NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – Caullin Summers’ seventh touchdown pass of the games was the one Sharpsville needed the most.
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Trailing 42-41, Summers connected with Aiden Puskar on a 63-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds remaining to lift the Blue Devils to a wild 49-42 win over Wilmington.
Summers threw for 410 yards to go along with his seven touchdowns (he didn’t throw an interception).
The seventh touchdown pass was necessary because Wilmington’s Buddah Book scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 44 seconds remaining in the game that, coupled with Ben Miller’s 2-point conversion run, gave Wilmington a 42-41 lead.
Sharpsville led 28-14 at halftime, but Wilmington came storming back in the third quarter, outscoring Sharpsville 20-7 in the third quarter to get within one at 35-34.
In the third for the Greyhounds, Book scored on a 5-yard run, Miller a 35-yard run and Chase Mitcheltree scored on a 4-yard run.
That was sandwiched in between Summers’ third touchdown pass of the game to Dalton Byerly, who finished with 210 yards receiving.
Summers and Byerly connected on scoring strikes of 51 and 56 yards in the first half. Summers’ 45-yard touchdown pass to Jaiden White staked the Blue Devils to a 21-0 first quarter lead, before Miller immediately gave the Greyhounds life with an 80-yard touchdown run.
With 4:22 to go in the fourth quarter, Summers and Byerly connected for their fourth touchdown of the game, a 36-yarder. The conversion failed, but the Blue Devils still led 41-34 before Book’s late touchdown.
Byerly finished with 219 yards receiving.
Miller had 223 yards on the ground for the Greyhounds.
GIRARD 21, NORTHWESTERN 20, Overtime
ALBION, Pa. – Jeremiah Colon’s touchdown run in overtime and the ensuing extra point gave Girard a 21-20 overtime win over Northwestern.
Carson Stevens had given Girard a 14-7 lead with 6:31 left in the third quarter on his 1-yard touchdown plunge.
Northwestern struck right away on Fountain’s first touchdown pass of the game, a 60-yarder to Braden Smith.
Lloyd Fountain’s 42-yard touchdown pass to Koten Sutter tied the game with 4:53 to play in regulation.
Girard tied the game on Colon’s 6-yard touchdown run tied the game on the ensuing drive.
Colon finished with 101 yards on the ground for the Yellow Jackets.
Fountain finished with 220 yards through the air for Northwestern and also had 69 yards rushing.
OIL CITY 76, WARREN 0
OIL CITY, Pa. – In the most lopsided game in the 100-plus year history of Oil City and Warren football, Ethen Knox rushed for 218 yards and six touchdowns as the Oilers beat the Dragons, 76-0.
Knox, who set all kinds of national rushing records a year ago, scored on more than half his touches (he carried the ball 11 times), as the Oilers built a 30-0 lead after the first quarter.
Knox scored on runs of 8, 22, 4, 16, 40 and 33 yards.
Cole Findlay also threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Gavin Stephens in the first half for the Oilers, who held the Dragons to just 57 yards of total offense.
Jon Hargenrader (30 yards), De’Vaughn Griffin (63 yards) and Sean Alexander (53 yards) all had second-half touchdown runs for the Oilers, who amassed 465 total yards on the ground.
Sam Harvey had 37 rushing yards for Warren.
LAKEVIEW 40, SENECA 25
WATTSBURG, Pa. – Mitchell Tingley ran for 222 yards and three touchdowns to lead Lakeview to a 40-25 win over Seneca.
The Sailors scored three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter after taking a 21-13 halftime lead.
In the third, Leyton Zacherl threw a short touchdown pass to Blake Skiles, which was followed by a 90-yard burst from Tingley and a 13-yard scoring scamper from Aiden Osborne. Osborne also had 100 yards on the ground for the Sailors.
Nolan Seabury added a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns runs for Seneca.
EISENHOWER 49, COCHRANTON 19
RUSSELL, Pa. – Shawn Pascuzzi connected with Kris Bunk for more than 100 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as Eisenhower rolled past Cochranton, 49-19.
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Bunk had all five of his receptions in the first half. He had 107 yards to go along with the three scores. His play on the defensive side of the ball, a sack and multiple quarterback pressures, earned Bunk the Jim Kelly Player of the Game powered by the Allegheny Grille of Foxburg.
“They were reading a lot of my routes off the bat, but Penley called us over in a timeout and we can make those adjustments real quick,” Bunk said. “I feel like that’s one of our strong suits this year, our change on the go.”
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That change was evident in the middle quarters.
