Leesport, PA — By Andrew Clauser— MikeDragoSports.com correspondent After an emotional victory teams can be prone to letdowns but that wasn’t the case with Schuylkill Valley and their All-State running back Dominic Giuffre Friday night. The Panthers followed last week’s thrilling win over Upper Perkiomen with a convincing 48-14 rout of Susquenita in a non-league game at Leesport. It was Giuffre and the Panthers defense that made sure of it. The senior running back scored all four of his touchdowns in the first half on the way to a commanding 35-14 lead at the half. He amassed 169-yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns in the first half (232 total rushing yards) but it was his fourth touchdown, a 45-yard Pick Six with 25 second left in the first half that left little doubt the night belonged to the Panthers. Giuffre lined up as a defensive end in order to put pressure on Gibney. The rest was all football instinct. “It was a set play for a blitz where I was supposed to disrupt the running back’s route and then rush the quarterback but I locked eyes with the quarterback and grabbed the pass intended for (the running back),” said Giuffre. “I knew I was off to the races at that point.” That play set the tone for the rest of the game. The Panthers didn’t allow another score. Susquenita passed 41 times and drove the field only to be stopped cold several times. Schuylkill Valley coach Bruce Harbach was happy with his defense but not happy with the 11 penalties. “We have to work on our tackling and keeping our hands inside going forward,” Harbach said. “That was a ‘flag-fest’ out there and that cannot happen in league play.” “Tonight we played good but not great,” said Giuffre. “We have to do better than that.” Schuylkill Valley wide receiver Kowen Gerner sealed the deal with his second touchdown reception from quarterback Logan Nawrocki to make it 42-14 with 3:46 left in the game. Teams will try their best to stop Giuffre but Gerner has emerged as a lethal threat at wide receiver. Last week he reeled in the game-winning 33-yard touchdown catch against Upper Perkiomen with little over a minute to go. This week he contributed with two touchdown receptions. The Panthers (2-1) travel to Kutztown (1-2) next week for their Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 5 opener. “They are aware of Kutztown’s improvement but I tell them to just play ball,” Harbach said. “Everyone is now 0-0 and it’s play for keeps.” 1 2 3 4 Final Susquenita 14 0 0 0 14 Schuylkill Valley 14 21 0 13 48 Scoring summary 1 Schuylkill Valley Giuffre, 6 run(Wamsher kick) 9:34 1 Susquenita Swancer, 6 pass from Gibney (Warren kick) 7:23 1 Schuylkill Valley Gerner, 7 pass from Nawrocki (Wamsher kick) 3:23 1 Susquenita Jumper, 25 pass from Gibney (Warren kick) 0:0.0 2 Schuylkill Valley Giuffre, 29 run(Wamsher kick) 9:55 2 Schuylkill Valley Giuffre, 2 run(Wamsher kick) 5:45 2 Schuylkill Valley Giuffre, 45 interception return(Wamsher kick) 0:25.2 4 Schuylkill Valley Gerner, 7 pass from Nawrocki(Wamsher kick) 3:46 4 Schuylkill Valley Pyle, 48 run(kick failed) 0:34 Team statistics Susquenita Schuylkill Valley First downs 12 20 Rushes-yards 15-54 39-305 Passing yards 170 111 Total yards 224 416 Passes 22-41-2 9-14-1 Fumbles-lost 0 1-1 Punts-average 1-42 3-32 Penalties-yards 1-5 11-115 Individual statistics RUSHING Susquenita: Robinson 6-53, Jumper 2-40, Swancer 7-38, Gibney 5-28, Brown 1-6, McKee 1-5. Schuylkill Valley: Giuffre 26-232, Pyle 1-48, Hohenadel 5-38, Cammauf 2-3, Nawrocki 5-(-16). PASSING Susquenita: De. Gibney 22-41-2–170. Schuylkill Valley: Nawrocki 8-13-1–97, Aletras 1-1-0–14. RECEIVING Susquenita: Swancer 7-38, Robinson 6-53, Dr. Gibney 5-28, Jumper 2-40, Brown 1-6, McKee 1-5. Schuylkill Valley: Gerner 4-33, Spotts 2-24, Lackner 1-25, Giuffre 1-15, Gehret 1-14. INTERCEPTIONS Susquenita: Robinson. Schuylkill Valley: Lackner, Giuffre. MISSED FIELD GOALS Susquenita: 29.