Herald staff
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Six of the eight remaining games on the schedule Friday night were key District 10 region games.
In Region 1-A, West Middlesex beat Farrell, 38-6; Sharpsville defeated Conneaut, 30-27 and Kennedy Catholic stunned the Mustangs in Mercer, 18-13.
In Region 3, Grove City posted a 20-6 win over Reynolds; Sharon suffered a tough loss to Titusville, 35-33, and Greenville routed Saegertown, 42-6.
In non-region action, the Franklin Knights ended a 14-game losing streak with a 28-24 win over Lakeview and Brookfield topped Struthers, 26-13, in a battle of previously-unbeaten programs.
The following were reported to The Herald:
ä Kennedy Catholic 18, Mercer 13 — At Mercer, the visiting Golden Eagles unleased a powerful aerial attack to pull off the key Region 1-A victory.
The combination of junior quarterback Brennan Wassil and senior running back Jeff Thompkins accounted for two touchdowns of 40 and 64 yards. In all Thompkins had 5 catches for an amazing 172 yards.
The other KC touchdown also came through the air as Wassil connected with Jacob Feeney on a 15-yard scoring pass.
For Mercer, quarterback Logan Clarke scored on a 5-yard run and also fired a 5-yard pass to Vik Rymniak.
For the Golden Eagles of coach Archie Donofrio, it was a welcome victory after a tough 6-0 loss at Farrell last weekend when the Golden Eagles saw several scoring attempts stymied deep in Farrell territory.
Kennedy is 1-1 in the region and 1-2 overall. Mercer falls to 0-2, 1-2.
ä Grove City 20, Reynolds 6 — At Forker Field in Grove City, coach Jeff Bell’s Eagles (2-0, 3-0) scored a pair of touchdowns in the 1st quarter and went on to win the Region 3 clash against the Raiders (1-1, 2-1).
GC took a 7-0 lead in the 1st frame on a 7-yard touchdown run by Harold Price and Dylan Motta.
The Eagles went up 13-0 later in the quarter on a 35-yard TD pass from Jared Graham to Foster Reznor. The extra-point kick failed.
Reynolds cut the lead to 13-6 in the 2nd quarter on a 2-yard TD run by Michael Millero. The PAT failed.
GC extended its lead to 20-6 in the 3rd quarter on an 11-yard run by Graham and Motta’s extra-point kick.
Graham was 5-of-6 for 115 yards for GC and Price led the team in rushing with 71 yards on 11 carries.
ä West Middlesex 38, Farrell 6 — The host Big Reds had lost 5 straight games to the Steelers, but early on Friday the Reds showed that streak was coming to an end. West Middlesex built an early 14-0 margin, moved to 25-6 at intermission and never looked back.
West Middlesex was sparked by speedster Luke Patten who tallied 4 touchdowns on a 52-yard pass reception from Try Staunch, runs of 13 and 27 yards and a 30-yard pick-six. Patten finished the day with 141 yards on 16 carries.
The other TD for the Big Reds came on a 19-yard pass from Staunch to Sage Pope. The Reds amased 383 yards of offense in dominating fashion.
Not to be outdone, the Big Reds defense forced a pair of safeties.
Farrell’s lone score came in the second quarter on a 58-yard spring by Dewayne Burns.
The victory lifted coach Jason McElhaney’s Reds to 1-0 in Region 1-A and 2-1 overall, while Farrell fell to 1-1 and 2-1.
ä Sharpsville 30, Conneaut 27 — At McCracken Field in Sharpsville, the Blue Devils (2-0, 3-0) held a 22-0 lead after the 1st quarter and held on for the Region 1-A win in a thriller against Conneaut (0-2, 1-2).
Sharpsville went up 6-0 in the 1st on a 4-yard run by Derrick Odem. The extra-point kick failed. Ross Llewellyn then scored on a 20-yard run and quarterback Bryan Stafford added a 59-yard run. Tyler Luchey and Stafford tacked on 2-point conversions after those scores for the 22-0 lead.
