Bloomsburg 24, California 19

BLOOMSBURG— Marcus Waddy's (Philadelphia/Frankford) five-yard return of a muffed punt in the fourth period proved to be the turning point in Bloomsburg University's 24-19 win over California (PA) University on Saturday in a battle of nationally ranked teams.

With the Vulcans (1-1) at their own 22-yard and in punt formation, the snap to punter Jace Amore was high. While trying to recover, the Huskies'  (1-1) Jesse Cooper (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) knocked the ball loose with Waddy recovering and running in for a score to put Bloomsburg in front, 17-13 with 8:31 to play in the game.

Later in the period, Bloomsburg added to its lead with the aid of a fumbled punt return deep in Huskies' territory. The Vulcan's Marc Huddleston dropped a punt at the Bloomsburg 15-yard with Brahin Bilal (Philadelphia/Lincoln) recovering. Two plays later, quarterback Dan Latorre (Elysburg/Southern Columbia) hit Bilal in the corner of the endzone with a nine-yard scoring pass to make it 24-13 with 4:03 to play.

California came back quickly and cut the lead to 24-19 when Huddleston caught a 22-yard scoring pass from Joe Ruggiero with 3:15 left with the two-point conversion failing.

Bloomsburg, however, picked up two downs to run out the clock to earn the victory.

The only scoring in the opening half of the game came from the foot of Bloomsburg's Jon Koening (Pine Grove/Pine Grove) who connected on a 23-yard field goal attempt with 4:55 left in the second period. Cal missed on a 26-yard attempt just before halftime.

In the third period, Cal went in front 13-3 with a pair of touchdown runs from Brandon Lombardy. The first was a 15-yard run with the second scoring from 20-yards out.

Bloomsburg scored its first touchdown of the season in the fourth period when Jamar Brittingham (Levittown/Neshaminy) capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive with a five-yard run with 11:34 left in the game to make the score 13-10.

Brittingham, last year's PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Year, finished with 24 carries for 106 yards and a score in his first action of the season. Bilal led the receivers with four catches for 55 yards and a touchdown and also made three tackles on special teams. Rob Biernat (Bristol/Conwell Egan) led the defense with eight tackles.

Cal was led by Lombardy with 105 yards rushing and two scores, while Huddleston had seven catches for 69 yards and a score.

Bloomsburg visits Edinboro next week while California travels to Cheyney.

East Stroudsburg 45, Lock Haven 14

EAST STROUDSBURG – Wide receiver Evan Prall scored five times and the East Stroudsburg University football team beat Lock Haven, 45-14, Saturday at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

Prall caught nine passes for 254 yards and four touchdowns and also returned a punt for a score as the Warriors improved to 1-1.

The victory was the 200th of coach Denny’s Douds career. Douds is the second coach in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference history with 200 victories and the ninth coach in Division II to reach the milestone.

Following the game, Douds was presented with the game ball from offensive coordinator Mike Terwilliger and a plaque from ESU President Dr. Robert J. Dillman and ESU Athletic Director Dr. Tom Gioglio.

Prall set an ESU single-game record with his 254 yards, eclipsing the total of 236 of Brett Witmer in 1996. It is also the fourth-best mark in PSAC history.

Prall’s five touchdowns tied the ESU single-game record held by Danny Roskos. Roskos set the record in 1946 against Montclair State.

Quarterback Jimmy Terwilliger completed 17 of 26 passes for 343 yards and five touchdowns. It was the 23rd time he has thrown for more than 300 yards and the 39th consecutive game he has thrown a touchdown pass. Both of those marks are NCAA records. It is also the fifth time in his career he has thrown for five touchdowns.

ESU limited Lock Haven to 115 yards rushing and 114 yards passing. Linebacker Jayson Frank made eight tackles while Dave Lotier added seven. Defensive linemen Miguel Rivera and John Vetter each had six tackles.

Lock Haven opened the game with an onside kick and the marched 50 yards for a score. Adam Lawrence rushed for a nine-yard score at the 9:50 mark.

The Warriors tied the game on their first possession when Terwilliger hit Prall for a three-yard score, capping a nine-play, 51-yard drive. Prall caught a 43-yard pass on the second plan and Terwilliger later connected with Doug Ogden for 11 yards. Eric Petters kicked the PAT to tie the game.

ESU went ahead to stay in the second quarter with a 12-play, 71-yard drive. Terwilliger hit Ogden for six yards, found Sam Shuman for 16 and then connected with Prall for an 18-yard score with 3:08 left in the first half.

