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Penn Manor Football: 2005 Comet News / Statistics
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Tuesday, January 31
BLEVINS NAMED ALL-STATE LINEBACKER BY THE PENNSYLVANIA FOOTBALL NEWS
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Curran Blevins - PFN All-State Linebacker
Penn Manor Senior Linebacker Curran Blevins received All-State honors for the second time when the 2005 All-Pennsylvania Football News All-State Teams were announced. Blevins was named to the AAAA Third Team Defense as a Linebacker. In addition, for the second consecutive year, Blevins earned membership in the 2005 Pennsylvania Football News Keystone Club. For the past eight years the PFN Keystone Club has recognized outstanding individual performances for offense, defense and special teams. A three year starter at linebacker for the Comets, Blevins finishes his high school career with a total of 263 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 7 caused fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and an interception. As a junior Blevins received Honorable Mention on the 2004 All-Pennsylvania Football News All-State Team as a Linebacker. Blevins was also the first baseman on the Comets' 2005 Pennsylvania AAAA State Championship Baseball Team.

Tuesday, January 31
HESS AND GIBBS NAMED PFN HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE
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Junior Running Back Geoff Hess and Junior Tight End Jordan Gibbs were Honorable Mention on the 2005 All-Pennsylvania Football News All-State Teams. Hess ran for 1,140 yards for the season and was named First Team running back on the Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Stars and earned membership in the 2005 Pennsylvania Football News Keystone Club for surpassing 1,000 yards rushing and for accumulating 342 yards in kick-off returns. Senior running back Paul Frederick was also enrolled in the 2005 PFN Keystone Club as he returned kick-offs for a total of 315 yards this past season. Gibbs was the Comet's primary pass receiving target this past season and was named to the Second Team on the Lancaster-Lebanon League All-Stars as a Tight End. Senior Linebacker Andrew Doutrich and Junior Defensive Ends Chas Alecxih and Ryan Crider also have become members of the 2005 Pennsylvania Football News Keystone Club for 10 or more tackles for loss.

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Friday, December 9
2005 STATISTICS - OFFENSE

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Friday, December 9
2005 STATISTICS - DEFENSE

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2005 PMCF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2005 PMCF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
OFFENSE DEFENSE

"FUF"
Geoff Hess
#20 (Jr.)		 Dean Roark
#12 (Sr.)		 Curran Blevins
#33 (Sr.)		 Chas Alecxih
#70 (Jr.)


9 COMETS NAMED AS 2005 L-L LEAGUE ALL-STARS
Geoff Hess (Jr.)
Chas Alecxih (Jr.)
Austin Herr (Sr.)
Jordan Gibbs (Jr.)
Four seniors and five juniors were named to the 2005 L-L League Football Coaches' All-Star Team for Section One. Junior running back Geoff Hess and Junior Defensive End Chas Alecxih were First Team selections. For the second year in a row Second Team honors went to Senior Offensive Guard Austin Herr. Also selected to the Second Team was Junior Tight End Jordan Gibbs. Gibbs was Honorable Mention as a sophomore. Honorable Mention for 2005 were Senior Center Jason McHugh, Junior Defensive Lineman Jack Hamby, Senior Linebacker Andrew Doutrich, Senior Linebacker Matt Herr, and Junior Defensive End Ryan Crider.
Ryan Crider (Jr.)
Andrew Doutrich (Sr.)
Jack Hamby (Jr.)
Jason McHugh (Sr.)
Matt Herr (Sr.)

McHUGH TO BATTLE IN WAR OF ROSES
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The Penn Manor Comets will be represented in the annual War of the Roses game on Thanksgiving Day by senior center Jason McHugh. The War of the Roses features senior players from Lancaster and Lebanon Counties vs. York and Adams Counties. The 2005 edition will be played at West York High School at 10:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning (November 24th). For more on the game, including the rosters for both teams, read the War of the Roses Game Article. Notable omissions from the game include players from Manheim Central, Lancaster Catholic and Hempfield due to participating beyond the first round of the District III playoffs, as well as McCaskey QB Lance Diamond (injury), ... Players from L-L Section One Berks County schools Reading and Wilson are excluded.

