Football Falls To No. 4 Bloomsburg, 28-14
Box Score
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (Sept. 26, 2009) – Sophomore running back Derrick Price (Burlington, N.J.) rushed for three touchdowns as fourth-ranked Bloomsburg University remained undefeated at 5-0 with a 28-14 win over C.W. Post in a Saturday afternoon Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division football clash at Robert B. Redman Stadium.
Bloomsburg is now 5-0 overall and 2-0 in division play while C.W. Post drops to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the East.
Price finished the game with 185 rushing yards on 26 carries for the Huskies. Graduate quarterback Dan Latorre (Elysburg, Pa.) was equally impressive with 125 passing yards, including a 20-yard touchdown completion in the first quarter.
Bloomsburg scored early in the first quarter in its first drive after C.W. Post was forced to punt from its own 37. Taking possession at their own 38, the Huskies scored when Latorre completed a pass to junior wide receiver Corey Stiger (Williamsport, Pa.) in the endzone for a 20-yard touchdown at 10:57 as part of a four-play, 62-yard drive.
The Pioneers answered minutes later at 7:20 when junior quarterback #Eric Anderwkavich# (Queens, N.Y.) completed a 17-yard pass to senior wide receiver #Chris Harris# (Islip, N.Y.) in the endzone. It was the first time this season the Huskies have allowed a touchdown in the first half.
Bloomsburg started its second drive of the game on its own 35 and advanced downfield to the C.W. Post 20 before a 10-yard holding penalty was called on the Pioneers to move the ball to the 10. The Huskies made good on the opportunity and eventually scored when Price rushed in from the 1-yard line on 2nd-and-goal as time expired in the quarter.
C.W. Post nearly tied the game in its third series in the second quarter at 3rd-and-goal on the Bloomsburg 2-yard line but couldn't break through as freshman running back Thomas Beverly (Wyandanch, N.Y.) rushed for a loss of three and Anderwkavich threw an incomplete pass intended for junior wide receiver Darnal Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) to turn the ball over on downs.
The Huskies cushioned their lead later in quarter to 21-7 with 10:10 on the clock when Price took a handoff on 1st-and-10 at the Pioneers' 33 and broke free from the defense to reach the endzone.
Bloomsburg scored its fourth touchdown with 1:34 left to play in the fourth quarter when Price scored his third touchdown of the day with a four-yard rush as part of a six-play, 51-yard series for the Huskies.
C.W. Post scored its second touchdown of the game during its second drive in the fourth quarter that began at the Pioneer 35. Anderwkavich continually completed passes to Williams and Harris to bring the ball down to Bloomsburg 15 and threw a 15-yard spiral to Harris for the Pioneers' second touchdown as part of a nine-play, 65-yard drive.
Senior linebacker Anthony Smith (Pottstown, Pa.) led the Huskie's defensive unit with a game-high 19 tackles (7s,12u). Senior linebacker Peter Manns (Dorchester, Mass.) led the Pioneers with 12 tackles (7u,5a).
Anderwkavich completed the game with a game-high 327 passing yards and two touchdown completions and added 69 yards on the ground for the Pioneers.
C.W. Post returns home Oct. 3 to host Shippensburg and celebrate its annual Homecoming.