We expect big things from a Tyrese his senior year.

June 13, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 27: Brady Miller, Williams Valley (11)

Player Name: BRADY MILLER

School: WILLIAMS VALLEY

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: RUNNING BACK

Secondary Position(s): OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

Jersey Number: 32

Height: 6’0″

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: BASEBALL BASKETBALL

Starting Experience: 1 RUNNING BACK 3 OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

Honors: ALL LEAGUE DEFENSE 2017 ALL LEAGUE 2017/18

2018 Stats:

231 CARRIES 1234 YARDS 6 100+ YARDS GAMES 13 TDS 10 RECEPTIONS 105 YARDS AND LED TEAM IN TACKLES 119.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: N/A

Coaches Comments: BRADY IS AN EXCEPTIONAL TAILBACK WITH VERY NICE SPEED. HE HAS PLAYED WITH 7 ALL STATE PLAYERS THE PAST 2 SEASONS AND THIS SEASON IT WILL BE HIS LEADERSHIP THAT RESULTS IN OUR SUCCESS. A NATURAL LINEBACKER WHO FOLLOWS THE BALL AND HAS GREAT COVERAGE SKILLS ON THE 3RD WR SETS.

June 11, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 26: Dalton Kintzel, Pine Grove Area (11)

Player Name: Dalton Kintzel

School: Pine Grove Area

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: FullBack

Secondary Position(s): ILB

Jersey Number: 5

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 195

40-Yard Dash: 4.8

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 2 years

Honors: 1st Team all league fullback.

2018 Stats:

943 yards rushing. 13 TDS.
4 -2pt conversions.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @KintzelDalton

Coaches Comments: Dalton is a powerful fullback. His feet never stop moving. 1st year carrying the ball in high school Dalton rushed for 943 yds and 13 TDS. Dalton also played on every special teams and started middle linebacker. Disciplined, motivated and natural leader.

June 10, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 23: Jaden Leiby, North Schuylkill (11)

Player Name: Jaden Leiby

Photo Courtesy of Wally Hall

School: North Schuylkill

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: Quarterback

Secondary Position: Defensive Back

Jersey Number: 6

Height: 6’0

Weight: 167

40-Yard Dash: 4.59

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 4

2018 Stats: Rushing Attempts 202, Yards Rushing 1,688, Rushing TD’s 16, Pass Completions 43, Pass Attempts 99, Passing Yards 822, Passing TD’s 8

Honors: SCFCA 1^stTeam Offense QB, SCFCA Dream Team Offense QB, Schuylkill League Football All-League Team QB, Schuylkill League Football All-League Team Division 1 Offensive Player of The Year, Republican-Herald All Area Team, Standard Speaker All Area Team

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @jadenleiby_

Coaches comments: Jaden is a 4-year starter. His Freshman and sophomore years he played defensive back and wide receiver. His gifted ability was noticed early in where we knew he would be positioned as our Quarterback. His style fitted him in a spread/read offense to compliment his abilities. Jaden is great to coach and comes every day to work. Colleges like his athleticism and will be his choice to continue to play.

June 7, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 20: Patrick Shupp, Easton Area (11)

Player Name: Patrick Shupp

Photo Courtesy of Jeff Braido

School: Easton Area High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: OL

Secondary Position(s): DL

Jersey Number: 71

Height: 6’3

Weight: 325

40-Yard Dash: 5.1

GPA: 3.1

Other Sports: lacrosse

Starting Experience: 3 years on offensive line

Honors:

2018 East Penn Conference South Division 2nd Team OL
2018 Lehigh Valley Live All Area – 2nd Team OL
2018 Morning Call All Star Team – HM OL

2018 Stats: N/A

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @patrickshupp

Coaches Comments: Patrick has been an anchor on our offensive line going on 3 years. He is an extremely athletic athlete for his size and also excels on the lacrosse field. With all but one offensive lineman back from last year’s team, Patrick will thrive being the leader of an experienced group going into the 2019 season for the Rovers.

June 4, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 19: Allen Negrete, Whitehall (11)

Player Name: Allen Negrete

School: Whitehall High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: WR

Secondary Position(s): Corner

Jersey Number: 2

Height: 5’10

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: 4.5

GPA: 2.2

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience: 1

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats:

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @negrete_allen

Coaches Comments: Allen is extremely explosive with the ball in his hands. Our job is going to be getting him the ball in space and letting his athleticism take over. He’s the type of kid that defenses need to know where he is each snap.

June 3, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 18: Bobby Walchak, Pottsville Area (11)

Player Name: Bobby Walchak

School: Pottsville

Class of: 2021

Primary Position: OLB

Secondary Position: HB

Jersey Number: 3

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 190

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 4.0

Other Sports: Track

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2018 Stats: 50 tackles 8 for a loss which led our team, 2 sacks and 10 QB pressures 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. On offense he had 300 total yards and 2 TD’s

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @bobby_walchak

Coaches comments: Bobby is a special player, who has been starting for us since his Freshman year. He has been moved around a bit on defense because of his versatility but this year he should settled into a more permanent outside linebacker role. We have only really scratched the surface of Bobby’s talent, and I can’t wait to see what he can do for us over the next two seasons.

June 2, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 17: Zach Moyer, Northern Lehigh (11)

Player Name: Zach Moyer

School: Northern Lehigh

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Defensive Back/ Quarterback

Secondary Position(s): Punt Returner

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 6’1″

Weight: 170

40-Yard Dash: 4.72

GPA: 3.9 Class Rank 7/122

Other Sports: Basketball & Track- State Qualifier in the high jump

Starting Experience: Two year starter in the secondary & started at wide receiver last season

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats: Led our team in yards per catch with an average of 23 yards. Had 65 tackles at Free Safety and led our team in interceptions with 5. Has been a two year starter in the secondary and is expected to compete for all league honors. Zach has been a quarterback his entire career and will transition back to that position this year.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: N/A

Coaches Comments: Zach will be a three year starter and a leader for us this year. We plan to utilize him both throwing and running at the quarterback position. Defensively he puts our secondary in position each play and he covers a ton of ground. He has a great nose for the ball and has done a great job getting interceptions over the past two years.

June 1, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 15: Tyler McGrath, Tri-Valley (11)

Player Name: Tyler McGrath

School: Tri-Valley High

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: Cornerback/Wide Receiver

Secondary Position: Kick/Punt Returner

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6’0″

Weight: 160

40-Yard Dash: 4.7

GPA: 3.0

Other Sports: Basketball and Baseball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years varsity starter

2018 Stats:

Offense: 21 catches for 358 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Defense: 9 interceptions, 15 pass breakups, 2 touchdowns, 46 tackles, 4 strips.

Honors: 1st Team All-State Defensive Back, 1st Team Schuylkill County Coaches Association (DB), 1st Team Tri-Valley Conference (DB), 1st Team Pottsville Republican (DB), Schuylkill County Coaches Association Dream Team, 2nd Team Tri-Valley Conference (WR).

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @tylermcgrath201

Coaches comments: Tyler is a true competitor in every sense of the word. Tyler has developed excellent skills both on offense and defense, as well as his ability to lead. He hustles on absolutely every play, never taking a play off. This is evident not only in football, but also in the other sports he plays.

May 30, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 14: Dante Mahaffey, Saucon Valley (11)

Player Name: Dante Mahaffey

School: Saucon Valley High School

Class Of: 2022

Primary Postion: QB

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 12

Height: 6’0

Weight: 165

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 4.3

Other Sports: Lacross, Wrestling

Starting Experience: 1

Honors: N/A

2018 Stats:

Passing: 59/115 914 yards 9 TD 4 INT
Rushing: 356 Yards 8 TD

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @dantemahaffey

Coaches Comments: Dante has the work ethic and the competitive drive to be a very special football player. He is athletic with a strong arm but his most impressive attribute is how he carries himself and his natural leadership abilities.

May 29, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 13: Nick Davanzo, Bangor (11)

Player Name: Nick Davanzo

School: Bangor

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position(s): Defensive Back

Jersey Number: 19

Height: 5-11

Weight: 180

40-Yard Dash: 4.75

GPA: 3.7

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 2 years

2018 Stats:

15 receptions 296 yards 19.7ypc 3TDS
31 Tackles

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @Davanzni

Coaches Comments: Nick is an athletic and coachable player. He is a precise route runner with great hands, as well as a physical blocker.
He excels in man coverage and is a physical tackler.
We are expecting Nick to have a big season as a team leader and impact player.

May 28, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 13: Andrew Stackhouse, Notre Dame GP (11)

Player Name: Andrew Stackhouse

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: OL

Secondary Position: DL

Jersey Number: 68

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 270

40-Yard Dash: 5.5

GPA: 3.38

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience (Years): 4 year Offensive Starter (C, G & T) – Rotated on Defensive for 4 years

2018 Stats: OFF: Part of Offensive Line that produced 1,547 rush yds. & 3,542 pass yds. / DEF: 11 total tackles

Honors:

TEAM AWARD: JIM BLACK / TOP LINEMAN AWARD

LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE – 3^RDTEAM OL

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL – HONORABLE MENTION OL/DL

EPA ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM

PFN ALL-ACADEMIC BRONZE TEAM

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @stackhouse35

Coaches comments: “Stack” has been a starter since his Freshman year on the offensive line and he has been a leader in that position group and on the team through his years in our program. He has been a high-academic student for us and hard-worker in the weight-room as well. He has a deep connection to Notre Dame Football and he has helped keep the program building towards the top of the League, District & State. Offensively he has played every position on the line in his fours years and has shown great versatility. Defensively he has been a contributor on the defensive line, and he is a snapper for special teams.

May 28, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 10: Kobe Brish, Schuylkill Haven (11)

Player Name: Kobe Brish

Photo Courtesy of VSN Photography

School: Schuylkill Haven

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: RB

Secondary Position(s): DB

Jersey Number: 28

Height: 5’9″

Weight: 205

40-Yard Dash: 4.57

GPA: 3.4

Other Sports: Baseball

Starting Experience: 3 years

Honors: Schuylkill League Offensive POY, All State AA RB, All Easternpafootball RB, All PAFootball RB

2018 Stats: 240 for 2160 yds, 25 TDs (9.0 yds/carry)

Career – 671 for 5862 yds, 79 TDs (8.7 yds/carry)

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @br1sh28

Coaches Comments: Great vision. Great Speed. Great Athlete. Kobe can contribute in both the run game and the passing game.

May 25, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 9: Ali Barkley, Whitehall (11)

Player Name: Ali Barkley

School: Whitehall High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: RB

Secondary Position(s): CB

Jersey Number: 21

Height: 6′

Weight: 220

40-Yard Dash: 4.6

GPA: 2.2

Other Sports: Track and Field

Starting Experience: 1-year

2018 Stats: N/A

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @barkley_33

Coaches Comments: We are looking for Ali to step into a major role this year on offense. He’s worked extremely hard this off season and has added some weight while keeping the same speed.

May 24, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 8: Mason Barnes, Pottsville (11)

Player Name: Mason Barnes
‘

School: Pottsville

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: Wide Receiver

Secondary Position: Corner Back

Jersey Number: 15

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 175

40-Yard Dash: N/A

GPA: 3.8

Other Sports: Basketball

Starting Experience (Years): 2 years

2018 Stats: On offense: 39 receptions for 710 yds, 10 tds, he threw for 2tds as well, and returned a punt for a TD. On defense: 4 INT’s, 11 pass break ups, 26 tackles

Honors: 1st team all-league DB and WR.

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @M_barnes15

Coaches comments: Mason is a terrific athlete that excelled on both sides of the ball. He was able to do a little bit of everything for us on offense, but what he really did well was make the tough catch in traffic. If there was a jump ball situation Mason was probably going to win it. On defense he got the toughest assignment each week, and rarely disappointed us. Mason is primed to have an amazing season this year, and should exceed his output from last year in all areas.

May 23, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 4: Evan Deily, Saucon Valley High School (11)

Player Name: Evan Deily

School: Saucon Valley High School

Class Of: 2020

Primary Postion: DE

Secondary Position(s): OG

Jersey Number: 65

Height: 6’1

Weight: 235

GPA: 4.2

Other Sports: N/A

Starting Experience: 2

Honors: Honorable Mention Colonial League Offensive Guard

2018 Stats: 37 Tackles 7 TFL 1.5 Sacks

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @deily_evan

Coaches Comments: Evan is a very hard worker with a great football IQ. His technique came a long way last year and he works hard at his craft.

May 19, 2019
Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 3: Ben Carlin, Notre Dame Green Pond HS (11)

Player Name: Ben Carlin

School: Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Class of: 2020

Primary Position: S

Jersey Number: 27

Height: 5’8”

Weight: 170

GPA: 3.81

Starting Experience (Years): 2 year Defensive Starter + Special Teams

2018 Stats: DEF: 102 total tackles + 5 PD

Honors:

TEAM AWARD: DEFENSE MVP

Player of the Game: {2x} *Tamaqua & North Schuylkill

PENNSYLVANIA (MAXPREPS.com) – T-48^THRANKED in STATE [TOT. TACKLES]

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL – HONORABLE MENTION DB

LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE – HONORABLE MENTION DB

EPA ALL-ACADEMIC GOLD TEAM

PFN ALL-ACADEMIC SILVER TEAM

Hudl Highlights:

Twitter: @bencarlin171

Coaches comments: Ben is a leader, all-around in every aspect of our program. He always has a smile on his face and he is a great teammate who makes the players around him better. He gives everything he has every day and he has been such a pleasure to coach. He was a standout on our defense in 2018 and helped us to a Colonial League Championship. Ben is the captain of our defense from his safety position and he was awarded Defensive MVP by our team at the end of his junior season. He is a high academic player for us and leads our team inside the classroom and on the field.

May 18, 2019
Coaching Jobs: Northern Lehigh Middle School

Northern Lehigh has a full-time paid position available in their middle school program. Experience is preferred. Send letter of interest and resume to Head Coach Joe Tout at jtout@nlsd.org. March 29th is the deadline.

March 7, 2019
Coaching Jobs: Northern Lehigh HS

Northern Lehigh HS has a full-time Varsity position available. For either Linebackers or Secondary. Interested applicants should sent a letter of interest and resume to Head Coach Joe Tout at jtout@nlsd.org March 29 is the deadline.

March 7, 2019
The National Football Foundation Lehigh Valley Chapter honoring football scholar-athletes March 3rd

The 59th annual National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Lehigh Valley Chapter will host its Scholar-Athlete dinner at the Northampton Banquet and Event Center honoring scholar-athletes on Sunday, March 3rd.

A total of 39 schools (33 high schools and six colleges) will be represented. Here’s a look at each school’s scholar-athlete:

William Allen High School – Anderson T. Cox

A 5’11” 160 lb. running back and linebacker, he ranks 219 out of 523 students. He is a NJROTC Commanding Officer and a Drill Team Commander. He serves as a Caring Place tutor for elementary and middle school students. He is also active in his community.

Allentown Central Catholic High School – Justin Michael Pasquale

A 5’9” 165 lb. wide receiver and kick returner, he ranks 23 out of 173 students. He is an Honor Roll student and member of the National Honor Society. He is an academic tutor and member of the Inspiring Hearts Program at Sacred Heart Hospital. He is a Lehigh Valley Zoo volunteer. He plays varsity lacrosse and is committed to playing lacrosse at Elizabethtown College.

Bangor Area High School – Douglas Thomas Toth

A 5’10” 175 lb. center and defensive tackle, he ranks 46 out of 228 students. He is a member of the National Honor Society and a Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award recipient. He is the Student Government treasurer, Class Cabinet member, Ecology Club secretary, Weatherman for the School’s News Team, and participates in varsity wrestling. He is a “Gearing Up for Kindergarten” volunteer, and an Alumni Association and Slate Belt Heritage Tour Guide volunteer. He is a Bangor Park volunteer train driver, a “Cleanup Days” volunteer for the park and his church, and a marathon volunteer.

Bethlehem Catholic High School – Dalton Jack Daddona

A 6’3” 270 lb. offensive lineman and defensive end, he is in the top 25 percent in a class of 178 students, with a GPA of 3.42. He is an Honor Roll student, and earned First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference offensive honors. He is a member of the Debate Team and serves as a Hawk Ambassador. He is active in his community.

Catasauqua High School – Bradley J. Panto

A 5’9” 160 lb. offensive center and linebacker, he ranks 35 out of 103 students. He is an Honor Roll student and a 2017 Eisenhower Award Winner from the United States Military Academy. He is a Student Government member, editor of the School Newspaper, and Student Forum and Student Council member. He participates in the Varsity ‘C’ Club, wrestling, track, Scholastic Scrimmage, the Digital Media Club, and Debate Team. He is a Good Citizenship recipient of the Daughters of American Revolution, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes member, and Borough Council representative.

Louis E. Dieruff High School – Gabriel A. Cruz

A 5’6” 165 lb. running back and linebacker, he ranks 35 out of 415 students. He is an Honor Roll student and member of the National Honor Society. He is a Student Government member, a Math academic tutor, and participates in varsity wrestling and track. He is President of the Husky Leaders Academic Program and a 2018 football team captain. He volunteers at the Allentown Soup Kitchen monthly, and performs various community activities with his church.

East Stroudsburg High School North – Dejon J. Richardson

A 5’7” 138 lb. slotback and cornerback, he ranks 5 out of 239 students. He is an Honor Roll student and member of the National Honor Society. He participates in varsity track. He is also active in his community.

East Stroudsburg High School South – Ryan James Clark

A 5’10” 200 lb. tailback, he ranks 38 out of 345 students. He is an Honor Roll student and a National Merit Scholar Award recipient. He earned First Team All-Conference offensive honors. He participates in varsity wrestling and varsity track. He is active in his community.

Easton Area High School – Daniel C. Hynes

A 6’ 195 lb. outside linebacker, he ranks 29 out of 683 students, with a GPA of 4.23. He is an Honor Roll student, member of the National Honor Society, and earned First Team All-Conference defensive honors. He is a Student Government and Yearbook staff member, and serves with Students against Destructive Decisions. He volunteers with the Miracle League, is a youth football coach, flag football referee, church usher, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes member.

Emmaus High School – Sone A. Ntoh

A 5’11” 215 lb. running back and linebacker, he is in a class size of 730 students. He is an Honor Roll student and member of the Curricular Honor Society. He participates in varsity track and volunteers with Special Olympics. He is active in his community.

Freedom High School – Tristan Jacob Wheeler

A 6’2” 225 lb. fullback, tight end, and linebacker, he ranks 209 out of 475 students. He is an Honor Roll student and earned First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference defensive honors. He is the editor of the school newspaper and participates in THON. He is a member of the Black and Gold Gridiron Club and is a youth football camp volunteer. He volunteers at two local elementary schools, Musikfest, and is active in his church.

Jim Thorpe Area High School – Nathan Michael Rosahac

A 6’5” 225 lb. defensive end and wide receiver, he ranks 9 out of 131 students. He is an Honor Roll student, member of the National Honor Society, where he serves as Treasurer, and earned First Team All-Conference defensive honors. He is a Student Government member, serving as Class President, and participates in varsity basketball and baseball. He is a Student Rotarian, Student Council Treasurer, Student Forum, PA Junior Academy of Science, and FBLA member. He volunteers with the National Night Out program, a local blood drive, Trees for Troops, a local retirement home, and various youth sports programs.

Lehighton Area High School – Chris Jacob Whiteman

A 5’7” 151 lb. quarterback and strong safety, he ranks 15 out of 153 students. He is an Honor Roll student and member of the National Honor Society. He is a Class Officer, an academic tutor and participates in varsity wrestling and baseball. He is a member of the FBLA and SADD Clubs. He volunteers with the PALS Program working with elementary students, the Lehighton Lions Club, soup kitchens in Panther Valley, and various sports fundraisers.

Liberty High School – Michael Stanley Warner

A 5’10” 250 lb. center and defensive lineman, he ranks 92 out of 641 students. He is an Honor Roll student and carries a GPA of 4.17. He participates in varsity rifle and the Science Olympiad. He volunteers coaching youth football and participates annually in the cleanup of the Bethlehem Steelworkers Memorial.

Nazareth Area High School – Thomas Manos

A 6’ 180 lb. wide receiver, he ranks 180 out of 372 students. He is an Honor Roll student and earned First Team All-State and First Team All-Conference offensive honors. He participates in varsity wrestling. He volunteers with Eagle Olympics, the Nazareth Youth Football Camp, and the Nazareth Midget Wrestling Tournament.

Northampton Area High School – Ethan Charles Deater

A 6’ 190 lb. fullback and linebacker, he ranks 47 out of 461 students. He is an Honor Roll student and carries a 4.174 GPA. He is a member of the Physical Education Club and participates in DECA. He is active in his community.

Northern Lehigh High School – Aaron C. Rudolph

A 5’9” 170 lb. wide receiver and defensive back, he ranks 3 out of 142 students. He is an Honor Roll student who has attained a 4.63 GPA. He participates in varsity baseball, is a member of the SADD and Science Clubs, and is President of the Spanish Club. He volunteers with his church youth group and is active in his community.

