Linglestown Colts go 2 for 3 on opening day

Linglestown Colts varsity midget football team was overpowered Sunday by the Mechanicsburg Wildcats in the season opener at Koons Park. Mechanicsburg jumped out to an 18-0 lead in the first quarter and cruised to a 38-6 win. Linglestown’s highlight was a 75-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter by Colts speedster Drew Scales. The Colts played hard, but were overmatched by a much bigger Wildcats team. The midget division features players who are age 14 and under with a maximum weight of 148 pounds.

Linglestown teams upended Mechanicsburg in the two other games contested Sunday at sun-drenched Koons Park:

* Colts Pee-Wees 18, Wildcats 12 (age 10 and under with maximum weight of 96 pounds)

* Colts Pony 18, Wildcats 9 (age 12 and under with maximum weight of 120 pounds)

Colts varsity teams travel to meet West Shore Vikings next Saturday, Aug. 30, 3 pm at a field in Wormleysburg. Junior varsity games start next week – check the Linglestown Football Association's Web site for schedules.

HELP WANTED: If you like seeing youth football coverage on Linglestown Gazette, please consider being a Gazette contributor by jotting down game scores and highlights, and sending the info to BB. You don't have to be a writer – BB will do all the heavy lifting to produce game summaries. To volunteer to cover a varsity team (Pee-Wee, Pony or Midget), send BB an e-mail or call him at 512-0722.
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Photo: Linglestown Colts player Erick Boone ( #8 in blue jersey) breaks into the open during second-half action in the Pony division game. Also pictured is Nick Notestine (#21),Justin Salak (#73) and Raleigh Sirb (#42).