DANVILLE —
The game was tied at 14 at halftime, but Luke Klingerman’s performance on the ground gave Mount Carmel every reason to be in the lead.
Helped by long runs of 61 and 30 yards, Klingerman amassed 161 yards on 21 carries during the first two quarters. Danville defensive coordinator Bill Freeman said the two huge gains were due to being out-schemed on the play-calling and by strong blocking by the Red Tornadoes offensive line.
When the second half began, the Ironmen’s defense was much more dominant. It stymied Klingerman on the majority of his carries after halftime and kept forcing the Tornadoes to punt.
In total, Klingerman ended his final game as a Tornado with 195 yards on 33 carries, seeing his numbers taper off significantly in the last two quarters.
Despite the distinct contrast between Klingerman’s production in each half, Freeman said that there were not many halftime adjustments made to slow him down.
“We just started making plays. Early, a couple of our lineman had a shot at him and ran by him,” Freeman said. “He gashed us — I don’t think he pounded us; he gashed us for big gains. So what we stressed at halftime was, ‘Look, when the play’s in front of you, you gotta make it’ ... (and) the kids started doing that.”
Rather than scheming differently, Freeman said he saw a different mentality in his defense in the second half.
“I think they just started to believe they could play with Mount Carmel. Everybody in the area was saying they were too big, they were too strong,” Freeman said.
“Once they started believing it, they started playing.”
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H.S. football: Ironmen defense steps up after halftime
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Heartland Division I
Team W L PF PA Danville (11-3) 6 0 301 196* Selinsgrove (10-4) 5 1 324 212 Milton (7-5) 4 2 267 211 Shikellamy (5-6) 3 3 223 250 Shamokin (2-9) 2 4 143 289 Mifflinburg (2-8) 1 5 136 234 Jersey Shore (0-10) 0 6 143 383 *-denotes division champion
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Globe-trotting musician to play Danville's Old Forge Brewing Company next week
Old Forge Brewing Company will play host to one of its own the night of June 27 when professional musician Mark Sosnoskie plays his first show at the establishment.
Mark Sosnoskie has bartended at Old Forge on-and-off for the past two years, when he hasn’t been performing with his band, Marah. His performance at the Old Forge Brewing Company will run from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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DHS students benefit from credit union's school branch
While the current class of Danville High School has already moved on to the next stage of their life, a few students felt they were given an extra leg up by Service 1st Federal Credit Union.
Danay Knorr, part of the senior class who graduated on June 7, has been working part-time at Service 1st since December as a service representative at the credit union’s DHS branch. “I thought this would be a really great opportunity to broaden my job skills,” said Knorr. “Everybody needs a bank or credit union.”
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Nameless donor helps fund Eagle Scout project for homeless shelter
A donor has covered the remaining money needed for an Eagle Scout’s $4000 pavilion construction at the Gate House homeless shelter.
Mark Hilkert, 16, of Danville’s Troop 39, had previously raised about $850 from a spaghetti dinner hosted on June 2 at the St. Joseph School cafeteria. He made approximately $400 more in donations and had been planning to contact local businesses for financial assistance before he met with his donor on June 13.
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Marathon encourages kids to get out and move this summer
Local community groups want to get kids out and moving this summer with 2013 Montour County Kids Marathon.
The marathon encourages kids to stay in shape by challenging them to run the distance of a quarter marathon, half marathon or full marathon over the course of the summer.
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Cause of Bloom Street fire undeterminable
A cause for a late night Bloom Street apartment fire on June 2 cannot be determined, according to Danville Fire Department.
Ken Strausser, assistant fire chief for Danville, said that while a fire marshal was contacted to investigate the scene he was not able to arrive due to being busy at other fire sites. It has now been too long since the incident to get any information as to its cause, said Strausser.
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Kids pumped for Friday triathlon
Junior athletes will test their mettle June 14 at the Danville Area Community Center’s fourth annual Kids Triathlon.
The triathlon, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Danville Area Community Center, is divided into three categories based on age. Children age 6 to 8 will swim 50 yards, bike 0.6 miles and run for a quarter mile. Children ages 9 to 11 will swim 100 yards, bike for a mile and run for a half mile. Competitors ages 12 to 14 will swim 150 yards, bike for two miles and run for one mile. The children must supply their own bikes.
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"Penny War" donates droves of livestock to needy families
Thanks to one eighth-grade girl, 26 flocks of fowl, a goat, a pig, a sheep and a llama to needy families around the world.
The livestock, supplied through the charity Heifer International, provides people in impoverished regions with goods such as eggs, wool and meat that they can use to earn a living.
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