CURWENSVILLE 72, SHEFFIELD 18

SHEFFIELD – The visiting Curwensville Golden Tide racked up 10 touchdowns and 374 yards of offense in a 72-18 thrashing of Sheffield Saturday afternoon.

Seven different Tide players found the end zone with Shane Hoover, Alex Holland and Shea Best each scoring two touchdowns.

Holland rushed for 136 yards on 21 carries with a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and a 71-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter. Hoover had a 37-yard punt return for the game’s first points.

Kalil Slaughter scored all three of Sheffield’s touchdowns on runs of 77 and 70 yards and a 23-yard TD reception from quarterback Ike Nearing. He finished the game with 106 yards rushing on nine carries and also caught two passes for 23 yards. He also picked off a pass on defense.

Curwensville (2-0 overall, 2-0 AML South) led 42-6 at halftime and outgained Sheffield (0-2, 0-2 AML North) 374-171. The 72 points were the most by the Golden Tide since they beat Ridgway 74-28 Sept. 25, 2004, 65 games ago, while the 72 points are the most ever allowed by Sheffield.

BROCKWAY 49, PORT ALLEGANY 34

PORT ALLEGANY – Visiting Brockway piled up 619 yards of offense and most of its didn’t come from the arm of high-flying quarterback Derek Buganza in a 49-34 win at Port Allegany Saturday afternoon.

The Rovers (2-0 overall, 2-0 AML South) amassed 373 yards rushing and put two running backs over 100 yards with Tom Vervoort getting exactly 100 on 15 carries and Mike Vervoort picking up a career-high 193 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. He scored all of his touchdowns in the second half on runs of 3, 8 and 45 yards. The last two broke up a close game that saw the Rovers leading 35-34 going into the fourth quarter.

Buganza did complete 19 of 32 passes for 247 yards with a 40-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Bran while also scoring on a 1-yard run. Braun caught nine passes for 119 yards and the score.

Matt Bodamer paced Port Allegany (1-1, 1-1 AML North) combined for 328 yards of total offense. He was 13 of 23 passing for 230 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions while also running 11 times for 98 yards and a touchdown. Camrin Stuckey caught five passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Bodamer’s 4-yard touchdown pass with 8:45 left in the fourth quarter made it 35-34 Brockway, but the Gators two-point conversion failed.

JOHNSONBURG 16, CAMERON COUNTY 12

JOHNSONBURG – Quarterback Andrew Nortum’s 2-yard run with 1:03 left in the game lifted Johnsonburg to a 16-12 win over visiting Cameron County Friday night.

It was the only offensive touchdown for the Rams, who were outgained 311-149, but Mitchell Holmberg returned an 81-yard kickoff return gave Johnsonburg (1-1 overall, 1-1 AML South) its first score of the game.

Cameron County (0-2, 0-2 AML North) couldn’t overcome five turnovers. The Red Raiders got two touchdown runs from Jason Blose including a 33-yard first-quarter scoring run and a 4-yard run with 4:55 left in the game that gave Cameron County the lead.

Blose led the Red Raiders with 18 carries for 106 yards and the two scores with Andrew Fragale adding 127 yards on just 11 attempts.

For Johnsonburg, Nortum completed 7 of 18 passes for 85 yards, Max Zimmerman led the Rams with 37 yards rushing.

COUDERSPORT 9, KANE 6

KANE – Kory Majot’s touchdown run in the second half lifted Coudersport to a 9-6 win over homestanding Kane Friday night.

The Falcons (2-0 overall, 2-0 AML North) trailed 6-0 at halftime despite turning the ball over three times in the half before taking the lead on Majot’s score and then adding a safety.

Kane (1-1, 1-1 AML South) took the 6-0 lead on a Pat Anderson touchdown run.

It was a defensive slugfest with Kane outgaining Coudersport 173-166 with most of the yards for both teams coming on the ground.

Majot led the Falcons with seven carries for 55 yards and one catch for 21, while Logan Depot had 17 carries for 76 yards for Kane and Pat Anderson seven for 56 and the score.

Creighton Hayes (9 tackles, 1 sack), Jason Gibson (8 tackles, 1 sack) and Alexander Hutcheson (3 tackles, 1 interception) led the Coudy defense with Josh Kibble (10 tackles) Sloan Moore (9 tackles) and Ricky Harp (3 tackles, 1 interception), one of the East Forest members of Kane’s team, pacing the Wolves defense.

CLEARFIELD 49, BALD EAGLE 14

HYDE – Derek Morgan ran 13 times for 163 yards and three touchdowns, including a 94-yard run in the second quarter, to help Clearfield to a 49-14 win over visiting Bald Eagle Friday night.

Beau Swales added a pair of touchdown runs and ran six times for 54 yards, while Curtis Frye hit Derek Danver with a 17-yarrd touchdown pass to get the scoring started for the Bisons (2-0) with David Hoover finishing the Clearfield scoring with a 28-yard fumble return for a touchdown.

Frye was 6 of 11 passing for 108 yards and the score with Danver catching four balls for 63 yards.

PUNXSUTAWNEY 62, A-C VALLEY 0

PUNXSUTAWNEY – Punxsutawney scored its most points in 82 years while handing A-C Valley its District 9-record 42^nd straight loss to a 62-0 win over the visiting Falcons Friday night.

