Ty Stauffer ran for an 84-yard touchdown, and Mason Raup forced recovered a muffed punt with 45 seconds to go, stopping Montoursvilles final drive before it ever started. Lewisburg (0-3) expected Eberhart to run at that point, but instead he found Conrad standing open just beyond the goal line. Raup of Danville who scored the first gets great pressure and does a very good job a containment coming from the outside linebacker position who blew up the fullback and kept the runner from busting it outside without defensive help as he made the runner cut inside and then dove for the back of his legs for the takedown for a loss. Montoursville will not make doing so easy, but unless the Warriors play a fabulous game, its hard to envision Loyalsock not reversing the recent trend in this series. 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They truly are warriors and when so much went wrong from an injury standpoint at Kenneth Robbins Stadium, those players made sure everything still turned out right. In Montoursvilles next few possessions, Eberhart was a little erect to start the game but settled down nicely and was able to find some open receivers in the Danville defense. He played a great first half of a football game. 20 Dutch Fork (Irmo) became the first school in South Carolina history to win five consecutive state championships, and it will play Gaffney (14-0) for its sixth straight 5A championship on Saturday at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium (Columbia). On 10/21, the Montoursville varsity football team lost their home non-conference game against Selinsgrove (PA) by a score of 21-7. Pulizzi, an exceptional athlete who is also on the baseball and track teams at Montoursville, will leave a void in all phases of the game for the Warriors. Matt is giving us leadership on the offensive side, said Hanna. One was a 39-yard pick six to Lewisburgs Quin Michaels.That play was why Montoursville was tied 7-7 at the half, despite allowing just 53 yards total offense and two first downs. Montoursville vs Athens Live High School Football In Nov 5, 2022, Tioga vs Spencer-Van Etten/Candor Live High School Football In Nov 5, 2022, Pingree vs St. Pauls Live High School Football In Nov 5, 2022, [HQPlay.] Friday night, it was Montoursville beating Bald Eagle Area 29-21, stopping BEA on fourth down on consecutive fourth-quarter possessions for its third straight win. Since the 70's, it's been Noll, Cowher and Tomlin in Pittsburgh and Bowman, Bergen and Keefer in Montoursville. Hill dazzled against Troy, running for 201 yards, totaling 300 and scoring three times. So to come out and win a district championship is a great feeling to prove all our hard work paid off.. Hanna played for the old Lock Haven High School in the 1990s when it still held a long local rivalry with BEA up and down Route 150. Stream sports and activities from Montoursville Area High School in Montoursville, PA, both live and on demand. Linebackers Gavin Rice, Logan Bastian and Cy Cavanaugh all are averaging at least seven tackles per game and Carter Secora anchors a stout defensive line. He scored four touchdowns in all as Bixby won their fourth state championship in a row. In Division 1, No. With a 26-21 lead. Two plays later, he hit Johnson on the seam again for a 20-yard touchdown pass. He is part of a strong offensive line which has helped Loyalsock top 30 points in all but two games. So to come out and win a district championship is a great feeling to prove all our hard work paid off., We knew coming in we had to jump on them early and get off to a quick start and hope our defense could play well,, If that doesnt happen, were talking in a different light probably. 29 2023. He easily could have sat out another game Friday night, but the Montoursville senior running back wanted to play in a district championship game no matter how many good legs he had. Two plays later Patrick threw the first of his four touchdowns a 5-yard strike to Persing. Bennett made a spectacular diving catch for a 40-yard gain and the Warriors eventually reached the 1-yard line before Youngs 23-yard field goal made it 16-6 with 10:01 remaining. Its not one of us doing everything. Although a former football player for Red Tornadoes, Backes said wrestling became his favorite of the two sports. Montoursvilles defensive leader then made the play which sparked the offense. But unbeaten has its own destination in mind when the two teams face off Saturday in the High School Athletic Association championship game at Montoursville vs Athens Live Playoff: Class State Championship. We knew (Montoursville) was getting the ball in the second half, and that touchdown gave us more confidence and a boost in general.. I think our defense came to play. Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. . Not only is Pulizzi out but they are also down their number two slot-receiver and defensive prowess, starter Ben Conrad who will miss some time as well with an arm injury was seen in street clothes. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette The Ironmen won their second consecutive district title last night. On 10/28, the Montoursville varsity football team lost their away conference game against Loyalsock Township (Williamsport, PA) by a score of 48-14. And our defense did play well.. After the play Persing lined up for a punt return and took it all the way for a 90-yard return for a touchdown, juking out Warrior defenders on his way to the house for a 21-0 lead over Montoursville. And it revealed exactly who Jones and his teammates are. RECORDS: Montoursville 6-0. You always want to keep that mix of run and pass plays. It feels great., Thats a fast team and theyre physical all over the field,, We have to be physical and we were smashmouth. Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. Montoursville lost state leading rusher Rocco Pulizzi and four-year starter Dylan Moll to first-half injuries, but Jones ran for 98 yards, the defense shined and it defeated Loyalsock, 23-12, while capturing the Battle of the Bridge Trophy for a third straight year. Live scores from the Central Susquehanna Valley's biggest games! Well continue to work our tails off to try and become that team., I was preaching to our defense that we lost probably our two biggest playmakers on offense so we needed to pick it up which we did, Bennett said. But as Isaiah Fenner tried to pick up a bouncing ball at the 10-yard line, he was hit by Raup, who jarred the ball loose and fell on top of it to secure the win. 700 Mulberry Street Montoursville, PA 17754. Background: Montoursville has won four straight Battle for the Bridge games and Loyalsock is seeking its first win since 2017. Montoursville's Rocco Pulizzi, rushes for 33 yards in the first quarter Saturday night against Montoursville. Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. Unfortunately, we did and thats a bitter pill to swallow, however, the kids know leaving this game we can play with anybody, Van Fleet said. Montoursville's Matthew Conklin picks up yardage during a high school football game against Bald Eagle Area on Friday Sept. 23, 2022 at Montoursville. Jones ran as hard as his line blocked and the 5-foot-7, 165-pounder consistently gained tough yards. Nix has also rushed for 626 yards and 11 more scores for the high-powered Red Devils attack, which has piled up 564 points and averages 455 yards per game, almost evenly divided between the run and the pass. Anytime youre going up against a team with that kind of speed theyre going to get their big plays and theyre only getting better, Hanna said. Montoursville's Christian Banks records an interception against Danville on Friday night. Losing Rocco that first play and then Dylan Moll was a big loss for us, but we have guys that are ready. We all know what we have to do our job and the rest of it will take care of itself., For a while there it was going three-and-out, three-and-out. MARK NANCE/Sun-Gazette Correspondent MARK NANCE/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Conner Harrell, a North Carolina commit, exited the game early due to an injury, but returned in the second quarter to throw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns. The Warriors opened the season 4-1 and are the last team to beat Bald Eagle Area, doing so in Week 9. 2 Westlake (Austin) meets (12-1) Vandegrift (Austin) at DKR HsFootballHUB Memorial Stadium (Austin), while No. The Warriors continued to navigate short fields with ease, and it was passing game that took over late in the first half. Tom Knotts has a 61-0-1 record in his previous 62 games as the Silver Foxes head coach, and hasnt lost a postseason game since 2015. Montoursville has won a lot of big games over the years and is a two-time defending district champion. Were working with a lot of younger guys, theres a kind of trial by fire going on right now so thats how that will work and well see who does a good job for us, Hanna said. Dalenas second touchdown pass of the first half, a 7-yarder to Brayden Brown, put the Warriors up 14-7 with 3 minutes, 38 seconds to go in the first half. Cavanaugh produced 177 yards and went 4 for 4 on Loyalsocks final scoring drive before producing his 51st career touchdown on the 7-yard run. Patrick found Aaron Johnson down the seam for a 35-yard pickup on third-and-13 to extend the drive. It will no doubt be a big test for a team whose only defeat came on the road, at Troy. Its what weve been saying all year. Following a couple of penalties that pushed the Warriors back, Pulizzi took a handoff and raced 16 yards up the middle for his 16th rushing touchdown of the season with 4:50 left in the opening quarter. Give us the time and place and were going to come out and give it all we can and try our best to get the job done.. Thats a fast team and theyre physical all over the field, said Hanna. See details for pickup. Copyright Williamsport Sun-Gazette | https://www.sungazette.com | 252 W. Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA 17703 | 570-326-1551, When I said, Heath can you do this for us? he looked me in the eyes and said, Coach, Ive been waiting for this,', That told me this is the kid were going to give the ball to., I want to give Loyalsock a lot of credit. We didnt have any summer or spring practices so to take kids and put them in positions theyve never played before, I cant say enough about them., MIsaiah Fenner 10 run (kick blocked), 8:00, LJerVal Weeks-Shuler 21 pass from Chase Cavanaugh (kick blocked), 3:59, MDillon Young 45 pass from Maddix Dalena (Young kick), 1:08, MYoung 10 yard pass from Dalena (Young kick), 1:31, Rushes-yards 47-254 25-52, Passing yards 108 140, Total yards 362 192, Comp-Att-Int 6-14-2 11-22-1, Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0. RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montoursville's James Batkowski (22) returns a kick off during a high school football game against Bald Eagle Area on Friday Sept. 23, 2022 at Montoursville. We needed to replace (Rocco Pulizzi) and hes doing a nice job taking the bull by the horns. Everything going on with coach Boughton, its good to win it here with him here in front of the kids.. Frame, who had carried only 19 times all season, ran 10 times for 76 yards last night for Montoursville, hitting holes quickly and producing six runs of 8 yards or more. Whether it was Jones moving from fullback to tailback or CJ Signor going from center to fullback at halftime or Marco Pulizzi effectively replacing Moll in the secondary or Hunter Hanna anchoring a shuffled offensive line, Montoursville found a way to beat an excellent team for a second time in three weeks after overcoming similar obstacles against Danville in Week 3. They lost four games in a five-game stretch in the middle of the season, three of which came to teams which either won a district title or played in a district final. Ive said that a couple times I know this year, but Ive never gone through this., Its actually crazy to me that we have so many good players that can fill in behind the guys that are starting,, These kids at any other school would be playing every down, but we just have so many young guys that step up and they do their jobs and we overcame it tonight and we did it against Danville, too., Every day at practice our coach preaches to us that theres going to be some type of adversity, someone could get hurt and we dont know who its going to be and when its going to happen,, Losing Rocco that first play and then Dylan Moll was a big loss for us, but we have guys that are ready. Boughton had plenty to talk about with Matthew Conklin, as Conklin scored two touchdowns and ran for 167 yards on 20 carries. Loyalsock, Tyler Gee 4-52; JerVal Weeks-Shuler 4-49, TD; Naz Smith 2-27; Nick Barone 1-12. Central Columbia (2-7) has only scored nine points over its last five games. Boys Varsity Football. But thats football for you, and its tough., I dont know if words and describe how big that was, Persing said. I couldnt be more proud of an effort by a group of kids in a single game than I am tonight. Montoursville held on a fourth-and-2 at the 50 when Zavlen Allen and Corbin Frey stuffed BEAs Tre Greene at the line. It was a game either team could have won, though for much of it neither team looked like it should have won. We keep a guy in, they still get pressure We tried small adjustments, but we get a big play, then they get one back., Matt is giving us leadership on the offensive side,, We needed to replace (Rocco Pulizzi) and hes doing a nice job taking the bull by the horns. Evan Beiter won at No. Everyone is just getting that chemistry together., But (Central Columbia) has a bunch of young guys trying to get through things. Watch this highlight video of the Montoursville (PA) football team in its game Recap: Montoursville vs. Selinsgrove Area 2022 on Oct 21, 2022. The score just didnt fall Montoursvilles way. So were just looking to have a good week of practice.. Boughton watched the whole thing, spending much of the evening lined up along a fence circling the track behind his teams bench. This season has never been easy for the Warriors. Moll ran for 55 yards on eight carries after replacing Pulizzi but injured his thumb and was lost midway through the second quarter. Cole Yonkin has a team-high four and Tyler Lepley 3 1/2 in seven games. Dates: Saturday, November 5, 2022 SOUTH CENTRE TWP.-There was plenty to like about the way Montoursville played in a 35-0 win over Central Columbia on Friday night. Its more about us at this point than anyone that we are facing, so there are some little things that we need to clean up with guys in new positions, Hanna said. The Ironmen then kicked a field goal and added a five-yard rushing score soon after on their next possession early in the third quarter to go up 42-0. Something went wrong. Whether it was winning four of its last five games entering Fridays district final, or responding to each second-half Danville touchdown with one of their own to stay in striking distance, there was always an answer.
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