Dom Giuffre-Schuylkill Valley

He only weighs 165 pounds and he likes to bake cookies, yet Dom Giuffre has been called “beast mode” since his youth football days. Giuffre always enjoyed watching Marshawn Lynch and now he’s putting up big numbers of his own. The 6’1, 165-pound junior is sixth in the Lancaster-Lebanon League with 752 rushing yards. Giuffre is averaging eight yards per carry. He has eleven touchdown runs for the (4-2, 3-0) Panthers. “I didn’t really expect it, but I told my coach that this season I was gonna take it personal and I’m gonna give it my all,” said Giuffre. Schuylkill Valley is tied for first place in Section 5 of the L-L League with Lancaster Catholic. The Panthers are riding a 4-game winning streak after dropping their first two contests to Twin Valley and Upper Perkiomen. They allowed 70 points in those two losses. “I think the biggest difference has been that we’ve started coming together as a team. We’ve always talked about changing the culture so now we stepped up, and it’s time to change the culture,” stated Giuffre. Schuylkill Valley returned 17 starters from last year’s (2-9) club. Giuffre kicked off the 2022 campaign with 19 carries for 155 yards and 2TD versus Twin Valley. He finished with 136 yards and four scores at Pequea Valley two weeks ago. Last Friday, he racked up 154 yards and 2TD on 17 touches at Northern Lebanon. The Panthers are putting up 31 points a night. They scored 93 in their last two games. Schuylkill Valley meets (5-1) Hamburg in the Frost Bowl next week. However, Giuffre is focused solely on Columbia this Friday in Leesport. He replied, “They’re gonna come to play. They’re gonna give it their all. We’re just ready to give it to them.” Giuffre mentioned senior defensive end Ethan Swoyer and sophomore wide receiver Dillon Lackner as two of the unsung heroes for the Panthers. Lackner has eleven catches for 184 yards and two touchdowns. Giuffre is a sprinter and high jumper on the track and field team. “They help me with techniques with running. I did track so I can get better for football and get faster,” he said. Giuffre ran an 11.57 in the 100 meters last season. He also plays basketball. We joked about how often his last name is mispronounced. It’s (juh-Fray) for the record. We also discussed his favorite songs and teachers at Schuylkill Valley. If you’re curious, his favorite cookies are chocolate chip.