Conneaut cut the lead to 22-13 by halftime with a pair of 2nd-quarter TDs by QB Jon Onderko (18-yard run) and Elijah Anderton (2 run).
In the 3rd, Conneaut trimmed the lead to 22-20 on a 4-yard pass from Onderko to Tyler Bartlett and a PAT.
Coach Paul Piccirilli’s Blue Devils extended the lead to 30-20 in the 4th quarter on a 9-yard run by Llewellyn, who then scored on a 2-point conversion run.
Conneaut closed out the scoring on a 59-yard run by Bartlett and an extra-point kick.
Odem rushed for 113 yards on 22 carries while Stafford was 4-of-5 for 54 yards and 1 pick. Anderton had 136 yards rushing on 26 totes for Conneaut.
ä Titusville 35, Sharon 33 — At Sharon, the visiting Rockets shocked the home squad with a late-game rally in the Region 3-AA clash.
Sharon built a 27-16 halftime lead and appeared en route to a second straight league victory. However things didn’t go well from there.
Still, Sharon had a chance late in the game. The Tigers pulled off a flea-flicker play with Rodgers pitching back to Carnell Hawkins who then fired a strike to Kwentel Teague for a play good for a 56-yard score that cut the Rockets margin to 35-33. However, a game-tying pass for points after failed and Sharon fell to 1-1 in the region and 1-2 overall.
Tigers quarterback Jesse Rodgers scored three touchdowns in the contest on runs of 25, 58 and 21 yards. He also hooked up with Hawkins on a 67-yard pass play.
For Titusville (1-1, 2-1), Xavier DeRose tallied 3 TDs on runs of 3, 6 and 22 yards. Jayce Corklin scored on a 27 yard run and Stearns kicked a 20-yard field goal. Titusville also recorded a pair of safeties which contributed heavily to the victory.
For Sharon defensively, Troy Hejazi had 2 fumble recoveries and an interception, while Smith-Austin also had an interception.
ä Brookfield 26, Struthers 13 — At Wildcat Stadium in Struthers, Ryan Mosora rushed for 178 yards on 25 carries and 2 touchdowns as the Warriors (4-0) topped the Wildcats (3-1) in a battle of previously-unbeaten teams.
Struthers took a 6-0 lead in the 2nd quarter on a 22-yard TD pass from Gary Muntean to Tommy Kimbrough. The extra-point attempt failed.
Brookfield cut the lead to 7-6 prior to the break on an 11-yard scoring strike from Jeremy Quinlan to Jimmy Quinlan. Jeremy booted the PAT for the slim lead.
Brookfield took control in the 3rd quarter with a pair of scores by Mosora. The senior running back scored on runs of 5 and 24 yards. The PAT attempts failed on both TDs.
Coach Randy Clark’s Warriors then went up 26-6 in the 4th frame on a 30-yard interception return by Jeremy Quinlan. He added the PAT after his pick-6.
Struthers’ Kimbrough returned a kickoff 85 yards to close out the scoring for both teams.
Quinlan had 109 rushing yards on 19 carries and was 8-of-13 for 55 yards passing.
The Brookfield defense shut down Struthers standout senior RB David Stewart. He only had 41 yards on 15 totes.
ä Greenville 42, Saegertown 6 — At Saegertown, the Trojans of coach Brian Herrick looked impressive in the first victory of the season.
The win lifted Greenville to 1-1 in Region 3-AA and 1-2 overall. Saegertown is 0-2, 0-3.
Tyler Fattman and and Luke Houpt each scored a pair of touchdowns for Greenville. Fattman tallied on runs of 60 and 5 yards while Houpt hit paydirt form 3 and 44 yards. Jacob Riffe scored on a 13-yard sprint and Cody Nellis on a 21-yard run for Greenville.
Lance Neuscheler tallied on a 20-yard run for Saegertown’s lone points.
