Twin Valley ousted by top-seeded Bishop McDevitt in Class 4A semifinal
(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.)
By Sean McBryan — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent
HARRISBURG — Twin Valley fell to perennial District Three powerhouse Bishop McDevitt 47-3 Friday night in a Class 4A semifinal at Rocco Ortenzio Stadium.
The top-seeded Crusaders (10-1) unleashed their high-powered offense with sophomore quarterback Stone Saunders throwing three scores to Tyshawn Russell in the first half. Saunders has thrown 44 touchdowens this season with one interception.
Minnesota commit Marquese Williams had 4-yard and 12-yard touchdown runs in the first half, his 21st and 22nd TDs of the season.
The fourth-seeded Raiders (7-5) scored their lone points on a 25-yard field goal from Sam Frey in the second quarter.
Ty Kephart returned a fumble 17 yards for a touchdown 49 seconds into the second half and Williams scored his third touchdown on a 3-yarder with 4:44 left in the third quarter.
The Crusaders advance to host second-seeded Manheim Central in the district championship next week. McDevitt will be seeking its 16th district title; Manheim will be seeking its 19th.
Twin Valley ends the year tying the most wins in a season in program history and after winning its first district playoff game, 43-29 last week over Milton Hershey
The Crusaders, who have won a District 3-record 61 playoffs games, are now 19-5 in semifinals.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Twin Valley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bishop McDevitt | 21 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 47 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Bishop McDevitt | Williams, 4 run (Garcia kick) | 11:09 |
| 1 | Bishop McDevitt | Russell, 34 pass from Saunders (Garcia kick) | 7:01 |
| 1 | Bishop McDevitt | Russell, 51 pass from Saunders (Garcia kick) | 3:01 |
| 2 | Twin Valley | Frey, 25 FG | 6:45 |
| 2 | Bishop McDevitt | Russell, 34 pass from Saunders (Garcia kick) | 5:45 |
| 2 | Bishop McDevitt | Williams, 12 run (Garcia kick missed) | 4:02 |
| 3 | Bishop McDevitt | Kephart, 17 fumble return (Garcia kick) | 11:11 |
| 3 | Bishop McDevitt | Williams, 3 run (Garcia kick missed) | 4:44 |
Team statistics
| Twin Valley | Bishop McDevitt | |
| First downs | 6 | 15 |
| Rushes-yards | 36-31 | 24-168 |
| Passing yards | 25 | 279 |
| Total yards | 56 | 447 |
| Passes | 4-9-0 | 12-20-0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Punts-average | 6-31.1 | 1-44 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-15 | 7-40 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Twin Valley: Myers 15-33, Goebel 8-20, Johnson 13-(-22).
Bishop McDevitt: Williams 12-149, Crummel 4-10, Parson 6-8, Galloway 1-1, Barnes 1-0.
PASSING
Twin Valley: Myers 4-8-0–25, Goebel 0-1-0–0.
Bishop McDevitt: Saunders 11-19-0–256, Hopkins 1-1-0–23.
RECEIVING
Twin Valley: Winchester 2-19, Zolty 1-10, Rose 1-(-4).
Bishop McDevitt: Russell 5-157, Scott 4-88, Williams 2-11, Penn 1-23.