Bentley 9, East Stroudsburg 7

EAST STROUDSBURG – Freshman Tyler McNamara kicked a 30-yard field goal with two seconds left to lift the Bentley College Falcons to a 9-7 victory over East Stroudsburg University, Saturday at a rainy and windy Eiler-Martin Stadium.

ESU led 7-0 at halftime and held that advantage until quarterback John White ran for a touchdown with 13 minutes left in the game. The extra point was blocked.

The Falcons got the ball back with less than two minutes to play. They drove from their own eight to the ESU 13 and brought out McNamara, who was attempting his first collegiate field goal. Following two ESU timeouts, McNamara converted the game-winning field.

The wind and rain was steady throughout the game forcing both teams to alter their game plans. The Warriors ran the ball 36 times and Bentley 24 and the teams combined for 17 punts.

ESU tailback Matt Brunetti was the leading rusher with 24 carries for 92 yards while quarterback Jimmy Terwilliger rushed 12 times for 59 yards. Terwilliger completed 10 of 21 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown, the 38th straight game in which he has throw for a score.

Luis Cotto carried 20 times for Bentley for 81 yards and quarterback John White completed 15 of 32 passes for 152 yards.

ESU linebacker Fred Rice made eight tackles and had two tackles for losses while end Greg Thoman had seven stops.

The Warriors opened the scoring with six minutes left in the first half. Following a Bentley punt, the Warriors drove 57 yards in nine plays for the early lead. Terwilliger connected with LeRyan Dallas for eight yards on the first play and Brunetti carried on four of the next six plays to get the ball to the Bentley 14. Terwilliger and Dallas connected again for eight yards and then Joe Kircher caught his first career touchdown pass, a four-yard strike. Eric Petters kicked the PAT.

Neither team able to generate much offense until the Falcons scored their first touchdown.

Bentley forced a turnover and took over at the ESU 45. An ESU penalty advanced the ball five yards and White hit Kevin Doherty for four yards to get the ball to the 25. On the next play, White ran for a 25-yard score with 13:33 left in the game. The extra point was blocked and ESU kept its advantage.

ESU forced a turnover on the next Bentley possession when Nick Artinger’s hit jarred loose the ball and Michael Wiggins recovered it.

The Warriors were unable to capitalize though and punted. The two teams exchanged punts and Bentley had one last chance.

Taking over at their own eight-yard line following a punt by Nick Krut, the Falcons used 11 plays to go 79 yards for the win. White connected with Doherty twice for 22 yards on the drive, the second of which put the ball at the ESU 13. White then spiked the ball to stop the clock and set up McNamara’s heroics.

ESU is now 0-1 and will host Lock Haven Saturday at 1:05 p.m.

Edinboro 28, West Chester 14

WEST CHESTER, PA – Edinboro University spoiled the unveiling of refurbished John A. Farrell Stadium on Saturday afternoon by defeating the Golden Rams of West Chester University 28-14 in West Chester, PA.

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Crossover contest with the Fighting Scots leaves the Golden Rams at 0-1 and Edinboro 1-0. The Fighting Scots capitalized on four lost fumbles by WCU, including three on West Chester’s first three touches of the second half.

The Golden Rams played on an artificial surface field in Farrell Stadium for the first time in school history.

Michael Washington caught nine balls in the contest for 136 yards and two touchdowns – one each from quarterbacks Matt Burdalski and Bill Zwaan. Burdalski completed 9 of 16 attempts for 128 yards, while Zwaan was 11 for 19 with a score.

Edinboro held the ball more than 11 minutes longer than the Golden Rams and ran 71 offensive plays compared to just 57 for West Chester.

Edinboro scored first with :35 left in the first quarter when Kody Robertson booted a 27-yard field goal, but West Chester responded after picking off Edinboro's Trevor Harris on the Fighting Scots next possession. 

Taking over at their own 38 with 3:05 left in the half, the Golden Rams drove 62 yards in four plays, capped by a 36-yard scoring pass from Matt Burdalski to standout wide receiver Michael Washington.

