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| Sr WR Nick Costello (Havertown, Pa./Haverford) helped lift the Lycoming College football team to a 27-21 win |
MADISON, N.J. – Two goalline stands in the fourth quarter and seven receptions for a career-high 145 yards and two touchdowns from senior Nick Costello (Havertown, Pa./Haverford) helped lift the Lycoming College football team to a 27-21 win over the Middle Atlantic Conference’s last undefeated team, FDU-Florham, on Saturday, Sept. 22, at Shields Field.
FDU-Florham (3-1 overall, 1-1 MAC) put together two prolonged drives in the fourth quarter with the score 27-21. The first was a 12-play, 62-yard drive that stalled at the three-yard line with 5:23 left. The Devils got a first down inside the 10, but a trio of rushes netted just four yards and a pass breakup by freshman Nasir Bowen (Elkins Park, Pa./Archbishop Wood) ended the drive. The Warriors (3-1 overall, 2-0 MAC) gained nine yards on three rushes in response, but were forced to punt from their own 12-yard line, giving FDU-Florham the ball at the FDU 46 with 3:02 left.
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| Jr LB Pawlikowski gets a sack on the FDU quarterback |
The Devils again drove to the three-yard line, this time with 26 seconds left, but an illegal formation penalty was followed by two incomplete passes, helping Lycoming hand on for the win.
With the score tied at 14, the Warriors posted a 16-play, 86-yard drive on their first possession of the third quarter. Sophomore Len Wyda (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) spearheaded the drive, rushing eight times and gaining two first downs. With the ball at the 35 on 3-and-11, freshman Elijah Shemory (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) found sophomore Dezmen Johnson (Browns Mills, N.J./Pemberton Township) for a 12-yard pass. Two plays later, Shemory found a leaping Costello for a 16-yard score to make it 21-14.
On FDU’s next play, junior Jeff Coplin (Philadelphia, Pa./Central) picked off his second pass of the year near midfield. Freshman Justin Joseph (Exeter, Pa./Wyoming Area) kickstarted the ensuing Lycoming drive with a 32-yard rush, getting the ball to the 12 and with the first play of the fourth quarter, Shemory found Costello for an 11-yard score to make it 27-14.
FDU got within a score just less than two minutes later with a trick play, as Josh Rainey found Damarquis Price for a 58-yard score, setting up the end of game dramatics.
Shemory finished 11-of-19 for 242 yards, tossing three touchdowns while being intercepted once. Costello was his favorite target, as he notched a career-best 145 yards on seven catches. Johnson had two catches for 31 yards. Wyda led the rushers with 22 carries for 63 yards and Joseph had six carries for 40 yards.
Junior Sam Pawlikowski (West Creek, N.J./Seneca) had seven tackles and a sack and senior Joe Pinzka (Perkasie, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) had seven stops and an interception. Coplin and sophomore Gianni Bryant-Lopez (Delran, N.J./Delran) also had interceptions.
In the first quarter, the Warriors got on the scoreboard with their second drive of the game, with Shemory lifted a long pass for junior Christoff Minott (Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby), who scampered into the end zone for a 64-yard score.
FDU-Florham responded, tying it in the first quarter with a 15-yard pass from Jagger Green to Mike Panzarino.
The Warriors took the lead back in the second quarter with a 10-play, 58-yard drive that ate 5:30 off the clock, as Minott tossed a pass to Johnson, who sidestepped a defender and found the pylon for a score. The Devils responded, as Josh Rainey took a pitch and went 80-yards for a score to tie it.
Lycoming didn’t wait long to respond, with Costello an over-the-shoulder catch for a 47-yard catch to get the ball into the red zone on the first play after the kickoff, but the Devils were able to make a stop and despite three more pass plays for more than 20 yards in the quarter, neither team could take the lead into the locker room.
Although the Devils rushed for just 54 yards, Jagger Green finished 38-of-52 for 377 yards and two touchdowns. Mike Panzarino had 15 catches for 164 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Turner finished with 16 tackles, four for loss and three sacks to lead the Devils defense.
The Warriors get back on the field on Saturday, Sept. 29, when they face King’s College at 1 p.m. at David Person Field for another MAC game.
