Lewisburg breaks out and dominates against Midd-West

October 16, 2022

LEWISBURG—Wins eluded them, but Lewisburg players were never defeated. Despite several costly injuries, a brutal schedule and an 0-7 start, the Green Dragons kept grinding away at each practice. In those losses, small steps were being taken even if others did not notice. Saturday night, Lewisburg took a huge step forward. And all that tireless work paid off in dominant fashion. Ryan Opperman ran for 118 yards; Wade Young threw two touchdown passes and a nasty defense stifled Midd-West as Lewisburg romped to a 42-7 win on Senior Night at Christy Mathewson Stadium. Michael Casale was ...

Shuda shines as Muncy wins thriller at South Williamsport

October 6, 2022

His teammates stopped guessing long ago. Whenever fellow Muncy players and opponents pile up, they just assume Jason Shuda is involved. They're usually right, too. The Muncy senior linebacker has become a defensive force and he may have played his best high school game Thursday night at Rodney K. Morgans Stadium. Shuda also scored his first scholastic touchdown, and it was the game-winner as Muncy won the latest thriller in what has become a tremendous, small school rivalry between Muncy and South. Shuda made a game-high 18 tackles and his 1-yard touchdown run with 1 minute, 38 ...

Jones shines but mistakes cost Lycoming in close loss to King’s

October 1, 2022

Heath Jones exploded through the hole and gained nine yards before King's defenders started gobbling him up. Jones kept his legs moving, shed two tacklers and kept moving forward, ultimately carrying another defender and gaining 20 yards. That play encapsulated Lycoming's game against ...

Hughesville defense dominates as Spartans blank Midd-West in road football game

September 24, 2022

Hughesville continued surging and the defense dominated as it blanked Midd-West, 28-0 Saturday afternoon on the road. The Spartans (3-2) have won two straight and have allowed just six points in their three victories. They also reached three wins in a season for the first time since 2016 and continue turning defense into offense. Hughesville allowed just 123 yards against Midd-West, Aiden Barlett returned an interception 64 yards for a touchdown and forced five turnovers. The defense has scored four touchdowns the past two weeks and Garet Sharer's 11-yard fumble return in the third ...

South tennis puts together strong performance in win against Muncy

September 13, 2022

Eve Jackson, Sadie Stahl and Livy Harvey all won straight sets singles matches in convincing fashion as South Williamsport blanked Muncy, 5-0. Olivia Jackson and Emma McLaughlin were also impressive in their doubles victory, as were Emily Holtzapple and Mia McNaul with both winning in straight sets. Falin Reynolds won in straight sets without dropping a game in No. 3 singles while helping Montgomery defeat Wellsboro, 4-1. Summer Drick and Carly Hall and Kailyn Woltz and Madison Budman were victorious in doubles for the Red Raiders. Wellsboro's Hannah Nuss fought back from a set down to ...

Canton shows off its passing game and shuts out North Penn-Mansfield

September 2, 2022

BLOSSBURG—Canton quarterback Bailey Ferguson faked the handoff, scanned the field and threw deep, finding Hayden Ward for a 40-yard touchdown. That fourth-and-5 connection opened the scoring Thursday night at Island Park. A quarter later, Austin Allen took over at quarterback and promptly completed five straight passes as he and Ferguson started the game 7 for 7 for 106 yards. Canton made a series of big plays in all facets, overpowering North Penn-Mansfield and winning, 53-0 Thursday night. Still, while every player shined, it was the passing game development which really stood ...