York and Adams County Report – Week 7

By Bill Engelhardt

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Stat Stars of the Week

OFFENSE: 

Passing: (200 yds or more)

243 yds – Dalton Grove – Red Lion

238 yds – Brock Geiman – South Western

233 yds – Thomas Merkle – York Suburban

218 yds – Ben Hurda – Biglerville

208 yds – Cody Boyd - Littlestown

Touchdown Passes: (4 or more)

5 – Dalton Grove – Red Lion

Receiving: (100 yds or more)

203 yds – Kendrick Boyd-Gillespie – Red Lion

128 yds – Kyle Woolridge – Kennard-Dale

117 yds – Jeff Green – South Western

110 yds – Aaron Moore - Fairfield

108 yds – Noah Staub – South Western

105 yds – Collin Mailman – York Suburban

104 yds – David Ankney - Northeastern

Touchdowns: (4 or more)

5 - Kendrick Boyd-Gillespie – Red Lion

DEFENSE:

Fumble Returns for Touchdowns:

0 yds – Jake Touchton – Eastern York

Interceptions: (2 or more)

2 – Jake Jansen - Dallastown

Tackles: (10 or More)

17 – Dustin Knaub – York Suburban

11 – Nnaemeka Afunugo – Central York

10 – Colton Sentz - Biglerville

SPECIAL TEAMS:

Field Goals: 30 Yards or More:

37 yds – Andrew Luckenbaugh – Spring Grove

District 3 Notes for York & Adams Counties – Week 7

York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I action:

The Mustangs of South Western (5-2overall, 3-1 League) were edged by the Wildcats of Dallastown (7-0 overall, 4-0 league) 29-21 in a thriller in league action.  The Wildcats gained 241-yards rushing and 45 yards passing for a total of 286 yards gained.  Quarterback Cade Gold completed 4 of 8 passes for the 45-yards, 2 for 32-yards to Jake Jansen, 1 for 11-yards to Anthony Garcia, and 1 for 2-yards to Connor Moore, for the Wildcats.  Gold led the Wildcats rushing attack with 20 carries for 133-yards (including touchdowns of 2 and 54-yards), followed by Zion DeVance with 14 carries for 46-yards, Dillon Callahan with 7 for 44-yards, Jake Garrity with 6 for 17-yards (including a 2-yard touchdown), Jack Marks with 1 carry for 1-yard and Jansen with 1 carry for no yards.  Drake Pew kicked 3 extra points, Brett Smith threw a 2-point conversion pass to Jawaun McMillian, Jansen intercepted 2 passes (including one in the end zone as time ran out in the game), and William Reilly recovered a fumble, for the Wildcats.  Jansen’s 2 kickoff returns for 55 and 18-yards and 3 punt returns for 31, 17, and 25-yards gave the Wildcats great field position for much of the game.  The Mustangs gained 174yards rushing and 238-yards passing for a total of 412-yards of offense. Senior quarterback Brock Geiman completed 15 of 33 passes for the 238-yards and 2 touchdowns, 5 for 117-yards to Jeff Green (including a 44-yard touchdown), 9 for 108-yards to Noah Staub (including a 20-yard touchdown), and 1 for 13-yards to Zack Hughes, for the Mustangs.  Green led the Mustangs rushing attack with 1 carry for 68-yards and a touchdown, followed by Mike Johnson with 8 for 45-yards, Geiman with 7 for 33-yards, Miles Francis with 3 for 13-yards, Robby Harbison with 1 for 4-yards, Tyler Fulmore with 2 carries for 2-yards, and a team loss of 1-yard.  Geiman threw a 2-point conversion pass to Green, Wes Sneeringer kicked 1 extra point, Evan Raubenstine caused a fumble, Nate VanCampen defended a pass, and Corbin Byers recorded a pass hurry, for the Mustangs.

