(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College football team lost in Williams Stadium Saturday night to the Hanover College Panthers, 21-14. The game was tied 14-14 late into the fourth quarter, but a Panthers 26-yard touchdown run with 1:55 left on the clock sealed the win for Hanover.
Both teams scored in the first quarter, with Hanover's score coming on a James Brink 19-yard touchdown catch from Eian Roudebush with 9:52 remaining in the quarter. The Quakers responded with a score of their own with chunk plays of 12 yards from
Kaiden Molnar and
Jaliq Wilson. Molnar eventually scampered into the endzone from the nine-yard line after some help from a Panthers pass interference.
Huge plays at the beginning of the second quarter allowed Wilmington to score their second touchdown and go ahead 14-7. This included a
Kaiden Molnar 28-yard rush, and a
Keion Brown 36 yard pass down the left sideline. The drive ended on a
Lucas King to
Xander Logan 26-yard touchdown pass. The game was tied 14-14 at the half.
Neither team scored in the third quarter, but both offenses had missed field goal attempts from deep in their opponent's territory.
Wilmington had the ball in Hanover territory twice in the final quarter but couldn't score in the loss.
Notables
- In his first career start, freshman Lucas King finished 13-27 for 137 yards and a touchdown.
- Freshman Kaiden Molnar ran the ball 11 times for 79 yards with one touchdown and a long rush of 28 yards.
- Sophomore Keion Brown led the receivers with two catches for 42 yards while sophomore Xander Logan wasn't far behind with two catches for 37 yards and a touchdown.
- Sophomore Javon Pray led the defense with 11 tackles, while junior Tyler Gregory and sophomore Jordan Fitzpatrick both had 10 tackles.
- Fitzpatrick led the team with two tackles for loss, while sophomore Tristen Malone, Gregory and Pray all had one tackle for loss.
- Senior Gavan Hunter had an interception.
- Malone and junior Darrick Perdue combined for a sack.
- Five Quakers had a pass breakup, while two recorded a QB hurry.
What's Up Next
The Quakers are right back in Williams Stadium next weekend for a 4:00 PM game with the Muskingum University Fighting Muskies.
