DCC’s Weekly Notebook: Week 3 Edition

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another week of high school football has finished up in Keystone State with plenty of impressive team and individual performances on the weekend. Below, we highlight a few of those. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>Loyalsock upsets Southern Columbia 27-10:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Congrats to Loyalsock on pulling off one of the bigger upsets we've seen over the last few years. The Lancers are now 3-0 on the season after a surprising upset of Southern Columbia, it's just the Tigers' second regular-season loss this decade. Senior running back [player_tooltip player_id='91786' first='Davion' last='Hill'] was phenomenal for the Lancers totaling 176 yards on 29 carries. Congrats to head coach Justin Van Fleet and his Lancers program on the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>Bobbie Boyd is a man on a mission</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McKeesport WR Bobbie Boyd was simply fantastic in the Tigers' 14-6 win over Belle Vernon on Friday evening and had one of the better runs you'll see all season in the Keystone State. He's lighting it up on both sides of the ball with five interceptions in three games as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MaxPreps/status/1568416150278778881","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/MaxPreps/status/1568416150278778881 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Malvern Prep continues to impress early on...</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Malvern Prep has been one of the more impressive teams so far this season as they're now 2-0 on the season after a 21-3 win over Archbishop Wood. 2025 quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='386285' first='Skyler' last='Smith'] has been especially strong for the Friars in his first two starts as their starting quarterback. Now with big wins over both La Salle and Archbishop Wood, the Friars will take on Imhotep Charter this upcoming Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Get to know the name.... QB Jalen Harris</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You may start wanting to know the name of Chester QB Jalen Harris. The 2026 signal-caller has been special over his first career starts for the program. So far, the freshman has totaled 33-for-44 for 687 yards and 15 touchdowns while the Clippers are off to a 3-0 start and have outscored opponents 159-10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Other notables:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><li>2023 MLB Brenden Patton-Smothers is posting incredible numbers through three games with 45 total tackles including 14 tackles for a loss and five sacks.<br></li><li>Quarterbacks have been testing 2023, CB Tyler Albright, out of Keystone this season and have paid dearly, he has four interceptions on the season.<br></li><li>2025 quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='386311' first='Brayden' last='Fox'] has received love out of us quite a bit in his career thus far but is off to a good start in his sophomore season, completing 62 of 100 passing attempts for 882 yards and 10 touchdowns. While undersized, Fox has consistently shown the ability to make a playmaker for Brockway. <br></li><li>We love what we've been seeing out of some of the state's top quarterbacks this season including [player_tooltip player_id='222655' first='Hayden' last='Johnson'] (Manheim Township), [player_tooltip player_id='91653' first='Jeff' last='Hoenstine'] (Central), Garret Harold (Brad Cambria), and [player_tooltip player_id='140946' first='Colin' last='O'Sullivan'] (Upper Dublin).<br></li><li>Lewisburg punter Zachary Kreisher may very well be the best special teams player in the state, he's averaged nearly 50 yards per punt this season.</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->