REGIONAL ROUNDUP

REGIONAL ROUNDUP

Saturday’s other games

Mount Union 59, Baldwin Wallace 3

BEREA

Kevin Burke passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as third-ranked Mount Union rolled in an Ohio Athletic Conference game before 4,990 fans on Tressel Field at George Finnie Stadium. Mount Union (9-0, 8-0 OAC) led 14-3 after one quarter, 42-3 at halftime and 49-3 after three periods. The victory was the 20th straight for the Purple Raiders against the Yellow Jackets dating back to a 23-10 BW win in Alliance in 1994. Mount Union increased its all-time series advantage to 31-21-1. The series began in 1896. BW (5-4, 4-4 OAC) has won four of its last six games. The Raiders had a 541-192 advantage in total offense including a 320-87 advantage through the air.

John Carroll 66, Otterbain 13

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS

Mark Myers passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns and Tommy Michaels ran for 205 yards and two TDs as the unbeaten Blue Streaks (9-0, 7-0 OAC) crushed the Cardinals (5-4, 5-3) at Don Shula Stadium. John Carroll rolled up 624 yards of offense.

DePauw 45, Hiram 12

GREENCASTLE, IND.

Senior quarterback Robert Partridge broke the Terriers’ single-season passing record in Hiram’s loss. The Terriers drop to 4-5 on the season and 3-5 in the North Coast Athletic Confeence, while the Tigers improve to 7-2, 6-2. An 8-yard pass completion from Partridge to freshman Jacolby Goldsmith gave Partridge 1,990 passing yards this season, bettering the record of 1,989 set by Ron Devorsky in 1985. Freshman Alec Wells threw for 80 yards and rushed for 43 yards on six carries. He also scored his first career touchdown. Defensively, junior Zachary Bennett led Hiram with eight tackles, while junior Andrew Torres and sophomore Kyle Burchett each finished with seven. DePauw’s Matt Hunt passed for 235 yards and five touchdowns.

Washington & Jefferson 49, Thiel 18

GREENVILLE, PA.

Pete Coughlin passed for 334 yards and four touchdowns and Ryan Ruffing ran for 200 yards and two scores as the Presidents (9-0, 7-0 Presidents’ Athletic Conference) crushed the Tomcats (3-6, 2-5). Coughlin threw TD passes of 73, 18 and 80 yards to Jesse Zubik and threw a 63-yard TD pass to Daniel Lis. Ruffing’s TD runs covered 63 and 32 yards. Ryan Radke passed for 230 yards and three TDs and ran for 88 yards for Thiel.

Westminster 41, Grove City 7

NEW WILMINGTON, PA.

Paul Columbo passed for 340 yards and four touchdowns and ran 96 yards for a TD as the Titans (3-6, 3-4 PAC) crushed the winless Wolverines (0-9, 0-7). Canfield High School graduate Kimu Kim also ran for a touchdown for Westminster.

Geneva 34, Saint Vincent 30

BEAVER FALLS, PA.

The Golden Tornadoes (3-6, 2-5) built a 27-0 first-half lead, but had to withstand a furious comeback by the Bearcats (3-6, 3-4). Brandon Hacker and Anthony Carthen ran for touchdowns for Geneva and Aaron Channing passed for two TDs.

Walsh 31, Glenville State 23

CANTON

Aaron Male ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns and Jason Fracassa passed for another score as the Cavaliers (4-6) beat the Pioneers (4-6) in a non-conference game at Fawcett Stadium. Male’s second TD, a 43-yard run with 4:41 to play, iced the game for Walsh.

Findlay 38, Malone 0

CANTON

The Oilers (5-5, 4-5 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) intercepted three passes and recovered a fumble by the Pioneers (1-9, 1-8) in a one-sided victory at Fawcett Stadium. Zach Matracia returned one Malone interception 74 yards for a touchdown and Myles Alexander returned a fumble 16 yards for another score. Chauncey Bridges ran for 83 yards and a score for Findlay. Daiquone Ford ran for aanother TD and Verlon Reed passed for a score for the Oilers.

Wagner 20, Robert Morris 0

MOON TOWNSHIP, PA.

Jarrett Dieudonne returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown to cap Wagner’s victory. The Seahawks (5-4, 3-1) kept pace in the Northeast Conference with Bryant (4-0) and Sacred Heart (4-1). A safety and Bryan Maley’s field goal gave the Seahawks a 5-0 lead in the first quarter. Chris Andrews capped a 73-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run in the second quarter before Maley’s second field goal and Dieudonne’s return — second-longest in Wagner history — in the fourth quarter. Dieudonne has six interceptions this season, 13 in his career. Defense was the theme with Wagner outgaining Robert Morris 215-132 and holding a 10-8 first-downs edge. No player had over 100 yards offense. The Colonials (1-8, 1-3) had three turnovers. Their starting quarterback, Derik Abbott, was injured on their first drive and the Colonials ended up using four different quarterbacks.

Bryant 20, Duquesne 17

PITTSBURGH

Ricardo McCray had 192 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown catch on Saturday, and Bryant remained undefeated in the Northeast Conference. Dalton Easton’s 23-yard pass to McCray gave the Bulldogs (8-1, 4-0 Northeast Conference) the lead for good at 20-14 lead with 10:57 left in the second quarter. Austin Crimmins’s 28-yard field goal with 5:27 left in the second pulled the Dukes (5-5, 1-3) within 20-17, and both teams were scoreless the rest of the way. Easton finished 15 of 25 for 204 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. McCray had 27 runs for 117 yards and five catches for 75 yards. Paul Canevari added nine carries for 78 yards for the Bulldogs, and Bryant outrushed Duquesne 245-96. David Thomas had six catches for 96 yards for the Dukes who tied the Bulldogs at 7- and 14-all, but never led in the game.

Drake 34, Dayton 30

DAYTON

Andy Rice threw three touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 13-yarder to Michael Hudson with 18 seconds left to lift Drake. Will Bardo connected with Ross Smith on a 20-yard score which gave Dayton (6-3, 4-2 Pioneer) a 30-20 lead early in the third quarter. Conley Wilkins’ 8-yard touchdown run pulled Drake (6-4, 5-2 Pioneer) within 30-27 late in the third. Dayton drove 91 yards to the Drake 7, but William Will missed a 24-yard field goal with 8:20 to play. Drake answered with a 12-play, 80-yard drive capped by Rice’s game-winning throw to Hudson. Rice threw a 10-yard TD pass to Hudson and an 84-yard strike to Andrew Yarwood in the second quarter. T.J. James led Drake with 117 yards rushing and Wilkins ran for 58 yards and two touchdowns. Dayton’s Connor Kacsor rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns.

Staff and wire reports