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WC picks up first win of season, 17-5
Defense allows just 87 total yards in victory
[Box Score]
(WC Press Release)
NEW CONCORD, Ohio – Wilmington College
head football coach Phil Dorn picked up the first victory of
his young head coaching career with a dominating 17-5 victory
over
conference rival Muskingum College on Saturday.
Jon Bednarek |
"This
is a great feeling, I am happy for our guys," said
Dorn. The kids have put in a lot of hard work over the past few
weeks. We pushed ourselves very hard and this wins shows that the
hard work we have put in — showing how far we have come as
a football team." The Quakers found themselves in a 3-0 hole after the Muskies took
advantage of a Quaker turnover, as the hosts used an interception
on the WC 13-yardline to give them a 28-yard field goal, giving
them the early lead. The three-point advantage stayed until the
beginning of the second quarter when sophomore kicker Jon Bednarek
(Westerville/St. Francis DeSales) kicked a school-record 51-yard
field goal to knot the game at three apiece, which stood going
into halftime.
The Quakers came out firing in their first drive of the second
half as the team drove 77 yards on five plays capped off by a seven-yard
Jermaine Isaac (Eastpoint, MI/Renaissance) touchdown, giving the
team a 10-3 lead that they would not give up for the remainder
of the game.
The Quakers added to their lead in the fourth quarter when quarterback
Cam Marsh (Hillsboro/Hillsboro) scampered in from three years away,
with a Bednarek extra point giving the team the last of their 17
points in the game.
Muskingum added a safety
late in the game when, on a punt, the snap went over punter Drew
Springer’s (Clayton/Northmont)
head, giving the game its 175 final score.
Chad Otte |
Defense was the story
of the game for the Quakers, as the team held the Muskies to
negative eight yards rushing – which
is the second best single-game total in WC history – and
87 total yards in the game – the third best total in program
history. The defense racked up seven quarterback sacks, six pass
breakups, 14 tackles for loss and three interceptions – two
by Chad Otte (Maria Stein/Marion Local).
"Our defense was great today," said the head coach. "Our
defensive coaches called a great game and they came through today.
However, these kids really worked hard and deserve all the credit."
Offensively the team was led by Marsh, who was 17-of-26 passing
for 157 yards, while Muskingum quarterback Steve Raymond was 8-of-21
and Josh Lowry was 2-of-14 as the two combined for 95 yards.
The rushing attack was led by Isaac, who rushed for 55 yards and
a touchdown, while Marque Jones (Wilmington/Wilmington) rushed
once for 51 yards on a reverse that set up the Isaac score. Muskingum
was led on the ground by Trevor Cooper who had seven yards on 17
carries while the remainder of the team had nine carries for negative
15 yards.
Marsh spread his 17 completions among six receivers, as Isaac
and Deon Short (Cincinnati/Mt. Healthy) each had five catches for
56 and 41 yards respectively. Andy Weiss of Muskingum led the hosts
with four catches and 42 yards.
The Quaker defense was paced by Cory Norvell (Dayton/Dunbar) and
Jeff Jenkins (Bellbrook/Bellbrook) who each had nine tackles. Marcus
Hefner (Crestline/Crestline) had a team-high four tackles for loss
and two sacks as he and Tyler Webb (Wilmington/Clinton-Massie)
each had seven stops on the game. Todd Filtz of Muskingum had 16
stops in the game while teammate Brandon Clum picked up seven tackles.
With the win, the Quakers even their record to 1-1 on the season
and 1-0 in the OAC while Muskingum falls to 0-2 and 0-1 in league
action.
The next game for the Green and White is on Saturday, September
25 as the team hosts the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin-Wallace College
with kick-off set for 1:30 p.m. |
