Red Raiders Set School Record For Total Offense In 56-10 Home Rout of Lock Haven
Oct. 27, 2007
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Two 100-yard
rushers, two 100-yard receivers and a 300-yard passer were all a part of
Shippensburg's school record 749 yards of total offense as the Red Raiders
rolled to a 56-10 victory over Lock Haven Saturday afternoon at Seth Grove
Stadium on Homecoming and Senior Day. It was the first win at home this season
for the Red Raiders and their third overall in the last four games.
Shippensburg's 749 yards were not only the most in school history, but also
the second most in the history of the PSAC, only eight behind the 757 yards
totaled by California (Pa.) in an 88-12 victory over Mansfield at home on
Sept. 10, 2005.
The previous school record for total offense was 644 yards set on Nov. 7,
1998 in a 52-12 victory at California (Pa.). In that game, Shippensburg (3-6,
2-2 PSAC West) totaled 351 yards rushing and 293 passing. On Saturday, the
Red Raiders had 340 yards rushing and 369 yards passing.
In his final game at Seth Grove Stadium, red-shirt senior Gabe Maiocco
(Media/Marple Newtown) totaled 369 yards passing, the fifth-highest single-game total in
school history and the most since Chris Gicking had 388 in a 36-28 loss at
Bloomsburg on Sept. 11, 1999. Maiocco's previous career-high was 263 yards
set earlier this season in a 33-18 loss at home to Edinboro on September
29.
The school record for yards passing in a single-game is 423 set by Mark Beans
in a 44-16 loss to Edinboro at home on Sept. 24, 1983. The last Red Raider
to throw for over 300 yards was Tony Gomez, who totaled 312 in a 20-16 loss
at home to Indiana (Pa.) on Oct. 21, 2006.
Maiocco also tied a career-high with three touchdowns, all of which were
over 45 yards, and his pass efficiency rating for the day was 249.48.
Maiocco's favorite target was red-shirt senior Tim Devanney (Mifflinburg/Mifflinburg), who
had a career-high 182 yards receiving and one touchdown on just five catches.
Devanney totaled 82 yards on his first two catches, a 40 and 42-yard
reception in the first quarter, and had four receptions for 104 yards at
halftime. His 182 yards were the sixth-most in a single-game in school history.
Devanney's final catch of the game came with 47 seconds left in the third
quarter when he caught a 78-yard touchdown pass from Maiocco which marked
Shippensburg's longest play of the season and gave the Red Raiders a 42-10
lead.
Red-shirt senior Kyle Fogarty (Kintnersville/Palisades) who,
like Devanney, also totaled 100 yards receiving in his final home game, hauling
in three receptions
for 102 yards and 75-yard touchdown pass with 3:38 left in the second quarter
which, prior to Devanney's touchdown, was the longest play from scrimmage
this season for Shippensburg.
In addition to two 100-yard receivers, the Red Raiders also two 100-yard
rushers as red-shirt freshman Kevin Marshall (Philadelphia/Scotland
School) had a career-high 135 yards and red-shirt senior Aaron
Dykes (West Chester/Downingtown) totaled 129. The last time Shippensburg had two 100-yard rushers in the same
game was Oct. 30, 2004 when John Kuhn totaled 156 and Walter Crump had 134.
It was the fifth-time in school history that the Red Raiders have totaled
two 100-yard rushers in the same game.
Marshall added one touchdown on just 15 carries, an average of 9.0 per carry,
while Dykes added two scores on 18 carries, raising his season total to 11
and his career total to 19. Dykes averaged 8.0 yards per carry.
Not to be overlooked from Saturday's game was the play of Shippensburg's
defense that held Lock Haven (0-9, 0-4 PSAC West) to just 126 yards of total
offense on 56 plays, an average of just 2.2 yards per play.
Leading the way
was red-shirt junior Josh Oswalt (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) who had
nine tackles, five for loss and 1.5 sacks en route to earning Shippensburg
VFW Defensive Player of the Game honors.
For his efforts, Maiocco was named Offensive Player of the Game.
Red-shirt senior Jaron Nalewak (Chambersburg/Chambersburg) had five tackles
and half a sack while red-shirt senior Jonathan Aldridge (Pittsburgh/Seneca
Valley) also added five stops.
Also of note from Saturday's game, senior David Wilkerson (Downingtown/Downingtown) totaled three carries for 30 yards in his final home game, including a 16-yard
touchdown run in the second quarter while senior Jamie Reder (Warrenton,
Va./Fauquier) was a perfect 8-of-8 on extra points and now has 43 points
this season, the second-high total on the team behind Dykes' 66.
As a result of today's victory, Shippensburg is now in a three-way tie for
third-place in the PSAC Western Division standings with Slippery Rock and
Edinboro. The Red Raiders will travel to Indiana (Pa.) next week, looking
to end a 19-game losing streak to the Crimson Hawks that dates back to 1989.
IUP trailed for most of the game on Saturday before coming to beat Clarion
on the road, 38-31. Game time from Miller Stadium is at 1:00 p.m., with the
game being broadcast live on Shippensburg University student radio station
WSYC 88.7 FM and on the internet at raiders.ship.edu.
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