Up until that point the Fighting Scot defense had kept the WCU attack in check.  Edinboro ended with 160 total yards in the half, while WCU had 124, with half of it coming in the scoring drive.

Edinboro had a chance to score following the West Chester touchdown after Rich Cerro took the ensuing kickoff and returned it 73 yards to the WCU 21.  Harris hit Cerro on the next play for six yards, but a pair of incompletions led to a 32-yard field goal attempt by Robertson.  The kick went wide left.

Incredibly, West Chester fumbled the first three times it had the ball in the second half, and four of its first five possessions.  Edinboro scored twice in the third quarter on touchdown passes from Harris to Valasek to take the lead for good.  The first came on a 15-yard pass on a 3rd-and-8 play, as Harris scrambled away from a blitz and hit Valasek over the middle at the ten, with the diminutive wideout covering the remaining yards for six points at the 10:51 mark.  The score was set up by a fumble recovery by Taurean Valentine.   The extra point was blocked, leaving Edinboro with a 9-7 advantage.

The Harris-Valasek combination clicked again late in the period, as Edinboro put together its longest drive of the day.  Starting at its own 13 following a WCU punt, the Boro needed just four plays to reach paydirt.  On a 3rd-and-9 play, Cobbs broke loose for a 57-yard run down to the WCU 29.  On the very next play, Harris parlayed a play fake into a 29-yard touchdown pass to Valasek on a flag pattern.  The extra point was once again blocked, making the score 15-7 with 59 seconds left in the third period.

West Chester drove to midfield on its next possession, but another fumble killed the drive. Damion Malott forced the fumble, with freshman Houston Brown recovering and returning to the WCU 40.  It took nine plays to cover the 40 yards, with Ulysee “Spud” Davis covering the final seven yards for his first touchdown in 2006.  The Fighting Scots converted on a pair of fourth down plays.  While Robertson’s kick was deflected, it went through the uprights to give the Fighting Scots a 22-7 lead with 9:37 to play.

West Chester closed the gap to 22-14 with an impressive 12-play, 70-yard drive.  On a 4th-and-goal play, backup quarterback Bill Zwaan Jr. completed a four-yard scoring pass to Washington with 5:52 left in the contest.

The Golden Rams got the ball back at their own eight with 1:28 to play in an attempt to tie the game.  They drove to their own 30, but on a 4th-and-5 play, Zwaan’s pass was intercepted by Brown and returned it 40 yards for his first career touchdown.  The Golden Rams did block another extra point to make the final score 28-14.

For West Chester Mike Mignogno finished with 11 total hits – six solo tackles and five assists – while Lateef Ferguson posted eight solo tackles.  Houston Brown had a pair of fumble recoveries, an interception and three hits to lead the Edinboro defense.

Shepherd 14, Shippensburg 0

SHIPPENSBURG, PA -- Despite being limited to only 197 yards in total offense, 15th-ranked Shepherd capitalized on four Shippensburg turnovers en route to a 14-0 victory in the ninth annual Great Valley Classic at Seth Grove Stadium on Saturday.

For Shippensburg (0-1), the loss was the first to open a season since 2002 when, ironically, Shepherd also defeated the Red Raiders at home, 17-10. The Rams have now won five of the last seven meetings with Shippensburg.

Of Shepherd's 197 yards in total offense, Dervon Wallace amassed 106 yards in total offense for the Rams (2-0) with 88 yards rushing and 28 yards receiving, both team-highs. His 23-yard touchdown run with 7:35 remaining in the fourth quarter, sealed Shepherd's 20th-straight regular-season victory and second consecutive over the Red Raiders.

The remnants of Hurricane Ernesto forced both teams to stay primarily on the ground as the two combined for 170 yards passing on 54 attempts. Shippensburg was most affected by the weather as the team completed just 10-of-31 pass attempts for 76 yards with four interceptions while using a two quarterback rotation.

