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TUNKHANNOCK &#8212; Extending his arms high into the sky, as if he was reaching for the stars, Jake Stevens out-leaped two defenders to pull down a nine-yard touchdown pass late in the final quarter.And although that impressive scoring grab didn&#8217;t win Friday&#8217;s game for Tunkhannock, it sent a pretty clear message.The Tigers aren&#8217;t turning tail from anyone anymore.Not even an unbeaten team like Western Wayne, which rode two touchdown runs by Danny Booths to a nerve-wracking 32-24 victory over Tunkhannock and a 5-0 record midway through the high school football season.&#8220;It&#8217;s interesting to watch the morph of Tunkhannock football right now,&#8221; said Tigers coach Jan Cechak, who returned as Tunkhannock&#8217;s coach three years ago. &#8220;These kids are not giving one inch here. These kids are believing.&#8221;For the longest time, the Tigers gave their fans a lot of hope, too.Billy Prebola kicked a 31 yard field goal at the end of the first quarter and Logan Cywinski scored on a four-yard touchdown run to keep things close in the first half. And when Matt Ramey followed Cywinski&#8217;s 60-yard burst with a one-yard touchdown plunge 17 seconds into the second half, Tunkhannock had a 17-13 lead.&#8220;I&#8217;m proud of our kids. They battled,&#8221; Cechak said.The lead didn&#8217;t last, though.Kept in check most of the night, Western Wayne quarterback Matt Valenda answered Tunkhannock&#8217;s go-ahead score with a 41-yard strike to receiver Dylan Walck. That set up Zane Janisewski&#8217;s six-yard touchdown run as Western Wayne took the lead back.Then Walck helped Western Wayne pad it, as he picked off a pass playing defensive back, leading to the second scoring run for Booths &#8212; a six-yard bolt that put Tunkhannock in a 25-17 hole.The Tigers tried to answer with a quick-strike, 62-yard pass play, but they fumbled the fall away seven yards from the end zone. From there, Western Wayne took off on a 93-yard scoring march fueled by two Valenda passes for 60 yards and his four-yard touchdown run.&#8220;Our thing is, we get other teams into a third-and-long situation and keep giving up that long play,&#8221; Cechak said. &#8220;It&#8217;s been our albatross.&#8221;It didn&#8217;t deflate the Tigers, though.They put together a 63-yard touchdown drive that Stevens capped by out-leaping Western Wayne defenders in the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown that pulled the Tigers within eight points with 3:55 to play.And they had a shot at recovering the ensuing onside kick season, which bounded off a Tunkhannock hand and into the possession of Western Wayne &#8212; which then ran for two first downs to run out the clock.&#8220;Western Wayne, give them credit,&#8221; Cechak said. &#8220;They&#8217;re a big team, and their undefeated. (But) teams are respecting what we&#8217;re doing.&#8221;<ins> </ins><ins>Western Wayne 32, Tunkhannock 24 </ins><ins>Western Wayne`7`6`12`7`&#8212;`32 </ins><ins>Tunkhannock`3`7`7`7`&#8212;`24 </ins><ins>First quarter </ins><ins>WW &#8212; Ben Burkhardt 19 run (Jake Shepherd kick), 7:21 </ins><ins>T &#8212; Billy Prebola 31 FG, 0:08 </ins><ins>Second quarter </ins><ins>WW &#8212; Danny Booths 5 run (kick failed), 4:05 </ins><ins>T &#8212; Logan Cywinski 4 run (Prebola kick), 1:36 </ins><ins>Third quarter </ins><ins>T &#8212; Matt Ramey 1 run (Prebola kick), 11:43 </ins><ins>WW &#8212; Zane Janisewski 6 run (kick failed), 8:51 </ins><ins>WW &#8212; Booths 6 run (kick failed), 3:21 </ins><ins>Fourth quarter </ins><ins>WW &#8212; Matt Valenda 2 run (Shepherd kick), 9:36 </ins><ins>T &#8212; Jake Stevens 9 pass from Zach Rogers (Prebola kick), 3:55 </ins><ins>BOX Western Wayne 32, Tunkhannock 24 Western Wayne`7`6`12`7`&#8212;`32 </ins><ins>Tunkhannock`3`7`7`7`&#8212;`24 </ins><ins>First quarter WW &#8212; Ben Burkhardt 19 run (Jake Shepherd kick), 7:21 T &#8212; Billy Prebola 31 FG, 0:08 </ins><ins>Second quarter WW &#8212; Danny Booths 5 run (kick failed), 4:05 </ins><ins>T &#8212; Logan Cywinski 4 run (Prebola kick), 1:36 </ins><ins>Third quarter T &#8212; Matt Ramey 1 run (Prebola kick), 11:43 </ins><ins>WW &#8212; Zane Janisewski 6 run (kick failed), 8:51 </ins><ins>WW &#8212; Booths 6 run (kick failed), 3:21 </ins><ins>Fourth quarter WW &#8212; Matt Valenda 2 run (Shepherd kick), 9:36 </ins><ins>T &#8212; Jake Stevens 9 pass from Zach Rogers (Prebola kick), 3:55 </ins><ins>Team statistics`WW`TUN </ins><ins>First downs`16`7 </ins><ins>Rushes-yards`43-187`22-119 </ins><ins>Passing yards`157`144 </ins><ins>Total yards`332`263 </ins><ins>Passing`9-13-0`11-18-1 </ins><ins>Sacked-yards lost`0-0`1-1 </ins><ins>Punts-avg.`1-29`2-31.5 </ins><ins>Fumbles-lost`0-0`2-1 </ins><ins>Penalties-yards`3-30`3-25 </ins><ins>INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS </ins><ins>RUSHING &#8212; WW, Ben Burkhardt 11-73, Kobe Sauter 20-69, Danny Booths 7-33, Matt Valenda 3-7, Zane Janisewski 1-6, TEAM 1- (minus 1). TUN, Logan Cywinski 16-119, Garrett Hopkins 3-1, Matt Ramey 1-1, Zach Rogers 1- (minus 1), TEAM 1- (minus 1). </ins><ins>PASSING &#8212; WW, Valenda 9-13-0-157. TUN, Rogers 11-18-1-144. </ins><ins>RECEIVING &#8212; WW, Dylan Walck 3-62, Derek Mason 3-44, Booths 2-16, Burkhardt 2-35. TUN, Hopkins 5-54, Jake Stevens 3-84, Sam Rice 1-6, Evan Turner 1-0.. </ins><ins>INTERCEPTIONS &#8212; WW, Walck 1-7. </ins><style>
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Tunkhannock pushes undefeated Western Wayne to the limit in 32-24 loss