25 intriguing numbers to wrap up the 2025 Berks football season
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The Berks football season drew to a close when Twin Valley lost to Southern Lehigh in the PIAA Class 4A championship game last week.
Here’s are some intriguing numbers to put another compelling season into perspective:
.784
Winning percentage by Brett Myers at Twin Valley, third-best in Berks history behind only Wilson’s Doug Dahms (.813) and Wyomissing’s Bob Wolfrum (.802). That’s good company.
2
Times Muhlenberg coach Rob Flowers should have been named Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 Coach of the Year but wasn’t. Last year, his first, the Muhls did a complete 180, going from 1-9 to four wins and a playoff victory. This year they took another huge step forward, winning eight games and qualifying for the District 3 Tournament for the first time since 2013. The Muhls’ only regular season losses came to state-ranked Conestoga Valley and Exeter, which combined for a 20-4 record.
3
Pick-6’s by Wilson linebacker EJ Brownback, most likely a program single-season record. Brownback took an interception back 40 yards for a score against Plymouth-Whitemarsh in Week 2, returned one 47 yards against Cedar Crest two weeks later and completed the hat trick with a 30-yard return against Reading in Week 5.
3
Number of 1,000-yard rushers for Kutztown, which became both the first Berks team and first in Lancaster-Lebanon League history to produce three 1,000-yard backs in the same season. Mason Sherry, Ryan Walters, and Ian Bahr were the first Pennsylvania trio pull off the hat trick since Philadelphia West Catholic in 2008. Kutztown averaged 359 rushing yards per game, tops in the league.
5
Games started by Exeter quarterback Riley Martinez, who once again lost most of his season to an injury, this time to his non-throwing shoulder in Week 2. Martinez returned in time to start three district playoff games but his chance to become Exeter’s all-time passing leaders was dashed by back-to-back injury-filled seasons; he was knocked out in Week 7 last season with a lower leg injury. He ended up with 39 career TD passes, second-most in program history, and the highest passing efficiency rating in program history (174.4).
6
Touchdowns by Twin Valley’s Drew Engle against Lampeter-Strasburg, a program record and one off the Berks record, last matched by Governor Mifflin’s Nick Singleton. Engle scored 37 TDs as a senior, fourth-most in Berks history. His 61 career TDs are tied for seventh-most in Berks history. Even more impressive when you recall that his junior season was limited to three games by a broken collarbone.
9
Wins by Berks Catholic, its most in seven seasons. The Saints had been 29-25 in the previous five seasons. This was their most wins since 2018, the last of a six-year run that saw them win 10 or more games each season.
9.7
Average yards per carry for Justice Hardy in his first three seasons at Wyomissing. He’s never gotten many touches but he’s still in position to finish as the Spartans’ all-time leader in rushing yards, touchdowns, and points.
11
Consecutive 100-yard rushing performances by Exeter’s Leo Brown, the longest streak in Berks since Central Catholic’s David Gilmore topped 100 in each of his 13 games in 1983. The only time Brown didn’t reach 100 was in a season-opening blowout of Daniel Boone, when he got just four touches, and in a district semifinal against Bishop McDevitt, when he was held to 49 yards on 17 carries.
17
Touchdown passes thrown by Twin Valley’s Maverik Foster before his first interception, which didn’t come until his 15th game, when he was picked off three times in the second half of the PIAA Class 4A championship game. That dropped his passing efficiency rating to 194.6, which was still tops among Berks passers, eighth-best in Berks history, and the highest ever by a sophomore. Only four Berks passers have topped 200.
47
Longest field goal of the season, by Berks Catholic’s Alexi Reali. He hit from more than 40 three times. He also had 30 touchbacks, including eight straight in a win over Schuylkill Valley.
46.0
Winning margin by Twin Valley during the regular season, the greatest in Berks history, smashing the mark of 41.3, set by Berks Catholic in 2017. The Raiders’ overall margin-of-victory, including five postseason games, was 35.5, third-highest in Berks history. The only teams to post better marks – Governor Mifflin (39.9) and Wyomissing (37.1) – each did it in the COVID-truncated 2020 season. Twin Valley’s final scoring average of 48.6 was second-highest in the state and the second-highest in Berks history. The Raiders averaged 54.0 points during the regular season.