Box Score (Final)
Lycoming vs FDU-Florham (Sep 22, 2018 at Madison, N.J.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Lycoming 7 7 7 6 27 Record: (2-2,2-0)
FDU-Florham 7 7 0 7 21 Record: (3-1,1-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 11:30 LYCO Christoff Minott 64 yd pass from Elijah Shemory (Jamie Fisher kick), 2-66 0:45, LYCO 7 - FDU 0
00:26 FDU Mike Panzarino 15 yd pass from Jagger Green (N. Maciejewski kick), 6-47 2:37, LYCO 7 - FDU 7
2nd 07:02 LYCO Dezmen Johnson 19 yd pass from Christoff Minott (Jamie Fisher kick), 10-58 5:30, LYCO 14 - FDU 7
06:47 FDU Josh Rainey 80 yd pass from Jagger Green (N. Maciejewski kick), 1-75 0:15, LYCO 14 - FDU 14
3rd 02:13 LYCO Nick Costello 16 yd pass from Elijah Shemory (Jamie Fisher kick), 16-86 8:50, LYCO 21 - FDU 14
4th 14:55 LYCO Nick Costello 11 yd pass from Elijah Shemory (Jamie Fisher kick failed), 5-43 2:09, LYCO 27 - FDU 14
13:11 FDU Damarquis Price 58 yd pass from Josh Rainey (N. Maciejewski kick), 4-75 1:44, LYCO 27 - FDU 21
LYCO FDU
FIRST DOWNS 15 21
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-73 16-54
PASSING YDS (NET) 261 435
Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-12-1 53-39-3
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-334 69-489
Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-10
Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-79 1-16
Interception Returns-Yards 3-11 1-1
Punts (Number-Avg) 6-40.8 3-41.7
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 7-52 6-55
Possession Time 31:47 28:13
Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 7 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 5-26
RUSHING: Lycoming-Len Wyda 22-63; Justin Joseph 6-40; Keith Batkowski 2-3;
Christoff Minott 1-1; Dezmen Johnson 1-minus 3; Joe Oquendo 1-minus 12; Elijah
Shemory 7-minus 19. FDU-Florham-Josh Rainey 4-25; Robert Blakely 7-23; Mike
Panzarino 2-4; Jagger Green 3-2.
PASSING: Lycoming-Elijah Shemory 11-19-1-242; Christoff Minott 1-1-0-19; Joe
Oquendo 0-0-0-0. FDU-Florham-Jagger Green 38-52-3-377; Josh Rainey 1-1-0-58.
RECEIVING: Lycoming-Nick Costello 7-145; Dezmen Johnson 2-31; Christoff Minott
1-64; John Kim 1-14; Len Wyda 1-7. FDU-Florham-Mike Panzarino 15-164; Frank
DiMattina 6-12; Damarquis Price 5-98; Robert Blakely 5-28; Joe McCain 5-13;
K.Camillo 2-4; Josh Rainey 1-116.
INTERCEPTIONS: Lycoming-Jeff Coplin 1-11; Gianni Bryant-Lopez 1-0; Joe Pinzka
1-0. FDU-Florham-Matt. Dougherty 1-1.
FUMBLES: Lycoming-Elijah Shemory 1-0; Dezmen Johnson 1-0. FDU-Florham-Frank
DiMattina 1-1.
Stadium: Robert Shields Field Attendance: 872
Kickoff time: 12 p.m. End of Game: 2:41 p.m Total elapsed time: 2:41
Officials: Referee: Rick Martin; Umpire: Jim Schmale; Linesman: Michael Ulizio;
Line judge: John Telyea; Back judge: Jose Flores; Field judge: Jonathan Grande;
Side judge: Andrew Holtz;
Temperature: Wind: Weather:
Lycoming vs FDU-Florham (Sep 22, 2018 at Madison, N.J.)
SACKS (UA-A): Lycoming-Sam Pawlikowski 1-0. FDU-Florham-Isaiah Turner 2-2;
Matt. Dougherty 0-1; Diony Dilone 0-1; Michael Gillen 0-1; Shyheim Outland 0-1.
