ACFC Week 3 Summaries
ACFC Weekend Report - Week 3
September 14 results
Wesley 31, Widener 17
September 15 results
Salisbury 35, Christopher Newport 21
Frostburg State 20, Randolph-Macon 13
SUNY Brockport 28, SUNY Cortland 14
September 22 games
Frostburg State (1-1, 0-1) at SUNY Brockport (1-1, 0-1)
Apprentice School (1-1) at Emory & Henry (1-1)
Delaware Valley (0-2) at Salisbury (3-0)
Montclair State (2-0) at Wesley (3-0)
GAME STORIES
Sea Gulls sink No. 20 Christopher Newport
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Salisbury University football team won its fifth consecutive game, third of the year, with an impressive 35-21 win over No. 20 Christopher Newport University at POMOCO Stadium in front of a crowd of 4,829.
The Sea Gulls (3-0) ran for a season-high 400 yards and finished with 433 total yards of offense for their biggest output of the season.
"This is a big win for us," said Salisbury coach Sherman Wood after the game.
Sophomore Valdase Morris eclipsed the century mark as he ran for a team-high 104 yards on seven carries. Junior Ronnie Shockley and senior co-captain Jamar Garner added 88 yards and 86 yards each, respectively, on the ground.
The Sea Gulls struck first as they scored on back-to-back possessions in the first quarter to take an early 14-0 lead. Garner took an option pitch 22 yards for the first score and Morris capped off a nine play, 90-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.
The Captains (1-2) answered in the second quarter with an 85-yard drive that ended with a Mike Thomas 1-yard plunge to cut the SU lead to seven, 14-7.
Garner found the end zone for a second time late in the first half as he scored from 25 yards out to give the maroon and gold a 21-7 lead.
The Sea Gulls threaten again with less then one minute to play in the half but a fumble deep in CNU's territory halted the drive and sent SU to the locker room with a 14-point advantage.
Christopher Newport took the first drive of the second half to the Salisbury 22-yard line but a Joe Galloway (two sacks) sack set up second down and long that resulted in a Jon Turner (eight tackles) interception. CNU appeared to cut the SU led to eight points on its next drive as backup quarterback Alex Brown found Jessie Bradshaw on a halfback option pass for a 37-yard score but a holding penalty negated the score and the Captains were forced to punt five plays later.
The Sea Gulls' next possession mirrored CNU's previous possession as an 81-yard Morris touchdown run was called back because of a holding call.
Salisbury finally scored in the second half as Morris raced 49 yards for the his second touchdown to give SU a 28-7 lead.
On the ensuing CNU possession the Sea Gulls' Justin Sykes blocked the Captains fourth down punt attempt which set up a Shelby Fisher (five carries, 55 yards) six-yard touchdown run to put the maroon and gold up 35-7.
Quarterback Ronnie Curley finished with 63 yards on 12 rushing attempts and Chris Loveland and Justin Acker each recorded a team-high 12 tackles. Sophomore Bobby Sheahin accounted for all of the team passing yards as he was a perfect 3-for-3 for 33 yards.
The Captains added two late scores, a 20-yard run and 21-yard pass, in the fourth quarter to pull within 14 points, 35-21.
The Sea Gulls improve to 3-0 all-time at POMOCO Stadium as they avenged last season's 23-17 overtime defeat at Sea Gull Stadium. SU is now 4-2 against CNU all-time.
Salisbury returns to action on Saturday, September 22, as they host Delaware Valley College at Sea Gull Stadium. The rematch of last season's ECAC South Atlantic Bowl Championship game will kick-off at 1 p.m. SU defeated DVC 15-9 last season.
"Those guys will comeback with a lot of fire from last year," said Wood. "We need to step it up on the defensive side of the ball and our special teams will need to have a good game."
Young Scores Two Touchdowns To
Lead Frosturg State Past Randolph-Macon, 20-13
ASHLAND, Va. - Senior tailback Shanorm Young (Baltimore, Md./Polytech) scored two touchdowns and Frostburg State scored 13 unanswered points as it defeated Randolph Macon, 20-13, Saturday afternoon at Day Field.
FSU (1-1) ends a a three-game losing skid with the win and hands the Yellow Jackets (2-1) their first loss of the season.
The Bobcats trailed 13-7 at halftime but rushed for 178 yards and two scores in the second half to rally past RMC for the win. Frostburg State also took advantage of better field position in the second half as both scoring drives started inside the Yellow Jacket 45-yard line. The victory gives FSU the series lead 4-3.
