By John Biddix - WPXZ Sports

TYRONE - THE CHUCKS LOST A TOUGH ONE FRIDAY NIGHT AT TYRONE BY A FINAL OF 25-14. THE CHUCKS TOOK THE OPENING KICKOFF AND DROVE INSIDE THE 5 YARD LINE BEFORE FUMBLING ON THIRD AND GOAL. TYRONE RECOVERED AT THEIR OWN 17 AND DROVE THE LENGTH OF THE FIELD WITH JOSH TAYLOR SCORING FROM 6 YDS OUT. TYRONE MISSED THE EXTRA POINT TO TAKE A 6-0 LEAD. 

THE CHUCKS TOOK THE ENSUING KICKOFF AND MARCHED 58 YDS DOWN THE FIELD SCORING ON A 4 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN BY DUSTIN GUIDASH. THE EXTRA POINT WAS GOOD GIVING THE CHUCKS A 7-6 LEAD. 

TYRONE ANSWERED WITH A DRIVE OF THEIR OWN SCORING AN A 28 YD TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM TYLER MERTIFF TO HIS TIGHT END                     

THE TWO POINT CONVERSION FAILED. AND THE SCORE AT THE HALF WAS 12-7. 

AFTER THE HALTIME BREAK THE TWO TEAMS TRADED PUNTS WITH TYRONE STARING A DRIVE FROM THE PUNXY FORTY YARD LINE. A COUPLE OF FIRST DOWNS PUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES INSIDE THE PUNXY 20. TWO SACKS LATER TYRONE FACED A 3RD AND FOREVER FROM THE 32 MERTIFF DROPPED BACK TO PASS WAS IN THE GRASP OF JOE BROCIUOS SPUN AWAY SCAMBLED AND COMPLETED A PASS FOR A GAIN OF 31. JOSH TAYLOR SCORED FROM A YARD OUT ON THE NEXT PLAY EXTRA POINT NO GOOD TYRONE 18 PUNXY 7. 

PUNXY'S NEXT SCORE CAME AFTER PUNXY WON A FIELD POSITION BATTLE WITH HELP FROM A BIG TYRONE PENALTY STARING AT THE TYRONE 27 THE DRIVE ENDED WITH A NINE YARD RUN BY GUIDASH MAKING THE SCORE 18-14. 

WITH THE CLOCK UNDER 6 MINUTES THE CHUCKS ATTEMPTED AN ONSIDE KICK AFTER A BIG SCRUM TYRONE RECOVERED AND DROVE 54 YARDS TO ICE THE GAME ON AN 11YD RUN BY MUELLER. 

MERTIFF LED TYRONE GOING 7 OF 8 FOR 163 AND A TOUCH DOWN JOSH TAYLOR ADDED TWO RUSHING SCORES. 

PUNXSY WAS LED AGAIN BY THE LEGS OF DUSTIN GUIDASH 26 CARRIES FOR 110 AND 2 TDS. 

PUNXY HOSTS PHILLIPSBURG-OSCEOLA FRIDAY NIGHT AT JACK F. LAMARCA STADIUM