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John Pankratz
30
Albright ALB 4-6 , 3-6
38
Winner Lebanon Valley LVC 4-6 , 4-5
Albright ALB
4-6 , 3-6
30
Final
38
Lebanon Valley LVC
4-6 , 4-5
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ALB Albright 0 7 0 23 30
LVC Lebanon Valley 14 21 3 0 38

Game Recap: Football | | Matthew Minton

Drummond Shines in Relief as Football Closes Season at Lebanon Valley

The Lions concluded the 2026 season with their most historic rival.

ANNVILLE, Pa. – Albright Football (4-6, 3-6 MAC) took to the field for the final time this season against Lebanon Valley (4-6, 4-5 MAC). After falling behind in 28-0 in the second quarter, the Lions clawed back, including 23 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, before falling just short of the Dutchmen by a score of 38-30. 
 
Logan Rothberg got the Lions on the board with a 13-yard touchdown reception and finished the day with five catches and a game-high 127 receiving yards. Rothberg concludes a stellar senior season with 51 receptions for 936 yards and six touchdowns. 
 
After Albright's defense forced a safety, Normauri Johnson would join Rothberg with a 47-yard receiving touchdown, which would go on to be the longest play of the game. 
 
Desai Drummond added a pair of scores on the ground and finished the day with 351 total yards of offense and four total touchdowns in relief of Chase Roberts, who left the game with injuries. Roberts leaves behind a major legacy at Albright having appeared in 29 games for the Lions with over 5,000 passing yards and 37 total touchdowns. 
 
Jaylan Atkinson concludes a monster season in which the junior linebacker was an anchor for the Lions' defensive unit. Atkinson registered a team best 10 total tackles and ends 2026 with 76 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, four sacks and a forced fumble. 
 
Recording his fourth interception of the season was James Evans, who has quickly broken out as one of the most versatile defensive backs in the conference having recorded 41 tackles and 11 passes defended. 
 
The outstanding effort by the Lions would bring a seemingly out-of-reach game down to the final possession, where Lebanon Valley was able to blead out the remainder of the clock to end their season with a four-game winning streak. 
 
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Coach Weaver's third season will see a number of up-and-coming underclassmen step into larger roles next season, replacing a class of graduating seniors that helped reignite the culture of Albright Football.
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