LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – With history on the line for the second season in a row, the Lock Haven football team delivered yet again. Lock Haven (6-5, 4-3 PSAC) turned a 7-3 lead into a 27-3 halftime margin on the way to a 48-10 win over Lackawanna on Saturday at Hubert Jack Stadium to earn the program its second straight winning season.
With the win, the Bald Eagles earned their second straight winning season which is a first for the program since the 1960 and 1961 seasons.
Lackawanna (0-11) got a 31-yard field goal from Isiah Rodriguez on a 14-play, 8:22 opening drive, then never led again.
Lock Haven answered with its own 11-play drive.
Rob Footman Jr. hit
Alexander Yost for a 12-yard touchdown with 2:01 left in the first quarter to put The Haven out in front by a 7-3 score.
The Bald Eagles' next possession began at their own 38 with 29 seconds left in the opening frame, and Footman threw 33 yards to
Jay Von Tucker-Scott on the first play to set up a score early in the second quarter. That score was
Mekhi Watson's first, a 33-yard catch on third-and-14 that made it 13-3.
Carson Nagle took over at quarterback on the next possession and found Watson again from 9 yards out. Lock Haven led 20-3 with 9:06 left in the half.
Lackawanna answered with a 15-play drive that took 7:33 and reached the Lock Haven 21. Rodriguez's 38-yard field goal try was blocked by
Lawrence Kasanzale with 1:33 left in the opening half and the Bald Eagles went to work quickly on the ensuing drive.
Lock Haven needed 10 plays to cover 64 yards, and
Tucker Teats scored from the 1 with 23 seconds left in the half to put The Haven out in front by a 27-3 tally at the intermission.
The second half began the same way the first ended as the Bald Eagles owned the middle eight to run away from the Falcons.
Ezequiel Johnson, a redshirt senior running back, had a 34-yard run in the third quarter and finished with 103 yards on 11 carries, his third straight 100-yard outing.
Cureem Hathcock ripped off a 40-yard run on third-and-3 on the opening drive of the third quarter and scored from 6 yards out on the next play for a 34-3 Bald Eagles lead. Nagle then threw a 20-yard touchdown to
Wayne Love with 3:52 left in the third to put Lock Haven out in front, 41-3.
Billy Maloney's 36-yard touchdown run on 3rd-and-7 cut it to 41-10 early in the fourth quarter. Tucker-Scott returned the ensuing kickoff 54 yards, and
Cole Transue found
Artie Poindexter from 4 yards out on fourth down to make it 48-10 with 9:21 left.
Lackawanna got inside the Lock Haven 10 on its final possession, but Erick Reyes fumbled on third-and-5 and
Kayvon Waters recovered the Falcons miscue with 3:37 to play. The Bald Eagles ran out the clock from there to earn the program's sixth victory of the season.
Footman finished 15-of-24 for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Nagle was 6-of-7 for 69 yards and two scores, and Transue added a touchdown pass. Lock Haven threw for 280 yards and five touchdowns on 24-of-35 passing and had no interceptions.
Watson led all receivers with 8 catches for 110 yards and two scores.
Gavin Papp led Lock Haven's defense with a season-high 11 tackles and
Rocco Daugherty added eight. The Bald Eagles had two sacks, four tackles for loss, a blocked field goal and a forced fumble by
Keiran Lippmann. Lock Haven's 48 points were its most since a 49-point game against Gannon to end the 2025 season.
Prior to the start of Saturday's contest with the Falcons, Lock Haven recognized the program's senior class. With the win, the senior class earned its 22rd victory in four seasons, making it the third most successful senior class in program history.
