There was one simple plan for the York Suburban offense - give the ball to Mikey Bentivegna.

The Suburban running back gained 257 yards on 28 carries, leading the Trojans to a 41-6 victory over the Donegal Indians on Friday night, November 4, at York. The Trojans entered the District Three Class 4A playoffs as the fourth seed while Donegal entered as the 10th seed. With the top six ranked teams getting a first-round bye, seeds 7 through 10 battled for a chance to make the district quarterfinals.

"He's a really good running back - he's tough to stop," Donegal head coach Chad Risberg said of Bentivegna.

On the night, Bentivegna scored six rushing touchdowns. After a fourth-down conversion attempt failed for the Indians (4-7) on the Trojans' 22-yard line, Bentivegna broke out for a 78-yard dash to the endzone.

He scored on an 80-yard dash to give York Suburban (7-4) a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. The Trojans had taken over after a blocked field goal.

"We had some chances but couldn't find the endzone," Risberg said.

In the second quarter, Bentivegna added scoring runs of 51, 11 and 61. He also scored early in the third quarter on a 63-yard run.

Donegal got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Sawyer Floyd to De'Andre White.

Tyler Sload led the Indians' offense. He had 53 rushing yards on nine carries. He caught two passes for 19 yards.

White and Ruben Mumper rushed for 33 and 32 yards, respectively, on the night.

Donegal ends its season at 4-7, having qualified for districts with a decisive 37-6 defeat of Octorara in the regular-season finale.

"I am proud of what the team accomplished this year," Risberg said. "The seniors showed great leadership and dedication to the program. Their hard work helped take the team to the district playoffs. I am grateful to have been their coach."

CROSS COUNTRY

In the girls' PIAA Class 2A cross country championship race at the Parkview course in Hershey, the Donegal runners finished 17th in the team standings on Saturday, November 5.

Donegal, paced by sophomore Kathryn Fernald, compiled 403 team points. Cathedral Prep claimed first in the team standings with 111 points with Danville Area a close second (115) Montour at 119 and Beaver fourth (120).

Lancaster-Lebanon League opponent Annville-Cleona took 13th on the day with 339 points.

Fernald ran the race in 22:07.7 to earn 91st place. Marleigh Ballard (22:52.3) and sophomore Addison Houck (23:03.20) were 135th and 140th, respectively.

Freshman Molly Myers clocked a 25:15.30 pace, Baily Shoaf ran a 27:16.20 while Natalie Greiner (27:24.20) and Emma Myers (28:56.4) rounded out the lineup.