LEWISTOWN, Pa. – Three teams recorded shutout victories as defense reigned supreme on Sunday afternoon as the teams of the Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League (CKYFCL) contested games in week three.

MIGHTY MIGHTS

Following a league decision, there will be no scores reported in the Mighty Might division for the remainder of the regular season. 

PEE WEES

Kish 20 – Burnham 0

REEDSVILLE, Pa. – Bennett Harmon ran for two scores and notched an interception on defense as the Kish Indians remained unbeaten behind a 20-0 victory over the Burnham Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon.

The shutout win was the second straight for Kish as the Indians earned their third victory of the young season behind another sensational defensive effort.

Harmon opened the day with a 45-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to put the host Indians out in front by a 6-0 tally. Harmon connected with Quay Vogy on the two-point attempt to extend the Kish lead to 8-0.

In the second quarter, Harmon added an insurance score on a monster 89-yard sprint to the end zone as Kish owned a 14-0 lead at the intermission.

Both defenses were up to the task in the third quarter, forcing key turnovers along the way to a scoreless frame. Harmon posted an interception for Kish while Burnham’s Trayson Wray picked off a Harmon pass to open the action in the stanza.

The turnover riddled third quarter saw Oakley Maurer forced a fumble and Emmitt Hostetler recovered it for Kish as the Indians owned a 14-0 lead as the game headed to the final quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Kish looked to extend its lead as it pushed the ball to the goal line before Burnham’s defense repelled the Indians advance at the one-yard line to keep the score at a 14-0 Kish lead.

Kish bookended the day with a defensive score when Karter Gieza recovered an errant snap in the end zone for a touchdown to final the scoring at a 20-0 tally.

Burnham’s last gasp ended with another bad snap and Emmett Hostetler recovered the Bulldogs miscue to wrap up a 20-0 shutout victory for the Indians.

Harmon scampered for over 150 yards on the day to lead the offense while Vogt led the defense with eight tackles. Hostetler added five stops in the win.

Kish is back in action on Sunday, September 21 when it hosts Terrace. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. Burnham returns to the gridiron on Sunday, September 21 when it hosts Derry-Decatur for a 1:00 p.m. showdown with the Cyclones.

McVeytown 54 – Derry-Decatur 0

ALFARATA, Pa. – Stetson Bordell and Zane Steinmeier each scored twice as the McVeytown Eagles had six different players find the end zone in a 54-0 rout of the host Derry-Decatur Cyclones on Sunday afternoon.

McVeytown’s defense forced four Derry-Decatur miscues in the win.

Bordell got the Eagles on the scoreboard with a pair of touchdown runs in the first quarter as McVeytown ran out to a 14-0 lead after the first frame.

Maddyx Sunderland added to the Eagles lead with a 35-yard scamper to the end zone to open a busy second-quarter of action. Steinmeier following with his first touchdown run of the day – a 20-yard burst – before hauling in a Weston Dobson pass for a 25-yard pitch-and-catch to build a five-score McVeytown lead.

Jaxon Smith bolted 30 yards to the end zone to end the first half scoring and hand the visiting Eagles a 41-0 lead at the break.

Dobson got in on the scoring with a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

Bryce Seedes capped off the day with a 45-yard rushing touchdown to send McVeytown home with a 54-0 victory.

Steinmeier led the McVeytown defense with 10 tackles on the day. Seedes and Lucas Moist added five stops each in the victory.

McVeytown is back in action on Sunday, September 21 when it travels to Juniata. Kickoff against the Little Indians is set for 1:00 p.m.Derry-Decatur returns to action on Sunday, September 21 when it visits Burnham for a 1:00 p.m. affair with the Bulldogs.

Juniata 33 – Terrace 0

JUNIATA TERRACE, Pa. – Juniata’s defense did not surrender a Terrace first down and used a balanced offensive attack as the Little Indians rolled to a 33-0 road victory on Sunday afternoon.

Ryker Stahl scored a pair of first quarter touchdowns for Juniata as the Little Indians raced out to a 14-0 lead. Both scores were 30-yard touchdown runs.

In the second stanza, Easton Hostler and James Gehman each added a touchdown run, while the defense remained flawless with Juniata owning a 26-0 halftime lead.

Both defenses performed admirably in the third quarter by pitching a shutout, but it was Juniata in control by a 26-0 score with a quarter left to play.

Stephen Batarrick scored from the five-yard line for the final score and the Little Indians defense continued to shine over the remainder of the contest as Juniata rolled to a 33-0 victory.

Juniata is back in action on Sunday, September 21 when it hosts McVeytown for a 1:00 p.m. tilt with the Eagles. Terrace will look to get back on track on Sunday, September 21 when it travels to Kish. Kickoff with the Indians is slated for 1:00 p.m.

