SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Senior linebacker Jeremy Bailey (Culpeper, VA/Culpeper HS) tipped away a Shippensburg two-point pass attempt with just over a minute to play and sophomore wide receiver Mark Springirth (Germantown, MD/Watkins Mill HS) recovered the Red Raider onside kick attempt as Shepherd held off Shippensburg for a 34-32 win in football action in the Great Valley Classic at Ram Stadium on Saturday.

Shepherd took a 7-0 lead on a 14-yard touchdown scamper by junior running back Bryan Wright (Augusta, WV/Hampshire HS/WVU), with 8:54 left in the first quarter.

The Red Raiders cut the lead to 7-3 with 1:19 left in the first quarter on a 30-yard field goal by Jamie Reder.

Shepherd took a 14-3 lead into the break when sophomore running back Dervon Wallace (Lusby, Md/Calvert HS/WV State) scored on a five-yard run at the 11 minute mark left in the second quarter.

Reder added 42-yard field goal with 8:10 left in the third quarter to cut the lead to 14-6.

Wallace, who rushed for 105 yards on 20 carries for the Rams, added his second score of the day on a 34-yard jaunt with 4:35 left in the third quarter to give the Rams a 21-6 lead.

Shippensburg answered back on the ensuing kickoff on a 99-yard touchdown return by Brent Grimes to cut the deficit to 20-13.

Wright, who rushed for a game-high 111 yards on 16 carries, scored on a 52-yard run to give the Rams a 28-13 advantage with 1:18 left in the third quarter.

Shippensburg quarterback Rick Henshaw teamed with Andrew Heisler on a 13-yard scoring pass to start the fourth quarter and narrow the Ram lead to 28-20.

The Rams answered back on a 77-yard scoring pass from junior quarterback Dan Chlebowski (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim HS) to Mark Springirth with 12:19 left in the fourth quarter.

Shippensburg scored twice in the game's final minutes -- on a one-yard run by Henshaw at the 2:50 mark and a 36-yard pass from Tony Gomez to Walter Crump with 1:01 remaining.

Chlebowski completed 18-of-28 passes for 198 yards and a score and did not throw an interception. Gomez completed 10-of-25 passes for 147 yards and a score to lead the Red Raiders.

Springirth had six receptions for 112 yards to lead the Ram receivers. Howard Chavous had six grabs for 91 yards to lead Shippensburg.

Junior linebacker Todd Edmondson (Finksburg, MD/Westminster HS) recorded 10 tackles (8 solos) to lead the Ram defense. John Sharbaugh had a game-high 17 tackles (7 solos) to pace the Red Raiders.

Shepherd moves to 2-0 on the year, while Shippensburg falls to 1-1. The Rams return to action next Saturday when they travel to Slippery Rock for a 7:00 p.m. contest.

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