Information in this story is courtesy of the DuBois Courier-Express

BROOKVILLE – Matt Watson caught an 8-yard touchdown pass in double overtime from Ty Warner to give Bellefonte a 40-34 win over the homestanding Raiders Friday night.

Brookville (0-2) forced overtime when Ethan Harmon scored from two yards out and Garrett Weaver added the two-point conversion run with 3:03 left in regulation to tie the game at 28.

The Blue Raiders then got the ball first in overtime and scored on an 8-yard pass from Tyler Dombrowski to Josh Frondeck to take a 34-28 lead before Warner hit Zach Tressler with a 2-yard scoring pass on Bellefonte’s possession of the first overtime. Neither team was able to take on the conversion thus forcing the second extra session.

Brookville still had a chance to either tie or win the game in the second overtime following Watson’s touchdown catch, but the Bellefonte defense stopped the Raiders ending the game.  

The Blue Raiders led 14-0 early in the second quarter following a 56-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Dombrowski to Dustin Dombrowski and a 30-yard scoring toss from Weaver to Taylor Heinrich in the first 2:06 of the frame.

But Bellefonte got in the game thanks to an 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Malkik Breon following the Heinrich touchdown, and the Red Raiders tied the score at 14 at halftime when Warner, who threw four touchdown passes on the night, hit Torin Miller with 15-yard strike with 40 seconds left in the half.

Bellefonte then took its first lead of the game, 21-14, on a 4-yard Travis Stubble run midway through the third quarter before Weaver’s 2-yard scoring run on the final play of the third quarter closed the Brookville gap to one at 21-20.  

But Warner hit Watson with a 70-yard scoring strike early in the fourth quarter to put the Red Raiders ahead 28-20.  

Warner was 6 of 13 passing for 121 yards and the four touchdowns with Watson catching two passes for 78 yards and two scores. Struble led the ground game with 65 yards on 16 carries.

Kyle Galbraith ran for 101 yards on 17 carries for Brookville with Harmon chipping in 67 yards on 16 totes. Tyler Dombrowski was 6 of 14 passing for 97 yards, two touchdowns and interception, while Weaver was 3 of 7 for 77 yards, one touchdown and one pick. He also ran for 18 yards on three totes. Jared Heschke had five catches for 42 yards for the Blue Raiders with Heinrich catching two for 68 and the touchdown.

BELLEFONTE 40, BROOKVILLE 34, 2OT

Score by Quarters

Bellefonte              0          14        7          7          6          6          -           40

Brookville              0          14        6          8          6          0          -           34

Scoring Summary

Second Quarter

BK – Dustin Dombrowski 56 pass from Tyler Dombrowski (AJ Moore kick)

BK – Taylor Heinrich 30 pass from Garrett Weaver (Moore kick), 9:54.

BF – Malik Breon 80 kickoff return (Tyler Lucas kick), 9:41.

BF –Torin Miller 15 pass from Ty Warner (Lucas kick), :40.

Third Quarter

BF – Travis Struble 4 run (Lucas kick), 5:43.

BK – Weaver 2 run (Kick failed), :00.

Fourth Quarter

BF- Watson 70 pass from Warner (Lucas kick), 7:18

BK - Ethan Harmon 2 run (Weaver run), 3:03.

First Overtime

BK – Josh Frondeck 8 pass from Dombrowski.

BF – Zach Tressler 2 pass from Warner.

Second Overtime

BF – Watson 8 pass from Warner.

                                           BF                   BKV

First Downs                        12                    9

Rushes-Yards                     44-156             43-162

Passing Yards                     121                  201

Passes: Comp-Att-Int         6-12-0              10-22-2

Totals Yards                       277                  363

Punt Avg                            4-33.5              3-32.67

Fumbles-lost                       5-2                   4-1

Penalties-yards                   2-10                 5-48

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing – Bellefonte: Travis Struble 16-65,  Brad Grieb12-26, Ty Warner 8-33, Caleb Williamson 5-35, Chris Florey 2-19, Team 1-(-22). Brookville: Kyle Galbraith 17-101, Ethan Harmon 16-67, Garrett Weaver 3-18, Tyler Dombrowski 3-(-10), Dustin Dombrowski 1 –(-3) Jared Heschke 1-(-11).

Passing - Bellefonte: Ty Warner 6-for-13, 121 yards, 4 TDs. Brookville: Tyler Dombrowski 6-for-14, 97 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT; Garrett Weaver 3-for-7, 77 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; Dustin Dombrowski 1-for-1, 27 yards.

Receiving - Bellefonte: Matt Watson 2-78, Zach Tressler 2-21, Torin Miller 1-15, Brad Grief 1-7. Brookville: Jared Heschke 5-42, Taylor Heinrich 2-68, Dustin Dombrowski 1-56, Quran Norris 1-27. Josh Frondek 1-8.

Interceptions - Bellefonte: Tyler Lucas, Malik Breon.