SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2008-11

By Bill Engelhardt
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Last Friday evening, October 31, the Mustangs of South Western ended their 2008 season with a visit to the Colonials of New Oxford and soared to a 35-0 shut out. The Colonials punted on their first possession and the Mustangs drove 53-yards in three plays. Zac Scott ripped off a 13-yard run, J. R. Mummert added 3-yards, and the drive ended with a beautiful 34-yard touchdown pass from David Sager to Chris Helwig. Zak Kruger’s extra point kick put the Mustangs up 7-0 at the 7:18 mark in the first quarter and the Mustangs never looked back.

The Colonials went three and out and punted on their next possession and this time the Mustangs drove 51-yards in four plays. Mummert carried twice for 11-yards, Jeb Shipley once for 3-yards, and David Sager launched a 37-yard touchdown pass to Drew Sneeringer. Kruger’s extra point kick upped the score to 14-0 at the 3:55 mark of the first quarter.

The Colonials again went three and out and punted and the Mustangs drove 48-yards in six plays. The drive featured a 37-yard pass from David Sager to Scott and ended with a 7-yard touchdown strike from Sager to Sneeringer. Kruger’s extra point kick made the score 21-0 with 11:55 to go in the half.

The Colonials punted again on their next possession and the Mustangs drove 66-yards in seven plays. The drive featured a 17-yard pass from David Sager to his cousin Levi Sager, and ended with a 39-yard touchdown strike to Kyle Mahorney from David Sager. Kruger’s extra point kick upped the score to 28-0 with 7:14 to go in the first half.

The Mustangs went three and out and punted to open the second half. The Colonials put on their best drive of the game, going from their own 19-yard line to the Mustangs 14-yard line in 15 plays. The drive featured a 10-yard pass from Steve Sanders to Robert Laughman and a 29-yard pass from Mike Bivens to Zack Groft. The drive ended when Jake Shaffer recovered a fumble for the Mustangs at their own 14-yard line.

Two plays later David Sager tossed another pass to his cousin Levi Sager, who galloped 83-yards for a touchdown. Kruger’s extra point kick closed out the scoring at 35-0 in favor of the Mustangs with 1:27 to go in the third quarter.

Jake Myers led the Mustangs defense with 14 tackles, followed by Derek Supel with 12, Drew Sneeringer with 10, Alex Berwager and Chris Helwig with 8 tackles each, Brandon Nicastro with 7, Colby Fuhrman with 6, Zac Scott with 4, Adam Day, Jake Shaffer and Andrew Sells with 3 tackles each, Jordan Gall and Levi Sager with 2 tackles each, and Curvin Boehler, Chris Houser and Kyle Mahorney with 1 tackle each. Jake Shaffer recovered a fumble, Supel recorded 2 sacks, and Boehler, Helwig, Scott, and Jake Myers each recorded a sack for the Mustangs. Sneeringer was credited with 3 pass hurries, Myers was credited with 2, and Gall and Scott were each credited with 1, for the Mustangs.

Levi Sager returned 1 kickoff for 31-yards and 2 punts for 17-yards, with the longest going for 10-yards, and Chris Helwig returned 1 punt for no-yards for the Mustangs. Levi Sager returned 11 punts for 124-yards and Helwig returned 13 for 94-yards for the season. Helwig returned 19 kickoffs for 468-yards for the season, the only kickoff returner to exceed 100-yards. Zak Kruger kicked off 5 times for 276-yards, including 1 touchback, and kicked 5 extra points in the game. Kruger kicked off 44 times for 2,304 yards, including 9 touchbacks, for the season. He also kicked 26 extra points and 2 field goals for the season. Kyle Mahorney kicked off twice for the season for 96-yards. Jake Myers punted 1 time for 31-yards. Myers punted 37 times for 1,216-yards and a 32.87-yard average for the season for the Mustangs.

Adam Day, Colby Fuhrman, Jordan Gall, Chris Helwig, Kyle Mahorney, Jake Myers, Brandon Nicastro, Zac Scott, Andrew Sells, Jake Shaffer, Drew Sneeringer, Derek Supel, and Wes Trostle manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker positions, with assistance from Curvin Boehler, Chris Houser, Brandon Myers, Ben Shultz, and Ray Sites. Alex Berwager, Jimmy Nicklas and Levi Sager patrolled the secondary, with assistance from Larry Bowen, James Finnegan, Kyle King, Tyrell McCleary and Ryan Sexton, for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs gained 171-yards rushing and 276-yards passing for a total of 447-yards of offense. J. R. Mummert led the Mustangs rushing attack with 11 carries for 53-yards, followed by Mike Brant with 6 for 36, Jeb Shipley with 3 for 32, Zac Scott with 6 for 29, Chris Helwig with 4 for 11, Levi Sager with 2 for 8, and David Sager with 1 for 2-yards. Quarterback David Sager completed 8 of 16 passes for 276-yards and 5 touchdowns, 2 for 100-yards to his cousin Levi Sager (including an 83-yard touchdown), 3 for 66-yards to Drew Sneeringer (including touchdowns of 37 and 7-yards), 1 for 39-yards and a touchdown to Kyle Mahorney, 1 for 37-yards to Scott, and 1 for 34-yards and a touchdown to Helwig, for the Mustangs.

The Colonials gained 77-yards rushing and 56-yards passing for a total offense of 133-yards. Mike Bivens led the Colonials rushing attack with 12 carries for 47-yards, followed by Nick Rebert with 13 for 26, James Eline with 4 for 8-yards, and Steve Sanders with 8 for minus 4-yards. Bivens completed 3 of 8 passes for 38-yards and Sanders completed 2 passes for 18-yards for the Colonials. Zack Groft caught 4 passes for 46-yards and Robert Laughman caught 1 pass for 10-yards for the Colonials. Ed Dema recovered a fumble for the Colonials.

The 93 member 9-time Cavalcade of Bands Champions, Tournament of Bands Group IV Champion and US Scholastic Band Champion South Western Mustangs Marching Band put on a rousing half time show entitled “B-Classical” and featuring the energetic rhythms of Bernstein, passionate melodies of Borodini, and empowering harmony of Bizet. The 70 member New Oxford Colonials Marching Band put on a stirring post game show titled “Freedom,” featuring the tunes “The Star Spangled Banner,” “America the Beautiful,” “Chester,” and “Amazing Grace.” The 26 member strong Mustangs Cheer Leading squad and the Colonials Cheer Leaders were very impressive in rousing their fandom.

The Mustangs of South Western ended their season at 4-6-0 overall and 3-4-0 in York Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I league play.

Don Seidenstricker has a 173-77-1 (.692) record as coach of the Mustangs, who have a career record of 314-195-8. The results of the 517 games played in the history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .617 winning percentage and a .623 non-losing percentage.

I want to say a very special thank you to Richard Lupro for faithfully compiling the official Offensive, Special Teams and Scoring statistics for the Mustangs, and for inputting them, and the Defensive statistics, at the Max Preps web site very quickly each week so that they were always available for my use. And a very special thank you also goes to longtime Mustangs line coach Chuck Seidenstricker for providing vital Defensive statistics to me, and to Dick Lupro, for input to the web site, after reviewing game films on very short notice.

