Football Recap: Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] Comes Up Short

If Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] was feeling good fresh off their 30-0 takedown of Brockway last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] lost 35-14 to the Karns City Gremlins on Friday. Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Karns City apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2024.

Although Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] took the loss, they still got scores from Briggs Beckwith and Alex Love.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nathan Hess and Hunter Scherer. Hess rushed for 139 yards and one TD on only 13 carries while Scherer rushed for 53 yards and three touchdowns. Those 139 rushing yards gave Hess a new career-high.

Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Karns City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.

Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 21-6 win against St. Marys on the 3rd. As for Karns City, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 28-24 victory against Westinghouse on the 3rd.