LEWISTOWN, Pa. – After more than 100 games and two full-months of competition, the 2025 Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League (CKYFCL) regular season came to its conclusion on Sunday afternoon.
At the conclusion of Sunday’s games a tiebreaker scenario was used to determine Midget division seeding. Due to the season point differential tiebreaker criteria, Derry-Decatur earned the four-seed. Terrace earned the five-seed and Burnham earned the sixth-seed.
PEE WEES
Juniata 14 – Burnham 6
PORT ROYAL, Pa. – James Gehman scored and Easton Hostler tallied a safety to break a 6-6 deadlock as the Juniata Little Indians booked a trip to the Pee Wee Championship game with a hard-fought 14-6 victory over the Burnham Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon.
With the win, Juniata completed the season sweep of the Bulldogs and finished the regular season in the runner-up spot in the Pee Wee division standings.
Ryker Stahl scored on a 20-yard touchdown run to open the scoring, but Burnham knotted the game up with the second quarter score of its own to send the contest to the locker room at a 6-6 deadlock.
Following a scoreless third quarter, Juniata broke the tie in the fourth frame. Gehman’s five-yard touchdown scamper put the Little Indians out in front by a 12-6 tally in the final quarter.
Burnham looked to move downfield, but Hostler had other ideas as he recorded a sack in the endzone to finalize the scoring at a 14-6 Juniata triumph.
Juniata meets Kish in the Pee Wee Championship which will be held on Saturday, November 8 at 5 p.m. at Chapman Stadium. Burnham returns to action on Saturday, November 8 when it tangles with McVeytown in the 3 vs 4 matchup at noon at Chapman Stadium.
Kish 39 – Derry-Decatur 0
REEDSVILLE, Pa. – Bennett Harmon rushed for a score and threw two more as the Kish Indians rounded out an undefeated regular season in style with a 39-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over the Derry-Decatur Cyclones.
Harmon opened the scoring with a 10-yard touchdown run to build a 6-0 Kish lead with 6:34 to play in the opening quarter.
The youngster’s heroics continued on the ensuing Kish drive as he connected with Quay Vogt on a nine-yard touchdown pass to push the Indians out to a 12-0 lead at the end of the first frame.
Early in the second quarter, the Harmon-Vogt connection struck again, this time on a 35-yard route to extend the Kish lead to 18-0. Jack Wagner added the extra point for a 19-0 Indians advantage with 9:04 remaining in the first half.
Emmett Hostetler rounded out a busy first half for the home team when he powered across the goal line on a three-yard carry to push Kish out to a 25-0 halftime lead.
Kish wasted little time in adding to its lead at the start of the second half. Wagner scampered 35 yard to pay dirt and Layton Glick added the extra point for a 32-0 Kish lead. With 8:30 to play in the third quarter.
Hugh Harmon rounded out the scoring on the day with a 36-yard touchdown run and Glick added the extra point to finalize a 39-0 Kish victory.
The shutout win was Kish’s seventh of the season.
With the win, Kish advances to the Pee Wee Championship game against Juniata with the contest being held on Saturday, November 8 at 5 p.m. at Chapman Stadium. Derry-Decatur will do battle with Terrace when the two teams meet up on Saturday, November 8 at 10 a.m. at Chapman Stadium.
McVeytown 39 – Terrace 12
JUNIATA TERRACE, Pa. – Lucas Moist and Maddyx Sunderland each scored twice on the ground to lead the way as the McVeytown Eagles rolled to a 39-12 triumph over the Terrace Tigers on Sunday afternoon.
The win secured the number three seed for the Eagles in the upcoming Bowl Weekend festivities.
McVeytown got the scoring started in the first quarter when Moist bolted to the endzone on a 15-yard run to put the Eagles out in front by a 7-0 score.
Sunderland found Layton Yoder on a two-yard strike to open the second quarter scoring, before Knox Hartman barreled three yards for a touchdown as the Eagles rolled to a 21-0 halftime advantage.
Out of the intermission, Sunderland added a 44-yard touchdown run and Moist struck pay dirt for the second time to extend the McVeytown lead. Terrace scored in the quarter as well, but it was the Eagles owning a 33-6 lead as the game shifted to the final quarter.
Sunderland scored on an eight-yard carry and Terrace struck once more in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough as McVeytown cruised to a 39-12 victory.
Moist led the McVeytown defense with nine tackles while Clayton Fisher and Jaxon Smith each chipped in four stops in the win.
