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A P R I L 2 1 , 2 0 1 8 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . c O M 4 PLAYER OF THE GAME Two touch- downs are enough to warrant a player- of-the-game nod for redshirt freshman wideout Mac Hippenhammer. After hauling in a wide-open TD pass from Trace McSorley in the first quarter, Hippenhammer built on his stat line with a beautiful 29-yard fade route for another TD from Sean Clifford late in the game. PLAY OF THE GAMEClifford's 29-yard fade to Hippenhammer was a perfect throw and catch, good for a touchdown, late in the fourth quarter. The strike gave the Blue squad a 21-10 lead. BEST PASSMcSorley connected with K.J. Hamler deep down the sideline for what appeared to be a long gain in the sec- ond quarter, but the big play turned out to be the end of the possession. Al- though Hamler broke free behind the defense, safety Lamont Wade caught him from behind to pry the ball free and force a turnover. BEST RUNHamler didn't quite get into the end zone, but his second quarter end-around offered a glimpse of the shifty speed the redshirt freshman re- ceiver brings to the table. BEST CATCHAlthough Penn State men's basketball coach Patrick Cham- bers' halftime punt return was good enough to get a nod here, we're giving it to Cam Sullivan-Brown's nice leaping reception over the middle on the very first possession of the afternoon. The play went for 24 yards and picked up a first down. WORST DROPThat Zech McPhearson was even in the play was somewhat re- markable in itself. Trailing Brandon Polk, McPhearson made an outstanding play to make up ground quickly on Polk, but the interception opportunity fell flat when the ball slipped through his hands and to the turf. BEST SACKMicah Parsons led both sides in tackles on Saturday, and his 1- yard sack of quarterback Michael Shus- ter in the third quarter was one of the highlights. BEST HITJourney Brown finally got loose up the sideline in the third quar- ter, but linebacker Ellis Brooks made his hit count. Laying into Brown, Brooks picked up his third solo tackle of the af- ternoon. BEST KICKCarson Landis nailed his first field goal attempt of the afternoon, knocking through a 34-yarder late in the third quarter. BEST DECISIONBringing Keegan- Michael Key back for another round impersonating head coach James Franklin proved to be one of many nice touches for those in attendance on the beautiful spring afternoon at Beaver Stadium. MOST TELLING MOMENT Which leads to the nicest of the nice touches at the game Saturday, when Penn State head coach James Franklin brought Brooke Fisher into the huddle, drew up a run to the left, and the Nittany Lions rallied around her for a 22-yard touchdown. For the first time since last season, the press box swayed with the pulsing music in the stadium as all of Beaver Stadium cheered her on. –NATE BAUER JUDGMENT CALLS The best and the rest from the Nittany Lions' spring game Making his first ap- pearance in Beaver Stadium, Sullivan- Brown hauled in a 24-yard reception in the first quarter to set up the Blue team's initial touch- down of the after- noon. Photo by Bill Anderson

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