Exeter blitzes Lebanon; Joey Schlaffer sets another receiving mark
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By David Bohr — LNP/Lancasteronline
LEBANON — Exeter put on a show Friday night, beating Lebanon 69-22 in Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 play.
The state-ranked Eagles (2-0, 5-0) scored six touchdowns in less than six minutes in the middle of the first quarter to take control and take the air out of the Homecoming crowd and send the Cedars (0-2, 0-5) to their fifth straight loss.
Exeter led 42-0 after one quarter, 57-0 at the half and 66-0 before Lebanon scored.
Exeter finished with eight offensive touchdowns, one defensive touchdown and one special teams touchdown. The defensive score was a 63-yard interception return by Jayden Zandier in the second period.
This was the type of game that did not have a true turning point in terms of who would win.
Lebanon still might have kept the game competitive early. Down 14-0, the Cedars received a kickoff, on which they had a few big returns for the night.
But on this occasion the ball was allowed to bounce to the 1-yard line, where it was picked up and run backward into the end zone.
A fumble was forced, and Exeter sophomore Genuine Stutzman recovered the ball for an instant touchdown.
Joey Schlaffer became Exeter’s all-time leader in career receiving yardage.
He caught two passes for 86 yards in the opening quarter. He needed 49 yards to set the mark coming into the game and took the top spot on a 70-yard touchdown catch.
Schlaffer added a second-quarter sack for good measure.
Schlaffer has 1,988 receiving yards, topping the mark of 1,950 set by Alex Javier in 2019. Earlier this season he broke program records for career receptions and career receiving touchdowns. Those marks now stand at 99 and 26, respectively.
Xavier Figueroa scored two of Lebanon’s touchdowns with a pair of 3-yard runs in the second half.
Ten snaps in one quarter were all the Eagles needed to score 42 points. That is somewhat misleading, as the aforementioned special teams touchdown also happened in the first quarter.
On the other hand, the first two snaps came on an opening drive that ended in a fumble, so Exeter had a stretch of eight offensive snaps for five offensive touchdowns.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Exeter | 42 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 69 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Exeter | Karstien, 19 run (kick failed) |
| 1 | Exeter | Schlaffer, 70 pass from Rotelli (Karstien, pass from Rotelli) |
| 1 | Exeter | Stutzman, fumble recovery in end zone (Skipper kick) |
| 1 | Exeter | Redding, 39 run (Skipper kick) |
| 1 | Exeter | Rotelli, 6 run (Skipper kick) |
| 1 | Exeter | Choy, 13 pass from Rotelli (Skipper kick) |
| 2 | Exeter | Paschall, 1 run (Skipper kick) |
| 2 | Exeter | J. Zandier, 63 interception return (Redding run) |
| 3 | Exeter | Miller, 3 run (kick failed) |
| 3 | Lebanon | Figueroa, 3 run (Figueroa run) |
| 4 | Lebanon | Figueroa, 3 run (Infante, pass from Castro) |
| 4 | Exeter | Miller, 45 run (run failed) |
| 4 | Lebanon | Beaver, 44 pass from Castro (pass failed) |
Team statistics
| Exeter | Lebanon | |
| First downs | 13 | 9 |
| Rushes-yards | 28-192 | 34-93 |
| Passing yards | 173 | 76 |
| Total yards | 365 | 169 |
| Passes | 6-9-0 | 8-13-3 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Punts-average | 19.7 | 24.7 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-70 | 3-33 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Exeter: Paschall 11-67, Miller 4-56, Karstien 2-28, Redding 1-18, Rotelli 2-16, Prizer 3-10, Cisneros 1-2, Martinez 3-(-1), Flanders 1-(-2).
Lebanon: Figueroa 14-65, Mason 12-49, Rivera 2-10, Orosco 1-0, Castro 5-(-31).
PASSING
Exeter: Rotelli 5-7-0–149, Martinez 0-1-0–0, Miller 1-1-0–24.
Lebanon: Castro 8-13-3–76.
RECEIVING
Exeter: Choy 3-63, Schlaffer 2-86, Stutzman 1-24.
Lebanon: Trace 3-14, Beaver 2-41, Orosco 2-5, Infante 1-16.
INTERCEPTIONS
Exeter: Alex Pineiro, Jayden Zandier, Jonathan Martin