Jersey Shore moves on to the state tournament with win in District IV AAAA title game
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — Jumping all over Shamokin with both feet while taking no prisoners, Jersey Shore scored early and often as the Bulldogs humbled the Indians 54-0 in the District IV Class AAAA title game. For the Dawgs, it was their third straight district title and fourth in the […]
Hollidaysburg Pulls Away from Central Mountain in District VI Class AAAAA playoffs
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer ALTOONA — There was both good and bad news for Central Mountain in its District VI Class AAAAA playoff game with Hollidaysburg Saturday at Mansion Park. The good news was that the Wildcats dented the scoring column first to take the early lead in the game. But as for […]
Shore dominates Mifflinburg in District IV Class AAAA Semifinal matchup
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — After suffering through a few small hiccups in the past several weeks, the Jersey Shore Bulldog football team returned to its old form Saturday night at Thompson Street Stadium as they scored a bunch of points, played a suffocating defense and as a result, kept their […]
Nittany Lions Drop Season Opener to Indiana
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer BLOOMINGTON, IN — Although the season opener between Penn State and Indiana wasn’t exactly a classic, it certainly had its moments. The Lions made a lot of mistakes in the first half that resulted in a 17-7 Indiana lead at halftime. After settling down from a first half that […]
Bulldogs finish regular season unbeaten at 6-0
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Bulldogs Blank Shikellamy For Second Time
By Bill Albright EasternPAFootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — Blame it on global warming, a sloppy field, an unexpected layoff due to a cancelled game, or maybe just playing a team for the second time in the same season. But whatever the reason was, it was definitely a factor in Jersey Shore’s 16-0 victory over […]
Central Mountain routs Milton Area 49-6
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Bald Eagles go out with a win
Gannon-LHU football – LHU senior day game By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — Although there were only four, the Lock Haven University football team was hoping to send the seniors out on a winning note Saturday when the Bald Eagles hosted Gannon University in the season finale at Hubert Jack Stadium. Getting […]
West Chester-LHU football
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — Following a 57-13 shellacking of Lincoln University to open the season, the remainder of the Lock Haven University schedule was loaded with PSAC opponents. Knowing that was the situation facing his young squad, LHU head coach Dave Taynor knew his troops were going to be in for […]
Nittany Lions Hold off Michigan
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer STATE COLLEGE — Although it wasn’t exactly pretty at times, it was a huge win for the Penn State football team. Hosting 16th ranked Michigan, the 7th ranked Nittany Lions bolted out of the starting gate before providing the 110,669 fans with a few nerve-racking moments down the stretch. […]
Penn State Overwhelms Purdue for 35-7 Homecoming Win
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer STATE COLLEGE — For the first 15:43 and last six minutes of Saturday’s 35-7 win over Purdue, Penn State totally dominated the Boilermakers much to the delight of the homecoming crowd 106,356 fans at sun-splashed Beaver Stadium Saturday afternoon. During the first quarter, the Lions domination was quite evident […]
Shepherd Pulls Away from LHU for 62-28 Win
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN – With five minutes left in the opening period of the PSAC football game between Shepherd University and Lock Haven University Thursday night, the Bald Eagles had battled the favored Rams, trailing by a 21-14 count. However, from that point on, it was pretty much Shepherd having […]
Warriors Scalp Bald Eagles
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootballl Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — Homecoming is supposed to be a time for alums to return to campus to renew old friendships and enjoy festive activities. However, for LHU grads making their way back to The Haven, Saturday afternoon at Hubert Jack Stadium didn’t provide many festive moments for those who […]
Clearfield Pulls away from Central Mountain to remain unbeaten
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer MILL HALL – Coming in to Friday night’s meeting, Clearfield and Central Mountain’s records were mirror images of each other as they appeared to be headed in opposite directions. Following the game, that scenario remained intact as Central Mountain fell to 0-5 while Clearfield improved to 5-0 with a […]
Nittany Lions Wins Battle between the Cats
