ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 30, BROCKWAY 26
ST. MARYS – Elk County Catholic built a 20-point lead at halftime before holding off a late Brockway challenge to get a 30-26 win in AML-South action Saturday night at Dutch Country Stadium in St. Marys.
The Crusaders (5-1 overall, 5-1 AML South) led 20-0 at halftime and still held a 30-13 advantage following a 4-yard Ricky Pearsall touchdown run with 9:17 to play.
But ECC rallied to within four points on two Ben Kuhar touchdowns. Kuhar scored on a 3-yard run with 7:02 to play to cut the lead to 30-20, and then he caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Derek Buganza with four minutes left making it 30-26.
Brockway then got the ball back twice in the final four minutes including once on an ECC fumble but couldn’t score.
Turnovers killed the Rovers (2-4, 2-4). Brockway lost two fumbles, and Buganza threw two interceptions. One of the lost fumbles was returned eight yards for a touchdown by ECC’s Matt Meholic in the first quarter helping the Crusaders take a 14-0 lead at the end of the quarter.
The turnovers also partially explain how Brockway managed to outgain ECC 435 yards to 290 and still lose.
Meholic scored two touchdowns for ECC including a 2-yard run in the second quarter, while also rushing nine times for 26 yards. Josh Catalano led ECC with 17 carries for 150 yards while also kicking a 23-yard field goal and an extra point. Pearsall added 17 carries for 95 yards while also intercepting a pass on defense.
Buganza had another huge game going 26 of 48 passing for 334 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also ran 14 times for 57 yards.
Kuhar scored three touchdowns for the Rovers and ran nine times for 44 yards and a score while catching five passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
PORT ALLEGANY 35, SHEFFIELD 14
SHEFFIELD – Port Allegany rushed for over 300 yards on its way to a 35-14 win over homestanding Sheffield Saturday afternoon.
Ryan Bodamer led the way with over 112 yards on 16 carries including a 40-yard touchdown run, while Camrin Stuckey, Seth Lowery and Paul Woods also had scoring runs for Port Allegany. Stuckey, who had 63 yards rushing, also threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Koty Milford, while Wood ran for 63 yards and had an interception on defense. Lowery picked up 50 yards rushing to go with his touchdown. Bodamer added 10 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on defense for the Gators (2-4 overall, 2-4 AML North), who got themselves back into the District 9 Class A playoff race with the win. Josh Guerrero had 13 tackles and an interception on defense.
Sheffield got a 15-yard touchdown pass from Craig Fitch to Jariot Spicer and a 59-yard touchdown run by Jesse Parsons.
ST. MARYS – St. Mary’s stout defense finally met its match Friday night, as Tyrone piled up 393 yards on its way to a 44-7 win over St. Marys Friday night at Dutch Country Stadium.
St. Marys, which had allowed 33 points all season coming into the game including only nine during a 4-game win streak, allowed 24 points in the first half and 31 in the first three quarters against the Eagles.
The Dutch (4-2 overall, 4-1 MAC-Nittany League) actually led 7-0 2:30 into the game after a 30-yard touchdown run by Greg Simchick.
But it was all Tyrone after that, as Levi Reihart threw two touchdown passes before the quarter ended and then ran for a touchdown in the second quarter.
Reihart finished 9 of 15 passing for 116 yards and the two scores while also running five times for 60 yards. John Shaffer had a receiving touchdown, kicked a field goal and also added five extra points, while Larry Glace ran 23 times for 149 yards and a touchdown while catching a 30-yard touchdown pass.
Mitchell Straub paced St. Marys with seven carries for 32 yards and one catch for 19 yards, while Simchick rushed for 26 yards and was 5 of 13 passing for 62 yards.
CLEARFIELD 41, BALD EAGLE AREA 6
WINGATE – Jarrin Campman scored a pair of touchdowns and threw for two more, while Isiah Morgan rushed for two more scores to lift Clearfield to a 41-6 thrashing of Bald Eagle Area Friday night at Bald Eagle.
Campman, who was 9 of 11 passing for 105 yards, threw touchdown passes of 34 yards to younger brother Trey and 18 yards to Brandon Sass. He also returned a blocked punt 14 yards and added a 6-yard scoring run while rushing for 27 yards on eight carries.
Morgan, fresh of his 300-plyus yard, 5-touchdown performance last week, added 16 carries for 114 yards and touchdown runs of 19 and 28 yards this week.
Clearfield led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter and 35-0 at halftime meaning the entire second half was played under the Mercy Rule.
Trey Campman led the Bisons receiving corps with six grabs for 68 yards.
COUDERSPORT – Behind two Tim Thomas touchdown runs Coudersport beat archrival Smethport for the eighth straight time with a 30-0 win Friday night in Coudersport.
The eight consecutive wins are the most ever by the Falcons, who set the previous high with seven straight wins last year. Before this current streak started in 2002, Coudersport had never beaten Smethport more than five consecutive times. And prior to the win in 2002, the Falcons had lost 14 of 15 from the Hubbers including 13 straight regular-season games.
Eric Babcock added a touchdown run for Coudy, while Brett Whitman hit Nate Minor with a 3-yard scoring pass.
A 20-point second quarter allowed the Falcons to take a 27-0 halftime lead, and Cooper Bonczar added a 32-yard field goal in the third quarter.
Thomas ran 15 times for 94 yards while adding two catches for 12 yards. Whitman was 5-for-5 passing for 45 yards and the touchdown while also catching three passes for 98 yards and making a team-high eight tackles on defense. Babcock was also 5-for-5 passing for 128 yards while catching one pass for nine yards and running four times for 26 yards. As a team, the Falcons were 10 of 11 passing for 173 yards while also rushing for 218 yards.
