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HERSHEY — Mifflin County fell to Lower Dauphin football in Week 9 action, 42-14, at Hersheypark Stadium.
On the very first offensive play of the game Falcons’ Nathan Fortenberry caught a 65-yard touchdown. Chase Goddard took a pitch off the right side and chucked the rock down field where Fortenberry finished the job, making it 7-0 Lower Dauphin on top.
With 3:43 left in the first stanza, on 4th-and-4, Goddard found Fortenberry for a touchdown and handing the Falcons (5-4, 5-3 MPC) a 14-0 lead.
Connor Kreiser ran for a three-yard score, making it 21-0 Falcons with the lead at the 7:03 mark of the second quarter.
Cohen Pollock added a one-yard run to make it 28-0 in the third period.
Michael Dugan added a two-yard TD run, making it 35-0 Falcons, with 7:16 left in the fourth period.
Huskies’ Zyhair Hill posted a two-yard rushing score with 1:02 remaining in the fourth, leaving the score 35-7 in favor of Lower Dauphin.
On the ensuing kickoff, Falcons’ Liam Brinser had a 78-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 53 seconds left in the ballgame, making 42-7 Dauphin on top.
Then, Huskies’ Landon Bowen took a backwards pitch on the ensuing kickoff from the Huskies’ 30-yard line and scampered 70 yards for a TD, leaving the score 42-14 Falcons.
This was also the final game for the Falcons at Hersheypark Stadium.
Next Friday, Mifflin County (2-7, 1-7 MPC) meets Gettysburg in their regular-season finale in Week 10.
FROM THURSDAY
BOYS SOCCER
Greenwood sinks Juniata for TVL crown
Greenwood won, 5-4, in a penalty shootout over Juniata in the TVL Championship on Thursday.
Josue Osorio scored for Juniata at the 10:05 mark in the second half. Chase Hartland had the assist.
Nolan Imes tallied 16 saves for Juniata.
Greenwood had more shots, 13-2, and more corners, 10-0.
Tri-Valley League Playoff Championship
Juniata vs Greenwood
Score
Juniata – 1
Greenwood – 1
*** Greenwood wins 5-4 in a penalty shootout
First Half Goals
29:19 – Greenwood
Second Half Goals
10:05 – Juniata, scored by Josue Osorio, assisted by Chase Hartland
Shots on Goal
Juniata – 2
Greenwood – 13
Corner Kicks
Juniata – 0
Greenwood – 10
Keeper Saves
Juniata – 16 (Nolan Imes)
Greenwood – 3
Lions clobber Rockets, 12-0
Juniata Christian rolled past Southern Huntington on Thursday, 12-0.
Julian Flores de Valgaz (two), Jordan Lara (two), Zander Neimond and Austin Shearer all scored in the first half.
JCS outshot the Rockets, 33-2.
JCS’s overall record is 18-1-1. Their next game is Oct. 28 as part of a three day tournament in Ohio.
JCS: 12
Southern Huntington: 0
First Half Goals
JCS Goal by Julian Flores de Valgaz
JCS Goal by Jordan Lara
JCS Goal by Jordan Lara
JCS Goal by Zander Neimond
JCS Goal by Julian Flores de Valgaz
JCS Goal by Austin Shearer, Assist by Jordan Lara
Second Half Goals
JCS Goal by Julian Flores de Valgaz
JCS Goal by Julian Flores de Valgaz
JCS Goal by Hudson Stong
JCS Goal by Connor Leitzel, Assist by Julian Flores de Valgaz
JCS Goal by Mitch Auker, Assist by Zander Neimond
JCS Goal by Jordan Lara, Assist by Zander Neimond
Shots on Goal
JCS: 33
SH: 2
Saves
JCS; Connor Leitzel: 2
SH: 11
Corner Kicks
JCS: 7
SH: 0