The 62 tallies are the most by a Chucks’ squad since Punxsy beat Franklin 73-6 in 1928 and are the second most in school history.

Punxsutawney outgained A-C Valley 306 yards to 11 on the game including 211 to one on the ground.

Logan Weaver threw three touchdowns passes while going 6-for-8 despite entering the game questionable because of an elbow injury. Ben Blazavich added a pair of touchdown runs on just three carries and also intercepted a pass on defense, while Jamie Bush scored twice while running for a team-high 67 yards on seven carries. Duell Thompson caught two of Weaver’s scoring passes.

SAEGERTOWN 44, UNION 16

RIMERSBURG – Jason Amy and Noah Marvin combined for four touchdowns to help Saegertown run past Union 44-16 Friday night in Rimersburg.

Amy, who rushed for 54 yards, scored on a touchdown runs of two and six yards, and Marvin threw a 59-yard touchdown pass and also added a 1-yard scoring run to help the Panthers (2-0) rack up 505 yards of total offense.

Taylor Smith and Brody Shick each threw touchdown passes for Union with Smith hitting Brody Pollock with an 11-yard score and Shick finding Swaboda with a 31-yard touchdown pass.

Mikey Harris and Austin Davis combined to rush for 132 for Union (0-2) with Harris rushing 10 times for 67 yards and Davis 14 for 65.

The game was the first for the Golden Knights since the death of head coach Al Pryor last Saturday.

BRADFORD 49, MEADVILLE 28

BRADFORD – Bradford exploded for 28 fourth-quarter points en route to a 49-28 win over Meadville Friday.

With the game tied at 21 early in the fourth quarter, Cody Coats hit split end Andrew Kloss with a 73-yard touchdown pass to put Bradford ahead 28-21.

The Owls were able to stay in the game early thanks to kickoff returns for scores by Pascarella and Coats.

Pascarella was once again the stat star for the Owls rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown while scoring twice. Coats finished the right throwing for a score, rushing for a score and returning the kickoff 80 yards for a score, while Havers had 17 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown.

Bradford will travel to Erie next Saturday for a matchup with winless Erie Central Tech.

SMETHPORT 43, RIDGWAY 0

SMETHPORT – Smethport’s Jesse Cheatle got his first career coaching victory thanks to a 43-0 Hubber win over visiting Ridgway Friday night.

The 43 points were the most scored by Smethport in 48 games since a 49-12 win over Kane Oct. 29, 2004, and it was the Hubbers first shutout in 54 games since a 29-0 win over Sheffield Sept. 17, 2004.

Kevin Lord ran for 87 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown, for Smethport, while Ryan Wells had 13 carries for 69 yards and scored on a 65-yard interception return. Brian Zetwick added six carries for 46 yards and a touchdown. His scored with 3:31 left in the first quarter from 16 yards out started the onslaught.

OIL CITY 35, DUBOIS 21

DUBOIS – Mark Kulinski threw four touchdown passes to lead visiting Oil City to a 35-21 win over DuBois Friday night.

Kulinski, who threw for 326 yards on 20 of 36 including an interception, threw a pair of first-half touchdowns giving the Oilers (2-0 overall, 1-0 D10 Region 5) a 13-0 halftime lead. He then tossed two more in the fourth quarter including an 18-yard scoring pass to Notre Dame recruit Ben Koyak, a tight end.

DuBois (0-2, 0-1) got a 1-yard Sean Sleigh touchdown run in the third quarter and then scored twice in the fourth quarter – one on a 58-yard pass from Sleigh to John Kane and again late when backup QB Brian Kane hit Jared Baummer with a 20-yard scoring toss.

Sleigh was 6 of 18 passing for 168 yards and the score and ran 11 times for four yards, while Shawn Newpher ran 18 times for 108 yards and caught one pass for seven yards. Max Hine has two catches for 65 yards. Kane had the one 58-yard catch and also picked off a pass on defense.

Koyak had eight catches for 135 yards and the score for Oil City, while Dallas Williams had five catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns helping the Oilers outgain DuBois 519-313.  

ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 56, OTTO-ELDRED 16

ST. MARYS – Ricky Pearsall ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries and also returned the opening second-half kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to help Elk County Catholic to a 56-16 win over visiting Otto-Eldred Friday night.

Pearsall scored on runs of 47 and 36 yards in the first half helping the Crusaders (2-0 overall, 2-0 AML South) build a 43-0 halftime lead and then made it 50-0 when he returned the second-half kickoff, his second kickoff return for a touchdown in as many weeks.

Cole Gerber added a pair of short touchdown runs and had 13 yards rushing for ECC, while David Bojalad, who had three catches for 58 yards, caught a 29-yard scoring pass from Kyle Schneider and also kicked four extra points. Sam Schneider and Joe McLaughlin also added scoring runs for the Crusaders, who added a safety on the scoreboard as well when an Otto punt snap went through the end zone.

Clay Pinner scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns for the Terrors (0-2, 0-2 AML North) and ran 16 times for 67 yards while completing 2 of 3 passes for 34 yards.