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OIL CITY – Corey Schwab ran for two touchdowns and caught a third to lead Oil City to a 38-13 win over visiting DuBois Friday night.

DuBois had an early 7-0 lead 1:53 into the game when Mark Bowley caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Joe Wanson.

But Oil City answered quickly scoring 31 unanswered points to end the first half with a 31-7 lead.

Schwab got the Oilers on the board with a 4-yard run, and Eric Sabin’s 2-point conversion run gave Oil City the lead for good at 8-7.

A 29-yard pass from Cody O’Brien to Schwab made it 16-7 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Sabin scored on a 1-yard run to make it 24-7, and Mike Karnish caught a 44-yard pass from O’Brien to make it 31-7.

Oil City made it 38-7 in the third quarter on a 42-yard run by Schwab.

DuBois closed out the scoring on a 15-yard run by Eric Stuby.

Schwab ended the night with 91 yards rushing and 56 yards receiving. O’Brien was 4-for-7 for 115 yards and two touchdowns.

For DuBois, Stuby ran nine times for 76 yards, while Wanson was 4-for-14 for 43 yards and a score. He also threw an interception.

KANE – After going over 15 years between wins against Smethport, Kane has now beaten the Hubbers twice in a row (2000 & 2002) thanks to a 32-7 win Friday night at Kane.

The Wolves (7-1) scored on their first three possessions to take a 19-0 halftime lead.

Steve Chittester scored Kane’s first touchdown on a 3-yard run. A 35-yard run by Tyler Smith was the key to the drive.

Matt Burton got the Wolves next score on a 1-yard run, and Smith hit Mike Jamerson for a 25-yard scoring strike to make the score 19-0.

Mike Mitchell hit Craig Kandare early in the third quarter to get the Hubbers to within 12 points at 19-7, but Kane scored on a 1-yard run by Smith and a 3-yard run by Burton to put the game away.

Burton led Kane’s rushing attack with 16 carries for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Smith added 8 carries for 75 yards, as the Wolves rushed for 230 yards in the game.

Smith was 6-for-8 passing for 85 yards and a score.

On defense Jamerson had a sack and blocked a punt (his fourth of the year), while Jake Anderson grabbed his seventh interception of the season.

It is the first time since 1980 that Smethport (3-5) has lost five games in a season. In 1980, the Hubbers were 3-5-1. A loss next week against Ridgway would be the first time since the 1976 team went 3-7 that Smethport has lost at least six games in a season and only the 13th time in the 92 years of football.

JOHNSONBURG – Curwensville rallied from a 13-10 deficit with two touchdowns in the final 7:03 to beat Johnsonburg 25-13 Friday night at Johnsonburg.

The Golden Tide trailed by three following a touchdown pass from Greg Wonderly to Eric Iorfido with 11:09 left to play.

But a 1-yard run by Travis McDonald with 7:03 left gave Curwensville the lead at 18-13, and a 25-yard pass from McDonald to Greg Gilbert with 2:49 left put the game away.

Curwensville led 8-6 at halftime thanks to a 4-yard run by Doug Swatsworth and a 2-point run by Nate Sipes. Johnsonburg scored on a 15-yard pass from Wonderly to Steve Iorfido.

The Golden Tide then went up 10-6 thanks to a safety when Wonderly was tackled in the end zone in the third quarter.

BRADFORD – Sean Hvizdzak rushed 14 times for 254 yards and four touchdowns to lead Bradford to a 49-6 win over Bellefonte Friday night at Bradford.

Shawn Colligan added 52 yards on eight carries for the Owls, who have now won four straight since starting the season 0-4.

On defense Brent Raabe had 13 tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and one interception, as Bradford intercepted five passes and recovered two Bellefonte fumbles.

Matt Guthrie added 11 tackles and two sacks. 

NuMINE – It was an old-fashioned shoot out at the West Shamokin football field Friday night with the visiting Meadville Bulldogs coming out on top 63-30.

The Bulldogs led 26-14 at halftime and then scored the first 17 points of the second half to break the game wide open.

The game featured five scoring plays over 50 yards and seven of 20 yards or more with Meadville having all but one of those plays. The Bulldogs scored on runs of 70, 63 and 52 yards, on passes of 27 and 51 yards and on a 60-yard interception return for a touchdown. West Shamokin scored on a 20-yard pass.

Meadville outgained West Shamokin 499 yards to 279 including 421-82 on the ground.

Brandon Schreffler led the way for Meadville rushing for 233 yards and two touchdowns on runs of 70 and 63 yards. Schreffler also returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown. His interception return might have been the turning point in the game, as West Shamokin trailed 20-14 at the time and was driving. But the pick and return gave Meadville a 26-14 lead, and they never looked back.

Josh Dracup added two touchdown runs and a touchdown catch while rushing for 86 yards. Quarterback Joe Bennett was 2-for-6 passing for 78 yards. He threw scoring strikes of 51 and 27 yards.

