Game Preview - #3/#4 Kutztown

The #3/#4 Kutztown Golden Bears (7-0, 3-0) will celebrate homecoming by welcoming the Golden Rams (4-3, 1-2) in Andre Reed Stadium on Saturday at noon.

Series History:
West Chester leads the overall series 54-15-1, but Kutztown has won five of the last six meetings.

Jim Clements is 111-30 in his 12 seasons as head coach of the Golden Bears and was named PSAC East Coach of the Year after the past three seasons. Under Clements, Kutztown qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs in six of the past seven years that football has been played, including advancing to the NCAA Division II semi-finals in both 2023 and 2025.

This is a matchup of former coaching colleagues as Clements was head coach at Del Val from 2006 to 2013 while current Golden Rams head coach Duke Greco was Del Val's offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. After Clements departed Del Val for Kutztown, Greco took over the head coach spot at Del Val for eight seasons where he compiled a record of 82-13. Greco joined West Chester prior to the 2024 season.

Last 10 Meetings:

Year	H/A	W/L	Score	Year	H/A	W/L	Score
2015	Home	Win	44-14	2021	Home	Loss	21-14
2016	Away	Loss	20-14	2022	Away	Win	28-9
2017	Home	Win	27-21	2023	Home	Loss	27-17
2018	Away	Win	38-21	2024	Away	Loss	31-13
2019	Home	Loss	30-17	2025	Home	Loss	41-7

Last Meeting:

10/25/2025 Kutztown 41 - West Chester 7

The Golden Bears opened a 21-0 first quarter lead and strolled to a 41-7 victory in front of 5,000+ at Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium. The Kutztown defense forced two interceptions and held West Chester to just 47 yards rushing. Quarterback Colin O'Sullivan was 22 of 34 for 193 yards and a touchdown while running back Mic Johnson picked up 27 yards on seven carries. Safety Jamir Reyes led the Golden Ram defense with ten tackles.

Scouting the Opponent:

The Golden Bears had 18 All-PSAC players on last season's national semi-finalist team, and 13 of them return in 2026. The offense is led by three-time All-PSAC East and reigning PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Year, quarterback Judd Novak (105 of 163, 1,466 yards, 13 TD's, 3 int). His top targets are All-PSAC East wide receiver Noah Kracyla (23 catches, 291 yards, 2 TD's), Shippensburg transfer Jaimen Bryant (17 catches, 321 yards, 4 TD's) and Ty'renne Hynson (15 catches, 241 yards, 1 TD). Blocking are four all-conference players in guard Adam Conklin, tackle Shane Hartman, center CJ Conti and tight end Luke Maxwell. Although All-PSAC East running back Steven Burkhardt (12 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD) has played in just two games, nothing has been lost with fellow all-conference back Jaedyn Stewart (96 carries, 449 yards, 7 TD's) and Craig Miller (44 carries, 421 yards, 5 TD's).

The Kutztown defense tops the PSAC in sacks led by three all-conference linemen - Freddie Retter (17 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 8 QBH), Kyree Butler (15 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 2 QBH, 1 PBU) and Mikey Gray (12 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 PBU). All-PSAC East linebacker Eden Johnson (31 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 5 PBU) leads the team in tackles, while all-conference safety Jhaisir Harden (10 tackles, 2 int) and defensive back Trey Lear (15 tackles, 2 int) are among the conference leaders in interceptions.

Freshman kicker Peter Fiorello (41 of 41 PAT, 3 of 4 FG) is third in the PSAC in scoring with 50 points. On his 47 kickoffs, 10 have gone for touchbacks and three have slipped out of bounds. Dakota Campbell (34 yd avg) has only punted 14 times this season. Novak and Retter both appear on the first team on the D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List.

Analysis:

Kutztown has the top defense in the PSAC, allowing just 14 points and 248 yards per game. The Golden Bears are second in the country in rushing defense, yielding just 2.2 yards/carry and 59 yards/game. The West Chester offense has only allowed five sacks this season and none over the past five games, so if they can continue that effort and avoid interceptions, passing may be the way to go.