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer STATE COLLEGE — When Pittsburgh made its way to Beaver Stadium Saturday afternoon, the Penn State Nittany Lions were listed as favorites by as many as 17-20 points depending on which college football “buff” you listened to. However, the Panthers had other ideas. After Mother Nature supplied the rain […]
Lock Haven Opens Season with Rout of Lincoln
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — The last time the Lock Haven University football team won a season-opener was 2013 when the Bald Eagles defeated West Virginia State by the final of 31-13. Hoping to snap that five-game losing skid Thursday night when the Eagles hosted the Lincoln University Lions at Hubert […]
Nittany Lions Mash Idaho 79-7
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer UNIVERSITY PARK — One might think that the University of Idaho football team’s mascot might reflect something to do with potatoes. However, that isn’t the case. They actually respond to the handle Vandals. Paying no attention to the handle attached to the Vandals, Penn State got physical with their […]
Former Williamsport Millionaire Jalen Jackson hoping to lead LHU in 2019 season
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN – Three short years ago, Jalen Jackson was a senior tight end/linebacker, one of several outstanding seniors trying to provide the spark for the resurgence of Williamsport Millionaire football. At the conclusion of the 2016 campaign, Jackson and his teammates had put into motion the makings of […]
Jackson, Mussina featured at PSAC football media day
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — Although there is still a ton of baseball to be played, college football, PSAC style, was the name of the game Monday afternoon at Lock Haven University. For the first time in a long time, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference held its 2019 edition of football […]
Shore humbles CMVT
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE – For anyone who might have some reservations about the Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech vs. Jersey Shore District IV-AAAA playoff game, the Bulldogs took care of kicking that aside early in the game. After an unsuccessful onsides kick by the Rams, Shore scored on its first possession of […]
Nittany Lions Hold off Iowa for 30-24 win
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer University Park — Anyone will be quick to tell you that an ugly win is always better than a loss. There was no player named Murphy who participated in the Iowa versus Penn State Big 10 clash Saturday night, but right from the opening kickoff, Murphy’s Law was there […]
Huskies Dominate Bald Eagles
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com LOCK HAVEN — For the Lock Haven University football team, Saturday’s 2018 Homecoming matchup with Bloomsburg produced much of the same results. Falling behind early in the game, the inability to sustain offense to finish drives, special team mishaps, the inability to get off the field on third down, the […]
Michigan State over Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK — For the second game in a row, it was the same old story. Play an enthusiastic first half and then go into hiding in the second half. But the bottom line in a 21-17 loss to Michigan State Saturday afternoon was the emergence of an old adage, that being, if you let […]
Millersville over Lock Haven
LOCK HAVEN — Any way you view it, Saturday’s PSAC-East football game between Millersville and Lock Haven was ugly and full of mistakes. Four interceptions, a lost fumble, missed opportunities and the inability to finish drives by LHU resulted in a 24-6 Millersville win at Hubert Jack Stadium. In the final stats, the Bald Eagles […]
Ohio State Sneaks past Nittany Lions
UNIVERSITY PARK — It was a classic Big 10 battle, a football war of sorts. When the issues were decided, Penn State Quarterback Trace McSorley won a big battle, but Ohio State won the war as the Buckeyes came from behind twice to sneak past the Nittany Lions for a 27-26 win before a Beaver […]
Nationally-ranked IUP Too Much for LHU
By BILL ALBRIGHT, Senior Writer EasternPAFootball.com LOCK HAVEN — When IUP rolled into town ranked 3rd nationally in NCAA Division II football, some might have wondered just how good the Crimson Hawks actually were. Not wasting any time answering that question, IUP scored 21 points in each of the first two periods for a […]
Bald Eagles fall short in battle with Mother Nature and Clarion
By BILL ALBRIGHT, Senior Writer EasternPAFootball.com LOCK HAVEN — Regardless of how you look at it, the picture painted at Hubert Jack Stadium by the Clarion and Lock Haven football teams Saturday afternoon was anything but pretty. In a game played in a steady rain that was filled with big plays, mental mistakes and a […]
PSU over Appalachian State
By BILL ALBRIGHT, Senior Writer EasternPAFootball.net UNIVERSITY PARK — If Saturday’s season opener with Appalachian State was supposed to be a cupcake game for the Nittany Lions, someone forgot to tell the Mountaineers. Battling for all they had, the underdog Mountaineers gave the Nittany Lions all they had before falling 45-38 in single overtime […]
