DUKE CENTER — Coudersport will look to remain unbeaten on the season when the team takes on Otto-Eldred on the road tonight.
The Falcons have won the past two matchups against the Terrors (1-1) by a combined score of 120-18. O-E’s last win in this series was back in 2017 when the Terrors defeated Coudy 24-8 on the road.
Wins over Port Allegany (60-6), Cameron County (45-0) and Elk County Catholic (39-20) have led to Coudy’s 3-0 mark. The Falcons (3-0) have been rolling offensively behind dual-threat quarterback Hayden Keck, who is averaging 14.7 yards per carry. Through three games, Keck has tallied 381 yards on the ground on 26 carries with nine touchdowns. In the passing game, he has totaled 229 yards on 7-of-17 passing with three touchdowns.
Running backs Brandt Kightlinger and Gavyn Ayers have also been critical pieces to Coudy’s run game this season. Ayers is second on the team with 310 rushing yards and two touchdowns and Ayers is behind him with 166 yards on the ground with two scores. Dalton Keglovits is the Falcons’ leading receiver with four catches for 210 yards and has hauled in each of Keck’s three touchdown passes this season.
Coudy’s defensive unit, which has given up just 26 points through three games, is led by linebacker Cale Ayers, who has recorded a team-high 29 total tackles along with three sacks.
O-E will be playing tonight for the first time in nearly two weeks after last week’s game against Cameron County was postponed due to a potential COVID-19 exposure.
Prior to that, the Terrors were walloped by Smethport in Week 1 by a score of 60-6, but bounced back in Week 2 with a 40-30 road win over Port A.
Quarterback Cole Sebastian, a Canisius baseball commit, is 202 passing yards away from eclipsing 5,000 career passing yards. He’s totaled 349 yards through the air on 31-of-61 passing for four touchdowns and an interception through three games. On the ground, Sebastian has rushed for a team-high 90 yards on 18 carries with a score.
Ethan Smith is the Terrors’ top wideout with a team-best 14 catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns.
Smith and Sebastian have also contributed defensively this year, with the duo accounting for the team’s three interceptions. Smith has two and Sebastian has one.
Should the Falcons emerge victorious Friday night, it would set up a potential showcase of the unbeatens next Friday when Coudy hosts Smethport.
Cameron County (0-2) at Smethport (3-0)
SMETHPORT — The Hubbers will look to go into next week’s huge matchup against Coudersport still undefeated when the team hosts Cameron County tonight.
The Hubbers have outscored opponents 148-18 thanks to their potent offense and dominant defensive play.
On offense, quarterback Noah Lent is leading the unit with 442 rushing yards, 368 passing yards and 16 total touchdowns (7 passing, 9 rushing), while running back Braedon Johnson has accumulated 378 yards on the ground with five scores. Ryli Burritt has been Lent’s favorite target in the passing game, catching six passes for 152 yards and three touchdowns.
Defensively for Smethport, eight different players have recorded a sack this season with Trevor Zuver leading the way with three, and the secondary has picked off four passes.
Before last week’s game at Otto-Eldred was postponed, Cameron County suffered losses to Elk County Catholic (32-6) and Coudy (45-0). Dylan Baney rushed for 73 yards on 12 carries during the loss to Coudy and Dylan Rieder has carried the ball 27 times for 125 yards with a touchdown this season.
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Kane (1-2) at St. Marys (3-0)
ST. MARYS — A rematch from Week 2 between Kane and St. Marys will take place tonight at Dutch Country Stadium.
The Flying Dutchmen earned a 23-7 victory against the Wolves during their Week 2 matchup in Kane.
St. Marys made a statement last Friday by beating previously unbeaten Ridgway, 34-7, while Kane earned its first win of the season in dominating fashion by routing Bradford at home, 51-7.
For the Wolves, Josh Buhl and Harley Horris each ran for over 100 yards against during the win over the Owls and quarterback Zuke Smith has 401 passing yards on the year on 30-of-77 passing with four touchdowns and an interception.
Morris also leads the Kane secondary with three interceptions, two of which came against Bradford, while Jake Costanzo leads the unit with 32 total tackles.
St. Marys quarterback Christian Coudriet is up 719 passing yards with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions, while James Davis is the team’s leading rusher with 241 yards on 41 carries and two touchdowns. St. Marys has four different wideouts who have eclipsed 100 yards receiving and Sean Lathrop is the team’s leader in total tackles (26) and sacks (3).
