BRADFORD CONTINUES TO ROLL |
WEEK 3 |
BRADFORD – Bradford improved to 3-0 on the young season with a 49-12 win over Punxsutawney Friday night at Bradford. Jason Casey led a balanced Owls attack rushing for 69 yards on nine carries and scored three touhcdowns, one rushing, one on a 50-yard punt return and one on an 84-yard kickoff return. Mike Fair added two rushing touchdowns, an interception and 14 tackles for Bradford, who also got 40 yards rushing and a touchdown from Elliott George and 62 yards rushing from Jim Nuzzo. Punxsutawney was led by Dustin Guidish, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Bradford led 21-6 halftime lead with all the scoring coming in the first quarter. The Owls jumped out 14-0 on an 8-yard run by George and a 15-yard run by Casey. Punxsutawney cut the lead to 14-6 on a 37-yard run by Guidish, but Bradford answered with a 15-yard run by Fair to take the 21-6 kead. Bradford put the game away with 20 unanswered third-quarter points. The first score came on a 25-yard pass from Kevin Rose to Ben Copeland that gave the Owls a 28-6 lead. A 7-yard run by Fair gave Bradford a 35-6 lead, and a 50-yard punt return for a touchdown by Casey uped the lead to 41-6. Punxsutawney got back on the board in the fourth quarter on a 68-yard run by Joe Smelko to cut the lead to 41-6, but Casey returned the ensuing kickoff 84 yards to finish off the scoring. SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter B – Elliott George 8 run (Ken Ciolek kick) B – Jason Casey 15 run (Ciolek kick) P – Dustin Guidish 37 run (Kick blocked) B – Mike Fair 15 run (Ciolek kick) Third quarter B – Ben Copeland 25 pass from Kevin Rose (Ciolek kick) B – Fair 7 run (Ciolek kick) B – Casey 50 punt return (Kick failed) Fourth Quarter P – Joe Smelko 68 run (Run failed) B – Casey 84 kickoff return (Sean Hvizdzak run) |