District 3 Notes for York & Adams Counties Week Eleven By Bill Engelhardt As the 4th seed in District 3, class AAAA, the Mustangs of South Western (10-1 overall, 6-1 YAIAA Division I) hosted the 13th seeded Colts of Cedar Cliff (6-5 overall, 3-1 Mid-Penn Keystone Division) at the Mustang Corral in the first round of the playoffs and came away with a thrilling 41-34 victory. The Mustangs will host the 5th seeded Comets of Penn Manor (9-2 overall, 4-2 Lancaster-Lebanon League Division 1) in the quarterfinal round. Levi Sager led the Mustangs rushing attack with 16 carries for 106-yards (including a 26-yard touchdown), followed by J. R. Mummert with 20 carries for 105-yards (including touchdowns of 29 and 1, and 1-yards), Kyle King with 7 carries for 24-yards, and Ian Smith with 6 carries for 9-yards. Quarterback Smith completed 11 of 18 passes for 119-yards and 1 touchdown, 3 for 39-yards to Mike Felton (including a 20-yard touchdown, 3 for 36-yards to Sager, 2 for 14-yards to Kyle King, 2 for 13-yards to Jimmy Nicklas, and 1 or 17-yards to Kyle Mahorney, for the Mustangs. Mike Felton returned an interception 75-yards for the game winning touchdown, Levi Sager intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble, Ian Smith kicked 3 extra points, and Ryan Sexton and Jake Shaffer each recorded a sack, Kyle King and Cody Fricke were each credited with 2 pass defenses, Ryan Sexton and Aaron Bosley were each credited with a pass defense, and Fricke, Kyle Mahorney, Shaffer and Billy Utz were each credited with a pass hurry, for the Mustangs. Dan Moore led the Colts rushing offense with 19 carries for 96-yards (including touchdowns of 9 and 2-yards), followed by Tyler Orris with 5 carries for 13-yards, and A. D. Huff with 5 carries for 19-yards. Quarterback Orris completed 16 of 35 passes for 174-yards and a touchdown, 5 for 24-yards to Andre Washington, 6 for 77-yards to Noll Aru, 2 for 49-yards to Quinn Bower (including a 41-yard touchdown), 1 for 12-yards to Blaine Bower, and 2 for 12-yards to Dan Moore, and Quinn Bower completed 1 pass for 80-yards and a touchdown to Washington, for the Colts. Tate Moore-Jacobs returned a fumble 32-yards for a touchdown, Dan Moore ran in for a 2-point conversion, and Gabriel Barrera kicked 2 extra points, for the Colts. As the 7th seed in District 3, class AAAA, the Panthers of Central York (7-3 overall, 6-1 Division I) hosted the 10th seeded Wildcats of Dallastown (6-4 overall, 5-2 YAIAA Division I) and came won 28-10. The Panthers will next visit the 2nd seeded Bulldogs of Wilson (10-1 overall, 6-0 Lebanon-Lancaster League Division 1) in the quarterfinal round. Charles Anderson led the Panthers rushing attack with 78-yards (including a 41-yard touchdown), followed by Zach Sprenkle with 9, Chris Englar with 3-yards, Parrish Fells with no yards, Jalil Ford with minus 3-yards, and Brandon Baker with minus 10-yards. Quarterback Baker completed 10 of 18 passes for 135-yards and 1 touchdown, 2 for 56-yards to Justin Burke (including a 44-yard touchdown), 4 for 54-yards to Parrish Fells, 1 for 13-yards to Ricky Bastida, and 1 for 12-yards to Kyle Baublitz, and Aaron Goodyear completed 1 pass to Kyle Lingg for minus 8-yards, for the Panthers. Marques Fells returned an interception 54-yards for a touchdown, Dylan Wanner returned a fumble 10-yards for a touchdown, Raphael Nwanguma intercepted a pass in the end zone, and Aaron Goodyear kicked 4 extra points, for the Panthers. Tyler Imhoff led the Wildcats rushing attack with 25-yards, followed by Anthony DeFabio with 9, Adam Lawicki with 5-yards, and Josh Luckenbaugh with minus 6-yards. Quarterback Luckenbaugh completed 8 of 19 passes for 138-yards and 1 touchdown, 2 for 58-yards to DeFabio (including a 36-yard touchdown), 3 for 30-yards to Ben Kline, 1 for 26-yards Kelechi Abakporo, and 2 for 24-yards to Imhoff, for the Wildcats. Ryan Behrmann kicked a 25-yard field goal and an extra point for the Wildcats.
