LEWISTOWN, Pa. – With the league regular season quickly drawing to a close, the Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League took to a soggy gridiron on Sunday afternoon as part of week seven activities. 

PEE WEES

Burnham 6 – McVeytown 0 

MCVEYTOWN, Pa. – Burnham punched in a score to break an overtime, scoreless deadlock as the Bulldogs earned their fourth win of the season by a 6-0 score on Sunday afternoon against the McVeytown Eagles. 

With the win, Burnham moves into third place in the Pee Wee standings with three games left to play. 

Burnham is back in action on Sunday, October 19 when it hosts division-leading Kish. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. McVeytown will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 19 when it hosts Derry-Decatur for a 1:00 p.m. affair with the Cyclones. 

Kish 27 – Juniata 6

PORT ROYAL, Pa. – Bennett Harmon returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and added three more rushing touchdowns on the afternoon as the Kish Indians rolled to a 27-6 road victory over the Juniata Little Indians on Sunday afternoon. 

Harmon sprung loose on the opening kickoff and returned the kick 60 yards to the end zone to put the Indians out in front by a 6-0 score. 

Juniata responded immediately. Ryker Stahl made a house call on a 58-yard carry to tie the contest up 6-6 with 9:42 to play in the opening quarter.

Harmon put the Indians back in front for good early in the second quarter when he scampered to the end zone on a 66-yard carry to build a 12-6 Kish lead. Harmon connected with Quay Vogt on the two-point conversion to build a 14-6 halftime lead for the Indians. 

Harmon added touchdown runs of 75 and 29 yards in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, as Kish pulled away to a 27-6 victory.

Jack Wagner and Emmett Hostetler led the Kish defense with 10 tackles each. Karter Gieza added nine stops in the win. 

Kish is back in action on Sunday, October 19 when it travels to Burnham for a 1:00 p..m showdown with the Bulldogs. Juniata returns to the gridiron on Sunday, October 19 when it hosts Terrace. Kickoff with the Tigers is set for 1:00 p.m.

Terrace 14 – Derry-Decatur 6 

ALFARATA, Pa. – Derry-Decatur struck first, but it was Terrace having the final say as the Tigers rattled off 14 unanswered points to earn a 14-6 victory over the Cyclones on Sunday afternoon. 

Derry-Decatur scored with 6:59 to play in the third quarter to break a second-half deadlock, but Terrace wasted little time in responding. 

The Tigers scored 15 ticks later and added the extra point to take a 7-6 lead. With 2:56 to play, Terrace added an insurance score to wrap up a 14-6 triumph. 

Terrace returns to action on Sunday, October 19 when it travels to Juniata for a 1:00 matchup with the Little Indians. Derry-Decatur will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 19 when it travels to McVeytown for a 1:00 p.m. affair with the Eagles. 

MIDGETS

McVeytown 29 – Burnham 0

MCVEYTOWN, Pa. – Calvin Napikoski rushed for more than 150 yards and two scores and the McVeytown defense was stellar yet again as the Eagles rolled to a 29-0 victory over visiting Burnham on Sunday afternoon. 

Napikoski opened the scoring with a 55-yard touchdown run to put McVeytown out in front by a 6-0 score with 4:23 to play in the first frame. 

In the waning moments of the first quarter, the Eagles added an insurance score from the feet of Alex Weaver as the hosts build a 12-0 lead with 43 ticks to play in the first quarter. Weaver connected with Canyan Brown on the two-point conversion to push the McVeytown lead to 14-0. 

With McVeytown pinned deep in its own end, Napikoski took matters into his own hands and sprinted 90 yards to the end zone to build a 20-0 Eagles lead. Liam Bender found Bentley Harmon on the two-point conversion to extend the McVeytown lead to 22-0 at the intermission. 

Bender scored on a designed keeper with 6:42 to play and Brown added the extra point to finalize a 29-0 victory for the Eagles. 

With the win, McVeytown firmed up its hold on second place in the Midget division. 

McVeytown will look to lock up a championship game appearance on Sunday, October 19 when it hosts Derry-Decatur. Kickoff with the Cyclones is set for 3:00 p.m. Burnham will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 19 when it hosts division-leading Kish-North. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m.