No Smethport stats were reported.
BELLEFONTE – Kyle Bish’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Dew Spicher with 6:39 left in regulation lifted the DuBois Beavers to a come-from-behind 32-29 win at Bellefonte Friday night.
The Beavers led 19-7 at halftime only to see the Red Raiders to rally back into the game and turn it into a back-and-forth affair in the second half. Bellefonte quarterback Kode Plank threw all threw of his touchdown passes in the second half.
Plank, who completed 17 of 35 passes for 232 yards, put his team up 29-26 with a 9-yard TD pass to Torin Miller with 10:58 left in regulation.
But the Beavers rallied and got the game winner on the Bish-to-Spicher strike at the end.
The Beavers (4-2 overall, 2-1 Mountain Athletic Conference-Seven Mountains Division) got 123 yards on 24 carries from Garrett Malmgren, who also scored on a 16-yard run in the third quarter. Malmgren added one catch for 11 yards. Bish and Les Miller scored on 5- and 17-yard runs respectively in the second quarter. Justin Crytser recovered a Bellefonte fumble in the end zone in the first quarter for the Beavers’ first score.
DuBois outgained Bellefonte (3-3, 0-2), 285-271, and limited the Red Raiders to 39 yards rushing.
Bish finished the game 4 of 5 passing for 21 yards while rushing 16 times for 41 yards.
CURWENSVILLE – Curwensville turned three returns into touchdowns as the Golden Tide made short work of visiting Ridgway in a 47-6 rout of the Elkers Friday night.
The Golden Tide (5-1) got a big night from Jesse Hoover, who returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter and the opening kickoff of the second half 85 yards for another score. David Kalgren returned an interception 58 yards for a first-quarter touchdown. It was one of three interceptions on the night for the Golden Tide senior.
Curwensville also got big plays from Ben McGary (51 yards) and Nick Opaliski (36) on touchdown runs.
Ridgway (2-4) trailed 47-0 before finding the end zone in the fourth quarter on Jesse Sheasley’s 65-yard run.
McGary paced the Tide with 69 yards rushing while adding 18 yards receiving.
KANE – The Kane Wolves put a screeching halt to Johnsonburg’s undefeated season by shutting out the Rams, 30-0, Friday night at home.
The Wolves (4-2) limited the Rams (5-1) to 121 yards of offense and scored two safeties in the second quarter. Kane scored all of its first-half points in the second quarter and led 17-0 at intermission.
Kane got two touchdown runs from Mark Ross from 22 and 5 yards out. Quarterback Kenny Kane scored the first TD on a 4-yard run. Ross Nicholson added a 5-yarder in the third quarter.
Ross finished the night with nine carries for 38 yards, while Nicholson had 15 totes for 75 yards and two catches for 12 yards. Bert Leonard intercepted two passes for the Wolves.
CAMERON COUNTY 42, OTTO-ELDRED 0
DUKE CENTER — Cameron County quarterback Jason Blose ran for two touchdowns and threw for two others and the Red Raiders defense limited Otto-Eldred to 42 yards in a 42-0 rout Friday night.
Cameron County (5-0) led 27-0 at intermission before invoking the PIAA Mercy Rule running clock in the third quarter. Blose had a hand in all three of the Red Raiders’ second-quarter scores, finding the end zone on 12- and 15-yard runs and throwing a 10-yard pass to Andy Beer.
In the third quarter, he threw a 10-yard TD pass to Mike Malizia. Blose led the team with 79 yards rushing on seven carries. Andy Lippert, who scored Cameron’s first TD on a 7-yard run, rushed for 76 yards on 14 carries.
Otto-Eldred (1-5) was limited to 2 yards rushing on 21 attempts.
Blose finished the night 5 of 8 passing for 62 yards while also running seven times for 79 yards. Lippert had 14 carries for 76 yards with Randy Schatz picking up 56 yards rushing.
BRADFORD – Mark Havers ran for 116 yards and five touchdowns on 15 carries to lead Bradford to a 41-0 win over District 10 Region 6 foe Erie East Friday night at Parkway Field in Bradford.
Havers scored on runs of 1, 9, 27, 3 yards in the first half helping Bradford build a 28-0 halftime lead and then the sophomore scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter making it 35-0. Havers just missed a sixth touchdown when he was tackled at the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter after a 19-yard scamper, but Mike Pascarella (17 carries, 86 yards) finished off that drive with a 1-yard plunge.
Pat Pascarella also had a solid night for the Owls (5-1 overall, 2-0 D10R6), winners of five straight, with 13 carries for 96 yards.
Meanwhile, Bradford’s defense also played well limiting Erie East (0-6, 0-3) to 91 yards of total offense including minus rushing. Bradford had 313 yards rushing.
The one negative for the Owls was the loss of kicker/wide receiver/cornerback Cody Nuzzo on the first play from scrimmage to an arm injury. Nuzzo’s status is unknown at this time, according to the Bradford Era. Quarterback Tyler Grandy replaced him at corner back and had a forced fumble, while Richie Obermeyer took over at kicker.
WEST SUNBURY – Tyler Armagost and James Shope combined for 425 yards of total offense to lead Moniteau to a 55-7 win over visiting Keystone Friday night.
Armagost was 11 of 20 passing for 212 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing 11 times for 50 yards. Shope carried nine times for 163 yards and one touchdown while adding one catch for 19 yards and a touchdown. Clayton Casper added three catches for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Zach Smith paced Keystone with nine carries for 80 yards including a 65-yard touchdown run. The Panthers were outgained 554 yards to 157.
