{"id":299906,"date":"2026-10-05T03:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/299906\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T03:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:42:23","slug":"bloomsburg-football-beats-lackawanna-42-10-in-scranton-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/299906\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloomsburg football beats Lackawanna 42-10 in Scranton | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scranton, Pa. \u2014 Bloomsburg scored three touchdowns in the first quarter on its way to a 42-10 football win over Lackawanna on Saturday afternoon at Scranton Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies improved to 4-1 after gaining 403 yards of total offense, including 196 rushing, while holding the Falcons to 235 total yards. Bloomsburg forced two turnovers, recorded three sacks and had 11 tackles for loss.<\/p>\n<p>Zayd Etheridge (Bridgeport, Pa.\/Upper Merion) completed 11 of 17 passes for 207 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. Declan Clancy (Lititz, Pa.\/Manheim Township) ran for 118 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries, averaging 7.4 yards per attempt. Justin Wolfe (Hollidaysburg, Pa.\/Hollidaysburg Area) caught four passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns, and Xavier Diaz (Mount Carmel, Pa.\/Mount Carmel) added two receptions for 86 yards and a score.<\/p>\n<p>After Clancy carried three times for 17 yards on the opening possession, Etheridge connected with Wolfe for a 48-yard touchdown 45 seconds into the game. Brady Thompson (Green Lane, Pa.\/Upper Perkiomen) then intercepted David Naniewicz and returned it 15 yards to the Lackawanna 10. Three plays later, Clancy scored from a yard out to give Bloomsburg a 14-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.<\/p>\n<p>Lackawanna later moved into Bloomsburg territory, but Ian Donohue (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.\/Blue Mountain) blocked a 39-yard field goal attempt. Bloomsburg answered with an eight-play, 78-yard drive that included Clancy runs of 22 and 13 yards and a 23-yard pass from Etheridge to Wolfe. Clancy finished it with his second 1-yard touchdown run for a 21-0 lead after one quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Frey (York, Pa.\/Central York) intercepted Naniewicz in the end zone early in the second quarter, and two plays later Etheridge found Diaz down the left side for an 80-yard touchdown and a 28-0 lead. Lackawanna\u2019s Isiah Rodriguez kicked a 33-yard field goal with 29 seconds left in the half to make it 28-3.<\/p>\n<p>In the third quarter, the Huskies drove 70 yards in six plays before Clancy broke loose for a 36-yard touchdown, the first three-touchdown rushing game of his career, for a 35-3 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Fletcher scored on a 3-yard run early in the fourth quarter for Lackawanna. Etheridge then led a six-play, 58-yard drive and capped it with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Wolfe with 8:25 left for the final margin.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons ran for 70 yards on 34 carries, an average of 2.1 yards per attempt, while Bloomsburg averaged 6.1 per carry. Bloomsburg held Lackawanna to 3 of 18 on third down and turned its two interceptions into 14 points.<\/p>\n<p>Garrett Garcia (Catawissa, Pa.\/Southern Columbia) led the Bloomsburg defense with nine tackles, and Nahzier Booker (Pottstown, Pa.\/Pottstown) had seven tackles and two tackles for loss. Donohue had five tackles, a team-high three tackles for loss, a half-sack and the blocked field goal. Connor Rickabaugh (Coatesville, Pa.\/Coatesville Area) recorded two sacks for 14 yards, and Thompson and Frey had the interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomsburg\u2019s offensive line allowed no sacks, and Peter Kashynski (Falls Church, Va.\/Justice) made all six extra-point attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomsburg returns to PSAC East play when it hosts East Stroudsburg at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, for its annual Husky Legacy Club and Think Pink game.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomsburgathletics.com\/news\/2026\/10\/3\/football-rolls-past-lackawanna-42-10-for-fourth-win-of-season.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bloomsburg Athletics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Chuck Bitner\/Bloomsburg Athletics<\/p>\n<p>            <img  data- class=\" img-responsive lazyload tnt-prop-img\" width=\"1216\" height=\"40\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n            <img  data- class=\" img-responsive lazyload tnt-prop-img\" width=\"400\" height=\"40\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                Success! 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