Zach Rader scored on a 39-yard run in the fourth quarter, snapping a scoreless tie and sending Center Township to an 8-0 victory over South Butler last weekend in Butler Area Midget Football League play at Memorial Park.

The game was a battle of unbeaten teams.

Pat Lokhaiser added the conversion kick for the Rams (5-0), who were denied a scoring opportunity earlier when South Butler's Luke Hartung intercepted a pass in the end zone. South Butler is 4-1.

Penn Street 27, Meridian 12 — Jeremy Taggart got Meridian on the scoreboard first with a 7-yard touchdown run and threatened for more before Penn Street's Chad Lamont intercepted a pass. Lamont then scored on a 4-yard run and added a conversion run for a 7-6 lead.Lamont scored again on a 74-yard run in the third quarter, with Paris Davis running in the conversion. Davis scored on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter, Keenan Barlow adding a conversion run for a 21-6 lead.Jordan Cratty scored on a 1-yard run for Meridian before Jamar Powers scored on a 34-yard run for Penn Street.

Meridian 34, Penn Street 0 (JV)— Meridian scored on a 28-yard touchdown catch by Rich Marnic, a 16-yard run by David Slomers, a 4-yard run by Trevor Monteleone, a 3-yard run by Mark Gross and a 30-yard interception return by Slomers.Christian Kovach added a pair of conversion kicks.

East Butler 24, East Side 13 — Alex Younker got East Butler (2-3) on the board with a 35-yard touchdown run. Dakota Taylor intercepted an East Side (0-5) pass to set up Younker's 57-yard scoring run.Brandon Bauer extended the lead to 18-0 with a 3-yard TDrun, but East Side roared back on a 25-yard touchdown jaunt by Claude Clark and a Tom Barnhart 2-yard scoring run. But Younker's 65-yard kickoff return for a touchdown sealed the East Butler victory.