Prall caught his third touchdown to end the first half. Terwilliger scrambled for 12 yards to open the drive and then found Prall for 41 yards to get the ball to the six. Following a timeout by each team, Terwilliger threw the ball up into the corner of the end zone and Prall pulled it away from two defenders for the touchdown and a 21-7 lead at intermission.

Terwilliger hooked up with Joe Partridge for a 29-yard score early in the third quarter. It was Partridge’s second career touchdown and gave ESU a 28-7 lead.

Lock Haven punted on its next possession. Prall fielded the ball at the 31, dropped it and picked it up then ran up the home sidelines for a 69-yard touchdown. It was the first ESU punt return for a touchdown since 2003 when Derek Lucas returned one against Lenoir-Rhyne.

Prall concluded his afternoon with an 81-yard touchdown reception with 10:18 left in the game when he outran the Lock Haven secondary.

Lock Haven added its final touchdown with less than two minutes to play when Ilio DiPaolo hit Chris Hawkins for an eight-yard touchdown.

ESU is now 1-1 and will play at IUP Saturday at 6 p.m. Lock Haven is 0-2 and will host Millersville at 7 p.m.

Edinboro 54, St. Anselm 0

EDINBORO, PA – Ulysee “Spud” Davis (Bryans Road, MD/Bishop McNamara) scored four touchdowns to lead the Edinboro University football team to a 54-0 win over visiting St. Anselm in the home opener for the Fighting Scots.  It marked the first meeting between the two schools and the first time the Fighting Scots have won their first two games since the 2002 season.

The loss is the eleventh straight for St. Anselm, dating back to last season.  The Hawks, members of the Northeast-10 Conference, are now 0-2.

Edinboro scored two touchdowns in every quarter while rolling to the win.  The Fighting Scots finished with 438 yards in total offense while limiting St. Anselm to 85 total yards.  Showcasing a balanced attack, the Fighting Scots finished with 228 yards on the ground and 210 yards through the air.  The Hawks managed just 30 yards rushing against an Edinboro defense which held West Chester to 49 yards last week.  Edinboro led Division II in rushing defense a year ago, along with scoring defense and total defense. 

Edinboro’s first possession of the game resulted in a punt, but the Fighting Scots proceeded to score on their next four possessions.  Davis, a sophomore tailback, scored the first three touchdowns of the game for Edinboro.  The first came on a 24-yard run to cap a short two play drive after a shanked punt by St. Anselm gave the Boro the ball at the Hawks 24.  Kody Robertson’s (Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson) extra point was no good.

An interception by Houston Brown (Westerville, OH/Westerville), a true freshman making his first start at cornerback, gave Edinboro the ball back three plays later.  Taking over at the St. Anselm 35, the Fighting Scots needed six plays to reach paydirt, with Davis scoring on a 14-yard run at the 4:01 mark.  Robertson’s PAT was true, giving Edinboro a 14-0 lead.

Edinboro put together a pair of 65 yard drives in the second quarter to go up 27-0 at the half.  The first came following a St. Anselm punt, and took nine plays, with Davis scoring on a four-yard run with 12:06 left in the second quarter.

Following a St. Anselm punt, the Fighting Scots needed just six plays to cover 65 yards, with the Trevor Harris (Waldo, OH/Marion Pleasant) to Kyle Witucki (Tarentum, PA/Highlands) combination doing most of the damage.  Harris, a redshirt freshman, completed three passes for 64 yards to Witucki in the drive, the final one for a 28-yard touchdown.  With Robertson’s extra point, Edinboro led 27-0 with 7:03 to play.

Edinboro boosted the margin to 33-0 after its first possession of the third quarter as Davis scored his fourth touchdown, one shy of the school record held by Elbert Cole.  This one came from 19 yards out to cap a five-play, 53-yard march.  Robertson’s kick was wide left, leaving the lead at 33-0 with 11:41 left.

The Fighting Scots put together their longest drive of the afternoon late in the period, going 75 yards on 12 plays.  Backup tailback Chaz Cobbs (Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills) did most of the damage, carrying eight times for 47 yards.  The sophomore scored his first career touchdown on a seven-yard run with 1:05 left in the third quarter, with Robertson’s extra point giving Edinboro a 40-0 lead.

Edinboro tacked on two more scores in the fourth quarter.  The first came after an Edinboro punt hit a St. Anselm player, with Rodney Stevenson (Bedford, OH/Warrensville Heights) recovering at the six.  After a loss of two yards, Jay Van Leer (Cleveland, OH/Cleveland Heights) scored his first career touchdown on an eight-yard run with 11:34 to play.

