September 11, 2016
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Nick Palladino, Muhlenberg Palladino accounted for four touchdowns and tied a school record with his eighth career 300-yard passing game in the Mules' 35-19 win vs. Franklin & Marshall. He completed 25-of-30 passes for 308 yards and scoring passes of 51, 37 and 31 yards as he became the fourth Centennial QB to throw for over 8,000 career yards (8,056). Palladino also rushed for an 11-yard touchdown.
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Ryan Bologa, Juniata Bologa recorded a game-high nine tackles and scored on a 25-yard fumble return to open the scoring as the Eagles defeated Dickinson, 42-21. |
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Isaac Murray, McDaniel Murray returned the first Moravian kickoff of the game 90 yards for a touchdown in the Green Terror's 55-27 loss to the Greyhounds. It was McDaniel's first kick return for a touchdown in five seasons. |
Dickinson fell to 0-2 with a 42-21 loss at Juniata. The Red Devils were tied at 7 after one period but were outscored 21-0 in the second as the Eagles blew the game open. QB Billy Burger (Carlisle, PA/Carlisle) threw for 195 yards and a touchdown while rushing for an additional 110 on the afternoon with another score. WR Jake Walbert (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson) caught a 58-yard TD strike and had six catches for 119 yards. RB Allen Walters (Charleston, SC/Porter Gaud) scored his first collegiate TD on a 7-yard run. DB Pat Irwin (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle) led the defense with eight tackles. |
Franklin & Marshall spotted Muhlenberg a 28-0 halftime lead en route to a 35-19 defeat in the 100th meeting between the schools. The Diplomats hold a 54-45-1 series advantage. QB Tanner Erisman (Washington Boro, PA/Penn Manor) threw two TD passes to WRs Bobby Keyes (Huntingdon Valley, PA/Chestnut Hill Academy) and Dillon Alderfer (Worcester, PA/Methacton). LB Steve Elf (Glen Mills, PA/Garnet Valley) led the defense with eight tackles and a sack. F&M is second nationally in fewest penalty yards (33). |
Johns Hopkins improved to 23-10 in Conference openers with a 41-7 win at Susquehanna. It was the 24th consecutive September win for the Jays and the 14th straight game that JHU has scored at least 34 points. Hopkins went with white jerseys and black pants for the first time since Nov. 10, 2001, when the Jays stunned #9 McDaniel to end the Terror's 33-game Centennial win streak. QBs Jon Germano (Hawthorne, NJ/Bergen Catholic) and Zack Baker (Alamo, CA/San Ramon Valley) combined to complete 31-of-43 passes for 393 yards and two TDs. Baker was 10-of-10 for 100 through the air and also rushed for a touchdown. LB Jack Campbell (Chagrin Falls, OH/Chagrin Falls) needs three tackles to reach 200 for his career. |
Juniata is 2-0 for the third time in four seasons after a 42-21 win vs. Dickinson. The 42 points is the most scored by JC versus the Devils since 1956. The Eagles broke open a 7-7 game with 28 unanswered points in 19 minutes of the second and third quarters. QB Hank Coyne (Royersford, PA/Spring-Ford) threw for 280 yards and three TDs – two to WR Kirby Breault (Elizabethtown, PA/ Elizabethtown) who snared five balls for 171 yards. Breault is seventh in DIII in all-purpose yardage (236.5). RB David Vidovic (Hohenfels, Germany/Hohenfels) also found paydirt twice while rushing for 59 yards. DB Mitchell Shober (Stevens, PA/Cocalico) had six tackles, a fumble recovery and a pick, while DB Joel Reighard (Altoona, PA/Altoona) had his third interception of the season. |
McDaniel fell for the 21st straight time with a 55-27 loss at Moravian. The Green Terror is now 15-19 all-time in CC openers. KR Isaac Murray (Columbia, MD/Atholton) returned a kickoff 90 yards for the Terror's first score – the first McDaniel KOR for a touchdown in five seasons. QB Will Koester (Purcellville, VA/Woodgrove) threw for 229 yards and two TDs but was picked off three times. DB Ben Kahn (Selinsgrove, PA/Selinsgrove) led the defense with nine tackles, while Ray Doh (Silver Spring, MD/Blake) had six stops, a sack and recovered a fumble. PK Spencer Wiersberg (Salisbury, MD/J.M. Bennett) had made 11 straight FG attempts to open his career before a miss at Catholic. |
Moravian broke seven school records in its 55-27 victory vs. McDaniel. The 'Hounds set a single-game mark with 673 yards of total offense while picking up 34 first downs. RB Chris Negron (Allentown, PA/Freedom) ran 16 times for 167 yards with two TDs, giving him a career record 34 rushing touchdowns, 38 career TDs and 228 total points. He needs just 12 carries to become the 11th Centennial back with 700 in a career and 237 yards to set the Moravian career rushing record. WR Jalen Snyder-Scipio () set a school career mark for receptions (143) and QB Mike Hayes (Philadelphia, PA/Chestnut Hill Academy) set a single-game standard for completion percentage (90.9), connecting on 20-of-22 passes for 365 yards and three scores. |
Muhlenberg knocked off Franklin & Marshall, 35-19, in the 100th meeting between the schools. QB Nick Palladino (Millstone Twp., NJ/Allentown) completed 25-of-30 passes for 308 yards and three TDs and surpassed the 8,000-yard mark for his career. WR Ryan Delaney (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional) snared 10 passes for 153 yards and a score, while RB Nick Savant (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley) gained a career-high 183 yards with a TD. It was the first time since 1998 that the Mules had a 300-yard passer, a 180-yard rusher and a 150-yard receiver in the same game. Delaney has back-to-back 10+ catch games and is sixth nationally with 10.5 receptions per game. DBs George DiFiore (Ardsley, NY/Ardsley) and Nate Corvil (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township) had interceptions for the defense. |
Susquehanna fell to 0-2 on the season with a 41-7 home loss to #11 Johns Hopkins. QB Matt Thies (N. Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) ran for the River Hawks' lone score. SU has not been blanked by an opponent since 2010. LB Connor Thompson (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) had 11 tackles to lead the defense, while DB C.J. Williams (Burlington, NJ/Perkiomen School, PA) and Danial Shelton (District Heights, MD/Wise) had interceptions. RB Cameron Ott (Montoursville, PA/Montoursville) had 35 rushing and 76 receiving yards. |
Ursinus jumped out to an early 14-0 lead but things went downhill in a hurry in a 42-17 loss to Gettysburg. QB Tom Garlick (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) threw an 18-yard TD pass to WR Carmen Fortino (King of Prussia, PA/Upper Merion) and on the next play, DB Prince Patterson (Trenton, NJ/Notre Dame) scooped up a fumble on the kickoff and returned it 32 yards to paydirt. PK Nicholas Ford (Edgewater Park, NJ/Burlington City) booted a 34-yard field goal for his first career three-pointer. LB Robert Glanville (Brigantine, NJ/Atlantic City) tied a Centennial record with 6.5 tackles for loss, finishing with 12 tackles and a forced fumble. |