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In this issue

Berwick Bulldogs

Berwick Bulldogs season preview .............. pgs. 2-7

Bloomsburg Panthers season preview ............ pgs. 8-11

Central Columbia Blue Jays season preview ......... pgs. 12-16

Danville Ironmen season preview .......... pgs. 17-20

Mount Carmel Red Tornadoes season preview . pgs. 21-24

Northwest Rangers season preview .......... pgs. 25-28

Southern Columbia Tigers season preview .............. pgs. 29-33

Vo-Tech Rams season preview ............... pgs. 34-37

Bloomsburg University Huskies season preview ........... pgs. 38-41

PSAC Preview Season previews ............................. pg. 42

Eastern Conference Schedules from the region ........ pgs. 43-44

Driving directions How to get to area games .......... pg. 46-47

Top 10 college prospects The area’s top recruits ..................... pg. 48

Heartland preview Predictions for the divisions ..... pgs. 49-51

Area colleges Season previews .................. pgs. 52-53

2017 leaders Best in the area last season ........... pgs. 54

Preseason All-PE team The area’s best players ..................... pg. 55 This year’s preview is your guide to high school and college football with team previews, statistics, schedules and more. Helmet graphics on pages 49-51 are courtesy of the Pennsylvania High School Helmet Project.

On the Cover: After winning its first district playoff game since 1996 last fall, Trae Devlin and Central Columbia — which moved up to Class 3A — is eyeing its first district title since 1994. Photo by Jimmy May. Cover design by Tim Hare.

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Berwick’s Teagan Wilk pushes off a Crestwood defender on a touchdown run last September at Crispin Field in Berwick.

roster No. Name 1 Mason Laubach 2 Alex Force 3 Jake Betz 4 Jarret Groshek Alex Sharkuski 5 6 Jacob Seely 7 Teagan Wilk 8 Justin Robbins 9 Blane Cleaver 10 Ryan Laubach 11 Preston Robbins 12 Logan Babb 13 Misael Hernandez 14 Naquan Smith 16 Aiden Mason 18 Colin Hill 19 Peyton Williams 20 Maurice Smith 22 Stas Hughes 24 Blake Girton 25 Blake Maurer 26 Brandon Spezialetti 27 Dean Limongelli 28 Nicholas Heimbach 29 Cole Martelli 36 Dallas Schechterly 39 Owen Shoemaker 40 Mason Laytar 42 Eric Montes 44 Joe Lynn 52 Aaron Cashman 54 Kaleb Evans 55 Anthony Sisco 56 Nathan Traugh 57 JJ Snyder 58 Kelgan Hunter 60 Sullivan Slabinski 61 Ethan Hughes 62 Josh Santana 64 Brian Knorr 65 Jake Lanning 70 Justyn Eckert 72 Ben Peck 73 Jordan Young 74 Trent Strother 77 Colton Ruckle 78 Gabe DiPippa 79 Noah Craig 82 Cody Smith 84 Antonio Baratta 90 Will Decker

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Berwick Bulldogs

Bulldogs move on from the graduation of Evan Klinger. He’ll start alongside Cleaver.

The grade: IIII

quarterbacks On paper, Alex Force would appear to be the clear go-to guy. He’s the QB with the most experience after starting more than half the regular season last year for Jared Marshman. But Bulldogs coach Frank Sheptock said that it’s a competition between him and Ryan Laubach, despite Force guiding the Bulldogs to a 5-1 record during in 2017.

Force suffered an injury the week before the Berwick’s scrimmage, so the starting job might be anyone’s guess. Rest assured that either quarterback has seen varsity playing time before.

The grade: IIII

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linebackers Dallas Schechterly, Antonio Baratta, Ryan Laubach and Jake Seely will see time at OLB depending on the package, but Seely and Schechterly are slated to be the main guys there.

At ILB, Joe Lynn returns as a senior and will be in an important role as the

special teams Jarret Groshek and Misael Hernandezwill try to fill the void left behind by Kenneth Marshman, who frequently forced teams deep with countless touchbacks. He was also a lock when it came to field goals and extra points. It’s a job for the taking right now.

Sharkuski returns as the punter and is the main strength in the special teams position.

The grade: IIII

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Mason Laubach, Montes and Will Decker will anchor the edge. Decker got off to a great year last year before getting injured and standout DT JJ Snyder might see some time on the edge as well because Sheptock is trying to move Snyder around in order to get better matchups up front. “We’re just trying to move him around a little bit,� Sheptock said. “We think he’ll give us some options.� Peck, a great run-stopper will return at the other interior spot. Craig, who was a one-way starter last year, will see time on defense this year and will give the

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Teagan Wilk is the most experienced of a group that is probably the team’s deepest. Alex Sharkuski returns and as well as Justin Robbins, which will give whoever steps in a quarterback a reliable target on the outside. Blane Cleaver moves to TE after Montes moved to the backfield. Cleaver is a big and physical sophomore who will be a valuable blocker on the edge.

The grade: IIII

Ben Peck are returning starters, but the other two gaps are creating some “moving parts� to the offensive line that may take a few weeks to get settled. “We have three guys there that we feel can play significant reps for us,� Sheptock said. Sullivan Slabinski saw significant playing time against Wyoming Valley West and North Pocono because of injuries and will likely be in a starting role this year. Anthony Sisco and Aaron Cashman will compete for the other open spot.

The grade: IIII

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Berwick’s Alex Force talks on the sidelines against Dallas last September..

Wilk returns at free safety with the ability to close on the ball and make opposing passers immediately regret the throw. He finished with seven interceptions in 2017. NaQuon Smith played well in the summer and will step into a starting role. Robbins has also played well. Sharkuski will also see reps during the preseason in order to see if he can handle being back deeper in the field.

The grade: IIII

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Owen Shoemaker returns after being primarily a change-of-pace back behind Evan Klinger last year. Mason Laubach moves into the backfield as FB and will be a force.

Laubach might be one of the strongest players on the team as a sophomore, squatting nearly 600 pounds and bench pressing well over 300. And he’s fast too, running a 4.8 40yard dash with a 31-inch vertical. Eric Montes also joins the backfield, moving from TE. The combination of Shoemaker and Laubach should allow the Bulldogs to sustain a power run game for four quarters now.

The grade: IIII

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Berwick Bulldogs

erwick’s Owen Shoemaker breaks through the Lake-Lehman defense for a first down early in the third quarter in Berwick last October.

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Dawgs need players to step up at key spots

By ADAM ROBERTS Press Enterprise Writer

BERWICK — No team is immune to players graduating. It’s a struggle every team has to deal with.

However, this might be one of the toughest years for Berwick coach Frank Sheptock in terms of replacing vital positions across the board.

Quarterback. Running back. Wide receiver. Linemen. Linebackers. You name it, Berwick lost it.

Heck, the Bulldogs even lost a kicker.

Fortunately, Sheptock has solid players returning, as well as some younger ones who are maturing.

Yet, he was quick to wonder during media day where the production will come

from. Sure, Owen Shoemaker is a talented running back, but he and 2017 starter Evan Klinger each averaged just 10 carries a game. He can definitely handle more carries a game, but to average 15-20 in 2018 might be a little unrealistic.

And it wouldn’t be fair to him physically to shoulder that responsibility alone during a season that will likely go more than 10 games.

The quarterback position might be the biggest question mark in terms of production.

Alex Force and Ryan Laubach each saw time in 2017 with then-senior Jared Marshman out with an injury. Force started the majority of the games and managed the games well, but his numbers at times indicated that maybe the coaching staff didn’t

have the full confidence in him to air it out or that he just wasn’t quite physically ready then.

Force has a textbook quarterback build — long and lanky — but he suffered an injury during preseason camp that might cloud up the waters at that position.

But there’s plenty of potential blooming at Crispin Field.

Teagan Wilk is in an all-important junior year where college coaches really examine players to determine if they’re ready for the next level. Wilk is, and his knack for creating turnovers proves it.

He corralled five interceptions as a freshman and seven more last year. This year, he’ll have to fill a big gap left by Damon Beckhorn at wide receiver and will have to build on already successful defen-

sive campaigns.

“Last year, I definitely wanted to change some things,” Wilk said. “This year is more of focusing on what I can do to become that extra guy that everybody wants to have on their team. I want colleges to come here and say, ‘That’s my guy.’”

Wilk has seen interest from Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Temple and Texas to name a few.

He isn’t the only one that’s getting college looks either, as sophomore Mason Laubach has found himself on some recruiters’ radars.

The sophomore will play a pivotal role in the backfield alongside Shoemaker, and as a fast, strong kid, he’ll likely be called on to do the dirty work in short-yardage situations.

That same physicality that will make him an even bigger threat at defensive end.

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FAST FACTS • HEAD COACH: Frank Sheptock, third season (107-81 in 18 seasons at Wilkes University).

• CAREER RECORD: 18-8.

• LAST SEASON: 10-3.

• ASSISTANT COACHES: Ryan Burt, Cody Castor, Nick DawSHEPTOCK son, Jason Lanning, Tim Mason, John McDanel, Jim Meighan, Brian Remley, Jake Titus, Eddie Walker.

• TEAM COLORS: Navy blue, silver and white.

• HOME FIELD: Crispin Memorial Field.

• LEAGUE: Wyoming Valley Conference AAAA. • ALL-TIME RECORD: 807-332-43.

• LAST DISTRICT 2 TITLE: 2013.

• LAST UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON: 2013.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Multiple.

• BASIC DEFENSE: 4-3, 4-4.

• MAIN STRENGTHS: Motivation and drive.

• MAIN WEAKNESS: Youth.

• LAST YEAR’S STATISTICS:

Berwick 114 123 90 65 3 0 — 405 Opponent 6 51 52 41 3 7 — 160

Opp. B First downs 133 173 Rushing-yds.

485-1,209 437-2,228 Passing 103-207-13 128-226-6 Passing yds.

1,092 1,659 Total yds.

2,301 3,887 Fumbles-lost 23-11 20-10 Penalties-yds.

58-460 97-856 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Owen Shoemaker 133-903, 14 TDs; Evan Klinger 138-883, 9 TDs; Damon Beckhorn 33-212, 3 TDs; Joe Lynn 16-91, TD; Alejandro Lopez 20-81; Teagan Wilk 3-36 TD; Alex Force 21-28; Jared Marshman 34-26, TD; Dominik Ruhmel 4-23; Maurice Smith 4-13; Ryan Laubach 6-6; Josh Snyder 1-3; Alex Sharkuski 1-2; Blaine Cleaver 5-(-2); Jake Betz 1-(-3); Team 16-(-76).

PASSING — Marshman 67-118-4, 954 yds., 13 TDs; Force 57-101-1, 659 yds., 5 TDs; Laubach 4-7-1, 36 yds.

RECEIVING — Beckhorn 43-582, 7 TDs; Jared Watts 28-349, 2 TDs; Wilk 20-254, 3 TDs; Klinger 9-88; Joe Norce 8-129, 2 TDs; Justin Robbins 6-70, TD; Alex Parks 4-74, TD; Eric Montes 2-29, TD; Lynn 2-25; Jacob Seely 1-11; Noah Craig 1-10; Denver Knorr 1-10; Mike Kishbaugh 1-8; Shoemaker 1-6; Anthony Sisco 1-6.

SEASON SLATE at Hazleton W 24-10 Dallas W 23-7 at Wyoming Area W 17-14 Crestwood W 56-0 Selinsgrove L 6-17 at Coughlin W 24-6 at Pittston W 36-0 Wyoming Valley West W 44-22 Lake-Lehman W 41-14 at Williamsport L 27-32 District 2 Class 4A quarterfinal Wyoming Area W 42-0 District 2 Class 4A semifinal North Pocono W 48-14 District 2 Class 4A final Valley View L 17-24 (2 OT)

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Selinsgrove’s Tony Dressler, left, tackles Berwick quarterback Ryan Laubach during the third quarter last September at Crispin Field in Berwick.

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Members of the 2018 Berwick football team are first row from left: Alex Force, Jacob Betz, Jarret Groshek, Alex Sharkuski, Jacob Seely, Justin Robbins, Miscel Hernandez, NaQuan Smith, Colin Hill, Maurice Smith, Blake Griton, Dean Limongelli, Owen Shoemaker, Mason Layton, Joey Lynn, J.J. Snyder, Justyn Eckert, Ben Peck, Colton Ruckle and Will Decker. Second row: Mason Laubach, Teagan Wilk, Blane Cleaver, Ryan Laubach, Preston Robbins, Lagan Babb, Mason Aiden, Peyton Williams, Blake Maurer, Brandon Spezialetti, Nick Heimbach, Cole Martelli, Joshua Daubert, Dallas Schechterly, Eric Montes, Aaron Cashman, Kaleb Evans and Anthony Sisco. Third row: Nathan Traugh, Keigan Hunter, Sully Slabinski, Ethan Hughes, Joshua Santana, Brian Knorr, Jake Lanning, Mike Zalutko, Jordan Young, Trent Strothers, Gabe DiPippa, Noah Craig, Chris Stosdale and Antonio Baratta. Fourth row: assistant coaches Eddie Walker, Brian Remley, John McDanel, Ryan Burt, James Meighan, head coach Frank Sheptock, and assistants Jake Titus, Nick Dawson, Cody Caster, Jason Lanning and Tim Mason.

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Berwick 2018 offense FB

WR

Teagan Wilk Christian (Jr., 5-11, 180) Whitebread

RT

Sullivan Christian Slabinski Whitebread (Jr., (Yr.,6-0, Ht.,233) Wt.)

RG

Player to watch Last year, Justin Robbins received playing time in certain situations at WR, but wasn’t a starter. He built on that with a strong offseason, and with sound performances against Coughin and North Pocono in the playoffs, the coaching staff is confident he can fill Damon Beckhorn’s shoes.

Mason Laubach Christian (So., 6-2, 235) Whitebread

Michael Christian Zalutko Whitebread (So., (Yr.,6-1, Ht.,218) Wt.)

TB QB

Alex Force Christian (Sr., 6-4,180) Whitebread

C

Noah Craig Christian (Jr., 6-0, 246) Whitebread

Owen Christian Shoemaker Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,5-8, Ht.,200) Wt.)

WR

LG

Berwick 2018 defense OLB CB

NaQuan Smith Christian (Sr., 6-0, 165) Whitebread

ILB

Justyn Christian Eckert Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-2, Ht.,300) Wt.)

Mason Laubach Christian (So., 6-2, 235) Whitebread

DT

Ben Peck Christian (Sr., 6-3, 255) Whitebread

TE

(Sr., 5-10, (Yr., Ht., 180) Wt.)

Blane Cleaver Christian (So., 6-2, 190) Whitebread

As a freshman, Blane Cleaver was thrust into the Williamsport game at linebacker. “He’s going to be a dude,” Berwick coach Frank Sheptock said. Now a sophomore, Cleaver is even more physical and ready to assume the role left behind by Evan Klinger, the Bulldogs’ leading tackler in 2017. “He’s going to raise some eyebrows this year,” Sheptock said of Cleaver.

Joe Lynn Christian (Sr., 5-9, 200) Whitebread

Teagan Wilk Christian (Jr., 5-11, 180) Whitebread

ILB

Blane Cleaver Christian (So., 6-2, 190) Whitebread

DT

Ben Peck Christian (Sr., 6-3, 255) Whitebread

OLB

(Jr., (Yr.,5-9, Ht.,198) Wt.)

DE

LT

Alex Christian Sharkuski Whitebread

Player to watch

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Dallas Christian Schechterly Whitebread

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JJChristian Snyder (Sr., 5-11, 211) Whitebread

DE

Eric Montes Christian (Jr., 6-1, 225) Whitebread

Jake Seely Christian (Sr., 6-4, 195) Whitebread

CB

Ryan Laubach Christian (Jr., 6-0, 165) Whitebread

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Bloomsburg 2018 offense HB

WR

Jack Christian Malatesta Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-0, Ht.,160) Wt.)

RT

RG

Lukas Reynolds Christian (Jr., 6-0, 266) Whitebread

OLB

CB

Jack Christian Malatesta Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-0, Ht.,160) Wt.)

Aiden Klinger Christian (Sr., 6-0, 176) Whitebread

DE

Jack Howell takes over for three-year starter Nick Anderson at QB. Coach Kevin Seabrook says Howell is still learning how to read defenses, and the sophomore is playing behind a line with no varsity experience. It could be a baptism by fire, but it also could make him a better player down the road.

TB

Aiden Klinger Christian (Sr., 6-0, 176) Whitebread

William Christian McGinley Whitebread (Jr., (Yr.,6-1, Ht.,211) Wt.)

Bloomsburg 2018 defense ILB

Player to watch

Nathan Martz Christian (Sr., 5-10, 202) Whitebread

William Christian McGinley Whitebread (Jr., (Yr.,6-1, Ht.,211) Wt.)

QB

Jack Howell Christian (So., 6-2, 195) Whitebread

C

Lucas Lykon Christian (Jr., 5-7, 205) Whitebread

Hunter Coulter Christian (Sr., 5-11, 175) Whitebread

HB

LG

Nathan Martz Christian (Sr., 5-10, 202) Whitebread

LT

Cole Stobo Christian (Fr., 5-11, 250) Whitebread

TE

Cooper Thrush Christian (Sr., 5-11, 150) Whitebread

Brody Hock Christian (So., 6-0, 180) Whitebread

Player to watch Bloomsburg is incredibly young at a lot of positions, but perhaps nowhere is it younger than the defensive front. But coach Kevin Seabrook feels there’s a lot of potential there, especially in NT Rhyan Defrain. Just a freshman, he’s already incredibly strong and — despite being 267 pounds — has quick feet.

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MLB

NT

Hunter Coulter Christian (Sr., 5-11, 175) Whitebread

Owen Lewis Christian (Sr., 6-0, 182) Whitebread

Rhyan Defrain Christian (Fr., 5-10, 267) Whitebread

ILB

DE

Cade Klinger Christian (Jr., 5-9, 170) Whitebread

Chase Morris Christian (So., 6-2, 202) Whitebread

OLB

Brody Hock Christian (So., 6-0, 180) Whitebread

CB

Cooper Thrush Christian (Sr., 5-11, 150) Whitebread

Bloomsburg Panthers

quarterbacks New starter Jack Howell has the physical part of playing quarterback covered.

The sophomore has nice size (6-foot-2, 195 pounds) and a good arm. But he’s still working on recognition. Coach Kevin Seabrook said the part Howell has needed to work on most is reading defenses and “checking the offense into better situations.” His backup is 113-pound freshman Michael Widom.

The grade: III

running backs Seabrook is most excited to see what this group can do. The primary source of the excitement is senior speedster Hunter Coulter, who led the Panthers with 897 yards and 12 TDs in an injury-plagued junior season. Seabrook praised Coulter’s vision and cutback ability. He’ll be joined

by Aiden Klinger and Cooper Thrush.

Both are tough runners who also have the speed to get to the corner.

The grade: IIIII

receivers/tight ends The Panthers’ passing game struggled last year, but Jack Malatesta led the

team with 19 catches for 289 yards. Malatesta, a two-way starter and captain, is “someone dependable who does whatever is asked of him,” Seabrook said. He’s joined by first-year starter Brody Hock at TE. The grade: IIII

offensive line This group is a big question mark. None of the five has varsity experience, and the group also includes a freshman, LT Cole Stobo. They’re small on the interior, with LG Nathan Martz, C Lucas Lykon and RG William McGinley averaging 206 pounds. But Seabrook is optimistic, and says he expects a big year out of McGinley.

The grade: II

defensive line The defensive line’s story is the same of the offensive line’s: youth and inexperience. “We’re so young at that position,” Seabrook said. “We lost everybody.” McGinley is one of the DEs, and he’s joined

by Chase Morris. The most intriguing player here is NT Rhyan DeFrain, who despite being just a freshman is one of the team’s stronger players. “I expect big things from him,” Seabrook said.

The grade: III

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linebackers The Panthers have a talented group of quick, tough linebackers. They’re led by MLB Owen Lewis, who Seabrook calls “the leader and heartbeat of the defense.” He’s joined on the inside by ILBs Martz and Cade Klinger. Aiden Klinger and Hock bring a good amount of speed to the outside.

The grade: IIIII

defensive backs Seabrook feels that CB Malatesta can cover anyone in the district. “Jack Malatesta is just above and beyond,” Seabrook said. “He’s working on his craft constantly.”

Thrush is the No. 2 CB. At S, Coulter has the speed to chase just about anything down.

The grade: III

special teams

roster No. Name 3 Daniel Guzevich 4 Hunter Coulter 5 Owen Lewis 6 Jack Howell 7 Michael Widom 8 Cooper Thrush 11 Torsten Hartmann 14 Parker Jones 15 Sean Frey 17 Roman Serrano 21 Jack Malatesta 22 Mason Lunger 23 Aiden Klinger 24 Damon Rasmussen 28 Xzayivher Russell-King 30 Cade Klinger 31 Elijah Scurry 32 Eric Barnes 34 Palmer Chandler 52 Cole Stobo 53 Tyler Chulock 55 Nathan Martz 56 Luke Barnes 57 Cam Gaito 58 Chris Dodge 59 Ken Zheng 60 Lucas Lykon 61 Luke Bowes 62 Jayden Betz 64 Rhyan DeFrain 65 William McGinley 66 Jacob Freeman 72 Lukas Reynolds 75 Brady Timbrell 77 Gage Traver 80 Chase Morris 82 Devon Yocum 88 Brody Hock

Last year, special teams was particularly strong for the Panthers. This year, it’s a bit of a concern, particularly a punting game that Seabrook is “a little bit uncomfortable” with. Coulter is a potential game-breaker returning both kicks and punts. K Torsten Hartmann has good range on field goals and is sending kickoffs inside the 5.

The grade: III

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Ht. 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-2 5-7 5-11 6-1 5-8 5-8 5-7 6-0 5-5 6-0 5-7 5-7 5-9 6-1 5-3 5-5 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-7 5-9 5-5 5-11 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-7 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-0

Wt. 140 175 182 195 113 150 171 142 127 111 160 150 176 135 160 170 185 95 135 250 170 202 178 246 150 220 205 156 182 267 211 220 266 150 200 202 170 180

Pos. WR/DB RB/DB TE/LB QB/LB QB/DB RB/DB K WR/LB WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB RB/LB RB/LB RB/DB RB/DB RB/LB WR/DB RB/DB TB/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL TE/DL TE/LB TE/LB

biggest shoes to fill Mitch Reed, OL/LB Reed was an underappreciated asset in his three years as a starter. A perennial 100-tackle, he was somehow never named all-state.

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FAST FACTS • HEAD COACH: Kevin Seabrook, second season.

• CAREER RECORD: 9-9.

• LAST SEASON: 5-6.

• ASSISTANT COACHES: Marcus Coulter, Dave Wood, Todd Barton, Steve Weigle, George Johns, Garrett Orr, Tyler seabrook Coombe, Sam Haynes.

• team colors: Red and white.

• home field: Panther Stadium.

• league: PHAC-III. • ALL-TIME RECORD: 456-545-48.

• LAST DISTRICT 4 TITLE: 2007.

• LAST UNDEFEATED SEASON: 1946.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Pistol wing.

• basic defense: 3-5.

• main strength: Team speed.

• main weakness: Inexperience.

• LAST year’s statistics:

Bloomsburg 70 53 67 48 7 7 6 — 258 Opponent 60 94 26 35 7 7 7 — 243

Opp. B 162 137 First downs Rushing-yds.

424-1,623 373-1,954 Passing 90-204-13 68-178-9 Passing yds.

1,411 834 Total yds.

3,034 2,788 16-5 23-7 Fumbles-lost Penalties-yds.

69-607 60-549 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Hunter Coulter 116-897, 12 TDs; Joe Zola 60-410, 2 TDs; Eric Foust 48-256; Jack Malatesta 45-225, 2 TDs; Gage Klinger 9-46, 2 TDs; Osiris Hemphill 5-42, TD; Colby Kashner 6-38; Cooper Thrush 14-44; Darius Green 8-25, TD; Tyson McGill 2-19; Dylan Smith 4-15, TD; Jack Howell 1-6; Jake Frye 1-4; Aiden Klinger 2-7; Luke Potora 1-(-5); Team 8-(-16); Nick Anderson 43-(-54), 2 TDs. PASSING — Anderson 66-175-9, 794 yds., 7 TDs; Howell 2-3-0, 41 yds., TD. RECEIVING — Malatesta 19-289, 2 TDs; Foust 15-272, 3 TDs; Zola 5-51; Logan Benintende 6-39; Frye 6-51, TD; Thrush 3-26, TD; G. Klinger 3-15; Potora 2-41, TD; McGill 2-26; Coulter 2-8; A. Klinger 1-11; Ryan Hogue 1-7; Jacob Mattive 1-5; Coulter 1-(-3); Hemphill 1-(-4).

SEASON SLATE L 7-14 at Danville Southern L 0-49 Warrior Run W 62-6 Shamokin W 26-7 at Milton W 73-22 Hughesville W 13-0 South Williamsport L 14-42 at Loyalsock L 12-39 at Lewisburg W 21-12 Central L 0-21 Eastern Conference Class A/2A final at Northwest L 30-31 (3 OT)

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Panthers have a lot to replace

By TIM HARE

Press Enterprise Writer

BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg has a sophomore first-year starter at quarterback who’s still learning the position.

It has an offensive line where not one starter has varsity experience.

So Panthers coach Kevin Seabrook is a little nervous about the season — though he’s nervous for every season.

“I think as a head coach, you always have concern whether you come back full stock or not,” Seabrook said.

Bloomsburg does have talent back, particularly at the skill positions. Leading rusher Hunter Coulter returns and could have a big year if the line finds its footing quickly.

“I’m excited for what he’s about to do,” Seabrook said of Coulter.

Leading receiver Jack Malatesta also returns, as does linebacker Owen Lewis, who had 101 tackles last year.

But outside of those three, there’s a lot that’s unknown about this Bloomsburg team, how good it will be or how it will respond in game situations.

The Panthers don’t exactly ease into the season either. They open at Southern Columbia, the reigning Class 2A state champ and overwhelming favorite to repeat.

If Seabrook wants to see how his young first-year starters respond to pressure, Week 1 should provide ample evidence.

“I’m not going to put it in their heads too much,” Seabrook said. “It’s an opponent. Don’t get me wrong, they’re a great team. But we have something to prove. We have to go into Southern Columbia as they raise that banner for the state title and try

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Bloomsburg wide receiver Jack Malatesta follows a blocker against Central Columbia at Bloomsburg last October. to perform to the best of our ability.”

But Seabrook is excited about his new starters. He predicts two-way starting lineman William McGinley will have a big year, and thinks Rhyan DeFrain could emerge as a force on the defensive interior.

There will certainly be growing pains.

But Seabrook thinks the future is now for the Panthers.

“I think the sky’s the limit,” he said. “...

We don’t look at it as rebuilding, but as improving on last year.”

Tim Hare covers high school football for the Press Enterprise. He can be reached at 570-387-1234, ext. 1314 or by email at tim. hare@pressenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @TimHare87.

