The Pittsburgh area has two Teams ranked in the AFCA Division 2 college football Top 25 poll. 2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 1, 2012 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (29) 4-0 749 1 Idle Oct. 6 vs. Central Missouri Colorado St.-Pueblo 5-0 712 3 D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 50-21 Oct. 6 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.) Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 5-0 684 4 D. Michigan Tech, 51-43 Oct. 6 vs. Ferris St. (Minn.) Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) 5-0 657 5 D. Bowie St. (Md.), ... Read More
W&J’s Jon Lowery named PAC Player of the Week
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College sophomore defensive end Jon Lowery (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) was selected as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Football Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Lowery helped the Presidents (4-1, 3-0 PAC) defeat Bethany 28-26 on Saturday evening at Cameron Stadium by amassing four sacks for a loss of 42 yards. All four sacks came during the second half in which W&J fought back from a 20-7 halftime deficit. His four sacks ... Read More
Waynesburg’s Leavell named PAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Sophomore football player Willie Leavell’s game-deciding punt block brought down the four-time defending Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) champions. Leavell made the biggest play of Waynesburg’s 2012 season when he blocked a Thomas More punt and, in one continuous movement, pulled the ball in and ran 18 yards to score the deciding touchdown in a 14-10 Yellow Jacket victory. The game-winning effort gave the Jackets their second-straight win over the Saints. On Monday, he was honored as ... Read More
Division II preview: No. 6 Cal U vs No. 14 IUP prepare to go to battle
Indiana at California In what easily may be the game of the week in the PSAC, the No. 6 Vulcans welcome the No. 14 Crimson Hawks to Adamson Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Indiana enters the game after a 42-0 shellacking of Lock Haven. The Crimson Hawks (3-0) have outscored their opponents 131-6 this season. The Crimson Hawks offense is powered by its run game. The team is second in rushing yards per game with 325. Senior Harvie Tuck has led offense, rushing for 465 yards and five touchdowns ... Read More
Slippery Rock set to collide with Mercyhurst
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University looks to continue its winning ways and stay atop the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division football standings Saturday when it travels to Erie to take on the Lakers of Mercyhurst University. The winner of The Rock-Mercyhurst game will join the winner of Saturday's game between sixth-ranked California (Pa.) and 14th-ranked Indiana (Pa.) in California as the only PSAC-West teams without a division loss two weeks into the conference ... Read More
Division 2 roundup: IUP, Cal U remain undefeated going into Coal Bowl matchup
California The No. 6 Vulcans (3-0, 1-0) used a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to secure a 24-14 road win over Edinboro (0-2, 0-1) in their PSAC West opener. California led 10-7 at halftime after Cody Nuzzo connected on a 22-yard field goal in the first quarter and senior quarterback Peter Lalich found junior Mike Williams for a 32-yard touchdown pass. California extended the lead to ten when Lalich found junior Nadir Brown for a 27-yard touchdown pass with 13 minutes to go in the ... Read More
Division II preview: Cal U, IUP looks to continue dominance
California Last week: defeated Kutztown, 48-45. This week: at Edinboro, 6 p.m. After picking up a win over defending PSAC champion Kutztown, the Vulcans moved up to No. 6 in the Division II coaches poll. California will look to keep the early success going when they travel to Edinboro Saturday. The Fighting Scots (0-1) fell to the 19th-ranked Bloomsburg, 30-14, last week in their season opener. Junior quarterback Cody Harris threw for 209 yards and a touchdown in week one. His top ... Read More
D-2 week two roundup
California The Vulcans scored the first 27 points against Kutztown but had to make a late-game comeback for a 48-45 win over the defending PSAC champions. The Vulcans scored touchdowns on four of their first six possessions. Senior running back Lamont Smith got the scoring started on a nine-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter. Senior quarterback Peter Lalich then connected with junior receiver Nadir Brown for a three-yard touchdown with just over three minutes to go in the ... Read More
Waynesburg improves to 2-0 with win over Frostburg State
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Sept. 8) – Going into Saturday’s home opener against Frostburg State, the Waynesburg University defense knew it was facing an offense that could put up points in bunches. That was proven in week one, when the Bobcats took a very entertaining 56-53 decision from Geneva College. However, FSU found the sledding a lot more difficult at John F. Wiley Stadium as Waynesburg held its opponent to just seven points on the day and methodically pounded away with its run game to score a ... Read More
Division 2 football preview: Week 2
#10/10 California Vulcans Record: 1-0 Last week: defeated Hillsdale, 30-22. Next week: at #11/15 Kutztown, 6 p.m. Saturday. In what is easily the game of the week in the PSAC, the Vulcans head east to Kutztown to take on the defending conference champions. If California wants to get a win, it will need to slow down the offense of the Golden Bears. Kutztown defeated Saint Anslem, 58-6, in week one, scoring 35 points in the opening quarter. Senior quarterback Kevin Morton ... Read More