Northwestern Lehigh High School – Christopher John Hippensteel

A 5’7” 155 lb. linebacker, he ranks 4 out of 186 students. He is an Honor Roll student and member of the National Honor Society. He is a Student Government Class Officer, School Newspaper editor, Spanish academic tutor, and plays varsity lacrosse. He serves as a tour guide for freshman orientation and contributed food, while helping to organize the teacher luncheon. He volunteers by organizing the charity advertising campaign with the school newspaper to raise funds for the Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley.

Notre Dame High School – Ethen Damian Aquino

A 5’11” 175 lb. cornerback and wide receiver, he ranks in the top 20 percent in his class of 127 students. He is an Honor Roll student, National Honor Society, and Curricular Honor Society member. He earned Second Team All-Conference offensive and defensive honors, participates in varsity baseball, photography, and is an academic tutor. He volunteers with the Miracle League, ASPCA, Children’s Home of Easton Christmas Donations Pledge Drive, Homeless Shelter Clothing Drive, and the Notre Dame youth football camp.

Palisades High School – Adam Ryan Marsh

A 5’11” 185 lb. fullback and linebacker, he ranks 18 out of 160 students. He is an Honor Roll student, National Honor Society, and Curricular Honor Society member. He earned First Team All-Conference defensive honors. He participates in varsity wrestling and baseball. He also participates in the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards Ceremony. He volunteers with local community breakfasts and spaghetti dinners, the Lord’s Pantry, and a youth wrestling tournament.

Palmerton Area High School – Tanner William Burnett

A 5’10” 180 lb. tailback and middle linebacker, he ranks 24 out of 108. He is an Honor Roll student and carries a GPA of 3.57. He participates in varsity baseball and is a member of the Grid Iron Club. He is active in his community.

Parkland High School – Adam S. Piston

A 6’ 215 lb. center and defensive end, he ranks in the top 10 percent in his class of 800 plus students. He is an Honor Roll student and member of the History Curricular Honor Society. He earned First Team All-Conference offensive and defensive honors. He participates in varsity track and powerlifting. He volunteers as a youth basketball coach and referee, is an altar server and is active in his church.

Pen Argyl Area High School – Tadd Alan Barr

A 6’ 170 lb. wide receiver and safety, he ranks 25 out of 141 students. He is an Honor Roll student, member of the National Honor Society, and earned Second Team All-Conference defensive honors. He participates in varsity basketball and track. He serves in Character Education, Aevidum, and Peer Mediation. He volunteers as Special Olympics coach at Penn State, and is a Mini-Thon participant.

Phillipsburg High School – Mark James Zgoda, Jr.

A 5’11” 195 lb. middle linebacker, he ranks 28 out of 395 students. He is an Honor Roll student and National Honor Society member, with a 5.29 GPA. He earned First Team All-Conference defensive honors. He is a Class Officer, Treasurer of the Multicultural Club, and participates in varsity lacrosse. He volunteers with the Miracle League, Salvation Army, and Battle Borne Veteran Recovery Resource Program. He serves as a volunteer coach with the youth recreational program, and has been an acolyte/server with his church for ten years.

Pleasant Valley High School – Benjamin Anthony Henwood

A 6’1” 180 lb. strong safety, he ranks 103 out of 398 students. He is an Honor Roll student and Curricular Honor Society member. He is a member of the Key Club, Leo Club, Future Business Leaders of America, serves on the Mini-Thon Committee, United Nations, Mock Trial, and participates in varsity track. He volunteers with a local Food Pantry, the Salvation Army, Rho Kappa winter coat drive, and is a Pleasant Valley Cubs Coach and youth basketball coach.

Pocono Mountain East High School – Sean Michael Myron

A 6’2” 210 lb. offensive tackle, he ranks 11 out of 326 students. He is an Honor Roll student and member of the National Honor Society. He carries a GPA of 97.9726. He participates in varsity track and is active in his community.

Pocono Mountain West High School – Ryan Matthew Krisiak

A 6’1” 165 lb. wide receiver, he ranks 58 out of 374 students. He is an Honor Roll student and carries a GPA of 93.0. He participates in the Big Panther Little Panther Program, the Weightlifting Program, and is a literary partner for elementary students. He volunteers as a Salvation Army bell ringer, a youth football coach/mentor, and is an altar server in his church.

Salisbury High School – Jacob Dylan Kamp

A 6’3” 205 lb. quarterback, halfback, outside linebacker and punter, he ranks 24 out of 136 students. He is an Honor Roll student and National Honor Society member. He is an Algebra and Chemistry academic tutor, editor of the School Yearbook, member of the Key Club, FBLA, Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science, and participates in varsity basketball and track. He has a Black Belt in karate, is a flag football referee, basketball coach, and is involved in the Light the Night Walk. He volunteers with St. Luke’s Hospital as an escort/transporter, Special Olympics, Cops & Kids Program, and Touchdowns Against Cancer, serving as a team leader recognized as an All-American Team.

Saucon Valley High School – Ian Christopher Csicsek

A 5’10” 185 lb. running back and outside linebacker, he ranks 52 out of 167 students. He is an Honor Roll student with a GPA of 3.75. He earned First Team All-State offensive honors and First Team All-Conference offensive and defensive honors. He is active in his community.

Southern Lehigh High School – Quinn A. Schmidt

A 6’1” 205 lb. tight end and defensive end, he has a GPA of 3.934 in his class of 250 students. He is an Honor Roll student and National Honor Society member. He is a Student Government member, Student Council Historian, School Newspaper editor, member of the Varsity Club, Head Usher for Class Plays/Musicals, and participates in basketball. He volunteers with Betty Lou’s Food Pantry, the Parkettes, is a Camelot for Children Junior Board member, Angel 34 Student Board member, flag football referee for the Spartan Touchdown Club and the Spartan youth football and basketball camps.

Stroudsburg High School – Tyler Alexander Slomiak

A 5’11” 175 lb. defensive back, he ranks 12 out of 512 students. He is an Honor Roll student, member of the National Honor Society, and an academic tutor. He is a member of the Mini-Thon Public Relations and Event Fundraising Committee, Aevidum, Future Business Leaders of America, Sports Club, and participates in varsity track. He volunteers with St. Luke’s Hospital and At-Home Elderly Care.

Whitehall High School – Jacob Lawrence Heffner

A 5’8” 165 lb. slot back and free safety, he ranks 143 out of 376 students. He is an Honor Roll student, National Honor Society member, and Curricular Honor Society member. He is a member of the Serve Club, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and participates in varsity track. He volunteers with the St. Stephens Food Bank and is active in his community.

Wilson Area High School – Zachery A. Miller

A 6’ 240 lb. offensive center and defensive tackle, he ranks 13 out of 169 students. He is an Honor Roll student and an academic tutor in both Algebra II and Chemistry. He participates in varsity wrestling and track. He volunteers as a Lions Club helper, a Vacation Bible School counselor, and a Sunday school teacher at his church.

College Scholar Athletes

East Stroudsburg University – Michael Fleming

A 6’4” 305 lb. offensive lineman, he has a 3.478 GPA, majoring in History and is a member of the Dean’s List and History Honors Society. He is a four-year starter and four-time All-PSAC Selection, a Campbell Trophy National Semi-Finalist, and an ESU Scholar Athlete. He volunteers with the Salvation Army, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program, Safe Harbor Program, and is a mentor for the Palmer Panther Football Program. He was Easton High School’s 2015 basketball Scholar Athlete honoree.

Kutztown University – Conor Sullivan

A 5’10” 185 lb. wide receiver, he has a 3.50 GPA, majoring in Criminal Justice. He is a four-time PSAC Scholar Athlete, three-time Dean’s List honoree, and three-time Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award recipient. He was a 2018 Team Captain and a Second Team All-PSAC East selection. He volunteered with the “Get in the Game” Bone Marrow Drive from 2015 to 2019, the Kutztown SAAC Program, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and the Kutztown Optimist Club, “Fools Run.”

Lafayette College – Kevin Zataveski

A 6’3” 285 lb. offensive lineman and center, he has a 3.32 GPA, majoring in Math Economics. He is a 2015 and 2017 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll student, a multiple semester Lafayette College Academic Honors student, a 2018 Football Team Captain, and 2015 Offensive Rookie of the Year. He has worked with the Lauren’s First & Goal Camp for Pediatric Brain Cancer for four years, Lafayette Football Youth Camp for three years, Read Across America, Oaks Leadership Academy, and the Hazelton Community Park Cleanup with Joe Maddon. He was Delran High School’s Football Scholar Athlete for the Burlington County Football Club in 2014.

Lehigh University – Harrison Kauffman

A 6’3” 280 lb. defensive lineman, he has a 3.52 GPA, majoring in Finance. He is a three-time Dean’s List student, a two-year Academic All-Patriot League selection, a 2017/2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, a 2018 William B. Campbell Award semi-finalist, and an Academic All-District Google Cloud honoree. He volunteered with Adopt-A-Family for four years, Leadership Legacies for three years, was a Co-Captain of Student Athlete Mentors, and organized a Call-A-Thon Fundraiser. He was Glacier High School’s (in Kalispell, Montana) Scholar Athlete in 2015. He is getting married July 13, 2019.

Moravian College – Nicholas Vincent Zambelli

A 6’ 195 lb. safety and linebacker, he has a 4.0 GPA, majoring in Computer Science & Economics. He is a Dean’s List student for every semester, member of five honor societies, First Team Academic All-American in 2017 and 2018, a 2017 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, three-year Academic Honor Roll honoree, three-year Academic All-District selection, and a 2018 William B. Campbell Award semi-finalist. He is a two-year Football Team Captain, a mentor in “The Five Star Heart Program”, a CRLA certified tutor, and served as Vice-President of a fraternity for four semesters. He was Parkland High School’s 2015 Scholar Athlete.

Muhlenberg College – Luke Wiley

A 6’ 190 lb. free safety, he has a 3.69 GPA, majoring in Mathematics with a focus in Analytics. He is a two-time All-Centennial Academic Honor Roll honoree, a five-time Dean’s List student, and earned The Mull Award for Excellence in Mathematics, awarded to a junior at Muhlenberg. He was a two-time All-Centennial Conference selection and a 2018 Team Captain. He volunteered with the “Get in the Game” Bone Marrow Match Program in honor of Muhlenberg Head Coach, Mike Donnelly, and also volunteers with the Lauren’s First and Goal Program.

February 5, 2019

2019 PSFCA East-West All-Star Football Teams

The 18th annual game, sponsored by the Pa. Football Coaches Association, is May 5th at Altoona’s Mansion Park Stadium at 2pm.

East Team

Position Name High School
QB Matt O’Connor Lower Merion
QB Chase Diehl Bishop McDevitt
RB Shamar Edwards North Penn
RB Nasir Legree Bethlehem Liberty
WR Johnny Freeman St. Joseph’s Prep
WR Kennedy Poles Penn Wood
WR Selvin Haynes Upper Dublin
WR Jequest Garced-Rexroth Susquehanna Township
WR Seth Degree West Catholic
HB Nick Viva Nazareth Area
TE Nick Gallo Council Rock South
ATH Rynell Gantt Harrisburg
OL Josh Moore Wallenpaupack
OL Jack Kempsey North Schuylkill
OL Quinton Derr Upper Dublin
OL Stanford Maison Milton Hershey
OL Zack Tarburton Pennridge
OL Marc Villano Downingtown West
OL Gabe Bollinger Central Dauphin
DT Chance Smith Wallenpaupack
DT Connor Bishop Archbishop Wood
DT Dwayne Majors Conwell-Egan
DE Luke Painton Berks Catholic
DE Trevor Harris Bethlehem Liberty
DE Tion Holmes Coatesville
LB Paul Carreras Bethlehem Catholic
LB Jao Burney Harrisburg
LB Oleh Manzyk Neshaminy
DB Zach Bouggess St. Joseph’s Prep
DB Izaiah McPherson Emmaus
DB Isaiah Gilmore Wilson (3)
DB Jalen Goodman Lower Merion
DB Broc Grosser Halifax Area
K/P Jack Rodenberger Manheim Twp
Head Coach Joe Headen Susquehanna Twp.
Assistant Wally Hall North Schuylkill
Assistant Jim Chapman John Bartram
Assistant Matt Gingrich Annville-Cleona
Assistant Bob Miller Eastern Lebanon
Assistant Jon Scepanski Northeastern

West Team

Position Name High School
QB Joe Fagano Williamsport Area
QB Connor Watkins Loyalsock
RB Nyzair Smith Dallastown
RB Dayjure Stewart York High
WR Cohen Russell State College
WR Mike Trimbur South Fayette
WR Gerald Ross Loyalsock
WR Tyler Brennan North Hills
HB Jeremy Bullock State College
TE Stone Huffman Cumberland Valley
OL Dominic Serapiglia Thomas Jefferson
OL Mike Dorundo Pine-Richland
OL Tom Elia South Fayette
OL Joshua Howells Hollidaysburg
OL Jeffrey Bonnette Shaler Area
OL Nathan Howells Hollidaysburg
OL Riley Noble Canon-McMillan
DT Collin Instone Richland
DT Carmen Barone Loyalsock
DT Raymond Christas Dallastown
DE Justin Resto Cedar Cliff
DE Hunter Brown Wellsboro
LB Jake Stebbins Seneca Valley
LB Anthony Cerminara Pine-Richland
LB Thomas Wyatt McKeesport
LB Gianni Rizzo Norwin
DB Dom Dodson Central Catholic
DB Dayln Brickner Beaver Falls
DB Rob Rideout York High
DB Konota Gaskins McKeesport
DB Jayvon Thrift Norwin
DB Corey Thomas Penn Hills
DB Larry Walker Jr. Aliquippa
K/P Ryan Coe South Fayette
Head Coach Larry Wiser Clarion
Assistant Brad Orlando McDowell
Assistant Greg Page Homer-Center
Assistant Ron Butschle Seneca Valley
Assistant Don Fyfe Shade
Assistant Jon DeLonne Penn Hills

January 31, 2019

2019 Pennsylvania Big 33 Football team

2019 Big 33 Game is scheduled for May 27, 2019 Kickoff is 2:00 p.m. at Landis Field – Central Dauphin MS (4600 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, PA)

Head Coach Mark Lyons

Position Player High School
QB Kane Everson Harrisburg
QB Cade Pribula Central York
RB Aaron Young Coatesville
RB Patrick Garwo III Conwell-Egan Catholic
WR Nazir Burnett Bishop McDevitt
WR William Gipson Aliquippa
WR Dante Cephas Penn Hills
WR T’nyis Becker Bishop McDevitt
WR Yusuf Terry Imhotep Institute Charter
TE Hayden Rucci Warwick
OL Dalton Daddona Bethlehem Catholic
OL Ricky Santiago Coatesville
OL Asim Richards The Haverford School
OL Trent Holler Greater Latrobe
OL Elias Marte Bethlehem Catholic
OL Lirion Murtezi North Hills
OL Tim Weaver Saucon Valley
DE Dionte Nichols Harrisburg
DE Bam Brima Loyalsock
DE Brian Dallas Pittsburgh Central Catholic
DT Carter Christopher Bishop McDevitt
DT Gaige Hill Altoona
DT Solvauhn Moreland Aliquippa
ILB Keith Maguire Malvern Prep
ILB Brandon George Berks Catholic
OLB Myles Talley St. Joseph’s Prep
OLB Tyler King Pine-Richland
OLB Tristan Wheeler Bethlehem Freedom
DB Daequan Hardy Penn Hills
DB Joey Porter Jr. North Allegheny
DB Marlin Devonshire Aliquippa
DB Tykee Smith Imhotep Institute Charter
DB Edward Saydee William Penn Charter
DB Michael Coleman Woodland Hills
ATH Marques Mason St. Joseph’s Prep
K Anthony DaSilva Bethlehem Catholic
K/P Kolton McGhee Bishop Guilfoyle
LS Tyler Herberg General McLane

January 31, 2019

Palisades hires Ramie Moussa as Pirates Head Football Coach

December 20, 2018
District 11 Top returning players FINAL STATS

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (final stats):

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Bethlehem Catholic’s Tavion Banks finished his junior season rushing for 1,602 yards and scoring 31 total td’s. Banks caught his 1st reception td of the season last week vs Imhotep. His 30 other td’s on the season were all rushing td’s. His 1,602 yards rushing moves him into 6th place all-time for a single-season at BECA. His 31 td’s ties him with Eddie Scipio (2000) for 4th place for a single-season at BECA. Banks will enter his senior season with 2,499 yards rushing and 46 total td’s. His 46 td’s ties him with Erik Marsh for 5th best at BECA for a career. When Banks scored 5 td’s vs Pottsgrove in week 14 he tied the school record for a single game that 6 other Hawks have accomplished. They are Brian Baker (1994), Tim Barlok (1997), Dave Wilson (1999), Eddie Scipio (2000), Michael McDaniel (2014) and Antwon Keenan (2015). Teammate Zaheer Seabrooks finished his senior season rushing for 1,468 yards and 18 total td’s. He ends his career with 2,297 yards rushing and 25 total td’s scored.

QUARTERBACKS:

Zamar Brake of Bethlehem Catholic ended his senior year throwing for 2,219 yards and 15 td passes. He moves up to 5th place all-time at Bethlehem Catholic for single-season passing yards. He went ahead of Alex Atiyeh who threw for 2,206 yards in 2004.

RECEIVERS:

Bethlehem Catholic’s Matt Stianche finished his junior season with 38 catches for 587 yards and 5 td grabs.

KICKERS:

Anthony DaSilva of Bethlehem Catholic kicked 5 field goals and made 58 extra point kicks this season. For his career, he kicked 9 field goals and made 160 extra point kicks.

DISTRICT 11 HISTORY:

There are 38 players on the chart that are underclassman and could return next year to improve on their totals. The break down for the 38 players is as follows: 13 players with over 1,000 yards rushing, 10 players with over 1,000 yards passing and 15 players with over 500 yards receiving. Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven will lead the runningbacks. He’s currently in 6th place all-time in the District for career rushing yards. He’ll need 570 yards just to move into 5th place and ahead of Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley. He’s in 8th place for career td’s and will need 5 more to move into 6th place as Colin McDermott of Central Catholic and Shane Simpson of Easton are tied for 6th place with 85 td’s each. Two sophomore runningbacks went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season. Dimitri Rojas of Stroudsburg rushed for 1,186 yards and Nick Henry of Northwestern rushed for 1,048 yards this year. Three quarterbacks head the 10 returners as Anthony Harris of Nazareth leads the pack with his 5,325 yards passing and 55 td passes. He’s followed by Deven Bollinger of Northwestern with 5,155 yards passing and 62 td passes. Jared Jenkins is the 3rd qb as he threw for 4,922 yards and 46 td passes. Nate Stefanik will lead the receivers with his 113 receptions for 1,524 yards and 18 td catches. Two sophomore receivers had big years. Christian Sapp of ES South caught 47 passes for 800 yards and 9 td grabs while Justin Rodda of Northwestern caught 38 passes for 753 yards and 12 td grabs.

