District 10 Class A Title Game Preview

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Shane Lux | November 16, 2023

Where – Meadville’s Bender Field

When – Saturday, November 18th – 7 pm

Lakeview Sailors

Head Coach – Bill Hickman

PIAA District 10 – Class 1A

District 10 Region 1

Record 9-2

Path to the Final – Defeated Mercer 35-6

Cambridge Springs Blue Devils

Head Coach – Nate Liberty

PIAA District 10 – Class 1A

District 10 Region 1

Record 11-1

Path to the Final – Defeated Maplewood 42-8, Defeated Eisenhower 22-20

Rematch of October 6th

Lakeview jumped out to a 14-0 lead four minutes into the game, then had to hold on for a 28-22 victory. The Sailors scored on the game’s first play when Leyton Zacherl threw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Danick Hinkson. Mitchell Tingley then scored on a 36-yard run. Tingley would later score on runs of 14 and 11 yards while rushing for a game-high 208 yards on 28 carries. The Blue Devils fought back with two rushing touchdowns from Preston Gorton from 13 and 1-yard, respectively. Tristen Mazzadra would also add a 1-yard run in the third quarter. Brett Kania led Cambridge Springs with 69 yards on 15 carries. Read the full game recap here: https://pafootballnews.com/pfn/lakeview-earns-emotional-victory-against-cambridge-springs/

Semifinal Recap

Lakeview

After getting upset by Mercer, 28-20, on October 13th, Lakeview made sure that wouldn’t happen again, and Mitchell Tingley was a big reason why, as he ran for a game-high 163 yards on 18 attempts. The Sailors outgained the Mustangs 308 to 162 in total offensive yards. Three second-quarter touchdowns proved the difference as Tingley scored on runs of three and four yards while Aiden Osborne added a 2-yard run. Mercer scored a third-quarter touchdown on Rider Chiappini’s 25-yard pass to Daemyin Mattocks. However, Tingley scored on runs of three and 48 yards to seal the victory in the final stanza. Read the full game recap here: https://pafootballnews.com/pfn/lakeview-smothers-mercer-and-avenges-regular-season-loss/

Cambridge Springs

Having throttled Eisenhower 48-0 on September 1st, the Knights could have laid down and died – instead, they gave the Blue Devils more than they wanted to handle as Cambridge Springs had to rally from a 20-8 fourth-quarter deficit, scoring two touchdowns in the final 8:36. Eisenhower had taken a 20-8 lead when Kris Bunk caught a 51-yard pass from Shawn Pascuzzi. Josh Gorton’s 5-yard run with six minutes to play pulled the Blue Devils to within 20-16. Cambridge Springs then drove 85 yards in the final 3:30 after forcing a punt, capped with Morgan Applebee’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Preston Gorton with 26 seconds left, giving the Blue Devils a dramatic 22-20 victory. 

Players to Watch

Lakeview

QB – Leyton Zacherl 

RB – Mitchell Tingley

WR – Danick Hinkson

WR – Blake Skiles

LB – Gavin Krupa

Cambridge Springs

QB – Morgan Applebee

RB – Brett Kania

RB – Josh Gorton

RB – Preston Gorton

RB – Jordan Washington

LB – Zeek Carson

DE – Tristen Mazzadra

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