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| #39 Jr DB Tanner Troutman's 2nd interception stops DelVal cold on their final drive. |
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Junior Tanner Troutman (Hegins, Pa./Tri-Valley) picked off his second pass of the day at the Lycoming 32-yard line with 91 seconds remaining, just one series after he was called for targeting and temporarily ejected from the game, as the Lycoming College football team held on for a 19-16 Middle Atlantic Conference win over 16th-ranked Delaware Valley on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 5, at a packed David Person Field.
With Lycoming (4-1 overall, 4-0 MAC) leading by 10 points with 5:18 left, Delaware Valley (4-1 overall, 3-1 MAC) mounted a rally, as Aaron Wilmer found Rasheed Bailey over the middle for a 26-yard completion. At the end of the play, Troutman hit Bailey and drew a personal foul call for targeting. He was initially ejected, but after a conference between the officials, the call was changed to a late hit personal foul and Delaware Valley took the ball at the 24-yard line. Wilmer found the end zone on a four-yard rush just three plays later.
The Warriors ran 1:07 off the clock with three running plays on its next drive before senior Zack Czap (Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola) launched a 29-yard punt out of bounts at the Delaware Valley 29. The Aggies immediately fell into a hole on fourth-and-15, but Wilmer found Bailey for a 23-yard pass, putting the ball at the 47. Two plays later, though, Troutman dropped in front of a pass intended for Bailey and picked off the pass, setting off another celebration on the Lycoming sideline.
With the win, the Warriors moved into sole possession of first place in the MAC for the first time since holding a half-game lead during the ninth week of the 2008 season. The Warriors also beat a ranked opponent for the second straight week after beating 24th-ranked Widener, 16-14, in Chester, Pa., on Sept. 28.
It was a game marked by missed opportunities during the first two and a half quarters, complete with two missed Lycoming field goals, one missed Delaware Valley field goal, three Delaware Valley turnovers in Lycoming territory and one Lycoming fumble at their own 43-yard line.
All of that missed opportunity led to a 6-0 Lycoming lead, as the Warriors scored on the first drive of the game, an 11-play, 71-yard march that was capped by a six-yard rush from junior Craig Needhammer (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn).
Finally, Delaware Valley’s Brandon Snyder hit a career-long 42-yard field goal, starting an 18-minute period that saw 29 points ring up on the scoreboard. The Warriors went nine yards on three plays on the ensuing drive, but chose to punt on fourth-and-one. The Aggies struck quickly, with Wilmer finding Bailey on a 55-yard pass down the sideline, putting the ball at the Lycoming 13. Two plays later, Wilmer found James Norton in the center of the endzone for an 11-yard score, giving Delaware Valley a 9-6 lead with 4:20 left in the third.
The Warriors started the ensuing drive at the 24-yard line and on first down, junior quarterback Tyler Jenny (Coalport, Pa./Glendale) rolled away from a sack and moved to the right sideline, where he lofted a perfect spiral to sophomore Ryan Umpleby(Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) for a 24-yard completion. Jenny, who went just 5-of-12 for 76 yards in the first half, quickly completed two more passes for 23 yards and moved the ball to the 24. On third-and-six, he tossed a ball to senior Matt Atkinson (Media, Pa./Penncrest) that drew a pass interference call, giving Lycoming a first down at the 19. The Warriors moved nine yards on the next two plays, but Needhammer was stuffed on third-and-one, setting up a fourth-and-one at the 10-yard line as the fourth quarter began.
An illegal procedure penalty on the field goal try by Delaware Valley gave Lycoming another set of downs and on the first play with the second chance, Needhammer dove in from four yards out to help Lycoming retake the lead, but another muffed snap occurred on the extra point, keeping it 12-9.
The Warrior defense followed with its only three-and-out of the game and the resulting punt and 19-yard return by Atkinson put the ball at the Delaware Valley 45-yard line. Lycoming converted two third downs and a fourth down to drive within the 10-yard line and on third and goal from the three, Jenny found sophomore Corey Talerico(Moosic, Pa./Riverside) over the middle to give Lycoming a 19-9 lead, setting up the dramatic end.
Despite being outgained 345-296 in total offense, the Lycoming offense did manage 169 yards of positive yardage on 44 carries on the ground and 170 yards through the air. Jenny, who completed 11-of-12 in the second half, finished 16-of-24 for 170 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked once.
Needhammer rushed 32 times for 144 yards and two touchdowns, as he crossed the 100-yard barrier for the fourth straight game, moving within one of the school record held by Josh Kleinfelter set in 2010.
