Once again, the top five teams in my poll won last week. Those squads have a combined record of (33-2)! Gov. Mifflin gave unbeaten Conestoga Valley a battle. The Mustangs stay at #6 after a tough 28-21 loss. Honestly, I’m not sure which team to put at #8. I settled …
Read More »Week 7 Scoreboard-Football
Exeter doubled up Muhlenberg 56-28 in Reiffton. The Eagles improved to (7-0). Cameron Small set a school record with 346 rushing yards for the (3-4) Muhls. Wilson took care of Hempfield 38-14 at John Gurski Stadium. Correll Akings ran for 102 yards and 2 TD for the (6-1) Bulldogs. Conrad …
Read More »Ben Grundy-Twin Valley
Twin Valley has rolled over all of its opponents. The Raiders have climbed the statewide polls in Class 4A with one blowout victory after another. That streak of dominance continued on Thursday night with a 49-0 rout of Donegal. The (1-6) Indians opted not to play the second half due …
Read More »L-L League Players of the Week
Here are the Lancaster-Lebanon Quarterback Club Players of the Week: Wilson’s Madyx Gruber was 15-of-20 for 232 yards and 5 TD. He also ran for 204 yards and forced a fumble on defense. Cameron Small from Muhlenberg ran for 257 yards and two scores on 22 carries. Evan Rittle of …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Football
We’re past the midway point of the regular season. The top five teams in my poll continue to roll. They all won by at least 21 points last week. There are no changes in the first six spots in my rankings. Exeter meets Muhlenberg in Reiffton on Friday night. The …
Read More »Madyx Gruber-Wilson
Over the course of a 48-minute game, mistakes will happen. The question becomes how do athletes handle adversity. Madyx Gruber passed that test with flying colors. Wilson’s senior quarterback overcame an interception in the red zone on the opening drive and led the Bulldogs to a 43-20 victory at Gov. …
Read More »Week 6 Scoreboard-Football
Wilson left Shillington with a 43-20 victory over Gov. Mifflin. Madyx Gruber tied the school record with 5 TD passes. The Bulldogs improved to (5-1) while the Mustangs fell to (3-3). Exeter remained undefeated with a 43-6 rout of Ephrata. The Mounts slip to (3-3). Twin Valley shutout Northern Lebanon …
Read More »Javien Pletz-Gov. Mifflin
If Javien Pletz was grading his football team, the Mustangs would receive a B- at the midway point of the season. “There’s some room for improvement. The line has been doing their job. It’s just little mistakes like fumbles,” explained Pletz. Gov. Mifflin is (3-2) and coming off a 41-6 …
Read More »L-L League Players of the Week
Here are the Lancaster-Lebanon Quarterback Club Players of the Week: Reading’s Gabriel Laws ran for 50 yards and two touchdowns. He also piled up 15 tackles, four tackles for loss, and a pair of sacks. Caleb Rice of Ephrata finished with 16 tackles and 5.5 TFL. The sophomore linebacker was …
Read More »“Roberts Rankings”-Football
We’ve reached the midway point of the season and the cream is rising to the top. The top six teams in my poll all won last week. The top five squads have a combined record of (23-2)! The big game in Week 6 is at Shillington. Wilson and Gov. Mifflin …
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