Football | 9/13/2023 1:03:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -  The Bloomsburg football opens its home schedule against Edinboro this Saturday, September 16. Kick off is slated for 2:00 p.m. from Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium.
 
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THE GAME
The Huskies return home for the first time in 2023 as they host Edinboro at Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium. Bloomsburg comes into the game with a 1-1 record to open the year after falling to Fairmont State 34-30 on a late fourth-quarter touchdown and rebounding for a 21-7 win at Clarion last week.

THE SERIES
The Huskies and Edinboro meet for the 15th time in program history today. The Fighting Scots hold a slight 8-6 advantage over the Huskies, though Bloomsburg has won six of the last 10 meetings between the two teams. Edinboro defeated the Huskies 23-20 last season in overtime, but the Fighting Scots have yet to win back-to-back games over Bloomsburg since they won five straight from 1981 - 1999. Bloomsburg won both meetings between the two teams during the 2019 season. .

SCOUTING EDINBORO
The Fighting Scots are coming off of a 35-28 loss to Shepherd University last Saturday. The Fighting Scots opened the year with a 49-7 loss to FCS Duquesne University on September 2.

Leading the way offensively for the Fighting Scots is Matt Carlisle under center. He is 20-for-44 passing this year with 139 yards and one touchdown. He has thrown three interceptions in two games for Edinboro. Brian Trobel and Carlisle have split time as the top two rushers for the Fighting Scots as Trobel has 124 rushing yards on 22 carries and Carlisle has 95 yards on 17 carries. Trobel has two rushing touchdowns while Keon Anderson has three carries for six yards and a score.

Carlisle's main target has been Thaddeus Standfield with 11 catches for 75 yards this season. Aaron Hopkins has six catches for a team-leading 90 yards and a touchdown. Mike Watkins has made seven catches as well for 46 yards.

Standfield has been an all-purpose player for the Fighting Scots this season wtih 193 yards on nine kick returns, including a season-long 32-yard return. Watkins one one kick return for 28 yards and Logan Stagl returned a pair of kicks for seven yards. Armani Bailey has all of the Edinboro punt returns this year with three run backs for 19 yards.

Defensively, Malcolm Johnson leads the team with 20 total tackles and one forced fumble. CJ Ealdier has 15 tackles while Toby Cline has 12 including 1.5 tackles for a loss of two yards and a forced fumble. Wilfredo Diaz has the only interception for the Fighting Scots this season and has one broken up pass, one fumble recovery, and leads the team with a pair of forced fumbles. He has 11.0 tackles on the year. Kaden Spiegel, Ty Thornton, and Landon Chalmers all are credited with a sack so far this season.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
The Huskies improved to 1-1 on the year after a stellar defensive performance last week holding Clarion to just seven points. The Huskies picked up their first win of the season with a 21-7 victory over the Golden Eagles. Bloomsburg's defense had four interceptions in the game, returning the first one for a touchdown in the first 19 seconds of action.

Sophomore KJ Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) is off to a strong start for the 2023 season. He is 27-for-45 passing for 407 yards and a touchdown. Riley has not thrown an intercpetion this season and is averaging 203.5 yards in the air per game. His top target is Jerry Griffen-Batchler (Norristown, Pa./Germantown Academy) who has come into his own this season with 12 catches for 185 yards and a touchdown. He is averaging 15.42 yards per catch and 92.50 yards per game this season. He had a career-best 103 yard game against Fairmont State to open the year. Nas Jones (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) has caught seven passes for 122 yards and is averaging 17.43 yards per catch and 61.00 yards per game this year.

Kaleb Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) continues to be one of the strongest backs in the PSAC averaging 103.5 yards per game this season. His hit the 100+ yard rushing mark last week against Clarion with 126 yards on the ground, including a 63-yard touchdown run. Monaco has 38 carries this year and has only been pushed back eight yards. Ty Pringle (Cheyney, Pa./Bayard Rustin) is off to a hot start for the Huskies with 60 yards on 15 carries. All of his yards have been positive yardage this season and is averging 4.0 yards per carry with a touchdown. Riley has rushed for 39 yards and two scores while freshman Matt Buchman (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton) scored his first career touchdown last week against Clarion, a four-yard late in the second quarter.

Monaco and Griffen-Batchler have done is all for the Huskies as the two returners - Monaco on kick returns and Griffen-Batchler handling punt returns. Monaco is averaging 22.5 yards per kick return with 180 yards while Griffen-Batchler is averaging 32.0 yards per punt return.

