At McDaniel College - Lost 21-7 Box Score

Senior tailback Jemel Johnson ran for 76 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries and senior defensive back Mike Geaneas made seven tackles, an interception and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player to lead the McDaniel College football team to a 21-7 victory over Moravian College in the 2002 Eastern College Athletic Conference Southeast Championship game Saturday.

The Green Terror finish this season with an overall record of 9-2 while the Greyhounds fall to 7-4 for the year, their best season since a 7-3 season back in 1997. Moravian was playing in the postseason for the first time since 1993.

The Greyhounds received the opening kickoff but fumbled at the ten-yard line and Green Terror senior defensive back Matt Miller recovered the ball. McDaniel just needed three plays to take a 7-0 lead on a two-yard touchdown dive by Johnson and the extra-point by sophomore Nate Getchell with 13:21 to play in the first quarter.

Moravian had a chance to get on the board with 14:04 remaining in the second quarter but freshman Nate Strohl missed a 38-yard field goal to the right.

McDaniel would extend its lead to 14-0 on a two-yard touchdown run by sophomore quarterback Orion Canine and Getchell’s second extra-point with 5:59 remaining in the second half. The drive consumed 8:05 of the second quarter and covered 74 yards in 15 plays. Canine was four for nine in the game for 29 yards.
After the Greyhounds fumbled a punt, Getchell attempted a 39-yard field goal with 1:24 remaining in the first half but the kick was short.

McDaniel took the opening kickoff of the second half and would score its third touchdown of the game on a five-yard scoring strike from senior quarterback Scoots Crowell to senior wide receiver Joe Ellis with 9:41 remaining in the third quarter. Getchell added the extra-point for a 21-0 lead. Crowell completed four of seven passes for 21 yards.

Moravian got into the red zone on the following possession but turned the ball over on downs.

The Greyhounds would break-up the shutout with 1:14 left in the game on a 31-yard pass from senior quarterback Charlie Bowden to senior wide receiver Jarod Rhinehart. Strohl added the extra-point to cut the Green Terror lead to 21-7. Rhinehart caught three passes for 56 yards to finish his Moravian career with 107 receptions (fifth in school history) for 1,442 yards (sixth in school history).

Offensively for the Greyhounds, Bowden completed 11 of 26 passes for 185 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions to finish his Moravian career with 383 completions on 766 attempts for 5,128 yards and 38 touchdowns. Bowden ranks fourth in school history in completions, attempts and yards and third in touchdowns. Bowden’s top target in the game was freshman wide receiver Ben Hawkins, who caught five passes for 105 yards.

Senior tailback Josh Fick led the Greyhounds with 46 yards on 11 carries. Fick completes his Moravian career with 1,293 yards (14th in school history) on 249 carries. Senior fullback Eric Gustafson gained 24 yards on 11 attempts.

Senior linebacker John Cupples led the Moravian defense with 11 tackles while senior linebacker Vince Cowlishaw had nine tackles. Cupples finishes his Moravian career with 343 tackles, which ranks seventh in school history. Junior linebacker Steve Maslanek, sophomore defensive end Shawn Nelson and senior linebacker Bill Engler had seven tackles.

Senior linebacker Matt Wilchinski led the Green Terror defense with ten tackles and an interception. Miller had seven tackles in addition to his fumble recovery.

Vs. Muhlenberg College - Lost 8-0 Box Score

Junior tailback Matt Bernardo ran for 129 yards on 32 carries and senior quarterback Justin Jones threw the game’s only touchdown to junior wide receiver Kodi Shay to lead the Muhlenberg College football team to an 8-0 victory over rival Muhlenberg College in non-conference action Saturday at a muddy and wet Steel Field.

Bernardo was named the Muhlenberg Player of the Game in the annual rivalry contest as selected by the media members in attendance while Greyhound senior linebacker Bill Engler, who had 13 tackles in the contest, was honored as the Moravian Player of the Game.

The Mules, now 9-1 on the season, extended their winning streak to five straight games while snapping Moravian’s six-game winning streak. Muhlenberg will head to the NCAA Tournament for the first time next week as the Mules finished the Centennial Conference season as tri-champions after Johns Hopkins University defeated McDaniel College, 27-7, on Saturday and Muhlenberg earned the conference’s automatic bid on strength of schedule. The Greyhounds, now 7-3 on the season, must wait until Monday, November 18th to see if the team will receive a bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, a one-game playoff.

Muhlenberg scored their touchdown on Jones’ 29-yard pass to Shay with 10:09 remaining in the second quarter. The scoring strike came just two plays after Shay returned a punt to the Moravian 29-yard line. The Mules were unable to attempt the extra-point as the snap was fumbled by the center on the muddy Moravian field. Jones completed just four of 18 pass attempts on the sloppy field for 44 yards with Shay catching two of those passes for all 44 yards.

The Greyhounds, who gained just 125 yards on 56 plays in the game, would run their first play in Muhlenberg territory with just 11 seconds left in the first half but senior quarterback Charlie Bowden threw an interception, one of three in the game, on the next play. Bowden completed just three of 16 passes for 27 yards in his final regular season contest.