Kish-South 7 – Juniata 0

PORT ROYAL, Pa. – Chase Yoder powered the ball across the goal line on a 65-yard touchdown run and the defense held strong over the rest of the contest as Kish-South picked up a hard-fought 7-0 victory over Juniata on Sunday afternoon. 

Yoder’s score came on the opening play of the game and the youngster added the extra point to put Kish-South up by a 7-0 score in the opening moments of action. 

The Kish-South defense was up to the task all afternoon as it held off Juniata to earn win number two of the season by a 7-0 score. 

Kish-South is back in action on Wednesday, October 15 when it does battle with Kish-North. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. Juniata returns to the gridiron on Sunday, October 19 when it battles Terrace. Kickoff is set for 3;00 p.m.

Derry-Decatur 28 – Terrace 13

ALFARATA, Pa. – Despite trailing at the half, Derry-Decatur surged back with three second-half scores to upend the visiting Terrace Tigers by a 28-13 score on Sunday afternoon. 

Terrace led by a 13-6 tally at the intermission before Derry-Decatur turned the tide in the third. The Cyclones scored twice and pitched a third-quarter shutout to take a 20-13 lead into the final frame. 

Derry-Decatur added a fourth-quarter score to wrap up a 28-13 victory. The win moves Derry-Decatur into a tie with the Tigers for fifth place in the Midget standings with three games left to play. 

The Cyclones return to action on Sunday, October 19 when it travels to McVeytown for a 3:00 p.m. showdown with the Eagles. Terrace returns to the gridiron on Sunday, October 19 when it travels to Juniata for a 3:00 p.m. matchup with the Little Indians. 

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 

LEWISTOWN, Pa. – The postseason picture is quickly beginning to take shape as the season shifted to October in the Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League (CKYFCL) as the league’s squads completed week six of action. 

PEE WEES

Juniata 41 – Derry-Decatur 0 

ALFARATA, Pa. – Easton Hostler and James Gehman each scored a pair of touchdowns and the defense did the rest as the Juniata Little Indians went on the road and picked up a 41-0 victory over Derry-Decatur on Sunday afternoon. 

Hostler opened the scoring with a 14 yard touchdown and later added a nine-yard score to build a 13-0 Juniata lead. 

Ryker Stahl got on the ledger with a one-yard touchdown run and Gehman threw the two-point conversion to send the Little Indians out to a 21-0 lead. 

Gehman later scored on touchdown runs of 3 and 21 yards, before Dominic Lorenz scored a 32 yard touchdown to finish out the scoring.

Juniata returns to action on Sunday, October 12 when it hosts division-leading Kish for a 1:00 p.m. matchup with the Indians. Derry-Decatur returns to the gridiron on Sunday, October 12 when it hosts Terrace. Kickoff against the Tigers is set for 1:00 p.m.

Kish 28 – McVeytown 6

REEDSVILLE, Pa. – Kish ran out to a 22-0 halftime lead and never looked back as the division-leading Indians took another step toward the regular season Pee Wee title behind a 28-6 victory over McVeytown. 

The division-leading Indians scored 15 points in the first quarter and added a score in the second quarter while the defense shined to build a 22-0 lead at the intermission. 

Knox Hartman tallied McVeytown’s only score of the game in the third quarter on a 53-yard touchdown run. 

Kish is back in action on Sunday, October 12 when it travels to Juniata for a 1:00 p.m. showdown for regular season Pee Wee supremacy with the Little Indians. McVeytown will look to get back on track when it hosts Burnham on October 12 at 1:00 p.m.

Other Scores: Burnham 39 – Terrace 6

MIDGETS

Terrace 25 – Burnham 0 

JUNIATA TERRACE, Pa. – Terrace took a 19-0 lead into the locker room and added a third quarter score as the offense and defense were firing on all cylinders in a 25-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over the Burnham Bulldogs. 

The victory for the Tigers was their third of the season and avenged an early-season, 12-0 defeat to earn the season split with the Bulldogs. 

Isaac Torres connected with Reece Hagerty on a 30-yard touchdown pass to open the scoring and build a 7-0 Terrace lead after a quarter of play.

