Maverik’s younger brother, Gavan, got Twin Valley off to a great start. Rylan Simerly recovered a fumble by Sincere Littlejohn on the opening possession. The turnover set up the Raiders at the Indians’ 37-yard line. Gavan Foster, a 6’3 sophomore, lofted a perfect pass to Brody Majeski in the right corner of the end zone. Despite excellent coverage by 5’8 junior Jachai Grannison, Majeski reeled in the football for a 31-yard score just three minutes into the game. Maverik Foster has made the transition from quarterback to running back. The switch allows him to play defense this season. “It’s awesome. I liked quarterback but not being able to play both sides of the field, I feel like I can help my team out more,” explained Maverik Foster. He threw for 1,302 yards with 17 TD and 3 INT in 2025 as Twin Valley reached the state final for the first time in program history.

The Raiders went up 14-0 on Susquehanna Township early in the second quarter. Villanova commit Lucas Myers broke off a 27-yard run which was followed by a 25-yard pass to Majeski. Maverik Foster ended the 90-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run. The (0-2) Indians flashed their big-play ability late in the first half. Feidt, a 6’2 lefty, showed off his arm strength by firing a long pass from his own end zone down the right sideline. Sweatt III made a leaping grab and raced 65 yards for a 97-yard touchdown. The 6’, 160-pound senior receiver pulled Susquehanna Township within 14-7 with 3:09 remaining before halftime. Twin Valley took over the ensuing series at its 25-yard line. Gavan Foster found his tight end, Jayce Oliver, open for a 69-yard completion. The 6’2, 215-pound senior rumbled all the way to the 6-yard line. Ben Roswick drilled a 25-yard field goal as time expired to give the Raiders a 17-7 edge at the break.

West Virginia commit and Harrisburg transfer Rick Brown intercepted Foster at midfield to begin the second half. Brown, a 220-pound senior linebacker, had more than 100 tackles for the Cougars in each of the past two years. On fourth-and-6 at the 32-yard line, Twin Valley was penalized for roughing the passer. Moments later, Feidt hit Sweatt III down the right seam for an 18-yard touchdown pass. The extra point was missed which made it 17-13 with 6:03 to go in the third quarter. Jasani Brown, a lanky 6’4 senior safety, made an interception over the middle on the next possession. Littlejohn ripped off a 34-yard run to midfield, but the Indians’ drive stalled.

Susquehanna Township reached the Raiders’ 35-yard line with three minutes left. Feidt’s pass on fourth-and-5 fell incomplete. The Indians got the ball back one more time at their 33-yard line with 37 seconds on the clock. Sweatt III made two defenders miss and turned the completion into a 28-yard gain. He caught another ball along the left sideline for a 12-yard pickup to the 33-yard line. That led to the final heave into the end zone by Feidt. Sweatt III had a look of disbelief on his face after the official ruled him out of bounds. He made a tremendous effort to catch the ball as he fell to the ground. The official, who was standing right there, immediately signaled that the pass was incomplete.

Myers, a 220-pound senior, finished with a team-high five tackles. Oliver and Keenan Munn added four tackles apiece. “We’ve been emphasizing all week to get eleven [players] to the ball. We know they’re a fast team,” noted Maverik Foster. He also provided 54 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Myers had 50 yards on 17 carries. Twin Valley piled up 461 total yards, including 387 on the ground, in last year’s District 3-4A Championship. On Friday, the Raiders were limited to 129 yards on 39 carries. Gavan Foster was 8-of-15 for 182 yards in his second start. He threw a touchdown and two interceptions. “He’s doing amazing. He’s definitely still working into the role, got some things to learn. He had a great game,” said Maverik Foster. Majeski had a team-high five receptions for 93 yards and a score. Twin Valley has another test coming up on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Wyomissing.

Engle piled up 281 yards and 3 TD on 31 carries. The Army lacrosse commit holds school records for single-season rushing yards (1,855) and career rushing yards (3,971). “He’s a great leader. He’s a great guy to be around. [He] holds people accountable and just wants to be better than he was yesterday,” replied Foster. The 5’11, 185-pound senior also owns Twin Valley’s record for career touchdowns with 60. Engle’s 2-yard TD run tied the game at 7-7 after Xavier Rivera broke free for a 61-yard score on the opening series. Engle raced 35 yards on the Raiders’ first play from scrimmage and he was just getting warmed up. He added a 30-yard run on their second possession. Myers capped off that 43-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run. Seven minutes into the contest, there were already 21 combined points on the scoreboard. That wasn’t a big surprise. Twin Valley entered the night averaging 53 points and Susquehanna Township was putting up 42 ppg.

Torin Evans, who decommitted from Marist this week, showed off his elusiveness with a nifty 20-yard touchdown scamper that made it 14-14 with 8:33 left in the second quarter. That score was set up by Evans’ 40-yard pass to Steph Malette. Evans only threw five interceptions in the Indians’ first twelve games, but he was picked off by Grant Moser and James Alexy in the first half. The 6’, 175-pound southpaw ended the season with 37 touchdown passes and another 13 rushing scores. Evans launched a 67-yard TD pass to Syracuse commit Zi’khere Leaks with 42 seconds remaining in the first half. The third-seeded Raiders responded 22 seconds later when Engle sprinted down the right sideline for a 52-yard touchdown. The extra point was no good so the top-seeded Indians were in front 21-20 at halftime.

Foster noted that his coaches and the leaders on the team told him to calm down during the break. He acknowledged that he couldn’t get into a rhythm in the first 24 minutes. The 5’11, 175-pound sophomore made some pivotal plays in the second half. Foster connected with Ben Grundy over the middle for a 55-yard touchdown pass less than two minutes into the third quarter. Twin Valley held a 27-21 advantage before embarking on a 16-play, 82-yard drive that lasted eight and a-half minutes. On fourth-and-3, Foster faked an inside handoff to Engle and ran 24 yards down the left sideline to put the Raiders on top 34-21 with 10:34 to go. “Coach Myers trusted me to make reads so we ran the RPO [run-pass option]. Joey Buckley had a great block for me, Drew Engle carried out his fake, and I saw the lane and took off,” explained Foster. On Twin Valley’s next series, Engle went 32 yards off the left side for a touchdown on fourth-and-6. The Raiders were in firm control at 41-21 with 6:22 to play.

Susquehanna Township got inside the 5-yard line with four minutes left, but Foster and Ryan Rementer came up with sacks to turn the Indians away. Myers, a 215-pound junior, racked up a team-high ten tackles. He also ran for 78 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Rementer, who plays next to Myers at linebacker, added nine tackles. Junior defensive end Andrew Cabigas and Keenan Munn chipped in with seven tackles apiece. Susquehanna Township had 391 total yards, but couldn’t score in the second half. The Indians fell to (0-4) all-time in District 3 championship games.

Foster was an efficient 4-of-6 for 74 yards. The first-year starter is completing 72% of his passes this season. He’s thrown for 1,219 yards with 16 TD passes and no interceptions. The Raiders will take on 5-time state champion Aliquippa next week in the PIAA-4A semifinals. “I’m proud of every single person on this team. I love every single one of them. I wouldn’t want to do it with any other people, but we got two more weeks of grinding,” said Foster.