Wyomissing wins, sets up championship showdown with Lampeter-Strasburg
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By Kyle Kutz — LNP/Lancasteronline
ATGLEN — Coming off a decisive Week 8 win over Twin Valley, Wyomissing extended its winning streak to seven games with a dominant 31-7 win Friday night at Octorara in Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 4 play.
The win, coupled with Lampeter’s win over Twin Valley, sets up a Section 4 championship game next Saturday at Wyomissing.
Sophomore Justice Hardy, who amassed just under 300 all-purpose yards last week, wasted no time finding the end zone on a 47-yard scoring run early in the first quarter to tive Wyomissing an immediate 7-0 advantage.
| Section 4 | ||
| Wyomissing | 6-0 | 8-1 |
| Lampeter | 6-0 | 9-0 |
| Twin Valley | 4-2 | 7-2 |
| Elco | 3-3 | 4-5 |
| Octorara | 2-4 | 4-5 |
| N. Lebanon | 2-4 | 3-6 |
| Boone | 1-5 | 1-8 |
| Donegal | 0-6 | 1-8 |
The Braves (2-4, 4-5) attempted to respond offensively later in the first but fell 1 yard shy of converting on a crucial fourth down deep inside Spartans territory.
Wyomissing (6-0, 8-1), which shares the section lead with Lampeter-Strasburg (6-0, 9-0), saw junior Chase Eisenhower pound in a 6-yard touchdown run to close out the quarter to make it 14-0.
Late in the second, junior Danny Fleischood reeled in a difficult back-shoulder throw in traffic from sophomore quarterback Teddy White for a 38-yard touchdown, extending the lead to 21-0 before halftime.
Junior kicker Keegan Maher nailed a 27-yard field goal midway through the third quarter, followed by senior Derek Macrina sprinting 46 yards to score on the Spartans’ next drive to give Wyomissing a 31-point edge to open the fourth.
Braves junior Mekhai Lambert caught a 7-yard TD pass from sophomore Collin Wood later in the quarter to avoid a shutout, cutting the lead to 31-7.
Led by Macrina (81 yards) and Hardy (75 yards), the Spartans racked up 291 yards on the ground, exceeding 350 yards of total offense.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Wyomissing | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Octorara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Scoring summary
| 1 | Wyomissing | Hardy, 47 run (Maher kick) | |
| 1 | Wyomissing | Eisenhower, 6 run (Maher kick) | |
| 2 | Wyomissing | Fleischood, 38 pass from White (Maher kick) | |
| 3 | Wyomissing | Maher, 27 FG | |
| 3 | Wyomissing | Macrina, 46 run (Maher kick) | |
| 4 | Octorara | Lambert, 7 pass from Wood (Kurtz kick) |
Team statistics
| Wyomissing | Octorara | |
| First downs | 13 | 13 |
| Rushes-yards | 36-291 | 42-133 |
| Passing yards | 60 | 70 |
| Total yards | 351 | 203 |
| Passes | 4-5-0 | 8-12-0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Punts-average | 1-35 | 3-28 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-15 | 3-20 |
Individual statistics
RUSHING
Wyomissing: Macrina 5-81, Hardy 5-75, Fleischood 4-45, Niedrowski 7-41, C. Eisenhower 7-34, Lopez-Sanchez 1-5, Westwood 1-5, Delp 2-3, White 2-2, Brooks-Gray 1-1, Reason 1-(-1).
Octorara: Teufert 5-50, Stoltzfus 17-29, Mastrippolito 7-25, Kurtz 3-17, Wood 8-7, Lambert 1-3, Remphrey 1-2.
PASSING
Wyomissing: White 4-5–0–60.
Octorara: Wood 8-11-0–70, Stoltzfus 0-1-0–0.
RECEIVING
Wyomissing: Fleischood 1-38, C. Eisenhower 1-15, Niedrowski 1-10, White 1-(3).
Octorara: Lambert 4-30, Stoltzfus 3-37, Teufert 1-3.
