Running Game Leads Bearcats To V

Running Game Leads Bearcats To Victory

LEWISTOWN-Bucky Culbertson rushed for 184 yards and two scores to lead Huntingdon to the 34-0 Mountain Athletic Conference win over Lewistown, Friday night at Mitchell Field.

The Bearcats improved to 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in the Seven Mountains Division of the MAC. The Panthers fell to 2-2 on the year and 0-1 in league play.

"It was important for us to establish the run and we did that. It started coming around against Bellefonte last week and we improved on it in this game," said Huntingdon head coach Jim Zauzig.

The Bearcat defense had its bend don't break moments in the first half, stopping the Panthers short after drives of 14 and 12 plays gave Lewistown nothing but goose eggs to show for their efforts.

"Our defense has been bending a lot, but they're starting to come around," Zauzig remarked. "Your momentum is controlled by the defense and the offense feeds off of that. That's what we did tonight."

After a scoreless first quarter, Huntingdon struck gold when quarterback Kyle Kyper connected with Mike Jones on a deep post from 40 yards out. Mark Blumling's PAT made it 7-0 with 9:50 left in the first half.

The Bearcats made it 14-0 just before halftime, when Tim Rohrer bulled in from five yards out to cap a 6-play, 65-yard drive. Culbertson carried five times for 60 yards to spur the offensive series.

"For most of the first half we came out and played good football. The mistakes we made took us out of scoring opportunities," said Lewistown head coach Alan Muir. "We're working hard on the mental aspect, but just like life, not everything is going to go our way all the time.

"We have to come back and prepare for Clearfield. We're hustling and working hard. Things just didn't go our way tonight."

Huntingdon took their opening drive of the second half and marched 80 yards to make it 20-0 with 5:30 to go in the quarter. Rohrer plunged in from two yards out for his second TD. Kyper had runs of 25 and 31 yards to key the drive.

After a Lewistown punt and penalty gave the Bearcats the ball on the Panther 33, Culbertson recorded his first score of the night on a 33-yard gallop to paydirt. The PAT made it 27-0.

Huntingdon closed out the scoring with a Culbertson blast up the middle for three yards.

"The score doesn't indicate the kind of game it was. It was a chess match," said Zauzig. "Alan Muir is a good coach and he's doing good things at Lewistown.

"This league is very competitive. You can throw a hat over all six of us. There's a lot of balance. We're young and I think we're going to pick it up here in the second half of the season and do well."

The Bearcats out-gained the Panthers 339-162. Chris Tressler paced Lewistown with 73 yards on 16 attempts.

Huntingdon hosts Punxsutawney, while Lewistown travels to Clearfield on Friday.

H-Jones 40 pass from Kyper (Blumling kick), 9:50.

H-Rohrer 5 run (Blumling kick), :54.

H-Rohrer 2 run (kick failed), 5:30.

H-Culbertson 33 run (Blumling kick), 2:55.

H-Culbertson 3 run (Blumling kick), 6:44.

RUSHING: Huntingdon-Culbertson 23-184, Kyper 4-59, Rohrer 5-31, Trice 2-6, Young 2-4, Cousins 1-3, Jones 1-0. Lewistown-Tressler 16-73, Knable 10-31, McMahon 3-21, McClellan 6-16, Snook 4-1, Wilson 1-(minus 5).

PASSING: Huntingdon-Kyper 2-8-52-1-0. Lewistown-Snook 5-11-16-0-1, Wilson 2-3-9-0-0.

RECEIVING: Huntingdon-Jones 1-40, Reed 1-12. Lewistown-Deans 4-11, Knable 1-5, Haines 1-5, Baker 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Huntingdon--Jones. Lewistown--None.

Yards rushing 38-287 40-137

Passing (comp.-att.-int.) 2-8-0 7-14-1

Bellefonte 40, Clearfield 34 OT

Quarterback Chris Snare hit Zach Robbins for a 6-yard touchdown pass to give the Red Raiders (4-0) the overtime victory over the Bison (3-1). The win was the first by a Bellefonte team over Clearfield since 1999. The Red Raiders are 4-0 for the first time since 1969.

Nate Carson scored two touchdowns, one on a 51-yard TD reception, and the other on a 74-yard punt return. Josh Gentzel collected 148 yards and scored three times for Bellefonte. Andrew Janocko led the Bison with 174 yards passing.

State College 21, Altoona 17

Little Lion defender Andrew Kerr intercepted a pass in the end zone to give State College (1-3) its first victory of the season. The Mountain Lions fell to 1-3 on the season. Ben Ganter was 18-of-25 for 177 yards, while Justin Masorti scored twice to pace the Little Lions. A.J. Alexander ran picked up 90 yards for Altoona.

