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THE GAME
    The Bald Eagles return to Hubert Jack Stadium for week three action, bringing a 1-1 record into the PSAC cross-divisional tilt against the Kutztown University Golden Bears, who also stand at
1-1 entering into the weekend.  Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. 
    It will be the annual Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Day, sponsored by the Lock Haven and PSAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committees.
    Miller Brothers Auto Sales will again be sponsoring the $10,000 Nerf Football Toss at halftime.  Entry forms can be filled out for free at the local auto dealer through Friday.

THE SERIES
     Lock Haven holds a 14-9-1 advantage over the Golden Bears in a series dating back to 1930 when the Bald Eagles escaped with a 13-12 victory.  Kutztown has the edge in recent match-ups, winning six of the last seven including last season’s 7-3 defensive struggle.

First Meeting: 1930, LHU 13, Kutztown 12
The Last Time KU Won: 2003; 7-3
The Last Time LHU Won: 2002; 21-14
The Last Time LHU Won at Hubert Jack Stadium: 2002; 21-14
The Last Time KU Won at Hubert Jack Stadium: 2000; 21-8

THE LAST TIME VERSUS KUTZTOWN
    Kutztown claimed a 7-3 victory in 2003 on University Field,  emerging from the defensive battle with the win over the Bald Eagles. Lock Haven had outgained the Golden Bears, 236-201, but gave up 15 hits behind the line of scrimmage and turned the ball over twice on fumbles in less than ideal, slippery field conditions.
    Following a scoreless tie through the first quarter, Kutztown broke the drought with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Jeremy Copeland to Mike Conner in the middle of the second period.
    With just one second remaining on the game clock in the first half, Dan Hagerman capped off a Lock Haven drive with a 37-yard field goal to shorten the gap and send the Bald Eagles into intermission down by a 3-7 score.
    Neither team advanced the ball past midfield in the third quarter, and in the fourth, a promisng Haven drive into KU territory late in the fourth quarter was ultimately thwarted by the Golden Bear defense as the clock expired.
    Maurice Walker recorded 99 yards on the ground to pace the LHU offense. Linebackers Derek Metz and Charles Cannon were tops on the defensive list, Metz posting eight tackles and an interception while Cannon added five tackles and a fumble recovery.
Kutztown’s Tony Bria totaled 93 yards on the rush, while quarterback Copeland had 10 completions for 85 yards including the deciding touchdown.  The Bear defense pounded LHU for a total of 15 stops behind the line of scrimmage, including five by Tim Krusen. Greg Mitchell was the game leader with 11 tackles.

SCOUTING KUTZTOWN
    The Golden Bears, now 1-1 overall, are coming off a 25-14 victory over Clarion University. The Kutztown defense helped guarantee that win, as three of the four touchdowns came from defensive plays including a blocked punt, interception return and fumble return.
    The linebacker duo of junior Drew Hicks and senior Yusef Turner came up big in the Golden Bears’ win over Clarion. Turner was named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week after totaling 12 tackles, including three for loss and two sacks, a pass breakup, a blocked punt, a fumble recovery and touchdown. Hicks, who leads KU with 19 tackles, boosted his statistics with a 14-tackle performance versus Clarion. The third linebacker, junior Greg Mitchell, was a second team All-PSAC pick last season and has seven hits so far.
    Up on the line, sophomore end Mike Grosso is third among Kutztown defenders with 12 tackles.
    Free safety Michael Baldwin and cornerback Justin Gibbs have also been key players in the Golden Bear defense. Baldwin has eight tackles this season and was responsible for one touchdown versus Clarion, an interception and 65-yard return for score. Gibbs has also come up with eight stops over the two games, and is the team leader with four pass breakups.
    Offensively, Kutztown benefits from the senior leadership of quarterback Jeremy Copeland. Copeland has thrown for 256 yards this season, connecting on 30 of 62 attempts.  His targets include sophomore James Brooks (8 catches, 97 yds) and senior Trevor Smith (4 catches, 30 yds). 

   The one offensive touchdown the Golden Bears have scored came on the ground compliments of junior running back Tony Bria. Bria, who was a second team All-PSAC player a year ago, leads current Kutztown rushers, averaging 67.0 yards on 17 attempts per outing. Junior fullback Stephen Gammage has also gotten a number of handoffs in the early season, averaging 34.5 yards over the first two contests.
    Junior kicker Matt Scartozzi is 1-of-3 in point-after attempts, and has gotten on the field just once to attempt a field goal, missing from 36 yards out. Junior George Radu has been handling punting duties, averaging 36.7 yards per punt. 
    Bria and Brooks are deep for kick returns, Bria averaging (6/106 yds) 17.7 yards while Brooks (3/61 yds) has covered 20.3 yards per return.  Bria is also the top choice for punt returns, averaging 4.5 yards per return.