Muhlenberg would score the games only other points with 7:23 remaining in the third quarter. On fourth down and ten from the Moravian 22-yard line, Jones threw towards the end zone but the ball was deflected by a Muhlenberg wide receiver and intercepted by Greyhound junior cornerback Nate Pogue at the one-yard line. Pogue pitched the ball to senior cornerback Jarrod Pence, who was tackled in the end zone by Shay and senior wide receiver Alfredo Mercuri for the safety. The interception was Pogue’s team and Middle Atlantic Conference leading seventh of the season.

The Greyhounds would have a chance to score with just under ten minutes remaining in the contest as Moravian faced a fourth down and goal from the five yard line. The Greyhounds had freshman kicker Nate Strohl line-up for22-yard field goal attempt but a bad snapped bounced to Strohl’s feet and he never attempted the kick.

Bernardo helped Muhlenberg control the clock as the Mules ran 71 plays for 207 yards, including 163 yards on the ground against a Moravian defense that was ranked eighth in the nation this week, giving up just 70.2 yards rushing per game. The Mules also controlled the clock for 33:21 of the game and had an advantage in field position as the Greyhounds only ran 23 plays in Muhlenberg territory.
Senior fullback Chris Brown added 40 yards on eight carries for the Mules while Jones had 28 yards on ten attempts.

For the Moravian offense, junior tailback David Darmofal gained 56 yards on 15 attempts and Darmofal had one reception for 15 yards while senior fullback Eric Gustafson added 29 yards on nine attempts. Freshman wide receiver Ben Hawkins contributed 19 yards on four carries. Darmofal now needs just 25 yards to become the 18th player in Moravian history to reach 1,000 yards.

Senior linebacker Beau Sherry and junior linebacker Tony Briscella lead the Mules defense with ten tackles each and junior defensive back Dan Miller added eight tackles with a sack and two stops for loss.

Moravian senior linebacker John Cupples made 11 tackles and a half a sack to go along with Engler’s 13 stops. Senior defensive lineman Pat Mancini added with stops

At Susquehanna University - Won 23-6 Box Score

Senior quarterback Charlie Bowden completed eight of 14 pass attempts for 152 yards and a score and junior tailback David Darmofal ran for 80 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown to lead the Moravian College football team to its sixth straight victory, a 23-6 decision over Susquehanna University in Middle Atlantic Conference action Saturday.

The victory was also the 100th of Moravian head coach Scot Dapp’s 16-year career at the helm of the Greyhounds. Dapp has a career mark of 100-61-1 at Moravian.

The Greyhounds close out the 2002 MAC season with a 7-2 record while Susquehanna falls to 4-5 overall and 4-4 in the MAC. Moravian’s six-game winning streak is the team’s longest since winning seven straight wins from the end of the 1995 to the beginning of the 1996 season.

Moravian took a 7-0 lead with 12:04 left in the first quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by sophomore fullback Bill Carasia. Freshman Nate Strohl added the extra-point.

The Greyhounds would get the ball back after just two plays by the Crusaders as junior linebacker Steve Maslanek forced a fumble that was recovered by senior linebacker John Cupples. However, the Greyhounds were forced to punt.

Susquehanna drove down deep into Moravian territory before junior safety John Panikiewsky ended the threat with his fourth interception of the season at the seven-yard line. Panikiewsky returned the ball out to the 34 yard line where the Greyhounds took over. On the first play of the drive, freshman wide receiver Ben Hawkins ran an end around for 21 yards and he caught a 37-yard pass from Bowden on a third and ten play. Hawkins would get the Greyhounds to the one-yard line on a seven-yard carry but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Moravian forced the Greyhounds to settle for a 32-yard field goal by Strohl with 10:52 remaining in the second quarter, giving Moravian a 10-0 lead. Hawkins had two receptions for 47 yards while senior tight end Rick Kulp caught two passes for 62 yards.

After forcing Susquehanna to turn the ball over on downs, Bowden capped a seven-play, 75-yard drive with a 16-yard touchdown pass to senior tailback Josh Fick. Strohl added the extra-point to give the Greyhounds a 17-0 lead with 3:52 to play in the second quarter. Fick also had two receptions for 32 yards.

Susquehanna took the opening kickoff the second half and drove down the field to score its only points of the game on a three-yard run by sophomore running back Chris Ross. Moravian freshman defensive back Steve Cline blocked the extra-point attempt by Crusader senior Andy Nadler to set the score at 17-6 with 9:44 remaining in the third quarter. Susquehanna senior quarterback Mike Bowman completed 22 of 37 pass attempts for 214 yards while junior wide receiver Mark Bartosic caught nine passes for 106 yards.

The Greyhounds had a chance to extend their lead early in the fourth quarter but a bad snap on a 28-yard field goal attempts by Strohl caused Moravian to turn the ball over on downs at the Susquehanna 11-yard line.

Moravian would score again in the game with Darmofal diving in from two yards out with just 47 seconds left in the game. The Greyhounds had another bad snap on the extra-point attempt and never got the kick off.

The Greyhound defense, which allowed under seven points for the third straight game, was led by Maslanek, who had eight tackles. Cupples, junior cornerback Nate Pogue and freshman safety Andy Fick each had seven tackles in the game.

