CHERRY TWP — Punxsutawney Chucks quarterback Dylan Ishman connected with Tyler Richardson on the second play of overtime to cap off a furious rally from 16 points behind in the final minute of regulation to stun the Moniteau Warriors 34-28 on Friday night.

“There's really not much to say to the kids about this one,” Warriors' head coach Jon McCune said. “We just folded in the end.”

Following the overtime score, Moniteau got its chance, but a pair of sacks led to backup quarterback Hunter Fitzingo's desperation pass on a 4th-and-goal from the 25 that fell incomplete.

Punxsutawney's comeback began with just over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, when Punxsutawney took possession of the ball at the Moniteau 40-yard line after a Warriors punt and trailing 28-12. A Stone Smith 25-yard run put the Chucks in scoring position, and after a sack by Moniteau, Ishman connected with Richardson in the end zone from 17-yards out. The two-point conversion cut the lead to eight points with 56 seconds left on the clock.

Punxsutawney recovered the ensuing onside kick, and just three plays and 26 seconds later, Ishman connected with Richardson in the end zone again, this time from 37 yards. It was one of four touchdown connections between the two in the game. Ishman found Jake Pearce for the two-point conversion to tie the game.

After a sluggish start for both teams, the Chucks got on the board first, late in the first quarter, when Stone Smith, who ended the game with 88 yards rushing, scored from 27 yards out to give Punxsutawney a 6-0 lead.

That lead was short-lived, however, as Manny McLean, who also led Moniteau in rushing yards with 56, returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards to give the Warriors the lead 7-6 after the extra point.

The two teams traded touchdowns in the second quarter, as Moniteau took a 14-12 lead into halftime.

The Warriors dominated the third quarter, outscoring the Chucks 14-0 to increase their lead to 28-12. Cody Wise scored on a 9-yard run midway through the period and Nick Martino returned a fumble 50 yards on the final play of the quarter.

Moniteau quarterback Chance Nagy, who threw for 67 yards and ran for 47 yards, was injured midway through the third quarter and did not return.

[naviga:h3]Punxsutawney 6 6 0 16 6 — 34

Moniteau 7 7 14 0 0 — 28[/naviga:h3]

First Quarter

P — Stone Smith 27 run (kick failed), 2:18

M — Manny McLean 87 kickoff return (Steven Fawcett kick), 2:07

Second Quarter

M — Chance Nagy 1 run (Fawcett kick), 10:40

P — Tyler Richardson 28 pass from Dylan Ishman (run failed), 4:57

Third Quarter

M — Cody Wise 9 run (Fawcett kick), 7:45

M — Nick Martino 50 fumble return (Fawcett kick), 0:00

Fourth Quarter

P — Richardson 17 pass from Ishman (Richardson pass from Ishman), :56

P — Richardson 37 pass from Ishman (Jake Pearce pass from Ishman), :30

Overtime

P — Richardson 9 pass from Ishman (kick failed)

Individual Statistics

Rushing: Punxsutawney, Dylan Ishman 18-(-2), Stone Smith 15-88, Tyler Richardson 2-11, Alexander Gianvito 2-1, Alexander Neal 1-(-10); Moniteau, Manny McLean 11-56, Chance Nagy 14-47, Cody Wise 9-47, Hunter Fitzingo 5-(-18)

Passing: Punxsutawney, Dylan Ishman 8-26-162-0; Moniteau, Chance Nagy 6-12-67-2, Hunter Fitzingo 2-12-28-0

Receiving: Punxsutawney, Tyler Richardson 7-133, Jake Pearce 1-29; Moniteau, Wyatt Geibel 3-53, Hunter Fitzingo 3-23, Manny McLean 1-2, Brandon Ritts 1-17