ESU-Cheyney Football

CHEYNEY – Freshman tailback Greg Vaughn ran for 161 yards, scored one touchdown and set up another as East Stroudsburg University downed Cheyney, 35-14, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division football game Saturday.

Vaughn, a reserve pressed into service when starter Andre Castiglioni became ill midway through the week, carried 29 times and had two long runs of 42 yards in the first half and 48 yards in the second.

The 5-7, 190-pounder ran through holes opened by the team’s huge offensive line and especially the left side of tackle Dan Bratton and guard Jim Sodano.

With the game scoreless late in the first quarter, the Warriors went their left three plays with Vaughn bursting loose on his 42-yarder and then Jason Wimmer, who was converted from fullback to tailback during the week, carrying nine yards and final ten yards for the first touchdown.

Vaughn then scored himself on a one-yard run in the second quarter to up the margin to 14-0. It followed a 70-yard drive in 13 plays engineering by quarterback Jon Pry, who connected on three passes for 37 yards.

The ESU defense then took over in the second half and put 11 points on the board.

Linebacker Kevin Nagle produced the two points as he sacked Cheyney quarterback Antoine Graham in the end zone for a third-quarter safety. Nagle added his conference-leading total with nine tackles including two sacks.

Cornerback Mike Glover then made a pair of interceptions, one on a Cheyney extra-point attempt which he returned more than 90 yards for two points. He later picked off a Wolves’ pass and ran it back 25 yards for a touchdown.

The Warriors’ other points came on Mike Berry’s 29-yard field goal and Pry’s 27-yard pass to Mike Patrick.

Cheyney’s John Chestnut caught two touchdown passes, the first 11 yards from tailback Ladontay Bell on a surprise option pass and the other 17 yards from Chris Waiters in the finals minute of the game.

ESU had numerous other opportunities to score thanks to Cheyney’s inability to punt against the wind. Chestnut, the Wolves’ punter, had one punt of six yards, three punts of 12 yards each and one punt of 14 yards. He also had a 65-yarder with the wind.

The Warriors failed to score in the red zone four times from the 19, 10, four and nine yard lines.

Pry completed six of 11 passes for 102 yards. John Kotarsky had three catches for 77 yards, also grabbing a 30-yard from Geoff Brobst, the team’s other quarterback.

ESU defensive end Adam DeAngelo, the conference leader in sacks, had two more for ten yards. He finished with nine tackles. Linebacker Rich Butcofski and tackle Rich Kane each made seven tackles.

The win was the Warriors’ 21st straight over Cheyney and lifted their series advantage to 44-1. The only loss was in 1979.

ESU broke a four-game losing streak and is now 5-4 overall and 2-3 in the conference. Cheyney dropped its sixth straight game and is now 2-6 overall and 0-5 in PSAC play.

ESU-Cheyney Football (-2-)

East Stroudsburg (5-4, 2-3 PSAC) 7-7-2-19 35

Cheyney (2-7, 0-5 PSAC) 0-0-0-14 14

ESU – Jason Wimmer 10 run (Berry kick)

ESU – Greg Vaughn 1 run (Berry kick)

ESU – Safety, Antoine Graham tackled in end zone by Kevin Nagle

ESU – Mike Berry 29 field goal

Cheyney – John Chestnut 11 pass from Ladontay Bell

ESU - Michael Glover intercepted conversion pass and returned for two points

ESU – Michael Patrick 27 pass from Jon Pry (Berry kick)

ESU – Glover 25 interception return (Berry kick)

Cheyney – Chestnut 17 pass from Chris Waiters (Kenyard Edouard rush)

Team Statistics

ESU Cheyney

First Downs 18 10

Rushing 47 for 164 41 for 119

Passing 8 for 21, 1 inter. 7 for 17, 1 inter.

Passing Yards 145 68

Total Offense 68 plays, 309 yards 58 plays, 187 yards

Punting 6 for 195 (32.5) 8 for 222 (27.6)

Penalties 8 for 40 10 for 78

Fumbles 1-0 1-0

Third Downs 4 for 14 3 for 15

Fourth Downs 0 for 2 2 for 2

Individual Leaders

Rushing: ESU - Greg Vaughn 29 for 161; Jason Wimmer 5 for 34

Cheyney - Kenyard Edouard 28 for 113, Randolph Sanders 3 for 22

Passing: ESU - Jon Pry 6 for 11, 102 yards; Geoff Brobst 2 for 10, 43 yards, 1 interc.

Cheyney - Antowine Graham 5 for 14, 29 yards; Chris Waiters 1 for 2, 17 yards, 1 interc., Colin Smith 1 for 1, 22 yards

Receiving: ESU - John Kotarsky 3 for 77 yards; Jason Wimmer 3 for 28 yards;

Mike Patrick 1 for 27 yards; Greg Vaughn 1 for 13

Cheyney - John Chestnut 3 for 29; Latonday Bell 3 for 33, No. 86, 1 for 6

Punting - ESU - Adam Hostetter 6 for 32.5;

Cheyney - John Chestnut 7 for 30.0, Team 1 for 12