STRATTANVILLE, Pa. — Chandler Turner had a monster game Friday rushing for 308 yards on just 12 carries while scoring four touchdowns to lead visiting Karns City to a 45-6 win over Clarion-Limestone.
(Photo of Karns City’s Chandler Turner. Photo by Mike Schnelle. Check out more of Schnelle’s work here)
Turner scored on runs of 36, 86, 20 and 45 yards for the Gremlins (6-1), who scored twice late in the first half to turn a close game, 14-6, into a 27-6 halftime lead.
Kaiden Powers also had a big night for Karns City rushing four times for 129 yards and two touchdowns scoring on runs of 64 and 50 yards. Eric Dodd added a 16-yard scoring run for the Gremlins
C-L (4-2), which scored on 7-yard Sam Leadbetter run, was led by Mike Macefe’s 28 carries for 156 yards.
PUNXSUTAWNEY 30, UNION/A-C VALLEY 6
RIMERSBURG, Pa. — Dylan Ishman threw for a pair of touchdowns, and Punxsutawney’s defense held Union/A-C Valley scoreless for over three quarters to give the Chucks their first win of the season, 30-6, in Rimersburg.
Ishman was 8 of 10 passing for 91 yards. He threw scoring passes to Ethan Riley and Jacob Weaver. Riley had four catches for 51 yards and Weaver four for 40. Tyler Richardson added 13 carries for 56 yards.
The Chucks are 1-5 on the year, while the Falcon Knights, who have lost three straight, dropped to 2-4.
MONITEAU 37, BROOKVILLE 14
WEST SUNBURY, Pa. — Chance Nagy ran for three touchdowns, passes for a fourth and intercepted a pass on defense to help Moniteau to a 37-14 homecoming win over visiting Brookville.
Moniteau (3-3 overall, 2-2 KSAC Large School) pulled away late outscoring Brookville 20-0 in the fourth quarter after a 77-yard Seth Ray to John Frank touchdown run got the Raiders (1-5, 1-3) to within three, 17-14, at the end of the third quarter.
But Nagy, who ran 12 times for 76 yards and was 12 of 16 passing for 161 yards, a touchdown and an interception, scored on runs of 1 and 5 yards and threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Wyatt Geibel in the fourth quarter to put the game away for the Warriors.
Nagy also scored on an 8-yard run in the first quarter, and Steven Fawcett hit a 22-yard field goal to put Moniteau up 10-0 at the end of the quarter.
But a 60-yard Ray to Nick Keth touchdown pass in the second quarter closed the Raiders gap to four, 10-6, at halftime.
Ray finished the game 9 of 21 for 277 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. It was the fourth-most yards passed for in Brookville history and the most since Ben Marzullo set the school record in 1999.
Frank was on the receiving end of five of those passes for 162 yards and the touchdown. The 162 yards were the sixth-most in Raider history.
Freshman Nick Martino added to Moniteau’s lead with a 9-yard run in the third quarter. Martino finished with 13 carries for 62 yards. Dalton Anderson added 56 yards rushing and 598 yards receiving on five catches. Geibel had five grabs for 83 yards and the score.
Brookville ran for negative 56 yards in the game thanks to at least six sacks of Ray.
ST. MARYS 49, KEYSTONE 14
KNOX, Pa. — Matt Marconi and Tim Beimel each ran for over 100 yards and two touchdowns, and Pat Schlimm threw a pair of touchdowns to Jeff Wehler to lead visiting St. Marys to a 49-14 win over Keystone.
The Dutch (4-2), winner of three straight, scored the game’s final 43 points after Keystone took a 14-6 first-quarter lead.
Beimel finished with a game-best 128 yards on 13 carries scoring on runs of 10 and 3 yards, while Marconi rushed 22 times for 121 yards scoring on carries of 6 and 3 yards.
Schlimm, meanwhile, was 5 0f 10 passing for 108 yards and two scores with Wehler hauling in four of those passes for 72 yards with touchdown catches of 5 and 8 yards. Wehler added an interception on defense and a 25-yard punt return. He also averaged 41 yards on a pair of punts. Christian Steffan also scored on a 3-yard run for the Dutch.
Nate Wingard had a big game for Keystone going 12 of 22 passing for 234 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. His 70-yard scoring pass to Austin Ion got the Panthers on the board, and his 53-yard toss to Corey Rapp gave the Panthers (0-7) their only lead.
Ion caught three passes for 92 yards and the score with Rapp hauling in five for 95 and the touchdown. Zack Kellerman made 14 tackles for Keystone with Camden Boggess making 10 tackles, including a sack and Tanner Wilson 11 stops.
