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10 - MERCHANDISER - Donegal Edition - November 9, 2022
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Donegal Gridders Earn District Playoff Bid
for 66 more. Noah Rohrer led the team in rushing yards with 91, taking The Donegal football team has 16 handoffs and scoring on demonstrated throughout the three of them. year that hard work and practice Donegal scored 30 points in pay off. Following each of the the first half and extended the team’s setbacks, the Indians lead to 37-0 in the third quarter showed resilience by registering on Rohrer’s third touchdown of key victories, wrapping up the the night. regular season with consecutive Tyler Sload scored the game’s wins. first touchdown. Following On Friday, October 28, DoneRohrer’s second-quarter score gal posted a 37-6 victory at home versus Lancaster-Lebanon from two yards out, Baughman League rival Octorara, thus earnconnected with Sload on a 21ing a 10th-seed into the District yard touchdown pass to make it Three Class 4A playoffs. 21-0. The Braves finally got on the board in the fourth quarter as Chandler Stoltzfus tossed a 12yard TD to Mason Colligan The Indians (4-6) enter the districts scheduled to face York Suburban - the seventh-ranked team in Class 4A. Since ten teams enter the playoffs, seeds 7 through 10 battle for the chance to move on to the quarterfinals. “The kids are excited and I’m excited for them,” Risberg said of making the playoffs. “It means a lot to the program, making the playoffs for the second year in a row.” CROSS COUNTRY Cross country is one of those sports that’s an individual sport and yet a team sport. You have individual runners out on the course, attempting to run at their best pace, negotiating the course conditions, the weather and personal fatigue. Where each runner places, can affect how the team fares. The Donegal girls’ cross country team competed at the District Three Class 2A champiPhoto by Bob Diller onship race on Saturday, OctoDonegal’s Tyler Sload catches a 21-yard touchdown pass in front ber 29, at Big Spring High of Octorara defender Ian Teufert in the Indians’ 37-6, Section School. Four win at home on October 28. A shining example of putting BY ARA GRIGORIAN
“We had a great end to the regular season, working hard and getting better each week,” said head coach Chad Risberg. “The kids are working hard on the little things that make a big difference in games. “The seniors really stepped up and led this team to victories in our last two games as we qualified for the Class 4A playoffs,” Risberg added. Quarterback Landen Baughman was one of the leaders on offense Friday night. The senior signal caller threw for 73 yards and had five big rushing plays
forth a great effort and helping one’s team was junior Bailey Shoaf, crossing the finish line in a time of 24:27.10, which earned her 103rd place in the race. How was that significant? “The girls’ team placed third and advanced to the state meet,” Donegal coach Phil Koser explained. “It came down to a tiebreaker between us and Boiling Springs for the third and final spot for states. Our sixth runner, Bailey Shoaf, beat their sixth runner to break the tie.”
Both Boiling Springs and Donegal had 143 team points while Annville-Cleona finished atop the team standings with 82 points followed by Bishop McDevitt (106). Donegal’s leading runner on the day was Kathryn Fernald, who earned a medal with her 11th-place finish. The sophomore’s pace was 20:16.20. Freshman Molly Myers (21:11.70) finished 24th followed by Marleigh Ballard (25th, 21:16.20) “Kathryn had a solid race on a
hilly course,” Koser said. “Some of the other girls were running through either an injury or illness but gave it their all.” Addison Houck (44th, 22:06.20) and Natalie Greiner (90th, 23:55.10) also helped with Donegal’s third-place finish. Emma Myers posted a time of 25:06. In the boys’ Class 3A districts, junior John Hinkle paced the Indians with a time of 18:18.40. Cadel Barber (18:42.76) and John Spackman (20:10.30) also competed.
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DeAndre White sacks Octorara quarterback Braeden Wood during Donegal’s 37-6, Section Four victory in Mount Joy on October 28.
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Indians Ruben Mumper (8) and James Turbedsky zero in Octorara running back Ian Teufert during Donegal’s 37-6, Section Four victory over the visiting Braves on October 28.
