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QUICK SIX
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Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) leads all of Division II with 194.3 yards rushing per game this season.
-The Huskies now boast the PSAC's all-time leaders in career rushing yardage (
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West)) and field goals made (
Danny Fisher (Liverpool/Central Dauphin)).
-Bloomsburg is 3-0 for the third straight year. The Huskies seek their third consecutive 4-0 start with a win this week.
-Huskies interim head coach
Paul Darragh is the first Bloomsburg coach to win his first three games since Jack Yohe did so in 1952. A win on Saturday would make Darragh the first Bloomsburg head coach to start his tenure 4-0.
-Bloomsburg has won eight straight vs. Lock Haven at Redman Stadium. The last Huskies home loss to Lock Haven came in 1992 when the Bald Eagles won 38-33.
-The Huskies have scored 20 or more points in 16 consecutive games, the second longest streak in school history. The Huskies can tie the record of 17 straight set between 2000-01 on Saturday.
TODAY'S MATCHUP
Saturday's game sees Bloomsburg welcome PSAC East newcomer Lock Haven to Redman Stadium with the nationally-ranked Huskies seeking to keep their record unblemished. Bloomsburg returns home for the first time since Week 1 when it opened the year in impressive fashion, dominating non-conference opponent Stonehill on the way to a 41-13 win. Lock Haven brings a 2-1 record to town, already securing its first two-win season since 2006. Despite the winning record, the Bald Eagles are allowing over 363 yards per game while gaining just 283 themselves. The largest difference between the two teams comes on the ground where Bloomsburg averages over 248 yards per game more than Lock Haven (359.7-111.0).
THE HEAD COACHES
The more things change, the more they stay the same might be the motto for the Huskies this fall. Although longtime head coach Danny Hale has retired, taking with him a 173-56-1 mark during his tenure with the Huskies, the faces on the sideline remain very familiar with the majority of Hale's staff remaining in tact.
Paul Darragh takes over the role of interim head coach this season after serving 16 years on the Bloomsburg coaching staff as defensive coordinator. Under Darragh's leadership, the Huskies' defense has ranked in the top half of the PSAC in total defense in seven of the past 11 seasons. Darragh has started his tenure as head coach with a 3-0 record, the first Bloomsburg coach to win his first three games since Jack Yohe did so in 1952.
John Allen is in his third season at the helm of Lock Haven, working toward turning around the Bald Eagles program by already scoring two wins in a season for the first time in seven years. Allen led Lock Haven to snap its five year-long losing streak when it defeated Cheyney, 15-7, in the season finale last fall. Lock Haven had a few narrow misses before the Cheyney win, dropping a 19-10 decision on the road at Mercyhurst and then watched Clarion score a game-winning touchdown with two seconds remaining on Homecoming. Prior to taking over at Lock Haven in March of 2011, Allen was the coordinator of player development at Penn State from 2008-11 and was also the head coach of the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe and also spent three years as offensive coordinator for the Amsterdam Admirals, winning the World Bowl in 2005.
LAST MEETING
Because Lock Haven was a part of the PSAC Western Division until this year, the Huskies and Bald Eagles did not previously meet each year. As such, the last time the schools met in football was in the 2011 season finale at Redman Stadium when the Huskies closed out the year with a 34-3 victory on Nov. 12, 2011. Bloomsburg took a commanding 27-0 lead at halftime and never looked back behind 317 yards of rushing.
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) ran for 120 yards while Lock Haven's Brandon Brader carried 34 times for 122 yards.
LAST TIME OUT
Bloomsburg took what had been a close game and turned it into a 31-12 victory with a second half surge at rival Kutztown last Saturday. Despite trailing in first downs and time of possession for the first time this year, the Huskies used key defensive stops and timely offensive outbursts to pull away late. Ahead 10-6 midway through the third quarter,
Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) found
Connor Gades (West Chester/Unionville) for a 34-yard touchdown strike to change the complexion of the game with the visitors never looking back.
Larry Webster (Hagerstown, MD/Elkton) dominated on defense with four sacks while
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) paced the offense with 170 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Bloomsburg completely bottled up the Kutztown run game which accounted for -3 yards rushing, but the Golden Bears were able to throw for 351 yards behind freshman quarterback Alec Werner.
Lock Haven improved to 2-1 on the year behind a 12-10 win at home over Cheyney last week. The Bald Eagles needed just 121 yards of total offense to secure the victory, led by Brandon Brader's 56 yards on 17 carries. Lock Haven placekicker Alex Boumerhi's 46-yard FG blast marked the longest field goal for an LHU kicker since a 43-yarder by Dan Hagerman in 2005 vs. Cheyney.
MAKING HISTORY
Senior running back
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) is re-writing the PSAC record books this season by setting the conference's all-time record for most career rushing yards. Quiteh broke the record with an eight-yard carry in the fourth quarter at Edinboro in Week 2 as part of a 231-yard performance. He now sets his sights on the all-time Division II record books, moving to 15th place all-time in D-II history with 170 yards at Kutztown. Quiteh is currently the leading active rusher in all NCAA divisions (FBS, FCS, II, III) - by a wide margin. His career total is nearly 1,000 yards more than his closest follower, Melikke Van Alstyne of NCAA Division III's Framingham State (4,994). Quiteh also leads all active NCAA rushers in yards per game (155.6), all-purpose yards (6,190) and rushing touchdowns (66). Quiteh has rushed for over 100 yards in a school-record 20 straight games and 35 of 38 career games.
