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Gabe Martin (15) of Garden Spot takes off on a long run against Manheim Central in L-L League Week 9 football action at Rettew Stadium Complex Turf Field in Manheim on Friday, October 18, 2024.

Here are your LNP | LancasterOnline Helmet Sticker winners from the Lancaster-Lebanon League Week 9 football games. These players helped their teams earn victories in the penultimate weekend of the regular season …

Berks Catholic — The Saints sailed past Hamburg 48-14 to keep their postseason chances alive, with stickers for: QB Zach Suski, who was a cool 4-for-4 for 137 yards with three TD strikes; RB Xavier Gerald, who rushed for 115 yards with a 61-yard TD sprint; and WR Gavin Welker, who hauled in a pair of TD passes, covering 28 and 38 yards, respectively for BC. … Up next: Saints at Annville-Cleona on Friday, and it looks like BC will find itself one spot out of the final D3-3A playoff invite heading into Week 10. Stay tuned.

Cedar Crest — What a season for RB Isaiah Zimmerman, who continued to put up crooked numbers in the Falcons’ 31-27 win over Hempfield: He rushed for 210 yards with two TD runs, including 80- and 44-yard scoring jaunts, and he hauled in a 53-yard TD catch as Cedar Crest closed in a on a D3-6A playoff bid. … Up next: A Thursday Week 10 nonleague finale at rival Lebanon in the annual Cedar Bowl bash.

Conestoga Valley — The unscathed Buckskins eked out a 28-27 win over Exeter — surviving the Eagles’ potential go-ahead 2-point conversion play in the waning seconds — to take over sole possession of first place in Section 2. QB Sawyer Esbenshade was the catalyst; he hit on 18-of-31 passes for 277 yards with three TD strikes, and he tacked on a 2-yard TD keeper and rushed for 47 yards for CV, which remained undefeated. … Up next: Bucks host Muhlenberg on Friday; a win gives CV the outright section crown — its first since 2006 — and a perfect 10-0 ride.

Conrad Weiser — The Scouts wrapped up the outright Section 3 title with a clutch 24-21 victory over Cocalico, with stickers going to: QB Donovan Gingrich, who went 16-for-28 for 179 yards with three TD passes; WR Davis Keppley, who had six catches for 107 yards with two TD grabs (from 27 and 11 yards up top, both in the pivotal second half); and DE Ashton Kiebach, who stuffed the Eagles on their last-gasp fourth-down call with time running out to seal it. … FYI: It’s the 11th section title for Weiser, first as members of the L-L League after 10 in Berks League action. … Up next: Scouts host Unionville in a nonleague scrap on Friday. A win, and Weiser gets its first 10-0 ride since 1996.

Elco — The Raiders dropped Donegal 34-8, with stickers for QB Steven Rosado, who rushed for 63 yards with three TD keepers (from 6, 4 and 3 yards, respectively), and FB Mitchell Frederick, who hammered his way to 89 yards with a pair of TD bolts (from 5 and 9 yards out, respectively) as Elco remained in line for a D3-4A playoff bid. … Up next: Raiders welcome backyard rival Northern Lebanon on Friday, and it looks like Elco will come out of the weekend at No. 8 — and inside the 10-team bubble — in D3-4A.

Ephrata — A much-needed win in the playoff chase for the Mountaineers, who topped Lebanon 59-6. Stickers for: RB-LB Brayden Brown, who rushed for 77 yards with four TD runs (covering 10, 4, 1 and 9 yards, respectively), and he tacked on 10 tackles, with two TFL on defense; and QB Caleb Grant, who threw for 153 yards with a pair of TD passes, and he added a 15-yard TD keeper for Ephrata. … Up next: Mounts host Governor Mifflin — another D3 playoff hopeful — on Friday. Should be plenty of scenarios floating around in that matchup.

Garden Spot — The Spartans knocked off Manheim Central 28-9 for just their second program victory over the Barons, dating back to 1971. Stickers for: Gabe Martin, who split time between QB and RB, and he rushed for 94 yards and he had two TD runs (14 and 3 yards, respectively) and a 9-yard TD pass; and Andrew Pemberton, who had the 9-yard TD catch from Martin, and he returned a kickoff 92 yards for a TD. It was his third kick-return TD this season, most in the league. … FYI: Pemberton had a 94-yard kick-return TD vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond in Week 1, and an 87-yard kick-return TD vs. Fleetwood in Week 5. … Up next: Sparty Nation at Solanco on Friday in Week 10. And we’ll see if Garden Spot will play Penn Manor in a potential makeup nonleague game after that. Stay tuned.

Governor Mifflin — A pair of stickers for the Mustangs, who KO’d Elizabethtown 48-14 to help their D3-6A playoff chances: FB Grady Garner rumbled for 164 yards with a trio of TD runs (covering 20, 9 and 36 yards, respectively), and QB Javien Pletz completed all three of his passes for 88 yards with a 19-yard TD toss, and he had a 1-yard TD sneak for Mifflin. … Up next: Mustangs visit Ephrata on Friday, and that will be a key game for both teams — Mifflin in 6A; Mountaineers in 5A — in the D3 playoff picture.

Kutztown — The Cougars picked up their first win this season, compliments of a 42-11 triumph over Columbia. The star of the show was RB Brenden Ackley, who bolted for 173 yards with two TD runs, covering 6 and 15 yards, respectively, as Kutztown gouged out 447 rushing yards vs. the Crimson Tide. … Up next: Cougars will host pesky Pequea Valley — which will have a shot at the Eastern Conference playoffs — on Friday.