As the 14th seed in District 3, class AAAA, the Rockets of Spring Grove (6-5 overall, 3-4 YAIAA Division I) visited the 3rd seeded Rams of Central Dauphin (9-2 overall, 4-1 Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division) and were defeated 37-13. The Rams will host the 6th seeded Eagles of Cumberland Valley (9-2 overall, 3-2 Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division) in the quarterfinal round. Tyler Lee led the Rams rushing attack with 88-yards (including a 6-yard touchdown), followed by Colton Charles with 76 (including touchdowns of 4, 22, and 5-yards), Kyle Wolfe with 55 (including a 1-yard touchdown), Ryan Nielson with 15, Marcus Simpson with 5, Brian Morris with 4, Brett Green with 3, Jon Schnaars with 2-yards, Lewis Correale with 1-yard, and Alex Parson with 1 yard. Quarterback Correale completed 4 of 11 passes for 52-yards, 3 for 46- yards to Simpson and 1 for 6-yards to Wolfe, for the Rams. The Rams earned a safety when a Rockets snap went out of the end zone. Sean Fakete kicked 5 extra points for the Rams. Paul Coleman intercepted a pass, Trei Gilcrest blocked an extra point attempt, Jarrett Brooks and Chris Gigliotti each recovered a fumble, Jordan Fletcher and Matt Heilig each recorded a sack, and Jeremy Seaman and A J Sweigard each recorded a half sack, for the Rams. Neal Grudi led the Rockets rushing attack with 36-yards, followed by Joshua Slate with 15, Patrick Thomas with 15, Andrew Walker with 4-yards, and Bobby Bailey with minus 1-yard. Quarterback Grudi completed 8 of 14 passes for 148-yards and 2 touchdowns, 1 for 55-yards to Keith Stambaugh, 1 for 37-yards and a touchdown to Cortlin Dell, 3 for 30-yards to Slate, 2 for 26-yards to Ben Reigart (including an 18-yard touchdown), and 1 for no yards to Bailey, for the Rockets. Ben Reigart kicked 1 extra point, Dillon Yost intercepted a pass, Dell recovered a fumble, and Matt Shearer and Andrew Small each recorded a half sack, for the Rockets. As the 15th seed in class AAAA, the Bearcats of William Penn of York (6-5 overall, 3-4 YAIAA Division I) visited the 2nd seeded Bulldogs of Wilson (10-1 overall, 6-0 Lancaster-Lebanon League Division 1) and were defeated 31-7. The Bulldogs will host the 7th seeded Panthers of Central York (7-3 overall, 6-1 YAIAA Division I) in the quarterfinal round. Kris Brown led the Bulldogs rushing attack with 110-yards, followed by Nick Greth with 26, Zach Zweizig with 11, Zach Davis with 8, Johnny Morgan with 4, Brad Ohlinger with 2-yards, and Calvin Panghulan with minus 18-yards. Quarterback Zweizig completed 14 of 22 passes for 220-yards and 3 touchdowns, 4 for 57-yards to Morgan, 4 for 56-yards to Greth, 1 for 30-yards to Patrick O Brien (including a 30-yard touchdown), 2 for 28-yards to Tyler Beck (including a 6-yard touchdown), 2 for 28-yards to Cody Simcox, and 1 for 21-yards to Shane Witmyer (including a 25-yard touchdown), for the Bulldogs. Witmyer kicked an 18-yard field goal and 4 extra points for the Bulldogs. Steffonte Doby led the Bearcats rushing attack with 95-yards (including a 6-yard touchdown), followed by Jordan Zackery with 10-yards, and Roger Eaton with 1-yard. Quarterback Eaton completed 3 of 18 passes for 21-yards, 1 for 11-yards to Tony Real, 1 for 7- yards to Zackery, and 1 for 3-yards to Terrance Jacobs, and, and Zackery completed 1 pass to Real for 14-yards, for the Bearcats. Ethan