KEYSTONE 46, A-C VALLEY 0

KNOX – Tanner Hannold scored three touchdowns and Josh Lencer two, as Keystone more than tripled its scoring output on the season Mercy Ruling visiting A-C Valley 46-0 Saturday afternoon.

Hannold scored on first-quarter runs of one and five yards and then caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Adam Lencer in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Josh Lencer scored on runs of 20 and 13 yards in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.

Hannold finished the game with 111 yards rushing on 12 carries and one catch for 27 yards. Josh Lencer had seven carries for 75 yards and picked off a pass on defense, while Adam Lencer was 4-for-6 for 71 yards and one touchdown.

Also scoring for Keystone were Colt O’Neil (46-yard run) and Matt Black (2-yard run).

Keystone’s defense limited A-C Valley to 51 yards of total offense outgaining the Falcons 420-51.  

COUDERSPORT 7, SHEFFIELD 6, OVERTIME

SHEFFIELD – Mitch Freeman scored on a 7-yard run in overtime, and Santiago Martinez booted the game-winning extra point, as unbeaten Coudersport survived an upset bid from homestanding Sheffield 7-6 in overtime Saturday afternoon.

The game was scoreless through regulation before Sheffield took a 6-0 lead when Shequan Wright hit Kwante Johnson with a touchdown pass from about 15 yards out in overtime. The Wolverines went for two but came up short.

Coudersport played without starting quarterback Tim McCusker and also lost star running back Caden Whitman to a leg injury during the game.

We will have more on this game when it is reported.

BROCKWAY 30, RIDGWAY 22

BROCKWAY — Kyle Braun ran for a touchdown and threw for another and four different players found the end zone as the Brockway Rovers beat the Ridgway Elkers for the 12^th straight time with a 30-22 win Friday night.

Braun led a Rovers 277-yard rushing attack with 123 yards on 18 carries. He scored on a 51-yard run in the second quarter. Braun also completed 6 of 10 passes for 73 yards, connecting on two TD passes of 20 yards to Ryan States and 9 yards to Jacob Perrin.

The Rovers (4-1) also got a 39-yard field goal from Phil Esposito and a 3-yard fumble recovery return by Jacob Heigel in the third quarter.

Brockway led 30-7 before Ridgway (3-2) scored twice in the fourth quarter, both of them touchdowns from Eric Matheson on runs of 1 and 5 yards. Mike Cappiello scored the Elkers’ other touchdown on a 15-yard run in the second quarter. Matheson led the Elkers with 63 yards rushing on only 13 carries. Matheson and Elkers quarterback Jordan Lundin were intercepted twice by the Rovers’ States and Braun.

ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 34, JOHNSONBURG 0

ST. MARYS — Racking up 327 rushing yards, the Elk County Catholic Crusaders ran their way to a 34-0 shutout of visiting Johnsonburg Friday night.

Joe McLaughlin ran for 111 yards on eight carries with a touchdown run of 62 yards while Cole Gerber ran for 60 yards on six carries with scoring runs of 21 and 1 yards to start the game’s scoring. Joe Georgino and Brock McCullough, who rushed for 73 yards on nine carries, also scored touchdowns on runs of 3 and 10 yards respectively.

The Crusaders (4-1) limited the Rams (0-5) to just 94 yards of offense, intercepting Rams quarterback Jaryd Servidea five times, including twice by Clayton Housler. Servidea completed 8 of 15 passes for 78 yards.

UNION 36, CLARION-LIMESTONE 7

STRATTANVILLE – Taylor Smith ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more, as visiting Union used a 22-point second quarter to top Clarion-Limestone 36-7 in KSAC Small School Division action Friday night.

Smith was 6 of 8 passing for 116 yards including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Brody Pollock and a 50-yard toss to Cody Klein in the first half. He also ran 12 times for a 72 yards and scored on runs of one and 12 yards.

Mikey Harris, who had 13 carries for 103 yards and had one catch for 27 yards, also scored on a 1-yard, second-quarter run for the Golden Knights (3-2 overall, 1-2 KSAC Small School), and the Golden Knights also recorded a safety when they tackled Billy Kelley in the end zone in the first quarter.

Tristen Shaffer scored C-L’s lone touchdown on a 1-yard run early in the fourth  quarter after the Mercy Rule was running.  Shaffer finished with five carries for 45 yards while Kyle Robertson had 13 for 46 and Kelley 10 for 22. Kelly was also 6 of 10 for 50 yards and was picked off by Brody Shick.

KARNS CITY 21, PUNXSUTAWNEY 20

PUNXSUTAWNEY – Visiting Karns City rallied from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit to knock off upset minded Punxsutawney 21-20 Friday night.

Alex Kinkela’s second touchdown run of the game, a 13-yard scamper, with 5:14 left in the game coupled with Adam Garing’s extra point gave the Gremlins the lead for good, and Brandyn Bowser’s interception of the Chucks Garret Zimmerman deep in Karns City territory with 56 seconds left sealed the win.

A pair of 1-yard touchdown runs by Zimmerman in the first quarter staked the Chucks to the 14-0 lead, but a 2-yard scoring run by Kinkela and a 32-yard touchdown run by Glenn Toy tied the game at 14 late in the first half before Punxsutawney took a 20-14 halftime lead when Zimmerman hit Clayton Dale with a 44-yard scoring pass.   

Toy paced Karns City with 10 carries for 56 yards, Tyler Shreve had five for 51 and Alex Kinkela nine for 44.

