LANCASTER - Seven weeks down and three to go in the L-L League football regular season.
And with seven weeks down and three to go in the L-L League football regular season, here is my latest Top 10 ...
1. PENN MANOR COMETS (4-0, 7-0)
LAST WEEK: Topped Manheim Township 30-6.
THIS WEEK: Friday @ Warwick, 7 p.m.
NUGGETS: Last remaining District 3 AAAA team, and Comets sit atop the district rankings. ... PM has allowed a league-low 55 points, and is No. 1 in the league in scoring margin (plus-215). ... Comets also have a league-best 165 first downs. ... Favorite PM stat: Comets have turned the ball over just two - two! - times, and plus-15 turnover ratio is tied for best in the league. ... Super efficient QB Adam Sahd: 74-of-102 (73 percent) for 1,039 yards, 9 TD and just 1 pick. ... LB Charles Bell: Team-best 49 solo tackles, 71 total tackles, 3 1/2 sacks and 6 QB hurries. The Lancaster Catholic transfer has been an outstanding addition. ... Wilson next week; can't get caught looking ahead.
2. GARDEN SPOT SPARTANS (3-0, 7-0)
LAST WEEK: Defeated Pius X 35-21 in a non-league game.
THIS WEEK: Friday vs. Northern Lebanon, 7 p.m.
NUGGETS: Humming along at 7-0 and at No. 6 in the District 3 AAA rankings, behind Bishop McDevitt, Red Land, West York, Hershey and Susquehanna Township; Hershey and 'Hanna have two losses apiece. ... League-best 25 takeaways - including league-best 14 intercpetions - and plus-15 turnover ratio is tied with Penn Manor - the league's other undefeated team - for No. 1 in the circuit. ... Dual-threat soph QB Mitch Martin: 55-of-97 (57 percent) for 795 yards, 10 TD and 4 picks, plus 436 keeper yards and 8 TD. ... RB Adam Haas rushed for 106 yards and 3 TD vs. Pius X; he's up to 689 yards and 10 TD in seven games. ... DT Khalil Fox: 44 tackles, 5 1/2 sacks.
3. WILSON BULLDOGS (4-0, 6-1)
LAST WEEK: Clipped Lancaster Catholic 14-7.
THIS WEEK: Friday vs. Manheim Township, 7 p.m.
NUGGETS: Sitting at No. 2 in the District 3 AAAA rankings behind co-Section 1 leader Penn Manor, and the Bulldogs will visit Millersville in Week 9. So plenty still riding. ... Section 1 win streak up to 33 in a row after holding off Catholic in Lancaster last Friday. Two second-half picks and a nifty goal-line stand - stuffing Crusaders' RB Roman Clay twice from 1 in the process - helped Wilson win it. ... The last Section 1 team to beat the Bulldogs? Township, in Week 9 in (gulp) 2007. ... 20 takeaways are third-most in the league, but penalties continue to be a bugaboo; 'Dawgs have 58 flags against - most in the league. ... LB Dominic Moyer has team-best 43 tackles and 4 sacks. ... D has 11 interceptions - 5 by DB Jimmy Brooks, who is also the team's leading rusher with 315 yards and 5 TD. Brooks has also returned 3 punts for touchdowns.
4. COCALICO EAGLES (4-0, 6-1)
LAST WEEK: Squashed Lebanon 49-12.
THIS WEEK: Friday vs. Lampeter-Strasburg, 7 p.m.
LIVE CHAT: PennLive.com, 6:30 p.m.
NUGGETS: Took over sole possession of first place last week when L-S lost to Manheim Central. A win here and the Eagles are in cruise control for the section crown. A loss and we could be looking at a three-way tie come late Friday. ... No. 7 in District 3 AAA rankings, one slot below Garden Spot. ... One of four L-L League teams that has allowed less than 100 points (89) and 108 first downs are tied for third-most in the league. ... Clean: 26 penalties against are second-least in the league. ... As expected, backfield tandem of speedy Spencer Moser (790 yards, 12.0 yards per carry, 9 TD) and thumper Nick Reitenbach (678 yards, 8.0 yards per carry, 10 TD) have been a handful. ... LB Dalton Kern continues to be a terror: 77 tackles, nine stops for losses and 4 forced fumbles.
5. DONEGAL INDIANS (3-1, 6-1)
LAST WEEK: Drubbed Pequea Valley 53-12.
THIS WEEK: Friday @ Schuylkill Valley, 7 p.m.
