Records fell, milestones were reached, and several players delivered outstanding performances during another exciting week of Pennsylvania high school football.
Annville-Cleona’s Yama Navarro rushed for a program- and Lebanon County-record 411 yards and six touchdowns, helping the Little Dutchmen earn their 300th all-time victory.
Southern Lehigh quarterback Colton Sams reached 109 career touchdown passes, surpassing the District 11 record previously held by Allentown Central Catholic’s Brendan Nosovitch.
Marple Newtown’s Jack Dreger also established a school rushing record with 331 yards, while Palmyra senior quarterback Roman Russek broke his school’s single-season total touchdowns record.
Other milestones included Mount Carmel Area’s 56th victory in the 75-year history of the Coal Bucket rivalry against Shamokin and Carbondale Area capturing its first outright Division Three championship in 53 years.
Navarro Breaks Lebanon County Rushing Record, Annville-Cleona Earns 300th Win
Annville-Cleona’s Yama Navarro delivered one of the most memorable rushing performances in program history.
Navarro rushed for 411 yards and six touchdowns, breaking both the Annville-Cleona program record and the Lebanon County single-game rushing record.
The previous county record was held by ELCO’s Jake Williams.
Navarro’s 411 yards led all reported individual rushing performances across Pennsylvania.
Annville-Cleona also rushed for a remarkable 578 yards as a team, the highest reported team total of the week.
The historic performance helped the Little Dutchmen reach another significant milestone, earning the program’s 300th all-time victory.
It was a memorable week for Annville-Cleona, combining an individual county record with a landmark team accomplishment.
Sams Breaks District 11 Career Passing Touchdown Record
Southern Lehigh quarterback Colton Sams added another major accomplishment to his outstanding high school career.
Sams has now thrown 109 career touchdown passes, surpassing the previous District 11 record of 106 held by former Allentown Central Catholic quarterback Brendan Nosovitch.
Nosovitch, who led the Vikings to a state championship, established the record in 2011, and the mark had stood for 15 years.
Sams threw four touchdown passes during the week, continuing to add to his record-setting career total.
The Southern Lehigh quarterback has been one of the area’s most productive offensive players, and his latest milestone places him atop the District 11 career passing touchdown list.
Dreger Sets Marple Newtown Rushing Record
Marple Newtown’s Jack Dreger delivered another record-setting performance, rushing for 331 yards.
Dreger broke the school’s previous single-game rushing record of 304 yards, established by Adrian Sapnas in 2014.
His 331 yards ranked second among the week’s reported rushing performances, trailing only Navarro’s 411.
Marple Newtown also rushed for 401 yards as a team, making it one of four teams to surpass 400 rushing yards during the week.
Russek Breaks Palmyra Single-Season Touchdown Record
Palmyra senior quarterback Roman Russek established a new program record for total touchdowns in a season.
Russek reached 30 total touchdowns, surpassing the previous school record of 29 set by Preston Bare in 2011.
The milestone adds another accomplishment to Russek’s senior season.
Mount Carmel Area Wins 56th Coal Bucket Game
Mount Carmel Area continued its success in one of Pennsylvania’s longtime high school football rivalries.
With its victory over Shamokin, Mount Carmel Area earned its 56th win in the 75-year history of the Coal Bucket Game.
The rivalry remains an important tradition for both programs, and the latest victory added another chapter to Mount Carmel Area’s history.
Carbondale Area Captures First Outright Division Title in 53 Years
Carbondale Area celebrated a historic team accomplishment by winning its first outright Division Three championship in 53 years.
The championship ended a decades-long wait for the program and highlighted a memorable season for the Chargers.
Burns Leads Passing with 390 Yards
Susquehannock quarterback Jacob Burns delivered the week’s top reported passing performance, throwing for 390 yards and four touchdowns.
Stroudsburg’s Jack Mitchell followed with 367 passing yards and five touchdowns.
Jersey Shore’s Nolen Pauling finished with 353 yards and four touchdown passes, while Selinsgrove’s Rocco Amato threw for 352 yards.
Shikellamy’s Bobby Felmy passed for 306 yards and three touchdowns.
Bloomsburg’s Shane Frey finished with 297 passing yards, while Kutztown’s Ryan Walters added 293.
Northern York’s Mason Barnett threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns.
Bethlehem Catholic’s Axel Burkart passed for 277 yards and three scores.
Hamburg’s Blaise Ernst finished with 270 yards, while Bethlehem Freedom’s Michael Stofanak threw for 269 yards and four touchdowns.
Penn Manor’s Connor Smeigh added 268 passing yards, followed by Big Spring’s Nathan Baranoski with 266.
Easton Area’s Zahviay McGurn finished with 239 yards, while West Chester East’s Logan Cummings threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns.
Governor Mifflin’s Jack Miller passed for 234 yards.
Manheim Township’s Dayne Byler finished with 230 yards and three touchdowns, while Whitehall’s Tanner Dogmantis added 229 yards.
West Scranton’s Austin Sostre threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns, and Panther Valley’s Cy Maynard rounded out the group with 225 yards.
Mitchell Throws Five Touchdown Passes
Stroudsburg’s Jack Mitchell led the reported passing touchdown totals with five.
Southern Lehigh’s Colton Sams, Susquehannock’s Jacob Burns, Central York’s Jamin Ilgenfritz, West York’s Jensen Ferber, West Catholic’s Josiah Everett, Bethlehem Freedom’s Michael Stofanak, Jersey Shore’s Nolen Pauling and Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Tommy Murphy each threw four touchdown passes.
Garden Spot’s Isaiah Lapp, West Scranton’s Austin Sostre, Bethlehem Catholic’s Axel Burkart, Shikellamy’s Bobby Felmy, Dunmore’s Brady McCormick, Blue Mountain’s Cohen Kirby, Upper Moreland’s David Adamski, Manheim Township’s Dayne Byler, Harrisburg’s Jaiyon Lewis, West Chester East’s Logan Cummings, Coventry Christian’s Lorenzo Miro, Northern York’s Mason Barnett, Muncy’s Noah Weikle and Troy’s Spencer Martin each threw three touchdowns.
Harris and Yez Join 290-Yard Rushing Club
Trinity’s Brandon Harris rushed for 297 yards and four touchdowns, finishing third among the week’s reported rushing leaders.
Haverford High’s Henry Yez followed with 293 yards and five touchdowns.
Schuylkill Haven’s Colton Reber continued his impressive season with 273 rushing yards.
Honesdale’s Gabe Duda rushed for 259 yards and five touchdowns.
Octorara Area’s Collin Wood finished with 250 yards and three scores, while Abington Heights’ Jayden Anglin rushed for 244 yards.
Mifflinburg’s Landon Moser added 241 yards.
Great Valley’s Beau Kosmalski rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns, while Wallenpaupack’s Ed Kiesendahl finished with 231 yards and three scores.
Easton Area’s Akhir Brown rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns.
Delaware Valley’s Devin Estevez added 217 yards and three scores, while West Philadelphia’s Jahsir Newsome finished with 214 yards and three touchdowns.
Carbondale Area’s Caedon Voglino rushed for 206 yards and three scores.
Dunmore’s Josef Wolff finished with 203 yards and three touchdowns, while Spring-Ford’s Phoenix Martin reached 200 rushing yards.
More Rushers Surpass 150 Yards
Lehighton’s Lukas Croizier rushed for 193 yards, while Central Dauphin’s Griffin Ionni and Downingtown East’s Juelz Chiron-Robinson each finished with 191 yards.
Ionni scored three rushing touchdowns, while Chiron-Robinson added four.
Milton Hershey’s Kamari Cooper rushed for 188 yards.
Minersville’s John Lutsky, Mid Valley’s Kayden Barnauskas and Pine Grove Area’s Logan Troup each finished with 183 rushing yards.
Dallas’ Marc Saracinaj added 179 yards and three touchdowns.
Lower Dauphin’s Connor Kreiser rushed for 175 yards, while Columbia’s Chase Marley finished with 172 yards and four touchdowns.
Twin Valley’s Maverik Foster added 169 yards and three scores.
Hempfield’s Ramel Lyles rushed for 168 yards, while Williamsport’s Tevin Williams finished with 159.
Blue Mountain’s Brody Foose and Harry S. Truman’s Hex Walker each recorded 154 rushing yards.
Wyoming Seminary’s Zack Sebestyen finished with 152 yards and three touchdowns, while Greater Nanticoke’s Justin Johnson added 150 yards and three scores.
Navarro Leads Rushing Touchdowns with Six
Annville-Cleona’s Yama Navarro led the reported rushing touchdown totals with six.
Honesdale’s Gabe Duda and Haverford High’s Henry Yez followed with five apiece.
Easton Area’s Akhir Brown, Trinity’s Brandon Harris, Berks Catholic’s Coy Keller, Columbia’s Chase Marley and Downingtown East’s Juelz Chiron-Robinson each scored four rushing touchdowns.
Great Valley’s Beau Kosmalski, Ephrata’s Bentley Rearich, Hamburg’s Blaise Ernst, North Schuylkill’s Brock Holmes, Carbondale Area’s Caedon Voglino, Solanco’s Chase Sensenig, Octorara Area’s Collin Wood, Minersville’s Derek Derenzo, Delaware Valley’s Devin Estevez, Wallenpaupack’s Ed Kiesendahl, South Williamsport’s Garrett Lorson, Upper Perkiomen’s Grayson Sabo, Central Dauphin’s Griffin Ionni, Bethlehem Freedom’s Jahaire Hughes, West Philadelphia’s Jahsir Newsome and Dunmore’s Josef Wolff were among the players scoring three rushing touchdowns.
Greater Nanticoke’s Justin Johnson, Solanco’s Kali Hines, Wilkes-Barre’s Khalil Smith, Conrad Weiser’s Kole Kupper, Souderton’s Levi Lopez, Bangor’s Lucas Hurd, Dallas’ Marc Saracinaj, Twin Valley’s Maverik Foster, Cedar Crest’s Steven Reyes and Wyoming Seminary’s Zack Sebestyen also scored three rushing touchdowns.
Vassa Leads Receiving with 189 Yards
Bethlehem Catholic’s Carter Vassa delivered the week’s top reported receiving performance, finishing with 189 yards and three touchdown receptions.
Selinsgrove’s Nash Fordyce followed with 173 receiving yards.
Teammate Johnny Neidig added 165 yards, giving Selinsgrove two of the week’s top receivers.
Canton Area’s Rylan Wesneski also finished with 165 yards.
Panther Valley’s Chase McArdle and Bethlehem Liberty’s Zyaire Davis each recorded 163 yards.
Belmont Charter’s Aiden Ivery and Susquehannock’s Niko Graham finished with 157 receiving yards apiece.
Graham caught four touchdown passes, while Ivery added three.
Valley View’s Cash Roe recorded 155 yards, while Jersey Shore’s Carter Rhinehart finished with 151.
Bloomsburg’s Jharee Moore-Stewart added 150 yards.
Big Spring’s Ayden Martinez recorded 148 yards and three touchdowns.
St. Joseph’s Prep’s Jett Harrison finished with 144 yards, while Bethlehem Freedom’s Davyan Moore added 140.
Stroudsburg’s Josh Ivers-Green recorded 138 yards, followed by Northern York’s Cash Keck with 136.
West Scranton’s Colbert Kaz finished with 127 yards, while Line Mountain’s Henry Malfara recorded 126.
Easton Area’s Sean McPeek added 122 yards, followed by Malvern Prep’s Cade Cooper with 121.
Nazareth Area’s Mason Marinelli finished with 119 receiving yards.
More Receivers Reach 100 Yards
Northern York’s Tristan Wenrich recorded 117 receiving yards.
Susquehannock’s Ian Bailey finished with 112 yards, while Shikellamy’s Thomas Pollock added 110.
Garden Spot’s Seth Musselman recorded 108 yards.
Montoursville’s Cole Snyder finished with 104 yards.
Jersey Shore’s Khani McCray and Warwick’s Vince Yacoviello each recorded 103 yards.
Parkland’s Blake Nassry finished with 101 yards.
Montoursville’s Brayden Burkett, Shikellamy’s Kyler Campbell and Maddox Hoover each reached 100 receiving yards.
Graham Catches Four Touchdown Passes
Susquehannock’s Niko Graham led the reported receiving touchdown totals with four.
Graham also finished with 157 receiving yards.
Belmont Charter’s Aiden Ivery, Big Spring’s Ayden Martinez, Bethlehem Catholic’s Carter Vassa, West York’s Julius Fuentes-Bream, Muncy’s Nate Rogers and Southern Lehigh’s Otto Young each caught three touchdown passes.
Yacoviello Leads Receptions with 11
Warwick’s Vince Yacoviello led the reported reception totals with 11 catches.
Palmerton Area’s Cale Young, Jersey Shore’s Carter Rhinehart, Selinsgrove’s Johnny Neidig and Stroudsburg’s Josh Ivers-Green each finished with 10 receptions.
Conwell-Egan’s Jaeden Thenor followed with nine.
Northern York’s Cash Keck and Tristan Wenrich, Valley View’s Cash Roe, Tri-Valley’s Doyle Flory, Milton Area’s Jacori Brown and Hempfield’s Orion Abrams each recorded eight receptions.
Big Spring’s Ayden Martinez, Bethlehem Freedom’s Davyan Moore, South Williamsport’s Levi Butler, Manheim Central’s Logan Miller, Selinsgrove’s Nash Fordyce and Penn Manor’s Tristan Ronan each finished with seven receptions.
Annville-Cleona Leads Team Rushing with 578 Yards
Annville-Cleona’s record-setting rushing performance helped the Little Dutchmen lead the reported team totals with 578 yards.
Navarro accounted for 411 yards and six touchdowns.
Octorara Area followed with 486 rushing yards, while Marple Newtown finished with 401.
The three teams combined for 1,465 rushing yards.
Three Players Account for Six Total Touchdowns
Owen J. Roberts’ Mekhi Graham, Jersey Shore’s Nolen Pauling and Annville-Cleona’s Yama Navarro shared the reported lead with six total touchdowns apiece.
Honesdale’s Gabe Duda, Haverford High’s Henry Yez and Stroudsburg’s Jack Mitchell followed with five.
Easton Area’s Akhir Brown, Great Valley’s Beau Kosmalski, Trinity’s Brandon Harris, Carbondale Area’s Caedon Voglino, Columbia’s Chase Marley, Southern Lehigh’s Colton Sams, Lower Dauphin’s Connor Kreiser, Berks Catholic’s Coy Keller, Susquehannock’s Jacob Burns, Central York’s Jamin Ilgenfritz, West York’s Jensen Ferber, West Catholic’s Josiah Everett, Downingtown East’s Juelz Chiron-Robinson, Bethlehem Freedom’s Michael Stofanak, Line Mountain’s Preston Derk, Garden Spot’s Seth Musselman, Williamsport’s Tevin Williams and Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Tommy Murphy each accounted for four touchdowns.
McFerson Leads Pancake Blocks with Nine
Central Bucks East’s Crew McFerson led the reported pancake-block totals with nine.
Shenandoah Valley’s Carlos Ramirez and Xavier Hernandez, along with Central Bucks East’s Damian DeRosa, each finished with six.
Exeter’s Braylon Reinert and Shenandoah Valley’s David Burrous recorded five apiece.
Shenandoah Valley’s Aiden Longo, Central Bucks East’s Dan Kirk, Marple Newtown’s Jonel Hoxhaj and Octorara Area’s Lucas Reid each finished with four pancake blocks.
Shikellamy’s Charlie Walter, Marple Newtown’s Dylan Campbell, Cedar Crest’s Griffin Schomp and Blue Mountain’s Vaughn Helverson each recorded three.
Shenandoah Valley placed four offensive linemen among the leaders, while Central Bucks East had three.
Historic Milestones Highlight Another Week
Another week of Pennsylvania high school football featured remarkable individual records and significant team accomplishments.
Navarro’s 411 rushing yards and six touchdowns established new Annville-Cleona and Lebanon County records, while the Little Dutchmen celebrated their 300th all-time victory.
Sams reached 109 career passing touchdowns, breaking the District 11 record that Nosovitch had held since 2011.
Dreger rushed for a Marple Newtown school-record 331 yards, while Russek established a Palmyra single-season record with 30 total touchdowns.
Mount Carmel Area earned its 56th Coal Bucket victory over Shamokin, and Carbondale Area captured its first outright Division Three championship in 53 years.
Burns led the reported passing performances with 390 yards, Vassa topped the receiving category with 189 yards, and McFerson led the offensive linemen with nine pancake blocks.
With the postseason underway, Pennsylvania’s offensive standouts continue to deliver memorable performances and add new chapters to their schools’ football histories.