Cougars outlast Apollo-Ridge, 43-33
Charleroi withstood a late charge from Apollo-Ridge to return home Friday night with a 43-33 non-conference victory in the regular season finale.
The Cougars (7-2) led 29-21 at halftime and 36-21 after three quarters.
Apollo-Ridge (7-3) cut into the lead in the fourth quarter on Logan Harmon’s 2-yard run, but Alex Conrad responded with a 21-yard touchdown run for the Cougars.
Charleroi put up 22 points in the first quarter on a 13-yard touchdown run from Brayden Mihalcin, Alex Conrad’s 8-yard run and Malik Nails 45-yard fumble return.
Mihalcin scored his second touchdown of the game in the second quarter.
Conrad ran for a 21-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. He completed 10-of-11 passes for 176 yards. Dom Pellegrini caught three passes for 89 yards.
Klay Fitzroy had a big game for Apollo-Ridge with three receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown. He also scored on a 58-yard run.
Harmon ran for 115 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns. Jake Fello completed 7-of-11 passes for 157 yards.
Non-conference
Charleroi 22-7-7-7 — 43
Apollo-Ridge 14-7-0-12 — 33
First Quarter
AR: Klay Fitzroy 58 run (Jacob Mull kick)
Char: Brayden Mihalcin 13 run (Joey Caruso kick)
Char: Alex Conrad 8 run (Joey Caruso kick)
Char: Malik Nails 45 fumble return (Legend Davis run).
AR: Logan Harmon 65 run (Jacob Mull kick)
Second Quarter
Char: Brayden Mihalcin 5 run (Joey Caruso kick)
AR: Klay Fitzroy 88 pass from Jake Fello (Jacob Mull kick)
Third Quarter
Char: Evan McGuire 51 pass from Alex Conrad (Joey Caruso kick)
Fourth Quarter
AR: Logan Harmon 2 run (kick failed)
Char: Alex Conrad 21 run (Joey Caruso kick)
AR: Logan Harmon 3 run (pass failed)
Records: Charleroi (7-2), Apollo-Ridge (7-3).