Week 10 provided plenty of playoff drama as well as record-setting performances.
There also were some notable efforts throughout the Colonial-Schuylkill League’s final weekend as a co-op:
— Lucas Croizier became Lehighton’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2017 after helping the Indians win the 209 Trophy by running for 209 yards against Jim Thorpe.
— Marian Catholic junior Rory Dixon reached 1,000 rushing yards and 100 points for the third year in a row after gaining 218 yards and scoring a touchdown in a victory over Nativity BVM.
— Teammate Jake Tom’s 27-yard interception return for a TD was the Colts’ eighth defensive score this season.
— Catasauqua’s Tray Dunn climbed two spots to No. 7 among area rushing leaders with 143 yards in a victory over Palmerton.
— Panther Valley’s Gavin Yuricheck became the program’s first 500-yard receiver since 2018. If Chase McArdle can gain 49 receiving yards in Thursday’s District 11 Class 3A playoff game against North Schuylkill, he and Yuricheck will be the first Panthers with at least 500 receiving yards in the same season since Brad Miller and Fenton Black in 1992.
— Teammate Brody Breiner is 85 rushing yards shy of having 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 passing yards in the same season. He would be the first in program history to do so. The senior is the first 1,000-yard passer at Panther Valley since 2016 and has thrown for the most yards since 2009.
— Northern Lehigh’s Colin Karetsky moved up 12 spots to No. 8 among the receptions leaders after catching 10 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown last Friday against Saucon Valley.
— Teammate Bill Slattery took over the lead with his seven sacks. Panther Valley’s Marco Tessitore claimed the top spot with 17 tackles for loss.
Record-setting performers
— Southern Lehigh’s Colton Sams threw for 217 yards and four touchdowns against Northwestern Lehigh. He passed Travis Edmond for the program’s career passing yardage record with 5,398 and counting. He also has a school-record 67 career TD passes.
— Palisades’ duo of Jack Trickel and Lincoln Cook are rewriting the school record book. Trickel has the records for: single-season passing yards (1,919), single-game yardage (361), career passing yardage (3,756) and career completions (291).
Cook has school records for receptions (65) and receiving yardage (1,054) in a season, plus the career receptions (127) and receiving yardage (1,774) marks. He is five touchdown catches shy of the career record of 20.
— Saucon Valley’s Thomas Cahill has the District 11 freshman records for catches (67) and receiving yards (924). He is one touchdown catch shy of the freshman record (9). His 67 catches also broke Jack Robertson’s school single-season mark of 62. Cahill needs 65 yards to break Robertson’s single-season record.
Panthers teammate Jared Rohn has 126 completions this year, beating Rob Kessler’s school mark (119) set in 2008. He is 400 yards shy of breaking Kessler’s single-season passing yardage record (2,136).
— Northwestern Lehigh’s Mason Bollinger has the school’s career receptions record of 101. He is 22 yards shy of the career receiving yardage mark (1,601).
— Lehighton’s Blake Roberts broke Zach Hunsicker’s program record for receptions with five catches for 76 yards in last Friday’s win over Jim Thorpe. He has 117 entering the postseason.
— Matt Bodnar (6,849 yards, 75 TDs) is second in Notre Dame-Green Pond history to Cole DeFranco (9,904 and 99 from 2016-18) in career passing yards and passing touchdowns, respectively.
