MANSFIELD, Pa. – The Mansfield Mountaineers sprint football team finished out the 2026 season with a 33-7 victory over CSFL newcomer D'Youville, on Saturday Nov. 14.
The Mansfield defense shined holding the Saints to -24 yards rushing. They had four interceptions as a unit.
Jack Burbage,
Matt Machmer, Antonio Green Jr, and
Jackson Taylor collected them for Mansfield.
Taylor had 13 tackles which eclipses his own season record and gives him 94 in 2026.
Brady Deneen and
Camryn Harwick each had sacks.
Offensively Joseph Fry threw for 115 yards and a touchdown and
Mac Krauss was 3-3 for 52 yards and two scores through the air. Frye was the leading rusher with 68 yards and a score.
The Mounties would score first after a blocked punt and recovery by
Ben Fitch set the Mounties with a first-and-goal from the 10-yard line. Frye would punch the ball in on the first play to give the Mountaineers a 7-0 lead. They would hold that lead to the end of the first quarter.
Jack Burbage would score for the Mansfield defense, intercepting a Cooper Bange pass and returning it 31 yards for the score. Mansfield increased the lead to 14-0 after the
Nolan Zona extra point.
In the final two minutes of the half, the Mounties would break through on the scoreboard as Frye found Harwick over the middle for the 32-yard touchdown pass. Mansfield led 20-0 going into halftime.
D'Youville would steal momentum in the third quarter forcing an interception in the end zone. The Saints would use that to spark an 80-yard touchdown pass on the ensuing play. Mansfield still held the lead after three quarters by a score of 20-7.
Mansfield would score again on their final two drives of the game. Krauss would find
Ajani Gibson for the 13-yard score increasing the lead to 26-7.
Taylor would come up with an interception on the D'Youville drive. The Mounties put together a four play drive capped by a Krauss to Machmer touchdown pass. Mansfield would take the game by a final score of 33-7.
Mansfield defensively allowed only 14.88 points per game and 119 total points throughout the year.That is a program best on both accounts. 2026 is the second most potent offensive year in program history with 31.88 points per game, behind only 2024.
Behind first year head coach
Mike Pearson, Mansfield will finish with a 6-2 record, which matches the best season in program history. It's also the best record for a first-year head coach in Mansfield sprint football history.
Before the game Mansfield Honored ten seniors:
Antonio Green Jr.,
Shamus Lesher,
Weston Bellows,
Ajani Gibson,
Jerry Holmes Jr.,
Matt Machmer,
Caleb Smith,
Vedder Conyer,
Jack Gartner, and
Nolan Zona.
This concludes the 2026 season for the Mansfield sprint football team.
