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Complete game notes for the Lycoming-King's football game are now available for download. The 34-page notes can be downloaded by clicking the link at the top of this page.

Included in the notes are game information, head-to-head stats, national and conference rankings, rosters, depth charts, game info, school info, Lycoming records and year-by-year results, Lycoming coach Mike Clark and Lycoming captains bios and complete 2008 statistics and ranking summaries for both teams.

Saturday’s game is being broadcast by ESPN Radio (WLYC). The game can be heard on 104.1 FM and 1050 AM in Lycoming County and can be heard online via a free Web stream at: www.espnwilliamsport.com. Live stats can be viewed by clicking HERE.

The Coaches

Warrior first-year head coach Mike Clark (Lycoming ’93) has opened his head coaching career with a 6-2 record. Clark, who also handles the offensive coordinator duties, has the Warriors averaging 346.0 yards of total offense per game. The team has equaled or outgained its opponents in all eight games this season.

King’s is coached by Richard Mannello (Springfield ’83), who is in his 17th year with the Monarchs. Mannello restarted the program that was cancelled in the 60s when he took the head coaching job in 1991. The highlight of his career came in 2002 when King’s won the MAC title and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA playoffs. In 2006, the Monarchs were the ECAC runner-up.

The Series

Saturday’s game will be the 18th meeting between these two teams in a series that dates back to 1947. The Warriors hold an all-time advantage of 12-4-1 in the series, including a 9-1 record in the last 10 meetings. King’s one win in the modern era came in 2004. The other three wins and tie came from 1947-50.

2007 - Lycoming 24, King’s 6                 2000 - Lycoming 41, King’s 24
2004 - King’s 28, Lycoming 31               1999 - Lycoming 41, King’s 0
2003 - Lycoming 31, King’s 21               1998 - Lycoming 28, King’s 13
2002 - Lycoming 24, King’s 10               1997 - Lycoming 42, King’s 3
2001 - Lycoming 41, King’s 24               1996 - Lycoming 51, King’s 18

The Last Time They Met

The last meeting between these two teams came on Nov. 3, 2007, in Williamsport. The Warriors came away with a 24-6 victory after compiling 420 total yards of offense, including 255 passing yards. Tim Hook threw two touchdown passes to Brad Shellenberger (42 and 41 yards) and also had a rushing touchdown in the game. Scott Erikson kicked the only field goal of the season, from 40 yards.

                        1    2     3    4     Score
King’s               0    0     0    6     6
Lycoming          7    14   0    3     24

Last Time Out

Lycoming upended FDU-FLorham, 48-28, on Saturday, Nov. 1, in Madison, N.J.

The Warriors racked up 449 yard of total offense and scored the most points in a single game since a 55 point performance against Juniata in the final game of the 2002 season.

For the first time all season, Lycoming committed zero turnovers.

Colin Dwyer completed 14-of-30 passes for 226 yards and a career-high four touchdowns.

Josh Kleinfelter rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns and Ryan Wagaman caught six passes for 92 yards and three touchdowns.

Dwyer, Kleinfelter and Wagaman all sat out the fourth quarter.

Ben Rosa led the defensive effort with 10 total tackles, including 2.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for a loss. He also had one forced fumble and one pass breakup.

Chris Tribanas, Anthony Marascio and Jared Strayer each recorded a sack.

The Warriors totaled 241 passing yards and 208 rushing yards in the game while holding the Devils to just 57 rushing yards.

14 of Florham’s points came in the fourth quarter, with the majority of the Warrior starters on the sideline.

                           1     2    3      4     Final
Lycoming             21   6    21    0      48
FDU-Florham        7    0     7     14     28

Scouting the Warriors

Lycoming enters this week's game averaging 346.0 yards of total offense (2nd in the MAC) per game while giving up 269.6 (1st).

The Warriors average 140.1 rushing yards per game and 205.9 yards through the air. Lycoming is the only team in the league holding opponents to under 100 rushing yards per game (86.5).

Colin Dwyer has completed 55.9 percent of his passes (114-204) for 1,403 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 12 interceptions.

Josh Kleinfelter averages 109.4 rushing yards per game and has carried the ball 170 times for 875 yards and 10 touchdowns. He gains 5.1 yards per carry.

Brad Shellenberger leads the receiving corps with 32 catches for 559 yards and four touchdowns. He averages 17.5 yards per catch and 69.9 yards per game.

The Warriors defense is the top ranked defensive unit in the league and also leads the league in sacks, with 29 total sacks for a loss of 186 yards.

Chuck Bellitto leads the defense with 64 total tackles, including 39 solo stops. He also has one interception. Ben Rosa has 61 total tackles (3.0 sacks) and one fumble recovery while all four starters on the defensive line rank among the league leaders in sacks. Chris Tribanas has 6.5, followed by Ted Geurds (6.0), Matt Licci (4.5) and Kyle Murren (3.5).

Second Half Scoring Issues End

The Warriors’ entered last week’s game at FDU-Florham with just 20 third quarter points all season.