Zimmerman was 12-for-16 for 196 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Luke Janocha had eight catches for 132 yards and Dale three for 54 and a the touchdown. Alex Fedigan added 82 yards rushing helping Punxsy outgain Karns City 251-221.

ERIE CATHEDRAL PREP 49, BRADFORD 7

ERIE — Division I prospect Damion Terry threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns to lead Cathedral Prep to a 49-7 victory over Bradford at the Cathedral Prep Events Center Friday.

Bradford (2-3) scored its lone touchdown on a Zach Vleminckx 37-yard interception return in the second quarter.

The Prep (4-1) defense limited Bradford to just 21 yards of total offense.

PORT ALLEGANY 62, OTTO-ELDRED 8

ELDRED — Matt Bodamer threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns to lead Port Allegany to a 62-8 win over Otto-Eldred Friday.

Tyce Miller was on the receiving end of five of Bodamer’s passes for 131 yards and touchdowns of 71, 1 and 30 yards.

The Gators (4-1) jumped all over the Terrors (1-4) early, leading 28-0 at the end of the first quarter and 28-0 at halftime.

O-E scored their lone touchdown on a Dakota Vaughn 63-yard pass to Luke Kerr in the third quarter.

For the game, Port Allegany outgained Otto-Eldred 424-148.

SMETHPORT 48, CAMERON COUNTY 20

EMPORIUM — Karl Lightner scored three touchdowns and piled up 180 yards rushing on 22 carries to lead Smethport to their first win of the season, 48-20 over Cameron County Friday.

After Cameron County (1-4) scored first to make it 7-0, Smethport rattled off 41 unanswered points to make it 41-7 after three quarters.

Kevin Lord and Clay Schuler also had big games for the Hubbers. Lord completed 9 of 13 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns, one through the air and one on the ground.

Schuler had a 20-yard TD reception and a one-yard rush for a score.

The Hubbers racked up 461 yards of offense on the night.

For Cameron County, Zach Austin finished with 64 yards rushing and a touchdown, while Tony Olivett rushed for 65 yards and a score.

MONITEAU 39, ST. MARYS 15

WEST SUNBURY — In a battle of unbeatens at the top of the KSAC’s Large School Division, it was the Moniteau Warriors who came on top with a 39-15 win over visiting St. Marys.

Warriors sophomore running back Dustin Geagan rushed for 305 yards on 24 carries and scored four touchdowns on runs of 45, 89, 17 and 12 yards to lead the way as Moniteau (5-0) racked up 536 yards of offense while limiting the Flying Dutchmen to just 49.

Moniteau quarterback Kyle Armagost didn’t need to throw much but ran for 178 yards on 15 carries and with a 1-yard TD run. He completed just 1 of 7 passes, but his completion went to Ethan Pry for a 40-yard TD strike.

St. Marys (4-1) got a 2-yard run from Cody Baker, who was limited to just 25 yards on eight carries. Justin Quiggle returned a kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown following Moniteau’s final score. The Dutch also sacked Armagost in the end zone for a safety in the third quarter.

CLEARFIELD 35, CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 19

MILL HALL — Beau Swales ran for 257 yards on 27 carries and scored on runs of 6, 5, 20 and 49 yards to lead the unbeaten Clearfield Bisons past the Central Mountain Wildcats, 35-19.

Central Mountain led the Bisons (5-0), 13-7, following Drew Alexander’s  25-yard run with 9:12 left in the second quarter, but the Bisons scored 28 unanswered points on Swales’ four touchdown runs to take control of the game.

Swales pretty much accounted for must of the Clearfield offense. Christian Lezzer rushed for 48 yards on seven carries and scored the Bisons’ other touchdown on a 9-yard run early in the second quarter. Quarterback Curtis Frye rushed for 59 yards  on 12 carries and completed 3 of 8 passes for 11 yards.

CURWENSVILLE 13, KANE 6

CURWENSVILLE — Alex Holland ran for two touchdowns in the first half and helped the Curwensville Tide squeeze past visiting Kane Friday night, 13-6.

Holland rushed for 163 yards on a whopping 44 carries. He ran for a 3-yard touchdown in the first quarter and 11-yard touchdown in the second quarter, which was enough for the Golden Tide to improve to 4-1 in the Allegheny Mountain League.

Kane (3-2) scored on Jonah Smith’s 1-yard run in the third quarter. Wolves quarterback Sean Jordan completed 9 of 18 passes for 169 yards, but was intercepted twice.

DUBOIS 35, BROOKVILLE 0

BROOKVILLE — Joey Morrison scored three touchdowns as the visiting DuBois Beavers blanked the Brookville Raiders on Homecoming Night, 35-0.

Morrison opened the game with an 86-yard kick return for a touchdown and added   scoring runs of 1 and 9 yards as the Beavers started the PIAA Mercy Rule’s running clock with 5:30 left in the game.

Beavers quarterback Sean Sleigh passed for 118 yards and rushed for 77 yards, throwing a 33-yard TD pass to Max Hine to close the game’s scoring in the fourth quarter. Needing nine yards coming into the game, Sleigh broke Eric Hatten’s school passing yardage record and upped his career total to 2,737 yards.

The Beavers (4-1) also got a 1-yard TD run from Shane Marshall, who led the team with 92 yards rushing on 14 carries.

Brookville (2-3) had the ball inside the DuBois 30 on five occasions, but came up empty. The Raiders turned it over twice on those possessions. Zach Vroman  rushed for 62 yards on 20 carries and quarterback Steven Kennedy completed 11 of 17 passes for 131 yards with one interception.