BROCKWAY, Pa. – Jon Wood exploded for 330 total offensive yards including a pair of touchdown passes and two scores on the ground to lead Brockway to a 35-14 victory over Curwensville.
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Wood went 13-of-19 for 172 yards, two touchdown passes and an interception while carrying the ball 23 times for 159 yards and two scores.
Conner Ford capped off a six-play 55-yard drive to start the game with a 1-yard touchdown run to put the Rovers up 7-0.
Ford finished the game with 13 carries for 76 yards while adding four receptions for 49 yards. Ben Glasl was the leading Rovers receiver with six catches for 79 yards.
A missed 41-yard field goal attempt by Curwensville set up Brockway’s second score of the game with Wood finding Ford wide open in the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown reception.
Curwensville answered by driving down to the Brockway seven-yard line after a 36-yard reception from Jake McCracken. However, a bad snap that flew past McGarry gave the ball back to the Rovers at their own 30-yard line.
Brockway went 70 yards on nine plays to extend their lead to 21-0 after an 18-yard touchdown catch from Braidon Smith.
Smith also added two interceptions on defense for the Rovers.
Zach Holland got the Tide on the board before halftime with a 52-yard touchdown run.
Wood scored the final two Rovers touchdowns with a 7-yard run and a 51-yard run.
Duane Brady added a 5-yard touchdown run with a minute left in the fourth and led the Tide offensively with 17 carries for 113 yards. McGarry went 8-of-14 for 72 yards and two interceptions while Zach Holland rushed for 67 yards and a score on five carries.
REDBANK VALLEY 54, PUNXSUTAWNEY 14
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – Freshman Cam Wagner threw three touchdown passes, including a pair to Sam Hetrick, as Redbank Valley ended a two-game losing streak with a 54-14 win at Punxsutawney.
Wagner was 14-for-26 for 191 yards and threw touchdowns passes of 9 and 51 yards to Hetrick while also hitting Javin Brentzel with a 5-yard touchdown pass.
Ray Shreckengost also scored three times on the ground and ran 12 times for 107 yards. He found pay dirt on runs of 42, 6 and nine yards.
Hudson Martz (6 yards) and Justin Ferringer (6 yards) also scored on the ground for the Bulldogs (8-2). Martz ran eight times for 82 yards with Ferringer adding three carries for 30 yards.
Max London caught a 47-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Hetrick while Kameron Falgout ran for a 27-yard touchdown for the Chucks (0-10), who have lost 16 in a row.