After a slow start to the game offensively, the Knights turned to the air in the second quarter. Facing a 4th-and-goal inside the Cochranton five, Pascuzzi faked a handoff to Tucker Lindell off left tackle. Pascuzzi then rolled right and found Bunk open for a 4-yard score to put the Knights in front 14-7.
Just four minutes later, Pascuzzi and Bunk connected again. This time on a crossing route that Bunk stretched for a 36-yard score.
Less than three minutes later, Pascuzzi found Bunk down the middle for a 43-yard touchdown that gave the Knights a 28-7 advantage.
On the ensuing Cochranton series, Bunk hit Cardinals quarterback Walker Carroll as he threw and Cole Kellogg was able to come up with an interception to set Eisenhower up near midfield.
A fumbled exchange on the snap on third down resulted in Cochranton getting the ball back on the Eisenhower 25 with less than 20 seconds to play in the first half. Fumbles were an issue for both teams all game long. Eisenhower had five fumbles, two lost, while Cochranton had four fumbles, three lost.
Carroll dropped back on first down, avoided pressure, and found Isaiah Long wide open for a touchdown.
After throwing for over 100 yards in the first half, Pascuzzi nearly ran for 100 in the second.
On the first possession of the half, Pascuzzi found himself in trouble in the pocket. He got a throw off at the last second and connected with Derek Childs for a 20-yard strike that put the Knights in the red zone.
Pascuzzi faked an inside handoff then kept it himself around the left side for a 20-yard touchdown to push the lead to 35-13.
On a third down later in the quarter, Pascuzzi took another keeper off left tackle. This time he got to the sideline and raced 61 yards to paydirt.
An Eisenhower fumble recovery on the Cochranton 25 set up their final scoring drive. Lindell took an inside handoff, cut left, and went 18 yards into the end zone.
Blake Foulk nearly had a pick-6 for the Cardinals late in the fourth quarter but was pushed out of bounds at the 2-yard-line. Two plays later Long ran it in from 2 yards out for the final points of the night.
Logan Penley opened the scoring with a 2-yard run after the Knights recovered a Cardinals fumble on the first play from scrimmage.
Noah Cummings answered with a 2-yard run of his own with just over two minutes to play in the first quarter.
Kellogg was 7-7 on PATs.
Carroll was 4-8 passing for 85 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Long had 74 total yards with two touchdowns.
Pascuzzi finished 11-14 for 171 yards and three TDs through the air and ran nine times for 106 yards and two scores. Lindell had nine carries for 56 yards and a touchdown, while Ryan Chambers ran four times for 51 yards.
Cochranton hosts Saegertown, a 26-13 winner over Maplewood, next week.
The Knights travel to Cambridge Springs for a playoff rematch with the Blue Devils.
FORT LEBOEUF 29, CONNEAUT 0
LINESVILLE, Pa. – Connor McChesney ran for three scores and threw for another to lead Fort LeBoeuf to a 29-0 win over Conneaut.
Fort LeBoeuf scored all of its points in the first half, including three second-quarter touchdowns.
McChesney opened the scoring with a 24-yard touchdown run and early in the second quarter connected with Ryan Welka on a 60-yard scoring play.
McChesney added two more touchdown runs in the quarter, including a 50-yarder. He finished with 200 yards on the ground, while Aiden Lesik had 90 yards rushing for the Bison.
TITUSVILLE 34, FRANKLIN 16
FRANKLIN, Pa. – Ian McDonald accounted for four touchdowns (two passing, two rushing) as Titusville earned a 34-16 win over Franklin.
McDonald scored on a 5-yard run to open the scoring in the first quarter and capped the evening by tossing fourth-quarter touchdown passes of 50 yards to Jaxon Covell and five yards to Mason Titus.
Franklin’s Alex Wible scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter to make it 7-6 Titusville, a score that held until the third quarter.
In the third, Covell returned a fumble 34 yards for a score to put Titusville up 13-6.
Franklin’s Toby Sanchez responded with a touchdown run of his own from four yards out that, coupled with the extra point, tied the game at 13.
Titusville had the answer, however, as McDonald gave them the lead for good with a seven yard touchdown run with 3:54 to go in the third quarter.
McDonald finished with 129 yards passing and 29 rushing, while Covell had 101 yards on the ground.
For Franklin, Sanchez had 105 yards rushing.
AVONWORTH 35, GROVE CITY 14
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Brandon Biagiarelli rushed for 202 yards and Carson Bellinger threw a pair of touchdown passes to Andrew Kuban in Avonworth’s 35-14 win over Grove City.
Grove City actually struck first on Hunter Hohman’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Gavin Lutz and the Eagles led 7-0 after the first quarter.