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Central Columbia 2018 offense HB

WR

EliChristian Morrison (So., 6-0, 175) Whitebread

RT

RG

Derek Christian Stamatedes Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-1, Ht.,242) Wt.)

FB

(Sr., (Yr.,6-0, Ht.,180) Wt.)

Alexx Eveland Christian (So., 6-0, 270) Whitebread

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Trae Devlin Christian (Sr., 6-0, 174) Whitebread

C

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FS

OLB CB

Jacob Reifer Christian (Jr., 5-10, 168) Whitebread

Jack Christian Schechterly Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-1, Ht.,195) Wt.)

WR LG

LJ Christian Woodward Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-1, Ht.,277) Wt.)

LG

Logan Christian McWilliams Whitebread (So., (Yr.,6-3, Ht., 242) Wt.)

TE

Zander Bradley Christian (Jr., 6-0, 160) Whitebread

Jared Verse Christian (Sr., 6-6, 210) Whitebread

Player to watch DE Ian Huntington had a good offseason after displaying some positives last year on the edge. Coach Scott Dennis called him a freak athlete with a high motor but who was also still raw last year. “This year he’s added the strength and I think he’s ready for a really, really big year,” Dennis said.

Justin Mungo Christian (Sr., 6-1, 170) Whitebread

Isaac Christian Gensemer Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-0, Ht.,180) Wt.)

MLB

Garrett Carter Christian (So., 6-3, 205) Whitebread

DE

QB Trae Devlin had an impressive first year as a starter last season. Coach Scott Dennis thinks the senior will really explode in 2018. “I think Trae’s ready for a huge year,” Dennis said. The coach rattled off several important qualities a passer needs to succeed — film study, leadership and work ethic — and said Devlin has all of them. Devlin isn’t afraid to stop his coach in the hallway at school and let him know that he has a possible adjustment based on studying his opponents on Hudl.

Isaac Christian Gensemer Whitebread

Central Columbia 2018 defense SS

Player to watch

Ian Christian Huntington Whitebread (Jr., (Yr.,6-2, Ht.,170) Wt.)

DT

Elijah Christian Heintzelman Whitebread (Sr., 225) (Yr.,5-11, Ht., Wt.)

KyChristian Seesholtz (Sr., 6-3, 221) Whitebread

DT

OLB

Carter Christian Crawford Whitebread (So., (Yr.,6-3, Ht., 240) Wt.)

DE

Jack Christian Schechterly Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-1, Ht.,195) Wt.)

Jared Verse Christian (Sr., 6-6, 210) Whitebread

CB

Zach Smith Christian

(So., 5-10, 150) Whitebread

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Jays thinking about 1st D4 title since ‘94

By ADAM ROBERTS Press Enterprise Writer

SOUTH CENTRE TWP. — The thought creeps into Central Columbia quarterback Trae Devlin’s thoughts now more than ever. His teammates too.

The Blue Jays want to win the program’s first district title since 1994.

They feel the time is now.

“That something I think about a lot,” Devlin said. “With this group, I feel like everyone thinks about that before bed.

Right now, we’re full football. That’s really all that’s on our minds right now.”

Central Columbia, loaded with senior talent, is primed for a district title game.

Coach Scott Dennis has been preaching about closing the gap while he’s been with the Blue Jays, and the gap has finally closed.

Most of Central’s players are in their 10th year playing together, dating back to youth football era of Miff-Ridge Bandits and Orangeville Cornhuskers.

The Blue Jays won last year at eventual District 4 Class 3A champion Loyalsock, and picked up wins over Lewisburg and Danville — all teams the Blue Jays will run into during a potential district title run.

Central finished 8-3 in 2017, only losing to South Williamsport and Southern

Columbia.

“Southern is a great school but it’s pretty rough playing them in the playoffs,” Ky Seesholtz said.

The Tigers went on to win the Class 2A state title and have been in the state finals the last three years, winning two.

With the Blue Jays now up in Class 3A, they’re in the driver’s seat. The wins over Loyalsock, Lewisburg and Danville should give them a shot of confidence when they see each other this year.

Devlin led the Blue Jays on a scoring drive against the Ironmen at the end of the third quarter in 2017, a series on which Devlin was allowed to call his own plays.

It’s a sign that the gap has narrowed to the point where the quarterback position is truly a leader who can put his team in a position to win games.

“There’s a lot of trust between me and Dennis for him to really open it up,” Devlin said. “Especially, we’re only down a couple points in that game. That shows how close us and these coaches are.”

Although the goal is a district championship, Devlin was quick to mention his team isn’t ready to look ahead just yet.

“The district championship is the main goal,” he said, “but it’s one game at a time right now.”

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roster No. Name 2 Jack Schechterly 3 Garrett McNelis 4 Brendan Gregory 5 Trae Devlin 7 Eli Morrison 8 Jacob Reifer 11 Zach Smith 12 Ian Huntington 13 Auston Rainier 15 Aaron DeJesus 16 Mason Yorty 17 Matt Bierly 18 Garrett Carter 20 Zander Bradley 21 Dylan Devlin 22 Dante Bankes 23 Jared Verse 24 Ky Sesholtz 25 Troy Johnson 30 Isaac Gensemer 33 Cole Sweitzer 35 Lindsey Lannon 40 Mason Lupashinksi 41 Riley O’Neil 43 Blaise Williams 44 Isaac Kester 50 Owen Gaynor 51 Jake Moyer 52 Marcus Smith 54 Logan McWilliams 56 Nick Kishbaugh 57 Elijah Heintzelman 58 Josh CoHen 59 Alexx Eveland 60 Kozma Cooper 62 Izaiah Gordon 64 Carter Crawford 67 Zach Bower 68 Riley O’Neil 70 Owen Yorty 71 Matt Milavec 72 Derek Stamatedes 73 Dylan Walters 75 Ryan Sarnoski 76 Bryce Kratz 77 LJ Woodward 79 Kris Funson 82 Mason Piez 84 Cole Heintzelman 88 Avery Eveland

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FAST FACTS

Yr. Ht. Wt. Sr. 6-2 190 So. 6-5 155 Sr. 6-0 140 Sr. 6-0 174 So. 6-0 175 Jr. 5-10 168 So. 5-10 150 Jr. 6-2 170 Fr. 5-8 148 Fr. 5-9 135 So. 5-7 115 So. 5-8 130 So. 6-3 205 Jr. 6-0 160 So. 6-1 190 Fr. 6-2 157 Sr. 6-6 210 Sr. 6-3 221 So. 5-10 152 Sr. 6-1 180 Sr. 5-11 230 So. 6-0 155 Jr. Jr. 5-6 184 Sr. 6-1 173 So. 5-8 135 Sr. 6-2 252 Fr. 5-9 184 Sr. 5-8 255 So. 6-3 242 So. 6-0 178 Sr. 5-11 225 Jr. 6-1 220 So. 6-0 270 Jr. 6-0 153 So. 5-9 155 So. 6-3 240 So. 5-6 176 Jr. 5-6 184 So. 5-8 185 So. 6-3 270 Sr. 6-1 242 Sr. 6-0 208 Jr. 5-10 205 So. 5-11 278 Sr. 6-1 277 So. 6-2 205 Jr. 6-2 195 Jr. 6-2 194 Sr. 5-7 135

Pos FB/LB QB/WR/DB K QB/WR/DB WR/DB QB/WR/DB WR/DB RB/LB RB/WR/DB WR/DB WR/DB QB/WR/DB TE/LB WR/DB QB/WR/DB RB/LB TE/DE RB/TE/LB RB/DB RB/LB RB/LB RB/Dl/LB FB/DL FB/DL FB/LB TE/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL oL/DL OL/DL FB/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL TE/DL WR/LB/DB WR/DB

• HEAD COACH: Scott Dennis, third season.

• CAREER RECORD: 17-25 (including two seasons at Holy Redeemer).

• LAST SEASON: 9-3.

• ASSISTANT COACHES: EJ Smith, Nate Johonson, Micky Hall, Dave Parmenteri, Mike Downs, Brett Comstock, Brett Sarnoski, Kirk Seesholtz, Jason Hippenstiel, Mike Devine, Kevin Bradley, Brian Hook, Carey Parks.

• TEAM COLORS: Blue and silver.

• HOME FIELD: Blue Jay Stadium.

• LEAGUE: PHAC-III. • ALL-TIME RECORD: 304-294-11.

• LAST DISTRICT 4 TITLE: 1994.

• LAST UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON: 1982.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Pro-I. • BASIC DEFENSE: 5-2.

• MAIN STRENGTH: Experience of returning starters.

• MAIN WEAKNESS: Offensive line.

• LAST YEAR’S STATISTICS:

Central 80 100 81 65 — 326 Opponent 52 59 62 40 — 213

Opp. CC First downs 146 184 Rushing-yds.

382-1,525 444-2,275 Passing 112-232-11 110-223-9 Passing yds.

1,495 1,768 3,020 4,043 Total yds.

Fumbles-lost 22-9 22-6 Penalties-yds.

67-600 61-555 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Isaac Gensemer 221-1,371, 17 TDs; Trae Devlin 75299, 4 TDs; Ky Seesholtz 49-206, 3 TDs; Jack Schechterly 30-100, TD; Cole Sweitzer 17-80; Justin Thivierge 15-60, TD; Justin Mungo 9-44; Dylan Harris 7-19, TD; Andrew Fritz 6-16; Isaac Huntington

48.2

Completion percentage by returning starting quarterback Trae Devlin in 2017.

25

Number of rushing touchdowns Central returns from last year.

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Central Columbia’s Isaac Gensemer breaks throught the line against Lewisburg at Central Columbia last September.

1-8; Jacob Riefer 1-4; Blaise Williams 2-4; Luke Hook 1-2; Zander Bradley 1-1; Troy Johnson 3-(-2); Eli Morrison 2-(-9); Team 3-(-12).

PASSING — Devlin 99-205-8, 1,524 yds., 9 TDs; Harris 8-14-0, 85 yds., TD; Thivierge 2-3-1, 129 yds., 2 TDs; Gensemer 1-1-0, 30 yds.

RECEIVING — Bradley 28-577, 5 TDs; Jared Verse 15-310, 4 TDs; Gensemer 13-226; Matt Fulton 13-216, 2 TDs; Hook 10-137; Morrison 10-110, TD; Thivierge 6-47, TD; Zachary Smith 3-26; Sweitzer 3-24; Schechterly 3-23; Mungo 1-15; Ian Huntington 1-14; Jacob Reifer 1-12; Seesholtz 2-12; Devlin 1-3; Camden Price 1-3.

SEASON SLATE Mifflinburg W 34-11 Lewisburg W 45-6 at Towanda W 35-6 at Loyalsock W 17-14 Danville W 27-20 at Warrior Run W 48-7 at Hughesville W 48-14 South Williamsport L 17-28 Southern L 0-42 at Bloomsburg W 21-0 District 4 Class 2A quarterfinal Towanda W 20-6 District 4 Class 2A semifinal at Southern L 14-59

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Yards per carry Isaac Gensemer averaged last season.

biggest shoes to fill Andrew Fritz, LB Central Columbia coach Scott Dennis called Fritz a coach on the field last year. Fritz was responsible for making sure the defense could make adjustments out of its base formation. “He was the guy that made all those adjustments,”Dennis said Fritz. “He’s the guy that got us in position.”

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QUARTERBACK Play at this position as at an all-time high during coach Scott Dennis’ career.

Trae Devlin is back for his second year as the starter and has the full confidence of his coach. Dennis was most impressed with the way Devlin engineered a scoring drive of his own against Danville last year, calling his own plays without the assistance from the coaches.

DEVLIN Expect his maturity and familiarity in the offense to help him bump his completion percentage over 50 percent this year.

The grade: IIIII

RUNNING BACKS

Central Columbia Blue Jays the Blue Jays’ line. Dennis said Stamatedes is a “hustle guy” and can get downfield in a hurry to clear the way for his backs on big runs.

The grade: III

DEFENSIVE LINE Verse and Ian Huntington make for a scary combination on the edge.

Verse, is the team’s strongest player, and Huntington is Central’s best defensive lineman, according to Dennis. Elijah Heintzelman and Carter Crawford make up the interior. This unit has a tendency to switch between a four-man and five-man front depending on the opponent’s personnel. If the Blue Jays come out in a five-man front, Huntington will move inside to NT and OLB Schechterly will jump in at DE. The grade: IIII

Schechterly, Seesholtz and Garrett Carter make up the unit, with the first two as returning starters. Carter, a sophomore, has made strides in the offseason to improve his speed and agility and earned himself the starting nod at OLB. Seesholtz is back at MLB, and SEESHOLTZ Schechterly will be on the outside opposite of Carter.

The grade: IIII

RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Dennis calls this group the deepest group on the team with sophomore Eli Morrison and Zander Bradley, a junior, who had a team-high 577 receiving yards last year. Central also has 6-foot-6 TE Jared Verse, who has sprung onto some Division I college radars recently.

He’s fast and physical, adding a key element during run plays as a blocker, and a threat as a receiver when Dennis decides to split him out wide.

The grade: IIII

Jacob Reiferis a first-year starter at CB but has the quickest feet on the team, according to Dennis. He replaces Luke Hook, but everyone else in the secondary is back. Zach Smith will start at the other corner, and Gensemer and Justin Mungo are back at the safety positions.

The grade: IIII

Central has two starters back on the offensive line in Derek Stamatedes and Owen Gaynor. The unit averages 255 pounds across the board, and Dennis thinks that this group might be even more athletic than last year’s. Alexx Eveland, LJ Woodward and Logan McWilliams fill the other openings on

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Much like at quarterback, this position has never been better under Dennis. Senior Isaac Gensemer’s vision helps him read blocks and cut on a dime, and backs Jack Schechterly and Ky Seesholtz lead the way as blockers and get touches in short yardage. Gensemer also found the end zone 17 times last year and could graduate as the program’s all-time leading rusher. Dennis credits Gensemer’s ability to cut backside when being tackled as a big reason he’s stayed healthy for so long, as he’s been able to avoid the brunt of most hits.

The grade: IIIII

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SPECIAL TEAMS Brendan Gregory is back and will serve as the Blue Jays’ kicker and punter.

“He had a great year for us last year … several big kicks,” Dennis said. “Loyalsock, he makes a kick that we eventually win the game with.” Mungo was the punter last year, but Dennis saw enough out of Gregory that will give the Blue Jays a boost on defense by having him punt to pin teams back deep.

The grade: IIII

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Danville 2018 offense HB

WR

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RT

Peyton Riley Christian (Sr., 6-1, 164) Whitebread

Preston Christian Fausnaught Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-0, Ht.,218) Wt.)

RG

Zach Zerbe Christian (Sr., 5-9, 184) Whitebread

Player to watch The big question mark for Danville’s offense is the offensive line. One area where coach Jim Keiser feels confident is at LT, where mammoth senior Hugh Vastine has emerged as a standout. At 6-foot-7 with an 87-inch wingspan, it’s almost like Vastine was created in a lab by scientists to protect the edge. He’s gotten stronger and also learned how to use his hands better.

FB

Joey Harris Christian (Jr., 5-5, 165) Whitebread

QB

K.J. Riley Christian (So., 6-0, 159) Whitebread

C

Jared Meredick Christian (Sr., 5-11, 190) Whitebread

HB

LG

Matt Dunkle Christian (Sr., 6-1, 190) Whitebread

Danville 2018 defense OLB

CB

Peyton Persing Christian (Sr., 5-10, 173) Whitebread

Ian Persing Christian (So., 6-0, 164) Whitebread

ILB

DE

Hugh Vastine Christian (Sr., 6-7, 260) Whitebread

LT

Hugh Vastine Christian (Sr., 6-7, 260) Whitebread

Peyton Persing Christian (Sr., 5-10, 173) Whitebread

TE

Shane Kozick Christian (Sr., 6-0, 170) Whitebread

Player to watch Preston Fausnaught, a starter last year on the inside, has big shoes to fill replacing the graduated Ken Cooper at MLB. At 218 pounds, Fausnaught moves well for his size and is a sure tackler.

S

Colton Sidler Christian (Jr., 5-11, 164) Whitebread

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NG

Peyton Riley Christian (Sr., 6-1, 164) Whitebread

Preston Christian Fausnaught Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-0, Ht.,218) Wt.)

Zach Zerbe Christian (Sr., 5-9, 184) Whitebread

ILB

DE

Eric Sees Christian (Sr., 5-10, 185) Whitebread

Ryan Brouse Christian (Sr., 5-10, 218) Whitebread

OLB

Shane Kozick Christian (Sr., 6-0, 170) Whitebread

CB

Austin Millar Christian (Sr., 5-9, 160) Whitebread

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Danville Ironmen

fast facts

quarterbacks

• HEAD COACH: Jim Keiser, 10th season.

• CAREER RECORD: 72-35.

• LAST SEASON: 9-3.

• ASSISTANT COACHES: Chris Coombe, Brian Raup, Stacey Puckey, John Weber, Paul Dumond, Brian Klock, Kevin Kline, Marty Palm, Joy Hall.

• TEAM COLORS: Orange and purple.

• HOME FIELD: Ironmen Stadium.

• LEAGUE: PHAC-II. • ALL-TIME RECORD: 558-464-50.

• LAST DISTRICT 4 TITLE: 2012.

• LAST UNDEFEATED SEASON: 2010.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Wing-T. • BASIC DEFENSE: 3-5.

• MAIN STRENGTH: Leadership.

• MAIN WEAKNESS: Depth.

• LAST YEAR’S STATISTICS:

KJ Riley looked pretty good last year when he was pressed into starting duty as a freshman. He had a good enough summer that he takes over the starting job from older brother Peyton, who moves to WR. “Right now, he’s doing things that with a sophomore, you just don’t see,” Ironmen coach Jim Keiser said. “... He can make every throw we have.”

KJ will be backed up by Peyton, though 6-foot-2 junior Trey Miller, a transfer from Washington, is learning the offense and could move up to No. 2.

The grade: IIII

Danville 113 117 61 80 7 — 378 Opponent 58 76 69 38 6 — 247

Opp. D First downs 150 163 396-1,423 464-3,032 Rushing-yds.

Passing 124-291-21 83-169-11 Passing yds.

1,831 1,433 3,254 4,465 Total yds.

Fumbles-lost 18-9 20-12 Penalties-yds.

42-311 63-533 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Gannon Feldmann 134-947, 6 TDs; Austin Millar 70-737, 10 TDs; Joey Harris 65-298, 5 TDs; Ryan Palm 46-270, 3 TDs; Carter Conmy 29-223, 2 TDs; Peyton Riley 50-202, TD; Jagger Dressler 18-193, 2 TDs; Peyton Persing 16-85, TD; Shane Kozick 3-32; Jaydon Diven 4-31; Zach Zerbe 3-22; Eric Sees 6-9; Ian Persing 2-2, 2 TDs; Colton Sidler 1-1; Team 11-(-11); Kayden Riley 12-(-12).

PASSING — P. Riley 47-85-5, 836 yds., 10 TDs; K. Riley 30-64-2, 534 yds., 8 TDs; Feldmann 3-12-2, 20 yds.; I. Persing 3-8-2, 43 yds.

RECEIVING — Kozick 26-474, 9 TDs; P. Persing 20-464, 6 TDs; Sees 19-279, 2 TDs; Palm 5-68, TD; Feldmann 5-45; Evan Welliver 3-23; Harris 2-16; Millar 1-30; Colton Sidler 1-27; Brett McGaw 1-10.

SEASON SLATE Bloomsburg W 14-7 South Williamsport W 34-33 (OT) at Montoursville W 7-0 Milton W 75-16 at Central L 20-27 W 13-9 at Mount Carmel Lewisburg W 48-28 at Southern L 10-41 Shamokin W 34-6 at Warrior Run W 63-21 District 4 Class 3A semifinal W 54-24 Mifflinburg District 4 Class 3A final Loyalsock L 6-35

roster No. Name 1 Kayden Riley 2 Jaydon Diven 3 Evan Welliver 4 Ian Persing 5 Shane Kozick 7 Austin Millar 8 Peyton Riley 10 Eric Sees 11 Colton Sidler 12 Trey Miller 13 Connor Kozick 14 Ethan Klees 17 Peyton Persing 19 Brady Krainak 21 Shaun Potter 22 Zach Zerbe 23 Jagger Dressler 25 Joey Harris 28 Carter Conmy 30 Dawson Follmer 33 Jack Smiley 34 Eli Strausser 44 Nolan Coombe 51 Jesse Davis 52 Gabe Benjamin 53 Tyler Simas 55 Blake Keefer 59 Roman Erdly 60 Collin Jordan 61 Tennison Scott 63 Jacob Shingara 64 Ryan Brouse 65 Preston Fausnaught 66 Reed Shultz 68 Matt Dunkle 69 Tyler Artley 70 Gabriel Erdley 71 Joey Rinaldi 72 Van Merchant 75 Jared Meredick 77 Hugh Vastine 85 Kyler Gabel

Yr. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Ht. 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-7 5-8 5-10 5-4 5-5 5-9 6-1 5-5 5-8 5-11 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-11 5-6 5-11 5-10 5-7 6-2 5-9 5-6 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-5 5-11 5-7 6-0 5-11 6-7 5-10

Wt. Pos. 159 QB/DB 151 RB/DB 165 WR/CB/S 164 QB/WR/DB 170 TE/S 160 HB/CB 164 QB/WR/CB 185 HB/OLB 164 QB/OLB 171 QB 130 WR/CB 149 WR/DB 173 WR/CB 112 QB 115 HB/CB 184 FB/ILB 176 HB/DB 165 HB/CB/OLB 182 FB/ILB 168 TE/ILB 121 RB/DB 126 RB/OLB 112 QB/OLB 144 OL 142 G/LB 193 OL/DL 210 OL/DL 244 OL/DL 180 TE/LB 196 OL/DL 180 OL/LB 218 C/DT 218 OG/DT 221 OL/DL 190 OG/LB 158 OL/DL 255 OL/DL 242 OL/DL 216 OL/DT 190 C/DT 260 OT/DT 152 WR/CB

running backs Keiser is confident that his team is absolutely loaded at the skill positions. The Ironmen want to spread the ball around more, and have seven or eight guys who can get carries in any given game. Joey Harris is the FB, and he’ll be flanked by speedsters Peyton Persing, a converted receiver, and Austin Millar at the wings.

But a cast of seemingly thousands that includes Ian Persing, Ethan Klees, Jagger Dressler, Peyton Riley, Eric Sees and TE Shane Kozick will all be in the mix as well.

The grade: IIII

technique in the past. He’s improved and gotten stronger, and could play college ball in Division III. The grade: II

defensive line Keiser is equally excited to see what he gets from Vastine at DE. “I love the gains that he made over the summer and the way he’s getting off the ball,” Keiser said. “For a 6-foot-7 kid with an 87-inch reach, you’d have thought he was the Venus de Milo. But he’s learned to use his arms and those big hands. His hands are bigger than my face.” Brouse returns on the other side, as does Zerbe at NG. The grade: IIII

linebackers This group doesn’t have a lot of size, but has speed to spare. Fausnaught, the biggest of the bunch at 218 pounds, takes over at MLB. He’s flanked by what could pass for a 400 relay team.

Colton Sidler and Sees join him on the inside, and Ian Persing and Kozick are on the outside. “The thing I like about those kids, they’re fast, very tough kids,” Keiser said. “On defense this year, we’re going to be more aggressive because we have the speed to

get to things.”

The grade: III

defensive backs Keiser calls this “overall one of the fastest teams I’ve ever had.” No where is that more evident than in the secondary. Millar and Peyton Persing are the corners, with Peyton Riley returning at S. But Keiser is almost as excited about the backups as he is the starters. Klees, Dressler and Evan Welliver all have speed and technique and would start at most other schools.

The grade: IIII

special teams Have we mentioned Danville has a lot of speed? Well, the Ironmen do, and they’re most excited to show it off in the return game. “That,” Keiser said, “is where we’re really loaded.”Peyton Persing and Kozick will return kicks, and both are weapons. If teams opt to kick short to avoid them, they’ll have to kick to Klees, Millar or Ian Persing.

“Teams will really have to pick their poison,” Keiser said. Peyton Riley will return punts, and will also be a reliable threat as a kicker.

The grade: III

receivers/tight ends Peyton Riley takes his Swiss Army knife-skill set to the outside, where he’ll play catch with younger brother KJ. Keiser was looking for a way to maximize Peyton’s athleticism while also trying to protect him from potential injury. “As a quarterback, I didn’t want him doing all the things he does,” Keiser said.

“You want him involved, but don’t want to worry about having him injured. I think he’s more comfortable out there.”

Kozick, another diversely talented player, is back at TE. The team’s leading receiver last year, he’s a strong all-state candidate.

The grade: IIIII

offensive line This is the area that will most determine how good the Ironmen are this year. The group is headlined by returning starter Preston Fausnaught at RT. Next to Fausnaught at RG is Zach Zerbe, who earlier in the summer was playing FB. Matt Dunkle is the other guard. Keiser is waiting for someone to emerge at C, but Jared Meredick is penciled in as the starter. The most intriguing starter is LT Hugh Vastine, who has great size at 6-foot-7, 260 pounds but struggled with

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above: Danville’s Peyton Persing returns a punt for a touchdown against Lewisburg during a game last October in Danville. left: Danville’s Shane Kozick, left, pulls in a touchdown pass while Mifflinburg’s Michael Warren defends in the fourth quarter of the District 4 Class 3A semifinal in Danville last November.

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New year, new Riley at QB for Danville

By JUSTIN BEITER For the Press Enterprise

DANVILLE — On a frigid November night, Danville’s 2017 season came to a painful end — literally.

In a 35-6 loss to Loyalsock, the Ironmen were forced to use three different quarterbacks due to injuries and ended the game with their fourth-string signal caller under center.

Peyton Riley was the opening night quarterback, but a midseason injury led to younger brother Kayden taking over as a freshman, before leaving the Loyalsock game on the first play of the second quarter with an ankle injury.

It marked the second straight season Danville lost in the District 4 Class 3A title

game. Once again, the Ironmen figure to be in the mix for a district championship.

If they plan to wear gold medals instead of silver, it may very well come down to an offensive line that will have to mesh against a schedule that is littered with challenges.

“If we’re going to take the next step, our offensive line has to grow up,” Danville coach Jim Keiser said. “We’re going to be starting three young kids up there.

They’ve got to step up and play. Our center is a kid who hasn’t played a lot, but he has to step up and take the reins. We have a good leader there in Preston Fausnaught, and Ryan Brouse is back. Hugh Vastine — who is a 6-7, 260-pound kid — is going to be dynamite. That offensive line is our key.”

One area where Danville has a lot

of depth is the offensive skill positions.

Keiser, who will be running the offense this year, has plenty of options when calling the plays.

“The biggest concern for me is we don’t have enough footballs to go around,” Keiser said. “We have so many kids that we want to touch the ball. We may do some different things to try and get the ball in their hands. I think we’ve got a great quarterback. I can’t wait until everybody sees how much Kayden has improved. He had a fantastic summer. Having so many good choices is a fun problem to have.”

