Midd-West closes out season with shutout win over Holy Redeemer

KINGSTON- It wasn’t pretty by any stretch of the imagination but the Midd-West Mustangs did just enough Saturday night at Wyoming Valley West’s Spartan Stadium came out victorious 21-0 over the Holy Redeemer Royals spoiling a Senior Night crowd on the west side in a non-conference matchup.

The two teams combined for 9 interceptions in the contest and the Royals to -46 yards rushing. Jared Devine became Midd-West’s all time sack leader by recording five sacks on the night. There were three turnovers each on the game first six drives.

After a scoreless first quarter, Mustang quarterback Witten Carter scrambled around the backfield until he connected with Mason Fultz in the front right corner of the end zone, for a 21 yard score The point-after was no good leaving the score at 6-0 with 5:01 left before halftime.

21yd touchdown pass Witten Carter to Mason Fultz @west_midd 8:01 left 2nd quarter 7-0 over @HRRoyalsFB @pafootballnews https://t.co/huH2DO4w8R

— Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) October 31, 2026

Midd-West took advantage of another Holy Redeemer turnover, when running back Noah Krietzer scored from a yard out making the score 1400 as Carter found D’Angelo Drumheller open for the two-point conversion making the score 14-0 with 2:23 left in the half.

Redeemer had their chances to score in the second but costly mistakes snubbed out any chance of them getting back into the contest. To open the second half, Royals quarterback Brady McDermott hooked up with Mike Zbierski for a 34 yard completion that spotted the ball at the Mustang 15 yard line, but the next play Drumheller picked off a tipped pass in the end ending the threat.

D’Angelo Drumheller comes up with big interception in the end zone for @MiddWestFB to thwart a possible score by #HRRoyalsFB Saturday night @PaFootballNews https://t.co/kMzWh8hcAt

— Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) November 1, 2026

Carter finished his night throwing for 108 yards on 10 of 16 passing the one score but did have four interceptions, meanwhile McDermott had an off night was 7 of 27 for just 72 yards with five picks.

Fultz scored his second touchdown on the night by taking a hand-off going to his right side and scoring from 18 yards out, in the right corner of the end zone. Connor Kullman kicked the point after making it a 21-0 game with 6:21 left in the third quarter.

Midway through the final 12 minutes Redeemer got the ball back in positive territory after going into punt formation the ball was snapped over the head of the kicker and was recovered in the red zone, but the Royals only turned it right back over on four consecutive incomplete passes.

The Mustangs out-gained the Royals 242-31. Both quarterbacks were sacked five times for 46 yards for Midd-West 50 yards for Holy Redeemer.

Midd-West finished their season with a 3-7 record. Holy Redeemer 5-5 will face powerhouse Dunmore in the District 2 2A playoff game next week. The Bucks are 10-0 and scorched Lakeland Friday night 53-6.

My post-game interview with HFC Jeff Janovich of @MiddWestFB
After a 21-0 win over @HRRoyalsFB @PaFootballNews https://t.co/X6zOC166aR

— Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) November 1, 2026

My post-game interview with QB Witten Carter of @MiddWestFB making plays with his arms and legs tonight in shutout of @HRRoyalsFB 21-0 @PaFootballNews https://t.co/iJFyBjWjAq

— Brian Ptashinski (@BPtashinski) November 1, 2026

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