BELLEFONTE 24, ST. MARYS 20

Aug. 29, 2008

Information for this story courtesy of the DuBois Courier-Express/Tri-County Sunday

BELLEFONTE – Kode Plank’s 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
                                    SM                  B

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.