COUDERSPORT — Hayden Keck accounted for six touchdowns as Coudersport remained perfect on the season with a 55-0 rout over District 9 Small School North rival Port Allegany.
Keck finished the game with only four completions but found the endzone twice. The Falcons (4-0, 2-0) struck midway through the first quarter as Keck found John Minor on a 38-yard pass. Coudy went up eight following a two-point conversion run by Keck.
Less than a minute later, Keck struck again but on the defensive side of the ball. He picked off Port Allegany’s Drew Evens and returned it for a touchdown.
“The kids had that two-week lull hit for a little bit, so we had to get our butts back in gear in the first half,” Coudy coach Tom Storey said. “Once we figured things out, we got things moving, and the defense is working well. That helped get a couple scores on the board.”
Travis Gleason tallied both scores in the second. Gleason put Coudersport up by three scores off a 66-yard pass reception from Keck with 6:53 remaining in the half. He added his second on the ground with a 20-yard scamper.
The third quarter became the ‘Keck Show’ once again as he scored all three touchdowns. He had an eight and 24 yard rushing touchdown, while recording his second interception return for a touchdown in the game.
“Obviously Hayden did well on both sides of the ball,” Storey said. “They’re starting to understand the option and everything and how it works, and we’re working with Travis to get him down the field, and once they key on him, we have Hayden to step up and be there. We still have a couple other guys that need to see the backfield. I would say Travis, Hayden and then Cale Ayers (on the offensive line) had good games, and Cale had a pivotal block in the first quarter to spring a touchdown.”
Coudy capped off its dominating performance in the fourth quarter on a Dylan Kelly 7-yard rushing touchdown.
Keck finished the game with two rushing, two passing and two interception return touchdowns. Alongside 117 yards in the air and 49 on the ground. Gleason finished with a total of 149 yards and two scores.
For Port Allegany (1-4, 1-2), Blaine Moses finished with a team-high 32 yards rushing and Noah Archer had two catches for 13 yards. Evens finished with 14 yards passing.
Coudersport travels to Curwensville on Friday, Sept. 21, while Port Allegany hosts Union/A-C Valley on Saturday, Sept. 28.
AT COUDERSPORT
BY QUARTERS
Port A 0 0 0 0—0
Coudy 14 14 20 7—55
TEAM STATISTICS
First Downs: P: 6, C: 17; Rushes/Yards Rushing: P: 27-51, C: 38-234; Yards Passing: P: 17, C: 117; Comp-Att-Int: P: 7-17-3, C: 4-5-0; Penalties: P: 2-10, C: 4-45; Fumbles-Lost: P: 1-0, C: 2-1; Total Yards: P: 68, C: 351 Offensive Plays: P: 44, C: 43
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Passing: P: Drew Evens 5-13-14-0-2, Trey Ayers 2-4-3-0-1; C: Hayden Keck 4-5-117-2-0
Rushing: P: Blaine Moses 9-32, Taro Tanaka 8-23, Noah Archer 5-8, Trey Ayers 2-1, Caleb Dougherty 1-1, Drew Evens 1-(-2), Payton Spencer 1-(-12); C: Travis Gleason 12-83, Hayden Keck 7-49, Thomas Wilson 7-34, Dylan Kelly 3-32, Brandt Kightlinger 3-21, Taylor Heverly 2-11, Logan Ruter 2-7, Kolby VanWhy 2-(-3)
Receiving: P: Noah Archer 2-13, Taro Tanaka 1-2, Montgomery Tanner 1-1, Hunter Whitney 1-1, Trey Ayers 2-0 ; C: Travis Gleason 1-66, John Minor 1-38, Thomas Wilson 1-11, Kolby VanWhy, 1-2
Scoring summary
First quarter
C: Minor 38-yard pass from Keck (2-point run), 7:29
C: Keck, INT return (2-point failed), 6:38
Second quarter
C: Gleason 66-yard pass from Keck (2-point run), 6:53
C: Gleason 20-yard run (2-point failed), 3:22
Third quarter
C: Keck 8-yard run (Keglovits PAT), 11:27
C: Keck, INT return (Keglovits PAT), 8:38
C: Keck 24-yard run (PAT blocked), 4:15
Fourth quarter
C: Kelly 7-yard run (Keglovits PAT), 6:42
Around District 9…
Ridgway 42, Brockway 7
RIDGWAY — Paul Gresco hit Jake Wickett for a 61-yard pass to put Ridgway up 7-0 in the first quarter, and then the Elkers raced out to a 35-0 lead by halftime to win its third straight.
Josh Sorg added Ridgway’s (4-1, 4-1) final score with a one-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and then the Rovers (0-5, 0-5) scored once in the fourth.
Ridgway travels to Punxsutawney next week, while Brockway hosts 0-5 Bradford.
Clarion 49, St. Marys 14
STRATTANVILLE — Clarion easily cruised to victory over St. Marys, 49-14 in Large School play.
St. Marys (3-2, 3-2) jumped out to an early 7-6 lead before the Bobcats (5-0, 5-0) responded by ripping off 36 points before the Dutch found the end zone again.
The game was called with just under nine minutes left in the fourth quarter due to an injury.
Clarion puts its undefeated record to the test next week with a road game at Kane, who is also 5-0 now.
Kane 35, Punxsutawney 0
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Kane maintained its perfect record with a 35-0 shutout of Punxsutawney on the road in D9 Large School Division action.
The Wolves (5-0, 5-0) recorded their second consecutive shutout with the win after keeping Brockway off the scoreboard a week ago in a 41-0 win.
Kane jumped out to a 13-0 lead on the Chucks (0-5, 0-5) after the first quarter, and then extended that lead to 19-0 at halftime.
The Wolves then went up 35-0 entering the fourth.
Kane and Clarion will meet next week with the No. 1 spot in District 9’s Large School Division on the line. Punxsy hosts 4-1 Ridgway.
Union/A-C Valley 36, Elk County Catholic 7
ST. MARYS — After Elk County Catholic jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, the Falcon Knights put up 36 unanswered points to secure the victory in Small School South play.
With the loss, the Crusaders fall to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the South Division, while Union/A-C Valley improves to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the South.
ECC visits Cameron County next week, while Union/A-C Valley hosts Port Allegany next Saturday for homecoming.
