Hempfield trailed York 26-20 heading into the fourth quarter of the non-league football game on Friday night, September 2.

That was when quarterback Jackson Landis put together two scoring drives, utilizing running back Grant Hoover for some of those yards. The Black Knights took a 27-26 lead on a one-yard quarterback sneak and a Cannon Biscoe extra point kick.

The second drive Landis and the offense needed to execute came later in the fourth when York had regained the lead 32-27 on a huge 77-yard touchdown pass from Sam Stoner to Jahiem White.

Landis connected with Micah Gates on a 29-yard touchdown pass. Hoover, whose night had already included 163 rushing yards on 23 carries to go with five receptions for 44 yards, scored on the two-point conversion to give the Knights a three-point edge.

The Knights (2-0) held on for the 35-32 victory.

"Grant Hoover is key to our offense," head coach George Eager said. "His ability to run and catch makes him a dangerous player for us."

Landis, who completed 12-of-18 pass attempts for 173 yards, compiled 54 rushing yards on 18 carries, including a first-quarter touchdown. It gave Hempfield a 6-0 lead heading into the second stanza.

It was only a one-point game at 13-12 thanks partly to David Warde's 97-yard interception return for York. Warde would also score on a 15-yard TD pass from Stoner in the second half.

Landis also connected with Andy Garcia four times for a total of 51 yards. Micah Gates caught two passes for 65 yards, including the late TD.

Asked about the valiant effort of the offensive line on a high voltage scoring night like this, Eager commented, "Our offensive line has been tremendous thus far. Our starters are Deyvid Palepale, Mike Shaffer, Quentin Sneed, Sean Tollet and Peter Wenzel.

"David and Mike anchor the line as returning starters and leaders up front," Eager continued. "The other three have earned the right to be on the field and it's showing with their play."

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

Hempfield took a Section One girls' volleyball match at Penn Manor on Tuesday, September 6 by a 3-0 score. The Knights, who were led by Addie Leber's 13 kills and two aces, swept the match by scores of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-22.

Sarah Hess, who registered two blocks, also served up a pair of aces while Kate Howard led the squad in digs with eight. Melody Butzer contributed 32 assists.

GIRLS' SOCCER

A hat trick by Maya Trowbridge gave the girls' soccer team a 4-1 win over Exeter on Friday, September 2 in a non-league afternoon game at Landisville. In fact, the only goal Trowbridge did not score, she provided the assist for Ava Corvino late in the match.

Trowbridge scored five minutes into the game and again in the 34th minute. The Eagles cut the lead in half at 2-1 three minutes later - the only shot to get past returning starting goalie Emileigh Antesberger. Trowbridge scored again in the opening minute of the second half.

Trowbridge scored her fourth goal in a 24-hour period as the Knights blanked Red Lion 1-0 on Saturday morning. Tessa Groff provided the assist in the second overtime period while Antesberger recorded eight saves in the non-league marathon match.

BOYS' SOCCER

With a 3-0 victory over Section One rival Conestoga Valley in boys' soccer action, the Knights earned a win in their first league game of the 2022 campaign.

Devin Schmitt had a goal and an assist in the Tuesday, September 6 match at Landisville. All three goals for Hempfield came in the final 12 minutes of the match.

Diellon Trinaku scored at the 68-minute mark off a Ben Ammon assist. Schmitt scored in the 75th minute off a long assist from goalie Matthew Roth.

The Knights kept the pressure on and scored three minutes later when Schmitt provided the assist for Zach Antesberger.

Roth grabbed seven saves in goal for the shutout.

The Knights improved to 1-1-1 overall. The one draw on the year was a scoreless result at Cumberland Valley on September 2.

GIRLS' TENNIS

The Knights edged Dallastown 3-2 in a non-league tennis match on August 26 at Hempfield. After the Wildcats swept the doubles matches, the Knights responded with Lydia Sullivan winning 6-3, 6-2 at number one singles, Ale Gregory posting 6-4, 6-0 straight sets at number two singles and Sophie Carson claiming the match with a resilient third singles match. She won 6-3 but fell 6-2 in the second set. Carson came back for a 10-4 tiebreaker win.

GOLF

Ethan Sample and Ethan Green had several shots land on the green as they paced Hempfield in a Section One golf game at Bent Creek on August 30. Both golfers finished at 88 while Matt McCullough had a 92 on the day.

Hempfield shot 366 as a team and finished fifth among section rivals Manheim Township (315), Cedar Crest (325), Penn Manor (346) and Lancaster Catholic (365).

Jadon Lee shot a 98 and Kiran George carded 103.

CROSS COUNTRY

Looking at the Hempfield boys' cross country team, one sees several familiar names of returning runners.

Simply looking at the top two finishers of Tuesday's Section One race at Landisville has Aidan Hodge and Joe Fahrney as they posted respective times of 16:19 and 16:32.

The Knights outran Warwick 17-44 and McCaskey by a 15-48 score.

Sam Freedman (17:15) took third and Emerson Long (17:23) fourth while Chris Titter's time of 17:50 was good for seventh place.

Finishing ninth (17:58) and in 10th place (18:07) were Isaiah Hollinger and Sam Meyer while Frank Christoffel earned 18th at 18:22.

Hempfield boys improved to 2-0 while the girls fell to 0-2. The Red Tornado nipped the Knights 28-29 while Warwick posted a 24-34 win.

Ella Wolfe's second-place time of 19:34 was only three seconds behind McCaskey's Milana Breuninger.

Molly Seibert turned in a solid 20:15 - good for sixth place. Roz Scott (22:19) and Norah Rynier (22:26) placed 12th and 13th, respectively. Leah Forry finished 15th at 22:47.

FIELD HOCKEY

Hempfield came up short against Manheim Central in an L-L League match on Friday, September 2. The Barons got out to a 2-0 lead and despite a comeback bid, which included a Callie Landis goal at the 12:22 mark of the third quarter, Central held on for a 4-1 win.