NOVEMBER 3, 2007
KING'S FOOTBALL DROPS 24-6 VERDICT TO LYCOMING
WILLIAMSPORT -- Freshman quarterback Tim Hook
completed 13-of-25 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns while rushing
for another to lead host Lycoming College to a 24-6 victory over Ming's
College in a Middle Atlantic Conference matchup Saturday in
Williamsport. It marked the first meeting between the two teams since
the 2004 campaign.
With the win, Lycoming improved to 3-6 overall and 3-3 in the MAC.
King's, meanwhile fell to 0-9 overall and 0-6 in the MAC. It marks the
first time King's ever been 0-9 since varsity football was reinstated at
King's in 1993.
The Warriors would strike first after recovering a fumble at the
Lycoming 43-yard line. Hook would move Lycoming to the King's 31 after a
12-yard pass to Ryan Wagaman. After a holding penalty pushed the ball
back to the Monarch 42, Hook found Brian Shellenberger two plays later
for a 42-yard touchdown pass. Scott Erickson added the point after to
give the warriors a 7-0 lead with 2:38 left in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Hook would engineer a seven-play, 80-yard drive,
capped by a 41-yard scoring toss from Hook to Shellenberger with 10:41
remaining in the half. Erickson added the point-after to give the
Warriors a 14-0 lead.
Later in the half following a King's punt, Lycoming would take over at
its own 16. A 54-yard pass from Hook to Mark Ryan would advance the ball
to the Monarch 12. Two plays later, Hook would score on a two-year run
and Erickson added the conversion with 1:06 on the clock as Lycoming
took a 21-0 lead at the break.
Late in the third quarter, Lycoming would intercept King's quarterback
Olayinka Soda at the Warrior 22-yard line. The Warriors would match to
the King's 23 where the drive would stall. Erickson would enter the game
and made good on a 40-yard field goal to stretch the Lycoming lead to
24-0 with 12:17 left in the contest.
King's would finally reach the scoreboard when the Monarchs took over at
the 50-yard line following a Warrior punt. Quarterback John Cuiffo would
find Rick Ritter for 12 yards, then hit Bob Cirko for 13 ore yards to
the Lycoming 26. After a six-yard pass to Bob Lane moved the ball to the
Lycoming 13, Cuiffo and Cirko would hook up on the next play for a
King's touchdown. The extra-point kick failed as Lycoming maintained a
24-7 lead with 1:00 on the clock.
King's would attempt an onsides kick but Lycoming would recover and ran
out the clock to end the contest.
Lycoming's out gained King's 420-to-270 in total yards and held the
Monarchs to just 43 rushing yards. Shellenberger made four receptions
for 97 yards while Bill Margetich added three catches for 53 yards. Josh
Kleinfelter rushed for 94 yards on 21 carries to aid the Lycoming
attack.
King's starting quarterback Blaine Fox completed 6-of-14 passes for 87
yards while Cuiffo was 7-of-12 for 79 yards and one score. Soda, who was
making his quarterbacking for King's, was 4-of-8 for 26 yards and two
interceptions. Cirko led the Monarchs offensively with seven catches for
97 yards and one touchdown while Ritter added five receptions for 76
yards. Jeramia Jones led the running attack with 32 yards on 12 carries.
Defensively, Tore Alaimo led King's with 10 tackles, while Matt Rhodes
added three stops, including three tackles for loss.
King's will close out its season Saturday at home with a 1:00 p.m.
contest against FDU-Florham at Betzler Fields.
