On Friday, Sept. 26, the Manheim Township Blue Streaks football team took on the J.P. McCaskey Red Tornados. The Blue Streaks won 51-21, improving their season record to 5-1.

Senior Daryus Dixon and sophomore PJ Myers led the team to victory by combining for 30 points in total. Dixon had four catches for 136 yards and three touchdowns while Myers added 151 rushes yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Senior quarterback Jack Kenneff went 8-for-9 passing for 189 yards and four scores. Taylor Veilleux, Marcos Fernandez, and Chase Fletcher also scored touchdowns for the Blue Streaks.

This football game was focused around honoring the legacy of Lucian Li, a 2022 Manheim Township High School graduate who passed away in a car crash in 2023 at the age of 19. This community movement is called “Live for Lucian.” Students wore shirts that had the club’s motto, “Be the reason someone smiled today”, with a smiley face design on the front.

The next football game is Manheim Township’s homecoming game, home against Cedar Crest at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3.