Owen Deans added to the Tigers lead with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Karshner. Torres added a score on the ground in the form of a 23-yard rushing touchdown to send the Tigers to the intermission with a 19-0 lead. 

Terrace’s defense got in on the scoring in the third quarter for the game’s final tally. Isaac Torres scooped up a forced fumble and returned it 79 yards for a touchdown to wrap up a 25-0 Terrace win. 

The Tigers return to action on Thursday, October 9 when they host unbeaten Kish-North. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. Burnham will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 12 when it travels to McVeytown for a 3:00 p.m. affair with the Eagles. 

Derry-Decatur 34 – Juniata 12

ALFARATA, Pa. – Derry-Decatur ran out to a 20-6 halftime lead and added a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns as the Cyclones reigned supreme over the visiting Juniata Little Indians by a 34-12 tally on Sunday afternoon. 

Derry-Decatur owned a 6-0 lead after a quarter of play and added a pair of second quarter scores to build a 20-6 lead at the intermission. 

Juniata cut the Cyclones lead to a single score in the third quarter with the frame’s only score as Derry-Decatur clung to a 20-12 lead with a quarter of action to play. 

Derry-Decatur added two scores in the fourth quarter to pick up its second win of the year by a 34-12 tally. 

The Cyclones are back in action on Sunday, October 12 when they travel to Terrace for a 3:00 p.m. affair with the Tigers. Juniata will look to get back on track when it hosts Kish-South on October 12 for a 3:00 p.m. showdown with the Indians.

McVeytown 38 – Kish-South 0

REEDSVILLE, Pa. – Canyan Brown and Alex Weaver rushed for two scores each and the McVeytown defense was sensational yet again as the Eagles rolled to a 38-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over the Kish-South Indians. 

The win was the sixth of the season for McVeytown and moves the Eagles to a two-game advantage over third-place Juniata in the Midget standings. 

McVeytown opened the scoring early in the first quarter when Weaver scampered 45 yards to the endzone for a 6-0 Eagles lead. 

Calvin Napikoski added a score with 47 ticks to play in the first quarter and Cole Laughlin powered in the extra point attempt to send the Eagles to the second quarter with a 13-0 advantage. 

Weaver’s stellar afternoon continued when he stormed into the endzone on a 15-yard carry to extend the McVeytown lead to 19-0. Brown added the extra point for a 20-0 Eagles halftime lead. 

Brown was just getting started with his first-half, extra-point conversion. The youngster sprinted 35 yards to the endzone with 6:55 to play in the third to build a 26-0 McVeytown lead. 

With 4:55 to play, Brown stormed in to the endzone on a 10-yard run for a 32-0 Eagles lead before Dean Armstrong scored on a 35-yard touchdown run to round out the scoring and hand McVeytown a 38-0 victory. 

Defensively, the Eagles were led by a fumble recovery each from the efforts of Owen Fultz and Cael Conner. 

Easton Trutt led the Kish defense with nine tackles, while Knox Wagner chipped in six stops in the loss. 

McVeytown returns to action on Sunday, October 12 when it hosts Burnham for a 3:00 p.m. kick. Kish-South is back in action on Sunday, October 12 when it travels to Port Royal for a 3:00 p.m. affair with Juniata. 

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 

LEWISTOWN, Pa. – In action that was eerily reminiscent of the first half of Saturday night’s contest between Penn State and Oregon, points were at a premium on Sunday afternoon as four games saw the victors pitch shutouts across a busy Sunday of competition in the Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League (CKYFCL). 

PEE WEES

Juniata 21 – Burnham 0 

BURNHAM, Pa. – Juniata scored in all three facets of the game as the Little Indians went on the road and secured a 21-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over the Burnham Bulldogs. 

James Gehman got the scoring started when he recovered a muffled punt in the end zone for a Juniata touchdown. 

Following the special teams score, the Little Indians defense got in on the action by forcing a safety to extend the Juniata lead to 8-0. 

Ryker Stahl was impressive on the afternoon rushing for over 125 yards and two scores. Stahl scored on runs of 43 and 85 yards to propel the Juniata offense en route to a 21-0 victory. 

With the win, Juniata sits in second place in the Pee Wee division standings at the season’s midway point. 

