Defense carries Beavers in win at Harbor Creek

Conor Sterling got the scoring going on defense for the Beavers in Friday night's game at Harborcreek

By Jack Hasbrouck, Contributing Writer

Harbor Creek, PA- The Corry varsity football team traveled to Harbor Creek Friday night for their final region matchup against the Huskies. Thanks to a strong defensive showing, the Beavers came away with the 28-7 win. They will finish the regular season with a record of

7-2 and a region record of 4-1.

There was minimal offense in the first quarter with both teams having multiple drives stall out while leaning on the running game. The Beavers got on the scoreboard first in the final minute of the quarter on defense with a huge pick six by Conner Sterling that was returned 61 yards. An extra point from Gavin Kent gave the Beavers a 7-0 lead headed into the second quarter. 

Corry took that momentum and carried it into the second quarter. After a turnover on downs from the defense, the offense notched its first score of the day on a 16 yard pass play from Lucas Baker to Keaton Frisina. An interception by Blake Cook gave the Beavers another chance to score late, but time would expire while they were in the redzone. Corry went into halftime up 13-0. 

Harbor Creek opened the scoring in the second half with a huge 57 yard run from Gavin Zillman. That made it a one score game with Corry still up 13-7. Corry answered shortly after with a big 39 yard run of their own from Deion Canady. A successful two point conversion to Frisina from Baker made the score 21-7 at the end of the quarter. 

After killing around four minutes to start the fourth quarter, the Beavers committed their first turnover with an interception. Corry would return the favor soon after with their second pick six of the day, this time by Marcus Meredith who ran the ball back 79 yards. A final extra point by Kent gave the Beavers the 28-7 lead. Harbor Creek failed to respond and the Beavers ran out the clock to seal the road win 28-7. 

Baker completed seven passes on 14 attempts. He threw for 84 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. Baker also rushed for three yards. 

Canady led in rushing yards with 73 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Sterling ran for 28 yards on seven carries. Lamech Albers ran 18 yards on four carries. Jack Vanchieri ran nine yards on one carry. 

In receiving yards, Frisina led the way with 57 yards and a touchdown on two receptions. Vanchieri had 15 yards on two receptions. Cook had nine yards on one reception. Alex Schmidt had eight yards on one reception. 

The Beavers will have this week off as Oil City and Corry mutually agrees to cancel their game so both teams can prepare for the district 10 playoffs. Upon PIAA approval, DeeJ Experience will be broadcasting the playoff game live. If you would like to sponsor the playoffs as a business or donate to our efforts as an individual, please visit our website at https://www.deejexperience.com/piaad10fallplayoffs. Further details will be released in the coming days with opponent, time and place when the playoff brackets are released.

GAME STATS

Corry vs. Harborcreek

10/17/25, 7:00 PM

Regular Season

	1	2	3	4	Total
Corry	7	6	8	7	28
Harborcreek	0	0	7	0	7

SCORING SUMMARY:

1st Quarter

C: Interception Conner Sterling 61 yd Return (TD) 6-0

C: Gavin Kent (PAT) 7-0

2nd Quarter

C: Keaton Frisina 16 yd Pass from Lucas Baker (CNV) 13-0

3rd Quarter

HC: Gavin Zillman 57 yd Rush (TD) 13-6

HC: Joseph Wagner (PAT) 13-7

C: Deion Canady 39 yd Rush (TD) 19-7

C: Keaton Frisina 3 yd Pass from Lucas Baker (CNV) 21-7

4th Quarter

C: Interception Marcus Meredith 79 yd Return (TD) 27-7

C: Gavin Kent (PAT) 28-7

Game Summary	Corry		Harborcreek
First Downs	11			11
Rushes-Yards	23	129		39	134
Recep-Yards	7	84		8	73
Passing Yards	84			73
Comp-Attempts	7	14		8	20
TD-INT	1	1		0	4
Fumbles-Lost	0	0		0	0
Penalties-Yards	2	34		7	76
3rd Down Conv	3	9		4	16
4th Down Conv	0	2		3	11
FG Made-Att	0	0		0	0
Tackles	1.0			0
Sacks-Yards	0			0
Time of Possession	32:43			49:53

RUSHING LEADERS:
No.	Player	Rushes	Yards	TDs	Fumbles				No.	Player	Rushes	Yards	TDs	Fumbles
5	Deion Canady	8	73	1	0				13	Gavin Zillman	17	111	1	0
8	Conner Sterling	7	28	0	0				10	Landon Demarall	5	15	0	0
22	Lamech Albers	4	18	0	0				6	Thomas Gunther	5	12	0	0
2	Jack Vanchieri	1	9	0	0				22	Brady Powers	7	2	0	0
7	Lucas Baker	2	3	0	0				4	Cohen Kent	1	0	0	0
13	Marcus Meredith	1	-2	0	0				16	Connor Fortin	4	-6	0	0
PASSING LEADERS:
No.	Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT			No.	Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
7	Lucas Baker	7	14	84	1	1			16	Connor Fortin	7	18	61	0	3
									13	Gavin Zillman	1	2	12	0	1
RECEIVING LEADERS:
No.	Player	Rec	Yards	TDs					No.	Player	Rec	Yards	TDs
1	Keaton Frisina	2	57	1					22	Brady Powers	3	26	0
2	Jack Vanchieri	2	15	0					44	Nathan Vogt	2	14	0
3	Blake Cook	1	9	0					13	Gavin Zillman	1	14	0
12	Alex Schmidt	1	8	0					10	Landon Demarall	1	12	0
22	Lamech Albers	1	-5	0					4	Cohen Kent	1	7	0
FIELD GOAL LEADERS:
No.	Player	Made	Att	Avg	Long				No.	Player	Made	Att	Avg	Long
PAT LEADERS:
No.	Player	Made	Att						No.	Player	Made	Att
88	Gavin Kent	2	3						17	Joseph Wagner	1	1
PUNTING LEADERS:
No.	Player	Punts	Avg	Long					No.	Player	Punts	Avg	Long
61	Landon Hasbrouck	2	21.0	29					17	Joseph Wagner	2	33.5	34
KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS:
No.	Player	Ret	Yards	TDs					No.	Player	Ret	Yards	TDs
8	Conner Sterling	1	39	0					13	Gavin Zillman	1	23	0
3	Blake Cook	1	7	0					1	Gavin Galbreath	1	20	0
									44	Nathan Vogt	1	15	0
									22	Brady Powers	1	7	0
PUNT RETURN LEADERS:
No.	Player	Ret	Yards	TDs					No.	Player	Ret	Yards	TDs
3	Blake Cook	1	13	0					22	Brady Powers	1	0	0
DEFENSIVE LEADERS:
No.	Player	Tackles	Sacks	Yards	INT				No.	Player	Tackles	Sacks	Yards	INT
13	Marcus Meredith	0.0	0.0	79	1				25	Eoin Eighmy	0.0	0.0	15	1
8	Conner Sterling	0.0	0.0	61	1
1	Keaton Frisina	0.0	0.0	41	1
77	Owen Nickerson	0.0	1.0	0	0
3	Blake Cook	0.0	0.0	0	1