Photos, stories and scores from the 3rd week of the high school football season
By CDT staff reports
Week 3 of Centre County high school football was defined by three blowouts.
Bald Eagle Area lost two of its key starters in the first quarter — and the Rams took advantage, piling six touchdowns for the 35-7 win. It took State College just 27 seconds to score its first touchdown, and the Little Lions never looked back, beating Hollidaysburg 42-7. Meanwhile, Bellefonte laid a 55-7 beatdown on Philipsburg-Osceola.
Penns Valley QB Aaron Tobias had a near flawless night, completing 28-of-35 passes for 304 yards and six touchdowns in the Rams’ 42-7 victory over rival Bald Eagle Area.
Aaron Tobias hits Stephen Ripka from eight yards out to open the scoring. Penns Valley leads 7-0 with 4:17 left in the first quarter. pic.twitter.com/MC7eyVEdr3
Penns Valley tight end Logan Snyder was on the receiving end of 11 of Tobias’ passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns, including an acrobatic, tip-drill touchdown to set the finish the scoring midway through the fourth quarter.
Snyder makes a ridiculous catch on a tipped pass from Tobias for a 22-yard receiving touchdown. Penns Valley leads 42-7 with 7:45 left in the game. pic.twitter.com/BdtHBlbt5B
The much-hyped showdown between Tobias and Bald Eagle Area quarterback Jaden Jones never came to fruition as the Bald Eagles quarterback left the game after just one quarter with an arm injury.
Bald Eagle Area (2-1, 1-1) also lost key receiver Gage McClenahan early in the first half, which helped Penns Valley (2-1, 1-1) run away with the victory.
Looks like Bald Eagle’s Jaden Jones is done for the night. His pads are under the Eagles’ bench and he’s in a sling.
The Penns Valley student section cheers during the game against Bald Eagle Area on Friday Sept. 6, 2019. Penns Valley won, 47-7. Abby Drey adrey@centredaily.com
It took State College just 21 seconds to get on the board, when RB Dresyn Green ran 73 yards from scrimmage for a touchdown in the opening play of the game.
An interception by Nathan Lusk off a tipped pass by Kevin Kurzinger gave the Little Lions the ball again, and — again — Green ran in for the score. Green would go on to score three total touchdowns Friday night, the third on a 31-yard run with 3:03 left in the half.
Senior Lokey Howell added both offensive and defensive touchdowns. His first score was on a 49-yard pass play from QB Brady Dorner, and the second a pick-6.
RB Isaiah Edwards also scored for the Little Lions.
State College’s Dresyn Green runs down the field against Hollidaysburg Friday at the South Track. Mark Helbley Photo provided
State College’s Sam Storll pressures Hollidaysburg QB Bryce Martellacci on Friday at the South Track. Mark Helbley Photo provided
State College Area High School football beat Hollidaysburg 42-7 Friday at South Track. Mark Helbley Photo provided
Bellefonte followed up its 47-3 win over Huntingdon last week with yet another high-scoring affair. This time, the Mounties were the victims. The Red Raiders scored their first touchdown with 8 minutes left in the first quarter.
Bellefonte then recovered the onside kick, and RB CJ Funk took it to the house. It didn’t take long for the Red Raiders to score again, as they snagged an interception, and Funk ran it in again.
P-O’s lone touchdown came on a 78-yard pass play from QB Ryan Whitehead to Hunter Weitoish with 16.5 second left in the half.
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