That changed when Lycoming opened the flood gates with 21 points in the third stanza, opening up a 48-14 lead on the Devils.

More importantly, all 21 of those points were scored by the offense, a unit that hadn’t seen paydirt in the second half since the second game of the season against Susquehanna.

Weekly Honors for Kleinfelter, Rosa and Wagaman

Josh Kleinfelter and Ben Rosa were each named MAC Players of the Week for their efforts against FDU-Florham. Kleinfelter was named the offensive POW while Rosa earned the defensive honor.

Ryan Wagaman was named the Warrior Athlete of the Week by the Lycoming sports information office after his career-high three touchdown receptions.

Moving Up The Ranks

Lycoming broke into the D3Football.com top-25 rankings after defeating Delaware Valley. The Warriors got eight points in the poll after the upset of the Aggies and jumped to 21 points after the victory over FDU-Florham. The complete poll is posted on page seven.

A Warrior Win Today Would...

- Keep Lycoming in control of the MAC
- Be the 10th in the last 11 meetings against King’s
- Be the seventh win of head coach Mike Clark’s career
- Be the 320th win in the history of the program
- Improve the Warriors to 13-4-1 in the series against King’s

In the Driver’s Seat

Lycoming is the lone team in the conference that controls its destiny. If the Warriors win out, they will win the MAC and advance to the NCAA Playoffs via the conference’s automatic bid. If Albright and Lycoming each win their final two games, they would be co-Champions, but the Warriors hold the tie-breaker by virtue of a 23-13 win against the Lions on Oct. 11.

Lycoming has not been in the NCAA playoffs since 2003, when the Warriors defeated East Texas Baptist in the opening round before dropping a 13-9 decision to Bridgewater in the quarterfinal round.

You Might Not Know...

- The Warriors opposition actually holds an edge in time of possession for the season (30:44 to 29:16)
- Lycoming leads the MAC in third-down conversions (44.4%)
- Lycoming also leads the league in stopping opponents fourth-down attempts (38.9%)
- Lycoming’s opponents have been penalized a league high 77.2 yards per game.
- King’s is one of only two teams in the MAC to attempt (and recover) an onside kick this season.
- Scott Erikson leads the league in scoring for kickers (5.4 ppg).
- Lycoming and King’s lead the league in passes intercepted (15 each).
- Lycoming has scored on 22-of-29 chances in the red zone (fourth in the MAC).
- King’s has scored on 12-of-21 trips to the red zone (seventh in the MAC).

King's' Last Time Out

King’s dropped its seventh-straight game on Saturday, Nov. 1, falling 21-3 against cross-town rival Wilkes.

The Monarchs got on the board first when Andrew DeRito connected on a 21-yard field goal, putting them up 3-0 with 8:51 to play in the first quarter.

It was all Wilkes from that point on, as the Colonels scored 14 second quarter points and added a fourth quarter touchdown to secure the annual Mayor’s Cup title.

Wilkes tallied 274 total yards of offense to the Monarchs’ 240. King’s finished the game with 153 rushing yards and 83 passing yards.

Olayinka Soda completed 9-of-22 passes for 83 yards and no touchdowns while being intercepted twice.

Claude O’Connor carried the ball 20 times for 88 yards and Richard Maerten added 54 yards on 14 carries.

Mike Verbitski led the receivers with three catches for 33 yards.

The defensive effort was headlined by Matt Rhodes with 19 total tackles, including nine solo stops and .5 tackles for a loss. No one else on the team had double-digit tackles, but three players (Ryan Nelson, Terrance Osborne and Tom Tulaney) recovered fumbles.

                  1    2     3    4     Final
King’s         3    0     0    0     3
Wilkes        0    14   0    7     21

Scouting the Monarchs

King’s is averaging 254.5 yards of total offense per-game, including 87.5 rushing yards and 167.0 passing yards.

Sophomore quarterback Olayinka Soda leads the team with 180.2 yards of total offense per-game. Soda has completed 54.6 (125-229) percent of his passes for 1,336 yards with seven touchdowns and 15 interceptions this season.

Junior split end Mike Verbitski tops the receivers with 32 catches for 504 yards and five touchdowns. Sophomore split end Bob Lane has 22 receptions for 223 yards while sophomore receiver Rick Ritter checks in with 12 catches for 173 yards. Freshman receiver Rodney Blango chips in with 12 catches for 60 yards.

Junior Claude O’Connor made his first career start a week ago and was solid, rushing for 88 yards on 20 carries.

King’s defense has yielded 333.9 yards of total offense per-game, including 174.0 rushing yards and 159.9 passing yards each contest.

Senior linebacker Matt Rhodes tops the team with 83 total tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss. Senior safety Shane McNamara adds 54 tackles with one interception and has broken up six passes. Senior linebacker Tom Tulaney follows with 48 tackles, one interception, and two fumble recoveries. Sophomore defensive tackle Alex Watty has made 45 tackles with 5.0 tackles for loss.

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