Lampeter-Strasburg — The Pioneers cruised past Twin Valley 62-14 to remain undefeated and tied atop the Section 4 race, and QB Caileb Howse had an absolute whopper of a game behind center: He hit on 4-of-5 passes for 55 yards with a 9-yard TD toss, and he rushed for 323 yards with seven TD runs — nothing cheap about them, either, covering 26, 56, 56, 67, 19, 18 and 2 yards, respectively — giving Howse 1,148 passing yards and 1,030 rushing yards this season. It’s just the 15th time in league history that a QB has compiled a 1,000-pass/1,000-rush campaign. And a sticker for RB Dominic Brown, who rushed for 155 yards with a 42-yard TD romp as L-S put up 591 total yards vs. the Raiders, who brought the league’s top-ranked defense into the game. … Up next: L-S at co-leader Wyomissing on Saturday. Winner claims the outright Section 4 championship, and the Pioneers will go for a 10-0 ride. Boom.

Lancaster Catholic — The Crusaders remained in the Section 5 hunt with a 26-13 victory over Pequea Valley, with stickers for: RB Brandon Way, who rushed for 171 yards with two TD gallops (covering 80 and 60 yards, respectively); QB David Stefanow, who threw for 126 yards with two TD passes; and WR Charlie Warren, who had six receptions for 94 yards with a 19-yard TD catch. … Up next: Catholic at Schuylkill Valley on Friday, and the Crusaders need a victory to get a share of the Section 5 prize with the host Panthers. Catholic tied SV and Annville-Cleona for the Section 5 crown in 2023.

Manheim Township — The Blue Streaks zoomed past Penn Manor 42-14 for their 19th regular season win in a row, with stickers going to: RB Declan Clancy, who rushed for 103 yards with four TD runs (covering 12, 2, 22 and 15 yards, respectively); WR Daryus Dixon, who had four catches for 102 yards with a pair of TD grabs (covering 19 and 49 yards up top, respectively); and QB Carson Weisser, who clicked on 12-of-14 passes for 193 yards with the two TD tosses to Dixon, as Township remained in a first-place tie atop the Section 1 standings with Wilson. … Up next: Bulldogs at Streaks on Friday; winner gets the outright section championship. Hello.

Northern Lebanon — Brotherly love for the Vikings. For the second time this season, Brady Ryan and Brendan Ryan each had a special teams TD in the same game for NL, this time in a 36-13 win over Daniel Boone. Brady returned a kickoff 81 yards for a TD; Brendan popped a punt return 60 yards for a TD. Brady also had two catches for 62 yards vs. Boone. And a sticker for RB Myles Watson, who scooted for 138 yards with two TD runs, covering 7 and 25 yards, respectively, for the Vikings. … FYI: In a Week 5 win over Donegal, Brady returned a kickoff 85 yards for a TD, and Brendan took a punt 75 yards to the house. It was the longest punt-return TD in the L-L so far this season. … Up next: NL at Elco on Friday in Week 10, as the Vikings try and throw a monkey wrench into the Raiders’ playoff chances.

Schuylkill Valley — The Panthers clinched no worse than a tie for the Section 5 title with a 49-28 win over Annville-Cleona, with stickers going to: QB Logan Nawrocki, who was a tidy 9-for-14 for 218 yards with four TD tosses; RB Cooper Hohenadel, who rushed for 101 yards with a 59-yard TD gallop; and WR Dillon Lackner, who caught four passes for 128 yards with two TD snags, covering 72 and 38 yards up top, as SV put up 456 total yards and won its sixth game in a row. … FYI: Nawrocki leads the league in passing yards (1,889) and TD passes (27). He’s closing in on his second straight 2K passing season. … Up next: SV hosts Lancaster Catholic on Friday, and needs a win to capture the outright Section 5 title — when coach Bruce Harbach’s former team touches down in Leesport. Won’t that be fun.

Solanco — A trio of 100-yard backs for the Golden Mules in their 55-10 victory over Fleetwood: QB Austin Jarabak rushed for 142 yards with two TD keepers (covering 61 and 20 yards, respectively), plus a 41-yard TD pass; FB Johnny Garcia darted for 111 yards with three TD runs (from 12, 2 and 3 yards out, respectively); and RB Kris Burgos-Wise raced for 136 yards with a 3-yard TD run, and he returned a fumble for a 1-yard TD on defense as Solanco churned out 524 rushing yards vs. the Tigers. … Up next: Mules host old foe Garden Spot to wrap it up on Friday.

Wilson — The Bulldogs roared to their sixth victory in a row and remained tied on the 1-line in Section 1 compliments of a 56-7 win over McCaskey, with stickers going to: QB Madyx Gruber, who had a 3-yard TD keeper, and two of his three completed passes went for touchdowns; backup QB Cole Peterson, who went 3-for-3 for 63 yards with a 59-yard TD toss in relief; and LB Cam Zullinger, who registered three hits for losses, helping Wilson pile up eight sacks, 11 TFL, eight pass breakups, two forced fumbles and an interception, holding the Red Tornado to minus-63 rushing yards. It was the second game in a row that the Bulldogs held a team to negative rushing yards. … Up next: Wilson at Manheim Township on Friday. ‘Nuff said.

Wyomissing — The Spartans took care of Octorara 31-7 for their seventh win in a row, and remained in a first-place tie with L-S in the process. Stickers for triggerman QB Teddy White, who went 4-for-5 for 60 yards with a 38-yard TD pass, and RB Derek Macrina, who spearheaded the ground game with 81 rushing yards and a 46-yard TD run for Wyo. … Up next: Spartans welcome L-S for the outright Section 4 crown on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. It’s the only game in town to wrap up the regular season. Be there.

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Garden Spot vs. Manheim Central in L-L League Week 9 football action in Manheim, PA on 10/18/24.

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