ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 7, RIDGWAY 0

ST. MARYS — Cole Gerber’s 1-yard touchdown run with 2:56 left in the game gave the Elk County Crusaders a 7-0 win over Ridgway Friday night.

Gerber’s touchdown capped a 15-play, 64-yard drive to get the win and improve to 6-3, clinching the Crusaders a District 9 Class A playoff spot. Gerber rushed for 91 yards on 18 carries in a game with little offense. The Crusaders outgained the Elkers, 136-46.

For Ridgway (5-4), Sam Delhunty rushed for 44 yards on 11 carries.

REDBANK VALLEY 15, KEYSTONE 8

NEW BETHLEHEM — In a game with no offensive touchdowns, Redbank Valley returned a punt and kick for scores in a 15-8 win over visiting Keystone Friday night.

All of the points were scored in the second quarter. Caleb Smith returned a punt 38 yards to give the Bulldogs the initial lead, but Keystone tied the game at 8-8 when Matt Black intercepted Jake Dougherty and returned the pickoff 35 yards to tie the game following a two-point conversion pass. But 11 seconds later, Keaton Delp returned the ensuing kickoff 83 yards for the game-winning touchdown.

The Bulldogs (5-4) outgained Keystone (2-7), 216-85. Kyle Lee rushed for 68 yards on 15 carries. Dougherty completed 7 of 14 passes for 65 yards, but was intercepted twice. For Keystone, Tanner Hannold rushed for 34 yards on 10 carries. Quarterback Josh Eberhart completed 6 of 14 passes for 66 yards.

KARNS CITY 33, ST. MARYS 21

KARNS CITY — Alex Kinkela and Glenn Toy each ran for over 100 yards as the Karns City Gremlins overcame five turnovers in a 33-21 win over visiting St. Marys Friday night.

Karns City improved to 6-3 as Kinkela rushed for 113 yards on just seven carries with two touchdowns. Toy rushed for 108 yards on 12 carries with two scores.

The Gremlins jumped out to leads of 20-0 and 33-6 before holding on for the win as St. Marys (5-4) made things a little closer with two four-quarter touchdowns on Cody Baker’s 1-yard run and Alex Coudriet’s 3-yard pass to Justin Quiggle with 13 seconds left in the game.

Baker rushed for 94 yards on 24 carries with Quiggle carrying the ball 24 times for 75 yards.

MONITEAU 51, KENNEDY CATHOLIC 8

WEST SUNBURY — The Moniteau Warriors routed District 10’s Kennedy Catholic, 51-8, and wrapped up their schedule at 9-0, their first unbeaten, untied regular season ever.

Warriors quarterback Kyle Armagost threw three touchdown passes in the first half, completing 9 of 14 passes for 171 yards. The Warriors led 39-0 at halftime and wound up outgaining Kennedy Catholic, 374-52.

CLEARFIELD 44, BELLEFONTE 0

BELLEFONTE — The Clearfield Bisons notched a 44-0 shutout at Bellefonte and  gave head coach Tim Janocko his 202^nd career win Friday night.

The Bisons (8-1) were dominant defensively, holding the Red Raiders to negative yardage in the first half and only 81 for the game. They also blocked a punt to set up a touchdown and recorded a safety.

Most of Clearfield’s offense came on the ground as Christian Lezzer and Beau Swales led a 323-yard rushing attack. Lezzer ran for 123 yards on only seven carries. He scored three touchdowns on  runs of 34 and 42 yards, and caught a 35-yard pass from Curtis Frye. Swales, who went over 1,300 yards for the season, ran for 97 yards on seven carries and scored twice on two 2-yard runs.

GROVE CITY 63, DUBOIS 21

GROVE CITY — The DuBois Beavers were no match for state-ranked Grove City, especially in the second half as the Eagles scored 42 points in the second half in a 63-21 rout Friday night.

The unbeaten Eagles (9-0), ranked third in the state in Class AAA, led just 21-14 at halftime before pouring it on in the second half. Wes Phipps scored three touchdowns while Tyler Dagres and Foster Reznor each scored twice as the Eagles outgained the Beavers, 509-212.

