PORT ALLEGANY — Port Allegany’s Trey Stiles ran for three touchdowns and the Gators snapped a 17-game losing streak with a 20-7 victory over Sheffield in their AML game Friday night.
Stiles finished the game with 113 yards on 18 carries and the Gators put together 232 yards of total offense. Stiles averaged 6.3 yards per carry.
In a game between two teams looking for their first win, the defenses ruled the first quarter keeping both offenses from reaching their opponent’s end zone.
Sheffield ended the scoreless tie when Joshua Aguido broke free for a 36-yard touchdown with 3:19 left in the half. Matt Dunham kicked the PAT to give the Wolverines a 7-0 lead.
Port Allegany answered the challenge with Stiles reaching paydirt from one yard out with just 26 seconds left in the half. The PAT was no good and the teams left the field for the break with Sheffield up 7-6.
Stiles took over in the third quarter with a pair of touchdowns, finding an opening for a 53 yard burst as play got under way in the second half and then bulling in from two yards out midway through the period. Devon Smoker scored the two-point conversion after the first TD.
The Gators had stretched their advantage to 20-7 and put the game in the hands of their defense, which gave up 100 yards to Aguido, but only a total of 138 yards to the Wolverines for the night.
Gang tackling was a key defensively for Port with Issac Smoker and Jacob Kallenborn each credited with 3.5 tackles, and Eli Petruzzi, Stiles, Devon Smoker and Josh Reese getting credit for three each, and Tyler Bliss with 2.5.
Port Allegany returns to action next Saturday, hosting Cameron County in the Gators’ homecoming game. Kickoff is scheduled for an afternoon start.
Drummond, Babcock lead Terrors
EMPORIUM — Quarterback Sawyer Drummond threw for two touchdowns and Gage Babcock run for 112 yards and three scores to lead Otto-Eldred to a 57-8 victory over Cameron County in their Allegheny Mountain League game Friday night.
Drummond found receiver Cameron Magee open for a pair of TD pass in the first quarter, the pair hooking up on 65- and 27-yard strikes. Drummond ran for the first PAT and Babcock run for the second as the Terrors took a 16-0 lead.
Babcock, meanwhile, began his trio of touchdowns with a pair of scores in the Terrors’ 27-point second quarter. He reached paydirt on runs of one yard and eight yards.
O-E’s defense finished off the scoring in the period with Magee’s 82-yard punt return and Dylan Close’s interception, which he returned for six points.
Drummond ran for one PAT and Michael Motyka’s kick split the uprights to make it 43-0 at halftime.
Babcock capped his night with a two-yard plunge into the end zone for six points to give the Terrors a 49-0 advantage heading into the final stanza. He carried the ball 18 times in the contest.
O-E’s Collin Smith got the visitors on the board again with a two-yard run and Colton Gietler squirted into the end zone for the PAT and a 57-0 advantage for the visitors.
Cameron Country, still looking for its first win, avoided the shutout when Ebon Jackson broke free for a 43-yard touchdown run. Caden Beldin ran for the PAT and final 57-8 score.
Individually for the Terrors, Drummond rushed for 68 yards on seven carries and Gietler carried the ball six times for 43 yards.
Magee had three receptions for 117 yards two of them finding their way into the end zone.
Defensively for Otto, Charles Lee had six solo tackles, one for a loss.
For Cameron County, Jackson rushed for 81 yards on eight carries, while on defense, Luiz Patricio had six tackles, Jared Whiting five, Josh Summers four tackles with two for losses and Devin Palumbo came up with an interception for the Red Raiders.
Cameron County travels to Port Allegany next Saturday. The game is scheduled for an afternoon start.
BY QUARTERS
Sheffield 0 7 0 0— 7
Port Allegany 0 6 14 0—20
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs: Sheffield 4, PA 15; Rushes/Yards Rushing: Sheffield 21-88, PA 53-230; Yards Passing: Sheffield 50, PA 2; Comp-Att-Int: Sheffield 8-14-0, PA 1-2-0; Punts: Sheffield 4-41.0 avg, PA 3-34.0 avg; Penalties: Sheffield 9-65, PA 5-45; Fumbles-Lost: Sheffield 3-2, PA 3-1; Total Yards: Sheffield 138, PA 232; Offensive Plays: Sheffield 35, PA 55
BY QUARTERS
Otto-Eldred 16 27 6 8—57
Cameron County 0 0 0 8— 8
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs: O-E 19, CC 6; Rushes/Yards Rushing: O-E 37-270, CC 27-124; Yards Passing: O-E 152, CC 18; Comp-Att-Int: O-E 9-13-1, CC 3-15-1; Punts: O-E 1-45.0, CC 6-32.0 avg; Penalties: O-E 6-55, CC 3-40; Fumbles-Lost: O-E 1-1, CC 2-2; Total Yards: O-E 422, CC 142; Offensive Plays: O-E 50, CC 42
