Central Keystone Update: Week 5 Recap: Season Reaches the Midway Point

By Kenny Varner Jr.
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Updated: September 28, 2025

LEWISTOWN, Pa. – In action that was eerily reminiscent of the first half of Saturday night’s contest between Penn State and Oregon, points were at a premium on Sunday afternoon as four games saw the victors pitch shutouts across a busy Sunday of competition in the Central Keystone Youth Football & Cheer League (CKYFCL).

PEE WEES

Juniata 21 – Burnham 0

BURNHAM, Pa. – Juniata scored in all three facets of the game as the Little Indians went on the road and secured a 21-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over the Burnham Bulldogs.

James Gehman got the scoring started when he recovered a muffled punt in the end zone for a Juniata touchdown.

Following the special teams score, the Little Indians defense got in on the action by forcing a safety to extend the Juniata lead to 8-0.

Ryker Stahl was impressive on the afternoon rushing for over 125 yards and two scores. Stahl scored on runs of 43 and 85 yards to propel the Juniata offense en route to a 21-0 victory.

With the win, Juniata sits in second place in the Pee Wee division standings at the season’s midway point.

Juniata is back in action on Sunday, October 5 when it visits Derry-Decatur for a 1:00 p.m. showdown with the Cyclones. Burnham will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 5 when it travels to Terrace. Kickoff against the Tigers is set for 1:00 p.m.

Kish 49 – Derry-Decatur 0

ALFARATA, Pa. – Kish returned the opening kickoff for a score and never looked back as the division-leading Indians rolled to a 49-0 road victory on Sunday afternoon against the Derry-Decatur Cyclones.

Bennett Harmon fielded the opening kickoff and sprinted 50 yards to the endzone to put Kish on the board. Quay Vogt hauled in a pass from Harmon on the two-point attempt to build an 8-0 Indians lead.

After forcing a quick Derry-Decatur miscue, Kish capitalized in a hurry. Harmon found Karter Gieza on a 30-yard pattern to extend the Kish advantage to 14-0 after 16 seconds of action.

The Harmon and Vogt connection struck again midway through the first quarter when Vogt hauled in a 15-yard reception for a score. Kish led by a 20-0 tally after a quarter of play.

Following a busy first quarter of play, the Indians defense got in on the scoring in the opening moments of the second stanza when Eli Jackson forced a safety to push the Kish lead to 22-0.

Layton Glick scored on a 41-yard run and Knox Hoover added the extra point to propel Kish to a 29-0 advantage with eight minutes showing on the first half clock.

The busy first half of scoring for Kish was wrapped up when Hugh Harmon scored on a 26-yard touchdown romp and Glick added the extra point as Kish owned a commanding 36-0 lead at the break.

Glick scored twice more in the second half on runs of 27 and 18 yards as Kish rolled to a 49-0 win over Derry-Decatur.

Kish puts its unbeaten mark on the line on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts McVeytown. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. Derry-Decatur is back in action on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts Juniata for a 1:00 p.m. matchup with the Little Indians.

McVeytown 34 – Terrace 0

MCVEYTOWN, Pa. – Maddyx Sunderland scored twice to lead McVeytown to a 34-0 home victory over visiting Terrace on Sunday afternoon.

Four different players scored in the first quarter of action for the Eagles as they rolled to a 27-0 lead after a quarter of play.

Stetson Bordell got the scoring started with a 40-yard touchdown run before Knox Hartman added a 26-yard touchdown run to build a two-score McVeytown lead.

Sunderland sprinted in from the 40-yard line and Weston Dobson scampered in from the 13 to build a 27-0 Eagles lead after the first frame.

After a busy first quarter of action, Sunderland went over the century mark on the ground with a 50-yard touchdown run. The score extended the lead to 34-0 at the intermission.

The second half of the contest was not played on the decision of the Terrace coaching staff.

McVeytown is back in action on Sunday, October 5 when it travels to Kish to take on the division-leading Indians. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.Terrace will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts Burnham for a 1:00 p.m. showdown with the Bulldogs.

MIDGETS

Juniata 33 – Burnham 0

BURNHAM, Pa. – Juniata scored three first-half touchdowns and added a defensive score in the third quarter en route to a 33-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over the Burnham Bulldogs.

The Little Indians struck first with a 70-yard passing touchdown and added the extra point to take a 7-0 lead after a quarter of play.