Lewisburg Dominates Central Mountain
By BILL ALBRIGHT, Senior Writer EasternPAFootball.net MILL HALL — Two up and two down. That is the early season picture painted by the Lewisburg Green Dragon football team. On the heels of a solid 32-22 win over defending District IV Class AAAA champion Selinsgrove to open the season, the Dragons made Class AAAAA Central […]
2018 Team Previews – Jersey Shore Bulldogs (4)
TOM GRAVISH / HEAD COACH BOB LUNDY RB-DE ALEX JACKSON OL-LB ERIC HESS WR-DB KEN WILLIAMSON OL-DL 2017 RECORD 7-4 2018 Schedule: RETURNING STARTERS: DEFENSE / 6 KYLE TOMB SR DE DAVID TOMB SR NT ANTHONY DARBY SR DT HUNTER O’CONNOR SR LB KOBY PEACOCK SR SAF JOSH MALICKY JR SAF OFFENSE / 7 KOBY […]
Justin Neff: Living His Dream as a Nittany Lion
By BILL ALBRIGHT Senior Writer EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net UNIVERSITY PARK — Two short years ago, Justin Neff could be found terrorizing Central Mountain Wildcat football opponents on the turf at Malinak Stadium. Following an outstanding career at CMHS, Neff had his choice of playing and probably starting for a good number of Division II or Division III […]
Mercyhurst Holds off LHU for 23-10 win
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — The inability to maintain drives that resulted in points on offense and the inability to get off the field on defense, especially on third downs, has hurt the Lock Haven University football team for much of the season. In Saturday afternoon’s Senior Day game with Mercyhurst, […]
East Stroudsburg capitalized on LHU mistakes for 10-point win
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — When East Stroudsburg invaded Hubert Jack Stadium Saturday for its annual meeting with Lock Haven, it took the usual 60 minutes to complete the football game, but only 20 seconds to establish the tempo that resulted in a 37-27 win for the Warriors. Receiving the opening […]
Golden Bears Down Injury-Riddled LHU
Kutztown Downs Injury-Riddled Bald Eagles By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — For the first 20 minutes of Saturday’s PSAC-East football matchup between Kutztown and Lock Haven, the boys were as good as the men with the Golden Bears holding a slim 14-10 edge over the Bald Eagles. However, from that point on, […]
Selinsgrove Was All Over Central Mountain for 40-3 Win
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer MILL HALL — Coming into the PHAC-1 football game between Selinsgrove (6-1) and Central Mountain (1-6), the game appeared to be mismatch of great proportions, at least on paper. As the game unfolded, the mismatch on paper became a reality as the Seals scored early and often to manhandle […]
LHU destroys Cheyney, 62-0
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — How does an 0-5 football team spell relief? In the case of the Lock Haven University football team the answer is simply C-H-E-Y-N-E-Y. Coming out like a bunch of gangbusters, the Bald Eagles scored on their first three possessions and they never looked back as they […]
Shikellamy Capitalizes on Jeresy Shore Mistakes to Post 32-21 win
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — One big step. That is what the Shikellamy Braves took here Friday night as they came from behind to defeat Jersey Shore 32-21 in a PHAC-1 conference showdown. As for the game, the way it unfolded had Shikellamy head coach Todd Tilford’s head spinning. “Honestly I […]
Nittany Lions remain uneaten by walloping Indiana
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer If you had thoughts of a possible letdown following an emitional win over Iowa on the road, forget it. Saquon Barkley, Trace McSorley and DaeSean Hamilton took matters in their own hands. Although Barkley was the usual Barkley, in the end the day belonged to Hamilton as the senior […]
West Chester Golden Rams spoil Lock Haven’s Homecoming
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net/EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — After three tough losses on the road to open the season, the Lock Haven University football team returned home to the friendly confines of Hubert Jack Stadium for its Homecoming 2017 battle with the West Chester Rams, hoping for better results. […]
Jersey Shore over Lewisburg
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer For The Daily Item JERSEY SHORE — When Lewisburg invaded Thompson Street Stadium Friday night for its battle with Jersey Shore, both teams entered the contest with identical 2-1 marks. As the game unfolded, it became apparent that was as close as the two teams would be as the […]
Nittany Lions take care of business, Claw Pitt for a 33-14 win
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer UNIVERSITY PARK — After a frustrating defeat at the hands of Pitt last season, Penn State wasn’t about to let history repeat itself. Taking control from the outset, the Nittany Lions took care of business to get the job done as they clawed the Panthers for a 33-14 win […]
Nittany Lions Rip Akron, 52-0
