REDBANK VALLEY 20, PUNXSUTAWNEY 0

Oct. 10, 2008

Redbank's Bladel goes over 3,000 career rushing yards

By Justin Skiba

For D9Sports.com

NEW BETHLEHEM – Alex Bladel of Redbank Valley became the latest member of the 3,000-yard rushing club when he ran for 165 yards and two touchdowns in a 20-0 win over visiting Punxsutawney Friday night.

Bladel, who needed 48 yards coming into the game to get to 3,000 career yards, surpassed the mark on a 14-yard touchdown run 58 seconds into the game. He also added an 11-yard score early in the fourth quarter to extend the Bulldog lead to 20-0.

“I can’t say enough about him,” first-year Redbank Valley head coach Brandon Rapp said. “He’s a great kid and has earned it. He’s exactly what you want in a football player. He works hard for everything he has gotten and is just outstanding. His teammates wanted him to get it more than he wanted it.”

With the 165-yard performance, Bladel now has 3,117 career rushing yards.   

Redbank Valley (6-1 overall, 6-1 KSAC) limited Punxsutawney (2-5, 2-4) to 185 yards of total offense, although the Chucks did posses the ball for 31:05. Penalties – seven for 48 yards – and three interceptions hurt Punxsy, which saw its two-game win streak snapped.  

“Turnovers and penalties killed us tonight and have killed us all year,” Punxsy head coach Blake Moilan said. “We have to do better taking care of the ball. We are going to set a goal for a 5-5 season. That would be a good season for us.”

In between Bladel touchdown runs, Jerrett Magagnotti returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown giving Redbank Valley a 14-0 halftime lead.

Brennan Niver led Punxsy with eight carries for 43 yards while Ben Blazavich chipped in 40 yards rushing, 13 yards receiving and 49 yards passing.  

Bladel added 11 tackles and a sack, while Pat Goheen had two sacks and Bruce McDaniel nine tackles and an interception.  

Both teams return to action next as Punxsutawney hosts Union and Redbank travels to A-C Valley.

REDBANK 20, PUNXSUTAWNEY 0

Score by Quarter

Punxy        0    0  0  0  -    0

Redbank   7   7  0  6  -  20

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

R – Alex Bladel 14 run (Brandon Bain kick), 11:02

Second Quarter

R – Jerrett Magagnotti 42 interception return (Bain kick), 10:10

Fourth Quarter

R - Bladel 11 run (conversion failed), 9:56

  TEAM STATISTICS

                                                       R                          P

First Downs                                     10                         14

Rushes - Yards                             26-184                   40-112

Passing: Comp-Att-Int                    6-10-1                    9-21-3

Passing Yards                                  51                         86

Total Yardage                                   235                       198

Fumbles-Lost                                   1-0                        0-0

Penalties- Yards                              7-65                       7-48

TOP                                              16:55                      31:05

Individual Statistics

Rushing - Redbank: Alex Bladel 20-165 2 TD, Shiloh Buchleitner 5-14, Pat Goheen 1-5.  Punxy: Ben Blazavich 22-40, Brennan Niver 8-43, Ryan Ellenberger 1-1, Logan Weaver 5-28, Easton Weaver 3-1, Zak Dickey 1-1.

Passing - Redbank: Shiloh Buchleitner 6-for-10, 51 yards, 1 INT. Punxy: Logan Weaver 4-for-9, 37 yards, 1 INT; Ben Blazavich 5-for-12, 49 yards, 2 INT.

Receiving - Redbank: Alex Bladel 1-(-1), Jerrett Magagnotti 2-26, Bruce McDaniel 2-21, Brady Shuster 1-5.  Punxy: Easton Weaver 4-46, Doug Dale 2-16, Zak Dickey 1-12, Ben Blazavich 1-13, Brennan Niver 1-minus 1.  

Interceptions- Redbank (3):  Jerrett Magagnotti, Bruce McDaniel, Shiloh Buchleitner. Punxy: Zak Dickey