ä Franklin 28, Lakeview 24 — At Franklin, the Knights (1-2) notched the program’s first win in 2 seasons.
Former Farrell High standout Forrest Wested was instrumental, rushing and passing for touchdowns and also hauling in another.
Wested’s 1-yard plunge with 15 ticks to play proved decisive.
Wested forged Franklin’s first win after 14 consecutive setbacks with a 10-carry, 95-yard rushing effort, 6-for-13, 45-yard passing performance, and a half-dozen receptions for another 73 yards.
Lakeview speedster Blake Reddick roared to a game-high 17-carry, 178-yard rushing outing that included 64-, 35- and 50-yard scoring sprints. However, reportedly Reddick sustained an injury, the extent of which was not known as of press time.
Also fo Lakeview (2-1), Zach VanDusen rushed for 115 yards on 19 carries, including a 6-yard 4th-quarter TD that staked the Sailors to a short-lived 24-14 lead.
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KENNEDY 0 6 12 0 18
MERCER 0 6 0 7 13
Scoring plays
KC — Thompkins, 40 pass from Wassil (kick failed)
M — Clarke, 5 run (pass failed)
KC — Thompkins, 64 pass from Wassil (kick failed)
KC — Feeney, 15 pass from Wassil (kick failed)
M — Rymniak, 5 pass from Clarke (Hoffman kick)
Team stats
KENNEDY MERCER
10 First downs 19
92 Rushing yards 195
212 Passing yards 140
11-8-0 Att-comp-int 17-8-1
304 Total yards 335
0-0 Fumbles-lost 1-0
4-45 Penalties-yards lost 4-30
Individual stats
Rushing: KENNEDY CATHOLIC — Thompkins 11-3, Leipheimer 8-27, Wassil 14-63, Bernat 1-(-5), Cathey 1-4; MERCER — Clark 15-40, Leonard 9-86, O’Brien 10-27, Slagle 8-34, Nan 1-8.
Passing: KENNEDY CATHOLIC — Wassil 8-11-0-212; MERCER — Clark 8-17-1-140.
Receiving: KENNEDY CATHOLIC — Thompkins 5-172, Leipheimer 1-10, Feeney 2-30; MERCER — Rymniak 2-22, Leonard 2-47, Nan 2-45, O’Brien 2-26.
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REYNOLDS 0 6 0 0 6
GROVE CITY 13 0 7 0 20
Scoring plays
GC — Price, 7 run (Motta kick)
GC — Reznor, 35 pass from Graham (kick failed)
R — Millero, 2 run (kick failed)
GC — Graham, 11 run (Motta kick)
Team stats
REYNOLDS GROVE CITY
8 First downs 8
135 Rushing yards 151
23 Passing yards 115
8-3-1 Att-comp-int 6-5-0
158 Total yards 266
3-3 Fumbles-lost 0-0
4-20 Penalties-yards lost 9-70
Individual stats
Rushing: REYNOLDS — N/A; GROVE CITY — Price 11-71, Reznor 11-46.
Passing: REYNOLDS — N/A; GROVE CITY — Graham 6-5-0-115.
Receiving: REYNOLDS — N/A; GROVE CITY — Reznor 1-35, Price 1-34, Trinch 2-13.
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FARRELL 0 6 0 0 6
MIDDLESEX 14 9 13 2 38
Scoring plays
WM — Patten, 52 pass from Staunch (Staunch kick)
WM — Pope, 19 pass from Staunch (Staunch kick)
F — Burns, 58 run (kick failed)
WM — Patten, 13 run (Staunch kick)
WM — Safety
WM — Patten, 30 interception return (Staunch kick)
WM — Patten, 27 run (kick failed)
WM — Safety
Team stats
FARRELL W.MIDDLESEX
8 First downs 17
95 Rushing yards 234
53 Passing yards 149
17-7-1 Att-comp-int 15-10-1
148 Total yards 383
3-0 Fumbles-lost 3-2
10-68 Penalties-yards lost 9-72
Individual stats
Rushing: FARRELL — Burns 6-81, Jackson 5-24, Johnson 7-12, Phillips 2-6, Graham 1-4, Pinkins 1-2, Goudy 7-8, Holloway 1-0, Gavins 1-0; WEST MIDDLESEX — Patten 16-141, Gladysz 4-50, Mirizio 7-29, Staunch 5-14, Trippy 2-11, Lucich 2-6, Pape 1-0, Rust 1-0.
