Mercyhurst Prep Rolls Past Maplewood, 55-13, Into District 10 Final

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Shane Lux | November 14, 2026

Waterford – Vinnie Feliciano rushed for 246 yards and five touchdowns as Mercyhurst Prep earned their spot in the District 10 title game next weekend.

In a rematch from their October 2nd matchup against Maplewood, it was the same song, different verse.

The Lakers dominated with a 56-13 win, and little changed at Carm Bonito Stadium this afternoon as Mercyhurst Prep ended the Tigers’ season 55-13.

“I like the way they finished today,” said Mercyhurst Prep head coach Jeff Root. ” 41-0 at the half, we were rolling, being very efficient. Not running a ton of plays but having big plays, and that’s been us all year. We’re an explosive team. I’m not happy with how we came out in the second half; we need to learn to finish better than that. But overall I’m very pleased.”

Mercyhurst got things rolling right away as Feliciano capped an 8-play, 63-yard drive with a 12-yard scoring run.

They then wasted little time putting the game away, scoring touchdowns on three of their next offensive snaps to take a 28-0 lead after a quarter.

J.T. Jones scored on a 50-yard run, while Feliciano added a 38-yard score and Eyon Ellman-Sparks caught a 41-yard pass from Everett Cotterill.

JT Jones 50 yd run, Mercyhurst Prep 14 Maplewood 0, 7:04 1st, @coachroot82 https://t.co/voYObxIsGa

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Ellman-Sparks added 56 yards rushing on five carries, while Cotterill completed 5 of 8 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns.

Feliciano added 55- and 40-yard scoring runs in the second quarter, giving the Lakers a 41-0 halftime lead.

Maplewood scored two consecutive second-half touchdowns as Mason Potosky capped a 5-play, 57-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter.

Potosky rushed for 108 yards on 14 carries.

Nathan Leonhart then intercepted Cotterill, and Ty Neely threw a 46-yard completion to Nolan Dunkle, setting up LeeRoy Wolfgang’s 2-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.

LeeRoy Wolfgang 2 yd run, Mercyhurst Prep 41 Maplewood 13, 11:32 4th, https://t.co/YSvnDhlELv

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Shortly after Wolfgang’s touchdown, Feliciano scored his fifth touchdown of the afternoon on a 22-yard run.

“We had a good week of practice and trusted what the coaches taught us,” Feliciano said. “We came out and executed our game plan. You don’t leave a window open for the opponent. That game against Wilmington, we took our foot off the gas a little bit. They came out on top because we let up a little. We need to come out even harder next week.”

After a Ryan Greata interception, Ty Mims hauled in a 20-yard touchdown pass from Cotterill to close the scoring.

Mercyhurst Prep now advances to the District 10 final for the second consecutive year; the Lakers will be in search of their first district title since 2007.

“It’s great for the kids and the program, but we have to finish,” Root concluded. “We’ve been there five times and haven’t finished yet. We have to figure out a way to knock the damn door down. This could be the group that does it. We’re going to go in there and give it our best shot.”

Game Highlights

Mercyhurst Prep 55, Maplewood 13

Score by Quarters

Maplewood – 0 0 7 6 – 13

Mercyhurst Prep – 28 13 0 14 – 55

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

MP – Vinnie Feliciano 12 yd run, (Everett Cotterill pat), 7:04 – 8-63

MP – J.T. Jones 50 yd run, (Cotterill pat), 7:04 – 1-50

MP – Feliciano 38 yd run, (Cotterill pat), 4:41 – 2-59

MP – Eyon Ellman-Sparks 41 yd pass from Cotterill, (Cotterill pat), 2:13 – 1-41

Second Quarter

MP – Feliciano 55 yd run, (Cotterill pat), 11:03 – 1-50

MP – Feliciano 40 yd run, (rush failed), 1:32 – 6-91

Third Quarter

M – Mason Potosky 10 yd run, (Reagan Cox pat), 8:31 -5-57

Fourth Quarter

M – LeeRoy Wolfgang 2 yd run, (kick failed), 11:32 – 9-70

MP – Feliciano 22 yd run, (Cotterill pat), 9:12 – 2-40

MP – Ty Mims 20 yd pass from Cotterill, (Cotterill pat), 4:40 – 4-34

Individual Stats

Rushing: M – Mason Potosky 14-108, Kyle Jordan 16-58, LeeRoy Wolfgang 8-25, Nathan Leonhart 1-2, Ty Neely 2-(-2), Gavin Reynolds 1-(-5), Team 0-(-9). Totals: 42-177. MP – Feliciano 12-246, Jones 2-63, Ellman-Sparks 5-56, Cotterill 2-5. Totals: 21-370.

Receiving: M -Potosky 1-21, Nolan Dunkle 1-46. MP – Mims 3-52, Ellam-Sparks 1-41, Chase Paskorz 1-18, Adaris Bridgett 1-18.

Passing: M – Neely 2-for-6, 67 yards, 2 INT; Jordan 0-for-4. MP – Cotterill 5-for-8, 129 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT.

Interceptions: MP – Mims, Ryan Graeta. M – Leonhart.