Hopson Sets D9 Single-Season Receiving, Catch Marks in DuBois Loss to Hollidaysburg

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (D9Sports) – DuBois’ Kyle Hopson set District 9 single-season records for receiving yards and catches, but the visiting Beavers couldn’t keep up with Hollidaysburg falling to the Golden Tigers, 35-21.

Hopson had 15 catches for 216 yards and a touchdown according to the Altoona Mirror. That gives junior unofficially 92 catches for 1,546 yards and 17 touchdowns on the season. That break the previous single-season yards receiving mark of 1,482 set by Port Allegany’s Nick Conway in 2012 and the previous D9 single-season catch mark of 88 set by Brockway’s Mike Vervoort in 2009. The single-season touchdown record was set in 2012 by Conway with 24.

Despite the monster game by Hopson, which was facilitated by a monster game from junior quarterback Matt Miller (31 of 56 passing, 362 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT), DuBois (6-4) couldn’t overcome a streak of 35 straight points from Hollidaysburg (6-4) after the Beavers took a 7-0 lead.

Following a 1-yard Brock Adams run that gave DuBois a 7-0 lead, Hollidaysburg scored the next 35 points, 21 in the third quarter, to take a 35-7 lead late in the third quarter.

Jarrett Cavalet led the Golden Tigers surge rushing for a pair of touchdowns and throwing a pair of scores. Cavalet was 8 of 14 for 137 yards passing and ran for 145 yards on 19 carries.

DuBois tried to rally with a 10-yard Matt Miller to Dylan McCluskey scoring pass late in the third quarter, but the Beavers only managed one more score – a Miller to Hopson 4-yard pass with 1:20 to play – the rest of the way.

Adams added 58 yards rushing on 18 carries for DuBois while adding four catches for 27 yards.

For Hopson, it’s his fourth 200-yard receiving game of the year and his third in a row. In those three games, he has 39 catches for 640 yards and seven touchdowns.

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