BIG SECOND HALF RALLY LIFTS COUDERSPORT PAST PORT ALLEGANY

COUDERSPORT 28, PORT ALLEGANY 15

Nov. 10, 2007 at Coudersport  (D9 Class A First Round)

COUDERSPORT – Coudersport scored 28 unanswered second-half points to erase a 15-0 halftime deficit and get a 28-15 win over Port Allegany in the opening round of the District 9 Class A playoffs Saturday night in Coudersport.

Port Allegany (6-4) looked in control of the game after two second-quarter touchdowns gave the Gators  the two- score lead at halftime.

But Coudersport got back into the game early in the third quarter on a 4-yard Dirk Cowburn touchdown run. Cowburn then scored on a 28-yard run with 1:41 left in the third quarter to close the Port lead to a single point, 15-14.

The Falcons then took the lead for good on a 4-yard touchdown run by Colton Corey just under four minutes into the fourth quarter.

Corey then put the game away with an 8-yard scoring run with 1:04 left.

Corey had a huge night for Coudersport running 21 times for a season-high 133 yards and the two touchdowns, as the Falcons, who have struggled to run the ball at times this season, ran for 167 yards and four touchdowns. The four rushing touchdowns tied for the second most on the season for Coudersport.

Port Allegany got on the scoreboard on the first play of the second quarter when Derick Morey scored on a 1-yard run and then scored on the 2-point conversion.

Cameron Stuckey made it 15-0 Gators when he scored on a 4-yard run with 2:53 left in the half.

Nick Nichols led the Gators with 104 yards rushing on 15 carries, while Morey had 65 yards rushing on 17 carries.

NOTES – Coudersport has now won five straight and 12 of 13 over Port Allegany, which still leads the all-time series 62-47-3 … It was the 204^th victory for Coudersport head coach Paul Simcoe, who won his 200^th game early this season in a 28-7 win at Port Allegany … The playoff win avenges a 10-9 loss to Port Allegany in the 2003 District 9 Class A Playoffs for Coudersport … Coudersport, the two-time defending District 9 Class A champions, remain alive in their quest to become the first D9 Class A team to win three straight titles. The Falcons return to action Friday at Kane for a rematch of a Week Nine contest won by Kane 39-7. That game was tied 7-7 at halftime but seven second-half turnovers by Coudersport doomed the Falcons … Port Allegany was trying to become the first lower seed to knock off a higher seed in the D9 Class A playoffs since the playoff field was expanded to eight teams in 2004. Since then, lower seeds are 0-15 … The game was a flag-fest with 24 penalties for 188 yards being called. Port was flagged 13 times for 121 yards, while Coudy drew nine penalties for 67 yards … Port Allegany fumbled the ball five times losing three of them … Coudy had two fumbles but recovered both of them. The Falcons did throw an interception.

COUDERSPORT 28, PORT ALLEGANY 15

Score by Quarters

Port Allegany 0 15 0 0 – 15

Coudersport 0 0 14 14 – 28

Scoring Summary

Second Quarter

PA – Derick Morey 1 run (Morey run), 11:55

PA – Camrin Stuckey 4 run (Mark Larson kick), 2:53

Third Quarter

C – Dirk Cowburn 4 run (Colton Corey pass from Boomer Wetzel), 7:58

C – Cowburn 28 run (Pass failed), 1:41

Fourth Quarter

C – Corey 4 run (Justen Kinder pass from Wetzel), 8:17

C – Corey 8 run (Pass failed), 1:04

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing – Port Allegany: Nick Nichols 15-104, Derick Morey 17-65, Mark Larson 3-0, Camrin Stuckey 4-17, Mike Bodamer 1-negative 8. Coudersport: Colton Corey 21-133, Dirk Cowburn 7-53, Kyle Gee 2-negative 1, Boomer Wetzel 7-negative 18.

Passing – Port Allegany: Camrin Stuckey2-for-9, 54 yards. Derick Morey 0-for-2. Coudersport: Boomer Wetzel 8-for-15, 81 yards, 1 interception. Justen Kinder 0-for-1.

Receiving – Port Allegany: A.J. Guerrero 2-54. Coudersport: Dirk Cowburn 3-46, Derek Burdick 1-19, Justen Kinder 1-7, Brett Whitman 1-6, Colton Corey 2-3.