Powder Puff Game 2005

2005 POWDER PUFF CHAMPIONS!!!
Seniors Defeat the Juniors 10-0

MVP Caitlin Higgins
Kicked a Field Goal, an Extra Point and had a long run to set up the only touchdown of the game, scored by Destiny Bell

2005 Powder Puff King
Shane Berry

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2005 Seniors

2005 Penn Manor Seniors
Row 1: #43 Nick Swinehart #84 Patrick Church #38 John Walk #26 Paul Frederick #17 Trevor Mineo #21 Vinnie Gitt
Row 2: #34 Matt Herr #52 Kevin Dunn #33 Curran Blevins #12 Dean Roark #50 Josh Reynolds #44 Jared Yeager #55 Mike Manotti
Row 3: #14 Aaron Derr #51 Jason McHugh #9 Miles Kilby #49 Ryan Rankin #71 Austin Herr #41 Andrew Doutrich #81 Samaad Young (Not Shown: #53 Terry Fry)

BORDER WAR
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Mike Callahan and Geoff Hess
By: Jeffrey Reinhart, Lancaster New Era sports writer. The Hempfield-Penn Manor school district border runs right between the homes of Mike Callahan and Geoff Hess, which means Friday night's game will be a battle for bragging rights between two friends. They are neighbors. They are best friends. They throw a football together in the backyard. They play wiffle ball. They shoot hoops. They have pool parties. But Friday night, when Penn Manor hosts Hempfield in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 football game, Geoff Hess and Mike Callahan will be archenemies, if only for a couple of hours. Hess, Penn Manor's talented junior running back, and Callahan, Hempfield's star senior quarterback, live on Wynwood Drive in Mountville. The 12-home cul-de-sac is tucked off of Columbia Avenue. Their houses are separated by a tree line. But here's the funky part: The invisible line separating the Penn Manor School District from the Hempfield School District runs directly through Hess' house. "The line runs through my parents' bedroom," Hess said Monday. "My parents' room is in Hempfield and my room is in Penn Manor." Hess was 9 and in fourth grade when the district line was rezoned. His parents, John and Gloria, had the option of sending Geoff to Hempfield, but since they were already in the Penn Manor district, they stayed. "It's pretty weird," Callahan said Monday. "I'm the only kid on the block who goes to Hempfield. All the other kids to go Penn Manor or Lancaster Catholic." Callahan was in fourth grade and Hess was in third grade when they became friends. A backyard rivalry was quickly hatched. "We're really close … we're best buds," Hess said. "We've been throwing the football around and shooting hoops and playing in the neighborhood forever … doing all of that stuff. "We always bust each other's butts when I have a better game than him, or if he has a better game than me. We have a little competition thing going on." Hess and Callahan were teammates in the Mountville midget football program for several years, until ninth grade, when the invisible district line reared its ugly head and Hess headed to Penn Manor and Callahan to Hempfield. "We've been playing football together since Midgets," Callahan said. "We even went to a couple of football camps together last year. We probably throw together at least once a week over the summer. And now we try to throw on the weekends. "It gets pretty competitive, but we have fun with it. He's got a pool, so we swim over there a lot in the summer." Friends and neighbors or not, surely there will be some smack talking this week, right? "Mike called me Sunday night, and we were talking about the game," Hess said. "He said that we should get together and throw the football around a little this week. "We're really good buddies. But on Friday night, just because we're neighbors doesn't mean we'll have to be nice on the field." "Geoff shouldn't talk any smack if he knows what's good for him," Callahan said with a chuckle. "Seriously, we don't really talk a lot of smack … maybe a little bit this week. "Both of us know that we'll let our play on the field do all of the talking." Hess and Callahan have been two of the better players in the league this fall. Hess has helped Penn Manor rebound from a forgettable 0-10 season. The Comets are 4-4 overall and knocked off perennial power McCaskey last Friday. Hess is second in the league in rushing with 964 yards, and he's scored 12 touchdowns. He also plays linebacker, meaning he'll be chasing his friend around the backfield on Friday night. Can you imagine that conversation if Hess were to drag Callahan down for a sack? Callahan, who led Hempfield to the District 3 Quad-A playoff last fall, has helped the Black Knights to a 7-1 record and a share of first place in Section 1 with Manheim Township this season. He has passed for 1,238 yards and 11 touchdowns, and he is the third-rated passer in the league. "We have that competition thing going on, especially during football," Hess said. "I'm sure it'll get turned up a notch Friday night." But when the sun comes up Saturday morning, Hess and Callahan can go back to being best of friends -- and neighbors.