Replacing leading rusher Gannon Feldmann, and his 947 yards won’t be easy, but the Ironmen certainly have many capable options.

Senior Austin Millar rushed for 737

yards and a team-high 10 touchdowns last year. Junior Joey Harris played a role, chipping in with 298 yards on the ground and five touchdowns. Although both are returning and will get touches, Keiser is going to try and get contributions from a lot of people.

“We’re going to spread it out a lot more this year,” Keiser said. “We have Peyton Persing, who ran a 4.48 and a 4.49 this summer at Lafayette, who will definitely be in the backfield a little bit. We also have (Ethan) Klees, who runs track and is getting more football confident. He’s learning the game a lot more. Millar and Harris will be back there, but we plan to use Shane Kozick in the backfield along with Eric Sees and Jagger Dressler, who are both excellent players.”

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Members of the 2018 Danville football team are, front row from left: Kayden Riley, Joey Harris, Austin Millar, Hugh Vastine, Ethan Klees, Jared Meredick, Matt Dunkle, Jacob Shingara and Ian Persing. Second row: Jack Smiley, Eli Strausser, Collin Jordan, Eric Sees, Peyton Riley, Peyton Persing, Preston Fausnaught, Shane Kozick, Ryan Brouse, Evan Welliver, Zach Zerbe, Jesse Davis and Shaun Potter. Third row: Brady Krainak, Colton Sidler, Trey Miller, Joey Rinaldi, Jaydon Diven, Gabriel Erdley, Blake Keefer, Kyler Gabel, Nolan Coombe, Connor Kozick and Gabe Benjamin. Back row: Roman Erdly, Jagger Dressler, Dawson Follmer, Reed Shultz, Van Merchant, Tyler Simas, Tennison Scott, Carter Conmy and Tyler Artley.

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Mount Carmel Red Tornadoes

Mount Carmel 2018 offense tb

TE

Jack Chapman Christian (Jr., 6-2, 195) Whitebread

rt

RG

Collin Herb Christian (Jr., 6-0, 260) Whitebread

Player to watch Tom Reisinger, who has only been a QB since his freshman season, has made great strides since last season. The game has slowed down for the junior, according to coach John Darrah, and his recognition is much bigger. He’s expected to improve on the 1,300 yards he passed for in 2017.

fb

John Ayres Christian (Sr., 5-11, 195) Whitebread

Mike Makowski Christian (Jr., 6-0, 200) Whitebread

QB

Tom Reisinger Christian (Jr., 6-3, 200) Whitebread

c

Brad Shurock Christian (Jr., 6-0, 240) Whitebread

Mount Carmel 2018 defense ss

ilb

cb

Tanner Christian Karycki Whitebread

(Sr., 5-11, (Yr., Ht., 180) Wt.)

Damon Dowkus Christian (So., 5-10, 185) Whitebread

wr

LG

Conner Christian Krakowski Whitebread (Jr., 5-10, (Yr., Ht.,190) Wt.)

Billy Anderson Christian (Sr., 6-2, 275) Whitebread

TE

Logan Wills Christian (Jr., 6-0, 200) Whitebread

Player to watch Tanner Karycki lost much of his junior season to a torn meniscus in his knee. The 180-pound speedster will now be asked to be the No. 1 corner, a task coach John Darrah thinks Karycki is more than capable of.

fs

Shane Weidner Christian (Jr., 5-10, 170) Whitebread

John Ayres Christian (Sr., 5-11, 195) Whitebread

ILB

Nick Troutman Christian (Jr., 5-1) Whitebread

DE

lt

Shane Weidner Christian (Jr., 5-10, 170) Whitebread

Noah Berkoski Christian (Jr., 5-9, 150) Whitebread

MLB

Logan Wills Christian (Jr., 6-0, 200) Whitebread

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DT

Collin Herb Christian (Jr., 6-0, 260) Whitebread

DT

Billy Anderson Christian (Sr., 6-2, 275) Whitebread

DE

Michael Hood Christian (Sr., 6-0, 200) Whitebread

Jack Chapman Christian (Jr., 6-2, 195) Whitebread

cb

Avery Demko Christian (Sr., 5-10, 175) Whitebread

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Mount Carmel quarterback Tom Reisinger, left, is stopped at the line by a host of Southern players during the district title game last November at Southern Columbia.

Hurdle still remains for talented Tornadoes

By TIM HARE

Press Enterprise Writer

MOUNT CARMEL — During halftime of last year’s Class 2A state championship game, as Southern Columbia rolled to a 48-point win over Wilmington, the talk turned to Mount Carmel.

Were the Red Tornadoes, the team that played Southern far better than any team in the state, the second-best Class 2A team in Pennsylvania last year?

You could certainly make that argument. Although now that the calendar has turned to 2018, Red Tornadoes coach John Darrah doesn’t much care.

“The drive is never to look back,” Darrah said. “We look forward to how we overcome that hurdle.”

That hurdle only got bigger, since Southern is quite possibly even better this year.

So how does Mount Carmel avoid win-

ning any theoretical consolation prizes again in 2018?

“I don’t think there’s any magic to it,” Darrah said. “You just tell the kids to work even harder than they’ve done before. You develop kids that are young or coming up to provide more depth. And then you keep studying with the coaches and try to get better every day at every aspect.”

The Tornadoes are certainly equipped with the talent give themselves another shot at the Tigers.

They return an emerging quarterback.

Four of the top five rushers are back. Despite losing all-state linebacker Manus McCracken, the defense is loaded, particularly the front seven.

Darrah is perhaps most excited about the development of quarterback Tom Reisinger. The junior had never played quarterback until his freshman season, then within one year was asked to take over the varsity offense.

For someone so new to the position, he played well last year. But he’s shown flashes in 7-on-7s and a scrimmage to make the Red Tornadoes more balanced on offense.

“I expect some big things from him,” Darrah said. “He exceeded expectations in the summer a little bit. Things just seemed to start clicking for him since early on in summer. He’s looking more consistent, more relaxed. ... I just think i’m sure it’s things just slowed down for him. He always seems to be making the right reads. With a young quarterback, you lock on guys. I wasn’t not sure how long it would take him, but from Day 1 this year he was able to do it for whatever reason.”

Reisinger will certainly be supported by a running game that features John Ayres, who ran for nearly 1,400 yards last year.

But the goal this year is to get the ball to Ayres less, not more.

Darrah is looking to players like Tanner

Karycki, Shane Weidner and Joe Dowkus to lighten the load on Ayres, who averaged 19.6 carries per game last year.

“We want to keep a rotation of guys, because a lot of those guys play both ways,” Darrah said. “We don’t want someone giving us so many carries that they can’t give us their best on defense.”

It certainly looks like another district title showdown is looming with Southern. Though Darrah isn’t too concerned with that.

“I’m not going to say, ‘We’re going to do this,’ or, ‘We’re going to do that,’” he said.

“We just want to be the best possible version of the 2018 Mount Carmel Red Tornadoes we can be.”

Tim Hare covers high school football for the Press Enterprise. He can be reached at 570-387-1234, ext. 1314 or by email at tim. hare@pressenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @TimHare87.

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GO FIGURE

The all-time number of wins in Mount Carmel’s program history, the most for any program in the state.

133

Number of tackles by graduated LB Manus McCracken last season, ninth-best in a season in program history.

Tom Reisinger is back after taking over the starting job last year. The junior, who only played QB for the first time two years ago, has made great strides in the offseason. He’s not only gotten more comfortable in the offense, but is more easily making reads. He’s expected to build on his 11-TD, nearly 1,400-yard junior season. He’ll be backed up by feature RB John Ayres, who had been the team’s starting QB as a freshman and sophomore.

The grade: IIII

running backs

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The number of years it’s been since Mount Carmel last won a district title. It’s the program’s longest drought since the state adopted the state title system in 1988.

3

How many years had passed without a Mount Carmel player earning a statewide postseason honor until Manus McCracken was named all-state last December. That was also the longest drought in program history.

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The combined winning percentage of the four teams that beat Mount Carmel last season (Southern, North Schuylkill, Danville and Selinsgrove).

ROSTER Yr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr.

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No. Name 1 Tanner Karycki 2 Jacob Reese 3 Thomas Davitt 4 Logan Wills 6 Austin Garancosky 7 Austyn Odorizzi 9 Tyler Owens 10 Noah Berkoski 13 Tom Reisinger 14 Avery Demko 16 Chase Fishburn 21 Reed Witkoski 24 Julien Stellar 26 Nick Troutman 27 John Ayres 28 Shane Weidner 29 Damon Dowkus 32 Dylan Pupo 34 Joey Bendas 44 Jack Chapman 45 Michael Reed 50 Aaron Elliot 53 Kane Bressi 54 Mike Makowski 55 Zack Artman 56 Conner Krakowski 58 Noah Fry 60 Chris Ehmann 67 Brad Shurock 70 Bradley Beltz 72 Collin Herb 75 Billy Anderson 76 Jared Stewart 77 Noah Wolfgang 88 Michael Hood

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Ht. 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-7 6-5 6-0

Wt. 180 185 170 200 165 165 160 150 200 175 175 175 175 195 195 170 185 175 155 195 175 210 225 200 260 190 230 250 240 210 260 275 230 315 200

Pos. RB/DB WR/DB FB/LB TE/DE TE/DB TE/DB RB/DB WR/DB QB/DE WR/DB TE/DB WR/LB QB/LB TE/SS RB/LB WR/DB FB/DE QB/DB RB/SS TE/LB TE/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DE OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DB TE/DE

Ayres return at TB after running for team highs of nearly 1,400 yards and 17 TDs in 2017. But lessening Ayres’ workload is a priority for the Red Tornadoes this season. He endured 255 grueling carries over 13 games last season. So expect him to split time at TB with Tanner Karycki, who missed much of last year with a knee injury. Damon Dowkus takes over at FB, and Shane Weidner will be on the outside at a hybride wing back/wide receiver position.

The grade: IIII

receivers/tight ends Weidner, who had nine catches for 260 yards last season, is expected to be the main threat on the outside. He’ll be joined by Avery Demko and Noah Berkoski. The Red Tornadoes use more two-tight end sets than most teams, and have two good ones in Jack Chapman and Logan Wills. Chapman is actually the top returning receiver after catching 18 passes for nearly 300 yards as a sophomore.

The grade: IIII

offensive line The Red Tornadoes have an especially strong junior class, which is reflected in four of them starting along the offensive front. Collin Herb started last year and will be at RT, where he’ll bookend lone senior starter Billy Anderson, who’s the best of the group. Mount Carmel is pretty green along the interior, with RG Mike Makowski, C Brad Shurock and LG Conner Krakowski all being new. You could also see Zack Artman, a senior G/C who was banged up in the Red Tornadoes’ lone scrimmage, or Jared Stewart, a mammoth 6-foot-7 tackle.

The grade: IIII

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Mount Carmel running back John Ayres scores on a 67-yard run as he’s chased

by Danville’s Peyton Persing at the Silver Bowl in Mount Carmel last September.

defensive line

defensive backs

The Red Tornadoes feel they have a lot of talent and depth here. DE Wills enjoyed a breakout season last year, finishing with an area-best 22 tackles for loss. DE Michael Hood and DT Anderson also lived in opponents’ backfield, combining for 17 tackles for loss. Herb lines up next to Anderson on the interior. Dowkus could see time at DE, and Artman and Makowski should rotate in at DT. The grade: IIIII

Karycki, a starter last year before being sidelined by a torn meniscus in his knee, will be the top corner. A track standout, he has the speed to run with just about anyone. CB Avery Demko started as a sophomore and really emerged last year with six passes defended and 41 tackles. FS Weidner became a starter late in the regular season last year and was particularly strong in the Red Tornadoes’ postseason run. Compared to the other three, SS Berkoski is the only relative unknown.

The grade: IIII

linebackers This is the Red Tornadoes’ best position group. Ayres, who has spent time in the secondary and at LB, takes over for graduated all-stater Manus McCracken in the middle. He’s flanked on one side by Chapman, who had more than 100 tackles last year and is an all-state candidate.

Converted DB Nick Troutman is the other OLB. “We think we have a very fast, very athletic linebacking corps,” Mount Carmel coach John Darrah said. “... They all have speed, and they’re all tough kids.” Julien Steller, a promising freshman, could also rotate in.

The grade: IIIII

special teams The kicking game, a strength last year with Rosalino Mangiapane, is a bit unsettled. Steller takes over there, and the freshman’s inexperience could be a liability at first. “He has a long time to get better and work at it throughout his career,” Darrah said.

“But obviously we need him to be ready for Week 1.” The punting job is between Ayres or Chapman, though right now the job appears to be Ayres’ to lose. Karycki and Weidner will return kicks. On punts, Weidner will be flanked by Berkoski.

The grade: III

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Members of the Mount Carmel football team are front row from left: Michael Higgins, Michael Hood, Noah Fry, Jacob Reese, Avery Demko, John Ayres, Jack Chapman, Billy Anderson, Tanner Karycki, Chris Ehmann, Zack Artman, Jared Stewart and Keegan Brown. Second row: Marshall Mirarchi, Damon Dowkus, Tom Reisinger, Collin Herb, Shane Weidner, Nick Troutman, Conner Krakowski, Noah Berkoski, Dylan Pupo, Mike Makowski and Drew Yagodzinski. Third row: Maddox Reed, Aaron Elliot, Michael Reed, Chase Fishburn, Noah Wolfgang, Reed Witkoski, Austyn Odorizzi, Austin Garancoski, Logan Wills, Brad Shurock, Tyler Owens and Bo Sheptock Fourth row: Bradley Beltz, Thomas Davitt and Julien Steller. Back row: equipment manager Joe Hajcak, Jeff Sluck, Jose Gonzalo, Brian Christiana, Carl Stine, Jack Darrah, head coach John Darrah, Mike Higgins, Bob Veach, Shawn Sheptock, Bill Joraskie and Matt Mankiewicz.

fast facts • HEAD COACH: John Darrah, fourth season.

• CAREER RECORD: 19-16.

• LAST SEASON: 8-5.

• ASSISTANT COACHES: Al Robbins, Rob Varano, Mike Higgins, Bob Veach, Matt Mankiewicz, Carl Stine, darrah Shawn Sheptock.

• TEAM COLORS: Red and white.

• HOME FIELD: Silver Bowl.

• LEAGUE: PHAC-III. • ALL-TIME RECORD: 846-325-59.

• LAST DISTRICT 4 TITLE: 2011.

• LAST UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON: 2008.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Shotgun wing.

• BASIC DEFENSE: 4-3.

• MAIN STRENGTH: Skill positions.

• MAIN WEAKNESS: Secondary.

• LAST YEAR’S STATISTICS: Mt. Carmel Opponent

First downs Rushing yds.

Passing Passing yds.

Total yds.

Fumbles-lost Penalties-yds

116 142 68 85 — 421 59 92 80 76 — 306 Opp. MCA 162 220 416-2,098 555-3,216 95-231-17 85-187-9 1,664 1,414 3,762 4,630 13-8 23-9 58-419 61-577

Individual Stats Rushing — John Ayres 255-1,391, 17 TDs; Shane Weidner 77-665, 12 TDs; C.J. Reichard 45-334, 3 TDs; Tom Reisinger 99-336, 5 TDs; Noah Berkoski 25-275, 3 TDs; Tommy McDonald 2-53, TD; Manus McCracken 7-51, TD; Tyler Owens 12-49; Tanner Karycki 11-41, TD; Connor Krakowski 5-21; Reed Witkoski 4-16; Zachary Rowe 2-4; Damon Dowkus 2-2; Nick Troutman 3-(-1); Team 7-(-39).

Passing — Reisinger 81-180-9, 1,363 yds., 11 TDs; Ayres 2-5-0, 39 yds., TD; Berkoski 1-2-0. 10 yds.

Receiving — Reichard 29-556, 5 TDs; Jack Chapman 18-285, 2 TDs; McCracken 11-102; Weidner 9-260, 2 TDs; Logan Wills 7-99, 2 TDs; Ayres 6-78, TD; Berkoski 2-12; Jacob Rees 1-10; Dowkus 1-4.

SEASON SLATE at Loyalsock W 43-41 Shikellamy W 31-14 at Southern L 7-29 Montoursville W 42-0 at North Schuylkill L 20-21 Danville L 9-13 at Milton W 70-28 Lewisburg W 58-20 at Selinsgrove L 14-35 Shamokin W 43-36 District 4 Class 2A quarterfinal at South Williamsport W 28-14 District 4 Class 2A semifinal Line Mountain W 42-6 District 4 Class 2A final at Southern L 49-14

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Northwest 2018 offense tb

WR

RT

Bryce Koser Christian (Sr., 6-4, 195) Whitebread

Nick Wilson Christian (Jr., 6-2, 240) Whitebread

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Player to watch Camdon Capece is the undisputed leader of the offensive line. He leads by example on and off the field — setting the all-time lift-a-thon record at Northwest and leading summer conditioning while head coach Lon Hazlet was on vacation. He’s being counted on heavily to lead a relatively new unit up front.

FB

Tyler Stevens Christian (Sr., 5-10, 210) Whitebread

Kevin Boyer Christian (Sr., 6-2, 215) Whitebread

QB

David Piestrak Christian (Sr., 6-2, 195) Whitebread

C

Jack Wessler Christian (Jr., 5-10, 200) Whitebread

George May Christian (So., 5-10, 225) Whitebread

WR

LG

Northwest 2018 defense

OLB CB

Curtis Gregory Christian (Sr., 6-0, 165) Whitebread

DT

LT

Camdon Christian Capece Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-1, Ht.,225) Wt.)

WR

Curtis Gregory Christian (Sr., 6-0, 165) Whitebread

Lon Hazlet describes starting NT George May as “a handful.” May wasn’t far behind his starting counterpart Capece in Northwest’s lift-a-hon, either. His size and strength will be a crucial factor in how the defene handles opposing team’s ground attack.

Connor Hazlet Christian (Sr., 6-1, 195) Whitebread

David Piestrak Christian (Sr., 6-2, 195) Whitebread

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Lucas Acornley Christian (Sr., 6-0, 190) Whitebread

Shane Noss Christian (Sr., 6-1, 240) Whitebread

Connor Hazlet Christian (Sr., 6-1, 195) Whitebread

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Brendan Dixon Christian (Jr., 6-0, 250) Whitebread

ilb

Tyler Stevens Christian (Sr., 5-10, 210) Whitebread

NT

George May Christian (So., 5-10, 225) Whitebread

Blake Miller Christian (Jr., 6-0, 195) Whitebread

DT

Camdon Christian Capece Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-1, Ht.,225) Wt.)

OLB

Jack Wessler Christian (Jr., 5-10, 200) Whitebread

CB

Bryce Koser Christian (Sr., 6-4, 195) Whitebread

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• HEAD COACH: Lon Hazlet, fourth season (31st year overall).

• CAREER RECORD: 22-11 (10075 at Karns City, DuBois, Pittston and Panther Valley).

• LAST SEASON: 8-3.

• ASSISTANT COACHES: Vito hazlet Malacari, Ray Bierbach, Leigh Boncewski, Bob McCoy, Clem Munson, Bryce Harrison, Jeremy May. • TEAM COLORS: Navy blue and gold.

• HOME FIELD: Lewis and Miller Stadium.

• LEAGUE: Wyoming Valley Conference AA/A. • ALL-TIME RECORD: 327-4989.

• LAST DISTRICT 2 TITLE: 2009.

• LAST UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON: None.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Multiple.

• BASIC DEFENSE: 4-3.

• MAIN STRENGTH: Quarterback play.

• MAIN WEAKNESS: Size.

• LAST YEAR’S STATISTICS:

Northwest 6 7 92 65 53 7 7 7 — 2 91 Opponent 51 53 27 59 7 7 6 — 2 10

Opp. NW First downs 141 152 Rushing-yds. 407-2,033 390-2,100 Passing 60-173-10 75-172-6 Passing yds.

682 977 Total yds.

2,715 3,077 Fumbles-lost 22-11 18-7 Penalties-yds. 57-451 65-570 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Jake Anderson 188-1,068, 8 TDs; David Piestrak 94-554, 9 TDs; Beau Getz 58-292, 4 TDs; George May 13-118; Tyler Stevens 21-65; Lucas Welliver 1-5; Hazlet 1-5; Zach Carr 1-(-2); Brandon Hardiman 2-(-4); Team 1-(-1).

PASSING — Piestrak 71-165-6, 889 yds., 14 TDs; Stevens 1-2-1, 24 yds., TD; Anderson 1-1-0, 1 yds.; Hardiman 2-3-0, 63 yds.; Hazlet 0-1-0.

RECEIVING — Hardiman 28-280, 4 TDs; Hazlet 27488, 11 TDs; Anderson 9-116; Adam Bukavich 8-66; Stevens 2-14, TD; Carr 1-14; Bryce Koser 1-5; Getz 1-4; Lucas Acornley 1-2.

SEASON SLATE at North Penn L 10-14 at Lake-Lehman W 25-7 Western Wayne L 7-35 Lackawanna Trail L 6-27 at Nanticoke W 20-15 Holy Redeemer W 42-14 at Hanover Area W 55-22 GAR W 45-8 Meyers W 23-21 at Tunkhannock W 27-17 Eastern Conference Class A/2A final Bloomsburg W 31-30 (3 OT)

biggest shoes to fill Jake Anderson, RB Anderson was Northwest’s workhorse in the backfield and a key element in the Rangers’ dual-threat attack in 2017.

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orthwest quarterback David Piestrak carries the ball as GAR’s Kristian Vasquez tries to tackle him during the second quarter at Northwest last October.

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Rangers will look to QB Piestrak

By ADAM ROBERTS Press Enterprise Writer

SHICKSHINNY — For a group that graduated 13 seniors, the pressure couldn’t be higher for the stars that remain on Northwest’s team.

“We lost 13 seniors and we’ve got a lot of holes to fill,” Rangers coach Lon Hazlet said. “We’re not very big. We’re probably going to average 195-200 across the front. … We’re hoping that our culture survives.”

Quarterback David Piestrak is not only the top returning passer, but the top returning rusher as well.

“He’s the ultimate dual-threat quarterback,” Hazlet said. “He can beat you with his arm and he can beat you with his feet. It’s his third year in the system and he has complete command of that.

To say that we’re excited about him would be an understatement.”

Hazlet had plenty of praise for his quarterback, who joined the team as a first-time football player his freshman year as a running back. But his sophomore year, he was thrust into the quarterback position and the rest is history.

“Call it a good call on my part,” Hazlet said with a laugh.

Piestrak is one of the few bright spots that returns on offense. The other is wide receiver Connor Hazlet. The connection between the two has been important to the team’s production in the past and will be even more so moving forward.

Hazlet had nearly 500 yards receiving last year and 11 TDs. The Rangers need even more out of him and Piestrak to make up for losing running back Jake Anderson to graduation.

It’s also a big factor in the Rangers’ deploying a three-wide look as opposed to having a traditional tight end in the

formation.

Bryce Koser offers some other mismatch potential with his size, standing 6-foot-4, and Curtis Gregory comes out of the slot.

“We think (Koser) creates a lot problems,” Hazlet said.

It’ll be interesting to see how it affects newcomers George May and Tyler Stevens in the backfield or if the looming threat of the passing game is enough to space the defense out.

Stevens, an all-conference linebacker, will strengthen an already strong unit on defense. He’ll be next to Jack Wessler, Lucas Acornely and Blake Miller to combine for the most athletic group on the team.

And with those four playing solid defense, it allows the Rangers’ skilled secondary to play more comfortably instead of having to worry about a run bouncing their way every handoff.

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Members of the 2018 Northwest football team are, front row from left: Lucas Acornley, Tyler Stevens, Curtis Gregory, J.J. Whitesell, Connor Hazlet, David Piestrak, Bryce Koser, Camdon Capece, Kevin Boyer, Shane Noss, Adam Tarnowski and Jeff Sikora. Second row: assistant coach Jeremy May, J.T. Brubaker, Anthony Theodore, Skyler Crispell, George May, Damian Saunders, Chase Biller, Tyler Reakes, Jack Wessler and Shane Eddinger. Third row: Head coach Lon Hazlet, Hunter Hardy, Blake Miller, Steven Krolick, Liam Reinard, Nicholas Wilson, Aaron Rittle, Seth Milich, Carson Savage and Brendan Dixon. Fourth row: John Verbinski, James Sorber, Dominick Klaas, Ryan Wassel, Nate Kuchica, Colton Hashagen, John Savakinus, Jordan Lindbuchler and assistant coach Vito Malacori.

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No. Name 1 Lucas Acornley Tyler Stevens 2 3 JT Brubaker 4 Curtis Gregory JJ Whitesell 5 7 Connor Hazlet Anthony Theodore 8 11 David Piestrak 12 Skylar Crispell 15 George May 21 Bryce Koser 23 Damian Saunders 24 John Krzywicki 25 Sam Saxe 35 Chase Biller 40 Tyler Reakes 41 Austin Benscoter 50 Camdon Capece 51 Jack Wessler 52 Shane Eddinger 53 Kevin Boyer 54 Junter Hardy 55 Shane Noss 56 Blake Miller 57 Steven Krolick 58 Liam Reinard 59 Eddy Sikora 62 Nick Wilson 64 Aaron Rittle 65 Seth Milich 66 Carson Savage 69 Brendan Dixon 71 Adam Tarnowski 72 JT Verbinski 73 James Sorber 74 Jayden Remensnyder 78 Dom Klaas 80 Ryan Wassel 81 Nate Kuchka 84 Colton Hashagen 85 John Savankinus 88 Jordan Linbuchler 90 Jeff Sikora

Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr.

Ht. 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-1 5-9 6-2 5-8 5-10 6-4 5-8 5-8 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-0 5-8 6-0

Wt. Pos. 190 RB/E 210 RB/LB 165 WR/DB 165 WR/DB 145 WR/DB 195 WR/DB 150 WR/DB 195 QB/DB 150 WR/DB 225 RB/DB 195 WR/CB 155 TE/DB 145 WR/DB 170 K/P 180 TE/LB 160 TE/LB 160 RB/LB 225 OL/DL 185 K/P/OL/LB 250 OL/DL 215 OL/LB 160 TE/DE 235 OL/DL 195 OL/DE 170 OL/LB 235 OL/DL 240 OL/DL 240 OL/DL 175 OL/DL 185 OL/DL 215 OL/DL 250 OL/DL 240 OL/DL 230 OL/DL 205 OL/DL 170 OL/DE 210 OL/DL 170 WR/DB 155 RB/DB 170 QB/DB 175 TE/LB 150 WR/DB 170 WR/DB

GO FIGURE

488

Receiving yards by Connor Hazlet, who returns as the team’s No. 1 receiver this year.

14

Passing touchdowns by David Piestrak last year.

8

Number of wins Northwest earned in 2017. Despite going 8-2 in the regular season, the Rangers didn’t qualify for the two-team district playoff field.