Juniata is back in action on Sunday, October 5 when it visits Derry-Decatur for a 1:00 p.m. showdown with the Cyclones. Burnham will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 5 when it travels to Terrace. Kickoff against the Tigers is set for 1:00 p.m. 

Kish 49 – Derry-Decatur 0 

ALFARATA, Pa. – Kish returned the opening kickoff for a score and never looked back as the division-leading Indians rolled to a 49-0 road victory on Sunday afternoon against the Derry-Decatur Cyclones. 

Bennett Harmon fielded the opening kickoff and sprinted 50 yards to the endzone to put Kish on the board. Quay Vogt hauled in a pass from Harmon on the two-point attempt to build an 8-0 Indians lead. 

After forcing a quick Derry-Decatur miscue, Kish capitalized in a hurry. Harmon found Karter Gieza on a 30-yard pattern to extend the Kish advantage to 14-0 after 16 seconds of action. 

The Harmon and Vogt connection struck again midway through the first quarter when Vogt hauled in a 15-yard reception for a score. Kish led by a 20-0 tally after a quarter of play. 

Following a busy first quarter of play, the Indians defense got in on the scoring in the opening moments of the second stanza when Eli Jackson forced a safety to push the Kish lead to 22-0. 

Layton Glick scored on a 41-yard run and Knox Hoover added the extra point to propel Kish to a 29-0 advantage with eight minutes showing on the first half clock. 

The busy first half of scoring for Kish was wrapped up when Hugh Harmon scored on a 26-yard touchdown romp and Glick added the extra point as Kish owned a commanding 36-0 lead at the break. 

Glick scored twice more in the second half on runs of 27 and 18 yards as Kish rolled to a 49-0 win over Derry-Decatur. 

Kish puts its unbeaten mark on the line on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts McVeytown. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. Derry-Decatur is back in action on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts Juniata for a 1:00 p.m. matchup with the Little Indians. 

McVeytown 34 – Terrace 0 

MCVEYTOWN, Pa. – Maddyx Sunderland scored twice to lead McVeytown to a 34-0 home victory over visiting Terrace on Sunday afternoon. 

Four different players scored in the first quarter of action for the Eagles as they rolled to a 27-0 lead after a quarter of play. 

Stetson Bordell got the scoring started with a 40-yard touchdown run before Knox Hartman added a 26-yard touchdown run to build a two-score McVeytown lead. 

Sunderland sprinted in from the 40-yard line and Weston Dobson scampered in from the 13 to build a 27-0 Eagles lead after the first frame. 

After a busy first quarter of action, Sunderland went over the century mark on the ground with a 50-yard touchdown run. The score extended the lead to 34-0 at the intermission. 

The second half of the contest was not played on the decision of the Terrace coaching staff. 

McVeytown is back in action on Sunday, October 5 when it travels to Kish to take on the division-leading Indians. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. Terrace will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts Burnham for a 1:00 p.m. showdown with the Bulldogs. 

MIDGETS

Juniata 33 – Burnham 0

BURNHAM, Pa. – Juniata scored three first-half touchdowns and added a defensive score in the third quarter en route to a 33-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over the Burnham Bulldogs. 

The Little Indians struck first with a 70-yard passing touchdown and added the extra point to take a 7-0 lead after a quarter of play. 

Juniata added a pair of rushing touchdowns to build a 20-0 halftime lead. 

With 9:20 to play in the third quarter, the Little Indians recovered a fumble and took it to the endzone to extend their lead to 26-0. 

Juniata added a two-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to finalize a 33-0 victory for its third triumph of the season. 

The Little Indians are back in action on Wednesday, October 1 when it travels to Mifflin County for a 5:30 p.m. showdown with Kish-South. Burnham will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 5 when it travels to Terrace for a 3:00 p.m. matchup with the Tigers. 

Kish-North 41 – Derry-Decatur 7

ALFARATA, Pa. – Kish-North used a special teams score, interception return touchdown and a stellar offensive attack as the Indians remained unbeaten behind a 41-7 victory on Sunday afternoon against Derry-Decatur. 

Kish-North opened the scoring in the first quarter when Julian Altiery barreled six yards to the endzone and Duke Peachey added the extra point for an early 7-0 lead. 

