BRADFORD WINS FIRST OUTRIGHT D9 LEAGUE TITLE SINCE 1988

The Owls (7-0 overall, 5-0 D9 League) shared the D9 League title with both Clearfield and DuBois in 2000 and 2001.

Bradford scored 21 unanswered fourth quarter points after DuBois (2-5, 2-2) had cut the Owls lead to 15-7 early in the quarter to put the game away.

The Owls led just 9-0 at halftime and 15-0 at the end of three quarters.

DuBois got to within eight points on a 5-yard run by Rob Hanzely with 9:45 left in the game.

Bradford answered back a 45-yard touchdown pass from Mike Austin to Sean Hvizdzak with 6:25 left in the game easily the longest pass of the year for the Owls who had thrown for just 44 yards all season coming into the game.

Fifty-five second later the Owls put the game away on a 1-yard run by Dave Snyder, and Hvizdzak added icing to the cake when he returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown with 2:48 to play.

Snyder opened the scoring for Bradford on a 2-yard run with 4:58 left in the first half. Kyle MacFarlane then gave the Owls a 9-0 halftime lead with a 25-yard field goal as time expired in the opening half.

The Owls went ahead 15-0 on a 35-yard run by Aaron O’Toole with 3:51 left in the third quarter.

Bradford only outgained DuBois 315 yards to 234, but the Owls did some damage through the air passing for a season-high 87 yards.

O’Toole led all rushers with 15 carries for 146 yards and the touchdown. Hvizdzak added 12 totes for 62 yards and two catches for 61 yards and the touchdown.

Austin was 4-for-6 passing for 87 yards and the touchdown.

Mike Stewart led DuBois with nine carries for 53 yards, while Hanzely had 13 for 45 and the touchdown. Joe Wanson was 2-for-5 passing for 46 yards and an interception. Hanzely had two catches for 46 yards.

BRADFORD 36, DUBOIS 7

Score by Quarter
Bradford 0 9 6 21 – 36
DuBois 0 0 0 7 – 7
Scoring Summary
Second Quarter
B - Dave Snyder 2 run (kick failed), 4:58.
B - Kyle MacFarlane 25 field goal, 0:00.
Third Quarter
B - Aaron O’Toole 35 run (kick blocked), 3:51.
Fourth Quarter
D - Rob Hanzely 5 run (Evan Greene kick), 9:45.
B - Sean Hvizdzak 45 pass from Mike Austin (MacFarlane kick), 6:25.
B - Snyder 1 run (MacFarlane kick), 5:30.
B - Hvizdzak 85 interception return (MacFarlane kick), 2:48.
B D
First Downs 13 11
Rushes-Yards 38-228 40-144
Passing Yards 87 90
Passes: Comp-Att-Int 4-6-0 4-11-2
Total Yardage 315 234
Punts-Average 1-33 5-32.2
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 0-0 3-2
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing - Bradford: Sean Hvizdzak 12-62; Dave Snyder 9-14; Aaron O’Toole
15-146; Mike Austin 2-6. DuBois: Mike Stewart 9-53; Vance Newell 8-31;
Rob Hanzely 13-45; Joe Wanson 1-10; Ryan Liddle 1-5.
Passing - Bradford: Mike Austin 4-of-6 87 yards, 1 TD. DuBois: Joe
Wanson 2-of-5 46 yards, 1 Int., Ryan Liddle 1-of-5 12 yards, 1 Int.,
Derrick Bundy 1-of-1 32 yards.
Receiving - Bradford: Sean Hvizdzak 2-61; Aaron O’Toole 1-12, Jake Wells
1-14. DuBois: Mike Pistner 1-12; Rob Hanzely 2-46, Jon Davis 1-32.
Interceptions - Bradford: Sean Hvizdzak, Jon Colts.