Sports

MC Varsity Football Continues In District Playoffs!

Molly Spence, Co-Editor-In-Chief

November 5, 2024

Marion Center Jr./Sr. High School Page

The Marion Center Varsity Football team went to playoffs this season! With their record being now 8 wins and 2 losses, the team has made 6th place in the district playoffs and will continue their season.

With 5 shutouts this season and 3 wins on top of that, the Marion Center boys football team found themselves going to in 6th place in the PIAA football playoffs.

The team has only lost to Cambria Heights (7-21) and River Valley (21-28). Cambria Heights has a record of 10-0 and River Valley has a record of 8-3. The team’s efforts have been great. With the extended season, the pride here in the schools is flourishing.

On Friday, November 1st, the team traveled to Mount Union High School, to compete against the Mount Union Trojans, in the first bracket of district playoffs. The game was intense. By the end of the first half, the score was 21-7. Touchdowns in the first quarter were made by, junior, Camden Rising, and two touchdowns from senior, Mason Ploskunak. The game ended in a double overtime, where MC gained a touchdown by sophomore, Tyler Phillips, then, 2 points from freshman Troy Slovinsky. Junior, Carter Knox finished the game with a fumble, forced by senior, Landon Cook. Marion Center took the win, with a final score of 35-27.

The Stingers will play seed number 2 in the district playoffs, Richland on their home turf, Friday, November 8th. There will be a pep bus attending for any student who wishes to go watch the game. Make sure you sign up in the office and deposit $10 to secure your spot on the bus. Let’s go Stinger Football!

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About the Contributor

Molly Spence, Co-Editor-In-Chief

"Remember there is good in this world, and bad, and ugly." -Unknown Hello, welcome to The Stinger! My name is Molly Spence, I am a class of 2026 Junior and the Co-Editor-In-Chief for The Stinger Newspaper. I am involved in the Newspaper, Marion Center Mean Green Marching Machine as one of the Section Leaders for the Color Guard, a representative of Marion Center High School for United Way, ATHENA Club as the head of public relations, Art Club, and library assistant. This is my third year in Newspaper. I've been assistant editor for two years, and this is my first year as Co-Editor-In-Chief. My future goals include attending Lycoming College to major in Psychology to accomplish my career goal of being a clinical psychologist, and continuing my education (master’s and doctoral degrees) at another college. Apart from my aspiring career and education dreams, something people may not know about me is I twirl batons (1, 2 and 3 batons). I was a competitive twirler, as for right now I'm doing my own training, and improving my skills and learning new tricks. I also love ducks. I have two ducks who hate my batons when I’m twirling but love to go up to them and peck them when I’m not twirling. I don’t allow them anywhere near the fire baton, of course. My ducks and twirling are giant parts of my life, as well as psychology class here in the high school and my own research and education. By being a part of The Stinger, I want to make everyone's voice heard and leave no one behind, because after all, we, Marion Center High School students, are all in this together.