CLASS 5A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Pine-Richland (7) — 2-1 – 1
2. Imhotep Charter (12) — 2-1 — 2
3. Springfield-Delco (1) — 3-0 – 3
4. Southern Lehigh (11) — 3-0 — 4
5. Twin Valley (3) — 3-0 — 6
6. Penn-Trafford (7) — 3-0 — 5
7. Upper St. Clair (7) — 3-0 — 7
8. Chester (1) — 3-0 — NR
9. Thomas Jefferson (7) — 2-0 — NR
10. Garnet Valley (1) — 3-0 — 10
Teams to watch: Gettysburg (3) 3-0, Solanco (3) 3-0, Spring Grove (3) 3-0, North Hills (7) 2-0, West Chester Rustin (1) 1-1.

CLASS 4A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Shamokin (4) — 3-0 — 2
2. Pope John Paul II (1) — 3-0 — 4
3. Bonner-Prendergast (12) — 1-2 — 1
4. Jersey Shore (4) — 3-0 — 6
5. South Fayette (7) — 3-0 — NR
6. Montour (7) — 2-1 — 3
7. West York (3) — 3-0 — 7
8. North Pocono (2) — 3-0 — 8
9. Cardinal O’Hara (12) — 3-0 — 9
10. General McLane (10) — 3-0 — 10
Teams to watch: Bethlehem Catholic (11) 3-0, Blue Mountain (11) 2-1, Cathedral Prep (10) 3-0, Dallas (2) 3-0, Lehighton (11) 3-0.

CLASS 3A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Northwestern Lehigh (11) — 3-0 — 1
2. Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) — 3-0 — 3
3. Avonworth (7) — 2-1 — 6
4. Propel Braddock Hills (7) — 2-1 — 10
5. Scranton Prep (2) — 2-1 — 7
6. Hopewell (7) — 2-1 — 4
7. Hickory (10) — 2-1 — 8
8. Mount Carmel (4) — 3-0 — 9
9. Elizabeth-Forward (7) — 3-0 — NR
10. Central-Martinsburg (6) — 3-0 — NR
Teams to watch: Aliquippa (7) 1-1, Archbishop Wood (12) 2-1, Palmerton (11) 3-0, Wyomissing (3) 0-2.

CLASS 2A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Southern Columbia (4) — 3-0 – 1
2. Bishop Canevin (7) — 3-0 – 2
3. Seton LaSalle (7) — 3-0 – 3
4. Dunmore (2) — 3-0 – 4
5. Farrell (10) — 3-0 – 5
6. Richland (6) — 3-0 – 6
7. Westinghouse (8) — 2-0 — 7
8. Greenville (10) — 3-0 – 8
9. Karns City (9) — 3-0 — 9
10. West Catholic (12) — 3-0 — 10
Teams to watch: Bald Eagle Area (6) 3-0, Bellwood-Antis (6) 3-0, Bloomsburg (4) 3-0, Lakeland (2) 3-0, Riverside (7) 3-0.

CLASS 1A
Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous
1. Washington (7) — 3-0 — 1
2. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) — 2-1 — 2
3. Fort Cherry (7) — 3-0 — 4
4. Wilmington (10) — 3-0 — 7
5. Clairton (7) — 1-2 — 5
6. Steelton-Highspire (3) — 1-1 — 6
7. Williams Valley (11) — 2-1 — 8
8. Belmont Charter (12) — 1-1 — 3
9. Montgomery (4) — 3-0 — 9
10. Line Mountain (4) — 3-0 — 10
Teams to watch: Homer-Center (6) 3-0, Keystone (9) 2-1, Mercyhurst Prep (10) 2-1, Meyersdale (5) 3-0, Port Allegany (9) 3-0, Tri-Valley (11) 2-1.

Total Points Scored

Average Points Scored

Total Points Allowed

Average Points Allowed

Class 5A
Rank-Team-District-Record-Results
1) Pine Richland (7) 2-1 loss to Pittsburgh Central Catholic 48-24
2) Imhotep Charter (12) 2-1 d. Malvern Prep 27-21
3) Southern Lehigh (11) 3-0 d. Jim Thorpe 43-7
4) Springfield-Delco (1) 3-0 d. Lower Merion 54-0
5) Twin Valley (3) 3-0 d. Wyomissing Area 42-14

Class 4A
Rank-Team-District-Record-Results
1) Shamokin (4) 3-0 d. Shikellamy 37-0
2) Malvern Prep (Inter-Ac) 1-1 loss to Imhotep 27-21
3) South Fayette (7) 3-0 d. Montour 35-28
4) Pope John Paul II (1) 3-0 d. West Chester Rustin 26-14
5) Jersey Shore (4) 3-0 d. Selinsgrove 49-7

Class 3A
Rank-Team-District-Record-Results
1) Northwestern Lehigh (11) 3-0 d. Bangor 56-7
2) Propel Braddock Hills (7) 2-1 d. Hopewell 28-21
3) Notre Dame Green Pond (11) 3-0 d. Salisbury 48-7
4) Hopewell (7) 2-1 loss to Propel Braddock Hill 28-21
5) Avonworth (7) 2-1 d. Ellwood City 55-6

Class 2A
Rank-Team-District-Record-Results
1) Southern Columbia (4) 3-0 d. Montoursville 48-14
2) Seton LaSalle (7) 3-0 d. Aliquippa 28-0
2) Farrell (10) 3-0 d. Reynolds 84-0
3) Richland (6) 3-0 d. Westmont Hilltop 42-21
4) Dunmore (2) 3-0 d. Holy Cross 63-7
5) Bishop Canevin (7) 3-0 d. Shady Side Academy 42-3

Class 1A
Rank-Team-District-Record-Results
1) Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 2-1 d. Bellefonte 35-0
2) Fort Cherry (7) 3-0 d. Laurel 21-17
3) Washington (7) 3-0 d. California 50-6
4) Williams Valley (11) 2-1 d. North Schuylkill 19-14
5) Line Mountain (4) 3-0 d. Northern Bedford 45-18

Each week I will email the Head Coaches the blank form for my top performance information.

