Williams Valley Claims District XI 2A Chip Over Schuylkill Haven

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Karlee Feger | November 11, 2023

The Williams Valley Vikings are your District XI 2A Champions after defeating the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes 49-35. Alex Achenbach racked up 4 touchdowns for the Vikings. Aiden Myers scored twice for the Hurricanes.

Niko Carestia sprinted for 76 yards to open up this competitive matchup. This set up his teammate and fellow running back, Aiden Myers, for a 1-yard score. Grayson Fessler nailed the extra point and the Hurricanes were on the board first. Kian Krzyzanowski answered back with a 43-yard touchdown, passed by Vikings quarterback Brady Shomper. The extra point was blocked. Myers was in charge of the Hurricanes’ first-quarter scoring as he ran for another touchdown, this time from 8 yards out. The Hurricane defense was able to hold off the Vikings for the rest of the quarter as the Hurricanes took an early 14-6 lead.

Williams Valley outscored the Hurricanes in the second quarter, 3 touchdowns to 1. Alex Achenbach started off his successful scoring night with a 12-yard touchdown. The Hurricanes did stuff the two-point conversion, but the Vikings recovered a Hurricane fumble moments after, putting the ball right back into their hands. Shomper hit Blazer Lords with a 45-yard pass for the touchdown. Krzyzanowski completed the two-point conversion. Hurricane quarterback Augustus Warke was able to get in on some passing action himself, tossing to Niko Castillo who scored from 31 yards out. To finish out the quarter, Shomper completed a long pass to Krzyzanowski, which set Achenbach up for a 23-yard score. The two-point conversion was successful and Williams Valley took the lead, 28-21.

The Hurricanes opened up the third quarter’s back-and-forth scoring with Warke hitting Leyden Hertz for a 66-yard touchdown. The Vikings responded with Achenbach scoring from 1-yard out. Carestia broke out for a long run on the kick return, finishing the drive the next play for a 4-yard touchdown. Fessler made a crucial extra point and the Hurricanes led, 35-34.

The fourth quarter was completely dominated by Williams Valley, more specifically, Alex Achenbach. Achenbach threw a dart to Krzyzanowski for a 30-yard touchdown, then completed the two-point conversion. On their next possession, he ran 40 yards for the game-sealing score. The Vikings defense did their job as well, ending the game with back-to-back sacks from Bryce Zilinski and Cameron Green.

Schuylkill Haven finished their season 9-3, a great improvement from their previous 2-8 season. Williams Valley is currently 10-2 and they look to add to their win column as they head into the state playoffs.

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