Senior Tony Gomez (Pottsville/Pottsville), who was making his 24th career start, threw for only 26 yards on 4-of-17 passing while being intercepted three times. He was also sacked three times. Meanwhile, red-shirt junior Gabe Maiocco (Media/Marple-Newtown) did not fare much better as he went 6-of-14 for 50 yards and one interception.

Also, the rain and windy conditions limited the effectiveness of the Red Raiders' two top receiving threats in red-shirt senior Patrick Ferguson (Mount Airy, Md./Urbana) and red-shirt junior Howard Chavous (Collingdale/Academy Park). Prior to missing the 2005 season, Ferguson was named All-PSAC Western Division First Team while in his absence, Chavous earned All-PSAC Western Division Second Team honors last year.

Instead of being able to generate offense through a mix of run and pass, Shippensburg was forced to gain yards on the ground and to make matters worse, had to do it against a team that finished 14th in Division II last season in rushing defense after allowing opponents a mere 97.4 yards per game. Last week, the Rams held Millersville to just 80 yards rushing in a 28-7 victory.

Both of Shepherd's touchdowns came off of two Red Raider turnovers which gave the Rams starting field position inside Shippensburg territory.

One of the Red Raiders' best chances to score came on their opening drive when the team drove 45 yards in 12 plays down to the Shepherd 29-yard line. However, the drive, which used 6:48, ended in a punt following a five-yard loss on third down that took Shippensburg out of reasonable field goal range.

Three possessions later, the Red Raiders would face a fourth-and-6 at the Ram 17-yard line following an interception by sophomore Jason Groller (Easton/Easton). However, a 35-yard field goal attempt by junior Jamie Reder (Warrenton, Va./Fauqier) was wide left, ending a streak of 13 consecutive made field goals by Reder.

With the exception of two blocked kicks, one in 2004 at Clarion and a second at Edinboro a year ago, Reder had not "missed" an attempt since his first collegiate game, the 2004 season opener at home versus Kutztown on August 27 in which he missed a 44 and 39-yard attempt.

Shepherd took a 7-0 lead with 2:10 left in the first quarter on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Dan Chlebowski to John Hinton after the first of three interceptions by All-American safety Dan Peters gave the Rams possession on the Shippensburg 45-yard line.

Wallace's 23-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter came after Maiocco was picked off by Peters and giving Shepherd the ball at the Red Raider 40-yard line.

As a team, Shippensburg totaled 171 yards in offense, led by 77 yards rushing from red-shirt junior Aaron Dykes (West Chester/Downingtown) and 32 yards receiving on five catches by Ferguson. Red-shirt junior Bill Morrison (Brookeville/Brookeville), who missed the 2005 season, led the defense with a game-high 13 tackles, including 3.5 for loss.

Next week, the Red Raiders travel to Mansfield for their first road game of the 2006 season. Game time from Van Norman Field is at 1:00 p.m. The game will be the season-opener for the Mountaineers and mark the first time since 1987 that the two teams have met.

Game Notes: Prior to today's game, Shippensburg honored freshman Vince Bernardo, who died on August 8 during the team's first official drill of the 2006 season, with a moment of silence. As a way to remember Vince, the Red Raiders will wear the number 72 on their helmets this season ... Shippensburg is now 57-41-4 in season openers, including 11-6 under head coach Rocky Rees ... the Red Raiders are also 67-28-3 in home openers with a mark of 13-4 under Rees.

Tiffin 21, Clarion 13

Tiffin’s Austin Clopton scored on a 1-yard run with 10:46 remaining in the game and the Dragons held Clarion off the board the rest of the way to defeat the Golden Eagles and post a 21-13 win on Saturday night.

Held at Frost-Kalnow Stadium, Tiffin raised its record to 2-0 on the season, while the Clarion dropped to 0-1 in their season opener.

Tiffin took a 7-0 lead at 9:57 of the first quarter when quarterback Don Johnson scored on a 54-yard run, which coincidentally was the first, first down of the game for the Dragons.

