MILLCREEK TWP — The scoreboard showed a 14-point loss.

And it could have been much worse.

Erie McDowell outgained Seneca Valley 336-95 and had 19 first downs to the Raiders' five.

Despite the Trojans' dominance, the Raiders were handed a respectable 20-6 Northern Five Conference defeat, dealing a major blow to SV's playoff hopes.

McDowell held a 13-6 edge with 2:07 left in the game when the Trojans went on a five-play, 45-yard drive, capped by A.J. Fenton's 25-yard scoring run, his second touchdown of the game.

Fenton gained 175 yards on 30 carries, leading a ground game that totaled 305 yards, while fullback Kyle Sliker managed 93 yards on 17 carries.

"We try to spread the wealth around when we can," said Trojans coach Joe Tarasovitch. "But Fenton is our workhorse."

In contrast, SV's offense never was able to get on track.

The Raiders' James Daniels had only 8 yards on seven carries and didn't score a touchdown for the first time this season.

Quarterbacks Ted Pynos and sophomore C.J. Brown combined for five of 18 passing for 52 yards.

"On just about every offensive play, there were 10 guys doing their job and one guy who wasn't," said SV coach Ron Butschle. "And everybody took a turn."

Brown entered the game in the second quarter and was on the field when the Raiders (3-4, 0-3) scored their only points.

With McDowell leading 10-0 late in the first half and facing a second-and-8 from its own 37, Trojans quarterback Phil Johnson fumbled after a hit from SV's Don Barclay. Shawn Eagle recovered for the Raiders at McDowell's 23.

Three plays later, Brown found senior wideout Kevin Mayberry in the end zone on an 11-yard scoring strike.

Ryan Zipf's extra point was blocked, but the Raiders, who were outgained 156-31 in the first half, trailed only 10-6 at intermission.

Brown remained at quarterback.

"We were looking to get Brown some reps in the game," said Butschle. "We felt he had the hot hand and decided to go with him."

McDowell's missed opportunities in the second quarter included a turnover on downs at SV's 1-yard line and a 33-yard field goal attempt that sailed wide left.

The Raiders had five drives in the second half and three of them ended with a three-and-out performance.

Still, their defense had given up just another field goal from McDowell's Dan Vasil by the start of the fourth quarter.

It was the Trojans' punter who then made a clutch play.

Jordan Bukowski was called on when McDowell's first drive of the fourth quarter stalled at SV's 40.

The snap was well over the punter's head and sailed into McDowell territory.

Bukowski chased the ball, picked it up at his own 28 and got off a punt that Jim Burry fielded at the Raiders' 33-yard line with no return. In all, the play saved the Trojans at least 39 yards of field position.

"Jordan kept his composure and was able to get the ball off," said Tarasovitch. "It ended up being a (7-yard punt), but it was big for us."

The Trojans (4-3, 2-1) opened the scoring when Vasil capped a 16-play, 30-yard drive with a 29-yard field goal with 2:22 left in the opening period.

Fenton's first score of the night came on McDowell's next drive. He followed up a 50-yard run with a 2-yard plunge into the end zone that put the Trojans up 10-0.