STRATTANVILLE, Pa. (D9Sports) — Austin Newcomb returned the opening kickoff of the season 85 yards for a touchdown and then scored the next two Clarion-Limestone touchdowns as well, as the Lions rolled to a 40-0 win over visiting Union/A-C Valley.
(Photo of C-L’s Austin Newcomb. Submitted photo by Cam Kirkland)
Newcomb did a bit of everything for C-L (1-0 overall, 1-0 D9 League Small School South) rushing 13 times for 151 yards and a touchdown (10 yards), catching six passes for 127 yards and a touchdown (30 yards from Colby Himes) and also catching a pair of 2-point conversion passes from Himes.
Himes, making his first start at quarterback, was 10 of 16 passing for 170 yards and two scores while rushing for 11 yards in five carries. He also threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Bottaro.
Ayden Wiles chipped in a 1-yard scoring run for C-L and ran 15 times for 41 yards.
All of Union/A-C Valley’s offense, and there wasn’t much of it with just 64 yards, came on the ground led by Tony Thompson’s eight carries for 36 yards. The Falcon Knights (0-1, 0-1) also got 23 yards rushing from Kylar Culbertson.
REDBANK VALLEY 41, KEYSTONE 18
KNOX, Pa. — Keaton Kahle threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 123 yards and a touchdown to lead visiting Redbank Valley to a 41-18 win over Keystone.
Kahle was 16 of 23 passing with scoring passes of 18 yards to Ethan Hetrick and 2 yards to Alex Carlson. He also threw a pick-six that was taken to the house by Brandan Kapp of Keystone, who went 55 yards for the score.
Hunter Wiles added 149 yards rushing and a touchdown on 11 carries with Travis Crawford added a pair of rushing touchdowns and ran 11 times for 50 yards.
Kapp scored twice for Keystone also scoring on an 18-yard pass from Isaak Jones. Kapp had five catches for 84 yards.
Jones had a nice night going 17 of 25 passing for 260 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Nick Weaver also caught a touchdown pass catching three throws for 30 yards and also rushing for a team-best 44 yards. Jayden Blazosky added five catches for 75 yards.
MONITEAU 14, KANE 13
KANE, Pa. — Cody Wise’s 60-yard touchdown runs on the first drive of the second half helped lift Moniteau to a 14-13 win over Kane in the first game for first-year head coach Bob Rottman.
In a defensive slugfest, the Warriors (1-0 overall, 1-0 D9 Big School) trailed 7-6 at halftime despite an interception return for a touchdown by Chance Nagy, who had a pair of interceptions on defense and a fumble recovery.
But Wise’s long run put Moniteau in front for good early in the third quarter with Nagy tacking on the 2-point conversion.
Wise ran for 160 yards in the game, as Moniteau ran for 306 yards as a team. Nick Martino and Nagy each added 53 yards on the ground with Austin Yeager chipping in 36. Nagy was also 2-for-5 passing for 35 yards with a pair of interceptions. Isaac Blum had both catches.
Wise and Martino both had a team-high seven tackles, while Noah McLean had two sacks.
Down 14-7 with 1:18 left to play, Kane blocked a Moniteau field goal attempt and Teddy Race went the distance for a touchdown to get the Wolves within one, but Moniteau stopped the 2-point conversion to hang on for the win.
Race races for the touchdown. Video courtesy of Pete Sirianni.
Addition Kane information was not available. The Wolves dropped to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the league.
BROCKWAY 27, KARNS CITY 24
KARNS CITY, Pa. — Zane Puhala’s field goal from between 30 and 35 yards out with just over two minutes to play lifted visiting Brockway to a 27-24 come-from-behind win at Karns City.
The Rovers (1-0 overall, 1-0 D9 Large School) trailed 24-10 with around four minutes left in the third quarter before scoring 17 unanswered points to grab the win.
A 32-yard Peter Downer to Conner Ford touchdown pass got Brockway within seven, 24-17, and then a 25-yard scoring run by Jon Wood tied the game at 24 setting up Puhala’s second field goal of the game for the win (his first was in the range of 23 yards).
The victory was the first for first-year head coach Tom Weaver.
Karns City stats weren’t available. The Gremlins go to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in league play.
