Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007
Bloomsburg (3-3, 1-1 PSAC East) 49
Kutztown (3-3, 0-1 PSAC East) 32
BOX SCORE
KUTZTOWN,
PA – Kutztown lost to Bloomsburg, 49-32, despite a record-breaking
offensive performance by the Golden Bears Saturday night in a wild
PSAC East football game at University Field.
Kutztown set several single game offensive records, including
total offense by the team (625 yards), receiving yards by Elfren Quiles (308), passing yards by Kyle Spotts (463)
and total offense by a player (Spotts, 494). Quiles' 308 yards are the
second most in a game in PSAC history. Quiles has already set
Kutztown's season record for receiving yards at 951, while Spotts
and Quiles set the career record for QB-WR touchdown connections
with 18.
Quiles
caught two touchdowns, Spotts passed for three and ran for one.
Kutztown added a safety when Leroy Azubuike had a sack in the end
zone. Matt Dineen also hit a 25-yard field goal.
Jamar
Brittingham ran for 207 yards and three touchdowns to lead
Bloomsburg. Brittingham scored on runs of 87, 5 and 36 yards. The
87-yarder was a Huskie record. QB Dan Latorre was 11-of-17 for 182
yards and two TDs, running for another. Bloomsburg added a TD on a
51-yard blocked field goal return by Jesse Cooper.
Bloomsburg seemed in control after the first quarter, leading 21-3
after TD runs by Latorre and Brittingham, along with a TD pass from
Latorre to Kyle Ream. Brittingham’s second score with 4:22 left in
the first half game BU a 28-3 lead.
Kutztown, however, scored on its next play, a 76-yard pass from
Spotts to Quiles. A penalty on the ensuing kick return backed BU up
to its own seven yardline. On the next play, Latorre was whistled
for intentional grounding in the end zone, after Azubuike applied
the pressure for the safety.
After
the free kick, the Golden bears went 47 yards on eight plays, capped
by Spotts 4-yard pass to Will Brown with 38 seconds left in the
half, KU trailed 28-19. Chris McGee forced afumble on the ensuing
kickoff and KU recovered. However, a 29-yard field goal by Dineen
missed as the score stayed 28-19 at the half.
Kutztown opened the second half with an 11-play, 63-yard drive to
the Bloomsburg nine. Dineen’s 26-yard field goal attempt was
blocked by Jesse Cooper, who after a scramble to recover the loose
pigskin, scooped it up near midfield and returned it 51 yards for a
score.
A
48-yard kickoff return by Dontay Wilson set up a short 38-yard drive
to Bloomsburg’s two, but KU turned the ball over on downs. After a
BU punt, KU again moved into the red zone, with a drive to the BU
17, but Dineen’s 34 yard field goal missed wide left.
Bloomsburg chewed 3:25 on its next drive, but again punted. Spotts
and Quiles connected three times for 73 yards on the next drive,
including a 25-yard hookup for a TD to make it 35-25 with 9:38 left
in the game. Spotts two-point conversion pass failed.
The
Huskies went back to work on the clock, grinding 5:25 off with a
13-play drive. Latorre passed for Brahin Bilal for a six-yard score
to cap it, giving BU a 42-25 edge.
Kutztown was not finished, spots and Quiles connected on a 55-yard
pass to the BU 3 yardline. Spotts went in two plays later to make
it 42-32 with 3:37 left. BU recovered the onside kick, and
Brittingham stretched the lead to 49-32 with a 36-yard run on the
next play.
KU’s
final comeback attempt stalled at midfield on a fumble, recovered by
BU’s Alfonso Nathan.
Tom
Cressman led KU’s defense with 12 tackles. Sean Alboucq had eight.
Scott Smith had two tackles for loss, while Azubuike and Mike
Gardier each had a sack.
Jeremy
Lightner had eight tackles, while Rob Biernat had seven tackles and
forced a fumble. Earl McNeil and Todd Givler each had a sack.
Kutztown (3-3, 0-1 PSAC East) travels to West Chester next Saturday
at 6:00 PM. Bloomsburg is off next week before hosting Millersville
on Oct. 20 at 1:30 PM.