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; 205; 1,781; 8.7; 24
2. Terrence McDowell, Tamaqua; 253; 1,398; 5.5; 16
3. Rory Dixon, Marian Catholic; 175; 1,136; 6.5; 15
4. Lucas Croizier, Lehighton; 168; 1,114; 6.6; 9
5. Brody Breiner, Panther Valley; 135; 915; 6.8; 9
6. Braxton Lakatosh, Northwestern Lehigh; 79; 909; 11.5; 10
7. Tray Dunn, Catasauqua; 114; 739; 6.5; 7
8. Caiden Faust, Pen Argyl; 158; 716; 4.5; 10
9. Chase Sukanick, Northwestern Lehigh; 71; 682; 9.6; 12
10. Grady Newhard, Northern Lehigh; 135; 615; 4.6; 10
11. Cole Lazorick, Jim Thorpe; 108; 571; 5.3; 5
12. Braden Rohn, Saucon Valley; 133; 511; 3.8; 11
13. Mason Soos, Pen Argyl; 121; 505; 4.2; 4
14. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 67; 496; 7.4; 9
15. Keaton Frye, Salisbury; 66; 490; 7.4; 5
16. Max Woerner, Palisades; 70; 471; 6.7; 6
17. Vince Taglieri, Palmerton; 88; 469; 5.3; 4
18. Ryan Bonham, Wilson; 111; 431; 3.9; 3
19. J’son Johnson, Wilson; 107; 430; 4.0; 4
20. Michael Garey, Palmerton; 81; 414; 5.1; 5
21. Ashton Fitzgerald, Palisades; 55; 388; 7.1; 5
22. Garrett Smoyer, Northern Lehigh; 112; 386; 3.5; 5
23. Taylor Rohn, Saucon Valley; 66; 383; 5.8; 6
PASSING
Pos. Player, Team; Comp.; Att.; Yards; INTs; TDs
1. Matt Bodnar, Notre Dame-GP; 150; 218; 2,397; 3; 33
2. Jack Trickell, Palisades; 131; 208; 1,919; 6; 20
3. Colton Sams, Southern Lehigh; 127; 174; 1,786; 3; 24
4. Braden Rohn, Saucon Valley; 126; 203; 1,737; 9; 13
5. Shane Leh, Northwestern Lehigh; 95; 136; 1,685; 2; 18
6. Cole Lazorick, Jim Thorpe; 108; 202; 1,581; 9; 15
7. Mason Soos, Pen Argyl; 129; 213; 1,555; 7; 13
8. Garrett Smoyer, Northern Lehigh; 102; 173; 1,420; 7; 15
9. Jayse Lawrence, Lehighton; 107; 184; 1,396; 6; 17
10. Brody Breiner, Panther Valley; 133; 212; 1,296; 7; 8
11. Lincoln Rehrig, Bangor; 72; 129; 910; 3; 5
12. Greg Tirpak, Marian Catholic; 51; 86; 884; 7; 6
13. Jaxson Tadayesky, Wilson; 67; 145; 614; 14; 0
14. T.K. Gursky, Palmerton; 55; 90; 613; 7; 7
15. Aiden Reilly, Catasauqua; 45; 111; 600; 8; 3
16. Chase Serfass, Tamaqua; 55; 114; 587; 5; 3
17. Keaton Frye, Salisbury; 36; 81; 544; 9; 7
18. T.J. Weller, Palmerton; 40; 72; 357; 7; 1
RECEIVING
Pos. Player, Team; Catches; Yards; Avg.; TDs
1. Thomas Cahill, Saucon Valley; 67; 924; 13.8; 8
2. Lincoln Cook, Palisades; 65; 1,054; 16.2; 10
3. Gavin Yuricheck, Panther Valley; 51; 502; 9.8; 4
4. Chase McArdle, Panther Valley; 51; 451; 8.8; 2
5. Terrell Estes, Pen Argyl; 39; 357; 9.2; 1
6. Jonathan Striba, Notre Dame-GP; 37; 615; 16.6; 6
7. Blake Roberts, Lehighton; 37; 353; 9.5; 4
8. Colin Karetsky, Northern Lehigh; 33; 522; 15.8; 7
