Sept. 6, 2008
Final Stats
CLARION RALLIES PAST KUTZTOWN 26-20
(KUTZTOWN, PA.): Clarion rallied with 26-unanswered second half points, qb Gino Rometo (Plum) scored the go-ahead td on a 1-yard run with 4:14 left and the Eagle defense made a goal line stand with seconds remaining as Clarion defeated Kutztown 26-20 on Saturday afternoon.
Held at Kutztown's University Field in monsoon-like conditions from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna, Clarion raised its record to 1-1 while Kutztown dropped to 1-1.
Down 20-0 at halftime, Clarion rallied with 26 second half points to win.
Clarion's first score came on a Gino Rometo 1-yard run with 8:19 left in the third quarter, capping a 7-play, 18-yard drive. The Golden Eagles got the ball on the Kutztown 18 after Mike Verdun stole the pigskin from KU running back Joe Strauss and ran it back 51-yard to the 18.
On the ensuing kickoff Dontay Wilson fumbled the ball at the KU 15 and Clarion's Jonathan Baldwin recovered at the 15 setting up the Clarion offense.
Eddie Emmanuel scored on a 4-yard run at 7:00 of the third and with the PAT Clarion trailed 20-13.
After Clarion's defense rose up and stopped the Bears on their next drive, the Golden Eagles got the ball on the KU 45.
Clarion tied the game on a 5-play, 45-yard drive. On third and six at the KU 41, Emmanuel rushed for 18 yards to the 23. Rometo then hit Jaques Robinson for 8 yards to the 15. On first down Emmanuel got the call again and he split the Bear defense for a 15-yard td run that tied the game 20-20 with 3:18 left in the third.
Clarion drove from its own 35 to the KU 22 early in the fourth, but Rometo's screen pass was intercepted by Craig Croman at the KU 22.
The Golden Eagles then drove 93-yards in 13-plays into the wind to earn the win. Three big plays keyed the drive. Alfonso Hoggard had a nifty 14 yard run to the 17 to get the Eagles out of a big hole. On third and 8 from the CU19, Rometo hit Hoggard with a 19-yard first down pass play to the CU 38. Then, on third and five at the KU 41, Emmanuel ran outside right tackle for 16 yards to the 25. Nick Sipes took the ball from the 11 to the 1 on a 10-yard scamper, and then Rometo scored on a qb sneak with 4:14 left to provide the game-winning points.
Kutztown then moved the ball form its own 28 to the Clarion 1 and had first and goal at the 1 yard line with about 1:30 left. On first down Jimmy Simmons and Bob Kail closed the middle on the attempted qb sneak from Shane Martin which stopped him only inches short of the goal line. On second down Martin fumbled the snap and recovered at the 2. On third down Dane Williams knocked Martin's intended pass to the ground in the endzone and on fourth down, Martin rolled right and tried to get into the right side of the endzone, but linebacker Joe Fox made a diving tackle at the three to stop Martin shot of paydirt which secured Clarion's first win of the 2008 season.
Clarion had 304 yards of offense including 183 rushing and 121 passing. Eddie Emmanuel rushed 25-times for 113 yards and 2 td's, while Gino Rometo rushed for 2 td's and completed 13 of 21 passes for 121 yards. Jaques Robinson caught 6 passes for 49 yards.
Defensively Clarion All-America tackle Jimmy Simmons had 9 tackles, 3.5 tfl's for -25 yards and 1.5 sacks for -13 yards.
Kutztown had 331 offensive yards including 186 rushing and 145 passing. Dontay Wilson ran 9 times for 104 yards and 1 td. QB Shane Martin completed 7 of 18 passes for 145 yards, and Jason Uhlig caught 3 aerials for 97 yards.
Clarion returns hone next Saturday to host East Stroudsburg at 4 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in a game that will be televised on PA - Sportsfever. Kutztown travels to Slippery Rock.
