Late Drive Lifts Bison over Warr

Late Drive Lifts Bison over Warriors

By Brian Carson

LEWISTOWN-If Clearfield football coach Tim Janocko didn't quite

grasp the meaning of the old cliché; 'snatching victory from defeat,' he

definitely understands it now.

The Bison, down 20-14 late in the fourth quarter - displayed the

character that has won them 19 consecutive regular season contests - by

stopping Indian Valley on a goal-line stand and then marching on a 12-play,

96-yard drive for a game-winning, 21-20 victory at a soggy Mitchell Field on

The win improved Clearfield to 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in the

Mountain Athletic Conference's Seven Mountain's division, while the Warriors

fell to 1-2 and 0-1 in the conference.

"This was a heck of a game by both teams. Give Indian Valley a lot

credit. They played tough. The fans who stayed for this game got their money's

worth," said Janocko. "Our kids just refused to quit and that shows you the

character of this team. We had so many kids making big plays. Our guys kept

fighting and did a great job in that final drive."

With just over five minutes left in regulation, Indian Valley had a

first-and-goal at the 8. Three running plays put the Warriors on the 4-yard

line. Instead of going for the field goal, IV went for the fake, but the

pass fell incomplete with Clearfield taking over with 5:35 left.

Bison quarterback Andrew Janocko connected with Adam Jury and Curtis

Campman with 23-yard strikes to set up a first-and-10 at the 47 with 3:13 to

Janocko hit Beau Ryan, who led Clearfield with nine catches for 119

yards, for 17 yards and Campman scampered for 11, to set up a shop on the IV

19 with 2:30 left in regulation. Shane Davis followed with a five-yard blast

up the middle; Campman scooted around the right end for nine yards to make

it first-and goal from the 5 with 1:04 to go.

Janocko capped off the drive from a yard out with 19 seconds left.

Lucas Feathers made the big extra point for the 21-20 victory.

Campman, subbing for the injured Lucas Aughenbaugh at tailback,

finished the game with 137 yards on 24 carries. The senior also had three

receptions for 91 yards. Janocko ended his night by going 16-for-24 for 264

"Curtis Campman made a big catch. Our quarterback made some mistakes

in this game, but give him credit, he came through in the clutch," stated

Janocko. "He engineered a big-time drive and there were so many big plays.

It was a total team effort."

The Bison jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a

five-yard run by Campman and a four-yard score by Davis.

Indian Valley cut the deficit to 14-7 when Nam Shartzer capped a

9-play, 79-yard drive, by going in from the 4. Warrior QB Anthony Trutt

threw a strike to Jordan Brought on the slant for 59 yards that put the ball

on the Clearfield 6.

The Warriors took the lead with two scores in the third quarter. One

on a four-yard run by Trutt and the other came on a Thad Rosenberry 60-yard

interception return with 6:44 left in the period.

Then the torrential rains came and coupled with some lightning,

caused a 45-minute delay.

Clearfield travels to Bellefonte in a key league match-up on Friday.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Clearfield 14 0 0 7 -- 21

Indian Valley 0 7 13 0-- 20

C-C. Campman 5 run (Feathers kick), 9:18.

C-Davis 4 run (Feathers kick), 2:08.

Second quarter

IV-Shartzer 4 run (Keefer kick), 1:07.

IV-Trutt 4 run (Keefer kick), 9:13

IV-Rosenberry 60 interception return (kick failed), 6:40.

Fourth quarter

C-Janocko 1 run (Feathers kick), :19.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: Clearfield-C. Campman 24-137, Davis 9-34, Kephart 1-2, Janocko

5-(minus 11), TEAM 1-2. Indian Valley-Shartzer 13-51, Trutt 6-20, Thompson

5-5, Barber 3-3, Long 1-(minus 1).

PASSING: Clearfield-Janocko 16-24-264-0-3, Jury 1-1-18-0-0. Indian

Valley-Trutt 5-13-122-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0-0.

RECEIVING: Clearfield-Ryan 9-119, Jury 4-55, Campman 3-91, Morgan 1-7.

Indian Valley-Shartzer 4-63, Brought 1-59.

INTERCEPTIONS: Clearfield--None. Indian Valley-Rosenberry, Green, Rauch.

TEAM STATISTICS

First downs 18 7

Yards rushing 40-164 28-78

Passing (comp.-att.-int.) 17-25-3 5-13-0

Yards passing 272 122

Total yards 436 200

Fumbles lost 2-1 3-1

Penalties-yards 4-30 1-5

Punts-avg. 2-31.0 5-35.6

Around District 6:

Cumberland Valley 18, State College 17

The Little Lions fell to 0-3 on the season after squandering a 17-0 fourth quarter lead. Eagle quarterback Jordan Abner threw three TD passes in the quarter and finished the game with 243 yards on 23-of-34 passing. Greg Herrold had 10 receptions for Harrisburg (3-0).

Bellefonte 21, Huntingdon 13

Red Raider running back Josh Gentzel ran for 120 yards and two scores, as Bellefonte remained unbeaten on the season with the victory over the Bearcats. Huntingdon (1-2) had opened the game with a 7-0 lead but the Red Raiders charged back to improve to 3-0 on the season.

Bellwood-Antis 29, BEA 14

The Blue Devils improved to 2-1 on the season with the MAC Nittany Division victory over the Eagles. Bellwood racked up 471 yards of total offense, lead by the running of Josh Klinefelter, who amassed 276 yards on 30 carries. Bald Eagle Area dropped to 1-2 on the season.

Tyrone 47, Lewistown 6

The Golden Eagles improved to 3-0 on the season, handing the Panthers their first loss of the year in Mountain Athletic Conference action. Tyrone collected over 400 yards of total offense. Lewistown fell to 2-1.

Carlisle 27, Altoona 23

The Mountain Lions rallied from a 20-9 deficit to take a 23-20 lead, but it wasn't enough as Carlisle scored in the fourth for the victory. Altoona is now 0-3 on the season.

Bishop Guilfoyle 15, Delone Catholic 14

The Marauders, down 14-7 with five minutes left in regulation, scored on a touchdown pass from Lance Phillips to Sean McConnell for the score. Tommy Seasoltz then scored the two-point conversion giving BG (2-1) the win.

Bishop McDevitt 49, Hollidaysburg 7

Bedford 28, Forest Hills 7

Chestnut Ridge 29, Claysburg-Kimmel 0

Everett 14, West Branch 6

Bishop Carroll 34, Richland 19

Bishop McCort 41, Somerset 6

Blairsville 37, Northern Cambria 20

Central 28, Cambria Heights 14

Conemaugh Valley 21, North Star 3

Glendale 20, Williamsburg 14

Ligonier Valley 14, Marion Center 13

Moshannon Valley 46, Mount Union 0

Penn Cambria 28, Central Cambria 21

Philipsburg-Osceola 28, Penns Valley 0

Portage 30, Berlin Brothersvalley 7

Southern Huntingdon 37, Juniata Valley 6

United 22, Penns Manor 0

Erie Central 16, Central Mountain 14

Saturday Games:

Shade @ Ferndale

Johnstown @ Westmont-Hilltop

Saltsburg @ Laurel Valley