Tuesday, October 25
ROARK WAS THE CATALYST FOR COMETS' WILD WIN
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QB Dean Roark
Penn Manor senior rushed for 112 yards and 3 TDs and passed for 103 yards and another score in stunning victory over McCaskey. NEW ERA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

By JEFFREY REINHART, New Era Sports Writer

You probably did a double take when you saw the score.

Penn Manor 41, McCaskey 40.

It was one of the most entertaining games in the Lancaster-Lebanon League this fall.

Penn Manor senior quarterback Dean Roark was the catalyst in the Comets' wild and wacky come-from-behind victory, which saw Penn Manor rally from a 27-12 halftime deficit to score 22 third-quarter points to stun the Red Tornado last Friday in Millersville.

Roark was a one-man wrecking crew against McCaskey.

The 6-0, 175-pounder carried the ball 13 times for 112 yards and scored three touchdowns, and he completed 5 of 9 passes for 103 yards and had a 56-yard TD pass to tight end Jordan Gibbs.

Roark also converted a pair of 2-point conversions, and his 4-yard TD keeper with 1:03 to play tied the game at 40.

Jack Hamby's extra point -- just the second of his career -- gave Penn Manor the lead for good.

For his efforts, Roark is the New Era Player of the Week.

Penn Manor improved to 4-4 overall. That's the most wins the Comets have had in a season since 1993, when Penn Manor went 7-4 in its final season in Section 2.

Between 1994 and 2004, Penn Manor went 13-97, including 0-10 seasons in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2004.

"I talk to the kids a lot about playing with your head and with your heart," first-year Penn Manor coach Bob Forgrave said.

"Guys who play with their head and with a lot of heart don't finish second very often. I think they're starting to understand that … playing together and playing unselfishly and being a good teammate."

Roark was the ultimate teammate against McCaskey.

And he talked about his teammates -- and their rags to riches story -- in the New Era's 8 Questions:

SO WHAT DID IT MEAN TO SLAY McCASKEY?

"It's like a new beginning for Penn Manor football," Roark said. "We've turned the corner. It was a really big win against a good team … a great, winning program.

"It means a lot to us and it means a lot to the school. It's a big deal to us. Our attitude is changing … big-time."

SO WHAT'S IT LIKE IN SCHOOL THESE DAYS? HOW ARE YOUR CLASSMATES TREATING YOU IN THE HALLWAYS?

"A lot better," Roark said. "A lot of people thought we were going to get blown out by McCaskey, but we proved a lot of people wrong. We take a lot of pride in that.

"We've had a lot more support from our school and from the community. There is definitely a lot more pride. That makes us feel good."

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME PENN MANOR HAS WON AT LEAST FOUR GAMES SINCE 1993. HOW OLD WERE YOU, AND WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN 1993?

"Wow, it's been that long? I didn't know that … that's crazy," Roark said. "I was five. And I didn't even live in Penn Manor then.

"I played in the midget leagues for Lancaster Catholic. We moved here when I was in third grade. I can't believe it's been that long since we've won four games."

SO WHAT'S BEEN THE SECRET TO YOUR SUCCESS THIS SEASON? WHY THE TURNAROUND?