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer State College — If Saturday’s non-conference meeting at Beaver Stadium between Akron and Penn State would have been an election, the best way to describe it might have been a huge landslide of immeasurable proportions. Right from the opening kickoff to the final play, the Nittany Lions took control […]
Nittany Lions Rip Hawkeyes
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball/WesternPAFootball Senior Writer University Park – If you didn’t believe it before, believe it now. The Penn State Nittany Lion football team is for real. Scoring first and often Saturday night at Beaver Stadium, the Nittany Lions showed the Iowa Hawkeyes the short way home as they pounded the Hawks for a […]
Shore Pulls Away from BEA
By BILL ALBRIGHT Senior Writer for EasternPAFootball.com & WesternPAFootball.net JERSEY SHORE — Thanks to Mother Nature, it was Monday Night Football at Thompson Street Stadium when Bald Eagle Area and Jersey Shore hooked up in their annual battle. Although the two teams don’t play in the same conference and are from different PIAA districts, those […]
Jersey Shore Handles Shamokin
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball/WesternPAFootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — Any coach will tell you that to be successful in the game of football, you many times have to subscribe to the “next man up” approach in terms of personnel. Friday night at Thompson Street Stadium, Jersey Shore employed that approach to near perfection as the […]
Ship Sails Past Lock Haven
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball/WesternPAFootball Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — As the final seconds ticked off the clock in Saturday’s PSAC-East football matchup between Shippensburg and Lock Haven, the scoreboard numbers had the final at Shippensburg 38, LHU 16. However, if you take a closer look at how the game unfolded, the game was much closer […]
Shikellamy Sends Central Mountain into Mercy Rule before ending with a 35-7 win.
By BILL ALBRIGHT Eastern/WesternPAfootball Senior Writer MILL HALL — The scoreboard at Don Malinak Stadium had the final at Shikellamy 35, Central Mountain 7, but for the first 36 minutes of the game, it was anybody’s for the taking. The Braves held the 14-0 halftime lead on the strength of a pair of rushing touchdowns, […]
Mifflinburg’s strong second half, downs Jersey Shore
By BILL ALBRIGHT Eastern/Western PAfootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — It was a clash between the Cats and Dawgs Friday night when Mifflinburg invaded Thompson Street Stadium for its annual Heartland Conference football battle with Jersey Shore. When the issue was settled, the ‘Cats had the better of it as Mifflinburg used a strong second […]
Shore Uses Strong Second Half to down Shikellamy
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — The first time the Shikellamy and Jersey Shore football teams butted heads this season, it was a wild, high-scoring affair with the Bulldogs scoring the final 28 points of the game in the second half to pull out a 42-28 win over the Braves. Friday night, […]
Lock Haven Manhandles Cheyney for First Win of the Season
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/Western PAFootball.net Senior Writer By BILL ALBRIGHT billyboysports.net LOCK HAVEN — For the Lock Haven University football team, the monkey is finally off its back! After showing signs of what it takes to win a football game in six previous outings, the Bald Eagles turned the corner Saturday afternoon at Hubert Jack […]
Shore Manhandles Milton
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — Going into Friday night’s Heartland Conference football matchup, Milton (1-5) and Jersey Shore (5-1) found themselves diametrically opposite each other in terms of won-loss records. After 48 minutes of the PHAC fray, that same pattern remained as the Bulldogs (6-1) ambushed the Black Panthers (1-6) by […]
Shikellamy Scores Early and Often
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer MILL HALL — When Shikellamy visited Don Malinak Stadium Friday night for a Heartland Conference matchup with Central Mountain, the game was billed as one there for the taking by either team. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the Braves had other ideas as they spoiled Central Mountain’s Homecoming with a […]
West Chester Pulls Away from LHU in Second Half
By BILL ALBRIGHT Eastern PAFootball.com Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — After playing four solid quarters of football in a frustrating loss to East Stroudsburg one week ago, it appeared that the trend carried over as Lock Haven University was deadlocked with West Chester at 9-all at halftime of Saturday’s PSAC-East matchup at Hubert Jack Stadium. […]
East Stroudsburg Slips Past Lock Haven in PSAC-East Battle
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — For the Lock Haven University football team, it was a case of being so close to, but still so far from realizing its first victory of the season. Hosting East Stroudsburg in a PSAC-East matchup, the Bald Eagles battled hard for sixty minutes, only to see […]