Clarion came back and drove 66 yards on 12 plays to tie the game. Freshman quarterback Mark Rupert (Knoch) capped the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run on third and goal from the 11. Kyle Snoke (Cathedral Prep) booted the PAT and Clarion had a 7-7 tie with 3:33 left before intermission.

Tiffin took the kickoff and drove 70 yards in 9 plays and scored on the final play of the first half. QB Matt Root lofted a 25-yard touchdown pass to Kody Koselke with 1 second left on the clock and Tiffin led 14-7 at halftime.

Clarion used a strong running attack in the third quarter to drive 77 yards in 12 plays to find paydirt again. But on fourth down at the Tiffin 11, Clarion gambled and qb Mark Rupert fired his first Clarion td pass to Pierre Odom to make it 14-13 at 1:12 of the third quarter. Kyle Snoke’s PAT attempt to tie the game was blocked.

Tiffin drove 68-yards in 10 plays and scored on an Austin Clopton 1-yard run with 10:46 left to make it 21-13.

The game was the opener of the Jay Foster era at Clarion and the Golden Eagles held their own against a very talented Tiffin squad that last week scored 58-points against Missouri-Rolla.

Clarion gained 194 total yards including 169 rushing and 25 yards passing. Tailback Eddie Emanuel rushed 29 times for 136 yards, while Rupert rushed 9 times for 32 yards and 1 td, plus completed 3 of 10 passes for 25 yards and 1 td.

Clarion’s linebacker Zach Gourley (Apollo Ridge) led the defense with 8 tackles, Matt Morris had 7 and defensive tackle Jimmy Simmons posted 5 stops including 3 tfl’s.

Tiffin gained 272 yards of offense including only 116 rushing and 156 passing. Johnson rushed for 75 yards and 1 td on 11 tries, while completing 1 pas for 51 yards. Austin Clopton ran 21-times for only 36 yards and 1 td, while qb Matt Root completed 6 of 9 passes for 105 yards and 1 td.

Clarion returns to action next Saturday as the Golden Eagles travel to Kutztown for a 6:05 start.

James Madison 14, Bloomsburg 3

HARRISONBURG, VA— The Bloomsburg University football team lost to NCAA D-I AA power James Madison on Saturday night by a 14-3 score.

Paying a spirited game on offense and a stellar game on defense, the Huskies shutout the Dukes for the first three periods of the game before the size and speed of the Dukes took over.

The Huskies won the toss to open the game and started their first drive of the 2006 season at the own 21. With Christian Allen (Pottstown/Pottstown) starting at tailback in place of the injured Jamar Brittingham (Levittown/Neshaminy), the sophomore ripped off runs of nine and 11 yards during the drive, while freshman quarterback Dan Latorre (Elysburg/Southern Columbia) completed two passes for 27 yards as the Huskies moved downfield deep into the Duke’s territory. The drive then stalled at the JMU 11-yard where Jon Koenig (Pine Grove/Pine Grove) came on and connected on a 28-yard field goal to put Bloomsburg in front 3-0. In all, the drive consumed nearly eight minutes of time in the opening period.

The Huskies defense then stepped forward and shutdown the high-powered JMU offense. Bloomsburg forced three punts in the opening half and limited the Dukes to just 98 yards of total offense. The Dukes deepest penetration came in the second period when they drove to the Bloomsburg 27-yard line. However, JMU got called for illegal procedure on a play that would have given them a first down, then threw two incomplete passes and turned the ball over on downs.

The third quarter saw the Huskies defense stop James Madison on three drives with the Dukes picking up just one first down in the period. The Bloomsburg offense meanwhile was able to eat some time off the clock, but could not generate any points.

Early in the fourth period, after a Bloomsburg drive stalled, the Dukes took over on their own 48 yard line. JMU quarterback Justin Rascati hit wideout L.C. Baker with a short pass to the sideline. After side-stepping a Bloomsburg defender, Baker run untouched into the end zone to put the 2004 Division I-AA national champs in front for the first time, 7-3, with the extra point.