TACKLES (UA-A): Lycoming-Sam Pawlikowski 5-2; Joe Pinzka 3-4; Trey Smith 2-5;
Jarrell Payne 3-2; Jeff Coplin 3-2; Mike Kalyan 2-3; Willie Garner 0-5; Nasir
Bowen 2-2; Gianni Bryant-Lopez 2-2; Duane Boone 3-0; Ahmad Curtis 2-1; Tyler
George 2-1; Korahn Williams 2-1; Dominic Loffredo 2-1; Zach Kovach 0-2; Matt
Stankiewicz 0-2; Trey Borger 1-0; Stephen Toczylousky 0-1. FDU-Florham-Isaiah
Turner 5-11; Ryan Wilson 5-3; Jose Caceres 1-7; Miha. Simakoski 1-6; Victor
Mahar 1-5; Kenny Hands 2-2; Shyheim Outland 0-4; Matt. Dougherty 0-4; Diony
Dilone 0-3; Kyle Connelly 0-3; Javanug. Wright 2-0; Frank DiMattina 2-0;
Deandre Carter 1-0; Brian Ireland 1-0; Josh Rainey 1-0; Mike Panzarino 1-0;
Stephen Davis 1-0; Luke Flores 1-0; Dane Lupton 0-1; Jake Swindasz 0-1;
Robert Planter 0-1; Michael Gillen 0-1.
Game Starters:
Lycoming
POS ## OFFENSE
QB 19 Elijah Shemory
RB 33 Keith Batkowski
WR 15 John Kim
WR 12 Nick Costello
WR 13 Dezmen Johnson
TE 7 Mike Mulvihill
LT 57 Cody Botts
LG 74 Kyle Pierce
C 63 Brad Stubbs
RG 50 Dan Sipps
RT 65 Jacob Estevez
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 67 M. Stankiewicz
DT 90 Willie Garner
DE 95 Ahmad Curtis
DE 40 Sam Romanofsky
LB 44 Mike Kalyan
LB 38 Trey Smith
LB 28 Jarrell Payne
CB 29 D.J. Boyd
S 22 Joe Pinzka
S 20 Jeff Coplin
CB 27 Korahn Williams
FDU-Florham
POS ## OFFENSE
QB 12 Jagger Green
RB 7 Robert Blakely
WR 6 Mike Panzarino
WR 13 K.Camillo
WR 15 Damarquis Price
WR 87 Joe McCain
LT 52 Dylan Gonzalez
LG 75 James Velazquez
C 76 Matthew Compton
RG 66 Eric Kriegsman
RT 71 Jacob O'Brien
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 9 Robert Planter
DT 92 Kyle Connelly
DT 96 Jose Caceres
DE 56 Victor Mahar
LB 5 Miha. Simakoski
LB 10 Isaiah Turner
LB 23 Dane Lupton
S 33 George DiBiase
S 2 Ryan Wilson
CB 16 Javanug. Wright
CB 18 Darren Jenkins
Player participation:
Lycoming: 1-C. Minott, 3-Zach Kovach, 4-G.Bryant-Lopez, 8-S. Toczylousky, 10-Joe Oquendo, 14-Nasir Bowen, 16-Connor Bell,
18-Tyler George, 23-Len Wyda, 25-Cocciadiferro, 30-Sam Pawlikowski, 35-Jamie Fisher, 39-Logan Chetaitis, 45-D. Loffredo,
46-Justin Joseph, 47-Trey Borger, 51-Taylor Kim, 55-Trent Riggs, 58-Ethan Newton, 87-Kevin Krawczyk, 91-Duane Boone.
FDU-Florham: 3-N. Maciejewski, 4-Tommy Galante, 11-Rory Sullivan, 14-Deandre Carter, 20-Connor Perez, 22-Josh Rainey,
26-Isaac Rosado, 27-E. Palmadessa, 28-Stephen Davis, 29-Mateo Campbell, 30-Jake Swindasz, 31-Harold Pfeifle, 34-Matt. Dougherty,
35-Stewart Saharic, 36-Jared Martinez, 37-Luke Flores, 39-Jeremiah Clarke, 42-A. Sangillo, 45-Kyle Baszak, 47-Michael Carrino,
48-Nicho. Frey Jr., 50-Terence Beebe, 55-Brendan Egan, 58-Michael Gillen, 59-David Campbell, 67-Kenny Hands, 73-Robert Alleva,
74-Kevin Bobb, 79-Mark Dunn, 80-Frank DiMattina, 83-Ma. Pettinichio, 85-Shyheim Outland, 89-Dermot Egan, 90-Diony Dilone,
93-Justin Munoz, 95-Matt Wible, 97-Alex Harley, 99-Brian Ireland.
