LEWISTOWN — Another week is in the books and another regular season champion was crowned as the Kish Indians remained unbeaten to secure the number one seed in the upcoming Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League (CKYFCL) postseason.

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Kish 19 – Burnham 0

BURNHAM, Pa. – Three different players struck pay dirt as the Kish Indians secured the top-seed and regular season Pee Wee division championship on Sunday with a 19-0 victory over the Burnham Bulldogs.

The win was Kish’s fifth shutout victory of the year.

Following a scoreless opening quarter, Kish got on the board with 7:20 to play in the first half. Bennett Harmon sprinted to the end zone on a 31-yard run to put the visiting Indians out in front 6-0. Harmon added the extra point for a 7-0 Kish lead.

The stingy Kish defense ended the half on a high note when Carson Wiser picked off a Burnham pass to maintain a seven-point advantage for the Indians at the intermission.

Late in the third quarter, Harmon went to the air and found Eli Jackson on a 16-yard strike to extend the Kish lead to 13-0 with 50 ticks to play in the third stanza.

Kish finalized the scoring on its ensuing drive as Jack Wagner powered the ball across the goal line on a one-yard carry to wrap up a 19-0 Kish victory.

Karter Gieza led the Kish defense with 10 tackles, while Oakley Maurer chipped in four stops in the win.

Kish is back in action on Sunday, Oct. 26 when it visits Terrace for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Tigers. Burnham will look to get back on track on Sunday, Oct. 26 when it travels to Derry-Decatur for a 1 p.m. showdown with the Cyclones.

McVeytown 48 – Derry-Decatur 0

MCVEYTOWN, Pa. – Maddyx Sunderland scored three times in the second half and rushed for over 200 yards to lead five different scorers as the McVeytown Eagles rolled to a 48-0 victory over Derry-Decatur on Sunday afternoon.

With the win, McVeytown moved into a tie for third place in the league standings with Burnham.

McVeytown got on the board in a hurry when Stetson Bordell scampered into the end zone on a 25-yard run to build a 7-0 lead.

Sunderland connected with Triton Moist on an 18-yard pattern and Layton Yoder powered the ball across the goal line later in the quarter as the host Eagles led by a 22-0 score after a quarter of play.

The busy first half continued for McVeytown as Lucas Moist scored on a 44 -yard touchdown run to extend the McVeytown lead to 29-0.

Sunderland’s heroics continued – this time on the ground – as the youngster sprinted 81 yards to the end zone to build a 36-0 Eagles lead at the break.

Sunderland added scores of 55 yards and 50 yards in the second half as McVeytown cruised to a 48-0 victory over the Cyclones.

McVeytown was led defensively by Lucas Moist’s six tackles. Clayton Fisher chipped in three stops in the win.

McVeytown is back in action on Sunday, Oct. 26 when it hosts Juniata in a matchup with large postseason implications. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Derry-Decatur returns to the gridiron on Sunday, Oct. 26 when it hosts Burnham for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Bulldogs.

Juniata 39 – Terrace 0

BURNHAM, Pa. – Ryker Stahl scored twice on the ground and added a punt return for a score to lead three different scorers as the Juniata Little Indians pulled away to a 39-0 victory over the Terrace Tigers on Sunday afternoon

Stahl scored on runs of 25 and 17 yards, respectively and added a 53-yard punt return touchdown to lead the Indians efforts.

James Gehman tallied two scores on the ground – 13 and 17 yard scores, respectively – and Stephen Batarick added a 17-yard touchdown run to lead the Juniata offensive attack.

Juniata is back in action on Sunday, Oct. 26 when it travels to McVeytown for a 1 p.m. affair with the second-place Eagles. Terrace will look to get back on track on Sunday, Oct. 26 when it hosts regular-season champion Kish. Kickoff with the Indians is set for 1 p.m.

MIDGETS

Kish-North 33 – Burnham 16

BURNHAM, Pa. – Kish-North stormed out to a 33-0 lead and never looked back as the regular season champions dispatched a feisty Burnham squad by a 33-16 tally on Sunday afternoon.

Kish-North won the toss and elected to receive and kept the chains moving on a methodical drive. Duke Peachey broke around the right side for a 27-yard touchdown run at the 5:03 mark to break the deadlock for an early Indians lead. Wyatt Hassinger added the extra point for a 7-0 Kish-North lead.

Peachey found Hassinger later in the first quarter on a long pass down the right side of the field to add some additional cushion for the Indians. Jasper Snook added the extra point to take a 14-0 lead into the second quarter.

After a Jace Glick interception gave the Indians solid field position, Hassinger picked up his second touchdown of the game – this time a 17-yard catch and run – at the 8:18 mark of the second quarter.

Glick wasn’t finished on defense. The youngster recorded his second interception of the game and got on the ledger by taking it 15 yards to the end zone for a 26-0 Kish-North lead at the half.

Colton Baumgardner scored on a quarterback-keeper in the third quarter and Colt Atherton added the extra point run to propel Kish-North to a 33-0 advantage in the waning moments of the fourth quarter.

Burnham wouldn’t go down without a fight. The Bulldogs scored twice in the fourth quarter on the efforts of Connor Rose as the hosts looked to make a game of it late. Rose connected with Aidan Alexander on both scores, but the hole was too deep for the Bulldogs to dig out of as Kish-North prevailed by a 33-16 score.

Kish-North is back in action on Sunday, Nov. 2 when it wraps up the regular season with a 3 p.m. showdown with Derry-Decatur. Burnham returns to action on Sunday, Oct. 26 when it travels to Derry-Decatur for a 3 p.m. affair with the Cyclones.

McVeytown 20 – Derry-Decatur 6

MCVEYTOWN, Pa. – Derry-Decatur led early, but McVeytown rattled off 20 unanswered points as the Eagles came-from-behind for a 20-6 victory over the Cyclones on Sunday afternoon.

Easton Smith broke an early deadlock with a 60-yard touchdown run to give the visiting Cyclones a 6-0 lead with 5:10 to play in the first quarter.

McVeytown responded on the ensuing drive. Alex Weaver stormed into the end zone with a 55-yard run to knot the game up at 6-6 after a quarter of play.

Midway through the second quarter, McVeytown took the lead for good. Calvin Napikoski scampered in from 15 yards out and added the extra point to build a 13-6 Eagles lead at the break.

McVeytown finalized the scoring in the third quarter when Weaver found Napikoski on a 70-yard pitch and catch. Cole Laughlin ran in the extra point to wrap up a 20-6 McVeytown victory.

With the win, McVeytown secured its spot in the Midget Championship game where it will look to upend a Kish-North squad that swept the season series.

McVeytown is back in action on Sunday, Oct. 26 when it hosts Juniata. Kickoff with the Little Indians is set for 3 p.m. Derry-Decatur will look to get back on track on Sunday, Oct. 26 when it hosts Burnham for a 3 p.m. clash with the Bulldogs.

OTHER SCORES: Terrace 39 – Juniata 19