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The Daily Item Izzlio tcir Selinsgrove falls to ELCOAA1 IPOtTS UssziPro football TtSZtZjScholastic XlttXSSZxiScholastic field hockey TtzxtZsjScholastic soccer hiZfScholastic field hockey football soccer I wi i. Sunday; November 10, 2002 MORAVIAN 23, SUSQUEHANNA 6 mm oveir by GreyfoooMs Steelers, Eagles in NFL showdowns Crusaders 5i5 fly! By Chuck Soudors For The Daily Item "We stunk today. I'm not going to sugarcoat this at all." Steve Briggs, Susquehanna University coach making no major mistakes. The Greyhounds came out throwing a little more than usual, with quarterback Charlie Bowden tossing 12 of his 14 passes in the first half as Moravian built a 17-0 lead. Then Moravian's solid, if unspectacular, running game and defense took over to protect that lead.

Bowden completed 8-of-14 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown, Dave Darmofal led a 211-yard running game with 20 car-Please see CRUSADERS, C3 Conference), with next week's finale at Lebanon Valley remaining. "We stunk today. I'm not going to sugarcoat this at all. The best team won and they took it to us on both sides of the said Briggs. Things weren't actually as bad as all that, but the Greyhounds (7-2, 7-2 MAC) deservedly won their sixth consecutive game and gave head coach and former Susquehanna assistant Scott.

Dapp his 100th career win by executing their game plan and Susquehanna's Mark Bartoslc Is against Moravian. Photo by MIchtltobirdonfflM Dally Kern tackled during Saturday's game LAFAYETTE 19, BUCKNELL 3 10 PEtin STATE 35, VIRGINIA 14 mmmm ms mm Bison fail to make plays again, drop fifth game in a row SELINSGROVE Susquehanna University football coach Steve Briggs was in no mood to discuss the specifics of the Crusaders' 23-6 loss to Moravian Saturday afternoon at Lopardo Stadium. What Briggs saw was six points on the scoreboard from a team that was averaging 31, and a chance for a winning season lost as the Crusaders dropped to 4-5 (4-4 Middle Atlantic HO. Nlttany Lions allow Cavaliers just 30 yards on the ground Bv Dan Lmmwimiz The Associated Press STATE COLLEGE Before the season, defensive tackle Michael he was holding back Penn State's vaunted defensive line. That's not the case.

Haynes had three sacks and forced a fumble that set up a touchdown as No. 19 Penh State beat Virginia 35-14 Saturday. "I felt last year that I was the weak link in the defensive line. I was hoping I could step it up," Haynes said. "I think under the circumstances, this was a pretty good game." Haynes forced Virginia quar- iciuavk.

man Jtuauu iv iiuuuic midway through the fourth quarter Haynes' sixth forced fumble of the season and Shawn Mayer recovered for Penn State (7-3). Six plays later, Larry Johnson ran six yards into the end zone for a 35-7 lead. "He's a great player not too many players like him in the country," Virginia running back Wali Lundy said. "He's just an athlete. He gets the job done." Schaub completed 30 of 38 passes for 260 yards and a touchdown for Virginia (6-4), but the Cavaliers managed just 30 yards rushing.

Haynes was a big reason for that, with seven tackles. His three sacks set the Cavaliers back 23 yards. "We couldn't attempt to play a power game against them," Virginia coach Al Groh said. "They have a lot of power on their defensive line." Penn State's offense succeeded at running and passing. Johnson 4 By Tom Housenlck The Daily Item LEWISBURG Bucknell freshman running back Antwan Kennedy sprinted 35 yards to the Lafayette 8-yard line, only to be tripped up by Herb Kennedy the last line of defense for the Leopards on the last play of the first half "My eyes got real big.

I knew I had to tackle him because I knew there was no one else behind me," Kennedy said. Freshman Dante Ross nearly broke his first college punt return for a 60-yard touchdown in the third quarter, only to lose his balance. Again, a Lafayette defender got just enough of Ross' foot to knock him off balance. Again Bucknell was that close from getting a big play to break it from its season-long funk. Again the Bison didn't come up with the big play and had their annual Homecoming 17" Photo by Joob Kapler Th Dally Item lot of poise." The win helped Penn State make up for last year's season-ending 20-14 loss at Virginia, which prevented the Nittany Lions from becoming bowl eligible.

