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LEWISTOWN, Pa. – One champion has been crowned following a busy opening day of the Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League’s (CKYFCL) 2024 Bowl Weekend.
In a rematch of last season’s championship game, McVeytown avenged five consecutive losses to the defending champion Kish Indians with a hard-fought 13-6 victory to earn the 2024 Pee Wee Division Championship.
The loss for Kish was its first in more than two years of action.
McVeytown opened the scoring when Calvin Napikoski handed the ball to Alex Weaver and Weaver bolted into the endzone from a four-yard line for a 6-0 Eagles lead with 3: 30 to play in the opening quarter.
Kish responded midway through the second quarter to knot the game up at a 6-6 deadlock. Jase Atherton fielded a McVeytown punt and took it the distance to draw the game to a 6-6 tie at the half.
Out of the intermission, the Eagles used a big play on offense to regain the lead for good. Napikoski scampered 75 yards to the house to break the deadlock and put the Eagles back in front by a 13-6 score.
A defensive battle ensued for the remainder of the contest before McVeytown eventually prevailed by a 13-6 score to lift the 2024 Pee Wee division title.
The day opened with a pair of Mighty Mights contests as Terrace and Burnham wrapped up their 2024 seasons in style with victories.
Terrace used a pair of touchdowns in each of the opening three quarters of action to run away with a 6-2 victory over Derry-Decatur.
Four different players scored for Terrace in the win with. Jadiel Guevara and Jaxon Dobbs led the Tigers attack with two touchdown each, while JJ Henry and Cohan Fultz added scores in the victory.
Camden Hesketh and Theo Ammerman scored for Derry-Decatur in the loss.
At the end of regulation, the two teams came together to honor an injured Terrace player. Jude Shearer was injured with two games left of the season and the teams capped off the season in a special way for the youngster by scoring a touchdown in his honor.
In the second half of the day’s opening doubleheader, Burnham posted a hard-fought 6-4 win over Juniata to wrap up the season on a high note. Ryker Stahl scored three times and James Gehman scored once for the Little Indians in the loss.
Following the morning twinbill, the Pee Wee division took to the field for the remainder of the day.
In the 5 vs 6 matchup, Derry-Decatur avenged a recent loss to Terrace on its way to posting a 20-6 victory in the season finale for both teams.
After falling behind early and trailing late in the fourth quarter, third-seeded Burnham used a methodical offense and a stiff defense to take the rubber match with fourth-seeded Juniata by a 14-12 tally. Connor Rose found the endzone in the waning moments of the contest to propel Burnham to its sixth victory of the season.
Juniata broke a 55-yard run to start the scoring on its way to an early 6-0 lead.
Burnham’s responded and added the extra point to take a slim 7-6 advantage. Juniata had the final say in the first half with a score as the Little Indians owned a 12-7 halftime lead.
Out of the intermission, both teams locked up in a defense slugfest for the majority of the second half as Juniata clung to a five-point lead late into the fourth quarter.
Archer Curry stripped the ball late and Rose fell on the ball to put the Bulldogs back on the march. Rose barreled into the endzone in the waning minutes of the contest and the Burnham defense held off a late Juniata drive to earn a hard-fought 14-12 victory.
Action continues tomorrow as champions are crowned in the Mighty Might and Midget divisions. Sunday’s slate begins at 11 a.m. with a 3 vs. 4 showdown in the Midget division between Terrace and Kish.
The CKYFCL is a 501c3 registered non-profit organization benefitting the more than 600 children across a four-county area in Central Pennsylvania. In addition to healthy competition, the league aims to provide an equal opportunity for kids between the ages of 5 and 13 to learn important skills in teamwork while forming friendships and bonds that can last a lifetime.
Member organizations include:
Burnham Bulldogs
Derry-Decatur Cyclones
Juniata Little Indians
Kish Indians
McVeytown Eagles
Terrace Tigers