Meanwhile, the Kutztown offense puts up 46 points and 430 yards per game, paced by a clock-consuming running game and an efficient passing game. Stopping the run hasn't been West Chester's strong suit in recent years and it is likely to get exposed in this contest.

Versus Sports simulates a 40-12 Golden Bear victory, and Massey Ratings predicts a similar 38-10 Kutztown win.

Game Coverage:

Live Stats   Video  

PSAC Site - PSAC Football Weekly Notes: Week 8

Kutztown Athletic Site - Kutztown athletics issues parking advisory for Oct. 24 Homecoming

Game Report - West Chester 52 - Lackawanna 0

The Golden Rams (4-3) overwhelmed the visiting Lackawanna Falcons (0-7) by a score of 52-0.

After West Chester received the opening kickoff, quarterback Jack Pellicciotti (8 of 9, 157 yards, 4 TD's) led the Golden Rams on a nine-play, 64-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard leaping Reese Clark (2 catches, 26 yards, 2 TD's) touchdown catch. Lackawanna muffed the ensuing kickoff, which was recovered by Jim Wade and set up WCU with a short field. Three plays later, Pellicciotti connected with Will Silverman (3 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD) for a nine-yard score.

Will Silverman caught his first TD at WCU (Photo Chuck Greco)

This time, Lackawanna secured the kickoff and ran a couple of offensive plays, but on third-and-five, Peaky Roseborough picked off the Falcon pass and returned it 34 yards for the touchdown. Lackawanna's second possession was a three-and-out, and this time Mayson Talley blocked the Falcon punt.

Mayson Talley snuffs a Falcon punt (Photo Chuck Greco)

Three plays later, Pellicciotti connected with Clark for a 15-yard touchdown. And just like that, with four minutes left to play in the first quarter, West Chester scored more points than they had in the entirety of five games this season.

Reese Clark hauls in his second TD on the day (Photo Chuck Greco)

After that, it was just a matter of the defense staying locked in - which they did. Only once did Lackawanaa cross into Golden Ram territory and that was early in the second quarter. Twenty-seven different WCU defenders were credited with tackles, led by linebackers Ricardo Delgado (6 tackles, 1 sack) and Luke Trunell (6 tackles, 0.5 TFL).

Ricardo Delgado with one of his six tackles (Photo Chuck Greco)

Reserve linebacker Colin Obser (5 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 QBH, 1 FR) had the best game of his young career, while defensive lineman A.J. Sanders (3 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 QBH) filled the stat sheet. Overall, the West Chester defense limited Lackawanna to just nine first downs, 98 yards rushing and a total of 179 yards.

This Falcon ball carrier can't escape Debrick Johnson (Photo Chuck Greco)

Besides Pellicciotti's efficient passing game, the Golden Ram offense was paced by Isaiah Wright (9 carries, 68 yards), Mic Johnson (6 carris, 48 yards), James Fisher (4 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD) and Future Robertson (9 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD). Kicker Rylan Zuk converted all seven of his PAT attempts and Tommy Pajic was successful on a 25-yard field goal.

Quarterback Cole Ordway made his first collegiate appearance
(Photo Chuck Greco)

Sortable Box Score   

West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Shuts Out Lackawanna in Football, 52-0

Lackawanna Athletic Site - Disaster First Quarter Drops Lackawanna College Against West Chester

Golden Rams Review - Photo Album - Lackawanna

Game Replay

Game Preview - Lackawanna

West Chester (3-3) hosts the Lackawanna Falcons (0-6) at Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium starting at 6:00 this Saturday.

This past December, Lackawanna announced its move to NCAA Division II. As part of that transition, the Falcons have been invited to join the PSAC although they are not represented in the conference standings or statistics. Lackawanna is the first junior college with a football program to transition directly to NCAA Division II.

