Friday Football Roundup: Quick Strikes at End of First Half Lift Oil City to Season-Ending Win

| October 28, 2017


OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) – Trailing 14-12 late in the second quarter Oil City scored twice in the final 2:48 of the first half to turn the game around on its way to a 34-21 win over visiting Canton (Ohio) Central Catholic.

(Photo: Josh Puleo, Oil City)

Dylin Chapin gave the Oilers (4-6) the lead, 18-14, on a 9-yard run with 2:48 to go before the break then Caden Highfield blocked a CCC punt and returned the loose ball 20 yards for a touchdown and a 26-14 halftime lead.

The Crusaders cut the gap to 26-21 at the end of three quarters on an 11-yard Dylan Johnson touchdown run, his second of the game.

But Christian Cole, who ran 30 times for a game-high 156 yards, put the game away late in the contest on his second rushing scoring of the night.

Chapin, who was 6 of 9 passing for 103 yards, added a 76-yard scoring toss to Josh Puleo, who had nine catches for 93 yards.

Johnson ran 16 times for 64 yards and was 11 of 24 passing for 113 yards. Chase Miller added a 5-yard touchdown run for CCC.

BROOKVILLE 63, KEYSTONE 6

KNOX, Pa. – Jack Krug passed for 360 yards and four touchdowns as Brookville blasted Keystone, 63-6, to conclude its regular season at 9-1 for its fourth nine-win season in program history.

Krug, who completed 20 of 32 passes, connected on scoring strikes to Bryan Dworek for 14 and 28 yards and Cabe Park for 26 and 97 yards while also adding a touchdown of his own on a 1-yard run. Dworek caught 11 passes for 136 yards while both of Park’s scoring grabs were his only ones of the game for 123 yards.

The Raiders led 42-0 at halftime after scoring 35 points in the second quarter, two touchdowns coming on Tucker Wolfe defensive scores on a 13-yard fumble return and a 43-yard interception return.

Tyler Ohls threw a 50-yard TD pass to Nick Keth to complete the Raiders’ scoring.

Keystone’s lone touchdown came on Nate Wingard’s 16-yard pass to Jayden Blazosky on the opening drive of the second half with the PIAA Mercy Rule’s running clock already running.

The Panthers finished the year 3-6 while the Raiders move on to the District 9 Class 2A playoffs at Clarion next week.

RIDGWAY 41, UNION/A-C VALLEY 14

RIDGWAY, Pa. – Johnny Mitchell nearly doubled his total touchdown passes for the season in one game throwing for 133 yards and four touchdowns to help Ridgway topple visiting Union/A-C Valley, 41-14.

Mitchell, who came into the game with six scoring tosses on the year, threw three to Andy Breier, who had caught two on the season before Friday night while going 5 of 9 with no interceptions. He added a carry for seven yards.

Breier’s scores were from 42, 41 and 48 yards out and he had three catches for 131 yards. Josh Thorwart also caught a 41-yard pass from Mitchell in a 21-point second quarter that helped the Elkers (7-3) open up a 28-0 halftime lead.

Neil MacDonald added 116 yards rushing on 11 carries with a 43-yard touchdown run with 1:27 left in the first quarter for the game’s first score, while Jake Zimmerman had a 45-yard fourth-quarter scoring run for Ridgway.

Union’s scores came on a 1-yard Jeff Ginn run and a 41-yard Lucas Bowser to Jonathan Powell touchdown pass.

Bowser was 9 of 27 passing for 162 yards, a touchdown and an interception with Powell catching two passes for 69 yards and the score while running eight times for 11 yards. Nolan Cumberland had four grabs for 72 yards for the Falcon Knights (1-9).

Ridgway secured the No. 2 seed in the District 9 Class 1A playoffs. It is believed the Elkers will get a first-round bye and play the winner of the Clarion-Limestone/Coudersport quarterfinal game in the semifinals in two weeks. Union’s season is over.


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