2013 Clearfield Bison Season Recap

  • PIAA Quarterfinalist
  • Clearfield’s 8th undefeated team
  • School’s 11th team with double-digit wins
  • Tied school record for single-season wins (13)
  • Mountain Athletic Conference Allegheny Division Champions
  • District 9 Champions
  • District 5/6/8/9 Subregional Champions
  • Current 22-game regular-season winning streak

2013 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Week 1: Clearfield 45, St. Joan of Arc (Ontario) 7

Week 2: Clearfield 37, Penns Valley 15

Week 3: Clearfield 35, Central 20

Week 4: Clearfield 58, Huntingdon 30

Week 5: Clearfield 49, Central Mountain 13

Week 6: Clearfield 49, Bellefonte 13

Week 7: Clearfield 27, Tyrone 26

Week 8: Clearfield 31, Bald Eagle Area 6

Week 9: Clearfield 56, Philipsburg-Osceola 7

District 9 Championship: Clearfield 51, Bradford 7

District 5/6/8/9 Semifinal: Clearfield 42, Johnstown 7

District 5/6/8/9 Final: Clearfield 21, Somerset 6

PIAA First Round: Clearfield 27, Jersey Shore 8

PIAA Quarterfinal: Berwick 44, Clearfield 7

Clearfield outscored its opponents 535-209, an average score of 38.2-14.9.  The Bisons had an overall points margin of +326 for an average of +23.3 points per game.

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS

OFFENSIVE

TOTAL

PER GAME

RUSHING ATTEMPTS

705

50.4

RUSHING YARDS

4,493

320.9

RUSHING TDs

63

4.5

COMPLETIONS

43

3.1

PASSING ATTEMPTS

105

7.5

PASSING YARDS

908

64.9

PASSING TDs

8

0.6

INTERCEPTIONS

7

0.5

TOTAL PLAYS

810

57.9

TOTAL YARDS

5,401

385.8

DEFENSIVE

TOTAL

PER GAME

RUSHING ATTEMPTS

455

32.5

RUSHING YARDS

1,897

135.5

RUSHING TDs

18

1.3

COMPLETIONS

90

6.4

PASSING ATTEMPTS

229

16.4

PASSING YARDS

1,274

91.0

PASSING TDs

9

0.6

INTERCEPTIONS

19

1.4

TOTAL PLAYS

684

48.9

TOTAL YARDS

3,170

226.4

2013 TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

OPPONENT

RUSHING ATTEMPTS

63

Central & Tyrone

RUSHING YARDS

419

Huntingdon

RUSHING TDs

8

Huntingdon

COMPLETIONS

5

Tyrone, CM, St. Joan

PASSING ATTEMPTS

14

Berwick

PASSING YARDS

137

Central Mountain

PASSING TDs

2

Bradford

INTERCEPTIONS

2

Somerset & Berwick

TOTAL PLAYS

69

Central, Tyrone, Somerset

TOTAL YARDS

508

Huntingdon

2013 INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

Christian Lezzer

Passing: 30-76, 646 yards, 6 TDs, 7 INT

Rushing: 259 carries, 1,957 yards, 33 TDs

Receiving: 4 catches, 75 yards

Total TDs: 33

Tyler Stratton

Rushing: 174 carries, 1,319 yards, 20 TDs

Receiving: 12 catches, 289 yards, 1 TD

Total TDs: 23

Seth Caldwell

Rushing: 137 carries, 800 yards, 7 TDs

Receiving: 1 catch, 50 yards, 1 TD

Total TDs: 9

Seth Ford

Rushing: 34 carries, 174 yards, 1 TD

Receiving: 7 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD

Total TDs: 2

Jake Wingate

Rushing: 1 carry, 2 yards

Receiving: 3 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD

Total TDs: 1

Ryan Lezzer

Receiving: 10 catches, 237 yards, 3 TDs

Total TDs: 3

Erik Sellers

Passing: 13-29, 262 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT

Rushing: 31 carries, 80 yards

Corey Shimmel

Rushing: 24 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD

Total TDs: 1

Jake Lansberry

Receiving: 1 catch, 25 yards

Dakota Shimmel

Rushing: 23 carries, 70 yards

Wyatt Flanagan

Receiving: 5 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD

Total TDs: 1

Cody Spaid

Rushing: 3 carries, -25 yards

Bryce Craft

Rushing: 4 carries, 41 yards, 1 TD

Total TDs: 1

Josh Sorbera

Rushing: 1 carry, 2 yards

Kicking: 2-2 PATs, 2 points

Spencer Herrington

Kicking: 67-69 PATs, 4-4 FGs (long of 37), 79 points

2013 INDIVIDUAL PLAYER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

Passing:

