District 3
December 2021
PIAA Class 3A State Semi-Final Preview: (13-1)-Neumann Goretti Saints take on (14-0)-Wyomissing Spartans for a shot at State Gold ! @NGsaintsFB @Wyo_Football
December 2, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Neumann Goretti Saints(13-1) vs Wyomissing Spartans(14-0) PIAA Class 3A State Semi-Final Preview: (13-1)-Neumann Goretti Saints take on (14-0)-Wyomissing Spartans for a shot at State Gold ! It’s that time of season where the best of the best for Pennsylvania football remain. On the eastern side of the tournament brackets for Class 3A, we have two […]
Around the 717 for the final time this season
November 30, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Wilson and Coach Dahms claimed another Section 1 title That is a wrap for the Football season for this first time reporter, covered many games, traveled to different parts of the state and will leave with so many grateful memories. With all the teams in the Lancaster-Lebanon League seasons coming to an end, I […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Breakdown from district 3 playoff games
November 29, 2021 | Pat Weider
Team of the Week– Exeter Township. Exeter went to Governor Mifflin and beat the number 1 seed in 5A. Mifflin was led all season by Nicholas Singleton the all-star running back who is going to Penn State next year. The number 7 seed Exeter sprang the huge upset over the number 1 seed. Impressive win […]
Wyomissing stays perfect eliminating previously unbeaten Scranton Prep 35 to 14 to advance to PIAA Class 3A State Semi-Finals ! Photo Gallery added @Wyo_Football
November 28, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Wyomissing stays perfect eliminating previously unbeaten Scranton Prep 35 to 14 to advance to PIAA Class 3A State Semi-Finals ! Before the game, Spartans HC, Bob Wolfrum told me that practice went good during the week, “the kids could see we got a formidable opponent, and knew they had to work hard, their running back […]
State College advances with win over Harrisburg
November 28, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
With three seconds to go in the game State College needed just a field goal to get a step closer to every high school football player’s dream, Hershey. Fortunately for the State College Little Lions, they have kicker Kajetan Kaszubowski. With three seconds left Kaszubowski nailed the game-winning 34-yard field goal to advance to the […]
Bishop McDevitt Captures the District 3 4A Championship over Lampeter-Strasburg
November 27, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Bishop Mcdevitt Celebrates their first District title since 2018 On a cold windy night, Junior Marquese William’s 30 yard scamper would be the difference as the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders captured their first District Championship since 2018. “It feels great, at halftime we were mad, when adversity hit, somebody had to be the one” […]
District 3 4A Finals Preview Lampeter-Strasburg @ Bishop Mcdevitt
November 25, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Lampeter-Strasburg gathers for the final team at home this season District 3 4A Championship Preview: Lampeter-Strasburg vs Bishop McDevitt A match-up between these two powerhouses had seemed bound to happen since the start of the season. Facing off 5 times in the past decade (Bishop McDevitt leads the series 4-1) there seemed to […]
Spartans reign supreme in victory over Bubblers 55 to 14 to claim third straight District III Class 3A Title ! @WyoFootball
November 22, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Spartans reign supreme in victory over Bubblers 55 to 14 to claim third straight District III Class 3A Title, and 10th overall under Coach Bob Wolfrum ! Boiling Springs HC-Bradley Zell stated before the game that, “feels pretty good, we had a good week of practice”, on how to stop the ground and pound offense, […]
Canton wins first-ever state playoff game, beats Steel-High
November 21, 2021 | Chris Masse sungazette.com/
TOWANDA–As players jumped high into the night sky and jubilant fans who packed the Endless Mountain Complex’s bleachers well before kickoff celebrated, two-way lineman Mason Shultz froze. He needed a second to digest what just happened. And while the work continues, what happened was a moment frozen in time. Earning the kind of opportunity so […]
Lampeter-Strasburg pitches another shutout, advancing to the District 3 4A Championship
November 20, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Lampeter-Strasburg gathers for a post game celebration With a showdown against noted powerhouse Bishop McDevitt looming the Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers did not lose focus pitching their school record 5th shutout of Kennard-Dale 31-0. “They are a very good football team; it wasn’t that hard to keep our focus” Head Coach Victor Ridenour said, “You can […]
Harrisburg wins District 3 6A Championship over Wilson @HBGCougar_FBall
November 20, 2021 | Tristan Klinefelter
The Harrisburg Cougars and Wilson Bulldogs faced off Saturday afternoon in the District 3 6A Championship game with Cougars Freshman quarterback Shawn Lee leading the way on offense with two touchdowns in a nail bitter victory 14-10. To start the game the Cougar’s defense came out strong. On fourth down, Micah Chambers burst through and […]
Around the 717 for more District 3 playoff matchups
November 17, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Lampeter-Strasburg doing their pregame ritual Only two teams remain in the playoffs for the Lancaster Lebanon League after Hempfield, Donegal, Cocalico, Warwick and Manheim Central all went down last week. The Wilson Bulldogs and LS Pioneers are the last ones standing and both are riding multi game winning streaks. Game Preview: Kennard Dale (10-1) […]
Wyomissing weathers storm to take down Middletown Area 14 to 0, advances to District III Championship ! @WyoFootball
November 15, 2021 | Daniel Reed
Wyomissing weathers the storm to take down Middletown Area 14 to 0 at Wyomissing Football Field, Saturday afternoon ! This game was definitely a tail of two halfs, at least as far as the weather goes. We started out with a drizzle, then a couple of heavy downpours that didn’t last long, then more drizzle […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Big breakdown from all all the area playoff games
November 15, 2021 | Pat Weider
Team of the week– Exeter Township. Exeter went into Manheim Central as the number 7 seed and took care of a business with a 43-27 win. Exeter dominated in all phases of the game and took a 36-0 lead at the half. It was a dominating performance all around for Exeter. Next up for Exeter […]
Wilson knocks off Defending District Champs Central York in a Classic
November 13, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Head Coach Doug Dahms with his squad after their thrilling victory The Wilson Bulldogs (8-3) knocked off the defending District 3 6A Champion Central York Panthers 14-11 in an instant classic. Sophomore Ben Rada kicked a 21 yard field goal with a 1:13 left and Panthers kicker Matthew Parker just missed a 32 yarder […]
Exeter beats Manheim Central in the 2nd round of the State Playoffs
November 13, 2021 | Pat Weider
Exeter entered the second round of the playoffs with a 7-3 record and a number 7 seed in the 5A District 3 playoffs, but they came into Manheim and dominated number 2 seed Manheim Central in all facets of the game Friday night with a 43-20 victory. Exeter lead 22-0 after the 1st Quarter, and […]
4 game previews for week 2 of playoffs in District 3
November 11, 2021 | Pat Weider
1) 5A (2) Manheim Central vs. (7) Exeter– Manheim Central comes into this game 9-1 after having last week off with a bye. Exeter beat South Western in round one of the playoffs last week. After last week’s victory, Exeter has won 5 of their last 6 games with the only loss to undefeated Governor […]
Around District 3 for the 717
November 10, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Jadyn Jones warming up against Hempfield Game Preview: Wilson @ Central York The District 3 Semifinals match-up in the 6A bracket features the Section Champs from both the YAIAA (Central York) and LL League (Wilson). The Panthers come into this game with a perfect record while the Bulldogs have won 6 in a […]
Cougars Run Over the Thundering Herd. Harrisburg Advances to Face Hempfield on four td runs by Hopkins @HBGCougar_FBall @hbgcougarcoach
November 6, 2021 | Billy Splain
Hopkins in for one of four tds today There wasn’t a a whole lot of electrifying, break loose offense from the Cougars today at Severance Field, but there we enough. MaKhai Hopkins ran for 121 yards and 4 scores, three of which can in the first half, and Harrisburg never struggled on their way to […]
Upper Dauphin survives Columbia’s furious rally to advance to the District 3 2A Championship
November 6, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Upper Dauphin celebrates their playoff victory In a game that saw big plays, state records and over 100 points scored combined, it was a defensive stand by the Trojans that helped them prevail 58-48 in a classic. “The kids just dug down deep and got the job done” Head Coach Kent Smeltz said “We’ll […]
Central York wins 26-14 over Township in round 1 of PIAA playoffs
November 6, 2021 | Pat Weider
Central York beat Manheim Township 26-14 Friday night in the 1st round of the PIAA playoffs. Led by a dominating defense performance Central York was able to control the game from the start. Quarterback Beau Pribula led Central York with 2 rushing touchdowns and 2 passing touchdowns on the night. The Penn State commit made […]
Nanticoke wins the Eastern Conference 3A Championship over Schuylkill Valley
November 6, 2021 | John Kotsko
After an 0-3 start, the Trojans could’ve very easily have given up and called it a lost season but they ended up winning 4 of their last six games gave them a chance of playing for the Eastern Conference Championship game at home. In front of their home crowd, Nanticoke would use their running attack […]
Breaking down the PIAA District 3 Playoff Brackets
November 4, 2021 | Pat Weider
special contributions also by Carl Frederick 6A District 3 Breakdown: 1st seed Central York vs. 8th seed Manheim Township Note- Central York has repeated an undefeated regular season for the 2nd straight year and has won Division 1 of YAIA for 3 straight years. Township has 4 losses but the 4 losses are by a […]
Coach Weider’s @Go_Rout Coaches Notebook: Wrap up from week 10 games and the top 5 playoff match ups in district 3
November 1, 2021 | Pat Weider
Player of the week: Beau Priula. Beau and Central York routed York High 60-14. Beau had 5 touchdowns. 2 rushings and 3 through the air, but it was much more than the stats. It was his ability to make plays for his team constantly. Need a 1st down? I will run for it. Need a […]
Manheim Central clinches their share of a three way tie for the Section 2 Title defeating Cocalico
October 30, 2021 | Carl Frederick
Coach Hahn gathers his team after their victory Behind Judd Novak’s three rushing touchdowns, Manheim Central (9-1, 4-1) gets by Cocalico (6-4, 4-1) 42-20 to clinch a share of the LL Section 2 Title. Quarterback Judd Novak had rushing touchdowns of 8, 11 and 15 yards, as he had to use his legs more than […]
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