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Sunday, October 9, 2005 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER www.philly.com D7 W. Chester beats Millersville, 27-7; La Salle defeated RON CORTES Inquirer Staff Photographer Penn's Brad Martinez sacks Bucknell's Mahdi Woodard. The Quakers' defense dominated, holding the Bison to five first downs yesterday. The weather was a factor. "It was as bad a second half weather-wise as I've experienced," Quakers coach Al Bagnoli said.

Penn punishes Bucknell Quakers demonstrate versatility in 53-7 victory Apprentice built up a 13-0 lead in the second half on Joshua King's fumble recovery in the end zone in the first quarter and Bruce Freeman's 4-yard run with 7:24 remaining in the half. Just 16 seconds later, however, Josh Hannum scored on a 79-yard kickoff return to get Ursinus started. Bloomsburg 12, Kutztown 0 Jamar Brittingham rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown to lead Bloomsburg (7-0) past Kutztown (1-5) in Bloomsburg, Pa. Jack Lydic completed 7 of 11 passes for 98 yards for Bloomsburg in the game played in a steady downpour. Muhlenberg 20, Dickinson 2 Dan McCall blocked two punts and returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown to lead Muhlenberg (2-3) to victory over Dickinson (1-4) in Allentown.

McCall also added a fourth-down sack for Muhlenberg, which outgained Dickinson 235-128 in wet, muddy conditions. Dickinson had driven to Muhlenberg's 16-yard line on its second possession, but on fourth and 2, McCall sacked Matt Torchia for an 8-yard loss. Indiana (Pa.) 38, Slippery Rock 17 Deanco Oliver scored two touchdowns in 23 seconds in the third quarter as Indiana (3-3) scored 21 straight points to come back and beat Slippery Rock (2-4) in Indiana, Pa. IUP led by 10-7 at the half on Brad Whitacre's 37-yard field goal and Chris Morgan's 24-yard touchdown run. Slippery Rock then took the lead in the third quarter when Josh Kniess scored his second touchdown of the game on a 33-yard run.

California (Pa.) 36, Edinboro 26 Joe Ruggiero passed for 294 yards and three touchdowns as California (4-2) upset Edinboro (4-2), ranked 17th in Division II, in California, Pa. Johns Hopkins 19, Franklin and Marshall 7 T.J. Lyons rushed for 149 yards and one touchdown to lead Johns Hopkins (5-0) to victory over Franklin and Marshall (2-3) in Baltimore. Gettysburg 20, McDaniel 17 Josh Huson's 34-yard field goal his second of the day with 1:10 left gave Gettysburg (2-3) the win over McDaniel (4-1) in Gettysburg, Pa. Gettysburg scored just one offensive touchdown a 1-yard run by quarterback Hunter McMillan in the second quarter but withstood a fourth-quarter rally by McDaniel to give Huson a chance to win the game.

Lebanon Valley 43, FDU-Florham 15 Dave Holland rushed for 187 yards and a score to lead a ground attack that Lebanon Valley (2-4) rode to a win over FDU-Florham (1-4) in Ann-ville, Pa. Susquehanna 35, Juniata 7 Susquehanna (2-3) pounded out 361 yards rushing and four touchdowns on the ground, with Anthony Edwards scoring three of those TDs, in a win over Juniata (0-6) in Selins-grove, Pa. Wilkes 17, Lycoming 14 Al Karaffa threw for two scores and Wilkes (3-2) held off a late rally to gain a win over Lycoming (1-4) in Williamsport, Pa. College of New Jersey 13, William Paterson 7 Andrew Larkin broke up a potential game-winning pass to preserve the victory for College of New Jersey (2-3) in Wayne, N.J., after William Paterson (2-3) had two drives inside the 10-yard line in the final six minutes. Marist 27, La Salle 0 4 if Tt 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS Brent Steinmetz rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns to lead West Chester to a 27-7 win over Millersville yesterday in Millersville, Pa.

Steinmetz scored on a pair of short runs in the first quarter and added a 19-yard run in the second quarter as West Chester (5-2) took a 21-7 half-time lead. Linebacker Chris Tagye scooped up a fumble on fourth and 9 and returned it 55 yards for the Golden Rams' final score in the fourth quarter. Safety Andrew Siggins provided the only bright spot for Millersville (3-4) when he raced 56 yards for a touchdown on a fake punt in the second quarter. Matt Burdalski completed 12 of 23 attempts for 175 yards for West Chester as the Golden Rams picked up 411 yards of total offense more than doubling Millersville's offensive output of 198 yards. Marist 27, La Salle 0 Obozua Ehikioya ran for 253 yards and two touchdowns to lead Marist (4-2) to a shutout of La Salle (2-4) in Poughkeepsie, N.Y Ehikioya had TD runs of 2 and 5 yards for the Red Foxes, who held La Salle to 167 offensive yards.

