Jr. RB Blake Bowman on his second touchdown of the game. Bowman ran 26 times for 140 yards. (A WOLnews Photo) |
Zach Smith (Elliotsburg, Pa./West Perry) recovering a fumble in the end zone. (A WOLnews Photo) |
Lycoming’s offense also clicked, rolling up 417 yards of offense, thanks to a balanced attack of 192 yards on the ground and 225 through the air. Whiteman, in his first collegiate win, completed 13-of-21 for 225 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Junior Blake Bowman (Valley View, Pa./Tri-Valley), meanwhile, ran 26 times for 140 yards and two scores.
Fr WR Nick Costello scores (A WOLnews Photo) |
Down 24-20 after Wilkes’ first drive of the third quarter, the Warriors (1-2 overall, 1-1 MAC) rallied with when they got the ball back at midfield after a 25-yard punt with 8:39 left in the quarter. Lycoming completed the drive in 10 plays, with Whiteman finding senior Ryan Umpleby (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) on the right sideline on a bootleg for a gain of 13 yards to get the ball to the nine. Three plays later, Whiteman hooked up with freshman Nick Costello (Havertown, Pa./Haverford) on a five-yard score.
After the next Wilkes drive stalled, the Warriors got the ball back at their own 3-yard line. They ran the ball out to the 17 before the end of the quarter, setting up Whiteman’s pass to Whalen, which gave Lycoming a 34-24 lead.
Sr WR Pat Whalen pulls in perfect pass from Jr QB Chase Whiteman for 83 yard TD. (A WOLnews Photo) |
The first four drives of the game ended in touchdowns, with Wilkes (1-2 overall, 1-1 MAC) starting the game with an 11-play, 76-yard drive before Lycoming answered with a 10-play, 67-yard one, scoring on a one-yard run from Bowman. A missed extra point kept the Colonels in the lead, 7-6, and Wilkes then drove 71 yards on 13 plays to take a 14-6 lead.
The Warriors answered right back, though, scoring on a nine-play, 72-yard drive that extended into the second quarter, as Bowman scored from three yards out this time.
After both teams were forced into three-and-outs, freshman Connor Bell (Mickleton, N.J./Kingsway Regional) delivered a perfect 44 yard punt to the Wilkes 1-yard line where it was downed. On the next play, Wilkes mishandled a handoff and Smith dove on the ball to give Lycoming a 20-14 lead.
Wilkes took the lead into the break, though, scoring on six-play, 75-yard drive that took just 45 seconds, and then expanded the lead to four points with a 22-yard field goal with 11:52 left in the third quarter.
Whalen finished with a career-high 108 yards on three receptions and a touchdown. Umpleby caught four passes for 41 yards and Palmer finished with seven carries for 33 yards and a score.
Ryan Dailey finished 39-of-59 for 357 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions for Wilkes. William Deemer caught 10 passes for 94 yards and Aaron Coyne added eight catches for 72 yards and two scores. The Colonels ran for just 57 yards on 33 carries, with PJ Incremona leading the team with 38 yards on 17 carries.
Senior Brian Campbell (Drums, Pa./Hazleton Area) led the Warrior defense with 10 tackles and 0.5 for loss. Senior Matt Malecki (Stevensville, Md./Kent Island) added nine stops and a breakup and senior Josh Cook (Hatfield, Pa./North Penn), Smith and junior Jon Rummel (Lykens, Pa./Williams Valley) each had 1.5 tackles for loss, with Smith and Rummel each recording sacks. Sophomore Mike Ward (Edgewater, Md./South River) also added an interception for the Warriors.
Tanner Stengel led the Wilkes defense with 11 tackles and two sacks and Isaiah Robinson and Jason Ugwu each posted seven stops.
The Warriors get back into action on Saturday, Sept. 26, when they host Albright College at 1 p.m. at David Person Field.
