OCTOBER 20, 2007
KING’S FOOTBALL AT
FALLS 13-9 AT LEBANON VALLEY
ANNVILLE –
Reserve quarterback Patrick Weiss found Adam Brossman for a 31-yard
touchdown pass with 7:25 remaining as host Lebanon Valley College posted
a 13-9 victory over King’s College in a Middle Atlantic Conference
matchup Saturday at Arnold Field, Annville.
With the loss, King’s fell to 0-7 overall and 0-4 in the MAC while
Lebanon Valley improved to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the MAC. It marked
King’s first 0-7 start since the 1995 team began the season with a 0-9
mark.
With King’s holding a 9-6 lead, Weiss, who was inserted into the game to
replace starter Caleb Fick who had been removed from the game after
throwing an interception two possessions earlier, would engineer the
game winning drive from the Lebanon Valley 30.
Charlie Parker carried for four yards before Ryan Brennan added four
more to give the Dutchmen a third-and-two play from the 38. A 10-yard
pass to Parker would provide a Dutchmen first down at the Lebanon Valley
48. After Weiss found Brossman for 18 yards to the Monarch 31, the duo
hooked up again on the next play down the left sideline for what proved
to be the game-winning touchdown. Dan DiBona added the point-after as
the Dutchmen took a 13-9 lead.
King’s would attempt to recapture the lead when the Monarchs drove to
the Dutchmen 35-yard line. The drive would stall and on a fourth-and-six
play with 4:36 left in the contest, freshman quarterback Blaine Fox, who
was making his first collegiate start, was flushed from the pocket and
tackled four yards short of the first down, giving the ball over to
Lebanon Valley on downs.
The Dutchmen would advance the ball to the King’s 38 but were forced to
punt as the Monarchs took over at their own 16. Fox hit Rick Ritter for
24 yards to the King’s 40, but on the next play was picked off by Bill
Dixon at the Dutchmen 37 with 1:16 remaining to seal the Lebanon Valley
victory.
The Monarchs had two scoring opportunities to score early in the game
but missed out on both chances. On the first possession of the game
King’s Miles Hansen returned the opening kick off 32 yards to the
Lebanon Valley 49. Fox hit Bob Cirko for 25 yards to the 24. The drive
would falter and King’s came up empty when a fourth-down pass to Cirko
fell incomplete.
Lebanon Valley would take over on its own 40-yard line and marched to
the King’s nine. The Monarch defense would hold and Andrew Brandt’s
26-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Craig Geibert. The Monarchs,
however, were flagged for a roughing the kicker penalty, giving the
Flying Dutchmen a first-and-goal from the King’s four. King’s coaching
staff, however, vehemently argued the blocked kick should nullify the
contact, but game officials disagreed and the Flying Dutchmen were
awarded a first-and-goal at the four-yard line. Two plays later Parker
would score from two yards out to put Lebanon Valley on top. Mike Lovett
blocked the extra point as the Dutchmen took a 6-0 lead with 2:40 left
in the first quarter.
King’s would fail to convert another scoring chance midway through the
second quarter when the Monarchs took over at its own 40 following a
Dutchmen punt. A 13-yard pass to Bob Lane and a 14-yard run by Brandon
Murray gave King’s a first down at the Lebanon Valley to the 23. Fox
then picked up 11 yards on a bootleg to the Dutchmen nine. Two plays
later, though, Fox and center Ryan Arcangeli failed to connect on the
snap and Lebanon Valley recovered the fumble at the Lebanon Valley
eight-yard line to end the threat.
Late in the second quarter, King’s defense forced a Lebanon Valley punt
from deep in its own territory and the Monarchs came up with a big
special teams play when Tore Alaimo blocked the kick and recovered in
the end zone to get the Monarchs on the board with 0:40 on the clock.
King’s, however, was unable to take the lead when Tim Lust’s extra-point
kick sailed wide left as the score remained 6-6 at the halftime break.
King’s would take the lead when after Mike Lovett stripped parker of the
ball and recovered at the Dutchmen 49.The Monarchs would drive to the
eight-yard line but were unable to put the ball into the end zone
King’s would settle for a 25-yard field goal by Andrew DeRito to take a
9-6 lead with 7:59 remaining in the third quarter.
Lebanon Valley would out gain King’s 306-to-251 in total yards and held
a 13-9 advantage in first downs. Parker finished the game with 151
rushing yards on 37 carries while Brossman had three catches for 58
yards, including the game-winning score. Weiss completed 4-of-6 passes
for 2 yards while Fick was 5-of-12 for 51 yards and an interception.
For King’s, Murray, who was making his first appearance of the season at
tailback, led King’s with 82 yards on 21 carries. Fox completed 9-of-21
passes for 100 yards and rushed for 53 yards on 13 carries. Ritter had
five receptions for 45 yards.
King’s will return to action on Saturday when the Monarchs host Wilkes
University in the annual Mayor’s Cup game slated for 1:30 p.m. at
Betzler Fields. The contest will stand as King’s 2007 Homecoming Game.
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