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replacement for Nick Sukay, who is out for the season after tearing a chest muscle.

But Astorino said he was also scheduled to work at hero. “Just to get reps at both,” he said.

Where will he start Saturday at Minne-sota?

“I am not really positive what they are going to do,” he said.

The game-day scenario may involve As-torino returning to the free safety position he played in 2008 and 2009.

Astorino admits there is more pressure at free safety.

“If you miss a tackle, it’s a touchdown,” he said. “If you miss a pass or breakup, it’s a

touchdown.”Junior Andrew Dailey, who is listed as

possible on the injury report with neck and shoulder injuries, may start at hero. Red-shirt freshman Malcolm Willis will be the nickel back.

Gophers’ passing gameThe rebuilt secondary could be a problem

in Minnesota, especially with Golden Go-phers quarterback Adam Weber averaging two touchdown passes per game.

“Nick and I had very good communica-tion,” Astorino said. “We trusted each other. We knew where each other was going to be. It will be tough not having a guy who played next to you 18 games in a row.”

“My first year I was new, and I was filling myself in and thought it would be great if I could just score a touchdown or two,” Mar-shall said.

Check. Marshall finished his redshirt freshman season with 188 rushing yards, 334 kick-re-turn yards and two touchdowns.

“My second year, my goal wasn’t pretty much stat-wise,” Marshall said. “I wanted to es-tablish myself with confidence and show that I can be the player to step up.”

Check. As a redshirt sopho-more, Marshall led the team in rushing with 453 yards on 108 carries, scoring three rushing touchdowns. He was also the team’s second-leading receiver with 377 yards, and was the lead-ing kick returner with 497 return yards. His 1,327 all-purpose yards

were a team high, an average of 120.6 yards per game.

“My third year was pretty much the year where I had goals set as a true running back,” Marshall said. “And I was (fulfilling them) until I hurt my leg ... I was establishing myself as a feature running back like I was supposed to.”

Despite the leg injury, Marshall played in all 12 games last year. His 107 rushing attempts were the second-highest among Ship’s running backs, as were his 470 net rushing yards.

In his final season at Shippens-burg, Marshall is right where he wants to be in terms of all-pur-pose yards. But there’s still plenty left for him to accomplish this season.

“I’m looking forward to two kick returns (for touchdowns),” Mar-shall said. “I still have four games left to complete that goal. And, three more rushing touchdowns.

I still have an opportunity to get that done, and I know I can still do it.”

Hobbled by injury in ‘09, Mar-shall wasn’t the primary back for Ship’s Wing-T offense. Fullback Kevin Herod’s 188 rushes and 727 yards last year were team highs, and in the passing game, Mike Frenette led all backs with 349 receiving yards.

But with Marshall 100 percent healthy and Frenette still on his way back from a torn ankle liga-ment this season, Marshall has returned to a featured roll in the offense, leading the team in re-ceptions (21) and rushing yards per game (51.3).

“This year, I felt as though with my age and my class, I’ve ma-tured to the highest level I need to be at, and I want to be the pre-mier or one of the top two assets on this team,” Marshall said.

“I’m pretty much feeling con-

fident where I’m at status-wise and where I’m at with the team, and that they can lean on me.”

Through all of his experienc-es at Ship, one game has stood out the most for Marshall — a game vs. Slippery Rock on Nov. 20, 2007, when he scored his first collegiate touchdown in dramatic fashion. The Rock returned a Ship kickoff 68 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with just over one minute remaining, but Marshall answered immediately, returning the ensuing Slippery Rock kick-off 84 yards to put Shippensburg back on top.

Even though the Red Raiders went on to lose the game, Mar-shall said it was the most thrilling moment of his collegiate career.

“I ran it right back,” Marshall said. “That was one of the cra-ziest moments I’d ever experi-enced.”

Marshall’s football roots are

humble. His high school alma mater, the Scotland School for Veterans’ Children, has since closed. In his senior year, the Ca-dets won just one game, defeat-ing hapless James Buchanan by 27 points in the last game of the 2005 season.

Much like the 2010 Shippens-burg University Red Raiders.

Though the Raiders have been close in several games this year, they’ve claimed just one victory.

All things considered, it’s no surprise that Marshall is un-phased by the team’s record.

When he takes the field Satur-day, it will be business as usual.

“I think my biggest, strongest asset mentally, with it being my last year, I want to go out with a bang and give it all I’ve got,” Marshall said. “My mindset isn’t nervous: no butterflies. I’m pret-ty much more ‘Let’s get the job done.’”

By Travis L. PickensAssistAnt sports [email protected]

This fall, the Solanco foot-ball team had two games on its schedule against opponents that aren’t members of the Lancaster-Lebanon League.

But don’t be surprised if the Golden Mules are drawing the ire of teams from different con-ferences.

In the latest District 3 Class AAA power ratings, Solanco and its 3-4 record sit in 13th place in the standings. That’s the highest rating of any of the four teams with losing records that would enter the 16-team 3-AAA playoffs if they started tonight.

On the outside looking in are three teams — Hamburg, Read-ing Central Catholic and Pal-

myra — that have winning re-cords.

Under the old system, Solan-co would be 23rd, and all but one team with a winning record would be in the top 16 (see box).

Solanco, by no fault of its own, has benefited the most from the new system, which re-wards teams for playing a diffi-cult schedule, win or lose.

In the past, Solanco would not benefit from losing to Penn Manor, Elizabethown, Man-heim Central and Conestoga Valley. But with the introduc-tion of the opponents’ weighted winning percentage (OWWP), teams from power leagues like Section II of the Lancaster-Lebanon League have a better chance to reach the postseason with a spotty record.

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Old vs. NewBelow is a look at the District 3 Class AAA power ratings under the old system. The standings under the new system are the third number in the list, and the team’s gain or loss is the fourth number.Old Rank Team Points New Rank Gain/Loss1. Lampeter-Strasburg (7-0) 980 1 02. Greencastle-Antrim (7-0) 920 2 03. Shippensburg (6-1) 740 5 +24. Conrad Weiser (6-1) 730 3 -15. West York (5-2) 720 6 +16. Bishop McDevitt (5-2) 710 4 -27. Susquehanna Twp. (5-2) 690 7 08. Hershey (5-2) 620 8 09. Big Spring (4-3) 540 11 +210. Manheim Central (4-3) 520 9 -111. Gettysburg (4-3) 520 10 -112. East Pennsboro (4-3) 460 12 013. Hamburg (4-3) 450 17 +414. Palmyra (4-3) 420 19 +515. Garden Spot (3-4) 380 14 -116. Cocalico (3-4) 380 15 -117. Middletown (3-4) 380 24 +718. Kennard-Dale (3-4) 370 16 -219. Central Catholic (4-3) 370 18 -120. Dover (3-4) 370 20 021. Lebanon (3-4) 350 22 +122. Northern (3-4) 340 21 -123. Solanco (3-4) 310 13 -1024. Donegal (3-4) 310 23 -125. Milton Hershey (3-4) 290 26 +126. Red Land (2-5) 210 25 -1

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solanco, by no fault of

its own, has benefited the most from the new system,

which rewards teams for playing a difficult

schedule, win or lose.

Trinity (6-1 overall 5-0 div.) at Palmyra (4-3, 3-3)

site: Buck Swank Stadium, PalmyraTime: Tonight, 7 p.m.coaches: Trinity — Bill Ragni (2nd year, 13-5);

Palmyra — Chris Pope (4th year, 14-23).Last year: Trinity, 21-3.key players: Trinity — Patrick Dill, jr., QB; Jack

Miller, jr., HB-DB; Adam Geiger, soph., RB; Chris Lenz, jr., WR-DB; Danny Jackson, soph., HB-DB; Colin Ri-gney, sr., G-LB. Palmyra — Billy Beecher, sr., QB-OLB; Preston Bare, jr., RB; Dom Faiola, jr., RB-CB; Will Haus, sr., WR-CB.

Breakdown: Palmyra’s stock is dropping quickly, and there’s no end in sight. After last week’s shutout loss to East Pennsboro, the Cougars find themselves

back out of the District 3-AAA playoff picture. They aren’t going to make up any ground tonight against a Trinity team that is absolutely shredding its opposi-tion. The Shamrocks haven’t scored fewer than 40 points in their last six games and lead the area in scor-ing offense and defense.

Prediction: Trinity, 34-9._____

non-divisionred Land (2-5) at

cumberland valley (6-1)site: Chapman Memorial Field, MechanicsburgTime: Tonight, 7 p.m.coaches: red Land — Frank Gay (8th year, 45-

41); cumberland valley — Tim Rimpfel (22nd year, 282-92-3).

Last year: dnp key players: red Land — Kyle Biddle, soph., QB-

DB; Nick Diller, sr., RB-DB; Spencer Gay, sr., WR; Jeff Scaramuzzino, sr., TE-LB; Tyler Hubbard, sr., LT. cum-berland valley — Eric Sawyer, sr., QB; Kevin Snyder, sr., RB-SS; Jeremy DiPietro, jr., RB-DB; Dan Flynn, sr., FB-LB; Colton Kirkpatrick, sr., TE-LB; Barry Lyons, sr., TE-DE; Kyle Friend, jr., T-DT.

Breakdown: It’s possible Red Land could have a more difficult schedule ... if it played in the SEC West. The road becomes even rougher tonight for the Patri-ots as they take on defending District 3-AAAA cham-pion and PIAA semifinalist Cumberland Valley. Oh, and the Eagles are ranked in most statewide polls. So not many people will give Frank Gay’s hard-nosed boys a shot. We will because the Patriots have beaten their heads against a brutal schedule and, if they don’t give up, will make the Eagles sweat, at least for a half.

Prediction: Cumberland Valley, 42-14._____

non-conference

susquenita (2-5) at Pius X (4-3)site: Bangor Memorial Stadium, BangorTime: Saturday, 1 p.m.coaches: susquenita — Bart Miller (2nd year, 7-

10); Pius X — Philip Stambaugh (1st year, 4-3).Last year: dnpkey players: susquenita — Ethan Reichert, sr.,

QB; Kurt Kenny, jr., RB-LB; Dan Webber, sr., RB-DB; Michael Weldon, jr., RB-S; Devin Crisamore, sr., SE-DB. Pius X — A.J. Long, fr., QB-DB; Dubois Ross, soph., RB-DB; Nick DeRea, jr., RB-DB; Matt Camilletti, jr., WR-DB; George Dalessandro, sr., WR-DB.

Breakdown: Pius hasn’t had much success out-side of the weak All-American Conference. The Royals have one win over dreadful Marian Catholic and were outscored 118-48 in the other three games. That’s good news for a Susquenita team that’s played a better schedule and has some confidence after a victory against Camp Hill. We’ll give the edge to a more

experienced Susquenita team.Prediction: Susquenita, 22-12.

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Other regional games of interestGovernor Mifflin 28, Daniel Boone 14 — The

undefeated ride for DB finally comes to an end. That’s bad news for the Blazers, who will fall to the middle of the District 3-AAAA pack.

cocalico 35, Garden spot 23 — Both teams come in 3-4, so the loser might be eliminated from 3-AAA contention.

red Lion 27, south Western 24 — Lions are back on track after shocking loss to Spring Grove. Mustangs cannot be counted out of this one.

Harrisburg 41, central Dauphin east 27 — Yes, it’s going to be close. It’s a trap game for the Cougars, who smashed Central Dauphin last week and host Cumberland Valley next Saturday.

