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Last updated Sept. 21

SHEFFIELD – Jim Mosher scored twice to lead Sheffield to its first win of the season with a 13-6 victory over Eisenhower Saturday at Sheffield.

Mosher scored on runs of 41 and four yards to help the Wolverines (1-2 overall, 1-2 AML North) get into the win column.

Eisenhower, who was forced to play without starting running back Mark Collins, who was ejected from last week’s game, struggled to move the football managing just 120 yards of total offensive including just 58 yards rushing on 35 carries. The Knights only points came from the leg of Jason Passinger who hit two 27-yard field goals.

Sheffield’s offense wasn’t much better picking up 138 yards of offense including 115 on the ground on 35 carries. All of the Wolverines points came in the first half, as they built a 13-3 halftime lead.

Eisenhower had a chance to get back in the game at the start of the second half when Brad Adams returned the second-half kickoff to the Sheffield 9-yard line. But the Knights offense couldn’t get moving and had to settle for a 31-yard field goal attempt by Passinger. But the kick was no good, and the momentum returned to the Wolverines.

After Passinger’s second field goal made it 13-6, Eisenhower had a shot to cut it to 13-9. But Passinger missed a 39-yard field goal after Sheffield had fumbled the ball away deep in its own territory.

Passinger’s bad day didn’t end there, as he missed a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

Mosher led the Sheffield attack with 16 carries for 110 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game with a sprained ankle. Wolverine quarterback Jeremy Borst was 1-for-7 passing for 23 yards and two interceptions before being yanked in favor of Robin Copley, who went 0-for-3.

SMETHPORT – Claude Haskins rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns, and Bobby Nichols added 129 yards rushing and three touchdowns to lead Port Allegany to a 33-7 win over Smethport Friday night in AML North action.

As a team, Port Allegany (3-0 overall, 3-0 AML North) put up 461 yards of total offense including 415 on the ground. Haskins needed 33 carries for his 230 yards, while Nichols gained his 129 on 18 totes. Jeremy Tanner added six rushes for 57 yards. Haskins added eight tackles and a sack on defense for the Gators.

Smethport got the game's first touchdown when Tyler Covert returned the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead.

Port Allegany tied the score in the second quarter when Haskins capped an 8-play, 45-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run. Haskins then gave the Gators the lead for good scoring on a 1-yard run after a 5-play, 26-yard drive. The two Haskin touchdowns put Port Allegany ahead 14-7 at halftime.

In the second half, Nichols took over scoring on runs of 18, 1 and 33 yards with the last two coming in the fourth quarter breaking the game wide open.

Smethport managed just four first downs and 89 yards of total offense on the night including just 58 yards rushing on 31 carries. Individual statistics for the Hubbers were not available.

OTTO-ELDRED 7, YOUNGSVILLE 0

DUKE CENTER – Otto-Eldred is quickly putting its 27-game losing streak that ended in Week Nine 2002 in the rearview mirror. Thanks to a 7-0 win over Youngsville Friday night at Otto, the Terrors have now won three of their past four games and are 2-1 on the season, a game back of first place Port Allegany and Coudersport in the AML North.

Virgil Graham ran 36 times for 113 yards and scored the games lone touchdown to lead Otto-Eldred’s offense.

Meanwhile, the Terrors defense held Youngsville (1-2, 1-2) to 140 total yards off offense including 92 yards rushing.

Luke Breese had another nice game for Otto-Eldred going 10-for-23 passing for 82 yards, while Tyler Ferguson caught three passes for 43 yards and Graham three for 15.

Rob Theuret and Nathan Williams each gained 41 yards rushing to lead Youngsville.

BRADFORD – Bradford’s defense pitched its second straight shutout, and the Owls offense rushed for over 300 yards for the third straight game to lead Bradford to a 34-0 win over Punxsutawney in D9 League action Friday night in Bradford.

The Owls (3-0 overall, 2-0 D9 League) rushed for 333 yards while allowing Punxsutawney (0-2, 0-2) just 128 yards of total offense.

Aaron O’Toole and Sean Hvizdzak each broke the 100-yard rushing mark for Bradford, the third straight weeks the Owls have had two runners over the century mark. Hvizdzak had 14 rushes for 128 yards and two touchdowns, while O’Toole added nine carries for 101 yards and a score. Kyle Macfarlane also kicked two field goals for the Owls hitting from 36 yards out and 28 yards away.

On defense, Jeff Kleinberger had an interception for Bradford, while Scott Abrams and Jon Colts each had fumble recoveries.

Bradford led just 9-0 at halftime and 12-0 midway through the third quarter. But a Punxsutawney fumble at its own 27-yard line that Colts recovered for Bradford helped break the game open. Hvizdzak scored on a 16-yard run three plays after the fumble giving Bradford a 20-0 lead.

