Punxsutawney gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 30-13 victory over the St. Marys Flying Dutch. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Chucks also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Maddox Hetrick was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Punxsutawney also got help from Logan Moore, who showed off his sure hands for 128 receiving yards.
Punxsutawney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
St. Marys' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ben Reynolds, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Ben Paul, who threw for 103 yards and a touchdown while completing 88.9% of his passes.
Punxsutawney will head out on the road to challenge DuBois at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Marys, they will take on Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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