From staff reports

LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven football team opened the 2025 season and a new era tonight with a hard-fought, 16-13, victory over visiting Glenville State (0-2) in front of an energized Hubert Jack Stadium crowd.

Running back Damir Green ran for two scores with both touchdowns coming by way of remarkable individual efforts. Green’s heroics helped fuel the win, a win that helped coach Joe Battaglia celebrate his collegiate head coaching debut in style.

With 4:18 left in the first quarter, Lock Haven (1-0) took a 6-0 lead behind a 44-yard TD run from Green.

Early in the second quarter, Caden Bauder’s 22-yard field goal stretched the Bald Eagles’ lead to 9-0.

Late in the first half, Lock Haven led 16-0 after Green scored again. This time, Green found the end zone after hurdling a defender and running over another from 13 yards out.

Lock Haven led 16-6 at halftime as Glenville State closed the half with a score.

The second half proved to be a back-and-forth battle with the Bald Eagle defense standing strong in the end.

Green finished with 76 yards on 10 carries and Ezequiel Johnson ran for 90 yards on 11 attempts as the Bald Eagle offense finished with 202 total yards on the ground.

Quarterback Jackson Ostrowsky threw for 190 yards (15 for 26). Durrell Ceasar (four catches for 63 yards, Johnson (three catches for 50 yards) and Jaiden Huntington (three catches for 44 yards) helped carry the way on offense.

Rasu Wearing-Poindexter led the way with a team-high seven tackles. Markel Morgan, Rhys McDonald, and Rocco Daugherty all finished with six tackles and the Bald Eagles forced one turnover. The turnover came early in the second half and proved to a be major difference in the outcome.

For the second straight season Lock Haven opened a new year vs. Glenville State … Last season on the road, the Bald Eagles downed Glenville State, 31-9

Lock Haven will travel to Indiana (Pa.) on Saturday, Sept. 13. The game will start at 4 p.m. and marks the first of two PSAC East-West crossover games on the road.

Lock Haven 16, Glenville State 13

Glenville State 0 6 7 0 — 13

Lock Haven 6 10 0 0 — 16

First quarter

LHU–Damir Green 44 run (kick failed), 4:18.

Second quarter

LHU–Caden Bauer 22 field goal, 12:07.

LHU–Damir Green 13 run (Bauer kick), 4:12.

GS–Naseem Pacheco 39 pass from Anthony Garrett (kick failed), 0:00.

Third quarter

GS–Kordell Lewis 18 pass from Garrett (Brody Layman kick), 1:56.

TEAM STATISTICS

GS LHU

First downs 23 20

Rushes-yards 36-117 37-202

Passing yards 296 190

C-A-I 23-35-0 15-26-1

Total yards 413 392

Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-1

Penalties-yards 8-90 5-23

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–Glenville STate, Jeremiah King 21-78, Anthony Garrett 12-35, Graylan Holland 3-4. LHU, Ezequiel Johnson 11-90, Damir Green 10-76 2 TDs, Cureem Hathcock 11-33, Jackson Ostrowsky 3-6, TEAM 2-(minus 3).

PASSING–Glenville State, Anthony Garrett 23-35-0 296 2 TDs. LHU, Jackson Ostrowsky 15-26-1 190.

RECEIVING–Glenville State, Naseem Pacheco 7-120 TD, Tariq Meredith 4-56, Tariq Miller 4-42, Kordell Lewis 4-36 TD, Brody LAyman 1-16, Sean Elmore 1-16, Jeremiah King 1-8, ANdrew Phares 1-1. LHU, Durrell Ceasar 4-63, Ezequiel Johnson 3-50, Jaiden HUntington 3-44, Cureem Hathcock 2-12, Chase Gallagher 1-12, Jake Roberts 1-9, Mekhi Watson 1-0.