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BROCKWAY 44, ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 22

ST. MARYS – Going into Saturday night’s game with visiting Brockway, Elk County Catholic had given up 41 points all season.

But behind another huge game on the ground from Chad Melillo, the unbeaten Rovers (7-0) more than doubled that output while getting a 44-22 win over the Crusaders (5-2), who have dropped consecutive regulations games for the first time in two years (ECC lost two in a row last year but one was in double overtime to Brockway).

Melillo ran 31 times for 174 yards and four touchdowns helping the Rovers tear through the ECC defense for 263 rushing yards and six touchdowns. Kyle Titler and Anthony Benson also scored on the ground for Brockway with Titler rushing 10 times for 52 yards and Benson 10 for 24. That helped the Rovers offset three interceptions thrown by quarterback Alec Doan-Shaffer, who was 14 of 21 for 140 yards. Benson caught two of the passes for 51 yards, while Jacob Perrin had seven grabs for 62 yards.  

ECC had success on the ground as well rushing for 201 yards led by Brock McCullough, who ran 20 times for 144 yards and a touchdown. McCullough also caught a touchdown pass from Mitchell Vallone and had one catch for 25 yards. Vallone was 4 of 12 for 80 yards and the score. The Crusaders also scored on a 60-yard fumble recovery by Hank Cappiello.

The 44 points are the most allowed by ECC since Curwensville hung 70 on the Crusaders in a 70-0 win Oct. 22, 2004. It is just the third time since the start of the 2000 season ECC has allowed at least 44 points in a game.

A-C VALLEY 21, KEYSTONE 7

FOXBURG – Behind 170 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries from Landon Delisio, A-C Valley moved to 3-1 in the KSAC Small School Division with a 21-7 win over visiting Keystone Friday night.

The Falcons (3-4 overall, 3-1 KSAC SSD) have their most conference wins since getting three in 2000 and their most wins since garnering four in 2000.

Ryan Bartley added a pair of touchdown catches for A-C Valley, which lost starting quarterback Kevin Kaufman to a first-quarter injury but rallied behind freshman backup Evan Redding, who led three scoring drives.

Bartley finished with three catches for 40 yards and also made 10 tackles on defense, while Redding was 8 of 14 passing for 87 yards and the two scores while also rushing six times for 28 yards.

A-C Valley, which withstood a pair of turnovers deep in its own territory, scored just before the half on a 9-yard Redding to Bartley pass and then early in the second half on a 19-yard Delisio run. Redding hooked up with Bartley from 23 yards out midway through the fourth to seal the win.

Zack Stiglitz scored Keystone’s lone touchdowns on a 40-yard run late in the game.

No other Keystone information was available.

CURWENSVILLE 55, RIDGWAY 6

CURWENSVILLE – Plowing their way over 500 yards off offense, the Curwensville Golden Tide was too much for the Ridgway Elkers in a 55-6 rout Friday night at Riverside Stadium.

Jed Greslick and Zach Tibbens each rushed for over 100 yards. 

Greslick ran for 119 yards on 11 carries and scored two touchdowns on runs of 5 and 7 yards. Tibbens rushed for 171 yards on just 10 carries and scored on runs of 4 and 61 yards.

Quarterback Hunter McCracken completed 8 of 9 passes for 145 yards, connecting with Austin Jacobson on a 28-yard TD pass that gave the Golden Tide (6-1) a 36-0 lead just before halftime. The Tide wound up with 560 yards of offense.

Jordan Russell returned the second-half kickoff 76 yards for the Tide, who led 55-0 after three quarters, while Kyle Johns picked off two passes on defense.

Ridgway (1-6) got a touchdown on a 14-yard run by Zac McKnight in the fourth quarter.

KANE 41, JOHNSONBURG 0

KANE – Jonah Smith ran 16 times for 233 yards and three touchdowns to lead Kane to a 41-0 win over visiting Johnsonburg Friday night.

The Wolves (4-3) also got big days from Sean Jordan and Sean Rolick.

Jordan was 7 of 12 passing for 151 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for a touchdown. Rollick caught three passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns.

No other information is available.

CLEARFIELD 14, TYRONE 13

TYRONE — Christian Lezzer ran for two first-half touchdowns as the Clearfield Bison hiked their record to 7-0 with a tight 14-13 win over Tyrone Friday night.

Lezzer's 32-yard scoring run gave the Bison the lead in the first quarter. He added a 2-yard run in the second quarter to complete Clearfield's scoring.

