District 11 Notes – Week 9

Another 5 players rushed for over 200 yards in week 9 with Andrew Davidson of Emmaus leading the group for the third week in a row.  Davidson rushed for 293 yards and 5 td’s in their 48-41 loss against Whitehall.  In the last 3 games, Davidson has carried the ball 118 times for 884 yards and has scored 13 touchdowns.    Davidson has rushed for 1,462 yards and scored 21 td’s so far this season.  The 21 td’s is a new school record.  Ed Sikorski previously held the old record of 19 for 73 years (1941).  Davidson is now in 2nd place all-time at Emmaus for single season rushing.  With his 293 yards last week, Davidson moved ahead of Steve O’Brien (1986), Khaleel Artis (2011), Rick Koze (1981), Joe Williams (2010), Jamie Germani (2003), Jason Godusky (1985) and Greg Pierog (1972).  Davidson needs 173 yards to break Jamie Germani’s school record of 1,624 yards that he set in 2004.  Ryan Lawrence of Liberty rushed for 243 yards and 2 td’s in their win over Central Catholic.  That was Ryan’s first 200 yard plus game and he now joins his dad Mike in that category.  Ironically, Mike who played at Freedom rushed for a school record 290 yards in 1983 vs Liberty.  Shane Simpson of Easton went over 200 yards again and scored 4 more td’s in their win over Freedom.  Simpson now has 1,492 yards rushing and 30 td’s this year.  The 30 td’s ties him with Eric Thompson (1993) for the school record in a single season.  Simpson now has 74 career td’s which ties him with Parkland’s Austin Scott for 8th place all-time in the District.  Jason Killian of Schuylkill Haven falls to tenth place on the list with his 71 career td’s from 1989-91.  Simpson moves ahead of 4 more Rovers on the single season rushing chart.  They are: Juan Gaddy (1990 soph), Ovid Goulbourne (2004), Jeff Staton (1988 jr) and Sean Burgio (2001).  Missing the last 2 games where chart leaders Will Casella of Schuylkill Haven and Austyn Borre of Pleasant Valley.  Borre is in danger of not rushing for 1,000 yards in a season for the first time in his career.  James Mungro of East Stroudsburg South is still the only runningback in District 11 to rush for over 1,000 yards in all 4 years.  Michael McDonald of Bethlehem Catholic and KJ Snerr of Marian Catholic also sat out last weeks game.  Matt Miller of Williams Valley had his second 200 yard game of year when he rushed for 222 yards vs Line Mountain.  Miller now has 1,336 yards this year placing him in the top five all-time at Williams Valley.  Christian Gretzinger of Palisades ran for 207 yards and 4 td’s in their win over Notre Dame.  Gretzinger now has 3,107 yards in his career and has scored 37 td’s.  Saquon Barkley of Whitehall now has 60 career td’s.  That ties him with Mike Tracy of Marian Catholic and Niko Petrone of East Stroudsburg South for 24th place all-time in the District.  With his 1,590 yards rushing this year, Barkley moves ahead Andrew Harris on the single season chart at Whitehall.  Harris had 1,489 yards in 2011.  Gerald Douglas of Stroudsburg still leads the District with his 1,631 yards rushing.  Simpson retakes the td lead from Barkley and now leads 30 to 28.  Shakur Lester of Dieruff needs 89 yards rushing and 40 yard receiving vs Allen to have 2,500 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in his career.  Evan Culver of Saucon Valley has now scored 20 td’s this year, placing him in 3rd place all-time at the school, one behind Wayne Marish who had 21 in 1968.  Nick Savant holds the record when he scored 31 td’s last year.  John Rupinski of North Schuylkill now has 1,276 yards rushing and has scored 17 td’s this year.  That places him in the top 5 for both categories at the school.  Other Spartan greats that have scored 17 td’s in a season where, John Bozena (1988), Gino Capone (1997) and Ed Pavalko (2009).  Elijah McBride of East Stroudsburg North became the 8th Timberwolve to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season.  Robert Heller of Jim Thorpe also went over 1,000 yards last week before leaving the game with an injury.