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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Lock Haven football team dominated the box score and held a 14-13 lead in the fourth quarter on the road, but American International scored the final touchdown of the game to sneak past the Bald Eagles, 21-14, on Saturday afternoon.
Lock Haven led 14-13 after Cureem Hathcock scored on a 2-yard touchdown run with 14:56 remaining, capping a 56-yard drive and putting the Bald Eagles back in front.
However, the lead lasted less than a minute.
American International connected on a 74-yard touchdown pass on the Yellow Jackets' next offensive series and a successful two-point conversion gave AIC a 21-14 advantage.
Lock Haven had two more possessions but could not find the end zone.
In the first half, the Bald Eagles took a 7-3 lead when quarterback Carson Nagle, a Bald Eagle Area graduate, connected with Artie Poindexter for a 37-yard touchdown late in the first quarter and Lock Haven carried a 7-6 advantage into halftime.
AIC regained the lead early in the second half after returning an interception 56 yards for a touchdown, making it 13-7.
Nagle completed 20 of 37 passes for 236 yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted four times. Poindexter caught five passes for 64 yards and a score, while Mekhi Watson led Lock Haven with six receptions for 73 yards.
Hathcock paced the Bald Eagles' ground game with 61 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Ezequiel Johnson added 53 yards on 11 carries.
Lock Haven outgained American International 357-310 and held advantages in first downs, 19-15, and rushing yards, 121-104. However, the Bald Eagles turned the ball over four times on interceptions, while AIC did not commit a turnover.
Raheem Reid led Lock Haven defensively with 12 tackles, while Q. McMillan added 11. LucRichard Rameau recorded a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.
The loss drops Lock Haven to 1-1 on the season. American International improves to 2-0.
AIC 21, Lock Haven 14
Lock Haven 7 0 0 7 -- 14
AIC 3 3 7 8 -- 21
First quarter
AIC--Luke Sheets 29 field goal, 5:46.
LHU--Artie Poindexter 37 pass from Carson Nagle (Caden Bauer kick), 2:19.
Second quarter
AIC--Sheets 25 field goal, 3:44.
Third quarter
AIC--Benjamin Antoine 56 interception return (Sheets kick), 12:30.
Fourth quarter
LHU--Cureem Hathcock 2 run (Caden Bauer kick), 14:56.
LHU--Hardley Gilmore 74 pass from Daron Bryden (Jovanny Brown pass), 14:02.
TEAM STATISTICS
LHU AIC
First downs 19 15
Rushes-yards 28-121 37-104
Passing yards 236 206
C-A-I 20-38-4 15-30-0
Total yards 357 310
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 4-40 4-15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--Cureem Hathcock 9-61 TD; Ezequiel Johnson 11-53; Tucker Teats 5-20; Jake Roberts 1-0; Carson Nagle 2-(minus 13). AIC, Bo Catherwood 19-55; Daron Bryden 5-15; Judah Varfley 8-13; Adrian Antoine 1-11; Deandre Rutherford 1-6; Connor Dietz 1-4.
PASSING--LHU, Carson Nagle 20-37-4 236 TD, Robert Footman Jr. 0-1-0 0. AIC, Daron Bryden 15-30-0 206 TD.
RECEIVING--LHU, Mekhi Watson 6-73; Artie Poindexter 5-64 TD; Jake ROberts 3-47; Connor FOltz 2-29; Jayvon Tucker-Scott 1-9; Ezequiel Johnson 1-6; Trent Adams 1-6; Tucker Teats 1-2. AIC, Hardley GIlmore 6-100 TD; Judah Varfley 2-33; Eric Neal Jr. 2-30; Jovanny Brown 1-16; Jayden Vega 2-14; Vaughn Payne 1-7; Chrisotpher Washington 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS--AIC, Benjamin Antoine 2, Ahsin Jacobs 1; DeMelo Adams 1..
SACKS--LHU, LucRichard Rameau 1. AIC, Jakkai Stith 1 1/2; Eric Jennings 1/2.