2018 single game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat (yellow highlighter = last week)

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (2), 4 (3), 4 (8) Ryan Clark (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

6 (9) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (2) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

5 (2), 4 (5), 5 (8), 4 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (4), 5 (7), 5 (8) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

5 (5) Jarrin Geisinger (Jim Thorpe)

5 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

5 (8), 5 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

5 (11) Dominic Nelson (Parkland)

5 (9), 5 (12), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (10) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (14), 4 (6), 4 (9), 4 (10) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (2) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (5) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (5) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

4 (5) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (6) Jacob Kamp (Salisbury)

4 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

4 (7) Ike Lucas (Tri-Valley)

4 (8) Tyler Elsdon (North Schuylkill)

4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (10) Justin Paul (Northern Lehigh)

4 (11) Harold Reynolds (Easton)

4 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

4 (13) Jalen Stewart (Freedom)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

397 (7), 241 (8), 241 (9), 239 (4) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)  *School Record*

343 (10), 328 (2), 268 (8), 259 (5), 250 (11), 240 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

342 (9), 295 (7), 289 (4), 288 (6), 260 (12), 257 (10), 217 (11), 210 (3) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

328 (6), 263 (9) Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)  *School Record*

326 (3), 263 (1), 218 (10), 202 (9) Ryan Clark (ES South)

315 (11), 260 (9), 231 (10) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *School Record*

299 (10) Shavar Hussett (Whitehall)

284 (5), 215 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

261 (1), 256 (7) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

259 (5), 212 (1) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

257 (3), 232 (1) Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

248 (2), 246 (9), 243 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

236 (5), 221 (1) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

227 (7) Matt Doherty (Marian Catholic)

226 (9) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

220 (1) Zach Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

209 (3) Ben Kramer (Blue Mountain)

207 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

205 (9) Ryan Scheffler (Pottsville Nativity)

205 (11) Sone Ntoh (Emmaus)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

382 (8), 335 (5), 289 (6), 256 (4), 250 (10), 249 (7), 216 (11), 201 (1) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

380 (2), 269 (4) Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

361 (1), 361 (9), 349 (11), 339 (6), 337 (2), 316 (10), 298 (5), 297 (7), 256 (4), 236 (8), 232 (3) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

330 (5), 269 (3), 234 (4), 223 (2), 219 (11) Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

311 (7), 283 (10), 246 (5), 206 (6) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

308 (9), 225 (5) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

272 (5), 218 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

270 (8), 217 (9) Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

268 (6), 251 (9), 243 (7), 221 (12), 217 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

260 (14), 256 (5) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

256 (5) Nate Nimeh (Easton)

252 (2), 228 (9) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

250 (2) Ethan Reis (Panther Valley)

243 (10), 236 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

233 (4), 221 (9), 208 (1) Daulton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

225 (4) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

223 (3) Bo Meyers (Bangor)

221 (5) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

221 (7) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

220 (12), 209 (3), 208 (10) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

210 (8) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (8) Dylan Rinker (PM East) *School Record*

6 (9), 5 (1), 5 (7), 5 (10), 4 (6), 4 (8) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

5 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

5 (6), 5 (8), 4 (10), 4 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (5), 4 (7) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3) Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

4 (3) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

4 (3) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

4 (9) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

Single Game Receptions (10)

14 (10), 12 (8), 10 (7) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

12 (8) Blake White (Panther Valley)  *Ties School Record*

11 (5), 10 (10) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

11 (12) Christian Sapp (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

10 (2) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (5) Darius Robinson (PM East)  *School Record*

10 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

240 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

216 (7), 168 (5) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

210 (6), 192 (2), 191 (1), 151 (9) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

179 (2) Blake White (Panther Valley)

177 (4), 164 (9) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

173 (5) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

170 (9), 150 (5), 141 (4) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

155 (4) Nick Lucian (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (4), 141 (2) Zack Crum (Lehighton)

151 (1) Christian Sapp (ES South)

148 (8) Ryan Holub (Saucon Valley)

148 (12) Michael Dunlap (Easton)

147 (8) Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

146 (10) Louis Frye (ES North)  *School Record*

143 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (5), 4 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

4 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

3 (3) Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic)

3 (4) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

3 (6) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

3 (8) Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

3 (8) Trey Trevis (Southern Lehigh)

Field Goal Distance (40)

48 (4), 42 (8) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)  *School Record*

46 (5), 42 (1), 41 (3) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

45 (5), 41 (7) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

44 (9) Derek Lasher (Bangor)  *School Record*

43 (4) Devon Troxell (Catasauqua)

40 (8) Lucca Stroia (Marian Catholic)

District 11 Season Leaders (Players in red are underclassman)

Rushing (1000)

2854 Ian Csicsak (Saucon Valley)

2160 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

1913 Ryan Clark (ES South)

1754 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

1732 Ethan Brader (Palisades)  *School Record*

1689 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

1679 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

1602 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1468 Zaheer Seabrooks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1371 Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)

1310 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

1304 Nick Breiner (Tamaqua)

1238 Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

1234 Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

1186 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

1151 Nasir Legree (Liberty)

1123 Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)

1083 Ryan Schreffler (Nativity)

1083 Lubens Myers (Emmaus)

1066 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

1061 Harold Reynolds (Easton)

1048 Nick Henry (Northwestern)

Touchdowns (20)

40 Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)

31 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

30 Ryan Clark (ES South)

27 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

26 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

25 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

25 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

23 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

23 Ethan Brader (Palisades)

22 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Passing Yards (1000)

3441 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

2704 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

2196 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

2219 Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

1998 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

1986 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

1944 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

1890 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

1818 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

1812 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

1683 Daulton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

1430 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

1368 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

1364 Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

1261 Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

1234 Frank Rauscher (Central Catholic)

1206 Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

1160 Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

1127 Bo Meyers (Bangor)

1113 Lawson Bray (PM West)

1052 Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

1028 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Touchdown Passes (18)

43 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

30 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

29 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

27 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

25 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)  *School Record*

22 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

22 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

18 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

18 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)

18 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

18 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Receptions (40)

89 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

68 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

66 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

65 David Sanders (Notre Dame)

59 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

49 Triston Hilliman (PM East)  *Ties School Record*

48 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

47 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

47 Christian Sapp (ES South)

46 Blake White (Panther Valley)

45 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

45 George Hlavac (Central Catholic)

44 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

43 Justin Pasquale (Central Catholic)

43 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

42 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

41 Bryce Ellinger (Minersville)

Reception Yardage (600)

1341 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

1186 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

980 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

902 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

828 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

821 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

810 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

804 Michael Dunlap (Easton)

800 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

800 Christian Sapp (ES South)

780 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

753 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

710 Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

686 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

672 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

635 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

605 Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

16 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

14 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

12 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

12 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

11 Vincent Reph (Freedom)

11 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)  *School Record*

10 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)  *Ties School Record*

December 6, 2018
Stroudsburg’s WR Benny Pembleton tweeted yesterday he received a offer from Wagner College

Extremely Blessed to announce I’ve received an offer Wagner College!✅ #GoSeahawks #D1 @CoachAKolb @EPAFootball @PaFootballNews @mike_kuhns @indfbscout @mrpafootball pic.twitter.com/dzEUufBwrS

— Benny Pembleton (@bennypembleton1) November 30, 2018

December 1, 2018
District 11 Top returning players 2018 Week 14

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 14):

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Bethlehem Catholic’s Tavion Banks rushed for 168 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Pottsgrove. Banks has rushed for 1,558 yards and scored 30 td’s this season. For his career, Banks has rushed for 2,455 yards and scored 45 total td’s. Teammate Zaheer Seabrooks has rushed for 1,422 yards and scored 18 td’s this season. His career totals are 2,251 yards rushing and 25 total td’s scored. Freedom sophomore, Matt Russin finished the season rushing for 936 yards. Teammate, senior Jalen Stewart finished the season rushing for 941 yards and scoring 16 td’s. He ends his career with 1,067 yards rushing and 20 total td’s scored. Tyrese Brandon of Northampton finished the season rushing for 1,066 yards and scoring a total of 22 td’s. His 22 td’s is 2nd best at Northampton behind the 23 td’s Charlie Wogenrich scored in 1961. Brandon also caught 27 passes for 288 yards and 4 td’s out of his 22 total td’s scored. Brandon will enter his senior season with 1,727 yards rushing, 570 yards receiving and 32 total td’s scored. Harold Reynolds of Easton finished his senior season rushing for 1,061 yards rushing and scoring 15 td’s. For his career, he rushed for 2,246 yards and scored 30 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Jared Jenkins of Freedom ends his junior season with 2,195 yards passing and 30 td passes. Jenkins will enter his senior year with school records of 4,921 yards passing and 47 td passes.  Zamar Brake of Bethlehem Catholic threw for 260 yards vs Pottsgrove pushing his season total over 2,000 yards (2,096 yards). He moves up from 10th to 6th place all-time at Bethlehem Catholic for single-season passing yards. He went ahead of Mike Palos (2,002 yards), Dan Kendra III (1,988 yards), Mark Borda (1,884 yards), and Javon Clements (1,846 yards). Nathan Nimeh of Easton threw for 1,944 yards and 22 td’s this season. His yardage has him in 2nd place all-time at Easton for a single-season, 19 yards behind Scott Poulson who threw for 1,963 yards last year. Nimeh’s 22 td passes is 1 short of the Poulson’s school record 23.

RECEIVERS:

Rontay Dunbar of Freedom finished the season catching 45 passes for 821 yards and 5 td’s. His catches were 4th best and his yardage was 3rd best at Freedom for a single-season. Teammate Vincent Reph caught 31 passes for 401 yards and 11 td’s this season. His 11 td’s are 2nd best at Freedom behind only Trent Clarks’s 14 that he caught in 1997. Another Patriot, Gabe Caton caught 38 passes for 590 yards and 9 td’s. Both Reph and Caton will be back next year. Bethlehem Catholic’s leading receiver Matt Stianche has caught 34 passes for 541 yards and 5 td’s this season. Michael Dunlap of Easton ended his senior season catching 39 passes for 804 yards and 9 td’s. All 3 totals are top 5 for a single-season at Easton. His catches and yardage have him in 5th place and his reception td’s have him tied for 3rd place. Three other former Rovers caught 9 td’ s in a season. Bobby Apgar and Mark Libiano both caught 9 td’s in 1990 and Jesse Pellegrino caught 9 in 2001.

KICKERS:

Enzo Martellucci of Easton kicked a field goal vs P’Burg and ended the year kicking 7 total with a long of 41 yards. Martellucci kicked 12 career field goals.

DISTRICT 11 HISTORY:

2 District 11 runningbacks had over 400 carries in one season. In 2012, senior Colin McDermott of Central Catholic had 459 carries in 15 games for an average of 30.6 carries a game. In 2008, senior Zach Barket of Schuylkill Haven had 406 carries in 15 games for an average of 27 carries a game. Top juniors were James Mungro of ES South – 356 carries in 1995, Cody Remaley of Northern Lehigh – 354 carries in 2009, William Casella of Schuylkill Haven – 351 carries in 2013 and Sean Bleiler of Parkland – 344 carries in 1998. Sophomore honor goes to Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven with 318 carries in 2017. Frank Morici of Notre Dame had 282 carries in 1989 and Scott LaValva of Bangor also had 282 carries in 2009. Nick Frantz of Pine Grove had 269 carries in 2001, Harry Hall of Northwestern had 254 carries in 2013, and Darren Mason of Liberty had 253 carries in 1998. Top freshman in a landslide was Jordan Gray of Nazareth when he carried the ball 267 times in 2011.

2018 single game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat (yellow highlighter = last week)

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (2), 4 (3), 4 (8) Ryan Clark (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

6 (9) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (2) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

5 (2), 4 (5), 5 (8), 4 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (4), 5 (7), 5 (8) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

5 (5) Jarrin Geisinger (Jim Thorpe)

5 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

5 (8), 5 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

5 (11) Dominic Nelson (Parkland)

5 (9), 5 (12), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (10) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

5 (14), 4 (6), 4 (9), 4 (10) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (2) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (5) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (5) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

4 (5) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (6) Jacob Kamp (Salisbury)

4 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

4 (7) Ike Lucas (Tri-Valley)

4 (8) Tyler Elsdon (North Schuylkill)

4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (10) Justin Paul (Northern Lehigh)

4 (11) Harold Reynolds (Easton)

4 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

4 (13) Jalen Stewart (Freedom)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

397 (7), 241 (8), 241 (9), 239 (4) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)  *School Record*

342 (9), 295 (7), 289 (4), 288 (6), 260 (12), 257 (10), 217 (11), 210 (3) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

343 (10), 328 (2), 268 (8), 259 (5), 250 (11), 240 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

328 (6), 263 (9) Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)  *School Record*

326 (3), 263 (1), 218 (10), 202 (9) Ryan Clark (ES South)

299 (10) Shavar Hussett (Whitehall)

284 (5), 215 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

261 (1), 256 (7) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

260 (9), 231 (10) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

259 (5), 212 (1) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

257 (3), 232 (1) Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

248 (2), 246 (9), 243 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

236 (5), 221 (1) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

227 (7) Matt Doherty (Marian Catholic)

226 (9) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

220 (1) Zach Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

209 (3) Ben Kramer (Blue Mountain)

207 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

205 (9) Ryan Scheffler (Pottsville Nativity)

205 (11) Sone Ntoh (Emmaus)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

382 (8), 335 (5), 289 (6), 256 (4), 250 (10), 249 (7), 216 (11), 201 (1) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

380 (2), 269 (4) Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

361 (1), 361 (9), 349 (11), 339 (6), 337 (2), 316 (10), 298 (5), 297 (7), 256 (4), 236 (8), 232 (3) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

330 (5), 269 (3), 234 (4), 223 (2), 219 (11) Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

311 (7), 283 (10), 246 (5), 206 (6) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

308 (9), 225 (5) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

272 (5), 218 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

270 (8), 217 (9) Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

268 (6), 251 (9), 243 (7), 221 (12), 217 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

260 (14), 256 (5) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

256 (5) Nate Nimeh (Easton)

252 (2), 228 (9) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

250 (2) Ethan Reis (Panther Valley)

243 (10), 236 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

233 (4), 221 (9), 208 (1) Daulton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

225 (4) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

223 (3) Bo Meyers (Bangor)

221 (5) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

221 (7) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

220 (12), 209 (3), 208 (10) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

210 (8) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (8) Dylan Rinker (PM East) *School Record*

6 (9), 5 (1), 5 (7), 5 (10), 4 (6), 4 (8) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

5 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

5 (6), 5 (8), 4 (10), 4 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (5), 4 (7) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3) Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

4 (3) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

4 (3) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

4 (9) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Blake White (Panther Valley)  *Ties School Record*

14 (10), 12 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

11 (5), 10 (10) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

11 (12) Christian Sapp (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

10 (2) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (5) Darius Robinson (PM East)  *School Record*

10 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

10 (7) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

240 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

216 (7), 168 (5) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

210 (6), 192 (2), 191 (1), 151 (9) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

179 (2) Blake White (Panther Valley)

177 (4), 164 (9) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

173 (5) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

170 (9), 150 (5), 141 (4) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

155 (4) Nick Lucian (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (4), 141 (2) Zack Crum (Lehighton)

151 (1) Christian Sapp (ES South)

148 (8) Ryan Holub (Saucon Valley)

148 (12) Michael Dunlap (Easton)

147 (8) Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

146 (10) Louis Frye (ES North)  *School Record*

143 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (5), 4 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

4 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

3 (3) Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic)

3 (4) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

3 (6) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

3 (8) Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

3 (8) Trey Trevis (Southern Lehigh)

Field Goal Distance (40)

48 (4) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)  *School Record*

46 (5) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

45 (5) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

44 (9) Derek Lasher (Bangor)  *School Record*

43 (4) Devon Troxell (Catasauqua)

42 (1) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

42 (8) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)

41 (3) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

41 (7) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

40 (8) Lucca Stroia (Marian Catholic)

District 11 Season Leaders (plus any player that set a school record)

Rushing (1000)

2854 Ian Csicsak (Saucon Valley)

2160 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

1913 Ryan Clark (ES South)

1754 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

1732 Ethan Brader (Palisades)  *School Record*

1689 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

1679 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

1558 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1422 Zaheer Seabrooks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1371 Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)

1310 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

1304 Nick Breiner (Tamaqua)

1238 Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

1234 Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

1186 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

1151 Nasir Legree (Liberty)

1123 Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)

1083 Ryan Schreffler (Nativity)

1083 Lubens Myers (Emmaus)

1066 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

1061 Harold Reynolds (Easton)

Touchdowns (20)

40 Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)

30 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

30 Ryan Clark (ES South)

27 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

26 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

25 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

25 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

23 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

23 Ethan Brader (Palisades)

22 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Passing Yards (1000)

3441 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

2704 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

2195 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

2096 Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

1998 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

1986 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

1944 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

1890 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

1818 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

1812 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

1683 Daulton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

1430 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

1368 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

1364 Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

1261 Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

1234 Frank Rauscher (Central Catholic)

1206 Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

1160 Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

1127 Bo Meyers (Bangor)

1113 Lawson Bray (PM West)

1052 Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

1028 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Touchdown Passes (18)

43 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

30 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

30 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

27 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

25 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)  *School Record*

22 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

22 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

18 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

18 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)

18 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

18 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Receptions (40)

89 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

68 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

66 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

65 David Sanders (Notre Dame)

59 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

49 Triston Hilliman (PM East)  *Ties School Record*

48 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

47 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

47 Christian Sapp (ES South)

46 Blake White (Panther Valley)

45 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

45 George Hlavac (Central Catholic)

44 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

43 Justin Pasquale (Central Catholic)

43 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

42 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

41 Bryce Ellinger (Minersville)

Reception Yardage (600)

1341 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

1186 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

980 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

902 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

828 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

821 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

810 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

804 Michael Dunlap (Easton)

800 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

800 Christian Sapp (ES South)

780 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

753 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

710 Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

686 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

672 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

635 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

605 Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

16 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

14 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

12 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

12 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

11 Vincent Reph (Freedom)

11 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)  *School Record*

10 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)  *Ties School Record*

December 1, 2018

2018 Mini Max High School Award winners

Maxwell Football Club President, Mark Dianno, announced the 2018 Mini Max High School Award winners for the state of Pennsylvania. The sixty-three players selected are from schools located in Districts 1, 3, 11 and 12 in the eastern half of the state. Players were nominated by their coaches throughout the 2018 season and were evaluated based on a criteria that includes; football performance, academics, and community service.

The Mini Max Award recipients will be honored at a dinner to be held on Thursday January 10, 2019 at the Drexelbrook Catering Ballroom in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. The awards dinner is open to the public and tickets are available on the Club’s website www.maxwellfootballclub.org.

The Maxwell Football Club will select one player from the group of Mini Max winners as the winner of the Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year. The Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year will be announced on January 10, 2019 at the Awards Dinner.

For the 7th year the Maxwell Football Club will also host a New Jersey Mini Max Awards Dinner which will be held on Sunday January 20^that the St. David the King Hall in Princeton Junction, NJ. Players from the entire state of New Jersey will be eligible for selection as part of this program. The New Jersey Mini Max Award Winners and the New Jersey High School Player of the Year will be announced at this event.

The MFC will also honor players from the state of Delaware with Mini Max Awards as part of the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association dinner in late January.

The winner of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Player of the Year awards will be the candidates for the Club’s 33rd Jim Henry Award as the Outstanding Player in the region. The winner of the Jim Henry Award will be announced as part of the Maxwell Football Club’s National Awards Gala which will be held on March 8, 2019 at the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. The MFC will also present its collegiate and professional awards at this event.

Recent winners of the Jim Henry Award include Shayne Simon (St. Peters Prep – Notre Dame), Jonathan Taylor (Salem H.S. – Wisconsin), Brandon McIlwain (Council Rock North H.S – South Carolina/Cal), Kyle Shurmur (LaSalle College H.S. – Vanderbilt), Mark Pyles (Lebanon H.S – Bucknell Univ.) Fran Walsh (Archbishop Wood H.S – Villanova Univ.), Brendan Nosovitch (Allentown Central Catholic – University of South Carolina), Bill Kim (Upper Dublin H.S – Johns Hopkins), Brad Herzlich (Conestoga H.S – Brown University), Daniel Persa (Bethlehem Liberty H.S – Northwestern.), Brent Caprio (Mainland Regional H.S. – William & Mary), Steven Rizzo (Audubon H.S. – Colgate), Pat Devlin (Downingtown East H.S. – Delaware), Ryan Greiser (Pennridge H.S. – Liberty Univ.), Dan Connor (Strath Haven H.S. – Penn State) and Austin Scott (Parkland H.S – Penn State).

The sixty-three 2018 Pennsylvania Mini Max Winners are listed alphabetically by school:

First Name Last Name School

Keith Hudoka Abington HS

Gavin Stout Annville-Cleona HS

Connor Bishop Archbishop Wood HS

Brandon George Berks Catholic HS

Dalton Daddona Bethlehem Catholic HS

Lawrence Richardson Bishop McDevitt HS

Nasim Cooper Bonner -Prendie HS

Evan O’Donnell Central Bucks East HS

Matt Norris Central Bucks South HS

Austin Fleegal Central Dauphin East HS

Cade Pribula Central York HS

Marcus Winfield Cheltenham HS

Aaron Young Coatesville HS

Alex MacKenzie Conrad Weiser HS

Patrick Garwo Conwell Egan HS

Dylan Ceslak Council Rock North HS

Nick Gallo Council Rock South HS

Jared Plessinger Cumberland Valley

Raymond Christas Dallastown Area HS

Luke Davis Downingtown East HS

Ethan Parvel Emmaus HS

Tristan Wheeler Freedom HS

Elijah Wroten Germantown Academy

Broc Grosser Halifax Area HS

Mark Custer Hatboro Horsham HS

Cormac Houpt James Buchanan HS

Cade Lafferty Jenkintown HS

Dylan Dailey Jim Thorpe HS

Sean Daly LaSalle College HS

Trevor Harris Liberty HS

Matt O’Connor Lower Merion HS

Keith Maguire Malvern Prep

Tyler Fick Manheim Central HS

Jack Rodenberger Manheim Township HS

Colin Ferry Marple Newtown HS

Daniel Briggs Mastery Charter HS

Corey Joyce Neshaminy HS

Kristopher Taylor New Hope Solebury HS

Jake Walton North Penn HS

Cole DeFranco Notre Dame HS

Aidan Hayward Owen J. Roberts HS

Ethan Brader Palisades HS

Adam Piston Parkland HS

Todd Barr Pen Argyl Area HS

Jonathan Post Pennridge HS

Austin Rowley Perkiomen Valley HS

Ryan Bodolus Pottsgrove HS

Nick Levinsky Quakertown HS

Elijah Workinger Red Lion Area HS

Jacob Kamp Salisbury HS

Tim Weaver Saucon Valley HS

Austin Homan Schuylkill Haven HS

Austin Moyer Souderon Area HS

Eric Glass Jr. Spring Grove Area HS

Max Perry Springfield Township HS

Nick Delromano Springford HS

Zachary Bouggess St. Josephs Prep

Jack Purcell The Episcopal Academy

Asim Richardson The Haverford School

Zach Gardner Twin Valley HS

Mark Picariello Upper Merion Area HS

Michael Gray West Chester East HS

Edward Saydee William Penn Charter

November 29, 2018

Bethlehem Catholic wins big, 58-20

KINTNERSVILLE – Bethlehem Catholic’s Tavion Banks rushed for 167 yard and five touchdowns to lead the Golden Hawks to a 58-20 win over Pottsgrove Friday night in a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal game at Palisades High School.

