Records continued to fall across Pennsylvania high school football as Pocono Mountain East quarterback Ceejay Serfass broke three school passing records, Bethlehem Catholic’s Axel Burkart threw for 419 yards, and Schuylkill Haven’s Colton Reber rushed for 283 yards to highlight this week’s top offensive performances.
Burkart led the reported passing performances with 419 yards and five touchdown passes while accounting for six total touchdowns. Reber topped the rushing category with 283 yards, and Holy Redeemer’s Kaden Sepkoski led all reported receivers with 223 yards.
Southern Lehigh quarterback Colton Sams also reached another impressive career milestone, bringing his career total to 103 touchdown passes.
Serfass Breaks Three Pocono Mountain East School Records
Pocono Mountain East quarterback Ceejay Serfass put together a record-breaking performance, establishing three school passing records.
Serfass threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns, breaking his own school record for passing yards in a single game. His previous mark came against Honesdale during the 2025 season.
He also became Pocono Mountain East’s career leader in passing yards and career passing touchdowns.
The performance gave Serfass three school records and added another milestone to his career.
Burkart Throws for 419 Yards and Five Touchdowns
Bethlehem Catholic quarterback Axel Burkart delivered the week’s top reported passing performance.
Burkart threw for 419 yards and five touchdowns while accounting for six total touchdowns.
West Catholic’s Josiah Everett followed with 347 passing yards and three touchdowns, while Milton Area’s Paxton Humphrey threw for 337 yards and three scores.
Nazareth Area’s Cooper Madson passed for 301 yards and four touchdowns, while Central York’s Jamin Ilgenfritz finished with 299 yards and three touchdowns.
Pocono Mountain East’s Serfass followed with 297 yards and three touchdowns.
Dover’s Iyon Valenti passed for 292 yards and three scores, while Easton Area’s Zahviay McGurn threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns.
Bethlehem Liberty’s Alsaiah Gross finished with 277 yards, and Warwick’s Colin McGaw passed for 276 yards and three touchdowns.
Northeastern’s Logan Evans and Midd-West’s Witten Carter each threw for 274 yards.
Chambersburg’s Cam Green passed for 272 yards and five touchdowns, while Susquenita’s Kalen Fleisher threw for 267 yards and four scores.
Holy Redeemer’s Brady McDermott finished with 254 yards and three touchdowns, while Pocono Mountain West’s Curtis Sipler passed for 251 yards and three scores.
Shenandoah Valley’s Ethan Bench threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns, while Southern Lehigh’s Sams finished with 244 yards and four scores.
Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Tommy Murphy passed for 236 yards and three touchdowns, while Holy Cross’ Chase Rutkoski finished with 230 yards.
Eastern York’s Brady Cook threw for 229 yards, Susquehanna Township’s Cael Feidt and Montoursville’s Eli Eck each finished with 228, and West York’s Jensen Ferber added 225 yards and three touchdowns.
Sams Reaches 103 Career Touchdown Passes
Southern Lehigh quarterback Colton Sams continued adding to his impressive career passing totals.
Sams threw four touchdown passes, bringing his career total to 103.
He also passed for 244 yards and accounted for four total touchdowns.
The performance marked another milestone for the Southern Lehigh quarterback as he continued to build on his career accomplishments.
Three Quarterbacks Throw Five Touchdowns
Bethlehem Catholic’s Burkart, Chambersburg’s Green and Lewisburg’s Xavier Carter shared the reported lead with five touchdown passes apiece.
South Williamsport’s Cole Gerber, Southern Lehigh’s Sams, Nazareth Area’s Madson, Susquenita’s Fleisher, Philadelphia Central’s Skylar Hunter, Pottsville’s Tommy Welsh and Red Land’s Tucker Baker each threw four touchdown passes.
West Philadelphia’s Ahmeir Green, Holy Redeemer’s McDermott, Pocono Mountain East’s Serfass, Lower Dauphin’s Chase Goddard, Warwick’s McGaw, Pocono Mountain West’s Sipler, Shenandoah Valley’s Bench, Dover’s Valenti, Stroudsburg’s Jack Mitchell and Central York’s Ilgenfritz were among the quarterbacks throwing three touchdowns.
West York’s Ferber, West Catholic’s Everett, Line Mountain’s Kaden Dunkelberger, Chester’s Kenjai Gatling, Phoenixville’s Lincoln DeFrain, Northeastern’s Evans, Milton Area’s Humphrey, Cedar Crest’s Steven Reyes, Marple Newtown’s Tommy Diblasi, Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Murphy and Easton Area’s McGurn also threw three touchdown passes.
Reber Leads Rushers with 283 Yards
Schuylkill Haven’s Colton Reber led the reported rushing performances with 283 yards and three touchdowns.
Martin Luther King’s Jaden Staten followed with 240 yards and three touchdowns, while Bishop Shanahan’s Tommy Conte rushed for 239 yards and three scores.
Elizabethtown’s Prince Wratto finished with 232 yards and four touchdowns.
Williams Valley’s Fletcher Thompson rushed for 226 yards, while York Suburban’s Jack Lenzi finished with 225 yards and three touchdowns.