Juniata added a pair of rushing touchdowns to build a 20-0 halftime lead.

With 9:20 to play in the third quarter, the Little Indians recovered a fumble and took it to the endzone to extend their lead to 26-0.

Juniata added a two-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to finalize a 33-0 victory for its third triumph of the season.

The Little Indians are back in action on Wednesday, October 1 when it travels to Mifflin County for a 5:30 p.m. showdown with Kish-South. Burnham will look to get back on track on Sunday, October 5 when it travels to Terrace for a 3:00 p.m.matchup with the Tigers.

Kish-North 41 – Derry-Decatur 7

ALFARATA, Pa. – Kish-North used a special teams score, interception return touchdown and a stellar offensive attack as the Indians remained unbeaten behind a 41-7 victory on Sunday afternoon against Derry-Decatur.

Kish-North opened the scoring in the first quarter when Julian Altiery barreled six yards to the endzone and Duke Peachey added the extra point for an early 7-0 lead.

Peachey got in on the scoring with a five-yard scamper before finding Jase Atherton for a two-point conversion to build a 15-0 Kish-North lead after a quarter of play.

Derry-Decatur cut the deficit down in the second quarter when Evan Kahley bolted in on a quarterback keeper. Easton Smith added the extra point to trim the Indians lead to 15-7.

Altiery punched in his second score of the day on a 40-yard run to push the Kish-North advantage to 21-7.

Peachey added another score in the second quarter when he picked off a Kahley pass and returned it to the endzone before Kannon Moyer punched in the extra point for a 28-7 halftime lead for Kish-North.

In a busy 4th quarter, Altiery blocked a Derry-Decatur punt and Kannon Moyer scooped up the loose ball and took it to the endzone for a 34-7 Kish-North advantage. Jace Glick finalized the scoring in the contest with a one-yard touchdown run and Atherton punched in the extra point to propel the Indians to a 41-7 victory.

Kish-North is back in action on Wednesday, October 8 when it travels to Terrace for a 5:30 p.m.affair with the Tigers. Derry-Decatur returns to the gridiron on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts Juniata. Kickoff against the Little Indians is set for 3:00 p.m.

McVeytown 41 – Terrace 18

MCVEYTOWN, Pa. – Calvin Napikoski returned a fumble for a score and added three rushing touchdowns to lead the McVeytown Eagles to a 41-18 victory over a feisty Terrace Tigers squad on Sunday afternoon.

Following a scoreless first quarter of action, McVeytown struck first midway through the second quarter when Napikoski stormed into the endzone on a 45-yard run to build a 6-0 Eagles lead. Cole Laughlin ran in the extra point for a 7-0 McVeytown lead with 6:34 to play in the first half.

Napikoski added his second touchdown of the day on a 20-yard scamper before Laughlin again added the extra point to build a 14-0 advantage with 3:25 to go until the halftime break.

Terrace chipped into the McVeytown lead on the ensuing possession. Isaac Torres sprinted 55 yards for the score to carved the Eagles advantage down to 14-6 with 86 ticks remaining in the opening half.

Alex Weaver had the final say in a busy second quarter of action. Weaver bolted 45 yards to the endzone and Laughlin added the extra point to push McVeytown out to a 21-6 halftime lead.

Out of the intermission, Napikoski scored for the third time when he recovered a Terrace fumble and ran it all the way to the endzone with five minutes left in the third quarter to propel McVeytown to a 27-6 advantage.

Both teams scored twice in the final quarter, but it was eventually McVeytown prevailing by a 41-18 tally. Torres scored for the second time on the day with a 45-yard touchdown romp to put the visiting Tigers back on the board.

Napikoski responded in a hurry with a 45-yard touchdown run of his own before Canyan Brown ran in the extra point for a 34-12 McVeytown lead with 8:45 remaining.

Liam Bender punched it in from the two-yard line and added the extra point to extend the Eagles lead to 41-12 with 4:25 to play.

Torres scored again to wrap up the scoring, this time when he hauled in a pass from Terrace quarterback Owen Deans but it wasn’t enough as McVeytown rolled to a 41-18 victory.

McVeytown is back in action on Sunday, October 5 when it travels to Reedsville for a 3:00 p.m. matchup with Kish-South. Terrace returns to action on Sunday, October 5 when it hosts Burnham. Kickoff against the Bulldogs is set for 3:00 p.m.