—Travis L. Pickens

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LeaderboardThe following is a list of leaders through the seventh week of the high school football season. Stats reflect only those reported to The Sentinel:

RUSHINGPlayer (team) Rushes Yards Average1. Todde` Statum (Ship) 145 1,167 8.02. Colby Whitten (BiS) 122 737 6.03. Adam Geiger (T) 54 647 11.94. Ryan Miller (BoS) 105 635 6.05. Matt Richmond (NoY) 87 565 6.46. Kevin Snyder (CV) 71 532 7.47. Kevin Stago (EP) 113 509 4.58. Jeremy DiPietro (CV) 34 487 14.39. Jack Miller (T) 45 473 10.510. Dan Flynn (CV) 67 446 6.6

——RECEIVING YARDS

Player (team) Receptions Yards1. Ryan Herr (CH) 24 4042. Adam Breneman (CC) 34 3663. Chris Lenz (T) 17 3464. Tyler Botchie (M) 23 2975. Roland Miller (BoS) 20 292

——RECEPTIONS

Player (team) Receptions Yards1. Adam Breneman (CC) 34 3662. Ryan Herr (CH) 24 4043. Tyler Botchie (M) 23 2974. Roland Miller (BoS) 20 2925. Sal Purpura (M) 20 274

——PASSING YARDS

Player (team) Co. Att. Yards TD Int.1. Patrick Dill (T) 59 110 1,173 15 52. James Rusenko (M) 86 178 1,096 9 93. Kelvin White (EP) 59 104 701 9 64. Cody Failor (C) 53 121 686 5 55. Jared Bliss (BoS) 44 78 568 6 5

——SCORING

(Includes two-point conversion where applicable)Player (team) TD Points1. Todde` Statum (Ship) 20 1222. Jack Miller (T) 11 663. David Cook (BoS) 10 623. Kevin Snyder (CV) 10 625. Jeremy DiPietro (CV) 9 54

——KICKING

Player (team) FGs Xpts. Pts.1. Lance Geesey (CV) 5 31-33 462. Alex Cramer (T) 1 33-40 363. Sam Dell (BoS) 3 23-25 324. Zach Myers (Ship) 0 26-31 265. Taylor Walls (EP) 1 18-20 21

——OFFENSE

Team Points Average1. Trinity 291 41.52. Cumberland Valley 255 36.43. Shippensburg 253 36.14. Boiling Springs 192 27.45. East Pennsboro 181 25.8

——DEFENSE

Team Points Average1. Trinity 65 9.22. Shippensburg 81 11.53. Cumberland Valley 104 14.84. Big Spring 105 15.05. Northern 115 16.4

Sentinel PickSWeek8

Guest Picker:Rich Vetock,

Pennsylvania Football News publisher

Central Dauphinat Carlisle

Travis L. PickensLast week:

12-2Season:

67-31

Tom Ash

Last week:7-7

Season:62-36

Ron Rogers

Last week:9-5

Season:69-29

Guest Picker

Last week:9-5

Season:55-43

Andy Sandrik

Last week:10-4

Season:63-35

CentralDauphin

CentralDauphin

CentralDauphin

CentralDauphin

CentralDauphin

Lower Dauphinat Cedar Cliff

Susquehanna Twp.at Mechanicsburg

Gettysburg at West Perry

James Buchananat Big Spring

Northern atGreencastle

Shippensburgat Waynesboro

East Pennsboro atMilton Hershey

Middletown atBoiling Springs

Steel-Highat Camp Hill

Trinity atPalmyra

Red Land atCumberland Valley

Susquenita atPius X

Gettysburgat Dickinson

Cedar Cliff

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

MiltonHershey

BoilingSprings

Camp Hill

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

Cedar Cliff

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

East Penn

BoilingSprings

Steel-High

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

Cedar Cliff

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

MiltonHershey

BoilingSprings

Steel-High

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

Cedar Cliff Cedar Cliff

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

East Penn

BoilingSprings

Steel-High

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

East Penn

BoilingSprings

Steel-High

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

Thursday, Oct. 21UCLA at Oregon (late)Friday, Oct. 22South Florida at Cincinnati

Saturday, Oct. 23Western Michigan at AkronWashington at ArizonaOle Miss at ArkansasFlorida Atlantic at Arkansas StateLSU at AuburnKansas State at BaylorMaryland at Boston CollegeKent State at Bowling GreenTemple at BuffaloWyoming at BYUArizona State at CaliforniaGeorgia Tech at ClemsonTexas Tech at ColoradoMarshall at East CarolinaNew Mexico State at IdahoIndiana at IllinoisWisconsin at IowaTexas A&M at KansasGeorgia at KentuckyConnecticut at LouisvilleNorth Carolina at Miami (Fla.)Ohio at Miami (Ohio)UL-Monroe at Middle TennesseePenn State at MinnesotaUAB at Mississippi StateOklahoma at MissouriNotre Dame vs NavySan Diego State at New MexicoCentral Michigan at Northern IllinoisMichigan State at NorthwesternPurdue at Ohio StateNebraska at Oklahoma StateRutgers at PittsburghFresno State at San Jose StateHouston at SMUWashington State at StanfordAir Force at TCUAlabama at TennesseeIowa State at TexasBall State at ToledoRice at UCFWestern Kentucky at UL-LafayetteColorado State at UtahHawaii at Utah StateTulane at UTEPSouth Carolina at VanderbiltEastern Michigan at VirginiaDuke at Virginia TechSyracuse at West Virginia

Wednesday, Oct. 13UCF 35 Marshall 17Thursday, Oct. 14Kansas State 59 Kansas 7West Virginia 20 South Florida 6Friday, Oct. 15Cincinnati 35 Louisville 27Saturday, Oct. 16Alabama 23 Ole Miss 10Arizona 24 Washington State 7Auburn 65 Arkansas 43Baylor 31 Colorado 25Boise State 48 San Jose State 0Clemson 31 Maryland 7Colorado State 43 UNLV 10East Carolina 33 NC State (ot) 27Eastern Michigan 41 Ball State (ot) 38FIU 34 North Texas 10Florida State 24 Boston College 19Fresno State 33 New Mexico State 10Georgia 43 Vanderbilt 0Georgia Tech 42 Middle Tennessee 14Hawaii 27 Nevada 21Indiana 36 Arkansas State 34Iowa 38 Michigan 28Kentucky 31 South Carolina 28Louisiana Tech 48 Idaho 35LSU 32 McNeese State 10Miami (Fla.) 28 Duke 13Miami (Ohio) 27 Central Michigan 20Michigan State 26 Illinois 6Mississippi State 10 Florida 7Missouri 30 Texas A&M 9Navy 28 SMU 21North Carolina 44 Virginia 10Northern Illinois 45 Buffalo 14Notre Dame 44 Western Michigan 20Ohio 38 Akron 10Oklahoma 52 Iowa State 0Oklahoma State 34 Texas Tech 17Pittsburgh 45 Syracuse 14Purdue 28 Minnesota 17Rice 34 Houston 31Rutgers 23 Army (ot) 20San Diego State 27 Air Force 25Southern Miss 41 Memphis 19TCU 31 BYU 3Temple 28 Bowling Green 27Texas 20 Nebraska 13Toledo 34 Kent State 21Troy 31 UL-Lafayette 24Tulsa 52 Tulane 24UAB 21 UTEP 6UL-Monroe 35 Western Kentucky 30USC 48 California 14Utah 30 Wyoming 6Virginia Tech 52 Wake Forest 21Washington 35 Oregon State (2ot) 34Wisconsin 31 Ohio State 10

1. Oregon (6-0) Ducks take over the top spot in a bye week.2. Boise State (6-0) Broncs feasting on the underbelly of the WAC.3. Oklahoma (6-0) Sooners are in complete control in Big 12 South.4. TCU (7-0) Dalton and the Frogs cruise to another MWC win.5. Auburn (7-0) Newton & Co. slap 65 on the defenseless Hogs.6. Alabama (6-1) Bama making its climb back up the rankings.7. Stanford (5-1) Cardinal will need a lot of Luck to win the Pac-10.8. Michigan State (7-0) Sparty moves to the top of the Big Ten food chain.9. Wisconsin (6-1) Jump Around: Win over No. 1 vaults UW up the polls.

10. Ohio State (6-1) Slow start dooms the Buckeyes in Madtown.11. Utah (6-0) Another week, another rout for the mighty Utes.12. Missouri (6-0) Tigers make a statement in College Station.13. Nebraska (5-1) Magic runs out for Martinez and the Huskers.14. Iowa (5-1) Hawkeyes had the better of the two Robinsons.15. Arkansas (4-2) Hogs had no answer for the Auburn attack. 16. LSU (7-0) Tigers pull away late from FCS foe McNeese State.17. South Carolina (4-2) Gamecocks collapse in second half at Kentucky.18. Florida State (6-1) Noles survive a scare from pesky Boston College.19. Arizona (5-1) Great Scott! Backup QB leads Cats past Wazzu.20. Oklahoma State (6-0) Pokes are the nation’s most unlikely unbeaten team.21. West Virginia (5-1) Mountaineers are the team to beat in the Big East.22. Miss. State (5-2) Pupil beats mentor as Mullen tops Meyer.23. Virginia Tech (5-2) Hokies have righted the ship after 0–2 start.24. Texas (4-2) No revenge for Nebraska: Texas wins in Lincoln.25. Michigan (5-2) Michigan scores 28 on Iowa — but gives up 38.Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray

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for what it termed “flagrant vi-olations of player safety rules” and said future dangerous hits could result in suspensions.

Of the facemask, Paterno said its presence turned the helmet into a weapon; players worry less about cracked teeth and broken noses. Instead of tackling with their shoulders, Paterno said, players lead with the helmet.

“Those helmets are so heavy that kids are in the weight room building up their necks and ev-

erything else,” Paterno said. “The game has changed. It used to be shoulders. Now it’s heads.”

Jeff Horton, Minnesota’s in-terim coach, said he expects TCF Bank Stadium to be “rock-ing” for Saturday’s game against the Nittany Lions. He’ll have some competition for crowds: President Obama is scheduled to speak at a rally at 2 p.m. EST on Minnesota’s campus.

Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber needs 100 yards to be-come the fifth Big Ten quar-terback to reach 10,000 career

yards passing. Paterno spoke to Rutgers coach

Greg Schiano about the injury to defensive tackle Eric LeGrand. LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down while making a tackle last week. Paterno said former Penn State player Adam Taliaferro, who recovered from a spinal injury 10 years ago, is involved as well.

“It will be tough for [Schiano] and the team, no matter how you twist it. I just tried to encour-age him and tell them to hang in there.”

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Tonight will go one of two ways for high school football teams.

It will either be an average, run-of-the-mill evening, or the Mid-Penn Division races will be thrown into chaos.

The final two weeks of the regular season are full of scintillating match-ups that will determine which teams capture one of the four division championships, but tonight could be one for spoilers.

The only team in the running for a title that is safe tonight is Cumberland Valley, which has a crossover game against Red Land at Chapman Memorial Field. All of the other teams in the top two or three of their respective divisions should be favored tonight, and if they take care of business, the final two weeks will be outstanding.

Consider the games that are set for weeks 9 and 10:

• Greencaslte-Antrim at Shippens-burg, next Friday — The Blue Devils are unbeaten in the division, and Shippensburg has one loss. Could be the de facto Colonial Division title game if G-A wins.

• Cumberland Valley at Harrisburg, next Saturday — We know the Eagles will be 4-0 in the Commonwealth when this game rolls around, and the Cougars, who travel to Central Dauphin East tonight, should be perfect in the division as well.

• Shippensburg at Gettysburg, Nov. 5 — If the Greyhounds are still alive for the division on the final night, this game will determine the champion. Gettysburg will have had West Perry and Waynesboro in the preceding two weeks, so the Warriors likely will be 5-1 in the division when the Greyhounds come to town.

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High School Football Notebook

Mid-Penn Conference FootballAll games begin at 7 p.m. unless noted

StandingsCommonwealth

Team Division OverallCumberland Valley 4-0 6-1Harrisburg 4-0 6-1Central Dauphin 1-2 5-2Central Dauphin East 1-2 3-4State College 1-2 2-5Chambersburg 1-3 2-5Carlisle 0-3 3-4

——Keystone

Team Division OverallSusquehanna Twp. 3-0 5-2Bishop McDevitt 3-1 5-2Hershey 2-1 5-2Cedar Cliff 2-2 4-3Red Land 2-2 2-5Mechanicsburg 0-3 1-6Lower Dauphin 0-3 0-7

——Colonial

Team Division OverallGreencastle-Antrim 4-0 7-0Shippensburg 3-1 6-1Gettysburg 3-1 4-3Big Spring 2-2 4-3Northern 2-2 3-4West Perry 2-2 2-5James Buchanan 0-4 1-6Waynesboro 0-4 0-7

——Capital

Team Division OverallBoiling Springs 5-0 6-1Trinity 5-0 6-1East Pennsboro 3-2 4-3Palmyra 3-3 4-3Steelton-Highspire 3-3 4-3Middletown 2-3 3-4Milton Hershey 2-3 3-4Susquenita 1-5 2-5Camp Hill 0-5 1-6

——WEEK 8

Friday, Oct. 22

CommonwealthCentral Dauphin at CarlisleHarrisburg at Central Dauphin EastState College at Chambersburg

KeystoneBishop McDevitt at HersheyLower Dauphin at Cedar CliffSusquehanna Twp. at Mechanicsburg

ColonialGettysburg at West PerryJames Buchanan at Big SpringNorthern at Greencastle-AntrimShippensburg at Waynesboro, 7:30

CapitalEast Pennsboro at Milton HersheyMiddletown at Boiling SpringsSteelton-Highspire at Camp HillTrinity at Palmyra

Non-divisionRed Land at Cumberland Valley

————Saturday, Oct. 23

Non-divisionSusquenita at Pius X, 1

D3 Power RankingsClass AAAA

(top 16 qualify for playoffs)Team Record Rating1. Dallastown 7-0 .8782. Wilson 7-0 .8483. Daniel Boone 7-0 .8364. Harrisburg 6-1 .8185. Cumberland Valley 6-1 .8106. Red Lion 5-2 .7707. Warwick 5-2 .7508. Governor Mifflin 5-2 .7479. Central Dauphin 5-2 .74510. Manheim Township 4-3 .68011. Central York 4-3 .67712. Spring Grove 4-3 .67213. South Western 4-3 .65514. McCaskey 4-3 .63815. Exeter 4-3 .62916. Cedar Cliff 4-3 .61620. Carlisle 3-4 .563

——Class AAA

(top 16 qualify for playoffs)

Team Record Rating1. Lampeter-Strasburg 7-0 .8402. Greencastle-Antrim 7-0 .8273. Conrad Weiser 6-1 .7674. Bishop McDevitt 5-2 .7425. Shippensburg 6-1 .7426. West York 5-2 .7387. Susquehanna Township 5-2 .7068. Hershey 5-2 .6839. Manheim Central 4-3 .62710. Gettysburg 4-3 .59711. Big Spring 4-3 .57812. East Pennsboro 4-3 .54513. Solanco 3-4 .54214. Garden Spot 3-4 .54115. Cocalico 3-4 .53216. Kennard-Dale 3-4 .52221. Northern 3-4 .48525. Red Land 2-5 .45027. West Perry 2-5 .41734. Mechanicsburg 1-6 .321

——Class AA


Team Record Rating1. Littlestown 7-0 .8202. Lancaster Catholic 7-0 .8093. Wyomissing 6-1 .7284. Trinity 6-1 .7285. Boiling Springs 6-1 .7166. Delone Catholic 6-1 .7097. Bermudian Springs 5-2 .6118. Hanover 4-3 .53813. Susquenita 2-5 .332

——Class A

(top 8 qualify for playoffs)Team Record Rating1. Holy Name 6-1 .7442. Steelton-Highspire 4-3 .5363. York Catholic 4-3 .5084. Millersburg 4-3 .4755. Columbia 2-5 .3786. Halifax 3-4 .3647. Camp Hill 1-6 .2608. Upper Dauphin 1-6 .200

curt Werner/special to the sentinel

If Shippensburg and QB Marshal Witmer can take care of business over the next three weeks, the Greyhounds will have, at worst, a share of the Colonial Division title.• See Notebook, D6

By Mark WogenrichmcclAtchy nEWspApErs

Joe Paterno played football in the pre-face-mask days, and now he’s advocating a return to prevent head injuries.

