Cumberland Valley pounded away on its ground game and thanks to the efforts of Tyler Updegraff and Tyler Heisey CV knocked off State College 39-26 on Friday night.
State College opened the game with a 54-yard drive in eight plays to take a 7-0 lead following a 3-yard score by Jordan Misher. Cumberland Valley responded with its own lengthy drive which ended with a 1-yard drive by by Heisey.
A poor punt, which netted just under 20 yards gave the Eagles great field position which they capitalized on quickly scoring from a couple of yards out only a few plays later. Updegraff would take the ball 87-yards early in the second quarter to extend the Eagles’ lead to 19-7 in the second frame. Cumberland Valley would take that lead into the half.
State College didn’t go down without a fight though as Little Lion quarterback Patrick Irwin engineered a drive in the third quarter to bring State College within 12 following a 45-yard Cumberland Valley pass and score. Down 25-13 the game was still very much up within reach for the Little Lions.
The Eagles responded with a powerful drive of their own to extend the lead again. The teams traded scores back and forth, but a run of 30 yards put the Eagles up 39-19 with 7:17 to go. Irwin would punch in another score but it was too little too late.
State College ends its regular season 5-5 and 4-3 in district play.
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