With his 21-yard field goal at Kutztown last Saturday,
Danny Fisher (Liverpool/Central Dauphin) broke the all-time conference record for career 3-pointers, connecting on his 51st with the Huskies. The previous mark had been held by Ed Detwiler of East Stroudsburg for over two decades. Fisher captured the career kicking points record the previous week at Edinboro and now has 298 for his career. He currently leads all Division II active players in field goals and is sixth among active players in all divisions (Chandler Catanzaro, Clemson, 58 field goals). Among active leaders in total points in Division II,
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) leads all players with 408 and Fisher ranks third at 298.
OFFENSE STILL STREAKIN'
The Bloomsburg offense has scored 20 or more points in 16 straight games - the second longest such streak in school history. The BU record is 17 straight games set between 2000-01.
WEBSTER WINS PSAC WEEKLY AWARD
Larry Webster (Hagerstown, MD/Elkton) earned PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week honors after scoring four sacks at Kutztown. The tally marked a new career-high for Webster, beating his previous best of three sacks set at Slippery Rock last season. Along with the four sacks, he also had five tackles, a pass breakup and an additional quarterback hurry while the sacks totaled a loss of 28 yards for the Kutztown offense. In 15 career games, Webster has tallied 18.5 sacks.
REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
Both
Connor Gades (West Chester/Unionville) and
Tony Peregrin (Mayfield/Lakeland) made their first career visits to the end zone at Kutztown with touchdown receptions vs. the Golden Bears. Gades' scoring reception was perhaps the key play of the game – with BU leading 10-6 and facing third-and-15, quarterback
Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) found Gades in space over the middle for a 34-yard strike to make the score 17-6 and Kutztown would never move any closer. Peregrin's TD catch gave the Huskies some insurance as he scored from seven yards out early in the fourth quarter. Gades also set career highs for receptions (four) and receiving yards (57).
CHANCE FOR HISTORY
Bloomsburg has made its fair share of history in recent weeks and has the opportunity for another historical moment on Saturday vs. Lock Haven. Interim head coach
Paul Darragh has tied the school record for consecutive wins to start a career, tying Jack Yohe (1952), Thornley Booth (1926) and George Harry (1909). While Yohe, Booth and Harry all had to travel for road games in their fourth contest, Darragh has the luxury of attempting for a 4-0 start on home turf.
TURNING RED INTO POINTS
When in the red zone this season, the Huskies have not squandered scoring opportunities. Through the first three games of the year Bloomsburg has scored in 14 of 15 trips to the red zone – including punching into the end zone 10 times.
CONVERTING ON THIRD DOWN
Bloomsburg has converted 47.5 percent (19 of 40) of its third down situations this season, second-best in the PSAC. Only West Chester (19 of 37, 51.4 percent) has been better on third down this year.
GOING THE DISTANCE
The Huskies sealed their victory at Kutztown with a back-breaking 98-yard touchdown drive in seven plays, capped by a 7-yard pass from
Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) to
Tony Peregrin (Mayfield/Lakeland). The scoring drive gave BU a 24-6 lead early in the fourth quarter and marks the longest scoring drive for Bloomsburg this season. The drive featured a 65-yard run from
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West), also the longest play from scrimmage this year from the Huskies. The impressive drive was the first scoring drive by the Huskies of 90 yards or longer since doing so in a win over Gannon on Sept. 29, 2012 and the longest scoring drive since going 99 yards in nine plays in a 38-18 win vs. Shippensburg on Oct. 15, 2011.
KNOBLAUCH PICKS ANOTHER
Redshirt sophomore safety
Tyler Knoblauch (Berlin, NJ/Eastern) hauled in an interception for the second straight game in the Huskies' 31-12 win at Kutztown. Knoblauch, who saw time as a special teams player in 2012 after missing much of 2011 with injury, became a starter for the first time this year. He recorded his first career interception in Week 2 at Edinboro and is tied with
Tomas Cabrera (Hanover/Hanover Area) for the team lead in picks.
POSTELL SETS CAREER BEST
Gary Postell (Philadelphia/Bishop McDevitt) led Bloomsburg with 10 tackles in the victory at Kutztown in Week 3. A redshirt sophomore cornerback, Postell made eight solo stops and assisted on two other tackles at Kutztown. The 10 tackles are a new career-high.
COLORING THE RECORD BOOK MAROON AND GOLD
Franklyn Quiteh (Tobyhanna/Pocono Mountain West) has plenty of BU company atop the PSAC rushing list. Now that Quiteh owns the career conference rushing record, the Huskies occupy three out of the top four all-time PSAC rushing spots - Quiteh, Jamar Brittingham (5,689 yards from 2004-07, second) and Irv Singler (5,105 from 1994-97, fourth).