Middletown’s Gavin Paul rushed for 214 yards, while Octorara Area’s Brayden Mastrippolito finished with 207 yards and three scores.
Archbishop Wood’s D’Andre Webb rushed for 204 yards and four touchdowns, while Hamburg’s Blaise Ernst finished with 203 yards and three touchdowns.
Coventry Christian School’s Cole Smerecki also surpassed the 200-yard mark, rushing for 201 yards and three touchdowns.
Great Valley’s Beau Kosmalski and Haverford High’s Henry Yez each rushed for 195 yards, with Yez adding three touchdowns.
Annville-Cleona’s Yama Navarro finished with 193 yards, while Pittston Area’s Jude Ferentino rushed for 189.
Northampton’s Chase Kessler and Schuylkill Haven’s Logan Goad each finished with 182 yards, while Stroudsburg’s Keyen Johnson added 180.
Bloomsburg’s Jharee Moore-Stewart rushed for 177 yards, Whitehall’s Tanner Dogmantis finished with 174, and Camp Hill’s Kristian Albrecht rushed for 173 yards.
Marian Catholic’s Tyler Price added 171 yards, while ELCO’s Gavin Yeiser finished with 169.
Mifflinburg’s Landon Moser rushed for 168 yards, Emmaus’ Jay Santos had 166, and Abington Heights’ Jayden Anglin finished with 162.
Mount Carmel Area’s Cooper Karycki rushed for 161 yards, while Mid Valley’s Kayden Barnauskas finished with 158.
Loyalsock’s Cayden Sones rushed for 157 yards, Mahanoy Area’s Quintin Rucker had 156, and Central Bucks West’s Braylen Cape finished with 155.
Unionville’s Darren Hovington rushed for 154 yards, Dover’s Eli Smyser added 153, and Tri-Valley’s Parker Hatter finished with 152.
Susquehanna Township’s Sincere Littlejohn rushed for 151 yards, while Honesdale’s Gabe Duda rounded out the group with 150.
Howell Scores Five Rushing Touchdowns
Neshaminy’s Luke Howell led the reported rushing touchdown totals with five.
Archbishop Wood’s Webb, Honesdale’s Duda, Camp Hill’s Albrecht, Jersey Shore’s Nolen Pauling, Elizabethtown’s Wratto and Susquehanna Township’s Littlejohn each scored four rushing touchdowns.
Hamburg’s Ernst, Jim Thorpe’s Bobby Levins, Trinity’s Brandon Harris, Octorara Area’s Mastrippolito, Blue Mountain’s Brody Foose, Loyalsock’s Sones, Pleasant Valley’s Chris Ward, Coventry Christian School’s Smerecki, Schuylkill Haven’s Reber and Delaware Valley’s Devin Estevez were among the players scoring three rushing touchdowns.
Hershey’s Harrison Farmen, Haverford High’s Yez, Martin Luther King’s Staten, York Suburban’s Lenzi, Council Rock South’s Jerry Rogers, Catasauqua’s Joziah Martinez, Downingtown East’s Juelz Chiron-Robinson, Central York’s Legend Johnson, Schuylkill Haven’s Goad, Coventry Christian School’s Lorenzo Miro, Twin Valley’s Lucas Myers, Scranton Prep’s Owen Jeffers, Bishop Shanahan’s Conte, Williams Valley’s Trevor Bair, Gettysburg’s Trevor Cunningham and Dunmore’s Xavier Burke also scored three times on the ground.
Sepkoski Leads Receivers with 223 Yards
Holy Redeemer’s Kaden Sepkoski delivered the week’s top reported receiving performance.
Sepkoski finished with 223 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions.
Bethlehem Catholic’s Tyre Lewis followed with 182 yards, while Northeastern’s Connor Bissinger finished with 179.
Chambersburg’s Jashaun Palmer recorded 168 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Bethlehem Liberty’s Greg Tillman finished with 163 yards, while Nazareth Area’s Matt Leluga added 162.
Pittston Area’s Lucas LoPresto recorded 154 yards, while Garden Spot’s Gavin Compton and Holy Cross’ Luca Berardi each finished with 152.
Dallas’ Tyce Mason had 150 receiving yards, while Schuylkill Valley’s William Johns finished with 149.
Dover’s Eli Smyser recorded 146 yards, West Catholic’s Taahir Spratley had 141, and Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Nyechay Lawless finished with 131.
Salisbury’s Jadiel Gonzalez recorded 130 yards, while Line Mountain’s Henry Malfara finished with 128.
Jersey Shore’s Carter Rhinehart and Warrior Run’s Liam Moore each had 125 receiving yards.
Ephrata’s Josiah Grant finished with 120 yards, while Lower Dauphin’s Nathan Fortenberry and Marple Newtown’s Phillip Fingo each recorded 118.
Neshaminy’s Colson Hill finished with 116 yards, Central York’s Jerome LaRue had 115, and Mifflinburg’s Brayden Resseguie recorded 111.
Midd-West’s Aiden Rose and Lancaster Catholic’s Chris Baumler each finished with 108 yards, while Eastern York’s Landon Allison had 108.
Camp Hill’s Owen Grove recorded 107 yards.
Wyomissing Area’s Brady Focht, Springfield-Delco’s Finn Delaney, Owen J. Roberts’ Matt Gregory and Perkiomen Valley’s Wyatt Merschbach each finished with 106 receiving yards.
Archbishop Ryan’s Dashon Williams and Shenandoah Valley’s David Burrous each had 105 yards, while Milton Area’s JaCori Brown recorded 104.
Midd-West’s Haven Bridge finished with 103 yards, Susquenita’s Hunter Mitchell had 102, and Pocono Mountain East’s Prince Albino and Phoenixville’s Zakaa Cooper each finished with 101.
Whitehall’s Henry Shultz rounded out the group with 100 receiving yards.
Four Receivers Catch Three Touchdowns
Red Land’s Anthony Plever, Chambersburg’s Jashaun Palmer, Holy Redeemer’s Kaden Sepkoski and South Williamsport’s Levi Butler each caught three touchdown passes.
Sepkoski’s three scores came as part of his 223-yard receiving performance, while Palmer added 168 receiving yards to his three-touchdown effort.
Englehart Leads Receptions with 11
Eastern York’s Landon Englehart led the reported reception totals with 11 catches.
Shenandoah Valley’s Gene Sinkus, Manheim Central’s Logan Miller and Owen J. Roberts’ Matt Gregory each caught 10 passes.
Jersey Shore’s Carter Rhinehart, Garden Spot’s Gavin Compton, Warrior Run’s Liam Moore, Holy Cross’ Luca Berardi and Camp Hill’s Owen Grove each finished with nine receptions.
Midd-West’s Aiden Rose, Lehighton’s Carl Lingham, Ephrata’s Josiah Grant, Governor Mifflin’s Lucas Kreider, Great Valley’s Sonny Baldino, Archbishop Carroll’s TyTy Mattison and Schuylkill Valley’s William Johns each caught eight passes.
Bangor’s Brodie Kruger, Whitehall’s Henry Shultz, Salisbury’s Jadiel Gonzalez, William Allen’s Jaylen Walker, Pocono Mountain East’s Kevin Davis and Prince Albino, Palisades’ Lincoln Cook, Marple Newtown’s Phillip Fingo, Shikellamy’s Thomas Pollock and Warwick’s Vince Yacoviello each finished with seven receptions.
Schuylkill Haven Leads Team Rushing with 467 Yards
Schuylkill Haven led the reported team rushing totals with 467 yards.
Reber accounted for 283 yards and three touchdowns, while teammate Logan Goad added 182 rushing yards and three scores.
Together, Reber and Goad combined for 465 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.
Octorara Area also produced a strong ground performance, rushing for 426 yards.
Mastrippolito led Octorara’s reported individual rushing totals with 207 yards and three touchdowns.
Burkart Accounts for Six Total Touchdowns
Bethlehem Catholic’s Burkart led the reported total touchdown category with six.
Chambersburg’s Cam Green, Honesdale’s Gabe Duda, Neshaminy’s Luke Howell, Scranton Prep’s Owen Jeffers and Lewisburg’s Xavier Carter each accounted for five touchdowns.
South Williamsport’s Cole Gerber, Southern Lehigh’s Colton Sams, Nazareth Area’s Cooper Madson, Archbishop Wood’s D’Andre Webb, Gettysburg’s Grant Johnson, Council Rock South’s Jerry Rogers, Susquenita’s Kalen Fleisher, Camp Hill’s Kristian Albrecht, Jersey Shore’s Nolen Pauling, Elizabethtown’s Prince Wratto, Susquehanna Township’s Sincere Littlejohn, Philadelphia Central’s Skylar Hunter, Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Tommy Murphy, Pottsville’s Tommy Welsh and Red Land’s Tucker Baker each accounted for four touchdowns.
Bradley Leads Offensive Linemen with Five Pancake Blocks
Coventry Christian School’s Brennan Bradley led the reported pancake-block totals with five.
Shikellamy’s Lucas Savidge followed with four.
Williams Valley’s Colin Crisswell, Cedar Crest’s Griffin Schomp, Shikellamy’s Jacob Rosinski, Milton Area’s Joel Minyeti, Pittston Area’s John Jadus and Logan Slater, and Marple Newtown’s Jonel Hoxhaj each recorded three pancake blocks.
The performances highlighted the work being done up front to help create opportunities for the week’s offensive playmakers.
Records and Big Performances Highlight Another Week
Another week of Pennsylvania high school football produced record-breaking performances and impressive offensive numbers.
Serfass led the milestone performances by breaking three Pocono Mountain East passing records, while Sams reached 103 career touchdown passes at Southern Lehigh.
Burkart threw for 419 yards and five touchdowns while accounting for six total scores, and Reber led the rushing category with 283 yards.
Sepkoski topped the receiving leaders with 223 yards and three touchdowns, while Schuylkill Haven rushed for 467 yards as a team.
With the regular season continuing, Pennsylvania’s offensive standouts are adding to their impressive seasons and putting their names in school record books.