Colonial-Schuylkill football stat leaders: Southern Lehigh’s Steckert having breakout season

Sean Steckert’s production as his first season as a varsity starter at Southern Lehigh goes on is going up. Way up. The junior running back rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns and three passes for 93 yards and another score to help the Spartans win their third game in a row.

Steckert moved up from sixth to third among the area rushing leaders and third to first in scoring with 13 touchdowns (78 points), one more than Northwestern Lehigh’s Eli Zimmerman.

Southern Lehigh hosts Northwestern in the regular-season finale.

Other players on the move including Palmerton’s Jameson Trainer moving from 12th to ninth in rushing yards, Jim Thorpe’s Cole Lazorick jumping two spots to fifth in passing yards, Saucon Valley’s Jared Rohn leaping five spots to No. 5 in scoring, Jim Thorpe’s Justin Yescavage vaulting to No. 1 in receptions and Tamaqua’s Tyler Koch taking over the lead in tackles for loss with 11.

Notes

— Northwestern has allowed four touchdowns in five games, only one by the first-team defense. It came when the Tigers were up 30-0 at Blue Mountain.

— Notre Dame-Green Pond’s Matt Bodnar continues to lead the state in passing yards (1,764) and completions (118).

— Saucon Valley is generating more than turnovers per game and leads area Colonial-Schuylkill League teams with 17 total and plus-12 ratio.

— Panthers senior Jack Robertson, who has three interceptions, set another school record in Week 4. His five catches in a Week 5 win over Wilson gives him 95 for his career. Ty Csencsits had the previous mark (89).

— Catasauqua’s Aiden Reilly, who missed last Friday’s game against Notre Dame-GP, is 156 yards shy of 1,000 passing yards in his first varsity season. Southern Lehigh’s Colton Sams reached that mark last week. His 235 yards in a victory at Pottsville gave him 1,101 for the season.

Colonial-Schuylkill season stat leaders

(Among 17 area teams entering Week 6)