BALD EAGLE NOTES...

THE OFFENSE 
     Battered by 10 tackles behind the line of scrimmage including three sacks, the Haven offense turned to its passing game last Saturday versus James Madison. In the air, the Bald Eagles found more space in which to operate and covered 160 yards over the game. Starting quarterback Troy Wile (Fayetteville/Chambersburg) was forced to exit the game with an ankle injury in the  midst of the Haven’s only scoring drive of the game, leaving backup Brian Camberg (Altoona/Altoona) to finish off the series. Camberg threw a 55-yard connection to Sean Sanderson (Enola/East Pennsboro) on his first snap and eventually capped off the drive with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Rafael Smith (Pittsburgh/Woodland Hills). Camberg is now 12-of-21 on the season for 185 yards and one touchdown.
     Smith, who has scored on three of his four receptions this season, averages 30 yards per game and leads LHU scoring with the three touchdown catches. Red-shirt freshman Adam Lawrence (Hanover/Delone Catholic) has played his way into the starting lineup after catching five passes for 63 yards versus James Madison.
     Senior running back Maurice Walker (N. Braddock/Woodland Hills) has been the main cog in the Haven’s ground attack, posting a two-game total of 201 yards and two touchdowns.  Steadily climbing in the school record books with 2,059 career rushing yards, he needs just 10 more to move into fourth place overall. He already owns fourth-place in career rushing attempts (496) and is tied for ninth in career touchdowns with 13 so far.  Justin Marshall (Luthersburg/DuBois) and Derek Marshall (Luthersburg/DuBois) have taken the ball on several occasions, Justin averaging 29 yards a game while Derek has accounted for 14 yards per outing.
     Probable starters up on the line include junior center Jason Scott (Linden/Williamsport)  along with guards Jarrod Hendricks (Rockton/DuBois Area) and Adam Lanzendorfer (Martinsburg/Central). Eric Scaife (Philipsburg/Philipsburg-Osceola) and Matt Coxford (Middlebury Center/Wellsboro) claim the pair of offensive tackle positions, while junior Kevin Scheidler (Millersburg/Millersburg Area) is the probable starter at tight end.

THE DEFENSE 
      While the Bald Eagle defense gave up more yardage to the Division I-AA James Madison offense than it hopefully will to any Division II team this season, Lock Haven was still able to record four tackles for loss, including one sack, one interception and three other passes defended.
      Red-shirt freshman and strong safety David Show (Mill Run/Connellsville Area) came up with his first career interception last Saturday and ran it back 40 yards. Show currently leads Haven defenders and is third in the PSAC with 20 stops, including 11 solo hits. Senior free safety Will Jones (McKeesport/McKeesport) is right behind with 19 tackles and also has one interception on his stat sheet.
      Cornerbacks Michael Nesby (Rankin/Woodland Hills) and Matt Shealy (New Bethlehem/Redbank Valley) remain at the top of the depth chart again this week. Nesby had three tackles against James Madison while Shealy also posted three stops.
     Linebacker Jon Nalewak (Shamokin/Shamokin Area), who entered the game as a backup at one of the outside slots, ended up the game leader with 12 tackles and one pass breakup. Joining Nalewak (15 TT) on the depth chart at linebacker are senior middle linebacker Brian Lumpkin (Rockville, Md./Bullis School) and sophomore outside linebacker Michael Slatcoff (Sandy Lake/Cochranton).  Slatcoff had seven stops versus the Dukes and is fourth among Haven defenders with 12 total including 1.5 for loss. Lumpkin added five tackles last weekend and is fifth on the LHU list with 11 tackles over the two-game span.
     Defensive end Brad Sones (Elysburg/Southern Columbia) (6 TT, 2 TFL) came up with three tackles including a sack for a loss of seven yards against the James Madison offense. The rest of the line will include John Smeltzer (Red Lion/Red Lion) (3 TT, 2 TFL) on the opposite end along with Warren Whitaker (Wilkes-Barre/GAR Memorial) (7 TT, 2 TFL) and Brian Johnson (St. Marys/St. Marys Area) (9 TT, 0.5 TFL) at right and left tackle.

SPECIAL TEAMS 
      Placekicker and punter Dan Hagerman (Scottdale/Southmoreland) was on the field 10 times to punt last weekend, bringing his average to 35.1 yards per punt and ranking the sophomore seventh in the PSAC in the category. As a placekicker, he is 6-for-6 on point after kicks and 0-for-2 in field goal attempts (37, 47 yds).
      Maurice Walker ranks ninth in the conference in kick return average, putting up 18.2 yards per return. Rafael Smith, the starting punt returner, currently averages 3.0 yards per  return.

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