WEEK TWO DISTRICT 9 FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

Sept. 9-10

Last updated: 09/11/05 05:40:42 PM

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield built a 21-0 lead after three quarters and then held off Brookville for a 21-7 D9 League win Friday night in Clearfield.

It was the 18^th consecutive regular-season win for Clearfield which last loss in the regular season Sept. 5, 2003, 14-12 to Brookville.

Andrew Janocko and Lucas Aughenbaugh teamed up to account for 273 yards for Clearfield, and the Bisons defense forced four Brookville.

Janocko was 10 of 13 for 156 yards and a touchdown and ran for a touchdown, while Aughenbaugh ran 16 times for 117 yards and caught two passes for 24 yards despite leaving the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury. He didn’t return.

Janocko hooked up with Matt Morgan for 20-yard touchdown pass one minute into the game to start the scoring for Clearfield. The touchdown was set up by a Curtis Campman interception on Brookville’s first play of the game.

Brookville then drove to the Clearfield 2-yard line before being stopped on a fourth down try.

Clearfield followed the defensive stand with a 15-play, 98-yard drive that nearly ended in disaster when Aughenbaugh fumbled the ball into the end zone. But Beau Ryan pounced on the lose ball in the end zone for a Bison touchdown.

A 1-yard scoring run by Janocko late in the third quarter made it 21-0 before Max Kutz scored on a 9-yard run 38 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Korey Brownlee was 8 of 20 passing for 99 yards and three interceptions for Brookville. Kutz ran nine times for 53 yards and the score, while Joe Galbraith ran three times for 53 yards. Allen Bowen had four catches for 58 yards.

Shane Davis added 23 carries for 59 yards for Clearfield, while Morgan had two catches for 34 yards, Ryan two for 38 and Campman three for 44.

COUDERSPORT – David Babcock ran 14 times for 129 yards and four touchdowns to lead Coudersport to an easy 44-21 win over visiting Cameron County in an AML North game Friday night.

Babcock scored on runs of 5, 7 and 5 yards in the first half, as Coudersport (2-0 overall, 2-0 AML North) built a 30-7 halftime lead.

The senior then scored on a 39-yard run 18 seconds into the second half helping the Falcons build the lead to 44-7 before Cameron County scored two late touchdowns.

Jordan Crane threw two touchdown passes for Cameron County including a 39-yard pass to Cash Grimone and a 13-yard toss to Cory Smith. Nick Malize added a touchdown run for the Red Raiders (0-2, 0-2)

Sam Decker and Chris Cavallari added touchdowns for Coudersport.

Decker ran seven times for 62 yards and caught one pass for 16 yards, while Cavallari ran four times for 46 yards. Both Decker and Cavallari also had interceptions.

Malize ran eight times for 36 yards, while Grimone had seven carries for 33 yards while catching two passes for 74 yards. Crane was 5 of 11 for 111 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

JOHNSONBURG – Calvin Grumley did a little of everything including scoring three second-quarter touchdowns to lead Johnsonburg to a 43-6 win over Elk County rival Ridgway Friday night in Johnsonburg.

It was the Rams (1-1 overall, 1-1 AML South) second straight win over Ridgway (0-2, 0-2) and cut the Elkers all-time series lead to 48-45-8 in the 101^st meeting between the teams. It was the most points J-Burg has scored against Ridgway since a 45-0 win in 1989 and the sixth most all-time.

The 43 points were the most for Johnsonburg since they beat Otto-Eldred 53-0 Oct. 10, 1997. It also marked the first time Johnsonburg has scored at least 30 points since a 35-12 win over Port Allegany Aug. 31, 2001.

Ridgway led 6-0 following a 38-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Nate Williams when Grumley took over.

He scored on runs of 36 and 8 yards (1:05 mark) and returned an interception 62 yards with one second left in the half to give the Rams a 9-7 halftime lead.

Anthony Imbrogno then threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter (12 yards to Jesse Dennis and 4 to Judd Zilcosky) and Josh Feronti scored on a 4-yard run in the quarter to make it 37-6. Zilcosky’s 17-yard run in the fourth quarter ended the scoring.

Johnsonburg only had 246 yards of offense but used three Ridgway turnovers to score the 43 points. Ridgway managed just 109 yards of offense.

Grumley ran 11 times for 82 yards and the two scores, while Imbrogno was 6 of 8 for 42 yards and two scores. He also had two interceptions on defense.

Adam Handley ran six times for 28 yards, while Williams was 3 of 11 for 27 yards and two interceptions. Ben Oknefski had one catch for 41 yards, while A.J. Hansen had one for 21.

CURWENSVILLE 38, BROCKWAY 22

BROCKWAY – Nick Sipes rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries, while adding a catch for 16 yards to lead Curwensville to a 38-22 win over Brockway Friday night in an AML South showdown.

