College Football
CLARION DEFEATS #17 KUTZTOWN 36-7
(CLARION, PA.): Clarion halfback Robert Walker rushed for 4 touchdowns and
quarterback Adam Almashy ran for a game-high 103 yards and tossed a td pass
as the Golden Eagles defeated #17 ranked Kutztown 36-7 on Saturday
afternoon.
A Homecoming Day crowd of 7,000 jammed Clarion's Memorial Stadium and
watched the Golden Eagles take charge of the game in the first half.
Clarion took a 7-0 lead at the 8:26 mark of the first quarter when Almashy
fired a 23-yard td pass in the back of the endzone to tight end Andy Pore,
who made a diving, one-handed catch.
Clarion safety Korey Eppinette intercepted a Josh Warren pass at the
Kutztown 43 and returned it 22 yards to the Golden Bear 21 to set up
Clarion's next score. The Eagles scored in 6 plays when Walker ran off
right tackle into the endzone for a 1-yard td. The extra point failed, but
Clarion had a 13-0 lead.
Early in the second quarter Clarion's Chris Roberts blocked a Kutztown
punt and teammate Ben Culver recovered at the Kutztown 12. Four plays later
Jason Flora booted a 21-yard field goal and Clarion led 16-0 at 10:39 of
the second.
On Kutztown's next possession the Golden Eagles blocked another Jon Corson
punt. This time it was Kevin McKeither blocking the punt and Roberts
recovering for Clarion at the Kutztown 2. Clarion's Walker ran it over from
there on the first play and the Eagles had a 22-0 lead with 8:56 left in
the second.
Kutztown drove 71 yards on 11 plays to score before intermission. QB Josh
Warren scored on a quarterback sneak and the Bears narrowed the margin to
22-7 with 36-seconds left before halftime.
Clarion put the game away in the fourth quarter with two more touchdowns.
The Eagles drove 67 yards in 9 plays to make it 29-7. Robert Walker ran
right and swept into the endzone from 2 yards out for his third td of the
day.
Then, on Clarion's next possession, Walker posted his fourth rushing td
from 1 yard out and the final score of 36-7.
Walker had 15 carries for 80 yards and 4 td's, plus had one catch for 11
yards. Almashy ran 17 times for 103 yards, plus completed 6 of 12 passes
for 121 yards and 1 td. Wideout Mike McCullum had 2 catches for 60 yards,
and Andy Pore had 2 catches for 39 yards and 1 td. The Eagles totalled 398
yards of offense, including 274 rushing and 124 passing.
Kutztown, who came into the game ranked 17th in the nation by D2 Football
and the AFCA coaches polls, were limited to 194 yards of total offense.
Kutztown was averaging 436 yards of offense per game. The Bears were also
held to only 52 rushing yards in 27 attempts. The Bears were averaging
253.4 rushing yards before the game, #3 in the PSAC.
Kutztown's Yorel Prosser, who ranked #5 in the NCAA averaging 167 yards
per game, was held to only 5 yards on 5 carries on Saturday and played the
entire game. He also had 1 catch for -6 yards. Top Kutztown rusher was
Harry Mims with 23 yards on 5 carries. QB Josh Warren completed 21 of 35
passes for 141 yards. Rob Flowers grabbed 8 passes for 65 yards and Trevor
Smith 5 catches for 34 yards. Smith sustained a knee injury right before
halftime and did not return.
Clarion's defense was led by Myron Hargon and Emil Johnson who had 7
tackles each. Chris Janson had 3 qb sacks as the Eagles finished with 5
sacks on the day. Janson, Eppinette and Dennis yu all had 6 tackles each.
Clarion returns to PSAC-West play next Saturday when the Eagles host
California. Kutztown returns home to host East Stroudsburg.
Box Score (Final)
Kutztown vs Clarion (Sep 29, 2001 at Clarion, Pa.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4
Score
Kutztown............ 0 7 0 0 - 7
Record: (3-1)
Clarion............. 13 9 0 14 - 36
Record: (2-3)
Scoring Summary:
1st
2nd
4th
KUTZ CLAR
FIRST DOWNS................... 12
19
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 27-53
51-274
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 141
124
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 36-21-1 13-7-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 63-194 64-398
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0
1--3
Punt Returns-Yards............ 1-4
7-56
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 6-97
2-26
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0
1-22
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 8-28.2 4-32.8
Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-1
3-3
Penalties-Yards............... 10-67
7-60
Possession Time............... 30:26
29:34
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-11
5-41
RUSHING:
PASSING:
RECEIVING:
INTERCEPTIONS:
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance:
7000
Kickoff time: 2 p.m.
End of Game: 4:48
Total elapsed time: 2:48
Officials: Referee: Jack Tachoir; Umpire: John Descunter; Linesman: Greg Mace; Line judge: Jeff Lane; Field judge: Jack Thorne;
Side judge: Paul Sakore; Scorer: Chris Rossetti;
Temperature: 65
Wind: SE15
Weather: Sunny
SACKS (UA-A):
TACKLES (UA-A):
Player participation: