Bob Wolfrum-Wyomissing

It was a perfect fall Saturday afternoon in Wyomissing. Plenty of sunshine, a Hall of Fame ceremony, homecoming festivities, a visit from Penn State head coach James Franklin and freshman running back Nick Singleton, and another dominant victory for the Spartans. They put Cocalico away early. The Eagles fumbled on their first three possessions en route to a 38-7 loss. Matthew Kramer had a trio of touchdown runs in the opening nine minutes. The 6’1, 215-pound fullback finished with a team-high 76 yards on eleven carries. Bob Wolfrum gave credit to nose guard Caleb Brewer for beating Cocalico’s center and forcing the first two fumbles. Brewer is getting a lot of attention these days. The 6’5, 285-pound junior has recently received offers from Maryland, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Duke, Houston, Toledo and Western Michigan. “He likes the physical part of the game. He loves blocking and he loves tackling. Like Jven, he moves very well. That’s why he’s getting all those looks,” said Wolfrum. Jven Williams, the top rated player in Pennsylvania, is committed to Penn State. Pacen Ziegler, who starts at OT/DT for Wyomissing, has an offer from Davidson. Brewer, Williams, and Ziegler average 285 pounds. They’re part of a very talented collection of players in Berks County. Joey Schlaffer (PSU), Anthony Caccese (Delaware), Cam Jones (Holy Cross), and Ayden Martin (Monmouth) are all headed to Division I programs. “Usually if you have one DI kid in the county, it’s a lot. We just happen to have a bunch. We right now have three DI linemen. That never happens,” noted Wolfrum. Most opponents fear the precision of the Spartans’ Wing-T offense. On Saturday, they showed that they can hurt teams through the air as well. Ben Zechman was 8-of-10 for a career-high 137 yards and 2TD. “He throws the ball well. It’s not like we’re just throwing it up there for the heck of it. We could do it a lot more and we probably should, but I’m a stubborn old guy,” joked Wolfrum. Both touchdown passes came in the second quarter. Zechman hit Ethan Brower on a 29-yard post before connecting with William Delp on an 11-yard throwback screen. Wyomissing was up 35-0 at halftime. Ian Levering added a 19-yard field goal on the opening drive of the second half. The (7-0, 4-0) Spartans outgained the (3-4, 2-2) Eagles 291-to-124. Cocalico’s flexbone attack was limited to 121 rushing yards and 41 of those yards came on the final series. Wolfrum improved his record to (344-86-1) over 36 seasons at Wyomissing. He’s won ten District 3 championships and a state title. Wolfrum was thrilled that he got a chance to chat with Ray Linn who was inducted into the Wyomissing Football Association Hall of Fame this weekend. Linn coached at West Reading from 1951-54 before turning Gov. Mifflin into a powerhouse. “Ray, John Gurski, and Don Thomas were thee guys in the county when I first got here. It was really neat to see him,” emphasized Wolfrum. Watching what the Spartans have been doing this year has been pretty neat as well.