Another week of Pennsylvania high school football brought huge offensive performances across the state, including three 300-yard rushers, a 371-yard passing performance, record-setting touchdown totals and a pair of teams approaching or surpassing 500 yards on the ground.
West Catholic quarterback Josiah Everett led all reported passers with 371 yards, while Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Tommy Murphy threw six touchdown passes.
On the ground, Kutztown’s Ryan Walters led the way with 328 yards, just ahead of Pine Grove Area’s Logan Troup with 326 and Chichester’s Maurice Dantzler Jr. with 302.
Conrad Weiser’s Kole Kupper made some history of his own, scoring six rushing touchdowns to establish a new school record.
Everett Leads the Air Attack
West Catholic’s Josiah Everett turned in the week’s top reported passing performance with 371 yards. Everett also threw three touchdown passes and accounted for four total touchdowns.
Conwell-Egan’s Aubrey Kimbrough followed with 318 passing yards and three touchdowns, while West York’s Jensen Ferber completed the 300-yard group with 303 yards and three touchdown passes.
Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Tommy Murphy came close to 300 yards, throwing for 297 while leading the state in reported touchdown passes with six.
Upper Darby’s Safiy Salley threw for 285 yards, Jersey Shore’s Nolen Pauling finished with 277 and Bethlehem Catholic’s Axel Burkhart had 275.
Archbishop Wood’s Jack Drakeley threw for 255 yards, Lewisburg’s Jett Jamieson had 254 and Cedar Crest’s Steven Reyes finished with 251.
Midd-West’s Witten Carter (247), Warrior Run’s Logan Stevenson (246), Cedar Cliff’s Jalen Hinton (242), West Perry’s Hayden Fleisher (233), Blue Mountain’s Cohen Kirby (232), Upper Perkiomen’s Grayson Sabo (231), Holy Redeemer’s Brady McDermott (229), Northern York’s Mason Barnett (229) and Warwick’s Colin McGaw (228) rounded out the reported passing performances.
Murphy Throws Six Touchdown Passes
Murphy’s six touchdown passes led an impressive week for quarterbacks.
Lewisburg’s Jett Jamieson was next with five touchdown passes.
Schuylkill Valley’s Alex Aletras, Donegal’s Chase Marshall, Wilson’s Cole Peterson, Northern Lehigh’s Garrett Smoyer, Hamburg’s Isaac McFadden, Bishop Shanahan’s Mike Miller and Big Spring’s Nathan Baranoski each threw four touchdown passes.
Southern Columbia’s Ayden Hockenbroch, Conwell-Egan’s Kimbrough, Dunmore’s Brady McCormick, Blue Mountain’s Kirby, Nazareth Area’s Cooper Madson, Shenandoah Valley’s Ethan Bench, Upper Perkiomen’s Sabo, West Perry’s Fleisher, Archbishop Wood’s Drakeley, Cedar Cliff’s Hinton, West York’s Ferber, West Catholic’s Everett, Hanover Area’s Logan Richardson, North Penn’s London Evans, Jersey Shore’s Pauling and Cedar Crest’s Reyes each threw three.
Three Running Backs Break 300 Yards
Three players surpassed 300 rushing yards, led by Kutztown’s Ryan Walters.
Walters piled up 328 yards and scored five rushing touchdowns.
Pine Grove Area’s Logan Troup was only two yards behind with 326 yards and three touchdowns.
Chichester’s Maurice Dantzler Jr. gave the week its third 300-yard rusher, finishing with 302 yards and four touchdowns.
Northern Lebanon’s Brady Ryan rushed for 272 yards, while Great Valley’s Beau Kosmalski finished with 262 yards and five touchdowns.
Conrad Weiser’s Kupper rushed for 261 yards and turned his opportunities into a record-setting six rushing touchdowns.
Mahanoy Area’s Quinton Rucker rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns, while Solanco’s Wesley Bard finished with 236 yards.
La Salle College’s Bryce Hanton had 230 yards, Downingtown West’s Amari Cannon finished with 231 and Neshaminy’s Brock Williams rushed for 223.
Radnor’s Adam Krafczek added 221 yards, Wyoming Valley West’s Malique Campbell had 212 and Southern Lehigh’s Jack MoDavis finished with 209.
Strath Haven’s Landon Barlow rushed for 208 yards, Abington’s Caleb Smith had 205 and Ridley’s Jamar Savoy finished with 201.
Kupper Sets Conrad Weiser Record
Conrad Weiser’s Kole Kupper delivered one of the week’s most memorable performances.
Kupper rushed for 261 yards and six touchdowns, setting a new school record for rushing touchdowns in a game.
Great Valley’s Beau Kosmalski was another major force, scoring five rushing touchdowns while accumulating 262 yards.
Warrior Run’s Denyn Beachel scored five rushing touchdowns, tying a school record.
Interboro’s Momodu Rogers and Kutztown’s Walters also reached the end zone five times on the ground.
Abington’s Caleb Smith, Chichester’s Dantzler and Mahanoy Area’s Rucker each rushed for four touchdowns.
