Both Junior High Football Teams Victorious Against Punxsutawney (10/11/15)

on 11 October, 2015 at 18:12

The Clarion Area Junior High Football Teams hosted Punxsutawney, on Wednesday (October 7th) and each came away with a shutout victory. The 7th-8th graders won their game 14-0 and the 9th grade team won the nightcap by a 34-0 score.

(Photo by Brett Gearhart)
Logan Minich on a kickoff return in the 9th grade game

7th-8th Grade

In the first game, Colton Zacherl scored on a 1 yard run with 49 seconds left in the first quarter, to give the Cats a 6-0 lead.

There was no scoring in the second and third quarters.

The Cats scored again, with 4:46 left in the game. Cal German hit Nick Frederick with a pass, in the left flat for about 10 yards and a touchdown. The two hooked up again on an identical play for the two-point conversion to set the final at 14-0.

Frederick also had a nice interception that he returned about 30 yards, on a fake punt by the Chucks, with 2:08 left in the game.

9th Grade

The Bobcat 9th graders scored their first touchdown, at 2:12 of the first quarter, when quarterback Archer Mills, followed up on a long run by Sam Minich and hit his brother, Logan Minich with a touchdown pass. Mills ran for the two-point conversion, giving the Cats an 8-0 lead.

Clarion scored twice in quarter two. The first was set up by two pass plays to Drew Wrhen. Then Logan Minich had a long run for a touchdown, at 7:49. The conversion failed and the Bobcats led 14-0.

The Cats recovered the ball on the ensuing kickoff. And Skylar Rhodes found paydirt on a 60 yard pass from Mills for a 20-0 lead, that Clarion took into halftime.

Sam Minich hit Rhodes with a 70 yard scoring pass, on a fake punt, in the third quarter. Mills PAT was good, giving the Cats a 27-0 lead, after three.

With 6:09 left in the game, Wrhen picked up a fumble and took it in for a touchdown. Mills kick was good once again, to set the final at 34-0 Cats.

The 9th graders are undefeated, so far, this season.

(Thanks to Nate McClaine for spotting for the 7-8th grade game, to B. J. Wrhen and Bill Mills for spotting for the 9th grade game and to Brett Gearhart for the photo. Their help with this article is very much appreciated.)