Tamaqua’s Terrell McDowell is listed at 5-foot-9, 155 pounds. He had no varsity experience before this year. The Blue Raiders suffered significant graduation losses on both sides of the ball. Yet, the sophomore is five yards shy of 1,000 rushing yards through six games in 2025. He also leads all area runners with 168 carries, proving his durability.
Northwestern Lehigh’s Chase Sukanick moved up three spots to No. 6 on the rushing yardage leaders’ list. Catasauqua’s Tray Dunn jumped up seven spots to No. 11.
Palisades’ Jack Trickel, Jim Thorpe’s Cole Lazorick and Saucon Valley’s Braden Rohn all reached 1,000 passing yards in Week 6. It is the third time for Lazorick, who also passed 5,000 yards for his career. Rohn moved up three spots to No. 4 among the leaders.
Southern Lehigh’s Colton Sams (978), Northwestern Lehigh’s Shane Leh (973) and Pen Argyl’s Mason Soos (900) should reach the 1,000-yard mark this weekend. Sams threw four touchdown passes in last Friday’s win over Jim Thorpe. That gives him 10 for the year, tied with Leh for third behind Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Matt Bodnar (18) and Trickel (11).
Palisades’ Lincoln Cook continues to lead all area receivers in catches (41), receiving yards (574) and TDs (6). Saucon Valley’s Thomas Cahill jumped up to No. 2 after hauling in 13 passes for 242 yards and two TDs in a Week 6 win over Catasauqua.
Northwestern Lehigh’s Michael Lagowy moved up four spots to No. 7 with 22 catches.
Southern Lehigh’s Sean Steckert continues to lead District 11 in rushing yards (1,299) and is first among area players with 108 points on 18 rushing touchdowns.
Defensively, Pen Argyl’s Rocco DeCesare (57) moved up three spots in tackles. Northwestern Lehigh’s Shane Hulmes (56) jumped up five spots. Teammate Braxton Lakatosh (50) climbed eight spots.
Notre Dame-GP’s Garrett Grants took over the top spot in tackles for loss with 13 after getting three against Northern Lehigh. Palmerton senior and Rutgers commit Logan Anthony is second with 12.
Grants remains first with five sacks, followed by Northwestern Lehigh’s Fritz Scheirer and Tamaqua’s Carter Troutman with four each. Troutman registered three against Bangor.
Lagowy, Marian Catholic’s Rory Dixon and Palmerton’s Alex Keiper all moved into a tie for first with Northern Lehigh’s Chris Frame with four interceptions.
Senior writer Tom Housenick can be reached at thousenick@mcall.com
Colonial-Schuylkill League football season stat leaders
(among 17 Morning Call area teams)
RUSHING
Pos. Player, Team; Att.; Yards; Avg.; TDs
1. Sean Steckert, Southern Lehigh; 162; 1,299; 8.0; 18
2. Terrence McDowell, Tamaqua; 168; 995; 5.9; 12
3. Lucas Croizier, Lehighton; 106; 733; 6.9; 5
4. Braxton Lakatosh, Northwestern Lehigh; 53; 618; 11.7; 7
5. Rory Dixon, Marian Catholic; 107; 577; 5.4; 10