WEST SUNBURY – Moniteau scored seven first half touchdown, two on long returns, to wallop Union 68-7 in a KSAC game Friday night at Moniteau.

The Warriors (2-1) raced out to a 21-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and then tacked on 26 unanswered second quarter points to go in front 47-7 at halftime.

Ryan Rumbaugh returned a punt 83 yards for the game’s first touchdown and then later in the first quarter returned a kickoff 94 yards for a score.

Steve Saul ran 12 times for 180 yards and three touchdowns for Moniteau, while Clay Kohlmeyer was 5-for-8 passing for 124 yards and two scores. Saul added two catches for 67 yards and his fourth touchdown of the game.

Adam Milanovich was 9-for-21 passing with a touchdown for Union with Damien Pezzuti catching 3 passes for 59 yards and a score.

NuMINE – Trevor Henderson and Jerry Wilson capped a great night by hooking up for a 26-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to erase a 34-32 deficit and give West Shamokin a 38-34 win over A-C Valley Friday night in KSAC action at West Shamokin.

It was the fourth time the duo of Henderson and Wilson had hooked up for scores in the game. Henderson finished the night going 17-for-35 passing for 290 yards and the four touchdowns while also rushing 15 times for 137 yards and a score.

Wilson had seven catches for 166 yards, while Logan Kaplon had seven grabs for 77 yards.

West Shamokin led 14-0 at the end of a quarter and 26-21 at halftime.

Brad Hurrelbrink scored twice for A-C Valley, while Colt Burk ran for 82 yards and a touchdown. Matt Cangemi also returned an interception 20 yards for a score. Luiz Goncalves passed for 79 yards and rushed for 63 for the Falcons.

BROOKVILLE 14, DUBOIS 7

BROOKVILLE — The Brookville Raiders limited DuBois to 16 yards rushing and got two strong performances off the bench to beat the Beavers, 14-7, in a District 9 League contest Friday night.

The Raiders (3-0 overall, 2-0 D-9 League) beat the Beavers (1-2, 1-1) at home for the first time since 1994 and are 3-0 for the first time since 1989.

Raiders quarterback Matt Mohney, who replaced injured starter Nick
Heschke, completed 9 of 14 passes for 83 yards and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Brent Puller to break a 7-7 tie midway through the third quarter. Mohney also gained 54 yards on 15 carries.

Tailback Ryan Dinger, replacing injured starter Matt Gilbert, rushed for 80 yards on 20 attempts and scored the first touchdown on an 8-yard run in the first quarter.

The Raiders' defense bottled up the Beavers' running game, dropping scrambling Beavers quarterback Joe Wanson for minus-29 yards on six attempts, which included five sacks. That number helped limit the Beavers to 16 yards on 26 carries.

DuBois tied the game when Wanson scored from one yard out in the final minute of the second quarter.

Both teams travel this week. The Raiders head to St. Marys for a District 9 League game while DuBois treks to State College to take on a Little Lions squad coming off a big win over Altoona.

HYDE — The Clearfield Bisons took advantage of six Indian Valley turnovers and put together their best effort of the season in a 37-22 victory at the Bison Sports Complex Friday night.

Junior tailback Josh Harbold rushed for 145 yards on 25 carries and scored three touchdowns on runs of 31, 5 and 51 yards. Quarterback Tanner Kelly completed 13 of 21 passes for 136 yards, threw a 13-yard TD pass to Mike Scoggins and ran for a 2-yard touchdown.

And to make it a little easier, the Bisons (1-2) scored 17 points off Indian Valley turnovers.

The Bisons beat Indian Valley for the second straight time, winning 41-12 in the PIAA playoffs last year.

The game was a back-and-forth affair until the second half. The Bisons led 17-14 at intermission after kicker Ryan Johnson booted a 29-yard field goal with six seconds left in the first half.

Indian Valley (1-2) took its only lead of the game on the first possession of the second half, ending the drive on Derek Weaver’s 43-yard run. Quarterback Greg Miskinis’ two-point conversion run made it 22-17 at the 8:33 mark of the third quarter.

But Clearfield scored on its next three possessions to put the game away. Harbold’s 5-yarder capped a 62-yard drive and his 51-yarder coming on a nice cutback to the inside put the Bisons up 30-22 with 1:01 left in the third.

Kelly’s 13-yard TD pass to Scoggins came four plays after Scoggins intercepted Miskinis at the IV 40 and returned it to the 25 to make it 37-22.

Indian Valley’s passing game combined for a 1-for-15 effort for no yards and three interceptions. Sophomores Beau Ryan and Shane Davis also picked off passes for the Bisons.

