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Bloomsburg 31, Mansfield 7 MANSFIELD--Quarterback Dan Latorre (Elysburg/Southern Columbia) threw for 153 yards and one score to lead Bloomsburg University to a 31-7 win over Mansfield University on Saturday. It was the seventh straight for the Huskies. Bloomsburg (7-1, 3-0 PSAC East) got on the board on its first drive of the game when Luke Kuklick (North Wales/North Penn) caught a 44-yard pass from Latorre to put the Huskies in front 7-0. The Huskies made it 14-0 when freshman Stefan Adams (West Chester/Henderson) scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 15-yard run on the first play of the second period. Later in the period, Bloomsburg's Christian Allen (Pottstown/Pottstown) ran seven yards for a touchdown to cap a 79-yard drive to put the Huskies up by a 21-0 score. Bloomsburg went up by a 28-0 score just before halftime when backup quarterback Matt Freedman (Holland/Council Rock South) connected with Brahin Bilal (Philadelphia/Lincon) for 16-yard touchdown. Mansfield, which was held to just 37 yards of offense in the opening half, finally got on the board in the third period when Kevon Calhoun scored on a six-yard run to make it 28-7. Bloomsburg capped the day's scoring when Jon Koenig (Pine Grove/Pine Grove) made a career-long 40-yard field goal to make the final, 31-7. Latorre, who played only a quarter and a half before giving way to Freeman, finished the day 7 of 11 for 153 yards and the one touchdown. Josh Heck (Hazleton/Hazleton) led the rushing attack with 77 yards on 19 carries, while Adams finished with a career-high 62 yards and one score. Defensively, Darnell Hayes (Williamsport/Williamsport) and Jermaine Booker (Philadelphia/Mastbaum) led Bloomsburg with seven tackles each. IUP 20, Shippensburg 16
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Shippensburg football senior
Tony Gomez (Pottsville/Pottsville) threw for a
career-high 312 yards, but the Red Raiders
committed four turnovers in dropping their
19th-straight game to Indiana (Pa.), 20-16 on
Saturday at Seth Grove Stadium on Homecoming.
Shippensburg (4-4, 2-1 PSAC West) has not beaten
Indiana (Pa.) since Oct. 15, 1988 when the Red
Raiders won 24-23 on Homecoming. The win was
also the ninth consecutive for IUP at Seth Grove
Stadium.
Chris Morgan led No. 24-ranked IUP (6-1, 4-0
PSAC West) with 106 yards rushing and one
touchdown on 24 carries. In three career games
against Shippensburg, Morgan has totaled 439
yards rushing and four touchdowns. He totaled 86
yards and one touchdown in the second half after
the Red Raider defense limited him to just 20
yards on nine carries in the first.
The Red Raiders dominated the game
statistically, holding a 424-273 advantage in
total offensive yards and a 32:13 to 27:34
margin in time of possession, but were hampered
by the four turnovers and three sacks.
Shippensburg also scored on four of five trips
inside the red zone, but three of the scores
were field goals.
Following a 32-yard field goal by junior Jamie
Reder (Warrenton, Va./Faquier), his third of the
game, with 55 seconds remaining in the third
quarter, the Red Raiders led 16-13.
Shippensburg would hold a three-point margin
until midway through the fourth quarter when
reserve running back Kareem Dutrieuille scored
on a 2-yard run to cap a five-play, 20 yard
drive that was set-up by an 18-yard interception
return by Mike Reid.
On their ensuing possession, the Red Raiders
would drive down the IUP 25-yard line, but
turned the ball over on downs when a six-yard
completion from Gomez to red-shirt senior
Patrick Ferguson (Mount Airy, Md./Urbana) came
up just short of a first down on 4th-and-7.
Shippensburg senior Walter Crump (Sharon
Hill/Academy Park) had one of his best days as a
Red Raider, leading the team in both rushing and
receiving and accounting for 206 yards in total
offense. His biggest impact came in the passing
game where he had six receptions for 165 yards
and one touchdown.
Crump is the first Shippensburg player to total
over 100 yards receiving since Patrick Ferguson
had four catches for 104 yards in a 44-0 win at
Clarion back on Oct. 30, 2004, a span of 21
games.
After going three plays and out on their first
drive, the Red Raiders drove inside the IUP
20-yard line on three-straight possessions.
However, following a 6-yard run by Crump on its
first trip to take a 7-0 lead, Shippensurg was
held to a 32-yard field goal by Reder on its
second before the Indiana (Pa.) defense forced a
fumble at the 17-yard line on the third.