On the ensuing drive, the Huskies took over at their own 18-yard line. Using a mix of Josh Heck’s running and timely passing from Latorre, Bloomsburg moved the ball to the James Madison 19-yard line where it had a third and one. However, the Huskies were called for illegal procedure. On third and six, Latorre was sacked for a 10-yard loss setting up fourth and long. Latorre was sacked again ending the Bloomsburg drive.

The Huskies got the back one more time with 5:02 to play. On second and seven from the Huskies 23 yard line, Latorre was intercepted giving JMU excellent field position. Eight plays later Maurice Fenner scored from one yard to make the final 14-3.

Latorre finished 14-17 with one interception for 152 yards, while Allen carried 25 times for a career-high 89 yards. Defensively, the Huskies were led by Zac Barton (Berryville, VA/Loudan Valley) with seven tackles, while Corey Stiger (Williamsport/Loyalsock Township), Matt Smith (York/Central York) and Rob Biernat (Bristol/Conwell Egan) each had six. As a team, the Huskies limited the Dukes to nine first downs and just 219 yards of total offense.

The Huskies will take on California (Pa.) next Saturday in their home opener at 1:00 p.m. at Redman Stadium.

Clark Atlanta 23, Cheyney 20

Cheyney dropped the season opener 23-20 to Clark Atlanta (1-1) in Atlanta, GA tonight in the first ever meeting between the two schools. 

Dominique Curry got the Wolves on the scoreboard first when he caught a 24 yard fade in the corner of the endzone at the 11:19 mark of the second quarter.  After the teams traded punts, CAU was able to capitalize on a poor Cheyney punt and a personal foul with quarterback Dezzmon Johnson scampering around left end on a 25 yard naked boot leg for a score.  The Panthers took a 7-6 lead into the locker room at halftime. 

The third quarter was all CAU as the Panthers Roderick McKenney scored on a five yard scamper up the middle to extend their lead at the 3:54 mark.  On the Wolves next series Cheyney was forced to punt from deep in their own endzone only to surrender a safety.  The Panthers closed out their scoring early in fourth quarter on a Johnson quarterback sneak from one yard out making the score 23-6   

The Wolves finally got their offense in gear late in the fourth quarter.  Ray Feamester caught a Derrick Murry two yard shuffle pass to inch the Wolves closer.  Murry teamed up with Curry for the two point conversion with 11:13 to play.  After the Wolves forced the Panthers to punt, Murry again marched the team down the field.  Lamar Hyson made a circus catch in the far corner of the endzone for the score.  After a missed PAT, the Wolves trailed by three with 4:27 remaining. 

The Wolves once again were able to hold to force a punt with just over two minutes to play.  Cheyney ran a reverse on the punt return with Tyree Cooper handing the ball off to Rob Edwards.  Edwards was able to bring the ball back to the CAU 30 yard line with 1:50 to play.  After an 8 yard pass to Billy Mitchell the Wolves quarterback Derrick Murry went for the game winning touchdown pass intended for Lamar Hyson only to be intercepted in the back of the endzone by Mark Wilson. 

Notes:  On the night Murry was 20 of 37 for 259 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.  Dominique Curry led all receivers with seven catches for 138 yards.  Jameel Felder led all defensive players with 11 tackles.  The Wolves recorded six sacks on the night.  The two teams combined for 24 penalties (228 yards). 

California 26, Fairmont St. 9

CALIFORNIA, PA -- California Soph. RB Brandon Lombardy rushed for a career-high 175 yards and two touchdowns to lead the 19th-ranked Vulcans (1-0) to a 26-9 non-league season-opening football game over Fairmont State (0-1).

Cal defeated Fairmont for the seventh-straight year and extended its home-field winning streak to six games. The Vulcans also boast a six-game winning streak.

The 2006 season started with a party outside the stadium and a dedication inside. The newly turfed surface was dubbed the Hepner-Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium.

Lombardy sprinted 42 yards early in the third quarter to give the Vulcans a 17-3 lead, then went 23 yards to paydirt early in the fourth quarter to finish the scoring.