Top Offensive Performers

Passing (225-yards or more)
371 – Josiah Everett, West Catholic
318 – Aubrey Kimbrough, Conwell Egan
303 – Jensen Ferber, West York
297 – Tommy Murphy, Notre Dame GP
285 – Safiy Salley, Upper Darby
277 – Nolen Pauling, Jersey Shore
275 – Axel Burkhart, Bethlehem Catholic
255 – Jack Drakeley, Archbishop Wood
254 – Jett Jamieson, Lewisburg
251 – Steven Reyes, Cedar Crest
247 – Witten Carter, Midd-West
246 – Logan Stevenson, Warrior Run
242 – Jalen Hinton, Cedar Cliff
233 – Hayden Fleisher, West Perry
232 – Cohen Kirby, Blue Mountain
231 – Grayson Sabo, Upper Perkiomen
229 – Brady McDermott, Holy Redeemer
229 – Mason Barnett, Northern York
228 – Colin McGaw, Warwick

Passing Touchdowns (3 or more)
6 – Tommy Murphy, Notre Dame GP
5 – Jett Jamieson, Lewisburg
4 – Alex Aletras, Schuylkill Valley
4 – Chase Marshall, Donegal
4 – Cole Peterson, Wilson (3)
4 – Garrett Smoyer, Northern Lehigh
4 – Isaac McFadden, Hamburg
4 – Mike Miller, Bishop Shanahan
4 – Nathan Baranoski, Big Spring
3 – Ayden Hockenbroch, Southern Columbia
3 – Aubrey Kimbrough, Conwell Egan
3 – Brady McCormick, Dunmore
3 – Cohen Kirby, Blue Mountain
3 – Cooper Madson, Nazareth Area
3 – Ethan Bench, Shenandoah Valley
3 – Grayson Sabo, Upper Perkiomen
3 – Hayden Fleisher, West Perry
3 – Jack Drakeley, Archbishop Wood
3 – Jalen Hinton, Cedar Cliff
3 – Jensen Ferber, West York
3 – Josiah Everett, West Catholic
3 – Logan Richardson, Hanover Area
3 – London Evans, North Penn (1)
3 – Nolen Pauling, Jersey Shore
3 – Steven Reyes, Cedar Crest

Rushing (150-yards or more)
328 – Ryan Walters, Kutztown
326 – Logan Troup, Pine Grove Area
302 – Maurice Dantzler Jr., Chichester
262 – Beau Kosmalski, Great Valley
261 – Kole Kupper, Conrad Weiser
258 – Brady Ryan, Northern Lebanon
236 – Wesley Bard, Solanco
231 – Amari Cannon, Downingtown West
230 – Bryce Hanton, La Salle College HS
233 – Quinton Rucker, Mahanoy Area
223 – Brock Williams, Neshaminy
221 – Adam Krafczek, Radnor
212 – Malique Campbell, Wyoming Valley West
209 – Jack MoDavis, Southern Lehigh
208 – Landon Barlow, Strath Haven
205 – Caleb Smith, Abington
201 – Jamar Savoy, Ridley
194 – Grady Garcia, Southern Columbia
191 – Aaron Villafane, Palmyra
187 – Lukas Crozier, Lehighton
186 – Manolo Bermudez, Emmaus
186 – TJ Lawrence, Parkland
178 – Lashawn Johnson, Freedom
174 – Fletcher Thompson, Williams Valley
174 – Momodu Rogers, Interboro
171 – Henry Yez, Haverford High
170 – Noah Ringes, Shamokin
169 – Kristian Albrecht, Camp Hill
165 – PJ Myers, Manheim Township
162 – Mason Marshall-Speights, Interboro
161 – Caron Eckhart, Palmerton Area
161 – Mike Price, Central Bucks East
158 – Dewayne Downey, Hanover Area
158 – Zach Adam, Upper Perkiomen
156 – Tanner Dogmanits, Whitehall
154 – Chase Kessler, Northampton
154 – Jayden Anglin, Abington Heights
154 – Lucas Myers, Twin Valley

Rushing touchdowns (3 or more)
6 – Kole Kupper, Conrad Weiser
5 – Beau Kosmalski, Great Valley
5 – Denyn Beachel, Warrior Run (Ties School record)
5 – Momodu Rogers, Interboro
5 – Ryan Walters, Kutztown
4 – Caleb Smith, Abington
4 – Maurice Dantzler Jr., Chichester
4 – Quinton Rucker, Mahanoy Area
3 – Brady Cleaver, Berwick Area
3 – Carson Eckhart, Palmerton Area
3 – Davon Melbourne, Spring Grove
3 – Grady Garcia, Southern Columbia
3 – Hunter Pitcavage, Dallas
3 – Jackson Pochas, Lakeland
3 – Jamar Savoy, Ridley
3 – Jake Plunkett, Strath Haven
3 – Logan Troup, Pine Grove Area
3 – Lucas Myers, Twin Valley
3 – Lukas Crozier, Lehighton
3 – Roman Russek, Palmyra
3 – TJ Lawrence, Parkland
3 – Tanner Dogmanits, Whitehall
3 – Wesley Bard, Solanco
3 – Xavier Oxceva, Manheim Central

Receiving (100-yards or more)
218 – Jaylen Walker, Lewisburg
213 – Lucas Lo Presto, Pittston Area
172 – Amir Crooks, Upper Darby
169 – Marshall Etter, West Perry
155 – Chase Guers, Blue Mountain
153 – Carter Vassa, Bethlehem Catholic
152 – Carter Rhinehart, Jersey Shore
146 – Cash Keck, Northern York
140 – Tyree Wilkins, West Catholic
137 – DeMarcus Murray, Central York
136 – Donte Lewis, Hempfield
134 – David Melcher, Archbishop Wood
127 – Sean McPeek, Easton Area
123 – Bryson Weigel, Warrior Run
122 – Tayvon Thomas, West York
119 – D’Angleo Drumheller, Midd-West
115 – Blaise Kissinger, Southern Columbia
113 – Jonathan Striba, Notre Dame GP
113 – Jayden Faulkner, Muhlenberg
107 – Julius Serrano, Bloomsburg
107 – Marquise Chapman, Freedom
107 – Mekhi Stephens, Cedar Cliff
106 – Jason Guerin, Bishop Shanahan
106 – Kai Speaks, Cedar Crest
104 – Jaeden Thenor, Conwell Egan
103 – Joshua Ivers-Green, Stroudsburg
101 – Mason Marinelli, Nazareth Area
100 – Jacori Brown, Milton Area
100 – William Johns, Schuylkill Valley

Receiving touchdowns (3 or more)
4 – Jaylen Walker, Lewisburg
3 – Jonathan Striba, Notre Dame GP

Receptions (7 or more)
11 – Carter Vassa, Bethlehem Catholic
10 – D’Angelo Drumheller, Midd-West
9 – William Johns, Schuylkill Valley
8 – Carter Rhinehart, Jersey Shore
8 – Cash Keck, Northern York
8 – Conor Richardson, Hanover Area
8 – Jaxin Robinson, Palmyra
8 – Otto Young, Southern Lehigh
8 – Sya’mir Jackson, West Catholic
8 – Vince Yacoviello, Warwick
7 – Chase Guers, Blue Mountain
7 – Lucas Lo Presto, Pittston Area
7 – Marquise Chapman, Freedom
7 – Michael Glover, Wilson (3)
7 – Wonder Woods, Wilkes-Barre

Team Rushing (400-yards or more)
525 – Interboro
477 – Haverford High

Total Touchdowns (4 or more)
6 – Kole Kupper, Conrad Weiser
6 – Tommy Murphy, Notre Dame GP
5 – Alex Aletras, Schuylkill Valley
5 – Beau Kosmalski, Great Valley
5 – Caleb Smith, Abington
5 – Denyn Beachel, Warrior Run
5 – Garrett Smoyer, Northern Lehigh
5 – Hayden Fleisher, West Perry
5 – Jensen Ferber, West York
5 – Jett Jamieson, Lewisburg
5 – Jackson Pochas, Lakeland
5 – Momodu Rogers, Interboro
5 – Roman Russek, Palmyra
5 – Ryan Walters, Kutztown
4 – Axel Burkhart, Bethlehem Catholic
4 – Brady Cleaver, Berwick Area
4 – Chase Marshall, Donegal
4 – Cole Peterson, Wilson (3)
4 – Cooper Madson, Nazareth Area
4 – Ethan Bench, Shenandoah Valley
4 – Grayson Sabo, Upper Perkiomen
4 – Isaac McFadden, Hamburg
4 – Jaylen Walker, Lewisburg
4 – Josiah Everett, West Catholic
4 – Maurice Dantzler Jr., Chichester
4 – Mike Miller, Bishop Shanahan
4 – Mike Price, Central Bucks East
4 – Nathan Baranoski, Big Spring
4 – Nolen Pauling, Jersey Shore
4 – Tanner Dogmanits, Whitehall
4 – Quinton Rucker, Mahanoy Area

Pancake Blocks (3 or more)
8 – Mason Konze, Palmerton Area
5 – Saifwan Lyn, Chichester
4 – Colson Ruzicka, Palmerton Area
4 – Cooper Henry, Palmerton Area
4 – Jordan Doyle, Chichester
3 – Dan Kirk, Central Bucks East
3 – Gage Trimbur, Upper Perkiomen
3 – Owen Metzger, Central Bucks East
3 – Peyton Sninsky, Wyoming Valley West
3 – Wyatt Gable, Palmerton Area

Top Defensive Performers

Tackles (10 or more)
17 – John Lutsky, Minersville
16 – Kasen Dudek, Cedar Crest
15 – Demir Hatchett, Chester
15 – Dylan Bannon, Delaware Valley
14 – Danny Shay, Annville-Cleona
14 – David Burrous, Shenandoah Valley
14 – Derek Derenzo, Minersville
14 – Evan Garrett, Pocono Mountain East
14 – Landen Horoschack, Tri-Valley
14 – Nic Cipriano, Bishop Shanahan
14 – Trevon Bair, Williams Valley
13 – Cole Hubler, Williams Valley
13 – Gage Whitt, Northern York
13 – Garrett Starry, Cedar Crest
13 – Josh Bahr, Central York
13 – Kevin Wingfield, Upper Darby
13 – Naim Hammond, Malvern Prep
13 – Robert Schwartz, Tri-Valley
12 – Corbin Stahl, Shikellamy
12 – Drew Waterfield, Malvern Prep
12 – Eli Beard, Cedar Crest
12 – Parker Hatter, Tri-Valley
12 – Schuyler Humphrey, Milton Area
12 – Will Simmons, Malvern Prep
11 – Alexander Gehret, Schuylkill Valley
11 – Anthony Pinko, Palmyra
11 – Blake Secrest, Cedar Cliff
11 – Chris Redanauer, Shenandoah Valley
11 – Jonathan Ayache, Bethlehem Catholic
11 – Mason Rothrock, Northern Lehigh
11 – Max Karycki, Mount Carmel Area
11 – Shamarr Purnell, Upper Darby
11 – Willie Bender, Shikellamy
10 – Aidan Brokenshire, Mount Carmel Area
10 – Aiden Showers, Kutztown
10 – Brody Locke, Milton Area
10 – Jackson Kashuba, Shikellamy
10 – Jason Klokis, Mount Carmel Area
10 – Kody Enck, Wellsboro
10 – Carter Hartman, Tamaqua Area
10 – Cayden Witmer, Williams Valley
10 – Collen Gardner, Central York
10 – Dean Kosmalski, Great Valley
10 – Gavin Trawitz, Williams Valley
10 – Kyler Campbell, Shikellamy
10 – Magnus Monger, Williams Valley

Interceptions (2 or more)
2 – Aaron Williams, Pottstown
2 – Alexander Gehret, Schuylkill Valley
2 – Rudy Brisbane, Elizabethtown

Fumbles recovered (2 or more)
2 – Connor Lawless, Palmerton Area

Sacks (3 or more)
5 – Blake Secrest, Cedar Cliff
5 – Nasir Franklin, Vaux
4 – Arrian Howard, Chichester
3.5 – Ben Zellers, Pequea Valley
3 – Chris Kleinfelter, Palmyra
3 – John Day, Loyalsock

Tackles for loss (3 or more)
7 – Nasir Franklin, Vaux
5 – Nate Givens, William Penn Charter
4 – Blake Landherr, Pennridge
4 – Jared Devine, Midd-West
4 – Max Karycki, Mount Carmel Area
4 – Noah Snyder, Notre Dame GP
3.5 – Derek Derenzo, Minersville
3 – Aidan Brokenshire, Mount Carmel Area
3 – Carson Eckhart, Palmerton Area
3 – Chris Kleinfelter, Palmyra
3 – Drew Waterfield, Malvern Prep
3 – Dylan Getz, Shenandoah Valley
3 – Flynn Coleman, Tamaqua Area
3 – Gaven Meixsell, Palmerton Area
3 – Jaxon Speece, Annville-Cleona
3 – John Hull, Notre Dame GP
3 – Landon Moser, Mifflinburg
3 – Lukas Zealot, Malvern Prep
3 – Mason Heilman, Palmerton Area
3 – Parker Hatter, Tri-Valley
3 – TJ Lawrence, Parkland
3 – Trevon Bair, Williams Valley

Fumble returns for touchdowns
53 – Nate Bowerman, Manheim Central
38 – Chris Cornelius, Donegal
15 – Cooper Castellano, Lackawanna Trail
07 – Deacon Weaver, Manheim Central

Interception returns for touchdowns
66 – Ryan Bickert, Shamokin
65 – Jaeden Thenor, Conwell-Egan
45 – Cole West, North Pocono
40 – Alexander Gehret, Schuylkill Valley
40 – Mike DePetris, Springfield-Delco
34 – Brady Adams, Exeter
25 – Hayden Kelley, Jersey Shore
24 – Carlos Rodriguez, Hamburg
21 – Sid Harrison, Palmyra
19 – Brock Wiliams, Neshaminy
08 – Tiberious Johnson, Susquehanna Township

Blocked punts for touchdowns

Blocked field goals for touchdowns

Top Special Teams’ Performers

Kickoff returns for touchdowns
99 – Jalen Dupree, Penn Manor
95 – Kai Speaks, Cedar Crest
90 – Jadon Sheroka, Pequea Valley
90 – Sa’Mhad Williams, Chester
83 – Koen German, Hempfield
77 – Amear Miller, Northeast
72 – Daron Wilkins, Reading
70 – Chase Guers, Blue Mountain
70 – Leelan Baughman, Donegal
69 – Josef Wolff, Dunmore
68 – Sudais Brown, Vaux

Punt returns for touchdowns
81 – Brock Wiliams, Neshaminy
71 – Kyle Moore, Upper Moreland
57 – Cooper Karycki, Mount Carmel Area
56 – Mike Neville, Springfield-Delco
54 – Daron Wilkins, Reading
53 – Mike Price, Central Bucks East
38 – Simon Horta, Cardinal O’Hara

Field Goals (2 or more)
2 – Keegan Charvet, Downingtown West ??

PAT made (8 or more)
8 – Grayson Smith, Northwestern Lehigh
8 – Russell Toole, Dunmore

Field Goals (30-yards or more)
46 – Braden Loff, Valley View
45 – Lucas Angst, Pocono Mountain East
42 – Nathan Hillard, Tri-Valley
42 – Simon Wickenheiser, Lancaster Catholic
40 – Colby Bonagura, Wallenpaupack
36 – Brody Lash, Upper Perkiomen
37 – Evan Hartel, Warwick
37 – Gabe Kaighn, Cedar Crest
36 – Nathan Stannard, Bethlehem Freedom
34 – Calvin Hunsicker, East Pennsboro
34 – Drew Brandt, West Perry
34 – Max Rawlings, Gettysburg
34 – Nick Milley, Whitehall
34 – Tim Calamita, Ridley
33 – Andrea Giroudon, Parkland
33 – Rowan Crispeno, Manheim Township
32 – Jack Hartshorn, Abington Heights
32 – Oliver Baldwin, Dallastown

Punting average (3 punts minimum, 35-yards or more)
43.7 – Jordan Bowers, Minersville
42.0 – Sam Mentusky, Shenandoah Valley
40.0 – Connor Smeigh, Penn Manor
40.0 – Logan Stevenson, Warrior Run
37.8 – Austin Keller, Pennridge (5 punts, 40 long)
37.0 – Stephen Buczek, Neshaminy (4 punts)
35.0 – Carter Rhinehart, Jersey Shore (4 punts)

Touchbacks: (3 or more)
6 – Cole Wojnicki, Central Bucks East
6 – Sawyer Hoffman, Lehighton
5 – Andrea Giroudon, Parkland
5 – Brady Burt, Central York
5 – Josh Miller, Mount Carmel Area (Giving him 17 for the season – new MCA record)
5 – Matt Styer, Strath Haven
5 – Sam Mentusky, Shenandoah Valley
4 – Austin Keller, Pennridge
4 – Braden Loff, Valley View
4 – Brandon Miller, Dallas
4 – Reece Wamsher, Schuylkill Valley
3 – Austin Noll, Penn Manor
3 – Keegan Charvet, Downingtown West

Punts inside the 20: (3 or more)

LEWISBURG – When one player’s athleticism transcends just about every other player on the field, or at least every player from the other team, sometimes you get results like Saturday’s.

It was the Jaylen Walker show at Lewisburg on Saturday night. The Green Dragons’ senior receiver scored five touchdowns, which accounted for 30 of Lewisburg’s 38 points, as the Green Dragons picked up their first win of the season, 38-17 over Hughesville.

“Jaylen got triple-teamed last week, but with a double team this week, he just kind of fought through it and made plays and it was awesome to see,” said Lewisburg coach Eric Wicks. “You give him a little bit of space, he has some wiggle with the speed and he’ll find a way out of there.”

Walker hauled in five passes for 219 yards and four touchdowns and also added a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown. All together, Walker accumulated 330 all-purpose yards.

“They were doing some good things up front, blitzing and keeping some guys in the box and trying to take away Jaylen with the double team and they did slow us down at times, but Jaylen just made some plays to help us get the win,” said Wicks.

Walker’s first and last touchdowns of the game were almost mirror images. His first, at the 9:21 mark of the first quarter, tied the game 7-7 as he took a short screen pass in the flat and eluded several defenders on his way to the end zone for a 43-yard touchdown.

That score was bookended by another touchdown off a receiver screen that went for 73 yards with 2:04 remaining in the fourth quarter to put a cap on a career night.

In between, nearly every time Walker touched the ball, he made a game-changing play. On the ensuing Hughesville drive after his first touchdown, the Spartans went three-and-out and punted to Walker, who returned it 61 yards for a score to put the Green Dragons up 14-7 at the 6:57 mark of the first quarter.

“We stopped almost everything else they had except #1 (Walker),” said Hughesville coach Howard Rainey. “I don’t think they did anything we weren’t expecting, except his speed was so much faster than our team. We kept telling them to punt away from him, but sometimes they just kick it thinking it’s going to go over his head or something.”

The Green Dragons extended their lead to 20-7 on the second play of the second quarter when Jett Jamieson found Walker again for a 79-yard scoring connection. Thanks in part to Walker’s exploits, Jamieson – filling in for the second straight game for injured starter Xavier Carter – completed 8-of-13 passes for 266 yards and five touchdowns.

“Jett did well tonight. He has some things he still needs to work on, but he did a good job getting the ball out on time, and getting the ball into our weapons’ hands,” said Wicks.

Hughesville cut Lewisburg’s lead to 20-10 on a 31-yard field goal by Connor Anstadt at the 5:11 mark of the second quarter that capped a 13-play, 66-yard drive that took 6:33 off the clock.

Lewisburg would answer right back, however, as they put together a 10-play, 65-yard drive that took 4:21 and was capped when Jamieson put up a jump ball in the corner of the end zone that Walker hauled in between a pair of defenders for a 12-yard touchdown reception with :50 remaining in the first half.

The Green Dragons would then extend that lead to 32-10 with 6:42 left in the third quarter as Jamieson connected with Owen Fellon for an 11-yard touchdown pass. That was set up by a 37-yard punt return by Walker that started Lewisburg’s drive at the Hughesville 11.

The Spartans answered with another long, methodical drive of nine plays for 61 yards that took just over five minutes and ended with a three-yard touchdown run by Chase Shrawder to make it 32-17 late in the third quarter.

“Our offense started kicking it up, finally. We’re starting to move the ball. We got lots of yards, finally,” said Rainey. “We got a lot of good things to take away from tonight. We had four freshmen starting, so we got young guys out there and they played their hearts out.”

Later in the fourth quarter, down by two scores, Hughesville advanced all the way from its own 14 to the Lewisburg 26 and had an opportunity to cut it to a one-possession game before being stopped on downs. Two plays later, Walker capped the scoring with his fifth touchdown of the night.

Lewisburg 38, Hughesville 17
Hughesville (0-3) 7 3 7 0 – 17
Lewisburg (1-2) 14 12 6 6 – 38

First quarter
11:42 – (H) Aviel Harry 60-yard pass from Nicholas Stubbs (Anstadt kick), 1-60, :18
9:21 – (L) Jaylen Walker 43-yard pass from Jett Jamieson (Jamieson kick), 4-71, 1:18
6:57 – (L) Jaylen Walker 61-yard punt return (Jamieson kick)

Second quarter
11:44 – (L) Jaylen Walker 79-yard pass from Jett Jamieson (kick failed), 3-70, 1:41
5:11 – (H) Connor Anstadt 31-yard field goal, 13-66, 6:33
:50 – (L) Jaylen Walker 12-yard pass from Jett Jamieson (run failed), 10-65, 4:21

Third quarter
6:42 – (L) Owen Fellon 11-yard pass from Jett Jamieson (pass failed), 2-11, :50
1:39 – (H) Chase Shrawder 3-yard run (Anstadt kick), 9-61, 5:03

Fourth quarter
2:04 – (L) Jaylen Walker 73-yard pass from Jett Jamieson (kick failed), 2-74, :37

Statistics
H L
First downs 14 13
Rushes-net yards 40-199 30-60
Passing yardage 113 266
Passing 5-16-1-1 8-13-5-1
Fumbles-lost 3-1 1-0
Penalties-yards 5-35 9-60

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Hughesville: Chase Shrawder (12-51-1), Nicholas Stubbs (9-74), Connor Miller (8-34), Connor Anstadt (8-32), Alphonzo Smith (2-6), Carson Shoemaker (1-2); Lewisburg: Ethan Coleman (11-49), Owen Fellon (8-24), Jett Jamieson (4-(-16)), Anthony Morgan (3-10), Team (1-(-2)), Jaylen Walker (1-0), Drake Osunde (1-(-5))

PASSING: Hughesville: Nicholas Stubbs (4-13-106-1-1), Connor Anstadt (1-3-7-0-0); Lewisburg: Jett Jamieson (8-13-266-5-1)

RECEIVING: Hughesville: Connor Miller (2-39), Aviel Harry (1-60-1), Chase Shrawder (1-7), Connor Anstadt (1-7); Lewisburg: Jaylen Walker (5-219-4), Drake Osunde (2-36), Owen Fellon (1-11-1)

Like most every team that takes to the field in the autumnal months, there’s always that one signature win that you can center the story of your season around. For the 2026 Donegal Indians, while they most certainly hope there are many more wins left to be had out there on the remainder of their regular season slate, the green and white from Mount Joy already checked off that landmark victory last week when Leeman Baughman snagged the game-winning touchdown reception with one second remaining off fellow senior classmate, quarterback Chase Marshall, for a pulsating 26-20 triumph over their next door neighbors from Columbia last week to win the “Battle of the Rock”, a victory which saw the Indians surge out of the chute for a 2-0 start on the campaign.

Simply put, if the green-clad fans who had assembled at the Donegal Athletic Complex this Friday were expecting the same type of thrilling show to be replicated on this their home turf, that might be asking a bit too much. Then again, with Donegal’s opponent this week, Annville-Cleona, one of the prohibitive favorites to challenge for the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Five crown this year, descending upon Mount Joy, the chances of either team being able to run away and hide from the other in blowout fashion were not all that likely to say the very least. So at least that rose the potential of things perhaps.

Sure enough though, somehow, some way, once those same fans who entered hours earlier were then leaving the stadium gates once this game on Friday night had concluded, there was a sense of agreement upon the masses – this was a rare circumstance where the sequel might here have actually been better than the original version.

Then again, drama figured to be just about the very last element this game would contain given the way in which Donegal made an emphatic first impression on the visiting Dutchmen.

 In fact, it took the homestanding Indians, donning their camo colored unis on this, the 25^th anniversary of the September 11^th attacks, all of two offensive plays to score as Chase Marshall flung a pass out near the sideline to a waiting Jacir Johnson before the senior wideout made a man miss and then promptly trotted home to the endzone after free and clear for the 69-yard pitch and catch touchdown, making it a 6-0 Donegal lead a mere 2:24 into the contest.

From there, after history once again repeated itself in the form of the Donegal defensive troops holding Annville-Cleona to nothing more than three plays and a punt, a second Marshall TD toss in as many drives would follow suit, this of the 33-yard variety to tight end Colton Houck, upping the Indians’ cushion to a baker’s dozen following Houck’s PAT as the senior duo had helped the hosts zoom out to a 13-0 advantage with now 5:37 left to play in the opening stanza and the visitors from Lebanon County knocked back on their collective heels.

But it went from bad to worse as far as the Dutchmen contingent were concerned.

This time around, a punt to conclude A-C’s ensuing offensive possession would not be in the cards. Worse off, a fumble on the first play of the series instead, pounced on by Donegal’s Angel Mendez, saw the Indians’ offensive unit trot back onto the field, this time only 22 yards from paydirt.

And if you’re sensing a theme here, yes, this would indeed be another case of the Donegal offense keeping that high clip of efficiency alive and well as a nice mix of Marshall-designed QB runs, along with some untimely Annville-Cleona penalties added on top, eventually helped set up what would be Chase Marshall’s third touchdown pass of the opening quarter as the Donegal signal-caller hooked up with Nysaiah DeJesus for the 10-yard touchdown toss with DeJesus then promptly running in the subsequent two-point conversion attempt to boot, making it a surprising 21-0 Indians’ buffer in this matchup of two-evenly matched teams once the final 1:57 ticked off the first quarter clock following this latest and greatest Donegal scoring punch.

In some ways though, perhaps the final play of the opening frame was a harbinger of things yet to come.

From Annville-Cleona’s perspective, they certainly hoped so considering the Dutchmen had successfully picked up their initial first down of the entire game on said play once the police siren-style buzzer on the first quarter sounded. Finally, after perhaps just even getting a chance to exhale and breathe deep once they were able to extend a drive for the first time up until that point, the Dutchmen began to author one of their signature processions down the field.

First, a successful fourth down conversion via the legs of junior quarterback, John Ditzler, before a later third down conversion allowed the A-C offensive unit to remain on the field following a Donegal horse collar penalty, all of which preceded a wonderfully-executed option pitch from Ditzler to senior back, Devon Englehart, as the pair’s connection on 3^rd & 2 moved the ball down to the Indians’ 5-yard line. For the punctuation mark, those honors would be bestowed upon Englehart as his 2-yard touchdown plunge trimmed the Donegal lead down to a 21-7 difference following a Bennett Putt PAT with 6:52 left in the opening half.

Here though, inside the second quarter, the fortunes of the two squads promptly did an about face.

On the ensuing Donegal offensive drive following A-C’s first score, ironically enough the only time during the entire second quarter in which the Indians would have an offensive series as fate would have it, a quick three-and-out helped lay the groundwork for another potential Dutchmen trek with points in sight.

And a successful venture it would prove to be.

In this drive, namely aided by a pair of successful third down conversions, first via the legs of A-C junior running back, Danny Shay, who plowed his way forward to move the sticks on 3^rd & 2 at the Donegal 43-yard line, later followed up by Ditzler dropping back and finding freshman athlete, Tyler Gingrich, for the 9-yard gainer on a 3^rd & 5 down to the Indians’ 35-yard line, the visitors were rolling downhill. And fast.

So fast in fact that a mere 52 seconds would be left outstanding on the second quarter timer following a 13-yard Devon Englehart touchdown jaunt as Englehart’s second TD run of the quarter was capped off by Bennett Putt’s second PAT as well, trimming the Donegal lead down to a 21-14 difference, and an entirely different wave of momentum and energy suddenly sweeping through the stadium confines.

However, 52 seconds was more than enough time for Leeman Baughman to make a significant imprint on the game’s proceedings. Well, both here and now, but later on as well.

Here, with things beginning to tilt towards Annville-Cleona’s direction, the Donegal senior multipurpose weapon flashed his skills via the kick return game following the A-C score inside of the final minute as Baughman picked up the bounding ball and immediately scooted 70 yards for the kickoff return touchdown which not only helped the Indians’ lead balloon out to a much more comfortable 28-14 margin come the intermission, but it also threw a bucket of cold water on the Dutchmen’s collective psyche as the teams retired to their respective corners for the halftime respite following a fun first half skirmish.

Suffice to say, for as wildly different as the first two quarters had felt with both teams largely taking ownership of one quarter exclusively for themselves without any interest in sharing, the third quarter would be just as wonky in its own kind of way.

13, 9, 21. For those would the Annville-Cleona yard lines in which Donegal would either end or begin drives inside the third frame on Friday night. What’s more impressive though is the fact that the high-flying Indians’ attack found back in the first quarter would be able to net 0 points off any of that very same opportune field position as the Dutchmen defense rose up to each and every challenge, holding Donegal on downs in all three inauspicious scenarios asked of them.

And so, with nearly the entire third quarter of play taking place exclusively inside one quadrant of the field, that same 28-14 Donegal buffer stood in place come the start of the game’s final act. An act that was worth staying for and easily worth the price of admission.

Without much in the way of debate, the Leelan Baughman touchdown trot just prior to the halftime recess figured to always remain an albatross inside the game’s final 24 minutes. Sure enough, look no further than its key difference in the game’s narrative once A-C senior running back, Yama Navarro, dashed his way for a 13-yard touchdown run to make it a 28-21 ballgame with 10:33 remaining, a run which would have knotted things up had the guests not given up that aforementioned Baughman kickoff return.

Then, after once again seeing the Indians’ offense remain stuck in neutral with the hosts going three-and-out on their ensuing offensive series, the Dutchmen went back to work with that actual potential stalemate on their mind.

All told, in a drive that featured all the hallmarks of a prototypical Annville-Cleona drive, leaning on the offensive line with a series of run plays designed to either beat you up mentally and physically by either going up the gut, or expelling even more of your emotion by scheming you up outside and dashing around the ends, the exclamation mark on this eventual 86-yard scoring drive over the course of 3:08 on the game clock came via the air as spectacular play-action call while inside of a terrible situation – 4^th & 17 at the Donegal 20-yard line – resulted in John Ditzler finding a wide open Max Ortwien who had escaped all by his lonesome behind the Indians’ defense, as the pair of A-C hoopers helped knot this game up on the football field at 28-28 with 6:08 remaining.

Some call it a two-minute drive. Some call it a four-minute drive. Whatever version you fancy, rest assured that Donegal wanted this to a six-minute drive upcoming that would allow them to win this game in walk off fashion for the second consecutive week if they had their druthers about it.

Finally, after either being held on downs and/or being relegated to nothing more than three plays and out on every series since halftime, Donegal’s offense at long last showed it’s same flash and sizzle that had taken the game by storm back in the opening stanza.

Sparked by a handful of designed quarterback runs via Chase Marshall that paired quite nicely alongside totes by Nysaiah DeJesus, whatever had recently ailed Donegal offensively became an afterthought, especially once the Indians converted a 3^rd & 4 play at the Annville-Cleona 36-yard line, from Marshall to DeJesus no less, giving the hosts a fresh set of downs and time quickly becoming the foremost factor.

Ironically, just as A-C had down on the drive previous, the shoe was on the other foot in due time as it was then Donegal’s turn to ante up and covert a critical fourth down conversion, this of the 11-yard variety, once Annville-Cleona senior interior lineman, Jaxon Speece, burst through the Indians’ offensive line and devoured the 3^rd & 4 play before it could get started, setting up a 4^th & 11 following Speece’s 7-yard tackle for loss.

And just as ironically, there too was a void left in the middle of the defense in this instance as well considering how Chase Marshall scanned his options on said 4^th & 11 play before taking off and running without much resistance in the immediacy of the moment, allowing the Indians to prolong this drive with the ball now resting at the A-C 20-yard line following Marshall’s scramble with now just a tick over one minute left in regulation.

Exactly seven days prior, a Marshall to Baughman TD toss in the game’s final minute served as the eventual difference-maker. And sure enough, probably almost eerily similar to even the time of day found seven days prior, a Chase Marshall to Leelan Baughman touchdown strike would yet again be the reason in which Donegal would end the game with more points than their opposition by the end of the night.

For this round of dramatics, a wheel route lobbed up from Marshall to Baughman in the back corner of the endzone that fluttered perfectly into Baughman’s waiting mitts from 11 yards out saw the home stands understandably erupt into a tizzy as their team had just found ownership of a 34-28 lead with all of 21 seconds remaining in this wildly dramatic contest.

Needless to say, while maybe labeling it as a “miracle” required of Annville-Cleona to try and extend this game might be a bit of much, the Dutchmen certainly had opportunities left that could only be described as few and far between given the circumstances. One option though – the hook and ladder.

However, while the Dutchmen’s best laid plans would indeed net points, it would be for the other side as Donegal senior lineman, Chase Cornelius, took the pitch that quite literally was thrown directly to him in the fracas of Annville-Cleona trying any last ditch measure of potential heroics, with Cornelius’ fumble recovery for the score on the game’s final play being the capper on a 40-28 Donegal triumph over A-C for the Indians’ second straight heart-stopping win in as many weeks at the office to vault them out to a 3-0 record.

Without much in the way of debate, absent of these three victories to begin the season, two of which came on the Indians’ final offensive play from scrimmage, the Donegal Indians are quickly becoming maybe the foremost darling of the initial stages of Lancaster-Lebanon League football story in 2026. Keep in mind, this is the same program that up until Friday night has not only failed to start a season at 3-0 in over two decades, but this is the same program that just two years ago was forced to forfeit its game against Twin Valley at halftime while down by a 49-0 count due to a lack of adequate bodies able to compete for the remainder of the contest. And while the Indians’ roster size in terms of the actual numbers still won’t make you do a double-take or anything these days, it’s what you can’t see that is making all the difference.

With first-year head coach John Manion steering the Indians’ ship these days, the same coach that turned Lampeter-Strasburg into the perennial powerhouse that it still is after 23 years at the helm of the Pioneers’ program, the size of fight, will, and sheer determination that has been instilled – along with a revamped and updated offensive scheme — is something that cannot adequately be measured when assessing Donegal. Or, perhaps it can, considering how the Indians are now off to the program’s best start since anyone currently playing for it had even been born, and how all their victories thus far have come within one possession games.

On the other side, for Annville-Cleona, a 1-2 start was most certainly not on the preseason plans for Matt Gingrich’s squad coming into the year. That said, with a new lease on life upcoming in the form of section play, which will start next week in earnest with Lancaster Catholic traveling north to tangle with these same Dutchmen, A-C nonetheless remains a key cog in that divisional discussion. With highly-talented skill position guys the likes of which are paired nicely with big bodies up front in the trenches that quite frankly most any team in any section would love to have at their disposal, there’s no reason not to believe that even despite this somewhat slow start, magnified perhaps by the way in which A-C saw its record morph into 1-2 by the end of the Friday night as opposed to what could have been 2-1,  these same Dutchmen can rightfully stake their claim as one of the L-L’s five best programs come seasons’ end — by calling itself a section champion.

Bergen Catholic (NJ) 33, St. Joseph’s Prep 3

Bishop Guilfoyle Academy 35, Bellefonte 0

Coatesville 31, Abraham Lincoln 14

Danbury (OH) 60, Kennedy Catholic 6

Dunmore 63, Holy Cross 7

Episcopal Academy 28, St. Christopher’s (VA) 0

Fort Hill (MD) 44, Belmont Charter School 8

Holy Redeemer 26, Susquehanna Community 7

Imhotep Charter School 27, Malvern Prep 21

John Bartram 14, Boys Latin Charter School 0

Kiski School 43, St. James School (MD) 0

La Salle College HS 38, Archbishop Wood 24

Lewisburg 38, Hughesville 17

Louis E. Dieruff 31, East Stroudsburg North 0

Montgomery 12, South Williamsport 6

Overbrook 20, Kipp-DuBois Collegiate Academy 0

Twin Valley 42, Wyomissing Area 14

Universal Audenried Charter 38, Academy of Palumbo 0

Wilmington Area 72, Mercer Area 0