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OH-FOR-FOUR: Greyhounds, Mules, KU and ESU all lose, CCS SCHOLASTIC SPORTS: Liberty soccer tops Freedom in OT, CC6 li i ti ti i I 14 ti rUU I JDIJLJL JC THE MORNING CALL SECTION CC SUNDAY, PENN STATE 37, YOUNGSTOWN raw Lions, headed for OSU next week, still showing need for improvement By Beth Hudson Of The Morning Call STATE COUEGE Joe Paterno said he got precisely what he wanted from Saturday's 37-3 win over Division I-AA Youngstown State a victory. "I don't know what else I was supposed to get," Paterno said, laughing. "I think we probably got as much out of it as we could SEPTEMBER 17. 2006 i s. PSU STATE 3 Christopher Weddlt MCT eight times and gained 143 yards in up 389 yards on the ground.

s- a. Li Sure, Paterno continues to vacillate publicly on the subject coaches don't get anywhere issuing opponents scouting reports. Last week, Paterno said Scott wouldn't play as long as No. 1 back Tony Hunt remains healthy. He reiterated the point Saturday, but added, "if Hunt got hurt trotting onto the field Monday at practice, Scott would have to come to WOGENRICH PAGE CC2 Denis Sanchez The Morning Call LEHIGH'S MATT MCGOWAN looks for yardage against Princeton, but finds little.

"We talked Friday night about wanting to come out and really take the fight to them early on, and I thought we did that to a certain extent. But we didn't sustain it." LEHIGH PAGE CC4 Hi PENN STATE POSTGAME REPORT CARD Rushing offense The Lions' 389 yards rushing were the most since the 2002 win over Michigan State. Passing offense Red-zone offense was shaky (five drives inside the 25 ended without TDs), and the breakdowns came in the air. Rushing defense Through three games, Penn State is allowing just 1.9 yards per carry. Passing defense Four sacks and two interceptions aganist an overmatched offense.

Special teams You can get by with mistakes (three missed field goals and two killer penalties on punt returns) against Youngstown State. Not Ohio State. Overall grade TOP 25 SCOREBOARD No. 1 Ohio State 37, Cincinnati 7 No. 11 Michigan 47, No.

2 N. Dame 21 No. 3 Auburn 7, No. 6 LSU 3 No. 4 USC 28, No.

19 Nebraska 10 No. 5 West Virginia 45, Maryland 24 No. 7 Florida 21, No. 13 Tennessee 20 No. 8 Texas 52, Rice 7 Clemson 27, No.

Florida State 20 No. 10 Georgia 34, UAB 0 No. 12 Louisville 31, No. 17 Miami 7 No. 14 Virginia Tech 36, Duke 0 No.

18 Oregon 34, No. IS Oklahoma 33 No. 16 Iowa 27, Iowa State 17 No. 20 TCU 12, No. 24 Texas Tech 3 No.

21 California 42, Portland State 16 No. 22 Arizona State 21, Colorado 3 No. 23 Boston College 30, BYU 23 (OT) No. 25 Penn State 37, Youngstown St. 3 AREA COLLEGES Penn 21, Lafayette 11 Princeton 14, Lehigh 10 Shippensburg 42, Kutztown 27 King's 29, Moravian 23 Union 34, Muhlenberg 7 Indiana 35, East Stroudsburg 20 QUOTABLE "Overall we made some progress, but we're certainly not good enough yet." JOE PATERNO Penn State head coach PENN STATE'S TONY HUNT eludes Youngstown State's Bob Perez to pick up yardage.

Hunt carried the ball the Nittany Lions' victory. Hunt scored on an 11-yard run in the second quarter. Overall, Penn State picked Too many injuries, little playing time has Scott heading toward redshirting I don't think it hurts us, particularly now that you've got to play 12 games MORE INSIDE 1 Frosh Wallace a playmaker. Special teams show new PAGE CC2 without a week off." The larger question, of course, is how this game will affect the Nittany Lions going into the upcoming game at top-ranked Ohio State. This much we know: Penn State (2-1) gained 568 yards of total offense against the Penguins (2-1) and held the Youngstown State offense to 184 yards.

Still, despite some stellar performances on both sides of the ball, the Lions continued to make mistakes nagging issues that could hurt them against the Buckeyes. Senior tailback Tony Hunt ran 18 times for 143 yards (almost eight yards per carry), and backup Rodney Kinlaw added a career-high 86. Freshman A.J. Wallace sparked the offense with a 76-yard touchdown run on a reverse in the second quarter. But there were lowlights, too: Penn State's offense PSU PAGE CC2 They also had to settle for three points when another impressive march that had begun at their 7 stalled at the Penn 8.

The setback took a lot of the shine off the much-anticipated debut of the state-of-the art in-fill synthetic surface at what is now being officially called Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium. "We certainly had our opportunities," Lafayette coach Frank Tavani said. "Probably most disappointing was driving the ball up and down the field and coming up empty too many times. You can't do that against LAFAYETTE PAGE CC5 Comment MARX WOGENRICH STATE COUiGE The last time he touched a live football, Austin Scott had a career game in the Miami spotlight. The next time he touches one will be against Florida International next September.

Though coach Joe Paterno fcim ii -ii iumm' il won't cast the decision in stone yet especially not with Ohio State looming next week Penn State is redshirting the senior running back from Parkland High. Scott seems to approve the decision, which, considering his year to date, is the right one. "I feel good about it, really good," Scott said Saturday after the Lions' 37-3 win over Youngstown State. "It gives me one more year on my own." rally from a 10-0 deficit for a 14-10 win that left the majority in a crowd of 8,667 disgusted. It was Lehigh's second loss in two home games this season and their third straight at home, dating back to the Lafayette game last November.

The Hawks had not lost three in a row at home since 1996. They've also lost four of their last six at Goodman. Understandably, the Mountain Hawks faithful were not in the best of moods as they headed to their cars. The mood in Lehigh's locker room wasn't any brighter. "Obviously, I'm very disappointed," first-year coach Andy Coen said.

"I thought we had taken a step in the right direction last week. Ed Landrock The Morning Call file photo PENN STATE'S AUSTIN SCOTT has battled injuries and freshman-year issues' since arriving in Happy Valley from Parkland High in 2003. Mistake-prone Hawks succumb to Princeton Penn polishes off Lafayette for 6th straight time Lehigh blows a 10-0 lead in a 14-10 loss its third straight at home. By Kerrh Groller Of The Morning Call Actor and former Princeton football standout Dean Cain stopped by Goodman Stadium Saturday afternoon to check out his alma mater. But the Tigers didn't need Superman to get into costume to end a seven-game losing streak against Lehigh.

The Mountain Hawks provided the kryptonite for their own demise with numerous mistakes, especially offensively, and allowed Princeton to By Don Bostrom Of The Morning Call The red zone turned into the dead zone and the burial ground for any hopes Lafayette had of an undefeated 2006 season on Saturday when the Leopards squandered all sorts of glorious scoring opportunities in a 21-11 loss to the Penn Quakers. Despite racking up 25 first downs and 417 yards in total offense, Lafayette saw two promising drives that bogged down inside the 10 wind up netting squat when a pair of Rich Ziska short-range field goal attempts were blocked..