The 2008 edition of the Mustangs of South Western gave their fans lots of excitement and thrills. J. R. Mummert had 155 carries for 868-yards rushing and 7 touchdowns for the season, followed by Chris Helwig with 68 for 302-yards and 3 touchdowns, Jeb Shipley with 49 for 273-yards and 3 touchdowns, Zac Scott with 43 for 266-yards and 2 touchdowns, Mike Brant with 20 for 95-yards and 1 touchdown, Kyle King with 4 for 67-yards and a touchdown, Levi Sager with 10 for 45-yards, David Sager with 18 for 25-yards and 2 touchdowns, Tyrell McCleary with 3 for 25-yards, Jeff Hacker with 2 for 12-yards, Ryan Sexton with 1 for 3-yards, Ian Smith with 11 for minus 1-yard, and Jake Myers with 3 for minus 12-yards and 1 touchdown, and a team loss of 12-yards, for a net of 1,957 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns for the season.

Quarterback David Sager apparently tied the Mustangs school record with 5 touchdown passes, previously set by J. C. Laughlin against Delone Catholic in 2006 (I couldn’t ascertain what the record was but no one remembers anyone ever having 5 before these two instances). Laughlin completed 8 of 14 passes for 215-yards against Delone Catholic and Sager completed 8 of 16 passes for 276-yards, so Sager probably has the school record for passing yardage in a single game, but there seems to be no official record to confirm that.

David Sager completed 49 of 115 passes for 795-yards and 14 touchdowns for this season. Ian Smith completed 15 of 46 passes for 231-yards and Bobby Porter completed 1 pass for 42-yards and a touchdown. The season reception leaders were Drew Sneeringer with 16 receptions for 291-yards and 7 touchdowns, followed by Kyle Mahorney with 14 for 168-yards and 3 touchdowns, Chris Helwig with 10 for 150-yards and 1 touchdown, Levi Sager with 4 for 149-yards and 2 touchdowns, Jimmy Nicklas with 8 for 92-yards and 1 touchdown, Zac Scott with 3 for 80-yards and a touchdown, J. R. Mummert with 3 for 56-yards, Alex Berwager with 3 for 49-yards, and Jeb Shipley with 4 for 33-yards.

Jake Myers led the defense with 101 tackles. Other players with at least 50 tackles for the season were: Drew Sneeringer with 84, Andrew Sells with 61, Derek Supel with 61, Alex Berwager with 59, Brandon Nicastro with 58, Chris Helwig with 53, Zac Scott with 53, and Jake Shaffer with 51.

Derek Supel led the team in sacks with 5, followed by Kyle Mahorney with 4, Jake Myers with 3, Adam Day, Jake Shaffer, Andrew Sells and Drew Sneeringer with 2 each, and Curvin Boehler, Chris Helwig, Dan Laird, Zac Scott, and Ray Sites with 1 sack each. Jake Myers had 2 interceptions and Alex Berwager, Shaffer, Sells, and Sneeringer each had 1 interception for the season. Brandon Nicastro and Shaffer each recovered 2 fumbles and Ryan Sexton, Zac Scott, Sneeringer and Supel each recovered 1 fumble for the season.

The 2008 Mustangs represented their school and league honorably, played hard, never gave up, and were within striking distance of winning several games that just didn’t go their way in the end. They took the number 4 seed in class AAAA, York (William Penn), to the brink before falling 32-27. They have a great nucleus of returning players from the junior varsity and solid players coming up within the ranks. I can’t wait for next season to begin. Until then, GO MUSTANGS GO.

SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2008-10

By Bill Engelhardt
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Last Friday evening, October 24, the Mustangs of South Western visited the den of the undefeated Bearcats of York High (William Penn) and were barely edged 32-27 after a valiant effort. The Bearcats opened the game with a five play, 76-yard touchdown drive, featuring passes of 20-yards to Malik Generett, 7-yards to Andre Callum, and a 36-yard touchdown strike to Generett. Ethan Fair’s extra point kick put the Bearcats up 7-0 only 1:25 into the game, but the Mustangs matched the Bearcats touchdown for touchdown the rest of the game.

After the Mustangs punted, the Bearcats marched 87-yards in three plays, ending with a 78-yard touchdown jaunt by Brandon Walker. Fair’s extra point kick upped the score to 14-0 at 6:35 in the first quarter.

The Mustangs answered right back with a 65-yard 12 play touchdown drive. It featured a 24-yard gain by Jeb Shipley on a fake punt and a 12-yard pass from David Sager to Drew Sneeringer, and ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by David Sager. Zak Kruger’s extra point kick made the score 14-7 with 1:06 left in the first quarter.

After exchanges on a punt and a turnover on downs by the Mustangs and a punt by the Bearcats, Barry Bowman recovered a Mustangs fumble and returned it 38-yards for a touchdown for the Bearcats. The 20-7 score was the way the first half ended.

After the Mustangs ended the opening drive of the second half with a punt, the Bearcats marched 55-yards in eight plays. Steffonte Doby scored on a 24-yard run and that upped the score to 26-7.

The Mustangs responded when Zac Scott blocked a Bearcats punt at the Bearcats 10-yard line. David Sager threw a 10-yard touchdown strike to Drew Sneeringer and Kruger’s extra point kick made the score 26-14 with 2:24 to go in the third quarter.

The Mustangs had a drive that included another fake punt but ended up turning the ball over on downs. The Bearcats then drove 70-yards in two plays, ending with Steffonte Doby’s 49-yard touchdown streak, and the score went to 32-14 with 11:14 to go in the game.

Chris Helwig returned the kickoff 67-yards to the Bearcats 30-yard line. David Sager then threw a 30-yard touchdown strike to Zac Scott and the score tightened to 32-20.

The Mustangs tenacious defense forced the Bearcats to punt and the Mustangs launched an 8 play 60-yard drive. The drive featured an 18-yard run by Chris Helwig, a 10-yard run by Kyle King, a 12-yard run by Jeb Shipley, and a 16-yard pass from David Sager to Drew Sneeringer to the Bearcats 1-yard line. David Sager then threw a 1-yard touchdown strike to Sneeringer. Kruger kicked the extra point and suddenly the score was 32-27 with 5:48 left in the game.

The never say die Mustangs got the ball on their 20-yard line, were penalized back to the 10-yard line, then drove to the 30-yard line before turning the ball over on downs with 1:23 to go in the game. The Bearcats then took a knee to end the game.

Jake Myers led the Mustangs defense with 15 tackles, followed by Jake Shaffer with 11, Andrew Sells with 10, Brandon Nicastro and Drew Sneeringer with 8 tackles each, Zac Scott with 7, Levi Sager and Derek Supel with 4 tackles each, Jimmy Nicklas with 3, Mike Brant, Adam Day, and Kyle King with 2 tackles each, and Alex Berwager, Chris Helwig, Kyle Mahorney, and Ryan Sexton with 1 tackle each. Day, Mahorney and Shaffer were each credited with a sack for the Mustangs. Kyle King was credited with 2 pass defenses and Adam Day was credited with a pass hurry for the Mustangs.

