BELLEFONTE 24, ST. MARYS 20 |
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Aug. 29, 2008 |
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for this story courtesy of the DuBois
Courier-Express/Tri-County Sunday BELLEFONTE Kode Planks 58-yard touchdown pass to David Radziak with 48 seconds left lifted Bellefonte to a 24-20 win over visiting St. Marys in the season opener for both teams Friday night. The Red Raiders trailed 20-10 entering the fourth quarter but scored 14 unanswered points in the final 12 minutes to rally for the win. St. Marys trailed 10-7 at halftime but took the 20-10 lead on a 14-yard touchdown run by Mitchell Straub, and a 31-yard yard scoring run by Shane Krise. Bellefonte started the comeback on a 1-yard touchdown run by Matt Watson with 9:20 left in the game. The Red Raiders led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter on a 1-yard scoring run by Bryant James, before St. Marys tied the game on a 10-yard scoring pass from Greg Simchick to Kyle Bennett. Bellefonte grabbed the lead at the break on a 25-yard field goal by Watson with five seconds left in the half. Krise led St. Marys with 14 carries for 112 yards and the touchdown. BELLEFONTE 24, ST. MARYS 20 St. Marys 0 7 13 0 20 Bellefonte 7 3 0 14 24 First quarter Bellefonte Bryant James 1 run (Matt Watson kick), 4:04 Second quarter St. Marys Kyle Bennett 10 pass from Greg Simchick (Frank Barber kick), 5:05 Bellefonte Watson 25 field goal, :05 Third quarter St. Marys Mitchell Straub 14 run (Barber kick), 7:27 St. Marys Shane Krise 31 run (kick failed), 1:51 Fourth quarter Bellefonte Watson 1 run (Watson kick), 9:20 Bellefonte David Radziak 58 pass from Kode Plank (Watson kick), :48 Team Statistics First downs 13 13 Rushes-yards 34-190 34-97 Comp-Att-Int 5-10-3 6-14-0 Passing yards 43 118 Total yards 233 215 Penalties-yards 3-25 3-25 Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-1 Punts-avg. 3-24.0 3-28.7 Individual Statistics Rushing: St. Marys Krise 14-112, Straub 10-40, Bennett 5-27, Hoy 3-16, Simchick 2-(-5). Bellefonte Musser 15-50, James 7-37, Radziak 1-6, Quinlan 4-3, Plank 7-1. Passing: St. Marys Simchick 5-for-10 43 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions. Bellefonte Plank 6-for-14, 118 yards, 1 touchdown. Receiving: St. Marys Swanson 2-18, Straub 2-15, Bennett 1-10. Bellefonte Radziak 5-105, Miller 1-13. |