"Coach Forgrave and his staff," Roark said. "They've changed everyone's attitude into a winning attitude. We're more disciplined.

"Coach really gets after us. When he started, we went back to Football 101. He's taught us a lot."

SPEAKING OF COACH FORGRAVE, TELL US SOMETHING WE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT HIM ...

"He stays here after our games until like 5 a.m. to go over films to make us better," Roark said. "That helps a lot. That kind of stuff makes us feel good.

"He wants to win, and he knows we want to win. That keeps us going. We've all learned a lot from him."

YOU GUYS WENT 0-10 LAST YEAR. THAT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MUCH FUN. HOW DID YOU COPE?

"I didn't even want to wear my jacket anywhere," Roark said. "It was pretty embarrassing. It felt horrible. A lot of us just wanted the season to end. We felt awful.

"We kept going downhill. Nothing went right. But we're turning things around."

WHO IS YOUR TEAM LEADER AND WHY?

"A couple of guys," Roark said. "I'd say (senior two-way lineman) Josh Reynolds. He keeps everybody fired up. When times are down, he's not afraid to yell at us and tell us what to do -- even at practice.

"And (senior linebacker) Andrew Doutrich. He gives us all great pep talks before games."

HEMPFIELD IS UP NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT. THINK YOU CAN KNOCK THE BLACK KNIGHTS OUT OF FIRST PLACE?

"We're feeling pretty good, but we know Hempfield is a better team than McCaskey, and we'll have to play even better than we did against McCaskey," Roark said.

"But we're feeling pretty good. Right now our momentum is pretty high. But we have to stay focused because we know Hempfield is tough."

Sunday, September 18
COMETS SHUT DOWN DALLASTOWN 26-14
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Senior QB Dean Roark
After a difficult loss last week in Lampeter, where the Comets came up short after 4 cracks at the endzone from inside the 10 yard line, the Comets bounced back this week with a win against the Dallastown Wildcats over in York County. The theme of the night for the Comets was, once again, the ground attack which dominated the night as Junior fullback Michael Stover racked up 130 yards on 23 carries as he repeatedly pounded the middle of the Wildcat defense, often running through gaping holes for the first 5 yards or so before encountering Wildcat defenders. Junior Geoff Hess also had a strong game out of the backfield from his tailback position as he gained 118 yards on 17 attempts, including a 25 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Hess had a trifecta of sorts as he ran for a touchdown, returned a punt 30 yards for a touchdown, and threw a 20 yard pass for a touchdown to Senior Matt Herr. Overall the Comets rushed a whopping 56 times for a total of 275 yards and picked up 22, yes 22, first downs. Dean Roark had another fine game running the offense and managing the football. Roark was very efficient mixing in a half dozen passes, completing 4 of them for 81 yards, including 3 tosses to Junior tight end Jordan Gibbs for 67 yards and a touchdown. The offensive line consisting of senior center, Jason McHugh #51, senior guards Austin Herr #71 and Kevin Dunn #52, and junior tackles Kyle Haney #64 and Chas Alecxih #70 (formerly #86), knocked the Wildcat line off of the ball all night long, creating nice running lanes for Stover and Hess.
Gibbs used his imposing size to perfection as he caught a 13 yard TD pass from Roark on a short post over the middle with a Dallastown defender all but obscured from vision behind him as he made the catch in the endzone. After another short catch just before halftime, Gibbs trucked down the sideline picking up 45 yards with defenders falling off of him and with the assistance of a couple of nice sideline blocks by Senior Trevor Mineo and Stover. Although the score was a close 13-7 at halftime, it seemed that the Comets were in control of the game, having run the ball very effectively and having stopped themselves with penalties in the first half. A botched punt snap gave the Wildcats the ball on the Comet 30 yard line which resulted in their only score of the first half on a 21 yard TD pass from Zach Shue to Andrew Le. Penn Manor started the 3rd quarter with the lead and the football and quickly drove down the field on the ground and capped off the drive with Hess’s 25 yard burst off tackle for the TD. Hess was part of the finish of the next scoring drive by the Comets as well as he completed a halfback option pass to Herr for another six points. Senior Jared Yeager kicked his second extra point of the night making the score 26-7 with a little over 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. But the Wildcats did not back down and let the game get any further out of hand. Taking advantage of good field position after the ensuing kickoff, Dallastown needed only 3 plays to score as Kyle O’Donnell dove in from 5 yards out to cut the score to 26-14. With renewed confidence the Wildcats put together a nice drive working down the field mixing the pass and the run. The blue and gold faithful were a little uneasy as the Wildcats got closer to the endzone and still had all 3 of their timeouts left. A score by the Wildcats would have cut the lead to 5 with enough time to get the ball back utilizing those timeouts. But the Comet defense rose to the occasion, pressuring the Dallastown quarterback and coming up with a big sack by Junior defensive end Ryan Crider. The Wildcats found themselves in 3rd and very long and then 4th and very long and had to utilize 2 of their timeouts. On 4th and long, Trevor Mineo went high into the air and picked off Shue’s pass in the corner of the endzone to end the threat. Defensively, Penn Manor held the Wildcats to 204 total yards, 70 rushing and 134 passing. The Comet defense was led by Senior safety Nick Swinehart, and Senior linebackers Andrew Doutrich, Josh Reynolds, and Matt Herr. Chas Alecxih also had a nice game from his defensive end position as he had a tackle for a loss and a sack of the quarterback. Overall it was a good team effort by the Comets against an outmanned Dallastown team, now 0-3 on the season. The Comets now 2-1 will need to continue to improve, cut down on mistakes, and bring their best as they begin the Section One schedule starting Friday night at Cedar Crest (1-2).


