Muhls chop down Cedars, reach 4-0
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By Ferris Berlin — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent
Muhlenberg mercy-ruled its opponent the third straight week Friday, beating Lebanon 55-21 in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 opener for both at Laureldale.
| Final | |
| Muhlenberg | 55 |
| Lebanon | 21 |
The Cedars (0-4) saw their losing streak reach 46 games; they have not won since 2020. The state record for the longest losing streak is 56 games, set by South Philadelphia from 1990-1996.
The Muhls (4-0) started fast, scoring 21 unanswered points in the first quarter.
They got a pair of early touchdowns from All-State running back Cameron Small, who led all rushers with 174 yards. Small finished the game with four touchdowns, running for scores of 34, 18 and 7 yards and catching a 36-yard pass.
Three minutes before halftime Muhlenberg quarterback Adriel Baez connected with tight end Christian Coley for a 30-yard touchdown on his only catch for the night to make it 40-7.
Baez finished 8-for-12 for107 yards, with a pair of touchdowns. Baez, along with the rest of the Muhlenberg team, did not turn the ball over. Muhlenberg did have two takeaways and both takeaways resulted into points.
The first was a sack/fumble late in the second quarter by sophomore Julian Baez, leading to the Coley touchdown; the second was defensive back Michael Miller Jr. giving his team a 47-7 lead early in the third quarter after taking an interception back 43 yards for a TD.
The Cedars tried to hang on behind the tough running of Camron Buchmoyer, who finished with 86 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Key play of the game
Muhlenberg defensive back Michael Miller Jr. gave his team a 47-7 lead early in the
third quarter, taking an interception back 43 yards for a TD.
Star of the game
Muhlenberg wide receiver/defensive back Michael Miller Jr. rushed seven times for
77 yards, including a 19-yard TD run. He caught three passes for 26 yards and had a 43-yard Pick-Six.
Key statistic
First-half total yards: Muhlenberg 338 Lebanon 114
Quotable
“Mike had a really nice night. That Pick-Six was a great play, the way it was
schemed up.”– Muhlenberg head coach Rob Flowers.
Quotable
“It’s everybody doing their one-eleventh. Do your job on the field and we’ll come out with
success.”– Muhlenberg defensive back Michael Miller Jr.
Up next
Muhlenberg will host Governor Mifflin Friday in a Section 2 game.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Lebanon | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| Muhlenberg | 21 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 55 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Muhlenberg | Small, 34 run (Shupp kick) | 9:19 |
| 1 | Muhlenberg | Small, 18 run (Shupp kick) | 6:43 |
| 1 | Muhlenberg | MIller, 19 run (Shupp kick) | 3:39 |
| 1 | Lebanon | Briddell, 69 pass from Klish (Soliday kick) | 2:28 |
| 2 | Muhlenberg | Small, 36 pass from Baez (Shupp kick) | 10:06 |
| 2 | Muhlenberg | Small, 7 run (kick blocked) | 4:59 |
| 2 | Muhlenberg | Coley, 30 pass from Baez (run failed) | 3:09 |
| 3 | Muhlenberg | Miller, 43 interception return (Shupp kick) | 9:41 |
| 3 | Lebanon | Buchmoyer, 3 run (kick failed) | 1:06 |
| 4 | Muhlenberg | Cantres, 35 run (Baez run) | 11:48 |
| 4 | Lebanon | Buchmoyer, 1 run (Buchmoyer run) | 0:15 |
Team statistics
| LEBANON | MUHLENBERG | |
| First downs | 12 | 10 |
| Rushes-yards | 38-135 | 26-291 |
| Passing yards | 153 | 107 |
| Total yards | 288 | 398 |
| Passes | 10-15-1 | 8-12-0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 0 |
| Punts-average | 2-23 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-95 | 11-135 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Lebanon: Buchmoyer 13-86, Klish 13-54, Read 2-11, Cortes 1-7, Briddell 6-3, Team 3-(-26).
Muhlenberg: Small 17-174, Miller 7-77, Cantres 1-35, Baez 1-5.
PASSING
Lebanon: Klish 10-15–1–153.
Muhlenberg: Baez 8-12-0–107.
RECEIVING
Lebanon: Briddell 6-83, Read 2-40, Castillo 1-21, Rivera Jr. 1-9.
Muhlenberg: Miller 3-26, Small 2-38, Lacey 2-1, Coley 1-30.
INTERCEPTIONS
Muhlenberg: Miller.