Last season, Ehikioya rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns against the Explorers. James Luft threw for 107 yards and two touchdowns. He completed 8 of 16 passes, including 10-yard TD passes to Tim Traynor and Guy Smith. La Salle's Michael Jump completed 6 of 24 passes for 79 yards. He also ran for 30 yards.

Widener 33, Albright 19 A pair of defensive touchdowns was the difference as Widener (4-1) hung on for a win over Albright (4-1) in Reading. Widener held a 25-13 lead with 8 minutes, 8 seconds left, but Albright's John Port threw a 17-yard TD pass to Stephen Asay less than a minute later to cut the Widener lead to six. The Pioneers took control for good when John Martorell picked off a pass from Port and returned it 30 yards for a score. The two-point conversion was good and capped the scoring with 4:46 left. Widener's Mike Lomas threw touchdown passes of 4 yards to James Fagnani and 37 yards to Jamie Schild while Mike Schmidt opened the scoring with a fumble recovery in the end zone.

Dominic Rock added a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter for the Pioneers. East Stroudsburg 56, Clarion 0 Anthony Carfagno and Jim Terwilliger figured in three touchdowns apiece as East Stroudsburg (5-1) rolled up 663 yards on offense in beating Clarion (2-4) in Clarion, Pa. Carfagno had just 39 yards on eight carries for East Stroudsburg, but TD runs of 1, 2 and 7 yards capped East Strouds-burg's first three scoring drives. Terwilliger, who passed for 347 yards, scored on a 10-yard run and threw touchdown passes of 75 and 53 yards, to Tim Strenfel and Evan Prall. Shippensburg 26, Lock Haven 7 Jamie Reder kicked four field goals and Shippensburg (3-4) got a touchdown from its defense as the Red Raiders topped Lock Haven (2-5) in Lock Haven, Pa.

Reder connected on field goals of 24, 35, 41 and 42 yards for Shippensburg and Brandon Cook returned an interception 33 yards for a score. Shippens-burg's lone offensive touchdown came on a 44-yard pass from Tony Gomez to Howard Chavous. Mansfield 38, Cheyney 17 John Hengehold set a Mansfield freshman record by throwing for 352 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers (1-5) to a homecoming victory over Cheyney (2-4) in Mansfield, Pa. Cheyney had taken a 14-8 lead in the first quarter on a 1-yard run by Billy Mitchell and a 21-yard TD pass from Derrick Mur-ry to Jason Harris. John Riley later added a 30-yard field goal for the Wolves.

Ursinus 14, Newport News Apprentice 13 David Ashworth caught a 4-yard pass from Nicholas Dye with 2:57 remaining in the game to lift Ursinus (2-3) to victory over Newport News Apprentice (3-3) in By Mike Jensen INQUIRER STAFF WRITER However it was broken down, the result was a rain-soaked demolition. Yesterday, Penn's defense doubled the point total of Bucknell's offense. The Ambrogi brothers of Havertown easily outscored the Bison. Even Quakers safety and holder Scotty Williams, who had never had a collegiate point before, scored two different ways. Penn's defense dominated early, and the weather took it from there as the host Quakers came away with a 53-7 victory, holding Bucknell to five first downs.

"It was as bad a second half weather-wise as I've experienced," Quakers coach Al Bagnoli said after his team improved to 3-1. "We were a little fortunate with the weather early. You had a chance to put together a drive. We were using 12 footballs for the game. By the end, we couldn't keep one dry.

I'm sure they were using 12, too." The Quakers were up by 31-7 by halftime after Penn's defense scored twice in the second quarter. First, a fumbled Bucknell handoff was knocked into the end zone, where Penn sophomore defensive back Greg Ambrogi recovered it for a 14-0 lead. Later, Quakers linebacker Kory Gedin slammed into Bucknell fullback Josh DeStefano as he caught a shovel pass. The ball popped into the hands of Williams, who took the interception 48 yards for his first career touchdown, pushing the lead to 28-0. Going in, Bucknell coach Tim Landis knew his team was going to have trouble competing with Penn.

He said the Bison (1-4) might have outdone themselves trying to be creative offensively in the first half. "We wouldn't have beaten them, but I don't think we would have turned the ball over as much," Landis said. "We went to more spread sets, no-back stuff." Bucknell finally caught a break late in the half. Defensive end Sean Conover devoured a Pat McDermott pass and held on, giving Bucknell the ball at Penn's 8-yard line with 5 minutes, 38 seconds left in the half. Two plays later, Bucknell quarterback Dante Ross, in the shotgun, fumbled the snap, picked it up, threw a couple of fakes at the Quakers, and ran 5 yards for the score.

The Bison had given Penn all it could handle the last couple of years, but are younger this season and plagued by injuries. Ross is Bucknell's fifth quarterback of the season and fourth starter. He had never taken a A week before Temple begins preseason basketball workouts, doctors haven't found the cause of the dizziness that junior center Wayne Marshall has been experiencing since the spring. In a sense, Owls coach John Temple center's Penn's Michael Johns and Victor Davanzo (center) team up to defend against a pass meant for Bucknell's Kenny Davis during second-quarter action at Franklin Field. run, holding Penn to 82 rushing yards on 36 attempts, with 59 of those yards coming after half-time.

