WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Senior Elijah Shemory (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) threw for two touchdowns and ran for another one as the Lycoming College football team rang up 28 straight points between the second and fourth quarters to lead the team to a 28-16 Middle Atlantic Conference win over rival Widener University on Saturday, Nov. 5, at David Person Field.
 
Down 10-0 in the second quarter, the Warriors (4-5 overall, 3-4 MAC) got their offense kickstarted when senior David Tomb (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) fell on a fumbled snap at the Widener 27, setting up the Warrior offense and three plays later, Shemory found senior tight end Aaron Wolcott (Lewes, Del./Century (Md.)) for a 17-yard touchdown in the right corner of the endzone.
 
A short Widener punt on its next possession set the Warriors up and sophomore Heath Jones (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) led the way on the seven-play drive before busting in from three yards out to give the Warriors a 14-10 lead at the break.
 
After getting the opening kickoff in the third quarter, the Warriors rolled 71 yards in 11 plays, with Shemory using an 18-yard draw to start the drive before he crashed in from four yards out, leaping into the endzone with 9:02 left.
 
Lycoming spent the last 2:32 of the third quarter driving to the Widener 14-yard line, and Shemory fired a 14-yard touchdown to first-year Dawson Debebe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) three plays into the final period to round out the 28-point run.
 
During the four straight drives that the Warriors scored, they racked up 218 of the 255 yards of offense that they had in the game.
 
Widener (3-6 overall, 2-5 MAC) scored a touchdown with 3:33 left on a nine-yard reception by Shawn Thompson to make it a 12-point game, but Jones fell on the on-side kick attempt and the Warriors forced Widener into using its timeouts before punting it back to the Pride. The resulting drive stalled at midfield and the Warriors ran out the clock with a rush and two kneels to take their fourth win of the season.
 
Shemory completed 13-of-20 for 133 yards and two touchdowns and he rushed eight times for 29 yards and a score. He was intercepted and sacked once. Jones rushed 19 times for 76 yards and score, as Lycoming rushed 41 times for 122 yards. Junior Brandon Timothy (Woodland Park, N.J./Passaic Valley) caught four passes for 31 yards to lead the receivers.
 
Junior Hunter Campbell (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) and sophomore Jake Welch (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) each had eight tackles to lead the defense, which limited Widener to 288 yards of total offense. First-year Elisha Carothers (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) had two sacks and Tomb finished with six tackles, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.
 
Jeff Chaplin completed 15-of-33 passing for 204 yards and two touchdowns for Widener. Shawn Thompson rushed 15 times for 64 yards and Jordan Baxter had three receptions for 69 yards. Colin Murt led the Pride defense with 16 tackles, 1.5 for loss.
 
The Warriors wrap up the 2022 season on Saturday, Nov. 12, when they head to Misericordia for a 1 p.m. MAC game at Mangelsdorf Field.