LHU Football takes down Bloomsburg 35-32 in hard-fought clash
LOCK HAVEN – Quarterback Jackson Ostrowsky and wide receiver T’iar Young once again stood out on offense and the Bald Eagle defense forced three turnovers as Lock Haven powered its way to a hard-fought, 35-32, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division victory over visiting Bloomsburg tonight at Hubert Jack Stadium.
Ostrowsky threw for 339 yards (29-of-45) and three touchdowns, while Young scored twice for Lock Haven. On defense, the Bald Eagles recorded two interceptions and scored on a fumble recovery.
With the win, Lock Haven moved to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in PSAC East play.
The Bald Eagles improved to 2-2 at home on the season and won their second straight over the Huskies, who dropped their third straight game and fell to 3-4 overall (1-3 PSAC East).
Ostrowsky, the top passer in the PSAC, now has 2,056 passing yards on the season. In just seven games, it’s already the eighth-most ever in a single-season for a Lock Haven quarterback. His 15 passing TDs this season are tied for the fifth-most in school history for a single-season.
Young finished tonight’s game with 10 catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns. His 700 receiving yards are the 10th-most ever in a single season and his seven TD catches rank among Lock Haven’s all-time top-10 for a single-season.
Damir Green rushed for a score and Nino Cinti hauled in a TD-catch.
Quon Williams finished with seven catches for 69 yards.
Following Jaeion Perry’s first-quarter interception, Lock Haven scored on the ensuing drive and Kasir Henry’s pick ended a Bloomsburg drive that opened the second half.
Izzy Ramos finished with a game-high nine tackles. Henry added seven tackles to go along with his interception. Oscar Uduma finished with seven tackles and the Bald Eagles had a pair of sacks late in the game.
Rocco Daugherty added five tackles and his scoop-and-score TD helped fuel Lock Haven’s fast start.
Lock Haven led 21-13 at halftime after racing out to a 21-6 lead in the first quarter.
Green darted into the end zone early in the game from one-yard out to put Lock Haven up 7-0. Young’s first TD of the game came on an electrifying 64-yard catch-and-run play late in the first quarter.
Less than a minute after Young put Lock Haven up 14-6, Daugherty forced a fumble, recovered the ball and bolted 14 yards into the end zone to put an exclamation point on a thrilling 15 minutes of football in the first quarter.
Trailing, 25-21, Cinti hauled in a 23-yard pass from Ostrowsky to put Lock Haven back in the lead (28-25) with 3:18 left in the third. Early in the fourth, Young’s second TD pushed the Lock Haven lead to 35-25, and the Bald Eagle defense sealed the win with a big stop on Bloomsburg’s final drive.
The Bald Eagles will hit the road again next week (Saturday, Oct. 26) when they travel to East Stroudsburg for a Week-8 PSAC East clash. Kickoff at ESU is set for 12:05 p.m. and it will mark the first of two straight road games. After a Week-9 (Nov. 2) game at West Chester, Lock Haven will return home to host Shippensburg on Saturday, Nov. 9, the fifth and final home game of the 2024 season.
