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Booters Shut Out Ephrata, Now 11-4 Overall

BY ARA GRIGORIAN

When you look down the column called “GF,” which represents “goals for,” in the Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ soccer standings, there is one clear leader - Donegal High School. The Indians have scored 52 times against their opponents with Elizabethtown the closest at 46 goals scored.

In their last three matches, the Indians outscored opponents by a collective 9-2 score, winning two while also losing 2-1 to Palmyra in a nonleague Saturday game.

Donegal improved to 11-4-0 and to 7-1-0 in league play with a 2-0 shutout of Octorara on Tuesday, October 4 at home.

Travis Zimmerman ended the scoreless tie in this game with a goal in the 57th minute, scoring off a Jacob Melleby assist. Only six minutes later and, off a Brody Bonham assist, L.D. Hanes scored his team-leading 22nd goal of the year to double the lead as the Indians out-shot the Braves 9-2.

That 2-1 loss to Palmyra contained a great deal of excitement late in the match. The Cougars scored with 11 minutes left only to have Hanes even the score off a Tye White assist in the 74th minute.

Palmyra’ Braydon Sunho prevented overtime with a goal with three minutes to play.

The non-league road game on Friday, September 30, showed why the Indians have racked up so many goals. Donegal posted a 6-0 victory as Bonham, White and Travis Zimmerman each tallied one goal and one assist.

The goal by Hanes in the 32nd minute made it 4-0 Donegal before halftime. Emilano Santos Bernaldez scored off an Andrew Myers assist and Bonham scored four minutes later off a Zimmerman assist to make it 2-0 at the 10-minute mark. Aiden Weber connected with White on goal number 3. In the second half, Josh Leidich gave an assist to Zimmerman 16 minutes in. Aiden Dickinson scored on an assist by White to cap the scoring in the 65th minute.

FOOTBALL

Donegal faced a tough undefeated Wyomissing football team that came into Friday night’s Section Four contest having outscored its opponents 216-38 over five games. The Spartans had also averaged over 300 yards rushing per game.

Breaking away from a 7-7 tie in the second quarter, the Spartans improved to 6-0 (3-0 league) going on to top the Indians 41-7 at Donegal.

“We played very well for the first quarter and a half,” Donegal head coach Chad Risberg said.

Wyomissing scored on a Drew Eisenhower 48-yard dash to the endzone in the first quarter. The Indians (15, 0-3 league) tied it on Noah Rohrer’s one yard surge over the goal line to make it a 7-7 game in the second stanza.

Donegal’s defense didn’t have an answer for the threeheaded rushing monster of the Spartans. Eisenhower, Charlie McIntyre and Matt Kramer each racked up real estate with Kramer leading the way at 102 yards on 12 carries. Eisenhower gained 92 yards on nine carries, including the 48-yard TD. McIntyre scored two touchdowns while gaining 87 yards on six rushing attempts.

To complement that attack, Chase Eisenhower added 38 yards on seven carries and one touchdown.

“They are a very good team,” Risberg said. “They took control with their size and athleticism.”

Rohrer led the Indians offense with 74 rushing yards on 15 carries. He also caught a pass for 12 yards from Landen Baughman.

Risberg maintained the “next game” mentality with an emphasis on continuing to work on improving.

“We are getting back to work at practice and looking to finish the season strong,” he said.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Donegal defeated Susquehannock 3-0 in a non-league girls’ soccer game on Thursday, September 29. The Indians, who are climbing up in the Section Three standings behind Cocalico, improved to 8-2-3 overall (4-0-3 league).

First-year head coach Adam Morris has worked with the athletes to turn around a program that went 2-13 in 2021.

“This year’s group has been playing well together as a team and with confidence,” Morris said.

“Our girls have come into this season with a fresh start and a vision of what they want to achieve,” continued the coach. “Our seniors have stepped up. Our midfielders Sophia Floyd, Gina Phillips and Brianna Zuch have been solid. The middle of the field has been bolstered by three freshmen - Kamryn Runkle, Halle Bires and Kathryn Gehman - all bringing energy to the field.”

Being unbeaten in league play is also partly attributed to the person minding the net.

“Our freshman goalkeeper Hailey Siedman only conceded nine goals in her first ten games,” Morris pointed out. “We hope to be pushing for district playoffs for the first time since the 2010 season.”

FIELD HOCKEY

In Section Two field hockey action, the Indians were involved in three straight matches that ended with a final score of 2-1. Donegal was on the winning side of two of these matches - both in overtime, improving to 3-4-0 in league play (5-8-0 overall). The Indians edged LampeterStrasburg on Thursday, September 29 and won at Elizabethtown the following night before falling short at Manheim Central on a drizzly Tuesday night, October 4.

In the L-S match, Sarah Gainer scored the equalizer in the fourth quarter, giving her team an opportunity to win in overtime. Kate Page scored the game-winning goal. On the night, Marie Gehman also registered an assist.

On the Donegal side of the field, goalie Ella Miler made four saves.

Miller was tested 21 times in the Elizabethtown match, holding the Bears to just one goal. Gainer had the goal in regulation and Makayla Ober scored the golden goal in overtime with Hailey Houck coming away with an assist.

Donegal was held scoreless until the fourth period of the Manheim Central match. Gehman, scoring off an assist by sophomore Ruth Myers, put her team on the board. Miller finished with five saves in the 2-1 loss.

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Josh Leidich wins a head ball for the Indians in their 2-0, Section Three victory over visiting Octorara on October 4.

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Travis Zimmerman advances the ball for the Indians in their 2-0, Section Three win over Octorara last Tuesday at Donegal.

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Donegal’s Tye White breaks up an Octorara pass during the Indians’ 2-0, Section Three win at home last Tuesday.

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