Chris Helwig returned 4 kickoffs for 115-yards, with the longest going for 67-yards, and he returned a punt for 2-yards for the Mustangs. Levi Sager returned 1 punt for 5-yards for the Mustangs. Zak Kruger kicked off 5 times for 241-yards, including 2 touchbacks, and Jake Myers punted 5 times for 180-yards, for a 36-yard average, for the Mustangs.

Adam Day, Colby Fuhrman, Jordan Gall, Chris Helwig, Kyle Mahorney, Jake Myers, Brandon Nicastro, Zac Scott, Andrew Sells, Jake Shaffer, Drew Sneeringer, Derek Supel, and Wes Trostle manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker positions. Alex Berwager, Kyle King, Jimmy Nicklas and Levi Sager patrolled the secondary for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs gained 125-yards rushing and 109-yards passing for a total of 234-yards of offense. Jeb Shipley led the Mustangs rushing attack with 8 carries for 43-yards, followed by Chris Helwig with 6 for 34, J. R. Mummert with 11 for 24, Levi Sager with 2 for 17, Zac Scott with 2 for 2-yards, and David Sager with 3 carries for minus 5-yards (including a 1-yard touchdown). Quarterback David Sager completed 13 of 29 passes for 109-yards and 3 touchdowns, 4 for 39-yards to Drew Sneeringer (including touchdowns of 10 and 1-yards), 1 for a 30-yard touchdown to Scott, 3 for 18-yards to Kyle Mahorney, 2 for 12-yards to Shipley, 1 for 12-yards to Jimmy Nicklas, and 1 for minus 2-yards to Helwig, for the Mustangs. Zak Kruger kicked 3 extra points and had 2 touchbacks on kickoffs for the Mustangs.

The Bearcats gained 248-yards rushing and 81-yards passing for a total offense of 329-yards. Steffonte Doby led the Bearcats rushing attack with 15 carries for 126-yards (including touchdowns of 24 and 49-yards), followed by Brandon Walker with 9 for 121-yards (including a 78-yard touchdown), Javaughn Murphy with 1 for 8-yards, Barry Bowman with 1 for 1-yard, Jordan Davis with 8 for minus 2-yards, and Andre Callum with 1 carry for minus 6-yards. Quarterback Davis completed 10 of 15 passes for 81-yards, 4 for 62-yards to Malik Generett (including a 36-yard touchdown), 2 for 13-yards to Callum, 1 for 13-yards to Walker, 1 for minus 1-yard to Barry Bowman, and 1 for minus 6-yards to Doby, for the Bearcats. Bowman returned a fumble 38-yards for a touchdown and Ethan Fair kicked 2 extra points for the Bearcats.

The 93 member 9-time Cavalcade of Bands Champions, Tournament of Bands Group IV Champion and US Scholastic Band Champion South Western Mustangs Marching Band put on a rousing half time show entitled “B-Classical” and featuring the energetic rhythms of Bernstein, passionate melodies of Borodini, and empowering harmony of Bizet. The 71 member William Penn Marching Band put on a stirring post game show titled “The Sounds of Simon,” featuring the tunes “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “You Can Call Me Al,” “Still Crazy After All These Years,” “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover,” “Late In The Evening,” and “The Sounds of Silence.” The 25 member strong Mustangs Cheer Leading squad and the Mustangs Mascot, and the Bearcats Cheer Leaders were very impressive in rousing their fandom.

The Mustangs of South Western are 3-6-0 overall and 2-4-0 in York Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I league play.

Don Seidenstricker has a 172-77-1 (.691) record as coach of the Mustangs, who have a career record of 313-195-8. The results of the 516 games played in the history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .616 winning percentage and a .622 non-losing percentage.

Next week the Mustangs continue league play and visit the Colonials of New Oxford. The Colonials are coming off of a 30-15 loss to the Eagles of Dover. From here it looks like the Mustangs are ready to end the season on a high and winning note. GO MUSTANGS GO.

SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2008-9

By Bill Engelhardt
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Last Friday evening, October 17, the Mustangs of South Western hosted the Panthers of Central York at the Mustang Corral and were defeated 38-16. The Mustangs hung tough in the beginning and got on the scoreboard first with a 41-yard field goal by Zak Kruger, set up by an interception by Jake Myers, who returned it 33-yards to the Mustangs 32-yard line. The Mustangs drove to the Panthers 24-yard line in 5 plays, featuring a 26-yard pass from David Sager to Jimmy Nicklas, and the field goal put them up 3-0 with 5:22 left in the first quarter.

The Panthers then launched a nine play 64-yard drive, featuring a 13-yard pass from Brandon Workinger to Parrish Fells and runs of 8, 8, 7, and 13-yards by workhorse D. J. Harrison. Harrison scored on a 4-yard run and Alex Kelly’s extra point kick put the Panthers on top 7-3 with 1:24 left in the first quarter.

The Mustangs countered with a ten play 73-yard drive, featuring a 14-yard pass from David Sager to Jimmy Nicklas, and a 34-yard pass to Chris Helwig. Helwig scored on a nifty 11-yard run and the score went to 9-7 in favor of the Mustangs with 9:41 left in the second quarter.

L’Mar Calhoun returned the Mustangs kickoff for 79-yards, setting the Panthers up at the Mustangs 19-yard line. 4 plays later Workinger threw a 10-yard touchdown strike to Kyle Baublitz and Kelly’s extra point put the Panthers on top 14-9 with 7:07 left in the half.

After exchanges of punts and a missed field goal attempt by the Panthers, Kyle Baublitz blocked a Mustangs punt and the Panthers were in business at the Mustangs 6-yard line. T. J. Shaffer scored on a 6-yard run and Kelly’s extra point kick put the Panthers up 21-9 with 1:13 left in the half.

Chris Helwig returned the Panthers second half kickoff 63-yards to the Panthers 33-yard line. But the Mustangs turned the ball over on downs at the 29. The Panthers drove 71-yards in seven plays, featuring a 25-yard pass from Workinger to T. J. Shaffer, and Harrison scored on a 9-yard run. Kelly’s extra point kick upped the score to 28-9 at the 6:16 mark in the third quarter.

The Mustangs punted again and Calhoun returned it 39-yards to the Mustangs 26-yard line. Three plays later Workinger threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Blaine Liggins and Kelly’s extra point kick upped the score to 35-9 with 3:40 left in the third quarter.

L’Mar Calhoun intercepted a Mustangs pass and returned it 34-yards to the Mustangs 34-yard line. Five plays later Alex Kelly kicked a 31-yard field goal at the 10:59 mark in the forth quarter and the score went to 38-9 in favor of the Panthers.

