MANDATA — Aaron Cleveland was trying to spoil what would be a remarkable comeback victory by Line Mountain.
After the Upper Dauphin senior quarterback led the Trojans to a halftime advantage, the Eagles had turned the tables in the second half and led the Tri-Valley League contest 20-14 with time running out.
First Cleveland, although pressured by a rejuvenated Eagle defense, had helped the Trojans reach the Line Mountain 5-yard line, but the defense held them out of the end zone.
After the UDA defense forced a punt, Cleveland was back to work and attacking the Eagles’ secondary.
But on third-and-15 from the Line Mountain 28, Eagles linebacker Brent Osman picked off a Cleveland pass to preserve the win, the second in as many weeks for the Eagles.
Osman, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown from his fullback spot, made the pick at the 17 and returned it to the Line Mountain 48 before sliding to a stop with 31 seconds left, and allowing quarterback Kurt Mace to run out the clock with a kneel-down.
The Eagles found themselves in an early hole thanks to the athleticism of Cleveland, who wriggled his way out of several would-be tackles, rushing for 51 yards on six carries and a TD in the first half. He opened the scoring with a 5-yard run on a quarterback draw with 2:27 left in the first quarter.
The Trojans (3-4, 3-3 TVL) made it 14-0 on the ensuing Line Mountain possession when Zach Rebuck intercepted a pass and took it 47 yards to the end zone and Alex Uhler booted his second PAT with 29 seconds left in the first quarter.
The Eagles looked like a different team on offense and defense in the second half.
Freshman Breven Derk took the ball around the left side and raced 21 yards for the first Line Mountain score. Kurt Mace ran 29 yards for a touchdown and then the Eagles drove 16 plays in the fourth period to score on a 5-yard run by Osman.
UDA (3-4, 2-3) 14 0 0 0 — 14
LM (2-5, 2-4) 0 0 14 6 — 20
UD — Cleveland 5 run (Uhler kick)
UD — Rebuck 47 interception return (Uhler kick)
LM — Derk 21 run (Osman kick)
LM — Mace 29 run (Osman kick)
LM — Osman 5 run (kick blocked)
UDA LM
First Downs 14 12
Rushes-Yards 30-110 38-175
Passes 12-32-1 3-11-1
Passing Yards 154 31
Total Yards 264 206
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties 8-50 3-15
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: Upper Dauphin — Cleveland 19-84, Wiest 7-17, Lenker 4-9. Line Mountain — Osman 28-111, Mace 2-33, Derk 7-32, Team 1-(-1).
PASSING: Upper Dauphin — Cleveland 12-32-1, 154. Line Mountain — Mace 3-11-1, 31.
RECEIVING: Upper Dauphin — Cope 5-60, Wiest 3-44, Laudenslager 2-23, Gelnett 1-17, Rebuck 1-10. Line Mountain — Renn 1-13, Quinn 1-12, Derk 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Not reported.
Shikellamy 34
Shamokin 14
SUNBURY — Shawn Turber scored three touchdowns as Shikellamy defeated Shamokin.
Turber scored on runs of 3, 34 and 6 yards while the Braves added a touchdown run by Lamier Mitchell and a touchdown pass from Christian Schlegel to Hunter Dodge.
Shamokin got its points on a 1-yard run by Preston Burns and a 14-yard touchdown pass from Nate Shurock to Tom Campbell.
Sham (2-5) 0 14 0 0 — 14
Shik (3-4) 0 20 14 0 — 34
Shik — Turber 3 run (kick failed)
Sham — Burns 1 run (Washuta kick)
Shik — Dodge 39 pass from Schlegel (Snyder kick)
Shik — Turber 34 run (Snyder kick)
Sham — Campbell 14 pass from Shurock (Washuta kick)
Shik — Mitchell 43 run (Snyder kick)
Shik — Turber 6 run (Snyder kick)
Sham Shik
First Downs 20 15
Rushes-Yards 39-181 34-259
Passes 15-28-3 10-12-0
Passing Yards 156 220
Total Yards 337 479
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties 8-100 11-98
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: Shamokin — Burns 21-77, Shurock 10-57, Zalar 3-23. Shikellamy — Turber 12-89, G. Tilford 8-62, Mitchell 4-54.
PASSING: Shamokin — Shurock 15-27-3, 156; Reiprich, 0-1-0, 0. Shikellamy — Schlegel, 10-12-0, 220.
RECEIVING: Shamokin — Campbell 4-82, Burns 4-18, Berge 3-39. Shikellamy — Turber 4-90, Dodge 3-90, Cunningham 2-27.
INTERCEPTIONS: Shikellamy — Turber, White, Dodge.
Game Summary
UDA (3-4, 2-3) 14 0 0 0 — 14
Line Mtn. (2-5, 2-4) 0 0 14 6 — 20
UD — Cleveland 5 run (Uler kick)
UD — Rebuck 47 interception return (Uler kick)
LM — Derk 21 run (Osman kick)
LM — Mace 29 run (Osman kick)
LM — Osman, 5 run (kick blocked)
UDA LM
First Downs 14 12
Rushes-Yards 30-110 38-175
Passes 12-32-1 3-11-1
Passing Yards 154 31
Total Yards 264 206
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties 8-50 3-15
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: Upper Dauphin — Cleveland 19-84, Wiest 7-17, Lenker 4-9. Line Mountain — Osman 28-111, Mace 2-33, Derk 7-32, Team 1-(-1).
PASSING: Upper Dauphin — Cleveland 12-32-1, 154. Line Mountain — Mace 3-11-1, 31.
RECEIVING: Upper Dauphin — Cope 5-60, Wiest 3-44, Laudenslager 2-23, Gelnett 1-17, Rebuck 1-10. Line Mountain — Renn 1-13, Quinn 1-12, Derk 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Not reported.