CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The Lock Haven University football team (0-7, 0-4 PSAC West) fell to No. 8 California (Pa.) University (6-1, 4-0 PSAC West) 56-3 today on the road in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division action.
With the win California, ranked No. 8 nationally improved to 4-0 in PSAC West play while the Bald Eagles fall to 0-4.
Lock Haven’s lone three points came off the foot of kicker Brendon Pickel (Easton, Pa./Easton), who connected on this first field goal attempt of the year. Pickel’s kick from 23 yards was good with just 40 seconds to play in the opening half, cutting the Cal lead to 19-3.
With no time left in the opening half however California tacked on a field goal to take a 22-3 lead into the locker room.
Rookie quarterback Jarryd Burkett (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) was 15-for-31 passing for 109 yards and he threw one pick.
Colden Carroll (Philadelphia/Calhoun County) led The Haven in rushing on the day as he ran for 38 yards on seven carries. Reggie Mencer (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) added 30 yards on the ground.
DeMarr Dowell (Buffalo, N.Y./Erie C.C.) made four catches for 41 yards and Cameron Turner (Chicora, Pa./Karns City) had 32 yards on four grabs.
Defensively LHU was led by senior Shawn Crebs (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg), who recorded a game-high eight tackles. He made five solo stops on the afternoon.
Shane Barie (Export, Pa./Franklin Regional) made six stops (3 solo & 3 assisted).
The Bald Eagles are back in action next Saturday, Oct. 18 when they return home to play host to Clarion University.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Lock Haven Univ..... 0 3 0 0 - 3 Record: (0-7,0-4)
California (Pa.).... 13 9 13 21 - 56 Record: (6-1,4-0)
Scoring Summary:
1st 10:33 CAL - Marcel Pestano 36 yd pass from Kevin McCabe (Derek Fiorenza kick), 6-54 4:27, LHU 0 - CAL 7
03:59 CAL - Marcel Pestano 12 yd pass from Kevin McCabe (Derek Fiorenza kick failed), 12-86 4:58, LHU 0 - CAL 13
2nd 14:53 CAL - AJ Jackson 16 yd pass from Kevin McCabe (Derek Fiorenza kick failed), 5-39 2:23, LHU 0 - CAL 19
00:40 LHU - Brendon Pickle 23 yd field goal, 7-12 2:33, LHU 3 - CAL 19
00:00 CAL - Derek Fiorenza 24 yd field goal, 6-50 0:35, LHU 3 - CAL 22
3rd 08:58 CAL - Marcel Pestano 66 yd pass from Kevin McCabe (Derek Fiorenza kick failed), 3-85 1:36, LHU 3 - CAL 28
04:08 CAL - AJ Jackson 27 yd pass from Kevin McCabe (Derek Fiorenza kick), 9-68 2:58, LHU 3 - CAL 35
4th 14:56 CAL - B. Lombardy 12 yd run (Kevin Hagerman kick), 5-38 2:11, LHU 3 - CAL 42
08:52 CAL - Freddie Bacco 9 yd run (Kevin Hagerman kick), 5-57 1:44, LHU 3 - CAL 49
03:42 CAL - B. Anderson 20 yd run (Kevin Hagerman kick), 8-78 4:09, LHU 3 - CAL 56
LHU CAL
FIRST DOWNS................... 15 30
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 36-66 33-241
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 109 358
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 31-15-1 29-21-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 67-175 62-599
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 1--2 2-37
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 8-155 2-64
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 1-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 6-40.8 1-50.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-1 3-1
Penalties-Yards............... 6-69 11-97
Possession Time............... 32:54 27:06
Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 16 7 of 9
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 1-1 6-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-1 2-19
RUSHING: Lock Haven Univ.-Colden Carroll 7-38; Reggie Mencer 7-30; Ibrahim
Smith 14-15; Phil Hostetler 1-1; Jarryd Burkett 5-minus 3; Ilio Dipaolo
1-minus 7; TEAM 1-minus 8. California (Pa.)-Windell Brown 9-72; Daine
Williams 8-59; Freddie Bacco 8-54; B. Lombardy 4-30; B. Anderson 1-20;
Dennis Cole 1-8; Kevin McCabe 1-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Lock Haven Univ.-Jarryd Burkett 15-31-1-109. California (Pa.)-Kevin
McCabe 19-26-0-310; Zack Grossi 2-3-0-48.
RECEIVING: Lock Haven Univ.-DeMarr Dowell 4-41; Cameron Turner 4-32; Ibrahim
Smith 2-15; Ilio Dipaolo 2-6; Ryan Poorman 1-12; Reggie Mencer 1-3; Phil
Hostetler 1-0. California (Pa.)-Marcel Pestano 6-150; B. Lombardy 3-42; Cory
Garver 3-30; Chase DeCarlo 2-48; AJ Jackson 2-43; Josh Gumbert 2-18; Joe
Slappy 1-13; Daine Williams 1-8; Windell Brown 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Lock Haven Univ.-None. California (Pa.)-Trey Allen 1-0.
FUMBLES: Lock Haven Univ.-Jarryd Burkett 1-1; TEAM 1-0. California
(Pa.)-TEAM 1-0; Freddie Bacco 1-0; Chedrick Cherry 1-1.
Stadium: Adamson Stadium Attendance: 5100
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