Hamburg’s Tyler Shuey in position to pass Berks’ single-season yardage record

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After another big week in Hamburg’s 41-34 win over Northern Lebanon junior quarterback Tyler Shuey remains in position to breaks Berks’ all-time passing record.

Shuey has thrown for 2,419 yards in nine games, tops in the Lancaster-Lebanon League. That’s 550 away from the Berks record of 2,969, set by Daniel Boone’s Jon Monteiro in 2008.

Before last week Monteiro was the only Berks passer to top 2,000 yards in the regular season. He threw for 2,575 in 10 games.

Shuey can top that with 157 yards Friday against Columbia in the Hawks’ regular season finale.

Tyler Shuey’s season
Halifax	10-15	336	4
Warrior Run	15-34	303	3
Fairfield	17-21	347	4
Annville-Cleona	17-37	194	1
Kutztown	14-20	249	4
Lancaster Catholic	17-26	288	2
Pequea Valley	17-30	245	2
Schuylkill Valley	19-39	201	0
Northern Lebanon	18-34	256	1
Totals	143-258	2,419	21

Hamburg appears in line to get an 11^th game. The Hawks (5-4) are unlikely to make the District 3 Class 3A field but are in strong position to earn a berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Shuey needs 551 yards to top Monteiro’s record. That’s an average of 275.5 yards over two game. He has averaged 269 yards in the first nine weeks.

Shuey, a first-year starter, opened the season with three straight 300-yard games – a feat never before accomplished in Berks football.

He has thrown for 200 or more yards eight times; his season-low of 194 came in a Week 4 loss to Annville-Cleona.

He has thrown a touchdown pass in eight of nine games and has a program-record 21, topping the mark of 16 set last season by Xander Menapace.

Shuey’s 258 attempts are a program single-season record, topping the mark of 238 by Menapace last season. He needs nine completions to top Menapace’s single-season record of 151.

Menapace set the program passing record with 1,833 passing yards last season.

Shuey’s 347 yards in a Week 3 win over Fairfield are second-most in program history. Matt Deibler set the record with 416 yards in a 1998 victory over Schuylkill Valley. Shuey and Deiber are the only Hamburg passers to top 300 yards in a game.

Shuey’s current passing efficiency rating of 154.8 is just above Menapace’s program record of 153.5, set in 2021.

This has been a remarkable year for passers in the league. Three more could top 2,000 yards this week and several more could reach that milestone during the playoffs.

Manheim Central’s Zac Hahn is second in the league in passing yards with 1,998. He’s tied for second with 29 TD passes.

Manheim Township’s Hayden Johnson is having an unprecedented season. He has thrown for 1,958 yards and attempted 158 passes without throwing an interception. He has a league-leading 35 touchdown passes.

Wilson’s Tommy Hunsicker is fourth in the league with 1,855 passing yards and fifth with 20 TDs.

Hempfield’s Jackson Landis (1,783), Schuylkill Valley’s Logan Nawrocki (1,637), Garden Spot’s Kye Harting (1,622) and Ephrata’s Sam McCracken  (1,605) also have a good chance to top 2,000 yards.

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Berks single-season passing leaders

Player	Team	Games	Yards	Season
Jon Monteiro	Daniel Boone	12	2,969	2008
Logan Klitsch	Conrad Weiser	11	2,472	2021
Tyler Shuey	Hamburg	9	2,419	2023
Colin Payne	Exeter	14	2,381	2021
Kyle Beissel	Schuylkill Valley	12	2,372	2012
Zach Koenig	Fleetwood	12	2,368	2014
Nate Daniels	Muhlenberg	12	2,347	2008
Zach Zweizig	Wilson	13	2,326	2009
Nate Daniels	Muhlenberg	12	2,285	2007
Seth Klein	Wilson	14	2,128	2011
Jeff Harner	Schuylkill Valley	11	2,111	2000
Mike Oliveto	Conrad Weiser	13	2,109	2010
Chad Henne	Wilson	12	2,088	2002
Jon Monteiro	Daniel Boone	12	2,061	2009
Connor Uhrig	Wilson	14	2,050	2016
Kerry Collins	Wilson	15	2,043	1989
Gavin McCusker	Exeter	13	2,035	2019
Luke Emge	Fleetwood	10	2,032	2015