Bob Wolfrum-Wyomissing

Wyomissing had scored at least 31 points in seven consecutive games entering Saturday’s highly anticipated matchup with Lampeter-Strasburg. The Spartans’ Wing-T offense was completely derailed by the unbeaten Pioneers. Lampeter-Strasburg allowed just 146 total yards in a 20-7 victory. “We had nothing we could call our own,” said Wyomissing coach Bob Wolfrum. The Pioneers are (10-0) for the first time in school history. They claimed the Section 4 championship in the Lancaster-Lebanon League. Senior linebackers Emory Fluhr and Dominic Brown led a relentless defensive effort. Collin Shelley (6’4, 290) and sophomore Thad Wolf (6’4, 315) controlled the trenches. “We gotta be more physical. They were just more physical than us…They say it’s not really the X’s and O’s, it’s the Jimmys and Joes,” stated Wolfrum. He’s in his 38th season at the helm in Wyomissing. Wolfrum has 370 career victories, the most in District 3 history. The Spartans’ 36-game home winning streak came to an end. They were forced to punt seven times. Lampeter-Strasburg marched 59 yards to the 1-yard line on its second possession. After getting stopped on third down, the Pioneers opted to kick a field goal. Wyomissing was called for roughing the kicker which gave Lampeter-Strasburg a first down. Brown cashed in with a 1-yard touchdown. The 5’11, 176-pound running back finished with 116 yards on 28 carries. The (8-2, 6-1) Spartans tied it up late in the opening quarter. A Pioneers’ punt got caught up in the strong wind and Wyomissing took over at the 15-yard line. Derek Macrina’s 2-yard touchdown run made it 7-7 with 54 seconds remaining in the first period. Peter Fiorello kicked a 21-yard field goal to give Lampeter-Strasburg a 10-7 advantage with 17 seconds left in the first half. He boomed a 41-yard field goal with three minutes to go in the third quarter. Caileb Howse put the Pioneers in front 20-7 with 7:21 to play. The 200-pound senior quarterback scored on a 15-yard run down the left sideline. That followed a 20-yard run by Brown. Howse racked up 129 rushing yards on 15 carries. He was 8-of-15 through the air for another 67 yards. Fluhr sealed the deal with an interception with 3:45 remaining on the clock. Sophomore quarterback Teddy White was 2-of-8 for (-2) yards on the afternoon. “We could do nothing through the air. It’s the catching, the throwing, and the blocking. We haven’t done any of those things well consistently all year long,” noted Wolfrum. Lampeter-Strasburg limited talented sophomore Justice Hardy to 49 yards on a dozen carries. Hardy left the game twice in the second half after getting banged up. He will have extra time to recover before Wyomissing’s next game. The Spartans earned a bye in the District 3-4A playoffs as the #2 seed. They will return to action on Saturday, November 9th at 1pm. Wyomissing will host either #7 East Pennsboro or #10 Susquehannock.