The never say die Mustangs launched an eleven play 56-yard drive, featuring a 12-yard run by Jeb Shipley and a 6-yard pass from David Sager to Chris Helwig. David Sager threw a 1-yard touchdown strike to Kyle Mahorney and Kruger’s extra point kick with 5:07 left in the game made the final score 38-16 in favor of the Panthers.

The Panthers drove from their own 34-yard line to the Mustangs 30-yard line and then took a knee twice to run out the clock.

Drew Sneeringer led the Mustangs defense with 13 tackles, followed by Alex Berwager, Jake Myers and Andrew Sells with 7 tackles each, Brandon Nicastro with 6, Levi Sager and Zac Scott with 5 tackles each, Chris Helwig and Derek Supel with 4 tackles each, Adam Day, Jimmy Nicklas and Jake Shaffer with 3 tackles each, Jordan Gall and Ben Shultz with 2 tackles each, and Mike Brant, Dan Laird Brandon Myers, J. R. Mummert, and Ryan Sexton with 1 tackle each. Zac Scott was credited with a pass defense and Jake Myers was credited with a pass hurry for the Mustangs.

Chris Helwig returned 4 kickoffs for 98-yards, with the longest going for 63-yards, Levi Sager returned 1 kickoff for 15-yards, and Drew Sneeringer returned 1 kickoff for 14-yards for the Mustangs. Zak Kruger kicked off 4 times for 213-yards, with the longest going for 56-yards, and Jake Myers punted 3 times for 96-yards, for a 36-yard average, for the Mustangs.

Adam Day, Colby Fuhrman, Jordan Gall, Chris Helwig, Dan Laird, Kyle Mahorney, Jake Myers, Brandon Nicastro, Zac Scott, Andrew Sells, Jake Shaffer, Drew Sneeringer, Derek Supel, and Wes Trostle manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker positions, with assistance from Curvin Boehler, Mike Brant, Chris Houser, Brandon Myers, Ben Shultz, and Ray Sites. Alex Berwager, Jimmy Nicklas and Levi Sager patrolled the secondary, with assistance from Larry Bowen, James Finnegan and Kyle King, for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs gained 113-yards rushing and 88-yards passing for a total of 201- yards of offense. Jeb Shipley led the Mustangs rushing attack with 6 carries for 30-yards, followed by Zac Scott with 6 for 28, J. R. Mummert with 7 for 26, Chris Helwig with 7 for 21, David Sager with 3 for 5, and Levi Sager with 1 for 3-yards. Quarterback David Sager, returning from an injury after a month, completed 7 of 21 passes for 88-yards and a touchdown, 3 for 40-yards to Jimmy Nicklas, 2 for 40-yards to Helwig, 1 for 7-yards to Levi Sager, and 1 for a 1-yard touchdown to Kyle Mahorney, for the Mustangs.

The Panthers gained 149-yards rushing and 150-yards passing for a total offense of 299-yards. D. J. Harrison led the Panthers rushing attack with 22 carries for 117-yards (including touchdowns of 4 and 9-yards), followed by T. J. Shaffer with 7 for 37 (including a 6-yard touchdown), Parrish Fells with 1 for 1-yard, and Brandon Workinger with 2 for minus 1-yard. Quarterback Workinger completed 12 of 17 passes for 159-yards and 2 touchdowns, 5 for 71-yards to Blaine Liggins (including a 22-yard touchdown), 2 for 32-yards to T. J. Shaffer, 2 for 21-yards to Fells, 1 for 20-yards to Brandon Baker, 1 for 10-yards and a touchdown to Kyle Baublitz, and 1 for 5-yards to Harrison, for the Panthers. Alex Kelly kicked a 31-yard field goal and 5 extra points for the Panthers. Baublitz leads the Panthers defense with 107 tackles for the season and has 9 receptions for 129-yards and 2 touchdowns on offense, and has several colleges drooling over him.

The 93 member 9-time Cavalcade of Bands Champions, Tournament of Bands Group IV Champion and US Scholastic Band Champion South Western Mustangs Marching Band put on a rousing pre-game show entitled “B-Classical” and featuring the energetic rhythms of Bernstein, passionate melodies of Borodini, and empowering harmony of Bizet. The 136 member Central York Marching Band put on a fine half time show under the theme “A Pirate’s Life,” featuring “Prologue from Hook,” “Pirate Medley,” and three themes from “Pirates of the Caribbean.” The 25 member strong Mustangs Cheer Leading squad and the Mustangs Mascot, and the Panthers Cheer Leaders were very impressive in rousing their fandom.

The Mustangs of South Western are 3-5-0 overall and 2-3-0 in York Area Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I league play.

Don Seidenstricker has a 172-76-1 (.694) record as coach of the Mustangs, who have a career record of 313-194-8. The results of the 515 games played in the history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .617 winning percentage and a .623 non-losing percentage.

Next week the Mustangs continue league play and travel to the den of the Bearcats of York High (William Penn). The Bearcats are coming off of a 53-19 victory over the Rockets of Spring Grove. From here it looks like the Mustangs are ready to give it their all for the fun of the game and for Mustang Pride. GO MUSTANGS GO.

SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2008-8

By Bill Engelhardt
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Last Friday evening, October 10, the Mustangs of South Western visited the den of the Lions of Red Lion and were defeated 28-6. The Mustangs out gained the Lions by 48 rushing yards and 36 passing yards for a total of 84-yards of offense. But special teams play, including Todd Maciejewski’s 8 booming punts for a 38.4-yard average for the Lions, sealed their fate.

Joe Ross started off the special teams show by returning the opening kickoff 92-yards for a touchdown for the Lions. Casey Raver kicked the extra point and the Lions were up 7-0 only 13 seconds into the game.

After a series of punts and a missed field goal attempt on the part of the Lions, the Mustangs launched a 3 play, 80-yard touchdown drive. Zac Scott ran for 6 and 71-yards and Jeb Shipley scored on a 3-yard plunge. The extra point attempt failed and the Lions led 7-6 with 11:36 left in the second quarter. That was the score at the end of the first half, in what was to that point a close, hard fought, game.

Bobby Doyle intercepted a Mustangs pass early in the third quarter. After several punts, Brett Fishel returned a Mustangs punt 57-yards for a touchdown and Raver’s extra point kick made the score 14-6 at the 8:37 mark in the third quarter.

Doyle intercepted another Mustangs pass early in the forth quarter at the Mustangs 45-yard line. Two plays later Brett Fishel raced 45-yards for a touchdown and Raver’s extra point kick upped the score to 21-6 with 9:34 left in the game.

The Lions punted to the Mustangs but the punt bounced off of a Mustang player and Steve States recovered the ball for the Lions at the Mustangs 11-yard line. Two plays later Fishel plunged in from the 4-yard line for his third touchdown of the game. Raver’s extra point kick made the final score 28-6.

Jake Meyers led the Mustangs defense with 15 tackles, followed by Derek Supel with 11, Andrew Sells with 9, Alex Berwager with 8, Brandon Nicastro, Zac Scott, and Drew Sneeringer with 6 tackles each, Adam Day, and Levi Sager with 5 tackles each, Dan Laird, Jimmy Nicklas and Jake Shaffer with 4 tackles each, and Jordan Gall with 1 tackle. Dan Laird and Jake Myers each recorded a sack and Sells was credited with a pass defense for the Mustangs.

