Tyrone Clinches Top Spot in D6-AA Playoffs

By Brian Carson

       LEWISTOWN-The Tyrone Golden Eagles clinched the top seed in the District 6 Class AA playoffs with a dominating 47-13 victory over Indian Valley on Friday.

       Tyrone, the fourth ranked team in the state, rolled up 429 yards of total offense to up its record to 8-0 on the season. The Warriors, held to only 161 total yards, dropped to 2-6 on the year.

       "We beat a fine program. I have so much respect for (Indian Valley coach) Gawen Stoker. He's got a young team and they're going to be really good in the future," said Tyrone head coach John Franco. "Our kids played really hard.really well.

       "I thought our offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage and the whole tempo of the game. Our skill kids made some great plays and our defense was dominating. I thought we played well in just about every area tonight."

       The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 21-0 lead after one quarter, scoring on all three drives.

       Brinton Mingle capped a 7-play, 44-yard drive with a TD run from seven yards out. Lester Stotler made the PAT for the 7-0 lead at the 7:05 mark.

       After a Johnny Franco interception gave the ball to Tyrone at mid-field, Leonard Wilson ran a quarterback draw for 43 yards down to the IV 7. Two plays later, Mingle, who finished with 118 yards on 15 carries, bulled in from two yards out for the 14-0 advantage.

       Trey Brockett recovered a Warrior fumble and the Golden Eagles would score again when Franco scampered in from the 16 for the TD with no time left on the clock.

       The Golden Eagles would make it 33-7 with two more scores before the half. Wilson connected on a four-yard score to Tyler Gillmen at the 6:19 mark and Shane Barr snagged a 13-yard pass with 13 seconds left in the half.

       Indian Valley would get avoid the shutout when Jordan Brought caught a 19-yard TD from Anthony Trutt with 1:56 on the clock.

       "Tyrone football is hard-hitting, whether we're good, mediocre or poor. That's the one thing we will always do is hit hard," Franco stated. "Indian Valley made some good plays near the end of the first half, but we responded well in the second half."

       The Golden Eagles took advantage of another IV fumble and Mingle made it 40-7 with his third touchdown of the game - this one coming from seven yards out.

       Tyrone's final score of the evening came on a 4-play, 51-yard drive that ended with Marvin Williams blasting up the middle for the one-yard touchdown.

       The Golden Eagles finished with 316 yards rushing. In addition to Mingle, Franco had 66 yards on six carries and Wilson, who was 8-of-10 passing for 113 yards, collected 48 yards on two attempts. Barr led the Tyrone receivers with four catches for 75 yards.

       "This was a good performance tonight. I think we're solid in all areas," said Franco. "We aren't as talented as last year's squad, but we are stronger in some areas compared to last season.

       "We don't have the star power that we've had in the past, but we're a much more balanced team. Offensively, we can run the ball inside and outside. Our quarterback can run and throw. Defensively, we're tough. We are tough inside, quick outside and our secondary is real good. So what we like in start quality - we make up for in our balance."

       Tyrone hosts Penns Valley on Friday.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Tyrone               21 12 14 0 - 47

Indian Valley       0 7 0 6-13

First quarter

T-Mingle 7 run (Stotler kick), 7:05.

T-Mingle 2 run (Stotler kick), 2:15.

T-Franco 16 run (Stotler kick), :00.

Second quarter

T-Gillmen 4 pass from Wilson (kick failed), 6:19.

IV-Brought 19 pass from Trutt (Keefer kick), 1:56.

T-Barr 13 pass from Wilson (kick failed), :13.

Third quarter

T-Mingle 7 run (Stotler kick), 8:18.

T-M. Williams 1 run (Rudasil kick), 6:17.

Fourth quarter

IV-Shartzer 1 run (kick failed), 11:06.

 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: Tyrone-Mingle 15-118, Franco 6-66, Wilson 2-48, Tate 4-30, Gillmen 2-25, Brockett 1-15, Leader 3-7, Walk 2-6, B. Williams 1-3, M. Williams 1-1, Golden 5-(minus 3). Indian Valley-Shartzer 8-39, Barber 2-30, Hockenberry 3-13, Long 2-12, Hartman 1-2, Kratzer 1-(minus 6), Thompson 4-(minus 10), Trutt 6-(minus 14).

PASSING: Tyrone-Wilson 8-10-0-113, Golden 0-0-0-0. Indian Valley-Trutt 6-10-1-50, Long 2-5-0-45, Kratzer 0-0-0-0.

RECEIVING: Tyrone-Barr 4-75, Gillmen 2-11, Brockett 1-15, Morrow 1-12. Indian Valley-Brought 2-24, Green 2-23, Rosenberry 1-22, Barber 1-12, Shartzer 1-9, Reigle 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tyrone--Franco. Indian Valley-None.

 

TEAM STATISTICS               T         IV

First downs                              23        12

Yards rushing                       42-316   27-66

Passing (comp.-att.-int.)       8-10-0   8-15-1

Yards passing                          113      95

Total yards                               429      161

Fumbles lost                            1-1      5-2

Penalties-yards                        6-35    3-26

Punts-avg.                                0-0      2-31

District 6 Roundup:

Bellefonte 49, Penns Valley 21

The Red Raiders improved to 7-1 on the season and clinched the top seed for the D6 Class AAA playoffs with the victory over the Rams (2-6). Josh Gentzel scored three touchdowns and his 165 yards put across the 1,000-yard plateau for the season. The junior now has 1,065 yards on the year. Belefonte's Nate Carson collected two touchdowns in the game - one on a 43-yard interception return and the second on a 14-yard catch.

