SMETHPORT — It was a good old-fashioned game of McKean County football, and at the end of the day, Bradford found themselves on top. Talan Reese threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns, two of which went to Logan Kohler, as the Owls (2-5) came away with a 27-12 win over Smethport (1-5). “September was a long month.
..October has been a lot more fun so far,” said Bradford coach Jeff Puglio.
“It was good to get out here and get a win. And it’s fun playing these close games like this. People want to talk about classifications and everything, you know, but that was a really good football game, and we didn’t have to drive two hours for it.
So, I think that, you know, there’s really good football in District 9 and any week anybody can beat anybody.” Reese did throw two interceptions (one was tipped), but for the most part was very efficient, completing 23-of-29 passes. Seven of those went to Kohler, including a 70-yard touchdown down the right sideline on the first play of the Owls’ second drive after Smethport had stuffed them on a 4th-and-1 20 yards away from the end zone on their first drive.
“On their first touchdown, 30 (Kohler), he’s special,” said Smethport coach Eric Rees. “He’s fast as hell.” Despite the loss, Rees was proud of the way his team battled, which included stopping Bradford inside the 30 on three separate occasions, including the first drive of the game.
“I told the kids, I said, you know, I’m so proud of them, because we didn�.