Atkinson led the receivers with six catches for 86 yards, Umpleby added three catches for 44 yards and Talerico finished with three catches for 44 yards.
Wilmer finished 23-of-36 for 265 yards and a touchdown, but he was hampered by three interceptions. Returning all-conference running back Kyle Schuberth was held to 71 yards on 14 carries and the mobile Wilmer was held to 14 yards on 10 carries. Bailey finished with 108 yards on four catches and Lewis Vincent posted six catches for 56 yards.
Defensively, the Warriors got a career game from junior Kyle Sullivan (Coatesville, Pa./Bishop Shanahan, as he posted 12 tackles, 2.5 for loss. Troutman, who also added a first-quarter interception in the end zone, had eight tackles along with senior Tyler Denike (South Boardman, Mich./Forest Area). Senior Kabongo Bukasa (Sharon Hill, Pa./Academy Park) added six tackles and a pick and senior Dwight Hentz (Halifax, Pa./Halifax Area) added four tackles, one for loss and one fumble recovery.
Ken Kenner-English led the Aggies with 13 tackles and Danny Wynne added 10. Matt Hoch posted seven stops and one tackle and John Marcelline added four tackles and a forced fumble.
The road to Lycoming’s 15th MAC title is not even half over, though, and will include another tough test on Saturday, Oct. 12, when the Warriors head to Lebanon Valley for a 1 p.m. tilt. It will also serve as Homecoming for the Dutchmen, who enter the game with a 4-1 overall mark and a 3-1 league mark.
Box Score (Final)
#16 Delaware Valley vs Lycoming (Oct 05, 2013 at Williamsport, Pa.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Delaware Valley 0 0 9 7 16 Record: (4-1,3-1)
Lycoming 6 0 0 13 19 Record: (4-1,4-0)
Scoring Summary:
1st 09:25 LYCO Craig Needhammer 6 yd run (Zack Czap kick failed), 11-71 5:35, DELVAL 0 - LYCO 6
3rd 07:57 DELVAL Brandon Snyder 42 yd field goal, 8-18 3:19, DELVAL 3 - LYCO 6
04:20 DELVAL James Norton 11 yd pass from Aaron Wilmer (Brandon Snyder kick failed), 3-68 1:18, DELVAL 9 - LYCO 6
4th 14:57 LYCO Craig Needhammer 4 yd run (Zack Czap kick failed), 9-764:18, DELVAL 9 - LYCO 12
05:26 LYCO Corey Talerico 3 yd pass from Tyler Jenny (Zack Czap kick), 13-45 7:42, DELVAL 9 - LYCO 19
04:27 DELVAL Aaron Wilmer 4 yd run (Brandon Snyder kick), 4-650:51, DELVAL 16 - LYCO 19
DELVAL LYCO
FIRST DOWNS 22 20
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-80 44-126
PASSING YDS (NET) 265 170
Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-23-3 25-16-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-345 69-296
Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-19
Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-44 4-81
Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-32
Punts (Number-Avg) 2-38.0 3-36.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1
Penalties-Yards 8-72 8-109
Possession Time 25:06 34:54
Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 7 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 3-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 0-0
RUSHING: Delaware Valley-Kyle Schuberth 14-71; Aaron Wilmer 10-14; Chris
Smallwood 1-minus 1; Tyler Bing 1-minus 4. Lycoming-Craig Needhammer 32-144;
Blake Bowman 3-12; Tyler Jenny 4-11; TEAM 5-minus 41.
PASSING: Delaware Valley-Aaron Wilmer 23-36-3-265. Lycoming-Tyler Jenny
16-24-0-170; Matt McGinley 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Delaware Valley-Lewis Vincent 6-56; Rasheed Bailey 4-108; Tyler Bing
3-33; Max Stella 3-26; Kyle Schuberth 2-10; Danny Lopez 1-14; James Norton 1-11;
Darren Parrott 1-5; Joe Meehan 1-2; Michael Anusky 1-0. Lycoming-Matt Atkinson
6-86; Ryan Umpleby 3-44; Corey Talerico 3-19; John Sibel 2-13; Nick Mongiello
2-8.
INTERCEPTIONS: Delaware Valley-None. Lycoming-Tanner Troutman 2-18; Kabongo
Bukasa 1-14.
FUMBLES: Delaware Valley-Aaron Wilmer 1-1. Lycoming-TEAM 1-0; Craig Needhammer
1-1.
