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Hollidaysburg’s Drew Wyland tries to get round Bellefonte’s Trevor Johnson after a reception on Friday evening in Bellefonte.

BELLEFONTE — Hollidaysburg gathered greater than twice as a lot offense as Bellefonte (298 yards to 144) to earn its first win of the season, 31-0, on Friday evening at Rogers Stadium.

The Golden Tiger protection recorded three sacks, blocked a field-goal try and recovered a fumbled punt that led to Hollidaysburg’s solely rating within the first half. The Tigers scored 24 unanswered factors within the second half to win going away.

Play of the sport: After Hollidaysburg took a 14-0 lead halfway by means of the third quarter, Bellefonte was whistled for a 15-yard penalty. Kicking off from the Bellefonte 45, the Tigers completely executed an onside kick that Cayden Gibbons recovered.

Hollidaysburg capped the drive with a 25-yard subject aim by Ben Sosnowski to increase its result in 17-0.

Participant of the sport: Hollidaysburg’s Tucker Rossman accomplished simply 9 passes, however two of them had been for touchdowns.

Unsung hero: Hollidaysburg’s Drew Wyland carried the ball twice and caught three passes however scored on each a run (2 yards) and a cross (42).

Most important statistics: The Tiger protection held the Raiders to simply 41 yards speeding on 38 carries and compelled Bellefonte to punt the ball eight instances.

Hollidaysburg coach Homer DeLattre: “Our protection has been taking part in nice all yr lengthy. We had been in an odd entrance, attempting to convey a bit of stress, extra stress than we’ve the previous couple weeks. I feel we tackled a bit of bit higher, too. I assumed, general, our group protection was good. It’s a superb first win. Our first 4 groups had been 20-4. Everybody on our (remaining) schedule was both 4-1 or 5-0. We all know it’s difficult, however we’re going to maintain working exhausting and getting higher. We had lots of younger guys on the market. We solely had two seniors on the market, aside from the kicker, all sport lengthy.”

Notable: Whereas Hollidaysburg’s protection was stifling a lot of the evening, Bellefonte didn’t assist itself by committing 9 penalties for 60 misplaced yards. The Raiders additionally fumbled a punt, which the Tigers recovered on the Bellefonte 16. That led to Hollidaysburg’s first rating.

Information: Hollidaysburg (1-5); Bellefonte (1-5).

Subsequent week: Bellefonte at Huntingdon; Oil Metropolis at Hollidaysburg.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Hollidaysburg 0 7 17 7 — 31

Bellefonte 0 0 0 0 — 0

Second Quarter

H–Albarano 14 cross from Rossman (Sosnowski kick), 3:56.

Third Quarter

H–Rossman 3 run (Sosnowski kick), 6:39.

H–Sosnowski 25 subject aim, 6:16.

H–Wyland 2 run (Sosnowski kick), 2:34.

Fourth Quarter

H–Wyland 42 cross from Rossman (Sosnowski kick), 9:24.

TEAM STATISTICS H B

First downs 11 10

Whole yards 298 144

Rushes-yards 37-145 38-41

Yards passing 153 103

Passing (comp.-att.-int.) 9-26-0 8-21-0

Punts-avg. 2-35.5 8-35.13

Fumbles-lost 3-0 1-1

Penalties-yards 5-33 9-60

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–Hollidaysburg, Burket 14-49; Rossman 6-8; Wyland 2-4; White 5-40; Baronet 9-40; Schenk 1-4. Bellefonte, Alterio 12-20; Garrison 4-(-7); Capperella 2-(-6); Weaver 4-3; Lowry 5-5; Johnson 8-0; Halterman 2-20; Edwards 1-6.

PASSING–Hollidaysburg, Rossman 9-26-0-153. Bellefonte, Johnson 6-16-0-77; Halterman 2-5-0-36.

RECEIVING–Hollidaysburg, Albarano 2-22; Wyland 3-61; DeLattre 4-70. Bellefonte, Capperella 4-56; Rice 1-12; Alterio 1-9; Weaver 2-26.