Box Score (Final) Clarion University vs Kutztown (Sep 06, 2008 at Kutztown, Pa.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Clarion University.. 0 0 20 6 - 26 Record: (1-1)
Kutztown............ 10 10 0 0 - 20 Record: (1-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 11:32 KUTZ - Matt Dineen 23 yd field goal, 5-72 1:43, CLAR 0 - KUTZ 3
09:37 KUTZ - Cory McFadden 6 yd run (Matt Dineen kick), 4-18 1:36, CLAR 0 - KUTZ 10
2nd 10:21 KUTZ - Dontay Wilson 65 yd run (Matt Dineen kick), 2-69 0:53, CLAR 0 - KUTZ 17
00:09 KUTZ - Matt Dineen 21 yd field goal, 12-60 3:21, CLAR 0 - KUTZ 20
3rd 08:19 CLAR - Gino Rometo 1 yd run (Robert Mamula kick blockd), 7-18 3:36, CLAR 6 - KUTZ 20
07:00 CLAR - Eddie Emmanuel 4 yd run (Robert Mamula kick), 3-15 1:09, CLAR 13 - KUTZ 20
03:18 CLAR - Eddie Emmanuel 15 yd run (Robert Mamula kick), 5-45 2:08, CLAR 20 - KUTZ 20
4th 04:14 CLAR - Gino Rometo 1 yd run (Robert Mamula kick failed), 13-93 6:31, CLAR 26 - KUTZ 20
CLAR KUTZ
FIRST DOWNS................... 17 17
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 45-183 50-186
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 121 145
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 21-13-2 18-7-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 66-304 68-331
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 1-51 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-21 1-19
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 4-71 4-49
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 2-2
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 4-30.2 4-42.8
Fumbles-Lost.................. 4-2 8-3
Penalties-Yards............... 6-42 2-10
Possession Time............... 32:41 27:19
Third-Down Conversions........ 8 of 14 6 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 2 0 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-4 3-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 4-22 1-4
RUSHING: Clarion University-Eddie Emmanuel 25-113; Alfonso Hoggard 8-33; Nick Sipes 6-31; Gino Rometo 5-7; TEAM 1-minus 1. Kutztown-Dontay Wilson 9-104; Cory McFadden 16-37; Kendell Coleman 5-31; Shane Martin 16-20; Joe Strauss 3-1; Chris McCaffrey 1-minus 7.
PASSING: Clarion University-Gino Rometo 13-21-2-121. Kutztown-Shane Martin 7-18-0-145.
RECEIVING: Clarion University-Jaques Robinson 6-49; Alfonso Hoggard 3-49; Matt Foradora 2-11; Tyler Huether 1-16; Nick Sipes 1-minus 4. Kutztown-Jason Uhlig 3-97; Nick Aspromonte 2-11; Kaleb Klosky 1-19; Mike Dietrich 1-18.
INTERCEPTIONS: Clarion University-None. Kutztown-Craig Croman 1-1; Nick Cresta 1-1.
FUMBLES: Clarion University-Gino Rometo 2-1; Alfonso Hoggard 1-0; Craig Bunney 1-1. Kutztown-Shane Martin 5-1; Joe Strauss 1-1; Dontay Wilson 1-1; Chris McCaffrey 1-0.
Stadium: University Field Attendance: 650 Kickoff time: 3:50 PM End of Game: 6:48 PM Total elapsed time: 2:58 Officials: Referee: Joe Gebhart; Umpire: Tom Rombach; Linesman: David Coughlin; Line judge: Robert Morris; Back judge: Matthew Reaugh; Field judge: James Reif; Side judge: Michael Snider; Temperature: 80 Wind: 10-15 Weather: Heavy Rain
Clarion University vs Kutztown (Sep 06, 2008 at Kutztown, Pa.)
SACKS (UA-A): Clarion University-Nick Breon 1-1; John Hackel 0-1; Ben Maund 1-0; Joseph Fox 1-0. Kutztown-Nick Cresta 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Clarion University-Nick Breon 6-3; A. Maciulis 4-4; Ben Maund 3-5; Alex Evans 5-2; Shawn Sopic 3-2; Mike Verdun 3-1; Patrick Pettis 3-0; Joseph Fox 2-1; G. McMullin 2-0; Bob Kail 1-1; Chris Smeltzer 1-1; J. Baldwin 1-1; John Hackel 0-2; James Eckels 1-0; S. Moyemont 1-0; Nick Sipes 1-0; B. Morrison 1-0; Dane Williams 0-1. Kutztown-Kevin Bolinsky 2-8; Kalief Evans 6-2; Keith Massey 7-0; Cory Porrino 3-4; Joel Irwin 5-0; Brent Howard 3-1; Craig Moose 3-1; Nick Cresta 2-2; C. Parchment 2-2; Sam McKellar 2-2; Sean Alboucq 1-3; Greg Rotkowski 3-0; Craig Croman 1-2; Chris Medina 1-1; Nick Hosford 1-0; Jay McKnight 1-0; Kevin Branco 0-1; Colin Henny 0-1.
