HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Sophomore Khalil Johnson (Laurel, Md./Atholton) read the screen pass and laid out a Juniata College running back for a four-yard loss before intercepting the pass on the next play to end Juniata's final drive and help Lycoming College grind out a 24-16 Landmark Conference win at Knox Stadium on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 15.
 
After Johnson's pick with 2:05 left, junior Spencer Ferguson (Downingtown, Pa./Coatesville Area) rushed for one first down and senior Michael VanHorn (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) rushed for another before the Warriors (5-5 overall, 5-1 Landmark) could take a knee on their finest conference record since joining the Landmark in 2023.
 
The Warriors have now earned the right to host the Cape Charles Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 12 p.m., at David Person Field at Girardi Stadium, the second-highest place finisher from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference that doesn't earn a NCAA Championship berth, with an announcement of the opponent due to come Sunday night, Nov. 16, after the NCAA selection show.
 
The Warriors rushed for 237 yards and posted 386 yards of total offense and came up with several big stops at key times thanks to four Eagle turnovers. Junior Terrence Oliver (Sharon Hill, Pa./Academy Park) finished the game with 16 carries for 111 yards, finishing the regular-season with 1,222 yards, the fourth-most in program history, in just nine games. Ferguson, meanwhile, posted 18 carries for 92 yards and two touchdowns.
 
Senior Karson Kline (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) led the receivers with four catches for 73 yards and senior Brendan Clark (Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Township) added four receptions for 43 yards. Sophomore Joe Lyons III (Margate City, N.J./Atlantic City) was 12-of-21 passing for 149 yards and a touchdown.
 
Sophomore Daniel Atsou (Capitol Heights, Md./Suitland) posted 10 tackles and junior Louie Shank (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) added nine to pace the Warrior defense. Sophomore Nasir Shakur (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) had two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks and Johnson finished with eight tackles, one for loss, one fumble recovery and an interception.
 
The Warriors got on the board first, as Oliver rushed for 37 yards on a nine-play, 36-yard drive that ended with a 26-yard field goal from first-year Vasco Granitto (Dover, Del./Polytech). The Eagles, using a high octane, quick moving offense, responded with nine straight points to lead midway through the second quarter. They had the opportunity to take a two-possession lead, but the Warriors forced a fumble at their one-yard line that Johnson scooped up to stop the drive. The Warriors responded with a  97-yard drive that included a 36-yard rush from Oliver that got the ball to the 10-yard line before Lyons found senior Dawson Debebe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) for a six-yard score, helping the team take a 10-9 lead into the break.
 
Juniata took a 16-10 lead midway through the third quarter, but the Warriors responded with a 10-play, 70-yard drive, capping it with a one-yard rush from Ferguson. Juniata's next drive stalled at the Lycoming 21-yard line when senior Mario Samony (Old Forge, Pa./Old Forge) made a stop on 4th-and-10. Back on offense, the Warriors threw just two passes on the ensuing 12-play drive, with Ferguson rushing the last 29 yards himself, crashing in from three yards out to make it 24-16 with 7:06 left.
 
Ethan Eisenberg finished 26-of-38 for 297 yards and two interceptions for the Eagles. Ivan Forman rushed 18 times for 90 yards and a touchdown and Carter Marr caught seven passes for 100 yards. Dillon Wakefield added 16 tackles and Ethan Shank posted 14.