Muhlenberg blanked, but Gio Cavanna tops 1,000 yards
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By Brian Markley — LNP/Lancasteronline
Conestoga Valley remained in the hunt for a District 3 Class 5A playoff spot thanks to a 35-0 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 win over visiting Muhlenberg Friday night.
Conestoga Valley (3-3, 5-5) was able to keep the lid on the Muhls’ elusive back Gio Cavanna, who rushed for only 18 yards. Cavanna entered needing 17 to break the 1,000-yard mark and finished with 1,001.
Cavanna is the first Muhlenberg back in nine years to top 1,000; the last was Ben Ortiz in 2013.
The Muhls (1-5, 2-8) ended the season with six straight losses after a promising start and went winless in their first season in Section 2.
The Buckskins defense piled pressure on the Muhlenberg offense the entire night, and the Muhls had fits consistently moving the ball. Their best opportunity to score came late in the fourth quarter from the Conestoga Valley 1-yard line, but they were stopped on four tries up the middle.
On offense, Conestoga Valley’s two-headed monster of Ish Camacho and Nick Tran led the way. Camacho broke loose for an 86-yard touchdown run on the Buckskins’ first play of the game, along with taking a pitch from quarterback Macoy Kneisley and tossing it 60 yards downfield for a touchdown pass to Kyle Jankowski.
Tran had two touchdowns on the night, including a big 75-yard run, and finished with 138 yards on nine carries. Camacho finished with 106 yards on just three rushes.
It was an emotional season for Conestoga Valley, which lost two of its players, Tyler Zook and Tyreese Smith, in the wake of a car crash in June.
Coach Jon Scepanski was proud of how his team stuck together and handled whatever the season threw at them.
“They were able to stay together through all the adversity that we faced,” said Scepanski. “They’re very impressive.”
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Muhlenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conestoga Valley | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Conestoga Valley | Camacho, 86 run (Irwin kick) |
| 2 | Conestoga Valley | Tran, 24 run (Irwin kick) |
| 2 | Conestoga Valley | Jankowski, 60 pass from Camacho (Irwin kick) |
| 3 | Conestoga Valley | Johnson, 19 run (Irwin kick) |
| 4 | Conestoga Valley | Tran, 75 run |
Team statistics
| Muhlenberg | Conestoga Valley | |
| First downs | 12 | 12 |
| Rushes-yards | 39-158 | 22-306 |
| Passing yards | 96 | 70 |
| Total yards | 233 | 376 |
| Passes | 5-16-2 | 2-8-2 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Punts-average | 4-29.5 | |
| Penalties-yards | 7-50 | 11-85 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Muhlenberg: Ramirez 7-35, Miller 3-35, Fiddler 2-26, Cruz 7-19, Cavanna 18-18, Gumby 2-5.
Conestoga Valley: Tran 9-138, Camacho 3-106, Swift 6-21, Johnson 1-19, Kneisley 2-18, Martin 1-4.
PASSING
Muhlenberg: Fidler 4-11-1–67, Lopez 1-5-1–28.
Conestoga Valley: Kneisley 1-6-1–10, Camacho 1-2-1–60.
RECEIVING
Muhlenberg: Dodson 3-36, Cruz 2-31, Clemison 1-28.
Conestoga Valley: Jankowski 1-60, Tran 1-10.
INTERCEPTIONS
Muhlenberg: DeJesus, Gumby.