“I’ve been saying for 15 years we ought to get rid of the facemask,” the Penn State coach said. “Then you go back to shoulder block-ing, shoulder tackling, and you wouldn’t have all those heroes out there.”

Paterno waded into the discussion on the Big Ten coaches’ teleconference this week, when he was asked about helmet-to-helmet hits. The NFL this week fined three players

By Jerry DiPaoLamcclAtchy nEWspApErs

Penn State’s season appears to be spiraling out of control, but the players refuse to sit back and watch it unravel.

The seniors have called two players-only meetings — one before the 33-13 loss to Illinois and one after — and senior right guard Stefen Wisniewski and redshirt sophomore running back Michael Zordich believe they have been help-ful.

“They are pretty important,” said Wisniewski, who com-plained to reporters after the Illinois game about compla-cency at practice. “It’s one thing when a coach (talks to the team), but players talking to players is something a little bit different.”

Said Zordich: “We are coming together and overcoming those problems. By bringing everybody in, we say what needs to be said.”

Zordich said the meetings have not been confrontational.“Not at all,” he said. “Nothing against the coaches. Noth-

ing against the way things are going. We know what we need to say to get each other going.”

He also offered one possible solution to the Nittany Lions’ problems.

“We need to get back to the little kid in us and enjoy what we are doing,” he said.

safety concernsJunior defensive back Drew Astorino moved from hero

(strong safety) to free safety at practice early this week as a

PSU hopes team meetings provide sparkJoe Paterno

JoePa: Remove facemasks to

lower risk of injury

• See Facemasks, D10

Michael Zordich• See Players, D11


By Tom AshSentinel [email protected]

It began with an 84-yard kick return in 2007. It ends Nov. 13 of this year, when Shippens-burg running back Kevin Mar-shall will bring to a close what has been one of the most bril-liant Red Raiders careers of all time.

Through three-and-one-half

years with Ship, Marshall is just 230 rushing yards from moving into the program’s top-10 career rushing list. He’s 43 all-purpose yards from moving into second on Ship’s all-time, all-purpose-yards list.

His 96 all-purpose yards on Nov. 7, 2009, helped the Red Raiders claim a rare PSAC title over California. His 246 yards at West Chester on Oct. 7 helped force the Rams into Ship’s first

double-overtime game in pro-gram history.

Through all of Shippensburg’s triumphs and failures, ups and downs over the past four years, Marshall has been there.

And despite some unexpected turns, his career has gone ex-actly how he envisioned it.

Every year since his redshirt freshman campaign in 2007, Marshall has set personal goals for himself. And every year, he’s marked off an aspect of his ca-reer checklist.

a look at this week’s area matchups:

mid-Penn Commonwealth Division Central Dauphin (5-2 overall, 1-2 div.)

at Carlisle (3-4, 0-3)site: ken millen Stadium, carlisleTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: Central Dauphin — Glen mcnamee (5th year,

38-16); Carlisle — Josh oswalt (1st year, 3-4).Last year: central Dauphin, 28-7.Key players: Central Dauphin — brandon laVia, soph.,

Qb; Zayd issah, soph., Rb; Jon Schnaars, sr., WR; brian mor-ris, sr., Fb-te; artie Rowell, sr., ol-Dt; Jeremy Seaman, sr., ol. Carlisle — cody Failor, jr., Qb; hunter Robb, jr., Fb-lb; keegan love, jr., Se-Db; Shon nyero, jr., Rb-lb; brian Goodling, soph., Rb-Se; lee townsend, sr., te-De.

Breakdown: this probably isn’t the best time for carlisle to catch an angry central Dauphin squad. the Rams have lost two straight, are no longer state ranked and are now battling for a home playoff game. oswalt’s team is also on a downward spi-ral, having been outscored 69-16 in its last two games — both losses. if the herd had a full, healthy team on the field, they might give central Dauphin fits. but this team has been bitten extremely hard by the injury bug.

Prediction: central Dauphin, 34-14._____

mid-Penn Keystone Division Lower Dauphin (0-7 overall, 0-3

div.) at Cedar Cliff (4-3, 2-2)site: West Shore Stadium, camp hillTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: Lower Dauphin — Rob klock (9th year, 60-36);

Cedar Cliff — Jim cantafio (27 years ovearll, 3rd at cedar cliff, 15-13).

Last year: cedar cliff, 21-20.Key players: Lower Dauphin — casey kulina, sr., Qb-cb;

Jordan kennedy, sr., Rb-olb; taylor paul, sr., Rb-olb; Joe brown, jr., ot. Cedar Cliff — tim kelly, sr., Qb-Db-k; tyler orris, jr., Qb-Db; Josh lebo, sr., te-De; adam breneman, soph., WR-Db; Ryan Smith, sr., WR-Db; matt Sowers, jr., lb.

Breakdown: Finally, a chance for cedar cliff to catch its collective breath. or is it? the last two meetings between these schools have been narrow wins for the colts. Despite lower Dauphin’s winless record, expect nothing less this week. lower Dauphin pushed State college to the limit last week, and cedar cliff hasn’t exactly set the world on fire with its offense the last few weeks. the colts are averaging 11.2 points per game over their last five outings and haven’t reached double digits in three weeks.

Prediction: cedar cliff, 17-10._____

susq. Twp. (5-2 overall, 3-0 div.) at mechanicsburg (1-6, 0-3)

site: memorial park Stadium, mechanicsburgTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: susquehanna Twp. — Joe headen (8th year, 48-

36); mechanicsburg — chris hakel (3rd year, 19-12).Last year: Susquehanna twp., 40-0.Key players: susquehanna Twp. — anthony Gelbaugh, sr.,

Qb; brandon Wallace, sr., Rb; brandon baltimore, sr., Fb-lb; averee Robinson, jr., Dl. mechanicsburg — James Rusenko, sr., Qb; Ryan Greene, jr., Rb-De; tyler botchie, sr., WR-Db; Sal pupura, sr., WR-Db; bryton barr, jr., Rb-lb.

Breakdown: Wildcats kept it close for three quarters at bishop mcDevitt last week before the hosts pulled away late. that bodes well both for this game and the future of mechanic-sburg football. the Wildcats won’t be in the postseason for the first time in three years, but they’ll play for pride. hakel won’t let this team fold, and if Rusenko finds enough holes in the secondary, who knows?

Prediction: Susquehanna twp., 29-24._____

mid-Penn Colonial Division Gettysburg (4-3 overall, 3-1 div.) at West Perry (2-5, 2-2)

site: West perry athletic Field, elliottsburgTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: Gettysburg — Raymond Gouker (1st year, 4-3);

West Perry — al Ream (13th year, 68-62).Last year: Gettysburg, 14-13.Key players: Gettysburg — chase Whiteman, jr., Qb; Zach

hill, sr., Rb; D.J. Johnson, sr., Rb. West Perry — Zach Smith, soph., Qb-Db; Steve Reynolds, jr., Rb-lb; Jake Weber, jr., Rb-lb; chase may, fr., WR-Db; Dalton Smeigh, jr., WR-Db.

Breakdown: Feeling good after a win at Waynesboro, West perry returns home to face an improved Gettysburg side that kept its playoff hopes alive by beating big Spring last week. the Warriors have a slew of weapons. Scoring plays against northern three weeks ago covered 75, 74 and 91 yards, plus Gettysburg burned big Spring with a 78-yard touchdown pass, so stopping the big play is a must. problem is, West perry aver-ages 32.7 points against per game.

Prediction: Gettysburg, 30-13._____

James Buchanan (1-6 overall, 0-4 div.)

at Big spring (4-3, 2-2)site: big Spring high School Stadium, newvilleTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: James Buchanan — Dr. mark Yurek (3rd year,

2-24); Big spring — brent Stroh (4th year, 9-28).Last year: DnpKey players: James Buchanan — coy Quivers, jr., Qb-S;

tyler thomas, jr., Rb; Robert lee, sr., WR-cb; clinton Smith, sr., ol-Dl. Big spring — barry Deitch, sr., Qb-lb; colby Whitten,

sr., Rb-lb; austin coyle, sr., tb; matt Gibson, sr., WR-olb; Josh bloser, sr., te-De.

Breakdown: big Spring’s chance to cement itself in the division race went down the tubes last week in a loss at Get-tysburg, but there’s still a playoff spot waiting for the bulldogs if they finish strong. Going against a Rockets team that’s been outscored 233-24 in four division games is a great way for big Spring to regain its mojo.

Prediction: big Spring, 42-8._____

We e k 8 : High school preview capsules

• See Caps, D6

mid-Penn Capital Division middletown

(3-4 overall, 2-3 div.) at Boiling springs (6-1, 5-0)

site: ecker Field, boiling SpringsTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: middletown — Roy o’neill (11th year, 49-

64); Boiling springs — matt heiser (9th year, 50-40).Last year: middletown, 37-19.Key players: middletown — Rodney Ramsey, jr.,

Fb-lb; Jason mcelwee, jr., Rb; Devonte Rodrigues, sr., WR; louis hile, jr., WR-lb. Boiling springs — Jared bliss, jr., Qb; Ryan miller, jr., Rb-lb; David cook, sr., Rb-FS; Roland miller, sr., WR-Db; kevin Stritch, jr., t.

Breakdown: the turnovers didn’t bite boiling Springs last week at Steel-high, but if they harbor any hopes of making a run, the bubblers need to fix that problem. With an up-and-down middletown team com-ing to town, boiling Springs can’t afford to let the blue Raiders believe they can win. the schedule really starts to ramp up starting tonight for the bubblers, who ride a six-game winning streak.

Prediction: boiling Springs, 30-24.

In the spotlight

Sentinel file photo

Ryan Miller helped Boiling Springs win six games in a row, but a seventh won’t be easy against streaky Middletown.

Local college preview capsules

Ship’s all-purpose machineLocal Colleges

Scotland grad kevin marshall continues to ■

move up Ship’s career all-purpose-yards list.

Gettysburg College Bullets (3-3, 2-3 Centennial) at

Dickinson Red Devils (2-4, 2-3 Centennial)

Biddle Field, tonight, oct. 22, 7 p.m.head coaches: G - barry Streeter (158-157-5 all-

time, 158-157-5 at Gettysburg); D - Darwin breaux (112-68-1 all-time, 112-68-1 at Dickinson)

Assistant coaches: D - kory David (special teams/linebackers); Joel Quattronne (defensive coordinator); mick chronister (defensive line); bob Gamble (kicking); bob Jazwinski (defensive line); ben miller (offensive line); ian mitchell (quarter-backs); Steve Reider (wide receivers); Scott Shank (running backs). G - Streeter (head coach/quar-terbacks); kevin burke (offensive coordinator/of-fensive line); Shaun Weaver (defensive coordinator/linebackers); charles alexander (defensive backs); tim hibbs (wing backs); bob campbell (kickers/punters); Gardy lawrence (tailbacks); Joe conner (defensive backs); andrew Smith (defensive line); bob Witt (wide receivers).

CC offensive rankings: ScoRinG - G 1 (36.3), D 6 (21.3); total YDS - G 1 (429), D 5 (324.8); RuShinG - G 1 (242.2), D 4 (130.3); paSSinG - G 5 (186.8), D 4 (194.5).

CC defensive rankings: ScoRinG - G 8 (30.2), D 8 (30.2); total YDS - G 10 (408.2), D 8 (360.3); RuShinG - G 9 (184.2), D 8 (152); paSSinG - G 10 (224), D 9 (208.3).

other CC rankings: tuRnoVeR maRGin - G 3 (+5), D 9 (-4); penaltieS - G 10 (52), D 1 (29); 3rd DoWn conV. % - G 4 (43.6), D 5 (40.7); FiRSt DoWnS - G 1 (137), D 7 (105).

offensive leaders (by average): RuShinG: G - Jamel matunga (111-508, 6 tDs); D - tim Smith (64-276, 2 tDs). paSSinG: G - kyle Whitmoyer (85-146-4, 1094 yds, 5 tDs); D - Ricky martz (69-113-4, 792 yds, 6 tDs). ReceiVinG: G - charles curcio (24-274, 5 tDs); D - craig helfer (24-381, 5 tDs).

