By The Daily Item

WEST CHESTER -- Bloomsburg dropped its second straight game Saturday, falling 30-14 to West Chester.

The Huskies (8-2, 5-2 PSAC East) started quickly, stopping the Golden Rams (6-4, 5-2 PSAC East) on their opening drive of the game, then, quickly scoring on their first possession. After forcing West Chester to go three-and-out on its first series, the Huskies took over at their own 42-yard line. On second-and-nine, Southern Columbia High School graduate Dan Latorre connected with Cory Stiger on a 57-yard touchdown strike, putting Bloomsburg on top 7-0 just 1:26 into the game.

West Chester responded on its next possession and put together an 11-play, 77-yard drive capped by a one-yard run from Lee Hopkins to tie the game at 7 with 7:57 to play in the first period. The Huskies regained the lead at 14-7 on their next drive, moving 60 yards in eight plays with Latorre connecting with Stiger on a seven-yard pass for the go-ahead score.

A big play in the drive was a 35-yard completion from Latorre to Ben Weaber, giving the Huskies a first and goal at the six-yard line.

The Golden Rams tied the game at 14 on their ensuing drive. Quarterback Joe Wright hit Dan DePalma with a 38-yard scoring pass with 13:01 to go in the first half.

Later in the second period, after a short punt by the Huskies gave West Chester the ball at its own 41, the Golden Rams needed just eight plays to get a four-yard run from D'Andre Webb to grab the lead at 21-14.

On Bloomsburg's next drive Latorre was intercepted by Kevin Garland, who returned the ball 25 yards to the Huskies' 40. After driving to the Bloomsburg 4 and facing fourth down, Wright hit DePalma with a four-yard pass for a 28-14 lead at halftime.

In the second half the Huskies drove into West Chester territory four times, but missed on 32-yard field goal try and fumbled at the 3-yard line with 12 seconds to play.

Latorre finished 18-36 for a career-high 350 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. Mike Varanavage made 12 tackles to lead the defense, while Anthony Smith added 11. Joe Wright finished 23-38 for 326 yards and two scores for West Chester. Bloomsburg hosts Gannon at noon Saturday in the regular-season finale.