Tyrone (2-4) at Huntingdon (0-6)
War Vets Field, Huntingdon
Friday, October 4, 2024
Last Time Out: TYRONE – lost to Bishop Guilfoyle Academy 50-37 at Gray-Veterans Memorial Field. After cutting a 14-0 BG lead to 14-7 with two minutes left in the first quarter, Tyrone fell behind 21-7 at halftime after the Marauders scored on a touchdown reception by Hamilton Gates with 29 seconds left in the half. BG ultimately led by as many as 23 (36-13) until the Golden Eagles mounted a comeback on touchdown catches by Trent Adams and Eli Woomer, trimming the lead to 36-29 with 8 minutes left in the game. But a pick-6 by Nick McCloskey and a 48-yard scoring run by Taurean Consiglio sealed the deal for BG, which remained undefeated at 6-0. Huntingdon, meanwhile, fell to Central 30-20 in Roaring Spring. The ‘Cats jumped to a 13-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game after converting a fumble on the Dragons’ first possession into a score and recovering a blocked punt in the endzone. But Central regrouped behind quarterback Eli Muthler and scored 22 straight point to take the lead by the third quarter. Two scores came on the legs of Muthler, who ran for 63 yards. Huntingdon pulled within 2 at 22-20 in the fourth on a run by Landon Erdman, but the Dragons put the game away on a 32-yard run by Braydon Beach with 6 minutes to play.
Series: The series between Tyrone and Huntingdon is one of the first true rivalries to have developed for the Tyrone football program in its 100-year history. After initiating the series in 1922, teams spent much of the late 1930s and early1940s battling for supremacy in the Western Conference. It was a Tyrone win over Huntingdon in 1940 that propelled the Orange and Black in the mythical state championship game against Shenandoah, and it was perceived rough play in 1946 that prompted Tyrone officials to leave the Bearcats off the schedule in 1947, a period when Bellwood-Antis surpassed Huntingdon as Tyrone’s top rival. The teams have played four times in the postseason, including back-to-back matchups in the District 6 3A title game in 1986 and 1987. The Bearcats won 6-0 in ’86 before the Golden Eagles avenged the loss and won the program’s first District title in 1987 with a 20-19 win. Huntingdon’s success against Tyrone in the 1980s and 90s, when the ‘Cats won 8 of 10 games at one point, helped them build a substantial lead in the series, but Tyrone narrowed the gap by taking 15 in a row from Huntingdon (including two playoff games) from 2004 through 2016. The Golden Eagles have won 4 straight in the series since 2020 and now trail by a single game all time with 44 wins and 45 losses. Four games have ended in ties.
Last 10 Games: Tyrone leads 7-3
Coaches: TYRONE – John Franco (219-64 in 24 seasons at Tyrone; 280-147-2 overall); HUNTINGDON – Tim Lucko (2-14).
Last Meeting: Brady Ronan scored five times and rushed for 194 yards on a rain-soaked night in Tyrone to lead the Golden Eagles to a 39-7 victory over Huntingdon on Friday, October 6, 2023.
Eli Woomer started the game with a 38-yard interception return to set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Ronan 30 seconds into the game. He would score two more times in the first quarter on a 62-yard run and a 28-yard pass from Ashton Walk. Ronan would run for two more touchdown in the second quarter to put the Golden Eagles ahead 32-0 at halftime, and Woomer returned a third-quarter interception 90 yards to start the mercy rule clock.
The Golden Eagles forced 4 turnovers and limited the ‘Cats to 165 yards of total offense.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: TYRONE – Ashton Walk (QB-DB) 111-for-186 for 1,431 yards, 14 TDs, 10 Ints. … Seth Hoover (RB-DB) 93 carries for 469 yards, 4 TD, 11 receptions for 108 yards, 1 TD … Eli Woomer (WR-DB) 24 receptions for 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int., 1 FR … Trent Adams (WR-DB) 19 receptions, 319 yards, 5 TDs … Dante Novak (WR-DB-K) 8 receptions for 115 yards, 2 TD, 18 XP, 8 touchbacks … Cian Hockenberry (OL-DL) 8 TFL, 2 sacks … Ashton Emigh (RB-DE) 5 TFL, 1 sack, 8 carries for 64 yards, 2 TDs … Klayten Moore (WR-DB) 14 receptions for 127 yards, 2 TDs, 1 Int. returned for TD; Gayge Miller (WR-DB) 16 receptions for 249 yards, 1 TD.
TYRONE – Is averaging 31 points per game over its last three games … RB Seth Hoover has run for 264 yards in his last 3 games … has allowed 28 or more points four times … is facing a team with a losing record for just the second time this season … WR Trent Adams has had 100 yards receiving in the two complete games he played this season.
HUNTINGDON –is allowing 38.5 points per game … has allowed 30 or more points in all but one game … has one win since September 8, 2023.
Hidden Stat: Tyrone has beaten Huntingdon by mercy rule in two of its last four games against the Bearcats. One game during that time, 2022, was decided by forfeit due to COVID restrictions.
ORANGE AND BLACK 