Bloomsburg, Pa. – The Edinboro football team dropped a 34-18 decision to host Bloomsburg Saturday afternoon inside Redman Stadium.
The Scots struck when
Amari Jones stepped in front of a KJ Riley pass and returned it 80 yards for a touchdown.
Bo Swartz converted the two-point attempt giving Edinboro an 8-0 lead at the 10:03 mark of the opening quarter.
On the ensuing drive, Bloomsburg moved the ball 65 yards on 14 plays capped by a Riley 1-yard run cutting the lead to 8-7 with 3:52 left in the opening quarter.
Edinboro put together a long scoring drive of their own covering 79 yards on 14 plays taking 6:57 off the clock and extending the lead 11-7 on a
Tanner Bruzda 27-yard field goal.
The Huskies grabbed the lead on Riley's second touchdown run of the game this time from three yards out on fourth down to make it 14-8 with 6:28 to play in the half. Bloomsburg would take that advantage into the locker room.
In the third quarter, the Huskies received the kickoff to open the half. The Scots forced a third and 13 from the Bloomsburg 36 when Riley found Jerry Griffen-Batchler for a 54-yard catch and run to extend the lead to 20-11 after a missed extra point.
Edinboro answered on the next drive. The Scots took the ball from their own 27-yard line and converted on a pair of third downs to push the ball to the Bloomsburg 36. A pair of
Caron Robinson runs advanced the ball to the Bloomsburg 29. An incomplete pass set up a fourth and three from the 29. After a timeout,
Nico Marchitelli drew the Huskies offsides and took advantage of the free play finding Junior Aderomillehin in the endzone for a 29-yard touchdown cutting the lead to 20-18 with 6:39 left in the third.
Bloomsburg came back with a touchdown on the ensuing drive with Riley and Griffen-Batchler connecting for a 23-yard touchdown with 56 seconds remaining in the third. The Huskies added a touchdown with 4:23 on the clock in the fourth to set the final on a seven-yard run by Gabe Brower.
Jones interception return for a touchdown was the first by a Fighting Scot since
Toby Cline took one back against Slippery Rock on Nov. 2, 2022.
Carlos Morales tallied 13 tackles, 10 solos, as well as a tackle for loss to lead the defense. Jones added eight stops, seven solo.
Offensively, Marchitelli was 19-of-32 for 212 yards and a touchdown. Aderomillehin was the leading target catching nine passes for 104 yards and a score.
DaeDae Allen added four catches for 53 yards. Jerry Dinkins carried the ball 10 times for 50 yards.
The Scots are back in action on Saturday in the annual Hall of Fame Game against Clarion. Kickoff is slated for noon in Sox Harrison Stadium.
