The Bearcats traveled to Philipsburg Osceola for a clash with the Mounties, but came up short losing 7-6 in a defensive clash. After a scoreless first quarter PO got on the board first with 7:32 to go in the half on a 70 yard touchdown pass from Gustkey to Johnson. The third quarter was also a scoreless frame, but with 2:24 to go in the 4th, Eric Mykut connected with Jack Foster on a 78 yard TD pass to bring the score to 7-6. The Bearcats were stopped just short on the 2pt conversion resulting in the final score. With the loss, the Bearcats drop to 0-3 on the year. Ashton Steele did a fantastic job all night long pinning the Mounties deep in their own territory with 3 punts placed inside the 10 yard line. The Bearcat defense was also fantastic limiting the Mountie attack to 212 yards of total offense. STAT LEADERS RUSHING: Steele 24-48yds, Miller 9-43yds, Mykut 2-6yds, Garner 2-5yds PASSING Mykut 10-6-120yds 1TD RECEIVING Foster 2-95yds 1TD, Steele 3-14yds, Miller 1-11yds

Sometimes you grow through adversity and and that is happening with this young Bearcat squad as they came up on the short end of a 40-8 decision at Penns Valley this evening. The Bearcats committed three turnovers in the first quarter that all led to touchdowns by the Rams and a quickly found themselves in a 21-0 hole early in the game. The Rams tacked on another score with zero's on the clock at the end of the 2nd quarter but missed the extra point to extend their lead at the half to 27-0. The 2nd half was much more evenly played as Penns Valley found paydirt once again mid-way through the third quarter to jump out to a 33-0 lead. However this time the young 'Cats squad responded with a 75 yard drive of their own capped off by a 1 yard touchdown run by Sophomore Lincoln Miller. Freshman Eric Mykut chipped in the extra point and Huntingdon was on the board make the score 33-7. Penns Valley would add another touchdown late in the 4th quarter to make the final 40-7. Huntingdon was led on the ground with Miller's 43 yards. Sophomore Ashton Steele finished 5-14, with 2 interceptions and 95 yards through the air. His favorite target was Sophomore Tyler Long who finished with 5 grabs for 60 yards including a beautiful 40 yard catch on 3rd down that kept a 4th quarter drive alive leading to the Miller touchdown. Long also contributed an interception on defense as he along with CJ Moore and Mason Somers shined on that side of the ball with negative plays from scrimmage. Huntingdon will look to get win number one next week as they travel to Philipsburg-Osceola in week 3 matchup against the Mounties. GAME STATS RUSHING Miller 12-43yds, 1TD, Steele 20-22yds, Long 1-2yds, Mykut 1-0yds PASSING Steele 14-5-2, 95yds, Mykut 9-3-1-22yds RECEIVING Long 5-60yds, Smith 2-23yds, Foster 1-34yds

Game 1 Mt. Union 32 Huntingdon 8 On a warm night at War Vets Field, the 2021 football season kicked off and it was a rough night for the young Bearcats squad. Mt. Union jumped out to a 6-0 lead behind an 1 yard touchdown run from Josh Ryan. This was followed up by a 10 yard touchdown pass from Wilson to Williamson and Mt. Union jumped out at 12-0 lead. Following a brilliant 34 yard interception return from Sophomore Ashton Steele, Sophomore running back Lincoln Miller plunged into the end zone for a 1 yard touchdown. Carter Miller converted the two point conversion and the Bearcats cut the Trojan lead to 12-8 right before the half. However, on Mt. Union's first drive of the 2nd half Ja'sun Robinson raced 85 yards for the Trojan touchdown extending their lead. Mt. Union would add two more touchdowns and win convincingly 32-8. The Trojan's racked up 376 yard of total offense while the Bearcats posted 113. Miller led all Bearcat rushers with 55 yards while Freshman Eric Mykut led the way in the passing department completing 2 of his 8 attempts for 47 yards and 1 interception. Sophomore Jack Foster led the Bearcat receiving corps with 2 receptions for 47 yards On special teams Junior kick returner Briar Ronk averaged 27.8 yards per attempt and was consistently giving Huntingdon good field position in which to operate. Steele added two interceptions on defense, while Foster is credited with a fumble recovery. RUSHING Miller 14-55 yds 1 TD, Steele 21-9 yds, Sheffield 1-2 yds, Mykut 3-(-3)yds PASSING Mykut 2-8-1 47 yds, Steele 2-7-1 5yds RECIEVING Foster 2-47, Long 2-5