Defensive leaders: tackleS (by total): G - Joe Delaney (63), larry DelViscio (54), peter hak (45); D - Scott Sullivan (52), Jack connolly (45), kevin Wood (42). SackS (by total): G - chris Douthett (2.0), mark Wojcik (2.0), Wes taylor (2.0); D - Jack connolly (2.0), pete hamill (2.0), adam Farrell (2.0). inteRceptionS (by total): G - tyler Fasanella (2), mark covington (2); D - Scott Sullivan (2).

Notes: the bullets have scored less than 30 only twice this season. their defense has yet to hold a team under 21... Dickinson’s Jordan kaufman will make his third start of the season. he is 20-35-2 for 356 yards and two touchdowns... Dickinson’s Dar-win breaux was once an assistant to Gettysburg’s barry Streeter... Streeter is the all-time winningest coach in centennial conference history... the game will be Dickinson’s third Friday night game of the year. biddle Field added lights to allow Friday night games in 2008...

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Cheyney Wolves (1-6, 1-3 PsAC East) at shippensburg Red Raiders

(1-6, 0-4 PsAC East) seth Grove stadium,

saturday, oct. 23, 1 p.m.head coaches: C — Jeff braxton (1-28 all-time,

1-28 at cheyney); s — Rocky Rees (155-124-2 all-

time, 119-109-1 at Shippensburg)Assistant coaches: C — Steve Dent (offensive

line); anthony Johnson (offensive coordinator); norman king; ken lockard (defensive coordina-tor/linebackers); tim massaquoi; chris Rouhlac (special teams); harold Smith (defensive backs); John Stuart; mark toney. s — mark maciejewski (assistant head coach/secondary); pete lee (of-fensive coordinator/offensive line/kickers); mike burket (defensive coordinator/linebackers); J.c. morgan (running backs); chance powell (wide re-cievers/passing game); tunde agboke (defensive line); mark luther (secondary); tony Johnson (secondary); Robert Rollins (defensive line); John Wetzel (offensive line).

PsAC offensive rankings (average): sCoR-ING — c 15 (14.7), S 9 (22.6). ToTAL yDs — c 12 (300.1), S 7 (339.1). RUshING — c 4 (181.4), S 9 (147.0). PAssING — c 16 (118.7), S 7 (192.1).

PsAC defensive rankings (average): sCoR-ING — c 15 (34.0), S 12 (30.3). ToTAL yDs — c 11 (347.3), S 15 (405.6). RUshING — c 9 (168.1), S 10 (171.9). PAssING — c 6 (179.1), S 16 (233.7).

other PsAC rankings (total): TURNoVER mARGIN — c 16 (-9), S t-9 (0). PENALTIEs — c 11 (51), S 3 (39). 3rd DoWN CoNV. % — c 5 (40.9), S 9 (35.4). FIRsT DoWNs — c 10 (115), S 8 (127).

offensive starters: C (option) — prince Stewart (6-0, 205, Fr. WR); marcus Jones (5-9, 190, Fr. Rb); John newman (5-7, 150, Sr. hb); Dominic Gould (5-11, 175, R-Fr. lt); brandon Reed (6-0, 350, Sr. lG); ed Wells (5-11, 345, Jr. c); Gavbe Johnson-Siano (6-2, 290, Sr. RG); Dave

Richmond (6-0, 255, Fr. Rt); Dominic croweel (5-10, 165, Jr. WR); chris anderson (6-1, 190, Jr. Qb); adam madden (6-1, 195, Sr. WR). s (Wing-T) — Steve hohenwarter (6-2, 267, R-Jr. lt); bobby mullen (6-2, 260, R-So. lG); peter kreisher (6-3, 320, R-Jr. c); chris Restino (6-2, 261, R-So. RG); Drew Gallardy (6-2, 272, R-Sr. Rt); Jake biondi (6-3, 229, R-Sr. te); Steven adams (6-5, 212, R-So. Qb); kevin marshall (5-11, 183, R-Sr. hb); mike Frenette (5-9, 193, So. hb); kevin herod (6-1, 231, R-So. Fb); Jacob baskerville (6-2, 195, R-So. Se).

Defensive starters: C (3-4) — byron Vold (6-0, 220, So. Dt); Joe Winn (5-10, 310, So. nt); tim hume (6-1, 240, Jr. Dt); maurice Jones (5-9, 190, So. lb); thomas Stewart (6-0, 215, So. lb); byron payne (6-1, 250, Sr. lb); Frank lyburn (6-1, 210, Jr. lb); carl meeks (5-9, 160, Sr. cb); cory brown (5-11, 190, So. S); Stan banks (5-7, 170, Sr. S); brandon buchanon (5-10, 165, Sr. cb). s (4-3) — Dainen Green (6-3, 244, R-Fr. De); mark kahlil Smith (6-0, 303, R-So. Dt); erik Van ness (6-1, 260, R-Sr. Dt); andy horn (6-7, 225, R-Sr. De); Riley bowen (6-1, 202, Sr. lb); tyrik clary (6-2, 210, R-So. lb); cody Fleming (6-1, 220, R-So. lb); avery coleman (5-10, 175, R-Fr. cb); Jamahn mc-collough (6-0, 191, R-Sr. S); corey hunt (6-0, 188, R-So. S); marcellus Sammons (6-1, 208, R-Jr. cb).

Notes: at this point in the season, Ship has played the fourth-toughest schedule in Division ii football. the Raiders’ opponents are a combined 28-13 ... cheyney has never beaten Shippens-burg. the Red Raiders are 11-0 all-time against the Wolves ... last year, Ship defeated cheyney 31-10.

— From staff reports

• See Marshall, D11

Shippensburg’s Kevin Marshall is just 43 yards away from moving into second place on SU’s all-time all-purpose-yards list.

photo courtesy Shippensburg Sports information


• Trinity at Boiling Springs, Nov. 5 — Both teams are currently 5-0 in the division, and the most likely chance one team will lose before the finale is next week when the Bubblers travel to East Pennsboro, and that’s only if Boiling Springs looks past the Panthers. Can you imag-ine the atmosphere at Ecker Field if both come in 8-1 overall and 7-0 in the division, with not only a Capital Division title on the line but also a higher seed in the District 3-AA postseason field?

Stopping StatumNorthern did something to Shippensburg that

no other team has been able to do this year: The Polar Bears prevented senior fullback Todde` Statum from reaching at least 100 yards in a game.

Statum’s previous low was 139 yards against Big Spring, and Friday was only the second time the area’s leading rusher was limited to double digits since he inherited the starting role as a junior.

Last season, Statum rushed for a mere 26 yards against Greencastle-Antrim.

For the year, Statum has 1,167 yards for the 6-1 Greyhounds.

Trouble on the groundSearching for a reason Cedar Cliff’s offense

has sputtered? Look no further than the nonex-istent ground game.

The Colts (4-3) have not had a player other than quarterback Tim Kelly rush for more than 90 yards in a game.

In the season opener, Xavier Baney rushed 16 times for 90 yards. For the season, that ef-fort is second to Kelly’s 155-yard game against Hershey.

Not counting Kelly’s 59 attempts for 348 yards, Cedar Cliff has rushed for 305 yards on 112 carries for an average of 2.7 yards per attempt

and 43.5 rushing yards per game.

Power ratingsEach week there seems to be a new surprise in

the District 3 Class AAA power ratings.In the latest installment, four teams that have

losing records are in the top 16, while three

teams with winning records are out of the play-off picture heading to Week 8 (see related story).

Solanco, Garden Spot, Cocalico and Ken-nard-Dale all boast 3-4 records and hold the final four spots, while 4-3 teams Hamburg, Central Catholic and Palmyra are on the outside looking in.

The reason for this is simple. Three of the teams with losing records (Solanco, Garden Spot and Cocalico) play in Section II of the Lan-caster-Lebanon League, a brutal section, and have better opponents’ weighted winning per-centages (OWWP).

The four teams in the final playoff spots have an OWWP of between .584 and .550, while the three on the outside are between .444 and .479.

Quick hits• The 6-0 overtime win for East Pennsboro

against Palmyra last Friday wasn’t the only game in the state to end with that funky score. In District 9, Kane beat Johnsonburg, 6-0, in overtime.

• Perennial power Wilson (7-0) finally caught and passed Class AAAA newbie Daniel Boone (7-0) for the No. 2 spot in this week’s power rat-ings. But the unbeaten Blazers are still in front of traditional big-school players Harrisburg (6-1) and Cumberland Valley (6-1). Dallastown (7-0) remains No. 1.

• With injuries mounting, Carlisle backup quarterback Brian Goodling was used in the role of running back Friday at Chambers-burg. Goodling, a sophomore, rushed seven times for 16 yards and caught two passes, including a juggling catch while falling on his back, for 45 yards.

“Anybody can beat anybody on any given day,” Solanco coach Joe Pearson told Jeff Reinhart of Lancaster Newspa-pers when asked about the strength of Section II. “If you’re looking at records, I think it’s deceiving in our section, but most of Section II is right there in the playoff mix.”

Pearson’s right.Three of the four teams in the field that

have losing records — Solanco, Garden Spot and Cocalico — are from Section II, which also includes top-seeded Lam-peter-Strasburg (7-0) and perennial power Manheim Central (4-3), which is ninth.

Of the teams in the top 19, each of the five Section II squads is among the top 10 in terms of OWWP.

When the decision finally was made by the district in the spring to implement a new power rating system for football, boys soccer and field hockey, the selling point wasn’t a reward for mediocrity or a pat on the head for teams that lose.

What sold the committee on the new system was the chance to reward a team for playing a difficult schedule.

“If you play Bishop McDevitt, who finishes 8-2, and you lose, you still get a benefit from their weighted wins and losses,” said District 3 treasurer Bob Baker, who is in charge of compiling the football ratings. “Your strength of sched-ule (improves) from playing them where, in the old system, you got zero for it.

“That was the selling point of the whole system for all sports, not just football.”

Had a team like Solanco lost to Man-heim Central in previous years, the Gold-en Mules would not have received any-thing from the loss. A win would have given Solanco 10 extra points for every win Manheim Central ended the season with.

So there wasn’t much incentive for teams to schedule quality opponents un-less they were confident they could win.

Now, thanks to the OWWP, even a loss, if it’s to a good opponent, will help in the long run.

The four teams that are in the playoffs with losing records at this stage surely love the new system, while the three that are on the outside with winning records might be questioning the switch.

But that’s to be expected with any dras-tic change.

“No system will be perfect, and we knew that going in,” Baker said. “Ev-

erything has to be decided on the field or court. Hopefully this gives a better breakdown.

“It gives a number that includes some strength of schedule as well as classifica-tion.”

District 3 wasn’t quick to jump on board for a new power rating system and didn’t officially make the change until the May meeting.

At that time, what was dubbed the “playoff committee” and chaired by Ron Kennedy made its pitch to the district, which decided to use the new system for football, boys soccer and field hockey.

Baker said he hasn’t been told whether this system will be used in the winter and spring — the district will make that deci-sion at its November meeting.

There’s also been little feedback from schools, Baker said, but the last district meeting was in the middle of Septem-ber, which was too early in the season for many officials to have a well-rounded opinion about the new system.

That left Baker in the dark in terms of whether the district will revert back to the old style of power ratings for the win-ter and spring or give the new system an entire school year to prove its worth.

“I haven’t gotten a commitment from anyone that we’ll do it (in the winter or spring),” Baker said. “I think it’s some-thing the committee needs to discuss. I don’t want to guess whether it’ll happen or not, because I don’t know.”


Ratings

Pennsylvania Football News state rankings

Class AAAATeam (District) Record Last Week1. LaSalle College (12) 6-1 12. North Penn (1) 6-1 23. Wilson (3) 7-0 34. Ridley (1) 7-0 45. Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) 7-0 56. North Allegheny (7) 7-0 67. Cumberland Valley (3) 6-1 88. Council Rock South (1) 7-0 99. Mount Lebanon (7) 7-0 NR10. Harrisburg (3) 6-1 NRDropped out: North Hills (7), Neshaminy (1).

——Class AAA

Team (District) Record Last Week1. Allentown Central Catholic (11) 7-0 12. Archbishop Wood (12) 7-0 23. Abington Heights (2) 7-0 44. Cardinal O’Hara (12) 7-0 55. Thomas Jefferson (7) 6-1 66. Montour (7) 7-0 77. Dallas (2) 7-0 88. Ringgold (7) 7-0 99. Bishop McDevitt (3) 5-2 NR10. Lampeter-Strasburg (3) 7-0 NRDropped out: Pottsgrove (1), Oil City (10).

Class AATeam (District) Record Last Week1. Greensburg Central Catholic (7) 7-0 12. Aliquippa (7) 7-0 23. North Schuylkill (11) 7-0 34. Tyrone (6) 7-0 45. Lancaster Catholic (3) 7-0 56. Forest Hills (6) 7-0 67. Northern Lehigh (11) 7-0 78. Lewisburg (4) 7-0 89. Danville (4) 7-0 910. Littlestown (3) 7-0 10Dropped out: none.

