BROOKVILLE 35, PUNXSUTAWNEY 0

Oct. 20, 2006

BROOKVILLE – Brookville Senior Max Kutz is on the cusp of a 1,000-yard rushing season.

He didn’t get there against Punxsutawney, but he still made his presence felt in the Raiders’ 35-0 shutout of the Chucks in the Route 36 Trophy Game Friday night.

Kutz scored on two second-half runs and tossed a 46-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Ross while rushing for 101 yards on 16 carries.

Kutz, now with 988 yards rushing, is 12 yards shy of becoming the first Raiders running back to reach four digits in a season since Doug Miller did it back in 1995.

Two scoring passes from non-quarterbacks put the Raiders up 14-0 in their first two offensive possessions of the game. Ross threw a 26-yarder to quarterback Shane Heschke to get the Raiders on the board at the 8:09 mark of the first quarter, followed by Kutz’s throw to Ross.

Heschke, who completed 5 of 11 passes for 60 yards, called his own number in the second quarter and scored on a 1-yard run.

Kutz ran for a 10-yard TD in the third quarter and added a 1-yarder in the fourth quarter to set the Mercy Rule running clock into motion with 9:57 remaining.

In sloppy field conditions, Brookville outgained Punxsutawney 288-90.

The Raiders, who improved to 7-1 with their sixth straight win, closed their District 9 League season with a 4-1 mark. The win guaranteed at least a share of the league title, the Raiders first since 2002.

A Clearfield win next week at home against Punxsutawney (3-5, 2-2) would secure an unbreakable three-way tie for the league title between Brookville, Clearfield and Bradford. If Punxsutawney beats the Bisons, the Raiders would win the league title based on their head-to-head advantage over Bradford.

B – Shane Heschke 26 pass from Tyler Ross (Ian Petardi kick), 8:09.

B – Tyler Ross 46 pass from Max Kutz (Petardi kick), 3:32.

B – Shane Heschke 1 run (kick failed), 7:16.

B – Max Kutz 10 run (Shane Heschke run), 6:35.

B – Max Kutz 1 run (Petardi kick), 9:57.

P B

First Downs 5 13

Rushes-Yards 27-48 36-156

Passing Yards 42 132

Passing: Comp-Att-Int 4-17-2 7-13-1

Total Yards 90 288

Fumbles-Lost 7-1 4-1

Penalties-Yards 3-15 6-58

Punts-Avg 2-22 2-22

RUSHING – Punxsutawney: Mike Decker 7-19, David Pisano 5-15, Austin Furman 2-8, Mike Smiley 5-5, Zach Smith 7-1, Kevin Zambory 1-0. Brookville: Max Kutz 16-101, Joe Galbraith 10-39, Shane Heschke 8-15, D.J. Dennison 1-4, Tyler Ross 1-(-3).

PASSING – Punxsutawney: Zach Smith 4-for-13, 42 yards, 1 Int. Austin Furman 0-for-1, 0 yards, 1 Int. Brookville: Shane Heschke 5-for-11, 60 yards, 1 Int.; Max Kutz 1-for-1, 46 yards, 1 TD; Tyler Ross 1-for-1, 26 yards, 1 TD.

RECEIVING – Punxsutawney: Austin Furman 1-28, Mike Decker 1-7, Bobby Wingert 1-5, Mike Smiley 1-2. Brookville: Tyler Ross 3-91, Shane Heschke 1-26, Greg Sobol 1-9, Max Kutz 1-4, Joe Galbraith 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS – Punxsutawney: Austin Furman. Brookville: Justin Smith, Alex Kerr.

SACKS – Punxsutawney: Ricky Schoening. Brookville: Joe Galbraith.