The win bodes well for the Golden Tide, as the winner of the Brockway-Curwensville game has won the AML South in four of the past five season including in each of the past two. It is also the 14^th consecutive regular-season win for Curwensville, which last lost a regular-season game Oct. 10, 2003, to Ridgway 37-36 – in fact each of Curwensville’s last two regular-season loses, which came in back-to-back weeks in 2003 came by 1 point.

Curwensville led 22-0 at halftime and 30-8 at the end of three quarters before Brockway won the fourth quarter 14-8.

Philip Solley added 67 yards rushing and a touchdown for Curwensville.

Ben Donlin had 19 carries for 115 yards and two touchdowns to lead Brockway.

The first half belonged to Curwensville with the Golden Tide leading 8-0 at the end of the first quarter thanks to an 8-yard run by Sipes.

A 14-yard run by Solley early in the second quarter made it 14-0, and then Sipes scored on a 10-yard run with just 58 seconds left in the half to make it 22-0.

Donlin got Brockway on the board early in the second half on a 5-yard run following a Curwensville turnover on the opening second-half kickoff.

Curwensville answered the score with a 3-yard run by Sipes.

A 15-yard run by Donlin started the fourth quarter scoring, but Sipes answered with a 51-yard scamper. Andy Fremer caught a 43-yard pass from Matt Pentz late in the game to finish Brockway’s scoring.

Curwensville outgained Brockway 280-245 including 255-171 on the ground.

PORT ALLEGANY 28, SMETHPORT 13

SMETHPORT – For the fourth consecutive season Port Allegany beat AML North rival Smethport using two fourth quarter touchdowns to pull away for a 28-13 win in Smethport Friday night.

The Gators (2-0 overall, 2-0 AML North) led 14-13 going to the fourth quarter but scored 14 unanswered points to put the game away.

Cody Anderson and Willie Bova teamed to lead a Port Allegany offensive attack that racked up 304 yards of total offense on the night.

Anderson rushed 22 times for 147 yards and a touchdown – although 79 of those yards came on one run – and caught one pass for eight yards, while Bova was 6 of 11 passing for 73 yards and two scores and rushed nine times for 35 yards.

It was a 27-yard touchdown pass from Bova to Colby Brookens in the first quarter that got the scoring started for Port Allegany. The strike helped the Gators hold a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Smethport (0-2, 0-2) tied the game in the second frame on a 39-yard run by Tom Cooney, but Port Allegany went ahead 14-13 at the half when Bova hit R.J. Shively with a 5-yard scoring toss.

Smethport pulled to within a point in the third quarter in a hurry when Vince Kinniburgh hooked up with Sean Parkes on a 74-yard striking strike. The extra point was missed leaving Port ahead 14-13.

The Gators then put the game away in the fourth quarter when Robert Nichols scored on a 5-yard run, and Anderson galloped 79 yards for the final score of the night.

Chad Saltsman (14.5 tackles), Sam Kephart (13 tackles), Anderson (11 tackles) and Sam Johnson (11 tackles) led the Port defense.

Smethport had 272 yards of offense including 196 on the ground.

Josh Switzer ran 26 times for 94 yards to lead Smethport, while Kinniburgh was 2-for-9 for 76 yards and a touchdown.

ST. MARYS 20, MONITEAU 14

ST. MARYS – A week after coming with 25 seconds of knocking of Karns City, St. Marys broke through against the KSAC with a 20-14 win at home over Moniteau Friday night.

The Dutchmen (1-1) built a 20-0 lead early in the fourth quarter and then had to hold off a Moniteau (0-2) comeback attempt that included two Matt Schandelmeier touchdowns runs in a span of 4:30 minutes midway through the fourth quarter to get the win.

Shad Boschert caught touchdown passes of 28 and 27 yards from Lucas Wendel, and Adam Cornelio had a 3-yard run to give St. Marys the 20-0 lead.

Schandelmeier then scored on a 44-yard run with 9:24 left in the game and one an 9-yard run with 5:45 remaining to make it interesting.

Boschert had three catches for 66 yards and the two touchdowns, while Wendel was 7-for-11 passing for 110 yards and the two scoring strikes. Cornelio ran 14 times for 105 yards.

Schandelmeier ran 18 times for 115 yards and the two scores while catching two passes for 18 yards. Garth Kohlmeyer was 7-for-24 passing for 114 yards and two interceptions.

SHARPSVILLE – Defending District 10 Class A champion Sharpsville (2-0) was too much for Karns City (1-1) getting a 35-14 win over the Gremlins in Sharpsville Friday night.

Brett Green scored both of Karns City’s touchdowns including a 50-yard pass from Stephen Black and a 30-yard run.

Black was 8-for-18 passing for 137 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Justin Switzer had four catches for 66 yards.

Sharpsville rolled up 385 yards on the ground including three players over 100 yards.

Ian Brown had 13 carries for 134 yards and a touchdown. R.J. Gloub ran for 110 yards and an 83-yard touchdown, while Aaron Reddix had 109 yards rushing and two touchdowns for the Blue Devils.