SMETHPORT — Smethport’s Grant Ognen and Blake Kinner keyed a fourth quarter rally that led the unbeaten Hubbers to a 28-18 victory over Clarion-Limestone Friday night in District 9 League small school division football action.

Trailing 18-14 early in the final period, Ognen found Nathan Hollowell open for a 17-yard touchdown pass and then Kinner scampered 20 yards to paydirt following a Braedon Johnson interception. Noah Costa applied the finishing touches with a pair of kicked extra points for the final 10-point win.

“For the past two years we’ve talked to the kids about overcoming adversity in games and tonight it happened for us,” said Smethport coach Adam Jack. ”We took the 14-0 lead and then C-L battled back to take the lead. Our kids responded in the fourth to get the victory.

“I’m proud of them,” he added.

Smethport took control of the game early on Logan Christie’s 32-yard interception return. Ognen found Alex Sanderson open for the PAT and an 8-0 lead.

In the second quarter Ognen went to the air hooking up with Bryent Johnson for 26 yards and six points to give the Hubbers a 14-0 advantage.

The Lions stormed back with two scores, one a short run by Austin Newcome, to make it 14-12 at halftime.

Defense dominated a scoreless third quarter and then Newcome gave C-L the lead, 18-14, on a one yard run to set the stage for the Hubbers rally.

Smethport (2-0) hosts Port Allegany next Friday night.

BY QUARTERS
C-L           0 12 0  6—18
Smethport   8 6 0 14—28
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs: Smeth 12; Rushing-Yards: Smeth. 31-112; Comp-Att-Int: Smeth: 11-20-0; Passing Yards: Smeth 147; Penalties: Smeth: 5-30; Fumbles-Lost: Smeth: 0-0; Total Yards: Smeth: 259; Offensive Plays: Smeth: 51

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Passing: Smeth: Grant Ognen 11-20-147

Rushing: Smeth: Nathan Hollowell 15-61, Blake Kinner 7-49

Receiving: Smeth: Bryent Johnson 4-56, Alex Sanderson 4-45

Scoring summary

First quarter

S – Logan Christie return interception for 32 yards  (PAT: Ognen pass to Sanderson), 8-0

Second quarter

S – Ognen 26 yard pass to Bryent Johnson (PAT: no good), 14-0

C-L – Austin Newcome run. (PAT: No good), 14-6

C-L – Touchdown pass  (PAT: No good), 14-12

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

C-L – Austin Newcome one yard run (PAT: No good), 14-18

S – Ognen to Nathan Hollowell 17 yard pass  (PAT: Noah Costa kick), 21-18

S – Blake Kinner 20 yard run after Braedon Johnson INT. (PAT: Costa kick), 28-18

Redbank Valley 31, Otto-Eldred 8

NEW BETHLEHEM — Redbank Valley scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to break open a four-point game and hand Otto-Eldred a 31-8 loss in in District 9 League football action on Friday.

Protecting a 12-8 lead, Redbank got scoring runs of two and nine yards from Keaton Kahle and a one-yard dive from Travis Crawford to seal the win. Kahle’s second TD was set up by Sam Hetrick’s interception which ended a promising O-E drive turned the game around. c

Crawford also scored the first points of the game in the opening period and Hunter Wiles reached paydirt on a two-yard burst to give the hosts a 12-0 lead

Otto’s lone score came in the second quarter when Cameron Magee found his way into the endzone from 11 yards out. Colton Gietler ran for the PAT to make it a 12-8 score.
Otto-Eldred (1-1) will host Cameron County next Friday.

BY QUARTERS

Otto-Eldred 0  8 0 0—8

Redbank    12 0 0 19—31

TEAM STATISTICS
Rushes/Yards Rushing: O-E: 27-34; Yards Passing: O-E: 154, Redbank 153; Comp-Att-Int: O-E 20-37-1, Redbank 8-12-0; Total Yards: O-E 188; Offensive Plays: O-E: 67

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Redbank Valley – Crawford 12-32 2 TDS, Hunter Wiles 11 for 51, Kahle 7-9 2 TDS

Otto-Eldred – Cole Sebastian 13-17, Gietler 4-14, Magee 4-7 1 TD

Individual Passing

Redbank – Kahle 8-12 153 yards

Otto-Eldred – Sebastian 20-37 154 yards, 2 interception

Individual Receiving

Redbank – Hunter Martz 3-58, Ethan Hetrick 1-35

Otto-Eldred – Chris Connelly 6-97, Magee 5-54

Scoring summary

First Quarter

RV: Travis Crawford 4 run (Kick failed), 8:51

RV: Hunter Wiles 2 run (Pass failed), 2:26

Second Quarter

OE: Cameron Magee 11 run (Colton Gietler run), 1:33

Fourth Quarter

RV: Keaton Kahle 2 run (Conversion failed), 11:57

RV: Kahle 9 run (Kristofer Shaffer kick), 9:32

RV: Crawford 1 run (Bad snap on conversion), 3:23

Keystone 42, Port Allegany 24

PORT ALLEGANY — Issak Jones threw three touchdown passes and Nick Weaver rushed 19 times for 103 yards and two touchdowns to guide Keystone (1-1).

Port Allegany pulled to within 14-12 in the second quarter, but Keystone scored the next three touchdowns to pull away.

Jared Mahon compiled 43 rushing yards and 26 receiving yards and scored three touchdowns for Port Allegany — on a 6-yard run, a 22-yard reception and a 64-yard kickoff return. Josh Rees added 62 rushing yards and a score for the Gators (0-2).

BY QUARTERS
Keystone8  20 7  7 — 42

Port Allegany0  12 6  6 — 24
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs: Keystone 18, Port A 11; Rushes/Yards Rushing: Keystone: 41-213, Port A: 32-124; Yards Passing: Keystone: 103, Port A 85; Comp-Att-Int: Keystone: 7-13-2, Port A: 8-11-1; Penalties: Keystone: 3-30, Port A: 5-35; Fumbles-Lost: Keystone: 1-1, Port A: 1-1; Total Yards: Keystone: 316, Port A: 209; Offensive Plays: Keystone: 54, Port A: 43

Scoring summary

First Quarter

K: Nick Weaver 3 run; Gavin Hogue run, 8-0

Second Quarter

PA: Josh Rees 1 run; run failed, 8-6

K: Weaver interception return; pass failed, 14-6

PA: Jared Mahon 64 kickoff return; pass failed, 14-12

K: Hunter Langharst 32 pass from Issak Jones; Carlos Santana kick, 21-12

K: Jayden Blazosky 14 pass from Jones; Santana kick, 28-12

Third Quarter

K: Weaver 4 run; Santana kick, 35-12

PA: Mahon 6 run; run failed, 35-18

Fourth Quarter

K: Blazosky 16 pass from Jones; Santana kick, 42-18

PA: Mahon 22 pass from Trey Ayers; run failed, 42-24