District 3 Class 4A preview: Twin Valley vs. West Perry
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District 3 Class 4A quarterfinal
No. 3 Twin Valley (10-0) vs. No. 6 West Perry (8-2)
Kick: Friday, 7, at Twin Valley Stadium.
Series: First meeting.
District playoff history: Twin Valley is making its fifth straight appearance and has earned a win in each of the past three seasons; 3-4 overall. . . . West Perry is making its ninth appearance and looking for its first championship. It lost in the championship game in 2023 and 2022 to Wyomissing and in 1999 to Manheim Central. The Mustangs are 6-8 overall; their last win came in 2023 against Bermudian Springs 42-21.
Fast fact: Twin Valley’s first-string defense has allowed two first-half touchdowns in 10 games.
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Raiders update: Completed first unbeaten regular season in program history, matching program record for wins (10) in a season, set in 2023. . . Ranked No. 1 in the Lancaster-Lebanon League in total offense, total defense, scoring, scoring defense, and pass defense; No. 2 in rush defense. . . Drew Engle is ninth in the league in rushing with 1,105 yards and needs 363 to top program record of 3,684, set by Dominic Caruso. . . Engle set a program record with 6 TDs in a game vs. Lampeter-Strasburg and has scored a program-record 24 TDs, third-most in Berks. . . He has 48 career TDs, one less than program record-holder Evan Johnson, who has 49. . . Maverik Foster is the league’s top-rated passer: He is completing a league-best 73.6 percent of his throws with 14 TDs and zero INTs. . . Lucas Myers has rushed for 839 yards, scored 17 TDs, and is averaging 11.6 yards per carry. . . LB Ryan Rementer leads team with 110 tackles. . . DT Greyson Miller leads team with 13 tackles for loss. . . LB Myers is second with 104 tackles and 10 tackles for loss, and leads team with 4 sacks. . . CB Ben Grundy leads team with 8 pass breakups. . . Ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 4A by PennLive.com.
Did you know? Twin Valley has set a program record with 540 points, eclipsing the record of 482 set last year in 12 games. The Raiders are averaging 54.0 points per game, second-most in the state, and had a winning margin of 46.0, the highest in the regular season in Berks history. They have mercy-ruled nine of 10 opponents; in eight games the second half has begun with a running clock.
Mustangs update: Earned first-round bye last week after finishing tied for second in Mid-Penn Colonial behind unbeaten Susquehanna Township. . . Tied with Trinity for second. . . Freshman Mason Page has taken over at QB since starter Hayden Fleisher was sidelined with an injury in September. . . Page has thrown for 493 yards and 5 TDs in roughly half a season. . . Main offensive weapon is speedy Adam Yoder, who has 1,248 yards, 12 TDs and is averaging 9.5 yards per carry. . . Evan Jutba is averaging 6.5 yards per carry; he sometimes lines up at QB. . . Beat two district qualifiers, Middletown (38-17) and Big Spring (24-17), as well as Eastern Conference qualifier Upper Dauphin (49-14). . . Losses came in Week 4 at Susquehanna Township (55-7), the No. 1 seed in Class 4A, and in Week 8 at Trinity (38-14), the No. 3 seed in 3A. . . Missed district last season, finishing 4-6. . . Lost to Wyomissing 42-14 in 2023 Class 3A championship and 63-7 in 2022 championship game.
Fast fact: Twin Valley is 2-1 in home playoff games, with wins over Milton Hershey in 2022 and Elco in 2023 and a loss to Manheim Central in 2023.
Quotable: “Their tailback (Adam Yoder) is running the 100 (meters) in low 11’s, and you can see that on the field. If he gets the ball in open space, he’s gone.” – Twin Valley coach Brett Myers on West Perry’s leading rusher, Adam Yoder
Winner plays: No. 2 West York (9-1) or No. 10 Middletown (6-5) in semifinal Nov. 14 at site of highest-seeded team.
Championship: Friday, Nov. 21, at neutral site to be determined.
