West Holds Off East 17-12 In 2025 Large School All-Star Game
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Shane Lux | May 19, 2025
Mechanicsburg – The West Squad built a 17-0 first-half lead, then had to hold on for a 17-12 victory Sunday night at Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley High School.
Despite gaining only 144 yards of total offense, a pair of defensive touchdowns in two minutes in the second quarter gave the West Squad a 17-0 lead.
In front 3-0, on the opening drive of the second stanza, McDowell’s James Zigler intercepted Demaj Jalloh and returned it 47 yards for a touchdown.
Less than two minutes later, Jayden Zandier was stopped for a 9-yard loss, had the ball stripped by Aliquippa’s Arison Walker, and returned for a touchdown by Altoona’s Mark Harrington.
The West Squad took the opening kickoff and drove 59 yards in eight plays with Pine Richland’s Grant Argiro nailing a 41-yard field goal.
The second half saw an abundance of penalties, with both teams being penalized for over 100+ yards. The East had 14 flags thrown against them for 139 yards, while the West had 12 for 109 yards.
Amid all the yellow, the East scored twice on two touchdown runs by quarterbacks Donovan Gingrich of Conrad Weiser, scoring on a 1-yard run, and Central Dauphin’s Demaj Jalloh, a 2-yard run.
The two combined to complete 23 of 40 passes for 284 yards. Rayshawn Scott of Roman Catholic and Caleb Newsome of Nazareth caught ten passes for 136 and seven for 117 yards, respectively.
Naytel Mitchell of Penn Hills rushed for 55 yards to lead the West.
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