Northern Tier Sports ReportHUGHESVILLE — Wyalusing struggled offensively as they fell to Hughesville, 28-6, during non-league football action Friday.
It was just 9-0 at the half and 16-6 midway through the third quarter but to late Hughesville scores in the frame put them out of reach.
Reuben Kinney was 3-for-12 for 69-yards with a touchdown and pick under center while running the ball for 12-yards on 12 carries. Andrew Taylor had all three catches for 69-yards and a score.
Jonathan Earle ran the ball 16 times for 30-yards, while Ethan Vanderpool had 10 carries for 29-yards.
Connor Anstadt had the big day for Hughesville with six catches for 149-yards and three touchdowns as Nicholas Stubbs was 6-for-19 for 149-yards with three scores and a pick.
Chase Shrawder had eight carries for 79-yards and a score for the Spartans.
Hughesville got things off with a bang as on their first play from scrimmage Stubbs hit Anstadt for a 67-yard scoring strike to make it 6-0 13 seconds in.
It was a defensive struggle after that with the only points in the second quarter an Avery Puderbaugh 20-yard field goal for a 9-0 lead at the break.
Shrawder punched one in from a yard out to make it 16-0 after the Puderbaugh extra point.
Wyalusing answered with a 5-yard pass from Kinney to Taylor to make it 16-6 with 4:11 left in the third.
The Spartans then got two quick hitting scores in the final 2:12 of the frame as Stubbs hit Anstadt for a 5-yard strike, and then a 24-yard strike with 57 seconds on the clock for the 28-6 final.
Wyalusing will host Towanda for the Bronze Helmet next week.
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HUGHESVILLE 28, WYALUSING 6
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
H: Nicholas Stubbs 67-yard pass to Connor Anstadt (run failed), 11:47
Second Quarter
H: Avery Puderbaugh 20-yard field goal, 4:31
Third Quarter
H: Chase Shrawder 1-yard run (Avery Puderbaugh kick), 8:02
W: Reuben Kinney 5-yard pass to Andrew Taylor (run failed), 4:11
H: Nicholas Stubbs 5-yard pass to Connor Anstadt (kick failed), 2:12
H: Nicholas Stubbs 24-yard pass to Connor Anstadt (kick failed), :57
INDIVIDUAL STATS
Wyalusing
Rushing
Ethan Vanderpool 10-29, Jonathan Earle 16-30, Reuben Kinney 12-12
Passing
Reuben Kinney 3-12-69-1-1, Ethan Vanderpool 0-1-0-0-1, Jonathan Earle 0-1-0-0-0
Receiving
Andrew Taylor 3-69-1
Hughesville
Rushing
Chase Shrawder 8-79-1, Jedidiah Abernath 17-61, Connor Anstadt 3-39, Nicholas Stubbs 6-3
Passing
Nicholas Stubbs 6-19-149-3-1, Connor Anstadt 1-1-14-0-0
Receiving
Connor Anstadt 6-149-3, Chase Shrawder 1-14
TEAM STATS WYALUSING HUGHESVILLE
First Downs 9 13
Rushes/Yards 38/71 34/182
Passing Yards 69 163
Fumbles/Lost 5/1 2/0
Penalties/Yards 3/22 5/40
Interceptions: Wyalusing (Reuben Kinney), Hughesville (Connor Anstadt, Josiah Abernath)
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