Shore Pulls Away From Athens In Second Half
Bulldogs score 28 unanswered points for second week in a row By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — When Athens invaded Thompson Street Stadium Friday night for a battle of cats and dogs with Jersey Shore, the game marked the early season clash of two unbeaten teams. When all of the smoke from […]
Jersey Shore over Shikellamy
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — For the first nineteen minutes of their matchup Friday night, Shikellamy and Jersey traded punches through a scoreless first period and five minutes of the second quarter. But so much for the two teams equalizing each other as the Bulldogs had too much down the stretch […]
Clarion over Lock Haven
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — When Lock Haven University welcomed Clarion to Jack Stadium Thursday night, LHU first-year coach Dave Taynor was hoping that the new era of Bald Eagle football would get off to a positive start. Unfortunately for Taynor and his squad, the good things they were hoping for […]
LHU season preview
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — When Lock Haven and Clarion kick off the 2015 football season Thursday, September 3, at Hubert Jack Stadium, it will mark the beginning of another new era in LHU football history. Taking over the reins of the LHU program to begin the 2015 season will be […]
Jersey Shore Completes Perfect 10-0 Regular Season
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesterPAFootball.net Senior Writer MILL HALL — If you want to find a way to describe the 2014 Jersey Shore Bulldog football season, you don’t need to look any further. Just label it PERFECTION! Ten teams have tried and all ten have failed to defeat the Bulldogs. After winning nine in a row, […]
Bulldogs Toss a Shutout at Bald Eagle Area
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — When a team is rolling along, there are always a few games that might be labeled as “trap” games. Fortunately for Jersey Shore, Friday night didn’t turn out to be one of those games. Entering the contest with Bald Eagle Area sporting a spotless 8-0 mark, […]
Ship Sails Past LHU, 42-24
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — When Shippensburg paid a visit to Hubert Jack Stadium Saturday for a PSAC contest with Lock Haven, something had to give. Both teams were in the midst of losing skids, the Red Raiders having dropped their last three games, while the Bald Eagles had opened their […]
Mifflinburg downs Central Mountain
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer MILL HALL — When Mifflinburg invaded Don Malinak Stadium for a football battle with Central Mountain Friday night, two things were certain. First of all, one of the two teams was going to win its second game of the season as both teams entered the fray at 1-5. Secondly, […]
Jersey Shore Humbles Mifflinburg 41-6
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — During the first four weeks of the season, the Mifflinburg football team ran into four quality teams. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they came out on the short of the final score in three of the four games. Friday night at Thompson Street Stadium, things didn’t get […]
LHU Throws Scare into IUP
EasternPAFootball.com/WesterPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — The scoreboard at Hubert Jack Stadium had the final at IUP 21, Lock Haven 16, but that was only part of the story. A play here, another play there, a little better execution with fewer mistakes, and it could have been a whole different ball game. As most people […]
PSU Notebook
EasternPAFootball/WesternPAFootball Senior Writer UNIVERSITY PARK — Whether or not Penn State head football coach James Franklin has some type of connection with Mother Nature, he wasn’t about to let it rain on his parade in his inaugural appearance at Beaver Stadium Saturday afternoon. With showers and possible thunderstorms forecasted throughout the day, most of the […]
Shore pulls away from Bellefonte
EasternPAFootball and WesternPAFootball Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — Sometimes the final score on the scoreboard doesn’t indicate how the football game unfolded. That was pretty much the case Friday night at Thompson Street Stadium for Jersey Shore and Bellefonte. Although the board had the final at Shore 31, Bellefonte 7, the game was much closer […]
Shore Wins First District Title Since 1997
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer SELINSGROVE — Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tug McGraw always said, “you gotta believe.” After Friday night’s District IV Class AAA championship football game, the Jersey Shore Bulldogs not only made believers in themselves, but also their fans and followers. Maybe the most amazing thing about the championship is when Shore captured […]
Bulldogs Stun Shikellamy