The Golden Eagles remained unbeaten on the year by handing the Eagles their third loss in four games. Tyler Gillmen rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, while Brinton Mingle collected two scores and 67 yards on the ground. Quarterback Leonard Wilson was 6-of-9 for 114 yards and a TD pass. Wilson also collected a score on the ground.

Bishop Guilfoyle 20, P-O 7

The Marauder defense held the Mounties to only 116 total yards, while BG quarterback Tom Seasoltz scored twice to lift the Marauders to the .500 mark at 2-2 on the season. The Mounties fell to 1-3 overall.

Indian Valley 14, Punxsutawney 0

The Warriors improved to 2-2 on the season with a shutout over the Chucks (0-4) on Friday. Fullback Nam Shartzer rushed for 74 yards with one touchdown to lead Indian Valley.

Bishop Carroll 14, Bishop McCort 13 OT

The Huskies blocked a Crusher extra-point attempt in the overtime session to remain unbeaten at 4-0 on the season. Bishop McCort fell to 3-1 on the season. Paul Forcellini had a 96-yard kickoff return for Bishop Carroll.

Bellwood-Antis 55, Mount Union 14

The Blue Devils collected their third straight win after a season opening loss and gave head coach John Hayes the 200th win of his coaching career. The Trojans fell to 0-4 on the season.

Bellefonte (Dist 6 AAA 4-0-0) 40 Clearfield (Dist 9 AAA 3-1-0) 34 1OT

Bellwood-Antis (Dist 6 A 3-1-0) 55 Mount Union (Dist 6 A 0-4-0) 14

Bishop Carroll (Dist 6 A 4-0-0) 14 Bishop McCort (Dist 6 AA 3-1-0) 13 1OT

Bishop Guilfoyle (Dist 6 A 2-2-0) 20 Philipsburg-Osceola (Dist 6 AA 1-3-0) 7

Central Cambria (Dist 6 AA 2-2-0) 44 Cambria Heights (Dist 6 AA 0-4-0) 14

Central Mountain (Dist 6 AAA 1-3-0) 31 Red Land (Dist 3 AAA 1-3-0) 21

Conemaugh Valley (Dist 6 A 4-0-0) 21 Conemaugh Township (Dist 5 A 1-3-0) 7

Forest Hills (Dist 6 AA 3-1-0) 34 Central (Dist 6 AA 1-3-0) 7

Huntingdon (Dist 6 AAA 2-2-0) 34 Lewistown (Dist 6 AAA 2-2-0) 0

Indian Valley (Dist 6 AAA 2-2-0) 14 Punxsutawney (Dist 9 AAA 0-4-0) 0

Johnstown (Dist 6 AAA 2-2-0) 40 Richland (Dist 6 A 1-3-0) 14

Juniata Valley (Dist 6 A 3-1-0) 48 Claysburg-Kimmel (Dist 6 A 1-3-0) 7

Ligonier Valley (Dist 6 A 2-2-0) 21 Homer Center (Dist 6 A 1-3-0) 7

Northern Cambria (Dist 6 A 2-2-0) 20 Saltsburg (Dist 6 A 1-3-0) 15

Portage (Dist 6 A 4-0-0) 42 Meyersdale (Dist 5 A 1-3-0) 7

Purchase Line (Dist 6 AA 4-0-0) 37 Penns Manor (Dist 6 A 0-4-0) 0

Southern Huntingdon (Dist 6 A 4-0-0) 55 Williamsburg (Dist 6 A 0-4-0) 12

State College (Dist 6 AAAA 1-3-0) 21 Altoona (Dist 6 AAAA 1-3-0) 17

Tyrone (Dist 6 AA 4-0-0) 42 Bald Eagle Area (Dist 6 AA 1-3-0) 14

West Branch (Dist 6 A 1-3-0) 20 Tussey Mountain (Dist 5 A 2-2-0) 19

Westmont-Hilltop (Dist 6 AA 3-1-0) 33 Somerset (Dist 6 AAA 0-4-0) 6

Bedford (Dist 5 AA 2-2-0) 28 Penn Cambria (Dist 6 AA 3-1-0) 12

Berlin Brothersvalley (Dist 5 A 3-1-0) 27 Ferndale (Dist 6 A 1-3-0) 16

Chestnut Ridge (Dist 5 AA 4-0-0) 27 Penns Valley (Dist 6 AA 0-4-0) 7

DuBois (Dist 9 AAAA 4-0-0) 21 Hollidaysburg (Dist 6 AAAA 2-2-0) 6

North Star (Dist 5 A 1-2-0) @ Blacklick Valley (Dist 6 A 0-3-0)

Blairsville (Dist 6 A 3-0-0) @ United (Dist 6 A 2-1-0)

Laurel Valley (Dist 6 A 2-1-0) @ Marion Center (Dist 6 AA 1-2-0)