Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers

Here's some quick facts on the out-of-area-teams our schools will be playing this weekend in the District 3 football playoffs. For the complete preview capsules, pick up a copy of The Sentinel on Thursday.

Steel-High facts: Defending District 3-A and PIAA champion. ... Of its seven 3-A titles, four have come in the last four years. ... Won its first 3-A title in 1997 after formerly competing in Class AAAA. ... Captured the Mid-Penn Patriot Division outright. ... Young is 65 yards shy of the state rushing record of 8,432 held by former East Stroudsburg star James Mungro. ... Has scored more than 50 points once and broke at least 40 seven other times. ... Played three games decided by one possession — wins over Susquehanna Twp., 16-14; Central Dauphin East, 21-14 and Camp Hill, 28-20. ...Other than Camp Hill, played only one Class A school, Scotland. ... Regular season opponents included two AAAA teams, three AAA teams and three AA teams. ... Young has 1,961 yards on 185 carries and 23 touchdowns this year. ... Campbell has completed 44 of 86 passes for 806 yards, eight touchdowns and eight interceptions. ... Smith leads the team with 538 receiving yards and five touchdowns.

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