0

Number of losses the Rangers had in the Wyoming Valley Conference last season.

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orthwest coach Lon Hazlet talks with son Connor Hazlet on the sidelines between plays against Western Wayne last September.

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quarterbacks David Piestrak hasn’t lost a game in the Wyoming Valley Conference as Northwest’s starting quarterback. His dual-threat abilities keep defenses on their toes. His 889 passing yards might not jump out as a threat to anybody on paper, but if they keep reading they’ll find that he threw 14 touchdowns, which means he can definitely find the end zone.

The grade: IIIII

running backs Northwest also returns Tyler Stevens in the backfield. The other two backs in the rotation are George May and Lucas Acornley, the team’s TE in 2017. This position might be the biggest question mark as Stevens only had 21 carries for 65 yards in 2017 and May only had rushed 13 time for 118 yards. May’s yards per carry is intriguing, but neither shows enough in their history to tell if they can carry the workload.

The grade: IIII

receivers/tight ends The Rangers are deploying a three-wide formation this year, which makes sense considering Piestrak’s development as a passer and the Rangers’ lack of an obvious

back that can shoulder 20 carries a game.

There’s also the connection Piestrak has with WR Connor Hazlet and 6-foot-4 wideout Bryce Koser. All told, the Rangers have a dangerous air attack. Curtis Gregory joins the group as the third wide receiver, making all three over 6-feet tall.

The grade: IIIII

offensive line Cam Capece returns as a three-year starter at LT, and Jack Wessler joins him as the other returning starter on the offensive line. While the unit has traditionally been filled big and strong kids, this year is different. “They’re weight room warriors,” coach Lon Hazlet said.

“While they’re not great big kids, they’re very strong, they’re very dedicated.” Also working in with the starting group is Shane Noss, Kevin Boyer and Nick Wilson.

The grade: III

defensive line Brendan Dixon and Capece will play DT roles, with May at the nose. Northwest will typically show a five-man front, so the pressure it gets from the edge will come from its OLBs. The three average over 230 pounds and should serve as a capable run stuffers.

The grade: IIII

linebackers Lon Hazlet couldn’t be more thrilled with the unit he has here. He returns an all-WVC linebacker in Stevens, and alongside him will be Blake Miller as the other ILB. The Rangers also have strong and athletic OLBs in Acornley and Wessler. Together, the unit might be the most experienced and talented on the team.

The grade: IIIII

defensive backs This group might make a run for most experienced on the team. Connor Hazlet and Piestrak return at the safety positions, and Gregory and Koser enter at corners. The four should be at least the most accountable on the team since each member of the secondary is a senior.

The grade: IIII

special teams Wessler will be pivotal to the Rangers when drives stall out. Last year, he displayed the ability to be a dependable kicker, and the only PATs he didn’t convert were because they were blocked. He’ll also serve as the Rangers’ punter.

The grade: IIIII

SOUTHERN COLUMBIA TIGERS

Southern Columbia 2018 offense FB

HB

WR

Julian Fleming Christian (Jr., 6-3, 210) Whitebread

Gaige Garcia Christian (Jr., 5-10, 195) Whitebread

RT

Oak Six Christian (Sr., 6-3, 265) Whitebread

RG

Player to watch FB Ty Roadarmel comes from a football lineage.

His father was in the backfield during Southern’s first state title in 1994. Roadarmel has been a constant presence since his time on the Tigers’ special teams and slowly worked that into playing time last year in the backfield.

Ty Christian Roadarmel (Jr., 5-10, 185) Whitebread

QB

Stone Christian Hollenbach Whitebread

C

Troy Donlan Christian (Sr., 6-0, 260) Whitebread

John Stabinski Christian (Sr., 5-11, 225) Whitebread

HB

(Sr., (Yr.,6-3, Ht.,200) Wt.)

LG

OLB CB

Julian Fleming Christian (Jr., 6-3, 210) Whitebread

Preston Christian Zachman Whitebread

ILB

DE

DT

Lear Quinton Christian (Jr., 6-2, 215) Whitebread

TE

Cam Haladay Christian (Jr., 6-3, 200) Whitebread

OLB Nate Crowl is known for his physicality and quickness, but coach Jim Roth wasn’t sure about his ability to cover the pass. However, those concerns were quickly squashed when Crowl arrived to summer practices bigger and faster, with the ability to run with slot receivers.

Cade Linn Christian (Jr., 5-11, 175) Whitebread

Cal Haladay Christian (Jr., 6-1, 190) Whitebread

Cole Christian Schankweiller Whitebread (Jr., (Yr.,6-0, Ht.,280) Wt.)

Gavin Garcia Christian (Fr., 5-7, 160) Whitebread

Player to watch

ILB

Max Tillett Christian (Jr., 6-0, 190) Whitebread

(Jr., (Yr.,6-2, Ht.,195) Wt.)

Payton Pursel Christian (Jr., 6-3, 240) Whitebread

LT

Ross Wertman Christian (Sr., 5-10, 250) Whitebread

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Robert Christian Williams Whitebread (Sr., (Yr.,6-0, Ht.,235) Wt.)

OLB DE

Nate Crowl Christian (Jr., 5-9, 185) Whitebread

Lear Quinton Christian (Jr., 6-2, 215) Whitebread

CB

Shane Miller Christian (Sr., 5-11, 175) Whitebread

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outhern Columbia’s Julian Fleming, left, and quarterback Stone Hollenbach celebrate after Hollenbach scored on a 20-yard keeper in the first quarter of PIAA Class 2A East final against Dunmore in Danville last December.

Press Enterprise JIMMY MAY

All eyes will be on Southern in 2018

By ADAM ROBERTS Press Enterprise Writer

FRANKLIN TWP. — Stone Hollenbach was walking through Knoebels Amusement Resort to meet a friend recently when he heard whispers.

“That’s Southern’s quarterback,” the senior heard a husband whisper to his wife.

That’s when it finally hit him: Just like many of the Southern Columbia football players who are recognizable in plain clothes, expectations are at an alltime high for them.

“What our fans do is they come up to them and they say, ‘Well I heard this about this school and that school,’” Tigers coach Jim Roth said. “And what they’re talking about is not the Mount

Carmels, the Centrals, or the Danvilles.

They’re talking about some team from District 12 or some team from District 7, and they’re talking to them about playoffs … we know what they hear.”

Hollenbach is fresh off committing to play at Alabama, and he and the rest of the team are the returning PIAA Class 2A champions.

So whether it’s on the field or off the field, the players are in the spotlight.

“You’ve got to watch your back,” Hollenbach said. “Everyone is watching you. You got to act respectable.”

Expectations are also at an all-time high for wide receiver Julian Fleming, who still has two years of high school left and is the No. 1 high school wide receiver in the country.

The reigning Class 2A Player of the

Year finished with 1,467 receiving yards and 20 TDs and was a nightmare for opposing coaching staffs.

They probably haven’t slept since as Fleming has only got bigger and faster in the offseason, and has an offer from just about every major Division I college in the country.

It will be interesting to see how defenses adjust to the addition of another Garcia in the backfield as Gaige Garcia’s younger brother Gavin enters the starting lineup as a freshman.

Gavin, a shifty speedster, is nearly the opposite of his older brother, who can use his muscular frame to punish wouldbe tacklers.

The expectations are similar for Gaige Garcia as they are for Fleming and Hollenbach, who each had monster all-state

seasons in 2017.

Gaige finished with 2,273 yards and is on pace to graduate as the all-time leading rusher at a school that produces running backs the way Kenya produces marathon runners.

“Personally, there’s always more room to improve,” Gaige Garcia said.

“I’m hoping to get a little bit more rushing yards, up my yards per carry … just do anything to help the team out and help the offense with the scoring.”

Southern ran 823 offensive plays in 2017, good for almost 42 a game. Garcia averaged 14.4 of the offensive snaps, and Fleming averaged 4.5 touches. It’ll be interesting to see how much the Tigers add to their touches and yards in 2018 — all while balancing the expectations of winning.

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outhern Columbia’s Cal Haladay, left, sacks North Penn quarterback Brent Burleigh for a loss of 10 yards during the second quarter of a district quarterfinal at Southern last November.

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quarterbacks Stone Hollenbach returns as the starter under center with a 31-1 record to his name. He also has WR Julian Fleming on the outside, which makes any quarterback’s job easier. But while Hollenbach and the Tigers have made winning look easy, he’s been quietly putting in work in the weight room and enters the season with an added 20 pounds and a commitment to play at Alabama. Not a bad summer.

The grade: IIIII

running backs Stopping Southern was hard enough when it was just 2,000-yard HB Gaige Garcia. This year, the Tigers add another Garcia, with freshman Gavin joining his older brother in the backfield. Ty Roadarmel will assume FB duties for graduated Jeff Cox, and bolsters the backfield after contributing 300 yards of his last year.

The grade: IIIII

receivers/tight ends Reigning Class 2A Player of the Year Julian Fleming has seemingly reinvented

how to play WR at a predominantly runoriented school. Already an all-stater two years ago after his freshman season, he really turned heads last year after posting 1,467 receiving yards as a sophomore. To say the sky is the limit is cliche but true.

Preston Zachman is the No. 2, which hardly seems fair considering he’d easily be the top receiver at most schools in District 4. Hollenbach says he trusts Zachman just as much as Fleming. At 6-foot-2, Zachman has size and athleticism to allow the TIgers to pick up where they left off any time Fleming needs a breather. Cam Haladay steps in at TE and will be an important blocker on the edge for the Tigers in their run game.

The grade: IIIII

offensive line Three out of five starters return. C Troy Donlan, RG John Stabinski and RT Oak Six will play important roles in bringing along the left side, which includes LT Lear Quinton and LG Ross Wertman.

Quinton and Wertman are both capable players, with Quinton seeing starting time on defense last year. He still might lose his position to Seth Pletcher, a transfer from Mifflinburg, who lost his initial eligibility

hearing and is headed for appeal.

The grade: IIII

defensive line Despite losing two important pieces in all-staters Tyler Bendas and Andrew Bell, Tigers coach Jim Roth is confident that DT Robert Williams and DE Payton Pursel are sound replacements. Williams spent much of the offseason working on speed and agility, and the pair will join Quinton at DE and Cole Schankweiler at DT. Roth also applauded Schwankweiler’s improvements over the offseason after he saw playing time as a freshman, but was phased out for other players the last two years. He’s improved so much that Roth says he might be the area’s best defensive lineman for the next two years.

The grade: IIII

linebackers It’s hard to say any one area on this team is easily the strongest, but the linebackers can make a strong case. Max Tillett and Cal Haladay were both 100-tackle players last year. But Tillett moves inside so he can cover more of the field. Zachman adds athleticism to this

group and also returns as a starter at OLB. The only newcomer is Nate Crowl, who will jump in on the outside where Tillett was. Roth had expressed some initial concerns about Crowl’s ability in pass coverage, but was quickly assured when Crowl came in faster and stronger.

The grade: IIIII

defensive backs Fleming returns as the No. 1 CB, but the Tigers lost two other DBs in Brett Szuler and Blake Day to graduation. To replace them, they’ll turn to Shane Miller and Cade Linn, who saw time last year.

The grade: IIII

special teams For the last few years, special teams has quietly been an area of strength for the Tigers, who featured record-setting kicker Elijah Hoffman. Now the Tigers turn to Ethan Dunkelberger, a goalie on the varsity soccer team, to connect on PATs this year. Fleming returns as the punter and will help an already strong Tigers defense by pinning opposing teams back deep.

The grade: IIII

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ROSTER No. Name Braden Heim 1 2 Tyler Waltman 3 Nate Crowl 4 Julian Fleming 5 Gavin Garcia Logan Potter 6 7 Ian Yoder 8 Max Tillett 10 Jake Davis 11 Shane Miller 12 Owyne Pursel 13 Ron Zsido 14 Preston Zachman 15 Stone Hollenbach 16 Ethan Dunkelberger 18 Tim Witcoskie 20 Nick Zeigler 23 Gaige Garcia 24 Cade Linn 25 Brandon Gedman 26 Jayden McCormick 28 Cal Haladay 32 Ty Roadarmel 36 Colin Sharrow 42 Nate Kearney 46 Wade Kerstetter 50 Andrew Rarig 51 Derek Wertman 52 Jaxson Purnell 56 Tyler Brophy 58 Kurt Crowl 59 Matt Irons 60 Robert Williams 61 Nick Miner 62 Oak Six 63 Jacob Reynolds 64 John Stabinski 65 Seth Pletcher 66 Ross Wertman 67 Lear Quinton 68 Matt Carl 70 Keegan Shultz 71 Jacob Gessner 72 Collin Doraski 73 Cole Schankweiler 75 Troy Donlan 76 Jacob Herr 77 Jordan Fosse 78 Johnny Knisely 79 Dyer Stine 81 Payton Pursel 86 Cameron Haladay

Yr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr.

Ht. 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-3 5-7 5-8 5-9 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-9 5-6 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-7 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-3 5-9 5-11 6-5 5-10 6-2 5-6 5-6 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-3 6-3

Wt. Pos. 170 RB/LB 160 RB/LB 185 RB/LB 210 SE/DB 160 RB/DB 145 RB/LB 140 QB/DB 190 TE/LB 145 SE/DB 175 SE/DB 165 SE/DB 155 QB/DB 195 SE/LB 200 QB 140 PK 170 SE/DB 135 SE/DB 195 RB/DB 175 RB/DB 170 RB/LB 170 RB/LB 190 RB/LB 185 RB/LB 165 TE/LB 155 RB/LB 180 TE/LB 195 OL/DL 195 OL/DL 190 OL/DL 275 OL/DL 200 OL/DB 225 OL/DL 235 OL/DL 185 OL/DL 265 OL/DL 195 OL/DL 225 OL/DL 315 OL/DL 250 OL/DL 215 OL/DL 170 OL/DL 145 OL/LB 240 OL/DL 215 OL/DL 280 OL/DL 260 OL/DL 215 OL/DL 175 OL/DL 275 OL/DL 250 OL/DL 200 TE/DL 200 TE/DL

2,273

Rushing yards last year by Gaige Garcia, who is on pace to break Henry Hynoski’s career rushing record.

1,467

Receiving yards by Julian Fleming in 2017.

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Number of career wins by two-year starting quarterback Stone Hollenbach.

biggest shoes to fill Elijah Hoffman, K Hoffman went 13 of 15 on field goals last year en route to a program record, and collected the state record for totals points by a kicker with a 144. The mark bested Bishop Guilfoyle’s Kholton McGee’s previous mark of 240 in 2016.

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Members of the Southern Columbia football team are, front row from left: Oak Six, John Stabinski, Troy Donlan and Stone Hollenbach. Second row: Ethan Dunkelberger, Jacob Gessner, Johnny Knisely, Robert Williams, Matt Irons, Ross Wertman, Seth Pletcher, Payton Pursel, Tyler Brophy and Shane Miller. Third row: Cole Schankweiler, Cameron Haladay, Preston Zachman, Julian Fleming, Gaige Garcia, Nate Crowl, Ty Roadarmel, Lear Quinton, Max Tillett and Kurt Crowl.

Fourth row: Jordon Fosse, Dyer Stine, Jacob Herr, Collin Doraski, Matt Carl, Keegan Shultz, Wade Kerstetter, Andrew Rarig, Derek Wertman and Colin Sharrow.

Fifth row: Logan Potter, Brandon Gedman, Nate Kearney, Ron Zsido, Cade Linn, Owyne Pursel, Cal Haladay, Jake Davis, Nick Zeigler and Tim Witcoski. Sixth row: Jacob Reynolds, Jaxson Purnell, Braden Heim, Nick Miner, Ian Yoder, Gavin Garcia and Jayden McCormick. Top row: Assistant coaches Mike Johnston, Andy Mills, Donald Traugh, head coach Jim Roth, assistants Al Cihocki, Roger Nunkester Jr., trainer Tim Jurnak, and assistants Pete Saylor and John Marks.

fast facts • HEAD COACH: Jim Roth, 35th season.

• CAREER RECORD: 412-63-2.

• LAST SEASON: 16-0.

• ASSISTANT COACHES: Andy Mills, John Marks, Mike Johnston, Don Traugh, Roger Nunkester, Andy Helwig.

• TEAM COLORS: Black and gold.

• HOME FIELD: Tiger Stadium.

• LEAGUE: PHAC-III. • ALL-TIME RECORD: 495ROTH 190-8.

• LAST DISTRICT 4 TITLE: 2017.

• LAST UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON: 2017.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Wing-T. • BASIC DEFENSE: 4-4.

• MAIN STRENGTH: Balance and elite skill players.

• MAIN WEAKNESS: Inexperience in the secondary.

• LAST YEAR’S STATISTICS:

Southern Opponent

277 234 146 158 — 49 43 19 82 —

815 193

Opp. SC First downs 143 303 Rushing-yds. 474-952 603-4,680 Passing 131-281-17 141-220-5 1,900 2,503 Passing yds.

Total yds.

2,852 7,183 Fumbles-lost 33-13 22-11 Penalties-yds. 74-527 88-733 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Gaige Garcia 198-2,273, 37 TDs; Jeffrey Cox 109-664, 7 TDs; Tristan Heim 71-485, 7 TDs; Ty Roadarmel 42-366, 4 TDs; Nate Crowl 34-341, 4 TDs; Stone Hollenbach 63-212, 7 TDs; Thomas Manley 27-184, 4 TDs; Cade Linn 24-108; Payton Pursel 12-36, TD; Jake Snyder 3-14; Preston Zachman 2-11; Wade Kerstetter 5-10; Julian Fleming 3-3; Nate Kearney 2-(-1); Shane Miller 2-(-7); Team 4-(-22).

Passing — Hollenbach 141-220-5, 2,503 yds., 30 TDs. Receiving — Fleming 69-1,467, 20 TDs; Garcia 33-443, 6 TDs; Zachman 22-343, 3 TDs; Heim 5-53; Anthony Scicchitano 4-61; Cox 3-36; Manley 2-50; Szuler 2-34.

SEASON SLATE at Shamokin W 55-7 at Bloomsburg W 49-0 Mount Carmel W 29-7 Hughesville W 57-0 at Lewisburg W 56-21 at Milton W 75-28 Montoursville W 42-7 Danville W 41-10 at Central W 42-0 at Selinsgrove W 49-28 District 4 Class 2A quarterfinal North Penn W 63-26 District 4 Class 2A semifinal Central Columbia W 59-14 District 4 Class 2A final Mount Carmel W 49-14 PIAA Class 2A East quarterfinal Neumann-Goretti W 45-12 PIAA Class 2A East semifinal Dunmore W 56-19 PIAA Class 2A final Wilmington W 48-0

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Southern Columbia’s Gaige Garcia carries the ball as Neumann-Goretti’s Ronald Holmes tries to tackle him during a state playoff game last November.

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Vo-Tech 2018 offense

Player to watch Vo-Tech has switched to the Wing-T, an offense that likes to spread touches around but tends to favor FBs. That means Mekhi Mundrick has the potential to have a breakout season. A big, powerful runner, Mundrick should help ease the loss of Sevon King’s 1,200 rushing yards to graduation.

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Joel Romig Christian (Sr., 6-2, 305) Whitebread

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Cole Simpler Christian (Sr., 6-3, 170) Whitebread

Myles Webster Christian (Sr., 5-10, 170) Whitebread

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Keaton Fisk Christian (Sr., 5-10, 195) Whitebread

olb James Brown Christian (Sr., 6-0, 195) Whitebread

Myles Webster Christian (Sr., 5-10, 170) Whitebread

The front eight will be the experienced bedrock of Vo-Tech’s defense. What’s less certain is how good the Rams’ inexperienced secondary will be. CB Caleb Dawson, the only returning defensive back, will be counted on to provide a steadying presence in a largely untested group.

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Owen Reichner Christian (Jr., 5-10, 185) Whitebread

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Gabe Earnest Christian (Sr., 6-2, 230) Whitebread

SethChristian Shoemaker (So., 5-8, 145) Whitebread

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o-Tech’s Jake Shotwell, left, is tackled by Sayre’s Patrick Casterline during a game at Vo-Tech last October.

fast facts • HEAD COACH: Mark Varner, 14th season.

• CAREER RECORD: 48-86.

• LAST SEASON: 3-7.

• ASSISTANT COACHES: Rick Reichner, Nate Conroy, Jim Dunn, Jason Shotwell, Andy Palko, Ryan Golla.

VARNER • TEAM COLORS: Green and gold.

• HOME FIELD: Wen Cerra Memorial Field.

• LEAGUE: Northern Tier.

• ALL-TIME RECORD: 131-321-4.

• LAST DISTRICT 4 TITLE: None.

• LAST UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON: None.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Wing-T. • BASIC DEFENSE: 3-5.

• MAIN STRENGTH: Defensive front eight.

• MAIN WEAKNESS: Experience at the skill positions.

• LAST YEAR’S STATISTICS:

Vo-Tech 62 103 40 58 — 263 Opponent 87 120 67 80 — 355

Opp. VT First downs 167 133 Rushing-yds.

394-2,229 342-1,734 Passing 87-159-8 69-131-12 Passing yds.

1,590 1,463 Total yds.

3,819 3,197 Fumbles-lost 26-10 19-11 Penalties-yds.

66-403 39-338 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Sevon King 201-1,206, 10 TDs; John Binder 39-263, TD; Ty Babb 26-179, 3 TDs; Trevor Welsh 51-68, TD; Jake Shotwell 15-49, TD; Mekhi Mundrick 1-2; Team 8-(-9); Michael Starr 1-(-10).

PASSING — Welsh 69-120-12, 1,456 yds., 20 TDs; King 1-3-0, 9 yds.

RECEIVING — Binder 27-665, 9 TDs; Michael Starr 19-438, 8 TDs; Mundrick 10-133, TD; King 5-56; Caleb Dawson 3-39, TD; Babb 3-30; Shotwell 2-63, TD; Shotwell 1-39.

SEASON SLATE L 7-36 Panther Valley at Nanticoke L 13-50 Nativity L 14-35 Bucktail L 20-22 at Montgomery L 12-32 at Cowanesque Valley W 30-24 Muncy L 24-63 at St. Joseph’s W 60-34 Sayre W 57-32 at Holy Redeemer L 26-27

roster No. Name 2 Jensen McManus 3 Jake Shotwell 7 Ethan Heverling 10 Ty Babb 11 Cole Simpler 13 Myles Webster 15 Mekhi Mundrick 19 Josh Krick 21 Austin Corter 22 Keaton Fisk 23 Caleb Dawson 24 Colton Eckroth 25 Seth Shoemaker 26 Dustin Roberts 28 Eric Laubach 30 Ed Early 31 Dakota Simon 32 Cole Wynings 50 James Brown 51 Cody Welliver 52 Bryson Fisk 56 Owen Reichner 57 Christian Romig 62 Michael Mowery 64 Mitchel Eckroth 65 Mark Binder 67 Shawn Laudano 70 Drew Gordner 71 Devin Butz 72 Gabe Earnest 73 Weston Kingston 74 Dalton Temple 77 Joel Romig

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Wt. Pos. 135 WR/DB 150 RB/LB 105 WR/DB 190 RB/LB 170 QB/S 170 TE/LB 225 FB/LB 140 WR/DB 130 WR/DB 195 WR/LB 150 WR/DB 120 RB/DB 145 WR/LB 120 RB/DB 145 WR/DB 140 TB/LB 150 WR/DB 120 WR/CB 195 G/DE 160 T/DT 180 G/DT 185 C/DE 180 T/DT 180 G/DT 200 G/DT 200 T/DT 160 G/DT 230 T/DT 215 T/DT 230 G/DE 220 G/DT 205 T/DT 305 T/DT

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Rams will be winging it in 2018

By TIM HARE

Press Enterprise Writer

SOUTH CENTRE TWP. — Vo-Tech opened up its offense last year, spread the field a bit and put up some surprising passing numbers.

That one-year experiment is over.

Quarterback Trevor Welsh and record-setting receiver John Binder have both graduated. With no one star player to rely on, the Rams instead are switching concepts, choosing instead to spread the wealth in their new Wing-T attack.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for the Rams to line up in any four-wide looks this year. Instead, they’ll keep it on the ground and rely on the Wing-T’s trademark misdirection.

Losing several key parts from last year’s passing offense was only one reason for the switch. The other was the retirement of offensive coordinator Bob Quick. With Quick gone, the Rams turn the reins of the offense over to new coordinator Rick Reichner, who became the most succesful coach in Hughesville history from 2003-10 thanks to the Wing-T’s sleight-of-hand. “(Reichner) was more comfortable running the Wing-T,” Rams head coach Mark Varner said. “We’re thin at wide receiver, young at quarterback. It kind of helps us more to run some misdirection rather than going back in the ‘gun.”

The transition has been a work in progress. Having one scrimmage rather than two has hurt the Rams, Varner said.

But having a first-year starting quarterback like Cole Simpler, who was away from the program last year and wasn’t as recently versed in the Rams’ previous of-

fensive terminology, helps.

In general, the switch has been easier for the younger players, Varner says.

“I think guys like Cole are picking it up easier than guys who have been in the system three-plus years,” Varner said.

“The numbering system for the holes is different, the formations are different. So the younger guys have picked it up. Right now, it’s just a matter of reps.”

With the offense still finding its way, the Rams will rely on an experienced defense early in the year to keep things competitive.

Varner is very excited about the front eight, which returns both ends and four very good linebackers.

That corps of returning linebackers — Mekhi Mundrick, Keaton Fisk, Ty Babb and Myles Webster — is the natural centerpiece of the defense.

“We hope the defense will stand up and keep us in games,” Varner said. “If the

front eight ends up not stopping the run, I will be greatly disappointed.”

Vo-Tech finished strong last year, winning three of its last five games while averaging nearly 40 points per game in the process. The Rams lost two games by a combined three points, likely the difference between going 3-7 and making the program’s first district playoff appearance since 2011.

A .500 season should be enough to get the Rams to the postseason. That’ll be the goal in 2018.

“Our seniors have never made it to the playoffs,” Varner said. “We figure it’ll take five wins to make the playoffs. That’s our goal.”

Tim Hare covers high school football for the Press Enterprise. He can be reached at 570-387-1234, ext. 1314 or by email at tim. hare@pressenterprise.net. Follow him on Twitter at @TimHare87.

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a lot of experience there,” Varner said.

The grade: III

Cole Simpler takes over the starting job from Trevor Welsh, who had one of the better seasons in program history last year.

Simpler was Welsh’s backup two seasons ago, but stepped away from the program last year. In the Rams’ new Wing-T attack, he won’t be asked to throw nearly as much as Welsh, who had 120 attempts last year.

Simpler might have half that many throws, but when he is asked to use his arm, coach Mark Varner says “he’s able to make all the throws we need him to.”

The grade: III

Varner particularly likes his defensive front on the edge, where Earnest and Brown are back. “They should dominate with their speed and power,” Varner said.

In the middle of the 3-5 scheme, Reichner is a bit undersized at 185 pounds, but will be called upon to disrupt interior linemen to clear the way for the linebackers behind him.