Instead of a potential 21-7 lead at halftime,
the Red Raiders led by three, 10-7.
On the opening kickoff of the second half,
Shippensburg senior John Sharbaugh
(Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) forced a
fumble by Tobias Robinson that was recovered by
senior Matt Kosciolek (Summitt Hill/Marian
Catholic) at the IUP 21-yard line.
However, the Red Raider offense was held to just
four yards in three plays and had to settle for
a 34-yard field goal by Reder.
Prior to Saturday's game, Gomez's previous
career-high in passing yards was 228 which he
set against Lock Haven at home on Oct. 9, 2004.
He is the first Shippensburg quarterback since
Chris Gicking on Oct. 4, 1999 to pass for over
300 yards in a game. Gicking threw for 316 in a
52-10 victory at home versus Edinboro.
Also, with three field goals, Reder has now made
34 in his career and is one behind Joel Yohn
(1992-95) for second place on the school list.
With 10 points this afternoon, three field goals
and one extra point, Reder now has 179 for his
career, moving him into fourth-place on the
Shippensburg career list for points scored by a
kicker, ahead of Jeff Auker (1980-83) who
totaled 177.
Shippensburg welcomes California (Pa.) to Seth
Grove Stadium next Saturday with kickoff from
Seth Grove Stadium set for 1:00 p.m. The Vulcans
are currently 5-2 overall this season, including
3-0 in the PSAC Western Division heading into
Saturday night's PSAC crossover against
Millersville at home.
East Stroudsburg 48, Cheyney 7
EAST STROUDSBURG – The East Stroudsburg
University football team scored 38 unanswered
second half points to beat Cheyney, 48-7,
Saturday in a Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference Eastern Division contest at Eiler-Martin
Stadium.
ESU racked up 320 yards of total offense and won
its fifth straight game. Evan Prall caught five
passes for 58 yards and a score while Matt
Brunetti caught four passes for 45 yards and
rushed nine times for 63 yards. West Chester 49, Kutztown 47 KUTZTOWN, PA – Brent Steinmetz rushed for four touchdowns and Maurice Garlic batted away a Kutztown two-point conversion pass with 39 seconds left as West Chester escaped Kutztown with a 49-47 win on the Golden Bears’ homecoming. Steinmetz’ fourth touchdown came with 1:49 left in the game. The senior back went in from 20 yards out as KU’s defense, which was out of timeouts, purposefully allowed the score to give its offense another shot. The PAT made it 49-41. KU took over with 1:45 left and marched 80 yards on six plays, capped by a 19-yard pass from Kyle Spotts to Brett Harbach with 39 seconds left. Trailing 49-47, KU went for two. Spotts’ pass to Jason Henley was batted away by Garlic. On the ensuing on-side kick, Steve Sandberg’s boot did not travel the required 10 yards and WCU ran out the clock. Kutztown had pulled to within 42-41 on a six-yard pass from Spotts to Henley with 5:30 to play, but Sandberg’s PAT kick sailed wide right. Spotts passed for a career-high 345 yards and matched his career high with four touchdown passes, all to different receivers. The junior QB also ran for a score. Harbach had a career high 11 catches for 136 yards, while Henley had seven catches for 86 yards and Elfren Quiles had seven grabs for 78 yards. Steinmetz finished with 136 yards on 28 carries. Bill Zwaan was 13-of-15 for 192 yards and a TD, while backup QB Matt Burdalski’s only completed went for a TD. Mike Washington had six catches for 85 yards. Cody Clark and Darrell Caty caught TDs on their only receptions. The teams combined for just one punt in the game, as 14 of the combined 19 possessions went for touchdowns. Slippery Rock 35, Lock Haven 0 5 p.m. California 41, Millersville 0
CALIFORNIA, Pa. -- Junior QB Joe Ruggiero
threw for a season-high 282 yards and three
touchdowns in the first three quarters to
lead California, Pa., ranked 10th in the
NCAA Div. II Northeast Region, to a 41-0
non-league football victory over
Millersville Saturday.
