Football Recap: Strong Effort on D from Ashton Bell and Mason Novosel Leads Red Lion over Dallastown

Mason Platts

Passing Touchdowns

10/17/25 @ Northeastern	6
09/12/25 vs Susquehannock	6
10/24/25 @ Dallastown	3
10/10/25 vs Central York	3
09/26/25 @ South Western	2
+ 3 more games

While Red Lion has struggled on the road with six straight losses dating back to last season, that wasn't the case on Friday thanks to Mason Platts. The Lions took down the Dallastown Wildcats 36-17 with plenty of help from Platts, who threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards and one TD. He has become a key player for Red Lion: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.

Red Lion didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ashton Bell and Mason Novosel.

Red Lion's record is now 4-6. As for Dallastown, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.

As of now, neither Red Lion nor Dallastown have any future games scheduled.