Defensively, Quentin Gaskill (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) leads the Huskies with 15.0 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of five yards. He also has an interception for the Huskies. Brady Thompson (Green Lane, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had a stellar game for Bloomsburg against Clarion last week and is now second on the team with 14 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and one broken up pass. Ryan D'Ambra (Southampton, Pa./Archbishop Wood) has 12 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, and two broken up passes while Tom Goetz (Wenonah, N.J./Gateway Regional) has 11 tackles, a team-best 3.0 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks for a loss of seven yards. Goetz also has a pair of interceptions this season. Joe Kahn grabbed his first career INT for the maroon & gold last week against Clarion.  

ON THIS DAY - SEPTEMBER 16
Bloomsburg Football History, September 16, 2017
The Bloomsburg University football team put up 27 points on Saturday afternoon with nearly half of them coming from turnovers as the Huskies defeated the visiting Golden Knights of Gannon University, 27-10, in front of 4,189 fans at Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium. The Parents and Family Weekend crowd saw the Huskies extend their win streak to two and record their first home victory of the 2017 season. Bloomsburg improved to 2-1 on the young season and moved to 4-2 lifetime against Gannon. With the loss, the Golden Knights dropped to 1-2 on the season.

The Huskies scored 13 of their 27 points off four Gannon turnovers – two fumbles and two interceptions. Both of the interceptions Bloomsburg recorded – the first coming in the first quarter by redshirt junior Marquis Seamon (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) (7-yard return) and the latter in the fourth quarter from senior Eric Schwartz (York, Pa./Central York) (22-yard return) – led to field goals of 26 and 36 yards, respectively, by redshirt junior Ryan Abbott (Hagerstown, Md./Saint James School). The picks were also the first two of the season for the Huskies. The other seven points off turnovers came in the second quarter when redshirt sophomore Alex Annan (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) forced a fumble while tackling Gannon sophomore running back Isaiah Young. Redshirt junior Chris Gary (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood) picked up the loose football at Bloomsburg's 45-yard line and ran it back 55 yards for the Huskies' second touchdown of the game. The score put Bloomsburg up 17-3 with 5:10 remaining in the first half.

History, September 9, 1990
On this date in 1620, English colonists aboard the Mayflower set sail for America, where they founded Plymouth, Massachusetts, after 41 men, including William Bradford and Myles Standish, signed the Mayflower Compact.
 
Century Mark
For the first time in his career, Jerry Griffen-Batchler (Norristown, Pa./Germantown Academy) hit the century mark in receiving yards as he caught six passes for 103 yards against Fairmont State. His longest reception was for 29 yards, a late fourth-quarter score for the Huskies. His previous game-high in receiving yards was 49 last season against Millersville.

Kaleb Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) hit the century mark in rushing yards last week for the first time in the previous two seasons after rushing for 126 yards on 19 carries against Clarion. Monaco ripped off a 63-yard touchdown run to put the Huskies up 21-7 in the third quarter.

DOES IT ALL
During his career, Kaleb Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) has proven himself to be one of the more dynamic backs and return specialists in the PSAC East. He opened the season with 200 all-purpose yards against Fairmont State. Monaco rushed for 81 yards, caught a three-yard pass, and had 116 kick return yards on six returns. He averaged 19.3 yards per return last week and, for his career, averages 22.7 yards a return. Last week against Clarion, Monaco rushed for 126 yards and had another 64 kickoff return yards and 28 yards receiving.

Jerry Griffen-Batchler (Norristown, Pa./Germantown Academy) is responsible for the punt return duties for the Huskies and is averaging 32.0 yards per punt return with a 32-yard return against Fairmont State to open the season.

RIGHT ON THE MONEY
Jerry Griffen-Batchler (Norristown, Pa./Germantown Academy) had 12 catches on the year and nine of those 12 catches went for either a first down or touchdown. Nas Jones (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) has four catches, two of which went for a first down and Peyton Persing (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) had a first down on one of his two grabs.

Kaleb Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) has run for a first down seven times, most notably three when he was given the ball on third down out of four attempts. Ty Pringle (Cheyney, Pa./Bayard Rustin) ran for three first downs, including his 12-yard run for a touchdown on a third down play. KJ Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) ran for two first downs, incluidng a 22-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

MOVING FORWARD
The run game has been quite strong for the Huskies through the first two weeks of the season as the Huskies have gained 327 yards on the ground and only lost 29 yards with a net of 298 yards rushing on 67 carries. Leading the way is Ty Pringle (Cheyney, Pa./Bayard Rustin) who has 60 yards on 15 carries and all of his yards have been for a gain. Kaleb Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) has 207 net yards rushing as he has only been pushed back for eight yards on 38 total carries this season. On the other side of the ball, the Huskies have limited opponents to 335 yards rushing but have pushed teams back 45 yards on 69 carries.