Box Score (Final)
Wilkes vs Lycoming (Sep 18, 2015 at Williamsport, Pa.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Wilkes 14 7 3 0 24 Record: (1-2,1-1)
Lycoming 6 14 7 21 48 Record: (1-2,1-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 11:30 WUFB Aaron Coyne 18 yd pass from Ryan Dailey (Carl Von Glahn kick), 11-76 3:30, WUFB 7 - LYCOMING 0
07:53 LYCOMING Blake Bowman 1 yd run (Devon Flynn kick blockd), 10-67 3:31, WUFB 7 - LYCOMING 6
02:55 WUFB Aaron Coyne 21 yd pass from Ryan Dailey (Carl Von Glahn kick), 13-71 4:52, WUFB 14 - LYCOMING 6
2nd 13:59 LYCOMING Blake Bowman 3 yd run (Devon Flynn kick), 9-72 3:48, WUFB 14 - LYCOMING 13
10:01 LYCOMING Zach Smith 0 yd fumble recovery (Devon Flynn kick), , WUFB 14 - LYCOMING 20
00:48 WUFB PJ Incremona 17 yd pass from Ryan Dailey (Carl Von Glahn kick), 6-76 0:39, WUFB 21 - LYCOMING 20
3rd 11:52 WUFB Carl Von Glahn 22 yd field goal, 6-17 1:46, WUFB 24 - LYCOMING 20
03:51 LYCOMING Nick Costello 5 yd pass from Chase Whiteman (Devon Flynn kick), 10-50 4:48, WUFB 24 - LYCOMING 27
4th 14:49 LYCOMING Pat Whalen 83 yd pass from Chase Whiteman (Devon Flynn kick), 4-97 1:39, WUFB 24 - LYCOMING 34
07:55 LYCOMING Scott Palmer 19 yd run (Devon Flynn kick), 1-19 0:05, WUFB 24 - LYCOMING 41
07:45 LYCOMING Tyler Smith 14 yd interception return (Devon Flynn kick), , WUFB 24 - LYCOMING 48
WUFB LYCOMING
FIRST DOWNS 26 20
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-57 45-192
PASSING YDS (NET) 357 225
Passes Att-Comp-Int 59-39-2 21-13-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 92-414 66-417
Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards 1--1 2-19
Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-114 5-73
Interception Returns-Yards 1-20 2-19
Punts (Number-Avg) 6-29.8 6-40.5
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards 5-50 6-59
Possession Time 29:37 30:23
Third-Down Conversions 8 of 21 5 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 6 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 4-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-3 3-13
RUSHING: Wilkes-PJ Incremona 17-38; William Deemer 5-19; Ryan Dailey 8-2; Devon
Fink 3-minus 2. Lycoming-Blake Bowman 26-140; Scott Palmer 7-33; Chase Whiteman
9-27; Team 3-minus 8.
PASSING: Wilkes-Ryan Dailey 39-59-2-357. Lycoming-Chase Whiteman 13-21-1-225.
RECEIVING: Wilkes-William Deemer 10-94; Aaron Coyne 8-72; Ryan Richards 6-58; PJ
Incremona 5-57; Garrett Armstrong 4-32; Devon Fink 2-22; Brandon Latierno 2-15;
Jacob Brook 2-7. Lycoming-Ryan Umpleby 4-41; Pat Whalen 3-108; Nick Costello
3-29; Keeghan Morrison 2-23; Scott Palmer 1-24.
INTERCEPTIONS: Wilkes-Jordan Stiles 1-20. Lycoming-Tyler Smith 1-14; Mike Ward
1-5.
FUMBLES: Wilkes-Glenn Weist 1-0; PJ Incremona 1-1. Lycoming-Chase Whiteman 1-0;
Blake Bowman 1-0.
Stadium: David Person Field Attendance: 2467
Kickoff time: 1:30 pm End of Game: 4:25 pm Total elapsed time: 2:55
Officials: Referee: Steven Keller; Umpire: Paul Fetter; Linesman: Robert Cancro;
Line judge: Drew Hoagland; Back judge: C. Rodriguez; Field judge: John Shallet;
Side judge: Gerald Frye;
Temperature: 80 Wind: S@10 mph Weather: Partly cloudy