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PORT ALLEGANY – For the first time since 1980 the Smethport Hubber football team is 1-2. The Hubbers dropped to 1-2 after losing 29-24 to Port Allegany Saturday afternoon at Port Allegany.

The Gators (2-1 overall, 2-1 AML North) jumped out to a 14-0 halftime lead on the strength of a 5-yard run by Claude Haskins and a 1-yard run by Adam Rohrer.

The Haskins’ touchdown capped a mammoth 15-play, 90-yard drive for Port Allegany.

But Smethport fought back scoring the next 18 points to take an 18-14 lead at the end of the three quarters.

A 74-yard pass from Craig Kandare to Andy Rounsville on a second-and-14 play got the Hubbers on the scoreboard.

Smethport then cut Port Allegany’s lead to 14-12 on a 50-yard pass from Kandare to Mike Mitchell. A 16-yard run by Mitchell gave the Hubbers the lead.

The Gators punched right back in the fourth quarter scoring on a 62-yard pass from Craig Flint to Jeremy Niece that capped a six-play, 92-yard drive, the second 90-plus yard drive of the day for Port Allegany.

A 44-yard run by Rohrer gave the Gators some breathing room at 29-18, and they needed it when Rounsville scored on a 2-yard run later in the quarter.

Rohrer led the way for Port Allegany rushing 27 times for 135 yards and two touchdowns, while Flint was 10-for-18 passing for 179 yards.

It is only the second time since 1988 that the Gators have beaten the Hubbers (34-22 in 2000) and the first time since 1988 that the Gatos have beaten Smethport coach Carl Defilippi (He didn’t coach in 2000).

Port Allegany outgained Smethport 350 yards to 199 in the game. 

DUBOIS – It is only Week Three, but the Brookville High School football team already has one more win than last season.

The Raiders made it two wins in a row and two D9 League wins in a row with a 34-13 win at DuBois Friday night.

Brookville dominated the game gaining 421 yards on offense to DuBois' 221 including 242 to 133 on the ground.

Matt Gilbert paced the Raiders carrying the ball 23 times for 140 yards and two touchdowns, while Cole Cook was 16-for-25 passing for 179 yards and a score. Brent Puller caught six passes for 60 yards, and Kerry Swineford had four catches for 53 yards and a touchdown. Even the Brookville defense got into the scoring act with Brent Berfield scoring on a 33-yard interception return.

The good news for DuBois was that the Beavers were finally able to score on offense with Joe Wanson hitting Mark Jones with a 34-yard pass to give DuBois a 7-0 lead at the end of one quarter. 

After Brookville tied the game on a 1-yard run by Bill Morrison, DuBois picked up a second touchdown on offense when Vance Newell ran for 16 yards.

It was all Brookville after that, as a 12-yard pass from Cook to Swineford brought the Raiders to within a point, 14-13, at halftime.

Runs of 20 and 53 yards by Gilbert in the third quarter gave the Raiders the lead, and Berfield's interception return sealed the deal. 

Wanson was 6-for-17 for 88 yards and a touchdown while throwing three interceptions for DuBois. Jones caught three passes for 67 yards and a touchdown, and Justin Foltz ran six times for 58 yards.

NuMINE – Brendan Huwar and Hayden Johnston combined to run for 300 yards leading visiting Clarion-Limestone to a 42-7 win over West Shamokin in KSAC action Friday night.

Huwar rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns, while Johnston, C-L’s sophomore quarterback, added 109 yards rushing and a score. Johnston was also 6-for-17 passing for 71 yards and a touchdown.

Brad Beggs added six catches for 71 yards and a score for the Lions, who are now 3-overall and 2-0 in the KSAC.

West Shamokin jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 61-yard scoring run by quarterback Trevor Henderson, but C-L scored 42 unanswered points including 21 in the first half and 21 in the second half to get the win.

The Lions tied the game on a 19-yard pass from Johnston to Brad Beggs late in the first quarter and then took the lead in the second quarter on a 6-yard run by Huwar. A 70-yard run by Huwar with 4:45 left before halftime have the Lions a 21-7 halftime lead.

In the second half, Ben Brooks scored on a 1-yard run and Johnston hit the end zone on a 34-yard run to give C-L a 35-7 lead at the end of three quarters.

A 4-yard run by David "Tuffy" Brooks in the fourth quarter ended the scoring.

Henderson led West Shamokin rushing 11 times for 82 yards and passing for another 45

PUNXSUTAWNEY – Punxsutawney used an opportunistic offense and a defense that came up big when it was needed in a 20-0 win over Bradford in D9 League action Friday night at Punxsutawney.

The Chucks (3-0 overall, 2-0 D9 League) managed just three more yards of offense (255-252) than the Owls (0-3, 0-2) but used big plays on offense to score their points.

Quarterback Joe Martin scored Punxsutawney’s first touchdown with only 14 seconds left in the first half on a 9-yard run. A 51-yard pass from Martin to Dustin Guidash set up the touchdown, and at halftime it was 7-0 Punxsutawney.

In the second half, the Chucks increased the lead to 13-0 on the first play of the fourth quarter when Martin hit Michael Sayers with a 35-yard scoring toss.

A 21-yard touchdown run by Guidash with 2:56 left to play closed out the scoring.

Punxsutawney’s offense was able to do what it did because the Chucks defense came up big when it needed to.

Five times during the game Bradford penetrated across the Punxsutawney 35-yard line and twice the Owls got inside the 10. But on each occasion, the Chucks defense stiffened and did not allow the Owls any points.

The first Bradford opportunity came early in the game when the Owls marched to the Punxsutawney 7-yard line. But Jeff Dean recovered a Bradford fumble at the seven to end the drive.