6. Chase Sukanick, Northwestern Lehigh; 49; 502; 10.2; 7
7. Caiden Faust, Pen Argyl; 91; 481; 5.3; 8
8. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 56; 470; 8.4; 8
9. Brody Breiner, Panther Valley; 76; 460; 6.1; 5
10. Braden Rohn, Saucon Valley; 85; 377; 4.4; 8
11. Tray Dunn, Catasauqua; 58; 366; 6.3; 4
12. Vince Taglieri, Palmerton; 62; 355; 5.7; 3
13. Grady Newhard, Northern Lehigh; 79; 339; 4.3; 5
14. Keaton Frye, Salisbury; 48; 338; 7.0; 4
15. J’son Johnson, Wilson; 71; 320; 4.5; 3
16. Mason Soos, Pen Argyl; 74; 316; 4.3; 1
17. Josh Louk, Jim Thorpe; 53; 312; 5.9; 3
18. Cole Lazorick, Jim Thorpe; 63; 301; 4.8; 3
19. Max Woerner, Palisades; 50; 296; 5.9; 3
20. Jack Trickel, Palisades; 61; 294; 4.8; 3
PASSING
Pos. Player, Team; Comp.; Att.; Yards; INTs; TDs
1. Matt Bodnar, Notre Dame-GP; 91; 136; 1,308; 2; 18
2. Jack Trickell, Palisades; 88; 134; 1,126; 4; 11
3. Cole Lazorick, Jim Thorpe; 73; 129; 1,070; 6; 8
4. Braden Rohn, Saucon Valley; 68; 112; 1,058; 5; 8
5. Colton Sams, Southern Lehigh; 70; 102; 978; 1; 10
6. Shane Leh, Northwestern Lehigh; 59; 87; 973; 1; 10
7. Mason Soos, Pen Argyl; 70; 115; 900; 3; 8
8. Garrett Smoyer, Northern Lehigh; 55; 101; 809; 4; 7
9. Jayse Lawrence, Lehighton; 53; 97; 728; 4; 8
10. Brody Breiner, Panther Valley; 78; 127; 687; 6; 4
11. Aiden Reilly, Catasauqua; 37; 89; 529; 6; 3
12. Greg Tirpak, Marian Catholic; 29; 51; 511; 2; 4
13. Keaton Frye, Salisbury; 27; 59; 417; 6; 5
14. Jaxson Tadayesky, Wilson; 34; 79; 399; 7; 0
15. Lincoln Rehrig, Bangor; 28; 57; 393; 1; 2
16. T.K. Gursky, Palmerton; 31; 57; 362; 6; 5
17. Chase Serfass, Tamaqua; 32; 68; 355; 3; 2
18. T.J. Weller, Palmerton; 31; 53; 300; 5; 1
RECEIVING
Pos. Player, Team; Catches; Yards; Avg.; TDs
1. Lincoln Cook, Palisades; 41; 574; 14.0; 6
2. Thomas Cahill, Saucon Valley; 37; 530; 14.3; 4
3. Gavin Yuricheck, Panther Valley; 30; 311; 10.4; 1
4. Chase McArdle, Panther Valley; 30; 220; 7.3; 2
5. Luke Kawczenski, Southern Lehigh; 24; 341; 14.2; 3
6. Jonathan Striba, Notre Dame-GP; 22; 332; 15.1; 4
7. Michael Lagowy, Northwestern Lehigh; 22; 303; 13.8; 3
8. Bobby Levins, Jim Thorpe; 20; 251; 12.6; 3
9.. Josh Louk, Jim Thorpe; 20; 222; 11.1; 0
10. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 19; 310; 16.3; 3
11. Ben Negley, Palmerton; 19; 230; 12.1; 2
12. Terrell Estes, Pen Argyl; 19; 195; 10.3; 1
13. Darius Roman, Southern Lehigh; 18; 280; 15.6; 2
14. Vince Taglieri, Palmerton; 18; 173; 9.6; 1
15. Caden Meek, Lehighton; 17; 285; 16.8; 2
16. Blake Roberts, Lehighton; 17; 128; 7.5; 1
17. Omar Pacheco, Catasauqua; 16; 253; 15.8; 2
18. Mason Bollinger, Northwestern Lehigh; 16; 204; 12.8; 3
19. Drew Boyd, Notre Dame-GP; 15; 297; 19.8; 3
20. Anthony Beltran, Pen Argyl; 15; 152; 10.1; 0
21. Ryan Zambo, Northern Lehigh; 15; 146; 9.7; 1
22. Zach Metzgar, Pen Argyl; 14; 208; 14.9; 2
23. Manny Bolmer, Catasauqua; 14; 207; 14.8; 2