Tyrone (4-3) rallied with two fourth-quarter touchdowns from James Oliver on runs of 3 and 2 yards, but Tyrone missed the point-after kick after Oliver's 2-yarder that would have tied the score with 3:38 left in the game.

Lezzer rushed for 154 yards on 34 carries and completed 4 of 5 passes for 61 yards. Oliver, coming off a 300-yard rushing game last week, finished with 127 yards on 28 carries.

KARNS CITY 17, PUNXSUTAWNEY 14

KARNS CITY – Zach Moore hit a game-winning 32-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to give Karns City a 17-14 win over visiting Punxsutawney in a battle of the top two teams in the KSAC Large School teams Friday night.

The game-winning kick was set up when the Gremlins (5-2 overall, 3-0 KSAC Large School Division) recovered a Punxsutawney fumble, one of three second-half turnovers by the Chucks (4-3, 2-1) at the Punxsy 42-yard line with 5:05 left.

Moore also added a 54-yard touchdown run in the first half for Karns City and ran three times for 55 yards, while Tyler Kepple hit Dakota Mohney with a 10-yard touchdown pass in the second half. Wyatt Everett paced the Gremlins with 11 carries for 115 yards.

Christian Falgout rushed 21 times for 111 yards and a touchdown, and Jamie Bush added 97 yards on 14 carries for Punxsutawney. Bush also caught and 8-yard touchdown pass in the second half. Garrett Zimmerman was 5 of 9 for 73 yards and a touchdown.  

The game was tied at seven at halftime.

ST. MARYS 29, MONITEAU 20

ST. MARYS – St. Marys scored 16 unanswered fourth-quarter points to overcome a touchdown deficit heading into the final 12 minutes and get a key 292-0 win over Moniteau in KSAC Large School Division action Friday night.

The Dutch (3-4 overall, 1-3 KSAC Large School Division) also all but sewed up a District 9 Class AA playoff berth with the win over the Warriors (1-6, 0-3), who are now two full games behind St. Marys in the race for the final playoff spot with three games to play.

Alex Feldbauer had another big night for St. Marys rushing 24 times for 162 yards and a touchdown while breaking the 1,000-yard mark on the season (1,158 yards, 14 touchdowns). Cody Baker added 14 carries for 101 yards and two touchdowns.

Moniteau, which led 14-7 at halftime and 20-13 going to the fourth quarter, got 16 carries for 179 yards and three touchdowns from Dustin Geagan, who was also 2 of 5 passing for one yard.

The game saw a total of seven passes thrown for one yard while the teams combined to rush for 518 yards (273 by St. Marys; 245 by Moniteau) on 88 carries.  

CLARION 49, REDBANK VALLEY 7

NEW BETHLEHEM – Sophomore Ian Corbett, filling in for T.J. Armstrong (illness), ran for 149 yards and three second-half touchdowns on 13 carries to lift Clarion to a District 9 Class A playoff-clinching 49-7 win at Redbank Valley Friday night.

Clarion (7-0 overall, 4-0 KSAC Small School Division), off to its best start since going 10-0 to start 2000, led just 7-0 until John Katis (7 of 13, 132 yards, 2 TDs) hit Richard Diamond with a 27-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the first half to give the Bobcats a 14-0 halftime lead.

Twenty-eight unanswered third-quarter points put the game out of reach for Clarion, which outgained Redbank Valley (0-7, 0-4) 447-180 despite running 13 fewer plays than the Bulldogs.

Camron Kirkland (7 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD; 3 catches, 54 yards, 1 interception on defense), Cody Hearst (2 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD) and Damien Slike (10 carries 81 yards, 1 TD) also scored for Clarion, while Jake Dougherty (12 of 27, 97 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int; 14 carries, 36 yards) threw his first touchdown pass of the season late in the fourth quarter for Redbank Valley. Brandon Bailey (11 carries, 47 yards, 4 catches, 47 yards) caught the scoring pass from 19 yards out.

Tanner Klein led Clarion, which has made the playoff in each of the last five seasons, on defense with nine tackles, while Kaven Hornberger had eight for Redbank Valley, which tied the school record for worst start. The 1951 team was also 0-7 on its way to 1-9.

OTTO-ELDRED 20, CAMERON COUNTY 0

DUKE CENTER – Otto-Eldred picked up its second straight win while putting itself right in the thick of the District 9 Class A playoff race with a 20-0 shutout of visiting Cameron County Friday night.