The grade: IIII

RUNNING BACKS

LINEBACKERS

This group will obviously potentially benefit more than any other from the move to the Wing-T. The biggest beneficiary is FB Mekhi Mundrick, who should be the focal point of the offense. The 5-foot-9, 225-pounder returns to the backfield after spending last year at TE, and should approach 1,000 yards.

He’ll be flanked on the wings by HBs Jake Shotwell and Ty MUNDRICK Babb. Of the two, Babb has more experience, having played FB last year. Shotwell, one of the fastest players on the team, is the home run threat.

The grade: II

The Rams are very optimistic about this group, which Varner calls “easily our strongest positional set.” Four of the five LBs are returning starters, with only OLB Seth Shoemaker being new to the group. Webster is a strong presence in the middle, and he’s flanked on the inside by the equally formidable Mendrick and Keaton Fisk. Babb is a threeWEBSTER year starter. A sixth LB, senior Ed Early, has speed to burn and will be a consistent part of the rotation.

The grade: IIIII

RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS Gone are John Binder and Michael Starr, who combined for 56 catches, 17 TDs and more than 1,100 yards last year. Caleb Dawson, the No. 2 WR last year and the only returning receiver with a reception on his résumé, assumes the No. 1 role on the outside. Varner praised his hands and route running ability.

DAWSON Myles Webster, who Varner said has looked very good in 7-on-7s, takes over at TE. The grade: III

OFFENSIVE LINE This might be Rams’ biggest question mark on offense. C Owen Reichner and RG Gabe Earnest return, but the rest is a bit uncertain. RT James Brown and LT Joel Romig both saw some time last year, so they have a bit of varsity experience.

LG Weston Kingston, a 220-pounder, is the youngest of the group. The Rams are relatively big up front, but “we don’t have

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DEFENSIVE LINE

DEFENSIVE BACKS The defense will rely on the front eight early in the season, because there’s not much experience in the secondary. The only returning starter is CB Dawson, an excellent cover corner. He’s joined on the other side by 5-foot-6, 120-pound junior Cole Wynings. Simpler, who’s 6-foot-3, has good size at safety to contest passes over the top.

The grade: III

SPECIAL TEAMS Yes, the Rams have a kicker, twoway lineman Reichner. No, they will not be trying extra points this year. But it’s not because of ability, but rather probability. The Rams lost two games last year by a combined three points.

They missed PATs in both games. Varner estimates they convert 80 percent of the time when they go for two. So why not take the risk for double the points?

“I think it’ll be a while until you see me go for an extra point again,” Varner said. Mundrick, the junior varsity punter last year, is promoted to varsity duty in 2018.

The grade: III

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Percentage of touchdowns scored last year lost to graduation. The top returning scorer is Ty Babb, who ran for three TDs.

39.4

Points per game Vo-Tech averaged in its final five games, a stretch in which it went 3-2. The Rams averaged 13.2 in starting 0-5.

.356

The combined winning percentage from 2017 of the teams on the Rams’ 2018 schedule.

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Vo-Tech’s Ty Babb is tackled by the Canton defense during a scrimmage last August at Vo-Tech.

John Binder, WR/LB Vo-Tech graduated a lot of offense, but losing Binder hits the hardest. The leading receiver in program history, he was also a speedy nuisance at linebacker.

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left: Bloomsburg’s Qmac Quiteh, center, outruns Cheyney’s Keyson Dingle, left and Samuel Anojulu last September at BU. right: Kutztown defensive back Shawn TurberOrtiz, left, intercepts a pass intended for Bloomsburg University wide receiver Duffy Gilhool, right, during the first half at Redman Stadium last October.

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fast facts • HEAD COACH: Paul Darragh, sixth season.

• CAREER RECORD: 41-17.

• LAST SEASON: 7-4.

• ASSISTANT COACHES: Chet Hincle, Will Blanden, Keenan Chesnick, Jack Lydic, Roy Dennis, Chris Palubinsky, Ed Rush, Frank Williams, Gary Gilchrest, Joshua

Johnson.

• TEAM COLORS: Maroon and gold.

• HOME FIELD: Danny Hale Field at Robert B. Redman Stadium.

• LEAGUE: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Pro-I. • BASIC DEFENSE: 4-3.

• MAIN STRENGTH: Offensive and defensive lines.

• MAIN WEAKNESS: Lack of senior leadership.

• LAST YEAR’S STATISTICS:

Opponent BU First downs 188 203 Rushing-yds.

379-1,545 427-1,871 169-310-10 148-290-11 Passing Passing yds.

2,282 1,898 Total yds.

3,827 3,769 Fumbles-lost 24-12 23-7 Penalties-yds.

74-731 87-855 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Qmac Quiteh 208-979, 8 TDs; Alex Gooden 115-681, 3 TDs; Tre Green 21-138, TD; Jack Gaugler 12-84; Jay Popson 2-10; Michael Allen 3-5; Alexander Arcangelli 203; Team 8-(-10); Chris Palubinsky 56-(-19), 10 TDs.

PASSING — Palubinsky 148-287-11, 1,898 yds., 11 TDs; Erik Benjamin 0-2-0; Team 0-1-0.

RECEIVING — Allen 49-650, 8 TDs; Popson 32-512; Aaron Allison 21-205, 3 TDs; Ethan Price 19-320; Duffy Gilhool 11-114; Gooden 6-25; Doug Strang 3-38; Quiteh 3-24; Gaugler 2-6; Green 2-4.

SEASON SLATE Clarion W 31-15 at Shippensburg L 20-6 L 27-24 Lock Haven at East Stroudsburg W 38-28 West Chester W 20-19 Kutztown L 23-7 at Millersville W 28-21 Cheyney W 48-19 Gannon W 27-10 at Clarion W 29-20 Stonehill L 44-28

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Huskies to get tested early this year

By JUSTIN BEITER For the Press Enterprise

BLOOMSBURG — It won’t take very long for Bloomsburg University coach Paul Darragh to see how his team stacks up against the competition.

The initial part of this year’s schedule will not be easy for the Huskies to navigate.

After opening at home with Merrimack, Bloomsburg will face much-improved Edinboro the following week. A long road trip to Mercyhurst awaits in Week 3, followed by tough matchups with Shippensburg, Kutztown and West Chester.

If Bloomsburg can improve upon last year’s 7-4 record, the foundation will be laid right out of the gates. Out of the Huskies’ last five opponents, only Slippery Rock had a winning record last year.

“We’ve got to play well early, because we’ve got a pretty tough early schedule” Darragh said. “That’s why preseason camp and preparation is so critical, like it is for anyone. Because of our challenging first five or six games, we’re going to have to play well early. If we are healthy and we continue to prepare well, we’ve got a shot to play well. Those first five or six games are going to tell the tale.”

Darragh has settled on redshirt sophomore Erik Benjamin to start at quarterback on Sept. 1. Like the other quarterbacks on the roster, Benjamin has little game experience. The Manheim Township product appeared in three games last year, attempting only two passes.

“Right now, Erik Benjamin is the guy,” Darragh said. “I think last year, Erik had a good enough handle of the offense. Erik took the reins in the spring and progressed like we thought he would. He has all the tools that you want. I think his handle of the offense and his handle of the huddle, is something that he’s continued to improve.

At this point in time, it’s his job. I think the rest of the quarterbacks are fighting for the backup spots to provide some depth for us.”

One of the quarterbacks in the mix for the backup spot is Selinsgrove’s Logan Leiby. The District 4’s all-time leader in passing yardage is one of the more heralded quarterback recruits the Huskies have landed in recent memory. Leiby showed off his skill set by passing for five touchdowns in the first half of the District 4 All-Star game back in June.

“He’s progressing very well,” Darragh said of Leiby. “The one advantage Logan would have over other incoming freshmen is he is just very familiar with us by being around. He’s got a little more sense of the offense. But it’s still difficult for a true freshman at that position. In all the years I’ve been here, we’ve never had a true freshman start at quarterback. It’s because of the learning curve more than anything. He’s got all the tools, he’s got the intelligence and the moxie. There is a reason why he threw for more than 10,000 yards in high school.”

Perhaps the key to Bloomsburg’s offense this season will be the play of the offensive

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A pass intended for Gold’s Michael Allen, right, goes incomplete as Maroon’s Victory Delgado closes in during the second quarter of the Maroon-Gold spring game this past April at Redman Stadium. line. At least in the early part of preseason camp, it’s the group Darragh has been extremely pleased with.

“There’s some experience in that group,” Darragh said. “With Travis Krall, Seth Jonassen, Blake Remensnyder, and a mix of Josh Tripp, Chris Dunford and Shawn Page, we’re going to have some experience there. That’s going to be critical. If we can win the line of scrimmage, that’s where it starts.”

There’s no question the strength of Bloomsburg’s defense will be its front four.

The leader of that group is Central Columbia product Jake Klinger. The senior will try and top a stellar 2017 campaign that saw him rack up 11 sacks and 22 tackles for loss on his way to first-team all-PSAC East hon-

ors.

“Jake is doing a great job,” Darragh said.

“He is a great leader. He practices hard. You could not tell that he has any preseason or postseason accolades. His preparation is on point, and it’s a motivating factor for the rest of the guys. He’s a captain and he’s taken to it. We know what we have in Jake.

I think the thing that makes him the kind of player he is would be his strength. He’s extremely strong and he plays physical.

He’s got all the attributes you love in a stout defensive tackle, and he can get to the quarterback too.”

If there is one question mark for the Huskies, it’s the secondary. With so many teams running spread offenses, Bloomsburg will be forced to play a lot of packages

with five or six defensive backs on the field.

Developing depth in the secondary will be important, and it will have to happen quickly based on the difficulty of the first-half schedule.

“In the secondary, it really starts with the two corners, Dexter Jordan and Marquis Seamon,” Darragh said. “I think those guys really solidify the corner spots, which is critical. We have three or four guys fighting for the safety positions. We have the first two or three guys as far as depth, but because we play a lot of nickel and dime, you do need eight or nine (defensive backs) that can play on Saturday. We’re working to get there. I think we will, but we hope to not have too many injuries to deal with at that position.”

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Bloomsburg University Huskies ROSTER No. Name 1 Tyshaun Pollard 2 Hakeem Sillman 3 TreVon Brown 4 Michael Allen 5 Erik Benjamin 6 Marquis Seamon 9 Duffy Glhool 10 Chris Gary 12 Jay Popson 13 Jaco Sattamini 14 Koran Jordan 15 Cam Young 16 Kenny Brown 17 Blake Levengood 18 Adam Girafalco 19 Tyreem Welton 20 Chris Monaco 21 Victor Delgado 22 Alex Gooden 23 Khalil Nelson 24 Jordan Villafane 25 Austin Lister 26 Kasean Patterson 27 Malik Wilson Jr. 28 Logan Yohn 29 Dexter Jordan 30 Tre Green 31 Okay Osameka 32 Josh Salak 33 Alexander Arcangeli 34 Qmac Quiteh 35 Joe Robinson 36 Ferrious Ashford 37 Tyler Horst 38 Nahzir Wilson 39 Jeff Anderson 40 Aaron Trumino 41 Alex Annan 43 Jack Gaugler 44 Kevin Vitti 45 Nate Monroe 46 Ben Cerney 47 Nathaniel Webb 48 Jelil Norman 49 Eli Goodling 50 Jahmeir Williams 51 Shawn Page Jr. 52 Ben Dial 54 Hunter Thomas 60 Josh Tripp 64 Devon Ortolani 65 Blake Remensnyder 66 Jake Klinger 68 Chris Dunford 71 Scott Rucci 72 Nick Argento 74 Seth Jonassen 75 Travis Krall 77 Salvatore Cinaglia 79 Derek Bussey 80 Trevor Cunningham 82 Ben Frey 83 Marshall Rizzuto 84 Kieron Smethers 85 Kyle Spaulding 86 Tyler Tornetta 87 Bill Nash 88 Alex Findura 89 Cameron Shollenberger 90 Christian Schlegel 91 AJ Simon 92 Gabe Bellinger 93 Nate Gadinski 94 Mike Larsen 98 James Felch Jr.

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ABOVE: Gold’s Ben Dial, left, and Chris Manaco, right, get their hands on Maroon’s Hakeem Sillman in the first quarter of the Maroon-Gold spring game at Redman Stadium this past April.

RIGHT: Maroon’s Cam Young, left, a Southern Columbia graduate, tips a pass before it was completed to Gold’s Allen Michael during the second quarter of the Maroon-Gold game.

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The total number of sacks compiled

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PSAC Preview EASTERN DIVISION Bloomsburg

• HEAD COACH: Paul Darragh, sixth year: 41-17 • LAST YEAR: 7-4, 4-3 PSAC East • RETURNING STARTERS: Six offense, six defense • KEY RETURNERS: OL Travis Krall, DL Jake Klinger, RB Qmac Quiteh, WR Mike Allen, DL Chris Gary, DB Marquis Seamon, LB Nate Monroe

East Stroudsburg

• HEAD COACH: Denny Douds, 45th year: 267-203-3 • LAST YEAR: 3-8, 2-5 PSAC East • RETURNING STARTERS: Eight offense, seven defense • KEY RETURNERS: RB Jaymar Anderson, OT Mike Fleming, WR Tim Wilson

Kutztown

• HEAD COACH: Jim Clements, fifth season: 28-16; 11th overall: 94-40 • LAST YEAR: 8-3, 5-2 PSAC East • RETURNING STARTERS: Eight offense, seven defense • KEY RETURNERS: RB Craig Reynolds, LB Tajier Jefferson, DB Ahkee Cox-Cowan, QB Collin DiGalbo, OL Matt Cella, LB Luke Snyder

Lock Haven

• HEAD COACH: Dave Taynor, fourth season: 8-25 • LAST YEAR: 2-9, 2-5 PSAC East • RETURNING STARTERS: Four offense, eight defense • KEY RETURNERS: DB Isaiah Flamer, QB Kyle Knight, WR Jalen Jackson, LB Alex Welch

Millersville

• HEAD COACH: J.C. Morgan, first season • LAST YEAR: 4-7, 3-4 PSAC East • RETURNING STARTERS: Six offense, seven defense • KEY RETURNERS: DL Tommy Halloway, LB Cam Boykin, LB Marcel Mingo, WR Xavier Jenkins, OL Tyrone Gibson

Shippensburg

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West Chester

• HEAD COACH: Bill Zwaan, 16th season: 125-58; 21st overall: 179-72 • LAST YEAR: 9-4, 6-1 PSAC East • RETURNING STARTERS: Three offense, eight defense • KEY RETURNERS: OL Frank Tranzilli, DL George Shipp, LB Tyler Morrissey, WR Rasheem James, DL Diquan Gilbert, DB Jarey Elder

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ABINGTON HEIGHTS Aug. 24 — at Berwick Sept. 1 — VALLEY VIEW Sept. 8 — at Scranton Prep Sept. 15 — NORTH POCONO Sept. 21 — at Scranton Sept. 28 — at Honesdale Oct. 6 — DELAWARE VALLEY Oct. 13 — WYOMING VALLEY WEST Oct. 19 — at West Scranton Oct. 27 — WALLENPAUPACK ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC Aug. 24 — at Stroudsburg Sept. 1 — PARKLAND Sept. 8 — NAZARETH Sept. 14 — at Whitehall Sept. 22 — EAST STROUDSBURG NORTH Sept. 28 — EASTON AREA Oct. 6 — EMMAUS Oct. 12 — at Bethlehem Liberty Oct. 19 — at Bethlehem Freedom Oct. 26 — BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC ATHENS Aug. 24 — HANOVER AREA Aug. 31 — at North Penn-Mansfield Sept. 7 — COWANESQUE VALLEY Sept. 14 — at Wyalusing Sept. 21 — at Canton Sept. 28 — WELLSBORO Oct. 5 — TOWANDA Oct. 12 — at Midd-West Oct. 19 — at Troy Oct. 26 — SAYRE BANGOR Aug. 24 — CATASAUQUA Aug. 31 — NOTRE DAME Sept. 7 — at Northern Lehigh Sept. 14 — at Southern Lehigh Sept. 21 — NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH Sept. 28 — SAUCON VALLEY Oct. 5 — at Palisades Oct. 12 — at Salisbury Township Oct. 19 — WILSON AREA Oct. 27 — at Pen Argyl BETHLEHEM FREEDOM Aug. 24 — EAST STROUDSBURG NORTH Sept. 1 — at Bethlehem Catholic Sept. 7 — PARKLAND Sept. 14 — at Nazareth Sept. 21 — WHITEHALL Sept. 29 — at Pocono Mountain West Oct. 5 — EASTON Oct. 12 — at Emmaus Oct. 19 — ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC Oct. 27 — BETHLEHEM LIBERTY BETHLEHEM LIBERTY Aug. 24 — at Pleasant Valley Aug. 31 — POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST Sept. 8 — at Bethlehem Catholic Sept. 14 — EASTON Sept. 21 — at Parkland Sept. 28 — EMMAUS Oct. 5 — at Nazareth Oct. 12 — ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC Oct. 19 — at Whitehall Oct. 27 — at Bethlehem Freedom BERKS CATHOLIC Aug. 24 — at Exeter Township Aug. 31 — CENTRAL DAUPHIN Sept. 7 — McDonogh School Sept. 14 — at Boyertown Sept. 21 — at Malvern Prep Sept. 27 — HAMBURG Oct. 5 — KUTZTOWN Oct. 12 — SCHUYLKILL VALLEY Oct. 19 — at Fleetwood Oct. 27 — at Wyomissing BERWICK Aug. 24 — ABINGTON HEIGHTS Aug. 31 — PITTSTON Sept. 7 — at Williamsport Sept. 14 — at Wyoming Valley West Sept. 21 — at Selinsgrove Sept. 28 — VALLEY VIEW Oct. 5 — at Hazleton Oct. 12 — CRESTWOOD Oct. 19 — DALLAS Oct. 26 — at Coughlin BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC Aug. 24 — at Dieruff Sept. 1 — BETHLEHEM FREEDOM Sept. 8 — BETHLEHEM LIBERTY Sept. 14 — at Parkland Sept. 22 — NAZARETH Sept. 28 — at Whitehall Oct. 6 — EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH Oct. 12 — EASTON Oct. 20 — EMMAUS Oct. 26 — at Allentown Central Catholic BLOOMSBURG Aug. 24 — at Southern Columbia Aug. 31 — MIFFLINBURG Sept. 7 — at North-Penn Mansfield Sept. 14 — LOYALSOCK Sept. 21 — at South Williamsport Sept. 28 — LEWISBURG Oct. 5 — WARRIOR RUN Oct. 12 — at Hughesville Oct. 20 — MOUNT CARMEL Oct. 26 — at Central Columbia BLUE MOUNTAIN Aug. 24 — MUHLENBERG Aug. 31 — at Midd-West

Sept. 7 — HAMBURG Sept. 14 — WYOMISSING Sept. 21 — at Tamaqua Sept. 28 — at Lehighton Oct. 5 — JIM THORPE Oct. 12 — at North Schuylkill Oct. 19 — POTTSVILLE Oct. 27 — at Schuylkill Haven BOYERTOWN Aug. 24 — UPPER PERKIOMEN Aug. 31 — at Exeter Township Sept. 7 — POTTSGROVE Sept. 14 — BERKS CATHOLIC Sept. 21 — at Methacton Sept. 28 — OWEN J. ROBERTS Oct. 5 — at Spring-Ford Oct. 12 — at Perkiomen Valley Oct. 19 — NORRISTOWN BUCKTAIL Aug. 24 — at Sayre Sept. 1 — at Vo-Tech Sept. 14 — CANTON Sept. 21 — MUNCY Oct. 5 — COWANESQUE VALLEY Oct. 12 — at Nativity Oct. 16 — at Vo-Tech Oct. 26 — MONTGOMERY CANTON Aug. 25 — TOWANDA Aug. 31 — at Montgomery Sept. 7 — at Wyalusing Sept. 14 — at Bucktail Sept. 21 — ATHENS Sept. 28 — at Muncy Oct. 5 — SAYRE Oct. 12 — WELLSBORO Oct. 19 — NORTH-PENN MANSFIELD Oct. 26 — at Troy CARBONDALE Aug. 24 — at Old Forge Aug. 31 — RIVERSIDE Sept. 7 — at Dunmore Sept. 14 — LAKE-LEHMAN Sept. 21 — at Lackawanna Trail Sept. 28 — MONTROSE Oct. 5 — LAKELAND Oct. 13 — at Holy Cross Oct. 19 — SUSQUEHANNA COMMUNITY Oct. 26 — at Mid-Valley CATASAUQUA Aug. 24 — at Bangor Aug. 30 — NORTHERN LEHIGH Sept. 7 — PEN ARGYL Sept. 14 — at Palisades Sept. 21 — WILSON Sept. 29 — at Salisbury Oct. 5 — PALMERTON Oct. 12 — at Notre Dame Oct. 19 — at Southern Lehigh Oct. 26 — NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH CENTRAL COLUMBIA Aug. 24 — at Mount Carmel Aug. 31 — at Shikellamy Sept. 7 — LEHIGHTON Sept. 14 — at Hughesville Sept. 21 — SOUTHERN COLUMBIA Sept. 28 — at Danville Oct. 5 — SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT Oct. 12 — at Warrior Run Oct. 19 — LEWISBURG Oct. 26 — BLOOMSBURG COLUMBIA MONTOUR VO-TECH Aug. 24 — at Panther Valley Sept. 1 — BUCKTAIL Sept. 8 — NATIVITY Sept. 14 — at Cowanesque Valley Sept. 22 — MONTGOMERY Sept. 28 — at Sayre Oct. 12 — at Muncy Oct. 16 — BUCKTAIL Oct. 20 — HOLY CROSS Oct. 26 — at Warrior Run CONRAD WEISER Aug. 24 — at Cocalico Aug. 31 — FLEETWOOD Sept. 7 — ELIZABETHTOWN Sept. 14 — DANIEL BOONE Sept. 22 — at Twin Valley Sept. 28 — EXETER TOWNSHIP Oct. 5 — at Susquehanna Township Oct. 12 — READING Oct. 19 — at Muhlenberg Oct. 26 — at Governor Mifflin COUGHLIN Aug. 24 — CRESTWOOD Aug. 31 — at Wyoming Area Sept. 7 — at Nanticoke Sept. 14 — at Tunkhannock Sept. 22 — PITTSTON Sept. 28 — at Dallas Oct. 5 — WYOMING VALLEY WEST Oct. 12 — at North Pocono Oct. 19 — HAZLETON Oct. 26 — BERWICK CRESTWOOD Aug. 24 — at Coughlin Aug. 31 — DALLAS Sept. 7 — at Wyoming Valley West Sept. 14 — POTTSVILLE Sept. 21 — WILLIAMSPORT Sept. 29 — NANTICOKE Oct. 5 — at Tunkhannock Oct. 12 — at Berwick Oct. 19 — PITTSTON Oct. 26 — at Hazleton

DALLAS Aug. 24 — TUNKHANNOCK Aug. 31 — at Crestwood Sept. 7 — HAZLETON Sept. 14 — at Pittston Sept. 21 — WYOMING VALLEY WEST Sept. 28 — COUGHLIN Oct. 5 — at Nanticoke Oct. 12 — VALLEY VIEW Oct. 19 — at Berwick Oct. 26 — at Lake-Lehman DANIEL BOONE Aug. 24 — at Garden Spot Aug. 31 — OWEN J. ROBERTS Sept. 7 — Bishop Shanahan Sept. 14 — at Conrad Weiser Sept. 21 — at Fleetwood Sept. 28 — READING Oct. 5 — at Governor Mifflin Oct. 12 — MUHLENBERG Oct. 19 — at Twin Valley Oct. 26 — EXETER TOWNSHIP DANVILLE Aug. 24 — at Shikellamy Aug. 31 — at Loyalsock Sept. 7 — WARRIOR RUN Sept. 14 — at Mifflinburg Sept. 21 — at Milton Sept. 28 — CENTRAL COLUMBIA Oct. 5 — MONTOURSVILLE Oct. 12 — at Shamokin Oct. 19 — SELINSGROVE Oct. 26 — SOUTHERN COLUMBIA DELAWARE VALLEY Aug. 24 — at Pennridge Aug. 31 — WEST SCRANTON Sept. 7 — at Wallenpaupack Sept. 15 — HONESDALE Sept. 21 — at North Pocono Sept. 28 — HAZLETON Oct. 6 — at Abington Heights Oct. 12 — at Williamsport Oct. 19 — WYOMING VALLEY WEST Oct. 26 — at Scranton DIERUFF Aug. 24 — BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC Aug. 31 — at Northampton Sept. 7 — at Easton Sept. 14 — POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST Sept. 22 — PLEASANT VALLEY Sept. 28 — at East Stroudsburg North Oct. 5 — Pocono Mountain West Oct. 12 — at East Stroudsburg South Oct. 19 — STROUDSBURG Oct. 27 — at Williamsport DUNMORE Aug. 24 — SCRANTON PREP Aug. 31 — MID-VALLEY Sept. 7 — CARBONDALE Sept. 14 — at Lackawanna Trail Sept. 21 — at Riverside Sept. 28 — OLD FORGE Oct. 5 — at Montrose Oct. 12 — SUSQUEHANNA COMMUNITY Oct. 19 — at Western Wayne Oct. 26 — at Lakeland EAST STROUDSBURG NORTH Aug. 24 — at Bethlehem Freedom Aug. 31 — STROUDSBURG Sept. 7 — at William Allen Sept 14 — NORTHAMPTON Sept. 22 — at Allentown Central Catholic Sept. 28 — DIERUFF Oct. 5 — at Pleasant Valley Oct. 12 — POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST Oct. 19 — POCONO MOUNTAIN WEST Oct. 26 — at East Stroudsburg South EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH Aug. 24 — WHITEHALL Sept. 1 — at Pocono Mountain West Sept. 7 — at Pocono Mountain East Sept. 14 — STROUDSBURG Sept. 21 — WILLIAM ALLEN Sept. 28 — NORTHAMPTON Oct. 6 — at Bethlehem Catholic Oct. 12 — DIERUFF Oct. 19 — at Pleasant Valley Oct. 26 — EAST STROUDSBURG NORTH EASTON Aug. 24 — POCONO MOUNTAIN WEST Aug. 31 — at Whitehall Sept. 7 — DIERUFF Sept. 14 — at Bethlehem Liberty Sept. 21 — EMMAUS Sept. 28 — at Allentown Central Catholic Oct. 5 — at Bethlehem Freedom Oct. 12 — at Bethlehem Catholic Oct. 19 — at Parkland Oct. 26 — NAZARETH EMMAUS Aug. 24 — WILLIAM ALLEN Aug. 31 — at Nazareth Sept. 7 — WHITEHALL Sept. 14 — at Pleasant Valley Sept. 21 — EASTON Sept. 28 — at Bethlehem Liberty Oct. 6 — at Allentown Central Catholic Oct. 12 — BETHLEHEM FREEDOM Oct. 26 — PARKLAND EXETER TOWNSHIP Aug. 24 — BERKS CATHOLIC Aug. 31 — BOYERTOWN Sept. 7 — at Lower Dauphin Sept. 14 — at Spring-Ford Sept. 21 — MUHLENBERG