Passing: FARRELL — Goudy 7-11-1; WEST MIDDLESEX — Staunch 10-15-1-149.
Receiving: FARRELL — Hyman 4-25, Graham 2-23, Burns 1-5; WEST MIDDLESEX — Pope 4-45, Patten 2-62, Jancso 2-4, Fair 1-28, Pape 1-10.
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CONNEAUT 0 13 7 7 27
SHARPSVLE 22 0 0 8 30
Scoring plays
S — Odem, 4 run (kick failed)
S — Llewellyn, 20 run (Luchey catch)
S — Stafford, 59 run (Stafford run)
C — Onderko, 18 run (kick good)
C — Anderton, 2 run (kick failed)
C — Bartlett, 4 pass from Onderko (kick good)
S — Llewellyn, 9 run (Llewellyn run)
C— Bartlett, 59 run (kick good)
Team stats
CONNEAUT SHARPSVILLE
11 First downs 18
287 Rushing yards 278
16 Passing yards 54
5-2-0 Att-comp-int 5-4-1
303 Total yards 332
1-1 Fumbles-lost 3-3
5-59 Penalties-yards lost 3-15
Individual stats
Rushing: CONNEAUT — Onderko 13-83, Anderton 26-136, Sherman 1-9, Bartlett 1-59; SHARPSVILLE — Odem 22-113, Stafford 8-74, Llewellyn 13-86, Luchey 1-5.
Passing: CONNEAUT — Onderko 4-2-0-16, Bartlett 1-0-0-0; SHARPSVILLE — Stafford 5-4-1-54.
Receiving: CONNEAUT — Miller 1-12, Bartlett 1-4; SHARPSVILLE — Luchey 2-41, Williams 1-11, Odem 1-2.
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TITUSVILLE 7 9 16 3 35
SHARON 21 6 0 6 33
Scoring plays
S — Rodgers 25 run (kick failed)
S — Rodgers 58 run (Gill kick)
T — Xavier DeRose, 3 run (Stearns kick)
S — Hawkins, 67 pass from Rodgers (Rodgers run)
T — Safety
T — Jayce Corklin, 27 run (Stearns kick)
S — Rodgers, 21 run (kick failed)
T — Safety
T - DeRose, 6 run (Stearns kick)
T - DeRose, 22 run (Stearns kick)
T - Stearns, 20 field goal
S - Teague, 56 pass from Hawkins (pass failed)
Team stats
TITUSVILLE SHARON
NA First downs 5
NA Rushing yards 171
NA Passing yards 128
NA Att-comp-int 14-6-1
NA Total yards 299
NA Fumbles-lost 3-1
NA Penalties-yards lost 6-35
Individual stats
Rushing: TITUSVILLE — NA; SHARON — Lampkins 7-60, Rodgers 15-116, Mosley 1-(-5).
Passing: TITUSVILLE — NA; SHARON — Rodgers 5-13-1-72, Hawkins 1-1-0-56.
Receiving: TITUSVILLE — NA; SHARON — Teague 1-56, Hawkins 4-75, Smith-Austin 1-(-3).
