Bald Eagles Top Alumni, 29-7, in Third Annual Spring Game

(Lock Haven, Pa. ) – The Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania football team topped the Bald Eagle alumni, 29-7, in its third annual Spring Game held today at Hubert Jack Stadium in front of a packed stadium of fans.
                Play was a bit rusty for the Alumni to start, fumbling on the opening drive of the game and turning it over to the Bald Eagles after Warren Whitaker (Wilkes-Barre/GAR Memorial) collected the loose ball at the Alumni 15-yard line. Five plays later the Bald Eagles found the endzone with a air strike to tight end Jason Walther (Elizabethtown/Elizabethtown) from quarterback Brian Camberg (Altoona/Altoona).  Haven kicker Dan Hagerman (Scottdale/Southmoreland) was good for the extra point, bring the score to 7-0.
                The Alumni brought the ball up to their own 36-yard line on a 13-yard completion from John Stahl to James Freeman ’90, but a fumble and two incompletions later were forced to punt the ball away.
                Starting the next drive from the LHU 18-yard line, the Bald Eagles picked up big yardage off a 37-yard connection between Camberg and Justin Marshall (Luthersburg/DuBois).  The Haven drove all the way to the 19-yard line before the Alumni defense clamped down to bring up fourth down and eight.  Opting for the field goal, Hagerman nailed the 35-yarder to up the margin to 10-0 in favor of the current Bald Eagle squad with 4:56 left in the first period.
                The Bald Eagles were on the move again to start the second quarter when the Alumni defense started to click.  Robert Lysek ’90 broke through the line for the sack and the 10-yard loss, then Albert Jones ’99 forced the fumble two plays later to turn the ball back over to the Alumni.  Unable to get any offense generated, however, both sides would punt away the ball on their following drives.
                The Alumni regained possession near the close of the half and drove up to the 11-yard line after a pass interference call.  The Bald Eagle defense held strong, however, and on 2^nd and 10, linebacker Charles Cannon (Braddock Hills/Woodland Hills) deflected a pass which ended up in the hand of cornerback Adam Frazier (Dillsburg/Northern) for the interception at 4:30.  Lock Haven would make good on the possession, Maurice Walker (N. Braddock/Woodland Hills) taking the ball on his own for two pick-ups of 10 yards and one 14-yard gain to work the ball up to within 11 yards.  Quarterback Rob Kristiniak (Flourtown/Springfield Township) then found Rafael Smith (Pittsburgh/Woodland Hills) in the endzone, capping off the drive with a touchdown at 2:03 . The extra point attempt failed, leaving the score at 16-0 by the half.
                Into the third quarter, the Alumni finally put points up on the scoreboard with a touchdown connection between John Stahl and Jason Kundtz ’99.  The Alumni would keep going back to Kundtz on their opening drive of the half, the former tight end coming up with three catches for big gains prior to the touchdown. Just one yard out on second down, Stahl fired a shot that dropped into the back corner of the endzone where Kundtz hauled it in for the score. The extra point kick by Matt Mapes ‘00 was good to bring the score to 16-7 with 3:08 left in the third period.
                Taking over possession in the fourth quarter off an interception by Louis Kohl (New Holland/Pequea Valley), the Haven’s Kyle Miller (Halifax/Halifax) located Dwaine Berger (Normalville/Connellsville) to his left for a 69-yard touchdown strike after Berger was able to shed his defender before hitting open field.  The kick by Tom Spagnuolo (Williamsport/Loyalsock Twp) split the uprights, bringing the margin to 23-7 at 8:50 in the fourth.
                Defensive back Nick Miller (Allentown/Parkland) intercepted an Alumni pass on the next possession and returned it 49 yards to the one-yard line.  A goal line stop by Jason Grassi ’01 held off the attack momentarily, but the Bald Eagles’ Kyle Miller was able to connect with Corey Cicilioni (Lake Ariel/North Pocono) from two yards out to boost the margin to 29-7.  The point after attempt was blocked and picked out of the air by Angelo Moultair ’00, who sent a lateral pass back to Matt Heiser ’97 before he was stopped by the Haven defense around midfield.
                A last minute drive by the Alumni came up empty-handed, as the Bald Eagles claimed the 29-7 victory and avenged last season’s 14-13 Alumni win.