When Lackawanna started its football program in 1993, Mark Duda was their defensive coordinator. A year later, Duda became the Falcons' head coach where he remained until he retired after last season. Mark Ross was named the new head coach in December. Among Ross's coaching stops, he spent four years in the 1990's working with East Stroudsburg's defensive ends and was the defensive coordinator at Bloomsburg from 2021-2023.

Series History:
This will be the first time these two teams meet on the football field.

Scouting the Opponent:

The Falcons' three National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 All-Americans from last season have all moved on to other institutions: offensive lineman Jason Hoskins is now at Old Dominion; quarterback Jacob Tiberi is at Chicago State; and wide receiver Christian Harrison has transferred to Monmouth.

The Falcons have used two quarterbacks in David Naniewicz (68 of 128, 557 yards, 2 TD, 10 int) and Laivon Balthazar (25 of 42, 233 yards, 4 int). Their primary targets are wide receivers Kaeon Jenkins (15 catches, 24 yards, 1 TD), Jamal Jefferson, Jr. (18 catches, 175 yards, 1 TD), Khi'Lee Patterson (19 catches, 139 yards), and Jayden Byrd (8 catches, 111 yards). The main threat in the running game is Jalen Fletcher (86 carries, 267 yards, 3 TD's).

Defensively, the men in the middle are linebackers Brodie Daugherty (31 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2 QBH) and Rashon Giddens (26 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1 PBU). Safeties Keyonte Davis (20 tackles, 5 BU), Billy Maloney (20 tackles), and Jaerone Parker (20 tackles) are among the Falcons' top tacklers. Defensive end Nickolas Logan (11 tackles, 3.0 TFL) is the pressure guy up front.

Kicker Isiah Rodriguez (3 of 4 PAT, 2 of 3 FG) hasn't had a lot of opportunity, but punter Samuel Magnotta (35.6 avg, 5 I20, 2 50+) certainly has.

Analysis:

Lackawanna is a junior college and, as such, they only have a dozen third year players and no fourth or fifth year student athletes. So while their average game result this season is 41-7, consider that they are playing primarily freshmen and sophomores. The Golden Rams have a tremendous opportunity to get both their offense and defense right as they look to the remainder of their season.

Massey Ratings is projecting a 41-7 Golden Ram win while Versus Sports simulates a similar 39-9 West Chester victory.

Game Coverage:

Live Stats   Video   Game Program   

West Chester Athletic Site - New Opponent at Farrell for Golden Rams

PSAC Site - PSAC Football Weekly Notes: Week 7

Lackawanna Athletic Site - West Chester On Deck For Falcons In First-Ever Tussle

Lackawanna Athletic Site - Lackawanna Football Game Notes at West Chester

D2football - PSAC Columnist - PSAC Week Seven Preview

Game Report - Shepherd 28 - West Chester 14

Tell me if you've heard this before, but the Golden Ram (3-3, 1-2) defense could do little to slow down the Shepherd (5-1, 2-1) running game in what resulted in a 28-14 loss to the visiting Rams.

The O line opens a hole for Mic Johnson (Photo Chuck Greco)

Both teams opened with sound offensive game plans. Shepherd took the opening kickoff and marched 63 yards in seven minutes to take a 7-0 lead. The Golden Rams answered with a long touchdown drive of their own - 74 yards in five minutes - highlighted by a Future Robertson (11 carries, 79 yards) 38-yard run and capped by an Isaiah Wright 1-yard score to tie the game at seven. Just like that, the first quarter was over. And so was much of the West Chester offense on this evening.

Isaiah Wright goes up and over for the Golden Rams' opening score
(Photo Chuck Greco)

Shepherd doubled down, taking ten minutes to go 75 yards to take a 14-7 lead. The Golden Rams were unable to equalize and were forced to punt. Then Shepherd was facing fourth-and-14 from their own 33 with 1:21 left in the half and West Chester called a timeout. In a game where it's clear that possessions are going to be at premium, that can be a good strategy. But Shepherd has one of the best punters in the country and booted it 50 yards to the WCU 17. When the Golden Ram offense subsequently sputtered, Shepherd called their timeouts while on defense, which resulted in them getting the ball back on their own 35 with 37 seconds left. The Rams swiftly moved to the WCU 23, but their 40-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left. While it was much ado about nothing, after such a speedy first quarter, the second quarter seemed to take forever. The teams retreated to their locker rooms with Shepherd leading 14-7.