The Bobcats of Northeastern (6-1 overall, 3-1 League) defeated the Bearcats of William Penn, York High, (0-7 overall, 0-4 league) 35-8 in league action.  Chris Whack led the Bobcats rushing attack with 146-yards (including touchdowns of 82 and 8-yards), followed by Anu Johnson with 80, Shannon Valenti, Jr. with 40 (including a 9-yard touchdown), David Ankney with 35, Wyatt Hughes with 13, Michael Cooper with 11, Blake Einsig with 10, Taemer Willis with 2-yards, and Caleb Duncker with no yards.  Quarterback Valenti, Jr. completed 5 of 14 passes for 131-yards and 2 touchdowns, 3 for 104-yards to Ankney (including touchdowns of 51 and 30-yards), and 2 for 27-yards to Jordan Zirkle, for the Bobcats.  Cameron Artman kicked 5 extra points, Adam Kipp recovered a fumble, Mason Kling caused a fumble, recorded a sack, and defended a pass, Shamari Young recorded a sack, Michael Cooper and Kody Reeser each defended a pass, and Wyatt Hughes and Rehn Williams each recorded a pass hurry, for the Bobcats.  Nykam Beverley and Khalid Dorsey led the Bearcats rushing attack with 17-yards each, followed by Markies Cash and Andrew Gibbs with 5-yards each, Nyshaun Ritter with minus 2-yards and Andrew Radzik with minus 4-yards.  Quarterback Gibbs completed 4 of 11 passes for 44-yards and 1 touchdown, 1 for 32-yards and a touchdown to Ruben Mendez, 1 for 17-yards to Will Barton, 1 for minus 2-yards to Ritter, and 1 for minus 3-yards to Cash, for the Bearcats.  Gibbs threw a 2-point conversion pass to Beverley for the Bearcats.

The Rockets of Spring Grove (4-3 overall, 3-1 league) defeated the Panthers of Central York (2-5 overall, 1-3 league) 24-14 in league action.  Nick Erickson led the Rockets rushing attack with 61-yards (including touchdowns of 6 and 1-yards), followed by Ryan Daugherty with 28, Anthony Beddia with 6-yards, LJ Chisolm with minus 3 yards, and Jake Messersmith with minus 14-yards.  Quarterback Messersmith completed 9 of 19 passes for 106-yards and 1 touchdown, 4 for 34-yards to Chisolm, 1 for 25-yards and a touchdown to Beddia, 2 for 21-yards to Brady Stein, 2 for 16-yards to Connor Reed, and 1 for 10-yars to Erickson, for the Rockets.  Andrew Luckenbaugh kicked a 37-yard field goal and 3 extra points, and Erickson intercepted a pass, for the Rockets.  Shyheim Goff led the Panthers rushing attack with 81-yards, followed by Nik Strine with 8 (including a 1-yard touchdown), Elzir Stroman with 3-yards, Noriega Goff with 1-yard, and Carter Luckenbaugh with minus 2-yards.  Quarterback Strine completed 9 of 24 passes for 139-yards and 1 touchdown, 2 for 44-yards to Sakai Barton, 1 for 30-yards to Sandy Paulino, 2 for 24-yards to Corbin Chevaux (including a 7-yard touchdown), 2 for 17-yards to Eddie Santiago, 1 for 13-yards to Shyheim Goff, and 1 for 11-yards to Brandon Faulkenstein, for the Panthers.  Strine ran in for a 2-point conversion, Kolin Vaught recorded a sack for a 12-yard loss and a pass hurry, Jackson Loring defended 4 passes, Jordan Bowie and Rodney Johnson each defended a pass, and Brennden Jenkins recorded 2 pass hurries, for the Panthers.

