Annville-Cleona shuts out Columbia for first Section 5 win this season

LEBANON — Annville-Cleona snapped a two-game losing streak and picked up its first Lancaster-Lebanon League win of the season with a 43-0 shutout of Columbia during Friday night's homecoming game. Five different Dutchmen scored a touchdown in the Section Five tilt, and four different players rushed for 60-plus yards.

The Dutchmen (1-1 L-L, 2-3 overall) took the opening kickoff and ran the ball downfield — nine plays for 63 yards to the Columbia 4. Senior quarterback Bryce Keller then hit Jonathon Shay in the flat for a 4-yard touchdown. After a Columbia three-and-out, Keller went right back to the air and hit a wide-open Jonathan Moran over the middle. Moran hauled in the pass and rushed downfield for a 70-yard touchdown to give A-C a 13-0 lead with 6:05 left in the first quarter.

The Dutchmen added 16 points over the span of 3:08 in the middle of the second quarter. Keller had a 1-yard touchdown run to cap a 15-play, 77-yard drive. On the ensuing drive, Columbia lost 21 yards on three plays and saw a bad snap on the punt attempt go through the end zone for a safety. After the kickoff, A-C needed just four plays to go 45 yards as Devon Englehart had a 3-yard touchdown to make it 26-0 with 5:20 left in the first half.

In addition to a game-high 92 yards rushing on 10 carries from Keller, Englehart had 61 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns; Yamaliel Navarro had 67 yards on eight carries and a touchdown; and Shay had 7 carries for 60 yards.

Quarterback Cameron McClair went 9-for-22 for 60 yards as Columbia (0-2, 0-5) was held scoreless for the second straight week after being shut out by Lancaster Catholic in their section opener.