Sept. 28 — at Conrad Weiser Oct. 5 — at Reading Oct. 12 — TWIN VALLEY Oct. 19 — GOVERNOR MIFFLIN Oct. 26 — at Daniel Boone FLEETWOOD Aug. 24 — at Lehighton Aug. 31 — at Conrad Weiser Sept. 7 — TWIN VALLEY Sept. 14 — at Upper Perkiomen Sept. 21 — DANIEL BOONE Sept. 29 — at Wyomissing Oct. 6 — SCHUYLKILL VALLEY Oct. 12 — at Hamburg Oct. 19 — BERKS CATHOLIC Oct. 26 — KUTZTOWN GAR MEMORIAL Aug. 25 — at Susquehanna Community Sept. 1 — HOLY REDEEMER Sept. 7 — HANOVER AREA Sept. 14 — at Western Wayne Sept. 21 — WYOMING AREA Sept. 28 — at Northwest Oct. 5 — at North-Penn Mansfield Oct. 12 — LAKE-LEHMAN Oct. 19 — NANTICOKE Oct. 27 — at Meyers GOVERNOR MIFFLIN Aug. 24 — at Cedar Cliff Aug. 31 — at Wilson West Lawn Sept. 7 — COCALICO Sept. 14 — at Muhlenberg Sept. 21 — at Reading Sept. 29 — TWIN VALLEY Oct. 5 — DANIEL BOONE Oct. 12 — at Lower Dauphin Oct. 19 — at Exeter Township Oct. 26 — CONRAD WEISER HALIFAX Aug. 24 — at Hamburg Aug. 31 — UPPER DAUPHIN Sept. 7 — LINE MOUNTAIN Sept. 14 — at Millersburg Sept. 21 — at Newport Sept. 28 — TRI-VALLEY Oct. 5 — SUSQUENITA Oct. 12 — at Juniata Oct. 19 — at Williams Valley Oct. 26 — PINE GROVE HAMBURG Aug. 24 — HALIFAX Aug. 31 — at Panther Valley Sept. 7 — at Blue Mountain Sept. 14 — MINERSVILLE Sept. 21 — MAHANOY AREA Sept. 27 — at Berks Catholic Oct. 6 — at Wyomissing Oct. 12 — FLEETWOOD Oct. 19 — KUTZTOWN Oct. 26 — at Schuylkill Valley HANOVER AREA Aug. 24 — at Athens Aug. 31 — LAKE-LEHMAN Sept. 7 — at GAR Sept. 14 — RIVERSIDE Sept. 21 — MEYERS Sept. 29 — at Holy Redeemer Oct. 5 — NORTHWEST Oct. 12 — LACKAWANNA TRAIL Oct. 19 — at Wyoming Area Oct. 26 — at Nanticoke HAZLETON Aug. 24 — POTTSVILLE Aug. 31 — WYOMING VALLEY WEST Sept. 7 — at Dallas Sept. 14 — WILLIAMSPORT Sept. 21 — at Wallenpaupack Sept. 28 — at Delaware Valley Oct. 5 — BERWICK Oct. 12 — at Scranton Oct. 19 — at Coughlin Oct. 26 — CRESTWOOD HOLY CROSS Aug. 25 — at Holy Redeemer Sept. 1 — MONTROSE Sept. 7 — at Mid-Valley Sept. 14 — at Northwest Sept. 21 — at Old Forge Sept. 29 — RIVERSIDE Oct. 6 — at Susquehanna Community Oct. 13 — CARBONDALE Oct. 20 — at Vo-Tech Oct. 27 — LACKAWANNA TRAIL HOLY REDEEMER Aug. 25 — HOLY CROSS Sept. 1 — at GAR Sept. 7 — at Mahanoy Area Sept. 15 — OLD FORGE Sept. 21 — at Tunkhannock Sept. 29 — HANOVER AREA Oct. 5 — at Lake-Lehman Oct. 13 — WYOMING AREA Oct. 18 — MEYERS Oct. 26 — at Northwest HONESDALE Aug. 24 — LAKELAND Aug. 31 — at Wallenpaupack Sept. 7 — WESTERN WAYNE Sept. 15 — at Delaware Valley Sept. 21 — at Valley View Sept. 28 — ABINGTON HEIGHTS Oct. 5 — SCRANTON PREP Oct. 12 — at Montrose Oct. 19 — at North Pocono Oct. 26 — WEST SCRANTON

Press Enterprise n Thursday, August 23, 2018 HUGHESVILLE Aug. 24 — at Mifflinburg Aug. 31 — at Montoursville Sept. 7 — SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT Sept. 14 — CENTRAL COLUMBIA Sept. 21 — at Wellsboro Sept. 28 — WARRIOR RUN Oct. 5 — at Mount Carmel Oct. 12 — BLOOMSBURG Oct. 19 — at Southern Columbia Oct. 26 — MUNCY JIM THORPE Aug. 24 — at Schuylkill Haven Aug. 31 — MARIAN CATHOLIC Sept. 7 — PANTHER VALLEY Sept. 14 — at Kutztown Sept. 21 — MIDD-WEST Sept. 28 — NORTH SCHUYLKILL Oct. 5 — at Blue Mountain Oct. 12 — at Pottsville Oct. 19 — TAMAQUA Oct. 26 — at Lehighton KUTZTOWN Aug. 25 — at Pope John Paul II Aug. 31 — at Upper Perkiomen Sept. 7 — POTTSTOWN Sept. 14 — JIM THORPE Sept. 21 — MORRISVILLE Sept. 28 — SCHUYLKILL VALLEY Oct. 5 — at Berks Catholic Oct. 12 — WYOMISSING Oct. 19 — at Hamburg Oct. 26 — at Fleetwood LACKAWANNA TRAIL Aug. 24 — NORTHWEST Sept. 1 — at Susquehanna Community Sept. 7 — at Montrose Sept. 14 — DUNMORE Sept. 21 — CARBONDALE Sept. 28 — at Mid-Valley Oct. 5 — OLD FORGE Oct. 12 — at Hanover Area Oct. 19 — LAKE-LEHMAN Oct. 27 — at Holy Cross LAKE-LEHMAN Aug. 24 — WESTERN WAYNE Aug. 31 — at Hanover Area Sept. 7 — MEYERS Sept. 14 — at Carbondale Sept. 21 — NORTHWEST Sept. 28 — at Wyoming Area Oct. 5 — HOLY REDEEMER Oct. 12 — at GAR Oct. 19 — at Lackawanna Trail Oct. 26 — DALLAS LAKELAND Aug. 24 — at Honesdale Aug. 31 — OLD FORGE Sept. 7 — at Riverside Sept. 14 — WEST SCRANTON Sept. 21 — MID-VALLEY Sept. 28 — at Western Wayne Oct. 5 — at Carbondale Oct. 12 — NANTICOKE Oct. 20 — at Scranton Prep Oct. 26 — DUNMORE LEHIGHTON Aug. 24 — FLEETWOOD Aug. 31 — SCHUYLKILL HAVEN Sept. 7 — at Central Columbia Sept. 14 — at Marian Catholic Sept. 20 — at Panther Valley Sept. 28 — BLUE MOUNTAIN Oct. 5 — POTTSVILLE Oct. 12 — at Tamaqua Oct. 19 — at North Schuylkill Oct. 26 — JIM THORPE LEWISBURG Aug. 24 — SELINSGROVE Aug. 31 — at Central Mountain Sept. 7 — MOUNT CARMEL Sept. 14 — MILTON Sept. 21 — at Shamokin Sept. 28 — at Bloomsburg Oct. 5 — SHIKELLAMY Oct. 12 — at Jersey Shore Oct. 19 — at Central Columbia Oct. 26 — MIFFLINBURG LINE MOUNTAIN Aug. 24 — at Tamaqua Aug. 31 — SUSQUENITA Sept. 7 — at Halifax Sept. 14 — JUNIATA Sept. 21 — MILLERSBURG Sept. 28 — at Williams Valley Oct. 5 — at Newport Oct. 12 — PINE GROVE Oct. 19 — TRI-VALLEY Oct. 26 — at Upper Dauphin LOYALSOCK Aug. 24 — at North Schuylkill Aug. 31 — DANVILLE Sept. 7 — SHIKELLAMY Sept. 14 — at Bloomsburg Sept. 21 — at Montoursville Sept. 28 — SELINSGROVE Oct. 5 — at Mifflinburg Oct. 12 — at Milton Oct. 19 — WARRIOR RUN Oct. 26 — SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT MAHANOY AREA Aug. 24 — at Tri-Valley Aug. 31 — TAMAQUA Sept. 7 — HOLY REDEEMER Sept. 14 — at Nativity Sept. 21 — at Hamburg Sept. 28 — SCHUYLKILL HAVEN

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Oct. 5 — at Minersville Oct. 12 — PANTHER VALLEY Oct. 19 — at Marian Catholic Oct. 26 — SHENANDOAH VALLEY MARIAN CATHOLIC Aug. 24 — MIDD-WEST Aug. 31 — at Jim Thorpe Sept. 7 — at North Schuylkill Sept. 14 — LEHIGHTON Sept. 21 — at Schuylkill Haven Sept. 28 — at Minersville Oct. 5 — PANTHER VALLEY Oct. 12 — at Shenandoah Valley Oct. 19 — MAHANOY AREA Oct. 26 — TAMAQUA MEYERS Aug. 24 — at Riverside Aug. 31 — NORTHWEST Sept. 7 — at Lake-Lehman Sept. 14 — MONTROSE Sept. 21 — at Hanover Area Sept. 28 — SUSQUEHANNA COMMUNITY Oct. 5 — at Wyoming Area Oct. 13 — MID-VALLEY Oct. 18 — at Holy Redeemer Oct. 27 — GAR MID-VALLEY Aug. 24 — WYOMING AREA Aug. 31 — at Dunmore Sept. 7 — HOLY CROSS Sept. 14 — at Susquehanna Community Sept. 21 — at Lakeland Sept. 28 — LACKAWANNA TRAIL Oct. 5 — at Riverside Oct. 13 — at Meyers Oct. 19 — TUNKHANNOCK Oct. 26 — CARBONDALE MIFFLINBURG Aug. 24 — HUGHESVILLE Aug. 31 — at Bloomsburg Sept. 7 — at Milton Sept. 14 — DANVILLE Sept. 21 — at Warrior Run Sept. 28 — MOUNT CARMEL Oct. 5 — LOYALSOCK Oct. 12 — at Montoursville Oct. 19 — CENTRAL MOUNTAIN Oct. 26 — at Lewisburg MILLERSBURG Aug. 24 — at Nativity Aug. 31 — PINE GROVE Sept. 7 — at Upper Dauphin Sept. 14 — HALIFAX Sept. 21 — at Line Mountain Sept. 28 — NEWPORT Oct. 5 — at Tri-Valley Oct. 12 — at Susquenita Oct. 19 — JUNIATA Oct. 26 — WILLIAMS VALLEY MILTON Aug. 24 — SHAMOKIN Aug. 31 — at Warrior Run Sept. 7 — MIFFLINBURG Sept. 14 — at Lewisburg Sept. 21 — DANVILLE Sept. 28 — at Montoursville Oct. 5 — at Wellsboro Oct. 12 — LOYALSOCK Oct. 19 — at South Williamsport Oct. 26 — SHIKELLAMY MINERSVILLE Aug. 24 — at Williams Valley Aug. 31 — at Nativity Sept. 7 — SHENANDOAH VALLEY Sept. 14 — at Hamburg Sept. 21 — at Schuylkill Valley Sept. 28 — MARIAN CATHOLIC Oct. 5 — MAHANOY AREA Oct. 12 — SCHUYLKILL HAVEN Oct. 19 — at Shenandoah Valley Oct. 26 — PANTHER VALLEY MONTGOMERY Aug. 24 — SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT Aug. 31 — CANTON Sept. 7 — at Wellsboro Sept. 14 — SAYRE Sept. 22 — at Vo-Tech Sept. 28 — at Nativity Oct. 5 — MUNCY Oct. 12 — TROY Oct. 19 — at Cowanesque Valley Oct. 26 — at Bucktail MONTOURSVILLE Aug. 24 — NORTH PENN-MANSFIELD Aug. 31 — HUGHESVILLE Sept. 7 — at Jersey Shore Sept. 14 — at Warrior Run Sept. 21 — LOYALSOCK Sept. 28 — MILTON Oct. 5 — at Danville Oct. 12 — MIFFLINBURG Oct. 19 — at Towanda Oct. 26 — at Selinsgrove MONTROSE Aug. 24 — WYALUSING Sept. 1 — at Holy Cross Sept. 7 — LACKAWANNA TRAIL Sept. 14 — at Meyers Sept. 21 — SUSQUEHANNA COMMUNITY Sept. 28 — at Carbondale Oct. 5 — DUNMORE Oct. 12 — HONESDALE Oct. 19 — at Riverside Oct. 26 — at Old Forge

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Continued from page 43 MOUNT CARMEL Aug. 24 — CENTRAL COLUMBIA Aug. 31 — SOUTHERN COLUMBIA Sept. 7 — at Lewisburg Sept. 14 — at Jersey Shore Sept. 21 — NORTH SCHUYLKILL Sept. 28 — at Mifflinburg Oct. 5 — HUGHESVILLE Oct. 12 — at South Williamsport Oct. 20 — at Bloomsburg Oct. 26 — SHAMOKIN MUHLENBERG Aug. 24 — at Blue Mountain Aug. 31 — at Spring Grove Sept. 7 — POTTSVILLE Sept. 14 — GOVERNOR MIFFLIN Sept. 21 — at Exeter Township Sept. 29 — at York Suburban Oct. 4 — TWIN VALLEY Oct. 12 — at Daniel Boone Oct. 19 — CONRAD WEISER Oct. 26 — at Reading MUNCY Aug. 24 — WARRIOR RUN Aug. 31 — at Cowanesque Valley Sept. 7 — at Towanda Sept. 14 — SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT Sept. 21 — at Bucktail Sept. 28 — CANTON Oct. 5 — at Montgomery Oct. 12 — VO-TECH Oct. 19 — SAYRE Oct. 26 — at Hughesville NANTICOKE Aug. 24 — PITTSTON Aug. 31 — at Tunkhannock Sept. 7 — COUGHLIN Sept. 14 — at Wyoming Area Sept. 21 — WESTERN WAYNE Sept. 29 — at Crestwood Oct. 5 — DALLAS Oct. 12 — at Lakeland Oct. 19 — at GAR Oct. 26 — HANOVER AREA NATIVITY Aug. 24 — MILLERSBURG Aug. 31 — MINERSVILLE Sept. 8 — at Vo-Tech Sept. 14 — MAHANOY Sept. 21 — at Shenandoah Valley Sept. 28 — MONTGOMERY Oct. 5 — at Midd-West Oct. 12 — BUCKTAIL Oct. 19 — JAMES BUCHANAN Oct. 26 — at St. Joeseph’s Catholic Academy NAZARETH Aug. 24 — at Pocono Mountain East Aug. 31 — EMMAUS Sept. 8 — at Allentown Central Catholic Sept. 14 — BETHLEHEM FREEDOM Sept. 22 — BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC Sept. 28 — PARKLAND Oct. 5 — BETHLEHEM LIBERTY Oct. 12 — at Whitehall Oct. 19 — WILLIAM ALLEN Oct. 26 — at Easton NEWPORT Aug. 24 — STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE Aug. 31 — at Williams Valley Sept. 7 — at Pine Grove Sept. 14 — UPPER DAUPHIN Sept. 21 — HALIFAX Sept. 28 — at Millersburg Oct. 5 — LINE MOUNTAIN Oct. 12 — at Tri-Valley Oct. 19 — SUSQUENITA Oct. 26 — at Juniata NORTH PENN-MANSFIELD Aug. 24 — at Montoursville Aug. 31 — ATHENS Sept. 7 — BLOOMSBURG Sept. 14 — TROY Sept. 21 — at Cowanesque Valley Sept. 28 — WYALUSING Oct. 5 — GAR Oct. 12 — at Towanda Oct. 19 — at Canton Oct. 26 — at Wellsboro NORTH POCONO Aug. 24 — at West Scranton Aug. 31 — at Western Wayne Sept. 7 — SCRANTON Sept. 15 — at Abington Heights Sept. 21 — DELAWARE VALLEY Sept. 29 — at Scranton Prep Oct. 5 — at Wallenpaupack Oct. 12 — COUGHLIN Oct. 19 — HONESDALE Oct. 26 — VALLEY VIEW NORTH SCHUYLKILL Aug. 24 — LOYALSOCK Aug. 31 — at Shamokin Sept. 7 — MARIAN CATHOLIC Sept. 14 — SCHUYLKILL HAVEN Sept. 21 — at Mount Carmel Sept. 28 — at Jim Thorpe Oct. 5 — at Tamaqua Oct. 12 — BLUE MOUNTAIN Oct. 19 — LEHIGHTON Oct. 26 — at Pottsville NORTHAMPTON Aug. 24 — at Parkland Aug. 31 — DIERUFF Sept. 7 — PLEASANT VALLEY Sept. 14 — at East Stroudsburg North Sept. 21 — POCONO MOUNTAIN WEST Sept. 28 — at East Stroudsburg South Oct. 5 — STROUDSBURG Oct. 12 — at William Allen

Oct. 19 — at Pocono Mountain East Oct. 26 — WHITEHALL NORTHERN LEHIGH Aug. 25 — at Wilson Aug. 30 — at Catasauqua Sept. 7 — BANGOR Sept. 14 — PEN ARGYL Sept. 21 — at Saucon Valley Sept. 28 — at Southern Lehigh Oct. 5 — SALISBURY Oct. 12 — PALISADES Oct. 19 — at Northwestern Lehigh Oct. 26 — PALMERTON NORTHWEST Aug. 24 — at Lackawanna Trail Aug. 31 — at Meyers Sept. 7 — at Wyoming Area Sept. 14 — HOLY CROSS Sept. 21 — at Lake-Lehman Sept. 28 — at GAR Oct. 5 — at Hanover Area Oct. 12 — at Wyalusing Oct. 19 — OLD FORGE Oct. 26 — HOLY REDEEMER NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH Aug. 24 — NOTRE DAME Aug. 31 — at Salisbury Sept. 7 — PALISADES Sept. 14 — WILSON AREA Sept. 21 — at Bangor Sept. 28 — at Palmerton Oct. 5 — SOUTHERN LEHIGH Oct. 12 — at Saucon Valley Oct. 19 — NORTHERN LEHIGH Oct. 26 — at Catasauqua NOTRE DAME GREEN POND Aug. 24 — at Northwestern Lehigh Aug. 31 — at Bangor Sept. 7 — SOUTHERN LEHIGH Sept. 14 — at Palmerton Sept. 21 — SALISBURY Sept. 28 — PALISADES Oct. 6 — at Pen Argyl Oct. 12 — CATASAUQUA Oct. 19 — SAUCON VALLEY Oct. 27 — at Wilson Area OLD FORGE Aug. 24 — CARBONDALE Aug. 31 — at Lakeland Sept. 7 — SUSQUEHANNA COMMUNITY Sept. 15 — at Holy Redeemer Sept. 21 — HOLY CROSS Sept 28 — at Dunmore Oct. 5 — at Lackawanna Trail Oct. 12 — RIVERSIDE Oct. 19 — at Northwest Oct. 26 — MONTROSE PALISADES Aug. 24 — at Palmerton Aug. 31 — WILSON Sept. 7 — at Northwestern Lehigh Sept. 14 — CATASAUQUA Sept. 21 — SOUTHERN LEHIGH Sept. 28 — at Notre Dame Oct. 5 — BANGOR Oct. 12 — at Northern Lehigh Oct. 19 — PEN ARGYL Oct. 26 — at Saucon Valley PALMERTON Aug. 24 — PALISADES Aug. 31 — SOUTHERN LEHIGH Sept. 7 — at Saucon Valley Sept. 14 — NOTRE DAME Sept. 22 — at Pen Argyl Sept. 28 — NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH Oct. 5 — at Catasauqua Oct. 13 — at Wilson Area Oct. 20 — SALISBURY Oct. 26 — at Northern Lehigh PANTHER VALLEY Aug. 24 — VO-TECH Aug. 31 — HAMBURG Sept. 7 — at Jim Thorpe Sept. 14 — at Tamaqua Sept. 20 — LEHIGHTON Sept. 28 — SHENANDOAH VALLEY Oct. 5 — at Marian Catholic Oct. 12 — at Mahanoy Area Oct. 19 — SCHUYLKILL HAVEN Oct. 26 — at Minersville PARKLAND Aug. 24 — NORTHAMPTON Sept. 1 — at Allentown Central Catholic Sept. 7 — at Bethlehem Freedom Sept. 14 — BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC Sept. 21 — BETHLEHEM LIBERTY Sept. 28 — at Nazareth Oct. 5 — WHITEHALL Oct. 12 — at Stroudsburg Oct. 19 — EASTON Oct. 26 — at Emmaus PEN ARGYL Aug. 25 — SALISBURY Sept. 1 — SAUCON VALLEY Sept. 7 — at Catasauqua Sept. 14 — at Northern Lehigh Sept. 22 — PALMERTON Sept. 29 — at Wilson Area Oct. 6 — NOTRE DAME Oct. 12 — at Southern Lehigh Oct. 19 — at Palisades Oct. 27 — BANGOR PINE GROVE Aug. 24 — NORTHERN LEHIGH Aug. 31 — at Millersburg Sept. 7 — NEWPORT Sept. 14 — at Tri-Valley Sept. 22 — SUSQUENITA Sept. 28 — at Juniata Oct. 5 — WILLIAMS VALLEY Oct. 12 — at Line Mountain Oct. 19 — UPPER DAUPHIN

Eastern Conference Oct. 26 — at Halifax PITTSTON Aug. 24 — at Nanticoke Aug. 31 — at Berwick Sept. 7 — TUNKHANNOCK Sept. 14 — DALLAS Sept. 22 — at Coughlin Sept. 28 — at West Scranton Oct. 5 — WILLIAMSPORT Oct. 12 — SCRANTON PREP Oct. 19 — at Crestwood Oct. 26 — WYOMING AREA PLEASANT VALLEY Aug. 24 — BETHLEHEM LIBERTY Aug. 31 — at William Allen Sept. 7 — at Northampton Sept. 14 — EMMAUS Sept. 22 — at Dieruff Sept. 28 — POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST Oct. 5 — EAST STROUDSBURG NORTH Oct. 13 — at Pocono Mountain West Oct. 19 — EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH Oct. 26 — at Stroudsburg POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST Aug. 24 — NAZARETH Aug. 31 — at Bethlehem Liberty Sept. 7 — EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH Sept. 14 — at Dieruff Sept. 21 — STROUDSBURG Sept. 28 — at Pleasant Valley Oct. 5 — WILLIAM ALLEN Oct. 12 — at East Stroudsburg North Oct. 19 — NORTHAMPTON Oct. 27 — at Pocono Mountain West POCONO MOUNTAIN WEST Aug, 24 — at Easton Sept. 1 — EAST STROUDSBURG SOUTH Sept. 7 — at Stroudsburg Sept. 15 — WILLIAM ALLEN Sept. 21 — at Northampton Sept. 29 — BETHLEHEM FREEDOM Oct. 5 — at Dieruff Oct. 13 — PLEASANT VALLEY Oct. 19 — at East Stroudsburg North Oct. 27 — POCONO MOUNTAIN EAST POTTSVILLE Aug. 24 — at Hazleton Aug. 31 — WYOMISSING Sept. 7 — at Muhlenberg Sept. 14 — at Crestwood Sept. 21 — GLEN MILLS Sept. 28 — TAMAQUA Oct. 5 — at Lehighton Oct. 12 — JIM THORPE Oct. 19 — at Blue Mountain Oct. 26 — NORTH SCHUYLKILL READING Aug. 24 — WILLIAM PENN Aug. 31 — HARRISBURG Sept. 7 — at J.P. McCaskey Sept. 14 — at Twin Valley Sept. 21 — GOVERNOR MIFFLIN Sept. 28 — at Daniel Boone Oct. 5 — EXETER TOWNSHIP Oct. 12 — at Conrad Weiser Oct. 19 — at Great Valley Oct. 26 — MUHLENBERG RIVERSIDE Aug. 24 — MEYERS Aug. 31 — at Carbondale Sept. 7 — LAKELAND Sept. 14 — at Hanover Area Sept. 21 — DUNMORE Sept. 29 — at Holy Cross Oct. 5 — MID-VALLEY Oct. 12 — at Old Forge Oct. 19 — MONTROSE Oct. 27 — at Susquehanna Community SALISBURY Aug. 25 — at Pen Argyl Aug. 31 — NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH Sept. 8 — at Wilson Sept. 14 — SAUCON VALLEY Sept. 21 — at Notre Dame Sept. 29 — CATASAUQUA Oct. 5 — at Northern Lehigh Oct. 12 — BANGOR Oct. 20 — at Palmerton Oct. 26 — SOUTHERN LEHIGH SAUCON VALLEY Aug. 24 — at Southern Lehigh Sept. 1 — at Pen Argyl Sept. 7 — PALMERTON Sept. 14 — at Salisbury Sept. 21 — NORTHERN LEHIGH Sept. 28 — at Bangor Oct. 5 — WILSON Oct. 12 — NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH Oct. 19 — at Notre Dame Oct. 26 — PALISADES SAYRE Aug. 24 — BUCKTAIL Aug. 31 — TOWANDA Sept. 7 — at Troy Sept. 14 — at Montgomery Sept. 21 — WYALUSING Sept. 28 — VO-TECH Oct. 5 — at Canton Oct. 13 — COWANESQUE VALLEY Oct. 19 — at Muncy Oct. 26 — at Athens SCHUYLKILL HAVEN Aug. 24 — JIM THORPE Aug. 31 — at Lehighton Sept. 7 — TAMAQUA Sept. 14 — at North Schuylkill Sept. 21 — at Marian Catholic Sept. 28 — MAHANOY AREA Oct. 5 — SHENANDOAH VALLEY Oct. 12 — at Minersville