Young finished the afternoon with 175 yards on 33 carries and two touchdowns. He scampered five yards on the game's opening drive to put Frostburg State up 7-0. He added a two-yard scoring run in the third quarter to tie the game at 13 a piece. Senior quarterback Andre Dixon (Washington, D.C./Roosevelt) also ran for 105 yards on 21 carries and the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth.
Randolph Macon couldn't get anything going on offense in the second half as it crossed the 50-yard line just twice. RMC's best chance of the half came when it reached the Bobcat 22 after a 60-yard kickoff return, but the FSU defense stopped the hosts on fourth and one to force a turnover.
With the game tied at 13-13 midway through the third, the Frostburg State special teams unit setup the game-winning touchdown. Sophomore Chindy Agugua (Gaithersburg, Md./Watkins Mill) blocked a Jeff Nagel punt at the RMC seven-yard line and senior Johan Owens (Baltimore, Md./City College) took the ball down to the five to give the offense outstanding field position.
The Randolph Macon defense held its own keeping the Bobcats out of the endzone on the first three plays. However, on fourth and one from the one, senior quarterback Andre Dixon crossed the goal line and sophomore Nathan Menhorn (Berlin, Pa./Berlin Brothersvalley) tacked on the extra point as FSU went ahead 20-13.
RMC killed any chances for a comeback with two fumbles on its last two drives on the game.
FSU had 281 yards on the ground and three touchdowns and tossed for 63 yards on 10-of-20 completions for 344 yards of total offense. RMC had 262 yards of offense, 216 rushing and 46 passing.
Senior wideout Fred Howze (Upper Marlboro, Md./FTH Catholic) led the Bobcats with three receptions for 25 yards and needs just 15 yards for 1,000 in his career. He also increased his reception streak to 23 games.
For the second-straight week, senior Najier Frazer (Bowie, Md./Duval) led the team in tackles. He made eight stops, including 0.5 TFL, and recovered a fumble. Senior Gabe Ellis (Laurel, Del./Delmar) had seven tackles including 2.0 TFL and a forced fumble.
The Bobcats got on the board first when they took their 10-play 73-yard opening drive in for a touchdown. The drive appeared to stall but on fourth and six, punter Nicholas Payne (Frostburg, MD/Northern Garrett) picked up a bad snap and ran for 13 yards to keep the drive alive. Two plays later, Young ran for 39 yards down to the RMC five, setting up his first TD of the game.
The Yellow Jackets scored three times in the second quarter, including two field goals from Scott Shope (21 and 26 yards) and a 10-yard touchdown run by Zak Thornton at 10:15.
FSU travels to SUNY Brockport next Saturday for an Atlantic Central Football Conference game at 1:00 pm.
Brockport Defeats Cortland on Homecoming
Matt McCormick and Garet Lynch both rush for over 100 yards in Brockport win
BROCKPORT, NY - Senior Matt McCormick (Peru, NY/Peru) and junior Garet Lynch (Valley Stream, NY/Springfield Gardens) both rushed for over 100 yards and each scored a touchdown to lead the SUNY Brockport Football team to a convincing 28-14 win over rival SUNY Cortland on Homecoming Weekend at Bob Boozer Field at Special Olympics Stadium on Saturday in Brockport.
After a scoreless first quarter, The Golden Eagles (1-1) opened the scoring on a three-play 41-yard drive capped off when quarterback Zack Luke (Cambridge, NY/Cambridge) found senior Mike Maciejewski (Cheektowaga, NY/Cheektowaga) on a 39-yard pass over the middle as Maciejewski beat the secondary to the endzone giving the Golden Eagles a 7-0 lead.
After the touchdown, the Golden Eagle defense forced a three-and-out and on the ensuing punt, Garret Axtell (Windsor, NY/Windsor) broke through the middle and blocked the punt and Brockport recovered at the Cortland 23-yard line with just less than three minutes remaining in the first half. The Red Dragons defense stiffened and intercepted Luke's pass at the Cortland one-yard line stalling the Golden Eagle drive.
In the third quarter, The Golden Eagle defense forced a three-and-out to start the half and Brockport took the ball over and drove 85-yards on nine plays capped off by a Lynch three-yard touchdown run giving the Golden Eagles a 13-0 lead. Brockport fumbled the point-after try.