24. Alex Clark, Notre Dame-GP; 14; 174; 12.4; 5
25. Several tied with 13 catches
SCORING
Pos. Player, Team; TDs; 2-pters; PATs; FGs; Total points
1. Sean Steckert, Southern Lehigh; 18; 0; 0; 0; 108
2. Terrence McDowell, Tamaqua; 12; 2; 0; 0; 76
3. Rory Dixon, Marian Catholic; 12; 0; 0; 0; 72
4. Chase Sukanick, Northwestern Lehigh; 7; 0; 27; 0; 69
5. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 11; 1; 0; 0; 68
5. Caiden Faust, Pen Argyl; 11; 1; 0; 0; 68
7. Brady Zimmerman, Northwestern Lehigh; 8; 1; 0; 0; 50
8. Braxton Lakatosh, Northwestern Lehigh; 8; 0; 0; 0; 48
8. Braden Rohn, Saucon Valley; 8; 0; 0; 0; 48
10. Clemente Cintron, Notre Dame-GP; 2; 0; 29; 1; 44
10. Lincoln Cook, Palisades; 7; 1; 0; 0; 44
12. Manny Bolmer, Catasauqua; 7; 0; 0; 0; 42
12. Jonathan Striba, Notre Dame-GP; 7; 0; 0; 0; 42
14. Mason Bollinger, Northwestern Lehigh; 6; 0; 0; 0; 36
14. Alex Clark, Notre Dame-GP; 6; 0; 0; 0; 36
16. Jake Tom, Marian Catholic; 4; 0; 11; 0; 35
17. Lucas Croizier, Lehighton; 5; 1; 0; 0; 32
17. Grady Newhard, Northern Lehigh; 5; 1; 0; 0; 32
19. Ty Nansteel, Lehighton; 5; 0; 0; 0; 30
19. Drew Boyd, Notre Dame-GP: 5; 0; 0; 0; 30
19. Aaron Gordon, Notre Dame-GP; 5; 0; 0; 0; 30
19. Bobby Levins, Jim Thorpe; 5; 0; 0; 0; 30
19. Brody Breiner, Panther Valley; 5; 0; 0; 0; 30
24. Thomas Cahill, Saucon Valley; 4; 1; 0; 0; 26
25.0. C.J. Diaz, Notre Dame-GP; 4; 0; 0; 0; 24
25. Max Woerner, Palisades; 4; 0; 0; 0; 24
25. Vince Taglieri, Palmerton; 4; 0; 0; 0; 24
25. Keaton Frye, Salisbury; 4; 0; 0; 0; 24
25. Taylor Rohn, Saucon Valley; 4; 0; 0; 0; 24
TACKLES
Pos. Player, Team; Tackles
1. Jah Bushati, Marian Catholic; 66
2. Max Woerner, Palisades; 61
3. Hunter Hill, Saucon Valley; 58
3. Taylor Rohn, Saucon Valley; 58
5. Josh Louk, Jim Thorpe; 57
5. Rocco DeCesare, Pen Argyl; 57
7. Damian Rodino, Marian Catholic; 56
7. Shane Hulmes, Northwestern Lehigh; 56
9. Eli Szlachtianshyn, Saucon Valley; 54
10. Silas Day, Palisades: 52
11. Braxton Lakatosh, Northwestern Lehigh; 50
11. Peter Kruslicky, Panther Valley; 50
11. Luke Frohnheiser, Tamaqua; 50
14. Brady McCabe, Tamaqua; 47
15. Tyler Hoherchak, Jim Thorpe; 46
15. Chase Smith, Palisades: 46
17. Jacob Walkowiak, Palmerton; 45
18. Faustie Capobianco, Notre Dame-GP; 44
18. Jacoby Jacobs, Southern Lehigh; 44
20. Elijah Garriga, Salisbury; 43
21. Dominick Rodino, Marian Catholic; 42
21. Garrett Grants, Notre Dame-GP; 42
21. Carter Kilhefner, Palisades; 42
21. Ben Baneravage, Panther Valley; 42
21. Sahalay Hernandez, Saucon Valley; 42
TACKLES FOR LOSS
Pos. Player, Team; TFL
1. Garrett Grants, Notre Dame-GP; 13
2. Logan Anthony, Palmerton; 12
3. Luke Frohnheiser, Tamaqua; 10
3. Peter Kruslicky, Panther Valley; 10
5. Marco Tessitore, Panther Valley; 9
6. Bill Slattery, Northern Lehigh; 8
7. Damian Rodino, Marian Catholic; 7.5
8. Shane Hulmes, Northwestern Lehigh; 7