RUSHING

Pos. Player, Team; Att.; Yards; Avg.; TDs

1. Rory Dixon, Marian Catholic; 114; 734; 6.4; 7

2. Eli Zimmerman, Northwestern; 44; 562; 12.8; 8

3. Sean Steckert, Southern Lehigh; 95; 558; 5.9; 10

4. Brad Whalen, Tamaqua; 77; 527; 6.8; 4

5. Caiden Faust, Pen Argyl; 95; 484; 5.1; 6

6. Mason Soos, Pen Argyl; 86; 449; 5.2; 6

7. Grady Newhard, Northern Lehigh; 66; 446; 6.8; 7

8. Jared Rohn, Saucon Valley; 73; 404; 5.5; 7

9. Jameson Trainer, Palmerton; 87; 403; 4.6; 7

10. John Haubert, Palisades; 87; 367; 4.2; 3

11. Jordan Bradshaw, Catasauqua; 64; 353; 5.5; 3

12. Luke Kane, Tamaqua; 40; 343; 8.6; 5

13. Lukas Croizier, Lehighton; 64; 330; 5.2; 3

14. Brody Breiner, Panther Valley; 58; 259; 4.5; 0

15. Braden Rohn, Saucon Valley; 42; 242; 5.8; 2

16. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 48; 239; 5.0; 1

17. Victor Schlosser, Tamaqua; 24; 238; 9.9; 3

18. Riley Waldron, Bangor; 69; 227; 3.3; 0

19. Aiden Reilly, Catasauqua; 40; 193; 4.8; 2

20. Jacob Ferguson, Lehighton; 14; 192; 13.7; 3

PASSING

Pos. Player, Team; Comp; Att.; INTs; TDs; Yards

1. Matt Bodnar, Notre Dame-GP; 118; 163; 3; 18; 1,750

2. Colton Sams, Southern Lehigh; 50; 87; 3; 8; 1,101

3. Aiden Reilly, Catasauqua; 45; 78; 3; 10; 844

4. Jack Trickel, Palisades; 50; 100; 7; 6; 723

5. Cole Lazorick, Jim Thorpe; 65; 112; 6; 4; 691

6. Braden Rohn, Saucon Valley; 44; 74; 2; 8; 634

7. Luke Kane, Tamaqua; 36; 58; 4; 6; 620

8. Jayse Lawrence, Lehighton; 39; 63; 1; 8; 544

9. Jaxson Kreider, Bangor; 47; 94; 9; 3; 530

10. Garrett Smoyer, Northern Lehigh; 25; 37; 2; 7; 510

11. Shane Leh, Northwestern; 32; 57; 2; 9; 449

12. Jameson Trainer, Palmerton; 40; 77; 2; 1; 300

13. Dylan Rodino, Marian Catholic; 17; 42; 3; 3; 276

14. Brody Breiner, Panther Valley; 25; 69; 4; 2; 224

14. Mason Soos, Pen Argyl; 19; 40; 5; 2; 224

RECEPTIONS

Pos. Player, Team; Catches; Yards; Avg.; TDs

1. Justin Yescavage, Jim Thorpe; 25; 322; 12.9; 1

2. Jonathan Striba, Notre Dame-GP; 24; 302; 12.6; 2

3. Carmine Diaz, Notre Dame-GP; 23; 429; 18.7; 5

4. Victor Schlosser, Tamaqua; 22; 404; 18.4; 4

5. Jack Robertson, Saucon Valley; 22; 333; 15.1; 5

6. Aaron Curran, Jim Thorpe; 22; 221; 10.1; 1

7. Andrew Olesh, Southern Lehigh; 19; 457; 24.1; 1

8. Alex Clark, Notre Dame-GP; 19; 391; 20.6; 4

9. Manny Bolmer, Catasauqua; 18; 499; 27.7; 8

10. Lincoln Cook, Palisades; 17; 308; 18.1; 2

11. Josh Louk, Jim Thorpe; 16; 125; 7.8; 1

12. Joe Roth, Lehighton; 15; 253; 16.9; 4

13. Brady Jones, Panther Valley; 15; 138; 9.2; 0

14. Alex Farensbach, Bangor; 14; 133; 9.5; 1

15. Vince Taglieri, Palmerton; 14; 87; 6.2; 0

16. Max Woerner, Palisades; 13; 174; 13.4; 1

17. Drew Boyd, Notre Dame-GP; 13; 125; 9.6; 3

18. Mason Bollinger, Northwestern; 12; 155; 12.9; 2

19. Cadeo Estronza, Catasauqua; 11; 128; 11.64; 0

20. Blake Roberts, Lehighton; 11; 101; 9.2; 1

SCORING

Pos. Player, Team; TDs; 2pts; PATs; FGs; Points

1. Sean Steckert, Southern Lehigh; 13; 0; 0; 0; 78

2. Eli Zimmerman, Northwestern; 12; 0; 0; 0; 72

3. Manny Bolmer, Catasauqua; 11; 0; 0; 0; 66

4. Jason St. Leger, Salisbury; 9; 0; 0; 0; 54

5. Jared Rohn, Saucon Valley; 8; 0; 0; 0; 48

6. Seth Kern, Northwestern; 3; 0; 25; 1; 46

7. Grady Newhard, Northern Lehigh; 7; 1; 0; 0; 44

7. Caiden Faust, Pen Argyl; 7; 1; 0; 0; 44

9. Jack Robertson, Saucon Valley; 5; 1; 11; 0; 43

10. Rory Dixon, Marian Catholic; 7; 0; 0; 0; 42

10. Jameson Trainer, Palmerton; 7; 0; 0; 0; 42

10. Victor Schlosser, Tamaqua; 7; 0; 0; 0; 42

13. Mason Soos, Pen Argyl; 6; 1; 0; 0; 38

14. Mark Talpas, Notre Dame-GP; 0; 0; 32; 0; 32

15. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 5; 0; 0; 0; 30

15. Mason Bollinger, Northwestern; 5; 0; 0; 0; 30

15. Carmine Diaz, Notre Dame-GP; 5; 0; 0; 0; 30

15. Jonathan Striba, Notre Dame-GP; 5; 0; 0; 0; 30

15. Luke Kane, Tamaqua; 5; 0; 0; 0; 30

20. Alex Clark, Notre Dame-GP; 4; 2; 0; 0; 28