9. Vince Taglieri, Palmerton; 33; 323; 9.8; 1
10. Luke Kawczenski, Southern Lehigh; 32; 475; 14.8; 4
11. Darius Roman, Southern Lehigh; 32; 442; 13.8; 7
12. Bobby Levins, Jim Thorpe; 31; 386; 12.5; 6
13. Drew Boyd, Notre Dame-GP; 30; 618; 20.6; 7
14. Caden Meek, Lehighton; 30; 518; 17.3; 6
15. Michael Lagowy, Northwestern Lehigh; 30; 460; 15.3; 4
16. Mason Bollinger, Northwestern Lehigh; 28; 407; 14.5; 4
17. Ryan Zambo, Northern Lehigh; 28; 286; 10.2; 4
18. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 26; 450; 17.3; 4
19. Caiden Faust, Pen Argyl; 26; 328; 12.6; 4
20. Anthony Beltran, Pen Argyl; 26; 322; 12.4; 1
21 Manny Bolmer, Catasauqua; 25; 308; 12.3; 2
22. Kyden Hauser, Lehighton; 25; 289; 11.6; 2
23. Zach Metzgar, Pen Argyl; 24; 383; 16.0; 3
24. Ben Negley, Palmerton; 24; 302; 12.6; 4
25. Brady Zimmerman, Northwestern Lehigh; 23; 531; 23.1; 6
26. Taylor Rohn, Saucon Valley; 23; 310; 13.5; 2
SCORING
Pos. Player, Team; TDs; 2-pters; PATs; FGs; Total points
1. Sean Steckert, Southern Lehigh; 25; 0; 0; 0; 150
2. Chase Sukanick, Northwestern Lehigh; 12; 1; 49; 0; 123
3. Terrence McDowell, Tamaqua; 18; 3; 0; 0; 114
4. Rory Dixon, Marian Catholic; 17; 0; 0; 0; 102
5. Caiden Faust, Pen Argyl; 15; 1; 0; 0; 92
5. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 13; 1; 0; 0; 80
6. Jonathan Striba, Notre Dame-GP; 13; 0; 0; 0; 78
7. Brady Zimmerman, Northwestern Lehigh; 12; 2; 0; 0; 76
8. Lincoln Cook, Palisades; 12; 1; 0; 0; 74
9. Braxton Lakatosh, Northwestern Lehigh; 11; 0; 0; 0; 66
9. Clemente Cintron, Notre Dame-GP; 2; 0; 48; 2; 66
9. Braden Rohn, Saucon Valley; 11; 0; 0; 0; 66
12. Grady Newhard, Northern Lehigh; 10; 1; 0; 0; 62
13. Mason Bollinger, Northwestern Lehigh; 10; 0; 0; 0; 60
14. Lucas Croizier, Lehighton; 9; 1; 0; 0; 56
15. Bobby Levins, Jim Thorpe; 9; 0; 0; 0; 54
15. Alex Clark, Notre Dame-GP; 9; 0; 0; 0; 54
15. Brody Breiner, Panther Valley; 9; 0; 0; 0; 54
18. Jake Tom, Marian Catholic; 7; 0; 11; 0; 53
19. Thomas Cahill, Saucon Valley; 8; 2; 0; 0; 52
20. Manny Bolmer, Catasauqua; 8; 0; 0; 0; 48
20. Shane Hulmes, Northwestern Lehigh; 8; 3; 0; 0; 48
20. Aaron Gordon, Notre Dame-GP; 8; 0; 0; 0; 48
20. Ashton Fitzgerald, Palisades; 8; 0; 0; 0; 48
20. Taylor Rohn, Saucon Valley; 8; 0; 0; 0; 48
20. Darius Roman, Southern Lehigh; 8; 0; 0; 0; 48
TACKLES
Pos. Player, Team; Tackles
1. Jah Bushati, Marian Catholic; 114
2. Shane Hulmes, Northwestern Lehigh; 100
3. Max Woerner, Palisades; 99
3. Taylor Rohn, Saucon Valley; 99
5. Hunter Hill, Saucon Valley; 92
6. Silas Day, Palisades: 91
7. Eli Szlachtianshyn, Saucon Valley; 90
