Press release by www.d9sports.com
SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. – When a high school football team is down 24 points with less than 18 minutes to play, the game is over.
Well, 99 out of 100 times it is over.
But Clarion-Limestone’s Brenden Makray made sure his Lions weren’t out of it down 32-8 with under six minutes to play in the third quarter at Punxsutawney Friday night rallying C-L to a stunning two-touchdown, 48-32, victory by leading the Lions to 30 points in less than a 10-minute span.
That is why Makray is the Week Nine D9Sports.com District 9 Football Player of the Week.
The final Player of the Week for the 2017 season, Makray went 17-for-34 passing for 354 yards, four touchdowns and an interception including throwing the go-ahead 76-yard touchdown to Kyle Kerle with 6:10 to play. In the process, Makray became C-L’s all-time leading passer with 4,446 yards in his career passing Hayden Johnston for the top spot.
Kerle, who became the first C-L player to ever have 1,000 receiving yards in a season (1,004) joins Makary in being honored by being one of 15 players on the District 9 Honor Roll. Their C-L teammate, Austin Newcomb, is also on the Honor Roll.
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D9SPORTS.COM PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brenden Makray – Clarion-Limestone: 17-for-34 passing, 354 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception; Became C-L’s all-time leading passer with 4,446 yards; Led the Lions on a comeback from a 32-8 deficit with under six minutes to play in the third quarter – Clarion-Limestone 46, Punxsutawney 32
D9SPORTS.COM HONOR ROLL
Bryan Dworek – Brookville: 11 catches, 136 yards, 2 touchdowns – Brookville, Keystone 6
Jack Krug – Brookville: 20-for-32, 360 yards, 4 touchdowns – Brookville 63, Keystone 6
Spencer Miller – Clarion: 9-for-11 passing, 135 yards, 2 touchdowns; 3 carries, 11 yards, 1 touchdown – Clarion 44, St. Marys 6
Kyle Kerle – Clarion-Limestone: 5 catches, 140 yards, 2 touchdowns; Became C-L’s single-season receiving leader with 1,004 yards; Caught the go-ahead touchdown as C-L rallied from a 32-8 deficit with under six minutes to play in the third quarter – Clarion-Limestone 46, Punxsutawney 32
Austin Newcomb – Clarion-Limestone: 13 carries, 135 yards, 2 touchdowns; 2 catches, 28 yards – Clarion-Limestone 46, Punxsutawney 32
Isaac Rumery – Clearfield: 5-for-11 passing, 172 yards, 3 touchdowns; 7 carries, 8 yards, 1 touchdown – Clearfield 45, Karns City 20
Nick Stewart – Curwensville: 33 carries, 328 yards, 3 touchdowns – Curwensville 48, Philipsburg-Osceola 19
Erik DeLong – Kane: 19 carries, 167 yards, 2 touchdowns; Helped Kane win its third straight AML Title – Kane 33, Otto-Eldred 0
Reed Williams – Kane: 18-for-32, 235 yards, 1 touchdowns, 1 interception; Ran for two touchdowns; Helped Kane win its third straight AML Title – Kane 33, Otto-Eldred 0
Chance Nagy – Moniteau: 20-for-40, 208 yards, 3 touchdowns; Threw the game-winning touchdown in the second overtime after leading team from two scores down in the third quarter – Moniteau 35, Redbank Valley 34, 2 overtimes
Dylan Ishman – Punxsutawney: 9-for-18 passing, 170 yards, 4 touchdowns; 14 carries, 68 yards – Clarion-Limestone 46, Punxsutawney 32
Brock Barrett – Redbank Valley: 4 catches, 102 yards, 1 touchdown; 4 carries, 47 yards, 2 touchdowns – Moniteau 35, Redbank Valley 34, 2 overtimes
Keaton Kahle – Redbank Valley: 5-for-12 passing 148 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; 3 carries, 133 yards, 1 touchdowns – Moniteau 35, Redbank Valley 34, 2 overtimes
Andy Breier – Ridgway: 3 catches, 131 yards, 3 touchdowns – Ridgway 41, Union/A-C Valley 14
Johnny Mitchell – Ridgway: 5-for-9, 133 yards, 4 touchdowns – Ridgway 41, Union/A-C Valley 14
2017 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week Zero: Jack Krug, Brookville
Week One: Clint Thurston, Redbank Valley
Week Two: Sawyer Drummond, Otto-Eldred
Week Three: Nick Stewart, Curwensville
Week Four: Dalton Beham, Karns City
Week Five: Jack Krug, Brookville
Week Six: Erik DeLong, Kane and Clay Garing, Karns City
Week Seven: Matt Miller, DuBois
Week Eight: John Eakin, Bradford
Week Nine: Brenden Makray, Clarion-Limestone