Tuesday, September 13
Dallastown Wildcats - Season To Date
District 3 Notes for York & Adams Counties
By Bill Engelhardt

Week 1: 9-2-05 The YAIAAs Division II Bulldogs of West York defeated the Division I Wildcats of Dallastown 22-6. Zak Kern returned the opening kickoff 78-yards for a Bulldogs touchdown. Nate Harmer chipped in with field goals of 35, 33 and 27-yards. Rob Estep's 13-yard touchdown pass to Zach Snellbaker completed the scoring for the Bulldogs. Estep completed 9 of 27 passes for 45-yards. Quarterback Zach Shue completed 9 passes for 143-yards and rushed for 24-yards for the Wildcats. Four of those passes went to Matt Miller for 80-yards. Kyle O'Donnell led the Wildcats rushing attack with 52-yards, including a 5-yard touchdown.


Week 2: 9-9-05 The Lancaster-Lebanon League's Bulldogs of Wilson routed the YAIAA's Wildcats of Dallastown 40-7. Eric Hetrich passed for 22-yards and 4 touchdowns; 15-yards to Timmy Gallagher, 14-yards to Andrew Borkey, 12-yards to Dillon Stopper and 71-yards to Josh Smith, for the Bulldogs. Derrick Funk returned a kickoff 85-yards and Jake Stopper (who rushed for 115-yards) scored on a 7-yard run for the Bulldogs. Zach Shue passed for 94-yards, including a 9-yard touchdown to Keegan McAuliffe for their only score, for the Wildcats. The Wildcats were held to a net of 22-yards rushing, led by Kyle O'Donnell who garnered 29-yards.