Vs. Albright College - Won 28-7 Box Score

The Moravian College football team had its defense score a pair of touchdowns and limit the high-powered Albright College offense to 225 yards including minus-12 on the ground as the Greyhounds ran their winning streak to five streak games with a 28-7 Homecoming victory over the Lions in Middle Atlantic Conference action Saturday.

The Greyhounds, now 6-2 overall and in the MAC, jumped on the scoreboard before the offense even took the field as senior cornerback Jarrod Pence picked up a fumble by Albright’s Adam Hubley and returned it 53-yards for a touchdown. Freshman kicker Nate Strohl added the extra-point to give Moravian a 7-0 with 12:25 to play in the first quarter. On the play, the Lions’ fifth of the game, Hubley ran off the right side and was stripped by Moravian senior linebacker John Cupples. The ball lay on the ground for several seconds before Pence picked it up and ran it back for the score. Hubley was Albright’s leading rusher in the game with 27 yards on 14 carries.

The Lions, who fall to 2-6 overall and 2-5 in the MAC with the loss, turned the ball over on downs in their next possession and then the teams traded punts before the Greyhounds scored again. Senior quarterback Charlie Bowden capped a 12-play, 50-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run. Strohl’s kick gave Moravian a 14-0 lead with 13:45 left in the second quarter. On the drive, Bowden picked up a pair of long third down conversions on with a ten-yard pass to sophomore fullback Bill Carasia when the Greyhounds needed nine yards and the other was a 21-yard scamper by Bowden on a third and 16. Carasia had 44 yards on 11 carries in the contest while senior tailback Josh Fick led the Moravian rushing attack, which gained 149 yards on 52 carries, with 50 yards on 18 carries.

Strohl did a planned short kickoff after the Bowden score and the Greyhounds came up with the ball after a Lion fumble at the Albright 35-yardline but the drive was ended when Albright’s Steve Butler intercepted his fourth pass of the season on the third place of the drive.

Moravian forced Albright to punt but Bowden was intercepted by the Lions’ Jack Byers, his fourth of the season, on the third play of the drive. The teams would trade punts in the game’s next four possessions but the Greyhounds got a break on their second punt as Albright’s Jason Scheerer fumbled the ball and Moravian junior linebacker Josh DiGiacomo came up with loose ball.

However, the Greyhounds turned the ball over on downs after Bowden completed an 18-yard pass to senior wideout Jarod Rhinehart on 4th and 19. The catch was the 100th of Rhinehart’s career, making him the sixth player in Moravian history to catch 100 passes. Bowden completed eight of 21 pass attempts in the game for 107 yards and he rushed for 16 yards on nine carries while Rhinehart caught three balls for 50 yards.

Four plays into the following Albright drive, Moravian junior cornerback Nate Pogue stepped in front of a John Port pass and return the interception, his MAC leading sixth of the season, 30 yards for a touchdown to give the Greyhounds a 21-0 lead after Strohl’s kick with 38 seconds left in the first half.

The Greyhounds had the ball first in the second half but fumbled on their first play of the third quarter. Port and the Lions capitalized just two plays later for Albright’s only points of the game. Port hit wide receiver Nick Cushman with a 33-yard scoring strike and Dustin Kaplan added the extra-point to close Moravian’s lead to 21-7 with 14:31 left in the third stanza. Port, the MAC’s leading passer, completed 21 of 38 attempts for 237 yards but he was intercepted three times. Cushman was Port’s top target, catching ten passes for 138 yards. Scheerer had five receptions for 35 yards for the Lions.

Moravian turned the ball over on downs on its next two possessions and junior safety John Panikiewsky made his first of two interceptions between the Greyhound drives. On Albright’s next possession, Moravian forced a punt but Albright junior Burt Wenzel had a bad snap and never got the punt off before fumbling. Moravian senior linebacker Vince Cowlishaw covered the loose ball at the ten-yard line.

The Greyhounds, which controlled the ball for 33:54 despite only gaining 256 yards on 73 plays, would take four plays to capitalize on Albright’s sixth of seven turnovers (three interceptions and four fumbles) in the game with Bowden rushing for his second score of the game on a one-yard dive on a fourth down play. Strohl added his fourth extra-point of the game to give the Greyhounds a 28-7 lead with 40 seconds to play in the third quarter.

Neither team got closer than the 17-yardline to scoring in the final 15 minutes of the game. Panikiewsky ended the Lions' closest penetration with an interception in the end zone.

Cupples led the Moravian defense with 12 tackles in the game while senior linebacker Bill Engler had nine tackles. Senior defensive tackle Tom Blackledge and sophomore defensive end Shawn Nelson each had two sacks in the game.

Linebacker Brian Alboucq with 12 tackles led the Albright defense while linebacker Mike Gancarz and defensive lineman Franklin Strokoff each had 11 stops.

Moravian will return to action on Saturday, November 9th in the squad’s final MAC game of the season at Susquehanna University. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. and the Greyhounds are looking to extend their winning streak to six games, which would be the team’s longest since a seven-game streak over the 1995 and 1996 seasons.

At Wilkes University - Won 22-7 Box Score

Junior tailback David Darmofal ran for a career high 107 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries to lead the Moravian College football team to a 22-7 victory over Wilkes University in Middle Atlantic Conference action.