For West Shamokin, quarterback Trevor Henderson was 14-for-35 passing for three touchdowns and 178 yards.

Steven Cupec caught five passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for 65 yards and a score.  

SHEFFIELD – Coudersport rallied from a 7-6 halftime deficit to defeat the Sheffield Wolverines, 19-7, on a cold, rainy afternoon in Sheffield.

A Ben Cary-to-Paul Strayer touchdown pass in the first quarter gave the visitors a 6-0 lead. Sheffield scored on a fumble recovery in the second quarter.

Coudersport regrouped and put the game away with a pair of Zach Hershey touchdown runs after the intermission. The Falcon defense was effective all afternoon holding Sheffield to four first downs and 43 total yards.

Zach Pucci led a three-pronged running attack with 100 yards on 16 carries, while Zach Hershey and Ross Simcoe also piled up yardage on the ground. Simcoe, an inside linebacker, had 10 tackles. 

YOUNGSVILLE – Adam Rohrer rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns, made 15 tackles and recovered a fumble to lead Port Allegany to a 28-0 win at Youngsville Friday night.

Rohrer scored on runs of 2, 1 and 5 yards, and the Gators also got a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown by Jeremy Tanner.

Claude Haskins added 14 carries for 78 yards and two catches for 37 yards, while Willie Bova had an interception. 

RUSSELL – Jacoby Curtis threw four touchdown passes, two to Bart Moon, to lead Eisenhower to a 38-7 win over Otto-Eldred Friday night at Eisenhower.

The win snapped a two-game slide for the Knights (5-3 overall, 5-3 AML North), while Otto-Eldred’s district-leading slide reached 27 games.

Curtis was 10-for-17 passing for 241 yards and the four scores, as Eisenhower outgained Otto-Eldred 414 yards to 163.

Eisenhower went ahead 14-0 at the end of one quarter on scoring tosses of 91 yards and 29 yards from Curtis to Moon.

A 10-yard pass from Curtis to Eric Sirianni made it 21-0, and a 12-yard run by Moon made it 28-0.

Curtis’ fourth touchdown pass, a 4-yard toss to Ryan Irwin made it 35-0, and a 45-yard field goal by Jason Passinger made it 38-0.

Otto-Eldred (0-8, 0-8) scored the final points of the game.

Sirianni finished with nine rushes for 85 yards, while Moon had three catches for 124 yards and the two scores while also running for a touchdown.

NEW BETHLEHEM – An injured shoulder didn’t slow Redbank Valley’s Ron Geist down, as he ran 23 times for 174 yards and four touchdowns to lead Redbank Valley (6-2 overall, 5-2 KSAC) to a 41-20 win over Keystone (5-3, 4-3).

The win didn’t end up meaning much in the District 9 Class A playoff chase for the Bulldogs, as Redbank Valley was eliminated from playoff contention thanks to Ridgway’s 23-0 win over Cameron County.

Tyson Truitt added a pair of scores for Redbank Valley on a 28-yard touchdown catch from Shane Reed and a 38-yard interception return for a score.

Keystone got a touchdown pass from Buck Neely to Jared Griebal and a touchdown run by Sam Swartzfager.

Reed finished the night 7-for-13 for 143 yards with Truitt catching three passes for 62.

FOXBURG – Clarion continued its resurgence winning its second straight game, this time 30-12 over A-C Valley Friday night at Foxburg.

Corey Corbett led the way for the Bobcats (4-4 overall, 3-4 KSAC) with 124 yards rushing and one touchdown. Fifty of Corbett’s yards came on one run, a scoring tally in the third quarter.

Zack Heeter paced A-C Valley (0-8, 0-7) with 18 carries for 100 yards rushing while catching a touchdown pass.

Clarion’s defense and special teams got back in the act scoring on a 25-yard fumble recovery by Ambrogio Giambanco and when Brian Luton recovered a fumbled punt snap in the end zone for a score.

The Bobcats led just 8-6 at halftime but scored twice in the third quarter to take a 22-6 lead.

Jamie Arner threw for 77 yards for the Bobcats, while Jason Reed had four catches for 44 yards.

Brad Hurrelbrink added 38 yards for the Falcons, while Matt Knight had 33 yards receiving.

KARNS CITY – Union put a scare into Karns City for the first three quarters of the teams game Friday night at Karns City, but the Gremlins scored 21 unanswered fourth-quarter points to get a 31-3 win.

The Gremlins (7-1 overall, 6-1 KSAC) led just 10-3 at the end of the third.

Erik Fuhrer led the Gremlins throwing two touchdowns, running for a score and kicking a 34-yard field goal.

Nate Wilson caught two touchdown passes from Fuhrer, and Matt Carnahan rushed 15 times for 139 yards and a touchdown.

Adam Milanovich accounted for Union’s scoring with a 34-yard field goal, while Dennis Shay toted the ball 18 times for 30 yards.