ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 25, PORT ALLEGANY 19

PORT ALLEGANY – Behind the running of Brock McCullough and Cole Gerber, visiting Elk County Catholic shocked unbeaten Port Allegany 25-19 Saturday afternoon.

McCullough ran for 168 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries, and Gerber had 110 yards rushing and two touchdowns, including the game-winner on a 1-yard run with just 15 seconds left, on 27 carries, as ECC (3-1) ran for 300 yards.

ECC’s defense, meanwhile, kept Port Allegany quarterback Matt Bodamer somewhat in check limiting the junior to 21 of 30 passing for 237 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Bodamer’s scoring pass came four minutes into the game when he hit Tyce Miller with a 21-yard touchdown pass. Miller had a team-high eight catches for 86 yards.

ECC led 19-12 at halftime before Trent Neal’s second touchdown run of the game 1:07 into the fourth quarter tied the game at 19.

But ECC went on a 14-play, 61-yard drive that started with 6:30 on the clock to win the game on Gerber’s 1-yard run.

Bodamer added 10 carries for 59 yards for Port Allegany (3-1), which was coming off a big win the week before over defending District 9 Class A champion Curwensville, while Neal had five carries for 25 yards.

RIDGWAY 19, CAMERON COUNTY 0

RIDGWAY – Eric Matheson scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, and Ridgway’s defense allowed just 63 total yards as the Elkers shutout visiting Cameron County 19-0 Friday night.

Matheson, who ran 11 times for 94 yards and caught three passes for 41 yards, scored on runs of 61 and six yards. Jake Himes also recovered a fumble in the end zone for the Elkers (3-1), who have won three straight and have matched their highest win total since 2008 just four games into the season.

Sam Delhunty added 14 carries for 78 yards for Ridgway, while Jordan Lundin was 4-for-9 passing for 48 yards and added 27 yards rushing on nine carries.

UNION 36, MAPLEWOOD 6

MAPLEWOOD – Trailing by a touchdown after one quarter, Union exploded for 36 unanswered points including 22 in the second half to defeat Maplewood 36-6 Friday night at Maplewood.

The Golden Knights (2-2) trailed 6-0 at the end of the first quarter but got a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter to lead 14-6 at halftime. They then extended the lead to 20-6 at the end of three before putting the game away with 16 points in the fourth quarter.

A strong running attack paced Union, as the Knights ran for 344 yards and four touchdowns on the night. Mikey Harris scored on a pair of runs and ran seven times for 82 yards. Austin Davis (8 carries, 28 yards) and Brody Shick (4 carries, 84 yards) also scored on the ground, while Taylor Smith threw a touchdown pass to Aaron Graham. Smith was 5 of 6 passing for 76 yards and the score, ran for 136 yards on 18 carries and scored a defensive touchdown as well. Graham had two catches for 17 yards and the score and Brody Pollock three for 59 yards and a touchdown.

MONITEAU 50, REDBANK VALLEY 28

NEW BETHLEHEM – Kyle Armagost threw for two touchdowns and ran for two touchdowns, as Moniteau blew past Redbank Valley 50-28 Friday night in New Bethlehem.

Armagost was 12 of 20 passing for 192 yards, the two scores and a pick. He threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Pry and a 5-yard toss to Joey Deal and ran for scores of two and one yard while finishing the night with 15 carries for 68 yards.

Deal also scored when he recovered a Redbank Valley fumble in the end zone, while Dustin Geagan added a 30-yard touchdown run and ran for 184 yards on 20 carries. Moniteau (4-0) had 505 yards of total offense to Redbank Valley’s 314.

Keaton Delp and Mark Strothers each scored twice for Redbank Valley (2-2).

Delp returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for an early 8-0 Bulldog lead and later caught a 44-yard touchdown pass from Jake Dougherty. Strothers scored on a pair of long runs reaching pay dirt from 57 yards out and 75 yards out and finished the game with eight carries for 181 yards while adding five catches for 22 yards. Delp had two grabs for 52 yards while Dougherty was 7-for-17 passing for 87 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also ran five times for 72 yards.  

KARNS CITY 50, KEYSTONE 0

KARNS CITY – Six different Karns City players scored, as the Gremlins toppled visiting Keystone 50-0 Friday night.

Alex Kinkela was the only multiple touchdown maker for Karns City scoring on runs of six and 10 yards in the first half, and he finished the night with six carries for 58 yards.

Glenn Toy led a balanced Gremlin attack with 11 carries for 82 yards including a 19-yard scoring run. Also scoring on the ground for Karns City were Jerod Hutchison, Brady Ellenberger and Zach Moore, while Ethan Williams caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Kepple and Adam Garing hit a 22-yard field goal to go with five extra points. Williams had three catches for 55 yards.