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer SUNBURY – The venue and the two teams were the same. However, the rewards this time were a little different. In the seventh game of the regular season, Jersey Shore and Shikellamy met in a Heartland Division I contest with the Braves walking off with a 29-19 victory over the Bulldogs […]
Shore Downs Milton
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer MILTON – It was like a shootout at the O. K. Corral, a battle that might have resembled a heavyweight fight with the two teams exchanging jabs and blows until there was only one man standing. After playing some good teams tough only to come up on the short end of […]
Rams too much for Bald Eagles
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer LOCK HAVEN – Featuring the right arm of quarterback Sean McCartney and the legs of tailback Rondell White, the 15th-ranked West Chester Rams defeated Lock Haven, 34-13, before a Hubert Jack Stadium SRO crowd Saturday afternoon in LHU Homecoming 2013. The Rams jumped on the Bald Eagles early as they scored […]
Seals Slip Past Shore
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer JERSEY SHORE — For the Jersey Shore Bulldog football team, the beat goes on. After splitting its first four games, the Bulldogs have now dropped its last four in a row, including a 14-6 setback at the hands of the Selinsgrove Seals Friday night at Thompson Street Stadium. “It got a […]
Braves defeated the Bulldogs, 29-19
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer SUNBURY – Big plays in the game of football can either be your friend or your enemy. Friday night at Shikellamy Stadium, the big plays weren’t very friendly to Jersey Shore. The Braves, riding the highs of five plays of 35 yards or more, defeated the Bulldogs by the final of […]
Danville remains unbeaten
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer JERSEY SHORE — After completing the first half of the season unbeaten, the Danville Ironmen got the second half off to a solid start Friday night at Thompson Street Stadium. Getting off to a quick start, the Ironmen built up a 17-0 lead before prevailing by a 24-7 final over […]
Bloom Overwhelms LHU
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer BLOOMSBURG — The big question facing the Lock Haven University defensive unit going into Saturday’s clash with Bloomsburg was how do you stop the Huskies all-everything tailback Franklyn Quiteh? Actually, the answer is quite simple. You can’t. You can only hope to slow him down, but even that didn’t work for […]
Mifflinburg Holds off Shore
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Writer MIFFLINBURG – Sometimes in the game of football, you simply run out of time. For Jersey Shore, that was the scenario it faced in its game with Mifflinburg Friday night as the Wildcats hung on for a 20-13 win in a Heartland Conference matchup. Mifflinburg scored on its first three […]
LHU Downs Cheyney on LH Community Day
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer LOCK HAVEN — Seldom do you see a team win a football game when its methods of scoring are a touchdown, an extra point, a field goal and a safety. However, Saturday night at Hubert Jack Stadium, that was the method of putting points on the scoreboard for the Lock […]
Shore Outlasts Bloomsburg
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer JERSEY SHORE — Through the first two games of the 2013 season, the Bloomsburg football show has been led by the brother combo of Ricky and Colby Klingerman to a 2-1 record. However, Friday night at Thompson Street Stadium, the Jersey Shore defense decided it was time to be a […]
Montoursville pulls away from Shore
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer JERSEY SHORE — For the previous 27 meetings with Montoursville on the football field, Jersey Shore came out on the short end of the final score. For the first three quarters of Friday night’s meeting between the Bulldogs and Warriors, it appeared that the long string of losses might be […]
Bulldogs down Shamokin
SHAMOKIN – The Jersey Shore Bulldog football team is no longer searching for its first big win. After coming up short in 13 straight tries, the Bulldogs took care of business Friday night as they downed the Shamokin Indians 33-14 at Kemp Memorial Stadium. “We had a lot of fun and we got the first […]
Troy options Shore
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer TROY – One year ago, Jed Wright proved to be a one-man wrecking crew as he ran the option to near-perfection while racking up 161 yards on 17 carries good for a pair of touchdowns in a 26-6 Troy win over Jersey Shore at Thompson Street Stadium. Friday night at […]
LHU Picked to Finish Sixth in PSAC-East
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net/EasternPAFootball.com Writer KUTZTOWN — With the PSAC-East football luncheon at Kutztown University’s multi-purpose room in the McFarland Student Union Monday afternoon, the college football season is underway in general and specifically for the Lock Haven University football team. One of the highlights of the luncheon is the announcement of the pre-season ranking’s […]
