Williams Valley quarterback Brady Shomper lines up under center while receivers Colin Crisswell (front) and Evan Achenbach (middle) prepare for the snap (Photo by Eli Doyle).

SHENANDOAH — Williams Valley wasted no time reminding Shenandoah Valley and the area why it sits near the top of the District 11 Class AA picture.

Williams Valley exploded for nearly 500 yards of total offense and cruised to a 55-6 victory over Shenandoah Valley in Schuylkill-Colonial Blue Division game Friday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

“I thought the kids up front blocked really well and Fletcher (Thompson) ran the ball really hard,” Williams Valley coach Ben Ancheff said. “(Brady) Shomper added some nice passes.”

The Vikings (8-1, 7-1 Blue) scored on their first three possessions and led 21-0 after one quarter, sparked by a pair of touchdown runs from Fletcher Thompson that included a 94-yard burst that broke the game wide open.

Quarterback Brady Shomper was sharp through the air, tossing touchdown passes of 50 and 38 yards in the first half to Evan Achenbach and Colin Crisswell as Williams Valley took a 34-0 lead into halftime. He also added a 14-yard rushing score.

Shenandoah Valley (0-9, 0-8) struggled to generate momentum against a physical Vikings defense and did not record its first offensive touchdown until early in the third quarter when quarterback Ethan Bench connected with Gene Sinkus for a 35-yard scoring strike.

Williams Valley answered immediately as Shomper found Crisswell again for a 34-yard touchdown, and Thompson added his third rushing score of the night from 15 yards out before backup running back Cole Hubler punched in a 1-yard score in the fourth to finish the rout.

“We wanted to see what we can do,” Ancheff said about the offensive spread. “We wanted to try to set some things up moving forward toward the playoffs and see where we have weapons and where we can use them.”

Thompson ran for 168 yards and three touchdowns on just eight carries. Shomper went 7-of-14 for 193 yards and accounted for three total touchdowns. Achenbach caught three passes for 96 yards while Crisswell finished with 72 receiving yards and two scores.

Bench threw for 53 yards for Shenandoah Valley while Jonnuel Nunez fought for 110 rushing yards on 18 carries, including an 87-yard burst that shocked Williams Valley’s defense on the second offensive play by the Blue Devils.

Sinkus caught four passes for 48 yards and Shenandoah Valley’s lone touchdown.

The Vikings finish the regular season at home against Pine Grove (1-8, 1-7) and currently sit No. 2 in the D-11 Class AA tournament field behind No. 1 Schuylkill Haven (9-0, 8-0).

“We’ll take things one week at a time, we have Pine Grove next week for Senior Day,” Ancheff said. “Then we’ll go from there.”

Game Summary

Williams Valley 55, Shenandoah Valley 6

WV (8-1, 7-1)     21     13      14      7  —    55

SV (0-9, 0-8)      0       0       6       0  —    6

WV — Thompson 1 run (Smeltz kick)

WV — Thompson 94 run (Smeltz kick)

WV — Achenbach 50 pass from Shomper (Smeltz kick)

WV — Crisswell 38 pass from Shomper (pass failed)

WV — Shomper 14 run (Smeltz kick)

SV — Sinkus 35 pass from Bench (pass failed)

WV — Crisswell 34 pass from Shomper (Smeltz kick)

WV — Thompson 15 run (Smeltz kick)

WV — Hubler 1 run (Smeltz kick)

Team Statistics

WV-SV

First Downs — 18      2

Rushes-Yards — 20-299      29-107

Passes — 7-14-0      5-7-0

Passing Yards — 193      53

Total Yards — 492      160

Fumbles/Lost — 0-0      0-0

Penalties — 5-30      3-15

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Williams Valley — Thompson 8-168, Shomper 6-55, Hubler 3-42, Bair 1-36, Chevy Green 1-(-2). Shenandoah Valley — Nunez 18-110, Reyes 2-2, Seiger 1-0, Sinkus 1-0, Bench 6-(-5).

PASSING: Williams Valley — Shomper 7-14-0, 193. Shenandoah Valley — Bench 5-7-0, 53.

RECEIVING: Williams Valley — Achenbach 3-96, Crisswell 2-72, Bair 1-27, Thompson 1-(-2). Shenandoah Valley — Sinkus 4-48, Reyes 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: None.