Football Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Minersville

It's playoff time, and Minersville had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against the Pen Argyl Green Knights by a score of 35-27 on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Battlin' Miners sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

Dante Carr

Rushing Yards

11/01/25 vs Pen Argyl	300
10/24/25 vs Panther Valley	69
10/17/25 vs Tri-Valley	25
10/10/25 @ Nativity BVM	68
10/03/25 vs Pine Grove	66
+ 6 more games

Dante Carr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 300 yards and four scores while picking up 14.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 113.8 rushing yards per game. Derek Derenzo helped out on the ground, rushing for 130 yards and a rushing touchdown.

Minersville's run defense was locked in: Pen Argyl could only muster 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Derenzo for the heroic effort on defense: he. Minersville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.6.

Minersville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Paiten Lapoint and Justin Cutler.

Defeat or not, Pen Argyl got some senior leadership from Mason Soos and Zachary Metzgar. Soos threw for 259 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, while Metzgar picked up 127 receiving yards and one touchdown. Soos' passing game has become a key predictor of the Green Knights' success: the team is 5-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise.

Minersville's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Pen Argyl, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.

Coming up, Minersville will venture away from home to square off against Williams Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Battlin' Miners' defense better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 43.9 points per game this season. Pen Argyl does not have any more games scheduled as of now.