Berwick Area’s Brady Cleaver, Palmerton Area’s Carson Eckhart, Spring Grove’s Davon Melbourne, Southern Columbia’s Grady Garcia, Dallas’ Hunter Pitcavage, Lakeland’s Jackson Pochas, Ridley’s Savoy, Strath Haven’s Jake Plunkett, Pine Grove Area’s Troup, Twin Valley’s Lucas Myers, Lehighton’s Lukas Crozier, Palmyra’s Roman Russek, Parkland’s TJ Lawrence, Whitehall’s Tanner Dogmanits, Solanco’s Bard and Manheim Central’s Xavier Oxceva each scored three rushing touchdowns.
Walker Tops 200 Receiving Yards
Lewisburg’s Jaylen Walker led the reported receiving performances with 218 yards.
Pittston Area’s Lucas Lo Presto also surpassed 200 yards, finishing with 213.
Upper Darby’s Amir Crooks had 172 receiving yards, followed by West Perry’s Marshall Etter with 169.
Blue Mountain’s Chase Guers finished with 155 yards, Bethlehem Catholic’s Carter Vassa had 153 and Jersey Shore’s Carter Rhinehart added 152.
West Catholic’s Tyree Wilkins finished with 140 yards, while Central York’s DeMarcus Murray had 137.
Hempfield’s Donte Lewis recorded 136 yards, Archbishop Wood’s David Melcher had 134 and Easton Area’s Sean McPeek finished with 127.
Walker was also the leader in receiving touchdowns, catching four touchdown passes for Lewisburg. Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Jonathan Striba caught three touchdown passes while finishing with 113 receiving yards.
Vassa Hauls in 11 Passes
Bethlehem Catholic’s Carter Vassa led all reported players in receptions, catching 11 passes for 153 yards.
Midd-West’s D’Angelo Drumheller reached double figures with 10 receptions.
Schuylkill Valley’s William Johns caught nine passes.
Jersey Shore’s Rhinehart, Northern York’s Cash Keck, Hanover Area’s Conor Richardson, Palmyra’s Jaxin Robinson, Southern Lehigh’s Otto Young, West Catholic’s Sya’mir Jackson and Warwick’s Vince Yacoviello each finished with eight receptions.
Blue Mountain’s Guers, Pittston Area’s Lo Presto, Freedom’s Marquise Chapman, Wilson’s Michael Glover and Wilkes-Barre’s Wonder Woods each caught seven.
Interboro Piles Up 525 Rushing Yards
Interboro led the reported team rushing performances with an impressive 525 yards on the ground.
Momodu Rogers played a major role in the offensive production, rushing for 174 yards and five touchdowns.
Haverford High also had a huge performance from its ground game, accumulating 477 rushing yards.
Haverford’s Henry Yez contributed 171 rushing yards to that total.
Kupper and Murphy Lead Six-Touchdown Club
Two players accounted for six touchdowns.
Kupper did all of his damage on the ground with his school-record six rushing scores for Conrad Weiser.
Murphy threw six touchdown passes for Notre Dame-Green Pond.
Schuylkill Valley’s Alex Aletras, Great Valley’s Kosmalski, Abington’s Smith, Warrior Run’s Beachel, Northern Lehigh’s Smoyer, West Perry’s Fleisher, Hamburg’s McFadden, West York’s Ferber, Lewisburg’s Jamieson, Lakeland’s Pochas, Interboro’s Rogers, Palmyra’s Russek and Kutztown’s Walters each accounted for five touchdowns.
Bethlehem Catholic’s Burkhart, Berwick Area’s Cleaver, Donegal’s Marshall, Wilson’s Peterson, Nazareth Area’s Madson, Shenandoah Valley’s Bench, Upper Perkiomen’s Sabo, Lewisburg’s Walker, West Catholic’s Everett, Chichester’s Dantzler, Bishop Shanahan’s Miller, Central Bucks East’s Mike Price, Big Spring’s Baranoski, Jersey Shore’s Pauling, Whitehall’s Dogmanits and Mahanoy Area’s Rucker each accounted for four touchdowns.
Gallagher Dominates Pancake Totals
The big guys up front also turned in some impressive numbers.
Susquenita’s Trentin Gallagher led all reported offensive linemen with a massive 13 pancake blocks.
Palmerton Area’s Mason Konze recorded eight, while Susquenita’s Eian Cabezas had six.
Susquenita teammates JJ Frey and Will Shuttlesworth each recorded five pancake blocks, along with Chichester’s Saifwan Lyn.
Palmerton Area’s Colson Ruzicka and Cooper Henry and Chichester’s Jordan Doyle each finished with four.
Central Bucks East’s Dan Kirk and Owen Metzger, Upper Perkiomen’s Gage Trimbur, Wyoming Valley West’s Peyton Sninsky and Palmerton Area’s Wyatt Gable each recorded three.
From Everett’s 371 yards through the air to three running backs breaking the 300-yard barrier, offenses across Pennsylvania continued to put up impressive numbers.
Kupper’s school-record six rushing touchdowns, Beachel tying Warrior Run’s record with five rushing scores, Murphy’s six touchdown passes and Interboro’s 525-yard rushing performance highlighted a week filled with big plays and standout individual efforts.