Schuylkill Valley gets four takeaways, withstands Daniel Boone charge
2024 Berks football coverage
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(This story will be updated later tonight with a full boxscore, additional details and postgame reaction.)
By Sean McBryan — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent
Schuylkill Valley entered the season as one of the favorite in Section 5 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League and took an unexpected loss to Muhlenberg in Week 1.
The Panthers’ Week 2 game against rebuilding Daniel Boone appeared to be a prime chance to get the season back on track.
It wasn’t easy but the Panthers took the Blazers’ best punch and pulled out a 31-27 non-league victory Thursday night at Leesport.
Schuylkill Valley yielded nearly 400 total yards but came up with four takeaways on defense.
Logan Nawrocki passed for 181 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Panthers (1-1), including a key 36-yard TD to Luke Spotts with 6:24 left in the second quarter that gave Schuylkill Valley the lead for good.
Haydn Moyer made a spectacular play for the first touchdown of the game when he corralled a snap that went over his head and launched it to Blake Elliot for a 44-yard touchdown with 9:09 left in the first quarter to give Daniel Boone a 7-0 lead.
Reese Wamsher knocked through a 27-yard field goal for the Panthers with 12.9 seconds left in the first quarter.
Cooper Hohenadel intercepted Moyer on the second play of the second quarter and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown to give Schuylkill Valley the lead.
Moyer answered on the next drive with a 2-yard TD run to cap a nine-play, 64-yard drive that chewed up nearly five minutes for the Blazers.
Nawrocki hit Spotts for the 36-yarder 17 seconds later.
Daniel Boone fumbled the ensuing kickoff and the Panthers drove 60 yards in eight plays before John Kowalski’s 13-yard reverse for a touchdown put them up 24-14 with 3:49 left before halftime.
Nawrocki hit Dillon Lackner for a 12-yard TD to end the Panthers’ first drive of the second half with 8:39 left.
The Blazers made a push in the final quarter; Moyer finished a strong drive that started in the third quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run on the second play of the fourth.
Moyer found Max Heffner behind the defense for a 57-yard touchdown with 3:53 left to cut Schuylkill Valley’s lead to 31-27.
The Panthers converted two first downs to run out the clock, the second of which came on Logan Cammauf’s 24-yard run, Schuylkill Valley’s longest of the night.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Daniel Boone | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Schuylkill Valley | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Daniel Boone | Elliot, 44 pass from Moyer (Heffner kick) | 9:09 |
| 1 | Schuylkill Valley | Wamsher, 27 FG | 0:12 |
| 2 | Schuylkill Valley | Hohenadel, 26 interception return (Wamsher kick) | 11:02 |
| 2 | Daniel Boone | Moyer, 2 run (Heffner kick) | 6:41 |
| 2 | Schuylkill Valley | Spotts, 36 pass from Nawrocki (Wamsher kick) | 6:24 |
| 2 | Schuylkill Valley | Kowalski, 13 run (Wamsher kick) | 3:49 |
| 3 | Schuylkill Valley | Lackner, 12 pass from Nawrocki (Wamsher kick) | 8:39 |
| 4 | Daniel Boone | Moyer, 1 run (Heffner kick) | 11:31 |
| 4 | Daniel Boone | Heffner, 57 pass from Moyer (Heffner kick blocked) | 3:53 |
Team statistics
| DANIEL BOONE | SCHUYLKILL VALLEY | |
| First downs | 15 | 14 |
| Rushes-yards | 28-105 | 28-53 |
| Passing yards | 292 | 181 |
| Total yards | 397 | 234 |
| Passes | 15-24-2 | 13-20-0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| Punts-average | 1-26 | 4-40 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-80 | 4-40 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Daniel Boone: Moyer 18-78, Cruz 2-28, Heffner 7-9, Team 1-(-10).
Schuylkill Valley: Cammauf 8-34, Nawrocki 7-14, Kowalski 1-13, Hohenadel 9-8, Team 3-(-16).
PASSING
Daniel Boone: Moyer 15-23-1—292, Stoudt 0-1-1—0.
Schuylkill Valley: Nawrocki 13-20-0—181.
RECEIVING
Daniel Boone: Delissaint 5-68, Heffner 3-76, Salata 3-48, Elliot 2-75, High 1-13, Cruz 1-12.
Schuylkill Valley: Spotts 6-104, Gerner 3-30, Lackner 2-28, Hohenadel 2-19.
INTERCEPTIONS
Schuylkill Valley: Hohenadel, Pyle.
MISSED FIELD GOALS
Schuylkill Valley: Wamsher 34.