Fair kicked an extra point for the Bearcats. As the 3rd seed in District 3, class AAA, the Bulldogs of West York (10-1 overall, 5-1 YAIAA Division II) hosted the 14th seeded Wildcats of Mechanicsburg (6-5 overall, 3-2 Mid-Penn Colonial Division) and won 35-28 in a thriller. The Bulldogs will host the 11th seeded Buckskins of Conestoga Valley (7-4 overall, 4-3 Lancaster-Lebanon League Division 2) in the quarterfinal round. Corey Harris led the Bulldogs rushing attack with 258-yards (including touchdowns of 66, 15, 1 and 1-yards), followed by Alex George with 43 (including an 8-yard
touchdown), Cody Harlacker with 2-yards, and Blake Shaffer with minus 14-yards. Quarterback George completed 5 of 13 passes for 47-yards, 2 for 16-yards to Dan Gay, 1 for 12-yards to Darion Bundy, 1 for 11-yards to Chantz Ilgenfritz, and 1 for 8-yards to Jerrin Toomey, for the Bulldogs. Blake Shaffer kicked 5 extra points, Bundy and Austin Whitehead each intercepted a pass, and Ilgenfritz and Kyle Kinard each recorded a sack, for the Bulldogs. Tarik Leftenant led the Wildcats rushing attack with 67-yards, followed by James Rusenko with 8-yards (including touchdowns of 1 and 3-yards). Quarterback Rusenko completed 11 of 25 passes for 225-yards and 2 touchdowns, 3 for 95-yards to Bryton Barr (including touchdowns of 26 and 57-yards), 1 for 44-yards to Tyler Botchie, 3 for 43-yards to Leftenant, 2 for 22-yards to Jordan Johnson, 1 for 11-yards to Russ Allen, and 1 for 10-yards to Sal Purpura, for the Wildcats. Nik Cremo kicked 4 extra points for the Wildcats. As the 6th seed in District 3, class AAA, the Polar Bears of Northern York (8-3 overall, 4-0 Mid Penn Capital Division) hosted the 11th seeded Buckskins of Conestoga Valley (7-4 overall, 4-3 Lancaster-Lebanon League Division 2) and were shutout 35-0. The Buckskins will visit the 3rd seeded Bulldogs of West York (10-1 overall, 5-1 YAIAA Division II) in the quarterfinal round. Kevin Kelly led the Buckskins rushing attack with 166-yards (including touchdowns of 28 and 12-yards), followed by Joel Leicy with 73 (including touchdowns of 22 and 21-yards), Derek Burkholder with 11, Kris Milburn with 10-yards, Stefan Sensenig with minus 2-yards, and Alex Dienner with minus 5-yards. Quarterback Dienner completed 3 of 3 passes for 70-yards and a touchdown, 1 for 29-yards and a touchdown to Sensenig, 1 for 23-yards to Kelly, and 1 for 18- yards to Leicy, for the Buckskins. Robbie Cardina kicked 5 extra points for the Buckskins. Kevin Lytle led the Polar Bears rushing attack with 10-yards, followed by Jacob Boone with 3, Travis Engel with 3, Adam Geiger with 1-yard, Matt Richmond with no yards, Cody Weyandt with minus 4-yards, and Joe Tuschak with minus 7-yards. Quarterback Tuschak completed 2 of 6 passes for 27-yards to Cody Leitzel, for the Polar Bears. As the 12th seed in District 3, class AAA the Rams of Kennard-Dale (6-5 overall, 4-2 YAIAA Division II) visited the 5th seeded Trojans of Hershey (9-2 overall, 4-1 Mid-Penn Colonial Division) and were defeated in a squeaker 24-21. The Trojans will visit the 4th seeded Scouts of Conrad Weiser (9-2 overall, 6-1 Berks Inter-County Division 1) in the quarterfinal round. Jake Campbell led the Trojans rushing attack with 12-yards, followed by Luke Drayer with 4, Jaffee Washington with 4, Shane Moore with 1-yard, and Harold Brantley with no yards. Quarterback Campbell