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Power rankings: Shore, WAHS, Montgomery round out the area’s top 3

1. Jersey Shore (1-0): Quarterback Nolen Pauling went over 3,000 career totals in the first game of his junior season last Friday. The dual-threat signal caller also topped 2,000 passing yards and has piled up 3,146 total yards with 37 touchdowns. 2. Williamsport (1-0): Speaking of excellent dual-threats, Williamsport quarterback Tevin Williams also went over the 3,000 total yards make in the opening game of his junior year. Is there an echo in here? Williams went over 2,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing and has generated 3,335 yards with 37 touchdowns. 3. Montgomery (1-0): ...

Milton at Hughesville preview

Milton PPG—13, PPA—29; YPG—142, YPA—365 Milton notes: Milton was tied with Bloomsburg in the third quarter a week ago before the Panthers pulled away down the stretch and won, 29-13. The defense hung in for a while against a strong offense, but the offense struggled to sustain drives. ...

Sayre at South Williamsport preview

Sayre PPG—2, PPA—55; YPG—106, YPA—475 Sayre notes: Four years ago, Sayre, coming off a five-win season; Class AA playoff berth, opted to play just JV football despite having numbers similar to several Class A schools who would be their opponents. The program has yet to recover, winning two games the past three seasons. The numbers and experience are up from last season, but Sayre still was outmatched a week ago against Towanda. The good news for the Redskins is that it features an experienced backfield with Hudson Malanoski and Riley Johnson forming a quality tandem. ...

Around the area: Week 2

Central Mountain at Warrior Run Warrior Run started its season the same way it has the previous two, with a hard-fought win against Muncy. The Defender defense came up big on a night the team lost five turnovers, paving the way for a 14-7 win. A year ago, the defense started ahead of the offense and that could be a good omen since the Defenders enjoyed their best season ever, winning a record 10 games and sharing the HAC-III championship. Rutgers-bound lineman Jackson Albright made seven tackles and David Stiner had 1 ½ sacks. Garrrett Williams added a sack and Bryson Weigel and ...

Jersey Shore at Montoursville preview

Jersey Shore PPG—49, PPA—34; YPG—476, YPA—368 Jersey Shore notes: One of the area’s top rivalries is renewed for the first time in three years tonight at Memorial Stadium. Jersey Shore and Montoursville have combined to win 11 district championships since 2013 and both reached ...