Chris Helwig returned 3 kickoffs for 56-yards, with the longest going for 20-yards, and Jeb Shipley returned 1 kickoff for 12-yards for the Mustangs. Chris Helwig returned 2 punts for minus 5-yards and Levi Sager returned 1 punt for 11-yards for the Mustangs. Zak Kruger kicked off 2 times for 109-yards, with the longest going for 57-yards, and Jake Myers punted 9 times for 294-yards, for a 32.67-yard average, for the Mustangs.

Adam Day, Colby Fuhrman, Jordan Gall, Chris Helwig, Dan Laird, Kyle Mahorney, Jake Myers, Brandon Nicastro, Zac Scott, Andrew Sells, Jake Shaffer, Drew Sneeringer, Derek Supel, and Wes Trostle manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker positions. Alex Berwager, Kyle King, Jimmy Nicklas and Levi Sager patrolled the secondary for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs gained 169-yards rushing and 59-yards passing for a total of 228- yards of offense. Zac Scott led the Mustangs rushing attack with 7 carries for 97-yards (including that 71-yard run to the Lions 3-yard line), followed by J. R. Mummert with 13 for 51-yards, Chris Helwig with 8 for 27-yards, Jeb Shipley with 5 for 8-yards (including the 3-yard touchdown), Jake Myers with 1 for 1-yard, and Ian Smith with 3 carries for minus 15-yards. Quarterback Smith completed 4 of 14 passes for 59-yards, 2 for 45-yards to Mummert, 1 for 13-yards to Jimmy Nicklas, and 1 for 1-yard to Helwig, for the Mustangs.

The Lions gained 121-yards rushing and 23-yards passing for a total offense of 144-yards. Brett Fishel led the Lions rushing attack with 23 carries for 110-yards (including those touchdowns of 45 and 4-yards), followed by Jake Hagan with 4 for 13-yards, Mike Wiertel with 8 for 4-yards, Dalton Miller with 2 for minus 3-yards, and Dave Quakenbos with 1 for minus 3-yards. Quarterback Wiertel completed 4 of 7 passes for 23-yards, 2 for 15-yards to Joe Ross, and 2 for 8-yards to Todd Maciejewski, for the Lions.

The 93 member 9-time Cavalcade of Bands Champions, Tournament of Bands Group IV Champion and US Scholastic Band Champion South Western Mustangs Marching Band put on a rousing half time show entitled “B-Classical” and featuring the energetic rhythms of Bernstein, passionate melodies of Borodini, and empowering harmony of Bizet. The 115 member Red Lion Marching Band, celebrating 75 years as a marching unit, put on a terrific post-game show entitled “Symphonic Prism,” inspired by the music of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. The 26 member strong Mustangs Cheer Leading squad, and the Lions Cheer Leaders were very impressive in rousing their fandom.

The Mustangs of South Western are 3-4-0 overall and 2-2-0 in York Area Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I league play.

Don Seidenstricker has a 172-75-1 (.696) record as coach of the Mustangs, who have a career record of 313-193-8. The results of the 514 games played in the history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .619 winning percentage and a .625 non-losing percentage.

Next week the Mustangs continue league play and host the Panthers of Central York. The Panthers are coming off of a 48-0 victory over the winless Eagles of Dover. From here it looks like the Mustangs are ready to return to the winning track. GO MUSTANGS GO.

SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2008-7

By Bill Engelhardt
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Last Friday evening, October 3, the Mustangs of South Western hosted the Rockets of Spring Grove at the Mustang Corral and galloped to a convincing 48-7 victory. Talented junior fullback J. R. Mummert led the way with 163-yards rushing and 3 touchdowns. He has gone over the 100-yard marker in 5 if his 6 games and has amassed 714-yards rushing and scored 7 touchdowns to date.

The Mustangs started off with a fizzle as they fumbled on the second play of the game and Jered Marshall recovered for the Rockets. However, the Rockets soon turned the ball back to the Mustangs on downs and the Mustangs launched an 8 play 69-yard drive, featuring a 7-yard pass to Chris Helwig and a 19-yard pass to Drew Sneeringer by quarterback Ian Smith. Mummert’s 29-yard touchdown jaunt and Zak Kruger’s extra point kick put the Mustangs up 7-0 with 6:32 left in the first quarter.

The Rockets responded with a 5 play 65-yard drive, featuring a 30-yard pass from Ian Smith (yes the starting quarterbacks for both teams were named Ian Smith) to Josh Nell and Smith’s 44-yard touchdown run. Bobby Bailey’s extra point kick tied the score at 7 with 4:44 left in the first quarter.

The Mustangs countered with an 8-play 63-yard touchdown drive, featuring a 10-yard pass from Ian Smith to Jimmy Nicklas, and several Mummert runs. Zac Scott scored on a 1-yard plunge and Kruger’s extra point kick upped the score to 14-7 in favor of the Mustangs with 1:12 left in the third quarter.

It was all Mustangs after that. After a Rockets punt, the Mustangs launched a 3 play 69-yard drive, featuring Smith’s 19-yard run and Mummert’s 52-yard touchdown scamper. Kruger’s extra point kick upped the score to 21-7 with 10 minutes left in the second quarter.

After another Rockets punt, the Mustangs started at the Rockets 38-yard line. An incomplete pass, a 9-yard run by Jeb Shipley, and Mummert’s 29-yard touchdown run, coupled with Kruger’s extra point kick, upped the score to 28-7 with 7 minutes left in the half.

Jake Myers intercepted a Rockets pass and the Mustangs were in business again at the Rockets 26-yard line. A penalty moved the ball back to the 35 and 4 plays later the drive, featuring a 27-yard pass from Smith to Kyle Mahorney, culminated in Helwig’s 4-yard touchdown run. Kruger’s extra point kick made the score 35-7 with 3:13 left in the half.

The third quarter passed with no additional scoring. After a Rockets punt, the Mustangs took over on the Rockets 35-yard line. A penalty moved them back to the 45, Mike Brant ran for 3-yards and backup quarterback Bobby Porter launched a beautiful 42-yard touchdown pass to Levi Sager. Kruger’s extra point kick upped the score to 42-7 with 9:10 left in the game and the Mustangs began massive substitutions.

Chris Helwig returned a Rockets punt for 54-yards to the Rockets 16-yard line for the Mustangs. Ryan Sexton ran for 2-yards, Kyle King added 9-yards, and Tyrell McCleary scored the Mustang’s last touchdown on a 5-yard run with 2:29 left in the game, making the final score 48-7 in favor of the Mustangs.