The victory was Moravian’s fourth in a row, its longest winning streak since a five-game win streak in 1997. The Greyhounds are now 5-2 overall and in the MAC while Wilkes drops to 4-3 overall and 3-3 in the MAC.

The key to the game was on the ground. The Greyhounds entered the game ranked 15th in the country in rushing defense, allowing just 74.2 yards per game while the Colonels came in averaging 242 yards per contest on the ground, also 15th in the nation. Moravian held Wilkes to 126 rushing yards on 41 attempts while the Greyhounds gained 154 rushing yards on 51 carries. Moravian also controlled the clock for 32:51.

Moravian took a 7-0 with 10:09 remaining in the first quarter on a seven-yard touchdown run by Darmofal and an extra-point kick by freshman Nate Strohl.

The Colonels tied the score with 10:29 left in the second quarter on a 12-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Matt Kaskie to sophomore tight end Paul Bilous. Senior Will McLaughlin tied the game with the extra-point. Wilkes’ drive was set up by an interception by sophomore Troy Wilson, the Colonels’ second pickoff of the game.

Strohl had a chance to give the Greyhounds the lead with five minutes remaining in the first half but his 20-yard field goal attempt was blocked by junior Nick Rollman.

Moravian would take the lead for good with 4:33 remaining in the third quarter on a three-yard scamper by Darmofal. Strohl had the extra-point blocked to set the score at 13-7 Moravian.

trohl would have the next three points in the game, connecting on a 35-yard field goal with 5:41 remaining in the contest. On the drive, Moravian moved the ball just 23 yards on eight carries by Darmofal and one by senior quarterback Charlie Bowden.

The Greyhounds finished out the scoring on Wilkes next drive when senior cornerback Jarrod Pence stepped in front of a pass by sophomore Matt Kaskie and returned it 57 yards for a touchdown. Strohl missed the extra-point to set the final score at 22-7 with 4:24 remaining in the contest.

Bowden completed eight of 18 pass attempts for 90 yards but he was intercepted twice. Bowden also added 11 yards on five carries. Senior wide receiver Jarod Rhinehart caught two passes for 34 yards and Rhinehart now has 99 career receptions for 1,322 yards. He passed Kevin Anderko for eighth on the all-time list.

Kaskie completed seven of 21 pass attempts for 70 yards but he was intercepted three times. Kaskie was also the Colonels’ leading rusher with 81 yards at 15 carries. Wilkes sophomore tailback Brett Trichilo entered the game averaging 164 yards per game on the ground but was held to 27 yards on 17 carries.

Senior linebacker John Cupples led the Moravian defense with 12 tackles, including two for loss and one of four Greyhound interceptions in the game. Senior defensive lineman Pat Mancini had nine tackles while sophomore defensive end Shawn Nelson and junior linebacker Steve Maslanek both had seven tackles in the game. Junior cornerback Nate Pogue and freshman linebacker Richie Cline both had interceptions in the game.

The Wilkes defense was led by junior linebacker Steve Rogers with 11 tackles while senior linebacker Mike DaRe had ten tackles and a forced fumble.

At Delaware Valley College - Won 33-13 Box Score

Senior quarterback Charlie Bowden completed nine of 11 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns and he ran for 47 yards on three carries and another score as the Moravian College football team defeated Delaware Valley College, 33-13, in Middle Atlantic Conference action. Moravian, which has now won three straight games, improves to 4-2 overall and in the MAC while the Aggies fall to 1-6 overall and 0-6 in the MAC.

The Greyhounds took a 7-0 lead with 7:25 to play in the first quarter on a ten-yard scoring strike from Bowden to junior wide receiver Kevin Miltenberger. Freshman Nate Strohl added the extra-point, his 13th of the season. Bowden and Miltenberger hooked up for a 30-yard pass play on Moravian’s first play from scrimmage to start the drive.

Moravian extended its lead to 13-0 with 1:55 left in the first half on a two-yard touchdown run by junior tailback David Darmofal to cap a 13-play, 80-yard drive. Strohl had the extra-point blocked, just his second miss of the year. Darmofal finished with 36 yards on six attempts.

The Greyhounds added another touchdown with 49 seconds remaining in the second quarter on a 15-yard pass from Bowden to senior tight end Rick Kulp. Moravian went for two but Bowden’s pass attempt to Miltenberger was incomplete to set the halftime score at 19-0. The scoring drive was setup by a 32-yard interception return by junior cornerback Nate Pogue with 1:02 remaining in the half.

Moravian scored on its first possession of the second half on a 20-yard pass from Bowden to Miltenberger and Strohl’s extra-point made the score 25-0 with 11:35 remaining in the third quarter. Bowden, Moravian’s leading rusher in the game, had a 31-yard carry on the third-and-two during the drive. Miltenberger finished with four receptions for 68 yards. The scoring pass was the 36th of Bowden’s career, moving him to third all-time at Moravian.

Bowden finished off Moravian’s next drive with a one-yard touchdown dive with 5:03 left in the third quarter. Strohl added the extra-point for a 33-0 lead. The big play on the drive was a 56-yard pass from Bowden to sophomore wide receiver Jed Warsager on a third-and-eight play. Warsager had two catches for 69 yards in the game.