The Lions of Red Lion (4-3 overall, 2-2 league) defeated the Colonials of New Oxford (1-6 overall, 0-4 league) 61-21 in league action, scoring touchdowns on all nine of their possessions in the game.  Alex Keough led the Lions rushing attack with 120-yards (including touchdowns of 4 and 4-yards), followed by Rodney Scott with 89 (including touchdowns of 11 and 5-yards), Dalton Grove with 35, Sam Emig with 5, and Pat Daugherty with 2-yards.  Quarterback Grove completed 13 of 21 passes for 243-yards and 5 touchdowns, 10 for 202-yards to Kendrick Boyd-Gillespie (including 5 touchdowns for 25, 5, 25, 6, and 8-yards), 2 for 20-yards to Cole Snyder, 1 for 11-yards to James Jackson, and1 for 10-yards to Dillon Hildebrand, for the Lions.  Sam Emig kicked 7 extra points for the Lions.  Corban Czap led the Colonials rushing attack with 143-yards, followed by Ferrious Ashford with 11, Jonathan Alpaugh with 9, Elijah Myers with 3, Brandon Scott with 2-yards, Trevon Brown with 1-yard, Joshua Shultz with no yards, and Tanner Miller with minus 5-yards.  Quarterback Czap completed 7 of 12 passes for 168-yards and 3 touchdowns, 2 for 69-yards to Brown (including a 53-yard touchdown), 2 for 50-yards to Ashford (including touchdowns of 13 and 37-yards), 1 for 37-yards to Brett Saveleski, 1 for 6-yards to Owen Buhr, and 1 for 6-yards to Shane Rolle, for the Colonials.  Luis Partida kicked 3 extra points for the Colonials.

York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division II action:

The Trojans of York Suburban (5-2 overall, 3-0 league) edged the Bulldogs of West York (2-5 overall, 2-1 league) 23-22 in league action.  Thomas Merkle has added to his school career passing yardage record, which now stands at 4,441-yards.  Merkle has 3 regular season games left to chase the YAIAA career passing yardage record of 4,894 set by Matt Marshall from Spring Grove in 2006.  Jaydon Haynes led the Trojans rushing attack with 16-yards, followed by Dajour Henderson with 15, Travis Edwards with 10, Thomas Merkle with 4, Teague Hoffman with 3-yards (including a 3-yard touchdown), and Collin Mailman with minus 9-yards.  Quarterback Merkle completed 23 of 34 passes for 233-yards and 2 touchdowns, 8 for 105-yards to Collin Mailman (including a 5-yard touchdown), 8 for 85-yards to Brad Smith (including an 11-yard touchdown), 3 for 23-yards to Hoffman, 2 for 12-yards to Colin Deardorf, and 2 for 8-yards to Henderson, for the Trojans.  Jonas Atkinson kicked a 21-yard field goal and 2 extra points, and Henderson and Mailman each defended a pass, for the Trojans.  Ryan Narber led the Bulldogs rushing attack with 109-yards (including a 4-yard touchdown), followed by Tyler Folk with 49, Ay’Juan Marshall with 12 (including a 6-yard touchdown), Anthony Kahley with 4-yards, and Ramell Baldwin with minus 6-yards.  Quarterback Folk completed 8 of 12 passes for 185-yards and 1 touchdown, 4 for 83-yards to Terry Cains, 3 for 52-yards to Dante Dorm, and 1 for 50-yards and a touchdown to Joe King, for the Bulldogs.  Folk threw a 2-point conversion pass to Mike Messersmith and Evan Keim kicked 2 extra points, for the Bulldogs.

The Eagles of Dover (4-3 overall, 3-0 league) were defeated by the Berks Inter-County Section 1 Red Knights of Reading (4-3 overall, 1-2 league) 26-7 in non-league action.  Jason Crawford led the Knights rushing attack with 179-yards (including touchdowns of 8, 39, and 45-yards), followed by Kirk Boston with 77 (including a 12-yard touchdown), Khary Mauras with 38, Elisiah Bayne with 29, Kelvin Toro with 5, Isaiah Davis with 2-yards, Joel Ortiz with 1-yard, and Kristan Diaz-Cruz with minus 1-yard. Quarterback Bayne attempted 2 passes and did not complete any for the Red Knights.  Boston ran in for a 2-point conversion for the Red Knights.  Cole Jesmer led the Eagles rushing attack with 41-yards, followed by Brett Mohn with 39, Durran Ledbetter with 31, Tad Pequignot with 6-yards (including a 1-yard touchdown), and John Sterner with minus 3-yards.  Quarterback Pequignot completed 3 of 4 passes for 31-yards, 2 for 30-yards to Caden Snyder and 1 for 6-yards to Mohn, and Jesmer completed 1 of 2 passes for 1-yard to Ledbetter, for the Eagles.  Josh Bradley kicked 1 extra point for the Eagles.