Jake Shaffer led the Mustangs defense with 6 tackles, followed by Colby Fuhrman, Chris Helwig, Jake Myers and Derek Supel with 5 each, Alex Berwager, Adam Day, Tyler Frederick, Dan Laird, Andrew Sells, and Drew Sneeringer with 4 each, Chris Houser, Kyle Mahorney, Brandon Nicastro, Jimmy Nicklas, Levi Sager, Zac Scott, and Jeb Shipley with 3 each, Curvin Boehler, Brandon Myers and Ryan Sexton with 2 each, and Jeff Hacker, Kyle King, and Mike Pugh with 1 tackle each. Mike Brant, Jake Myers and Scott each recovered a fumble and Jake Myers intercepted a pass for the Mustangs. Mahorney recorded 2 sacks and Shaffer recorded a sack, Nicklas was credited with 3 pass defenses, Scott was credited with 2, and McCleary and Sexton were each credited with a pass defense, and Day, Mahorney, and Supel each were credited with a pass hurry for the Mustangs.

Kyle Mahorney returned 2 kickoffs for 22-yards, with the longest going for 12-yards for the Mustangs. Chris Helwig returned 3 punts for 74-yards, with the longest going for 54-yards, and Levi Sager returned a punt for 15-yards for the Mustangs. Zak Kruger kicked off 6 times for 330-yards (including 2 touchbacks) Mahorney kicked off 2 times for 96-yards, with the longest going for 51-yards, and Jake Myers punted 2 times for 74-yards, for a 37-yard average, for the Mustangs.

Adam Day, Colby Fuhrman, Jordan Gall, Chris Helwig, Dan Laird, Kyle Mahorney, Jake Myers, Brandon Nicastro, Zac Scott, Andrew Sells, Jake Shaffer, Drew Sneeringer, Derek Supel, and Wes Trostle manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker positions, with assistance from Curvin Boehler, Jeff Hacker, Chris Houser, Brandon Myers, and Ben Shultz . Alex Berwager, Kyle King, Jimmy Nicklas and Levi Sager patrolled the secondary, with assistance from Tyler Frederick, Tyrell McCleary, Mike Pugh, Ryan Sexton and Jeb Shipley.

The Mustangs gained 255-yards rushing and 114-yards passing for a total of 369- yards of offense. J. R, Mummert led the Mustang rushing attack with 14 carries for 163-yards (including touchdowns of 29, 52 and 29-yards), followed by Ian Smith with 3 for 24, Chris Helwig with 7 for 21 (including a 4-yard touchdown), Mike Brant with 4 for 19, Levi Sager with 3 for 14, Kyle King with 1 for 9, Tyrell McCleary with 1 for a 5-yard touchdown, Ryan Sexton with 1 for 3, Zac Scott with 2 for 2-yards (including a 1-yard touchdown), Jeb Shipley with 3 for minus 2, and Jake Myers with 1 for minus 3-yards. Quarterback Smith completed 5 of 9 passes for 72-yards, 1 for 27-yards to Kyle Mahorney, 1 for 19-yards to Drew Sneeringer, 1 for 10-yards to Jimmy Nicklas, 1 for 9-yards to Shipley, and 1 for 7-yards to Helwig, an backup quarterback Bobby Porter completed 1 pass for a 42-yard touchdown to Levi Sager, for the Mustangs.

The Rockets gained 45-yards rushing and 46-yards passing for a total offense of 91-yards. Ian Smith led the Rockets rushing attack with 10 carries for 25-yards, followed by Bobby Bailey with 14 for 16, Joseph Slate with 1 for 3-yards, and Dillon Durst with 3 for 1-yard. Quarterback Ian Smith completed 5 of 20 passes for 40-yards, 1 for 30-yards to Josh Nell, 3 for 16-yards to Matthew Brookhart, and 1 for minus 6-yards to Bailey, and backup quarterback Jacob Hoover completed 1 of 2 passes for 6-yards to Tyler Kerchner for the Rockets.

The 93 member 9-time Cavalcade of Bands Champions, Tournament of Bands Group IV Champion and US Scholastic Band Champion South Western Mustangs Marching Band put on a rousing post-game show entitled “B-Classical” and featuring the energetic rhythms of Bernstein, passionate melodies of Borodini, and empowering harmony of Bizet. The 74 member Spring Grove Rockets Band put on a half-time show under the theme “Flight,” featuring “Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine,” “To Tame the Perilous Skies,” “In Heaven’s Air,” and “Countless Halls of Air.” The 26 member strong Mustangs Cheer Leading squad, and the Rockets Cheer Leaders were very impressive in rousing their fandom.

The Mustangs of South Western are 3-3-0 overall and 2-1-0 in York Area Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I league play.

Don Seidenstricker has a 172-74-1 (.699) record as coach of the Mustangs, who have a career record of 313-192-8. The results of the 513 games played in the history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .620 winning percentage and a .626 non-losing percentage.

Next week the Mustangs continue league play and visit the Lions of Red Lion. The Lions are coming off of a 44-7 victory over the winless Eagles of Dover. From here it looks like the Mustangs are ready to continue galloping along the winning track. GO MUSTANGS GO.

SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2008-6

By Bill Engelhardt
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Last Friday evening, September 26, the Mustangs of South Western visited the Wildcats of Dallastown and were shut out 27-0. The Mustangs started off by holding the Wildcats to a three and out opening series and then driving 49-yards in seven plays to the Wildcats 14-yard line before turning the ball over on downs. The drive featured a 22-yard pass from Ian Smith to Drew Sneeringer and 8 and 13-yard runs by J. R. Mummert.

The Mustangs again held the Wildcats to a three and out series and started a drive on the Wildcats 43-yard line. Six plays later the Mustangs again turned the ball over on downs at the Wildcats 25-yard line.

The Wildcats then drove 75-yards in five plays, featuring an 11-yard pass from Chris Hunt to Tyler Imhoff, and a 45-yard gallop by Hunt to the Mustangs 1-yard line. Kole Kraut then plunged in for a touchdown and Trent Bear’s extra point kick put the Wildcats up 7-0 with 50 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Mustangs were then held to a three and out but got the ball right back when Alex Berwager intercepted a Wildcats pass near midfield. Five plays later the Mustangs punted and the Wildcats launched a five-play 80-yard touchdown drive, featuring an 81-yard pass from Hunt to Kraut to the Mustangs 7-yard line. Kraut scored his second touchdown on a 4-yard run and Bear’s extra point kick upped the score to 14-0 with 6:40 left in the second quarter.

The Mustangs opened the second half with a three and out series. The Wildcats then launched a five-play 50-yard touchdown drive, featuring a 24-yard touchdown pass from Hunt to Eric Shoff, and the score was 20-0 with 8:01 left in the third quarter.

After another three and out series for the Mustangs, the Wildcats drove 71-yards in ten plays for the last score of the game. The Mustangs Derek Supel sacked Chris Hunt but that only temporarily slowed the drive. A 27-yard pass from Hunt to Zachary Green overcame the sack. Alex Orwig scored on a 1-yard plunge and Bear’s extra point kick made the final score 27-0 in favor of the Wildcats with 11:50 left in the game.

An interception by Jake Shaffer for the Mustangs ended a Wildcats drive and 2 interceptions by Kole Kraut for the Wildcats, one in the end zone, ended 2 drives by the Mustangs.