The Terrors (2-5 overall, 2-5 AML North) recorded their first shutout since the 2008 season and their first win over Cameron County since 2004.

Dakota Vaughn had a rushing touchdown (5 yards) and a throwing touchdown (2 yards to Coy Hoffman) and Sam Colebert added a rushing touchdown (3 yards) for Otto-Eldred.

Vaughn ran 17 times for 87 yards and the score while going 4 of 13 passing for 66 yards and the score. Colebert ran 20 times for a game-high 111 yards and the score.

Otto-Eldred held Cameron County (1-6, 1-6) to 99 yards of total offense while forcing three Red Raider turnovers.

COUDERSPORT 30, SMETHPORT 7

COUDERSPORT – Behind 137 yards rushing and four touchdowns from Mitch Freeman, Coudersport kept its District 9 Class A playoff hopes alive with a 30-7 win over visiting Smethport Friday night.

Smethport (3-4 overall, 3-4 AML North) scored when Ryan Stratton recovered a Coudersport (2-5, 2-5) fumble in the end zone.

Coudersport, who has won 11 of 12 from Smethport, led 8-7 at halftime before blowing the game open with a 14-point third quarter.

No other stats are available.   

UNION 46, CLARION-LIMESTONE 6

RIMERSBURG – Behind 144 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries from Kaden McGregor, Union Mercy Ruled Clarion-Limestone, 46-6, Friday night in Rimersburg.

McGregor scored on runs of 11, 6, 10 and 39 yards, all in the first half, to propel the Golden Knights (6-1 overall, 3-1 KSAC Small School Division), who inched closer to their second straight District 9 Class A playoff berth with the victory.

Union also scored on a 22-yard Dylan Shirey run, a 68-yard Brody Shick to Aaron Graham touchdown pass and a 4-yard Jake Gezik run, while C-L found pay dirt on a 30-yard Christian Bakewell to Tommy Smith pass.   

Shick was 4-for-8 passing for 143 yards and the touchdown while also intercepting his eighth pass on defense. Graham had two catches for 102 yards and the score.

Union’s defense limited C-L (0-7, 0-7) to four yards rushing while recording a pair of sacks, a fumble recovery and an interception.  

Bakewell was 11 of 33 for 123 yards, a touchdown and an interception, while Smith had five grabs for 74 yards and the touchdown for the Lions, who have lost 16 straight games.

DUBOIS 52, BROOKVILLE 13

DUBOIS – Behind 378 yards passing and five touchdowns by Gabe French, DuBois continued its offensive onslaught with a 52-13 pasting of visiting Brookville Friday night.

French, who was 22 of 27 passing, threw three touchdown passes to Bryson Paulinellie (6 catches, 125 yards, 3 TDs) and on each to Dane Bright (5 catches, 89 yards, 1 TD) and Garrett Brown (5 catches, 79 yards, 1 TD). Brown also ran 19 times for 90 yards and two first-half touchdowns, while Josh Hnat booted a 28-yard field goal helping DuBois (6-0), which came into the game averaging a state-best 53.8 points per game, build a 24-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

French broke the 1,000-yard passing mark on the season and has 1,196 yards and 13 touchdowns, while Brown, who has 16 rushing touchdowns on the season, is only 64 yards (936) from 1,000 despite playing in what amounts to 4 ½ games.

Brookville (5-2), which saw its five-game win streak halted, trailed 24-7 at halftime thanks to a 19-yard Cameron Yard to Kiefer Gilhousen touchdown pass in the second quarter but was outscored 28-6 in the second half. Zach Vroman added a 4-yard touchdown catch from Yard, who was 6 of 15 passing for 78 yards and the two touchdowns.

The Raiders, though, managed just 115 yards rushing after having three different backs top 100 yards last week. Vroman led the way with 66 yards rushing on 17 carries while adding the one catch. Brodie Zacherl had 42 yards and Yard 10.

GENERAL MCLANE 42, BRADFORD 22

EDINBORO – General McLane broke open a four-point halftime lead with a 21-point third quarter on its way to a 42-22 win over visiting Bradford Friday night.

The Lancers (5-1) led 14-10 at halftime but built the lead to 35-10 at the end of three quarters.

Aaron Fishkin led Bradford (3-4) with 12 carries for 101 yards and two touchdown, while Matt Yurkewicz was 5 of 11 passing for 64 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. He also ran 17 times for 33 yards. Josh Corignani had the one catch for five yards and the score while rushing for eight yards.  Sean Siffrinn had four catches for 58 yards.