Unbeaten Manheim Central brushes aside early deficit, crushes Mifflin
(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.)
By Hunter Phillips — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent
As Manheim Central looked ahead to its showdown for the Lancaster-Lebanon Section 2 title next week versus Exeter, Brycen Armold made sure the Barons took care of their opponent this week.
Armold rushed for 382 yards and five touchdowns, leading Manheim Central to its ninth straight win, a 69-21 victory over Gov. Mifflin Friday night at Shillington.
The Barons (5-0, 9-0) gained 725 total yards, 460 on the ground.
It didn’t seem as if a blowout was brewing when the game remained tied with 8:43 left in the second quarter.
It was a close-fought game until Mifflin senior running back Ayden Martin was stripped of the football on his own 46-yard line.
After the fumble was recovered by Manheim Central at its 46, it only took five plays for Armold to score a rushing touchdown. That TD broke the tie and gave the Barron’s the lead for good.
Barons quarterback Zac Hahn threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns.
Manheim backup running back Jaden Weit scoring the Barons final points on a 10-yard run late in the fourth quarter.
After falling behind in the first quarter the Barons defense started to clean up its mistakes and started limiting the scoring.
Gov. Mifflin (2-3, 3-6) scored only seven more points the rest of the game.
Those came on an 83-yard pass from Delsin McNeil to Parker Jackson on a deep post.
The Mustangs finish the season next week against Warwick in Lititz.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Manheim Central | 6 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 69 |
| Gov. Mifflin | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Gov. Mifflin | McNeil, 8 run (Schools kick) | 1:39 |
| 1 | Manheim Central | Armold, 51 run (kick failed) | 0:43 |
| 2 | Gov. Mifflin | Martin, 52 run ( Schools kick) | 11:18 |
| 2 | Manheim Central | Armold, 7 run (Neff kick) | 8:43 |
| 2 | Manheim Central | Daugherty pass from Hahn, 6 (Neff kick) | 3:45 |
| 2 | Manheim Central | Armold, 5 run (Neff kick) | 1:02 |
| 3 | Manheim Central | Armold, 19 run (Neff kick) | 9:40 |
| 3 | Manheim Central | Enterline, 44 pass from Hahn (kick failed) | 7:03 |
| 3 | Gov. Mifflin | Jackson, 83 pass from McNeil (Schools kick) | |
| 3 | Manheim Central | Enterline, 18 pass from Hahn (Neff kick) | 3:35 |
| 3 | Manheim Central | Sipel, 64 pass from Hahn (Reed Kick) | 0:20 |
| 4 | Manheim Central | Armold, 49 run (Neff kick) | |
| 4 | Manheim Central | Weit, 10 run (Reed kick) |
Team statistics
| Governor Mifflin | Manheim Central | |
| First downs | 16 | 23 |
| Rushes-yards | 40-209 | 32-460 |
| Passing yards | 100 | 265 |
| Total yards | 309 | 725 |
| Passes | 2-7-0 | 8-11-0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Punts-average | 4-28 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-70 | 3-30 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Manheim Central: Armold 24-382, Weit 6-49, Daughtrey 2-29.
Gov. Mifflin: Martin 6-73, McNeil 11-55, Jones 10-35 Garner 5-32, Harter 2-10, Jenkins 5-3, Wunderlich 1-1.
PASSING
Manheim Central: Hahn 8-11-0-265.
Gov. Mifflin: McNeil 2-7-0-100.
RECEIVING
Manheim Central: Sipel 4-95, Enterline 3-81, Daugherty 2-25, Armold 1-13.
Gov. Mifflin: Parker 1-83, Morris 1-17.
