Oct 23, 2026
Escobar takes the snaps
Shiloh Escobar had never played quarterback. When Brady Cleaver went down, he asked C.J. Curry for the job. Berwick is at Crestwood tonight at 7.
League · Fri, Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 PM · Crestwood Stadium
After: Berwick 5-4, 2-0 Division 2 · Crestwood 1-8, 1-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BER | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| CRE | — | — | — | — | 8 |
NEPA Football lists Crestwood at 1-1 in division and 1-7 overall after a 42-7 loss at Dallas on Oct. 16.
Final and records from the Citizens’ Voice, Oct. 23. Galutia 18 carries for 105 and three touchdowns. No full box score yet. Neither line is official.
Shiloh Escobar grew up a soccer kid. His father, Kevin, played professionally in Europe, and an uncle coached the high school soccer team. He moved to Berwick at 3, started flag football at 5, and put on pads at 7, but he still went back and forth between the two sports into ninth grade, Steve Bennett writes in the Citizens’ Voice Gameface feature.
C.J. Curry settled it. Escobar played for Curry on the junior high team in eighth grade, and when Curry took over the varsity, the soccer cleats went away. Escobar calls him a mentor and a father figure.
He played linebacker every game, learned the receiver routes on the side, and was a two-way starter as a junior until a torn ACL in the middle of October ended his season. Surgery came in November. Doctors told him nine to 12 months. He was running at six months and cleared for non-contact work at seven, in time for his senior fall.
Then Brady Cleaver got hurt. Berwick tried some Wildcat snaps, and Escobar told Curry he wanted the job. Curry handed him a packet of plays to study. He had never played the position. The offense started in a simpler Wing-T look and opened up after Pottsville. Escobar says three years in the system and his time at receiver, reading where the corner and safety sit, made the switch easier.
Berwick is at Crestwood tonight. Kickoff is 7 at Crestwood Stadium in Mountain Top. Dallas comes to Crispin next Friday.
In the papers
Citizens' Voice · Oct 23, 2026
HS FOOTBALL: Goal line stand sparks Berwick past Crestwood
Berwick 24, Crestwood 8. The defense stuffs Teddy Taylor at the 2 to end the half, and Gavin Galutia runs for 105 and three touchdowns. Dallas is next for the Division 2 title.
Citizens' Voice · Oct 23, 2026
GAMEFACE: Berwick’s Escobar makes smooth transition to new position
Steve Bennett’s Gameface feature on Shiloh Escobar: a soccer kid turned linebacker, back from a torn ACL, who asked C.J. Curry for the quarterback job after Brady Cleaver’s injury.
High School On SI · Oct 19, 2026
Pennsylvania High School Football Top 25 State Rankings (Oct. 19, 2026)
Oct. 19 state Top 25. Dallas (8-0) is the only newcomer, in at No. 24 after a 42-7 win over Crestwood. Hunter Pitcavage had two touchdown runs and an 18-yard fumble-return touchdown. Dallas is at Hanover Area on Oct. 23, then at Berwick on Oct. 30. North Pocono is under consideration. Berwick is not on the board.
NEPA Football / NPF · Oct 19, 2026
Friday, Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m. at Crestwood Stadium, 281 S Mountain Blvd., Mountain Top. Broadcast column is Listen. Crestwood is 1-7 after a 42-7 loss at Dallas. Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2.
EasternPAFootball · Oct 18, 2026
Pennsylvania High School Football Rankings for October 18th, 2026
David Mika’s statewide board for Oct. 18. Class 4A: Shamokin first at 8-0 after a 65-14 over Hanover Area. Malvern Prep second, South Fayette third, West York fourth. North Pocono fifth at 7-1 after a 21-7 over Delaware Valley. Berwick is not in the 4A top five.
NEPA Football / NPF · Oct 18, 2026
Posted Oct. 18. Big School after Week 8: Berwick dropped out. Was No. 6 last week at 4-3. 1 Dallas 8-0, 2 North Pocono 7-1, 3 Abington Heights 4-4, 4 Valley View 5-3, 5 Pittston Area 5-3, 6 Honesdale 6-2. Pittston Area is new on the board. NPF’s Week 8 scoreboard listed Williamsport 28, (B6) Berwick 0.
NEPA Football / NPF · Oct 18, 2026
Posted Oct. 18. District 2 Class 4A, top eight qualify. 1 Dallas 8-0 .747199, 2 North Pocono 7-1 .733545, 3 Honesdale 6-2 .673627, 4 Wallenpaupack 5-3 .593647, 5 Valley View 5-3 .591575, 6 Berwick .567471, 7 Carbondale 5-3 .512817, 8 Crestwood 1-7 .338771, 9 Nanticoke 2-6 .321701, 10 Hanover Area 1-7 .296223. The table prints Berwick at 5-3. The District 2 calculator has Berwick Area at 4-4 and .567471. A week earlier Berwick was sixth at 4-3, .576.
District 2 · Oct 18, 2026
Class 4A power rankings after Week 8
Board as of Oct. 18, 12:03 p.m. Berwick Area sixth in Class 4A at 4-4 (.567471). Was sixth at 4-3 (.576) a week earlier. Carbondale Area seventh at 5-3 (.512817). Crestwood eighth at 1-7 (.338771). Top eight of ten qualify. Two left: at Crestwood, then Dallas at Crispin.