——Class A

Team (District) Record Last Week1. Clairton (7) 7-0 12. Rochester (7) 7-0 33. Sharpsville (10) 7-0 44. Mercyhurst Prep (10) 7-0 55. Riverside (2) 7-0 66. Farrell (10) 7-0 77. Southern Columbia (4) 5-2 28. Bellwood-Antis (6) 6-1 109. Springdale (7) 6-1 NR10. Monessen (7) 6-1 NRDropped out: Sto-Rox (7), Dunmore (2).


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Northern (3-4 overall, 2-2 div.) at Greencastle-

Antrim (7-0, 4-0)Site: Kaley Field, GreencastleTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: Northern — rick Mauck (12th year,

96-31); Greencastle-Antrim — chuck tinninis (23rd year, 113-110-3).

Last year: Northern, 21-0.Key players: Northern — alex Dale, jr., QB-DB;

Matt richmond, sr., rB-DB; Kevin Lytle, jr., rB-LB; an-drew Keirn, sr., Wr-Fs; Dominic salomone, jr., rB-LB. Greencastle-Antrim — Devin schaeffer, sr., QB-LB; tyler szaflarski, jr., FB-MLB; Denver cordell, jr. rB-OLB; Denton cordell, jr., rB; Denton ensminger, sr., te-Dt.

Breakdown: Last year’s shutout courtesy of Northern was the first time G-a had been blanked in the regular season since 2006, when those same Polar Bears posted a 7-0 victory. We’ll go out on a limb

and say the powerful and state-ranked Blue Devils will score some points tonight. Northern has been struggling this year, and we’re sure the Polar Bears are still bothered by that narrow loss to shippensburg, but these guys can play defense. ask todde ̀statum, whom Northern limited to his lowest rushing total of the season last week.

Prediction: Greencastle-antrim, 32-7._____

Shippensburg (6-1 overall, 3-1 div.) at Waynesboro (0-7, 0-4)

Site: rip engle stadium, WaynesboroTime: tonight, 7:30 p.m.Coaches: Shippensburg — eric Foust (9th year,

38-51); Waynesboro — scott shacreaw (1st year, 0-7).

Last year: Waynesboro, 17-14.Key players: Shippensburg — Marshal Witmer,

jr., QB-DB; todde ̀statum, sr., FB-LB; Kasaun shaffer, sr., HB-DB; Dereck Mills, sr., HB-DB; steve charles, sr., t-NG; Matt conner, sr., G-Dt. Waynesboro

— Matt Wade, jr., QB; Johnnie adgers, soph., HB; Nick rounceville, sr., FB-LB; ryan Heinrich, sr., te.

Breakdown: We’re sure Waynesboro has seen the tape a time or two of how Northern kept statum in check last week. if they’re smart, the indians will follow that script, but will it matter? teams that have slowed down shippensburg’s Wing-t have been few and far between. remember, Northern is a better team than Waynesboro, which has lost nine-straight games and has been outscored 151-19 in four division contests this year.

Prediction: shippensburg, 44-7._____

Mid-Penn Capital Division East Pennsboro (4-3

overall, 3-2 div.) at Milton Hershey (3-4, 2-3)

Site: Henry Hershey Field, HersheyTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: East Pennsboro — todd stuter (11th

year, 71-59); Milton Hershey — Jeff Boger (2nd year at MHs, 11th overall, 82-35).

Last year: Milton Hershey, 12-6.Key players: East Pennsboro — Kelvin White, sr.,

QB; Kevin stago, jr., rB-LB; Devin Binner, sr., Wr-DB; Joseph stevens, sr., Wr-LB; Bryce Wilson, sr., te-De. Milton Hershey — sean Orner, jr., QB; Dereck Perez, jr., rB-De; Khaliq coleman, jr., Wr; steven rivera-Martes, jr., rt-De.

Breakdown: east Penn’s defense finally showed up in the 6-0 victory over Palmyra last week. Now, if the offense of the first three weeks could only return. if the Panthers’ defense has truly arrived, it should be an easy win for east Penn. But never count out a team coached by Jeff Boger. the spartans might be out-gunned, but they’re going to fight until the end.

Prediction: east Pennsboro, 21-14._____

Steelton-High. (4-3 overall, 3-3 div.) at Camp Hill (1-6, 0-5)

Site: siebert Memorial Park, camp Hill

Time: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: Steel-High — rob Deibler (12th year,

111-36); Camp Hill — Frank Kindler (16th year, 116-65).

Last year: steel-High, 48-20, in regular season and 49-13 in District 3-a quarterfinals.

Key players: Steel-High — Max Ward, jr., QB; clayton McNair, sr., rB-OLB; J.c. Brandt, jr., Wr; Nef-tali Valentin, jr., G-Dt. Camp Hill — Marcellas Hayes, jr., QB-DB; Jake Bingham, jr., FB-De; ryan Herr, soph., Wr; teddy ramsey, soph., rB-LB; Kevin chrencik, jr., De.

Breakdown: camp Hill’s offense is itching for another breakout like it had two weeks ago against eLcO. We thought the Lions would take advantage of a suspect susquenita defense, but that wasn’t the case. steel-High is another team that has defensive problems, but what remains to be seen is whether camp Hill can take advantage. the potential for an entertaining game is there.

Prediction: steel-High, 44-23.

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It began with an 84-yard kick return in 2007. It ends Nov. 13 of this year, when Shippens-burg running back Kevin Mar-shall will bring to a close what has been one of the most bril-liant Red Raiders careers of all time.

Through three-and-one-half

years with Ship, Marshall is just 230 rushing yards from moving into the program’s top-10 career rushing list. He’s 43 all-purpose yards from moving into second on Ship’s all-time, all-purpose-yards list.

His 96 all-purpose yards on Nov. 7, 2009, helped the Red Raiders claim a rare PSAC title over California. His 246 yards at West Chester on Oct. 7 helped force the Rams into Ship’s first

double-overtime game in pro-gram history.

Through all of Shippensburg’s triumphs and failures, ups and downs over the past four years, Marshall has been there.

And despite some unexpected turns, his career has gone ex-actly how he envisioned it.

Every year since his redshirt freshman campaign in 2007, Marshall has set personal goals for himself. And every year, he’s marked off an aspect of his ca-reer checklist.

a look at this week’s area matchups:

mid-Penn Commonwealth Division Central Dauphin (5-2 overall, 1-2 div.)

at Carlisle (3-4, 0-3)site: ken millen Stadium, carlisleTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: Central Dauphin — Glen mcnamee (5th year,

38-16); Carlisle — Josh oswalt (1st year, 3-4).Last year: central Dauphin, 28-7.Key players: Central Dauphin — brandon laVia, soph.,

Qb; Zayd issah, soph., Rb; Jon Schnaars, sr., WR; brian mor-ris, sr., Fb-te; artie Rowell, sr., ol-Dt; Jeremy Seaman, sr., ol. Carlisle — cody Failor, jr., Qb; hunter Robb, jr., Fb-lb; keegan love, jr., Se-Db; Shon nyero, jr., Rb-lb; brian Goodling, soph., Rb-Se; lee townsend, sr., te-De.

Breakdown: this probably isn’t the best time for carlisle to catch an angry central Dauphin squad. the Rams have lost two straight, are no longer state ranked and are now battling for a home playoff game. oswalt’s team is also on a downward spi-ral, having been outscored 69-16 in its last two games — both losses. if the herd had a full, healthy team on the field, they might give central Dauphin fits. but this team has been bitten extremely hard by the injury bug.

Prediction: central Dauphin, 34-14._____

mid-Penn Keystone Division Lower Dauphin (0-7 overall, 0-3

div.) at Cedar Cliff (4-3, 2-2)site: West Shore Stadium, camp hillTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: Lower Dauphin — Rob klock (9th year, 60-36);

Cedar Cliff — Jim cantafio (27 years ovearll, 3rd at cedar cliff, 15-13).

Last year: cedar cliff, 21-20.Key players: Lower Dauphin — casey kulina, sr., Qb-cb;

Jordan kennedy, sr., Rb-olb; taylor paul, sr., Rb-olb; Joe brown, jr., ot. Cedar Cliff — tim kelly, sr., Qb-Db-k; tyler orris, jr., Qb-Db; Josh lebo, sr., te-De; adam breneman, soph., WR-Db; Ryan Smith, sr., WR-Db; matt Sowers, jr., lb.

Breakdown: Finally, a chance for cedar cliff to catch its collective breath. or is it? the last two meetings between these schools have been narrow wins for the colts. Despite lower Dauphin’s winless record, expect nothing less this week. lower Dauphin pushed State college to the limit last week, and cedar cliff hasn’t exactly set the world on fire with its offense the last few weeks. the colts are averaging 11.2 points per game over their last five outings and haven’t reached double digits in three weeks.

Prediction: cedar cliff, 17-10._____

susq. Twp. (5-2 overall, 3-0 div.) at mechanicsburg (1-6, 0-3)

site: memorial park Stadium, mechanicsburgTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: susquehanna Twp. — Joe headen (8th year, 48-

36); mechanicsburg — chris hakel (3rd year, 19-12).Last year: Susquehanna twp., 40-0.Key players: susquehanna Twp. — anthony Gelbaugh, sr.,

Qb; brandon Wallace, sr., Rb; brandon baltimore, sr., Fb-lb; averee Robinson, jr., Dl. mechanicsburg — James Rusenko, sr., Qb; Ryan Greene, jr., Rb-De; tyler botchie, sr., WR-Db; Sal pupura, sr., WR-Db; bryton barr, jr., Rb-lb.

Breakdown: Wildcats kept it close for three quarters at bishop mcDevitt last week before the hosts pulled away late. that bodes well both for this game and the future of mechanic-sburg football. the Wildcats won’t be in the postseason for the first time in three years, but they’ll play for pride. hakel won’t let this team fold, and if Rusenko finds enough holes in the secondary, who knows?

Prediction: Susquehanna twp., 29-24._____

mid-Penn Colonial Division Gettysburg (4-3 overall, 3-1 div.) at West Perry (2-5, 2-2)

site: West perry athletic Field, elliottsburgTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: Gettysburg — Raymond Gouker (1st year, 4-3);

West Perry — al Ream (13th year, 68-62).Last year: Gettysburg, 14-13.Key players: Gettysburg — chase Whiteman, jr., Qb; Zach

hill, sr., Rb; D.J. Johnson, sr., Rb. West Perry — Zach Smith, soph., Qb-Db; Steve Reynolds, jr., Rb-lb; Jake Weber, jr., Rb-lb; chase may, fr., WR-Db; Dalton Smeigh, jr., WR-Db.

Breakdown: Feeling good after a win at Waynesboro, West perry returns home to face an improved Gettysburg side that kept its playoff hopes alive by beating big Spring last week. the Warriors have a slew of weapons. Scoring plays against northern three weeks ago covered 75, 74 and 91 yards, plus Gettysburg burned big Spring with a 78-yard touchdown pass, so stopping the big play is a must. problem is, West perry aver-ages 32.7 points against per game.

Prediction: Gettysburg, 30-13._____

James Buchanan (1-6 overall, 0-4 div.)

at Big spring (4-3, 2-2)site: big Spring high School Stadium, newvilleTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: James Buchanan — Dr. mark Yurek (3rd year,

2-24); Big spring — brent Stroh (4th year, 9-28).Last year: DnpKey players: James Buchanan — coy Quivers, jr., Qb-S;

tyler thomas, jr., Rb; Robert lee, sr., WR-cb; clinton Smith, sr., ol-Dl. Big spring — barry Deitch, sr., Qb-lb; colby Whitten,

sr., Rb-lb; austin coyle, sr., tb; matt Gibson, sr., WR-olb; Josh bloser, sr., te-De.

Breakdown: big Spring’s chance to cement itself in the division race went down the tubes last week in a loss at Get-tysburg, but there’s still a playoff spot waiting for the bulldogs if they finish strong. Going against a Rockets team that’s been outscored 233-24 in four division games is a great way for big Spring to regain its mojo.

Prediction: big Spring, 42-8._____

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mid-Penn Capital Division middletown

(3-4 overall, 2-3 div.) at Boiling springs (6-1, 5-0)

site: ecker Field, boiling SpringsTime: tonight, 7 p.m.Coaches: middletown — Roy o’neill (11th year, 49-

64); Boiling springs — matt heiser (9th year, 50-40).Last year: middletown, 37-19.Key players: middletown — Rodney Ramsey, jr.,

Fb-lb; Jason mcelwee, jr., Rb; Devonte Rodrigues, sr., WR; louis hile, jr., WR-lb. Boiling springs — Jared bliss, jr., Qb; Ryan miller, jr., Rb-lb; David cook, sr., Rb-FS; Roland miller, sr., WR-Db; kevin Stritch, jr., t.

Breakdown: the turnovers didn’t bite boiling Springs last week at Steel-high, but if they harbor any hopes of making a run, the bubblers need to fix that problem. With an up-and-down middletown team com-ing to town, boiling Springs can’t afford to let the blue Raiders believe they can win. the schedule really starts to ramp up starting tonight for the bubblers, who ride a six-game winning streak.

Prediction: boiling Springs, 30-24.