State College 50, JFK, Ohio 8

Ben Ganter tossed threw touchdown passes to lead the Little Lions to their fifth consecutive victory and closer to a spot in the D-3/6 standings. State College (5-3) rolled up 208 yards rushing and the defense clamped down the JFK offense for six sacks.

Lewistown 22, P-O 7

The Panthers clinched their first district playoff berth in school history with a victpry over the Mounties (2-6). Lewistown (4-4) scored two touchdowns in the second half - one on a 41-yard interception return by Jamal Montanez and the other on a Nick Knable 5-yard score.

Huntingdon 56, BEA 8

The Bearcats clinched the number two seed in the district playoffs and assured themselves a home contest with the defeat of the Eagles on Friday. The Bearcats (6-2) turned four Bald Eagle Area (1-7) turnovers into points to take a 28-0 lead at the half and never look back. Kyle Kyper had two touchdown throws and Bucky Culbertson two TD runs for the Bearcats.

Richland 17, Central 14 (OT)

Matthias Zahn kicked a 20-yard field goal in overtime to give the Rams (3-5) the comeback victory over the Scarlet Dragons (2-6). Down 14-7 with only 47 seconds left in regulation, Richland tailback Andy Rubal scored from 14 yards out to send the game into overtime. In OT, Central was stopped on a fourth-and-goal from the 1, allowing Zahn to kick the winning field goal.

Bishop Carroll 25, Penn Cambria 0

Paul Forcellini rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns, while cracking the 1,000 mark for the third time to keep the Huskies undefeated at 8-0. The Panthers (5-3) were held to only 180 yards of total offense. Bishop Carroll quarterback Brock Lauer was 8-of-13 for 126 yards and a touchdown, while Adam Crookshank intercepted two passes.

United 31, Northern Cambria 8

Zach Stefanko rushed for 149 yards and touchdown, while backfield mate Adam Mack collected 143 yards and three TDs to lead the Lions (6-2) to the victory over the Colts (2-6) in a Heritage Conference clash.

Harrisburg 35, Altoona 7

Backup QB Quincy Roberts threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cougars (7-1) to victory over the Mountain Lions (3-5) in Mid-Penn Conference action. Roberts was 9-of-14 on the day.

Chambersburg 41, Hollidaysburg 3

Josh Truman scored on a 103-yard interception return and Tyler Perry rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Trojans (2-6) to the win over the Golden Tigers (3-5) in Mid-Penn action.

Cedar Cliff 34, Central Mountain 17

LenDale Lee ran for 206 yards and four touchdowns - one of those for 86 yards - as the Colts (3-5) won the non-league contest over the Wildcats (2-6) on Friday.

Friday's Scores:

Cedar Cliff (Dist 3 AAAA 3-5-0) 34 Central Mountain (Dist 6 AAA 2-6-0) 17

Chambersburg (Dist 3 AAAA 2-6-0) 41 Hollidaysburg (Dist 6 AAAA 3-5-0) 3

Harrisburg (Dist 3 AAAA 7-1-0) 35 Altoona (Dist 6 AAAA 3-5-0) 7

Bedford (Dist 5 AA 6-2-0) 35 Somerset (Dist 6 AAA 0-8-0) 0

Windber (Dist 5 A 8-0-0) 38 Ferndale (Dist 6 A 1-7-0) 0

Bellefonte (Dist 6 AAA 7-1-0) 49 Penns Valley (Dist 6 AA 2-6-0) 21

Bellwood-Antis (Dist 6 A 7-1-0) 55 Moshannon Valley (Dist 6 A 5-3-0) 16

Bishop Carroll (Dist 6 A 8-0-0) 25 Penn Cambria (Dist 6 AA 5-3-0) 0

Bishop Guilfoyle (Dist 6 A 5-3-0) 34 Mount Union (Dist 6 A 1-7-0) 6

Blairsville (Dist 6 A 7-1-0) 28 Ligonier Valley (Dist 6 A 4-4-0) 14

Glendale (Dist 6 A 3-5-0) 46 West Branch (Dist 6 A 2-6-0) 0

Huntingdon (Dist 6 AAA 6-2-0) 56 Bald Eagle Area (Dist 6 AA 1-7-0) 8

Johnstown (Dist 6 AAA 4-4-0) 35 Central Cambria (Dist 6 AA 2-6-0) 21

Juniata Valley (Dist 6 A 7-1-0) 54 Williamsburg (Dist 6 A 0-8-0) 7

Lewistown (Dist 6 AAA 4-4-0) 22 Philipsburg-Osceola (Dist 6 AA 2-6-0) 7

Penns Manor (Dist 6 A 2-6-0) 20 Saltsburg (Dist 6 A 1-7-0) 12

Purchase Line (Dist 6 AA 5-3-0) 26 Laurel Valley (Dist 6 A 4-4-0) 7

Richland (Dist 6 A 3-5-0) 17 Central (Dist 6 AA 2-6-0) 14 OT

Southern Huntingdon (Dist 6 A 7-1-0) 42 Claysburg-Kimmel (Dist 6 A 3-5-0) 17

State College (Dist 6 AAAA 5-3-0) 50 John F. Kennedy Cleve OH (Dist 94 AAAA 7-2-0) 8

Tyrone (Dist 6 AA 8-0-0) 47 Indian Valley (Dist 6 AAA 2-6-0) 13

United (Dist 6 A 6-2-0) 31 Northern Cambria (Dist 6 A 2-6-0) 8