LEWISTOWN, Pa. – Defensive scores, special teams plays and stellar offensive performances led the way as the Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League (CKYFCL) got the season back underway following the Labor Day break with the league contesting a full slate of games on Sunday afternoon.
MIGHTY MIGHTS
DERRY-DECATUR 30 – TERRACE 24
BURNHAM 34 – MCVEYTOWN 20
PEE WEES
KISH 18 – JUNIATA 0
REEDSVILLE, Pa. – Bennett Harmon rushed for over 100 yards and three scores and the defense pitched its first shutout of the season as the Kish Indians rolled to an 18-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over the visiting Juniata Little Indians.
Kish got on the board in the first quarter when Harmon scampered 59 yards to the end zone to put the host Indians out in front by a 6-0 tally with 3:20 to play in the opening stanza.
The Kish defense continued to stymie the Juniata offense and turned the ball over to the offense early in the second quarter. Harmon pinched it in on an 18-yard run to put the host Indians out in front by a 12-0 score with 10 minutes to play in the opening half.
Later in the second quarter, Eli Jackson hauled in a 29-yard pass to keep the Kish drive alive before an eight-yard Quay Vogt reception moved the offense deep inside Juniata territory. Harmon capped off the scoring drive with his third score of the afternoon, this time an 11 yard run to push Kish out to an 18-0 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, Jackson sprinted for a 39 yard run on 3rd and 14 to keep the drive going for Kish but the Juniata held the Indians off the scoreboard to keep the score at an 18-0 tally.
Both teams played exceptional defense in the fourth quarter as Kish picked up its second win of the year by an 18-0 score.
Emmett Hostetler led the Kish defense with seven stops, while Oakley Maurer chipped in five tackles in the win.
Kish is back in action on Sunday, September 14 when it hosts Burnham. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. Juniata will look to get back on track on Sunday, September 14 when it travels to a Terrace for a 3:00 p.m. matchup with the Tigers.
MCVEYTOWN 28 – BURNHAM 6
BURNHAM, Pa. – Stetson Bordell and Knox Hartman each ran for two touchdowns each as the McVeytown Eagles tallied a touchdown in each quarter to run away to a 28-6 victory over the Burnham Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon.
The win was the first victory of the season for McVeytown.
Bordell scored his first touchdown of the afternoon on a 28-yard scamper to put McVeytown out in front by a 7-0 score in the first quarter.
The McVeytown defense held strong and Bordell added another score in the second quarter on a 42-yard run and the Eagles added the two-point conversion to take a 15-0 lead to the intermission.
After a Bordell-heavy first half, McVeytown shifted gears in the second half behind the efforts of Knox Hartman. Hartman powered it in on a 10-yard carry to push McVeytown’s advantage to 22-0 in the third quarter.
Burnham got on the scoreboard with a touchdown in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough as Hartman added another touchdown in the frame, this time on a 20-yard jaunt, to finalize the scoring and hand McVeytown a hard-earned 28-6 victory.
Layton Yoder led the McVeytown defense with six tackles. The trio of Hartman, Triton Moist and Zane Steinmeier each tallied an additional five stops in the win.
McVeytown returns to action on Sunday, September 14 when it visits Derry-Decatur for a 3:00 p.m. showdown with the Cyclones. Burnham looks to get back on track on Sunday, September 14, when it travels to Kish for a 3:00 p.m. affair with the Indians.
TERRACE 31- DERRY-DECATUR 13
JUNIATA TERRACE, Pa. – Derry-Decatur scored the first 13 points of the game before the host Terrace Tigers rattled off 31 unanswered points to roll to a 31-13 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Theo Ammerman opened the scoring midway through the first quarter with a touchdown run to put Derry-Decatur out in front by a 7-0 score.
Following a quick Terrace drive, Derry-Decatur quickly got back to work. Camden Hesketh capped off the drive with a touchdown run to extend the Cyclones lead to 13-0 with 5:39 to play in the first quarter.
Jaxon Dobbs put Terrace on the board with a touchdown to cut the Derry-Decatur lead to 13-7 after a quarter of action.
