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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Fourth-and-6 from midfield. In a tie game midway through the fourth quarter, Raheem Twyman was just looking to get to the sticks.</p><p>But once he got there, hey, might as well keep going.</p><p>&#8220;I was just at the sideline looking for the marker, and I ended up passing it,&#8221; the Meyers wideout said. &#8220;And I see two guys in my way, so I just did a little side-step. Then, bam &#8212; green all the way.&#8221;</p><p>And victory for the Mohawks.</p><p>Twyman took a screen pass 50 yards down the home sideline at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium to paydirt, backing up a heroic defensive effort by the Mohawks in a 13-7 win over Palisades in Friday&#8217;s Eastern Conference Class 2A semifinals.</p><p>The win extends the Mohawks season one more week, as they will host District 2 foe Riverside next weekend with the tournament title on the line. The Vikings beat Mount Carmel 39-19 in the bracket&#8217;s other semifinal.</p><p>&#8220;I told them before the game I didn&#8217;t want the season to end yet,&#8221; Meyers coach Jeff Labatch said. &#8220;And it&#8217;s not.&#8221;</p><p>It was anything but easy.</p><p>Meyers had just 137 yards of total offense on the night, nearly all of it coming on Mark Robinson&#8217;s electric 76-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and Twyman&#8217;s sideline sprint in the fourth.</p><p>The other 30 plays the Mohawks ran on offense yielded just 11 yards.</p><p>Fortunately for Meyers, that was all the defense needed.</p><p>Despite being on the field for the majority of the night &#8212; Palisades ran 62 offensive plays to Meyers&#8217; 32 &#8212; the Mohawks defense came up with four stops on fourth down.</p><p>The last one of those came on a fourth-and-2 from the Mohawks 46 with just under 10 minutes left in a 7-7 game. Four plays later, it was the Mohawks turning a fourth down of their own into the game-winning touchdown.</p><p>From there, Robinson came up with an interception to end one Palisades drive and the defense forced a fumble just across midfield on the next one to thwart any comeback attempt by the Pirates (5-6).</p><p>&#8220;They stepped it up when they had to,&#8221; Labatch said. &#8220;We were fortunate to come out with a win. Our offense did not play well. &#8230; We weren&#8217;t firing off the ball. They&#8217;re a tough defense. They fly to the ball.&#8221;</p><p>That they did. Palisades, which hails from near the New Jersey border in District 11, held Meyers to just four first downs the entire night.</p><p>Two came on the long touchdowns. One came on a 27-yard scamper by Robinson. And the last one came in the final 90 seconds as the Pirates were flagged for roughing the punter, allowing Meyers to run out the clock.</p><p>Robinson drew that flag, making sure to get the punt off before the contact came. The senior has provided a critical spark to the team since recently returning from an injury. On Friday, he ran for 108 yards and a score, added an interception and also had a big kickoff return to open the second half.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a big playmaker,&#8221; Labatch said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a leader. The team rallies around him.&#8221;</p><p>Palisades opened the scoring on the first play of the second quarter when quarterback Austin Krauss took a fourth-and-1 sneak 5 yards up the middle for a touchdown.</p><p>Meyers also struggled with some high snaps that led to fumbles and big losses. On top of that, a big-time punt return touchdown by Omar Kelly early in the game was wiped out by a personal foul flag.</p><p>But the Mohawks found a way.</p><p>&#8220;Even with all the stuff that was happening &#8212; all the fumbles, all the penalties &#8212; we didn&#8217;t break,&#8221; said Twyman, who also plays rush end on defense. &#8220;We kept composure and played like a team throughout the whole game.</p><p>&#8220;That&#8217;s why we came out with the &#8216;W.