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Tl3 LEASES wwn.timts!tadKXora --COLLEGE 00 A SUXDAY.K0YDtSrJt25.2007 PASEK Mi FkMa uses 3 interceptions to overcome Pitt i promising start in which the Panthers led 7-0 and 14-7. The Panthers, losing their seventh in nine games, must upset rival West Virginia on the road next Saturday to avoid their first eight-loss season since they were 2-9 in former coach Walt Harris' second season in 1998. Grothe got South Florida going with his touchdown run out of a shotgun formation on the first play after halftime and the Bulls went on to score the next 24 points and open a 34-14 lead. Grothe, who ran for 67 yards and threw for 159 while going 17-of-23, has accounted for 23 touchdowns 13 on passes and 10 on runs. Pitt running back LeSean McCoy scored of runs of 1, 1 and 12 yards to give him 14 touchdown runs for the season, breaking Tony Dorsetfs 1973 freshman record of 13.

McCoy is 20 yards away from joining Dorsett (1,686 yards in 1973) and Curvin Richards (128 yards in 1988) as the only Pitt freshmen to gain more than 100 yards in a season. McCoy had 55 yards on 18 carries and has 1,180 yards this season. Williams rushed for 234 yards and two touchdowns and Joe Ruggiero passed for two more touchdowns to help California University of Pennsylvania defeat Southern Connecticut in an NCAA Division II Northeast Region second-round game. This was the first playoff appearance for California (12-0), which ended the regular season undefeated for the first time since going 8-0 in 1958. The Vulcans, who are ranked sixth nationally, will play Shepherd next Saturday at California.

Shepherd 41, Indiana, Pa. 34 SHEPHERDSTOWN, WVa. Backup running back Jimmy Sutch ran for three touchdowns, helping Shepherd University beat Indiana University of Pennsylvania in an NCAA Division II second round playoff contest. Shepherd (10-1) advances to the Northeast Region championship contest for a second straight season. Freshman Sutch came into Saturday's game in the third quarter after starter Devon Wallace left the game with cramps.

At that point, the game was tied at 20, and the Rams responded with back-to-back Sutch touchdowns. did have a career-long 25-yard run and a punt on third down that covered 58 yards. WMlTs 438 yards of total offense tripled Temple's 146. The Owls did not get a first down for the first 20 minutes of the game. With a 5-yard touchdown pass from Hiller to give WMU a 7-3 lead in the second quarter, tight end Branden Ledbetter broke a school record for career scoring passes caught by a tight end (14).

Jake Moreland and Tony Schemer, who both played in the NFL, held the old record of 13. Wesley 38, Muhlenberg 21 DOVER, DeL Aaron Jackson scored a pair of touchdowns in the first two minutes of the second half to propel Wesley College to a win over Muhlenberg in an NCAA Division JH football tournament second-round game. Jackson scored on a 41-yard run on Wesley's second play of the third quarter and exploded for an 89-yard scoring rush on the next series as the Wolverines opened up a 21-7 lead. California, Pa. 43, S.

Connecticut 7 CALIFORNIA, Pa. Daine Tht Associated Pits PITTSBURGH Matt Grothe ran 80 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the second half and South Florida shook off a sluggish start, turning three interceptions into touchdowns in a 48-37 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday. Nate Allen and Trae Williams scored on interception returns and Ben Moffitt's 60-yard interception return to the Pitt 1 set up Mike Ford's second touchdown run as South Florida (9-3, 4-3 in Big East) rallied from a 14-10 halftime deficit to outscore Pitt 38-23 in the second half for a school record-tying ninth victory. The interceptions all came off freshman quarterback Pat Bos-tick. The Bulls won their third in a row following a midseason three-game losing streak that dropped them out of the Top 25.

They may be headed to the Sun Bowl, which is expected to take either them or No. 20 Connecticut depending on which team is higher ranked in the next BCS rankings. UConn played Saturday at No. 4 West Virginia. Pittsburgh (4-7, 2-4), failing to avoid a second losing season in three years under coach Dave Wannstedt, fell apart after a APPHOTO South Florida coach Jim Leavltt waits for the decision during the review of a play In the first quarter In Pittsburgh, Saturday.

Hiller threw for 276 yards and one touchdown, becoming the first sophomore in Western Michigan history to surpass 3,000 passing yards in one season and leading the Broncos to a season-ending victory over Temple. Hiller finished the season with 3,021 passing yards, No. 3 in school history behind Tim Lester, who had 3,639 yards in 1999 and 3,311 in '98. Hiller completed 24-of-39 passes, including a 40-yard completion to Branden Ledbetter. Mark Bonds ran for 105 yards and a touchdown, helping Western (5-7, 3-4 Mid-American) defeat Temple (4-8, 44) for the sixth consecutive time.

Jake Brownell kicked a 24-yard field goal for Temple, but that was the lone offensive highlight for the Owls. Quarterback Vaughn Charlton completed just 6-of-25 passes for 92 yards, and was sacked six times t- not including two otfier sacks that were negated by penalties. He W. Michigan 16, Temple 3 KALAMAZOO, Mich. Tim ffiQpgfi (SEE? 0) iPmTltffi hr WKB" ir 1 MM to ers research" button and our survey will appear.

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