8. Fritz Scheirer, Northwestern Lehigh; 7
8. Eli Szlachtianshyn, Saucon Valley; 7
8. Brady McCabe, Tamaqua; 7
12. Nick Faust, Jim Thorpe; 6
12. Dominick Rodino, Marian Catholic; 6
12. Faustie Capobianco, Notre Dame-GP; 6
12. Josh Scherer, Notre Dame-GP; 6
12. Mason Heilman, Palmerton; 6
12. Jadan Claudio, Salisbury; 6
18. Jah Bushati, Marian Catholic; 5.5
18. M.J. Boring, Northwestern Lehigh; 5.5
20. Chris Wellington, Catasauqua; 5
20. Kaden Quinones, Northern Lehigh; 5
20. Austin Casale, Notre Dame-GP; 5
20. Kalet Wilson, Notre Dame-GP; 5
20. Carter Kilhefner, Palisades; 5
20. Max Woerner, Palisades; 5
20. Michael Garey, Palmerton; 5
20. Carlos Maldanado, Panther Valley; 5
20. Marcus Rodriguez, Panther Valley; 5
20. Brody Vermillion, Panther Valley; 5
20. Carter Troutman, Tamaqua; 5
SACKS
Pos. Player, Team; Sacks
1. Garrett Grants, Notre Dame-GP; 5
2. Fritz Scheirer, Northwestern Lehigh; 4
2. Carter Troutman, Tamaqua; 4
4. Jadan Claudio, Salisbury; 3
4. Dylan Gretz, Southern Lehigh; 3
6. Tyler Scholato, Bangor; 2
6. Joziah Martinez, Catasauqua; 2
6. Chris Wellington, Catasauqua; 2
6. Jah Bushati, Marian Catholic; 2
6. Dominick Rodino, Marian Catholic; 2
6. Bill Slattery, Northern Lehigh; 2
6. Brady Zimmerman, Northwestern Lehigh; 2
6. Brett Bruckman, Notre Dame-GP; 2
6. Sammy Morici, Notre Dame-GP; 2
6. Michael Garey, Palmerton; 2
6. Dillon Anthony, Palmerton; 2
6. Cooper Henry, Palmerton; 2
6. Joe Peterson, Saucon Valley; 2
6. Eli Szlachtianshyn, Saucon Valley; 2
INTERCEPTIONS
Pos. Player, Team; INTs
1. Rory Dixon, Marian Catholic; 4
1. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 4
1. Michael Lagowy, Northwestern Lehigh; 4
1. Alex Keiper, Palmerton; 4
5. Tyler Price, Marian Catholic; 3
5. Manny Bolmer, Catasauqua; 3
7. Dante Tate, Marian Catholic; 2
7. Jake Tom, Marian Catholic; 2
7. Caden Meek, Lehighton; 2
7. Drew Boyd, Notre Dame-GP; 2
7. Jack Trickel, Palisades; 2
7. Chris Crespo, Pen Argyl; 2
7. A.J. Moren, Salisbury; 2
7. Jacoby Jacobs, Southern Lehigh; 2
7. Brady McCabe, Tamaqua; 2
7. Leonard Davis, Wilson; 2
7. Connor Patterson, Wilson; 2
FUMBLE RECOVERIES
Pos. Player, Team; Fumble recoveries
1. Dominick Rodino, Marian Catholic; 2
1. Paul Porobenski, Northern Lehigh; 2
1. Logan Anthony, Palmerton; 2
1. Alex Keiper, Palmerton; 2
TURNOVER RATIO
Pos. Team; TO caused; TO committed; TO ratio
1. Marian Catholic; 20; 5; plus-15
2. Northern Lehigh; 11; 6; plus-5
2. Northwestern Lehigh; 10; 5; plus-5
2. Southern Lehigh; 6; 1; plus-5
5. Notre Dame-GP; 8; 5; plus-3
5. Catasauqua; 11; 8; plus-3
5. Saucon Valley; 9; 6; plus-3
8. Pen Argyl; 6; 4; plus-2
8. Tamaqua; 5; 3; plus-2
10. Lehighton; 5; 4; plus-1
10. Palisades; 7; 6; plus-1
12. Jim Thorpe; 6; 7; minus-1
13. Bangor; 4; 7; minus-3
14. Palmerton; 11; 15; minus-4
15. Wilson 8; 12; minus-4
16. Panther Valley; 1; 7; minus-6
17. Salisbury; 4; 13; minus-9
