A-C VALLEY 28, HANCOCK, MD 24

HANCOCK, MD – Landon Delisio scored two touchdowns in the final 2:25 to rally visiting A-C Valley to its first win of the season 28-24 over Hancock, Md.

The Falcons (1-6) trailed 24-14 with just under five minutes to play before Delisio scored on a 41-yard run with just over 2:20 left that cut Hancock’s lead to 24-22.

A-C Valley then recovered the on-side kick with 2:19 to play, and twice looked to have taken the lead only to have touchdowns called back by penalty.

But, finally, Delisio scored on a 4-yard run to give the Falcons the win in the final minute of play.

Delisio had a monster game with nine carries for 119 yards and two touchdowns while also catching four passes for 55 yards. He was one of two Falcons over 100 yards rushing, as Mike Suto added seven carries for 103 yards and a touchdown. Kodie Rose added seven carries for 67 yards and a score, as A-C Valley ran for a season-high 400 yards on 38 carries while racking up a season-high 628 yards of total offense.

Kevin Kaufman was 9-for-17 passing for 145 yards and two interceptions and added 43 yards rushing on seven carries and 33 yards receiving on three catches. He also picked off two balls on defense and had nine tackles.

Colton Cunningham was 10-for-14 passing for 80 yards and two picks while rushing four times for 43 yards and catching five passes for 56 yards. He made 10 tackles on defense while Jimmy Holton added 11 stops.

A-C Valley’s last two wins have come over Hancock.

PORT ALLEGANY 54, CAMERON COUNTY 6

PORT ALLEGANY – Tyce Miller caught eight passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns to help Port Allegany to an easy 54-6 win over visiting Cameron County Saturday afternoon.

Both of Miller’s touchdown catches came in the first half, as the Gators (7-1) jumped out to a 27-0 halftime lead.

Matt Bodamer threw both scores to Miller and added a rushing touchdown for Port Allegany. He was 22-for-30 passing for 287 yards and also ran 11 times for 57 yards.

Trent Neal chipped in 12 carries for 75 yards and a touchdown for the Gators while Charlie Buchanan had seven catches for 57 yards.

Garrett Drabert also scored twice for Port Allegany reaching the end zone on a 24-yard run in the fourth quarter and then returning a blocked punt 20 yards for the game’s final score. Coty Causer blocked the kick.

Also scoring for Port Allegany was Jonny Sena on a 2-yard run and Trey Miller on an 11-yard run.

SHEFFIELD 18, SMETHPORT 0

SHEFFIELD - Defense and special teams sparked Sheffield to a 18-0 shutout of visiting Smethport Saturday.

With the game tied 0-0 early in the second quarter and neither team doing much on offense, Sheffield's Kwante Johnson intercepted Hubbers QB Kevin Lord at midfield and returned the ball to the Smethport 3. On the very next play, George Fitch took a handoff up the middle for a touchdown and a 6-0 Sheffield lead.

Later in the quarter, Shequan Wright intercepted Lord to give the Wolverines  (3-5) the ball at their own 38-yard line. Wright then promptly drove Sheffield down the field thanks to a couple of long throws to Johnson and Fitch that took the ball down to the Smethport 1. Ike Nearing finished the final yard for the score to make it 12-0 at halftime. During the drive, Lord was injured for the Hubbers and did not return.

The Wolverines second half touchdown was set-up by a blocked punt early in the fourth quarter by Fitch that was recovered by Kalil Slaughter. Slaughter promptly scored on a shifty 27-yard run on the Wolverines ensuing offensive play.

Sheffield's defense, which has three shutouts in its last five games, limited the Hubbers to 100 yards of total offense.

Slaughter led the Wolverines with 52 yards rushing on seven carries, while Wright finished 5 of 7 through the air for 64 yards and an interception.

Karl Lightner led the Hubbers with 76 yards on 22 carries.

UNION 25, ST. MARYS 7

RIMERSBURG – Union is on the cusp of its first-ever District 9 playoff appearance after stunning visiting St. Marys 25-7 Friday night.

The Golden Knights (5-3), who secured their first five-win season since 1997, outgained the fading Dutch (5-3), who have lost three of four since starting4-0 for the first time since 1966, 347 yards to 193.

Taylor Smith threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third to lead Union, which most likely needs to win just one of its final two games against A-C Valley and Sheffield to clinch a Class A playoff spot.

Smith was 8 of 14 passing for 112 yards and threw touchdown passes of 15 and 23 yards to Brody Pollock, who caught four passes for 74 yards. Smith added 57 yards rushing on 11 carries including a 5-yard touchdown run.