The Beavers (7-2) scored all three touchdowns on passes by quarterback Sean Sleigh, who completed 16 of 32 passes for 189 yards with two interceptions. Sleigh threw scoring passes of 25 and 5 yards to Max Hine  and a 9-yarder to Shaun Foley.

UNION 49, A-C VALLEY 0

FOXBURG — The Union Knights routed A-C Valley, 49-0, and qualified for the District 9 Class A playoffs for the first time in their history.

The Knights (6-3) breezed to the playoff-clinching win after leading 37-0 at halftime. Quarterback Taylor Smith completed 8 of 14 passes for 214 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, throwing for two, running for one and returning an interception for a score. Brody Pollock caught a 72-yard pass from Smith and returned an interception 45 for another touchdown.

A-C Valley (1-8) was limited to 101 yards.

BROCKWAY 44, KANE 7

BROOKVILLE — The Brockway turned in a convincing performance in a 44-7 route of visiting Kane and clinched the Allegheny Mountain League’s South Division title for the second straight year. The win puts the Rovers in next Friday’s AML title game at home against Port Allegany.

Brockway (7-2) led 17-0 at halftime. After Kane (4-5) got to within 17-7 on its only touchdown when Sean Jordan threw a 23-yard pass to Sean Rolick early in the third quarter, the Rovers scored the final 27 points of the game to break things open.

Levi Miller and Chad Melillo each scored two touchdowns while Rovers quarterback Kyle Braun three a 43-yard TD pass to Miller and scored on a 23-yard run. Miller also scored on a 56-run. Melillo run for touchdowns of 26 and 1 yards. Anthony Benson wrapped up the scoring with a 13-yard run in the fourth quarter. Kicker Phil Esposito kicked an 18-yard field goal with time running out in the first half.

The Rovers piled up 440 rushing yards, led by Braun’s 118 yards on 11 carries. Tom Vervoort ran for 106 yards on 16 attempts and Melillo finished with 85 yards on 10 carries.

Kane’s Sean Jordan completed 10 of 17 passes for 180 yards. Receiver Tyler Ennis caught four passes for 102 yards and Rolick caught five balls for 94 yards.

STRONG VINCENT 27, BRADFORD 10

ERIE – Strong Vincent scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat Bradford 27-10 at Erie Veterans Stadium Friday.

The Owls (3-6) scored all of their points in the first half, thanks to a 4-yard touchdown run by Sean Siffrinn and a 29-yard field goal by Ty Riley.

Cory Henry, Michael Neavins and Denzel Jones all scored on touchdowns runs in the fourth quarter for the Colonels (7-2).

Matt Yurkewicz rushed 19 times for 125 yards for the Owls in defeat. Bradford concludes its season against DuBois Friday.

SHEFFIELD 28, CAMERON COUNTY 8

EMPORIUM — Nick Bonavita rushed for 186 yards on 18 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Sheffield Wolverines to a 28-8 win at Cameron County Friday night.

Bonavita ran for touchdowns of 11 and 99 yards and caught a 23-yard pass from quarterback Ike Nearing, who also threw a 14-yard TD pass to Nate Charlton.

The Wolverines improved to 4-5 while Cameron County, which managed just 152 yards of offense, finished the year at 2-7. Nick Stuckey scored  the Red Raiders’ lone touchdown on a 4-yard  run.

SMETHPORT 35, OTTO-ELDRED 16

SMETHPORT – Karl Lightner ran for 159 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns to lead Smethport to a 35-16 win over Otto-Eldred.

Lightner’ s two touchdown runs, coupled with a pair of touchdown passes from Kevin Lord to Clay Schuler gave the Hubbers (2-7) a commanding 27-0 lead at halftime. Lord would add a TD run in the third quarter to stretch the lead to 34-0.

Otto (1-8) scored on 33 and 25 yard runs by Luke Kerr. Kerr finished the game with 124 yards on the ground on 15 carries.