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Gettysburg College Bullets (3-3, 2-3 Centennial) at

Dickinson Red Devils (2-4, 2-3 Centennial)

Biddle Field, tonight, oct. 22, 7 p.m.head coaches: G - barry Streeter (158-157-5 all-

time, 158-157-5 at Gettysburg); D - Darwin breaux (112-68-1 all-time, 112-68-1 at Dickinson)

Assistant coaches: D - kory David (special teams/linebackers); Joel Quattronne (defensive coordinator); mick chronister (defensive line); bob Gamble (kicking); bob Jazwinski (defensive line); ben miller (offensive line); ian mitchell (quarter-backs); Steve Reider (wide receivers); Scott Shank (running backs). G - Streeter (head coach/quar-terbacks); kevin burke (offensive coordinator/of-fensive line); Shaun Weaver (defensive coordinator/linebackers); charles alexander (defensive backs); tim hibbs (wing backs); bob campbell (kickers/punters); Gardy lawrence (tailbacks); Joe conner (defensive backs); andrew Smith (defensive line); bob Witt (wide receivers).

CC offensive rankings: ScoRinG - G 1 (36.3), D 6 (21.3); total YDS - G 1 (429), D 5 (324.8); RuShinG - G 1 (242.2), D 4 (130.3); paSSinG - G 5 (186.8), D 4 (194.5).

CC defensive rankings: ScoRinG - G 8 (30.2), D 8 (30.2); total YDS - G 10 (408.2), D 8 (360.3); RuShinG - G 9 (184.2), D 8 (152); paSSinG - G 10 (224), D 9 (208.3).

other CC rankings: tuRnoVeR maRGin - G 3 (+5), D 9 (-4); penaltieS - G 10 (52), D 1 (29); 3rd DoWn conV. % - G 4 (43.6), D 5 (40.7); FiRSt DoWnS - G 1 (137), D 7 (105).

offensive leaders (by average): RuShinG: G - Jamel matunga (111-508, 6 tDs); D - tim Smith (64-276, 2 tDs). paSSinG: G - kyle Whitmoyer (85-146-4, 1094 yds, 5 tDs); D - Ricky martz (69-113-4, 792 yds, 6 tDs). ReceiVinG: G - charles curcio (24-274, 5 tDs); D - craig helfer (24-381, 5 tDs).

Defensive leaders: tackleS (by total): G - Joe Delaney (63), larry DelViscio (54), peter hak (45); D - Scott Sullivan (52), Jack connolly (45), kevin Wood (42). SackS (by total): G - chris Douthett (2.0), mark Wojcik (2.0), Wes taylor (2.0); D - Jack connolly (2.0), pete hamill (2.0), adam Farrell (2.0). inteRceptionS (by total): G - tyler Fasanella (2), mark covington (2); D - Scott Sullivan (2).

Notes: the bullets have scored less than 30 only twice this season. their defense has yet to hold a team under 21... Dickinson’s Jordan kaufman will make his third start of the season. he is 20-35-2 for 356 yards and two touchdowns... Dickinson’s Dar-win breaux was once an assistant to Gettysburg’s barry Streeter... Streeter is the all-time winningest coach in centennial conference history... the game will be Dickinson’s third Friday night game of the year. biddle Field added lights to allow Friday night games in 2008...

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Cheyney Wolves (1-6, 1-3 PsAC East) at shippensburg Red Raiders

(1-6, 0-4 PsAC East) seth Grove stadium,

saturday, oct. 23, 1 p.m.head coaches: C — Jeff braxton (1-28 all-time,

1-28 at cheyney); s — Rocky Rees (155-124-2 all-

time, 119-109-1 at Shippensburg)Assistant coaches: C — Steve Dent (offensive

line); anthony Johnson (offensive coordinator); norman king; ken lockard (defensive coordina-tor/linebackers); tim massaquoi; chris Rouhlac (special teams); harold Smith (defensive backs); John Stuart; mark toney. s — mark maciejewski (assistant head coach/secondary); pete lee (of-fensive coordinator/offensive line/kickers); mike burket (defensive coordinator/linebackers); J.c. morgan (running backs); chance powell (wide re-cievers/passing game); tunde agboke (defensive line); mark luther (secondary); tony Johnson (secondary); Robert Rollins (defensive line); John Wetzel (offensive line).

PsAC offensive rankings (average): sCoR-ING — c 15 (14.7), S 9 (22.6). ToTAL yDs — c 12 (300.1), S 7 (339.1). RUshING — c 4 (181.4), S 9 (147.0). PAssING — c 16 (118.7), S 7 (192.1).

PsAC defensive rankings (average): sCoR-ING — c 15 (34.0), S 12 (30.3). ToTAL yDs — c 11 (347.3), S 15 (405.6). RUshING — c 9 (168.1), S 10 (171.9). PAssING — c 6 (179.1), S 16 (233.7).

other PsAC rankings (total): TURNoVER mARGIN — c 16 (-9), S t-9 (0). PENALTIEs — c 11 (51), S 3 (39). 3rd DoWN CoNV. % — c 5 (40.9), S 9 (35.4). FIRsT DoWNs — c 10 (115), S 8 (127).

offensive starters: C (option) — prince Stewart (6-0, 205, Fr. WR); marcus Jones (5-9, 190, Fr. Rb); John newman (5-7, 150, Sr. hb); Dominic Gould (5-11, 175, R-Fr. lt); brandon Reed (6-0, 350, Sr. lG); ed Wells (5-11, 345, Jr. c); Gavbe Johnson-Siano (6-2, 290, Sr. RG); Dave

Richmond (6-0, 255, Fr. Rt); Dominic croweel (5-10, 165, Jr. WR); chris anderson (6-1, 190, Jr. Qb); adam madden (6-1, 195, Sr. WR). s (Wing-T) — Steve hohenwarter (6-2, 267, R-Jr. lt); bobby mullen (6-2, 260, R-So. lG); peter kreisher (6-3, 320, R-Jr. c); chris Restino (6-2, 261, R-So. RG); Drew Gallardy (6-2, 272, R-Sr. Rt); Jake biondi (6-3, 229, R-Sr. te); Steven adams (6-5, 212, R-So. Qb); kevin marshall (5-11, 183, R-Sr. hb); mike Frenette (5-9, 193, So. hb); kevin herod (6-1, 231, R-So. Fb); Jacob baskerville (6-2, 195, R-So. Se).

Defensive starters: C (3-4) — byron Vold (6-0, 220, So. Dt); Joe Winn (5-10, 310, So. nt); tim hume (6-1, 240, Jr. Dt); maurice Jones (5-9, 190, So. lb); thomas Stewart (6-0, 215, So. lb); byron payne (6-1, 250, Sr. lb); Frank lyburn (6-1, 210, Jr. lb); carl meeks (5-9, 160, Sr. cb); cory brown (5-11, 190, So. S); Stan banks (5-7, 170, Sr. S); brandon buchanon (5-10, 165, Sr. cb). s (4-3) — Dainen Green (6-3, 244, R-Fr. De); mark kahlil Smith (6-0, 303, R-So. Dt); erik Van ness (6-1, 260, R-Sr. Dt); andy horn (6-7, 225, R-Sr. De); Riley bowen (6-1, 202, Sr. lb); tyrik clary (6-2, 210, R-So. lb); cody Fleming (6-1, 220, R-So. lb); avery coleman (5-10, 175, R-Fr. cb); Jamahn mc-collough (6-0, 191, R-Sr. S); corey hunt (6-0, 188, R-So. S); marcellus Sammons (6-1, 208, R-Jr. cb).

Notes: at this point in the season, Ship has played the fourth-toughest schedule in Division ii football. the Raiders’ opponents are a combined 28-13 ... cheyney has never beaten Shippens-burg. the Red Raiders are 11-0 all-time against the Wolves ... last year, Ship defeated cheyney 31-10.

— From staff reports

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Shippensburg’s Kevin Marshall is just 43 yards away from moving into second place on SU’s all-time all-purpose-yards list.

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Tonight will go one of two ways for high school football teams.

It will either be an average, run-of-the-mill evening, or the Mid-Penn Division races will be thrown into chaos.

The final two weeks of the regular season are full of scintillating match-ups that will determine which teams capture one of the four division championships, but tonight could be one for spoilers.

The only team in the running for a title that is safe tonight is Cumberland Valley, which has a crossover game against Red Land at Chapman Memorial Field. All of the other teams in the top two or three of their respective divisions should be favored tonight, and if they take care of business, the final two weeks will be outstanding.

Consider the games that are set for weeks 9 and 10:

• Greencaslte-Antrim at Shippens-burg, next Friday — The Blue Devils are unbeaten in the division, and Shippensburg has one loss. Could be the de facto Colonial Division title game if G-A wins.

• Cumberland Valley at Harrisburg, next Saturday — We know the Eagles will be 4-0 in the Commonwealth when this game rolls around, and the Cougars, who travel to Central Dauphin East tonight, should be perfect in the division as well.

• Shippensburg at Gettysburg, Nov. 5 — If the Greyhounds are still alive for the division on the final night, this game will determine the champion. Gettysburg will have had West Perry and Waynesboro in the preceding two weeks, so the Warriors likely will be 5-1 in the division when the Greyhounds come to town.

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High School Football Notebook

Mid-Penn Conference FootballAll games begin at 7 p.m. unless noted

StandingsCommonwealth

Team Division OverallCumberland Valley 4-0 6-1Harrisburg 4-0 6-1Central Dauphin 1-2 5-2Central Dauphin East 1-2 3-4State College 1-2 2-5Chambersburg 1-3 2-5Carlisle 0-3 3-4

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Team Division OverallSusquehanna Twp. 3-0 5-2Bishop McDevitt 3-1 5-2Hershey 2-1 5-2Cedar Cliff 2-2 4-3Red Land 2-2 2-5Mechanicsburg 0-3 1-6Lower Dauphin 0-3 0-7

——Colonial

Team Division OverallGreencastle-Antrim 4-0 7-0Shippensburg 3-1 6-1Gettysburg 3-1 4-3Big Spring 2-2 4-3Northern 2-2 3-4West Perry 2-2 2-5James Buchanan 0-4 1-6Waynesboro 0-4 0-7

——Capital

Team Division OverallBoiling Springs 5-0 6-1Trinity 5-0 6-1East Pennsboro 3-2 4-3Palmyra 3-3 4-3Steelton-Highspire 3-3 4-3Middletown 2-3 3-4Milton Hershey 2-3 3-4Susquenita 1-5 2-5Camp Hill 0-5 1-6

——WEEK 8

Friday, Oct. 22

CommonwealthCentral Dauphin at CarlisleHarrisburg at Central Dauphin EastState College at Chambersburg

KeystoneBishop McDevitt at HersheyLower Dauphin at Cedar CliffSusquehanna Twp. at Mechanicsburg

ColonialGettysburg at West PerryJames Buchanan at Big SpringNorthern at Greencastle-AntrimShippensburg at Waynesboro, 7:30

CapitalEast Pennsboro at Milton HersheyMiddletown at Boiling SpringsSteelton-Highspire at Camp HillTrinity at Palmyra

Non-divisionRed Land at Cumberland Valley

————Saturday, Oct. 23

Non-divisionSusquenita at Pius X, 1

D3 Power RankingsClass AAAA

(top 16 qualify for playoffs)Team Record Rating1. Dallastown 7-0 .8782. Wilson 7-0 .8483. Daniel Boone 7-0 .8364. Harrisburg 6-1 .8185. Cumberland Valley 6-1 .8106. Red Lion 5-2 .7707. Warwick 5-2 .7508. Governor Mifflin 5-2 .7479. Central Dauphin 5-2 .74510. Manheim Township 4-3 .68011. Central York 4-3 .67712. Spring Grove 4-3 .67213. South Western 4-3 .65514. McCaskey 4-3 .63815. Exeter 4-3 .62916. Cedar Cliff 4-3 .61620. Carlisle 3-4 .563

——Class AAA


Team Record Rating1. Lampeter-Strasburg 7-0 .8402. Greencastle-Antrim 7-0 .8273. Conrad Weiser 6-1 .7674. Bishop McDevitt 5-2 .7425. Shippensburg 6-1 .7426. West York 5-2 .7387. Susquehanna Township 5-2 .7068. Hershey 5-2 .6839. Manheim Central 4-3 .62710. Gettysburg 4-3 .59711. Big Spring 4-3 .57812. East Pennsboro 4-3 .54513. Solanco 3-4 .54214. Garden Spot 3-4 .54115. Cocalico 3-4 .53216. Kennard-Dale 3-4 .52221. Northern 3-4 .48525. Red Land 2-5 .45027. West Perry 2-5 .41734. Mechanicsburg 1-6 .321

——Class AA


Team Record Rating1. Littlestown 7-0 .8202. Lancaster Catholic 7-0 .8093. Wyomissing 6-1 .7284. Trinity 6-1 .7285. Boiling Springs 6-1 .7166. Delone Catholic 6-1 .7097. Bermudian Springs 5-2 .6118. Hanover 4-3 .53813. Susquenita 2-5 .332

——Class A

(top 8 qualify for playoffs)Team Record Rating1. Holy Name 6-1 .7442. Steelton-Highspire 4-3 .5363. York Catholic 4-3 .5084. Millersburg 4-3 .4755. Columbia 2-5 .3786. Halifax 3-4 .3647. Camp Hill 1-6 .2608. Upper Dauphin 1-6 .200

curt Werner/special to the sentinel

If Shippensburg and QB Marshal Witmer can take care of business over the next three weeks, the Greyhounds will have, at worst, a share of the Colonial Division title.• See Notebook, D6

By Mark WogenrichmcclAtchy nEWspApErs

Joe Paterno played football in the pre-face-mask days, and now he’s advocating a return to prevent head injuries.

