NTL FOOTBALL: COWANESQUE VALLEY TOPPED BY TOWANDA (October 2, 2026)

Northern Tier Sports Report
TOWANDA — Cowanesque Valley kept it close through a quarter and a half, but Towanda pulled away for a 35-7 win during NTL football action on Friday.

Towanda used a bruising ground attack to down the Indians, out-gaining CV 313-to-(-2) in rushing yards.

The Black Knights opened the scoring with 1:36 left in the opening frame with a 6-yard run and a good PAT.

Cowanesque Valley would tie things up as Gavin Churchill hit Max Millard for a 9-yard touchdown. Mason Wonderlich's kick was good for a 7-7 ball game with 6:55 left in the half.

A late flurry of touchdowns in the second quarter saw Towanda get some breathing room. A 4-yard TD run with 1:26 on the clock and a 7-yard run with 50 seconds to play in the half, plus a good kick and successful two-point conversion, made it 22-7 at the break.

It was a scoreless third quarter in large part to a goal-line stand from the Black Knight defense. Towanda stopped CV at the one and then went on a 99-yard drive that ended with a 6-yard run with 10:17 left in the game. The kick was blocked but it was a 28-7 Towanda lead.

The Knights finished the night off with a 39-yard TD run with 1:42 left to play. The point after try was good and provided the 35-7 final.

Churchill went 6-17 passing for 113 yards and the score for CV, while Dave Hess was the leading rusher with 22 yards on eight carries and added three catches good for 88 yards.

Cowanesque Valley drops to 2-4 on the season with the loss. The Indians return to action Friday at Troy.

Towanda 35, Cowanesque Valley 7
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
T - Gage Evans 6 yd run (Brayden Spencer kick), 1:36
Second Quarter
CV - Gavin Churchill 9 yd pass to Max Millard (Mason Wonderlich kick), 6:55
T - Curtis Maynard 4 yd run (Spencer kick), 1:26
T - Evans 7 yd run (Montonya run), :50
Fourth Quarter
T - Jazick Brown 6 yd run (kick blocked), 10:17
T - Brown 39 yd run (Spencer kick), 1:42

Individual Stats
CV
Passing
Churchill 6-17-113-1-1

Rushing
Dave Hess 8-22, Millard 1-1, Churchill 8-(-25)

Receiving
Hess 3-88, Millard 2-18-1, Cam Stahli 1-7

Team Stats  
            CV/Towanda
Rushes/Yards         20/(-2) 39/313
Passing Yards         113 39
Interceptions - Towanda: Maynard

PHOTOS BY ED BOARDMAN

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