PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. (D9Sports) — Nick Weaver scored three touchdowns and Isaak Jones tossed three touchdown passes to help Keystone give first-year head coach Ryan Smith his first “W” with a 42-24 road win over Port Allegany.
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Weaver ran 18 times for 101 yards and two touchdowns scoring on short runs of three and four yards and added a 52-yard interception return for a score.
Jones, meanwhile, was 6 of 13 passing for 90 yards and the three scores while tossing two interceptions. He also ran four times for 31 yards. Jones hit Jayden Blazosky on scoring passes of 11 and 16 yards and Hunter Langharst with a 32-yard pass. Blazosky caught three passes for 25 yards, while the score was Langharst’s lone touchdown. Carlos Santana was 4 of 4 on extra points for the Panthers (1-1).
Two of Port Allegany’s touchdowns were set up by special teams.
The Gators got a 1-yard run from Josh Rees to get on the board after a Keystone punt hit one of the Panthers’ blockers in the helmet giving Port Allegany (0-2) the ball at the Panthers 5-yard line. Then, after Weaver returned the interception for a touchdown, Jared Mahon returned the ensuing kickoff 55 yards for a score.
It was one of three touchdowns for Mahon, who also scored on a 6-yard run and a 22-yard pass from Trey Ayers.
UNION/A-C VALLEY 47, SHEFFIELD 0
RIMERSBURG, Pa. — Rolling up 368 yards of offense, Union/A-C Valley gave Brad Dittman his first win as the Falcon Knights’ coach with a 47-0 thumping of visiting Sheffield Friday night in Rimersburg.
Union/A-C Valley did most of its damage on the ground rushing for 294 yards led by Kylar Culbertson’s 10 carried for 77 yards. Caden Rainey added 64 yards and two touchdowns on just four carries and added a 26-yard touchdown catch on his only reception, while Nolan Cumberland ran for 44 yards and a touchdown on four carries and caught one pass for 26 yards. Quarterback Luke Bowser added a couple of short touchdown runs and ran for seven yards on five totes while going 6 of 12 passing for 74 yards and a touchdown. Tanner Merwin also had a rushing touchdown running for 54 yards on three carries.
Leading the Union/A-C Valley defense was Joe Dehart with six tackles and s sack with Caleb Penny adding seven stops, Brady Cullen four tackles and an interception and Dalton Callander an interception.
SMETHPORT 27, CLARION-LIMESTONE 18
SMETHPORT, Pa. — Behind a strong passing game from Grant Ognen, Smethport made an early-season statement in District 9 Class 1A with a 27-18 win over visiting Clarion-Limestone.
Ognen was 11 of 20 passing for 147 yards and two touchdowns. He threw scoring passes to Bryent Johnson (4 catches, 56 yards) and Nathan Hollowell (1 catch, 17 yards; 15 carries 61 yards).
Blake Kinner also scored on the ground for the Hubbers (2-0) rushing seven times for 49 yards, while Logan Christie returned a first-quarter interception for a touchdown.
Kinner also had a strong game on defense with 11 tackles and a sack, and Braedon Johnson had a big fourth-quarter interception around midfield with Smethport holding a 21-18 lead with about four minutes left in the game that eventually led to a 20-yard scoring run by Kinner that put the game away.
After trailing 14-0 in the first quarter, C-L led 18-14 early in the fourth quarter before Smethport took the lead on Hollowell’s 17-yard touchdown catch.
Austin Newcomb ran for a pair of touchdowns for the Lions (1-1) rushing for 100 yards on 18 carries while also catching three passes for 42 yards. Colby Himes was 9 of 17 passing for 130 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Ayden Wiles added three catches for 66 yards and ran seven times for 33 yards with Ian Callen chipping in with a 9-yard scoring reception on his only catch of the night.
KARNS CITY 42, PUNXSUTAWNEY 22
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Hunter Jones rushed for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion to help visiting Karns City to a 42-22 win over Punxsutawney giving first-year head coach Joe Sherwin his first win as the Gremlins head man.
Anthony Kamenski added a rushing touchdown and a throwing touchdown for Karns City (1-1 overall, 1-1 D9 League Large School Division) with Erik Pfeifer catching the score.
Also scoring for the Gremlins on the ground were Cameron Blair and Devin Ryan, while Hunter Rowe added a two-point conversion and Steve O’Donnell four extra points.
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CLARION 34, MONITEAU 14
WEST SUNBURY, Pa. — Archer Mills tossed a career-high four touchdowns passes, including three to Sam Minich, as Clarion picked up a 34-14 road win over Moniteau.
Mills connected on scoring passes of 31, 36 and 20 yards to Minich while going 9 of 14 passing for 179 yards. Minich had four catches for 91 yards and three scores and carried the ball four times for 21 yards.
Cutter Boggess added a 100-yard rushing game with a touchdown for the Bobcats (2-0 overall, 2-0 D9 League Large School) rushing 15 times for 103 yards and catching one pass for 20 yards.
Ethan Burford also snagged a 57-yard touchdown reception and had two catches for 63 yards.
Moniteau stats weren’t available. The Warriors dropped to 1-1 overall and 1-1 in league play.
RIDGWAY 34, KANE 6
RIDGWAY, Pa. — Daunte Allegretto hauled in a pair of long touchdown receptions from Paul Gresco to help Ridgway roll past visiting Kane, 34-6.
Allegretto, who had two catches for 104 yards, caught scoring passes of 27 and 77 yards from Gresco, who was 7 of 8 passing for 113 yards and the two scores.
Jake Wickett added eight carries for 80 yards and a touchdown for the Elkers (2-0 overall, 2-0 D9 League Large School) who also got a touchdown run from Matt Dush (12 yards) and a 27-yard interception return from Austin Green for a score. Gabe Watts chipped in 85 yards rushing on nine carries and was 1 of 3 passing for 11 yards.
Kane got on the board on a 1-yard Zuke Smith touchdown run. Smith ran for 17 yards and was 4 of 12 passing for 49 yards and two interceptions. Aiden Hulings ran for 36 yards on seven carries for the Wolves (0-2, 0-2) with Jake Alcorn pulling down three catches for 49 yards and rushing nine times for 21 yards.
