By Rich Rhoades       

DuBOIS — Shawn Newpher scored in the first quarter on an 11-yard run and John Kane returned a kickoff 92 yards for another touchdown early in the second quarter as the DuBois Beavers held off visiting Brookville, 14-12, Friday night at E.J. Mansell Stadium.

The Kane kickoff return for the Beavers (3-2) turned out to be a big difference in the game as special teams proved to be costly on Brookville’s side of the ledger. The Raiders also failed to convert on any point-after opportunities, botching the first point-after attempt on a high snap and coming up short on a two-point conversion run after their second score.

DuBois quarterback Sean Sleigh completed 10 of 15 passes for 144 yards but was intercepted twice. Max Hine caught four passes for 76 yards, intercepted a pass and nearly made a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter.

The Raiders (4-1) got another strong running game from tailback Ryan Kerr, who rushed for 158 yards and scored the team’s second touchdown on a 13-yard-run with 1:36 left in the third quarter.

Brookville’s chance to tie the game at 14-14 on the ensuing two-point conversion failed when quarterback Steven Kennedy was pushed out of bounds near the one on an end run.

Kerr looked to have another touchdown run in the bag when he blasted 48 yards for an apparent score in the final minutes of the first half, but it was negated when Jared Heschke was called for an illegal block behind the play at the 12-yard line.

The controversial call came one play after Kennedy nearly pulled off a highlight play scramble when he found a wide-open Sebastian Kerr inside the 10-yard. However, Kerr dropped the would-be TD pass.

Despite the penalty, the Raiders still reached the Beavers’ 6 and on second-and-goal, Hine intercepted Kennedy in the end zone to end the threat.

The Beavers’ other scoring chances came in the second half as Heschke intercepted Sleigh at the Raiders’ 2 on  fourth-and-seven midway through the fourth quarter. Brookville then stopped the Beavers on downs at the Raiders’ 24 to set up a last ditch Raiders drive that ran out of time as Heschke caught a pass at the Beavers’ 26 as time expired.

Heschke caught a 9-yard TD pass from Kennedy for Brookville’s first score with 11:54 left in the second quarter. Tyler Dombrowski took a high snap on the point-after kick and tried to throw a two-point conversion pass, but it fell incomplete.

Kane then returned the ensuing kickoff for the Beavers’ final points.

DuBOIS 14, BROOKVILLE 12

Score By Quarters

Brookville       0          6          6          0          -           12

DuBois            7          7          0          0          -           14

First Quarter

D – Shawn Newpher 11 run (Max Hine kick), 8:00.

Second Quarter

B – Jared Heschke 9 pass from Steven Kennedy (pass failed), 11:54.

D – John Kane 92 kickoff return (Max Hine kick), 11:37.

Third Quarter

B – Ryan Kerr 13 run (run failed), 1:36.

TEAM STATISTICS

                                                B                     D

First Downs                            18                    13

Rushes-Yards                          43-198             29-117

Passing Yards                         92                    144

Passing: Comp-Att-Int.           10-20-1            10-15-2

Total Yards                             290                  261

Punts-Avg                               3-33.3              2-44

Penalties-Yards                       4-30                 8-65

Fumbles-Lost                          1-0                   0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Brookville: Ryan Kerr 24-158, Jacob Cieleski 7-24, Steven Kennedy 12-16. DuBois: Shawn Newpher 14-59, Sean Sleigh 9-40, Max Hine 3-11, Brady Haines 2-4, Alex Burkett 1-4.

PASSING — Brookville: Steven Kennedy 10-of-20, 92 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int. DuBois: Sean Sleigh 10-of-15, 144 yards, 2 Ints.; Team 0-of-1.

RECEIVING — Brookville: Jared Heschke 6-73, Jacob Cieleski 2-19, Brock Bietz 2-0. DuBois: Max Hine 4-76, John Kane 2-28, Shawn Newpher 2-23, Paul Butler 1-12, Alex Burkett 1-5.

            INTERCEPTIONS — Brookville: Brock Bietz, Jared Heschke. DuBois:  Max Hine.

            SACKS — Brookville: Madison Shobert, Jared Heschke 0.5, Josh Frondek. DuBois: Dylan Himes.

            KICK RETURNS — Brookville: Cameron Yard 1-30, Dylan Zimmerman 1-5. DuBois: John Kane 2-94, Jared Baummer 1-4.

            PUNT RETURNS — Brookville: Garret Weaver 1-4, DuBois: John Kane 1-9, Justin Yale 1-4.

            PUNTING — Brookville: Jacob Cieleski 1-56, Cameron Yard  2-44. DuBois: Max Hine 2-88 (long 50).