The Greyhounds racked up 232 yards on the ground on the afternoon with senior tailback Josh Fick gaining 45 yards on 11 carries and senior fullback Eric Gustafson adding 40 yards on six carries. Freshman fullback Kevin Lukich had 28 yards on five carries while sophomore running back Bill Carasia contributed 22 yards on six attempts.

Delaware Valley got on the board with 1:05 remaining in the third quarter on a 30-yard pass from freshman quarterback Adam Knoblauch to senior wide receiver Rich Gear. Freshman Tom Rady added the extra-point to set the score at 33-7 Moravian. With the touchdown, Gear sets the Delaware Valley record for career points with 162. Knoblauch was 25 for 48 in the game for 254 yards while Gear had seven receptions for 86 yards.

Knoblauch hit junior wide receiver Giovanni Brooks on a 43-yard scoring strike with 7:28 remaining in the fourth quarter. Rady missed his first extra-point of the season but he kicked from 33-yards out due to a personal foul penalty against Delaware Valley. The touchdown closed out the scoring for a 33-13 Moravian lead.

Senior linebacker Vince Cowlishaw led the Moravian defense with eight tackles including two for loss while senior defensive lineman Tom Blackledge had seven tackles with four for loss and half a sack. Senior linebacker Bill Engler also added seven tackles while senior defensive back Jarrod Pence had four pass break-ups and five tackles. The Moravian defense allowed the Aggies just 49 yards rushing in the contest.

Vs. Juniata College - Won 39-23 Box Score

Senior quarterback Charlie Bowden completed 12 of 20 passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns and he ran for another score as the Moravian College football team earned a 39-23 victory over Juniata College in Middle Atlantic Conference action Saturday.

The victory improves Moravian’s record to 3-2 overall and in the MAC while the Eagles fall to 4-2 overall and 3-2 in the MAC. The 16-point victory for the Greyhounds was the largest in the series since a 28-0 victory by Moravian in 1994. The two teams played to a tie in 1995 and then four straight overtime games with Moravian winning three. Juniata had won the last two seasons, 27-20 in 2000 on a late touchdown, and 39-35 last fall as the Eagles rallied from a 35-6 third quarter deficit.

Juniata jumped on the board quickly in the first quarter, capping a ten-play, 59-yard drive with a 20-yard scoring strike from sophomore quarterback Greg Troutman to junior running back Craig Moshier. Senior Dusty Lehr added the extra-point to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead with 12:01 to play in the first quarter. Moshier finished the game with 15 receptions for 122 yards and he gained 53 yards on 14 carries.

After each team was forced to punt once, Moravian would finally get on the scoreboard on a 31-yard field goal by freshman Nate Strohl with 3:34 to play in the first quarter.

Strohl would also have the game’s next three points when he connected on a 32-yard field goal attempt with 11:52 remaining in the second quarter as Moravian cut the Eagles’ lead to 7-6. The Greyhounds thought they had scored a touchdown on the previous play but the officials ruled an incomplete pass after discussing the play.

Moravian took its first lead of the game with 6:03 remaining in the second quarter on Bowden’s first touchdown pass, a three-yard strike to sophomore wide receiver Jed Warsager. The Greyhounds, who benefited from a pass interference penalty to set up the scoring play, went for two points but failed which set the score at 12-7 Moravian.

Juniata would retake the lead with just 45 seconds left before halftime when Troutman found senior wide receiver Andrew Raup open in the end zone for a 12-yard scoring strike. Troutman then hit sophomore wideout Jared Lucas with the two-point attempt to give the Eagles a 15-12 lead.

The Greyhounds would take the lead for good before halftime thanks to a 34-yard kickoff return by Warsager to the Moravian 46-yardline. Bowden found freshman wideout Ben Hawkins open for a 29-yard scoring strike with just nine second left on the clock. Bowden completed three passes on the drive, all to Hawkins to cover the 54 yards for the score. Strohl’s extra-point gave Moravian a 19-15 halftime lead.

Moravian received the opening kickoff of the second half and Warsager again set the Greyhounds up in prime field position with a 51-yard return to the Juniata 26-yardline. Bowden connected on his third scoring pass of the day, an eight-yard strike to junior tailback David Darmofal with 12:15 to play in the third quarter. Strohl’s extra-point gave Moravian a 26-15 lead. Warsager finished the game with 92 yards on three kickoff returns.

Troutman led the Eagles back down the field on the ensuing possession and finished it off with a six-yard scoring strike to Raup with 8:52 remaining in the third quarter. Moshier ran the ball in for the two-point conversion to cut Moravian’s lead to 26-23. Troutman completed 34 of 54 passes in the game for 341 yards, three touchdowns and one interception while Raup had 11 receptions for 158 yards.

Juniata looked as if it was about to take the lead early in the fourth quarter as Troutman attempted a seven-yard pass to Raup in the end zone but Moravian senior defensive back Jarrod Pence read the play and intercepted the pass, returning the ball out to the Juniata 23-yardline. Moravian would drive the length of the field and score on Bowden’s one-yard sneak with 7:12 remaining in the fourth quarter. Strohl’s kick gave the Greyhounds a 33-23 lead. Bowden finished the game with 21 yards on five carries.

