(CLARION, PA): Edinboro’s Matt Phillips ran for two touchdowns and qb Justin Bouch passed for 184 yards as the Fighting Scots defeated Clarion 35-6 in a key PSAC-West game on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

Edinboro raised its overall record to 5-2 and 2-1 in the PSAC-West, while Clarion dropped to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the West.

Clarion drew to within 14-6 midway through the third quarter on Mark Hofmeister’s 33-yard field goal with 8:34 left.

Edinboro’s Brandon Munson scored on a 9-yard run with 3:42 left in the third to give the Scots a 21-6 advantage. The score was set up when defensive back Raji El-Amin intercepted a Brad Reifsnyder pass at the Clarion 30 and returned it to the Golden Eagle 25. Munson scored four plays later to give the Scots a two score cushion.

Early in the fourth quarter the Scots put the game away on a Matt Phillips two yard run with 14:34 remaining, giving Edinboro a 28-6 lead. The scoring drive was set up when Justin Lipscomb returned a Clarion punt 38-yards Clarion 36. Edinboro’s Bouch hit Lipscomb on a 24-yard pass to the Clarion 12 and Phillips rushed for ten yards to the 2, before bulling over for the score.

Mike Martin added a 2-yard scoring run with 8:33 remaining to end the scoring.

Clarion totaled 260 yards on the day including 111 rushing yards and 149 passing. Starting qb Felton Woulard led Clarion with 59 rushing yards and completed 5 of 9 passes for 97 yards, before exiting in the third quarter with a bruised shoulder. Wideout Pierre Odom grabbed 5 passes for 84 yards. Defensively, Jabari Weatherspoon had 9 tackles,1 tfl and 1 break-up, while Troy Bowers made 5 tackles and blocked a field goal.

Edinboro gained 417 total yards including 191 rushing and 226 passing. Phillips gained 72 yards and 2 td’s on 16 carries, while Munson rushed for 62 yards and 1 td on 10 carries.

QB Justin Bouch completed 12 of 18 passes for 184 yards.

Defensively Seth Fragale had 11 tackles and 2 tfl’s, while Eric Neavins had 10 stops.

Clarion travels to Shippensburg next week, while Edinboro returns home to host Slippery Rock.

Box Score (Final)

Edinboro vs Clarion U. (Oct 18, 2003 at Clarion, Pa.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score

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Edinboro............ 7 7 7 14 - 35 Record: (5-2,2-1)

Clarion U........... 3 0 3 0 - 6 Record: (1-6,0-2)

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Scoring Summary:

1st 08:17 EDIN - Justin Bouch 1 yd run (Kody Robertson kick), 11-82 5:01, EDIN 7 - CLAR 0

00:57 CLAR - Mark Hofmeister 25 yd field goal, 8-19 2:53, EDIN 7 - CLAR 3

2nd 08:46 EDIN - Matt Phillips 5 yd run (Kody Robertson kick), 8-80 3:47, EDIN 14 - CLAR 3

3rd 08:34 CLAR - Mark Hofmeister 33 yd field goal, 4-2 1:29, EDIN 14 - CLAR 6

03:42 EDIN - Brandon Munson 9 yd run (Kody Robertson kick), 4-25 1:39, EDIN 21 - CLAR 6

4th 14:34 EDIN - Matt Phillips 2 yd run (Kody Robertson kick), 3-36 0:45, EDIN 28 - CLAR 6

08:33 EDIN - Mike Martin 2 yd run (Kody Robertson kick), 3-39 1:31, EDIN 35 - CLAR 6

EDIN CLAR

FIRST DOWNS................... 20 13

RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 42-191 42-111

PASSING YDS (NET)............. 226 149

Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 22-13-1 18-10-3

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 64-417 60-260

Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0

Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-46 3-52

Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 3-118 4-63

Interception Returns-Yards.... 3-27 1-0

Punts (Number-Avg)............ 4-43.2 7-38.7

Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-1 1-0

Penalties-Yards............... 6-44 6-59

Possession Time............... 29:43 30:17

Third-Down Conversions........ 6 of 12 2 of 13

Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 0 of 0

Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 5-8 2-3

Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 3-17 1-6

RUSHING: Edinboro-Matt Phillips 16-72; Brandon Munson 10-62; J.D. Baker

4-39; Matt McAdams 1-11; Dru Robinson 5-4; Mike Martin 2-3; Justin Bouch

4-0. Clarion U.-Felton Woulard 12-59; Glenn Lovelace 10-32; Jason Warner

8-18; Brandon Sweeney 5-5; Marcus Lowe 2-2; Brad Reifsnyder 5-minus 5.

PASSING: Edinboro-Justin Bouch 12-18-1-184; Matt McAdams 1-2-0-42; TEAM

0-1-0-0; Brandon Hunt 0-1-0-0. Clarion U.-Felton Woulard 5-9-1-97; Brad

Reifsnyder 4-7-2-41; Grant Gourley 1-2-0-11.

RECEIVING: Edinboro-Justin Lipscomb 4-87; Sean Hess 4-61; Jordan Bobitski

2-19; Mike Martin 1-42; Tom LaVerde 1-9; Ryan Valasek 1-8. Clarion U.-Pierre

Odom 5-84; Ed Rivers 2-21; Glenn Lovelace 1-24; Ron Rivage 1-11; Brandon

Sweeney 1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: Edinboro-Raji El-Amin 1-5; Jermaine Truax 1-3; Chris Avery

1-19. Clarion U.-Kerwin Cledanor 1-0.

FUMBLES: Edinboro-Brandon Munson 1-1; Justin Lipscomb 1-0. Clarion U.-Pierre

Odom 1-0.

Stadium: Memorial Attendance: 1800

Kickoff time: 1 p.m. End of Game: 3:46 Total elapsed time: 2:46

Officials: Referee: Jack Thorn; Umpire: Dirk Finley; Linesman: Rick Druschel;

Line judge: Bill Molinari; Back judge: Greg Allen; Field judge: Dave Opanowski;

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Side judge: Rich Ferraro; Scorer: Chris Rossetti;

Temperature: 43 Wind: Weather: Cloudy

Edinboro vs Clarion U. (Oct 18, 2003 at Clarion, Pa.)

SACKS (UA-A): Edinboro-Brandon Banas 1-0; James Barnett 1-0; A.J. Cousins

1-0. Clarion U.-Emil Johnson 0-1; Ben Heisel 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Edinboro-Seth Fragale 6-5; Eric Neavins 6-4; Brandon Banas

4-5; Jerm. Hughley 1-7; Regis Burns 3-3; Chris Avery 4-1; Keldrick Walker

1-4; Greg MacAnn 2-2; Jermaine Truax 3-0; A.J. Cousins 1-1; Jordan Bobitski

1-1; James Barnett 1-1; Raji El-Amin 1-1; Thomas Wallace 0-2; Aaron Fetty

1-0; Kyle Thorne 1-0; Jim Soltis 0-1; Eugene Grooms 0-1; Chris Gilman 0-1.

Clarion U.-Weatherspoon, Jabari 4-5; Kyle Brubaker 3-4; Kerwin Cledanor 3-3;

Matt Morris 3-2; Tim Connolly 2-3; Jordan Hicks 2-3; Troy Bowers 2-3; Ben

Heisel 0-5; James Charles 4-0; Kevin Rigby 2-2; Matt Niedbala 2-2; Emil

Johnson 2-2; Dale Mccall 1-2; Bo Busch 1-2; Jrermel Goss 2-0; Dwaon Woodard