(WEST CHESTER, PA): West Chester freshman running back Osagie Osunde broke open a close game with two long td scampers and led the Golden Rams to a 35-17 win over visiting Clarion on Saturday afternoon.
Played at John A. Farrell Stadium, West Chester raised its overall record to 4-2 while Clarion dropped to 1-5.
Osundie brought the crowd of 3,000 to their feet with 1:29 left in the second quarter as fielded a Clarion punt at his own 22, avoided a tackle by holding himself off the ground with his left hand, and broke a 78-yard punt return for a touchdown giving the Rams a 22-7 lead.
Late in the third (2:02) Osundie bolted off right tackle for a 78-yard touchdown giving West Chester a 28-10 lead and eventually the win.
West Chester opened the scoring on the first play of the game when qb Rob Findora tossed a 68-yard td pass to George Caroulis and a 7-0 lead.
Clarion tied the game with 7:37 left in the first quarter when
Myron Hargon caught a punt at his own 20, broke two tackles and returned the punt 80-yards for a touchdown.
Mark Hofmeister's PAT tied the game 7-7.
West Chester scored the next 15 points to jump ahead 22-7. Kicker Dan Wilbourne booted a 24-yard field goal with 4:18 left in the second for a 10-7 lead. After the Rams Chad Weaver intercepted a Clarion pass and returned it to the Eagle 23, the Rams drove in for the score on a 1-yard td run by Findora with 2:37 left before halftime, setting up Osunde's punt return.
Clarion placekicker
Mark Hofmeister brought the Golden Eagles to within 22-10 at halftime as the Eagle freshman booted a 48-yard field goal as time ran out. His field goal was the second longest in school history behind John Desmond's 49-yarder versus Cheyney in 1985.
The final scoring for both teams came in the fourth quarter. West Chester scored on a 7-yard pass from Findora to Joe Bernatowicz with 2:40 remaining.
Clarion came right back on a 70-yard pass from Felton Woulard to
Glenn Lovelace for the final score of 35-17.
West Chester totaled 384 yards of total offense including 151 rushing and 233 passing. Findora completed 13 of 25 passes for 233 yards and 2 td's. George Caroulis grabbed 6 passes for 104 yards and 1 td. Osundie rushed 7 times for 96 yards and 1 td.
The Rams defense was led by Dan Faubel who had 8 tackles and 1 sack, while Isaiah Harrison and Chad Weaver intercepted passes.
Clarion had 303 yards of total offense including 175 rushing and 128 passing. QB Felton Woulard rushed for 97 yards on 16 carries, plus hit on 6 of 18 passes for 128 yards and 1 td.
Clarion's defense was led by All-America noseguard
Troy Bowers who had 6 tackles, including 3 tfl's.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Clarion U........... 7 3 0 7 - 17 Record: (1-5)
West Chester Univ... 7 15 6 7 - 35 Record: (4-2)
Scoring Summary:
1st 14:39 WCU - George Caroulis 68 yd pass from Bob Findora (Rocky Davis kick), 1-68 0:21, CLAR 0 - WCU 7
07:37 CLAR -
Myron Hargon 80 yd punt return (M. Hofmeister kick), , CLAR 7 - WCU 7
2nd 04:18 WCU - Dan Wilbourne 24 yd field goal, 12-73 5:57, CLAR 7 - WCU 10
02:37 WCU - Bob Findora 1 yd run (Rocky Davis kick failed), 4-23 1:24, CLAR 7 - WCU 16
01:29 WCU - Osagie Osunde 78 yd punt return (Rocky Davis kick blockd), , CLAR 7 - WCU 22
00:00 CLAR - M. Hofmeister 48 yd field goal, 7-43 1:27, CLAR 10 - WCU 22