Terrace knotted the game up midway through the second quarter when JaShawn Henry scampered into the end zone to tie the score at 13-13 which is how it would remain at the intermission.
The host Tigers scored again in the third quarter and twice in the fourth quarter with Jude Shearer’s touchdown run with 2:55 to play rounding out the scoring to hand Terrace a 31-13 win.
Terrace returns to action on Sunday, September 14 when it hosts Juniata. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. Derry-Decatur looks to get back on track on Sunday, September 14 when it hosts McVeytown for a 3:00 p.m. showdown with the Eagles.
MIDGETS
KISH NORTH 33 – JUNIATA 6
REEDSVILLE, Pa. – Following a scoreless opening quarter of action, Duke Peachey scored three offensive touchdowns and added a punt return for a score to lead the host Kish-North Indians to a resounding 33-6 victory over the visiting Juniata Little Indians on Sunday afternoon.
Defense was the story in the first quarter, as yards were difficult to come by with the score remaining at a scoreless deadlock through the first frame of action.
Kish-North broke through on the scoreboard first midway through the second stanza. Following a botched Juniata punt attempt, Kish had the ball on the goal line. Peachey barreled up the middle to make it 6-0 Kish with 9:10 to play in the first half.
After forcing a quick Juniata punt, Peachey was able to take the return around the left side all the way to the end zone to extend the Kish-North lead. Jase Atherton connected with Peachey on the extra point attempt to build a 14-0 Kish-North advantage with 4:39 to play in quarter number two.
Juniata was able to respond with a methodical drive and capped off the scoring drive with a touchdown pass to cut the Indians lead to 14-6 at the intermission.
Kish forced a three and out on the first possession of the second half and immediately got back to work on the ensuing possession. The host Indians marched down the field and Julian Altiery was able to find daylight up the middle to cap the drive off with a three-yard touchdown run to extend the Kish lead to 20-6.
Peachey added his second touchdown run with 56 ticks to play in the third quarter to make the score 26-6.
Atherton was able to get into the scoring column by making a heads-up play on a punt return and picking up the punt with nobody around and scampering to the end zone to push the Kish-North lead to 32-6 with 4:30 to play in the contest. Colton Baumgardner converted the extra point attempt on the ground to finalize the scoring at a 33-6 margin.
Kish-North and Juniata return to action in a rematch on Wednesday, September 10 at Juniata. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
MCVEYTOWN 21 – BURNHAM 0
BURNHAM, Pa. – Alex Weaver forced a fumble and returned the strip sack 40 yards for a score and book-ended his day with a safety as the McVeytown Eagles ran past the host Burnham Bulldogs by a 21-0 tally on Sunday afternoon.
McVeytown used two defense touchdowns and added a safety to notch 16 defensive points in a shutout effort.
Weaver opened the scoring with his fumble return score after Canyan Brown jarred the ball loss with 9:34 to play in the first quarter. Calvin Napikoski ran in the extra point to put the visiting Eagles out in front by a 7-0 score.
In a busy first quarter, Napikoski took a handoff from Weaver and scampered 15 yards to the end zone to put McVeytown out in front by a 13-0 tally with four and change to play in the opening frame.
On the ensuing Burnham play, Weaver forced a fumble and Cael Conner recovered the Bulldogs miscue and took it 20 yards to the end zone to push McVeytown out in front by a 19-0 score.
Weaver wrapped up the scoring for both teams with a safety with 3:01 to play in the first quarter to finalize the scoring at a 21-0 McVeytown advantage.
Both teams remained off the scoreboard as the visiting Eagles ran away with a 21-0 victory over Burnham for their second win of the season.
Weaver’s marvelous day wasn’t finished with his safety. The youngster added an interception later in the afternoon while Owen Fultz chipped in a forced fumble in a busy afternoon for the McVeytown defense.
McVeytown returns to action on Sunday, September 14 when it travels to Derry-Decatur for a 3:00 p.m. showdown with the Cyclones. Burnham looks to get back on track on Sunday, September 14 when it travels to Kish for an early-season rematch with the Kish-South squad. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m.
TERRACE 39 – DERRY-DECATUR 32
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