Bloomsburg Downs Shippensburg 35-14 for Danny Hale's 150th Career Win

SHIPPENSBURG--Tailback Jamar Brittingham (Levittown/Neshaminy) rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns to lead Bloomsburg University (4-1) to a 35-14 win over Shippensburg University (2-3) on Saturday.

The win was the 150th in the coaching career of Huskies coach Danny Hale and his 110th at Bloomsburg.

Defense set up Bloomsburg's first score when Corey Gipe (Schuylkill Haven/Schuylkill Haven)recovered a fumble by Red Raider quarterback Tony Gomez giving Bloomsburg the ball at the Shippensburg 20-yard line. Six consecutive carries by Brittingham resulted in the junior scoring from four yards out with 8:09 left in the first period for a 7-0 lead.

The Red Raiders cut the lead to 6-3 on a 33-yard field goal by Jamie Reder with 5:09 left in the opening period. The scoring drive for Shippensburg was set up by a 51-yard kickoff return by Howard Chavous.

On the ensuing drive Brittingham put the Huskies in front by a 14-3 score when he capped a 65-yard drive with a one-yard plunge with 14:16 to play in the half. Brittingham had a key play on the drive when he ran for 33-yards on third and eight from midfield.

Another Reder field goal, this one from 36-yards, cut the lead to 14-6 for Shippensburg with 9:18 to play in the second quarter.

The Huskies made it 21-6 before the half when quarterback Dan Latorre (Elysburg/Southern Columbia) ran 48-yards for a score. It was Latorre's longest run of his career and his first rushing touchdown.

Brittingham scored his third touchdown of the afternoon midway through the third period when he ran in from 11-yards out to make it 28-6. Brittingham's 48-yard run two-plays before he scored was a key play in the drive.

Shippensburg finally reached the end zone in the fourth period when Pat Ferguson caught a 10-yard pass from Gabe Maiocco with 10:51 to play. Following a successful two-point conversion, the Red Raiders trailed by just 28-14.

However, after a failed on-side kick attempt by the Red Raiders, Latorre connected with Brahin Bilal (Philadelphia/Lincoln), who went up between two defenders to snare the pass, on a 53-yard scoring pass to seal the win for the Huskies.

With three rushing touchdowns, Brittingham moved into second place all-time in the PSAC in rushing touchdowns with 57.

Defensively, Rob Biernat (Bristol/Conwell Egan) led the Huskies with eight tackles and also had one interception, while Matt Smith (York/Central York) added seven tackles, including a sack.

For Hale, the win was number 150 between Bloomsburg and West Chester. Overall he is now 150-53-1 in his 19-year career and 110-40-1 in 14 years with the Huskies.

The Huskies return home next week to face West Chester at 1:30 p.m. in a battle of two of the pre-season favorites in the PSAC Eastern Division.