COUDERSPORT 41, RIDGWAY 6

Oct. 14, 2005

The win clinches the AML North title for Coudersport, who will face a yet to be determined team from the AML South in the AML Championship game in two weeks on the road. It will be the fourth straight AML Title game for the Falcons, who are 0-3 the last three years and are looking for their first-ever AML Title.

Coudersport, thanks to Clarion’s win over Clarion-Limestone, also now controls its own destiny in terms of getting the top seed in the upcoming District 9 Class A Playoffs. If the Falcons win out, they will be the No. 1 seed.

Senior running back David Babcock passed the 1,000-yard milestone for the season with 184 yards on just eight carries to lead the way against Ridgway. Babcock had 160 of those yards and two long touchdown runs before halftime.

Junior Sam Decker added eight carries for 58 yards and a touchdown while catching three passes for 64 yards and a score.

Sophomore quarterback Brian Wetzel was a perfect 5-for-5 passing for 119 yards and a touchdown.

Wetzel hit Decker on a 10-yard touchdown pass to close out a 76-yard Falcon opening drive.

A 47-yard touchdown gallop by Babcock following an Elker punt made it 14-0, and then Josh Corey capped a 78-yard drive with a 1-yard run to make it 21-0 at the end of the opening quarter. Caleb Morris was a perfect 3-for-3 on extra points in the quarter.

A 1-yard run by Decker following a 28-yard pass from Wetzel to Decker accounted for Coudersport’s next score before Babcock closed out the first-half scoring with a 79-yard touchdown run.

In the half, Coudersport out gained Ridgway 361-37.

After the break, senior Mike Cole was the featured back on a 69-yard drive that made the score 41-0. He carries six times for 55 yards including a 6-yard touchdown run.

Ridgway averted the shutout with a 77-yard drive against the Coudersport reserves. Quarterback Nick Dickant scored on a 1-yard scramble.

Jake Havens led Ridgway with 19 carries for 56 yards, while Nick Dickant was 5-for-14 passing for 74 yards. Adam Handley had three catches for 55 yards, while A.J. Hansen added one for 10 yards.