NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (D9Sports) — Hunter Wiles ran 19 times for 207 yards and three touchdowns to lead Redbank Valley to a 54-27 win over visiting Punxsutawney.
(Photo of Redbank Valley’s Hunter Wiles. Photo by Kyle Yates www.facebook.com/YatesPhoto)
Behind Wiles, the Bulldogs (7-3) racked up 654 yards of total offense, including 536 on the ground.
Hunter Buzard also went over 100 yards rushing with six carries for 141 yards and three scores while also picking off a pass on defense.
Travis Crawford chipped in a touchdown run for Redbank Valley and just missed a 100-yard game with 97 yards on eight carries, while Keaton Kahle tossed a 43-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Hetrick.
Kahle was 6 of 7 passing for 118 yards and the score with Hetrick catching four passes for 98 yards and the touchdown. Buzard added a catch for 20 yards.
Max London scored three times for Punxsutawney (2-8).
He caught a 41-yard scoring pass from Dylan Ishman, ran for a 5-yard score and returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown.
London had four catches for 102 yards and eight yards rushing on seven carries.
Ishman also threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Carter Newcome and was 11 of 23 passing for 192 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Newcome had four catches for 54 yards.
Alex Gianvito added 100 yards rushing on 15 carries and caught two passes for 33 yards for the Chucks.
RIDGWAY 21, UNION/A-C VALLEY 7
JOHNSONBURG, Pa. — Ridgway won a defensive slugfest with visiting Union/A-C Valley at Johnsonburg, 21-7.
Gabe Watts (2-yard run), Jake Wickett (62-yard punt return) and Issac Scholder (14-yard pass from Paul Gresco) scored for the Elkers (9-1), who secured the top seed in the District 9 Class 2A playoffs with the victory.
Jonathan Powell scored on the ground for Union/A-C Valley (4-6).
Gresco was 7 of 12 passing for 76 yards, the touchdown and two picks for Ridgway, while Watts had 13 carries for 71 yards and the touchdown.
Powell ran seven times for 49 yards and the score for Union/A-C Valley, while Colton Hoffman had two catches for 44 yards. Hoffman also made eight tackles and forced a fumble.
MONITEAU 36, KEYSTONE 12
WEST SUNBURY, Pa. — Moniteau ran for 326 yards and five touchdowns on its way to a 36-12 win over visiting Keystone.
Cody Wise led the way for the Warriors (6-4) with 16 carries for 166 yards and a touchdown, while Chance Nagy (7 carries, 22 yards), JD Dessicino (3 carries, 18 yards), Nick Martino (7 carries, 26 yards) and
Martino also had a team-leading eight tackles while Dessicino, Wise and Trent Kelly had interceptions.
Isaak Jones threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Langharst and Jayden Blazosky scored on a 23-yard run for Keystone (3-7). Jones was 5 of 22 passing for 65 yards, the touchdown and three picks while rushing for 11 yards. Blazosky had three rushes for 35 yards and two catches for 22 yards.
KARNS CITY 34, TITUSVILLE 12
TITUSVILLE, Pa. — Anthony Kamenski threw a pair of touchdown passes to Erik Pfeiffer and also ran for a score as Karns City closed out its season with a 34-12 win at Titusville.
Kamenski was 4 of 9 passing for 29 yards, the two scores and an interception and added seven carries for 12 yards and a touchdown.
Pfeiffer had two catches for 15 yards. Mitchell Kelsea added a touchdown run for the Gremlins, while Dalton Pyle returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown.
Hunter Jones led Karns City’s offense with 15 carries for 86 yards.
Landon Palma scored twice for Titusville returning a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and catching a 37-yard pass from Boaz LaRocque.
The game featured back-to-back kickoff returns for scores.
After Pfeiffer caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Kamenski to put Karns City (4-6) ahead 7-0 with 6:11 left in the first quarter, Palma returned the ensuing kickoff the 90 yards to cut the Gremlins lead to 7-6.
But Pyle answered with his 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to put Karns City ahead 14-6.
