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Coming off their first-ever Lancaster-Lebanon Section 5 title, Schuylkill Valley kept the momentum going into the District 3 Class 3A quarterfinals.
The Panthers defeated the Littlestown Thunderbolts 55-13 Friday at Leesport.
“We were cooking our all cylinders tonight. Offense, defense, and special teams. It was great,” Panthers coach Bruce Harbach said.
No. 3 Schuylkill Valley (9-2) came out the gate swinging for the fences.
It only took five plays on their opening series to get into the endzone.
Facing a fourth-and-one, Logan Cammauf took a dive play up the middle 31 yards to strike first.
Without their quarterback, Brody Bittle, No. 6 Littlestown’s (6-5) offense struggled to get the ball rolling most of the game.
On the Thunderbolts’ first possession, they kept the ball on the ground for 10 straight plays as they got into Panthers’ territory.
On fourth-and-five, Colton Kabrick rolled to his right and found a wide-open Nate Albert for a 20-yard touchdown.
However, an ineligible man downfield penalty erased the score.
Deciding to go for it on fourth-and-ten from the 25-yard line, Littlestown dialed up the same exact play that led to a Lucas Spotts interception.
“That was our goal (to generate takeaways),” Harbach said. “They worked hard this week. We just played well. They were focused this week.”
The Panthers did not take long to capitalize on their takeaway.
On the second play from scrimmage, John Kowalski went in jet motion and took a Logan Nawrocki touch pass 85 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown.
At the end of the first quarter, the Panthers led 14-0.
After a shanked punt from Kabrick, Schuylkill Valley took over at the opposing 47-yard line.
On first down, Nawrocki connected with Kowen Gerner on a curl route for a 13-yard gain.
That reception made Gerner Schuylkill Valley’s all-time leader in…
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Author : Reading Eagle, Pa.
Publish date : 2024-11-02 03:47:00
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