Peachey got in on the scoring with a five-yard scamper before finding Jase Atherton for a two-point conversion to build a 15-0 Kish-North lead after a quarter of play. 

Derry-Decatur cut the deficit down in the second quarter when Evan Kahley bolted in on a quarterback keeper. Easton Smith added the extra point to trim the Indians lead to 15-7. 

Altiery punched in his second score of the day on a 40-yard run to push the Kish-North advantage to 21-7. 

Peachey added another score in the second quarter when he picked off a Kahley pass and returned it to the endzone before Kannon Moyer punched in the extra point for a 28-7 halftime lead for Kish-North. 

In a busy 4th quarter, Altiery blocked a Derry-Decatur punt and Kannon Moyer scooped up the loose ball and took it to the endzone for a 34-7 Kish-North advantage. Jace Glick finalized the scoring in the contest with a one-yard touchdown run and Atherton punched in the extra point to propel the Indians to a 41-7 victory. 

Kish-North is back in action on Wednesday, October 8 when it travels to Terrace for a 5:30 p.m. affair with the Tigers. Derry-Decatur returns to the gridiron on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts Juniata. Kickoff against the Little Indians is set for 3:00 p.m.

McVeytown 41 – Terrace 18

MCVEYTOWN, Pa. – Calvin Napikoski returned a fumble for a score and added three rushing touchdowns to lead the McVeytown Eagles to a 41-18 victory over a feisty Terrace Tigers squad on Sunday afternoon. 

Following a scoreless first quarter of action, McVeytown struck first midway through the second quarter when Napikoski stormed into the endzone on a 45-yard run to build a 6-0 Eagles lead. Cole Laughlin ran in the extra point for a 7-0 McVeytown lead with 6:34 to play in the first half. 

Napikoski added his second touchdown of the day on a 20-yard scamper before Laughlin again added the extra point to build a 14-0 advantage with 3:25 to go until the halftime break. 

Terrace chipped into the McVeytown lead on the ensuing possession. Isaac Torres sprinted 55 yards for the score to carved the Eagles advantage down to 14-6 with 86 ticks remaining in the opening half. 

Alex Weaver had the final say in a busy second quarter of action. Weaver bolted 45 yards to the endzone and Laughlin added the extra point to push McVeytown out to a 21-6 halftime lead. 

Out of the intermission, Napikoski scored for the third time when he recovered a Terrace fumble and ran it all the way to the endzone with five minutes left in the third quarter to propel McVeytown to a 27-6 advantage. 

Both teams scored twice in the final quarter, but it was eventually McVeytown prevailing by a 41-18 tally. Torres scored for the second time on the day with a 45-yard touchdown romp to put the visiting Tigers back on the board. 

Napikoski responded in a hurry with a 45-yard touchdown run of his own before Canyan Brown ran in the extra point for a 34-12 McVeytown lead with 8:45 remaining. 

Liam Bender punched it in from the two-yard line and added the extra point to extend the Eagles lead to 41-12 with 4:25 to play. 

Torres scored again to wrap up the scoring, this time when he hauled in a pass from Terrace quarterback Owen Deans but it wasn’t enough as McVeytown rolled to a 41-18 victory. 

McVeytown is back in action on Sunday, October 5 when it travels to Reedsville for a 3:00 p.m. matchup with Kish-South. Terrace returns to action on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts Burnham. Kickoff against the Bulldogs is set for 3:00 p.m.

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 

LEWISTOWN, Pa. – The annual gun & cash raffle fundraiser is in the books and the Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League (CKYFCL) is pleased to announce the winners from this year’s event held on Saturday afternoon at the Mifflin County Youth Park.

Attendance is not required for anyone holding a winning ticket. If the raffle ticket winner holds the winning ticket for a firearm, the winner must report to D&R Firearms in order to process their winnings due to state law. For cash winners not in attendance, please message the league using Facebook Messenger or contact league treasurer Jason Miller (treasurer@centralkeystone.com).

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 

LEWISTOWN, Pa. – Another week is in the books, and the Kish Indians remain atop the Pee Wee and Midget divisions of the Central Keystone Youth Football League & Cheer League (CKYFCL). 