Clearfield travels to Punxsutawney Friday.

BROCKWAY — The Brockway Rovers put up 342 yards of rushing and found the end zone six times in the first half on their way to a 49-20 rout of visiting Johnsonburg in Allegheny Mountain League action Friday night.

The Rovers (3-0) led 42-6 by intermission and cruised from there. Four different Rovers found paydirt. Jeremy Sickeri scored on a 63-yard run and returned a punt 72 yards for another touchdown. Seth Rhed scored on a 17-yard run and returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown. Rhed also booted a 20-yard field goal as time ran out in the first half.

Sickeri needed only eight carries to rush for 118 yards. Andy Martino added 68 on eight attempts and Rhed needed only seven carries to gain 49 yards.

For Johnsonburg (0-3), Anthony Imbrogno tossed three touchdown passes, two of them coming in the second half with the PIAA Mercy Rule's running clock already in effect. Imbrogno completed 14 of 23 passes for 265 yards, throwing TD passes of 71 and 58 yards to Eric Iorfido. Iorfido caught seven passes for 208 yards.

This Friday, Brockway visits Eisenhower and Johnsonburg hosts Ridgway.

ST. MARYS — Three games, three wins and two shutouts for the Clarion-Limestone Lions.

The Lions (3-0) limited St. Marys (0-3) to only 81 yards of offense in a 35-0 in a non-conference victory at Dutch Country Stadium Friday night.

Brendan Huwar rushed for touchdowns of 3, 7 and 1 yards and quarterback Hayden Johnston tossed two touchdown passes as C-L scored all five of its touchdowns by the end of the third quarter, enacting the PIAA Mercy Rule's running clock.

Huwar gained 107 yards on 20 carries and Brad Beggs rushed for 66 yards on only five carries. Johnston completed 7 of 11 passes for 62 yards, throwing both TD passes to Beggs covering 8 and 7 yards.

Brian Cogley led the Dutch with 44 yards on 12 carries.

Both teams play Friday. C-L hosts West Shamokin while St. Marys hosts Brookville.

KANE — The Ridgway Elkers scored a big early-season win, knocking off defending Allegheny Mountain League champion Kane, 20-14, Friday night.

The win kept the Elkers (2-1) in the race for the AML South Division and the District 9 Class A playoffs. More than one loss will likely make it difficult for a team to make the playoffs. The Elkers will need help in the AML South, since their loss has come to unbeaten Brockway.

Three different Elkers scored touchdowns. Beau Iorfido scored from one yard out in the first quarter, TimWright ran for a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter and Tom Buck's 14-yard TD run early in the fourth built a 20-7 lead.

Kane (1-2) got touchdowns from Steve Chittester and quarterback Mike Giordano. Chittester returned a punt 40 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter and Giordano scored on a 3-yard run midway through the fourth.

Buck led the Elkers with 95 yards rushing on 11 carries. Quarterback Garrett Viglione completed 9 of 12 passes for 119 yards. Buck also caught four passes for 50 yards.

Chittester rushed for 80 yards on 12 carries for Kane, which was playing without Jake Anderson, last week's D9Sports.Com Player of the Week.

This Friday, Ridgway visits Johnsonburg. Kane visits Elk County Catholic Saturday.

EMPORIUM — Cameron County played solid defense with its back to the end zone and held off Elk County Catholic, 12-6, in Allegheny Mountain League action Friday night.

The Red Raiders (1-2) held off ECC on at least three deep penetrations into Cameron territory, two of them inside the 10-yard line, and kept the Crusaders (1-2) out of the end zone.

Cameron County broke a 6-6 tie in the fourth quarter when Keith Horning ran four yards for a touchdown with 6:48 remaining.

Both teams scored touchdowns in the first quarter. Adam Kesterholt got Cameron on the board first, scoring on a 10-yard run. ECC quarterback Andrew Blazek threw a 29-yard pass to Randy Pearsall to tie the game at 6-6 with 25 seconds left in the first half.

The yardage totals were nearly identical, with ECC outgaining Cameron, 216-212. Kesterholt led Cameron County with 105 yards rushing on 27 carries. For ECC, Blazek completed 6 of 14 passes for 118 yards.

Cameron County visits Curwensville Friday. Elk County Catholic hosts Kane Saturday.

COUDERSPORT – Coudersport limited Curwensville to 129 yards of total offense while interception Golden Tide QB Dean Swatsworth four time, including two by Mike Kehr, to gain a 28-0 win Friday at Coudersport.

Ross Simcoe scored on a 23-yard pass from Scott Easton and a 4-yard run while racking up 95 yards rushing to lead the Falcons.