The Warriors of Susquehannock (3-4 overall, 2-1 League) defeated the Golden Knights of Eastern York (3-4 overall, 1-3 League) 42-20 in league action.  Jack Allred led the Warriors rushing attack with 151-yards (including touchdowns of 3, 8, and 54-yards), followed by Myles Moultrie with 76, Kevin Clapp with 31 (including an 11-yard touchdown), Brent Hofler with 13, Dorian Faster with 8, Josh Stoneberg with 4 (including touchdowns of 1 and 1-yards), and Kyle Orndorff with 2-yards.  Quarterback Stoneberg completed 3 of 6 passes for 64-yards to Nick Tannura for the Warriors.  Adam Hedgeland 6 extra points, Dervon Mayberry blocked a punt, and Orndorff recovered the blocked punt, for the Warriors.  Sam Pollock led the Golden Knights rushing attack with 82-yards (including a 14-yard touchdown), followed by Ryan Kalke with 37, Logan Kline with 27, Shane Carberry with 25, Brennen Shenk with 20, Jimmy Kurnik with 2-yards, and Jordan Weaver with minus 3-yards.  Quarterback Kalke completed 3 of 12 passes for 45-yards and 1 touchdown, 1 for 33-yards and a touchdown to Seth Bernstein, 1 for 10-yards to Jaishim Snyder, and 1 for 2-yards to Kurnik, and Snyder completed 1 pass for 23-yards to Kalke, for the Golden Knights.  Jake Touchton recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown and Kalke threw a 2-point conversion pass to Bernstein, for the Golden Knights.

The Rams of Kennard-Dale (2-5 overall, 1-3 league) defeated the Warriors of Gettysburg (1-6 overall, 0-4 league) 21-14 in double overtime in league action.  Chase Carlile led the Rams rushing attack with 97-yards (including a 10-yard touchdown), followed by Daniel Brewer with 81 (including a 37-yard touchdown), Shawn Ellis with 73, Nick Workinger with 21-yards, and Dalton Stike with minus 7-yards.  Quarterback Brewer completed 6 of 11 passes for 147-yards and Stike completed 1 of 8 passes for 2-yards for the Rams.  Kyle Woolridge caught 4 passes for 128-yards (including an 80-yard touchdown) and Carlile caught 3 passes for 21-yards for the Rams.  Brewer threw a 2-point conversion pass to Carlile and Austin Jenkins kicked 1 extra point for the Rams.  Edny Celius led the Warriors rushing attack with 56-yards (including touchdowns of 3 and 3-yards), followed by Wes Gayle with 32, Khaili Hill with 18, Elijah Jackson, Oakley Marsh, and Liaon Shelton with 3-yards each, and Tyler Wilt with 1-yard.  Quarterback Wilt completed 6 of 16 passes for 118-yards, 1 for 56-yards to Raovaughn Dillard, 3 for 54-yards to Devin Ringler, and 2 for 8-yards to Pat Heidecker, for the Warriors.  Adam Yingling kicked 2 extra points and David Johnson intercepted a pass for the Warriors.

York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division III action:

The Nighthawks of Hanover (7-0 overall, 4-0 league) defeated the Thunderbolts of Littlestown (1-6 overall, 1-3 league) 36-14 in league action.  Jordan Laughman led the Nighthawks rushing attack with 190-yards (including touchdowns of 11 and 10-yards), followed by Justin Barnes with 132, Nick Seymour with 5-yards, and Kyle Krout with minus 4-yards.  Quarterback Krout completed 15 of 23 passes for 182-yards and 3 touchdowns, 3 for 59-yards to Hunter Martz (including touchdowns of 9 and 17-yards), 3 for 34-yards to Bill Morris (including a 27-yard touchdown), 1 for 24-yards to Colton Ehrhart, 1 for 15-yards to Barnes, 2 for 14-yards to Luis Lara, 1 for 9-yards to Austin Bryson, and 1 for 5-yards to Seymour, for the Nighthawks.  Laughman ran in for two 2-point conversions, Barnes ran in for a 2-point conversion, and Morris recovered a fumble, for the Nighthawks.  Andrew Matthews led the Thunderbolts rushing attack with 33-yards, followed by Wesley Storey with 26, Jesse Lemon with 23, Cody Boyd with 9-yards, and Connor Geiman with minus 1-yard.  Quarterback Boyd completed 17 of 31 passes for 208-yards and 2 touchdowns, 7 for 83-yards to Jackson Hornbrook (including a 31-yard touchdown), 3 for 54-yards to Colin McNeal, 1 for 36-yards and a touchdown to Tyler Runkles, 3 for 25-yards to Ben Snouffer, 2 for 10-yards to Storey, and 1 for no yards to Jose Ariza, for the Thunderbolts.  Alex Potts kicked 2 extra points for the Thunderbolts.