A.J. Sanders' QB hurry setup a third and long (Photo Chuck Greco)

After going 5 of 6 for just 23 yards in the first half, Colin O'Sullivan (16 of 20, 120 yards, 1 TD, 1 int) finally took a shot downfield to start the third quarter. Unfortunately, the ball was intercepted by Shepherd at the WCU 9. This time the Rams only needed four minutes to go 91 yards and take a 21-7 lead. West Chester's next possession only went 22 yards before reserve/running quarterback Tyler Douglas lost a fumble. Fortunately, the Golden Ram defense forced their only three-and-out of the game, but another great Shepherd punt went 51 yards and pinned West Chester at its own 7-yard line.

Ronnell McCorn envelops the Shepherd QB for a 5-yard loss (Photo Chuck Greco)

Facing fourth-and-five from their own 29, the Golden Rams lined up to punt, but instead ran a fake with Nick Rogers getting the ball. One more block may have sprung him, however he only gained three yards and Shepherd took over in West Chester territory. This time it didn't take long for Shepherd to puncture the end zone and go up 28-7 early in the fourth quarter.

Bryan Anderson upends a Ram receiver (Photo Chuck Greco)

Now the Golden Ram offense moved with urgency. And it was quite effective. While everyone in the offense was involved, the primary target was Reese Clark (4 catches, 41 yards, 1 TD) who made all four of his catches in the game on the drive including a hard fought, tackle breaking catch for a 10-yard touchdown. With the score closed to 28-14 and having just scored quickly, West Chester was feeling some confidence with nine minutes remaining. But the Shepherd Ram offense consumed the remainder of the clock to end the game.

Reese Clark extends into the end zone (Photo Chuck Greco)

While West Chester committed two turnovers which led to seven Shepherd points, there were two glaring issues. The Golden Ram offense had just two pass plays that went longer than ten yards - a 15-yard catch by Ryan Johnston and a 12-yard reception by Clark - and only one run over ten yards. The second issue was the inability of the West Chester defense to get off the field. On three possessions, Shepherd had the ball for 7:35, 10:04 and 9:20 leading to a 36-23 advantage in time of possession. Shepherd ran 16 more plays, rolled up 213 yards on the ground (5.2 avg), didn't turn the ball over, and was successful on 9 of 11 third-down plays.

Ryan Johnston uses a stiff arm to get more yards (Photo Chuck Greco)

Notes - Center Connor Tuk was not dressed and was replaced in the starting lineup by Anthony Aviles. When Aviles left the game with an injury in the second half, Richard Pohorilenko finished the game at center...reserve offensive lineman Joey Svoboda and fullback Mitch Ragni were not dressed...defensive tackle Anthony Delle Donne led West Chester with nine tackles while defensive back Miles Goodwin registered eight stops.

Sortable Box Score   

West Chester Athletic Site - Shepherd Tops West Chester Football, 28-14

Shepherd Athletic Site - Shepherd Football Knocks Off West Chester

Golden Rams Review - Photo Album - Shepherd

Game Replay

Game Preview - Shepherd

The Golden Rams (3-2, 1-1) play host to the Shepherd Rams (4-1, 1-1) on Saturday. Kickoff in Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at Farrell Stadium is scheduled for 6:00 pm.

Series History:
Shepherd leads the overall series 5-2. These two teams met for the first time in 2013 in the NCAA Division II Regional Championship when the Golden Rams came away with a 28-7 victory. Since Shepherd joined the conference in 2019, the first four PSAC East meetings had been won by Shepherd before WCU's upset in 2024. Shepherd has since had to vacate their 13 wins in both 2021 and 2022, when they advanced to the NCAA Division II semi-finals, due to multiple eligibility violations.