Tanner Hannold led Keystone (1-3) with 10 carries for 76 yards while also going 2-for-2 passing for 17 yards.  

CLEARFIELD 20, MIFFLIN COUNTY 7

HYDE – Using a strong defensive effort, the Clearfield Bisons improved to 4-0 with a 20-7 win over visiting Mifflin County Friday night.

In rainy first-half conditions that made field conditions very muddy, the Bisons limited Mifflin County to just 75 yards of offense while intercepting  three passes and recovering four of its six fumbles.

Bisons quarterback Curtis Frye threw and ran for touchdowns in a somewhat limited offensive night for Clearfield as well. The Bisons 

outgained the Huskies, 174-75.   Frye's only  completion was a 20- yard TD pass  to Trey Jordan in the second quarter. Frye scored on a 1-yard  run in the third quarter.

The Bisons' other touchdown came on Garrett Timko's 3-yard fumble return with eight seconds left in the first half.

Bisons top running back Beau Swales rushed for 69 yards on 16 carries.

ST. MARYS 20, CLARION 16

ST. MARYS – Cody Baker ran for 184 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries, and the St. Marys defense made three big defensive stops in the second half to help the Dutch move to 4-0 on the season for the first time since 1966 with a 20-16 win over visiting Clarion.

Baker scored on runs of 2 and 16 yards with a Justin Quiggle 5-yard run sandwiched inbetween all in a span of 2:22 late in the first quarter and early in the second quarter to give the Dutch a 20-6 lead.

After Clarion’s Brandon Heeter hit Damien Slike with a 4-yard scoring pass late in the first half to make it 20-14, the Bobcats had three chances in the second half to tie or take the lead driving inside the St. Marys 35-yard line each time including twice in the final 3:30 only to be turned away all three times.

Heeter, who was 5-for-15 passing for 147 yards and two touchdowns, also hit Bryce Straffin with a 51-yard scoring toss on the game’s third offensive play.

COUDERSPORT 21, BROCKWAY 10

COUDERSPORT – Caden Whitman and Mitch Freeman each scored on 8-yard  runs in  the fourth quarter, capping Coudersport’s come-from-behind 21-10 win over visiting Brockway Friday night.

Trailing 10-7 going into the final quarter, the Falcons went up for good on Whitman’s run early in the quarter. Freeman scored with 7:39 left. Whitman led the Falcons (4-0) with 117 yards on 21 carries. Freeman gained 77 yards on 14 attempts.

Brockway (2-2) took a 10-7 lead early in the third quarter on Chad Melillo’s 42-yard run. Brockway got on the board with eight seconds left in the first half when Philip Esposito booted a 24-yard field goal.

Coudersport grabbed the initial lead when quarterback Jason Gibson hit Alex Hutcheson with a 52-yard TD pass.

Melillo led the Rovers with 116 yards rushing on 13 carries. Quarterback Kyle Braun rushed for 90 yards on 18 carries.

PUNXSUTAWNEY 28, CLARION-LIMESTONE 0

STRATTANVILLE – The visiting Punxsutawney Chucks scored off of their points in the first half on their way to a 28-0 shutout of Clarion-Limestone Friday night.

Chucks quarterback Garrett Zimmerman passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as Punxsutawney improved to 2-2. Zimmerman threw a 5-yard TD pass to Clayton Dale and a 9-yard pass to Jamie Bush while scoring on a 1-yard run to cap the Chucks’ 21-point second quarter. He also picked off two passes on defense as the Chucks intercepted three C-L passes.

Alex Fedigan started the scoring with a 1-yard run in the first quarter. Fedigan rushed for 115 yards on 24 carries while Jamie Bush gained 82 yards on 12 attempts.

SHEFFIELD 40, JOHNSONBURG 0

JOHNSONBURG – Sheffield quarterback Shaquan Wright ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to lead the Wolverines to a 40-0 shutout of the host Johnsonburg Rams Friday night.

It marked the most points in a game for Sheffield since beating Otto-Eldred 44-6 Oct. 20, 2001. That was also the only other time in school history the Wolverines Mercy Ruled a team.

Wright scored on runs of 2 and 7 yards and threw a 10-yard pass to Kwante Johnson, all of them coming in the first half that saw Sheffield (1-3) build a 34-0 lead by halftime. Johnson’s 75-yard kick return to start the second half wrapped up the scoring and started the PIAA’s Mercy Rule running clock.

The Wolverines, who had been outscored 97-6 on the season coming into the game, also limited Johnsonburg (0-4) to minus-31 yards of offense, which included minus-42 yards rushing and 11 yards passing. Wright and Johnson had two of Sheffield’s three interceptions.

