YOUTH FOOTBALL: WAVERLY 'C,' 'B' TEAMS TOP WYALUSING IN NTYFL ACTION (2019-10-01)
Valley Sports ReportWAVERLY "” The Waverly "C" and "B" teams earned wins over Wyalusing here Sunday, while the "A" fell in Northern Tier Youth Football League action at Memorial Stadium.
"C" Game (1st- & 2nd-grade)
Waverly 25, Wyalusing 7Brayden Bowman scored on three long TD runs to lead Waverly to a 25-7 win over Wyalusing in the "C" game.
Bowman opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 48-yard TD run. Eli Keeney added the extra point to make it 7-0.
After Wyalusing scored to the game at 7-7, Keeney scored on an 8-yard run to give Waverly a 13-7 lead.
Bowman added TD runs of 50 and 55 yards to finish off the scoring.
Qwnton Taylor, Grant Spiegel, Jase Stark, and Bowman led the Waverly defense.
"B" Game (3rd- & 4th-grade)
Waverly 6, Wyalusing 0Brody Lambert scored on a 5-yard TD run to start the fourth quarter and lift Waverly to a 6-0 win over Wyalusing in the "B" game.
The Waverly defense was led by Connor Bentley, Jeremy Cleveland, Axel Murray, and Griffin Walter.
"A" Game (5th & 6th-grade)
Wyalusing 27, Waverly 12Turnovers proved costly for the junior Wolverines in a 27-12 loss to Wyalusing in the "A" game.
Waverly fumbled on the first play of the game, and Wyalusing capitalized with a Dylan Johns TD to make it 7-0.
Brance Vanalstine scored on an 8-yard TD run to trim the deficit to 7-6 at the half.
A pair of Waverly fumbles in the third quarter led to two more TD runs by Johns and a 20-6 Wyalusing lead.
Carter Davies scored on a 9-yard TD run to trim the deficit to 20-12, but Wyalusing answered with a score to provide the final margin.
Vanalstine had 145 yards rushing to lead Waverly, and QB Ben Shaw completed 5 of 8 passes for 68 yards.
The Waverly defense was led by Austin Burns, Tyler Wolverton, and Shaw. Kaden McCarthy and Shaw each had a fumble recovery. .
FLAG GAMEWaverly won the game over Wyalusing . Zi'ran Thomas, Bryce Stanton, Robert Henderson, and Dallas Harbst accounted for Waverly's TDs.