QUICK RECAP – 2022 HUSKIES
The Huskies finished the 2022 campaign 4-7 with a 2-5 record in PSAC East action under head coach Frank Sheptock. Bloomsburg picked up a 42-3 win over Clarion for the Huskies' first win of the season before out-lasting West Chester 21-16 under the lights. The Huskies defeated Lock Haven 17-9 on the road last year before rounding out the year with a 16-13 win over Mercyhurst.

QUICK RECAP – 2022 FIGHTING SCOTS
The Scots return 17 of 22 starters from a year ago that saw them go 5-6 overall and 3-4 in PSAC West play.
 
All-American punter Reed Martin headlines the returning players after also playing corner for the Scots in 2022. On the offensive side of the ball, receiver Thaddeus Standfield and offensive tackle Gabe Hulslander return as second-team All-PSAC West selections. Clay Cunningham leads the defensive returners as a second-team All-PSAC choice himself.

COACHING STAFF UPDATES
Stephen Pribble is no stranger to the Huskies' sideline but will take on a new role in 2023 after being promoted to offensive coordinator in the offseason. Chris Sprague joined the coaching staff to lead the offensive line while Deon Henry, Sr. came to Bloomsburg to coach the secondary. Matt Meloy joined the Huskies as the tight ends coach and Josh Bernocco moved from the cornerbacks to helping with the tight ends this season.

KEY LOSSES
The Huskies will hit the gridiron for the first time since 2017 without all-PSAC defensive back, Chris Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West). Monaco compiled 145 career tackles and nine career interceptions. He returned those nine picks for 176 total yards. Monaco was a mainstay on the special teams as well with 1,194 kick return yards while returning one for a touchdown.

John Ayres (Mt. Carmel, Pa./Mt. Carmel) departed the Huskies after two seasons for Bloomsburg. He finished with 16 total tackles, 233 yards rushing, 89 yards receiving and five total tackles.

RETURNING ALL-PSAC ATHLETES
The Huskies return three All-PSAC East performers from last year in senior Quentin Gaskill (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) and junior Kaleb Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) and Matthew Bowes (Somerton, Pa./La Salle College HS). Gaskill led the Huskies with 92 total tackles as he started and played in 10 games this season, missing just one due to injury. He finished the regular season 11th in the NCAA and first in the PSAC with 1.4 passes defended per game, as he collected 14 total. Monaco played in 10 games for Bloomsburg and collected 513 yards on the ground on 139 carries, caught 12 passes for 175 yards and two scores, and handled the lion's share of the kick return duties and had 397 yards on 18 returns. Bowes had 249 receiving yards on 18 catches and three touchdowns. He averaged 13.8 yards per catch and was the team-leader in in catches, yards, and touchdowns from the tight end spot in a run-heavy offense.

WELCOME TO BLOOM
Bloomsburg added 20 newcomers to the program on National Signing Day including seven o-linemen, four running backs, four wide receivers, two tight ends, two defensive ends, two defensive tackles and a safety. The Huskies brought in players from four different states, including Pennsylvania (13), New Jersey (3), Maryland (2), and New York (2).

The Huskies welcome five transfers to the roster this season. Hunter Lino (Howell, N.J./Howell) came from Wagner, Harry Jennings (Largo, Md./Fairmont Heights) from Shepherd, Jaden Helton (Ardmore, Pa./Lower Merion) and Jordan Fernandez (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) from Kutztown, and Neurys Ortiz (Union City, N.J./Union City) from American International.

FEATURED EVENTS ON THE SCHEDULE
The Huskies host Kutztown on October 7 for their annual Think Pink Game before welcome Lock Haven to Redman Stadium for Homecoming/Parents' and Supporters' Weekend/Hall of Fame Celebration. The Huskies will honor the 2013 Team and the late Brian Clarke's number during the game. Bloomsburg is scheduled to host IUP on November 11 for their Senior Day game.

MCGONIGLE RETURNS
Brendan McGonigle (Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) returns to do the place kicking after going 12-for-15 in field goals with a long of 47 yards. He was nearly perfect in point after attempts, finishing 24-for-25 last year to lead the team with 60 points

So far this season, McGonigle is 1-3 on field goal attempts and 3-for-4 on point after tries. He nailed a 40-yard field goal as time expired at the end of the half against Fairmont State. In his career, McGonigle has converted five field goals of 40 or more yards for the Huskies..He is 6-for-7 on point after attempts.

