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The Mechanicsburg (PA) varsity football team lost Saturday's home playoff game against Manheim Central (Manheim, PA) by a score of 26-21.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Manheim Central0128626
Mechanicsburg077721
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Box Score Stats

Manheim Central (08-09)

Mechanicsburg (08-09)

18
First Downs
12

Game Stats

Manheim Central

Passing

#Athlete NameCompAttYdsComp %AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals1121110.52410.0000148
11Justin Gorman (Jr)1121110.52410.0000148
Manheim Central

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals351153.292
6Alex Shenk (Sr)11454.09
11Justin Gorman (Jr)8334.13
35Joe Gruber (Jr)12383.172
40Dakota Royer (Jr)32.67
46Daniel Trafford (Jr)1-3-3.00
Manheim Central

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals8688.504
18Derek Hart (So)3258.33
35Joe Gruber (Jr)2199.50
40Dakota Royer (Jr)22010.00
46Daniel Trafford (Jr)144.004
Manheim Central

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot Tckls
Team Totals293564
4Lowen Johnson (Jr)347
6Alex Shenk (Sr)426
8Joe Brubaker (Jr)235
11Justin Gorman (Jr)213
19Casey Ebersole (Jr)134
20Travis Ebersole (Sr)6915
22Adam Smith (Sr)101
31Devon Mena (Sr)101
35Joe Gruber (Jr)224
40Dakota Royer (Jr)336
45A. Beamesderfer (So)123
46Daniel Trafford (Jr)235
65John Fair (Jr)134
Manheim Central

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHur
Team Totals1.0
20Travis Ebersole (Sr)1.0
Manheim Central

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals22
11Justin Gorman (Jr)12
20Travis Ebersole (Sr)10
Manheim Central

Kickoffs

#Athlete NameKOYdsLongTchBks
Team Totals5260602
15Taylor Groff (Jr)5260602
Manheim Central

Punts

#Athlete NamePYdsAvg.LngIn 20
Team Totals312842.67512
27Jeff Strait (Sr)312842.67512
Manheim Central

Kickoff Returns

#Athlete NameRetsYdsAvgLng
Team Totals312541.6792
4Lowen Johnson (Jr)11212.0012
6Alex Shenk (Sr)211356.5092
Manheim Central

Punt Returns

#Athlete NameRetYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals210251.0075227
4Lowen Johnson (Jr)12
6Alex Shenk (Sr)113
8Joe Brubaker (Jr)12727.002727
46Daniel Trafford (Jr)17575.007575
Manheim Central

Scoring

#Athlete NameTot PtsPATTDConvFGS
Team Totals2642
6Alex Shenk (Sr)61
19Casey Ebersole (Jr)22
35Joe Gruber (Jr)122
46Daniel Trafford (Jr)61
Mechanicsburg has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Football - Mechanicsburg can't get by Manheim Central

November 22, 2008: Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

The Manheim Central Barons held off the host Mechanicsburg Wildcats football team by a final score of 26-21 in Saturday's non-league outing.

With the win, Manheim Central improves its record to 11-2 on the season. The Barons travel to West York Area (York, PA) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league outing on Friday, November 28. The Bulldogs go into the outing with a record of 12-1. West York Area won 20-0 in their recent non-league outing against Garden Spot (New Holland, PA)

With the loss, Mechanicsburg moves to 12-1 on the season.

Rankings & Records

Manheim Central (08-09)

NationalPAClass
820357
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
11-37-05-16-10-1.7861.000419242

Mechanicsburg (08-09)

NationalPAClass
1,6256916
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
12-15-07-15-0.9231.000427145

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Manheim Central
6.410.76.46.429.9
Mechanicsburg
8.212.78.22.332.8

Team Stat Comparison

Manheim CentralMechanicsburg
174.7Rushing Yards Per Game239.3
197.2Passing Yards Per Game103.4
371.9Total Yards Per Game342.6
71.4Tackles Per Game-
1.4Sacks Per Game-
29.8Points Per Game20.3

Team Leaders

Manheim CentralMechanicsburgNational Avg.
#35 Joe Gruber58.1Rushing Yards Per Game#40 Tarik Leftenant102.122.1
#3 Jeremy Knosp163.8Passing Yards Per Game#15 Jake Zeigler103.441.6
#3 Jeremy Knosp201.5Total Yards Per Game#15 Jake Zeigler154.134.1
#20 Travis Ebersole10.6Tackles Per Game
-
3.0
#40 Dakota Royer.8Sacks Per Game
-
.3
#46 Daniel Trafford4.3Points Per Game#40 Tarik Leftenant10.53.0

Record Breakdown

Manheim Central (08-09)

Mechanicsburg (08-09)

11-3
Overall
12-1
7-0
League
5-0
1-2
Non-League
5-0
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-0
Common Opponent
0-0
5-1
Home
7-1
6-1
Away
5-0
0-1
Neutral
0-0
3-1
Playoff
2-1
11-3
In-State
12-1
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0