Lord had 141yards passing to go with his three total touchdowns for Smethport.

PORT ALLEGANY 49, COUDERSPORT 7

COUDERSPORT – Matt Bodamer accounted for 368 yards of offense and four touchdowns, as Port Allegany blew past previously unbeaten Coudersport to win its first AML divisional title since 2000 with a 49-7 win over the homestanding Falcons.

Bodamer was 14 of 21 passing for 264 yards and two touchdowns and ran seven times for 104 yards and two scores. He accounted for the first 12 points of the game for the Gators scoring on a 20-yard run and then throwing a 22-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Buchanan, as Port Allegany (8-1) built a 20-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Trey Miller also scored in the opening quarter on a 4-yard run, and then Bodamer hit Trevor Neal with a 67-yard touchdown pass before scoring on a 1-yard run in the second quarter as the Gators led 34-0 at halftime.

A 3-yard Trent Neal touchdown run in the third quarter put the Mercy Rule into action before Tim McCusker hit Alex Hutcheson on a 27-yard scoring pass to get Coudersport (8-1) on the board.

Trent Neal then finished off the scoring with his second touchdown of the game on a 6-yard run in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with 113 yards rushing on 18 carries.

Trevor Neal had 77 yards receiving, Tyce Miller added 76 yards receiving and Rickie Bova 69 yards receiving for the Gators, who had 541 yards of total offense.

With the victory, Port Allegany will now host Brockway in the AML Title game Nov. 5. It is the Gators first AML Title game appearance since losing to Curwensville in 2000. They are the first team other than Cameron County or Coudersport to represent the AML North in the AML Title Game since Smethport in 2001.  Port Allegany is looking for its first AML Title since beating Ridgway 19-14 in 1988.

BROOKVILLE 27, PUNXSUTAWNEY 14

BROOKVILLE — Jumping out to a 20-0 first-half lead while limiting the visiting Punxsutawney Chucks to minus-2 yards of offense at intermission, the Brookville Raiders reclaimed the Route 36 Trophy with a 27-14 win Friday night.

Four different Raiders scored touchdowns as Brookville (5-4) ended a two-game losing streak to the Chucks (2-7). Brodie Zacherl, Conan Gilhousen, Steven Kennedy and Zach Vroman each ran for touchdowns as the Raiders ran for 264 yards overall.

Zacherl led the way with 90 yards on 16 carries. He started the game’s scoring with a 10-yard run on the team’s first possession. Gilhousen followed with a 21-yard run the next time the Raiders had the ball and Kennedy ran one in from the 1-yard line late in the first half. Vroman, who ran for 89 yards on nine carries, scored the final touchdown on  a 39-yard run midway through the third quarter.

The Raiders outgained the Chucks, 311-158, and intercepted Chucks quarterback Garrett Zimmerman four times, twice by Sebastian Kerr. Zimmerman completed 6 of 25 passes for 90 yards. He threw a 12-yard TD pass to Jamie Bush two plays after the Chucks’ Hayden Muth intercepted Steven Kennedy at the Raiders’ 18. Cory Brooks scored on a 1-yard run on the Chucks’ next possession later in the third quarter.

CLARION 52, CLARION-LIMESTONE 6

STRATTANVILLE – T.J. Armstrong ran for 94 yards and three touchdowns on just 14 carries, as visiting Clarion rolled to its eighth straight win over rival Clarion-Limestone 52-6 Friday night.

Clarion (6-3 overall, 5-0 KSAC Small School Division) led 39-0 at halftime after outgaining C-L (1-8, 1-4) 295-3 in the half and picking up 16 first downs to the Lions one with that first down coming on a penalty on the last timed play of the first half.

Camron Kirkland added a 39-yard interception return for a touchdown for Clarion, while Ian Matson (3-yard run), Marcus Smerker (24-yard pass from Brandon Heeter), Damien Slike (2-yard run) and Ben Babington (15-yard run) also scored for the Bobcats.

Kyle Robertson led C-L with 54 yards rushing including a 35-yard touchdown run in the second half.