There weren’t many people outside of the practice fields in Dillsburg that expected Northern’s football team to be where they were on Friday night.
But what was once a pipe-dream to others in August was an expectation for the Polar Bears in November, as Jeff Costello’s surging squad used big games from Brody Leathery and Tristan Wenrich to defeat Ephrata 21-7 and advance to the District 3 5A football semifinals.
Wenrich scored two of the team’s three touchdowns, totaling 76 yards and a score on offense and recording a pick-six, while Leathery rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown in the win…