The Eagles of Bermudian Springs, (3-4 overall, 3-1 league) edged the Squires of Delone Catholic (2-5 overall, 1-3 league) 20-17 in overtime in league action.  Ashton West led the Eagles rushing attack with 90-yards (including touchdowns of 6 and 4-yards), followed by Chase Dull with 66, Devon Hodgen with 23 (including a 9-yard touchdown), and Addison Wheeler with 12-yards.  Quarterback Dull completed 3 of 5 passes for 44-yards, 1 for 42-yards to Brandon Jackson, 1 for 10-yards to Tristan Hoke, and 1 for minus 8-yards to Hodgen, for the Eagles.  Noah Aeppli kicked 2 extra points for the Eagles.  Tavian Dorsey led the Squires rushing attack with 78-yards (including a 49-yard touchdown), followed by Sean Sneeringer with 32 (including a 3-yard touchdown), Zach Hart with 20, Alec Maitland with 20, and Brian Shermeyer with 7-yards.  Quarterback Shermeyer completed 10 of 16 passes for 137-yards, 3 for 35-yards to Noah Katz, 3 for 30-yards to Dorsey, 1 for 30-yards to Larry Lefler III, 1 for 16-yards to Dylan Hartlaub, and 1 for 11-yards to Sneeringer, for the Squires.  Brandon Hall kicked a 20-yard field goal in overtime and 2 extra points for the Squires.

The Fighting Irish of York Catholic (3-4 overall, 3-1 league) defeated the Canners of Biglerville (4-3 overall, 3-1 league) 27-20 in league action.  Jakkar Kinard led the Fighting Irish rushing attack with 108-yards, followed by Dan Yokemick with 87 (including touchdowns of 6, and 17-yards), and Brandon Creisher with 8 (including a 5-yard touchdown).  Quarterback Yokemick completed 5 of 11 passes for 71-yards and 1 touchdown, 2 for 28-yards to Riley Brennan (including a 13-yard touchdown), 2 for 26-yards to Luke Brennan, and 1 for 17-yards to Creisher, for the Fighting Irish.  Luke Brennan kicked 3 extra points for the Fighting Irish.  Colton Sentz led the Canners rushing attack with 44-yards, followed by Dayne Showers with 25, Scott Cooper with 23-yards, and Malakai with 1-yard.  Quarterback Ben Hurda completed 17 of 31 passes for 218-yards and 1 touchdown, 6 for 82-yards to Nate Newberry, 4 for 74-yards to Gage McAuliffe, 5 for 55-yards to Cooper (including a 20-yard touchdown), and 2 for 7-yards to Showers, for the Canners.  Sentz kicked 2 extra points, Cooper intercepted a pass and defended 2 passes, Newberry defended 2 passes, and Paul Asper recorded a sack for a 4-yard loss, for the Canners.