completed 9 of 13 passes for 143-yards and 3 touchdowns, 5 for 91-yards to Austin Warfel (including touchdowns of 13 and 35-yards), 3 for 55-yards to Joe Gunkel (including a 30- yard touchdown), and 1 for minus 3-yards to Chris Flowers, for the Trojans. Chris Bennett kicked what turned out to be the game winning 24-yard field goal and 3 extra points for the Trojans. Ethan Hornbarger led the Rams rushing attack with 131-yards, followed by Matt Romoser with 115 (including touchdowns of 1 and 1-yards), Zach Brown with 19, and Raymond Figueroa with 19-yards. Quarterback Romoser, completed 5 of 10 passes for 40-yards and a touchdown, 4 for 28-yards to Zach Brown (including a 6-yard touchdown), and 1 for 12-yards to Matt Chenoweth, for the Rams. Zac Moser kicked 3 extra points for the Rams. A 36-yard field goal attempt that would have tied the score with 34 seconds left in the game fell just short for the valiant Rams.
As the 15th seed in class AAA, the Colonials of New Oxford (5-6 overall, 2-5 YAIAA Division I) visited the 2nd seeded Indians of Susquehanna Township (10-1 overall, 5-0 Mid-Penn Colonial Division) and were defeated 42-7. The Indians will host the 7th seeded Eagles of Cocalico (9-2 overall, 5-2 Lancaster-Lebanon League Division 2) in the quarter final round. Ben Dupree led the Indians rushing attack with 84-yards (including a 20-yard touchdown), followed by Adrian Arp with 54 (including an 11-yard touchdown), Mike Johnson with 39, Maury Young with 26 (including a 20-yard touchdown), Leroy McClain with 24, Sukwan Thomas with 20, Brandon Baltimore with 19, Shane Mills with 8, Robert Terrel with 4, Malcolm Wertz with 4- yards, and J. C. Rowe with minus 4-yards. Quarterback Dupree completed 9 of 13 passes for 164-yards and 3 touchdowns, 2 for 52-yards to Rodney Watkins (including a 34-yard touchdown), 1 for 49-yards and a touchdown to Josh Grafton, 4 for 44-yards to Tajh Turner, 2 for 14-yards to Kody Mills (including a 10-yard touchdown), and 1 for 9-yards to Young, for the Indians. Christian Hilliard kicked 4 extra points and Dupree ran in for a 2-point conversion for the Indians. Mike Bivens led the Colonials rushing attack with 62-yards, followed by Nick Rebert with 37, Zack Groft with 44 (including a 15-yard touchdown), Brett Riser with 4-yards, James Eline with no yards, and Dennis Greenholt with minus 4-yrds. Quarterback Bivens completed 1 of 6 passes for minus 2-yards to Rebert, for the Colonials. Juan Sanchez-Moreno kicked 1 extra point for the Colonials. *As the 2nd seed in District 3, class AA, the Squires of Delone Catholic (10-1 overall, 6-0 YAIAA Division III) hosted the 7th seeded Spartans of Wyomissing (7-4 overall, 5-1 Berks Inter-County Division 2) and won 49-28. The Squires will host the 3rd seeded Thunderbolts of Littlestown (9-2 overall, 5-1 YAIAA Division II) in the semifinal round. Wes Smith led the Squires rushing attack with 189-yards (including touchdowns of 90, 3 and 74-yards), followed by Dusty Reed with 183 (including touchdowns of 23 and 53-yards), Kodi Reed with 41, Austin Brady with 14 (including a 2-yard touchdown), and Sam Comly with 9-yards. Quarterback Austin Brady completed 5 of 9 passes for 86-yards and 1 touchdown, 2 for 56-yards to Dusty Reed, 1 for 13-yards to Comly, 1 for 12-yards to Jake Robinson, and 1 for 5-yards and a touchdown to Matt Haines, for the Squires. Porter Strickler