Oct. 19 — at Panther Valley Oct. 27 — BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHUYLKILL VALLEY Aug. 24 — UPPER DAUPHIN Aug. 31 — at Twin Valley Sept. 7 — YORK COUNTY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY Sept. 15 — at Pope John Paul II Sept. 21 — MINERSVILLE Sept. 28 — at Kutztown Oct. 6 — at Fleetwood Oct. 12 — at Berks Catholic Oct. 19 — WYOMISSING Oct. 26 — HAMBURG SCRANTON Aug. 24 — at Wyoming Valley West Aug. 31 — SCRANTON PREP Sept. 7 — at North Pocono Sept. 14 — WALLENPAUPACK Sept. 21 — ABINGTON HEIGHTS Sept. 28 — at Williamsport Oct. 5 — at West Scranton Oct. 12 — HAZLETON Oct. 19 — at Valley View Oct. 26 — DELAWARE VALLEY SCRANTON PREP Aug. 24 — at Dunmore Aug. 31 — at Scranton Sept. 8 — ABINGTON HEIGHTS Sept. 14 — at Valley View Sept. 22 — WEST SCRANTON Sept. 29 — NORTH POCONO Oct. 5 — at Honesdale Oct. 12 — at Pittston Oct. 20 — LAKELAND Oct. 26 — at Western Wayne SELINSGROVE Aug. 24 — at Lewisburg Aug. 31 — JERSEY SHORE Sept. 7 — at Southern Columbia Sept. 14 — SHIKELLAMY Sept. 21 — BERWICK Sept. 28 — at Loyalsock Oct. 5 — SHAMOKIN Oct. 12 — at Central Mountain Oct. 19 — at Danville Oct. 26 — MONTOURSVILLE SHAMOKIN Aug. 24 — at Milton Aug. 31 — NORTH SCHUYLKILL Sept. 7 — CENTRAL MOUNTAIN Sept. 14 — at Southern Columbia Sept. 21 — LEWISBURG Sept. 28 — at Jersey Shore Oct. 5 — at Selinsgrove Oct. 12 — DANVILLE Oct. 19 — SHIKELLAMY Oct. 26 — at Mount Carmel SHENANDOAH VALLEY Aug. 24 — at Morrisville Aug. 31 — JENKINTOWN Sept. 7 — at Minersville Sept. 14 — MIDD-WEST Sept. 21 — NATIVITY Sept. 28 — at Panther Valley Oct. 5 — at Schuylkill Haven Oct. 12 — MARIAN CATHOLIC Oct. 19 — MINERSVILLE Oct. 26 — at Mahanoy Area SHIKELLAMY Aug. 24 — DANVILLE Aug. 31 — CENTRAL COLUMBIA Sept. 7 — at Loyalsock Sept. 14 — at Selinsgrove Sept. 21 — JERSEY SHORE Sept. 28 — CENTRAL MOUNTAIN Oct. 5 — at Lewisburg Oct. 12 — SOUTHERN COLUMBIA Oct. 19 — at Shamokin Oct. 26 — at Milton SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT Aug. 24 — at Montgomery Aug. 31 — WYALUSING Sept. 7 — at Hughesville Sept. 14 — at Muncy Sept. 21 — BLOOMSBURG Sept. 28 — SOUTHERN COLUMBIA Oct. 5 — at Central Columbia Oct. 12 — MOUNT CARMEL Oct. 19 — MILTON Oct. 26 — at Loyalsock SOUTHERN COLUMBIA Aug. 24 — BLOOMSBURG Aug. 31 — at Mount Carmel Sept. 7 — SELINSGROVE Sept. 14 — SHAMOKIN Sept. 21 — at Central Columbia Sept. 28 — at South Williamsport Oct. 5 — JERSEY SHORE Oct. 12 — at Shikellamy Oct. 19 — HUGHESVILLE Oct. 26 — at Danville SOUTHERN LEHIGH Aug. 24 — SAUCON VALLEY Aug. 31 — at Palmerton Sept. 7 — at Notre Dame Sept. 14 — BANGOR Sept. 21 — at Palisades Sept. 28 — NORTHERN LEHIGH Oct. 5 — at Northwestern Lehigh Oct. 12 — PEN ARGYL Oct. 19 — CATASAUQUA Oct. 26 — at Salisbury STROUDSBURG Aug. 24 — ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC Aug. 31 — at East Stroudsburg North Sept. 7 — POCONO MOUNTAIN WEST Sept. 14 — at East Stroudsburg South Sept. 21 — at Pocono Mountain East Sept. 28 — WILLIAM ALLEN Oct. 5 — at Northampton Oct. 12 — PARKLAND

Oct. 19 — at Dieruff Oct. 26 — PLEASANT VALLEY SUSQUEHANNA COMMUNITY Aug. 25 — GAR Sept. 1 — LACKAWANNA TRAIL Sept. 7 — at Old Forge Sept. 14 — MID-VALLEY Sept. 21 — at Montrose Sept. 28 — at Meyers Oct. 6 — HOLY CCROSS Oct. 12 — at Dunmore Oct. 19 — CARBONDALE Oct. 27 — RIVERSIDE TAMAQUA Aug. 24 — LINE MOUNTAIN Aug. 31 — at Mahanoy Area Sept. 7 — at Schuylkill Haven Sept. 14 — PANTHER VALLEY Sept. 21 — BLUE MOUNTAIN Sept. 28 — at Pottsville Oct. 15 — NORTH SCHUYLKILL Oct. 12 — LEHIGHTON Oct. 19 — at Jim Thorpe Oct. 26 — at Marian Catholic TOWANDA Aug. 25 — at Canton Aug. 31 — at Sayre Sept. 7 — MUNCY Sept. 14 — WELLSBORO Sept. 21 — at Troy Sept. 28 — TUNKHANNOCK Oct. 5 — at Athens Oct. 12 — NORTH-PENN MANSFIELD Oct. 19 — MONTOURSVILLE Oct. 26 — WYALUSING TRI-VALLEY Aug. 24 — MAHANOY AREA Aug. 31 — JUNIATA Sept. 7 — at Williams Valley Sept. 14 — PINE GROVE Sept. 21 — at Upper Dauphin Sept. 28 — at Halifax Oct. 5 — MILLERSBURG Oct. 12 — NEWPORT Oct. 19 — at Line Mountain Oct. 26 — at Susquenita TUNKHANNOCK Aug. 24 — at Dallas Aug. 31 — NANTICOKE Sept. 7 — at Pittston Sept. 14 — COUGHLIN Sept. 21 — HOLY REDEEMER Sept. 28 — at Towanda Oct. 5 — CRESTWOOD Oct. 12 — at Wallenpaupack Oct. 19 — at Mid-Valley Oct. 26 — MIDD-WEST TWIN VALLEY Aug. 24 — at Dallas Aug. 31 — NANTICOKE Sept. 7 — at Pittston Sept. 14 — COUGHLIN Sept. 21 — HOLY REDEEMER Sept. 28 — at Towanda Oct. 5 — CRESTWOOD Oct. 12 — at Wallenpaupack Oct. 19 — at Mid-Valley Oct. 26 — MIDD-WEST UPPER DAUPHIN Aug. 24 — at Schuylkill Valley Aug. 31 — at Halifax Sept. 7 — MILLERSBURG Sept. 14 — at Newport Sept. 21 — TRI-VALLEY Sept. 28 — at Susquenita Oct. 5 — JUNIATA Oct. 12 — WILLIAMS VALLEY Oct. 19 — at Pine Grove Oct. 26 — LINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY VIEW Aug. 24 — WALLENPAUPACK Sept. 1 — at Abington Heights Sept. 7 — at West Scranton Sept. 14 — SCRANTON PREP Sept. 21 — HONESDALE Sept. 28 — at Berwick Oct. 5 — WESTERN WAYNE Oct. 12 — at Dallas Oct. 19 — SCRANTON Oct. 26 — at North Pocono WALLENPAUPACK Aug. 24 — at Valley View Aug. 31 — HONESDALE Sept. 7 — DELAWARE VALLEY Sept. 14 — at Scranton Sept. 21 — HAZLETON Sept. 28 — at Wyoming Valley West Oct. 5 — NORTH POCONO Oct. 12 — TUNKHANNOCK Oct. 19 — at Williamsport Oct. 27 — at Abington Heights WARRIOR RUN Aug. 24 — at Muncy Aug. 31 — MILTON Sept. 7 — at Danville Sept. 14 — MONTOURSVILLE Sept. 21 — MIFFLINBURG Sept. 28 — at Hughesville Oct. 5 — at Bloomsburg Oct. 12 — CENTRAL COLUMBIA Oct. 19 — at Loyalsock Oct. 26 — VO-TECH WELLSBORO Aug. 24 — at Cowanesque Valley Aug. 31 — TROY Sept. 7 — MONTGOMERY Sept. 14 — at Towanda Sept. 21 — HUGHESVILLE Sept. 28 — at Athens Oct. 5 — MILTON Oct. 12 — at Canton Oct. 19 — at Wyalusing Oct. 26 — NORTH-PENN MANSFIELD

WEST SCRANTON Aug. 24 — NORTH POCONO Aug. 31 — at Delaware Valley Sept. 7 — VALLEY VIEW Sept. 14 — at Lakeland Sept. 22 — at Scranton Prep Sept. 28 — PITTSTON Oct. 5 — SCRANTON Oct. 12 — at Western Wayne Oct. 19 — ABINGTON HEIGHTS Oct. 26 — at Honesdale WESTERN WAYNE Aug. 24 — at Lake-Lehman Aug. 31 — NORTH POCONO Sept. 7 — at Honesdale Sept. 14 — GAR Sept. 21 — at Nanticoke Sept. 28 — LAKELAND Oct. 5 — at Valley View Oct. 12 — WEST SCRANTON Oct. 19 — DUNMORE Oct. 26 — SCRANTON PREP WHITEHALL Aug. 24 — at East Stroudsburg South Aug. 31 — EASTON Sept. 7 — at Emmaus Sept. 14 — ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC Sept. 21 — at Bethlehem Freedom Sept. 29 — BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC Oct. 5 — at Parkland Oct. 12 — NAZARETH Oct. 19 — BETHLEHEM LIBERTY Oct. 26 — at Northampton WILLIAMSPORT Aug. 24 — CENTRAL MOUNTAIN Aug. 31 — at Altoona Sept. 7 — BERWICK Sept. 14 — at Hazleton Sept. 21 — at Crestwood Sept. 28 — SCRANTON Oct. 5 — at Pittston Oct. 12 — DELAWARE VALLEY Oct. 19 — WALLENPAUPACK Oct. 26 — at Wyoming Valley West WILLIAM ALLEN Aug. 24 — at Emmaus Aug. 31 — PLEASANT VALLEY Sept. 7 — EAST STROUDSBURG NORTH Sept. 15 — at Pocono Mountain West Sept. 21 — at East Stroudsburg South Sept. 28 — at Stroudsburg Oct. 5 — at Pocono Mountain East Oct. 12 — NORTHAMPTON Oct. 19 — at Nazareth Oct. 27 — DIERUFF WILLIAMS VALLEY Aug. 24 — MINERSVILLE Aug. 31 — NEWPORT Sept. 7 — TRI-VALLEY Sept. 14 — at Susquenita Sept. 21 — at Juniata Sept. 28 — LINE MOUNTAIN Oct. 5 — at Pine Grove Oct. 12 — at Upper Dauphin Oct. 19 — HALIFAX Oct. 26 — at Millersburg WILSON Aug. 25 — NORTHERN LEHIGH Aug. 31 — at Palisades Sept. 8 — SALISBURY Sept. 14 — at Northwestern Lehigh Sept. 21 — at Catasauqua Sept. 29 — PEN ARGYL Oct. 5 — at Saucon Valley Oct. 13 — PALMERTON Oct. 19 — at Bangor Oct. 27 — NOTRE DAME WYALUSING Aug. 24 — at Montrose Aug. 31 — at South Williamsport Sept. 7 — CANTON Sept. 14 — ATHENS Sept. 21 — at Sayre Sept. 28 — at North-Penn Mansfield Oct. 5 — TROY Oct. 12 — NORTHWEST Oct. 19 — WELLSBORO Oct. 26 — at Towanda WYOMING AREA Aug. 24 — at Mid-Valley Aug. 31 — COUGHLIN Sept. 7 — NORTHWEST Sept. 14 — NANTICOKE Sept. 21 — at GAR Sept. 28 — LAKE-LEHMAN Oct. 5 — MEYERS Oct. 13 — at Holy Redeemer Oct. 19 — HANOVER AREA Oct. 26 — at Pittston WYOMING VALLEY WEST Aug. 24 — SCRANTON Aug. 31 — at Hazleton Sept. 7 — CRESTWOOD Sept. 14 — BERWICK Sept. 21 — at Dallas Sept. 28 — WALLENPAUPACK Oct. 5 — at Coughlin Oct. 13 — at Abington Heights Oct. 19 — at Delaware Valley Oct. 26 — WILLIAMSPORT WYOMISSING Aug. 25 — TWIN VALLEY Aug. 31 — at Pottsville Sept. 8 — TRINITY Sept. 14 — at Blue Mountain Sept. 21 — at West York Sept. 29 — FLEETWOOD Oct. 6 — HAMBURG Oct. 12 — at Kutztown Oct. 19 — at Schuylkill Valley Oct. 27 — BERKS CATHOLIC

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS

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Sept. 7 — at Williamsport, 7 p.m.

Take I-80 West for 30 miles to Exit 210B. Merge onto Route 15 North for 17 miles.

Continue across the bridge into Williamsport on N. Market St. Turn left on W. 4th St., travel 3.5 miles, then make a right to go to the school complex. If you come to Hillside Ave., you have gone one street too far. Follow this road almost 1 mile until you see the stadium on the left.

Sept. 14 — at Wyoming Valley West, 7 p.m.

Take Route 11 North to Market Street (Kingston Corners) in Kingston. Turn right toward Wilkes-Barre and proceed through three traffic lights to North Gates Avenue.

Turn left onto North Gates Avenue and travel two blocks. The stadium is on the left.

Sept. 21 — at Selinsgrove, 7 p.m.

Take Interstate 80 West to exit 224 for Danville. Turn right to take PA-54 E and follow to Route 11 South. Turn left onto Route 11 South, and follow into Selinsgrove. After crossing the metal bridge, merge right onto Route 522. Turn left at the first traffic light (there is a Weis Market on the corner) onto Broad St. The school is on the right.

Oct. 5 — at Hazleton, 7 p.m.

Take Route 93 South for 14 miles.

Turn left at Valmont Industrial Park, then continue straight onto Route 93 South for 2.5 miles. Turn left onto W. Broad Street, travel 1 mile, then turn left onto N. Church St. Travel 0.3 miles, turn right onto W. Fern St., and the stadium will be immediately ahead.

Oct. 26 — at Coughlin, 7 p.m.

Take Route 11 North and turn right onto Route 29 South. Take the next exit onto the Sans Souci Parkway. Continue straight onto Carey Avenue. The stadium is behind the school on Old River Road.

Bloomsburg Aug. 24 — at Southern Columbia, 7 p.m.

Take PA-487 through Catawissa. Continue on PA-487 approximately 10 miles. The school is on the right.

Sept. 7 — at North Penn-Mansfield, 7 p.m.

Take Interstate 80 to 180 West and proceed to Route 15 North and take the Blossburg exit. Turn right onto Route 15 North. Take a right at the birdge into Blossburg. Turn left at the First Citizens National Bank and continue to the school.

Sept. 21 — at South Williamsport, 7 p.m.

Take Interstate 80 West to Route 15 North (Williamsport exit). Follow Route 15 North to South Williamsport. Turn left at the first traffic light (Mountain Avenue). Go four blocks to Percy Street. Turn left onto Percy Street and the school is on the left.

Press Enterprise/Jimmy May

BLOOMSBURG’S AIDEN KLINGER, left, takes down Hughesville’s Gavin Steele in the third quarter of a game last September in Bloomsburg.

Oct. 12 — at Hughesville Leaving Bloomsburg, travel north on Rt. 42. Just past Millville, continue straight onto Rt. 442 west, and follow for 14.5 miles. Turn right onto Rt. 405 north and follow for 2.5 miles, then turn left onto Cemetary St. The school and stadium will be on the left.

Oct. 26 — at Central Columbia, 7 p.m.

Follow Route 11 North for approximately 6 miles to Keefers Lane. Turn right onto Keefers Lane. After passing the soccer field on the right, turn right onto Blue Jay Lane.

Central Columbia Aug. 24 — at Mount Carmel, 7 p.m.

Take US-11 South/Columbia Boulevard. Take the right turn onto PA-487 S/Numidia Drive unto North Poplar Street in Mount Carmel. Turn right onto West 5th street, and the school will be to the left.

Aug. 31 — at Shikellamy, 7 p.m.

Follow Route 11 South through Northumberland to Route 147. Take Route 147 South across two bridges into Sunbury. Follow Route 147 along the river to Church Street. Turn left onto Church Street and then turn right onto 6th Street. Turn left onto Walnut Street. The school is on the left, and the stadium is behind the

school.

Sept. 14 — at Hughesville Leaving Bloomsburg, travel north on Rt. 42.

Just past Millville, continue straight onto Rt. 442 west, and follow for 14.5 miles. Turn right onto Rt. 405 north and follow for 2.5 miles, then turn left onto Cemetary St. The school and stadium will be on the left.

Sept. 28 — at Danville, 7 p.m.

Leaving Bloomsburg, travel south on Rt. 11. After going through traffic light at Danville Sheetz, take second left onto State Hospital Drive. The school is on the right, and the stadium is immediately behind it.

Oct. 12 — at Warrior Run, 7 p.m.

Take Interstate 80 West to Interstate 180 West to exit 1. Turn right onto Susquehanna Trail and drive approximately 3.4 miles. The school is on the right, and the stadium is behind the school.

Danville Aug. 24 — at Shikellamy, 7 p.m.

Follow Route 11 South through Northumberland to Route 147. Take Route 147 South across two bridges into Sunbury. Follow Route 147 along the river to Church Street. Turn left onto Church Street and then turn right onto 6th Street. Turn left onto Walnut Street. The school is on

the left, and the stadium is behind the school.

Aug. 31 — at Loyalsock, 7 p.m.

Take Interstate 80 West to Interstate 180 West. Take exit 25 toward Faxon. Turn right onto South Northway Road, and then turn right onto Loyalsock Drive. The school is on the left, with the stadium behind the school.

Sept. 14 — at Mifflinburg, 7 p.m.

Take Route 54 and proceed to the junction for Route 642. Turn left onto Route 642 West toward Milton. Turn left onto Route 45 and follow it through Lewisburg and into Mifflinburg. In Mifflinburg, turn left on First Street, which leads directly to the school.

Sept. 21 — at Milton, 7 p.m.

Take PA-54 West/Continental Boulevard until PA-642 West. Take PA-642 West for roughly 11 miles and school will be to the left.

Oct. 12 — at Shamokin, 7 p.m.

Follow Route 61 into Shamokin, and turn right at the first traffic light, immediately turning left at the next traffic light. Continue down a small hill, turning right at the first traffic light on Walnut Street. Follow Walnut Street to the end of the street, turning left at the “T.” Continue two blocks to a stop sign and turn right. Continue through two stop signs, and the stadium will be visible after the second stop sign.

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Driving Directions

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Sept. 7 — at Lewisburg, 7 p.m.

Take Route 54 through Danville to I-80 West. Take Exit 210 to Route 15 South. Follow Route 15 into Lewisburg and past the junction for Route 45. Approximately one mile past Route 45, turn left at the first traffic light to enter Christy Mathewson Stadium.

Sept. 14 — at Jersey Shore, 7 p.m.

Take PA-54 West to I-80 West and then take exit 210B to merge onto US-15 N/ Westbranch Highway. Turn left onto PA-44 N, and follow PA-44 N until it changes to Allegheny St. Turn left onto Mt Pleasant Ave, and then turn left onto Locust St. Take the first right onto School Rd., and then take a slight right onto Cemetery St. The school is on the left, and the stadium is behind the school.

Sept. 28 — at Mifflinburg Take 61 North to US 11/15. Stay on 11/15 for 6.5 miles then turn left onto Furnace Rd. Stay on Furnace Road for 9.2 miles then continue onto Market Street.

The school is a mile up the road.

Oct. 12 — at South Williamsport Take 54 West to I-80. Stay on I-80 for almost 22 miles until US 15/501 North.

Take US 15 for 30 miles and turn left on East Southern Avenue. The football field is on the right.

Oct. 19 — at Bloomsburg Take 42 North for 22.6 miles to 54 West into Danville. Take Route 11 into Bloomsburg and turn right onto Market Street. The school is a mile down the road, with the field behind it.

Northwest Aug. 24 — at Lackawanna Trail Take PA-29 North and PA-92 North for 37 miles to State Route 1010 in Lemon Township. Turn right on Route 1010 and after two and half miles, the school will be on the left.

Aug. 31 — at Meyers Take Route 11 North and turn right onto Route 29 South. Take next exit onto Sans Souci Parkway. Continue straight onto Carey Avenue. Stadium is behind school on Old River Road.

Sept. 7 — at Wyoming Area Follow PA-29 South/US-11 North/East Poplar Street, following US-11 North for 28 miles. Turn right onto Boston Avenue. Anthony Sobeski Stadium will be on the left.

Sept. 28 — at GAR Take Route 11 North and turn right onto Route 29 South. Take next exit onto Sans Souci Parkway. Continue straight onto Carey Avenue. Stadium is behind school on Old River Road.

Oct. 5 — at Hanover Take US-11 North, then make a slight right onto PA-29 South/US-11 North/E Pop-

lar Street. Continue to follow PA-29 South/ US-11 North, and merge onto PA-29 South.

Exit onto the Sans Souci Parkway, and drive about 3 miles. Turn right on Ashley Street, then take first left. The stadium is behind the school.

Oct. 12 — at Wyalusing Take I-180 W and then take exit 13 for PA-405 toward Muncy/Hughesville.

Continue straight onto US-220 N, and drive about 31 miles. Turn right onto East Main St., and continue onto Mill St. Turn left onto PA-87 N/Carpenter St. and follow PA-87 N. Turn left onto State Route 1015, and continue onto State Route 2009/Wilmot Rd. for about four miles. Stay on State Route 2009 and then turn left onto State Route 2007/Wilmot Rd. After about three miles, continue straight onto State Route 2010/ Wyalusing New Albany Rd. Drive about four miles and the school is on the right.

Southern Columbia Aug. 31 — at Mount Carmel Take PA-487 South for 3.6 miles before making a left turn onto Monastery Road.

Take Monestary Road for 1.5 miles and turn left onto PA-54 East/South Market Street and follow for 7.7 miles. Then, turn left onto PA-61 South and follow for 1.1 miles and continue onto North Poplar Street for .2 miles before turning right on West 3rd Street. Continue onto Locust Gap Highway. The Silver Bowl will be on your right across from Boyer’s Food Market.

Sept. 21 — at Central Columbia Take PA-487 North toward Elementary Drive for 4.8 miles. Turn right onto North 4th Street and continue onto PA-487 North/Merceron Street for 4.6 miles. Turn right onto East 7th Street, make a slight right onto Old Berwick Road and follow Old Berwick Road for 4.2 miles. The school will be on your left.

Sept. 28 — at South Williamsport Take PA-487 South for just under a mile and turn right onto Krick Road. Follow for 1 mile. Merge onto Billman Road and follow for 1.1 miles. Turn left onto High Road and follow for .6 miles, then turn right onto PA-54 West/Elysburg Road and follow for 6.5 miles. Make a right turn onto PA-54 West/Danville-Riverside Bridge Road/Mill Street and follow for 3.5 miles. Merge onto Interstate 80 West toward Milton. Take I-80 West for 13.5 miles, then take exit 210B for US-15 North toward Williamsport. Merge onto U.S. Highway 15 and continue for 16.1 miles. Make a left turn onto East Southern Avenue. The school will be on your left and Rodney K. Morgans Stadium will be on your right.

Oct. 12 — at Shikellamy Take PA-487 South for 4.5 miles before making a right turn onto East Center Street. Follow for .6 miles, turn right onto North Market Street and follow for just over a quarter mile. Turn left onto Penn Avenue and follow for .7 miles. Penn

Avenue turns into Snydertown Road, which should be followed for 10.7 miles. Continue onto North 11th Street for 1.1 miles and turn right onto Market Street. Then make a quick left onto South 10th Street, follow for .3 miles, and turn right onto Walnut Street.

The school is on your right and the stadium is on your left.

Oct. 26 — at Danville Head onto PA-487 South and continue for .9 miles. Turn right on Krick Road and merge onto Billman Road. Follow for 1.1 miles and turn left onto High Road. Follow for a little over a half mile and turn right onto PA-54 West/Elysburg Road. Continue 6.5 miles before turning right onto PA-54 West/Danville-Riverside Bridge Road/South Mill Street. Follow for .7 miles and turn right onto Northumberland Street. Continue to Bloom Street and make a slight right onto Walnut Street. Continue for over a mile and turn right onto State Hospital Drive. Turn right at the Danville Primary School and follow into the Danville High School complex. Ironmen Stadium is in between Danville High School and Danville Area Community Center, below the stadium on Liberty Street.

Vo-Tech Aug. 24 — at Panther Valley Head east on Sweppenheiser Drive and make a quick right onto Keefers Lane. Turn left onto US-11 North/Columbia Boulevard and follow .8 miles before merging onto Interstate 80 East via the ramp to Hazleton. Follow for 15.2 miles and take exit 256 toward PA-93 South. Turn right onto PA-93 South and follow for 4.3 miles before making a right onto Tomhicken Road. Then make a quick left to merge onto Interstate 81 South. Merge onto I-81 South and follow for 7.4 miles to exit 138. Merge onto PA-309 South toward Tamaqua. Follow 6.4 miles and turn left onto US-209 North/East Broad Street. Follow 4.7 miles and turn right onto Cortright Street. The stadium is on your right.

Sept. 14 — at Cowanesque Valley Head west on Sweppenheiser Drive and turn left onto Wolf Hollow Road for .6 miles. Turn right onto US-11 South/ Columbia Boulevard and follow for 2.3 miles. Turn right onto Central Road for 1.3 miles before turning right onto PA-487 North. Turn left and merge onto Interstate 80. Follow for 25.4 miles and take exit 201B for US-15 North. Merge onto US-15 North/501 North and take for 16.5 miles.

Turn left onto US-220 South/I-180 West.

Merge onto Interstate 180 West and follow for 1.7 miles. Then keep right at the fork to continue on U.S. Highway 15/501 North.

Follow for 27.2 miles, then take the exit toward PA-414 West. Make a left turn onto PA-414 West and follow 9.8 miles, then continue onto PA-287 North and follow 5.6 miles. Turn left onto Dean Hill Road, then a

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quick left onto Balsam Road, which will be followed for 3 miles. Continue onto Pheasant Hill Road for 1.8 miles. Pheasant Hill will become Kendrick Road, which will be followed for three quarters of a mile before continuing onto Airport Road. Turn left onto PA-362 West and follow for 3.4 miles. Then turn left onto US-6 West and take for 7.5 miles. Make a right turn onto PA-349 North and follow 13.3 miles. Turn left onto PA-49 West/West Main Street. Follow 1.3 miles and turn right onto North Fork Road. Make a left into the high school driveway. That stadium will be in front of the school parallel to East Main Street.

Sept. 28 — at Sayre Head east on Sweppenheiser Drive and turn left onto Keefers Lane. Turn right onto Wolf Hollow Road, make a quick left onto Lows Road, turn left onto Hidlay Church Road and follow for 2.6 miles. Make a left onto Folwersville Road, turn right onto Sponenberg Hill Road, then continue to Draketown Road and follow 1.9 miles before turning left onto Berwick Road.