Quarterback Zamar Brake added 252 yards passing in a balanced attack last night. Bethlehem Catholic now waits for the winner of the Imhotep Charter – Valley View game Saturday afternoon at Northern Lehigh HS.

Bethlehem Catholic took the opening drive and went right down the field. Banks finished off the drive with a 20-yard run. The Golden Hawks got two-points on a bad snap by the Pottsgrove center that led to a safety. It was 9-0 Golden Hawks in the first quarter with 5:27 left.

Both teams scored twice before the end of the first quarter. The Golden Hawks’ Zaheer Seabrooks went in from 15 yards out and Banks had a five-yard score.

Pottsgrove’s first touchdown of the night was a Jay Sisko pass to Ryan Bodolus for seven yards. The most electrifying play on the night was a Jimal Springfield 99-yard kickoff return.

After one quarter and a bunch of penalties, the Golden Hawks led 23-14.

In the second quarter, Banks added his third rushing touchdown of the night. He went in from two yards out. Pottsgrove’s Michael Sereny had a 27-yard field goal that cut the lead to 30-17.

In the third quarter, another Sereny field goal, this time from 31yards out cut the lead to 10. With 8:35 left in the quarter, Pottsgrove trailed 30-20.That would be the closest Pottsgrove got.

Despite sloppy play early in the game by The Golden Hawks, their defense stepped up and created three second half turnovers. They scored the next four touchdowns to ice the game.

Seabrooks had a 20-yard score in the third quarter. Banks added two three-yard runs in the fourth and Abdul Salahuddin finished the night with a three-yard run.

Friday, November 23, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final

Pottsgrove 14 3 3 0 20

Bethlehem Catholic 23 7 7 21 58

1st Quarter

BC – Tavion Banks 20 yard run (Anthony DaSilva kick) 9:53

Bethlehem Catholic’s @BanksTavion 20-yard TD run. Golden Hawks up 7-0. @Becahi_Hawks pic.twitter.com/V3Y04toXgn

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

BC – Safety 5:27

BC – Zaheer Seabrooks 15 yard run (Anthony DaSilva kick) 4:33

Touchdown @Becahi_Hawks They lead 16-0. pic.twitter.com/V0YjnJJeiU

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

P – Ryan Bodolus 7 yard pass from Jay Sisko (Michael Sereny kick) 1:15

Sisko to Bodolus for a 7-yard Pottsgrove TD! @Becahi_Hawks 16, Pottsgrove 7, 1:15 1Q pic.twitter.com/T5DtOmGGgL

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

BC – Tavion Banks 5 yard run 42.5

Tavion Banks TD run. 23-7 @Becahi_Hawks pic.twitter.com/TNKwh2x7PE

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

P – Jimai Springfield 99 yard kickoff return (Michael Sereny kick) 27.8

2nd Quarter

BC – Tavion Banks 2 yard run (Anthony DaSilva kick) 8:59

Tavion Banks 2-yard TD run. @Becahi_Hawks lead 30-14. pic.twitter.com/C1eseLOm2f

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

P – Michael Sereny 27 yard field goal 3:04

@Field Goal @PGFalconsFB 30-17 @Becahi_Hawks pic.twitter.com/wLOb79K77p

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

3rd Quarter

P – Michael Sereny 31 yard field goal 8:35

31-yard field by @PGFalconsFB 8:35 3rd quarter 30-20 @Becahi_Hawks pic.twitter.com/aSa0lpFjqd

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

BC – Zaheer Seabrooks 20 yard run (Anthony DaSilva kick) 26.9

Zaheer Seabrooks 21-yard touchdown run. @Becahi_Hawks leads Pottsgrove 37-20. pic.twitter.com/fuyGxNvxkm

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

4th Quarter

BC – Tavion Banks 3 yard run (Anthony DaSilva kick) 11:56

Tavion Banks 3-yard TD run. 11:56 remaining in game. @Becahi_Hawks leads 44-20 pic.twitter.com/xkZX1XaACI

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

BC – Tavion Banks 3 yard run (Anthony DaSilva kick) 7:45

Tavion Banks touchdown run. 7:45 left in the game. @Becahi_Hawks 51-20 pic.twitter.com/H93eoMSlhM

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

BC – Abdul Salahuddin 3 yard run (Anthony DaSilva kick) 3:07

Touchdown @Becahi_Hawks They lead 58-20. 3:07 remaining in the game. pic.twitter.com/uydSEKpuxr

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 24, 2018

November 24, 2018
Easton makes it four in a row over rival Phillipsburg

EASTON – Easton beat rival Phillipsburg 31-26 in the annual Turkey Day game at Lafayette College’s Fisher Field Stadium in their 112th meeting. Easton appeared to be cruising 31-6 going into the fourth quarter. Phillipsburg nearly pulled off a stirring second-half comeback but ultimately came up short.

After falling behind, the Stateliners stormed back in the fourth quarter scoring 20 points in the final quarter. With the score 31-20 Easton, the Red Rovers quarterback threw three incomplete passes. On Phillipsburg’s next possession, they went 75 yards on four plays in 38 seconds. Jack Stagaard’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Walker-Sutton pulled the Stateliners within five points.

An onside kick was coming.

Phillipsburg’s Tommy Coury recovered the onside kick with 12 seconds left at the 49. Would we see a miracle comeback? Easton’s RJ Gisler said no. He sacked Jack Stagaard on the final play of the game to preserve the win.

On the first play of the game, Nahjee Adams caught the screen pass reversed his course and went 68 yards for the score.

The Red Rovers scored 10 points in the second quarter. Enzo Martellucci kicked a 25-yard field goal. Damion Smith intercepted a Stagaard pass and took it 54 yards for the score. Stagaard added a four-yard run for Phillipsburg with :56 seconds left in the first half. At Halftime the Red Rovers led 17-6.

The third quarter was dominated by Easton. Nimeh scored on a one-yard run and he passed another to Michael Dunlap for an 18-yard touchdown pass.

Easton finished the season 9-4 and Phillipsburg falls to 10-2. The Stateliners play Wayne Hills next week.

Thursday, November 22, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final

Easton Area 7 10 14 0 31

Phillipsburg 0 6 0 20 26

1st Quarter

E – Nahjee Adams 68 yard reception from Nate Nimeh (Enzo Martellucci kick) 11:30

2nd Quarter

E – Field Goal 25 yards Enzo Martellucci 11:19

E – Damion Smith 54 yard punt return (Enzo Martellucci kick) 6:01

P – Jack Stagaard 4 yard run (kick failed) :58

3rd Quarter

E – Nate Nimeh 1 yard run (Enzo Martellucci kick) 5:30

E – Michael Dunlap 18 yard pass from Nate Nimeh (Enzo Martellucci kick) 2:52

4th Quarter

P – Jack Stagaard 22 yard run (pass failed) 7:41

P – Jack Stagaard 6 yard run (Tommy Coury pass from Stagaard) 1:16

P – Sterling Walker-Sutton 15 yard pass from Jack Stagaard (pass failed) :12

November 22, 2018

2018 Thanksgiving Day Scores

Archbishop Ryan 35, George Washington 6

Benjamin Franklin 12, Dobbins Randolph Vo-Tech 6

Boy’s Latin Charter 46, Frankford 20

Bristol 23, Morrisville 0

Chichester 35, Sun Valley 19

Easton Area 31, Phillipsburg (NJ) 26

Father Judge 40, Abraham Lincoln 6

Hatboro-Horsham 28, Upper Moreland 12

Haverford High 14, Upper Darby 13

Northampton 49, Catasauqua 14

Northeast 43, Philadelphia Central 8

Pennridge 37, Quakertown Community 6

Ridley 27, Interboro 26

Roman Catholic 35, Roxborough 0

South Philadelphia 28, Academy of Palumbo 0

November 22, 2018

District 11 Top returning players 2018 Week 13

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 13):

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

District-leading rusher Ian Csicsek of Saucon Valley finished his senior season rushing for 2,854 yards and scoring 40 td’s. He fell 80 yards short of the school record of 2,934 yards that Evan Culver set in 2015. Csicsek’s career totals have him rushing for 3,225 yards and scoring 47 td’s. Csicsek also joins an elite group of players as he becomes the 12th player to score 40 or more td’s in a season in District 11. The other 11 in order, are as follows. Zach Barket of Schuylkill Haven (66 in 2008), Austin Scott of Parkland (53 in 2002), Evan Culver of Saucon Valley (48 in 2015), James Mungro of ES South (47 in 1995), Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven (44 in 2016), Darnell Ferrell of Central Catholic (42 in 2016), Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley (42 in 2016), Artie Owens of Stroudsburg (41 in 1971), Colin McDermott of Central Catholic (41 in 2012), Shane Simpson of Easton (41 in 2014), and Kyle Boney of Emmaus (41 in 2015).  North Schuylkill qb Jaden Leiby finished the season with a school record 1,689 yards rushing. The junior also threw for 844 yards. Teammate Mitch Wagner ends his career with 2,122 yards rushing and 25 td’s.  Lubens Myers of Emmaus wraps up his career with 2,947 yards rushing and 37 td’s. Teammate Sone Ntoh finished his career with 2,684 yards rushing and 47 td’s scored. His 47 td’s is the 2nd most at Emmaus behind only Kyle Boney’s 51 that he had from 2013-15. Bethlehem Catholic’s Tavion Banks and Zaheer Seabrooks both rushed for over 100 yards last week in their win over Saucon Valley. Banks has now rushed for 1,390 yards and scored 25 td’s while Seabrooks has rushed for 1,356 yards and scored 16 td’s so far this season. Ike Lucas of Tri-Valley finished his career with 2,131 yards rushing and 26 td’s. Freedom sophomore Matt Russin joins the chart as he now has 1,005 yards rushing for his career with 925 coming this season. Teammate Jalen Stewart rushed for 178 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Emmaus. Stewart now has 869 yards rushing and 16 td’s on the season. For his career, he has rushed for 995 yards and scored 20 td’s. I also added another 2 Mahanoy Area runningbacks to the chart as they join junior qb Danny Lawrence who was added last week. Tyler Clewell finished his career rushing for 1,962 yards and scored 11 td’s while teammate senior MJ Terry rushed for 1,469 yards and scored 24 td’s in his career.

QUARTERBACKS:

Jared Jenkins of Freedom upped his season totals to 2,149 yards passing and 29 td passes. The junior is closing in on 5,000 career yards passing and needs 175 more yards. He’s also thrown 46 career td’s. Ethan Parvel of Emmaus ended the season throwing for 1,818 yards and 25 td passes. His yardage has him in 3rd place all-time at Emmaus for a single season, 30 yards short of the school record. Andy Shaver holds the school record with the 1,848 yards he threw in 1993 and Brady Knerr is in 2nd with the 1,826 yards that he threw for in 2009. Parvel does own the school records for single-season and career td passes with the 25 he threw this year. Zamar Brake of Bethlehem Catholic has thrown for 1,836 yards which is now the 10th best at the school for a single season. Daulton Leedy of Tri-Valley completed his senior season throwing for 1,683 yards and 11 td passes.

RECEIVERS:

Deonte Castro of Emmaus ends the season catching 47 passes for 780 yards and 10 td’s. His 47 catches are one less than the school record of 48 that Dave Treat caught in 1989. Castro’s 780 yards is 5th best at Emmaus and his 10 td grabs ties the school record with Keith Cooke (1981), Treat (1989) and Kevin White (2009). Teammate Izaiah McPherson ended his career catching 64 passes for 874 yards and 12 td’s. Rontay Dunbar of Freedom has caught 44 passes for 801 yards and 5 td’s this season. He’s currently tied with Jacob Young for 4th place at Freedom. His yardage is 3rd best behind only Alec Huertas’ 943 yards (2017) and Trent Clark’s 855 yards (1997). Teammate Vincent Reph has 30 catches for 396 yards and 10 td’s this season. His 10 td’s is 2nd best at Freedom behind only Trent Clarks’s 14 that he caught in 1997. Another Patriot, Gabe Caton, has caught 9 td passes this year on 37 catches that went for 578 yards. Tri-Valley’s Nick Ziegmont ended his career catching 53 passes for 811 yards and 6 td’s.

KICKERS:

DISTRICT 11 HISTORY:

Jim Thorpe hosted their first night game on Saturday, October 12th, 1991. The booster club rented lighting from All Sport Floodlighting of Neptune City, NJ. After seeing Colonial League teams Notre Dame, Palisades, Salisbury, and Southern Lehigh use these lights the club decided to spend the $1,750 dollars for this game which just so happened to be homecoming.

Lights were also dedicated at Pleasant Valley in 1967 by their booster club. Their first night game which was also their season opener vs Notre Dame was played Friday, September 15th, 1967. Chuck Bednarik was the guest speaker during the dedication that was held on the previous Saturday night in front of hundreds of fans.

2018 single game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat (yellow highlighter = last week)

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (2), 4 (3), 4 (8) Ryan Clark (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

6 (9) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (2) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

5 (2), 4 (5), 5 (8), 4 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (4), 5 (7), 5 (8) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

5 (5) Jarrin Geisinger (Jim Thorpe)

5 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

5 (8), 5 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

5 (11) Dominic Nelson (Parkland)

5 (9), 5 (12), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (10) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (2) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (5) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (5) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

4 (5) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (6) Jacob Kamp (Salisbury)

4 (6), 4 (9), 4 (10) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

4 (7) Ike Lucas (Tri-Valley)

4 (8) Tyler Elsdon (North Schuylkill)

4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (10) Justin Paul (Northern Lehigh)

4 (11) Harold Reynolds (Easton)

4 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

4 (13) Jalen Stewart (Freedom)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

397 (7), 241 (8), 241 (9), 239 (4) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)  *School Record*

342 (9), 295 (7), 289 (4), 288 (6), 260 (12), 257 (10), 217 (11), 210 (3) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

343 (10), 328 (2), 268 (8), 259 (5), 250 (11), 240 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

328 (6), 263 (9) Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)  *School Record*

326 (3), 263 (1), 218 (10), 202 (9) Ryan Clark (ES South)

299 (10) Shavar Hussett (Whitehall)

284 (5), 215 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

261 (1), 256 (7) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

260 (9), 231 (10) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

259 (5), 212 (1) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

257 (3), 232 (1) Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

248 (2), 246 (9), 243 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

236 (5), 221 (1) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

227 (7) Matt Doherty (Marian Catholic)

226 (9) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

220 (1) Zach Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

209 (3) Ben Kramer (Blue Mountain)

207 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

205 (9) Ryan Scheffler (Pottsville Nativity)

205 (11) Sone Ntoh (Emmaus)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

382 (8), 335 (5), 289 (6), 256 (4), 250 (10), 249 (7), 216 (11), 201 (1) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

380 (2), 269 (4) Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

361 (1), 361 (9), 349 (11), 339 (6), 337 (2), 316 (10), 298 (5), 297 (7), 256 (4), 236 (8), 232 (3) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

330 (5), 269 (3), 234 (4), 223 (2), 219 (11) Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

311 (7), 283 (10), 246 (5), 206 (6) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

308 (9), 225 (5) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

272 (5), 218 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

270 (8), 217 (9) Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

268 (6), 251 (9), 243 (7), 221 (12), 217 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

256 (5) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

256 (5) Nate Nimeh (Easton)

252 (2), 228 (9) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

250 (2) Ethan Reis (Panther Valley)

243 (10), 236 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

233 (4), 221 (9), 208 (1) Daulton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

225 (4) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

223 (3) Bo Meyers (Bangor)

221 (5) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

221 (7) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

220 (12), 209 (3), 208 (10) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

210 (8) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (8) Dylan Rinker (PM East) *School Record*

6 (9), 5 (1), 5 (7), 5 (10), 4 (6), 4 (8) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

5 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

5 (6), 5 (8), 4 (10), 4 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (5), 4 (7) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3) Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

4 (3) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

4 (3) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

4 (9) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Blake White (Panther Valley)  *Ties School Record*

14 (10), 12 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

11 (5), 10 (10) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

11 (12) Christian Sapp (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

10 (2) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (5) Darius Robinson (PM East)  *School Record*

10 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

10 (7) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

240 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

216 (7), 168 (5) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

210 (6), 192 (2), 191 (1), 151 (9) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

179 (2) Blake White (Panther Valley)

177 (4), 164 (9) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

173 (5) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

170 (9), 150 (5), 141 (4) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

155 (4) Nick Lucian (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (4), 141 (2) Zack Crum (Lehighton)

151 (1) Christian Sapp (ES South)

148 (8) Ryan Holub (Saucon Valley)

148 (12) Michael Dunlap (Easton)

147 (8) Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

146 (10) Louis Frye (ES North)  *School Record*

143 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (5), 4 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

4 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

3 (3) Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic)

3 (4) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

3 (6) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

3 (8) Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

3 (8) Trey Trevis (Southern Lehigh)

Field Goal Distance (40)

48 (4) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)  *School Record*

46 (5) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

45 (5) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

44 (9) Derek Lasher (Bangor)  *School Record*

43 (4) Devon Troxell (Catasauqua)

42 (1) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

42 (8) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)

41 (3) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

41 (7) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

40 (8) Lucca Stroia (Marian Catholic)

District 11 Season Leaders (plus any player that set a school record)

Rushing (1000)

2854 Ian Csicsak (Saucon Valley)

2160 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

1913 Ryan Clark (ES South)

1754 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

1732 Ethan Brader (Palisades)  *School Record*

1689 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

1679 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

1390 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1371 Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)

1356 Zaheer Seabrooks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1310 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

1304 Nick Breiner (Tamaqua)

1238 Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

1234 Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

1186 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

1151 Nasir Legree (Liberty)

1123 Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)

1083 Ryan Schreffler (Nativity)

1083 Lubens Myers (Emmaus)

1007 Harold Reynolds (Easton)

Touchdowns (20)

40 Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)

30 Ryan Clark (ES South)

27 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

26 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

25 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

25 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

25 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

23 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

23 Ethan Brader (Palisades)

20 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Passing Yards (1000)

3441 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

2704 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

2149 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

1998 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

1986 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

1890 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

1836 Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

1818 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

1812 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

1763 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

1683 Daulton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

1430 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

1368 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

1364 Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

1261 Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

1234 Frank Rauscher (Central Catholic)

1206 Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

1160 Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

1127 Bo Meyers (Bangor)

1113 Lawson Bray (PM West)

1052 Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

1028 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Touchdown Passes (18)

43 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

30 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

29 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

27 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

25 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)  *School Record*

22 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

20 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

18 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

18 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)

18 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

18 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Receptions (40)

89 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

68 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

66 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

65 David Sanders (Notre Dame)

59 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

49 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

48 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

47 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

46 Blake White (Panther Valley)

45 George Hlavac (Central Catholic)

44 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

43 Justin Pasquale (Central Catholic)

43 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

42 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

41 Bryce Ellinger (Minersville)

Reception Yardage (600)

1341 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

1186 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

980 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

902 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

828 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

810 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

801 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

800 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

800 Christian Sapp (ES South)

780 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

769 Michael Dunlap (Easton)

753 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

710 Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

686 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

672 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

635 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

605 Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

16 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

14 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

12 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

12 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

11 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)  *School Record*

10 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)  *Ties School Record*

November 21, 2018
2018 Thanksgiving Day Schedule

District 1

Hatboro-Horsham (5-4) @ Upper Moreland (3-6) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game

Ridley (6-5) @ Interboro (6-6) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day

Pennridge (4-6) @ Quakertown Community (9-3) 10:15 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day game

Bristol (6-5) @ Morrisville (3-6) 10:30 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day game

Sun Valley (3-7) @ Chichester (3-6) 10:30 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day

Haverford High (8-3) @ Upper Darby (7-4) 10:45 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day

District 11

2018-11-22
Northampton (7-4) @ Catasauqua (1-9) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day game

Easton Area (8-4) @ Phillipsburg (NJ) 10:30 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day game

District 12

Boy’s Latin Charter @ Frankford (2-8) 09:45 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game

Academy of Palumbo (4-6) @ South Philadelphia (4-7) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game @ South Philadelphia Super Site

Archbishop Ryan (7-4) @ George Washington (8-3) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game

Dobbins Randolph Vo-Tech (3-5) @ Benjamin Franklin (5-5) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game @ 29th and Chalmers

Father Judge (2-8) @ Abraham Lincoln (7-3) 10:00 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game

Philadelphia Central (2-10) @ Northeast (7-4) 10:30 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game

Roman Catholic (0-10) @ Roxborough (7-3) 10:30 AM Notes: Thanksgiving Day Game

November 20, 2018
Jalen Stewart four touchdowns leads Freedom to first ever District 11 title

NAZARETH – The Freedom Patriots are marching on. Jalen Stewart rushed for 180 yards and four touchdowns as the Patriots rolled to a 49-17 victory over Emmaus Saturday night at Nazareth’s Andrew S. Leh Stadium.