3rd 02:02 WCU - Osagie Osunde 78 yd run (Bob Findora pass failed), 3-92 1:58, CLAR 10 - WCU 28
4th 02:40 WCU - Joe Bernatowicz 7 yd pass from Bob Findora (Dan Wilbourne kick), 8-69 4:20, CLAR 10 - WCU 35
01:12 CLAR -
Glenn Lovelace 70 yd pass from Felton Woulard (M. Hofmeister kick), 3-76 1:21, CLAR 17 - WCU 35
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CLAR WCU
FIRST DOWNS................... 14 15
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 46-175 33-151
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 128 233
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 18-6-2 25-13-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 64-303 58-384
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 4-96 1-78
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 6-58 2-36
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 2-9
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 9-34.8 7-36.9
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards............... 12-90 7-63
Possession Time............... 30:23 29:37
Third-Down Conversions........ 6 of 17 3 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-3 2-13
RUSHING: Clarion U.-Felton Woulard 16-97;
Jason Warner 15-42;
Glenn Lovelace
7-32;
David Coyle 3-5;
Brandon Sweeney 5-minus 1. West Chester Univ.-Osagie
Osunde 7-96; Bob Findora 5-21; Mike Eckmeyer 15-21; Josh Fidler 4-11; Kyle
Stockton 1-3; George Caroulis 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Clarion U.-Felton Woulard 6-18-2-128. West Chester Univ.-Bob
Findora 13-25-0-233.
RECEIVING: Clarion U.-Ed Rivers 3-17;
Glenn Lovelace 2-74; Pierre Odom 1-37.
West Chester Univ.-George Caroulis 6-104; Cory DeForrest 4-73; Joe
Bernatowicz 3-56.
INTERCEPTIONS: Clarion U.-None. West Chester Univ.-Chad Weaver 1-6; Isaiah
Harrison 1-3.
FUMBLES: Clarion U.-Felton Woulard 1-0. West Chester Univ.-Bob Findora 1-0;
Luther Bowen 1-0.
Stadium: Farrell Stadium Attendance: 3000
Kickoff time: 1:00pm End of Game: 4:15pm Total elapsed time: 3:15
Officials: Referee: Michael Sechris; Umpire: Thomas Cuba;
Linesman: Joeseph Cook; Line judge: Bruce Smith; Back judge: Paul Kozak;
Field judge: Kevin Hawkins; Side judge: James Snyder; Scorer: Bryan Goodyear;
Temperature: high 60s Wind: 5-10 SE Weather: sunny
West Chester improves to 4-2 overall on the season...
Clarion U. vs West Chester Univ. (Oct 11, 2003 at West Chester)
SACKS (UA-A): Clarion U.-
Kyle Brubaker 1-0. West Chester Univ.-Dave
Montgomery 1-0; Dan Faubel 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Clarion U.-
Troy Bowers 5-1;
Kyle Brubaker 3-3;
Emil Johnson
4-1; J. Weatherspoon 3-2; Dale Mccall 3-0;
Bo Busch 3-0; Tim Connolly 2-1;
Myron Hargon 2-0;
Ben Heisel 1-1;
Jordan Hicks 1-1;
David Coyle 1-0; Kerwin
Cledanor 1-0;
Brandon Whitman 1-0; Holman Copeland 1-0;
Kevin Rigby 1-0;
Pierre Odom 1-0;
James Charles 1-0. West Chester Univ.-Dan Faubel 4-4;
Isaiah Harrison 5-0; G. Eggleston 4-1; Chris Tagye 3-2; Jared Souders 3-2;
Chad Weaver 2-2; Calvin Braxton 3-0; Matt Zenuk 2-1; Eric Engstrom 1-2; Marc
Statler 1-2; Jim McCullough 2-0; D. Reifinger 2-0; Scott Dudley 2-0; Eric
Maynard 1-1; Jake Walker 1-1; Larry Cabrelli 1-1; Tim Garman 1-1; Angel
Santana 1-0; Eric Ruffenach 1-0; Cliff Orwick 1-0; Craig Williams 1-0; Dave
Montgomery 1-0; Andrew Storck 0-1; Gary Whitehead 0-1.