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BROOKFIELD 0 7 12 7 26
STRUTHERS 0 6 0 7 13
Scoring plays
S — Kimbrough, 22 pass from Muntean (kick failed)
B — Ji. Quinlan, 11 pass from Je. Quinlan (Je. Quinlan kick)
B — Mosora, 5 run (kick failed)
B — Mosora, 24 run (kick failed)
B — Je. Quinlan, 30 interception return (Je. Quinlan kick)
S — Kimbrough, 85 kickoff return (Kish kick)
Team stats
BROOKFIELD STRUTHERS
12 First downs 7
291 Rushing yards 71
55 Passing yards 125
14-8-0 Att-comp-int 20-9-2
346 Total yards 196
1-1 Fumbles-lost 0-0
9-71 Penalties-yards lost 2-20
Individual stats
Rushing: BROOKFIELD — Mosora 25-178, Je. Quinlan 19-109, Clark 1-4; STRUTHERS — Stewart 15-41, Pollifrone 5-16, Muntean 3-13, Witkowski 1-1.
Passing: BROOKFIELD — Je. Quinlan 13-8-0-55, Mosora 1-0-0-0; STRUTHERS — Muntean 19-9-1-125, Stewart 1-0-1-0.
Receiving: BROOKFIELD — Harkulich 2-18, Mosora 2-17, Ji. Quinlan 2-17, Clark 2-3; STRUTHERS — Kimbrough 5-76, Stewart 1-22, Pollifrone 2-14, Fandozzi 1-13.
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GREENVILLE 27 8 0 7 42
SAEGERTOWN 0 0 6 0 6
Scoring plays
G — Fattman, 60 run (Eells kick)
G — Houpt, 3 run (Eells kick)
G — Houpt, 44 pass from Jones (run failed)
G — Fattman, 5 run (Eells kick)
G— Riffe, 13 run (Houpt pass from Riffe)
S — Neuscheler, 20 run (kick good)
G — Nellis, 21 run (Eells kick)
Team stats
GREENVILLE SAEGERTOWN
N/A First downs N/A
N/A Rushing yards N/A
N/A Passing yards N/A
N/A Att-comp-int N/A
N/A Total yards N/A
N/A Fumbles-lost N/A
N/A Penalties-yards lost N/A
Individual stats
Rushing: GREENVILLE — N/A; SAEGERTOWN — Humes 12-43, Wise 7-22, Neuscheler 4-21, Reagle 4-21, Mondi 2-15, Crum 5-13, Taylor 5-11.
Passing: GREENVILLE — N/A; SAEGERTOWN — Kirdahy 1-4-0-11, Wise 1-5-0-0.
Receiving: GREENVILLE — N/A; SAEGERTOWN — Nuescheler 1-0, Carter 1-11.
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LAKEVIEW 6 12 6 0 24
FRANKLIN 7 0 21 0 28
Scoring plays
L — Reddick, 63 run (run failed)
F — Wested, 39 pass from Ritchey (Mooney kick)
L — Reddick, 35 run (run failed)
L — Reddick, 50 run (pass failed)
F — Cooley, 41 pass from Ritchey (Mooney kick)
L — VanDusen, 6 run (run failed)
F — Kahle, 25 pass from Wested (Mooney kick)
F — Wested, 1 run (Mooney kick)
Team stats
LAKEVIEW FRANKLIN
10 First downs 13
325 Rushing yards 113
40 Passing yards 279
13-3-0 Att-comp-int 37-21-0
365 Total yards 392
0-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1
4-17 Penalties-yards lost 10-65
Individual stats
Rushing: LAKEVIEW — Reddick 17-178, VanDusen 19-115, Bigley 4-23, Kokoski 4-7. Spencer 1-2; FRANKLIN — Wested 10-95, Ritchey 7-18, Rutherford 1-10, Henry 1-1, Matthews 5-(-1).
Passing: LAKEVIEW — Bigley 13-3-0, 40; FRANKLIN — Ritchey 24-15-0, 234, Wested 13-6-0, 45.
Receiving: LAKEVIEW — VanDuzen 3-40; FRANKLIN — Cooley 7-129, Wested 6-73, Kahle 2-32, Rutherford 2-11, Henry 1-32, Highton 1-4, Herman 1-0, Matthews 1-(-2).