Drew Sneeringer led the Mustangs defense with 12 tackles, followed by Alex Berwager with 8, Brandon Nicastro with 7, Andrew Sells with 6, Jake Myers, Jimmy Nicklas, Zac Scott and Derek Supel with 5 each, Adam Day and Jake Shaffer with 4 each, Levi Sager with 3, Chris Helwig, Dan Laird and Kyle Mahorney with 2 each, and Colby Fuhrman and Ryan Sexton with 1 tackle each. Berwager and Shaffer each had an interception and Mahorney and Supel each recorded a sack for the Mustangs.

Chris Helwig returned 3 kickoffs for 49-yards, with the longest going for 21-yards, and Jeb Shipley returned a kickoff for 16-yards for the Mustangs. Zak Kruger kicked off 1 time for 52-yards and Jake Myers punted 8 times for 223-yards, for a 27.9-yard average, for the Mustangs.

Adam Day, Colby Fuhrman, Jordan Gall, Chris Helwig, Dan Laird, Kyle Mahorney, Jake Myers, Brandon Nicastro, Zac Scott, Andrew Sells, Jake Shaffer, Drew Sneeringer, Derek Supel, and Wes Trostle manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker positions. Alex Berwager, Kyle King, Jimmy Nicklas and Levi Sager patrolled the secondary.

The Mustangs gained 131-yards rushing and 67-yards passing for a total of 198- yards of offense. J. R. Mummert led the Mustangs rushing attack with 16 carries for 63-yards, followed by Zac Scott with 5 for 37, Jeb Shipley with 6 for 32, Chris Helwig with 7 for 14, Mike Brant with 1 for 4, and Ian Smith with 2 for minus 19-yards. Quarterback smith completed 4 passes for 67-yards, 3 for 45-yards to Kyle Mahorney and 1 for 22-yards to Drew Sneeringer, for the Mustangs.

The Wildcats gained 168-yards rushing and 150-yards passing for a total offense of 318-yards. Chris Hunt led the Wildcats rushing attack with 11 carries for 90-yards, followed by Kole Kraut with 17 for 42 (including the touchdowns of 1 and 4-yards), Tyler Imhoff with 4 for 17, Anthony DeFabio with 1 for 8, Alex Orwig with 2 for 7 (including the 1-yard touchdown), Ben Kline with 1 for 2, and Josh Luckenbaugh with 1 for 2-yards. Quarterback Hunt completed 6 passes for 150-yards and a touchdown, 2 for 83-yards to Kraut, 2 for 32-yards to Zach Green, 1 for 24-yards and the touchdown to Eric Shoff, and 1 for 11-yards to Imhoff, for the Wildcats. Kraut also intercepted 2 passes for the Wildcats. Trent Bear kicked 3 extra points for the Wildcats.

The 93 member 9-time Cavalcade of Bands Champions, Tournament of Bands Group IV Champion and US Scholastic Band Champion South Western Mustangs Marching Band put on a half time show from the sidelines, because of the rainy weather and field conditions, entitled “B-Classical” and featuring the energetic rhythms of Bernstein, passionate melodies of Borodini, and empowering harmony of Bizet. The combined 275 member Dallastown Wildcats Marching Band and the Junior High Band put on a spirited pre-game show paying homage to cartoons, with the Batman TV and movie Theme, Spiderman Theme and Superman Theme. The 170 member Wildcats Marching Band put on a post-game show entitled “The Music of Chicago,” featuring “Make Me Smile,” “Beginnings,” “Color My World,” “Feeling Stronger Every Day,” “I’m a Man” and “Free.” The 23 member strong Mustangs Cheer Leading squad, and the Wildcats Cheer Leaders were very impressive in rousing their fandom.

The Mustangs of South Western are 2-3-0 overall and 1-1-0 in York Area Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I league play.

Don Seidenstricker has a 171-74-1 (.698) record as coach of the Mustangs, who have a career record of 312-192-8. The results of the 512 games played in the history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .619 winning percentage and a .625 non-losing percentage.

Next week the Mustangs continue league play and host Rockets of Spring Grove. The Rockets are coming off of a 48-13 loss to the Lions of Red Lion. From here it looks like the Mustangs are ready to gallop back on the winning track. GO MUSTANGS GO.

SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2008-5

By Bill Engelhardt
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Last Friday evening, September 19, the Mustangs of South Western hosted the Eagles of Dover at the Mustang Corral and galloped to a 51-21 victory, with 2 runners exceeding 100-yards and a third hot on their trail for the Mustangs.

The Eagles punted from their 5-yard line after a 3 and out opening drive and the Mustangs began a 4-play 26-yard touchdown drive that ended with Zac Scott’s 5-yard touchdown run. Zac Kruger kicked the extra point and the Mustangs were up 7-0 at 9:07 in the first quarter. Another score quickly followed this as Brandon Nicastro recovered an Eagles fumble at the Eagles 41-yard line. David Sager immediately threw a beautiful 41-yard touchdown strike to Drew Sneeringer, and Kruger’s extra point kick upped the score to 14-0 at 6:12 in the first quarter.

The Eagles punted again and the Mustangs launched a 14 play 85-yard drive, featuring a 13-yard run by Jeb Shipley, 11 and 12-yard runs by J. R. Mummert, and a 7-yard run by Chris Helwig. Zac Kruger kicked a 24-yard field goal to up the score to 17-0 at 7:36 in the second quarter. Starting quarterback David Sager was injured on this drive and left the game, replaced by backup Ian Smith.

The Eagles punted again and the Mustangs marched 71-yards on 12 plays, featuring 19 and 9-yard runs by J. R. Mummert, 11, 7, 8 and 5-yard runs by Chris Helwig, and 7 and 5-yard runs by Zac Scott. Helwig scored a touchdown on a 5-yard run and Kruger’s extra point kick upped the score to 24-0 with 59.6 seconds left in the half.

The Eagles then launched a 3-play 80-yard touchdown drive in 27.5 seconds. Vaunted star Vaughn Hebron took off on a nifty 58 jaunt, quarterback Steven Ferry completed a 16-yard pass to Andy Wolfgang, and followed that up with a 6-yard touchdown strike to Hebron. Chris Hoover’s extra point kick made the score 24-7 with 32.1 seconds left in the half.

The Mustangs opened the second half at their 29-yard line and drove to the Eagles 35-yard line but Carlo Rivera intercepted a pass for the Eagles at their 35-yard line. The Eagles soon punted and the Mustangs drove 55-yards in 4 plays, featuring 14 and 5-yard runs by Mummert, an 11-yard run by Shipley, and a 25-yard touchdown run by Shipley. Kruger’s extra point kick upped the score to 31-7 at 6:28 in the third quarter.

The Eagles again punted and the Mustangs drove 85-yards in 14 plays. A 24-yard pass from Ian Smith to Chris Helwig and a 9-yard pass to Alex Berwager were the big plays in this drive, which ended with Mummert’s 5-yard touchdown run at 8:59 in the 4th quarter. Kruger’s extra point kick made the score 38-7.