Moravian would add an insurance touchdown with 3:08 left in the game when Darmofal ran in from three-yards out. Darmofal led the Greyhound rushing attack with 95 yards on 20 carries while senior tailback Josh Fick added 63 yards on six attempts including a 45-yard run and senior fullback Eric Gustafson added 58 yards on 12 carries. Strohl had his extra-point attempt blocked to set the final score at 39-23 Moravian. The miss was Strohl’s first of the season after hitting his first 12 attempts.

Defensively for Moravian, junior free safety John Panikiewsky and senior linebacker John Cupples led the team with 12 tackles and a pass break-up a piece while Pence contributed eight tackles; the interception and two pass break-ups. Senior linebacker Bill Engler had ten tackles and two pass break-ups. Senior defensive lineman Tom Blackledge contributed eight tackles with two for loss and Moravian’s only sack.

Freshman linebacker Peter Thomas with 18 tackles led Juniata’s defense while senior defensive lineman Bill Bishop has ten tackles.

At Lebanon Valley College - Won 41-21 Box Score

Sophomore wide receiver Jed Warsager returned the opening kick 98 yards for a touchdown and the Moravian College football team never looked back in a 41-21 victory over Lebanon Valley College in Middle Atlantic Conference action.

Moravian, which snapped a two-game losing streak, improves to 2-2 on the season and 2-2 in the MAC while Lebanon Valley falls to 0-5 on the season and 0-4 in the MAC.

Warsager’s return took just 16 seconds and was a Moravian school record for a kick off return. The return broke Ralph Eltringham’s record of 95 yards set on October 2, 1965 at Wilkes University. Freshman Nate Strohl added the kick to give the Greyhounds a 7-0 lead. Warsager finished the game with 175 return yards on three kickoff returns.

Lebanon Valley cut the score to 7-3 with a 22-yard field goal by freshman Kevin Keller with 8:00 remaining in the first quarter.

The Greyhounds would score just 25 seconds later on a 50-yard scoring pass from senior quarterback Charlie Bowden to senior tight end Rick Kulp. Strohl’s kick would extend Moravian’s lead 14-3 with 7:35 to play in the first stanza.

Senior tailback Josh Fick became the 17th player in Moravian history to reach 1,000 career yards rushing with 10:55 left in the second quarter on a two-yard carry. The Greyhounds would add their third touchdown 1:55 after Fick’s milestone on a 26-yard scoring pass from Bowden to freshman wide receiver Ben Hawkins and Strohl’s third extra-point of the game. Bowden completed eight of 17 passes for 172 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Lebanon Valley cut the score to 21-9 with 2:13 remaining on an eight-yard scoring strike from senior quarterback Dallas Noll to junior wide receiver Jarrod Way. The extra-point was short from 35 yards after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Flying Dutchmen. Lebanon Valley only needed to drive 39 yards for the score after recovering a Moravian fumble.

Moravian would score three more point before halftime on a 19-yard field goal by Strohl with just four seconds remaining before the intermission to take a 24-9 lead. Strohl would also have the have the first three points of the second half with a 32-yard field goal with 9:56 remaining in the third quarter for a 27-9 Moravian lead. Senior cornerback Jarrod Pence had an interception on Lebanon Valley’s first possession of the half to set up the Greyhound drive.

Fick would score his first touchdown of the season on a one-yard touchdown run with 10:49 left in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with 39 yards on 12 carries. Strohl’s kick gave the Greyhounds a 34-9 lead. On fourth and seven, two plays before the score, freshman quarterback Jerry Venturino hit Kulp with a 22-yard pass to keep the drive alive. Kulp had three receptions for 86 yards.

Lebanon Valley got back on the scoreboard with 8:16 remaining in the game on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Noll to Way. The Flying Dutchmen went for the two-point conversion by Moravian senior defensive back Paul Block knocked the ball away in the corner of the end zone to keep the Moravian lead at 34-15.

The Flying Dutchmen added another fourth quarter touchdown pass as Noll found senior tight end Scott Marek for a 23-yard scoring strike. Lebanon Valley again went for two but the pass was incomplete to set the score at 34-21, Moravian.

The Greyhounds finished off the scoring on a 46-yard end around touchdown run by Hawkins and junior kicker Josh Miller point for the final score of 41-21.

Senior fullback Eric Gustafson led the Moravian rushing attack with 53 yards on eight carries while Hawkins had two carries for 50 yards. Junior tailback David Darmofal added 30 yards on six carries as the Greyhounds had 211 yards rushing on 46 attempts.

Pence and junior safety John Panikiewsky led the Moravian defense with eight tackles each while senior linebacker Vince Cowlishaw had six tackles. Junior cornerback Nate Pogue contributed three pass break-ups and an interception while senior cornerback Paul Block had three pass break-ups including one on a Lebanon Valley two-point conversion attempt. The Greyhounds limited the Flying Dutchmen to 47 yards rushing on 33 attempts in the game.

Vs. Widener University - Lost 27-20 (overtime) Box Score

The Widener University football team, ranked fifth in the nation in this week’s American Football Coaches Association Top 25 Poll, scored ten points in the final 5:55 of regulation to rally from a 20-10 deficit and scored the only points of the overtime session for a 27-20 victory over Moravian College in Middle Atlantic Conference action.