Rich Cerro (Franklin, PA/Franklin) set up the next score when he returned a St. Anselm punt 20 yards to the Edinboro 46.  In a pair of first, Joe Wanson (DuBois, PA/DuBois) threw his first career touchdown pass to Deonte Peters (Cleveland Heights, OH/Cleveland Heights), who took a short pass and made several impressive moves to complete a 22-yard scoring play.  It was Peters’ first career touchdown reception.

Davis paced the Edinboro ground game with 141 yards on 18 carries, his fourth career 100-yard game.  In addition, he caught 3 passes for 39 yards.  After rushing for 120 yards in the season opener at West Chester, Cobbs finished with 68 yards on 13 carries.  Harris was impressive once again at quarterback, completing 13 of 25 passes for 170 yards with a touchdown and an interception.  Witucki hauled in 5 passes for 80 yards.

Ryan Drago paced St. Anselm’s ground attack with 11 carries for 24 yards.  Geoff Stevens completed 8 of 18 passes for 55 yards.

Edinboro is back at Sox Harrison Stadium next Saturday, September 16, hosting nationally-ranked Bloomsburg.  The Huskies are the preseason favorites in the PSAC East and entered the week ranked 13th in the AFCA Division II Top 25.

IUP 33, Cheyney 6

The Lou Tepper era began on a successful note Saturday as IUP defeated host Cheyney, 33-6, at O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium. 

IUP spotted Cheyney (0-2) a touchdown on the first drive of the game before holding the Wolves to 89 yards of total offense the rest of the way.

Chris Morgan and Kareem Dutrieuille spearheaded a 233-yard IUP ground attack.  Morgan rushed 17 times for 136 yards and Dutrieuille gained 91 yards on 20 attempts with both finding the end zone twice.

Dutrieuille was making his first appearance in an IUP uniform since the 2003 season.  He nearly matched his career rushing total after gaining 104 yards during his lone previous campaign on the active roster.

Morgan upped his career rushing total to 2,635 as he moved into fourth place on the all-time IUP chart, eclipsing James Suber, who gained 2,565 yards from 1995-96.  Morgan needs only 28 yards to pass Dennis Robinson (1994-95) for third.

Morgan's two touchdowns gives him 22 in his career, good for 10th in school history, and he inched into sixth in career rushing attempts with 505.

Kevin Weidl returned to the IUP lineup after sitting out the 2005 season and completed 14 of 25 passes for 167 yards. 

IUP held Cheyney to 26 rushing yards while Derrick Murry was 14 of 30 for 115 yards. 

The game was the first for IUP against Cheyney since 1995 and the first ever at O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium.  IUP snapped a four-game losing streak against PSAC East opponents.

Cheyney got off to a quick start, taking the opening kickoff and marching 78 yards on 12 plays, capped by a one-yard scoring run by Jameel Felder.  The extra point was blocked.

IUP responded with a 10-play, 79-yard drive, with Morgan gaining 51 of the yards on the ground.  His one-yard scamper into the end zone gave IUP a 7-6 lead with 3:59 left in the first quarter.

Cheyney reached the IUP 11 early in the second quarter but Billy Mitchell fumbled the ball away.  Mitchell also lost a fumble at the Cheyney 43, and IUP capitalized when Dutrieuille set up his own touchdown with runs of 11 and 13 yards, leaving the visitors in front, 13-6, at halftime.

Touchdown runs of seven yards by Weidl and 22 by Morgan in the third quarter opened up the IUP lead to 26-6, and a six-yard run by Dutrieuille with 7:57 remaining in the game rounded out the  IUP scoring.

IUP plays its home opener next Saturday when East Stroudsburg brings reigning Harlon Hill trophy winner Jimmy Terwilliger to Miller Stadium for a 6 p.m. kickoff.  Cheyney travels to California.

Slippery Rock 27, Millersville 22

Millersville, PA – Millersville University held a 17-14 lead at halftime, but it would not be enough as Slippery Rock upended the Marauders, 27-22, in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football crossover action on Saturday afternoon at Chryst Field in Biemsderfer Stadium. 

Slippery Rock, which now improves to 1-1 overall, is now 12-4-1 all-time against the Marauders, who fall to 0-2 overall on the season.  Millersville has not lost back-to-back games to open the season since 2002. 

The Rock opened the scoring when Luke Wetzel, who made four catches for 138 yards on the day, caught a 14-yard pass from Nate Crookshank just 1:44 into the contest.  Ryan Daniel’s made extra point put Slippery Rock ahead, 7-0. 

Millersville responded on its next drive when sophomore Andrew Tischbein, who notched a season and game-high eight catches for 93 yards on the day, caught a 29-yard launch from senior Dan Csencsitz at the 11:28 mark in the first quarter.  Junior Doug Ruhl’s extra point attempt was good to tie the game, 7-7.