“I’ve been saying for 15 years we ought to get rid of the facemask,” the Penn State coach said. “Then you go back to shoulder block-ing, shoulder tackling, and you wouldn’t have all those heroes out there.”

Paterno waded into the discussion on the Big Ten coaches’ teleconference this week, when he was asked about helmet-to-helmet hits. The NFL this week fined three players

By Jerry DiPaoLamcclAtchy nEWspApErs

Penn State’s season appears to be spiraling out of control, but the players refuse to sit back and watch it unravel.

The seniors have called two players-only meetings — one before the 33-13 loss to Illinois and one after — and senior right guard Stefen Wisniewski and redshirt sophomore running back Michael Zordich believe they have been help-ful.

“They are pretty important,” said Wisniewski, who com-plained to reporters after the Illinois game about compla-cency at practice. “It’s one thing when a coach (talks to the team), but players talking to players is something a little bit different.”

Said Zordich: “We are coming together and overcoming those problems. By bringing everybody in, we say what needs to be said.”

Zordich said the meetings have not been confrontational.“Not at all,” he said. “Nothing against the coaches. Noth-

ing against the way things are going. We know what we need to say to get each other going.”

He also offered one possible solution to the Nittany Lions’ problems.

“We need to get back to the little kid in us and enjoy what we are doing,” he said.

safety concernsJunior defensive back Drew Astorino moved from hero

(strong safety) to free safety at practice early this week as a

PSU hopes team meetings provide sparkJoe Paterno

JoePa: Remove facemasks to

lower risk of injury

• See Facemasks, D10

Michael Zordich• See Players, D11


The Sentinel

LeaderboardThe following is a list of leaders through the seventh week of the high school football season. Stats reflect only those reported to The Sentinel:

RUSHINGPlayer (team) Rushes Yards Average1. Todde` Statum (Ship) 145 1,167 8.02. Colby Whitten (BiS) 122 737 6.03. Adam Geiger (T) 54 647 11.94. Ryan Miller (BoS) 105 635 6.05. Matt Richmond (NoY) 87 565 6.46. Kevin Snyder (CV) 71 532 7.47. Kevin Stago (EP) 113 509 4.58. Jeremy DiPietro (CV) 34 487 14.39. Jack Miller (T) 45 473 10.510. Dan Flynn (CV) 67 446 6.6

——RECEIVING YARDS

Player (team) Receptions Yards1. Ryan Herr (CH) 24 4042. Adam Breneman (CC) 34 3663. Chris Lenz (T) 17 3464. Tyler Botchie (M) 23 2975. Roland Miller (BoS) 20 292

——RECEPTIONS

Player (team) Receptions Yards1. Adam Breneman (CC) 34 3662. Ryan Herr (CH) 24 4043. Tyler Botchie (M) 23 2974. Roland Miller (BoS) 20 2925. Sal Purpura (M) 20 274

——PASSING YARDS

Player (team) Co. Att. Yards TD Int.1. Patrick Dill (T) 59 110 1,173 15 52. James Rusenko (M) 86 178 1,096 9 93. Kelvin White (EP) 59 104 701 9 64. Cody Failor (C) 53 121 686 5 55. Jared Bliss (BoS) 44 78 568 6 5

——SCORING

(Includes two-point conversion where applicable)Player (team) TD Points1. Todde` Statum (Ship) 20 1222. Jack Miller (T) 11 663. David Cook (BoS) 10 623. Kevin Snyder (CV) 10 625. Jeremy DiPietro (CV) 9 54

——KICKING

Player (team) FGs Xpts. Pts.1. Lance Geesey (CV) 5 31-33 462. Alex Cramer (T) 1 33-40 363. Sam Dell (BoS) 3 23-25 324. Zach Myers (Ship) 0 26-31 265. Taylor Walls (EP) 1 18-20 21

——OFFENSE

Team Points Average1. Trinity 291 41.52. Cumberland Valley 255 36.43. Shippensburg 253 36.14. Boiling Springs 192 27.45. East Pennsboro 181 25.8

——DEFENSE

Team Points Average1. Trinity 65 9.22. Shippensburg 81 11.53. Cumberland Valley 104 14.84. Big Spring 105 15.05. Northern 115 16.4

Sentinel PickSWeek8

Guest Picker:Rich Vetock,

Pennsylvania Football News publisher

Central Dauphinat Carlisle

Travis L. PickensLast week:

12-2Season:

67-31

Tom Ash

Last week:7-7

Season:62-36

Ron Rogers

Last week:9-5

Season:69-29

Guest Picker

Last week:9-5

Season:55-43

Andy Sandrik

Last week:10-4

Season:63-35

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CentralDauphin

CentralDauphin

CentralDauphin

CentralDauphin

Lower Dauphinat Cedar Cliff

Susquehanna Twp.at Mechanicsburg

Gettysburg at West Perry

James Buchananat Big Spring

Northern atGreencastle

Shippensburgat Waynesboro

East Pennsboro atMilton Hershey

Middletown atBoiling Springs

Steel-Highat Camp Hill

Trinity atPalmyra

Red Land atCumberland Valley

Susquenita atPius X

Gettysburgat Dickinson

Cedar Cliff

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

MiltonHershey

BoilingSprings

Camp Hill

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

Cedar Cliff

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

East Penn

BoilingSprings

Steel-High

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

Cedar Cliff

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

MiltonHershey

BoilingSprings

Steel-High

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

Cedar Cliff Cedar Cliff

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

East Penn

BoilingSprings

Steel-High

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

SusquehannaTwp.

Gettysburg

Big Spring

Greencastle

Shippensburg

East Penn

BoilingSprings

Steel-High

Trinity

CumberlandValley

Pius X

Gettysburg

Thursday, Oct. 21UCLA at Oregon (late)Friday, Oct. 22South Florida at Cincinnati

Saturday, Oct. 23Western Michigan at AkronWashington at ArizonaOle Miss at ArkansasFlorida Atlantic at Arkansas StateLSU at AuburnKansas State at BaylorMaryland at Boston CollegeKent State at Bowling GreenTemple at BuffaloWyoming at BYUArizona State at CaliforniaGeorgia Tech at ClemsonTexas Tech at ColoradoMarshall at East CarolinaNew Mexico State at IdahoIndiana at IllinoisWisconsin at IowaTexas A&M at KansasGeorgia at KentuckyConnecticut at LouisvilleNorth Carolina at Miami (Fla.)Ohio at Miami (Ohio)UL-Monroe at Middle TennesseePenn State at MinnesotaUAB at Mississippi StateOklahoma at MissouriNotre Dame vs NavySan Diego State at New MexicoCentral Michigan at Northern IllinoisMichigan State at NorthwesternPurdue at Ohio StateNebraska at Oklahoma StateRutgers at PittsburghFresno State at San Jose StateHouston at SMUWashington State at StanfordAir Force at TCUAlabama at TennesseeIowa State at TexasBall State at ToledoRice at UCFWestern Kentucky at UL-LafayetteColorado State at UtahHawaii at Utah StateTulane at UTEPSouth Carolina at VanderbiltEastern Michigan at VirginiaDuke at Virginia TechSyracuse at West Virginia

Wednesday, Oct. 13UCF 35 Marshall 17Thursday, Oct. 14Kansas State 59 Kansas 7West Virginia 20 South Florida 6Friday, Oct. 15Cincinnati 35 Louisville 27Saturday, Oct. 16Alabama 23 Ole Miss 10Arizona 24 Washington State 7Auburn 65 Arkansas 43Baylor 31 Colorado 25Boise State 48 San Jose State 0Clemson 31 Maryland 7Colorado State 43 UNLV 10East Carolina 33 NC State (ot) 27Eastern Michigan 41 Ball State (ot) 38FIU 34 North Texas 10Florida State 24 Boston College 19Fresno State 33 New Mexico State 10Georgia 43 Vanderbilt 0Georgia Tech 42 Middle Tennessee 14Hawaii 27 Nevada 21Indiana 36 Arkansas State 34Iowa 38 Michigan 28Kentucky 31 South Carolina 28Louisiana Tech 48 Idaho 35LSU 32 McNeese State 10Miami (Fla.) 28 Duke 13Miami (Ohio) 27 Central Michigan 20Michigan State 26 Illinois 6Mississippi State 10 Florida 7Missouri 30 Texas A&M 9Navy 28 SMU 21North Carolina 44 Virginia 10Northern Illinois 45 Buffalo 14Notre Dame 44 Western Michigan 20Ohio 38 Akron 10Oklahoma 52 Iowa State 0Oklahoma State 34 Texas Tech 17Pittsburgh 45 Syracuse 14Purdue 28 Minnesota 17Rice 34 Houston 31Rutgers 23 Army (ot) 20San Diego State 27 Air Force 25Southern Miss 41 Memphis 19TCU 31 BYU 3Temple 28 Bowling Green 27Texas 20 Nebraska 13Toledo 34 Kent State 21Troy 31 UL-Lafayette 24Tulsa 52 Tulane 24UAB 21 UTEP 6UL-Monroe 35 Western Kentucky 30USC 48 California 14Utah 30 Wyoming 6Virginia Tech 52 Wake Forest 21Washington 35 Oregon State (2ot) 34Wisconsin 31 Ohio State 10

1. Oregon (6-0) Ducks take over the top spot in a bye week.2. Boise State (6-0) Broncs feasting on the underbelly of the WAC.3. Oklahoma (6-0) Sooners are in complete control in Big 12 South.4. TCU (7-0) Dalton and the Frogs cruise to another MWC win.5. Auburn (7-0) Newton & Co. slap 65 on the defenseless Hogs.6. Alabama (6-1) Bama making its climb back up the rankings.7. Stanford (5-1) Cardinal will need a lot of Luck to win the Pac-10.8. Michigan State (7-0) Sparty moves to the top of the Big Ten food chain.9. Wisconsin (6-1) Jump Around: Win over No. 1 vaults UW up the polls.

10. Ohio State (6-1) Slow start dooms the Buckeyes in Madtown.11. Utah (6-0) Another week, another rout for the mighty Utes.12. Missouri (6-0) Tigers make a statement in College Station.13. Nebraska (5-1) Magic runs out for Martinez and the Huskers.14. Iowa (5-1) Hawkeyes had the better of the two Robinsons.15. Arkansas (4-2) Hogs had no answer for the Auburn attack. 16. LSU (7-0) Tigers pull away late from FCS foe McNeese State.17. South Carolina (4-2) Gamecocks collapse in second half at Kentucky.18. Florida State (6-1) Noles survive a scare from pesky Boston College.19. Arizona (5-1) Great Scott! Backup QB leads Cats past Wazzu.20. Oklahoma State (6-0) Pokes are the nation’s most unlikely unbeaten team.21. West Virginia (5-1) Mountaineers are the team to beat in the Big East.22. Miss. State (5-2) Pupil beats mentor as Mullen tops Meyer.23. Virginia Tech (5-2) Hokies have righted the ship after 0–2 start.24. Texas (4-2) No revenge for Nebraska: Texas wins in Lincoln.25. Michigan (5-2) Michigan scores 28 on Iowa — but gives up 38.Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray

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for what it termed “flagrant vi-olations of player safety rules” and said future dangerous hits could result in suspensions.

Of the facemask, Paterno said its presence turned the helmet into a weapon; players worry less about cracked teeth and broken noses. Instead of tackling with their shoulders, Paterno said, players lead with the helmet.

“Those helmets are so heavy that kids are in the weight room building up their necks and ev-

erything else,” Paterno said. “The game has changed. It used to be shoulders. Now it’s heads.”

Jeff Horton, Minnesota’s in-terim coach, said he expects TCF Bank Stadium to be “rock-ing” for Saturday’s game against the Nittany Lions. He’ll have some competition for crowds: President Obama is scheduled to speak at a rally at 2 p.m. EST on Minnesota’s campus.

Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber needs 100 yards to be-come the fifth Big Ten quar-terback to reach 10,000 career

yards passing. Paterno spoke to Rutgers coach

Greg Schiano about the injury to defensive tackle Eric LeGrand. LeGrand was paralyzed from the neck down while making a tackle last week. Paterno said former Penn State player Adam Taliaferro, who recovered from a spinal injury 10 years ago, is involved as well.

“It will be tough for [Schiano] and the team, no matter how you twist it. I just tried to encour-age him and tell them to hang in there.”

Facemasks• Continued from D9


replacement for Nick Sukay, who is out for the season after tearing a chest muscle.

But Astorino said he was also scheduled to work at hero. “Just to get reps at both,” he said.

Where will he start Saturday at Minne-sota?

“I am not really positive what they are going to do,” he said.

The game-day scenario may involve As-torino returning to the free safety position he played in 2008 and 2009.

Astorino admits there is more pressure at free safety.

“If you miss a tackle, it’s a touchdown,” he said. “If you miss a pass or breakup, it’s a

touchdown.”Junior Andrew Dailey, who is listed as

possible on the injury report with neck and shoulder injuries, may start at hero. Red-shirt freshman Malcolm Willis will be the nickel back.

Gophers’ passing gameThe rebuilt secondary could be a problem

in Minnesota, especially with Golden Go-phers quarterback Adam Weber averaging two touchdown passes per game.

“Nick and I had very good communica-tion,” Astorino said. “We trusted each other. We knew where each other was going to be. It will be tough not having a guy who played next to you 18 games in a row.”

