Sentinel photo by MIKE GOSS Mifflin County's Landon Haigh breaks free on a return as he runs past Central Mountain's Evan Batterson during Friday’s football home opener.

LEWISTOWN — It was a night that was years in the making as the Mifflin County Huskies football team christened its new stadium Friday as they opened the Donald M. Chapman lll Stadium in a legendary win, posting a 42-0 win over Central Mountain.

The game in the new stadium has been years in the making as the Huskies departed their old home at legendary Mitchell Field.

“I’m happy with the way things turned out. It was great for Mifflin County. The environment was awesome,” said Mifflin County head coach Shane Breon. “We have to get better. We have Northern York coming in next week. I’m not sure how they did tonight. We are in for a battle.”

Mifflin County (1-0) quarterback Chase Hartung found receiver Joel Beamer twice for touchdowns leading the team early on. Hartung went 8-for-14 with 97 yards and one rushing TD and three passing TDs.

In the first half, Central Mountain held the Huskies on their first possession of the day, forcing them to punt the ball on a three-and-out.

The Wildcats (0-1) went to work on offense with strong runs by Dalton McDermott and a nine-yard run by quarterback Kyle Everett, the team found itself rolling down the field, getting across midfield.

However, the Mifflin County defense held.

Neither team was able to put points on the board and the first quarter ended in a scoreless tie.

“They’re a lot better than they have been,” said Breon. “They moved their offense and defense around and gave us some fits there. It’s a good group over there. They got some great kids and they took away a lot of the things we wanted to do.”

Mifflin County’s defense forced Central Mountain to punt deep in their own territory. The defense proceeded to put pressure on the Wildcats’ punter, giving the Huskies the first big break of the ball game, getting the ball at the Central Mountain 10.

That would be all the Huskies needed to get things rolling, going on a 4-yard scoring drive, capped off with a 1-yard quarterback keeper by Hartung to put the Huskies on the board.

As the half wound down, the Huskies defense warmed up, finishing the half with three first half sacks.

Things continued to roll for the home team as they continued to force the Wildcats back.

The Huskies next offensive drive again started in favorable position on the Central Mountain 26.

With clutch runs from Brandon Kauffman, the Huskies rolled down to the seven.

From there, Hartung found Beamer for their first hook up of the day, scoring on a 7-yard TD pass with 4:31 left in the half.

Mifflin County was able to score one last time before the half when Hartung once again found Beamer. This time on a 25-yard catch and score, giving the home team a 21-0 advantage. Total yards in the first half for Mifflin County was 96 while Central Mountain was held to only four.

Coming out of the half, the Wildcats were able to slow down the Huskies for the most part, keeping the game at 21-0.

The Wildcat defense held in its first plays of the half, forcing Mifflin County to punt the ball.

However, the Mifflin County defense was just as tough, forcing the Wildcats to two four-and-outs in the stanza.

Mifflin County struck again late in the third quarter when Hartung once again went to the air, this time he found a wide open Dodger Weaver for 17 yards and the TD with just 15 ticks left in the third.

With the 28-point lead going into the final stanza, Breon started to get some of the younger players some playing time.

With 3:45 left in the game, running back Lucas Hartung muscled his way into the endzone, upping the lead on a 27-yard run.

“We got some good kids who are second string,” said Breon. “They work hard in practice and it’s great to see them get a chance to get out there under the lights on Friday night.”

Mifflin County’s defense rounded out the scoring when Talon Hopple read the quarterback’s eyes and stepped in front of his receiver and ran it back 40 yards for the TD, ending the scoring and giving the Huskies their first win in their new stadium.

Mifflin County 42, Central Mountain 0

Central Mountain 0-0-0-0-0

Mifflin County 0-21-7-21-42

First Quarter

None

Second Quarter

MC – Chase Hartung 1-yard run (Joel Beamer kick), 9:58

MC – Hartung 7-yard TD pass to Joel Beamer (Beamer kick), 4:31.

MC – Hartung to Beamer 25-yard TD rec. (Beamer kick), 1:15.

Third Quarter

MC – Hartung 17-yards TD pass to Dodger Weaver (Beamer kick), 0:15

Fourth Quarter

MC – Lucas Hartung 27-yards run (Beamer kick), 3:45.

MC – Talon Hopple 40-yard TD int (Beamer kick), 1:09.

TEAM STATISTICS CM MC

First downs 3. 11

Total Yards 35 221

Rushes-yards. 25 124

Yards passing 10 97

Passing (comp.-att.-int.) 4-10-1. 8-14-0

Fumbles-lost 3-1 1-0

Penalties-yards 4-41 8-80

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: CM – . Dalton McDermott 8-15, Kyle Everett 11-(-16), Mario Serafini 1-0, Kole Corman 2-2, Mason Masorti 1-1, Cahle Fredricks 1-1, Alex Johnson 2-12. MC – Jaxon Strohecker 10-52, Landon Haig 1-10, Chase Hartung 3 -(-17), Brandon Kauffman 5-14, Ziaire Hill 6-17, Jake Knable 2-17, Lucas Hartung 1-27.

PASSING: CM – Everett 4-9 10, Johnson 0-1 0. MC – Chase Hartung 8-14 97

RECEIVING : CM – McDermott 1-0, Serifini 2-7, MC – Haig 2-23, Joel Beamer 2-28, Nevin Farley 1-10, Dodge Weaver 3-36.