Austin Davis led Union’s rushing attack with 133 yards on 22 carries and put the game away with a 35-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Union led 19-0 at halftime before St. Marys turned a Knight turnover into a 7-yard touchdown run by Cody Baker, who led the Dutch with 17 carries for 89 yards.

MONITEAU 42, KEYSTONE 0

WEST SUNBURY – Kyle Armagost threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth, as Moniteau won its eighth straight game with a 42-0 shutout over visiting Keystone Friday night.

The Warriors 8-0 start is one shy of the school record of nine straight wins to start a season set in 2008 when Moniteau won a school record 10 games (10-2). It is just the third time in school history the Warriors have eight wins. They went 8-0-1 in 1959.

Armagost was 8 of 15 passing for 137 yards and also ran 16 times for a game-high 104 yards. He threw touchdown passes of 39 and 30 yards to Ethan Pry, who finished with three catches for 76 yards, and an 18-yard strike to Joey Deal while also scoring on a 1-yard run.

The Warriors led just 15-0 at halftime but outscored Keystone 27-0 in the second half while holding the Panthers to 71 total yards including minus 17 rushing.

Dustin Geagan, who ran 16 times for 91 yards, added a 35-yard touchdown run and Justin Smith returned a fumble two yards for a score.

RIDGWAY 14, KANE 0

KANE – Two second-half touchdowns helped Ridgway kept its District 9 Class A playoff hopes alive with a 14-0 win at Kane Friday night.

After a scoreless first half, Eric Matheson got the Elkers (5-3) on the scoreboard with an 88-yard run early in the third quarter and then Jordan Lundin added a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter.

Thanks to the long run, Matheson ran 10 times for 139 yards, while Lundin was 4-for-4 passing for 38 yards and added seven carries for 32 yards.

Kane (4-4), which was limited to 102 yards of total offense, got 39 yards rushing on 13 carries from Jonah Smith.

Ridgway currently sits in ninth place in the District 9 Class A playoff standings behind 5-3 Elk County Catholic and 5-3 Union. The Elkers take on ECC next week.

COUDERSPORT 35, OTTO-ELDRED 26

DUKE CENTER — Coudersport rallied from a 20-7 halftime deficit to defeat upset-minded Otto-Eldred 35-26 Friday, remaining unbeaten at 8-0 in the process.

Mitch Freeman ran for three touchdowns and Tim McCusker threw for two more, both to Jason Gibson, to lead the Falcons to 28 unanswered points to open the second half.

All-tolled, Freeman rushed for 151 yards on 23 carries, scoring on runs of 23, two and 11 yards, while McCusker threw for scores of 24 and 25 yards, accounting for 129 yards total through the air on 6 of 25 passing. Gibson hauled in five of those catches for 121 yards.

The Falcons comeback overshadowed a big game from Otto-Eldred’s (1-7) Luke Kerr, who rushed for 174 yards on 16 carries and two scores.

Kerr opened the scoring in the first quarter on an 84-yard jaunt, and added a 46 yard run that put the Terrors up 20-7 in the second quarter.

O-E quarterback Dakota Vaughn threw for 123 yards and two TDs,  a 46-yarder to Coy Hoffman in the second quarter and a 10-yard strike to Sam Colebert as time expired in the fourth.

ERIE EAST 42, BRADFORD 7

ERIE — Bradford netted just 35 yards of offense in a 42-7 loss to Erie East Friday.

The Owls (3-5) lone score came on a Zach Britton four-yard run early in the second quarter that was set-up by a fumble recovery by David Reinhardt.

Anthony Jordan scored on runs of 53 and 18 yards for East (5-3), while also scoring on a 35-yard catch from Jauwan Ford.

Bradford returns to Erie Friday for a matchup with Strong Vincent.

KARNS CITY 56, CLARION-LIMESTONE 14

STRATTANVILLE — Jerod Hutchison and Wyatt Everetts each scored two touchdowns in Karns City’s 34-point second half as the Gremlins rolled to a 56-14 win at Clarion-Limestone Friday night.

Leading 22-7 at halftime, the Gremlins scored 27 unanswered points on Glenn Toy’s 64-yard run and Hutchison’s runs of 1 ad 39 yards. Everetts then scored on a 2-yard run to put the Gremlins up 49-7 with 5:16 remaining. Following C-L’s touchdown on Christian Bakewell’s 19-yard pass to Billy Kelley, Everetts returned the ensuing kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown.