Junior running back Kyle Ambrogi joined his younger brother in the scoring column when he ran for two touchdowns in the third quarter. Considering the rain, McDermott, the Quakers' quarterback, looked impressive early. He finished 11 of 23 for 180 yards with two touchdown passes, a 15-yarder to tight end Chris Mizell on Penn's opening drive and a 24-yarder to Matt Carre in the second quarter. "You get them in situations where you think you might have them, and he hits a receiver down the middle," Landis said of McDermott. "They capitalized on our mistakes, put us away early, and we struggled from there." Penn 53, Bucknell Penn 0 7 0 0 -7 8 23 14 8 53 First quarter Penn-Mizell 15 pass from McDermott (S.Williams run), 9:39.

Second quarter recovered fumble in end zone (kick failed), 13:15. Penn-Carre 24 pass from McDermott (Zoch kick), 8:55. Penn-S. Williams 48 interception return (Zoch kick), 7:32. Buc-Ross 5 run (Carney kick), 4:58.

Penn-FGZoch 24,0:03. Third quarter 3 run (Zoch kick), 1 1 :24. 8 run (Zoch kick), 1 :09. Fourth quarter Penn-Amoo-Achampong 4 run (Lepisto pass from McDonald), 1:08. 5,245.

snap at quarterback at any level until two games earlier. Yesterday, he also played cornerback the whole game, returned punts and kicks, and lined up all over the place on offense when Mahdi Woodard, back from a concussion, took most of the snaps at quarterback in the first half. Bucknell 7 Buc Penn 5 14 46-74 36-82 29 185 6-12-2 12-25-1 45 55 6-3 5-0 4-62 2-10 32:20 27:40 First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing: Bucknell, Kaufman 3-46, Ross 21-31, DeStefano 5-13, Ahern 3-5, K.Davis 2-5, Mullen 1-2, Erby 1 -2, Watson 1 -(minus 6), Woodard 9-(minus 24). Penn, Amoo-Achampong 11-45, Mathews 14-34, K.Ambrogi 5-18, Okoro 1-7, Walker 2-1, McDermott 3-(minus23).

Passing: Bucknell, Woodard 5-1 0-2 24, Ross 1 -2-0 5. Penn, McDermott 1 1 -23-1 1 80, Walker 1 -2-0 5. Receiving: Bucknell, DeStefano 2-5, Ross 2-0, K.Davis 1-16, Zvara 1-8. Penn, Carre 3-62, McDonald 3-49, Mizell 2-27, Okoro 2-18, May 1-24, Shepherd 1-5. After running for 268 yards the week before against Marist, Ross was held to 31 yards on 21 carries by the Quakers.

Ross said he knew what he was in for yesterday. "I watched a lot of film on both sides of the ball," he said. The Bison actually did a pretty good job of bottling up the ple's lineup for the first semester and then evaluate where they are after that. Marshall has been doing light workouts under the supervision of a trainer. A 48-hour heart monitor he wore recently revealed no cardi La Salle Marist 0 0 0 0 -0 0 20 7 0 27 Second quarter Mar-Traynor 1 0 pass from Luft (Rowe kick), 11:15.

Mar-Ehikioya 2 run (Rowe kick), 4:22. Mar-Smith 10 pass from Luft (Rowe kick blocked), 0:09. Third quarter Mar-Ehikioya 5 run (Rowe kick), 8:40. 452. La Salle Mar First downs 9 18 Rushes-yards 32-88 48-286 Passing 79 107 Comp-Att-Int 6-24-0 8-17-2 Return Yards 36 75 Punts-Avg.

Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-2 Penalties-Yards 1-25 5-56 Time of Possession 25:35 34:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing: La Salle, Jump 9-30, Brumfield 6-17, Adelman 8-1 4, Sullivan 5-1 3, Lodge 3-1 3, Cevis 1 -1 Marist, Ehikioya 30-253, Crimmel 8-22, Hansen 1-9, Vandermark 3-4, Sangiorgi 3-2, Farrington 1 -(minus 2). Passing: La Salle, Jump 24-6-0-79. Marist, Luft 16-8-1-107, Mitchell 1-0-1-0. Receiving: La Salle, Vacarro 2-41 Zabel 2-1 7, Cevis 1-30, Brumfield 1 -(minus 9). Marist, Traynor 3-29, Clavie 2-(minus 5), Marshall 1-37, Prempeh 1-36, Smith 1-10.

dizziness remains unexplained by doctors Contact staff writer Mike Jensen at 21 5-854-4489 or mjensenphillynews.com. ac problems. That was just one of a battery of tests Marshall has undergone. "If I do decide to play, that means my body is telling me to play," Marshall said recently. Mike Jensen Chaney considers that a good thing.

"He's gone through every test, and no problems have cropped up," Chaney said Friday afternoon. Chaney said he will consider keeping Marshall out of Tem.