LANCASTER - Some L-L League football items for your reading pleasure ...
* Elizabethtown blanked Ephrata 35-0 on Friday. It was the Bears' first victory via shutout since a 28-0 Section 2 whitewash at Garden Spot on October 9, 2009.
* Lancaster Catholic dropped a 14-7 home decision to Wilson on Friday. It was the fewest points the Crusaders scored in a game since Trinity pinned a 20-0 loss on Lancaster Catholic on August 29, 2008. Since that game, the Crusaders are 58-7, including this season's 4-3 start.
* Lancaster Catholic is breaking in new uniforms this season. Was chatting with coach Bruce Harbach on Friday prior to the Crusaders' home game vs. Wilson, and he said Lancaster Catholic had used its previous uniforms that past six seasons. The Crusaders' record in those duds? How about 76-8 with a pair of PIAA AA state championships.
* Conversely, Wilson's 14 points were the least amount of points the Bulldogs scored in a victory since (drum roll please) Wilson edged Altoona 7-6 on November 9, 2007 in a District 3/6 sub-regional playoff game. That's the same season Wilson lost its last Section 1 game; Manheim Township topped the Bulldogs 26-7 in Week 9 in Neffsville. Wilson is 33-0 in Section 1 games since.
* As mentioned Friday, Manheim Township senior QB Brennan Scott has joined the 6,000-yard passing club. Against Penn Manor, Scott completed 14-of-25 attempts for 141 yards, giving him 6,078 career passing yards. Scott leapfrogged three former L-L League quarterbacks in the Penn Manor game - Elco's Zac Kulp, Lebanon's James Capello and Pequea Valley's Ben Myers - and became the fifth league QB to reach 6,000 yards:
1. Kyle Smith, Lancaster Catholic - 8,545 yards
2. Pat Bostick, Manheim Township - 7,260 yards
3. Chad Henne, Wilson - 7,071 yards
4. Brennan Scott, Manheim Township - 6,078 yards
5. Ben Myers, Pequea Valley - 6,028 yards
Scott needs 922 yards to join the elite 7,000-yard club. Manheim Township has three regular season games to go. At least one more victory and the Blue Streaks should punch their tickets to Districts so - best-case scenario - Scott should get four more games. He'd have to average 230.5 yards per game to hit 7,000.
* Two L-L League teams have suffered three shutout losses apiece already this season, and they both call Section 2 home: Ephrata and Solanco.
* Garden Spot has intercepted a league-best 14 passes, including a pair on Saturday in the Spartans' 35-21 non-league win at Pius X.
* Pequea Valley has recovered a leauge-best 14 fumbles; seven of those came in a Week 1 victory over York Tech.
* Six L-L League players accounted for three or more touchdowns in Week 7 games ...
Cedar Crest RB Grant Boehler had TD runs of 45, 2 and 12 yards, respectively, in the Falcons' 42-9 romp over Hempfield.
Manheim Central QB Colin Fry hooked up twice with Andrew Seiverling (15 yards and 24 yards) and twice with Taylor Geib (16 yards and 14 yards) for touchdowns in the Barons' 28-7 win over Lampeter-Strasburg.
Garden Spot RB Adam Haas had TD runs of 5, 14 and 12 yards, respectively, in the Spartans' 35-21 win over Pius X.
Donegal RB Dylan Maxwell had TD runs of 9, 2, 10 and 2 yards, respecitvely, in the Indians' 53-12 victory over Pequea Valley.
Elco QB/RB Cameron Strause had TD runs of 7, 16 and 16 yards in the Raiders' 28-13 win over Northern Lebanon.
And McCaskey's Aaron Swinton had a 4-yard TD run, and he caught a 47-yard TD pass and a 28-yard TD pass from C.J. Gantz in the Red Tornado's 42-7 runaway win over Warwick.
And yes, all six of those performances came in victories.
* Longest current winning streaks: Garden Spot (7), Penn Manor (7), Wilson (5), Cocalico (4), Donegal (3), Columbia (2), Conestoga Valley (2).
* Longest current losing streaks: Lebanon (7), Hempfield (5), Northern Lebanon (5), Annville-Cleona (3), Ephrata (3), Warwick (3).
* Looking ahead to Week 8 ... Go ahead and circle Manheim Township at Wilson and Lampeter-Strasburg at Cocalico. ... Bulldogs hope to take care of business on their end with a Week 9 trip to Penn Manor lurking; Comets (7-0) are at Warwick on Friday. ... Eagles are alone in first place in Section 2, and a win over L-S, the two-time reigning Section 2 champ, would really put Cocalico's in the driver's seat. The Eagles have not won a Section 2 championship since coming up from Section 3 in 2004. ... And the Week 8 non-league game is a tasty one: Donegal (6-1) is at Schuylkill Valley (6-1). The Panthers, a AA program that competes in Section 2 of the Berks County League, are enjoying one of their best seasons. Schuylkill Valley got off to a 5-0 start before suffering a 21-20 setback to unbeaten Berks Catholic. The Panthers bounced back with a 17-7 win over Blue Mountain last week. ... Garden Spot (7-0) looks to stay perfect with a home date vs. Northern Lebanon; the Spartans' final two games are on the road (Columbia, Pequea Valley).
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