MIDGETS

Burnham 7 – Kish-South 6

REEDSVILLE, Pa. – Connor Rose ran for a five-yard touchdown and punched in the extra point. Attempt as the Burnham Bulldogs came from behind for a hard-fought 7-6 victory on Sunday afternoonagainst the host Kish-South Indians.

Points were hard to come by in the contest as the game went to the intermission at a scoreless deadlock.

Kish-South opened the scoring in the contest when Easton Trutt connected with Knox Wagner on a 40-yard route to build a 6-0 Indians lead with a quarter of action left to play.

Burnham got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter when Rose capped off the scoring drive with a five-yard jaunt to the end zone to knot the game up at 6-6. Rose powered his way into the end zone on the extra point attempt to push Burnham to the win by a 7-6 tally.

Kish-South was led defensively by the efforts of Paxton Snook. Snook tallied eight tackles in the loss. Wagner, Trutt, Izik Tate and Braxton Brehman each added five stops for Kish-South.

Burnham is back in action on Sunday, September 21 when it hosts Derry-Decatur. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. Kish-South returns to the gridiron on Wednesday, September 17 when it tangles with division-leading Kish-North. Kickoff is slated for 5:30 p.m.

McVeytown 46 – Derry-Decatur 12

ALFARATA, Pa. – Canyan Brown rushed for three scored and the McVeytown defense added a defensive score via safety as the Eagles cruised to a 46-12 victory over the host Derry-Decatur Cyclones on Sunday afternoon.

Following an early feeling out period, McVeytown struck first late in the first quarter on a three-yard Calvin Napikoski touchdown run to build a 6-0 lead with 4:31 to play in the opening frame.

McVeytown pinned Derry-Decatur deep on the ensuing kickoff before Cole Laughlin forced a safety to extend the McVeytown advantage to 8-0 with 2:57 to go in the first quarter.

Alex Weaver capped off the busy quarter for the Eagles with a 30-yard scamper to the end zone and Napikoski punched in the extra point attempt to propel McVeytown to a 15-0 lead after the opening stanza.

Laughlin added an offensive score to his day with 6:32 to play in the first half when he struck pay dirt on a 15-yard run. Brown added a five-yard score and Dean Armstrong scored on a three-yard run as the visiting Eagles ran out to a 33-0 halftime lead.

Derry-Decatur got on the scoreboard in a big way in the third quarter. Easton Smith fielded a kickoff and returned it to the end zone to put the Cyclones on the board and trim the deficit to 33-6 with 9:48 to play in the third quarter.

Later in the third quarter, Smith scampered 35 yards to the end zone to continue to chip away at the McVeytown lead which stood at 33-12 after three quarters of play.

Brown stopped the bleeding with his second touchdown run of the day with 6:14 to play to extend the Eagles lead to 40-12 after he added the extra point conversion.

The youngster hit the trifecta with a three-yard touchdown run with 1:48 to play to finalize the scoring and send McVeytown home with a 46-12 victory.

Defensively, McVeytown was led by the efforts of Cael Conner and Brown. Conner recovered a fumble and Brown intercepted a Derry-Decatur pass in the victory.

McVeytown is back in action on Sunday, September 21 when it travels to Juniata. Kickoff against the Little Indians is set for 3:00 p.m.Derry-Decatur returns to action on Sunday, September 21 when it visits Burnham for a 3:00 p.m. affair with the Bulldogs.

Juniata 26 – Terrace 13

JUNIATA TERRACE, Pa. – Mason DeLancey rushed for two scores and threw for an additional touchdown to lead the visiting Juniata Little Indians to a 26-13 victory over the Terrace Tigers on Sunday afternoon.

Juniata opened the scoring when DeLancey throw a 30-yard pattern to the end zone for a 6-0 Little Indians lead with 3:06 to play in the first quarter.

DeLancey added to the Juniata lead late in the first half. The youngster jaunted 10 yards to the end zone to extend the Little Indians lead to 12-0 which is how the game would stand at the intermission.

Terrace chipped into the Juniata lead in the third quarter with a touchdown pass to bridge the gap to 12-7 as the game headed to the fourth quarter.

Juniata responded with back-to-back scores to open the fourth quarter, building a 26-7 lead in the process. DeLancey bolted to the end zone from the goal line before Easton Eberle scampered 26 yards to the end zone for a 19-point Little Indians lead with three minutes to play.

Terrace added a score on a 60-yard touchdown run with 29 ticks to play but it wasn’t enough as Juniata earned its second win of the season by a 26-13 score.

Juniata is back in action on Sunday, September 21 when it hosts McVeytown for a 3:00 p.m. showdown with the Eagles. Terrace will look to get back on track on Sunday, September 21 when it travels to Kish. Kickoff with the Indians is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.