BRADFORD 13, FORT LEBOEUF 10

BRADFORD — Josh Corignani's 14-yard touchdown run with 59 seconds remaining gave Bradford a 13-10 Region 6 win over Fort LeBoeuf Friday.

Ty Riley lined-up for a 37-yard field goal attempt to try and tie the game with 1:32 to go, but the kick was blocked. Matt Yurkewicz alertly picked the ball up and ran for a first down to set up Corignani's heroics.

Trailing 3-0 at halftime, Sean Siffrinn scored on a six-yard TD run in the third quarter for the Owls. He also led the team in rushing with 51 yards.

KANE 20, SMETHPORT 14, OT

KANE — Sean Jordan's scored on a 10-yard run in overtime to lift Kane to a 20-14 win over Smethport Friday.

Jordan's run came after Smethport missed a field goal attempt on their OT possession.

Overtime was necessary thanks to a 14-point fourth quarter comeback by the Hubbers.

Smethport QB Kevin Lord rushed from six yards out early in the fourth that, coupled with Dario Caminite's extra points, made it 14-7.

Lord went through the air on the ensuing Hubber drive, hooking up with Clay Schuler on a 35-yard pitch catch with 5:29 to go in the fourth. Caminite’s point after attempt was true, tying the score at 14-14.

Kane jumped out to a 6-0 lead early on a 10-yard TD run from Jonah Smith.

The Wolves (3-1) struck again in the second quarter, with Jordan scoring on a one-yard QB sneak to make it 14-0 going into intermission.

CURWENSVILLE 60, OTTO-ELDRED 7

DUKE CENTER  — Curwensville’s Alex Holland, who was leading the state in rushing coming into the game, did nothing to hurt his cause Friday; he averaged 13 yards per carry and scored five touchdowns as the Golden Tide handled Otto-Eldred 60-7.

Holland ripped off 208 yards on just 16 rushes.

Also on the ground for the winners, John Greslick piled up 80 yards and two TDs on just seven touches. At quarterback, Hunter McCracken completed seven of 10 passes for 125 yards.

Curwensville picked up 27 first downs in the game, versus nine for the Terrors.

BROOKVILLE 50, A-C VALLEY 6

FOXBURG – Sophomore Brodie Zacherl scored three touchdowns as the visiting Brookville Raiders routed A-C Valley, 50-6, Friday night.

Zacherl scored on a 40-yard run on the Raiders’ first offensive play of the game, caught a 3-yard TD pass from Steven Kennedy with 17 seconds left in the first half and opened the second half with a 72-yard kickoff return. He rushed for 87 yards on only five carries.

Sophomore teammate Zach Vroman scored on a 51-yard punt return. He also scored two two-point conversions, one of them he passed to himself. After a botched point-after kick snap, Vroman, the holder, rolled out to his right and threw a pass. It was deflected back into his hands and he continued into the end zone for the conversion.

Conan Gilhousen, Kennedy and Cameron Yard also ran for touchdowns. The Raiders led 29-6 by halftime and kicked in the PIAA Mercy Rule running clock following  Kennedy’s 29-yard run with 10:13 left in the third quarter.

The Raiders (2-2) rushed for 306 yards with four players gaining 45 or more yards.

A-C Valley (0-4) scored its only touchdown on Colton Cunningham’s 30-yard pass to Austin Morgan in the first quarter. Cunningham completed 13 of 28 passes for 132 yards, but he was intercepted twice by Sebastian Kerr. Mike Suto rushed for 91 yards on only five carries. Most of it came on a 56-yard  run during the Falcons’ scoring drive.

DUBOIS 56, FRANKLIN 15

DUBOIS – Leading 22-8 at halftime, DuBois exploded for 34 straight points on its way to a 56-15 win over visiting Franklin Friday night.

Sean Sleigh passed for three touchdowns and ran for a third and also intercepted a pass on defense in leading the Bears (3-1) to the win. He finished the night 20-for-27 for 346 yards passing while rushing for 22 yards on five carries. He also threw an interception.

Sleight hit Max Hine (8 catches, 90 yards, 2 touchdowns) with a 14-yard touchdown pass and Jon Lutcher (2 catches, 70 yards) with a 46-yard scoring toss in the first quarter and then threw a 56-yard scoring pass to Jeremiah Clinchoc (4 catches, 85 yards) and ran for a 7-yard score in the third quarter.

Garrett Brown added two 5-yard scoring runs for DuBois and finished with 13 carries for a game-high 80 yards.  Hine also scored on a 15-yard pass from Gabe French in the fourth quarter, and Tony Blakley scored on a 45-yard interception return in the fourth as well.

A.J. Cooley scored a pair of touchdowns for Franklin scoring on a 40-yard interception return in the second quarter and on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Nick Billingsley in the fourth quarter.

DuBois outgained Franklin (0-4) 514 to 203.