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Southern Region Large School--Preview

Karns City (2-0) at Brookville (2-0)

Last year’s 42-41 double-overtime thriller won by Brookville in Karns City was one of the best games in
D9 last year, so it’ll be a tough act to follow.
But on paper, it very well could be a good one with the traditional run-heavy Gremlins clashing with the
Raiders and their passing game led by quarterback Jack Krug.
The Raiders are coming off a big win over Central Clarion, scoring the game’s final 19 points after en-
tered the fourth quarter tied at 30-30. Krug has thrown for 642 yards, completing 46 of 72 passes with
eight TDs and just one interception. He’s three yards shy of tying Smethport’s Mike DeFilippi for sixth
place on the D9 all-time passing yardage list, 6,638 to 6,635, and he’s two TDs shy of tying DuBois’ Gabe
French for No. 3 on that all-time list, 87-85.
Krug’s top receivers are Kyle MacBeth (13-159, 1 TD), Brayden Kunselman (13-175, 3 TDs), Robert Keth
(9-137, 1 TD), Braiden Davis (6-61, 3 TDs) and Ryan Daisley (8-110).
Against Central Clarion, the Raiders put a running back over the 100-yard mark in a game for the first
time since 2017 as sophomore Braiden Davis ran for 107 yards on 15 carries, giving the Raiders a count-
er to teams expecting a lot of passing.
Karns City averages 214.5 yards rushing per game and has thrown just 16 passes, only three attempts
in last week’s 55-14 rout of DuBois. Last year in the loss to the Raiders, the Gremlins ran for 349 yards
while Robert Keth, filling in for the injured Krug, threw for 345 yards.
Jayce Anderson is the Gremlins’ leading rusher out of a crowded backfield of carriers thus far with 120
yards after going for 95 on six carries last week.