Bloomsburg Rallies for Win over Edinboro

EDINBORO--Tailback Jamar Brittingham (Levittown/Neshaminy) rushed for three touchdowns and quarterback Dan Latorre (Elysburg/Southern Columbia) passed for another to lead Bloomsburg University to a 28-10, come-from-behind win over Edinboro University on Saturday afternoon.

Trailing 10-7 in the fourth, the Huskies (2-1) mounted a go-ahead 80-yard drive and came up with several key plays along the way. Facing a third and eight from its own 22, Latorre scrambled for 26 yards to keep the drive alive. Latorre later completed a 46-yard pass to Kyle Ream (Elliotsburg/West Perry) on third and 22 to give Bloomsburg the ball at the Edinboro (2-1) seven-yard line. Three plays later Brittingham went in from a yard out to put Bloomsburg in front 14-10.

Later in the fourth, the Huskies defense stopped an Edinboro drive on downs at the Bloomsburg 39-yard line. Latorre then hit Brahin Bilal (Philadelphia/Lincoln) for a 51-yard gain down to the Edinboro nine yard line. Two plays later Brittingham scored to make it 21-10.

Bloomsburg put the game away following an interception by Dan Tillitson (Springfield, VA/Robert E. Lee), who lateraled to Marcus Waddy (Philadelphia/Frankford) who returned the ball to the Edinboro six yard line. Two plays later, Brittingham scored his third touchdown of the day, this one from five-yards out to give the Huskies a 28-10 advantage.

Edinboro scored first in the game when the Fightin Scots Trevor Harris completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Valasek as time expired in the first period to make it a 7-0 game.

Bloomsburg tied the score on the ensuing drive when Latorre hit Ream with a 24-yard scoring pass in the corner of the endzone to make it 7-7. A big play on the drive was a 12-yard pass from Latorre to Ryan Schuck (Selinsgrove/Selinsgrove) on a third and 10 play from the Edinboro 39-yard line. Two plays later, Latorre connected for the touchdown.

Edinboro regained the lead on the opening drive of the second half, marching 74 yards in nine plays, all but one via the pass. However, the drive stalled at the Bloomsburg seven yard line where Kody Robertson connected on a 25-yard field goal for a 10-7 lead.

Brittingham, the nation's leading rusher a year ago, gained just 78 yards on the day with the three scores, while Latorre was 12-22 for 183 yards a score and three interceptions.

Defensively, Rob Biernat (Bristol/Conwell Egan) and Waddy each had six tackles with Waddy also coming up with a sack and forced a fumble.

Bloomsburg will host Clarion University next Saturday in a special noon time start at Redman Stadium.