The Eagles launched a play 60-yard drive, featuring a 14-yard pass from Steven Ferry to Zach Myers and a 14-yard pass to Carlos Rivera. Vaughn Hebron scored a touchdown on a 3-yard run and Chris Hoover’s extra point kick made the score 38-14 with 5:46 left in the game.

The benches were emptied after that. The Mustangs have 4 quarterbacks on the 75-player roster and they all got in the game. Bobby Porter and Tyler Frederick were able to move the ball and the scoring continued. Chris Helwig returned the Eagles kickoff 65-yards to the Eagles 23-yard line. Porter came in at quarterback. Tyrell McCleary made an 18-yard jaunt to the 5 and Mike Brant scored a touchdown on a 5-yard run. Kruger’s extra point kick upped the score to 45-14 with 4:49 left in the game.

Carlos Rivera returned the Mustangs kickoff 94-yards for a touchdown for the Eagles. Hoover’s extra point kick made the score 45-21.

The Mustangs then drove 77-yards in 6 plays with Tyler Frederick at quarterback. Jeff Hacker contributed runs of 2 and 11-yards and Kyle King scored a touchdown on a fancy 36-yard run, making the final score 51-21 in favor of the Mustangs.

Drew Sneeringer led the Mustangs defense with 11 tackles, followed by Alex Berwager with 8, Chris Helwig and Zac Scott with 7 each, Andrew Sells with 6, Jake Shaffer and Ben Shultz with 5 each, Derek Supel with 4, Mike Brant and Dan Laird with 3 each, Adam Day, Jimmy Nicklas, Levi Sager, and Jeb Shipley with 2 each, and Kyle Conaboy, Colby Fuhrman, Matt Funk, Jordan Gall, Chris Houser, Kyle King, Kyle Mahorney, David Messinger, Ian Smith, Ray Sites, and Leonard Sturgis with 1 tackle each. Brandon Nicastro recovered a fumble, Andrew Sells and Drew Sneeringer each recorded 2 sacks and Derek Supel recorded 1 sack for the Mustangs. King and Sneeringer each had a pass defense and Helwig had a pass hurry for the Mustangs.

Chris Helwig returned 3 kickoffs for 97-yards, with the longest going for 65-yards, and Kyle Mahorney returned a kickoff for 3-yards for the Mustangs. Zak Kruger kicked off 9 times for 480-yards, including 2 touchbacks. The Mustangs never punted in the game.

Adam Day, Colby Fuhrman, Jordan Gall, Chris Helwig, Dan Laird, Kyle Mahorney, Jake Myers, Brandon Nicastro, Zac Scott, Andrew Sells, Jake Shaffer, Drew Sneeringer, Derek Supel, and Wes Trostle manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker positions, with lots of help from Mason Brady, Mike Brant, Chris Houser, Stephen Munchel, Ben Shultz, and Ray Sites. Alex Berwager, Kyle King, Jimmy Nicklas and Levi Sager patrolled the secondary, with plenty of assistance from Tyrell McCleary and Ryan Sexton.

The Mustangs gained 462-yards rushing and 74-yards passing for a total of 536- yards of offense. J. R. Mummert led the Mustangs rushing attack with 20 carries for 136-yards (including a 5-yard touchdown), followed by Jeb Shipley with 9 for 107-yards (including a 25-yard touchdown), Chris Helwig with 11 for 76-yards (including a 5-yard touchdown), Kyle King with 2 for 48-yards (including a 36-yard touchdown), Mike Brant with 4 for 22-yards (including a 5-yard touchdown), Zac Scott with 4 for 20-yards (including a 5-yard touchdown), Tyrell McCleary with 1 for 18-yards, Ian Smith with 2 for 14-yards, Jeff Hacker with 2 for 12-yards, and David Sager with 2 for 9-yards. Quarterback David Sager completed 1 pass for a 41-yard touchdown to Drew Sneeringer before leaving the game with an injury in the second quarter, and backup Quarterback Ian Smith completed 2 passes for 33-yards, 1 for 9-yards to Chris Helwig and 1 for 9-yards to Alex Berwager for the Mustangs.

Carlos Rivera and Vaughn Hebron led the Eagles defense with 12 tackles each, followed by Dakota Gearhart with 10, Andy Wolfgang with 8, Roger Pletcher and Jeff Wesko with 7 each, Kiem Legrant with 5, Harry Caraballo and Josh Vaden with 4 each, Andrew Siers with 3, Donovan Frantz and Nick King with 2 each, and T. J. Adcock, Brody Black, Orlando Bryson, Kawika Fuller, Dustin Hale, Brandon Lutz, and Bryton Reaser with 1 tackle each. Rivera also had an interception for the Eagles.

Carlos Rivera returned 4 kickoffs for 150-yards, with the longest going for the 94-yard touchdown, and Bryton Reaser returned 3 kickoffs for 44-yards for the Eagles. Chris Hoover kicked off 4 times for 178-yards and Steven Ferry punted 5 times for 146-yards, for a 29.2-yard average for the Eagles.

The Eagles gained 150-yards rushing and 81-yards passing for a total offense of 231-yards. Vaughn Hebron led the Eagles rushing attack with 17 carries for 131-yards (including a 3-yard touchdown), followed by Zach Myers with 6 for 27-yards, Jeff Wesko with 1 for 2-yards, Rodney Brown with 2 for minus 2-yards, and Steven Ferry with 4 for minus 8-yards. Quarterback Ferry completed 8 passes for the 81-yards and a touchdown, 3 for 38-yards to Carlos Rivera, 2 for 20-yards to Andy Wolfgang, 1 for 14-yards to Zach Myers, 1 for a 6-yard touchdown to Vaughn Hebron, and 1 for 3-yards to Bryton Reaser, for the Eagles.

The 93 member 9-time Cavalcade of Bands Champions, Tournament of Bands Group IV Champion and US Scholastic Band Champion South Western Mustangs Marching Band put on a half time showfrom the sidelines, because of the rainy weather and field conditions, entitled “B-Classical” and featuring the energetic rhythms of Bernstein, passionate melodies of Borodini, and empowering harmony of Bizet. The 175 member Dover Eagles Marching Band put on a spirited half-time show in tribute to the four seasons, featuring “School’s Out for Summer,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Winter Wonderland,” and “Appalachian Spring.” The 23 member strong Mustangs Cheer Leading squad, and the Eagles Cheer Leaders were very impressive in rousing their fandom.

The Mustangs of South Western are 2-2-0 overall and 1-0-0 in York Area Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I league play.

Don Seidenstricker has a 171-73-1 (.701) record as coach of the Mustangs, who have a career record of 312-191-8. The results of the 511 games played in the history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .620 winning percentage and a .626 non-losing percentage.

Next week the Mustangs visit the den of the Wildcats of Dallastown. Undefeated Dallastown is coming off of a 28-20 win over the Colonials of New Oxford. From here it looks like the Mustangs have hit their stride and are set to continue their winning ways. GO MUSTANGS GO.