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Tristan Jarry leads Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to 1-0 win over Bridgeport Sound Tigers

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So, women of Wilkes-Barre, what’s in that purse?

<p>STATE COLLEGE &#8212; The lone person in blue-and-white who looked despondent on Saturday was wearing No. 26.</p><p>Penn State&#8217;s most recognized player was stuck on a trainer&#8217;s table on the sideline in the second half, head hung with a towel draped around his face.</p><p>Saquon Barkley was hurt and wouldn&#8217;t be joining his teammates immediately for the celebration of the Nittany Lions&#8217; improbable Big Ten East title.</p><p>Barkley appeared to suffer a right ankle injury in the third quarter of Saturday&#8217;s 45-12 win over Michigan State. The sophomore running back limped off the field and did not return.</p><p>Lions coach James Franklin did not have an update after the game &#8212; he typically only confirms if a player has a season-ending injury.</p><p>&#8220;Obviously you have to ask, but I&#8217;m not gonna say anything about Saquon,&#8221; Franklin said. &#8220;He&#8217;ll have a great week and prepare this week, based on what I know.&#8221;</p><p>Penn State will certainly hope so.</p><p>The No. 7 Lions have a date with No. 6 Wisconsin on Saturday in Indianapolis with the Big Ten title &#8212; and possibly a berth in the College Football Playoff &#8212; on the line.</p><p>Barkley&#8217;s health figures to be a major storyline throughout the week. It was an ankle injury early in his freshman season that sidelined him for a few games and nagged him when he returned down the stretch.</p><p>With the Spartans keying on the run all the way, Barkley had just 14 yards on 12 carries for the game.</p><p>Andre Robinson scored two second-half touchdowns in Barkley&#8217;s absence.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve done a great job and I think (running backs coach Charles Huff) has done a great job of developing the running backs that we have,&#8221; Franklin said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve done a great job of recruiting guys and identifying them. We are fortunate at that position.&#8221;</p><p><strong>McGovern returns</strong></p><p>After taking a week off for precautionary reasons, true freshman Connor McGovern returned to make his seventh start of the year at right guard.</p><p>The Lake-Lehman grad was forced out of the Indiana game in the fourth quarter two weeks ago. Though he practiced the following week and was cleared to play by doctors, Lions coach James Franklin said the coaches wanted to hold him out against Rutgers so he could have a full week of work before returning.</p><p>Penn State&#8217;s starting offensive line, from to left right, was Ryan Bates, Derek Dowrey, Brian Gaia, McGovern and Chasz Wright.</p><p>Dowrey got the starting nod for his final game at Beaver Stadium. But he would quickly give way to redshirt freshman Steven Gonzalez for the majority of the game.</p><p>Tackle Brendan Mahon remains out and has missed all but three snaps from the last four games.</p><p><strong>Senior celebration</strong></p><p>Penn State ended up honoring 18 players before the game during senior day ceremonies. The list was originally at 17 at the start of the week, but junior punter Chris Gulla appeared on an updated version Friday night.</p><p>Gulla had served as the holder on field goals for Tyler Davis all season but did not play the last two weeks against Indiana or Rutgers. Penn State said he did not make the trip to Indiana for a violation of team rules.</p><p>In all, 12 seniors and six juniors &#8212; all walk-ons &#8212; were introduced for their final game in Beaver Stadium. Berwick grad Zach Ladonis was one of the juniors, a true walk-on who made the team as a long snapper after a September tryout back in 2013.</p><p>Three of the seniors &#8212; Paris Palmer, Von Walker and Nyeem Wartman-White &#8212; were unable to play because of season-ending knee injuries.</p><p>Walker, who was hurt last week at Rutgers, was honored by fellow special team stalwart Nick Scott. Instead of his usual No. 4 jersey, Scott wore Walker&#8217;s No. 25.</p><p>As it was, Walker was given the microphone during Penn State&#8217;s on-field division title celebration to address the crowd.</p><p>&#8220;Before the season, people asked me what this team is like,&#8221; Walker said. &#8220;I used this one word &#8212; special. Not because of the skill and the talent on the team, but because of the family and camaraderie we&#8217;ve had every single day on the field and in the locker room.&#8221;</p><style>
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PSU notebook: Barkley exits early with apparent ankle injury