PEE WEES

Kish 41 – Terrace 0

REEDSVILLE, Pa. – Quay Vogt threw a touchdown pass, hauled in another and returned a punt for a score as the Kish Indians posted their third straight shutout in a 41-0 victory over the visiting Terrace Tigers. 

Vogt’s busy day got started when he connected with Bennett Harmon on a 30-yard pitch and catch to put the Indians on the board with 8:10 to play in the opening quarter.  Harmon found Vogt on the two-point attempt to build an early 8-0 Kish lead. 

Early in the second quarter, the Indians extended their lead with the first of two punt return touchdowns. Jack Wagner fielded a Terrace punt and returned it 50 yards to the end zone to extend the Kish lead to 14-0. Harmon again found Vogt on the two-point attempt to push the lead to 16-0 with 8:25 to play in the first half. 

Following a quick Terrace possession, Vogt returned a Terrace punt 43 yards to the house to build a 22-0 Kish lead. Karter Gieza powered in the extra point attempt to propel Kish to a 23-0 lead with seven minutes to play in the second stanza. 

Kish rounded out a busy second quarter of scoring when Layton Glick sprinted to the endzone from 24 yards out to push the Indians lead to 29-0 at the half. 

Hugh Harmon got on the ledger with a 40-yard touchdown run in the third quarter before Glick scored from long range in the waning moments of the contest to finalize a 41-0 Kish victory. 

Emmett Hostetler led the Kish defense with seven tackles, while Vogt and Wagner added five stops each in the win. 

Kish is back in action on Sunday, September 28 when it travels to Derry-Decatur for a 1:00 p.m. affair with the Cyclones. Terrace will look to get back on track on Sunday, September 28 when it visits McVeytown for a 1:00 p.m. matchup with the Eagles. 

Juniata 7 – McVeytown 6 (OT)

PORT ROYAL, Pa. – After a scoreless regulation period, McVeytown scored in overtime and Juniata took possession and Ryker Stahl punched it in on a quarterback keeper and converted the extra point to propel Juniata to a hard-fought 7-6 victory on Sunday afternoon.  

After a defensive slugfest consumed regulation, McVeytown scored to open the overtime session. Stetson Bordell scored on a six-yard scamper to open the extra frame and hand the Eagles a 6-0 advantage. 

Stahl responded on the ensuing possession and added the extra point to propel Juniata to the win. 

Triton Moist led the McVeytown defense with a game high 10 tackles. Lucas Moist chipped in five stops in the loss. 

Juniata returns to action on Sunday, September 28 when it travels to Burnham for a 1:00 p.m. showdown with the Bulldogs. McVeytown will look to get back on track on Sunday, September 28 when it hosts Terrace. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.

Burnham 39 – Derry-Decatur 0

BURNHAM, Pa.  – The Burnham Bulldogs scored three times in the opening quarter of action and the defense held Derry-Decatur off the scoreboard en route to a 39-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. 

Burnham held a 26-0 lead at the intermission and tallied a pair of second half scores to earn its second win of the season. 

The Bulldogs are back in action on Sunday, September 28 when they host Juniata. Kickoff against the Little Indians is set for 1:00 p.m. Derry-Decatur returns to the gridiron on Sunday, September 28 when it hosts undefeated Kish. Start time is set for 1:00 p.m.

MIDGETS

Kish-North 41 – Terrace 19

REEDSVILLE, Pa. – Duke Peachey scored three times on offense and notched an interception return for a score as Kish-North remained unbeaten at the midway point of the season behind a 41-19 victory over Terrace on Sunday afternoon. 

Terrace deferred the coin toss and Kish-North elected to receive the opening kickoff and the Indians wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard. After a long kick return, Peachey scampered eight yards to the endzone for a touchdown to put Kish-North out in front 6-0 with eight and change to play in the first quarter. Wyatt Hassinger added the extra point to make it 7-0. 

Terrace was able to strike on its opening drive when a running back pass found an open Tigers receiver to tie the game at 7-7. 

Kish-North move downfield quickly on its second drive and capped off the drive with a 25-yard Peachey touchdown run around the right side. Hassinger capped the scoring drive off by converting the extra point for a 14-7 Indians lead at the end of the first frame. 

The host Indians struck twice more in the second quarter to take a commanding lead into the intermission. Julian Altiery methodically moved the Kish-North offense to the redzone before the drive was capped off by Peachey’s third score of the day to extend the Indians advantage to 20-7.  

Terrace attempted to cut into the Kish-North lead before the half but Peachey picked off an errant Tigers pass and weaved his way through the Tigers defenders for a 60-yard interception return touchdown for a 27-7 Kish-North lead at the break. 

Terrace came out in the second half and marched downfield before capping off the drive off by finding the end zone on a run to cut the deficit to 27-13. 

Kish-North struck twice in the fourth quarter on touchdown runs from Altiery and Jasper Snook. Snook added the extra point on the first score while Jase Atherton added the extra point on the second score to finalize the scoring at a 41-19 Kish-North triumph. 

Kish-North puts its unblemished record on the line on Wednesday, September 24 when it visits McVeytown for a 5:30 p.m. showdown with the Eagles. Terrace will look to get back on track on Sunday, September 28 when it visits McVeytown. Kickoff against the Eagles is set for 3:00 p.m.

McVeytown 27 – Juniata 6

PORT ROYAL, Pa. – Calvin Napikoski scored on a pair of quarterback keepers to lead a balanced McVeytown attack to a 27-6 road victory over the Juniata Little Indians on Sunday afternoon. 

Napikoski opened the scoring in the waning moments of the first quarter on a one-yard burst to the endzone to push McVeytown out to a 6-0 lead. The youngster then found Canyan Brown on the two-point attempt to build an 8-0 McVeytown lead with 47 ticks to play in the opening frame. 

McVeytown added two scores in the final 25 seconds of the first half to run out to a three-score advantage at the intermission. Alex Weaver barreled 70 yards to the endzone to propel the Eagles to a 14-0 advantage with 25 ticks to play. 

On Juniata’s ensuing possession, Bentley Harmon jarred the ball loose from the Juniata ball carrier and Brown pounced on the loose ball to set McVeytown up for the final score of the opening half. Napikoski bolted 50 yards to the endzone with two seconds remaining in the half and Brown added the extra point to propel the Eagles to a 21-0 halftime lead. 

Following a back-and-forth defensive struggle to start the third quarter, McVeytown struck once again in the waning seconds of the stanza to build a 27-0 advantage. Liam Bender jaunted five yards for the score to push the Eagles out in front by a 27-0 tally. 

Juniata got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough as McVeydown rolled to a 27-6 victory. 

McVeytown returns to action on Wednesday, September 24 when it hosts unbeaten Kish-North. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. Juniata is back in action on Sunday, September 28 when it visits Burnham for a 3:00 p.m. showdown with the Bulldogs. 

Burnham 25 – Derry-Decatur 6

BURNHAM, Pa. – Aiden Alexander, Ricky Jenkins and Connor Rose each found the end zone as the Burnham Bulldogs ran away to a 25-6 victory over the visiting Derry-Decatur Cyclones on Sunday afternoon. 

Burnham owned a 19-0 halftime lead and added a score in the fourth quarter to earn its fourth win of the year. 

Derry-Decatur got on the board in the fourth quarter on an Easton Smith touchdown but it wasn’t enough as the Cyclones dropped their fifth straight contest. 

The Bulldogs are back in action on Sunday, September 28 when they host Juniata. Kickoff against the Little Indians is set for 3:00 p.m. Derry-Decatur returns to the gridiron on Wednesday, September 24 when travels to Reedsville to take on Kish-South. Start time is set for 5:30 p.m.

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 

LEWISTOWN, Pa. – Football season is in full swing for the Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League (CKYFCL) and competition season is coming up quickly for the league’s cheerleading squads.

Full details along with a schedule of the day’s events will be released in the coming weeks. 

The league’s annual cheer competition will take place on October 18, 2025 at the Mifflin County High School gymnasium. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. on competition day with full competition beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m.

Champions will be crowned in each of the league’s three divisions of competition. For the first time, each place-winning team will be awarded with a trophy at the conclusion of the competition to highlight their accomplishments during the 2025 campaign.

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