Wetzel and Crookshank hooked up for a second time on a 52-yard pass with 5:52 remaining in the first quarter to give The Rock a 14-7 lead after the extra point. 

Freshman Jordan Brooks caught the first touchdown of his collegiate career on a 41-yard pass from Csencsitz with 1:27 left in the first quarter.  Ruhl tied the game, 14-14, once again on the made extra point.

The second quarter remained scoreless until Ruhl kicked a 36-yard field goal to give the Marauders a 17-14 lead with 5:22 left before halftime.  Slippery Rock tried to match Millersville, but Daniel missed a 39-yard field goal attempt with 2:16 left in the half. 

The only score of the third quarter came at the 7:45 mark when Kyle Witman mishandled the punt in the end-zone and Millersville was awarded a safety, putting the Marauders up, 19-14. 

The Rock’s Terry Grossetti brought down a 24-yard pass from Crookshank 3:49 into the fourth quarter to give Slippery Rock the 20-19 advantage after failing to complete a two-point conversion. 

Slippery Rock recovered its own on-sides kick on the start of the next drive and Crookshank found Wetzel for the third time of the day on a 33-yard pass to give The Rock a 27-19 lead after the extra point at the 10:56 mark.

Ruhl notched a 37-yard field goal, his second of the day, to bring the Marauders within five, at 27-22, with 6:44 left in the game. 

Csencsitz completed 19 of 28 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns, while Crookshank completed 17 of 25 passes for 221 yards and four touchdowns.  Millersville freshman Brad Lantz ran for a career-high 83 yards in the loss, averaging 5.9 yards per carry. 

Sophomores Shane Gosnell and Ryan Lymych led the defense with seven tackles apiece for Millersville, while Cory Lacek led The Rock with seven tackles and a new school single-game record of four sacks.  Juniors Marcus Banks and Brandon Shelton each added six tackles on the day for the Marauders.

Millersville is set to travel to take on the Bald Eagles of Lock Haven University in PSAC crossover action on Saturday, September 16 for a 7:00 p.m. game.

Shippensburg 35, Mansfield 0

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Kutztown 27, Clarion 10

Kutztown’s Maurice Adams scored two touchdowns in a 42-second span that paced the Golden Bears to a 27-10 victory over visiting Clarion on Saturday night.

Held at Kutztown’s University Field, the Bears raised their record to 1-0, while Clarion dropped to 0-2.

Late in the second quarter Clarion took the lead 10-6 when Eagle freshman qb Mark Rupert (Knoch) fired a 25-yard td pass to sophomore Dane Williams (Penn Hills). The pass capped a 7-play, 80-yard drive with only 5:35 left before intermission.

Kutztown’s special teams then stepped forward and forced a three-yard punt that was nearly blocked, out of bounds a the Clarion 44. The Bears drive found paydirt with on a Maurice Adams 2-yard run with only 26-seconds before intermission giving Kutztown a 13-10 lead.

Adams then stepped center stage and took the second half kickoff at the Golden Bear 15, sprinted up the middle, broke down the left sideline and raced 85-yards for a huge touchdown. The PAT gave Kutztown a 20-10 lead only 16-seconds into the third quarter.

Clarion reached the Kutztown 35, 18 and 29 in the second half, but were unable to come up with any points.

The Bears added a 21-yard td pass from Kyle Spotts to Elfren Quiles at 4:20 of the third quarter to account for the final scoring.

Clarion outgained Kutztown 324-323. The Golden Eagles rushed for 186 and passed for 138 yards. QB Mark Rupert completed 11 of 38 passes for 127 yards and 1 td, while rushing 8 times for 36 yards. Pierre Odom caught 6 passes for 71 yards, while tailback Eddie Emanuel rushed 16 times for 88 yards.

Kutztown rushed for 96 yards and passed for 227 to reach 323 yards of offense. QB Kyle Spotts completed 15 of 23 passes for 227 yards and 1 td. Quiles caught 7 passes for 120 yards, while Adams rushed 25 times for 68 yards and 1 td.

Defensively, Clarion’s Tom Schreppel led the Eagles with 10 tackles, while All-America linebacker Matt Morris had 9 stops, 1 tfl and 2 broken-up passes. Jimmy Simmons had 2 tfl’s.

The game was the opener for first year Kutztown head coach Ray Monica. Clarion first year head coach Jay Foster will bring the Golden Eagles home on September 16 for Clarion’s home opener. The Eagles will host West Chester at Memorial Stadium with kickoff set for 6pm.

Delaware 30, West Chester 7