Host Bloomsburg, ranked 13th in NCAA Division II, rallied for 21 points in the fourth quarter to beat No. 17 California, 24-19, yesterday in a matchup of the two highest-ranked teams in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

Bloomsburg (1-1) is favored to win the East Division championship, and California (1-1), which had its six-game win streak end, is the team to beat in the West.

California completed the scoring on Joe Ruggiero's 22-yard pass to Marc Huddleston. Ruggiero completed 20 of 31 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown. Brandon Lombardy rushed for 105 yards and touchdowns of 15 and 20 yards for California, and Steffan Brinson carried 15 times for 80 yards.

Bloomsburg All-American tailback Jamar Brittingham carried 24 times for 106 yards and a 5-yard touchdown.

Carnegie Mellon 28, Grove City 0: Robert Gimson rushed for 140 yards and a 13-yard touchdown and Travis Sivek ran for 131 yards and a 1-yard touchdown as the visiting Tartans (2-0) had 360 yards on the ground against the Wolverines (0-1). Kevin Mulkern completed 10 of 13 passes for 118 yards and a 12-yard touchdown to Colby Whitman.

Washington & Jefferson 22, Allegheny 10: Ryan Mendel carried 33 times for 181 yards as host Washington & Jefferson (1-1) pounded out a victory against Allegheny (1-1).

Edinboro 54, St. Anselm 0: Ulysee Davis rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns as the host Fighting Scots (2-0) handed the Hawks (0-2) their 11th consecutive loss.

IUP 33, Cheyney 6: Chris Morgan rushed for 136 yards and touchdowns of 1 and 22 yards and Kareem Dutrieuille ran for 91 yards and touchdowns of 1 and 6 yards as the visiting Indians (1-0) won their first game under Lou Tepper, the former coach at Edinboro. Kevin Weidl, who missed last season because he was suspended from school for disciplinary reasons, completed 14 of 25 passes for 167 yards.

Slippery Rock 27, Millersville 22: Nate Crookshank passed for 221 yards and four touchdowns as the visiting Rock (1-1) defeated Millersville (0-2). Luke Wetzel had touchdown receptions of 14, 52 and 33 yards, and Terry Grossetti had a 24-yard touchdown catch.

Bethany 42, Hiram 7: T.J. Parker caught two touchdown passes and ran for another and Taylor McNeil returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown as the host Bison (1-1) ended a 10-game losing streak. .

Alfred 14, Thiel 0: After a scoreless first quarter, Thiel quarterback Billy Blankenship fumbled, and Alfred recovered at Thiel's 8. Two plays later, Alfred scored on Paul Keeley's 11-yard pass to tight end Matt Gibbins early in the second quarter. The Saxons (1-0) scored on their first possession of the second half, with Keeley throwing a 36-yard touchdown pass to Jared Manzer. Blankenship passed for 146 yards, but was sacked four times and intercepted twice.

Youngstown State 34, Maine 14: Tom Zetts passed for 178 yards and three touchdowns and Marcus Mason rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown to lead the host Penguins (2-0), ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division I-AA (Scholarship). Zetts' touchdown passes were 42 and 16 yards to T.J. Peterson and 7 yards to Louis Irizarry.

Geneva 27, Olivet Nazarene 13: The host Golden Tornadoes (1-1) scored 20 unanswered points after falling behind, 13-7, late in the third quarter. Justin Sciarro passed for 233 yards and touchdowns of 17 yards to Mike Lehman, 98 to Luke Duriancik and 74 to Brian Dvorsak.

Seton Hill 17, McDaniel 7: Antwarn Jones carried 30 times for 115 yards and a 2-yard touchdown and Roger Matlock completed 9 of 21 passes for 93 yards and an 18-yard touchdown to Derek Thompson to boost the visiting Griffins (1-2) to a victory against McDaniel (0-2).

Saginaw Valley 26, Gannon 10: Brandon Emeott rushed for 77 yards, Toby Goetz ran for 74 yards and a touchdown and Chris Dougherty passed for 119 and a touchdown to lead host Saginaw (2-0), ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II, to a victory against the Golden Knights (0-2).

Wooster 31, Waynesburg 10: Eric Daniels rushed for 62 yards and a 19-yard touchdown and Chris Smithley passed for 81 yards in the loss for the host Yellowjackets (1-1).

East Stroudsburg 45, Lock Haven 14: Evan Prall scored five touchdowns, four on passes from quarterback Jimmy Terwilliger, as host East Stroudsburg rolled to a lopsided win.

Kutztown 27, Clarion 10: Maurice Adams scored two touchdowns in a span of 42 seconds last night as host Kutztown (1-0) posted a victory against Clarion (0-2). The first touchdown came on a 2-yard run late in the first half, his other one on an 85-yard kickoff return to open the second half.

Delaware State 63, St. Francis, Pa. 28: Shaheer McBride snagged four touchdown passes from Vashon Winton last night as Delaware State cruised to a win against visiting St. Francis, Pa.