SELINSGROVE — Mount Carmel might not have beaten Selinsgrove on Friday night, but the Red Tornadoes sent the rest of the area a powerful message.
They are not to be taken lightly.
The Red Tornadoes played tooth and nail with Selinsgrove for four quarters before the Seals rallied for two touchdowns and a 14-7 win at Harold O. Bolig Memorial Stadium.
“I don’t think anybody would have thought this score would be 14-7,” Mount Carmel coach John Darrah said. “But I don’t want the kids to be happy. I don’t believe in moral victories. The fact is we’re 0-2. I want us to learn from this game.
In the fourth period, Kyle Karycki’s 75-yard touchdown run came on the first play after the Red Tornadoes held the Seals on downs.
After the touchdown, Selinsgrove sophomore quarterback Logan Leiby went to work. Leiby connected with Hoke on a slant route over the middle for a 29-yard touchdown, and Joe Radel’s extra point tied the game with 4:55 left.
Leiby then connected with sophomore Anthony Dressler, for a 12-yard go-ahead touchdown with 1:56 left.
Mt. Carmel (0-2) 0 0 0 7 — 7
Selinsgrove (2-0) 0 0 0 14 — 14
MC — Karycki 75 run (Pastucha kick)
Sel — Cope 29 pass from Leiby (Radel kick)
Sel — Dressler 12 pass from Leiby (Radel kick)
MC Sel
First Downs 12 15
Rushes-Yards 34-182 34-100
Passes 10-14-0 15-21-0
Passing Yards 107 172
Total Yards 289 272
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties 4-20 3-21
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: Mount Carmel — Karycki 15-110, Ayres 16-51, Yancoskie 2-16, Tanney 1-5. Selinsgrove — Martin 20-87, Trautman 4-14, Campbell 1-3, Leiby 7-(-2), Team 2-(-2).
PASSING: Mount Carmel — Ayres 10-14-0, 107. Selinsgrove — Leiby 15-21-0, 172.
RECEIVING: Mount Carmel — Yancoskie 6-67, Tanney 2-27, Duran 2-13. Selinsgrove — Swineford 6-62, Cope 3-47, Hoke 3-21, Dressler 2-19, Radel 1-23.
INTERCEPTIONS: None
Annville-Cleona 30
Hamburg 14
ANNVILLE — Ignacio Reynoso returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, but Hamburg lost to Annville-Cleona in a non-league game.
Reynoso’s touchdown tied the game at 14-14, but Annville-Cleona scored the final 16 points, including a safety, to win
Reynoso also led Hamburg’s rushers with 55 yards.
Nick Kuhn ran 16 yards for a touchdown for the Hawks and threw for 32 yards.
Hamburg (1-1) 0 7 7 0 — 14
A-Cleona (2-0) 0 0 21 9 — 30
H — N. Kuhn 16 run (Nelson kick)
AC — Langan 37 run (Light kick)
AC — Hoch 41 pass from Fox (Light kick)
H — Reynoso 90 kickoff return (Nelson kick)
AC — Fox 74 run (Light kick)
AC — Safety
AC — Fox 9 run (Light kick)
Ham AC
First Downs 12 13
Rushes-Yards 36-159 41-282
Passes 3-10-1 4-9-1
Passing Yards 32 62
Total Yards 191 344
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1
Penalties 4-16 4-30
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: Hamburg — Reynoso 9-55, McAllister 6-43, N.Kuhn 11-31, Ruiz 3-15, M. Madara 3-8, Nelson 4-7. Annville-Cleona — Fox 15-118, Langan 10-79, Hoch 11-58, Bomgardner 4-26, Barr 1-1.
PASSING: Hamburg — N. Kuhn 3-10-0, 32. Annville-Cleona — Fox 4-9-1, 62.
RECEIVING: Hamburg — Reynoso 2-17, Payne 1-15. Annville-Cleona — Barr 3-21, Hoch 1-41.
INTERCEPTIONS: Hamburg — Nelson.
Central Mountain 24
Shamokin 21 (OT)
MILL HALL — While a 22-yard field goal in overtime by Central Mountain’s Austyn Carson was what ultimately beat Shamokin, it’s the missed opportunities that will haunt the Indians.
On several occasions Shamokin thought had this game in its grasp — when it was up 14-0 to start the game, and then when it had a touchdown lead with just seven seconds remaining in regulation. But Central Mountain answered each time.
Preston Burns finished with 137 yards on the ground for Shamokin, which plays Southern Columbia next week.