kicked 7 extra points and Matt Haines intercepted a pass for the Squires. Tyler Rank led the Spartans rushing attack with 71- yards (including touchdowns of 4 and 2-yards, followed by Matt Brice with 62, Rohan Gordon, Jr. with 53, Grayson Helm with 13, Derek Nally with 2-yards, and a team loss of 3-yards. Quarterback Helm completed 7 of 15 passes for 150-yards and a touchdown, 3 for 64-yards to Gordon, Jr., 1 for 33-yards to Corey Bryan, 1 for 23-yards to Brice, 1 for 20-yards to Jacob Gonzalez, and 1 for 10-yards and a touchdown to Joseph Cacchione, for the Spartans. Corey Bryan returned a kickoff 89-yards for a touchdown and Patrick Johnson kicked 4 extra points for the Spartans. As the 3rd seed in District 3, class AA, Thunderbolts of Littlestown (9-2 overall, 5-1 YAIAA Division II) hosted the 6th seeded Spartans of Milton Hershey (7-4 overall, 2-1 Mid-Penn Patriot Division) and won 24-22 in a thriller. The Thunderbolts will visit the 2nd seeded Squires of Delone Catholic (10-1 overall, 6-0 YAIAA Division III) in the semifinal round. Sean Doherty led the Thunderbolts rushing attack with 82-yards, followed by Matt Zuber with 40, Tyler Fodor with 31 (including a 1-yard touchdown), Matt Koontz with 26, Tanner Mitz with 16-yards, and Josh Bucher with 1-yard. Quarterback Zuber completed 8 of 14 passes for 161-yards and 2 touchdowns, 3 for 100-yards to Mitch Deaner (including a 46-yard touchdown), 3 for 36-yards to
Doherty, and 25-yards to Koontz (including a 6-yard touchdown), for the Thunderbolts. Adam Hunt kicked a 23-yard field goal and 3 extra points, Doherty, Koontz, Mitz and Brett Quinto each intercepted a pass, and Fodor recorded a sack, for the Thunderbolts. Ronald Hunter led the Spartans rushing attack with 113-yards (including a 19-yard touchdown), followed by Mikeal Picot with 58, Jimmy Miller with 20 (including a 1-yard touchdown), Thomas Walker with 6, and James Raynor with 3-yards. Quarterback Miller completed 5 of 10 passes for 42-yards, 1 for 16-yards to Alhaji Kebbay, 2 for 14-yards to Pecot, 1 for 8-yards to Anthony Wayne, and 1 for 4-yards to Tom Burhannan, for the Spartans. Hunter also returned an interception 67-yards for a touchdown for the Spartans. Anthony Moran kicked 2 extra points for the Spartans. As the 8th seed in District 3, class AA, the Trojans of York Suburban (7-4 overall, 4-2 YAIAA Division II) visited the 1st seeded Crusaders of Lancaster Catholic (10-1 overall, 7-0 Lancaster- Lebanon League Division 3) and were defeated 48-21. The Crusaders will host the 5th seeded Blue Raiders of Middletown (8-3 overall, 4-1 Mid-Penn Liberty Division) in the semifinal round. Jordan Stewart led the Crusaders rushing attack with 132-yards (including touchdowns of 61, 6 and 3-yards), followed by Kyle Smith with 118 (including a 41-yard touchdown), Quinn Houser with 11, Rhys McCall with 10, and Trevor St. Clair with 6-yards. Quarterback Smith completed 22 of 29 passes for 302-yards and 3 touchdowns (he has completed a 118 of 186 passes for 1982- yards and 38 touchdowns for the season), 5 for 94-yards to Tyler Purvis (including a 26-yard touchdown), 4 for 64-yards to Kevin Cotchen (including a 26-yard touchdown), 5 for 57-yards to McCall, 2 for 46-yards to Houser, 3 for 15-yards to Andrew Millay, 2 for 15-yards to St. Clair, and 1 for 11-yards and a touchdown to Seth Graham, for the Crusaders. Geoffrey Arentz kicked 