Tyrone (4-4) at Penns Valley (0-8)
Penns Valley Athletic Field
Friday, October 18, 2024
Last Time Out: TYRONE – defeated Central Cambria 55-19 at Gray-Veterans Memorial Field. The Golden Eagles totaled 497 yards in total offense and scored on 8 of 10 possessions while racking up their highest single game points total since 2020. Quarterback Ashton Walk completed 17 of 18 passes for 314 yards and 5 touchdowns to eclipse the 2,000-yard mark for the season. Trent Adams was a major factor in Walk’s success with 8 receptions for 165 yards and 4 touchdowns. Seth Hoover led the running attack with 12 carries for a career-high 119 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown run, and the defense dropped 9 plays behind the line of scrimmage. PENNS VALLEY – lost to Somerset 56-42 in Spring Mills . The Eagles broke out to a 21-0 lead to kick off a shootout that ended with the Rams’ eighth loss of the season. Valley would cut the lead as narrow as 28-14 but would never get any closer. It was 35-21 by halftime and 42-21 midway through the third quarter. For the Rams, it was their third time surrendering 50 points this season.
Series: Tyrone and Penns Valley first played in 1993 during the back end of a comeback season that saw the Golden Eagles rise from 0-3 to finish 5-5 and begin a remarkable string of 23 consecutive non-losing seasons. Tyrone won that one 22-21 on a last-second two-point conversion catch by Jim Kilmartin and went on to win the next 17 against Valley. The Eagles’ next matchup with the Rams came in the 1999 playoffs, a game Tyrone won 42-6 on its way to a PIAA title. The Rams wouldn’t get a victory over the Eagles until scoring a 13-7 win in 2018. They made it two in a row with a 62-14 blowout in 2019, but since then Tyrone has won 3 of the last 4. Tyrone leads the all-time series with 20 wins and 3 losses.
Last 10 Games: Tyrone leads 7-3
Coaches: TYRONE – John Franco (221-64 in 24 seasons at Tyrone; 282-147-2 overall); PENNS VALLEY – Martin Tobias (84-113).
Last Meeting: Ashton Walk set a new passing record at Tyrone, throwing for 360 yards on 10-of-18 attempts to go along with 4 touchdowns in the Golden Eagles’ 35-7 victory over Penns Valley at Gray-Veterans Memorial Field on Friday, October 17, 2024.
Walk had 3 touchdown passes in the first half alone as Tyrone built a 28-0 lead by halftime. He then completed a 57-yard screen pass to Brady Ronan in the third quarter as the advantage grew to 35-0.
Andrew Weaver put a run into the single-game receiving yardage record, pulling in 5 passes for 220 yards, including log touchdown receptions of 46 and 83 yards.
Ty Watson ran for 164 yards to lead the Rams offense, but behind Walk’s performance the Golden Eagles held a 468-235 advantage in total yards.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: TYRONE – Ashton Walk (QB-DB) 141-for-224 for 2,025 yards, 21 TDs, 12 Ints. … Seth Hoover (RB-DB) 123 carries for 629 yards, 5 TD, 14 receptions for 141 yards, 1 TD … Eli Woomer (WR-DB) 33 receptions for 495 yards, 3 TD, 1 Int., 1 FR … Trent Adams (WR-DB) 30 receptions, 606 yards, 10 TDs … Dante Novak (WR-DB-K) 8 receptions for 115 yards, 2 TD, 18 XP, 8 touchbacks … Cian Hockenberry (OL-DL) 13 TFL, 4 sacks … Ashton Emigh (RB-DE) 9 TFL, 1 sack, 14 carries for 77 yards, 3 total TDs, 2 FRs … Klayten Moore (WR-DB) 14 receptions for 127 yards, 2 TDs, 1 Int. returned for TD; Gayge Miller (WR-DB) 17 receptions for 252 yards, 1 TD.
TYRONE – has six players with more than 100 receiving yards … has recorded at least 396 yards in 3 of its last 4 games … is 3-0 against teams with losing records … RB Seth Hoover has rushed for 100 yards in 2 of the last 3 games.
PENNS VALLEY – Has not allowed fewer than 34 points this season … reached its season-high with 42 points against Somerset … has surrendered at least 40 points to Tyrone 10 times.
Hidden Stat: Tyrone’s total offensive yardage production has increased in 5 of the last 6 weeks.
ORANGE AND BLACK 