PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (D9Sports) — Colton Rapp rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns to lead visiting Clarion to a season-opening 43-0 win at Punxsutawney, which has lost twice in two tries.
(Photo: Colton Rapp of Clarion, who ran for 179 yards and two touchdowns in the Bobcats win over Punxsutawney)
Brendan Zerfoss added 96 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown run, for the Bobcats, who led 28-0 at the end of the first quarter and outgained the Chucks 493 to 39 on the night.
Spencer Miller also hooked up with Archer Mills on a 9-yard scoring toss, while Camden Boggess and Cutter Boggess both added scoring runs.
Dylan Ishman was 4 of 12 passing for 36 yards while also rushing six times for a team-high 17 yards. Tyler Richardson added five carries for 11 yards and caught one pass for 23 yards for the Chucks.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 40, UNION/A-C VALLEY 14
FOXBURG, Pa. — Overcoming an early 14-0 deficit, Clarion-Limestone rolled off 40 unanswered points to pick up a 40-14 road win over Union/A-C Valley at A-C Valley.
A Greg Duncan 27-yard run followed by a 52-yard scoring pass from Lucas Bowser to Brendan Price staked the Falcon Knights to the two-touchdown lead midway through the first quarter.
But Chris Peace and Ayden Wiles both scored a pair of touchdowns, including one each before halftime, as the Lions (2-0) took control of the game.
Peace had over 100 yards for the second straight game with 17 carries for 113 yards scoring on a first-half run of seven yards and a second-half scamper of the exact same seven yards.
Wiles added four carries for 37 yards with a 27-yard touchdown run, and also caught two passes for 50 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown grab for the final touchdown of the first half that put C-L up 24-14 at the break.
Brenden Makray threw the scoring pass to Wiles and added a 37-yard strike to Kyle Kerle, who had two catches for 67 yards. Makray was 9 of 16 for 205 yards and also threw a pair of interceptions.
Riley Hummell had a big game for C-L as well rushing 11 times for 148 yards with a 66-yard score and catching three passes for 56 more yards.
Duncan finished with 117 yards rushing on 24 carries.
Bowser was 12 of 23 for 168 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Price had two catches for 80 yards, while Nolan Cumberland caught four passes for 70 yards. Dalton Callandar picked off a pair of passes for the Falcon Knights.
REDBANK VALLEY 55, KEYSTONE 38
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Clint Thurston ran 24 times for 231 yards and six touchdowns to lead Redbank Valley to a season-opening 55-38 win over visiting Keystone.
Thurston scored on runs of 53, 24, 11, 8, 29 and 3 yards in the victory.
Keaton Kahle (6 of 14, 65 yards) added a 22-yard scoring pass to Brock Barrett (5 catches, 57 yards) and Travis Crawford adding a 5-yard scoring run.
Nate Wingard threw three touchdown passes for Keystone while going 16 of 22 for 269 yards and an interception, while Isaak Jones also threw a touchdown pass and was 3 of 6 for 60 yards.
Corey Rapp had seven catches for 158 yards and a score and ran five times for 47 yards and another touchdown for Keystone. Kyle Knapp added a pair of scoring catches and had five receptions for 38 yards, while Hunter Langharst had two grabs for 44 yards and a touchdown. Skylar Kagle added three catches for 58 yards, and Taylar Altman ran for a touchdown.
BROOKVILLE 40, KARNS CITY 28
BROOKVILLE, Pa. — Freshman quarterback Jack Krug passed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while senior running back Brandon McGranor ran for 204 yards and two scores to lead Brookville to a 40-28 win over visiting.
The Raiders (2-0 overall, 1-0 KSAC Large) broke a seven-game losing streak to the Gremlins (0-2, 0-1), who led 21-20 at halftime but were outscored 20-7 by the Raiders in the second half.
Krug completed 19 of 23 passes hitting Bryan Dworek three times for TDs covering 24 yards in the second quarter and 6 and 10 yards in the third and fourth quarters respectively. Dworek caught nine passes for 169 yards and intercepted a pass on defense. McGranor needed 17 carries to get his yards scoring on two first-quarter runs of 49 and 84 yards.
Krug’s 15-yard TD pass to John Frank in the fourth quarter capped off an 85-yard drive in the final minutes after the Raiders stopped the Gremlins on downs clinging to a 32-28 lead with 6:09 remaining in the game.
Dalton Beham and Mitchell Kelsea each ran for two touchdowns for the Gremlins. Kelsea’s went for 2 yards in the first quarter and his 1-yarder in the third gave the Gremlins their last lead at 28-26. Both of Beham’s came in the second quarter on runs of 9 and 11 yards. Beham led the Gremlins with 76 yards on 12 carries while Kelsea rushed for 63 yards on six carries.
It is the first time Karns City has started a season 0-2 since 1995 when it started 0-5, while Brookville has now scored 40 points in back-to-back games in the same season for the first time in school history.
MONITEAU 21, ST. MARYS 6
ST. MARYS, Pa. — Chance Nagy threw for 180 yards and a touchdown and a ran for a touchdown, as Moniteau started the Jon McCune-era with a 21-6 win at St. Marys.
Wyatt Geibel was Nagy’s primary target with eight catches for 124 yards, while Cody Wise ran six times for 72 yards and a touchdown while making nine tackles on defense. Brayden Risinger added an interception.
KANE 56, OTTO-ELDRED 14
KANE, Pa. — Erik DeLong ran for three touchdowns and Reed Williams three for three more, as Kane rolled past visiting Otto-Eldred, 56-14, in a rematch of last year’s AML Title Game.
Delong ran nine times for 111 yards, and Williams was 13 of 18 for 215 yards.
Ray Maze caught two of the scoring passes and was over 100 yards receiving with five catches for 108 yards. JT Stewart also caught a touchdown pass and had three grabs for 51 yards, while Ange Costanzo ran seven times for 32 yards and two touchdowns while adding a catch for 19 yards. Jake Alcorn also chipped in three carries for 59 yards and three catches for 34 yards.
Sawyer Drummond was 12 of 22 passing for 148 yards, a touchdown and an interception for Otto-Eldred while Dylan Close had five catches for 113 yards and a score. Cole Sebastian added a 30-yard scoring pass to Chase Sebastian.
Kane is now 2-0, while Otto-Eldred drops to 0-2.
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