The Pioneers, now 3-0 on the season and in the MAC, scored the winning points on the first play of overtime. Moravian, now 1-2, won the toss but elected to go on defense. On the first play, Widener senior wide receiver Mike deMarteleire completed a 25-yard pass to sophomore wideout Luther Bowen. Junior kicker Paul Ragan added the extra-point for the 27-20 lead.

On Moravian’s possession in overtime, the Greyhounds faced a fourth-and-15 from the 30-yardline when senior quarterback Charlie Bowden completed a 17-yard pass to junior wideout Jeff Lowry for a first down at the 13-yardline. Moravian would face another fourth down, this one on the six-yard line and the Greyhounds needed three yards. Bowden ended up running the ball on a keeper up the middle and after a measurement, was less than the length of the football shy of the first down, ending the game and giving Widener the win.

The overtime contest was the second played between the two schools as Moravian won 27-24 back in 1997.

In the first half of the game, Moravian controlled the ball for 17:47 and forced Widener into three turnovers as the Greyhounds had a 13-3 halftime lead. Moravian’s first three points came on a 29-yard field goal by freshman Nate Strohl with 3:25 left in the first quarter. Moravian gained possession for the four-play drive after a Widener fumble inside its own 20-yardline.

The Pioneers would answer the field goal with 8:50 left in the second quarter when freshman kicker Carl Schoenman connected on a 23-yard attempt to tie the game at 3-3.

Moravian would retake the lead it would enjoy until the final 1:07 of regulation with 5:38 remaining before the half when Strohl hit a career-best 43-yard field goal after a nine-play drive. The Greyhounds almost had a touchdown on the play before Strohl’s kick but sophomore wide receiver Jed Warsager dropped the ball in the end zone.

The Greyhounds would extend their lead to 13-3 with 1:26 left in the first half when junior tailback David Darmofal caught a 17-yard pass from Bowden and Strohl added the kick. Darmofal led the Moravian ground game with 45 yards on 19 carries. Senior tailback Josh Fick added 37 yards on ten attempts to move within 11 yards of 1,000 for his career.

Widener would cut Moravian’s lead to 13-10 with 2:53 to play in the third quarter when senior quarterback Mike Warker found deMarteleire for a 15-yard scoring strike with Ragan adding the extra-point. On the scoring play, Moravian’s senior linebackers Bill Engler and Vince Cowlishaw both tripped up Warker as he scrambled to the sideline but Warker regained his balance just inches before going out-of-bounds and completed the pass. Warker ended up completing 30 of 49 passes for 374 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in the game and he was Widener’s leading rusher with 41 yards on seven carries.

The Greyhounds extended their lead back to ten points with 8:53 to play in regulation when Bowden found freshman wideout Ben Hawkins wide open down the left sideline for a 51-yard touchdown pass. Strohl connected on his second extra-point of the game for a 20-10 lead. Bowden completed 11 of 27 passes in the game for 200 yards with the two touchdowns and one interception. Senior wide receiver Jarod Rhinehart caught three passes for 44 yards while Hawkins had two catches for 86 yards.

The Pioneers would cut the score to 20-17 with 5:55 remaining when Warker and deMarteleire hooked up for a 22-yard scoring strike on a fourth-and-15 play as Widener knew it needed a touchdown to get back in the game. Ragan’s kick pulled the Pioneers within three points. DeMarteleire had 15 receptions for 195 yards while sophomore wideout Tyreak Saviour had seven catches for 128 yards. Bowen pulled down five aerials for 67 yards.

On the third play of Moravian’s next drive, Bowden was intercepted at the Greyhounds’ own 48-yardline by Widener senior linebacker Steve Varasse to set up the Pioneers game-tying field goal. Schoenman would hit a 27-yard attempt with 1:07 remaining and force the overtime session as Moravian was unable to move the ball and eventually let the clock run out.

Defensively for Moravian, junior strong safety John Panikiewsky had nine tackles with one for loss while junior cornerback Nate Pogue, senior linebacker John Cupples and senior defensive lineman Tom Blackledge each made seven tackles. Cupples had Moravian’s only sack in the game while Pogue had an interception.

The Widener defense was led by junior lineman Thomas DeMoss and sophomore defensive back Fran Golden, who each had nine tackles. DeMoss added two of the Pioneers’ four sacks in the game.

At King's - Lost 33-0 Box Score

Sophomore tailback Richard Jackson ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries to lead the King's College football team to a 33-0 victory over Moravian College in Middle Atlantic Conference action Saturday. The Monarchs improve to 1-1 on the season and 1-0 in the MAC while the Greyhounds fall to 1-1 on the season and in the MAC.

King's scored all 33 of its points in the first half and forced the Greyhounds into six turnovers. Jackson scored the opening touchdown just 4:50 into the game on an eight-yard touchdown run followed by a Bobby Nawrocki extra-point. Jackson would score his second touchdown just three minutes later on a 29-yard scamper up the middle.

The Monarchs took a 21-0 lead with 4:46 remaining in the first quarter when senior defensive tackle Rubin Doster ripped the ball out of Moravian junior tailback David Darmofal and returned it 55 yards for a score.

