Andrew Shambach

On Sept. 10, 2004, at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, Andrew Shambach returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown 15 seconds in, and Mifflinburg beat Lewisburg 27-0. He rushed for 125 yards on eight carries. A 53-yard run reached the Lewisburg 7 as the half ended, and he scored from 54 yards in the third quarter.

On Nov. 5 at Jersey Shore, in his last high school game, he carried 37 times for 202 yards and five touchdowns, and Mifflinburg won 38-6. He scored from 1, 19, 5, and 7 yards in the first half, with 143 of the yards before halftime, and from 3 yards in the third quarter. Mifflinburg led 25-0 at the half.

The year before, his interception set up a 13-12 halftime lead against Shikellamy in a game Shikellamy won 18-16. Against Jersey Shore he returned a punt 58 yards and Brad Catherman scored from 14. Mifflinburg won that one 25-6.

Lebanon Valley's 2008 roster lists him as a senior, No. 25, 5-10 and 181, from New Berlin and Mifflinburg, and names him the offensive MVP in high school. As a freshman in 2005 he played all 10 games on special teams, with four kick returns for 29 yards, a long of 15 against Juniata, and three tackles. In 2006 he started the first four games at strong safety, with eight tackles, seven of them solo, at King's, and six in a win over Juniata. In 2007 he started nine games at cornerback and strong safety, finished with 70 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss, and ranked eighth in the MAC at seven tackles a game. The high was 10 tackles and an 11-yard sack at Albright. He had nine tackles at Widener and eight against Delaware Valley, FDU-Florham, and Lycoming. Against Susquehanna he recovered a fumble and scored on a 48-yard return in the fourth quarter. He won the Individual Sportsmanship Award.