Penn takes over first in Ivy

PHILADELPHIA — Quarterback Billy Ragone rushed for 151 yards and one touchdown to lead Pennsylvania to a 24-7 win over Brown on Saturday, giving the Quakers sole possession of first place in the Ivy League.

Ragone had 11 carries, including a 54-yard TD run on a quarterback draw that sparked Penn’s 21-point second quarter. He was also 10-for-17 for 92 yards.

After Ragone’s score, Brown’s Mark Kachmer tied the game 14 seconds later with an 85-yard kickoff return.

Luke DeLuca and Brandon Colavita scored on 1-yard runs to give the Quakers (6-1, 4-0) a 21-7 halftime lead.

Bloomsburg 36, C.W. Post 16

BROOKEVILLE, N.Y. —Placekicker Daniel Fisher made a school-record five field goals and Franklyn Quiteh rushed for 134 yards and a score to lead 13th-ranked Bloomsburg University (8-1, 6-0 PSAC East) to a win over C.W. Post (5-4, 4-2).

The win was the eighth straight for the Huskies and sets up a showdown with Kutztown next week for the PSAC Eastern Division title.

Temple 30, Akron 0

PHILADELPHIA — Redshirt freshman Alex Jackson caught his first career touchdown pass to help Temple beat Akron.

Temple (7-2, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) won its 10th straight home game to tie a school record and posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time since blanking Connecticut and Xavier during the 1971 season.

Villanova 28, Richmond 7

VILLANOVA — Chris Whitney ran for the first of three straight touchdowns by Villanova in a meeting of the last two Football Championship Subdivision champions.

Whitney, who had 116 yards on 11 carries, ran for a 45-yard touchdown with 5:46 left in the first quarter. The Wildcats (6-2, 4-1 Colonial Athletic Association) scored another less than four minutes later on Whitney’s 5-yard pass to Norman White, and then turned an interception into a 21-0 lead over Richmond (4-4, 2-3) just before halftime.

Robert Morris 34, Duquesne 11

MOON TOWNSHIP — Myles Russ had two touchdowns and Robert Morris defeated Duquesne to extend its winning streak to seven.

The Colonials (7-1, 6-0 Northeast Conference) trailed 3-0 early but scored 27 straight, including 21 points in the second quarter, in their 12th win in the last 13 games.

Lehigh 44, Colgate 14

BETHLEHEM — Chris Lum passed for two touchdowns and a career-high 310 yards as Lehigh romped past Colgate in a Patriot League game.

The Mountain Hawks (6-2, 2-0) broke the game open in a 24-point second quarter, expanding a 7-0 lead to 31-7 by halftime. Lum threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Sean Farrell to complete Lehigh’s opening possession and found Jake Drwal on a 9-yard scoring pass on the Mountain Hawks’ final possession of the half.

Lafayette 33, Bucknell 22

LEWISBURG — Backup quarterback Marc Quilling threw for three touchdowns and Alan Elder rushed for 104 yards to lead Lafayette to a win over Bucknell.

Quilling entered the game in the second quarter to replace starter Ryan O’Neil, who threw a 75-yard touchdown to Patrick Mputu for the Leopards (2-6, 1-1 Patriot League) in the first quarter.

Gettysburg 61, Susquehanna 50

GETTYSBURG — A near impossible comeback found Susquehanna on the wrong side against Gettysburg.

The Crusader offense put up the most points it has in six years, but the defense could not contain the Centennial Conference’s top-ranked offense in the Bullets (5-3, 4-3).

East Stroudsburg 58, Cheyney 14

EAST STROUDSBURG — Sophomore tailback Kendrick Williams ran for three first-half touchdowns to help East Stroudsburg University defeat Cheyney, delivering the 229th win of head coach Denny Douds’ career.

Williams ran for 79 of his 93 yards and all three scores to give the Warriors a 31-6 halftime lead, and redshirt senior quarterback Matt Marshall (12-for-22, 215 yards, 2 TDs) moved into fourth in school history in career total offense as part of a 487-yard output for the ESU offense.

California 18, IUP 15, OT

CALIFORNIA, Pa. — The No. 12 California University of Pennsylvania football team rallied from a 15-0 fourth-quarter deficit to tie the game and earn a thrilling overtime victory against rival IUP in the second annual Coal Bowl at Adamson Stadium.

The Vulcans improve to 8-1 overall and remain tied with Mercyhurst for first place in the PSAC West standings with a 5-1 mark in divisional play. Cal U has posted two fourth-quarter comebacks this season with both games being decided in overtime. Meanwhile, IUP falls to 4-5 this season with a 2-4 record in league action.

Clarion 11, Gannon 10

ERIE — Clarion freshman QB Ben Fiscus scored the game winner on a 20-yard run with 4:39 left in the fourth quarter and the Golden Eagle defense did the rest as Clarion defeated Gannon at University Field.