Pioneers Enter History Books, Finish Regular Season Undefeated
Looking for a tune-up preparing for the semifinals of the District 3 4-A playoffs, the Pioneers welcomed the Northern Lebanon Vikings in a L-L League mandated crossover game. The Pioneers needed to win the game to secure their first undefeated regular season in the 49-year history of the program. Austin Stoltzfus makes catch for a touchdown (Jon Klein) The Pioneer offense started off the game with a bang after Austin Stoltzfus made an amazing catch on a deep ball thrown by Sean McTaggart. They never looked back from there, scoring 56 more unanswered points. On the next drive for the Vikings, Beau Heyser jumped a route and returned an interception 38 yards to give the Pioneers a two score lead. Later in the quarter, Sean McTaggart escaped the Viking pass rush and scrambled for a 21 yard TD run. Conner Nolt also blocked a kick for the 2nd consecutive week, this time a punt that was recovered by Elijah Carr for a touchdown. In the final three quarters of the game, many of the backups go