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Winner Heidelberg HEI 5-4 , 4-4
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Wilmington (OH) WCQ 1-8 , 1-7
Winner
Heidelberg HEI
5-4 , 4-4
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Final
20
Wilmington (OH) WCQ
1-8 , 1-7
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
HEI Heidelberg 0 21 0 9 30
WCQ Wilmington (OH) 0 14 0 6 20

Game Recap: Football |

Second Half Offensive Struggles Lead to Senior Day Loss

(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College football team dropped their senior day game against the visiting Heidelberg University Student Princes this afternoon, 30-20. The Quakers held a 14-7 lead late in the first half, but a few mistakes led to two Student Princes touchdowns and a 21-14 deficit at the half and an eventual loss. Wilmington sits at 1-8 overall and 1-7 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) heading into their final game of the season next week at Capital University.

Neither team scored in the first quarter. The Quakers scored on their first drive of the second quarter, a drive that overlapped from the end of the first. Big plays included a 15-yard pass to Saa'lih Muhammed, a pass interference call on Heidelberg, and a 27-yard pass to Joseph Spann. This set up a Nathan Throckmorton two-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead.

The Student Princes answered with a touchdown of their own to tie the score at 7-7. Later in the quarter, Samuel Brooks picked off a pass from Ty Poorman and brought it back 40 yards to the endzone for a Quakers touchdown and a 14-7 lead.

The Quakers stopped the Student Princes on their next possession after the pick six. Unfortunately, a muffed punt return by Wilmington resulted in a Heidelberg recovery at the Quakers 12-yard line, where they took advantage of the field position and scored to tie the game at 14-14. The Student Princes stopped Wilmington and connected on a 50-yard touchdown pass to take a 21-14 lead into the half.

Neither team put any points on the board in the third quarter. Heidelberg kicked an early field goal in the fourth quarter and would add two more to take a 30-14 lead. The Quakers scored one more time after Isaiah Henderson led a drive, mostly with his legs, to the Student Princes six-yard line. Here, he found senior Ashton Griffith for a six-yard touchdown, before a failed two-point conversion attempt kept the score at 30-20, which would be the final score.

Notables
  • Isaiah Henderson threw the Quakers lone touchdown, which was the first of his collegiate career. Henderson also led the team with 22 rushing yards.
  • Ashton Griffith caught the second touchdown of his Quakers career and his first of the season. He had the most catches in the game for Wilmington with three.
  • Xavier Delgado led the receiving core with two catches for 33 yards.
  • Jake Sheriff tied a career high with 12 tackles (four solo, eight assists), Gavan Hunter set a career high with 11 tackles (four solo, seven assists), and Na'Zere Neal also set a career high with 10 tackles (six solo, four assists).
  • Noah Perry had 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack.
  • Iverson McElwee had a tackle for loss and Sheriff recorded half a tackle for loss.
  • Samuel Brooks had the pick six and a pass breakup.
  • Sam Harding had two pass breakups, while Quentin Davis and Luke Wroten both had one.

What's Up Next
Wilmington travels to Bexley, Ohio next Saturday for their final game of the season at Capital University at 1:30 P.M.

The Quakers are looking to win their sixth game in a row over the Comets and their seventh in the last eight games of the series.
 
 
 
 
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