HARRISBURG - Jack Haffner rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns, and State College only allowed 57 yards as the Little Lion football team picked up its first win of the season, 28-0, over Harrisburg on Saturday afternoon at Severance Field.
State evened its Mid-Penn Conference Commonwealth Division record at 1-1 in improving to 1-3 overall. Harrisburg is 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the division.
Haffner, who carried the ball 24 times, scored on runs of 7, 59 and 11 yards. Dan Fry opened the scoring by hauling in a 14-yard pass from Josh Weakland at the 1:44 mark of the first quarter.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
State College0 14 7 7 - 28
Harrisburg0 0 0 0 - 0
Second quarter
SC-Fry 14 pass from Weakland (Clothiaux kick), 1:44.
SC-Haffner 7 run (Clothiaux kick), :33.
Third quarter
SC-Haffner 59 run (Clothiaux kick), 6:21.
Fourth quarter
SC-Haffner 11 run (Clothiaux kick), 8:50.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: State College-Haffner 24-191, Fry 4-18, Wagner 3-2, Weakland 7-(-1), Irwin 2-(-10). Harrisburg-Williams 13-53, Brown 2-12, Gillespie 3-0, Cook 6-(-18).
PASSING: State College-Weakland 3-9-0-40. Harrisburg-Cook 2-15-1-9, Lumpkin 1-3-1-3.
RECEIVING: State College-Herncane 1-22, Fry 1-14, Haffner 1-4. Harrisburg-Lumpkin 1-6, Little 1-3.
TEAM STATISTICSSCH
First downs114
Rushes-yards40-20026-45
Passing (comp.-att.-int.)3-9-03-18-2
Yards passing4012
Total yards24057
Fumbles lost0-01-1
Penalties-yards2-255-25
Punts-avg.5-34.45-33.6
Blacklick Valley8
Ferndale0
JOHNSTOWN - Johnny Sheesley scored on a 1-yard plunge with 23 seconds left in the first half as Blacklick Valley went on the road to score its first win of the year in WestPAC action at Ferndale.
The game was played in swampy conditions and featured 16 fumbles. The teams combined for just 199 yards.
"The field conditions were very difficult and affected both teams. It was nearly impossible to move the ball and passing was almost out of the question." Blacklick coach Bill Zamboni said. "We are really happy to pick up a win here at Ferndale. It's a tough place to play and with the rain it made it even tougher."
The Vikings converted a fourth-and-4 at the Ferndale 44 and got a 22-yard pass from Sheesley to Justin Paul to help set up the only touchdown of the game. The drive started at midfield when Tyler Laughard sacked Ferndale quarterback Chad Eisenhuth on a fourth-down play.
Ferndale fell to 0-5.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Blacklick Valley0 8 0 0-0
Ferndale0 0 0 0-0
Second quarter
BV-Sheesley 1 run (Brothers pass from Sheesley), :23.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Blacklick Valley - Sheesley 22-41, Riegel 12-59, Brothers 4-10, Dulashaw 4-10. Ferndale - Dorchak 1-3, Helsel 10-9, Eisenhuth 11-(-33), Mason 2-18, Sajatovich 1-5, Miller 2-5, Walters 6-31.
PASSING: Blacklick Valley - Sheesley 2-5-0-30. Ferndale - Eisenhuth 2-5-1-11.
RECEIVING: Blacklick Valley - Paul 1-22, Dulashaw 1-8. Ferndale - Helsel 1-6, Walters 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS: Blacklick Valley - McEvoy.
TEAM STATISTICSBVF
First downs62
Rushes-yards42-12033-38
Passing (comp.-att.-int.)2-5-02-5-1
Passing yards3011
Total yards15049
Fumbles-lost9-17-1
Penalties9-658-45
Punts-avg.2-24.53-33.3
Altoona jayvees tie
PITTSBURGH - Brennan Luciano hit Anthony Finochio on a 25-yard touchdown pass with 2 minutes remaining in the game, and Mike Savino's extra-point kick gave Altoona a 14-14 tie with Woodland Hills in junior varisty football action at the Wolvarena.
Altoona, which is now 4-0-1, also received a 53-yard touchdown run from Colby Fink.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Altoona7 0 0 7 - 14
Woodland Hills0 7 0 7 - 14
A-Fink 53 run (Savino kick).
WH-Pinkett 1 run (Booth kick).
WH-Martin 65 run (Booth kick).
A-Finochio 25 pass from Luciano (Savino kick).
Records: Altoona (4-0-1); Woodland Hills (4-0-1).
