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Complete
Box Score
EDINBORO, PA – For three quarters Edinboro
appeared on the verge of upsetting nationally-ranked Bloomsburg.
But the fourth quarter belonged to the Huskies, who scored three
fourth-quarter touchdowns for the second straight week to erase a
10-7 deficit and hand the Fighting Scots a 28-10 defeat.
The loss drops Edinboro to 2-1 and snaps a
six-game winning streak dating back to last season. Bloomsburg,
ranked 12th in the AFCA Division II Top 25, is also 2-1. The
Huskies were ranked 10th by D2Football.com, with Edinboro ranked
20th.
The contest ultimately came down to Bloomsburg
taking advantage of its opportunities, with the Fighting Scots
failing to do so. The turning point came with the Fighting Scots
leading 10-7 in the third quarter after taking the second half
kickoff and driving 74 yards on nine plays. Unable to establish a
ground game, the Boro took to the air, with redshirt freshman Trevor
Harris (Waldo, OH/Marion Pleasant) completing 6 of 7 passes
for 78 yards. However, after Edinboro reached the Bloomsburg nine
yard line, the Huskies’ defense stiffened and held Edinboro
to a 25-yard field goal by Kody Robertson (Columbus,
OH/Hilliard Davidson).
On the ensuing series Damion Malott (Akron,
OH/Akron North) intercepted Dan Latorre’s pass and
returned it eight yards to the BU 27. On the very next play
Bloomsburg came with a corner blitz and Marcus Waddy’s
crunching hit on Harris caused a fumble, which was recovered by
Scott Keating at the 30. The Huskies gained one first down before
punting, but the battle for field position was turned in their
favor.
A week ago Bloomsburg trailed California(Pa.),
13-3, heading into the fourth quarter before rallying for three
touchdowns and a 24-19 win. The Huskies put three more touchdowns
on the board against Edinboro in the final fifteen minutes. They
took the lead for good on an impressive 11-play, 80-yard drive.
Latorre scambled for 26 yards to convert a 3rd-and-8 play to start
the drive, and then hooked up with Kyle Ream on a 46-yard play to
turn a 3rd-and-22 play at the BU 47 to a first down at the
Edinboro seven. Jamar Brittingham scored the first of his first
three touchdowns on a one-yard plunge. Jon Koening extra point
Bloomsburg a 14-10 lead.
Two series later Edinboro drove to the BU 39,
but a pair of incomplete passes with a yard to go halted the
march. On the very next play Latorre and Brahin Bilal combined for
a 51-yard gain to the EU 9. Brittingham scored two players later
on a three-yard run.
The Huskies tacked on an insurance score on
another Brittingham run, this one covering five yards. The play
came after an interception and brilliant return on a lateral by
Waddy. Dan Tillotson intercepted the pass, then lateraled it to
Waddy, who finished off a play that in all covered 24 yards to the
EU 6.
Edinboro grabbed a 7-0 lead on the very last
play of the first quarter, as Ryan Valasek (Natrona Heights,
PA/Highlands) got behind the Bloomsburg secondary for a
27-yard TD pass from Harris. Bloomsburg tied the game on the next
series, going 81 yards in nine plays. The Huskies twice converted
on third down, once on a pass interference penalty, and once on
3rd-and-10. Ream accounted for the touchdown with a diving catch
for a 24-yard touchdown pass from Latorre.
Edinboro finished the game with 253 total
yards, while Bloomsburg ended with 303. The Fighting Scots were
limited to 42 yards on the ground, the lowest total since they
were held to 18 yards by Slippery Rock in 1999. Bloomsburg ran for
119 yards, the first time the Fighting Scots have allowed 100
yards in seven games. It also represented the most yards on the
ground by an opponent since the East Stroudsburg playoff game at
the end of the 2004 season. Edinboro entered the game ranked
eighth in Division II in rushing defense (39.5 ypg.).
Harris threw for a career-high 211 yards,
completing 23 of 37 passes. The 23 completions is tied for the
fourth-highest total in school history. Valasek caught 6 passes
for 83 yards, moving into ninth place in career receptions (83).
Ulysee “Spud” Davis (Bryans Road, MD/Bishop
McNamara) was the leading rusher with 42 yards on 19 carries.
Brittingham, who finished third in the Harlon
Hill Award voting a year ago after rushing for over 2,200 yards,
finished with 78 hard-earned yards on 23 carries. Latorre
completed 12 of 22 passes for 183 yards, although he was
intercepted three times.
Ben Stroup (Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson)
had an outstanding game defensively for the Fighting Scots,
finishing with a career-high 14 tackles, with a pair of sacks.