“My first year I was new, and I was filling myself in and thought it would be great if I could just score a touchdown or two,” Mar-shall said.

Check. Marshall finished his redshirt freshman season with 188 rushing yards, 334 kick-re-turn yards and two touchdowns.

“My second year, my goal wasn’t pretty much stat-wise,” Marshall said. “I wanted to es-tablish myself with confidence and show that I can be the player to step up.”

Check. As a redshirt sopho-more, Marshall led the team in rushing with 453 yards on 108 carries, scoring three rushing touchdowns. He was also the team’s second-leading receiver with 377 yards, and was the lead-ing kick returner with 497 return yards. His 1,327 all-purpose yards

were a team high, an average of 120.6 yards per game.

“My third year was pretty much the year where I had goals set as a true running back,” Marshall said. “And I was (fulfilling them) until I hurt my leg ... I was establishing myself as a feature running back like I was supposed to.”

Despite the leg injury, Marshall played in all 12 games last year. His 107 rushing attempts were the second-highest among Ship’s running backs, as were his 470 net rushing yards.

In his final season at Shippens-burg, Marshall is right where he wants to be in terms of all-pur-pose yards. But there’s still plenty left for him to accomplish this season.

“I’m looking forward to two kick returns (for touchdowns),” Mar-shall said. “I still have four games left to complete that goal. And, three more rushing touchdowns.

I still have an opportunity to get that done, and I know I can still do it.”

Hobbled by injury in ‘09, Mar-shall wasn’t the primary back for Ship’s Wing-T offense. Fullback Kevin Herod’s 188 rushes and 727 yards last year were team highs, and in the passing game, Mike Frenette led all backs with 349 receiving yards.

But with Marshall 100 percent healthy and Frenette still on his way back from a torn ankle liga-ment this season, Marshall has returned to a featured roll in the offense, leading the team in re-ceptions (21) and rushing yards per game (51.3).

“This year, I felt as though with my age and my class, I’ve ma-tured to the highest level I need to be at, and I want to be the pre-mier or one of the top two assets on this team,” Marshall said.

“I’m pretty much feeling con-

fident where I’m at status-wise and where I’m at with the team, and that they can lean on me.”

Through all of his experienc-es at Ship, one game has stood out the most for Marshall — a game vs. Slippery Rock on Nov. 20, 2007, when he scored his first collegiate touchdown in dramatic fashion. The Rock returned a Ship kickoff 68 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with just over one minute remaining, but Marshall answered immediately, returning the ensuing Slippery Rock kick-off 84 yards to put Shippensburg back on top.

Even though the Red Raiders went on to lose the game, Mar-shall said it was the most thrilling moment of his collegiate career.

“I ran it right back,” Marshall said. “That was one of the cra-ziest moments I’d ever experi-enced.”

Marshall’s football roots are

humble. His high school alma mater, the Scotland School for Veterans’ Children, has since closed. In his senior year, the Ca-dets won just one game, defeat-ing hapless James Buchanan by 27 points in the last game of the 2005 season.

Much like the 2010 Shippens-burg University Red Raiders.

Though the Raiders have been close in several games this year, they’ve claimed just one victory.

All things considered, it’s no surprise that Marshall is un-phased by the team’s record.

When he takes the field Satur-day, it will be business as usual.

“I think my biggest, strongest asset mentally, with it being my last year, I want to go out with a bang and give it all I’ve got,” Marshall said. “My mindset isn’t nervous: no butterflies. I’m pret-ty much more ‘Let’s get the job done.’”


This fall, the Solanco foot-ball team had two games on its schedule against opponents that aren’t members of the Lancaster-Lebanon League.

But don’t be surprised if the Golden Mules are drawing the ire of teams from different con-ferences.

In the latest District 3 Class AAA power ratings, Solanco and its 3-4 record sit in 13th place in the standings. That’s the highest rating of any of the four teams with losing records that would enter the 16-team 3-AAA playoffs if they started tonight.

On the outside looking in are three teams — Hamburg, Read-ing Central Catholic and Pal-

myra — that have winning re-cords.

Under the old system, Solan-co would be 23rd, and all but one team with a winning record would be in the top 16 (see box).

Solanco, by no fault of its own, has benefited the most from the new system, which re-wards teams for playing a diffi-cult schedule, win or lose.

In the past, Solanco would not benefit from losing to Penn Manor, Elizabethown, Man-heim Central and Conestoga Valley. But with the introduc-tion of the opponents’ weighted winning percentage (OWWP), teams from power leagues like Section II of the Lancaster-Lebanon League have a better chance to reach the postseason with a spotty record.

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HigH ScHoolS

• D3 power ratings ........................................................d2• Sentinel Week 8 Picks ................................................D3• Leaderboard ...............................................................D3• High school notebook ................................................d4• Week 8 preview capsules ...........................................d5• State rankings .............................................................d6

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• SU’s Marshall running with purpose .........................D8• Local college preview capsules .................................D8

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• PSU turns to players-only meetings .........................d9• Inside College Football ............................................. d10

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Old vs. NewBelow is a look at the District 3 Class AAA power ratings under the old system. The standings under the new system are the third number in the list, and the team’s gain or loss is the fourth number.Old Rank Team Points New Rank Gain/Loss1. Lampeter-Strasburg (7-0) 980 1 02. Greencastle-Antrim (7-0) 920 2 03. Shippensburg (6-1) 740 5 +24. Conrad Weiser (6-1) 730 3 -15. West York (5-2) 720 6 +16. Bishop McDevitt (5-2) 710 4 -27. Susquehanna Twp. (5-2) 690 7 08. Hershey (5-2) 620 8 09. Big Spring (4-3) 540 11 +210. Manheim Central (4-3) 520 9 -111. Gettysburg (4-3) 520 10 -112. East Pennsboro (4-3) 460 12 013. Hamburg (4-3) 450 17 +414. Palmyra (4-3) 420 19 +515. Garden Spot (3-4) 380 14 -116. Cocalico (3-4) 380 15 -117. Middletown (3-4) 380 24 +718. Kennard-Dale (3-4) 370 16 -219. Central Catholic (4-3) 370 18 -120. Dover (3-4) 370 20 021. Lebanon (3-4) 350 22 +122. Northern (3-4) 340 21 -123. Solanco (3-4) 310 13 -1024. Donegal (3-4) 310 23 -125. Milton Hershey (3-4) 290 26 +126. Red Land (2-5) 210 25 -1

Old vs. new

• See Ratings, D7

solanco, by no fault of

its own, has benefited the most from the new system,

which rewards teams for playing a difficult

schedule, win or lose.

Trinity (6-1 overall 5-0 div.) at Palmyra (4-3, 3-3)

site: Buck Swank Stadium, PalmyraTime: Tonight, 7 p.m.coaches: Trinity — Bill Ragni (2nd year, 13-5);

Palmyra — Chris Pope (4th year, 14-23).Last year: Trinity, 21-3.key players: Trinity — Patrick Dill, jr., QB; Jack

Miller, jr., HB-DB; Adam Geiger, soph., RB; Chris Lenz, jr., WR-DB; Danny Jackson, soph., HB-DB; Colin Ri-gney, sr., G-LB. Palmyra — Billy Beecher, sr., QB-OLB; Preston Bare, jr., RB; Dom Faiola, jr., RB-CB; Will Haus, sr., WR-CB.

Breakdown: Palmyra’s stock is dropping quickly, and there’s no end in sight. After last week’s shutout loss to East Pennsboro, the Cougars find themselves

back out of the District 3-AAA playoff picture. They aren’t going to make up any ground tonight against a Trinity team that is absolutely shredding its opposi-tion. The Shamrocks haven’t scored fewer than 40 points in their last six games and lead the area in scor-ing offense and defense.

Prediction: Trinity, 34-9._____

non-divisionred Land (2-5) at

cumberland valley (6-1)site: Chapman Memorial Field, MechanicsburgTime: Tonight, 7 p.m.coaches: red Land — Frank Gay (8th year, 45-

41); cumberland valley — Tim Rimpfel (22nd year, 282-92-3).

Last year: dnp key players: red Land — Kyle Biddle, soph., QB-

DB; Nick Diller, sr., RB-DB; Spencer Gay, sr., WR; Jeff Scaramuzzino, sr., TE-LB; Tyler Hubbard, sr., LT. cum-berland valley — Eric Sawyer, sr., QB; Kevin Snyder, sr., RB-SS; Jeremy DiPietro, jr., RB-DB; Dan Flynn, sr., FB-LB; Colton Kirkpatrick, sr., TE-LB; Barry Lyons, sr., TE-DE; Kyle Friend, jr., T-DT.

Breakdown: It’s possible Red Land could have a more difficult schedule ... if it played in the SEC West. The road becomes even rougher tonight for the Patri-ots as they take on defending District 3-AAAA cham-pion and PIAA semifinalist Cumberland Valley. Oh, and the Eagles are ranked in most statewide polls. So not many people will give Frank Gay’s hard-nosed boys a shot. We will because the Patriots have beaten their heads against a brutal schedule and, if they don’t give up, will make the Eagles sweat, at least for a half.

Prediction: Cumberland Valley, 42-14._____

non-conference

susquenita (2-5) at Pius X (4-3)site: Bangor Memorial Stadium, BangorTime: Saturday, 1 p.m.coaches: susquenita — Bart Miller (2nd year, 7-

10); Pius X — Philip Stambaugh (1st year, 4-3).Last year: dnpkey players: susquenita — Ethan Reichert, sr.,

QB; Kurt Kenny, jr., RB-LB; Dan Webber, sr., RB-DB; Michael Weldon, jr., RB-S; Devin Crisamore, sr., SE-DB. Pius X — A.J. Long, fr., QB-DB; Dubois Ross, soph., RB-DB; Nick DeRea, jr., RB-DB; Matt Camilletti, jr., WR-DB; George Dalessandro, sr., WR-DB.

Breakdown: Pius hasn’t had much success out-side of the weak All-American Conference. The Royals have one win over dreadful Marian Catholic and were outscored 118-48 in the other three games. That’s good news for a Susquenita team that’s played a better schedule and has some confidence after a victory against Camp Hill. We’ll give the edge to a more

experienced Susquenita team.Prediction: Susquenita, 22-12.

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Other regional games of interestGovernor Mifflin 28, Daniel Boone 14 — The

undefeated ride for DB finally comes to an end. That’s bad news for the Blazers, who will fall to the middle of the District 3-AAAA pack.

cocalico 35, Garden spot 23 — Both teams come in 3-4, so the loser might be eliminated from 3-AAA contention.

red Lion 27, south Western 24 — Lions are back on track after shocking loss to Spring Grove. Mustangs cannot be counted out of this one.

Harrisburg 41, central Dauphin east 27 — Yes, it’s going to be close. It’s a trap game for the Cougars, who smashed Central Dauphin last week and host Cumberland Valley next Saturday.

—Travis L. Pickens


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for 39 months51Excludes taxes, title and registration fees. Sign and ride requires Ford Credit Financing. Not all buyers will qualify for Ford Red Carpet Lease. Cash due at signing is after $700 cash back. Payments may vary, dealers determine prices. Residency restrictions apply. Leasee responsible for excess wear/tear over 34,125 miles at $.15 per mile. Leasee has the option to purchase vehicle at lease end at price negotiated with dealer at signing. For all offers, take new retail delivery by 11/7/10. See dealer for qualifications and complete details. 2Excludes taxes, title and registration fees. Sign and ride requires Ford Credit Financing. Not all buyers will qualify for Ford Red Carpet Lease. Cash due at signing is after $600 cash back. Payments may vary, dealers determine prices. Residency restrictions apply. Leasee responsible for excess wear/tear over 34,125 miles at $.15 per mile. Leasee has the option to purchase vehicle at lease end at price negotiated with dealer at signing. For all offers, take new retail delivery by 11/7/10. See dealer for qualifications and complete details. 3Excludes taxes, title and registration fees. Sign and ride requires Ford Credit Financing. Not all buyers will qualify for Ford Red Carpet Lease. Payments may vary, dealers determine prices. Residency restrictions apply. Leasee responsible for excess wear/tear over 34,125 miles at $.15 per mile. Leasee has the option to purchase vehicle at lease end at price negotiated with dealer at signing. For all offers, take new retail delivery by 11/7/10. See dealer for qualifications and complete details. 4Excludes taxes, title and registration fees. Sign and ride requires Ford Credit Financing. Not all buyers will qualify for Ford Red Carpet Lease. Payments may vary, dealers determine prices. Residency restrictions apply. Leasee responsible for excess wear/tear over 34,125 miles at $.15 per mile. Leasee has the option to purchase vehicle at lease end at price negotiated with dealer at signing. For all offers, take new retail delivery by 11/7/10. See dealer for qualifications and complete details. 5Excludes taxes, title and registration fees. Sign and ride requires Ford Credit Financing. Not all buyers will qualify for Ford Red Carpet Lease. Payments may vary, dealers determine prices. Residency restrictions apply. Leasee responsible for excess wear/tear over 34,125 miles at $.15 per mile. Leasee has the option to purchase vehicle at lease end at price negotiated with dealer at signing. For all offers, take new retail delivery by 11/7/10. See dealer for qualifications and complete details. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the information included on this ad is accurate. However, neither Ford, its dealers, nor its affiliates will be responsible for misprints or other errors displayed on this ad.

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