Rushing for more than 100 yards in an all-star football game is not easy at any level.

For starters, a running back isn't going to carry the ball as much as he might in a regular-season game. That's because there are other gifted backs on the all-star team and sharing the load is to be expected.

Then there is the opposing defense, which is composed of all-star players. Needless to say, it's usually tough to go against.

Because practice time is limited, the offensive line isn't usually as cohesive a unit as coaches would like. Blocks can be and often are missed.

All of which makes what Blackhawk High School graduate Bryan Stefanik accomplished in the 30th annual Penn-Ohio Stateline Classic last Friday all the more remarkable.

Stefanik carried the football just 12 times but gained 101 yards in helping Pennsylvania defeated Ohio, 24-12, at Geneva College's Reeves Field in Beaver Falls. He didn't score a touchdown and didn't win his team's MVP award -- that honor went to Blackhawk teammate Zach Hayward, Pennsylvania's quarterback who completed all eight of the passes he threw for 119 yards and rushed 10 times for another 34 -- but it didn't matter to Stefanik.

"I wasn't expecting anything. I was just hoping to show off a little bit ... get a good couple of plays in," he said. "This is my last high school game and I just wanted to have fun."

Which he did by ripping off runs of 20, 18, 22 and 14 yards. But he will probably most remember being part of Blackhawk's famed "Super Duper" play for one last time.

On the play, Stefanik takes a handoff from Hayward and runs to the line of scrimmage, then stops and pitches the ball back to Hayward who throws deep. It always seemed to work for a big play for the Cougars and it went for the touchdown that broke a 12-12 tie in the fourth quarter against Ohio. Hayward had three open receivers when he took the ball from Stefanik and connected with Center High's Damon Cotton for 48 yards.

"The last Super Duper and we get a touchdown with it," Stefanik said. "It was great playing with Zach and [Blackhawk lineman] Kevin [Miranda] one more time. Zach and myself have been running the option together for so long we know what each other is going to do and in a game like this, that helps."

What Stefanik accomplished in the Penn-Ohio game didn't come as a surprise to veteran Blackhawk coach Joe Hamilton. He has watched Stefanik rush for more than 1,200 yards each of the past two seasons and is glad Stefanik is getting an opportunity to run the ball in college.

Stefanik is headed to Indiana State, a Division I-AA program in Terre Haute, Ind., and won't be shifted to defense like so many other Blackhawk backs in the past.

"I ran a 4.38 [seconds in the 40-yard dash] at Akron," said Stefanik who is a solid 6-feet, 210 pounds. "Indiana State was the second school to offer me a scholarship and they want me as a running back. That's one of the reasons I decided to go there."

He is one of three running backs Indiana State recruited. The others -- Anthony Elias and Luke Harris -- are from Indiana and are also listed as linebackers.

California University of Pennsylvania also recruited Stefanik but he wanted to give Division I a try.

"I was definitely looking to get away [from home] and it's a D-I school. I was thinking about Cal and decided I had the option to transfer if I didn't like Indiana, but if I went to Cal, I'd be stuck there," he said.

California is a Division II school that competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

Stefanik wasn't the only Pennsylvania back who did well against Ohio. Beaver's Jake Nardone, a Carnegie Mellon recruit, finished with 64 yards on 12 carries and scored on a 3-yard run. Cornell's Christian Jackson, who is headed for Waynesburg, rushed for 53 yards on 11 carries, caught two passes for 31 more and scored on a 2-yard run.

Pennsylvania coach Mark Capuano, who retired as Moon's head coach after last season, figured his team would be able to run the ball well.

"I felt like we could run the ball with Stefanick and Nardone ... and the O-line did a good job," Capuano said. "When we got the ball there in the fourth quarter, I knew they'd have a tough time stopping us with the backs we had."