EMPORIUM, Pa. (EYT/D9) – The second half has been kind to the Union/A-C Valley football team lately.
It was again Thursday night at Cameron County.
(Photo by Shelly Atzeni)
The Falcon Knights scored two touchdowns in the second half to turn a 6-6 tie at the break into a hard-fought, 20-6 road victory.
The Red Raiders (4-3) got on the board first with a 66-yard punt return by Dylan Reider and a 6-0 lead.
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It was the second week in a row Union/A-C Valley gave up a special teams touchdown.
The Falcon Knights (6-1) drew even at 6-6 just before the half when quarterback Bailey Crissman found Ryan Cooper for a 23-yard touchdown with 16 seconds on the clock.
The score gave Union/A-C Valley some momentum going into the second half.
Dawson Camper rumbled 21 yards for a TD midway through the third quarter to hand the Falcon Knights the lead for good at 12-6.
The back-breaker for Cameron County came on the final play of the third quarter when Crissman hit Skyler Roxbury for a 57-yard touchdown. Camper added the 2-point conversion to give Union/A-C Valley the 14-point lead that held up.
Crissman finished 9 of 17 for 125 yards and the two scores.
Mikey Card led the ground attack with 102 yards on 12 carries for the Falcon Knights.
Union/A-C Valley has won six straight after a season-opening loss to Brockway.
In those six wins, the Falcon Knights have outscored their opponents 247-38.
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