In the first meeting of the two programs since 1988, Cal (6-2) exploded for 640 yards total offense (315 rushing, 325 passing), and the Vulcan defense held MU (3-5) to 75 yards total offense (64 rushing, 11 passing). The Vulcans recorded their second shutout in the last three weeks, the first time Cal has had two shutout victories in the same season since 1987 and the third time since 1970. Cal, riding a four-game win streak and a 10-game win streak at Hepner-Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium, has now won nine of the 12 contests vs. the Marauders. Ruggiero completed 21-of-29 passes and hit senior wideout Brandon Jackson for two TDs (7 and 68 yards) and Marc Huddleston (13 yards). It was Ruggiero’s 12th 200-yard passing game and 11th game with 20 or more completions in 21 career outings. Soph. RB Brandon Lombardy led Cal’s rushing attack with 164 yards on 19 carries, including a 14-yard TD burst to open the scoring on Cal’s first possession of the game. Lombardy became the fourth player in Cal history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season (now with 1,058 yards). Wes Cates (three times from 1999 to 2001), Antoine Bagwell (twice – 2004-05) and Elmo Natali (1951) are the only other Vulcans to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Cates holds the single-season record with 1,935 yards in 1999. Brad Lantz led Millersville with 36 rushing yards on 10 carries. QB Dan Csencsitz completed 2-of-13 passes for 11 yards. Cal scored on seven of its first eight possessions. Lombardy’s 14-yard TD scamper off right tackle capped a 65-yard drive midway through the first quarter, and consecutive field goals by Fr. Tyler Lorenz (37 and 22 yards) increased Cal’s lead to 13-0 early in the second quarter. Ruggiero drove the Vulcans 86 and 76 yards on their next two possessions, hitting Jackson for a seven-yard score and Huddleston for a 13-yard TD to increase Cal’s lead to 27-0 at halftime. Cal’s lone miscue was a mishandled snap on a field goal attempt in the final seconds of the first half. In the second half, Cal needed just 78 seconds to go 73 yards. Ruggiero hit a streaking Jackson down the right hash marks for a 68-yard catch-and-run, giving the hosts a 34-0 lead. Cal’s next possession produced a 65-yard drive, capped by a 21-yard run to paydirt by Fr. RB Steffan Brinson. The Vulcans, one of two undefeated teams in the PSAC West (IUP is 4-0), close out the regular season with three-straight PSAC West contests. Cal will hit the road for games at Shippensburg (10/28, 1 p.m.) and Clarion (11/4, 1 p.m.) before hosting Indiana, Pa., Nov. 11 on Senior Day. The season-ender against the Indians will be televised live on Fox SportsNet Pittsburgh. Edinboro 13, Clarion 0 (CLARION, PA): Edinboro tailback Houston Brown ran for 157 yards and 1 touchdown as the Fighting Scots edged Clarion 13-0 on Saturday night. Held at Clarion’s Memorial Stadium, the Golden Eagles dropped to 1-7 overall and 0-3 in the PSAC-West, while Edinboro upped its overall mark to 4-4 and is now 1-2 in the PSAC-West. Brown, a starting cornerback until this week, was switched to tailback and rushed 34 times for 157 yards and 1 td to lead the Scots. Brown opened the scoring in the second quarter as Edinboro capitalized on recovering a Clarion fumble at the Golden Eagle 9. On second down Brown darted off left tackle and into the endzone for the game’s only touchdown. The PAT was good and Edinboro led 7-0 with 13:05 left in the second quarter. Edinboro’s Kody Robertson kicked a 31-yard field goal with 3:46 left in the second and a 24-yard field goal with 8:11 left in the third to round out the scoring. Clarion had a third quarter drive stall at the Edinboro 30, then in the fourth quarter the Eagles had a great opportunity to score. Freshman qb Tyler Huether (Penn Trafford) completed 35-yard pass to Pierrre Odom to the Boro 18. On fourth down, Huether’s pass in the endzone was intercepted by Tom Davidson with only 6:18 left in the game and the eagles could get no closer. Clarion had 167 yards of offense including 48 rushing and 119 passing. Huether completed 9 of 26 for 119 yards, plus rushed 16 times for 13 yards. Odom grabbed 5 passes for 85 yards. Edinboro meanwhile had 286 yards of offense including 168 rushing and 118 passing. QB Trevor Harris completed 11 of 21 passes for 118 yards, with 6 catches made by Ryan Valasek for 79 yards. Both defenses played very strong games. Clarion was led by linebacker Matt Morris who had 15 stops, and tackle Jimmy Simmons who had 10 hits and 5 tfl’s. Edinboro was led by Ben Stroup with 9 tackles and 3 tfl’s. Clarion travels to Lock Haven for a 1pm start next Saturday, while Edinboro travels to Slippery Rock.
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