NUGGETS: Tops in the L-L League - by a wide margin - with 314 points (44.9 points per game). ... Steady stats all around: 106 first downs are fourth-most in the league; 26 penalties are tied for second-least in the leauge; plus-11 turnover ratio (with 19 takeaways) is third-best in the league. ... 11th in latest District 3 AAA rankings. Odd to think these guys could - could - go 9-1 and struggle to get a first-round home game. ... Nice 1-2 back field punch of Kris Trimby (869 yards, 9.5 per carry, 13 TD) and Dylan Maxwell (702 yards, 9.6 per carry, 9 TD) have been a handful. And QB Matt Foltz, in his first full season as the starter, has been efficient: 57-of-88 (65 percent) for 898 yards and 11 TD against just 4 picks. And this isn't a team that throws much. ... LB Michael Houseal has a team-best 49 stops.
6. MANHEIM CENTRAL BARONS (3-1, 5-2)
LAST WEEK: Beat Lampeter-Strasburg 28-7.
THIS WEEK: Friday vs. Ephrata, 7 p.m.
NUGGETS: Nice bounce back win over L-S after D got smacked around in a 48-35 loss to first-place Cocalico. ... Still sitting right on the bubble line at No. 16 in District 3 AAA rankings, so a fast finish would behoove the Barons. ... Chain-movers: 137 first downs are second-most in the league and tops in Section 2. ... QB Colin Fry: 79-of-136 (58 percent) for 1,311 yards, 13 TD and just 4 picks. He's also rushed for 329 yards and 7 TD. ... Fry's favorite target: Sure-handed TE Taylor Geib (31 catches for 575 yards, 18.5 per grab, 7 TD). ... DT Nate Henry has been a stuffer: 50 tackles, 5 1/2 sacks.
7. LANCASTER CATHOLIC CRUSADERS (2-2, 4-3)
LAST WEEK: Lost to Wilson 14-7.
THIS WEEK: Friday @ Hempfield, 7 p.m.
NUGGETS: Sitting at No. 9 in the District 3 AAA rankings which means, right now, no first-round home game. But three weeks to improve on that number. ... 51 penalties are third-most in the league. ... RB Roman Clay: 150 carries for 1,290 yards, 8.6 per tote, 16 TD. ... WR Sean Titus: 33 catches for 610 yards, 18.5 per reception, 6 TD.
8. MANHEIM TOWNSHIP BLUE STREAKS (2-2, 4-3)
LAST WEEK: Fell to Penn Manor 30-6.
THIS WEEK: Friday @ Wilson, 7 p.m.
NUGGETS: Despite three losses (to state-champ Central Dauphin, state-champ Lancaster Catholic and undefeated Penn Manor), sitting at No. 9 in the District 3 AAAA rankings. ... 106 first downs are tied for third-most in the league. ... 462 penalty yards against are most in the league. ... Senior QB Brennan Scott joined the 6,000-yard club last week. He's 99-of-174 (57 percent) for 1,464 yards with 13 TD and 6 picks through seven weeks. His favorite targets continues to be WR Tyler Karpinski (44 catches for 742 yards, 16.9 per grab, 6 TD). ... LB Everett Green: Team-best 53 tackles. ... Looking to recapture the magic vs. Wilson; Streaks were the last Section 1 team to beat the Bulldogs - back in 2007.
9. LAMPETER-STRASBURG PIONEERS (3-1, 4-3)
LAST WEEK: Lost to Manheim Central 28-7.
THIS WEEK: Friday @ Cocalico, 7 p.m.
LIVE CHAT: PennLive.com, 6:30 p.m.
NUGGETS: Offense did not produce a TD in 21-point loss to Manheim Central - the Pioneers' first loss to the Barons since they joined Section 2 two years ago. ... 18 giveaways are tied for second-most in the league. ... On the outside looking in at No. 17 in the District 3 AAA rankings, so a hot finish is a premium if Pioneers are thinking Districts. And they are the reigning AAA runners-up.
10. ELCO RAIDERS (2-2, 4-3)
LAST WEEK: Knocked off rival Northern Lebanon 28-13.
THIS WEEK: Friday vs. Columbia, 7 p.m.
NUGGETS: Raiders have some work to do, sitting at No. 21 in the District 3 AAA rankings; they'll only get A power points for playing Columbia this week. ... Multi-purpose threat Cameron Strause continues to do damage: 915 rushing yards, 9 TD, plus a pick on D. ... LB Adam Shoemaker and DTs Chris Kreider and Schuyler Harting have 3 sacks apiece.
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