Game of the Week: Lampeter-Strasburg vs. Twin Valley, presented by Kevin Miller of Berkshire Investment Group

By Mike Drago Last updated Oct 16, 2025

Twin Valley's Drew Engle runs against Lampeter-Strasburg. (Mark Palczewski/LNP photo)

Lampeter-Strasburg (7-1) vs. Twin Valley (8-0)

Kick: Friday, 7, at Twin Valley Stadium.

Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 4 records: Pioneers 5-0, Raiders 5-0.

Series: Pioneers lead 2-0.

Last meeting: Twin Valley’s defense was able to slow down all-league QB Caileb Howse but the Pioneers still came up with 360 yards of total offense in a 31-13 victory in a District 3 Class 4A semifinal at Lampeter last year. Three weeks earlier Howse put up historic numbers against the Raiders, rushing for 334 yards and scoring seven TDs. In the rematch Howse was kept out of the end zone, completed just two passes, and rushed for 66 yards. Dominic Brown did the major damage with 183 rushing yards and a TD. Danny Weichler had a 73-yard run and 29-yard scoring catch for the Pioneers. Drew Engle rushed for 83 yards and a TD for Twin Valley, which ended its season with a 10-3 record.

Fast fact: Lampeter-Strasburg beat both Twin Valley and Wyomissing twice last season on the way to District 3 Class 4A championship. Pioneers beat Spartans 30-27 in OT in championship game.

Pioneers update: Have won six straight since a 14-7 loss to Warwick in Week 2. . . Opened season with a 45-44 win over Solanco, which hasn’t lost since. . . QB Asher Jones has passed for 893 yards and 11 TDs, with just 2 INTs. . . Also leads team in rushing, with 425 yards. . . Colby DeJessa has rushed for 405 yards and 6 TDs. . . Strength of team is O-line, led by all-league tackle Collin Shelley and second-team all-league tackle Thad Wolf, a Division 1 prospect. . . Also feature league’s best kicker, All-State pick Peter Fiorello, who has kicked nine field goals; last week he kicked a pair of FGs over 40 yards. . . Averaging 34.7 points, 10^th-best in the Lancaster-Lebanon League. . . Ranked No. 13 in the league in rushing, No. 15 in passing. . . Ranked No. 10 in league in total defense. . . Graduated 15 all-league picks, including All-State QB Caileb Howse, from team that went 15-1 and reached PIAA Class 5A championship game last year. . . No. 2 in the District 3 Class 4A power ratings, behind Susquehanna Township. . Ranked No. 10 in the state in Class 4A.

Fast fact: Twin Valley is 8-0 for the first time in program history. The Raiders opened 7-0 in each of the past two seasons before losing to Ephrata (2023) and Wyomissing (2024). The Raiders are a combined 27-5 the past three seasons; they finished 7-5 in Brett Myers’ first season 2022.

Raiders update: Outscored Wyomissing 21-0 in the second half last week en route to a 28-6 victory on the road. . . Drew Engle topped the 3,000-yard career mark, rushing for 199 yards and two TDs on a season-high 27 carries. . . Engle has rushed for 3,003 yards, No. 3 in program history behind Dominic Caruso (3,684) and Evan Johnson (3,355). . . He is third in program history with 40 touchdowns; Johnson owns the record at 49. . . Engle set the program single-season rushing record with 1,599 yards as a sophomore. . . He needs 114 yards to record a second 1,000-yard season. . . Soph Maverik Foster leads the league in passing efficiency; he is completing 72.6 percent of his passes with 11 TDs and no interceptions. . . Junior Lucas Myers has 16 TDs and is averaging 12.1 yards per carry, third-best in the league. . . Averaging 53.3 points, second-highest in the state (Schuylkill Haven is averaging 53.6). . . Ranked No. 1 in the league in total offense at 416 yards per game. . . Allowing 8.2 points per game, second-lowest among District 3 teams. . . Ranked No. 1 in the league in total defense, allowing 141 yards per game. . . No. 3 in the District 3 Class 4A power ratings, behind Susquehanna Township and Lampeter-Strasburg. . . Ranked No. 5 in the state in Class 4A.

Did you know? Lampeter-Strasburg is 50-10 under head coach Victor Ridenour over the past six seasons.

Series flashback: Lampeter-Strasburg blitzed Twin Valley 62-14 in the first meeting between the programs last year in a Week 9 game at Lampeter. All-State QB Caileb Howse rushed for 334 yards, ran for seven touchdowns and passed for an eighth. The Pioneers led 28-0 after a quarter and 56-14 at the half. They piled up 601 total yards. Twin Valley was 7-1 and ranked No. 9 in the state at the time; Lampeter was unbeaten and ranked No. 5. . . The Raiders played the game without their leading rusher, Evan Johnson.

Quotable: “(Twin Valley tailbacks Lucas) Myers and (Drew) Engle, not only are they explosive but they’re physical. You don’t see them getting tackled by one kid very often, it’s usually two or three, and sometimes they’re breaking two or three kids’ attempt at a tackle at a time.” – Lampeter-Strasburg coach Victor Ridenour.