START OF A NEW STREAK
After their streak of 211 straight games scoring at least one point was snapped midseason at Kutztown, the Huskies rebounded at Lock Haven to win 17-9 and begin a new streak. Bloomsburg pushed its streak to four to end the season and is now at six straight after two strong offensive games to start the year. The last time the Huskies were shut out was in 2003, a 21-0 home loss against Shippensburg on September 13. Bloomsburg is 115-3 all-time when scoring at least 40 points in a game. However, the Huskies have only reached the 40-point plateau seven times in the last 49 contests. The Huskies defeated Clarion 42-3 last season at home.

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN (S)
The Huskies named six captains for the 2023 campaign. Returning in their leadership role are Quentin Gaskill (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro), Tom Goetz (Wenonah, N.J./Gateway Regional), and Ky Seesholtz (Mifflinville, Pa./Central Columbia), while KJ Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area), Kaleb Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West), and Marlon Wescott join the captains for the first time.

THE RILEY FILE
Sophomore QB KJ Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) is back for his second season under center for the Huskies after finishing his freshman campaign with 1,320 yards and went 102-for-184 with 10 touchdown passes and five interceptions. Riley also ran for 216 yards on 69 carries and one touchdown.

KJ Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) is off to a strong start for the 2023 season. He is 27-for-45 passing for 407 yards and a touchdown. Riley has not thrown an intercpetion this season and is averaging 203.5 yards in the air per game. Riley has rushed for 39 yards and two scores

ONE LAST RIDE
Joseph Kahn (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove), Ron Long (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan), Quentin Gaskill (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro), Brendan Gregory (Millville, Pa./Central Columbia), Colton Sidler (Danville, Pa./Danville Area), and Kenny Yurkonis (Minersville, Pa./Minersville Area) look to leave their lasting mark on the Bloomsburg Football program as the suit up in the maroon & gold for their final season.

Kahn is a three-year member of the Huskies with 21 games under his belt and 35 total tackles while Long has 17 games and 79 total tackles in two seasons. Gaskill is in his fourth season with the Huskies and has 203 total tackles, four interceptions, and 20 broken up passes to his name. Sidler has six games and four tackles to his credit and Yurkonis is a four-year member of the Huskies with 56 total tackles in 23 games after a breakout season last year. He had 47 tackles, including 8.0 for a loss of 42 yards and 4.5 sacks for 36 yards.

SHEPTOCK ERA
Sheptock was named the 28th head football coach in Bloomsburg University as he returns to his alma mater to take over the Huskies' program. Sheptock was at Division III Wilkes University as the defensive coordinator from 1990-95 and then took over the Colonels' program and served as head coach from 1996-2014. While at Wilkes, Sheptock went 107-81 overall and established the program record for most wins in a season (11) and career (107) while leading the Colonels to nine postseason appearances.

A member of the NCAA Division II Team of the Quarter Century (1973-97), Sheptock played linebacker for head coach George Landis and holds the school records for tackles in a career (537), single-season (159), and single-game (23), as well as career fumble recoveries (12). His program record for tackles in a single game, in fact, occurred during the national semifinal contest at North Alabama.

HUDDLE WITH THE HUSKIES
For the third-straight year, head coach Frank Sheptock will host "Huddle with the Huskies" at Quaker Steak & Lube in Buckhorn, Pa., on two select Thursdays this season. The final event will take place on October 12 ahead of Homecoming and Hall of Fame Weekend against Lock Haven.

The events are open to the public, with dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. and a short program to follow. A buffet dinner will cost $14 per person each night, including a non-alcoholic beverage. Following the dinner, Coach Sheptock will speak about the season, preview the upcoming game(s), and introduce members of the coaching staff and players from this year's roster.

The first Huddle with the Huskies was on September 7 and featured senior Joseph Kahn (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) and junior Tom Goetz (Wenonah, N.J./Gateway Regional) for the evening's program.

REMEMBERING THE GREATS
During the Homecoming game on October 14, the Huskies will honor the 2013 team which captured the PSAC Title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoff tournament. Bloomsburg will also honor the jersey number of the late Brian Clarke. Clarke's number, 77, will remain with the rest of the honored numbers at Bloomsburg from now on.

Clarke was dominant during his Bloomsburg career helping pave the way for the Huskies to rush for 3,762 yards and rank sixth among all Division II teams in rushing during the 2013 season after ranking fifth in 2012. Clarke was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award representing the nation's top Division II lineman in 2012 and 2013, finishing third in the voting in 2013. He was named first team All-America by the Associated Press, D2Football.com, Daktronics, Don Hansen Football Gazette and Beyond Sports Network and was a preseason Sporting News All-American.