In the first half, the Gremlins got a 25-yard scoring run from quarterback Brady Ellenberger, who also tossed a 15-yard pass to Alex Kinkela. Backup quarterback Tyler Kepple threw a 5-yard TD pass to Brandon Krumpe.

Toy led the Gremlins (5-3) with 132 yards on only nine carries.

C-L’s other touchdown came on Bakewell’s 10-yard pass to Tommy Smith with 1:37 left in the first half. Joe Tommasi rushed for 116 yards on 20 carries.

REDBANK VALLEY 42, PUNXSUTAWNEY 12

PUNXSUTAWNEY — In a surprisingly easy manner, visiting Redbank Valley walloped Punxsutawney, 42-12, Friday night.

The Bulldogs (4-4) scored all of their points in the first half as they blasted their way to a 42-0 lead by halftime.

Mark Strothers and Keaton Delp each scored two touchdowns while quarterback Jake Dougherty threw for two scores.

Strothers scored on runs of 35 and 59 yards, finishing with 141 yards on only nine carries. Dougherty completed 8 of 11 passes for 127 yards with his TD passes covering 24 yards to Delp and 33 yards to Caleb Smith. Delp also ran for  a 42-yard touchdown and finished with 56 yards on just three carries.

Punxsutawney (2-6) scored both touchdowns in the second half on an Alex Fedigan 5-yard run and Garrett Zimmerman 15-yard pass to Luke Janocha. Zimmerman completed 11 of 25 passes for 178 yards.

CURWENSVILLE 38, ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 6

ST. MARYS — Alex Holland turned in his second straight 300-yard rushing effort, keying the Curwensville Tide to a 38-6 win over Elk County Catholic Friday night.

Holland ran for 311 yards on 41 carries and scored three touchdowns on runs of 49, 4 and 11 yards. All three touchdowns were part of Curwensville’s 30-0 run to start the game. His 11-yarder put the Tide (6-2) up 30-0 with 7:43 left in the third quarter.

Holland went over 2,000 yards for the season for the second straight year and it was his third 300-yard rushing effort of the season and fourth of his career.

Curwensville’s other touchdowns came on quarterback Hunter McCracken’s 32-yard pass to Jordan Russell and Brad Coudriet’s 3-yard run late in the fourth quarter.

ECC (5-3) scored on Cole Gerber’s 23-yard run in the third quarter. Gerber rushed for 116 yards on 16 carries.

BROOKVILLE 13, CLARION 12

BROOKVILLE — The Brookville Raiders cashed in on a Clarion turnover deep in its own territory with Zach Vroman’s 4-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter to rally from a halftime deficit to beat visiting Clarion, 13-12, Friday night.

The Raiders (4-4) trailed 12-0 at halftime, but scored on their first two possessions of the third quarter. Senior tight end Austin Burney caught a 19-yard pass from quarterback Steven Kennedy on a fourth-and-4 play at the 4:31 mark.

After Eric Tosh recovered a Clarion fumbled pitch at the Bobcats’ 18, the Raiders scored three plays later — along with two Bobcats penalties — on Vroman’s run with 2:27 left in the quarter. Kicker Cameron Yard missed the point-after kick, but he made the first point-after on Burney’s TD and that proved to be the difference in the game.

Brodie Zacherl led the Raiders with 89 yards rushing on 12 carries, all but 10 of those yards coming in the second  half on a very muddy field.

Although Clarion (5-3) outgained Brookville, 245-173, the Raiders held the Bobcats to 159 yards in the second half and just 19 yards rushing. T.J. Armstrong  finished with 69 yards on 19 carries, just 5 yards on eight carries in the second half.

The Bobcats scored their two touchdowns on big passing plays by Brandon Heeter, who completed 7 of 13 passes for 155 yards. Heeter found Camron Kirkland wide open over the middle for a 56-yard scoring connection with 1:36 left in the first quarter. Then on almost the identical play, Heeter hit Damien Slike for a 42-yard TD pass on the Bobcats’ next possession with 7:19 left in the second quarter.

But from there, the Bobcats failed to gain a first down until the final play of the third quarter and closest they got to the end zone was the Raiders’ 42 on their final play when Heeter was sacked by Tosh with 56.8 seconds left in the game.

DUBOIS 49, CORRY 0

CORRY - Garret Brown intercepted three passes, returning one for a touchdown, and added eight carries for 70 yards to lead DuBois to a 49-0 win over Corry Friday night in Corry.

Sean Sleigh was 15 of 28 passing for 148 yards, a touchdown and an interception for the Beavers with Max Hine catching six passes for 78 yards and a score.