By The Daily Item

Shikellamy burst from the starting gate in the Braves' 55-26 victory at Mifflinburg. The Braves scored touchdowns on their first six possessions, and their first punt didn't come until 2:48 was left in the first half.

And, despite kicking off to start the second half, Shikellamy picked right up where it had left off when Billy Petersen recoverd a fumble on the kickoff at the Shikellamy 45. Seven plays later the Braves were in the end zone again, as quarterback Garrett Pope pushed the pile forward on a 10-yard TD run that but the Braves up 48-12.

FUTURE AIR ATTACK?: Warrior Run has struggled all season, and Friday night's 35-0 loss to Lewisburg was no exception. The Defenders turned the ball over five times, including four interceptions.

But the Defenders did have some big plays through the air, too.

Freshman quarterback Garrett Moser completed six passes for 115 yards. Senior tight end Ryan Beaver had a big catch for 35 yards in the second quarter, and sophomore wide receiver Devin Hoy made a leaping catch for a 27-yard gain in the third quarter.

Late in the fourth, sophomore running back Austin Oberdorf caught two passes for a combined 53 yards. With Moser, Hoy and Oberdorf all back for at least the next two years, the Defenders might have a dangerous passing attack on the way.

SAVING THE BEST FOR FIRST: Upper Dauphin ran senior flanker Ty Raubenstine on a Wildcat three times on Friday night against Tri-Valley, but only the first one paid off.

On the Trojans' second series, when they regained the lead 14-7, Raubenstine took the direct snap and went 50 yards to the Bulldogs' 20.

"We wanted to set the tone early," Raubenstine said.

But the Trojans tried the play two more times, with Raubenstine stopped for no gain on both of them.

SELFISH TROJANS: Both Raubenstine and senior tailback Tyler Grosser said they really wanted to win the game, thus capturing the Twin Valley Conference championship outright for the Trojans. Had Tri-Valley won, it would have been a four-way tie among UDA, Tri-Valley, Line Mountain and Millersburg.

"We didn't want to share it with anybody," said Raubenstine.

Grosser said that as Tri-Valley was driving late for a score that could have tied or won the game, he was thinking, "If they score this could be our championship season going right out the door. And we stopped them on fourth-and-long. I didn't know what to think. I was just thinking we are the sole champions.' It was a great feeling seeing everyone storming the field. I love it."

Tri-Valley's last gasp came on a fourth-and-16 when both the defender and receiver fell and the pass fell incomplete in the end zone.