Follow for a half mile, then turn right onto PA-487 North and follow 21 miles. Continue straight onto Mill Street, which turns into East Main Street, and turn right onto US Highway 220 N/N German Street, which will be followed for 15.1 miles. Turn right onto US Highway 220 North/James Monroe Avenue and follow 19.7 miles, then take exit 30. Turn right onto West Pine Street and follow a half mile, continue straight onto East Pine Street, then turn left onto North Rivr Street. Continue onto South Lehigh Avenue and follow a half mile, then turn onto West Hayden Street. The stadium is behind the school.

Oct. 12 — at Muncy Go west on Sweppenheiser Drive and make a left onto Wolf Hollow Road. Turn right onto US-11 South/Columbia Boulevard and follow for 2.3 miles. Make a right onto Central Road and follow for 1.3 miles.

Turn right onto PA-487 North, then make a left and merge onto Interstate 80 West.

Follow for 3.4 miles and take exit 232 toward PA-42 North. Turn right onto PA-42 North and follow 10.1 Miles. Continue onto PA 442 West for 14.7 miles, then make a left onto East Penn Street and follow 1.8 miles. The school and stadium are located on Penn Street, with tennis and basketball courts separating the two.

Oct. 26 — at Warrior Run Travel west on Sweppenheiser Drive and turn left onto Wolf Hollow Road. Follow for half a mile. Make a right turn onto US-11 South/Columbia Boulevard and travel 2.3 miles before turning right onto Central Road. Go 1.3 miles and turn right onto PA487 North, then turn left and merge onto Interstate 80 West toward Williamsport.

Follow for 12.miles and take exit 224 to merge onto PA-54 West. Follow 12.8 miles, then turn left onto Warrior Run Boulevard and follow 1.1 miles. Turn left into the school. The stadium is behind the school.

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JR., WR, 6-3, 210 Interested schools:

Sr., QB, 6-3, 200 When Hollenbach got to Southern, the two biggest areas he needed to improve were his touch on the long ball and his speed. He’s shaved fractions off his 40 time and become perhaps the most accurate passer in District 4. That punched his ticket to Tuscaloosa.

Interested schools: Accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Alabama

Sr., TE/DE, 6-6, 210 For his size alone, Verse would be on the lower D1 radar. But not many prep athletes his size also run the 100 during track season. Verse has had athleticism to spare his entire varsity career, but wasn’t exactly sure-handed early on. He’s improved to become not just a strong blocker, but a reliable pass-catching threat.

Interested schools: Temple

4. Teagan Wilk, Berwick

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3. Jared Verse, Central Columbia

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Southern Columbia wide receiver Julian Fleming runs after a catch during a state playoff game against Neumann-Goretti last November.

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2. Stone Hollenbach, Southern

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Jr., S, 5-11, 180 Pennlive.com put out its ranking of Pennsylvania recruits, ranking the allstate safety 39th in the Class of 2020. A game-breaker both on defense and special teams, he’s been busy attending camps in the offseason and made visits to Temple and Akron.

Interested schools: Big Ten, Temple, Akron

5. Gaige Garcia, Southern

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Jr. RB, 5-10, 195 Garcia has plenty of gaudy stats and moments that jump out on film and. What he doesn’t have right now are offers. The only interest he’s received is from Oklahoma — for wrestling. The only knock on him among recruiters might be that he doesn’t have the elite speed necessary for Division I. Interested schools: Too early to tell

6. Jack Chapman, Mount Carmel

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Jr. LB, 6-2, 195 Chapman had a breakout 2017 season playing next to all-stater Manus McCracken. He’s now the leader of the defense and someone recruiters are already familiar with. When Pennlive announced its recruit rankings, it had Chapman listed 56th in the Class of 2020.

Interested schools: Too early to tell

7. Max Tillett, Southern

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Jr. LB, 6-0, 190 Tillett enjoyed a breakout sophomore season, including an eye-opening performance in the state championship game.

Pennlive has him ranked 58th in the Class of 2020. The only thing that might keep him from college football is his budding baseball career.

Interested schools: Too early to tell

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leming was already on recruiters’ radars as a raw 170-pound freshman.

In the two years since, he’s packed on 40 pounds of muscle, somehow gotten faster (he clocked a blazing 4.37 in the 40-yard dash at the District 4 combine in May) and broken every receiving record in program history. Ranked in the top five in the Class of 2020 by every scouting service, he’s being pursued by every college in the country.

He’s still uncommited, though he tweeted this summer that he’d narrowed his choices down to six schools — FLEMING Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Penn State, USC and Virginia Tech.

Last year in this space, we called Fleming the area’s higest profile recruit since former Berwick quarterback Ron Powlus in the early 1990s. Certainly nothing that’s happened in the past year has changed that.

8. Preston Zachman, Southern

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Jr. LB, 6-2, 195 Zachman certainly has college-ready size, as well as the physical measurables (a 315-pound bench, 31-inch vertical).

Even though recruiters have focused more on a certain other receiver at Southern Columbia, Zachman’s college future actually could be as a pass-catcher.

Interested schools: Too early to tell

9. Mason Laubach, Berwick

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So. FB/DE, 6-2, 235 Laubach is a freak physical specimen.

You don’t see many 235-pounders with a 32-inch vertical or sophomores with a 575-pound squat. He’s been to camps at Pitt, Temple and BC, among others. He should be much higher on this list next year.

Interested schools: Too early to tell

10. Hunter Coulter, Bloomsburg

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Sr. RB, 5-11, 175 Coulter is a burner with excellent vision and strong ability to cut back on defenses. He fought injuries last year as a junior, but should be the featured runner in the Panthers’ attack this year. He has the grades to qualify for the Ivy League, and could land there or the Patriot League.

Interested schools: Ithaca, Ivy League

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ABOVE: Selinsgrove’s Josh Nylund, right, is tackled by Berwick’s Alex Parks after catching a pass during the third quarter last year at Berwick.

LEFT: Shamokin’s Devin Pietkiewicz tries to elude Southern Columbia’s Cole Helwig at Shamokin last August.

Division I (in predicted order of finish) 1. Jersey Shore • LAST YEAR: 7-4 (lost in District 4 Class 4A semifinal) • RETURNING STARTERS: 13 • KEY RETURNERS: RB Kyle Tomb, DL David Tomb, WR Koby Peacock, OL/LB Hunter O’Connor • KEY LOSSES: QB Elijah Shemory, WR/ CB Hunter Frantz, LB Dominic Williams 2. Selinsgrove

• LAST YEAR: 11-3 (lost in PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal) • RETURNING STARTERS: 8.

• KEY RETURNERS: RB/LB Joe Kahn, WR Josh Nylund, OL/NG Trey Baney, CB Benjamin Swineford • KEY LOSSES: QB Logan Leiby, WR Ricky Cope, WR Jarett Inch, DL Tony Dressler

3. Shamokin

• LAST YEAR: 1-9 • RETURNING STARTERS: 11.

• KEY RETURNERS: QB Nathan Grimes, TE/DT Matt Knowles, TE/LB Blake Kane, G/LB Blake Zalar • KEY LOSSES: LB Colin Hoover, RB/CB Devin Pietkiewicz, RB/CB Jacob Jeremiah,

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4. Shikellamy

• LAST YEAR: 9-3 (lost in District 4 Class 4A final) • RETURNING STARTERS: 15.

• KEY RETURNERS: RB Lucas Tilford, HB/CB Joe Folk, LB Ulysses Mercado, OL Zach Kemberling • KEY LOSSES: QB/LB Gabe Tilford, TE/ LB Josh Krieger, OL Nate Dealy, DE Mason Divert

5. Lewisburg

• LAST YEAR: 4-7 (lost in District 4 Class 3A semifinal) • RETURNING STARTERS: 17.

• KEY RETURNERS: RB/LB Draven Doebler, RB/S Max Moyers, WR/CB Dylan Farronato, WR/S Brett Newcomb • KEY LOSSES: OL/DL Jaylon Dodson, OL/DL Lance Klinefelter, LB Andrew Shedleski, QB Nick Shedleski

6. Central Mountain

• LAST YEAR: 1-9 • RETURNING STARTERS: 9 • KEY RETURNERS: WR/DE Donovan Burnell, RB/DB Rocco Stark, WR/DB Zach Eck • KEY LOSSES: QB Austyn Carson, RB/ LB Tanner Weaver, DE Nathan Campbell

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DANVILLE’S AUSTIN MILLAR drags Shamokin Ian Paul during the first half of a game at Danville last October.

Division II (in predicted order of finish) 1. Danville

• LAST YEAR: 9-3 (lost in District 4 Class 3A final) • RETURNING STARTERS: 16.

• KEY RETURNERS: QB/S Peyton Riley, HB/ LB Eric Sees, WR/CB Peyton Persing, OL/LB Preston Fausnaught • KEY LOSSES: C/DT Derien Yeager, G/LB Ken Cooper, G/LB Jared Mowery, FB Gannon Feldmann

2. Loyalsock

• LAST YEAR: 8-5 (lost in the PIAA Class 3A first round) • RETURNING STARTERS: 7.

• KEY RETURNERS: QB Connor Watkins, DE Bam Brima, WR Gerald Ross, DL Carmon Barone • KEY LOSSES: RB/ LB Hunter Webb, OL/DL Geno Ginoble, DB Cole Cavanaugh, FB/LB Dom Fischetti 3. Montoursville

• LAST YEAR: 2-8 • RETURNING STARTERS: 14.

• KEY RETURNERS: QB Hunter Shearer, RB/ LB Logan Ott, G/LB Cole Ranck, T Joey Rogers • KEY LOSSES: TE/DT Keegan Leahy, WR/S Brian Shaffer, WR/CB

Anthony Washington, T/DE Dalton Tubbs 4. Mifflinburg • LAST YEAR: 2-9 (lost in District 4 Class 3A semifinal) • RETURNING STARTERS: 16.

• KEY RETURNERS: QB Gary DeGroat, RB/ LB Rylee Stahl, RB/DT Mason Breed, G/DE John Raker • KEY LOSSES: WR/S Cole Laubach, DE Mason Picarelli, WR/CB Chris Day, TE/LB Garrett Becker 5. Warrior Run

• LAST YEAR: 3-7 • RETURNING STARTERS: 18.

• KEY RETURNERS: WR/DE

Ahmad Keyes, G/LB Jackson Welliver, WR/S Denver Beachel, WR/ LB Riley Daubert • KEY LOSSES: QB/CB Gage Anzulavich, RB/LB Pacey Howard, TE/LB Ty Kirkner, LB Anthony Delsite 6. Milton

• LAST YEAR: 0-10 • RETURNING STARTERS: 16.

• KEY RETURNERS: QB Phil Davis, RB/CB Qamar Bradley, WR/S Quaylin Rice, G Dalton Guisewite • KEY LOSSES: TE Tony Manzano, RB Alex Garcia, WR/CB Jalil Garrison, DT Bobby Calhoun

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SOUTHERN COLUMBIA QUARTERBACK STONE HOLLENBACK, left, runs past Mount Carmel’s Logan Wills during the District 4 Class 2A championship game last year at Southern.

Division III (in predicted order of finish) 1. Southern Columbia • LAST YEAR: 16-0 (PIAA Class 2A champions) • RETURNING STARTERS: 11.

• KEY RETURNERS: WR/CB Julian Fleming, RB Gaige Garcia, QB Stone Hollenbach, LB Cal Haladay • KEY LOSSES: G/DT Andrew Bell, DE Tyler Bendas, TE/LB Anthony Scicchitano 2. Mount Carmel

• LAST YEAR: 8-5 (lost in District 4 Class 2A final) • RETURNING STARTERS: 19.

• KEY RETURNERS: QB Tommy Reisinger, RB/LB John Ayres, LB Jack Chapman, WR/DE Logan Wills • KEY LOSSES: FB/LB Manus McCracken, WR/S CJ Reichard, G Collin Krakowski, T Brendan Boris 3. Central Columbia

• LAST YEAR: 9-3 (lost in District 4 Class 2A semifinal) • RETURNING STARTERS: 16.

• KEY RETURNERS: QB Trae Devlin RB/SS Isaac Gensemer, LB Ky Seesholtz, FB/DE Jack Schechterly • KEY LOSSES: OL Kile Kauwell, OL

Ryan Letkowski, LB Andrew Fritz 4. South Williamsport

• LAST YEAR: 9-2 (lost in District 4 Class 2A quarterfinal) • RETURNING STARTERS: 11.

• KEY RETURNERS: QB AJ Flick, RB/LB Luke Winter, WR/CB Cole Lentz, G Rion Withers • KEY LOSSES: RB/LB Gideon Green, C/DT Reilly Barnes, T/DE Ben Johnson, T/DE Griffynn Metzger

5. Hughesville

• LAST YEAR: 2-8 • RETURNING STARTERS: 7.

• KEY RETURNERS: RB Carter

Marquardt, G/DE Evan Stutzman, C/DE Zane Gee • KEY LOSSES: T/ NG Bradley Beaver, WR/S Patrick Rogers, T/LB Dale Shrawder, QB Ori Shaner 6. Bloomsburg

• LAST YEAR: 5-6 (lost in Eastern Conference final) • RETURNING STARTERS: 5.

• KEY RETURNERS: RB Hunter Coulter, LB Jacob Mattive, LB Cade Klinger, LB Aiden Klinger • KEY LOSSES: WR Eric Foust, DL Evan Bond, OL/LB Mitch Reed, OL/DB Jeremy Vogel

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King’s College’s C.J. Curry, a Berwick graduate, walks onto the field for practice in 2016. Curry is expected to contribute as an H-back for the Monarchs this season.

Bucknell University

• HEAD COACH: Joe Susan, ninth season.

• CAREER RECORD: 47-46 (including at Davidson in 2000).

• BASIC OFFENSE: Pro. • BASIC DEFENSE: 4-2 • BUCKNELL’S OFFENSE: QB Jake Wilson had a strong performance in Bucknell’s spring game, throwing a pair of TDs. His favorite targets should be WRs John Reedy and John McGuire. Another spring standout was RB Chad Freshnock,

who had two scoring runs. The offensive line will be led by C Pat Finn, a tri-captain and preseason all-conference honoree.

Another standout on the line is Derek Bastinck, who was named the team’s Most Improved Offensive Player this spring.

• BUCKNELL’S DEFENSE: The biggest loss came up front, where Bucknell is without graduated Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Abdullah Anderson on the interior. But the defense will be led by rising sophomore LB Simeon Page, who was an all-conference second-team

selection last year as a freshman. Clay Myers, who had 2 1⁄2 sacks in the spring game, should be a force on the defensive front. CB Bryan Marine should lead the secondary. The tri-captain is a four-year contributor with seven career interceptions.

• LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Josh Yoder, a former all-state lineman at Southern Columbia, started eight games at right guard last year. He missed the final three games due to injury. He was one of three offensive linemen to make his first career start in the 2017 opener against Marist.

King’s College

• HEAD COACH: Jeff Knarr, ninth season.

• CAREER RECORD: 27-53.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Pro-I. • BASIC DEFENSE: Multiple 3-4.

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• KING’S DEFENSE: King’s has a lot to replace on defense, particularly along the front. The Monarchs are more set at LB, where they expect big things from Jaret Horn and Mando Sallavanti. SS Mikal Butler is the headliner in the secondary.

• LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Curry is joined by fellow Berwick grad and HB Justin Wenner, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound senior.

Lycoming College • HEAD COACH: Mike Clark, 11th season • CAREER RECORD: 59-42.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Multiple pro-style.

• BASIC DEFENSE: 4-3.

• LYCOMING’S OFFENSE: For the second straight year, the Warriors will have an open competition at QB. Lock Haven University transfer Chase Snavely and Jersey Shore all-state selection Elijah Shemory head a group of 11 Warrior QBs that enter camp. In the backfield, Dante Gipson and Jacob Fimbres give the team a pair of explosive tailback options, while Berwick product Len Wyda could also work into the two-deep during his sophomore season. Nick Costello returns with more than 1,500 career receiving yards to his credit to head a talented set of receivers that also includes healthy junior Steve Toczylousky, a Southern Columbiaprogram product.ad 8-18_Layout 1 7/27/18 1:24 PM Page 1 PE Football • LYCOMING’S DEFENSE: With 11 of 16 players back that made at least 20 tackles in 2017, the Warriors return a young and ambitious corps. DT tackle Kyle Pierce, a Berwick product, will work with 300-pound

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all-conference tackle Ahmad Curtis and 250-pounder Matt Galasso to help chew up opponents’ ground games, while LBs like Hughesville’s Trey Smith and Schuylkill Haven’s Mike Kalyan are out to transform the team’s front seven into one of the deepest in the MAC. • LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Toczylousky and Wyda are both working into the rotation on offense, and Pierce should be a regular contributor on the defensive interior.

Wilkes University • HEAD COACH: Jonathan Drach, first season.

• CAREER RECORD: 0-0.

• BASIC OFFENSE: Spread.

• BASIC DEFENSE: Multiple.

• WILKES’ OFFENSE: The offense will be led by Berwick grad Jeff Steeber, a WR and captain who had 36 catches for 334 yards and 2 TDs last year. Wade Rippeon and Nicholas Geimer split time at QB last year as freshmen, and both are back. Geimer was also the team’s leading rusher last season, though junior RB Shane Deemer was second. Anthony Marcincavage will anchor the offensive line.

• WILKES’ DEFENSE: Wilkes returns a good defense in 2018. It’s led by LB Bud Moyer, who had a teamhigh 107 tackles and 3 1⁄2 sacks last year. He’s joined by second-leading tackler Lukas Wood, who had 90 stops last year. The DL is led by captain Vinnie Werner.

The only returner in the secondary is senior Devon Fink, who was tied for the team lead last year with two interceptions.

• LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Besides Steeber, other local alums include Northwest grads Bryce Harrison, Dylan Womelsdort and Brendan Riley.

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2017 REGULAR SEASON standings

PASSING LEADERS Name, school Stone Hollenbach, Southern Trevor Welsh, Vo-Tech Peyton Riley, Danville Jared Marshman, Berwick K.J. Riley, Danville Alex Force, Berwick Tom Reisinger, Mt. Carmel Trae Devlin, Central David Piestrak, Northwest Nick Anderson, Bloomsburg Gannon Feldmann, Danville

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Att. 220 120 85 118 64 101 180 205 165 175 12

Yds. INT TD Pct. Rating 2,503 5 30 64.1 200.12 1,456 12 20 57.5 194.42 836 5 10 55.3 164.97 954 4 13 56.8 154.27 534 2 8 46.9 151.96 659 1 5 56.4 125.60 1,363 9 11 45.0 118.77 1,524 8 9 48.3 117.42 889 6 14 43.0 109.02 794 9 7 37.7 78.74 20 2 0 25.0 5.67 minimum 12 pass attempts

PA. HEARTLAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DIVISION I Div. Ovr. PF PA 5-0 8-2 368 211 x-Shikellamy Selinsgrove 4-1 8-2 340 155 3-2 7-3 302 121 Jersey Shore hollenbach Mifflinburg 1-4 2-8 168 327 Shamokin 1-4 1-9 149 351 1-4 1-9 159 386 Central Mountain DIVISION II Div. Ovr. PF PA TOP RETURNERS x-Southern Columbia 5-0 10-0 495 108 Southern Columbia’s Stone Hollenbach broke his own program Danville 4-1 8-2 318 188 records with 2,503 yards and 30 TDs. 3-2 6-4 337 237 Mount Carmel Danville’s K.J. Riley threw for 534 yards and eight TDs before sufK.J. RILEY fering an injury.

Lewisburg 2-3 4-6 208 316 1-4 2-8 134 302 Montoursville Milton 0-5 1-9 208 528 DIVISION III RUSHING LEADERS Div. Ovr. PF PA Name, school Att. Yds. TD Y/Att. Y/G x-South Williamsport 5-0 9-1 425 180 Gaige Garcia, Southern 198 2,273 37 11.5 142.1 Central Columbia 4-1 8-2 292 148 John Ayres, Mt. Carmel 255 1,391 17 5.5 107.0 Isaac Gensemer, Central 221 1,371 17 6.2 114.3 Loyalsock 3-2 6-4 340 207 Sevon King, Vo-Tech 201 1,206 10 6.0 120.6 Bloomsburg 2-3 5-5 228 212 Jake Anderson, Northwest 188 1,068 8 5.7 97.1 Warrior Run 1-4 3-7 168 377 Gannon Feldmann, Danville 134 947 6 7.1 78.9 Hughesville 0-5 2-8 130 320 Owen Shoemaker, Berwick 133 903 14 6.8 69.5 GARCIA x-clinched division Hunter Coulter, Bloomsburg 116 897 12 7.7 81.5 138 883 9 6.4 67.9 Evan Klinger, Berwick WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE Austin Millar, Danville 70 737 10 10.5 61.4 DIVISION AAAA Shane Weidner, Mt. Carmel 77 665 12 8.6 51.2 Div. Ovr. PF PA Jeffrey Cox, Southern 109 664 7 6.1 41.5 x-Berwick 5-0 8-2 298 122 Dallas 3-1 7-3 281 152 TOP RETURNERS Crestwood 3-2 5-5 202 235 Southern Columbia’s Gaige Garcia topped 2,000 yards for the first Coughlin 2-3 4-6 144 286 time in his career and now has nearly 4,200 career yards as a junior.

Mount Carmel’s John Ayres ran for nearly 1,400 yards as the Red Pittston 2-3 6-4 255 289 Tornadoes AYRES advanced to the District 4 Class 2A final.

Wyoming Area 1-4 4-6 250 190 x-clinched division WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE DIVISION AA/A RECEIVING LEADERS Div. Ovr. PF PA Name, school Rec. Yds. TD Y/Att. Y/G Julian Fleming, Southern 69 1,467 20 21.3 91.7 x-Northwest 6-0 7-3 260 180 43 582 7 13.5 44.8 Damon Beckhorn, Berwick Lake-Lehman 5-1 6-4 261 253 Gaige Garcia, Southern 33 443 6 13.4 27.7 Meyers 3-2 6-4 209 199 C.J. Reichard, Mt. Carmel 29 566 5 19.5 43.5 Nanticoke 2-3 5-5 300 223 Zander Bradley, Central 28 577 5 20.6 48.1 Jared Watts, Berwick 28 349 2 12.5 26.8 Holy Redeemer 0-4 2-8 143 391 28 280 4 10.0 25.5 Brandon Hardiman, Northwest GAR 1-4 1-9 109 371 fleming John Binder, Vo-Tech 27 665 9 24.6 66.5 Hanover Area 0-5 0-10 97 358 Connor Hazlet, Northwest 27 488 11 18.1 44.4 NORTHERN TIER SMALL SCHOOL Shane Kozick, Danville 26 474 9 18.2 39.5

Conf. Ovr. PF PA Preston Zachman, Southern 22 343 3 15.6 21.4 2 others tied with 20 x-Muncy 5-0 7-3 349 226 Montgomery 4-1 5-5 237 210 TOP RETURNERS Bucktail 2-3 4-6 182 308 Southern Columbia’s Julian Fleming scored a touchdown every Vo-Tech 2-3 3-7 263 355 3.5 catches on his way to being named Class 2A Player of the Year.

Sayre 1-4 1-9 139 345 Central Columbia’s Zander Bradley emerged as a big-play threat BRADLEY with 577 yards and five TDs. Cowanesque Valley 1-4 2-8 110 391

2017 PLAYOFFS DISTRICT 4 CLASS 4A Semifinals No. 1 Shikellamy 41, No. 4 Athens 7 No. 2 Selinsgrove 14, No. 3 Jersey Shore 7 Final No. 2 Selinsgrove 34, No. 1 Shikellamy 0 CLASS 3A Semifinals No. 1 Danville 54, No. 4 Mifflinburg 24 No. 2 Loyalsock 35, No. 3 Lewisburg 24 Final No. 2 Loyalsock 35, No. 1 Danville 6 CLASS 2A Quarterfinals No. 1 Southern Columbia 63, No. 8 North Penn 26 No. 4 Central Columbia 20, No. 5 Towanda 6 No. 7 Line Mountain 14, No. 2 Wellsboro 13 No. 6 Mount Carmel 28, No. 3 South Williamsport 14 Semifinals No. 1 Southern Columbia 56, No. 4 Central Columbia 14 No. 6 Mount Carmel 42, No. 7 Line Mountain 6 Final No. 1 Southern Columbia 49, No. 6 Mount Carmel 14 DISTRICT 2 CLASS 4A Quarterfinals No. 1 Berwick 42, No. 8 Wyoming Area 0 No. 4 North Pocono 48, No. 5 Pittston 15 No. 3 Valley View 51, No. 6 Crestwood 0 No. 7 Coughlin 28, No. 2 Dallas 0 Semifinals No. 1 Berwick 48, No. 4 North Pocono 14 No. 3 Valley View 40, No. 7 Coughlin 7 Final No. 3 Valley View 24, No. 1 Berwick 17, 2 OTs EASTERN CONFERENCE CLASS A/2A Final No. 1 Northwest 31, No. 2 Bloomsburg 30, 3 OTs

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preston Christian Whitefausnaught bread Danville (Yr., Ht., Wt.)

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johnWhiteChristian ayres bread Mt. (Yr., Carmel Ht., Wt.)

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zander Christian Whitebradley bread Central (Yr., Ht., Wt.)

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shane Christian Whitekozick bread Danville (Yr., Ht., Wt.)

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Preseason Offensive Player of the Year JULIAN FLEMING, WR Southern Columbia What more is there to say about Fleming, the reigning state Player of the Year, the state’s top recruit in the Class of 2020? He put up 69 receptions for nearly 1,500 yards and 20 TDs last year despite playing in an offense that threw on just under 27 percent of its snaps — oh, and despite playing the entire postseason with a torn labrum in his hip. While rehabing from surgery, he hit the weight room and emerged with a collegeready physique. Scary, considering he’s already the best receiver that District 4 has seen this century.

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TEAGAN Christian WhiteWILK bread Berwick (Yr., Ht., Wt.)

hunter Christian Whitecoulter bread Bloomsburg (Yr., Ht., Wt.)

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logan Christian Whitewills bread Mt. Carmel (Yr., Ht., Wt.)

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zachWhiteChristian zerbe bread Danville (Yr., Ht., Wt.)

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TYLER Christian WhiteSTEVENS bread Northwest (Yr., Ht., Wt.)

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TEAGAN WILK, S Berwick There are any number of candidates for this honor. Southern Columbia’s Cal Haladay is already a two-time all-state honoree as a junior, and Mount Carmel’s Jack Chapman should assume the mantle of graduated all-stater Manus McCracken. But Wilk has more game-changing ability than any defensive player in the area. There aren’t many DBs who lead the conference in interceptions and lead their team with 110 tackles the way Wilk did for the Bulldogs in 2017. With an increased role in the offense this year, he should find new ways to impact games.

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