Friday’s HS Football Roundup: Thurston Helps Redbank Valley Steamroll Clarion-Limestone

Chris Rossetti

Chris Rossetti

Published September 16, 2017 4:20 am
Friday’s HS Football Roundup: Thurston Helps Redbank Valley Steamroll Clarion-Limestone

NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (D9Sports) — Amassing 403 yards on the ground, Redbank Valley pounded out a 40-14 win over visiting Clarion-Limestone in a key KSAC-Small School division matchup on Homecoming Night Friday.

(Photo: Redbank Valley’s Clint Thurston)

Clint Thurston led the way with 193 yards on 16 carries with four more TD runs of 84, 10, 1 and 56 yards. He now has 13 in the 2-1 Bulldogs’ three games. Brock Barrett ran for 114 yards on 15 carries and quarterback Keaton Kahle added 87 yards on five carries, 70 of that coming on his first-quarter TD run. He also scored in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs led the Lions (3-1) 19-8 at halftime before scoring twice in the third on Thurston’s 1-yarder and Kahle’s 4-yarder that put the Bulldogs up 33-8 at the 1:41 mark.

Chris Peace ran for 61 yards on 16 carries, scoring the Lions’ first TD on a 1-yard run with one second left in the first half. Ayden Wiles scored the other TD on a 1-yard run with 5:09 left in the game. Lions quarterback Brenden Makray completed 19 of 27 passes for 180 yards with an interception. Riley Hummell had eight catches for 42 yards.

KANE 63, CAMERON COUNTY 0

KANE, Pa. — Kane cruised into AML South play with a 63-0 victory over visiting Cameron County in the final AML Crossover of the season for both teams.

Erik DeLong and Ange Costanzo combined to rush for 241 yards and six touchdowns for the Wolves with DeLong leading the way with 10 carries for 127 yards and three touchdowns and Costanzo adding eight totes for 114 yards and three scores while also catching one pass for 23 yards.

Ray Maze (3 catches, 101 yards) added a pair of touchdown catches from Reed Williams, who was 8 of 12 for 172 yards and the two scores, and Jake Alcorn added seven carries for 79 yards and a touchdown for Kane (4-0), which rolled up 438 yards of offense against winless Cameron County (0-4).

MONITEAU 18, UNION/A-C VALLEY 8

WEST SUNBURY, Pa. — Steven Fawcett kicked a 22-yard field in the third quarter and Manny McLean ripped off a 75-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter as Moniteau broke a halftime tie and beat visiting Union/A-C Valley, 18-8, Friday night.

The Falcon Knights (0-4) took the early lead with their lone points on quarterback Lucas Bowser’s 3-yard run at the end of the third quarter and the following two-point conversion pass from freshman Luke Bowser to the senior Lucas Bowser.

Moniteau tied it with Cody Wise’s 7-yard TD run late in the second quarter followed by Chance Nagy’s two-point pass to Brayden Risinger.

McLean ran for 96 yards on eight carries while Wise ran for 90 yards on 19 carries.

Greg Duncan ran for 75 on 14 carries for the Falcon Knights.

KARNS CITY 61, ST. MARYS 6

ST. MARYS, Pa. — Dalton Beham ran for over 150 yards and three touchdowns, as visiting Karns City rolled past St. Marys, 61-6.

Sophomore quarterback Anthony Kamenski also threw a pair of touchdown passes for Karns City, his only two completions of the day, hitting Nick Schill from nine yards out and Brandon Hesidence from 17 yards away. Kamenski was 2 of 6 for 26 yards and the two scores.

Clay Garing, who ran for 65 yards on six carries, chipped in a 30-yard scoring run for Karns City, while Josh Wimer (9-yard run), Hunter Jones (48-yard run) and Dalton Pyle (2-yard run) also scored for the Gremlins, who racked up 571 yards of total offense.

St. Marys’ lone score came on a 26-yard Todd Taylor to Cody Ritter pass. It was Taylor’s only completion of the game, as he was 1-for-7.

Carter Julian led the Dutch (0-3, 0-2) with 47 yards rushing on 11 carries with Tim Beimel adding 43 yards on 11 totes.

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