Cal Jr. QB Joe Ruggiero completed 20-of-30 passes for 227 yards, including an eight-yard scoring strike to Sr. WR Marc Huddleston in the second quarter to erase a 3-0 deficit. Sr. WR Nate Forse led both teams with eight receptions for 112 yards while Sr. WR Brandon Jackson added seven catches for 86 yards.

Ruggiero eclipsed the 3,000-yard plateau for career passing early in the second quarter. In 15 career games, the junior from Detroit, Mich., has thrown for 3,206 yards and 28 touchdowns.

Fairmont was led by Soph. QB John Rahl, who completed 20-of-33 passes for 241 yard, including a third-quarter 14-yard TD pass to Sr. WR Robbie Graham.

Cal outgained the Fighting Falcons, 414-306, and forced four Fairmont turnovers. The Vulcans also scored a safety when Fairmont's kickoff returner Demetrious Davis fumbled the ball, it was recovered in the end zone by Arlo Sterling, who was knocked out of the end zone by Vulcan Fr. Freddie Bacco.

A positive in the Cal arsenal when Fr. Tyler Lorenz converted both of his PAT attempts and drilled a 24-yard field goal. He also had more than enough distance on a 45-yard FG attempt in the fourth quarter, but pushed it wide.

Defensively, Soph. Josh Kemp led the turnover parade with a pair of interceptions. Kemp also shared team-high honors with four solo hits. Terrence Johnson also had an interception and Kendrick Brown recovered a fumble.

Linebacker Brian Mohr led the hit parade with seven, including five stops. Johnson and LB Darren Burns each registered six hits.

The Vulcans return to action Saturday, Sept. 9, with a trip to Bloomsburg (1 p.m.). It will be a matchup of the defending PSAC West Champion Vulcans against the defending PSAC East Champion Huskies.

Youngstown St. 51, Slippery Rock 21

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO -- Nate Crookshank passed for 194 yards and two touchdowns Wednesday night to pace a 282-yard offensive attack in The Rock's season-opening, 51-21, loss at Youngstown State.

Crookshank completed 15 of 22 passes without throwing an interception. He connected with Colin Golden for a five-yard TD in the final minute of the first period that tied the score at 7-7 and hooked up with Luke Wetzel for an eight-yard score in the final minute of the second period.

The Crookshank-to-Wetzel scoring pass sent The Rock into intermission down by two touchdowns, 28-14.

Travis Sarver ran 29 yards for a TD on SRU's opening possession of the second half to trim YSU's lead to only seven (28-21).

YSU, the No. 3-ranked team in the Football Gazette Division I-AA preseason poll and No. 7 team in The Sports Network's initial ranking, collected 23 unanswered points to close out the scoring.

Paul Favers (65 yards) and Golden (35 yards) each had four receptions for The Rock (an NCAA Division II competitor), while Wetzel had three receptions for 35 yards and Terry Grossetti two catches for 21 yards.

Sarver finished the game with 66 yards on 19 carries.

Defensively, The Rock effort was led by Seth Randall's nine tackles, Jared Palmer added seven and Brandon Rakszawski six, including one tackle for loss (-2 yards).

The Rock effort was plagued by a pair of lost fumbles, each of which brought an end to an optimistic drive.

SRU was also hindered throughout the game by poor field position. The best starting position The Rock had for a drive was its own 38-yard line on its first possession of the second half.

That drive culminated in Sarver's 29-yard TD run.

The Rock offense marched 86 yards in 13 plays for its first touchdown (Crookshank to Golden pass) and drove 80 yards in 13 plays for its second TD (Crookshank to Wetzel pass).

SRU returns to action on Sept. 9, when it will visit Millersville for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference "crossover" game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Southern Illinois 49, Lock Haven 0

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The theme for the non-conference portion of the 2006 Lock Haven University football (0-1) season is to play tough competition early to prepare for the ultra-competitive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Division. It doesn’t get much tougher than Division I-AA semifinalist Southern Illinois University (1-0) who showed it tonight (Aug. 31) in a 49-0 win over the Bald Eagles. 

