Box Score WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The FDU-Florham Devils football team dropped its fourth straight game on Saturday afternoon 52-21 to the King's College Monarchs at McCarthy Stadium.

The Devils (1-4, 0-4 MAC) fell behind early and were unable to recover despite posting 21 second-half points. Leading 24-0, the Monarchs (2-3, 2-2 MAC) put the game out of reach early in the third quarter by capitalizing on three consecutive FDU turnovers. King's turned the three FDU miscues into touchdowns, mounting a 45-0 lead.

Speedy sophomore tailback Craig Kimbrough (Dover, N.J./Morris Catholic) broke through for the Devils first score of the day on a 47-yard touchdown run with 12:09 remaining in the third quarter. Kimbrough finished the afternoon with 86 yards on 12 carries and the lone touchdown.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Devils found paydirt again when senior quarterback Mike Santos (North Arlington, N.J./St.Mary's) found Esaun Mobley (Denville, N.J./Morris Knolls) down the left sideline for a 74-yard touchdown, which cut the lead to 45-14 with 13:42 left to play in the game.

The Devils added a late score midway through the fourth when Santos hit Anthony Fruncillo (Tinton Falls, N.J./Monmouth Regional) across midfield and Fruncillo broke two tackles en route to a 72-yard touchdown. This cut the Monarch lead to 45-21 with 8:27 remaining in regulation.

Monarchs reserve quarterback Tom Hehre capped a four-play, 44-yard drive by scoring the game's last touchdown on a 15-yard run, resulting in the 52-21 final.

King's junior quarterback Tyler Hartranft amassed 219 passing yards and three touchdowns on 15 completions. Devils sophomore linebacker Nick Galletta (Whiting, N.J./Manchester Township) caused the only blemish on Hartranft's afternoon when he nabbed a fourth-quarter interception, his first of the season.

The Monarchs received a well-rounded performance from sophomore tailback Patrick Robinson, who totaled 94 rushing yards and 80 receiving yards on the day.

In defeat, Santos tossed for 215 yards and two touchdowns along with the interception.

The Devils loss snaps their two-game winning streak over the Monarchs and drops FDU to 7-14 all-time against King's.
 
Turning Point of the Game:
The Devils misfortune at the start of the second half provided the Monarchs with an insurmountable lead. Monarchs junior defensive lineman Peter Santorelli forced a Devil fumble on the second play of the quarter, which led to a 35-yard Hartranft touchdown strike.

On FDU's next possession Santorelli forced another fumble, which was scooped up by Ron Garrett and returned for a 22-yard King's touchdown.

Trailing 38-0, a hopeful Devil drive was thwarted when King's safety Anthony Martuccio intercepted a Santos pass and took it to the house, capping a 21-point 2:28 barrage.

Next up for the Devils:
FDU returns home to take on Delaware Valley College (4-1, 3-1 MAC) this Friday, October 18^th, with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. at Robert T. Shields Field.