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WYOMISSING \u2014 When Wyomissing\u2019s football team gets its vaunted Wing-T offense churning, the goal is to get your defense off the field as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n
The Spartans\u2019 offense \u2014 carving up yards on the ground and through the air and hogging the ball at will \u2014 kept Lampeter-Strasburg\u2019s defense on the field for long stretches Saturday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
End result: Wyo gouged out 200-plus yards on the ground, dominated in the time of possession column, and KO\u2019d the Pioneers 27-14 to capture the outright Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 4 championship.<\/p>\n
It was a winner-takes-all showdown, and the Spartans won it. Wyo, which likely wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the upcoming District 3 Class 3A bracket, secured its second L-L League title; the Spartans garnered Section 4 gold in their first year in the league in 2022.<\/p>\n
Four years later, Wyo has another trophy for its case.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great because our group hasn\u2019t had the chance to win one of these,\u201d Wyo QB Brady Eisenhower said. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful that we were in this situation, and that we won it. We knew this would be a dogfight, but we came out here to compete. And we got the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Berks County flexes muscles<\/p>\n
It is the Lancaster-Lebanon League. But 2026 belonged to Berks County. Wilson captured Section 1. Exeter owned Section 2. Twin Valley hoisted the crown in Section 3. Wyo earned Section 4 gold. And in a three-way tie, Berks Catholic and Schuylkill Valley got a share of the Section 5 title.<\/p>\n
The third team was Annville-Cleona from Lebanon County, meaning the Lancaster County crew was left out of the championship circle this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor us, it\u2019s great competition,\u201d Wyo coach Bob Wolfrum said. \u201cI love it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
Wyo (7-0, 7-2) put together an excellent two-minute drill to finish the first half. Up 14-7 but looking for more, the Spartans answered L-S\u2019s first TD \u2014 Saddiq Taylor\u2019s 9-yard sprint with 2:25 left in the first half \u2014 by marching 65 yards in quick-strike fashion.<\/p>\n
Eisenhower went 5-for-5 on the drive, including a first-down pass to Andrew DiFabrizio, a 33-yard pass to DiFabrizio, and a 13-yard flip to Zander Westwood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eisenhower capped it with a perfect throwback screen to Westwood, who followed a wall of blockers in for a 9-yard TD grab, and Wyo had a 21-7 lead at the half.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eisenhower\u2019s 19-yard TD run gave the Spartans 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe made some great throws,\u201d Wolfrum said about Eisenhower. \u201cOur second quarter, we ran the ball and we threw the ball effectively. It\u2019s funny because we don\u2019t throw the ball that much. But we\u2019re effective when we do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ground power<\/p>\n
Ethan Nye rumbled for 111 yards on 22 workmanlike takes for Wyo. His 1-yard plunge gave the Spartans a 7-0 first-quarter lead, and his 3-yard slam gave Wyo a safe and sound 27-7 cushion with 3:29 to go in the third.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody that can run the ball and keep the ball out of the other team\u2019s hands, that\u2019s maddening to the other team,\u201d Wolfrum said. \u201cIt\u2019s great for you because they don\u2019t have the ball. You do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Undaunted, L-S (6-1, 7-3) rallied in the fourth quarter. Asher Jones hit Parker Jones for a 22-yard TD strike and it was 27-14 with 10:11 to go. After forcing Wyo to punt, the Pioneers were on the move again, but the Spartans came up with two clutch defensive plays.<\/p>\n
First, Levi Rohrer broke up a pass in the flat to force L-S into a must-have fourth-down play. There, Westwood crashed through for a 10-yard sack, and Wyo turned the Pioneers over on downs with 6:16 to play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Quotable<\/p>\n
\u201cOur defense really hung in there, and they battled really hard,\u201d L-S coach Victor Ridenour said. \u201cThat\u2019s a tough offense to defend. And they\u2019re big up front. And then they start to lean on your after a little bit. They wear you out. But our kids kept battling the whole way through. Now there\u2019s a real sense of urgency that will kick in. There are no guarantees from here on out.\u201d<\/p>\n
What\u2019s next<\/p>\n
Both teams will get District 3 playoff bids, and those brackets will become official on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Wyo will likely snare the top seed in the 3A bracket. After a bye week, it looks like the Spartans will host defending champ Trinity. Meanwhile, L-S could be ticketed for the fifth seed in 4A. If those seeds hold, the Pioneers would play at No. 4 Big Spring in the quarterfinals on Nov. 13.<\/p>\n
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