8. Rocco DeCesare, Pen Argyl; 89
9. Damian Rodino, Marian Catholic; 88
10. Tyler Price, Marian Catholic; 86
11. Peter Kruslicky, Panther Valley; 84
12. Chase Smith, Palisades: 79
13. Bill Slattery, Northern Lehigh; 76
13. Luke Frohnheiser, Tamaqua; 76
15. Braxton Lakatosh, Northwestern Lehigh; 75
15. Faustie Capobianco, Notre Dame-GP; 75
17. Tyler Hoherchak, Jim Thorpe; 74
17. Dominick Rodino, Marian Catholic; 74
19. Sahalay Hernandez, Saucon Valley; 73
20. Dominic Kiehl, Jim Thorpe; 71
20. Kaden Quinones, Northern Lehigh; 71
20. Jacob Walkowiak, Palmerton; 71
20. Elijah Garriga, Salisbury; 71
20. Jacoby Jacobs, Southern Lehigh; 71
25. Kalet Wilson, Notre Dame-GP; 70
TACKLES FOR LOSS
Pos. Player, Team; Tackles
1. Marco Tessitore, Panther Valley; 17
2. Bill Slattery, Northern Lehigh; 16
3. Garrett Grants, Notre Dame-GP; 15
4. Luke Frohnheiser, Tamaqua; 13
5. Kaden Quinones, Northern Lehigh; 12
5. Shane Hulmes, Northwestern Lehigh; 12
5. Logan Anthony, Palmerton; 12
5. Peter Kruslicky, Panther Valley; 12
9. Damian Rodino, Marian Catholic; 11.5
9. M.J. Boring, Northwestern Lehigh; 11.5
10. Faustie Capobianco, Notre Dame-GP; 11
10. Silas Day, Palisades; 11
12. Austin Casale, Notre Dame-GP; 10
12. Brady McCabe, Tamaqua; 10
14. Dominic Kiehl, Jim Thorpe; 9.5
15. Nick Faust, Jim Thorpe; 9
15. Jason Ashfield, Marian Catholic; 9
15. Dominic Rodino, Marian Catholic; 9
15. Marcus Rodriguez, Panther Valley; 9
15. Eli Szlachtianshyn, Saucon Valley; 9
15. Dylan Gretz, Southern Lehigh; 9
21. Mason Rothrock, Northern Lehigh; 8
21. Fritz Scheirer, Northwestern Lehigh; 8
21. Jadan Claudio, Salisbury; 8
21. Teegen Phillips, Tamaqua; 8
25. Jah Bushati, Marian Catholic; 7.5
SACKS
Pos. Player, Team; Sacks
1. Bill Slattery, Northern Lehigh; 7
2. Garrett Grants, Notre Dame-GP; 6
2. Dylan Gretz, Southern Lehigh; 6
4. M.J. Boring, Northwestern Lehigh; 4.5
5. Fritz Scheirer, Northwestern Lehigh; 4
5. Michael Garey, Palmerton; 4
5. Carter Troutman, Tamaqua; 4
8. Tyler Scholato, Bangor; 3
8. Joziah Martinez, Catasauqua; 3
8. Dominick Rodino, Marian Catholic; 3
8. Shane Hulmes, Northwestern Lehigh; 3
8. Max Woerner, Palisades; 3
8. Rocco DeCesare, Pen Argyl; 3
8. Jadan Claudio, Salisbury; 3
8. Joe Petersen, Saucon Valley; 3
8. Teegen Phillips, Tamaqua; 3
17. Carter Giberson, Southern Lehigh; 2.5
18. Chris Wellington, Catasauqua; 2
18. Jah Bushati, Marian Catholic; 2
18. Brady Zimmerman, Northwestern Lehigh; 2
18. Evan Wagstaff, Northwestern Lehigh; 2
18. Brett Bruckman, Notre Dame-GP; 2
18. Austin Casal, Notre Dame-GP; 2
18. Giancarlo Guadagnino, Notre Dame-GP; 2