The Antelopes scored 21 second-quarter points, however, to take a 21-14 halftime lead.
Hohman broke free on a 79-yard touchdown run in the second quarter for the Eagles, but Hunter Blackson and Biagiarelli both scored on touchdowns runs and Bellinger threw the first of his two touchdown passes to Kuban to give Avonworth a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
Hohman rushed for 88 yards and threw for 80 more, 51 of which went to Lutz.
MEADVILLE 27, CORRY 14
MEADVILLE, Pa. – Bradyn Miller scored a pair of rushing touchdowns as Meadville earned a hard-fought 27-14 win over Corry.
Miller scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 6-0 Meadville and Jordan Lawrence made it 12-0 on a 13-yard scoring scamper.
Corry rallied to make it 13-7 at the half on an 18-yard touchdown pass from Nolan Carey to Gabriel Scouten.
The Bulldogs got defensive in the second half, as Jacoby Thompson’s interception return for touchdown made it 21-7 in the third quarter and Miller’s second score of the night, a 3-yarder, made it 27-7 with 2:21 to go in the third.
The Beavers added a late score on a Mason Savitz 3-yard touchdown run.
FARRELL 32, NORTH EAST 14
NORTH EAST, Pa. – Farrell’s JuJu Johnson accounted for three touchdowns in the Steelers’ 32-14 win over North East.
The game was scoreless early before Farrell broke it open with 24 unanswered points before halftime.
Johnson had an interception return for a touchdown and also had rushing and receiving touchdown.
Farrell quarterback Kabron Smith also threw a touchdown pass to Simeir Wade.
Jackson Humes and Jamari Curlett connected on a touchdown pitch and catch for North East.
SHALER 38, BUTLER 7
PITTSBURGH – Keegan Smetanka threw for 180 on 20-of-22 passing with a pair of touchdowns to lead Shaler to a 38-7 win over Butler.
Shaler led 31-7 at halftime.
Alec Teff scored on a 2-yard run for Butler.
ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 44, CATHEDRAL PREP 12
ERIE, Pa. – A big second half lifted Archbishop Hoban to a 44-12 win over Cathedral Prep.
Hoban’s Caleb Jones rushed for two second half touchdowns to help the Knights pull away in what was a close game in the first half. In fact, Hoban led by just one, 13-12 at halftime, outscoring the Ramblers 31-0 in the second half.
Hoban quarterback Tyler Boykin threw two first half touchdown passes and the special teams unit had a big night. Tyron Campbell returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown and the Knights blocked a field goal and an extra point.
Suhtaun Lewis had 65 rushing yards for Cathedral Prep, and Lewis and Luke Costello both scored on 1-yard touchdown runs.
WALSH JESUIT (OHIO) 49, MCDOWELL 28
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO – Blayze Myers threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns (all in the first half), but it wasn’t enough as Walsh Jesuit earned a 49-28 win over the Trojans.
Three of Myers’ scoring tosses went to Leo Whitaker, who finished the game with over 100 receiving yards and touchdown receptions of 35, 26 and 46 yards.
The Trojans led 28-20 at halftime, but Walsh Jesuit scored 29 unanswered points in the second half.
Keller Moten, Jason Baines and Brock Sherman all had rushing touchdowns for WJ in the second half, and they capped the game with Moten tossing a touchdown pass to John Keough.
GENERAL MCLANE 27, SLIPPERY ROCK 17
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – General McLane scored back-to-back touchdowns in the third quarter to break open what was a tight game at halftime in a 27-17 win over Slippery Rock.
GM led 7-5 at halftime, and Jared Corwin got the second-half scoring going with a touchdown run, which was followed by a 13-yard scoring scamper from Ian Salisbury.
Magnus Lloyd’s fourth quarter touchdown run after a Slippery Rock score made it 27-11 and essentially put the game out of reach.
The lone touchdown of the first half came courtesy of Jacob Zeitz for the Lancers.
SAEGERTOWN 26, MAPLEWOOD 13
GUYS MILLS, Pa. – Maplewood’s Dominick Kinney returned the opening kickoff of the season for a touchdown, but it was all Saegertown after that in a 26-13 Region 1 win over Maplewood.
Luke Young and Reese Wilkinson both had rushing touchdowns in the second quarter to make 13-7, and Wilkinson’s second touchdown of the quarter just before halftime gave Saegertown a two-score advantage.
In the third quarter, a Cru Scott interception led to a Wyatt Burchill touchdown that made it 26-7 after the third.
Michael Wickstrom added a fourth-quarter rushing touchdown for Maplewood.