The Spartans of York County Tech (2-5 overall, 1-3 league) defeated the Knights of Fairfield (1-6 overall, 0-4 league) 30-14 in league action.  Damarius Wiggins led the Spartans rushing attack with 140-yards (including touchdowns of 74 and 6-yards), followed by Matt Rossi with 90 (including a 3-yard touchdown), Isaiah Colon with 21, Benjamin Jackson with 9-yards, Josiah Smallwood with 1-yard, and David Porter with minus 1-yard.  Quarterback Wiggins completed 4 of 8 passes for 108-yards and 1 touchdown, 3 for 87-yards to Jordan Ray (including a 24-yard touchdown) and 1 for 21-yards to Colon, and Smallwood attempted 3 passes and did not complete any, for the Spartans.  Colon, Rossi, and Wiggins each ran in for a 2-point conversion for the Spartans.  Tyler Karsteter led the Knights rushing attack with 57-yards, followed by Darian Mort with 21, Dylan Cree with 6, Charlie Burnett with 5 (including a 2-yard touchdown), Matt Petrie with 5-yards.  Quarterback Mort completed 8 of 22 passes for 119-yards and 1 touchdown and Karsteter completed 2 of 2 passes for 32-yards for the Knights.  Aaron Moore caught 7 passes for 110-yards (including a 39-yard touchdown from Mort), Petrie caught 2 passes for 30-yards, and Burnett caught 1 pass for 11-yards, for the Knights.  Mort ran in for a 2-point conversion for the Knights.

Mid-Penn Conference action:

The Mid-Penn Keystone Division’s Patriots of Red Land (2-5 overall, 0-3 league) were defeated by the Mid-Penn Colonial Division’s Bulldogs of Big Spring (4-3 overall, 1-2 league) 21-7 in non-league action.  Tristan Robb led he Bulldogs rushing attack with 109-yards, followed by Ryan Adams with 90 (including a 2-yard touchdown), Jaret Petty with 64, and Ethan Lee with 7-yards (including a 1-yard touchdown).  Quarterback Petty completed 3 of 5 passes for 33-yards and 1 touchdown, 1 for 16-yards and a touchdown to Garrett Chestnut, 1 for 10-yards to Adams, and 1 for 7-yards to Matt Coyle, for the Bulldogs.  Noah Keiter kicked 3 extra points for the Bulldogs.  Justin Johnson led the Patriots rushing attack with 89-yards, followed by Jake Radic with 13-yards, and John Greene with no yards.  Quarterback Radic completed 14 of 40 passes for 157-yards and 1 touchdowns, 7 for 62-yards to Hunter Briner (including a 27-yard touchdown), 4 for 54-yrds to Jaelyn Gaither, 2 for 32-yards to Kyle Campbell, and 1 for 12-yards to Zi Revvey, for the Patriots.  Chad Stout kicked 1 extra point for the Patriots.

The Mid-Penn Colonial Division’s Polar Bears of Northern York (6-1 overall, 4-0 league) defeated the Greyhounds of Shippensburg (4-3 overall, 1-2 league) 24-19 in league action.  Bobby Shelly led the Polar Bears rushing attack with 106-yards, followed by Curtis Robison with 46 (including a 1-yard touchdown), Mike Kearney with 44 (including a 2-yard touchdown), and Justin Markle with no yards.  Quarterback Robison completed 2 of 2 passes for 51-yards and 1 touchdown, 1 for 41-yards and a touchdown to Joey Razzano and 1 for 10-yards to Jaret Sutch, and Markle completed 3 of 5 passes for 21-yards, 1 for 12-yards to Sutch, 1 for 6-yards to Razzano, and 1 for 3-yards to Jake Cromer, for the Polar Bears.  Aidan Alves kicked a 26-yard field goal and 3 extra points, Shelly recovered a fumble, Austin Wenger blocked a punt, and Ray Avila and Andrew Swaisgood each defended a pass, for the Polar Bears.  Zion Ware led the Greyhounds rushing attack with 115-yards (including touchdowns of 12 and 2-yards), followed by Cole Friese with 66, Adam Houser with 8-yards, and Tyler Gustafson with minus 4-yards.  Quarterback Gustafson completed 11 of 17 passes for 121-yards and 1 touchdown, 6 for 60-yards to Cody Gustafson, 4 for 34-yards to Wade Mills (including a 29-yard touchdown), and 1 for 27-yards to Houser, for the Greyhounds.  Eddie Ocker kicked 1 extra point for the Greyhounds.