Late in the first half after Punxsutawney had scored, Bradford marched to the Chucks 21-yard line. But this time the clock ran out stopping the Owls.

In the second half, the Owls drove into Punxsutawney territory on the first drive of the half only to see a Jake Long pass intercepted by Matt Lantz at the 27-yard line.

Later in the half, Bradford drove to the Punxsutawney 35-yard line but was stopped on a fourth-and-1 run.

Finally late in the game with Punxsutawney leading 20-0, Bradford managed to get to the Punxsutawney 4-yard line before one again failing on a fourth-down play.

Bradford 0 0 0 0 - 7

Punxsutawney 0 7 0 13 - 20

Second quarter

P - Martin, 5 run (Neal kick)

Fourth quarter

P - Snyder, 35 pass from Martin (kick failed)

P - Guidash, 20 run (Bish kick)

First downs 13 14

Yards rushing 132 170

Yards passing 108 91

Passing A-C-I: 7-12-1 3-11-0

Total yards 240 261

Fumbles-lost 3-1 1-0

Penalties-yards 4-30 1-5

Punts-average 3-33.6 4-37.6

Rushing – Bradford: LaBrozzi 11-54, Hvizdzak 8-39, Snyder 6-18. Punxsutawney: Gudash 10-98, Martin 9-30, Blose 6-28.

Passing – Bradford: Long 7-12-1-108. Punxsutawney: Martin 3-11-0-91.

Receiving – Bradford: Colligan 3-82, Hvizdzak 2-15, LaBrozzi 2-11. Punxsutawney: Bouch 1-6, Guidash 1-50, Snyder, 1-35.

KEYSTONE 14, MONITEAU 7

WEST SUNBURY – Keystone rallied for an early deficit to get a 14-7 win over Moniteau Friday night at Moniteau.

The Panthers (2-1 overall, 2-1 KSAC) trailed 7-0 until late in the second quarter when Barry Swartzfager scored on an 11-yard run and Buck Neely hit Bobby Telesz for the two-point conversion with 11 seconds left in the half.

Keystone then used a big special teams' play to set up their next score. Evan Peterson blocked a Moniteau punt, and Telesz caught a 6-yard pass from Neely in the third quarter to make the score 14-7.

Moniteau scored early in the game on a 10-yard run by Steve Saul.

Barry Swartzfager finished the game with 18 carries for 88 yards and a touchdown, while his younger brother, Sam, added 12 carries for 44 yards. Neely chipped in with 11 rushes for 32 yards and was 10-for-18 passing for 76 yards and a touchdown while throwing an interception. 

Saul led the Warriors ground game getting 13 carries for 52 yards and the touchdown, while Clay Kohlmeyer was 8-for-22 passing for 110 yards. He threw three interceptions. Pat Rumbaugh caught two passes for 55 yards.

"We had trouble moving the ball offensively," Moniteau's first-year head coach Steve Wilson said. "When we did (move the ball), we would self-destruct with penalties. But that is high school football. We will regroup, fix up a few problems and hopefully keep improving each week."

ST. MARYS 12, A-C VALLEY 0

FOXBURG – Tristan Mulcahy connected on four field goals, including three of 40 ore more yards, to lead visiting St. Marys to a 12-0 win over A-C Valley Friday night.

Mulcahy connected on field goals of 42, 35, 42 and 43 yards to lead the Dutchmen (1-2) to their first win of the season.

St. Marys mustered only 139 yards of total offense, but the Dutchmen used a stiff defense that was able to create two turnovers to set up Mulcahy.

Mulcahy hit two first-quarter field goals to give St. Marys a 6-0 lead after one. His first kick was from 42 yards out with 4:30 left in the quarter, and then he hit the 35 yarder with 1:02 left.

With 10:41 to play before halftime, Mulcahy knocked a 41-yard field goal home giving St. Marys a 9-0 halftime lead.

Mulcahy’s final field goal, a 43 yarder, came with 10:36 left in the game.

Doug Surra paced St. Marys rushing 17 times for 99 yards.

Matt Knight rushed nine times for 43 yards to lead A-C Valley, while Colt Burk added five carries for 40 yards and Zach Heeter nine for 91. Quarterback Corey Clawson rushed for 31 yards and threw for five.

YOUNGSVILLE – Andy Chase and Jamie Blum connected for two touchdown passes to lead Youngsville (2-1) to a 13-0 win over Otto-Eldred Friday night at Youngsville.

Chase found Blum for a 15-yard scoring strike in the second quarter, and then the two hooked up again in the third quarter on a 56-yard strike.

Chase finished the game 5-for-12 for 92 yards and two touchdowns while throwing one interception.

Blum had four catches for 89 yards and the two scores while adding 11 carries for 49 yards. Chris Danielson added six totes for 33 yards, and Chase ran 12 times for 20 yards.

Otto-Eldred (0-3), playing without starting quarterback Joey Drake who was injured last week, was held to 162 yards on offense.

The win marks the first time since 1994 that Youngsville has started a season 2-1.

Otto-Eldred stats have not been reported.

EISENHOWER 19, SHEFFIELD 6

RUSSELL -- Eisenhower moved to 2-1 on the season with a 19-6 win over Warren County rival Sheffield Friday night at Eisenhower.

Mark Collins led the Knights rushing 11 times for 81 yards, while Jacoby Curtis was 4-for-16 passing for 60 yards and a score. He also ran 13 times for 38 yards and a touchdown. Tyler Cathcart had a 31-yard interception return for a score for the third Eisenhower touchdown.

Sheffield stats have not been reported.