TACKLES

Pos., Player, Team; Tackles

1. Jared Rohn, Saucon Valley; 59

2. Christian Rivituso, Notre Dame-GP; 58

3. Jah Bushati, Marian Catholic: 57

4. T.J. McLain, Bangor; 52

5. Kalet Wilson, Notre Dame-GP; 43

6. Charlie Hower, Marian Catholic; 42

6. Landon Moll, Northern Lehigh; 42

6. J’son Johnson, Wilson; 42

9. Chris Wellington, Catasauqua; 41

9. Josh Louk, Jim Thorpe; 41

11. Andrew Gilbert, Saucon Valley; 40

12. Max Woerner, Palisades; 39

13. Brady Zimmerman, Northwestern; 38

13. Joe Griffith, Saucon Valley; 38

13. Tyler Koch, Tamaqua; 38

16. Michael Gelatko, Marian Catholic; 37

17. Kaden Quinones, Northern Lehigh; 35

17. Chase Smith, Palisades; 35

17. Nuallan King, Pen Argyl; 35

20. Tyler Limandri, Catasauqua; 34

20. Mike Antignani, Jim Thorpe; 34

20. Grady Newhard, Northern Lehigh; 34

20. Isaac Raber, Northern Lehigh; 34

TACKLES FOR LOSS

Pos. Player, School; TFL

1. Tyler Koch, Tamaqua; 11

2. Matt Fotta, Catasauqua; 9

2. Jameson Trainer, Palmerton; 9

4. Jah Bushati, Marian Catholic; 8

4. Landon Moll, Northern Lehigh; 8

4. Jeremy Phelps, Panther Valley; 8

7. Charlie Hower, Marian Catholic; 7

7. Bryer Reichard, Northwestern; 7

7. Marco Tessitore, Panther Valley; 7

7. Nuallan King, Pen Argyl; 7

7. Brady McCabe, Tamaqua; 7

12. William Slattery, Northern Lehigh; 6

13. Jacob Hehn, Tamaqua; 5.5

13. Brad Whalen, Tamaqua; 5.5

15. Isaac Raber, Northern Lehigh; 5

15. Jared Meck, Northwestern; 5

15. James Mack, Palmerton; 5

15. Caleb Grim, Saucon Valley; 5

19. Michael Gelatko, Marian Catholic; 4

19. Aidan Milkovits, Marian Catholic; 4

19. Kalet Wilson, Notre Dame-GP; 4

19. Josh Scherer, Notre Dame-GP; 4

19. Silas Day, Palisades; 4

19. Elijahlee Torres, Saucon Valley; 4

19. Luke Frohnheiser, Tamaqua; 4

SACKS

Pos. Player, School; TFL

1. Charlie Hower, Marian Catholic; 6

2. Bryer Reichard, Northwestern; 5

3. Brad Whalen, Tamaqua; 3.5

3. Jacob Hehn, Tamaqua; 3.5

5. Matt Fotta, Catasauqua; 3

5. Michael Gelatko, Marian Catholic; 3

5. Chase Hower, Marian Catholic; 3

8. Tuari Wright, Catasauqua; 2

8. Taven Ying, Catasauqua; 2

8. Ethan Moore, Jim Thorpe; 2

8. Aidan Milkovits, Marian Catholic; 2

8. William Slattery, Northern Lehigh; 2

8. Jared Meck, Northwestern; 2

8. Kalet Wilson, Notre Dame-GP; 2

8. Brett Bruckman, Notre Dame-GP; 2

8. Austin Casal, Notre Dame-GP; 2

8. Silas Day, Palisades; 2

8. Marco Tessitore, Panther Valley; 2

8. Declan Coleman, Tamaqua; 2

8. Luke Frohnheiser, Tamaqua: 2

8. Isaiah Davis, Tamaqua; 2

8. Brady McCabe, Tamaqua; 2

8. Tyler Koch, Tamaqua; 2

FUMBLE RECOVERIES

Pos. Player, School; Fumble rec.

1. Bryer Reichard, Northwestern; 3

2. Chris Frame, Northern Lehigh; 2

2. Rocco DeCesare, Pen Argyl; 2

2. Nuallan King, Pen Argyl; 2

No one else with more than 1

INTERCEPTIONS

Pos. Player, School; INTs

1. Victor Schlosser, Tamaqua; 4

2. Jack Robertson, Saucon Valley; 3

2. Elijah Miller, Saucon Valley; 3

4. Colin Karetsky, Northern Lehigh; 2

4. Seth Kern, Northwestern; 2

4. Eli Zimmerman, Northwestern; 2

4. Drew Boyd, Notre Dame-GP; 2

4. Max Woerner, Palisades; 2

4. A.J. Moren, Salisbury; 2

4. Braden Rohn, Saucon Valley; 2

4. Cooper Ansbach, Tamaqua; 2

No one else with more than 1

TURNOVER MARGIN

Pos. Team; TOs forced; TOs committed; Difference

1. Saucon Valley; 17; 5; plus-12

2. Northwestern; 10; 3; plus-7

3. Salisbury; 9; 3; plus-6

4. Notre Dame-GP; 10; 5; plus-5

5. Lehighton; 8; 4; plus-4

6. Tamaqua; 10; 7; plus-3

7. Southern Lehigh; 8; 6; plus-2

8. Marian Catholic; 8; 7; plus-1

9. Pen Argyl; 7; 7; even

10. Catasauqua; 5; 7; minus-2

10. Palisades; 8; 10; minus-2

12. Panther Valley; 5; 8; minus-3

12. Northern Lehigh; 8; 11; minus-3

14. Wilson; 2; 6; minus-4

14. Palmerton; 5; 9; minus-4

16. Jim Thorpe; 4; 10; minus-6

17. Bangor; 3; 12; minus-9

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