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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Once again, the nation’s top-ranked defense held an offense to under 200 yards, as the Lycoming College football team used two touchdowns from junior tight end Greg Kovacs (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) to roll to a 42-10 win over King’s (Pa.) in Middle Atlantic Conference action on a sun-soaked Saturday, Oct. 8 at McCarthy Stadium.
 
The Warrior defense held the Monarchs to 196 yards of total offense, as King’s (1-4 overall, 1-3 MAC) rolled up 121 of those yards in the fourth quarter after the Warriors held a five-touchdown lead. The Warriors offense, meanwhile, rolled up 338 yards, including a balanced 193 in the air and 145 on the ground.
 
The Warriors (4-1 overall, 2-1 MAC) kicked off the game with an eight-play, 56-yard drive that included an opening 21-yard completion to junior Jarrin Campman (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) and was capped with a 28-yard field goal from sophomore Zack Czap (Phillipsburg, Pa./Phillipsburg-Oscelola).
 
After each team had a three-play drive stall, King's drove 55 yards in 16 plays, capping it with a 23-yard field goal by Dan Kempa to tie the game. However, the Warriors responded as junior Tyler Floyd (Halifax, Pa./Halifax) returned the kickoff to the Lycoming 42-yard line and a pair of quick passes to sophomore Warren Oliver (Beverly, N.J./Palmyra) moved the ball to the 15-yard line. After a pair of rushes by freshman Craig Needhammer (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) brought it to the 5-yard line, sophomore Matt Atkinson (Media, Pa./Penncrest) came out of a wildcat formation and got to the one-yard line before diving for the end zone. As he looked to stretch the ball across the plane, the ball came loose, but Kovacs made the recovery in the end zone, giving the Warriors a 9-3 lead.
 
After a three-and-out by the Monarchs, the Warriors used the legs of Needhammer to rush for 48 yards and three first downs on the next drive, setting up a 25-yard field goal from Czap. After a fourth-and-1 stop by the Warrior defense at their 45-yard line, junior Zach Klinger (Halifax, Pa./Halifax) found Campman streaking down the right sideline for a 40-yard gain, setting up a 29-yard field goal to make it 15-3. With the defense getting the ball back in three plays from King's again, the Warriors got the ball at the 35-yard line after a punt. A pass to Atkinson on third down extended the drive and junior Parker Showers (Aspers, Pa./Biglerville) turned in a 22-yard run on the option to give the Warriors a 22-3 lead.
 
The Warriors started the half by shutting down King's in three plays before Klinger found Campman over the middle for a 49-yard strike on the opening offensive play for a touchdown to take a 29-3 lead. After each team had a stalled drive, the Warriors got the ball at the King's 39-yard line and drove in for a touchdown in seven plays, as Kovacs caught his first career receiving touchdown on a 17-yard pass on fourth-and-1 for the score.
 
The Warriors added a defensive score midway through the fourth quarter as freshman defensive back Kody Flail (Frackville, Pa./North Schuylkill) ripped the ball out of the King's running backs hands and strolled in for a 40-yard fumble recovery before most of the players on the field noticed he had the ball, giving the Warriors a 39-point lead. King's scored on their next drive, however, on a 33-yard post to Jordan Buford.
 
Klinger finished 9-of-20 passing for 172 yards with two touchdowns. For the fifth straight game, he had no interceptions. His primary target was Campman, who caught four passes for a career-high 118 yards and a touchdown. Kovacs posted two touchdowns, as he covered up the fumble in the end zone and added a touchdown reception.
 
On the ground, Showers rushed 11 times for 60 yards and a touchdown and Needhammer rushed 12 times for 79 yards and added one reception for 17 yards. Czap posted three field goals in as many attempts and posted four punts, blasting three inside the 20-yard line.
 
Defensively, junior Corey Schuster (Moosic, Pa./Riverside) posted six tackles, one for loss and forced a fumble and senior Anthony Marascio (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) added six stops, one sack and two tackles for loss. Junior Caleb Shertzer (Mifflintown, Pa./Juniata) led the team with seven tackles and Flail led the secondary with one tackle for loss, two breakups and a fumble that he recovered for a touchdown.
 
Kyle McGrath led King’s, rushing 17 times for 84 yards and quarterback Mike Daly finished 7-for-23 for 84 yards and a touchdown. Glenn Ford and Jay Torres each had three receptions. Ryan Cordingly led King’s with 10 tackles and one sack and Jon Koslop posted eight tackles.
 
The Warriors host Homecoming and Reunion Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 15, as they host Wilkes in another key Middle Atlantic Conference matchup at 1:30 p.m.