Sunday, September 11
PIONEERS HOLD OFF COMETS 13-7
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Pass Interference by L-S on Gibbs
In a game reminiscent of football from the past, the L-S Pioneers held on with a goal line stand to defeat the Comets Friday night before a standing room only crowd at Pioneer Stadium in Lampeter. Three yards and a cloud of dust was the order of the day for Penn Manor as the Comets stuck with their ground game for almost the entire contest. Geoff Hess, Paul Frederick and Michael Stover were workhorses once again with Frederick scoring the Comets’ lone touchdown. The defensive battle on the hard, dusty field created a haze above the field as the beautiful evening turned from dusk to darkness. I was reminded of old style Penn State football as the focus was on tough defense and ball control football. A Defense that would bend but not break, create turnovers, and give the offense a short field to work with to put points on the board. This approach worked for the most part. In the 3rd quarter Senior Linebacker Matt Herr forced a fumble on a L-S punt return which was recovered by Ryan Crider deep in Pioneer territory. The Comet offense turned that turnover into 7 points. While the defense played well overall, they committed penalties at the most inopportune times and they weren’t able to make the big play in the critical situation. Senior Middle Linebacker Curran Blevins, Junior Defensive Tackle Jack Hamby, Senior Safety Nick Swinehart, and Herr led the Comet Defense. The turning point of this game was the Pioneer 3rd quarter scoring drive which was highlighted by a controversial fumble recovery by the Pioneers after a jarring hit by Blevins and two 15 yard personal foul penalties against the Comets, including one against Coach Forgrave. Midway through the fourth quarter L-S took over at their own 12 yard line. The Comet defense pushed the Pioneers back on two consecutive plays creating 3rd and 16 from their own 6 year line. L-S converted by completing a swing pass to their “go to guy”, fullback, Blake Mitchell, who was knocked out of bounds just past the 1st down marker. Once again, the Comets pushed them back on 1st and 2nd down including another Matt Herr forced fumble on 2nd down, which was recovered by L-S. Ironically, this set up another 3rd and 16 situation for the Pioneer offense, this time from the 16 yard line.   And for the second straight time, L-S converted. Senior running back Austin Rutt broke free down the home sideline for a huge gain into Comet territory on the Pioneer’s trademark counter play. Mike Manotti made the touchdown saving tackle. Once again the defense stiffened and L-S turned the ball over on downs with just over 2 minutes to play at the Penn Manor 30 yard line. This was to be the first glimpse of the Comets' 2 minute drill, literally. The Comet offense finally put the ball in the air; and after 2 completions to tight end, Jordan Gibbs, sandwiched around a completion to wideout Trevor Mineo which included a face mask penalty tacked on at the end, the Comets moved the ball to the L-S 9 yard line, 1st and goal with 15 seconds to play. On first down Dean Roark threw to his 6’ 7” target, Jordan Gibbs, who was sandwiched between two defenders and while the ball sailed past Gibbs, the yellow penalty flag came immediately. First and goal again, this time from the 5 yard line, was a lead option to the right. Geoff Hess was tripped up for no gain. On 2nd and goal, the Comets went back to Gibbs, this time on the left side. Same result, no catch, but pass interference, putting the ball on the 3 yard line with only 1 second left on the clock. After a timeout during which Coach Forgrave allowed the players to determine the final play, the Comets lined up, Herr went in motion from left to right, and the handoff went to fullback, Mike Stover. Pioneer middle linebacker, Michael Good, somehow was able to knife through the Comet front and hit Stover behind the line of scrimmage, stopping him from reaching the end zone, and setting off the Pioneer celebration. Although the Comets didn’t win the game, there were many positives that came out of this experience. First and foremost, the Comets never quit. The new Comet Pride was evident. The defense could have quit after each of those 3rd and long conversions. Had they given up a touchdown in that situation, it would have been lights out. Instead, they refused to give in and got the ball back for the offense. With just about 70 yards to go for a score and only 2 minutes 4 seconds left on the game clock, truthfully, there weren’t many of the Comet faithful that believed; Especially, since you could count the pass attempts for the season to date on one hand. Others just knew that the missed extra point by L-S would come back to haunt the Pioneers. Dean Roark showed poise and completed several passes and moved the Comets down the field to a first and goal and gave the Comets a chance to win. It just wasn’t meant to be. It was another stride in the right direction for this team. All of the players will learn from this experience and will not only be better football players, but better people. As one senior player stated, “I have never felt like that before in my life”. It’s important to explain that he wasn’t referring to the feeling of losing the game, but rather the intense feeling he got from not giving up, coming back, and being in the situation of having a chance to win on the last play of the game. Priceless.