50
Wins by Exeter over the last five seasons, easily the most successful run in the program’s 68-year history. The Eagles’ 10-3 finish was their 15th straight winning season. Prior to this run, the program had never experienced more than seven consecutive winning seasons.
81
Wins by Wyomissing over the past seven seasons, the fourth-best record in that span in Berks history. Wilson set the standard in this category, going 87-10 from 2008-14. That one will be tough to top.
99
Kickoff return by Kutztown’s Ryan Walters against Annville-Cleona, the longest scoring play of the season in Berks.
110
Receptions by Muhlenberg’s Michael Miller Jr. during his four seasons, most in program history and 11th-most in Berks history. He led the team in receptions three straight seasons.
174.61
Career passing efficiency rating by Mason Young, the highest in Wilson history. The bulk of his action came this season as a senior, when he threw for 2,199 yards and 26 touchdowns. He finishes second in program history in single-season passing yards, completion percentage, and TD passes in a season. Not bad for a program that’s produces the likes of Chad Henne, Kerry Collins, Chris Adams, Shane Stafford . . . we could go on and on.
205
Wins by Wilson’s Doug Dahms in 20 seasons as a head coach. He became just the third Berks coach to reach 200 wins when the Bulldogs beat Cedar Crest 62-20 in Week 5 at South Lebanon. Throw in his 30 years as an assistant coach and Dahms has been on the Wilson sidelines for 469 victories. That sounds like a lot.
382
Wins by Wyomissing’s Bob Wolfrum, second-most among active coaches in Pennsylvania and fifth-most overall in state history. Wolfrum added to his total with a 10-2 finish this season, the fifth straight the Spartans have won 10 or more games – the first time they’ve done that. The Spartans are 60-9 over the past five seasons.
388
All-purpose yards by Twin Valley’s Drew Engle in a 55-15 district playoff win over West Perry, easily one of the greatest all-around performances in Berks postseason history. Engle scored five touchdowns, on runs of 80, 6, and 28 yards; on a 95-yard interception return, longest in program history; and on a 75-yard kickoff return. He rushed for 218 yards on just 12 carries.
730
Points scored by Twin Valley, most ever by a Berks team – and by a wide margin. Wyomissing set the Berks mark with 671 points during a 16-game 2021 season that ended in the PIAA Class 3A championship game. Only two other teams, Berks Catholic in 2015 (14 games) and Wyomissing in 2012 (16 games) had topped 600 points. The Raiders became the first Berks team to top 60 points four times in the same season (none had ever done it more than twice).
1,214
Passing yards by Hamburg freshman Issac McFadden, who started every game and completed more than half his passes. He ran for a team-leading nine touchdowns and gives the Hawks someone special to build around after a two-win season.
1,752
Passing yards by Schuylkill Valley first-year starting quarterback Alex Aletras. He also threw 21 TD passes, to nine different receivers. He threw five TDs in a win over Daniel Boone, the only Berks passer to hit that mark this season.
2,444
Rushing yards by Exeter’s Leo Brown, which broke the 42-year-old Berks record of 2,403 yards, set by Central Catholic’s David Gilmore. Each played 13 games. Exeter became the first Berks team to produce 2,000-yard rushers in consecutive seasons; Jayden Zandier did it last year. Eagles linemen, take a bow.
3,817
Rushing yard by Muhlenberg’s Cameron Small over the past two seasons, the most ever in back-to-back season by a Berks ballcarrier. Small went for a program-record 2,051 yards as a junior and 1,766 as a senior. That tops the previous record of 3,651 yards by — who else? — Central Catholic’s David Gilmore in 1982-83. Wilson’s Rodney Gillin is third on that list, with 3,533 yards in 2010-11 — and if you knew that you should write this column next year!