18. Sammy Morici, Notre Dame-GP; 2
18. Silas Day, Palisades; 2
18. William Kapp, Palisdes; 2
18. Dillon Anthony, Palmerton; 2
18. Cooper Henry, Palmerton; 2
18. Peter Kruslicky, Panther Valley; 2
18. Jamie Accatino, Pen Argyl; 2
18. Grayson Gnall, Salisbury; 2
18. Hunter Hill, Saucon Valley; 2
18. Nick Sheasley, Saucon Valley; 2
18. Eli Szlachtianshyn, Saucon Valley; 2
18. Luke Frohnheiser, Tamaqua; 2
INTERCEPTIONS
Pos. Player, Team; INTs
1. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 7
2. Rory Dixon, Marian Catholic; 5
2. Tyler Price, Marian Catholic; 5
2. Michael Lagowy, Northwestern Lehigh; 5
2. Alex Keiper, Palmerton; 5
6. Drew Boyd, Notre Dame-GP; 4
6. Jack Trickel, Palisades; 4
6. Zak Ziegler, Saucon Valley; 4
9. Manny Bolmer, Catasauqua; 3
9. Dante Tate, Marian Catholic; 3
9. Jake Tom, Marian Catholic; 3
9. Colin Karetsky, Northern Lehigh; 3
9. Lincoln Cook, Palisades; 3
9. A.J. Moren, Salisbury; 3
9. Jadiel Gonzalez, Salisbury; 3
9. Jackson Wallace, Notre Dame-GP; 3
9. Jack Pavis, Southern Lehigh; 3
9. Brady McCabe, Tamaqua; 3
19. Caden Meek, Lehighton; 2
19. Aaron Gordon, Notre Dame-GP; 2
19. Ben Baneravage, Panther Valley; 2
19. Chris Crespo, Pen Argyl; 2
19. Caiden Faust, Pen Argyl; 2
19. Jaylen Caballero, Saucon Valley; 2
19. Hunter Hill, Saucon Valley; 2
19. Parker Skoda, Saucon Valley; 2
19. Jacoby Jacobs, Southern Lehigh; 2
19. Dariuz Lightner, Southern Lehigh; 2
19. Leonard Davis, Wilson; 2
19. Connor Patterson, Wilson; 2
FUMBLE RECOVERIES
Pos. Player, Team; Fumble recoveries
1. Paul Porobenski, Northern Lehigh; 3
1. Jack Trickel, Palisades; 3
1. Sahalay Hernandez, Saucon Valley; 3
1. Ace Schickram, Tamaqua; 3
1. Marvin Cordon, Wilson; 3
6. Jah Bushati, Marian Catholic; 2
6. Dominick Rodino, Marian Catholic; 2
6. Ryan Zambo, Northern Lehigh; 2
6. M.J. Boring, Northwestern Lehigh; 2
6. Logan Anthony, Palmerton; 2
6. Alex Keiper, Palmerton; 2
6. Peter Kruslicky, Panther Valley; 2
6. Marco Tessitore, Panther Valley; 2
6. Jamie Accatino, Pen Argyl; 2
TURNOVER RATIO
Pos. Team; TO caused; TO committed; TO ratio
1. Marian Catholic; 28; 14; plus-14
2. Northern Lehigh; 22; 11; plus-11
2. Southern Lehigh; 14; 3; plus-11
4. Saucon Valley; 20; 12; plus-8
5. Palisades; 17; 10; plus-7
5. Notre Dame-GP; 16; 9; plus-7
7. Northwestern Lehigh; 16; 10; plus-6
8. Jim Thorpe; 14; 10; plus-4
9. Catasauqua; 16; 13; plus-3
10. Lehighton; 8; 8; even
11. Tamaqua; 9; 10; minus-1
12. Panther Valley; 9; 12; minus-3
12. Pen Argyl; 11; 14; minus-3
14. Bangor; 5; 11; minus-4
15. Palmerton; 14; 19; minus-5
16. Wilson 10; 24; minus-14
17. Salisbury; 8; 23; minus-15
