1A Championship Preview – Steelton-Highspire
Tagged under: District 3, News, Playoffs
Ed Weaver | December 7, 2022
The Rollers of Steelton-Highspire return to the Class 1A finals on Thursday afternoon against the WPIAL’s Union Area, looking to claim their fourth state championship.
The last time Steel-High made an appearance in the 1A finals was in 2020 against Jeannette, which they won 32-20.
Last week the Rollers knocked off Canton, 28-21, as they rallied from a 21-13 deficit in the middle of the third quarter against the Warriors. Steel-High tied the game up at 21-all late in the quarter then scored the winning touchdown on a 10-yard run by Ronald Bernette with 34 seconds remaining in the game.
Junior QB Alex Erby leads the 13-1 Rollers’ offense, throwing for 2,065 yards and 26 TDs with just three interceptions. Burnette has rushed for 567 yards and 11 TDs this year.
Defensively Steel-High forced three late turnovers, two fumbles and an interception in the win against Canton.
How they got here:
2022 Schedule
| OVERALL | PCT | LEAGUE | PCT | HOME | AWAY | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-1 | 0.929 | 4-0 | 1.000 | 10-1 | 3-0 | W12 |
DATE |
OPPONENT |
LOCATION |
TIME/SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-20 |  @ Donegal (SCR) |
9:00 am | |
| 08-26 |  vs. Bishop Canevin (12-2) |
War Memorial Veterans Field | W 21-14 |
| 09-02 |  vs. Westinghouse (14-0) |
War Memorial Veterans Field | L 18-39 |
| 09-16 |  @ Boiling Springs (4-6) * |
W 74-30 | |
| 09-23 |  vs. Big Spring (4-7) * |
War Memorial Veterans Field | W 41-7 |
| 09-30 |  vs. Middletown Area (0-8) |
War Memorial Veterans Field | W 1-0 |
| 10-08 |  vs. Camp Hill (5-6) * |
War Memorial Veterans Field | W 71-20 |
| 10-14 |  @ Newport (2-8) |
W 68-14 | |
| 10-20 |  @ Trinity (10-5) * |
W 35-28 | |
| 10-29 |  vs. West Perry (11-2) |
War Memorial Veterans Field | W 53-34 |
| 11-05 |  vs. Fairfield (2-8) (P) |
War Memorial Veterans Field | W 62-6 |
| 11-12 |  vs. Belmont Charter (8-4) (P) |
Germantown SS | W 46-6 |
| 11-19 |  vs. Windber (11-2) (SP) |
War Memorial Veterans Field | W 37-7 |
| 11-26 |  vs. Northern Lehigh (12-2) (SP) |
War Memorial Veterans Field | W 42-35 |
| 12-02 |  vs. Canton (12-2) (SP) |
Shamokin HS | W 28-21 |
| 12-08 |  @ Union Area (12-3) (SP) |
Chapman Field (Mechanicsburg) | 1:00 pm |
Starting Lineups:
| Defense | ||||
| 56 | E | Eugene Green | 6’2 215 | 11 |
| 54 | T | Marquis Beasley | 5’10 205 | 12 |
| 52 | T | Tyshaun Holland-Alli | 6’2 230 | 12 |
| 20 | E | Asa Kochvar | 6’4 215 | 11 |
| 10 | LB | Jaeion Perry | 6’1 175 | 11 |
| 32 | LB | Taevon Legrande | 5’10 200 | 11 |
| 55 | LB | Amari Williams | 6’2 205 | 11 |
| 34 | LB | Angel Luciano | 6’0 180 | 9 |
| 5 | S | Bamm Appleby | 6’1 175 | 12 |
| 6 | CB | Daquan McCraw | 6’2 180 | 12 |
| 3 | CB | Nazier Fuller | 6’0 150 | 10 |
| Offense | ||||
| 9 | QB | Alex Erby | QB 6’4 205 | 11 |
| 22 | RB | Ronald Burnette Jr. | 5’10 180 | 11 |
| 50 | C | Devon Reid | 5’10 205 | 10 |
| 53 | RG | Andrew Erby Jr. | 6’4 275 | 11 |
| 55 | RT | Amari Williams | 6’2 205 | 11 |
| 52 | LG | Tyshaun Holland-Alli | 6’2 230 | 12 |
| 56 | LT | Eugene Green | 6’2 215 | 11 |
| 10 | WR | Jaeion Perry | 6’1 175 | 11 |
| 6 | WR | Daquan McCraw | 6’2 180 | 12 |
| 20 | TE | Asa Kochvar | 6’4 215 | 12 |
| 32 | FB | Taevon Legrande | 5’10 200 | 11 |
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