Other than Future Robertson's 52-yard touchdown run on West Chester's first possession, the Golden Rams amassed a total of only 61 yards on their first nine times with the ball. The running attack consisted of forcing the ball up the middle and totaled 57 yards for the entire game. If you're not doing the math, that means after Robertson's score, there was a grand total of five net yards on the ground. And through the first 40 minutes of the game, West Chester's best pass play was an East Stroudsburg defensive pass interference penalty which worked three times.
Despite the offensive ineptness, the Golden Ram defense held the Warriors to a 34-yard field goal and it appeared that West Chester would take a 7-3 lead into the locker room. But with under a minute left, Colin O'Sullivan (15 of 33, 176 yards, 1 TD, 3 int) tried to squeeze a pass over the middle to Blake Thomas at the WCU 30-yard line which got intercepted. The East Stroudsburg offense quickly poked it into the end zone and all of a sudden West Chester trailed 10-7 at the break.
In the third quarter, East Stroudsburg used their running game and two West Chester 15-yard penalties to extend their lead to 17-7. However this time, the Golden Ram offense responded. O'Sullivan connected with Will Silverman for 38 yards, Rayshawn Scott for 15 yards, and Robertson for a 25-yard touchdown. West Chester seemed to be right back in the game until Rylan Zuk's PAT attempt sailed wide right which left the Golden Rams trailing 17-13 and lacking for momentum.
East Stroudbsurg then sandwiched a ten-play, 81-yard touchdown drive and a ten-play, 51-yard field goal drive around a West Chester three-and-out. That's an 11 minute to one minute time of possession swing right there! Needing two touchdowns with just four minutes left, O'Sullivan was forced to sling it up which accounted for 70 yards over two possessions all going to Dylan McKenzie (6 catches, 80 yards), with both resulting in interceptions.
Defensively, Elijah Motley had an interception in the end zone and two pass breakups to go with three solo tackles while Miles Goodwin had seven tackles including an eight-yard, third-down sack to end East Stroudsburg's first drive. Bryan Anderson had a pass breakup and five solo stops including one for a loss. But the Warriors run game, which netted 318 yards, coupled with West Chester's six three-and-outs and 1 of 8 on third down conversions led to East Stroudsburg holding a 40-20 minute advantage in time of possession for the game.
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