Riffle-to-Musitano connection carries Fleetwood to big win over Kutztown

(This story will be updated shortly with additional details and postgame reaction.)

By Chris Deantonio — MikeDragoSports.com correspondent

Fleetwood quarterback Jack Riffle threw four touchdown passes and scored one on the ground as the Tigers defeated Kutztown 58-12 Friday night at Kutztown.

Riffle connected with senior receiver Mason Musitano for three scores in the first half, including a 33-yard pass down the left sideline. Musitano hauled in five catches for 91 yards and three touchdowns.

Riffle completed 9-of-12 pass attempts for 167 yards and the four TD passes in the first half. He also scored on a 48-yard run. He finished with 63 yards on three carries.

Fleetwood’s first score came on a 5-yard run by running back Ty Wamsher. Wamsher also scored on a 65-yard touchdown pass.

Fleetwood worked with a short field most of the night as the special teams unit blocked three punts in the first half.

Kutztown scored on its second possession of the second quarter to cut into Fleetwood’s lead. Quarterback Jacob Lafferty found Ethan Lafferty for a 13-yard score to make it 16-6, but the Tigers pulled away with touchdowns on their next four possessions.

Kutztown’s Brenden Ackley scored the Cougars other touchdown on a 1-yard run in the third quarter. He finished with a game-high 90 yards on 13 rushing attempts.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Fleetwood	16	28	14	0	58
Kutztown	0	6	6	0	12

Scoring summary

1	Fleetwood	Wamsher, 5-yard run(Wamsher run)	5:30
1	Fleetwood	Musitano, 7-yard pass from Riffle (Ramsey run)	2:21
2	Kutztown	E. Lafferty, 13-yard pass from J. Lafferty (kick failed)	7:27
2	Fleetwood	Wamsher, 65-yard pass from Riffle (Tomes pass from Riffle)	7:09
2	Fleetwood	Musitano, 33-yard pass from Riffle (pass failed)	5:38
2	Fleetwood	Riffle, 48-yard run (Pennypacker kick)	2:59
2	Fleetwood	Musitano, 15-yard pass from Riffle (Pennypacker kick)	0:11
3	Fleetwood	Petion, 67-yard kickoff return (Pennypacker kick)	11:47
3	Kutztown	Ackley, 1-yard run (pass failed)	6:48
3	Fleetwood	McFarland, 23-yard run (kick good)	5:51

Team statistics

	Fleetwood	Kutztown
First downs	14	14
Rushes-yards	26 – 184	40 – 111
Passing yards	167	97
Total yards	351	208
Passes	9 – 12 – 0 – 167	7 – 13 – 0 – 97
Fumbles-lost	1 – 0	2 – 0
Punts-average	1 – 33	1 – 32
Penalties-yards	7 – 77	2 – 20

Individual statistics

RUSHING

Fleetwood: Riffle 3 – 63 – 1, Wamsher 6 – 13 – 1, Ramsey 6 – 20, Brickle 6 – 33, McFarland 3 – 46 – 1, Killian 2 – 9

Kutztown: Ackley 13 – 90 – 1, Gruber 4 – 14, Swoyer 3 – 8, Lafferty 13 – (-18), Thomas 2 – (-1), Sherry 3 – 6, Bates 2 – 12

PASSING

Fleetwood: Riffle 9 – 12 – 0 – 167 – 4

Kutztown: Lafferty 7 – 13 – 0 –  97 – 1

RECEIVING

Fleetwood: Wamsher 1 – 65 – 1, Tomes 2 – 7, Musitano 5 – 91 – 3, Billings 1 – 4Kutztown: Swoyer 2 – 34, Thomas 2 – 34, 2 – 25 – 1, 1 – 4