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Williamsport falls in close game to Hollidaysburg on the road 41-34

By From staff reports 2 min read

Williamsport and Hollidaysburg exchanged first-half scores and the Millionaires held a narrow one-point lead going into the break.

And with 10:24 remaining in the fourth quarter, Williamsport scored a touchdown to take a one-point lead. But the Golden Tigers kept battling and went ahead the ensuing possessions.

From there, Hollidaysburg's defense held on. Williamsport competed well, but suffered a tough 41-34 road loss to Hollidaysburg in Week 9.

With 10:24 left in the game, Trey Damschroder caught a 3-yard pass from Tevin Williams to make it a 34-33 Millionaire lead. Hollidaysburg would take the lead for good with 6:14 to play when Isaac Vent had a 2-yard touchdown run for the 41-34 lead after a successful two-point conversion pass.

Both teams accumulated more than 400 yards of total offense, with Hollidaysburg collecting 465 to Williamsport's 417.

Tevin Williams had 20 carries for 97 yards and Zion Hughes ran it 18 times for 68 yards. Williams went 17 for 23 passing with an interception, throwing for 252 yards. Vincent Albarano led the Golden Tigers by throwing for 244 yards on 11 for 17 passing.

Hughes caught a 48-yard pass from Williams with 9:27 to play for an early 6-0 lead but Hollidaysburg responded when Albarano threw a 75-yard touchdown just 16 seconds later for a 7-6 lead.

Williams would have a 1-yard run with 2:43 to go until the first quarter wrapped up to put the Millionaires up, 13-7. But again, less than a minute later, Albarano had a 76-yard touchdown pass and the Golden Tigers tied it 13-13 after a missed extra point.

The two exchanged scores again in the second quarter.

Jaylen Lilly gave Williamsport a 20-13 lead with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Williams less than a minute into the second quarter. Albarano threw a 23-yard pass with 8:55 left until halftime to tie it, 20-all. Damschroder reeled in a 13-yard pass from Williams with 3:45 until halftime for another Williamsport lead, 27-20. Albarano would score from five yards out with 26 seconds until halftime, but a missed extra point would make it a 27-26 game going into the break with the Millionaires ahead.

Vent had a 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for the Golden Tigers and Hollidaysburg went ahead, 33-27.

The Millionaires host Wilkes-Barre Area in Week 10 to wrap up the regular-season next week.

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