Late defensive stops, four TDs by Sevon Parham key Weiser win
2023 Berks football coverage presented by
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(This story was produced by LNP/Lancasteronline, and published in partnership with MikeDragoSports.com.)
By Will Welliver — LNP/Lancasteronline
MOUNT JOY — For three quarters Friday night both the Conrad Weiser and Donegal defenses had few answers; they combined for just one stop through the first 10 possessions.
A couple of fourth-down stops in the fourth quarter — punctuated by Kaiden Leonard’s interception with under 20 seconds to play — secured Conrad Weiser’s 34-30 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 4 victory.
It was the Scouts’ second win in three games after an 0-4 start.
Sevon Parham sparked Weiser with four touchdowns and 184 rushing yards on 28 carries.
Just before halftime, Donegal (0-4, 1-6) picked up a crucial touchdown as quarterback Brock Hammaker went 3-for-4 for 47 yards to key an 11-play, 74-yard drive.
DeAndre White (14 carries, 87 yards) and Tyler Sload combined for 37 yards on the ground before Hammaker found Sload sliding in the end zone for a 22-yard touchdown pass and White added a two-point run to cut the Scouts’ lead to 28-22 at halftime.
Donegal took its only lead on the opening possession of the third quarter, a nine-play, 76-yard drive that was sparked by White’s 30-yard run. A few plays later, White added two more runs for 9 yards to set up Sload for a 5-yard dash up the middle. Sload tacked on the two-point run for a 30-28 Donegal lead.
Conrad Weiser (2-2, 2-5) took the lead on a 1-yard touchdown run by Sevon Parham to cap a 13-play, 66-yard drive that ate up nearly seven minutes of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Conrad Weiser got a pair of fourth-down stops on the Indians’ final two drives — including Leonard’s interception.
Parham and Sload matched each other with four touchdowns. Sload rushed for three touchdowns — including a 77-yard touchdown run in the first quarter — and caught another while racking up 168 yards of total offense.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Conrad Weiser | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| Donegal | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Conrad Weiser | Rittle, 29 pass from Gingrich (Malone kick) |
| 1 | Donegal | Sload, 77 run (pass failed) |
| 1 | Conrad Weiser | Parham, 11 run (Malone kick) |
| 1 | Donegal | Sload, 4 run (Hammaker run) |
| 2 | Conrad Weiser | Parham, 28 run (Malone kick) |
| 2 | Conrad Weiser | Parham, 2 run (Malone kick) |
| 2 | Donegal | Sload, 22 pass from Hammaker (White run) |
| 3 | Donegal | Sload, 5 run (Sload run) |
| 3 | Conrad Weiser | Parham, 1 run (run failed) |
Team statistics
| Conrad Weiser | Donegal | |
| First downs | 19 | 19 |
| Rushes-yards | 35-235 | 36-258 |
| Passing yards | 56 | 124 |
| Total yards | 291 | 382 |
| Passes | 7-11-0 | 7-11-1 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Punts-average | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-45 | 5-30 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Conrad Weiser: Parham 28-184, Gingrich 5-41, Miller 1-8, Rittle 1-2.
Donegal: Sload 10-134, White 14-87, Baughman 7-20, Hammaker 5-17.
PASSING
Conrad Weiser: Gingrich 7-11-0–56.
Donegal: Hammaker 7-11-1–124.
RECEIVING
Conrad Weiser: Rittle 7-56.
Donegal: Mendez 2-37, Akinburgh 2-21, Gerz 1-34, Sload 1-22, Baughman 1-10.
INTERCEPTIONS
Conrad Weiser: Leonard.
