WEST CHESTER, PA - Visiting Shepherd totaled 380 yards of offense and converted 9 of 11 third downs en route to a 28-14 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division victory over homestanding West Chester Saturday evening at Tomlinson-Fillippo Field at John A. Farrell Stadium.
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Shepherd (5-1, 2-1 PSAC East), who was receiving votes in the latest Division II national polls, scored a touchdown on two of its first three possessions in the second half to open up a 28-7 lead that it would not relinquish. West Chester (3-3, 1-2) evened the score late in the first half and trailed 14-7 at the break before the visiting Rams pulled away.
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Isaiah Wright (Douglassville, Pa./Malvern Prep.) plunged in from one yard out with 1:44 to play in the first quarter that tied the game at 7-all. Shepherd's Jabril Daniels bulled his way into the end zone from the one with 6:40 left in the half to put the Rams on top.
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Shepherd's Ian Mauldin busted off a 50-yard touchdown run midway through the third, and Daniels scored again - this time from four yards out - to extend the guests' lead to 28-7.
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West Chester tight end,
Reese Clark (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep.) caught a 10-yard scoring pass from quarterback,
Colin O'Sullivan (Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin), with 9:40 left in the game. However, the Golden Rams could not get any closer.
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O'Sullivan finished 16 of 20 for 120 yards and the one TD. He also threw an interception. On the ground, RB
Future Robertson (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) rushed for 79 yards on 11 carries and added two receptions for six yards.
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Defensively,
Anthony Delle Donne (Lineboro, Md./Calvert Hall), recorded a team-high nine tackles.
Miles Goodwin (Oreland, Pa./Springfield Twp.) recorded eight stops for West Chester as well.
At halftime, West Chester University recognized the East Side Little League baseball team that won the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship and reached the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., this past summer.Â
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Up next, the Golden Rams host Lackawanna College at 6 p.m. next Saturday night.

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