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Yellow Jackets rally late for 40-39 win

College football

By Observer-Reporter 2 min read

Luke Hudson threw two touchdown passes and a two-point conversion in the final four minutes as Waynesburg University rallied for a 40-39 win at Hiram in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference game Saturday.

Waynesburg (2-4, 2-6) trailed 39-26 after a 91-yard TD drive by Hiram (1-4, 4-4) ended with 4:03 remaining. The Yellow Jackets, aided by two Hiram penalties on the ensuing kickoff, scored only six seconds later when Hudson passed 12 yards to Isaiah Fields to make it 39-32.

After forcing a Hiram punt, Waynesburg went 63 yards in seven plays as Hudson threw an 11-yard TD pass to Tyler Richmond with 1:21 remaining to make the score 39-38. The Jackets went for a two-point conversion and Hudson completed a pass to Landon Cawley for the one-point lead.

Hudson was only 18-for-41 for 241 and three interceptions but he threw four TD passes, two to Richmond and one to Colton Lee and one to Fields.

Hiram’s Sean Tejeda threw five TD passes.

California 44

Lock Haven 0

Sam Stoner threw four touchdown passes in his first start in two years and California ran its winning streak to four games with a 41-7 victory at Lock Haven in a PSAC game.

California (4-2, 6-3) clinched its 22nd consecutive winning season. The Vulcans are in sole possession of second place in the PSAC West.

Stoner completed 24 of 38 passes for 234 yards. He threw TD passes of 19 yards to Amire Spencer, 4 yards to Jay Pearson and a pair to Tyler Long, covering 9 and 21 yards.

Pearson also ran for a score and Harry Radcliffe made two short field goals.

The Cal defense forced three Lock Haven turnovers.

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