EWING, N.J. – Junior
Aiden Barlett (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) had an interception and a fumble recovery that he returned for a 20-yard touchdown with 48 seconds left to seal a 17-7 win for the Lycoming College football team over TCNJ on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Lions Stadium.
The Warriors (1-0) held the ball for 34:20, including marching on a 15-play, 48-yard drive that ate 7:11 in the fourth quarter to nearly ice the game away. The drive stalled at the four-yard line, though, as a touchdown pass was negated by a holding penalty on fourth down.
That led to one more chance for TCNJ (0-1) with 1:31 left, but facing 4th-and-8 from the TCNJ 16-yard line, junior
Khalil Johnson (Laurel, Md./Atholton) forced a fumble at the 20 that Barlett scooped up and ran into the end zone to make it 17-7. Junior
Nasir Shakur (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) had a sack on the play after the kickoff to all but ice the game.
Senior
Terrence Micah Oliver (Sharon Hill, Pa./Academy Park) posted 28 carries for 115 yards, leaving him with 3,125 rushing yards, 21 from Josh Kleinfelter's mark of 3,156 set from 2007-10, and third in school history. Senior
Brendan Clark (Montoursville, Pa./Loyalsock Township) caught six passes for 71 yards and senior
Spencer Ferguson (Downingtown, Pa./Coatesville Area) caught three passes for 13 yards and a touchdown and rushed nine times for 39 yards. Junior
Joe Lyons III (Margate City, N.J./Atlantic City) finished 19-of-28 for 155 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions.
Johnson paced the defense with nine tackles, 1.5 for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a final drive breakup. Senior
JayVon Story (Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic) added eight tackles, 1.5 for loss and sophomore
Yahseam Stokes (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) added five stops, two for loss.
The Warriors score on their first two drives of the game to take a 10-0 lead. Sophomore
Trinity Hill-Caleb (Suitland, Md./Suitland) forced a fumble at the TCNJ 24 that Johnson fell on. Seven plays later, Lyons found Ferguson for a 14-yard touchdown pass. After a 3-and-out, the Warriors got the ball at their own 31-yard line, they marched 64 yards in 15 plays, reaching the five-yard line before sophomore
Vasco Granitto (Dover, Del./Polytech) hit a 22-yard field goal.
Lycoming racked up 316 yards of total offense and 20 first downs, while limiting TCNJ to 127 yards and 10 first downs.
A second quarter interception helped the Lions to their only score, with Sam Dech scoring from four yards out to cap a 25-yard drive.
Dech led the Lions' offense, running 14 times for 65 yards and Raymend Lao was 6-of-13 for 44 yards with an interception. Albert D'Alessandro III led the defense with 12 tackles and Sean Gallagher had two interceptions.
The Warriors head home to host Montclair State, at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 12, at David Person Field at Girardi Stadium.