McVeytown is back in action when it battles Burnham in the 3 vs 4 matchup on Saturday, November 8 at noon at Chapman Stadium. Terrace wraps up the season on Saturday, November 8 when it tangles with Derry-Decatur at 10 a.m. at Chapman Stadium.
MIDGETS
Kish-North 18 – Derry-Decatur 14
REEDSVILLE, Pa. – With the squad’s unbeaten season on the line, Duke Peachey powered the ball across the goal line with 2:38 to play and the defense held strong down the stretch as the Kish-North Indians came from behind for an 18-14 victory over Derry-Decatur on Sunday afternoon.
Defense was the name of the game in the first half both teams struggled to mount any sort of effective offensive drive. Derry-Decatur picked off a Peachey pass on the first drive to slam the door shut on the Indians drive.
Derry Decatur drove the ball down into Kish-North territory late in the first half. As time ran off the first-half clock, Peachey intercepted a Derry-Decatur pass and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown to hand Kish-North a 6-0 halftime lead.
Out of the intermission, the Cyclones got on the board quickly when Easton Smith returned the opening kickoff of the half for a score to tie the contest at 6-6.
Derry Decatur’s stingy defense was up to the task, forcing a Kish-North three-and-out. The Cyclones special teams unit deflected the punt at the line of scrimmage and the ball landed in the arms of a Derry Decatur defender at the five-yard line to set the Cyclones up with good field position. The Cyclones cashed in quickly to take the lead and converted the two-point attempt to take a 14-6 lead.
Kish-North struck twice in the fourth quarter to earn the comeback win. Julian Altiery scored on a two-yard touchdown run to cut the Derry-Decatur lead to 14-12 with 6:52 remaining in regulation.
Following the Altiery score, the Kish-North defense rose to the occasion on the next defensive series forcing a Derry-Decatur three-and-out.
Kish-North took over and used a balanced rushing attack to move the ball deep into the redzone. Peachey punched the ball in on a two-yard carry to put Kish-North out in front by an 18-14 score with 2:38 to play.
Derry Decatur mounted a last ditch effort able to move the ball down the field. Kish-North forced a long yardage situation and came up with the turnover on downs to seal the victory.
Kish-North is back in action on Sunday, November 9 when it tangles with McVeytown in the Midget Championship Game. Kickoff with the Eagles is set for 5 p.m. at Chapman Stadium. Derry-Decatur is back in action on Sunday, November 9 when it battles Juniata at 3 p.m. at Chapman Stadium.
McVeytown 32 – Terrace 6
JUNIATA TERRACE, Pa. – Calvin Napikoski rushed for two scores and caught a touchdown pass to lead the McVeytown Eagles to a 32-6 victory over the Terrace Tigers on Sunday afternoon.
With the win, McVeytown completed a season sweep of the series with the Tigers.
Napikoski got the scoring started with 7:01 to play in the opening quarter when he pounded the ball into the end zone from the five yard line to build a 6-0 McVeytown lead. The youngster added the extra point to put the Eagles out in front, 7-0.
In the waning minutes of the first quarter, Alex Weaver dropped back and found Napikoski on a 35-yard route to put the visitors in front by a 13-0 tally.
McVeytown scored three times in a busy second quarter to build a 32-0 halftime lead. Napikoski got the second-quarter scoring started with a 35 yard touchdown run and Canyan Brown added the extra point for a 20-0 Eagles lead.
Jayse Snyder picked off a Terrace pass and returned it to the end zone before a Brown touchdown run with 72 ticks to play in the first half extended the McVeytown advantage to 32-0 at the half.
Owen Deans scored on a one-yard touchdown run in the waning moments of the contest to break the McVeytown shutout and finalize a 32-6 Eagles victory.
Snyder’s pick-six led the McVeytown defense, while Henley Strausser forced a fumble and Owen Fultz recovered a fumble in the win.
McVeytown is back in action on Sunday, November 9 when it plays Kish-North in the Midget Championship game. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. at Chapman Stadium. Terrace is back in action on Sunday, November 9 at 1 p.m. when the Tigers battle the winner of the play-in game slated for Wednesday, November 5 between Burnham and Kish-South.
Other Scores: Juniata 28 – Burnham 8
The CKYFCL is a 501c3 registered non-profit organization benefitting the more than 500 children across a four-county area in Central Pennsylvania. In addition to healthy competition, the league aims to provide an equal opportunity for the youth of Central Pennsylvania 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