Stadium: David Person Field Attendance: 3245
Kickoff time: 1 p.m. End of Game: 3:47 pm Total elapsed time: 2:47
Officials: Referee: Mike Zyglis; Umpire: Joe Friers; Linesman: David Michael;
Line judge: David Coughlin; Back judge: James Martek; Field judge: Joshua Huber;
Side judge: Eric Lewis; Scorer: Joe Guistina;
Temperature: 74 Wind: SW@3 mph Weather: Partly cloudy
#16 Delaware Valley vs Lycoming (Oct 05, 2013 at Williamsport, Pa.)
SACKS (UA-A): Delaware Valley-Matt Hoch 1-0. Lycoming-None.
TACKLES (UA-A): Delaware Valley-Ken Kenner-English 11-2; Danny Wynne 7-3;
Bernard Avery 5-4; Matt Hoch 5-2; Trae Hall 2-3; John Marcelline 4-0; Chris Vega
3-1; Alonzo Sadler 3-0; Quinton Bryant 3-0; Bobby Marterella 1-0; Dion Hooper
1-0; Lewis Vincent 1-0; Matt Smith 1-0; Rasheed Bailey 1-0; Dave Driscoll 0-1;
Keith Jenkins 0-1; Chad Wisniewski 0-1; Rashaad Lighty 0-1; Corey Morris 0-1.
Lycoming-Kyle Sullivan 9-3; Tanner Troutman 6-2; Tyler Denike 4-4; Kabongo
Bukasa 3-3; Brian Campbell 3-1; Dwight Hentz 1-3; Jimmy Nottingham 2-1; C.J.
Arhontakis 2-1; Ryan Mihoci 1-2; Josh Cook 2-0; Matt Malecki 2-0; Braden Zeiner
1-1; Mike Ciotti 1-0; Tyler Smith 0-1.
Game Starters:
Delaware Valley
POS ## OFFENSE
QB 13 Aaron Wilmer
RB 23 Kyle Schuberth
FB 29 Elijah Clark
WR 83 Lewis Vincent
WR 88 Rasheed Bailey
TE 41 Max Stella
LT 63 William Carter
LG 77 Josh Wallace
C 66 John Alvarez
RG 74 Rodney Linder
RT 73 Trevor Stover
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 91 Matt Hoch
NG 54 Quinton Bryant
DE 3 Rashaad Lighty
LB 4 Trae Hall
LB 8 John Marcelline
LB 35 Bernard Avery
LB 49 Kenner-English
CB 22 Chris Vega
CB 26 Alonzo Sadler
S 46 Pete O'Hara
S 21 Danny Wynne
Lycoming
POS ## OFFENSE
QB 7 Tyler Jenny
RB 23 C. Needhammer
FB 28 Nick Mongiello
WR 8 Ryan Umpleby
WR 4 Matt Atkinson
TE 90 Greg Kovacs
LT 62 Garrett Hartman
LG 79 Matt Patterson
C 61 Casey Strus
RG 66 Mike Chaput
RT 78 Matt Bloom
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 71 Braden Zeiner
DT 64 Dwight Hentz
DT 59 Zack McMenamin
DE 34 Tyler Smith
LB 27 Kyle Sullivan
LB 20 Kabongo Bukasa
LB 35 Tyler Denike
CB 26 Ryan Mihoci
CB 29 Matt Malecki
S 25 Mike Ciotti
S 39 Tanner Troutman
Player participation:
Delaware Valley: 2-Brian Carter, 5-Chad Wisniewski, 6-Chris Smallwood, 7-Tyler Bing, 10-B. Marterella, 11-Michael Anusky,
12-Danny Lopez, 15-Dashown Waller, 16-Brandon Snyder, 17-James Norton, 25-Dion Hooper, 27-Darren Parrott, 31-J. Reinhard,
32-Joe Meehan, 33-Romaine Evans, 36-Dave Faraldo, 47-Corey Morris, 48-Matt Smith, 51-Frank Law, 90-Dave Driscoll,
93-Luke Boonstra, 95-Keith Jenkins.
Lycoming: 3A-Tyler Kapinus, 6-Zack Czap, 7A-Austin Mital, 9-Mike Gentile, 10-John Sibel, 12-Corey Talerico, 13-Matt McGinley,
15-Pat Whalen, 17-Zach Fannin, 21-Clayton Good, 30-Brian Campbell, 31-C.J. Arhontakis, 33-Blake Bowman, 36-Andrew McGreevy, 43-Matt Adams, 44-J. Nottingham, 45-Robbie Brodish, 46-Phil Schron, 50-John Ciurlino, 52-Josh Cook, 56-Cole Welham, 72-Rob Lynn, 81-J. Rosborough, 85-Matt Cookson, 87-Tyler Botchie, 89-David Hahn, 99-Brad Biever.