Sunday, September 4
COMETS DEFEAT SOLANCO 55-0
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Geoff Hess
14 Carries 178 Yds. 4 TD's
The start of the Bob Forgrave era began with a monumental win. First of all, it was the first football game to be played on the new artificial turf on Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium. And, more importantly for Comet fans, Penn Manor broke a 12 game losing streak (extending back to the Governor Mifflin game October 17, 2003) with a decisive win Friday night against the Golden Mules of Solanco. The Comets scored early and often as they were led by Geoff Hess's 178 yards and 4 touchdowns on the ground on just 14 carries. Hess scored on runs of 10, 64, 15 and 8 yards. Hess's yardage was but a part of the Comet's impressive ground game which totaled 434 yards on 43 carries. Mike Stover plowed through the middle of the Solanco defense for a whopping 143 yards on only 10 carries including touchdown runs of 20 and 60 yards. Paul Frederick also had a nice night from the tailback position with 8 carries for 68 yards which included a 40 yard touchdown burst. The Comet defense was uncharacteristically dominant, holding Solanco to a total of 56 yards of offense, 21 yards rushing on 24 attempts, and 35 yards passing. The defensive effort was highlighted by 3 sacks of the Solanco quarterback and several tackles for negative yardage, and an interception by the Comet's Paul Frederick. Special Teams got into the fun when Chas Alecxih blocked a Golden Mule punt which rolled into the end zone and was recovered by Ryan Crider for a touchdown. Leading the way for the Comet defense were senior linebackers Curran Blevins and Matt Herr, and junior defensive lineman Ryan Crider, Chas Alecxih and Jack Hamby.

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Mike Stover
10 Carries 143 Yds. 2 TD's

Thursday, August 25
Tailgating Two-a-Days - Establishing a New Tradition!!!


Wednesday, August 31
Kickoff Classic Rally September 1st at Comet Field to Herald Fall Sports Season


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BIG 33 ALL-STAR GAME ROSTER ANNOUNCED
Several players from the Susquehanna Valley were named to the 48th annual Big 33 High School All-Star football game scheduled for Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in Hersheypark Stadium, featuring stars from Pennsylvania vs. Ohio. The Pennsylvania roster includes Roger Hall of Reading High, LaRondo Tucker of Bishop McDevitt, Mikell Simpson of Harrisburg High, and Josh Kiner and Jordan Mitchell of Central Dauphin East, and will be coached by Bob Palko of West Allegheny High. Mark Evans, Head Coach of Elco, will be an assistant on the Pennsylvania staff under Palko. For the complete roster go to 2005 Big 33 PA Roster.

Also, the 2005 Big 33 Cheerleaders have been selected and Penn Manor will be represented by Laura Herber and Stephanie Hoxworth. For the complete roster go to 2005 Big 33 PA Cheerleader Roster.

DIEHL TO PLAY IN L-L TRI-COUNTY ALL-STAR GAME
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Senior Offensive Guard Butch Diehl has been selected to participate in the 4th Annual Lancaster-Lebanon League/Tri-County All-Star Football Game set for Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at Rettew Field, Manheim Central High School. Diehl, 6'2" 230 lbs., will play for the South Team which includes players from Garden Spot, Solanco, CV, Cocalico, Columbia, L-S, Wilson, McCaskey, Warwick, PV and Donegal. The Head Coach for the South Team will be Dave Gingrich of Cocalico. The North Team will be coached by Bill Giovino of Lebanon, and will be comprised of players from Manheim Central, Lancaster Catholic, Hempfield, E-Town, Reading, Annville-Cleona, Cedar Crest, Manheim Township, Lebanon, Ephrata, Elco and Northern Lebanon. The Manheim Touchdown Club organizes the game with the proceeds going to the Manheim Touchdown Club Scholarship Endowment Trust Fund. The teams will be formally introduced at the Manheim Touchdown Club Banquet on May 18th at the Lancaster Host Resort.


 
 
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