Nawrocki added a pair of field goals in the second quarter, connecting from 34 yards with 7:02 remaining and 28 yards with five seconds left before halftime. Between the field goals, King's junior quarterback David Hessler completed a 23-yard scoring pass to sophomore wideout Ryan Gennaro with 5:07 left in the quarter. Nawrocki missed his only extra-point attempt of the game after the touchdown.

Hessler completed 14 of 21 passes for 153 yards in the game and with one score and one interception and he picked up 39 yards on 14 carries. Senior tight end Harry Dickey was his top target, catching six passes for 46 yards. Senior wide receiver Chris Rispoli had four receptions for 38 yards while Gennaro made two catches for 59 yards.

The Moravian offense gained 113 yards through the air but was held to minus-27 yards rushing. Senior quarterback Charlie Bowden was 7-for-24 for 103 yards but he was intercepted three times and sacked four times. Junior wide receiver Kevin Miltenberger had three receptions for 37 yards while senior wideout Jarod Rhinehart made three catches for 35 yards. Darmofal let the Greyhound rushing attack with 16 yards on five carries.

On defense, Doster and senior linebacker Sean Frasier each had six tackles to lead the Monarchs, who made four sacks in the game and a total of nine tackles for loss. Senior defensive lineman Steven Wilson had five tackles with three and a half for loss and one and a half sacks,

Senior linebackers John Cupples and Bill Engler led the Moravian defense with 12 tackles each in the game with Cupples forcing a fumble. Sophomore defensive back Bill Skriletz added eight tackles with one for loss, a sack and an interception for the Greyhounds. Moravian junior safety John Panikiewsky contributed nine tackles with two sacks.

Moravian junior punter John McLain was called on nine times during the game and he averaged 37.4 yards per punt with two 50-yard kicks.

Vs. FDU-Florham - Won 21-14 Box Score

Junior tailback David Darmofal rushed for 100 yards, the first 100-yard rushing game of his career, and the game winning touchdown on 16 carries to lead the Moravian College football team to a season opening, 21-14 victory over FDU-Florham in Middle Atlantic Conference action Saturday.

The Greyhounds, who have now won three straight games dating back to 2001, overcame five turnovers (three interceptions and two fumbles) and a 14-point rally by the Devils, which tied the score at 14-14 just 11 seconds into the fourth quarter, for the victory. Three of the Moravian turnovers occurred inside the FDU ten-yard line as the Greyhounds were about to score. The two schools actually played their last two games against each other with the final game last season being a 27-0 Moravian win.

Moravian took a 7-0 lead with 13:38 to play in the second quarter as senior quarterback Charlie Bowden found freshman wideout Ben Hawkins in the back corner of the end zone on a 23-yard fade route. Freshman Nate Strohl added the extra-point. Hawkins had three receptions for 68 yards in his collegiate debut.

The Greyhounds extended their first half lead to 14-0 with 8:58 to play in the quarter when Bowden found senior tight end Rick Kulp open across the middle for a ten-yard scoring pass before Strohl added the kick. Bowden completed 13 of 25 passes for 136 yards while Kulp caught five passes for 41 yards.

Moravian's final two drives of the first half ended with interceptions inside the ten-yard line. The Greyhounds' first drive of the third quarter ended with Strohl missing a 37-yard field goal attempt, the first of his collegiate career, wide right and Moravian's second drive ended with a fumble at the FDU five-yard line.

FDU got on the board with 2:07 remaining in the third quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Ed Cracchiolo. Senior kicker/defensive back Eric Eickhorst added the extra-point to cut Moravian's lead to 14-7. The Greyhounds helped the drive with pass interference and personal foul penalties. Cracchiolo, who rushed for over 1,000 yards last season, was limited to seven yards on 16 carries.

Moravian fumbled on its next possession which set-up FDU's next score, a 12-yard pass from senior quarterback Patrick O'Neill to sophomore running back Mike Cuniglio. Eickhorst added the extra-point to knot the score at 14-14 with 14:49 to play in regulation. O'Neill was 12 for 22 in the game for 129 yards and his top target was senior wide receiver Quadir Muhammad-Bruce, who had five receptions for 86 yards.

The Greyhounds, who had a 13-0 third quarter lead in a 14-13 loss to King's College in last season's opener, responded taking the ball 70 yards on 11 plays for the game winning touchdown with 9:11 to play. Darmofal finished off the drive with a five-yard scamper off the left side. On the drive, Darmofal had seven carries for 53 yards. The two teams traded the ball back and forth for the remainder of the game with neither team making a real threat to score.

Defensively for the Greyhounds, senior defensive lineman Tom Blackledge had six tackles with one sack and three and a half tackles for loss. Moravian allowed FDU just 150 yards total, 158 yards in the air and minus-eight yards on the ground. Senior linebacker John Cupples added eight tackles with one for loss while junior safety John Panikiewsky had five tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and one interception.

For FDU, sophomore linebacker Matt DeNardo was all over the field, making 17 tackles with one for loss. Junior linebacker Joe Sangiovanni added 13 tackles while Eickhorst had 12 stops.

Another bright spot for the Greyhounds was the punting of junior John McLain, who had five punts for an average of 41.4 yards with a long of 59 yards.