Kickin with Ficken
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com/WesternPAFootball.net Writer UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State placekicker Sam Ficken will be the first to admit that his start to the 2012 season was a nightmare. However, after getting off to the sluggish start, Ficken ironed out his problems and became a consistent kicker for the Lions over the final eight games. Maybe […]
Great way to go out
BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer UNIVERSITY PARK — When the Penn State football team welcomed the Wisconsin Badgers to Happy Valley Saturday afternoon, the Lions left no stones unturned. They left everything they had on the field. After battling each other for sixty minutes, neither team could decide the issue as the two teams headed […]
LHU win over Cheyney
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — The monkey that has been riding on the back of the Lock Haven University football team for 52 straight games is gone. Saturday afternoon before an enthusiastic crowd at Hubert Jack Stadium, the Bald Eagles finally kicked the pest to the curb as they defeated the Cheyney […]
Bucktail over Carson Long
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer LOCK HAVEN — When Bucktail met Carson Long in the regular season finale Friday night at Hubert Jack Stadium, you could color the game Red & White from the opening kickoff until the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard clock. Taking no prisoners, the Bucks completely dominated the Warriors […]
Milton Comes From Way Back to Defeat Shore
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — For the first 21 minutes of Friday night’s HAC-I matchup between Milton and Jersey Shore, the game belonged to the Bulldogs as they scored 17 unanswered points to take a 17-0 lead. However, facing the 17-point deficit, the Panthers shook off the cobwebs and went on […]
Shik holds off Shore
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — Although the temperatures were getting down into the frigid range Friday night, the Shikellamy Braves warmed things up in a hurry at Thompson Street Stadium in their HAC-I football matchup with Jersey Shore. Scoring on their very first offensive play of the game, the Braves ran […]
Penn State over Northwestern
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer UNIVERSITY PARK – Any way you look at it, the Penn State football team put a big exclamation point on Nittany Lion Homecoming 2012. After leading for much of the afternoon, the Lions saw their lead evaporate into a deficit in the third period. But not to let things […]
Mifflinburg Blanks Shore in HAC-I Contest
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — The Mifflinburg Wildcat football team is no longer winless. Although it wasn’t exactly a case of the irresistible force meeting an immovable object, when the ’Cats traveled to Thompson Street Stadium for their football game with Jersey Shore Friday night, something had to give. Both teams entered […]
Nittany Lions Down Navy For First Win
BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer UNIVERSITY PARK – In a day of many firsts at Beaver Stadium, maybe the biggest and most important to the Penn State football team was the numbers on the scoreboard as it read Penn State 34, Navy 7. For the Lions, it was the first-ever win for head coach Bill […]
Shamokin over Jersey Shore
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — For the first fifteen minutes of Friday night’s football matchup between Shamokin and Jersey Shore, the two teams took turns trading turnovers and touchdowns. Midway through the second period, the deadlock remained at 14-all. However, from that point on, the Bulldogs were unable to penetrate the goal […]
LHU @ ESU preview
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer LOCKHAVEN — For the second time in ten days, the Lock Haven Bald Eagle football team will board the buses and head East on I-80. The only difference this week is that instead of continuing through New Jersey and into the Big Apple, the Bald Eagles will get off […]
Ohio knocks of Lions in Opener
BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer UNIVERSITY PARK — Any way you look at it, it wasn’t the start to the 2012 season first-year Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien and his squad were looking for. After taking the 14-3 lead both the Lion offense and defense went South as the offense couldn’t move the ball into […]
Troy wins over Jersey Shore
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer JERSEY SHORE — Special teams play can be very important in the outcome of a lot of football games and in Friday night’s opener between Troy and Jersey Shore, that fact was quite apparent. Special team play was quite special to Troy from the outset of the game as the Trojans […]
Jersey Shore preview
BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — New Jersey Shore head football coach Tom Gravish has a huge task on his hands, but the veteran mentor knew that when he took the job. However, a quick look at Gravish’s track record as a head coach would indicate there seems to be no mountain for Gravish […]
Jersey Shore Preview
BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Senior Writer JERSEY SHORE — New Jersey Shore head football coach Tom Gravish has a huge task on his hands, but the veteran mentor knew that when he took the job. However, a quick look at Gravish’s track record as a head coach would indicate there seems to be no mountain for […]
LHU Football Looking For Continued Improvement
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball.com Writer LOCK HAVEN — Although Lock Haven University head football coach John Allen and his Bald Eagles haven’t climbed the mountain yet, they are gaining on it, one step at a time. “Last year we took a big step in what we are trying to do and that is what […]
Penn State-Purdue Notebook
Skipping The Beaver Stadium Sidelines By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball Writer STATE COLLEGE — A win by any means is better than any type of loss. But if you look at the entire package, Saturday’s 23-18 win by Penn State over Purdue can only be spelled U-G-L-Y!!! While the Lions had numerous best efforts in the […]
Skipping the Beaver Stadium Sidelines
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net Writer STATE COLLEGE — Saturday’s Penn State game with Iowa had just about everything. It had both good and bad plays, good and poor decisions, and even some trickery that saw Penn State placekicker Evan Lewis pick up his first career rush on a fake field goal in the first quarter. […]
Mifflinburg Blanks Shore, 19-0
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net Writer JERSEY SHORE — When Mifflinburg and Jersey Shore squared off against each other Saturday night in a Heartland Athletic Conference Division I matchup, it appeared to be a game between two teams headed in opposite directions. Going into the game the Wildcats were perfect at 4-0, while the Bulldogs were […]
BEA Blanks Halifax, 21-0
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball Writer WINGATE — After two disappointing losses to begin the 2011 season, Bald Eagle Area football coach Jack Tobias, his assistants and the Eagle squad were hoping that the third time would be a charm. Combining an efficient offense with a swarming defense, the Eagles charmed the BEA faithful Friday night […]
Penn State routs Indiana State
By BILL ALBRIGHT WesternPAFootball.net UNIVERSITY PARK — Any way you look at it, it was complete domination by the Penn State football team Saturday afternoon in the season opener against Indiana State University. When the issue was finally decided in sun-drenched Beaver Stadium, the romp was put in the books at Penn State 41, Indiana […]
Lycoming Outlasts King’s For 31-24 Win
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Writer WILLIAMSPORT — Maybe it was a little bit of a letdown on the heels of a huge, emotional win over nationally-ranked Ithaca last weekend. Or maybe it was that the Lycoming College Warrior football team might have taken the King’s College Monarchs a little too lightly. Whatever the reason might […]
Nittany Lions Come From Behind To Down Temple, 22-13
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Writer UNIVERSITY PARK — Any coach will be quick to tell you that any kind of win, even an ugly one, is better than any type of loss. Saturday afternoon, Penn State overcame more mistakes than head coach Joe Paterno and his staff would like to remember as the Lions crept […]
Lock Haven Extends Losing Streak with 38-13 Loss
By BILL ALBRIGHT EasternPAFootball Writer LOCK HAVEN — Wow, how quickly things can change in the game of football. For the first 13 minutes of Saturday night’s football game between Lock Haven and Kutztown, it appeared the Bald Eagles were on a mission to end their losing streak when they opened up a 13-0 lead […]
Lycoming Thumps Westminster Titans, 40-14
Prior to Lycoming’s matchup with Westminster Saturday afternoon, the traditional sound of the cannon was heard at Robert Person Field as the Warrior football team emerged from the locker room. However, as it turned out, the cannon shot wasn’t the only big bang of the afternoon as the Warriors provided a few explosions of their own, helping […]
Nittany Lions Sprint Past Penguins, 44-14
UNIVERSITY PARK — If you are a Penn State football fan, did the words concerned and worried enter your mind in Saturday’s 44-14 win over Youngstown State? Worried? Not at all. Concerned? Maybe a little bit. Like a steam engine trying to pull a fully loaded train up a steep hill, the Nittany Lions struggled […]
Gary Brown Still Enjoying the game of Football
By BILL ALBRIGHT Western PA Writer PITTSBURGH — For former Williamsport High and Penn State gridder Gary Brown, football has been a way of life. Beginning with his days in youth football in Williamsport, Brown made his way to All-State honors with the Millionaires before matriculating to Penn State and later to the National […]