Shepherd head coach Ernie McCook (43-21) is in his ninth season at the helm of the Rams. In 2022, he was tabbed both PSAC East Coach of the Year and AFCA Region One Coach of the Year.

Last 10 Meetings:

Year	H/A	W/L	Score	Year	H/A	W/L	Score
				2021	Away	Loss	42-38
				2022	Home	Loss	47-14
				2023	Away	Loss	59-21
2013	Away	Win	28-7	2024	Home	Win	35-14
2019	Away	Loss	35-23	2025	Away	Loss	28-24

Last Meeting:

10/11/2025 Shepherd 28 - West Chester 24

Despite several areas of poor play, the Golden Rams were a mere 15 yards away from a potential game-wining touchdown with just under 30 seconds left in the game. The West Chester offense allowed four sacks, the defense allowed 177 yards rushing, and special teams had a punt blocked and a punt return for touchdown.

Quarterback Colin O'Sullivan (13 of 25, 106 yards, 1 TD, 1 int) entered the game midway through the third quarter to play in his first game since high school. Future Robertson gained 49 yards on four carries and Dylan McKenzie picked up 46 yards on three catches. Debrick Johnson made five tackles while Johnny Pergine, Seamus McCain, Anthony Delle Donne, and Miles Goodwin each had a tackle for loss.

Scouting the Opponent:

After one year at Southern Utah and three seasons at Shepherd, PSAC East first team running back Jordan Barnett is now at Morgan State. And first team all-PSAC East wide receiver Kordell Batten entered the transfer portal after last season, but since returned to Shepherdstown but has yet to register any yards in two games this season. It's no matter because behind PSAC East first team center Josh Crummitt, the Rams have a potent running attack in redshirt freshman Ian Mauldin (41 carries, 253 yards, 4 TD's), sophomore Jabril Daniels (51 carries, 240 yards), and redshirt freshman Tijuan Reed (23 carries, 132 yards). Bucknell transfer quarterback Michael Hardyway (91 of 144, 1,013 yards, 13 TD's, 2 int) leads the passing game with Daryl Harper (23 catches, 341 yards, 7 TD's), Carrington Nickens-Yzer (20 catches, 212 yards), and Derrell Pierson (13 catches, 184 yards, 3 TD's) being the primary targets.

Second team All-PSAC East defensive back Makai Young is now at Merrimack, but his status on the Rams has been surpassed by cornerback and reigning PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week Reggie Snowden (20 tackles, PSAC leading 4 int), rover D'Myo Hunter (30 tackles, 4 TFL, 4 int), and safety Tyrin Chinn-Thompson (27 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PBU). Fifth-year defensive end Vince Flook (4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 PBU) poses a problem up front.

First team All-PSAC East punter Daishaun Alexander (25 punts, 45.6 avg, 11 I20, 10 50+) is in line to win the award again this season. Kicker Max Barba (19 of 21 PAT, 1 of 2) has only attempted two field goals this season as Shepherd prefers touchdowns. Hunter (14.6 avg) is among the conference leaders in punt returns, and took one 64 yards for a touchdown against Frostburg St.

Analysis:

Other than Flook, Shepherd's front seven are on the smaller side, so there may be some opportunity for the Golden Rams to get the running game going. Shepherd's top three tacklers are in the secondary, which may result from them helping on the run. Play action may open some chances in the passing game for WCU. On the other side of the ball, Shepherd is balanced on offense, so the West Chester defense will need to stay honest. And just so you know, you will see numbers zero and one on the field all the time as Shepherd's top two players on both offense and defense wear those numbers.

Massey Ratings is projecting a 28-20 Shepherd win and Versus Sports simulates a 31-17 Shepherd victory.

Game Coverage:

Live Stats   Video  

West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Welcomes Shepherd to Farrell Stadium Saturday Night

PSAC Site - 2026 PSAC Football - Week 6 Notes

Shepherd Athletic Site - Game Notes

D2football - PSAC Columnist - PSAC Week Six Preview