6 extra points for the Crusaders. Cody Waltimyer led the Trojans rushing attack with 73-yards (including a 74-yard touchdown), followed by Jordan Knaub with 22 (including a 11-yard touchdown), and Nathaniel Cross with 17-yards. Quarterback Knaub completed 6 of 13 passes for 141-yards and 1 touchdown, 2 for 68-yards to Waltimyer, 1 for 52-yards and a touchdown to Cross, and 3 for 21-yards to Corey Bright, for the Trojans. Pavle Badovinac kicked 3 extra points for the Trojans. As the 5th seed in District 3, class A, the Fighting Irish of York Catholic (7-4 overall, 5-1 YAIAA Division III) visited the 4th seeded Blue Jays of Reading Holy Name (7-4 overall, 6-0 Berks Inter-County Division 2) and came away with a 23-22 victory. The Fighting Irish will visit the 1st seeded Trojans of Upper Dauphin (9-1 overall, 7-1 Twin Valley League) in the semifinal round. Nicholas Full led the Fighting Irish rushing attack with 61-yards (including a 1- yard touchdown), followed by Adam Sentz with 55 (including a 5-yard touchdown), Patrick Montgomery with 38, and Gary Laucks with 11-yards. Quarterback Sentz completed 7 of 11 passes for 165-yards and 1 touchdown, 6 for 135-yards to Laucks (including a 58-yard touchdown) and 1 for 17-yards to Ethan Urey, for the Fighting Irish. Brett Moore kicked a 36- yard field goal and 2 extra points for the Fighting Irish. Fred Caruso led the Blue Jays rushing attack with 192-yards (including touchdowns of 21 and 81-yards), followed by Dan Christian with 54, Jeremy Figura with 39, Collin Hecker with 10-yards, and Brian Eliff with a 1-yard touchdown. Quarterback Eliff completed 13 of 23 passes for 127-yards, 3 for 41-yards to David Waligurski, 4 for 29-yards to Caruso, 2 for 25-yards to Peter Rowan, 2 for 20-yards to Hecker, 1 for 7-yards to Figura, and 1 for 5-yards to Christian, for the Blue Jays. Peter Gass kicked 2 extra points and Caruso ran in for a 2-point conversion for the Blue Jays.
In a regular season game postponed from early in the season due to an outbreak of staph infection the Nighthawks of Hanover (1-9 overall, 1-5 YAIAA Division III) were defeated by the Bulldogs of Big Spring (3-7 overall, 1-3 Mid-Penn Capital Division) 24-14 in non-league action. Austin Coyle led the Bulldogs rushing attack with 93-yards (including a 60-yard touchdown on the first play of the game), followed by Corey Cassel with 72, Zach Stroh with 11-yards, and Matt Gibson with 1-yard. Stroh completed 2 of 2 passes for 38-yards and a touchdown, 1 for 32- yards and a touchdown to Nick Sheaffer and 1 for 6-yards to Gibson, and Barry Deitch failed to complete a pass in 4 attempts, for the Bulldogs. Tyler Durham kicked a 39-yard field goal and 3 extra points, and Cassel returned an interception 42-yards for a touchdown, for the Bulldogs. Matt Felton led the Nighthawks rushing attack with 58-yards (including a 1-yard touchdown), followed by Jake Goodfellow with 21, Billy Hill with 10, Peyton Caler with 7-yards, Billy Heitzel with no yards, and Wes Reichart with no yards. Quarterback Goodfellow completed 16 of 39 passes for 218-yards and a touchdown, 6 for 131-yards to Caler (including a 25-yard touchdown), 2 for 28-yards to John Perdue, 3 for 21-yards to Felton, 2 for 14-yards to Colton Dils, 2 for 14-yards to Hill, and 1 for 10-yards to Reichart, for the Nighthawks. Goodfellow also ran in for a 2-point conversion for the Nighthawks.