41ST ANNUAL HALL OF FAME CELEBRATION
The members of the 2023 Hall of Fame Class are Lindy (Altadonna) McKinney '99 (women's lacrosse), Amber (Hackenberg) Brosius '08 (women's cross country/track & field), Bill Paule '65 (wrestling), Franklyn Quiteh '13 (football), Tracy 'Trey' Wirth '00 (women's soccer), and Sheila (Zilinski) Hughes '04/06M (field hockey/women's lacrosse). The induction brunch and ceremony will occur on Sunday October 15, at the Kehr Union Ballroom. Festivities will begin at 12:30 p.m. The six will bring the enshrined number to 208.

CLOCK RULE CHANGE NOTE
The NCAA changed the clock rules this year and will no longer stop the clock to set the chains for first downs during most of the game. The clock will still stop briefly for first downs inside the final two minutes of the second and fourth quarters, but otherwise will run on first downs. It was easy to see the impact through one week this fall. Bloomsburg averaged 55 plays per game last year and stayed consistent through the first two week of the season, running 56 plays against Fairmont with and 53 at Clarion.  The rule change benefitted the Huskies last week as they averaged allowing 71.1 plays per game by opponents last year and held the Falcons to just 66 offensive plays two weeks ago and the Golden Eagles to 67.

2023 PSAC PRESEASON POLL
The Bloomsburg University football was selected to finish seventh in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division by the league's coaches in the 2023 Preseason Poll.
 
Last year's runner's up, Shepherd, was selected to win the East this year with five first-place votes, while Kutztown was selected second with two first places votes and West Chester was picked third with one top-place vote. East Stroudsburg came in fourth in the East and Millersville claimed the No. 5 spot. Shippensburg took sixth, just ahead of Bloomsburg, while Lock Haven rounded out the East with the eighth spot.
 
On the West, reigning PSAC champion, IUP claimed the top spot with sixth first-place votes while Slippery Rock grabbed the other two and finished second in voting. California (Pa.) grabbed the No. 3 spot and Gannon took the No. 4 spot. Edinboro, Seton Hill, and Clarion finished fifth through seventh in the voting while Mercyhurst rounded out the poll with the No. 8 spot.

The Huskies finished the 2022 campaign 4-7 with a 2-5 record in PSAC East action under head coach Frank Sheptock. Bloomsburg picked up a 42-3 win over Clarion for the Huskies' first win of the season before out-lasting West Chester 21-16 under the lights. The Huskies defeated Lock Haven 17-9 on the road last year before rounding out the year with a 16-13 win over Mercyhurst.

2023 KEY RETURNERS
The Huskies return three All-PSAC East performers from last year in senior Quentin Gaskill (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) and junior Kaleb Monaco (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) (Pocono Pines, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) and Matthew Bowes (Somerton, Pa./La Salle College HS) (Somerton, Pa./La Salle College HS). Gaskill led the Huskies with 92 total tackles as he started and played in 10 games this season, missing just one due to injury. He finished the regular season 11th in the NCAA and first in the PSAC with 1.4 passes defended per game, as he collected 14 total. Monaco played in 10 games for Bloomsburg and collected 513 yards on the ground on 139 carries, caught 12 passes for 175 yards and two scores, and handled the lion's share of the kick return duties and had 397 yards on 18 returns. Bowes had 249 receiving yards on 18 catches and three touchdowns. He averaged 13.8 yards per catch and was the team-leader in in catches, yards, and touchdowns from the tight end spot in a run-heavy offense.
 
Sophomore KJ Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) returns to lead the Huskies' offense after finishing his freshman campaign with 1,320 yards and went 102-for-184 with 10 touchdown passes and five interceptions. Riley also ran for 216 yards on 69 carries and one touchdown. His core receivers are back which include Matthew Bowes (Somerton, Pa./La Salle College HS) (Somerton, Pa./La Salle College HS), Nas Jones (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area), and Owen Anderson (Cogan Station, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) (Cogan Station, Pa./Jersey Shore Area).
 
Joining Gaskill returning on defense is junior Ryan D'Ambra (Southampton, Pa./Archbishop Wood) (Southampton, Pa./Archbishop Wood). D'Ambra was second on the team last season with 67 total tackles, including 45 solo stops. He broke up a pair of passes and forced a pair of fumbles. D'Ambra blocked one kick. Ron Long (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) returns after finishing 2022 with 56 total tackles, including 5.0 TFL-8 yards and forced one fumble. Kenny Yurkonis (Minersville, Pa./Minersville Area) (Minersville, Pa./Minersville Area) is back to lead the defensive line after finishing last year with a team-best 4.5 sacks for 36 yards. He finished the year with 47 total tackles and had one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick.