WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College junior defensive back B.J. Monacelli (Cassadaga, N.Y./Cassadaga Valley) was honored as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week Monday after leading the Presidents’ football team to a 23-6 victory at Methodist. Monacelli racked up five solo tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and one pass breakup during the game. With Methodist driving deep in Presidents’ territory early in the third quarter, Monacelli ... Read More
IUP ranked in top 25 for first time since 2008
WACO, TX – IUP appears at No. 23 in the latest version of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll, as it was released on Monday afternoon. The 2012 debut in the poll for the Crimson Hawks marks the first time since November of 2008 that IUP is ranked in a national poll. The bump into the top 25 comes after an impressive 33-6 season-opening victory over visiting Southern Connecticut on Saturday at George P. Miller Stadium. Senior Harvie Tuck (Akron, OH/St. ... Read More
Nathan’s D2 roundup
California 30, Hillsdale 24 The Vulcans defense came up big in the closing minutes of last Thursday's showdown with Hillsdale to pickup the win over the No. 17 ranked Chargers. Senior defensive back Rontez Miles broke up a potential touchdown as time expired to give California coach Mike Keller his first win. The squads battled to a 14-14 tie midway through the second quarter before senior quarterback Peter Lalich connected with Mike Williams on a five-yard pass to take the seven-point ... Read More
Big fourth quarter leads Waynesburg to victory
NEW CONCORD, Ohio (Sept. 1) – During their last two season openers the Waynesburg University football team came close to beating a quality opponent, but came up short by less than a touchdown each time. During Saturday’s 2012 opener, the Yellow Jackets battled Muskingum, a team that showed last year that it can hold its own in the powerful Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). As the game wound down into its final minutes, it looked like the Jackets would once again come up short in a season debut. ... Read More
IUP cruises in a 33-6 win over Southern Connecticut
INDIANA, PA – Harvie Tuck (Akron, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary) and Montay Green (Pittsburgh/Fox Chapel) each rushed for over 100 yards for the Crimson Hawks as IUP accumulated 310 yards on the ground in a season-opening 33-6 victory over visiting Southern Connecticut on Saturday afternoon at George P. Miller Stadium. Tuck totaled 185 yards on 28 carries and Green 101 on 20, as each added a rushing touchdown. It was the first time since 2010 that IUP had two rushers go for 100 yards, when Tuck and ... Read More
Washington & Jefferson opens with 23-6 Victory in North Carolina
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Senior running back Tim McNerney (Butler, Pa./Knoch) rushed for a pair of touchdowns and the Washington & Jefferson defense forced three turnovers during the Presidents’ season-opening 23-6 football victory over Methodist Saturday at Monarch Stadium. The game, which was played in extreme heat conditions (108 degree heat index), played on without a scoreboard or 25/40 second clocks for the final minutes of the second quarter and the entire second half due to a power ... Read More
Clarion defense pitches shutout in season opener
Clarion, PA - They say defense wins championships, but tonight it won a season opener. The Clarion University football team defeated visiting Fairmont State University in a defensive battle, 7-0. “Pitching a shutout, those aren’t easy. It doesn’t matter who you are or who you are playing against. The defense came up with play after play,” Head Coach Jay Foster said after the game. Before the game, Foster said that the x-factor would be the young wide receiving core and if they would be ... Read More
Slippery Rock Football Rolls Seton Hill in Season Opener
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jared Buck (McDonald/West Allegheny HS) passed for three touchdowns and ran for one and The Rock defense recorded six quarterback sacks and interceptied three passes as hosting Sippery Rock University blitzed Seton Hill University, 52-6, Thursday night in season-opening college football action at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Buck threw TD passes of 17, 10 and 28 yards and rushed in from a yard out, completed 11 of 14 passes for 127 yards with ... Read More