With the win, the Patriots celebrated their first ever District 11 Title. Up next for them is 10-0 St. Joseph’s Prep out of the Philadelphia Catholic League.

Emmaus’ Alex Orlando’s 30 yard field goal was the only score of the first quarter.

With the score 3-0, Emmaus. Freedom had an explosive second quarter and dominated the second half. Vince Reph broke loose for a 33-yard reception pass from Jared Jenkins for the Patriots. Stewart’s two-yard run with 5:31 left in the first half put them up 14-3. The closest Emmaus got was on a five-yard touchdown run by Sone Ntoh with 2:31 in the first half.

Freedom added two more scores before halftime. Rontay Dunbar picked off Ethan Parvel and went 27-yards for the score. Tristan Wheeler would not be denied, stretching out for the one-yard touchdown with no time left on the clock.

Freedom led 28-10 at halftime.

Freedom extended their lead on two runs. Stewart burst through the line and went 54 yards setting up his eight-yard touchdown run. The Patriots led 35-10 with 6:21 left in the third quarter.

Wheeler had a big interception and Stewart finished the Patriots next drive with a one-yard score.

Both teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Ethan Parvel hit John Ferris for the 24-yard touchdown. Stewart capped off a great night with his fourth rushing touchdown of the game.

Saturday, November 17, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final

Emmaus 3 7 0 7 17

Bethlehem Freedom 0 28 14 7 49

1ST QUARTER

E — FG Alex Orlando 30 6:41

Emmaus Alex Orlando kicks a 30-yard FG. 3-0 Emmaus over Freedom. 6:41, 1st. @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics pic.twitter.com/EWOke0Zk6o

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

2ND QUARTER

F — Vince Reph 33 pass from Jared Jenkins 11:36

Freedom’s Jared Jenkins 33-yard TD pass to Vincent Rephrase. 7-3 Freedom 11:36 2nd Quarter @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics pic.twitter.com/lTPlGEzlps

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

F — Jalen Stewart 2 run 5:31

Jalen Stewart 44-yard tun to Emmaus two setups a 2-yard Stewart TD tun. 14-3 Freedom 5:32 left in first half. @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics pic.twitter.com/yTJipEuq13

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

E — Sone Ntoh 5 run 2:31

Emmaus Sone Ntoh 5-yard TD run with 2:31 remaining in first half. 14-10 Freedom @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics pic.twitter.com/tlrVbdPX64

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

F — Rontay Dunbar 27 interception return 1:03

Freedom’s @Rontay_Dunbar intercepts pass and goes 27 yards for the TD. Freedom leads Emmaus 21-10. 1:03 in 2nd. @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics pic.twitter.com/8oWtUMdmYD

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

F — Tristan Wheeler 1 run 0:00

Freedom’s Tristan Wheeler 2-yard TD plunge. 28-10 Freedom at halftime @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics @TWheels24 pic.twitter.com/HGzRCqdkk8

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

3RD QUARTER

F — Jalen Stewart 8 run 6:21

@stewjay23 8-yard TD run. Freedom leads Emmaus 35-10. 6:21 3rd Quarter @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics pic.twitter.com/TVXYjF30q8

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

F — Jalen Stewart 1 run 2:23

Freedom’s Jalen Stewart 1-yard TD run. 42-10 Freedom 2:23 3rd quarter @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics pic.twitter.com/Ji7DelJo2l

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

4TH QUARTER

E — John Ferris 24 pass from Ethan Parvel 5:45

Emmaus Ethan Parvel to John Ferris. Freedom leads 42-17. 5:45 left. @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics pic.twitter.com/Rm0Zbx3NYt

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

F — Jalen Stewart 1 run 2:25

Freedom’s Jalen Stewart 1-yard TD run. 49-17 Freedom 2:25 remaining. @fhssportsBASD @_ehsathletics pic.twitter.com/2fkPTCcuMt

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 18, 2018

November 18, 2018
District 11 Top returning players 2018 Week 12

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 12):

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

District-leading rusher Ian Csicsek of Saucon Valley rushed for 260 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Northwestern. Csicsek has rushed for 2,724 yards and scored 39 td’s this season. Both are the 2nd highest at Saucon. Evan Culver holds the records when he rushed for 2,934 yards and scored 48 td’s in 2015. Csicsek also went over 3,000 yards for his career and is currently at 3,095 yards. North Schuylkill qb Jaden Leiby rushed for 144 yards in their win over Notre Dame and now has 1,688 yards rushing on the season. That is a new school record as he broke John Rupinski’s record of 1,649 yards that he set in 2014. Teammate Mitch Wagner rushed for 121 yards and went over 2,000 yards for his career (2,072 yards).  Ryan Clark of ES South who was injured in the 1st half 2 weeks ago tried to play vs Wallenpaupack but couldn’t continue after his 1st attempt that went for 2 yards. He finishes the season rushing for 1,913 yards and scoring 30 td’s. The only Cavaliers to better those totals were James Mungro (twice) and Niko Petrone. Clark’s career totals have him with 3,043 yards rushing and 44 total td’s scored. Lubens Myers of Emmaus went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season in their win over Easton and now has 1,057 yards. Harold Reynolds of Easton also went over 1,000 yards in the game and now has 1,007 yards. Bethlehem Catholic will enter the Saucon Valley game with 2-1,000 yard rushers. Tavion Banks has rushed for 1,271 yards and scored 25 td’s while Zaheer Seabrooks has rushed for 1,199 yards and 13 td’s. Both backs are also over 2,000 yards for their careers.  Sophomore Nick Henry of Northwestern finishes the season rushing for 1,048 yards and scoring 12 td’s.  Nick Savage of Williams Valley rushed for 179 yards vs Tri-Valley and ended his career with exactly 2,000 yards rushing. Teammate, junior Brady Miller rushed for 1,234 yards and 13 td’s this season.

QUARTERBACKS:

Cole DeFranco of Notre Dame finishes the season with school records of 3,441 passing yards and 43 td passes. DeFranco had thrown for 200 yards or more in 19 consecutive games before their loss to North Schuylkill last week. He attempted 320 passes this year and threw only 3 interceptions. Last year he attempted 344 passes and threw only 4 interceptions. For his career, he threw for 9,904 yards and 99 td passes.  Deven Bollinger of Northwestern threw for 221 yards and 2 td passes vs Saucon Valley. He finished the season with a school record 1,998 yards and 30 td’s. Bollinger held the old record when he threw for 1,872 yards as a freshman. He also went over 5,000 yards passing for his career and will enter his senior season with career school records of 5,155 yards passing and 61 td passes.  Ethan Parvel of Emmaus needs 87 yards passing to reach 4,000 yards for his career. Parvel is now the school’s record holder for career td passes with 24.  Jared Jenkins of Freedom went over 2,000 yards passing on the season in their win over Parkland. He’s thrown for 2,018 yards and 27 td passes this year and 4,744 yards and 44 td passes in his career. Levi Engle of Williams Valley finished his career throwing for 4,140 yards and a school record 53 td passes. Engle was hurt in week 9 and didn’t return to play in the playoffs. Aiden Stanton of Pottsville filling in for Damon Yost threw for 220 and 2 td’s vs Bethlehem Catholic. Stanton went over 1,000 yards on the season and ended with 1,052 yards. He threw 15 td’s. Yost who was hurt several times this year ended up throwing for 982 yards and 14 td passes. Tack on the 2 td passes that Mason Barnes threw and the Tide had 31 td passes on the season.   Nathan Nimeh of Easton will enter the P’Burg game with 1,763 yards passes and 20 td passes.

RECEIVERS:

Deonte Castro of Emmaus caught a 37 yard pass to up his season total to 43 catches for 713 yards and 10 td’s. Castro is the 7th Green Hornet to go over 700 yards receiving in a season. Matt Salvaterra holds the school record with 890 yards that he had in 1998. Salvaterra also had 889 in 1997. The other 4 players are Dave Treat, Keith Cooke, Kevin White, and Tyler Hersch. David Sanders of Notre Dame finishes his senior season catching 65 passes for 1,341 yards and 16 td’s. The yardage and td’s are school records. Teammate Isaiah Dejesus caught 68 passes for 980 yards and 9 td’s this season. He holds career school records for catches (137), reception yardage (1,950) and td catches (20). He missed cracking the District 11 career top 10 list for receptions by 1 catch. Bob Frederick of Allen stays in 10th place on the list with his 138 career receptions that he had from 1971-73. Sanders ended up with 1,500 career reception yards and a 3rd Crusader Ethan Aquino also had over 1,000 yards receiving for his career. Aquino had 564 yards at Wilson in his fr/soph seasons and 587 yards at Notre Dame his last 2 years. Justin Rodda of Northwestern caught a td pass last week to up his sophomore season total to 12. District 11 players to have 10 or more td catches in their sophomore season. Johan Dotson (Nazareth) 16, KJ Williams (Liberty) 12, Tim Massaquoi (Parkland) 12, Justin Rodda (Northwestern) 12, Kowan Scott (Wilson) 10 and Jake Wolfgang (Williams Valley) 10. Mason Barnes of Pottsville ended his junior year catching 39 passes for 710 yards and 10 td’s. Teammate senior Jacob Roos caught 3 passes for 135 yards and 2 td’s last week enableling him to make the chart in his last game of this career. Roos caught 21 passes for 548 yards and 8 td’s this year after missing his junior season. Christian Sapp of ES South tied a school record vs Wallenpaupack when he caught 11 passes. He tied Dan Cason who also caught 11 passes vs Scranton in 2009. Sapp finished the season with 47 catches for 800 yards and 9 td grabs. All three totals are sophomore school records. Rontay Dunbar of Freedom is the 6th Patriot to reach 40 receptions in a season. His 41 catches tie him for 5th place with Matt Kacandra who had 41 catches in 1996. Dunbar caught 3 passes for 117 yards and 2 td’s vs Parkland. His yardage moves him ahead of 4 former Patriots on the single-season reception yardage list at Freedom. He now has 756 yards moving him ahead of Collin Freitas (680), Alex Huertas (706), Matt Kacandra (727), and Trent Clark (732) and into 4th place. Huertas holds the record with the 943 yards he had last year. He’s followed by Clark’s 855 yards and Justus Grube’s 761 yards. Michael Dunlap of Easton caught 5 passes for 148 yards last week and now has 35 catches for 769 yards and 8 td grabs this season.

KICKERS:

Enzo Martellucci of Easton kicked 3 field goals with a long of 36 yards last week vs Emmaus. He’s kicked 6 field goals this year and is 37 of 38 on extra points.

DISTRICT 11 HISTORY:

2018 single game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat (yellow highlighter = last week)

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (2), 4 (3), 4 (8) Ryan Clark (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

6 (9) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (2) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

5 (2), 4 (5), 5 (8), 4 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (4), 5 (7), 5 (8) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

5 (5) Jarrin Geisinger (Jim Thorpe)

5 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

5 (8), 5 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

5 (11) Dominic Nelson (Parkland)

5 (9), 5 (12), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (10) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (2) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (5) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (5) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

4 (5) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (6) Jacob Kamp (Salisbury)

4 (6), 4 (9), 4 (10) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

4 (7) Ike Lucas (Tri-Valley)

4 (8) Tyler Elsdon (North Schuylkill)

4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (10) Justin Paul (Northern Lehigh)

4 (11) Harold Reynolds (Easton)

4 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

397 (7), 241 (8), 241 (9), 239 (4) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)  *School Record*

342 (9), 295 (7), 289 (4), 288 (6), 260 (12), 257 (10), 217 (11), 210 (3) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

343 (10), 328 (2), 268 (8), 259 (5), 250 (11), 240 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

328 (6), 263 (9) Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)  *School Record*

326 (3), 263 (1), 218 (10), 202 (9) Ryan Clark (ES South)

299 (10) Shavar Hussett (Whitehall)

284 (5), 215 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

261 (1), 256 (7) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

260 (9), 231 (10) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

259 (5), 212 (1) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

257 (3), 232 (1) Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

248 (2), 246 (9), 243 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

236 (5), 221 (1) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

227 (7) Matt Doherty (Marian Catholic)

226 (9) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

220 (1) Zach Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

209 (3) Ben Kramer (Blue Mountain)

207 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

205 (9) Ryan Scheffler (Pottsville Nativity)

205 (11) Sone Ntoh (Emmaus)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

382 (8), 335 (5), 289 (6), 256 (4), 250 (10), 249 (7), 216 (11), 201 (1) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

380 (2), 269 (4) Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

361 (1), 361 (9), 349 (11), 339 (6), 337 (2), 316 (10), 298 (5), 297 (7), 256 (4), 236 (8), 232 (3) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

330 (5), 269 (3), 234 (4), 223 (2), 219 (11) Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

311 (7), 283 (10), 246 (5), 206 (6) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

308 (9), 225 (5) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

272 (5), 218 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

270 (8), 217 (9) Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

268 (6), 251 (9), 243 (7), 221 (12), 217 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

256 (5) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

256 (5) Nate Nimeh (Easton)

252 (2), 228 (9) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

250 (2) Ethan Reis (Panther Valley)

243 (10), 236 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

233 (4), 221 (9), 208 (1) Dalton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

225 (4) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

223 (3) Bo Meyers (Bangor)

221 (5) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

221 (7) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

220 (12), 209 (3), 208 (10) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

210 (8) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (8) Dylan Rinker (PM East) *School Record*

6 (9), 5 (1), 5 (7), 5 (10), 4 (6), 4 (8) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

5 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

5 (6), 5 (8), 4 (10), 4 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (5), 4 (7) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3) Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

4 (3) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

4 (3) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

4 (9) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Blake White (Panther Valley)  *Ties School Record*

14 (10), 12 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

11 (5), 10 (10) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

11 (12) Christian Sapp (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

10 (2) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (5) Darius Robinson (PM East)  *School Record*

10 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

10 (7) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

240 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

216 (7), 168 (5) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

210 (6), 192 (2), 191 (1), 151 (9) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

179 (2) Blake White (Panther Valley)

177 (4), 164 (9) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

173 (5) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

170 (9), 150 (5), 141 (4) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

155 (4) Nick Lucian (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (4), 141 (2) Zack Crum (Lehighton)

151 (1) Christian Sapp (ES South)

148 (8) Ryan Holub (Saucon Valley)

148 (12) Mchael Dunlap (Easton)

147 (8) Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

146 (10) Louis Frye (ES North)  *School Record*

143 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (5), 4 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

4 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

3 (3) Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic)

3 (4) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

3 (6) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

3 (8) Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

3 (8) Trey Trevis (Southern Lehigh)

Field Goal Distance (40)

48 (4) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)  *School Record*

46 (5) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

45 (5) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

44 (9) Derek Lasher (Bangor)  *School Record*

43 (4) Devon Troxell (Catasauqua)

42 (1) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

42 (8) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)

41 (3) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

41 (7) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

40 (8) Lucca Stroia (Marian Catholic)

District 11 Season Leaders (plus any player that set a school record)

Rushing (1000)

2724 Ian Csicsak (Saucon Valley)

2160 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

1913 Ryan Clark (ES South)

1754 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

1732 Ethan Brader (Palisades)  *School Record*

1687 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)  *School Record*

1679 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

1371 Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)

1310 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

1304 Nick Breiner (Tamaqua)

1271 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1238 Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

1234 Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

1199 Zaheer Seabrooks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1186 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

1151 Nasir Legree (Liberty)

1123 Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)

1083 Ryan Schreffler (Nativity)

1057 Lubens Myers (Emmaus)

1007 Harold Reynolds (Easton)

Touchdowns (20)

39 Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)

30 Ryan Clark (ES South)

27 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

26 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

25 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

25 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

25 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

23 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

23 Ethan Brader (Palisades)

20 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Passing Yards (1000)

3441 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

2704 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

2018 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

1998 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

1986 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

1890 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

1812 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

1763 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

1655 Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

1627 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

1549 Dalton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

1430 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

1368 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

1364 Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

1261 Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

1234 Frank Rauscher (Central Catholic)

1206 Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

1160 Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

1127 Bo Meyers (Bangor)

1113 Lawson Bray (PM West)

1052 Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

1028 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Touchdown Passes (18)

43 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

30 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

27 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

27 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

24 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)  *School Record*

22 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

20 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

18 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

18 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)

18 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

18 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Receptions (40)

89 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

68 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

66 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

65 David Sanders (Notre Dame)

59 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

49 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

48 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

46 Blake White (Panther Valley)

45 George Hlavac (Central Catholic)

44 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

43 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

43 Justin Pasquale (Central Catholic)

43 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

42 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

41 Bryce Ellinger (Minersville)

Reception Yardage (600)

1341 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

1186 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

980 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

902 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

828 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

810 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

800 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

800 Christian Sapp (ES South)

769 Michael Dunlap (Easton)

756 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

753 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

713 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

710 Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

686 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

672 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

635 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

605 Jayden Cruz (Williams Valley)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

16 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

14 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

12 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

12 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

11 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)  *School Record*

10 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)  *Ties School Record*

November 15, 2018
Wallenpaupack topples East Stroudsburg South 29-7

EAST STROUDSBURG – In a game where yards were hard to come by, the running back tandem of Joe Ingulli and Nicholas Ruggieri led Wallenpaupack to a 29-7 win against East Stroudsburg South Saturday night in the District 2/11 Subregional Final at East Stroudsburg Memorial Stadium. Ingulli rushed for 76 yards and Ruggieri added 66.

In the first quarter, it looked like Wallenpaupack struck first. East Stroudsburg South’s Braydan Mitchell threw a pick-6 and Darian Joseph returned it 34 yards for the score but there was a flag. Another blindside block on Wallenpaupack negated the score. The quarter would end scoreless as both teams didn’t move the ball.

Wallenpaupack finally got the first score of the game, after an earlier sure touchdown drop by Adam Haupt. He made up for the dropped pass by hauling in a 29-yard touchdown throw from Tom McCormick. Connor Barnes’ kick was good and the Buckhorns led 7-0 with 2:03 left in the first half.

The only score of the third quarter was a Ruggieri two-yard touchdown run. Barnes’ PAT is good. The Buckhorns led 14-0 with 8:05 left in the quarter.

The Cavaliers’ best drive of the night ended in a Matt Horak interception in the end zone for Wallenpaupack.

Early in the fourth quarter penalties killed any momentum the Cavaliers had. A facemask and a late hit stalled the drive. The Buckhorns took over at the Cavaliers 39 with 10:40 remaining in the game. Wallenpaupack capped off the eight play drive with a Manny Obeng five-yard run putting them up 20-0 with 7:08 left in the game.

Haupt ended the Cavaliers next drive by intercepting the pass and Buckhorns took over at the ESS ten-yard line. Ingulli had a seven-yard touchdown to the Buckhorns lead. It was 29-0 with 5:28 remaining in the game.

The Cavaliers scored late in the fourth quarter. Noah Goicoechea caught a pass thrown by William Fish, but he fumbled the ball at Wallenpaupack’s three yard line. Mike Long fell on the ball in the end zone for the Cavaliers score.

NOTE: East Stroudsburg South’s Ryan Clark tried to give it a go last night and had one carry for two yards. Christian Arrington stepped in and rushed for 86 yards on 20 carries.

Head Coach Ed Christian retired after the game. He was a head coach for 38 years and coached 52 years overall.

Wallenpaupack will face Hollidaysburg in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A playoffs. On defense Wallenpaupack had three interceptions. Adam Haupt, Darian Joseph and Matt Horak each had one.

Saturday, November 10, 2018 1 2 3 4 OT Final

Wallenpaupack 0 7 7 15 – 29

East Stroudsburg South 0 0 0 7 – 7

Second quarter
WAL – Haupt 29 pass from McCormick (Barnes kick), 2:03

Adam Haupt catches a 29-yard Touchdown pass from Tom McCormick with 2:03 left in half East Stroudsburg South leads 7-0. @PaupackSports @esasdsouthath pic.twitter.com/SX5xZnFBmI

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 11, 2018

Third quarter
WAL – Ruggieri 2 run (Barnes kick), 8:09

Ruggieri 2 yard TD run @PaupackSports 14, @esasdsouthath 0 8:05 3rd quarter pic.twitter.com/b9ZrU7AEX5

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 11, 2018

Fourth quarter
WAL – Obeng 5 run (Obeng run), 7:08

Wallenpaupack’s Manny Obeng 5-yard touchdown run with 7:08 remaining in the game. @PaupackSports 22, @esasdsouthath 0 pic.twitter.com/2de7r6jARq

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 11, 2018

WAL – Ingulli 7 run (Barnes kick), 5:28

Haupt with interception setting up Ingulli 7 yard TD run with 5:28 remaining. @PaupackSports 29, @esasdsouthath 0 pic.twitter.com/pKKLRkdyyA

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 11, 2018

ESS – Long fumble recovery in end zone (Vazquez kick), 0:58

Michael Long recovers a fumble in end zone for the East Stroudsburg South score. @PaupackSports 29, @esasdsouthath 7 :58 seconds remaining pic.twitter.com/NcRxS0lHzH

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 11, 2018

November 11, 2018
Southeastern PA Top 10 Week of Nov. 9, 2018

Southeastern PA Top 10

Week of Nov. 9, 2018

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (8-0)

2. Coatesville (11-0)

3. North Penn (11-0)

4. Imhotep Charter (7-2)

5. Malvern Prep (10-0)

6. Garnet Valley (11-0)

7. Downingtown West (10-1)

8. Archbishop Wood (6-3)

9. Conwell-Egan (11-0)

10. Truman (10-1)

November 9, 2018
District 11 Top returning players 2018 Week 11

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 11):

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

An unprecedented feat occurred last Friday night in the Palisades win over Schuylkill Valley. Trey Gretzinger of Palisades rushed for 156 yards and 2 td’s to break his brother Christian’s single-season rushing record. However, teammate Ethan Brader rushed for 243 yards and 4 td’s to move ahead of both Gretzinger’s and is now the record holder. Brader ended the year rushing for 1,732 yards and scored 23 td’s while Trey rushed for 1,679 yards and scored 25 td’s. Christian held the record with his 1,580 yards that he set in 2013. Trey did, however, break the single-season td record with his 25 this year. John Gruver held the old record when he scored 24 times in 2008. Gruver still holds the career record with 55 td’s (2006-08). Trey also owns the career rushing yardage record with his 3,479 yards. The 4 td’s that Brader scored last week enables him to join the “40 td” club with exactly 40 td’s in his career. Brader finishes his career with 2,552 yards rushing and 2,669 yards passing and holds the school record for career td passes with 31.  Dominic Nelson of Parkland scored all 5 td’s in their win over Stroudsburg. Nelson carried the ball 21 times and 93 yards. District-leading rusher Ian Csicsek of Saucon Valley rushed for 217 yards and a td while also catching a 23-yard td pass in their win over Lehighton. Csiscek has rushed for 2,464 yards and scored 34 td’s this season. He also joins the “40 td” club and now has 41 career td’s. Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 250 yards and a td in their playoff loss to Bishop McDevitt. Brish rushed for 2,160 yards and scored 26 td’s this year. His career totals have him at 5,852 yards rushing and 81 total td’s scored. Brish will enter his senior year in 6th place all-time in the District for rushing yards and 8th place all-time for career td’s scored. He moved ahead of Austin Scott of Parkland in rushing yardage. Scott rushed for 5,802 yards from 2000-02.  Ryan Clark of ES South rushed for 108 yards and 2 td’s in their win over PM East before being injured. He now has 1,911 yards rushing on the season while scoring a total of 30 td’s. Logan Bachman of Central Catholic ended his career rushing for 2,543 yards while scoring 41 career td’s. Nate Boyle of Tamaqua rushed for 207 yards and scored 5 td’s last week vs Notre Dame. He finished the season with 27 td’s which is now a school record. Jarred Muffley (2011) and Dalton Nunemacher (2012) were previously tied for the record with 24 td’s. Boyle, just a junior, joins the “2,000/1,000 yard” club. He’s rushed for 2,192 yards and caught 75 passes for 1,132 yards so far in his career. He has 46 career td’s which is 10 behind teammate Nick Breiner’s school record 56. Nasir Legree of Liberty broke the school’s career rushing yardage record vs Freedom. Legree rushed for 149 yards to up his season total to 1,151 yards and his career record total to 4,132 yards. Darren Mason held the old record when he rushed for 4,023 yards from 1997-99. Harold Reynolds of Easton rushed for 147 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Northampton. Reynolds went over 2,000 yards (2,128) for his career and has scored 30 career td’s. He needs 57 yards to reach 1,000 yards for the season. Two other players also went over 2,000 yards for their careers. They are Ike Lucas of Tri-Valley (2,039 yards) and junior Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic (2,017 yards). Banks also went over 1,000 yards for the season and now has 1,120 yards and 23 td’s. Sone Ntoh of Emmaus rushed for 205 yards and a td in their win over Nazareth. Garrett DeBoer of Bangor finishes his career with 2,131 yards rushing and 18 td’s. Gabe Kuehn of Minersville finished his career in style when he rushed for a school-record 315 yards and 3 td’s in their 30-29 win over Montgomery. Kuehn and Tony Walsh (1973) jointly held the old record when each rushed for 260 yards in a game. Kuehn rushed for 806 yards and scored 13 td’s in the last 3 games. He finished the season with 1,371 yards rushing and scored 18 td’s. Northampton’s Tyrese Brandon scored twice vs Easton and now has 20 on the season and 30 for his career. Zach Chowansky of North Schuylkill rushed the ball 1 time for 1 yard in their win over Jim Thorpe and now has exactly 1,000 yards rushing for his career. Sophomore Nick Henry of Northwestern went over 1,000 yards rushing for the season and now has 1,045 yards and 12 td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Cole DeFranco of Notre Dame threw for 349 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Tamaqua. DeFranco has thrown for 3,382 yards and 43 td passes this season. His career totals have him throwing for 9,845 yards and 99 td passes.  His 43 td passes this year ties him with Brendan Nosovitch of Central Catholic and Zack Bradley of Catasauqua for 2nd place all-time in the District for a single-season. Logan Edmond of Southern Lehigh ended the season throwing for 1,812 yards and 22 td passes. He falls 40 yards short of breaking his brother Travis’s career record. Logan could only muster 84 yards passing in the pouring rain vs Wallenpaupack. His career totals have him finishing with 5,242 yards passing and 61 td passes. With his brother’s Ty and Travis career totals and their dad, Bob’s senior year totals the Edmond’s combined for 989 completions on 1,754 attempts for 14,524 yards and 158 td passes. Deven Bollinger of Northwestern threw for 217 yards and another 4 td passes in their win over Central Catholic. On the season he’s thrown for 1,777 yards and 28 td passes. He needs 96 yards to break his own single-season passing yardage record and he’s 66 yards away from reaching 5,000 yards passing for his career.  Ethan Parvel of Emmaus threw 2 td passes in their win over Nazareth and now holds the school record for single-season td passes with 23. That also ties him with Blake Reed for the school career record. Evan Burian threw 22 career td passes in the 1962 and 63 seasons.  Anthony Harris of Nazareth finished his junior season passing for 2,704 yards and 27 td passes. He will enter his senior season with 5,325 yards passing and 55 td passes. Dylan Rinker of PM East ended his season with a school record stat line of 150 completions on 252 attempts for 1,896 yards and 18 td passes. He also went over 3,000 yards passing for his career to become the first Cardinal to accomplish that. He finishes his career with 3,130 yards passing and 28 td passes. Chris Whiteman of Lehighton broke the school record for passing yards in a single-season. Whiteman threw for 1,890 yards surpassing the old record of 1,798 yards that Brandon Williams set in 2007. Whiteman also set single-season records for completions (137) and pass attempts (258). Hunter Luckinbill of Blue Mountain went over 1,000 yards passing for the season in the last game of his career vs Bethlehem Catholic. Luckinbill threw for 1,028 yards and 18 td passes as a senior. Junior Jared Jenkins of Freedom continues to pile up his career totals and has now thrown for 4,551 yards and 41 td passes.

RECEIVERS:

Deonte Castro of Emmaus caught his 10th td pass this year and is now tied for the school record with 3 other players. Keith Cook in 1981, Dave Treat in 1989 and Kevin White in 2009 all caught 10 td’s in their senior season. Castro is now the school’s career record holder with 16 td catches. Matt Salvaterra held the old record of 15 that he set from 1996-98. Tommy Manos of Nazareth caught 7 passes for 95 yards vs Emmaus to set the school single-season record for receptions with 89. Adam Bridgeforth held the old record when he caught 82 in 2011. Manos had 1,186 receiving yards this year falling 35 yards short of the school record that Bridgeforth set in 2011. Teammate Nate Stefanik caught 8 passes for 96 yards and a td to end his junior season with 66 catches for 828 yards and 12 td grabs. He’ll enter his senior season with 113 receptions for 1,524 yards and 18 td grabs. Triston Hilliman of PM East caught 5 passes for 75 yards to end the year with 49 catches for 686 yards and 6 td catches. The 49 catches ties the school record for a single season. RJ Sarajian caught 49 passes in 2013. Teammate Darius Robinson caught 6 passes for 112 yards and a td to push him over 1,000 yards receiving for his career. He finishes his career with 68 catches for 1,083 yards and 10 td catches. Manos and Hilliman join the unpopular bubble club. There were only 2 known former District 11 receivers who ended their careers with 99 catches, thus missing the “100 catch” club by 1. Dubois Ross of Pius X/Liberty from 2010-12 and Rich Zahodnick of North Schuylkill from 2014-16 each caught 99 passes in their careers. David Sanders caught 6 passes for 96 yards and a td vs Tamaqua. Sanders has 62 receptions for 1,310 yards and 16 td’s this season. He’s the 4th District 11 player to go over 1,300 yards receiving in a single-season. He’s only 722 yards away from breaking the District record. Whaaaaaaaaaaaat!!! Kevin Gulyas of Central Catholic owns the record with the 2,031 yards he had in 2011. Paryss Marshall of Catasauqua is 2nd with his 1,566 yards he had in 2013 and Dez Boykin of Whitehall is 3rd with the 1,336 yards he had in 2017. Isaiah Dejesus of Notre Dame has caught 65 passes for 954 yards and 9 td grabs this season. He’s nearing several milestones. He needs 46 yards to reach 1,000 for the season and 76 yards to reach 2,000 yards for his career. He also needs 4 catches to enter the top 10 all-time District list. Bob Frederick of Allen is currently in 10th place on the list with his 138 career receptions. He also has the Crusader record for most career td catches with his 20. However, Sanders currently has 19 career td catches. Zack Crum of Lehighton finished the season catching 59 passes for 902 yards and 9 td grabs. His catches and yardage place him in 2nd place at Lehighton behind only Shane McEvoy’s 2007 totals of 69 catches for 1,135 yards. Zack and older brother Tyler (2012-14) combined to catch 166 passes for 2,581 yards and 29 td’s for the Indians. Senior Dalton Musselman of Southern Lehigh caught 43 passes for 810 yards and 14 td’s this season. He finished the season scoring a total of 23 td’s. Justin Pasquale of Central Catholic ended his career catching 115 passes for 1,467 yards and 5 td’s. Bryce Ellinger of Minersville ended his career catching 80 passes for 1,359 yards and 11 td’s. His receptions and yardage totals are believed to be school records but I cannot confirm them at this time. His junior year 810 yards receiving is a school record though. Justin Rodda of Northwestern caught 2 td passes vs Central Catholic to up his season total to 11. There are only 5 other Disrtict 11 players to have 10 or more td catches in their sophomore season. They are Johan Dotson of Nazareth with 16, KJ Williams of Liberty with 12, Tim Massaquoi of Parkland with 12, Kowan Scott of Wilson with 10 and Jake Wolfgang of Williams Valley with 10. That list includes sevearl D-1 players and a former NFL player.

KICKERS:

DISTRICT 11 HISTORY:

Lehighton single season td pass history: Terry Wogenrich set the record when he threw 11 td pass as a junior in 1967. Terry would go on to play at Kutztown State. Dave Warner threw 17 td passes in 1977 to break the record. He went on to a successful career at Syacuse and is currently the offensive coordinator at Michigan State. Tom Keer broke the record in 1984 when he threw 18 td passes. Keer holds the career td pass record with his 44 he threw from 1982-84. Brandon Williams broke Kerr’s record when he threw 21 in 2007. Williams was a one-year wonder as that’s the only season he attempted a pass. Josh Agosto tied the record when he threw 21 td passes in 2010 as a junior. Last years qb Cody Scherer came up 1 td pass short of tying the record and this years qb Chris Whiteman threw 18 td passes.

2018 single game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat (yellow highlighter = last week)

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (2), 4 (3), 4 (8) Ryan Clark (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

6 (9) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (2) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

5 (2), 4 (5), 5 (8), 4 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (4), 5 (7), 5 (8) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

5 (5) Jarrin Geisinger (Jim Thorpe)

5 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

5 (8), 5 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

5 (11) Dominic Nelson (Parkland)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

5 (9), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (10) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (2) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (5) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (5) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

4 (5) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (6) Jacob Kamp (Salisbury)

4 (6), 4 (9), 4 (10) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

4 (7) Ike Lucas (Tri-Valley)

4 (8) Tyler Elsdon (North Schuylkill)

4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (10) Justin Paul (Northern Lehigh)

4 (11) Harold Reynolds (Easton)

4 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

397 (7), 241 (8), 241 (9), 239 (4) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)  *School Record*

342 (9), 295 (7), 289 (4), 288 (6), 257 (10), 217 (11), 210 (3) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

343 (10), 328 (2), 268 (8), 259 (5), 250 (11), 240 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

328 (6), 263 (9) Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)  *School Record*

326 (3), 263 (1), 218 (10), 202 (9) Ryan Clark (ES South)

299 (10) Shavar Hussett (Whitehall)

284 (5), 215 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

261 (1), 256 (7) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

260 (9), 231 (10) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

259 (5), 212 (1) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

257 (3), 232 (1) Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

248 (2), 246 (9), 243 (11) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

236 (5), 221 (1) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

227 (7) Matt Doherty (Marian Catholic)

226 (9) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

220 (1) Zach Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

209 (3) Ben Kramer (Blue Mountain)

207 (11) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

205 (9) Ryan Scheffler (Pottsville Nativity)

205 (11) Sone Ntoh (Emmaus)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

382 (8), 335 (5), 289 (6), 256 (4), 250 (10), 249 (7), 216 (11), 201 (1) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

380 (2), 269 (4) Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

361 (1), 361 (9), 349 (11), 339 (6), 337 (2), 316 (10), 298 (5), 297 (7), 256 (4), 236 (8), 232 (3) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

330 (5), 269 (3), 234 (4), 223 (2), 219 (11) Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

311 (7), 283 (10), 246 (5), 206 (6) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

308 (9), 225 (5) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

272 (5), 218 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

270 (8), 217 (9) Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

268 (6), 251 (9), 243 (7), 217 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

256 (5) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

256 (5) Nate Nimeh (Easton)

252 (2), 228 (9) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

250 (2) Ethan Reis (Panther Valley)

243 (10), 236 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

233 (4), 221 (9), 208 (1) Dalton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

225 (4) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

223 (3) Bo Meyers (Bangor)

221 (5) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

221 (7) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

210 (8) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

209 (3), 208 (10) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (8) Dylan Rinker (PM East) *School Record*

6 (9), 5 (1), 5 (7), 5 (10), 4 (6), 4 (8) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

5 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

5 (6), 5 (8), 4 (10), 4 (11) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (5), 4 (7) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3) Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

4 (3) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

4 (3) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

4 (9) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Blake White (Panther Valley)  *Ties School Record*

14 (10), 12 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

11 (5), 10 (10) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

10 (2) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (5) Darius Robinson (PM East)  *School Record*

10 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

10 (7) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

240 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

216 (7), 168 (5) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

210 (6), 192 (2), 191 (1), 151 (9) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

179 (2) Blake White (Panther Valley)

177 (4), 164 (9) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

173 (5) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

170 (9), 150 (5), 141 (4) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

155 (4) Nick Lucian (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (4), 141 (2) Zack Crum (Lehighton)

151 (1) Christian Sapp (ES South)

148 (8) Ryan Holub (Saucon Valley)

147 (8) Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

146 (10) Louis Frye (ES North)  *School Record*

143 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (5), 4 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

4 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville)  *School Record*

3 (3) Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic)

3 (4) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

3 (6) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

3 (8) Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

3 (8) Trey Trevis (Southern Lehigh)

Field Goal Distance (40)

48 (4) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)  *School Record*

46 (5) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

45 (5) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

44 (9) Derek Lasher (Bangor)  *School Record*

43 (4) Devon Troxell (Catasauqua)

42 (1) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

42 (8) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)

41 (3) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

41 (7) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

40 (8) Lucca Stroia (Marian Catholic)

District 11 Season Leaders (plus any player that set a school record)

Rushing (1000)

2464 Ian Csicsak (Saucon Valley)

2160 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

1911 Ryan Clark (ES South)

1754 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

1732 Ethan Brader (Palisades)  *School Record*

1679 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

1544 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

1371 Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)

1310 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

1304 Nick Breiner (Tamaqua)

1238 Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

1186 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

1160 Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

1151 Nasir Legree (Liberty)

1137 Zaheer Seabrooks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1123 Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)

1120 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1083 Ryan Schreffler (Nativity)

Touchdowns (20)

34 Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)

30 Ryan Clark (ES South)

27 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)  *School Record*

26 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

25 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

25 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

23 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

23 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

23 Ethan Brader (Palisades)

20 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Passing Yards (1000)

3382 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

2704 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

1986 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

1812 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

1890 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

1825 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

1777 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

1605 Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

1605 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

1550 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

1364 Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

1430 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

1350 Dalton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

1261 Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

1244 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

1234 Frank Rauscher (Central Catholic)

1160 Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

1206 Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

1113 Lawson Bray (PM West)

1127 Bo Meyers (Bangor)

1028 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Touchdown Passes (18)

43 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

27 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

28 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

24 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

23 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)  *School Record*

22 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

19 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

18 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

18 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)

18 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

18 Hunter Luckinbill (Blue Mountain)

Receptions (40)

89 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

66 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

65 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

62 David Sanders (Notre Dame)

59 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

49 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

48 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

46 Blake White (Panther Valley)

45 George Hlavac (Central Catholic)

44 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

43 Justin Pasquale (Central Catholic)

43 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

42 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

42 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

41 Bryce Ellinger (Minersville)

Reception Yardage (600)

1310 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

1186 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

954 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

902 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

828 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

810 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

800 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

706 Christian Sapp (ES South)

686 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

684 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

676 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

672 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

667 Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

639 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

635 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

621 Michael Dunlap (Easton)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

16 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

14 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

12 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

11 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)  *School Record*

11 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

10 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)  *Ties School Record*

November 9, 2018
Northwestern Lehigh dominates Allentown Central Catholic in a 50-13 win

SLATINGTON – Northwestern Lehigh’s Quarterback Deven Bollinger tossed for four touchdowns and ran for another as the Tigers topped Allentown Central Catholic 50-13 in a District 11 4A Quarterfinals game Saturday night at Northern Lehigh.

Bollinger threw for 217 yards, completing 12 of 17 passes. His favorite target Saturday night was Tyler Lobach who caught four passes for 105 yards.

The Tigers had 18 first downs versus eight by the Vikings and they out gained them 401 to 206.

With the win, Northwestern Lehigh moves on to play Saucon Valley this Saturday night in a District 11 4A Semifinal game.

1st Quarter

NWL – Tyler Lobach 25 pass from Deven Bollinger 7:50

Touchdown Northwestern Lehigh 7-0 pic.twitter.com/9mAS17WA01

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2018

2nd Quarter

NWL – Deven Bollinger 17 pass from Tyler Lobach 6:31

Trick or Treat. Touchdown Northwesten Lehigh. 14-0 6:31 2nd QT @nwtigerfootball pic.twitter.com/POjthErKNF

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 3, 2018

NWL – Deven Bollinger 8 run 3:02

Touchdown run Bollinger! 21-0 @nwtigerfootball 2:55 remaining in half pic.twitter.com/k62XXRp5s6

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2018

NWL – Justin Rodda 11 pass from Deven Bollinger :14.6

Touchdown pass @nwtigerfootball 28-0 14.6 seconds remaining of the first half. pic.twitter.com/tyC8oCiWfz

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2018

3rd Quarter

NWL – Nick Henry 38 pass from Deven Bollinger 11:03

Touchdown @nwtigerfootball 34-0. 11:03 3rd qt. pic.twitter.com/K0046savwo

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2018

ACC – Logan Bachman 4 run 3:49

Touchdown Allentown Central Catholic. 34-7 3:49 3rd QT pic.twitter.com/O1rL3MjzT2

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2018

NWL – Nick Henry 1 run 2:25

Touchdown @nwtigerfootball 40-7 2:25 3rd Qt pic.twitter.com/nbN3wcV9Ee

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2018

4th Quarter

NWL – Conor DeWit 32 field goal 11:54

Field goal good. @nwtigerfootball lead 43-7 11:54 remaining pic.twitter.com/qsaZ0jmH8O

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2018

ACC – Justin Pasquale 25 pass from Frank Rauscher 6:37

Touchdown pass Allentown Central Catholic. 43-13 @nwtigerfootball 6:37 remaining in the game. pic.twitter.com/qhqpeUNytL

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2018

NWL – Justin Rodda 19 pass from Deven Bollinger 2:14

Touchdown pass on fourth down. @nwtigerfootball lead 50-13 2:14 left in fourth qt. pic.twitter.com/XOiGAaQgM3

— EasternPAFootball (@EPAFootball) November 4, 2018

November 4, 2018
District 11 Top returning players 2018 Week 10

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 10):

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

District-leading rusher Ian Csicsek of Saucon Valley added to his totals when he rushed for 257 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Palisades. Csicsek now has 2,247 yards rushing and 32 total td’s so far this season. Kaleb Monaco of Pocono Mountain West finished his junior year rushing for 1,754 yards and scoring 25 td’s. Both of those totals are 2nd best at West behind Franklyn Quiteh’s 2,290 yards rushing and 30 td’s that he set in 2008. Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven rushed for 343 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Blue Mountain. Brish upped his season totals to 1,910 yards rushing and 25 td’s. His career totals are now at 5,602 yards rushing and 80 td’s. His yardage moves him into 7th place all-time in the District. He moved past Eric Rath of Pius X who rushed for 5,450 yards from 1998-01. Brish cracked the top 10 in career td’s with his 80. He moves ahead of Dylan Evans of Pen Argyl (79 from 2008-11), Dylan Rabuck of Williams Valley (78 from 2014-17) and Evan Culver of Saucon Valley (77 from 2013-15).  Teammates Trey Gretzinger and Ethan Brader of Palisades have a chance to break the single-season rushing record this week vs Schuylkill Valley. Gretzinger has 1,523 yards and Brader has 1,489 yards. Christian Gretzinger holds the record with the 1,580 yards he had in 2013. Ryan Clark of ES South rushed for 218 yards and scored 3 td’s in their win over ES North. Clark now has 1,803 yards on the season while scoring a total of 28 td’s. He also joins the “40 td” club with his 42 career td’s. Logan Bachman of Central Catholic joins the “40 td” club with his td last week vs Bethlehem Catholic. A 3rd player also joins the “40 td” club. Nate Boyle of Tamaqua scored 3 td’s last week and now has 41 for his career. Nasir Legree of Liberty rushed for 138 yards and 3 td’s vs Freedom to reach the 1,000-yard mark. He has 1,002 yards and a total of 13 td’s. He needs 17 yards to join the 4,000-yard club and 41 yards to break the school record. Garrett DeBoer of Bangor rushed for 174 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Pen Argyl and in doing so went over 2,000 yards for his career. He now has 2,046 career yards. Zaheer Seabrooks of Bethlehem Catholic went over 1,000 yards for the season and now has 1,028 yards. Teammate Tavion Banks scores 4 td’s in a game for the 3rd time this year last week vs Central Catholic and now has 21 td’s on the season. Gabe Kuehn of Minersville backed up his 260 yards and 6 td’s scored in week 9 with 231 yards and 4 td’s scored in week 10. Kuehn went over 1,000 yards on the season and now has 1,056 yards rushing and 15 td’s. Brady Miller of Williams Valley also went over 1,000 yards for the season and now has 1,043. Shavar Hussett of Whitehall rushed for 2999 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Northampton. In the same game Northampton’s Tyrese Brandon rushed for 187 yards and 2 td’s while catching 7 passes for another 143 yards and 2 td’s vs. He now has 882 yards rushing, 268 yards receiving and has scored a total of 18 td’s. Justin Paul of Northern Lehigh scored 4 td’s vs Palmerton in the final game of his career. He finished his injury-plagued year with 710 yards rushing and 10 td’s and finished with 20 career td’s.

QUARTERBACKS:

Cole DeFranco of Notre Dame threw for 316 yards and 5 td’s in their win over Wilson. DeFranco went over 3,000 yards passing for the 3rd year in a row and is now the all-time leading passer in District 11. He has 3,033 yards for the season and 9,496 yards for his career.  Brendan Nosovitch of Central Catholic held the old record with his 9,249 yards that he threw for from 2008-11.  DeFranco is the 1st player to reach 3,000 yards passing in the regular season. He’s the 4th player in District 11 to throw 40 or more td passes in a single season. AJ Long of Pius X threw 46 in 2011 as a sophomore. Nosovitch and Zack Bradley of Catasauqua both threw 43 in a season. DeFranco is still in 2nd place all-time in the District for career td passes with 96 and is now 10 behind Nosovitch’s DIstrict record 106. Logan Edmond of Southern Lehigh threw for 283 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Salisbury. Edmond went over 5,000 career yards passing in the process and now has thrown for 5,158 yards. His older brother Travis holds the school record with the 5,281 yards he threw from 2012-14. Logan needs 124 yards to break the record. He’s thrown 61 career td passes which moves him up to 13th place all-time in the District. Dan Kendra III of Bethlehem Catholic and Travis Stefanik of Nazareth move down to 14th place with their 60 td passes each. Deven Bollinger of Northwestern threw 4 more td passes in their win over Catasauqua and now has a school record 24 on the season. He broke Frank Dangello’s single-season record of 21 that he set in 2014. He has 56 career td passes which puts him in 21st place all-time in the District.  Ethan Parvel of Emmaus threw for 181 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Parkland. He now has 21 td passes on the year which ties him with Blake Reed for the school record. Reed threw 21 last year. He is now tied for the school record at 2 different schools. He threw 31 last year for Whitehall to tie Zachary Gilbert’s 31 that he threw in 2016.  Parvel has 54 career td passes and is tied for 23rd place all-time in the District with Barry Kennedy of Catasauqua and Bobby Grigas of North Schuylkill.  Anthony Harris of Nazareth is 1 career td pass behind Parvel with 53 and they will match up against each other tonight. Other qb’s to throw 53 career td passes are Tim Cramsey of Central Catholic, Tony Gomez of Pottsville, Tevon Weber of Salisbury and current qb Levi Engle of Williams Valley. Harris threw for 250 yards vs Easton to go over 5,000 yards passing for his career (5,109 yards). Jordan Nelson of Palmerton, a converted wide receiver had his 2nd game passing for over 200 yards when he threw for 243 yards vs Northern Lehigh. Aiden Stanton of Pottsville replaced starter Damon Yost in the first half and threw for 208 yards and 3 td’s vs North Schuylkill. Stanton and Yost have combined to throw for 1,647 yards and 25 td passes. Dylan Rinker of PM East threw his 16th td pass of the season in their win over PM West to break the school record of 15 that was jointly held by Gary Lynn (1974) and Luke Hohenstein (2014).

RECEIVERS:

Tommy Manos of Nazareth caught 14 passes for 94 yards and 2 td’s and teammate Nate Stefanik caught 10 passes for 103 yards and a td vs Easton. Their combined total of 24 catches falls 3 catches short of the District 11 record for 2 teammates with at least 10 catches each in the same game. Kevin Gulyas and Jalen Snyder-Scipio of Central Catholic caught all 27 passes from Brendan Nosovitch in their loss to Whitehall in 2011. Gulyas caught 15 while Scipio caught 12 passes. Both teams had similar results as Nazareth lost to Easton 34-31 and Central lost to Whitehall 36-28. Both Gulyas with 93 yards and Manos with 94 yards did not reach 100 yards receiving while Scipio (117 yards) and Stefanik (103 yards) did. Manos did go over 1,000 yards receiving on the season and now has 1,091 yards. Jessiah Woods of Dieruff caught 8 passes for 60 yards and 2 td’s to break 2 school records. He finished with 11 td catches this year breaking the record of 10 set by Marqus Holland in 2000. He finished his career with 14 td catches breaking the record of 13 set by Joel Rupp from 2000-02. David Sanders of Notre Dame caught 4 passes for 130 yards and 2 td’s vs Wilson. Sanders caught 56 passes for 1,214 yards and 15 td’s in the regular season. His 1,214 yards is 3rd best for regular season yardage in the District. Zach Bogoly of Wilson holds the record with his 1,292 yards he had on 67 catches in 2012. Gulyas is 2nd with a total of 1,291 yards he had on 82 catches. Gulyas and Manos hold the District 11 record for regular season single season receptions with 82 each. John Murphy of ES South holds the regular season reception td record when he caught 21 in 10 games in 2016. Gulyas is tied with Jeff Yordy of Pottsville Nativity for 2nd place with 17 regular season td catches. Louis Frye of ES North caught 3 passes for a school record 146 yards vs ES South. Teammate Naisaih Jacobs held the old record when he had 145 yards receiving vs Easton last year. Dalton Musselman of Southern Lehigh has 14 td receptions this year and has scored a total of 23 td’s this season.

KICKERS:

Devin Bartholomew of Parkland kicked his 10th field goal of the season, a 35 yarder vs Emmaus last week.

DISTRICT 11 HISTORY:

Some Allen history: J Birney Crum became the head coach in 1925. Over the next 25 years, Crum would have 6 unbeaten teams and finish with 190 wins, 51 losses, and 17 ties. Crum never lost a season opener. In 1934 they played 2 games on the same day to start the season. They beat McAdoo in the first game then defeated Lehighton in the 2nd game. His 1930 team gave up only 18 points in 11 games and his 1946 team scored 466 points in 11 games. In that 1946 season Elmo Jackson would score 14 td’s and his brother, Tommy would score 10. Pauley Clymer scored 12 td’s and Bill “Beechy” Muhr kicked a whopping 50 extra points. Elmo Jackson would score 31 career td’s which is still a record at Allen. Muhr would kick an unheard of (back then) 94 total extra points in his 3-year career. The old Coffield stadium seated 6,500 people. In 1948 they opened the 18,000-seat Allentown High School Stadium. Years later the stadium was expanded to 22,640 seats. Then the visitor bleachers were removed in 2002 and the current stadium now seats 15,000.

2018 single game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat (yellow highlighter = last week)

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (2), 4 (3), 4 (8) Ryan Clark (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

6 (9) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (2) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

5 (2), 4 (5), 5 (8), 4 (10) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (4), 5 (7), 5 (8) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

5 (5) Jarrin Geisinger (Jim Thorpe)

5 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

5 (8) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

5 (9), 4 (2), 4 (4), 4 (10) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (2) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (5) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (5) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

4 (5) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (6) Jacob Kamp (Salisbury)

4 (6), 4 (9), 4 (10) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

4 (7) Ike Lucas (Tri-Valley)

4 (8) Tyler Elsdon (North Schuylkill)

4 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

4 (10) Justin Paul (Northern Lehigh)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

397 (7), 241 (8), 241 (9), 239 (4) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)  *School Record*

342 (9), 295 (7), 289 (4), 288 (6), 257 (10), 210 (3) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

343 (10), 328 (2), 268 (8), 259 (5), 240 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

328 (6), 263 (9) Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)  *School Record*

326 (3), 263 (1), 218 (10), 202 (9) Ryan Clark (ES South)

299 (10) Shavar Hussett (Whitehall)

284 (5), 215 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

261 (1), 256 (7) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

260 (9), 232 (10) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

259 (5), 212 (1) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

257 (3), 232 (1) Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

248 (2), 246 (9) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

236 (5), 221 (1) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

227 (7) Matt Doherty (Marian Catholic)

226 (9) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

220 (1) Zach Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

209 (3) Ben Kramer (Blue Mountain)

205 (9) Ryan Scheffler (Pottsville Nativity)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

382 (8), 335 (5), 289 (6), 256 (4), 250 (10), 249 (7), 201 (1) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

380 (2), 269 (4) Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

361 (1), 361 (9), 339 (6), 337 (2), 316 (10), 298 (5), 297 (7), 256 (4), 236 (8), 232 (3) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

330 (5), 269 (3), 234 (4), 223 (2) Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

311 (7), 283 (10), 246 (5), 206 (6) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

308 (9), 225 (5) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

272 (5), 218 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

270 (8), 217 (9) Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

268 (6), 251 (9), 243 (7) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

256 (5) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

256 (5) Nate Nimeh (Easton)

252 (2), 228 (9) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

250 (2) Ethan Reis (Panther Valley)

243 (10), 236 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

233 (4), 221 (9), 208 (1) Dalton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

225 (4) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

223 (3) Bo Meyers (Bangor)

221 (5) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

221 (7) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

210 (8) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

209 (3), 208 (10) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (8) Dylan Rinker (PM East) *School Record*

6 (9), 5 (1), 5 (7), 5 (10), 4 (6), 4 (8) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

5 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

5 (6), 5 (8), 4 (10) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (5), 4 (7) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3) Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

4 (3) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

4 (3) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

4 (9) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Blake White (Panther Valley)  *Ties School Record*

14 (10), 12 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

11 (5), 10 (10) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

10 (2) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (5) Darius Robinson (PM East)  *School Record*

10 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

10 (7) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

240 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

216 (7), 168 (5) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

210 (6), 192 (2), 191 (1) , 151 (9) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

179 (2) Blake White (Panther Valley)

177 (4), 164 (9) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

173 (5) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

170 (9), 150 (5), 141 (4) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

155 (4) Nick Lucian (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (4), 141 (2) Zack Crum (Lehighton)

151 (1) Christian Sapp (ES South)

148 (8) Ryan Holub (Saucon Valley)

147 (8) Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

146 (10) Louis Frye (ES North)  *School Record*

143 (10) Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (5), 4 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

4 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville) *School Record*

3 (3) Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic)

3 (4) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

3 (6) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

3 (8) Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

3 (8) Trey Trevis (Southern Lehigh)

Field Goal Distance (40)

48 (4) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)  *School Record*

46 (5) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

45 (5) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

44 (9) Derek Lasher (Bangor)  *School Record*

43 (4) Devon Troxell (Catasauqua)

42 (1) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

42 (8) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)

41 (3) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

41 (7) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

40 (8) Lucca Stroia (Marian Catholic)

District 11 Season Leaders (plus any player that set a school record)

Rushing (1000)

2247 Ian Csicsak (Saucon Valley)

1910 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

1803 Ryan Clark (ES South)

1754 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

1537 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

1523 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

1489 Ethan Brader (Palisades)

1341 Nick Breiner (Tamaqua)

1310 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

1160 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

1123 Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)

1097 Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

1056 Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)

1043 Brady Miller (Williams Valley)

1042 Ryan Schreffler (Nativity)

1028 Zaheer Seabrooks (Bethlehem Catholic)

1002 Nasir Legree (Liberty)

Touchdowns (18)

32 Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)

28 Ryan Clark (ES South)

25 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

25 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

23 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

23 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

22 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

21 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

19 Ethan Brader (Palisades)

18 Tyrese Brandon (Northampton)

Passing Yards (1000)

3033 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

2488 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

1767 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

1728 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

1716 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)

1652 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

1560 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

1525 Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

1488 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

1452 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

1364 Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

1342 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

1328 Dalton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

1261 Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

1191 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

1180 Frank Rauscher (Central Catholic)

1160 Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

1141 Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

1113 Lawson Bray (PM West)

1097 Bo Meyers (Bangor)

Touchdown Passes (18)

40 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

25 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

24 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

23 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

22 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

21 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

18 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

16 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

Receptions (36)

82 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

58 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

58 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

56 David Sanders (Notre Dame)

53 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

48 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

46 Blake White (Panther Valley)

44 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

42 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

42 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

42 George Hlavac (Central Catholic)

41 Justin Pasquale (Central Catholic)

39 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

37 Bryce Ellinger (Minersville)

36 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

36 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

Reception Yardage (600)

1214 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

1091 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

856 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

843 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

800 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

760 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

732 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

672 Allen Negrete (Whitehall

656 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

651 Christian Sapp (ES South)

624 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

621 Michael Dunlap (Easton)

611 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

602 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

Reception Touchdowns (10)

15 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

14 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

11 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

11 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)  *School Record*

November 3, 2018
NFF Lehigh Valley Chapter Player of the Week thru Week 10

Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 33 local high schools. Weeks 1 – 5 players are listed below:

Week 1 – Trey Gretzinger, running back from Palisades High School compiled 261 yards rushing on 24 carries and 3 touchdowns. He helped his team overcome a 2 TD deficit to defeat Palmerton 49-14.

Week 2 – Harold Reynolds, running back from Easton Area High School carried the ball 19 times and compiled 186 yards, scored 3 touchdowns and threw a 76 yard touchdown pass in beating Whitehall 55-21.

Week 3 – Logan Bachman, running back from Allentown Central Catholic High School rushed for 256 yards on 34 carries, 1 reception for 3 yards, 1 pass completion for 25 yards, scored 2 touchdowns, and had 2 tackles for a loss and 1 sack in 23-13 win over Nazareth.

Week 4 – Joseph Green, running back from Phillipsburg High School rushed 32 times for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 28-14 victory over Hunterdon Central High School.

Week 5 – Logan Edmond, quarterback for Southern Lehigh High School was 12 of 17 passing for 241 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also rushed for 107 yards and 1 touchdown. Southern Lehigh beat undefeated Palisades 40-15.

Week 6 – Cole DeFranco, quarterback for Notre Dame High School (Green Pond) was 12-14 passing for 339 years and 4 touchdowns. He also had 52 yards rushing in the win over Palisades 41-27. He set the Colonial League career passing record as well.

Week 7 – Jared Jenkins, quarterback for Freedom High School had 3 touchdown passes for 170 yards in the first half of a 35-7 victory over Easton. Ties a school record with 35 career touchdown passes.

Week 8 – Deven Bollinger, quarterback for Northwestern Lehigh High School was 12 for 16 passing for 192 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also added 108 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Team won by beating previously unbeaten Saucon Valley 42-28.

Week 9 – Ian Csicsek, running back for Saucon Valley High School rushed 48 times for 342 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. He also caught a touchdown pass and scored on a 2-point conversion. Saucon Valley lost 49 – 44 to Notre Dame (Green Pond).

Week 10 – Nasir Legree, running back from Liberty High School rushed 30 times for 139 yards and 3 TD’s. Liberty beat previously undefeated Freedom 29-10.

November 1, 2018
FINAL: District Power Rankings thru 10/28/18

Thanks to the PIAA websites!

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 11

District 12

Eastern Conference

October 28, 2018
District 11 Top returning players 2018 Week 9

DISTRICT 11 NOTES (week 9:

by Duke Helm

RUNNINGBACKS:

Gabe Kuehn of Minersville rushed for 260 yards and a school record 6 td’s in their win over Shenandoah Valley. Kuehn’s 260 yards ties the school record that Tony Walsh set back in 1973 vs Nativity. Walsh would rush for 976 yards and score 14 td’s in the 73 season. Kuehn’s 6 td’s breaks the 59-year-old record the Bob Kopich set in 1959. Kopich scored 5 td’s vs Cass Township and ended the year with 23 total td’s. Kaleb Monaco of Pocono Mountain West rushed for 241 yards and 5 td’s for the 2nd week in a row. Monaco scored all 5 td’s in the first half vs ES North and now has 25 total on the season to go with his 1,709 yards rushing. Kobe Brish of Schuylkill Haven pushed his career totals to 5,259 yards rushing and 76 td’s. His yardage moves him into 8th place all-time in the District. He bumps out Juan Gaddy of Easton who had 5,116 yards from 1989-92. Tosh Riddick of Dieruff now sits in 10th place with the 5,138 yards that he rushed for from 1995-97. Brish needs 1 more td to crack the District career top 10 list. Evan Culver of Saucon Valley currently sits in 10th place with 77 td’s that he had from 2013-15. Ian Csicsek of Saucon Valley carried the ball 48 times for a school-record 342 yards in their 49-44 loss to Notre Dame. Nick Savant held the old record when he rushed for 333 yards vs Palisades in 2013.  Csicsek leads the District in rushing and td’s scored. He’s rushed for 1,990 yards and scored 28 td’s this season. Csicsek scored 5 times in the game to tie several Panthers for the school record. Walt Schmidt (1955), Savant (2003), Culver (2015) and Zach Petiet (2017) all scored 5 td’s in a game at least once.  Tavion Banks of Bethlehem Catholic rushed for 226 yards and 4 td’s in their 50-49 loss to Emmaus. Nasai Moon of Pleasant Valley rushed for 263 yards and 2 td’s in their loss to ES South. Moon went over 1,000 yards for the season and now has 1,100 yards and 10 td’s on the season. Ethan Brader of Palisades took over the workload with Trey Gretzinger not playing in their win over Pen Argyl. Brader rushed for 246 yards and 3 td’s to raise his season totals to 1,343 yards rushing and has scored a total of 17 td’s. He also went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career (2,163 yards). After sitting out last week, Ryan Schreffler of Nativity rushed for 205 yards in their loss to James Buchanan. Schreffler went over 1,000 yards on the season (1,042 yards) and over 2,000 yards for his career (2,093 yards). Ryan Clark of ES South rushed for 202 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Pleasant Valley. Clark now has 1,585 yards on the season while scoring a total of 25 td’s. Junior CJ Selby of Jim Thorpe went over the 2,000 yards mark for his career and now has 2,042 yards rushing. Sophomore Dimitri Rojas of Stroudsburg came back last week after missing a game and rushed for 130 vs Dieruff to go over 1,000 yards on the season (1,112 yards).

QUARTERBACKS:

Cole DeFranco of Notre Dame threw for 361 yards and a school record 6 td’s in their win over Saucon Valley. DeFranco has thrown for 2,717 yards and a school record 35 td’s this season. Defranco held the old record when he threw 31 last year. He’s now in 2nd place all-time in the District for passing yards (9,180 yards) and td passes (91). He bumps Tyler Smith down to 3rd place for career td passes. Smith had 87 from 2006-09. Brendan Nosovitch of Central Catholic holds both records when he threw for 9,249 yards and 106 td’s from 2008-11. Deven Bollinger of Northwestern threw for 251 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Northern Lehigh. He now holds every major career passing record at the school. Anthony Harris of Nazareth threw for 4 td’s last week and now has 50 for his career. Jared Jenkins of Freedom threw 3 td’s vs Central Catholic and now has the school single-season record with 23. He also broke Joe Young’s career passing yardage school record. Jenkins now has 4,285 yards while Young threw for 4,214 yards from 2013-16. Ethan Parvel of Emmaus threw for 217 yards and a 3 td’s last week. He now has 52 career td passes. Ejau Colazzo of Dieruff threw for 308 yards and 3 td’s in their loss to Stroudsburg and now has 1,269 yards on the season. Damon Yost of Pottsville threw for 218 yards and 4 td’s in their 41-40 win over Blue Mountian. Dalton Leedy of Tri-Valley threw for 221 yards and 3 td’s in their win over Line Mountain. Bo Meyers of Bangor (1,064), Scott Schwalm of Minersville (1,058), Lawson Bray of PM West (1,106) and Branden Mitchell of ES Soth (1,045) all went over 1,000 yards passing for the season. Schwalm also went over 2,000 yards for his career.

RECEIVERS:

Mason Barnes of Pottsville caught 7 passes for 125 yards and a school record 4 td’s vs Blue Mountain. Jessiah Woods caught 6 passes for 170 yards and 2 td’s vs Stroudsburg. Woods now has 40 receptions for 740 yards and 9 td’s this year. He needs 1 td to tie the single-season record and the career record. Marqus Holland caught 10 td passes in 2000 and Joel Rupp caught 13 td’s from 2000-02. Tommy Manos continues to lead the District with 68 catches. He has 997 yards receiving which puts him in 2nd place behind District leader David Sanders of Notre Dame. Sanders has 52 catches for 1,084 yards this season. Teammate Isaiah Dejesus has 54 receptions for 802 yards and 8 td’s. Zack Crum of Lehighton and Nate Stefanik of Nazareth each have 48 catches this year. Joe Herman of Whitehall had another big game when he caught 4 passes for 164 yards and 2 td’s vs Nazareth. Ethen Aquino of Notre Dame, Nate Boyle of Tamaqua, and Deonte Castro of Emmaus all went over 1,000 yards for their careers.

KICKERS:

Derek Lasher of Bangor kicked a school record 44-yard field goal vs Wilson last week. Fritz Kristiansen (1980) and Jim Holland (2004) held the old record when each of them kicked a 37 yarder vs Catasauqua and Pen Argy respectfully.

DISTRICT 11 HISTORY:

On a side note with Bangor kickers, Sergio Moquillot an Argentinian exchange student kicked a 48 yarder in the 1982 LARC game. That’s the same year the Lehigh County team was heavily favored with all their Division 1 recruits but the Northampton County team won the close game 17-14 with the help off Monquillot’s field goal.

2018 single game highs: ( ) is the week the player accomplished the stat (yellow highlighter = last week)

Single Game Touchdowns (4)

6 (2), 4 (3), 4 (8) Ryan Clark (ES South)  *Ties School Record*

6 (9) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *School Record*

5 (2) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)  *School Record*

5 (2), 4 (5), 5 (8) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

5 (4), 5 (7), 5 (8) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

5 (5) Jarrin Geisinger (Jim Thorpe)

5 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

5 (8) Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

5 (9), 4 (2), 4 (4) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *Ties School Record*

4 (2) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

4 (5) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

4 (5) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

4 (5) Andrew Sabo (Palmerton)

4 (6) Jacob Kamp (Salisbury)

4 (6), 4 (9) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (7) Jordan Nelson (4)

4 (7) Ike Lucas (Tri-Valley)

4 (8) Tyler Elsdon (North Schuylkill)

Single Game Rushing Yardage (200)

397 (7), 241 (8), 241 (9), 239 (4) Kaleb Monaco (PM West)  *School Record*

342 (9), 295 (7), 289 (4), 288 (6), 210 (3) Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)  *School Record*

328 (2), 268 (8), 259 (5), 240 (7) Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

328 (6), 263 (9) Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)  *School Record*

326 (3), 263 (1), 202 (9) Ryan Clark (ES South)

284 (5), 215 (6) Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

261 (1), 256 (7) Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

260 (9) Gabe Kuehn (Minersville)  *Ties School Record*

259 (5), 212 (1) Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

257 (3), 232 (1) Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

248 (2), 246 (9) Ethan Brader (Palisades)

236 (5), 221 (1) CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

227 (7) Matt Doherty (Marian Catholic)

226 (9) Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

220 (1) Zach Chowansky (North Schuylkill)

209 (3) Ben Kramer (Blue Mountain)

205 (9) Ryan Scheffler (Pottsville Nativity)

Single Game Passing Yardage (200)

382 (8), 335 (5), 289 (6), 256 (4), 249 (7), 201 (1) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

380 (2), 269 (4) Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)  *School Record*

361 (1), 361 (9), 339 (6), 337 (2), 298 (5), 297 (7), 256 (4), 236 (8), 232 (3) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

330 (5), 269 (3), 234 (4), 223 (2) Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

311 (7), 246 (5), 206 (6) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

308 (9), 225 (5) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

272 (5), 218 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

270 (8), 217 (9) Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

268 (6), 251 (9), 243 (7) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

256 (5) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

256 (5) Nate Nimeh (Easton)

252 (2), 228 (9) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

250 (2) Ethan Reis (Panther Valley)

236 (7) Jordan Nelson (Palmerton)

233 (4), 221 (9), 208 (1) Dalton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

225 (4) Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

223 (3) Bo Meyers (Bangor)

221 (5) Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

221 (7) Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

210 (8) Dante Mahaffey (Saucon Valley)

209 (3) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

Single Game TD Passes (4)

6 (8) Dylan Rinker (PM East) *School Record*

6 (9), 5 (1), 5 (7), 4 (6), 4 (8) Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

5 (1) Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

5 (6), 5 (8) Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)  *School Record*

5 (5), 4 (9) Damon Yost (Pottsville)

5 (5), 4 (7) Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

4 (3) Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

4 (3) Aiden Stanton (Pottsville)

4 (3) Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

4 (6) Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

4 (9) Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

Single Game Receptions (10)

12 (8) Blake White (Panther Valley)  *Ties School Record*

12 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

11 (5) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

10 (2) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *Ties School Record*

10 (5) Darius Robinson (PM East)  *School Record*

10 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

10 (7) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

Single Game Reception Yardage (140)

240 (8) Tommy Manos (Nazareth)  *School Record*

216 (7), 168 (5) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

210 (6), 192 (2), 191 (1) , 151 (9) David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

179 (2) Blake White (Panther Valley)

177 (4), 164 (9) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

173 (5) Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

170 (9), 150 (5), 141 (4) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

155 (4) Nick Lucian (Bethlehem Catholic)

152 (4), 141 (2) Zack Crum (Lehighton)

151 (1) Christian Sapp (ES South)

148 (8) Ryan Holub (Saucon Valley)

147 (8) Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

Single Game Reception TD’s (3)

4 (1) David Sanders (Notre Dame)

4 (5), 4 (7) Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)  *School Record*

4 (9) Mason Barnes (Pottsville) *School Record*

3 (3) Matt Stianche (Bethlehem Catholic)

3 (4) Joe Herman (Whitehall)

3 (6) Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

3 (8) Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

3 (8) Trey Trevis (Southern Lehigh)

Field Goal Distance (40)

48 (4) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)  *School Record*

46 (5) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)  *School Record*

45 (5) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

44 (9) Derek Lasher (Bangor)  *School Record*

43 (4) Devon Troxell (Catasauqua)

42 (1) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

42 (8) Devin Bartholomew (Parkland)

41 (3) Rustin Seyle (Central Catholic)

41 (7) Matt Bugbee (Nazareth)

40 (8) Lucca Stroia (Marian Catholic)

District 11 Season Leaders

Rushing (1000)

1990 Ian Csicsak (Saucon Valley)

1709 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

1585 Ryan Clark (ES South)

1567 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

1414 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

1384 Jaden Leiby (North Schuylkill)

1343 Ethan Brader (Palisades)

1136 CJ Selby (Jim Thorpe)

1112 Dimitri Rojas (Stroudsburg)

1100 Nasai Moon (Pleasant Valley)

1058 Logan Bachman (Central Catholic)

1042 Ryan Schreffler (Nativity)

1024 Nick Breiner (Tamaqua)

Touchdowns (17)

28 Ian Csicsek (Saucon Valley)

25 Ryan Clark (ES South)

25 Kaleb Monaco (PM West)

22 Trey Gretzinger (Palisades)

21 Kobe Brish (Schuylkill Haven)

20 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

19 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

17 Ethan Brader (Palisades)

17 Tavion Banks (Bethlehem Catholic)

Passing Yards (1000)

2717 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)

2238 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

1686 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *School Record*

1583 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)

1559 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)

1445 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

1384 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

1345 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

1338 Zamar Brake (Bethlehem Catholic)

1271 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

1269 Ejau Collazo (Dieruff)

1222 Dalton Leedy (Tri-Valley)

1210 Brayden Knoblauch (Tamaqua)

1181 Anthony Nanoah (Whitehall)

1160 Levi Engle (Williams Valley)

1146 Frank Rauscher (Central Catholic)

1106 Lawson Bray (PM West)

1064 Bo Meyers (Bangor)

1058 Scott Schwalm (Minersville)

1045 Brayden Mitchell (ES South)

Touchdown Passes (15)

35 Cole DeFranco (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

23 Jared Jenkins (Freedom)  *School Record*

22 Anthony Harris (Nazareth)

20 Logan Edmond (Southern Lehigh)

20 Deven Bollinger (Northwestern)

19 Ethan Parvel (Emmaus)

17 Nathan Nimeh (Easton)

15 Dylan Rinker (PM East)  *Ties School Record*

15 Chris Whiteman (Lehighton)

Receptions (33)

68 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

54 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

52 David Sanders (Notre Dame)

48 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

48 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

44 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

40 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

39 Blake White (Panther Valley)

39 Justin Pasquale (Central Catholic)

38 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

38 Nate Boyle (Tamaqua)

35 Bryce Ellinger (Minersville)

34 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

33 Deonte Castro (Emmaus)

33 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

Reception Yardage (550)

1084 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

997 Tommy Manos (Nazareth)

846 Zack Crum (Lehighton)

802 Isaiah Dejesus (Notre Dame)

740 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

631 Allen Negrete (Whitehall)

629 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

617 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

611 Triston Hilliman (PM East)

609 Christian Sapp (ES South)

583 Justin Rodda (Northwestern)

572 Rontay Dunbar (Freedom)

563 Blake White (Panther Valley)

558 Mason Barnes (Pottsville)

554 Michael Dunlap (Easton)

Reception Touchdowns (9)

13 David Sanders (Notre Dame)  *School Record*

12 Dalton Musselman (Southern Lehigh)

10 Nate Stefanik (Nazareth)

9 Jessiah Woods (Dieruff)

9 Gabe Caton (Freedom)

October 26, 2018
Schedule Update: Northwestern Lehigh vs. Catasauqua Middle School Football Game

Due to the pending weather, the Northwestern Lehigh vs. Catasauqua Middle School Football Game will now be played at Northern Lehigh at 4:30 PM.

October 25, 2018
NFF Lehigh Valley Chapter Player of the Week thru Week 9

Each week the National Football Foundation – Lehigh Valley Chapter, selects a high school football player of the week from its 33 local high schools. Weeks 1 – 5 players are listed below:

Week 1 – Trey Gretzinger, running back from Palisades High School compiled 261 yards rushing on 24 carries and 3 touchdowns. He helped his team overcome a 2 TD deficit to defeat Palmerton 49-14.

Week 2 – Harold Reynolds, running back from Easton Area High School carried the ball 19 times and compiled 186 yards, scored 3 touchdowns and threw a 76 yard touchdown pass in beating Whitehall 55-21.

Week 3 – Logan Bachman, running back from Allentown Central Catholic High School rushed for 256 yards on 34 carries, 1 reception for 3 yards, 1 pass completion for 25 yards, scored 2 touchdowns, and had 2 tackles for a loss and 1 sack in 23-13 win over Nazareth.

Week 4 – Joseph Green, running back from Phillipsburg High School rushed 32 times for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 28-14 victory over Hunterdon Central High School.

Week 5 – Logan Edmond, quarterback for Southern Lehigh High School was 12 of 17 passing for 241 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also rushed for 107 yards and 1 touchdown. Southern Lehigh beat undefeated Palisades 40-15.

Week 6 – Cole DeFranco, quarterback for Notre Dame High School (Green Pond) was 12-14 passing for 339 years and 4 touchdowns. He also had 52 yards rushing in the win over Palisades 41-27. He set the Colonial League career passing record as well.

Week 7 – Jared Jenkins, quarterback for Freedom High School had 3 touchdown passes for 170 yards in the first half of a 35-7 victory over Easton. Ties a school record with 35 career touchdown passes.

Week 8 – Deven Bollinger, quarterback for Northwestern Lehigh High School was 12 for 16 passing for 192 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also added 108 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Team won by beating previously unbeaten Saucon Valley 42-28.

Week 9 – Ian Csicsek, running back for Saucon Valley High School rushed 48 times for 342 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. He also caught a touchdown pass and scored on a 2-point conversion. Saucon Valley lost 49 – 44 to Notre Dame (Green Pond).

October 22, 2018
The 99th Bangor-Pen Argyl Football game

The 99th meeting of the Bangor-Pen Argyl football teams will be played Saturday, October 27th at 1:30pm at Pen Argyl Alumni Stadium. Pre-game festivities begin Friday night with a Parade at 6:30pm to our Community Pep Rally & Bonfire at Weona Park at 7pm. Fox Sports Radio Show will be live on site Saturday morning 9-10am to kick-off our “GameDay” and St. Luke’s filming crew will be collecting video from Green Knight Fans for the 100th Game Documentary starting at 9:00am. Wear your Green & White, show off your spirit and tell us about your “Most Memorable Moment” in our Slate Belt Rivalry.

Tickets for the 99th Bangor-Pen Argyl Football game will be sold at Pen Argyl Area High School on Wednesday, October 24th from 5-6pm in the A-Gym Lobby. Advanced Ticket Sales are $5 for Adults and $3 for Students/Sr. Citizens. All tickets will be $5 at the game.

October 21, 2018

1 2 3 4
Next Page

Thursday, November 14, 2024	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Bethlehem Catholic	0	0	7	0		7
Southern Lehigh	7	14	7	0		28

Thursday, November 7, 2024	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Whitehall	0	10	0	7		17
East Stroudsburg South	3	0	13	6		22

Friday, November 1, 2024	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
North Schuylkill	3	0	7	10	6	26
Notre Dame Green-Pond	0	7	6	7	3	23

SCORE BY QUARTERS	1	2	3	4	Final
Nazareth	0	0	0	0	0
Emmaus	7	14	0	14	35

1	EM	Cooper, 37 run (Buck kick)	9:32
2	EM	Moreau 37 interception return (Buck kick)	5:29
2	EM	Bechtel, 6 run (Buck kick)	0:26
4	EM	Bechtel, 41 run (Buck kick)	10:56
4	EM	Santos, 17 run (Buck kick)	5:37

	Nazareth	Emmaus
First downs	13	16
Rushes-yards	25-92	39-324
Passing yards	137	14
Total yards	229	338
Passes COMP-ATT-INT	19-39-1	3-6-0
Fumbles-lost	0-0	0-0
Punts-average	4-32.0	4-38.0
Penalties-yards	7-65	11-126

Thursday, October 31, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Pleasant Valley	0	0	7	0	7
East Stroudsburg South	14	19	14	0	47

Friday, October 25, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Northwestern Lehigh	0	10	0	13	23
Southern Lehigh	0	0	10	7	17

Friday, October 18, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Northampton	7	7	7	0	21
Nazareth Area	13	13	21	0	47

Thursday, October 3, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Bethlehem Catholic	0	3	0	0	3
Freedom	7	2	8	7	24

Final	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Bethlehem Catholic (7-5)	6	14	0	9	29
Central Catholic (9-3)	0	0	0	0	0

Final	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Wilkes-Barre (6-5)	0	0	6	0	6
Nazareth Area (10-1)	20	15	0	7	42

Final	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Saucon Valley (5-6)	0	7	13	0	20
Notre Dame Green Pond (8-3)	14	21	14	7	56

Final	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	T
Whitehall	7	7	0	0	14
Central Catholic	0	7	7	16	30

Friday, September 27, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Stroudsburg	7	0	7	0	14
Easton Area	9	20	14	0	43

Thursday, September 26, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Pocono Mountain West	6	0	0	0	6
Northampton	14	14	14	0	42

Saturday, September 14, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Pen Argyl	7	22	7	7	43
Wilson Area	0	0	0	0	0

Friday, September 6, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Wilson Area	13	18	0	0	31
Nazareth Area	14	14	7	0	35

Thursday, September 5, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Whitehall	7	0	0	0	7
East Stroudsburg South	7	10	7	14	38

Thursday, August 29, 2024	1	2	3	4	Final
Northern Lehigh	0	0	7	0	7
Northwestern Lehigh	21	35	0	0	56

1	Gold	Pinnock, 34 pass from Rissmiller (McLaughlin kick)	6:17
1	Red	Young, 20 pass from Cruz (Cerco kick)	1:26
2	Gold	Alston, 47 pass from Darno (McLaughlin kick)	11:53
2	Gold	Ludlow, 44 pass from Rissmiller, (McLaughlin kick)	7:13
3	Red	Clymer, 2 run (Cerco kick)	4:21
4	Red	Spang, 7 run (run failed)	7:10

	Red	Gold
First downs	21	13
Rushes-yards	30-94	25-28
Passing yards	173	194
Total yards	267	222
Passes COMP-ATT-INT	17-35-1	8-16-0
Fumbles-lost	0-0	1-1
Punts-average	4-46.5	3-42.7
Penalties-yards	6-85	9-102

SCORE BY QUARTERS	1	2	3	4	Final
Red Squad	7	0	7	6	20
Gold Squad	7	14	0	0	21

Belle Vernon (7) 12-1
2023 Season
Total Points Scored	530	Total Points Allowed	123
Average Points Scored	40.7	Average Points Allowed	9.4

2023 Playoffs – 4 games
Total Points Scored	166	Total Points Allowed	30
Average Points Scored	41.5	Average Points Allowed	7.5

Northwestern Lehigh (11) 15-0
2023 Season
Total Points Scored	662	Total Points Allowed	156
Average Points Scored	44.1	Average Points Allowed	10.4

2023 Playoffs – 5 games
Total Points Scored	219	Total Points Allowed	73
Average Points Scored	43.8	Average Points Allowed	14.6

SCORE BY QUARTERS	1	2	3	4	Final
NW Lehigh	7	0	13	13	33
Wyomissing	7	10	0	7	24

1	Wyomissing	Eisenhower, 23 run (Maher kick)	3:57
1	NW Lehigh	Clymer 25 pass from Leh (Kern kick)	0:57
2	Wyomissing	Jones, 3 pass from Hyde (Maher kick)	5:09
2	Wyomissing	Maher, 39 FG	0:59
3	NW Lehigh	Leh, 26 run (Kern kick)	5:42
3	NW Lehigh	Jenkins, 3 run (kick failed)	2:09
4	Wyomissing	Eisenhower, 1 run (Maher kick)	5:45
4	NW Lehigh	Hildebrand, 6 run (Kern kick)	2:57
4	NW Lehigh	Clymer, 2 run (kick failed)	1:21

SCORE BY QUARTERS	1	2	3	4	Final
Williamsport	0	0	0	0	0
Parkland	21	21	7	7	56

1	Parkland	Tremba, 16 run (Gallagher kick)	6:10
1	Parkland	Tremba, 26 run (Gallagher kick)	3:05
1	Parkland	Tremba, 73 pass from Luke Spang (Gallagher kick)	0:15
2	Parkland	Dauberman, 43 pass from Luke Spang (Gallagher kick)	10:20
2	Parkland	Lawrence, 31 run (Gallagher kick)	8:12
2	Parkland	Corsa, 2 run (Gallagher kick)	6:41
3	Parkland	Nassry, 9 run (Dancsecs kick)	3:10
4	Parkland	Liam Spang, 1 run (Dancsecs kick)	5:11

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Pen Argyl	0	8	8	6	22
Wilson Area	0	6	0	6	12

Name	Position	Tackles	Tackles for loss	Sacks	INT’s	Pass break-ups	Fumble Recovery	Strips	Def. TD’s
Tyler Miller	DB	42	0	0	4	7	1	1	1
Austyn Fields	DE	72	7	8.5	0	2	1	0	0
Ian Donohue	DE	55	4	5	0	0	3	1	0
Derek Walasavage	DB	51	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Kreese Stabelein	LB	48	3	0	2	2	1	1	1

James Seaman	RB	114 att	761 yds	4 TD Rush	4 rec	52 yd	1 Rec TD
Tyler Miller	ATH	45 att	289 yds	3 TD Rush	8 rec	106 yd	1Rec Ted
Payton Fasnacht	ATH	71 att	517 yds	6 TD Rush	3 rec	18 yd	0

Sunday, November 08, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Southern Lehigh	7	7	7	13	34
Whitehall	14	7	14	7	42

Friday, September 23, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Easton Area	7	0	7	7	21
Northampton	7	0	0	7	14