The Wyomissing Spartans defeated Danville in the PIAA State 3A quarterfinals game 21-19 when Aaron Johnson failed to kick a field goal which would have given Danville the win.

Johnson lined up to kick a 32-yard field goal. His kick went left.

The Spartans will face Neumann Goretti in the state 3A semifinals on Saturday.

The Spartans were averaging 44.4 points per game, the second-most in PIAA Class 3A, while allowing the second fewest at just 7.5 per game. On the other hand, the Ironmen (12-1) were averaging the most points at 49.8 per game, and allowed the fewest at 4.6.

Arguably the two best teams in Class 3A exchanged the momentum. The Spartans jumped to a 21-0 lead after scoring on all three of their first-half possessions before Danville got on the board with 45.1 seconds left in the second quarter.

The Wyomissing Spartans have had a long line of accomplishments, achievements, and triumphs throughout the years. Four Time District Champions, State Champion Finalists twice in a row. This football team is like no other.

This year, the Spartans have another opportunity to claim the title of “State Champion” once again. They have state titles in football in 1975, 2012, 2020, and 2021.

They won the Section 4 Title in the Lancaster-Lebanon League and the District 3, 3A title as well.

Wyomissing 21, Danville 19

Wyomissing 14 7 0 0 — 21
Danville 0 6 6 7 — 19
First Quarter
W – Evan Blickley 23 pass from Ben Zechman (Ian Levering kick), 5:40
W – Drew Eisenhower 12 run (Levering kick), :47
Second Quarter
W – Matthew Kramer 2 run (Levering kick), 2:42
D – Carson Persing 6 pass from Zach Gordon (kick blocked), :45
Third Quarter
D – Cameron Kiersch 8 pass from Zach Gordon (pass failed), 2:12
Fourth Quarter
D – Zach Gordon 3 run (Aaron Johnson kick), 10:56

Wyo – Dan
First Downs 22 11
Rushes-Yards 58-325 21-96
Comp-Att-Int 2-7-0 11-24-0
Passing 31 175
Total Yards 356 271
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-26 5-27

Individual statistics

Rushing: Wyomissing — Matthew Kramer, 27-157, TD; Drew Eisenhower, 14-109, TD; Charlie McIntyre, 12-61; Chase Eisenhower, 2-10; Ben Zechman, 3-(-12). Danville — Ty Stauffer, 6-36; Mason Raup, 1-31; Zach Gordon, 13-30, TD; Aaron Johnson, 1-(-1).

Passing: Wyomissing — Ben Zechman, 2-7-0, 31 yds., TD. Danville — Zach Gordon, 11-20-0, 175 yds., 2 TDs; Carson Persing, 0-1-0; Team, 0-3-0.

Receiving: Wyomissing — Evan Blickley, 1-23, TD; Drew Eisenhower, 1-8. Danville — Aaron Johnson, 4-102; Carson Persing, 4-21, TD; Cameron Kiersch, 2-31, TD; Mason Raup, 1-21.

INTERCEPTIONS — None.

Records: Danville (12-1); Wyomissing (13-0).