SUNY Cortland (1-1) struggled moving the ball against a tough Golden Eagle defense but did get on the scoreboard early in the fourth quarter when SUNY Brockport freshman kicker Jeff Cook (Penfield, NY/Penfield) had his 33-yard field-goal attempt blocked and returned 77 yards by Jim Smith for a touchdown cutting the Brockport lead to 13-7 with just under 14 minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
The Golden Eagles responded with a seven-play 65-yard drive as McCormick scored on a 11-yard touchdown run. Brockport used a little trickery when McCormick completed a pass to Maciejewski for the 2-point conversion pushing the lead to 21-7 with 11 minutes to play in regulation.
The Golden Eagles took advantage of a Cortland fumble and drove 23-yards capped off by a Luke to Maciejewski touchdown pass giving Brockport a
28-7 lead with just over a minute to play in the fourth quarter. The Red Dragons would add a late touchdown to account for the 28-14 final score.
Offensively, Lynch finished with a game high 132 rushing yards on 28 carries and a touchdown while teammate McCormick added 108 yards on 26 carries and a touchdown. Maciejewski caught three passes for 73 yards had two touchdowns and scored a two-point conversion.
Defensively, Nick Duchscherer (Youngstown, NY/Lewiston-Porter) led the Golden Eagles with 10 tackles. Senior Dale Buck (Oakfield, NY/Oakfield-Alabama) had eight tackles and one sack giving him his 14th career sack, moving him into a tie for 6th in school history for career sacks.
The Golden Eagles return to action at 1 pm Saturday, September 22 as Brockport squares off against Atlantic Central Football Conference (ACFC) opponent Frostburg State.
Wesley pulls away in second half for road win
CHESTER, Pa. - A 89-yard kick return by Larry Beavers to open the second half broke a 17-17 halftime tie and propelled Wesley College to a 31-17 win over Widener in the Wolverines road opener.
In addition to Beavers' special teams heroics, Mike Pennewell racked up 181 yards on 12 carries in the final two quarters - after not carrying the ball in the first half - to help lead the second half surge.
The first half featured the two teams trade big plays. Widener scored on the game's opening drive. Matt Campbell hit Tim Kilkenny on a 33-yard scoring strike less than three minutes in. The point after failed and Widener led 6-0
Wesley struck back quickly with a touchdown on short pass from Jason Schatz to Beavers that the wideout turned into a 79-yard score to give Wesley a 7-6 lead with just over eight minutes left in the half.
In the second quarter, Wesley put together a 10-play drive that stalled with a fourth and 21 from the Widener 29. Just outside of the field goal range, the Wolverines elected to go for it and Schatz hit Michael Clarke, who pulled in a one-handed grab and scampered to the endzone for a 14-6 Wesley lead.
The Pride answered Wesley's 11-play, 77-yard drive with a 14-play, 68-yard drive of their own, gobbling up 6:26 and ending with a five-yard strike from Campbell to Jamie Schild. Marc Patricelli's rushed for two to knot the game at 14-14.
The Wolverines next drive featured a 29-yard run by Alpha Koroma and ended with Collin Blugis booting a 34-yard field goal for a 17-14 lead.
Tom Laurich's 18-yarder as time expired tied the score entering the half. Widener had advanced the ball to the one yardline, but Wesley tightened its defense and stonewalled two Pride rushes to force the kick.
Beavers did not let the tie score stand for long, running back the opening kick of the second half to give Wesley the lead for good.
Neither team scored again until Schatz finished a 10-play, 84-yard drive with a two-yard pass that Steve Scanlon leaped, grabbed and got his feet down to give Wesley the 31-17 advantage. Pennewell accounted for 73 yards on the drive, including a 55-yard run.
Tim Stewart put an end to Widener's comeback hopes with an interception at the one yardline.
Schatz tossed for three touchdowns for the third straight game and finished with 233 yards. Beavers tallied 113 yards receiving on three grabs. The Wolverines also rushed for a total of 273 yards as a team. In addition to opening huge holes for the running backs, the offensive line also kept Widener from getting to Schatz all evening. Josh Jones led the Wolverines with 11 stops.
Campbell threw 44 passes for Widener, completing 25 for 249 yards and two scores. Schild caught seven passes for 59 yards. T.D. Davis and John Martorell led the Pride with seven tackles apiece.