137 – Christian Lezzer vs. Central Mountain

96 – Erik Sellers vs. Tyrone

89 – Christian Lezzer vs. Huntingdon

75 – Christian Lezzer vs. Central

69 – Erik Sellers vs. Bellefonte

Rushing:

251 – Christian Lezzer vs. Philipsburg-Osceola

203 – Tyler Stratton vs. Bald Eagle Area

202 – Christian Lezzer vs. Huntingdon

196 – Tyler Stratton vs. Bellefonte

188 – Tyler Stratton vs. Central

Receiving:

95 – Tyler Stratton vs. Central Mountain

75 – Christian Lezzer vs. Tyrone

73 – Ryan Lezzer vs. Huntingdon

54 – Tyler Stratton vs. Penns Valley

50 – Tyler Stratton vs. Central; Seth Caldwell vs. Philipsburg-Osceola

SENIOR CLASS CAREER STATISTICS

Wyatt Flanagan

Receiving: 5 catches, 63 yards, 1 TD

Defensive: 52 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 pass breakups, 1 blocked kick

Seth Ford

Rushing: 79 carries, 484 yards, 4 TDs

Receiving: 9 catches, 135 yards, 1 TD

Total TDs: 6

Defensive: 253 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 5 pass breakups, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 blocked kicks

Hunter Keith

Defensive: 85 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 pass breakup, 2 fumble recoveries

Brian Knepp

Defensive: 62 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 fumble recovery

Jonas Kochan

Defensive: 4 tackles

Jon Janocko

Defensive: 59 tackles, 8 sacks, 2 pass breakups

Christian Lezzer

Passing: 87-180, 2,112 yards, 27 TDs, 15 INTs

Rushing: 586 carries, 4,269 yards, 67 TDs

Receiving: 26 catches, 529 yards, 5 TDs

Total TDs: 74

Defensive: 190 tackles, 23.5 sacks, 4 INTs, 19 pass breakups, 9 fumble recoveries

Ryan Lingle

Defensive: 1 tackle

Matt Price

Defensive: 29 tackles, 1 sack, 1 pass breakup

Tyler Stratton

Rushing: 331 carries, 2,518 yards, 35 TDs

Receiving: 20 catches, 350 yards, 2 TDs

Total TDs: 39

Defensive: 156 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 3 INTs, 8 pass breakups, 4 fumble recoveries, 1 blocked kick

Jake Verchick

Defensive: 112 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 2 INTs, 5 fumble recoveries, 1 blocked kick

SCHOOL RECORDS SET

INDIVIDUAL

Spencer Herrington

  • 7 career FGs
  • 7 career FG attempts
  • 67 extra points made in one season
  • 69 extra points attempted in one season
  • 178 career extra points made
  • 187 career extra point attempts
  • 199 career kicking points
  • 79 kicking points in one season
  • 37 yard long field goal (longest field goal on record since 1993)

Christian Lezzer

  • 586 career carries
  • 23.5 career sacks (since defensive stats were first recorded by The Progress in 1993)
  • 9 career fumble recoveries

Seth Ford

  • 253 career tackles
  • 125 single-season tackles

TEAM

  • 13 wins in a season (tied with 2010 team)
  • 8 rushing touchdowns in a single game (vs. Huntingdon)
  • 535 points scored in a season
  • 326 margin of points vs. opponents in a season
  • 38.2 points per game
  • 705 rushing attempts in a season
  • 50.4 rushing attempts per game
  • 4,493 rushing yards in a season
  • 320.9 rushing yards per game
  • 63 rushing touchdowns in a season
  • 4.5 rushing touchdowns per game
  • 5,401 total yards in a season
  • 385.8 total yards per game
  • 810 plays in a season
  • 22 consecutive regular season wins (active streak)
  • 4 straight District 9 championships
  • 48 wins in a four-year span (48-5 since 2010)

NOTE

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