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LHU was knocking
at the door after a muffed-punt recovery by senior Will Jones
(McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport), but Derek Marshall (Luthersburg,
Pa./DuBois Area) coughed up the ball at the two yard line, ending the
Bald Eagle scoring chance.
The LHU run defense
put the reigns on the Vulcans, forcing a three-and-out that gave the
Bald Eagles the ball at midfield with just over a minute left in the
half. Storino threw his second interception of the day, ending another
drive into Cal U territory.
Lock Haven’s defense
continued their success out of the lockerroom, allowing just one Vulcan
first down in the entire third quarter. LHU cut the score to 23-10 on a
38-yard touchdown pass to Bush, the highlight pass of the day.
The freshman
receiver went to the flag on the left side, noticed the throw was a
little short, slipped around the defender and caught the Storino pass
for the first touchdown of Bush’s career.
Cal U answered on
its first possession of the final quarter, as Bagwell ran for his second
of three scores. Storino took the team on his hip, hitting Lawrence for
16 and 27-yard passes and capping the six-play 69-yard drive on a
12-yard pass to Smith, cutting the Vulcan lead to 31-17.
After the defense
stopped Cal U on their next possession, Vulcan punter Rusty Springer
pooched a punt to the Lock Haven one yard line. Working out of his own
end zone, Storino threw his third pick, setting up a Bagwell 17-yard run
spreading the lead to 38-17.
Bagwell’s excessive
celebration penalty combined with a 10-yard kickoff return and a 15-yard
late-hit penalty on the Vulcans—one of their 13 penalties for 149
yards—gave the Haven possession at midfield.
Storino and Lawrence
took advantage, connecting for consecutive 14 and 23-yard passes, the
latter a touchdown catch, cutting the lead to 38-24.
The Vulcans
recovered the on-side kick, eventually expanding their lead to the final
of 45-24 on a run with three seconds left in the game.
On his second carry
of the game, senior Maurice Walker (N. Braddock, Pa./Woodland
Hills) became the all-time school leader in carries, breaking a
24-year-old record. Walker finished the day with 38 yards on 15 carries.
On the defensive
side, sophomore Derek Harsch (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) made
a Bald Eagle season-best 14 tackles. Seniors Jarrod Hendricks
(Rockton, Pa./DuBois Area) and Brian Lumpkin (Rockville, Md./Bullis
School) each chipped in with nine stops, Lumpkin adding 2.5 tackles for
loss.
Lawrence, Storino,
Bush, Hagerman, Smith, Justin Marshall, Derek Marshall, Jones, Walker,
Harsch, Hendricks, Lumpkin and the rest of the Bald Eagles will wrap up
their season at Edinboro University on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.
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