The Salukis boast one of the top tailbacks in the nation in Walter Payton Award Watchlist member Arkee Whitlock. The speedster didn’t disappoint, rushing for 134 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown. 

The overmatched Bald Eagles hung tight with the talented SIU squad, dropping the second quarter by just a 3-0 margin and allowing only a 17-0 halftime score. Whitlock capped the first drive of the game with a 34-yard scoring scamper and after an LHU drive that picked up a first down and neared midfield, Saluki quarterback Nick Hill ran for 40 yards and the 14-0 first quarter lead. 

LHU got some help from a few Saluki penalties on the next drive, its first into opposing territory. Unable to convert on a third-and-seven from the SIU 49, the Bald Eagles punted it back to Southern Illinois. 

Freshman quarterback Ilio DiPaolo (Athol Springs, N.Y./St. Francis) captained a drive into Southern Illinois territory in the second quarter, but stalled at the 38 for another punt. On the next possession, LHU benefited from a bad punt snap for a drive starting on the SIU 42. The pocket collapsed on DiPaolo on a third-and-five, and another punt ensued. 

SIU came out blazing in the second half, scoring on both of its third-quarter touches for a 32-0 lead after three. Two more scores and a field goal in the fourth quarter ended the game. 

While the Bald Eagles were out-gained on total yards 500-102, plenty of positives came from the meeting with the Salukis. LHU played clean football, not turning the ball over and committing just two penalties for 10 yards, both stats that will transfer well in PSAC play.

Senior tailback Chelstan Anderson II (Halifax, Pa./Halifax) ran well, covering 61 yards on 18 carries, a 3.4 per carry clip.

DiPaolo split the majority of the QB snaps with senior Troy Wile, Jr. (Fayetteville, Pa./Chambersburg). Wile completed four passes for 20 yards, and DiPaolo was good on two for 10 yards. The leading target was junior fullback Adam Andrasko (Hawk Run, Pa./West Branch) who had two grabs for 13 yards. 

Junior Corey Gildea (Holidaysburg, Pa./Holidaysburg) led all game tacklers with 11, including seven solo. Safety-mate David Show (Mill Run, Pa./Connellsville) finished two behind with nine. Senior Derek Harsch (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro) led the Bald Eagle linebackers with six stops, and brother Dustin Harsch (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro) paced the line with four.

Shepherd 28, Millersville 7

Millersville, PA – Shepherd University handed Millersville a 28-7 setback in its non-league season opener on Saturday evening at Biemsderfer Stadium, marking the first Shepherd win at Millersville since the 1971 season.

Millersville held the Rams to a 14-7 halftime score, but could not contain a Shepherd offense that piled up 413 yards in total offense including 266 of them on the ground.

Shepherd's Rodney Jackson caught a 54-yard pass from Dan Chlebowski to open the scoring with 5:58 remaining in the first quarter to cap off a five-play 75 yard drive and gave the Rams a 7-0 lead after the extra point.

The Rams' Bryan Wright made a 64-yard run of his 113 yards on the day to put Shepherd up 14-0 after the extra point with 11:58 left in the first half of play.

Millersville's Randall Eggleton caught a six-yard pass from Dan Csencsitz with exactly one minute left in the first half to cut Shepherd's lead to 14-7 going into halftime.

Shepherd's Dervon Wallace scored on a two-yard run with 7:59 left in the third quarter to put the Rams up, 21-7.

Wright ended the scoring for the Rams with 6:28 remaining in the contest on a 24-yard run.

Csencsitz completed 14 of 34 attempts for 156 yards and one touchdown, while freshman Brad Lantz ran for 53 yards including an 18-yard run in his first collegiate game. Omar Sanders had four catches for 48 yards, while Eggleton added four catches for 37 yards.

Chlebowski completed 16 of 21 passes for 153 yards and one touchdown, while Wallace ran for 145 yards and Wright tallied 113 yards. Jackson caught nine passes for 120 yards.

Millersville falls to 0-1 on the season, while Shepherd continues its winning ways by adding to its 19-game regular season winning streak.