"That was a huge motivating factor," cornerback Bryan Scott said. "We had guys looking at it as they knocked us out of bowl contention. They just really spoiled our season." It was the 334th career win for Penn State coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college history. Lundy had a 4-yard touchdown run for Virginia midway through the fourth quarter to make it 35-14, but the Cavaliers wouldn't score again. Please see LIONS.

C3 -w Penn State running back Larry Johnson rights off a tackle by Virginia's Raymond Mann. Mann was charged with a facemask penalty on the play. BLOOMSBURG 17, MANSFIELD 6 Huskies win to gain a share of PS AC crown "I felt last year that I was the weak link in the defensive line. I was hoping I could step it up. I think under the circumstances, this was a pretty good game." Penn State defensive tackle Michael Haynes ruined by Lafayette, 19-3, in front of 6,202 fans Saturday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

"That's been our biggest bug-a-boo all season," Bucknell coach Dave Kotulski said. "We haven't been able to finish." The Bison had two drives of at least 16 plays and only came away with 3 total points, which was the fewest they've scored in a Patriot League game since being shut out 21-0 by Fordham in 1992. It also was the first time Lafayette (5-5 overall, 3-2 in the Patriot League) hadn't allowed a touchdown a span of 55 games. Bucknell (2-7, 0-5) used three quarterbacks and five running backs, but nothing prevented it from faltering at some point during its drives. There were missed blocks that resulted in a sack and penalties Please see BISON, C3 the Huskies.

Bloomsburg got on the board first with a 15-play, 76-yard drive that was capped by a 21-yard field goal from Tim Oliver with 14:45 to play in the second quarter. The drive came after the Bloomsburg defense held on a long Mansfield drive and the Mounties missed a 37-yard field goal attempt. Bloomsburg went up 14-0 when Forgione, who moved into a tie for eighth place all-time in Please see HUSKIES, C3 goalie Danielle Dascani with 2 minutes, 59 seconds left in the second overtime gave the Tigers to a 2-1 win. Southern Columbia (16-5-4) plays Villa Joseph Marie (21-2-1) 5-0 winners over Danville also Saturday in Tuesday's PIAA Class AA semifinals at a site and time to be announced. Shamokin's season ends at 21-2-1 and Schuylkill League chain-' Please see SEASON, C12 INSIDE Ohio State holds on in Big Ten clash with PurduePage C4 From staff reports MANSFIELD Rocco Forgione caught seven passes for 117 yards and one touchdown to lead Bloomsburg University to a 17-6 win over Mansfield University on Saturday afternoon.

The win clinches a share of the PSAC East title for the Huskies, who, along with East Strourdsburg, finish with a 5-1 division record. It marks the third consecutive PSAC title for EAST JUNIATA 3, PINE GROVE 1 ligers roll into semis SOUTHERN COLUMBIA 2, SHAMOKJN 1, 2 OTS Magical season continues for Tigers yards in a 27-24 overtime loss at Michigan. "I think he's a big-time football player," Penn State coach Joe Paterno said of Mills. "He's a leader, he's very accurate, has a Photo i 1 Wl.T 1- finished with 188 yards and one touchdown on 31 carries. Zack Mills completed 19 of 30 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns, his first 200-yard passing game since throwing for 264 half surge high-scoring teams East Juniata and Pine Grove that's exactly what happened.

Pine Grove recorded six shots to East Juniata's five in the first half as both teams had some excellent looks at the net, but no goals were recorded. It wasn't until a goal by East Juniata senior forward Dan Wagner with 28:36 left that the Tigers had something to show for Please see TIGERS, C1 2 Southern Columbia's KyMgh Roth stops the forward progress of Shamokin's Cassis Bradley on Saturday. with second By Brian Holtzappls for The Daily Item HUGHESVELLE Any time a soccer game remains scoreless until some point in the second half, it usually indicates a lack of offensive production. But when it happens in the state playoffs between two evenly- occurrence, In Saturday's PIAA Class A boys quarterfinal between a pair of By Marlon VatanosM For The Daily Item HUGHESVILLE Southern Columbia's magical season continued Saturday at Hughesville High School's Spartans Stadium and true to fashion it turned out to be another overtime classic. Kami Roth's free kick from 23 yards out just got past the outstretched arms of Shamokin rn, I.

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