&#8217; &#8220;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Eastern Conf. 2A Semifinals</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Meyers 13, Palisades 7</strong></p><p><strong>Palisades`0`7`0`0`&#8212;`7</strong></p><p><strong>Meyers`0`7`0`6`&#8212;`13</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Second quarter</strong></p><p>PAL &#8212; Austin Krauss 5 run (Jared Colletti kick), 11:56</p><p>MEY &#8212; Mark Robinson 76 run (Ken Macko kick), 4:04</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Fourth quarter</strong></p><p>MEY &#8212; Raheem Twyman 50 pass from Willie Wallace (kick failed), 7:30</p><p><strong>Team statistics`PAL`MEY</strong></p><p>First downs`13`4</p><p>Rushes-yards`46-168`29-71</p><p>Passing yards`34`66</p><p>Total yards`202`137</p><p>Passing`8-16-1`3-5-0</p><p>Sacked-yards lost`0-0`1-11</p><p>Punts-avg.`1-21.0`5-31.4</p><p>Fumbles-lost`1-1`3-1</p><p>Penalties-yards`5-35`5-35</p><p><strong>INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS</strong></p><p><strong>RUSHING</strong> &#8212; PAL, Matt McGrath 12-58, Austin Krauss 11-50, Patrick Lodwig 14-29, Jared Colletti 4-18, Kyle Maloney 1-9, Kyler Netwon 1-3, Trey Gretzinger 3-1. MEY, Mark Robinson 11-108, Jason Marston 8-2, Chayne Patterson 1-(minus-2), TEAM 2-(minus-4), Willie Wallace 5-(minus-16), Raheem Twyman 2-(minus-17).</p><p><strong>PASSING</strong> &#8212; PAL, Krauss 8-16-1-34. MEY, Wallace 3-5-0-66.</p><p><strong>RECEIVING</strong> &#8212; PAL, Anthony Fleck 3-16, Lodwig 2-10, Tyler Marsh 1-6, Blake Cassalia 1-3, McGrath 1-(minus-1). MEY, Twyman 1-50, Robinson 1-9, Omar Kelly 1-7.</p><p><strong>INTERCEPTIONS</strong> &#8212; MEY, Robinson.</p><p><strong>MISSED FGs</strong> &#8212; None.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Meyers wide reciever Raheem Twyman (25) beats Palisades safety Blake Cassalia to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter on Friday at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_TTL111415HSF-Palisades-Meyers11.jpg</photo0><caption0>Meyers wide reciever Raheem Twyman (25) beats Palisades safety Blake Cassalia to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter on Friday at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_TTL111415HSF-Palisades-Meyers21.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Palisades quarterback Austin Krauss (12) winds up to throw as Meyers&#8217; Raheem Twyman (25) bears down on him. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_TTL111415HSF-Palisades-Meyers21.jpg</photo1><caption1>Palisades quarterback Austin Krauss (12) winds up to throw as Meyers&#8217; Raheem Twyman (25) bears down on him. </caption1><photoCredit1>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_TTL111415HSF-Palisades-Meyers31.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Meyers&#8217; Mark Robinson (6) goes airborne to haul in a key interception in the fourth quarter of the Mohawks&#8217; 13-7 win over Palisades in Friday&#8217;s Eastern Conference semifinals. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_TTL111415HSF-Palisades-Meyers31.jpg</photo2><caption2>Meyers&#8217; Mark Robinson (6) goes airborne to haul in a key interception in the fourth quarter of the Mohawks&#8217; 13-7 win over Palisades in Friday&#8217;s Eastern Conference semifinals. </caption2><photoCredit2>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_TTL111415HSF-Palisades-Meyers41.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Meyers senior running back Mark Robinson (6) led the team with 108 yards rushing and a touchdown in Friday&#8217;s narrow win over Palisades. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/web1_TTL111415HSF-Palisades-Meyers41.jpg</photo3><caption3>Meyers senior running back Mark Robinson (6) led the team with 108 yards rushing and a touchdown in Friday&#8217;s narrow win over Palisades. </caption3><photoCredit3>Sean McKeag | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Derek Levarse</p><p>dlevarse@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Derek Levarse at 570-991-6396 or on Twitter @TLdlevarse</p></shirttailMeta></div>

H.S. football: Meyers earn a tense fourth-quarter victory over Palisades