Edinboro is back in action on Saturday,
September 23, playing at Cheyney.
Bloomsburg.......... 0 7 0 21 - 28 Record: (2-1)
Edinboro............ 7 0 3 0 - 10 Record: (2-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st
00:00 EDIN - Ryan Valasek 27 yd pass from Trevor Harris (Kody
Robertson kick), 7-52 3:46,
BLOOM 0 - EDIN 7
2nd
11:44 BLOOM - Kyle Ream 24 yd pass from Dan Latorre (Jon Koening
kick), 9-81 3:16,
BLOOM 7 - EDIN 7
3rd
10:40 EDIN - Kody Robertson 25 yd field goal, 9-74 4:20,
BLOOM 7 - EDIN 10
4th
13:14 BLOOM - J. Brittingham 1 yd run (Jon Koening kick), 11-80
5:10,
BLOOM 14 - EDIN 10
05:30 BLOOM - J. Brittingham 3 yd run (Jon Koening kick), 3-60
0:46,
BLOOM 21 - EDIN 10
03:14 BLOOM - J. Brittingham 5 yd run (Jon Koening kick), 2-26
1:10,
BLOOM 28 - EDIN 10
BLOOM EDIN
FIRST DOWNS................... 15 14
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 39-119 26-42
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 183 211
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 22-12-3 37-23-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 61-302 63-253
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 1--3
Punt Returns-Yards............ 5-34 1-7
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 3-54 5-117
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-24 3-8
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 3-43.0 7-38.3
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards............... 5-40 5-50
Possession Time............... 29:02 30:58
Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 11 6 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 3-3 1-1
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-20 2-22
RUSHING: Bloomsburg-J. Brittingham
23-78; Christian Allen 9-36; Dan Latorre 3-4; Stefan Adams 1-3;
Josh Heck 1-2; TEAM 2-minus 4. Edinboro-Ulysee Davis 19-42; Ryan
Valasek 1-0; Trevor Harris 6-0. PASSING: Bloomsburg-Dan Latorre
12-22-3-183. Edinboro-Trevor Harris 23-37-1-211.
RECEIVING: Bloomsburg-J. Brittingham
3-12; Kyle Ream 2-70; Brahin Bilal 2-61; Luke Kuklick 2-15; Ryan
Schuck 2-13; Al Meacham 1-12. Edinboro-Ryan Valasek 6-83; Rich
Cerro 4-24; Tom LaVerde 3-38; Ulysee Davis 3-30; Kyle Witucki
2-19; Ryan Rybicki 2-14; Brad Gossett 1-3; Caleb Mayer 1-2; Trevor
Harris 1-minus 2.
INTERCEPTIONS: Bloomsburg-Dan Tillotson
1-4; Marcus Waddy 0-20. Edinboro-Damion Malott 1-8; Jim Soltis
1-0; T. Valentine 1-0.
FUMBLES: Bloomsburg-J. Brittingham 1-1.
Edinboro-Trevor Harris 1-1.
SACKS (UA-A): Bloomsburg-Marcus Waddy
1-0; Stevie Draper 1-0; Zac Barton 1-0. Edinboro-Ben Stroup 2-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Bloomsburg-Marcus Waddy
5-1; Rob Biernat 3-3; Tyler Trettin 3-2; Kyle Sosnovik 4-0;
Domenique Price 3-1; Scott Keating 3-1; Matt Smith 2-2; Jeremy
Lightner 1-3; Zac Barton 3-0; Jon Ochs 2-1; Phil Riccardi 1-2; Dan
Tillotson 2-0; Corey Gipe 2-0; Jesse Cooper 2-0; Ryan Schuck 2-0;
Earl McNeil 2-0; Darnell Hayes 0-2; Joey Kleiner 0-2; Justin Colon
0-2; Greg Myers 1-0; Stevie Draper 1-0; Greg Masters 1-0; Dan
Latorre 1-0; Greg Primm 1-0; Kyle Ream 0-1; Brahin Bilal 0-1.
Edinboro-Ben Stroup 8-6; Dave Jazenski 3-9; Damion Malott 4-3;
Chris Amico 3-4; Jim Soltis 4-1; T. Valentine 3-1; Donnye Aiken
3-0; Tom Davidson 2-1; Mike Enoch 1-2; A.J. Cousins 0-3; Ben
Harris 1-1; M. Castiglione 1-0; Houston Brown 1-0; Caleb Mayer
0-1; J. McKissick 0-1; Syl Hanner 0-1.
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