Round Up: Tigers Hand Denison a Crushing Defeat
Wittenberg made it look easy again on Saturday at Edwards-Maurer Field, scoring the first 38 points of the game en route to a 60-7 victory over Denison.
Wittenberg made it look easy again on Saturday at Edwards-Maurer Field, scoring the first 38 points of the game en route to a 60-7 victory over Denison. It was the 14th straight win by Wittenberg in the series between the two teams.
The Tigers scored in almost every imaginable way, including four touchdown runs, four touchdown passes, an interception return, a field goal and a safety. Wittenberg recorded 28 first downs to Denison's 11, ran up 240 yards rushing to -16 for the Big Red and totaled 445 yards to Denison's 157.
The scoring started on a one-yard touchdown run by fullback Tyler Harmon (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian), capping an eight-play, 99-yard, game-opening drive. That score was followed by an 11-yard TD reception by wide receiver Jered Glover (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown) from quarterback Ryan Holmes (Oxford, Ohio/Talawanda), a two-yard scoring run by tailback Raymar Hampshire (Lima, Ohio/Elida) and a 30-yard field goal by kicker Conrad Hindert (Terrace Park, Ohio/Mariemont). In the second quarter, tight end Nate Cherry (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard pass from quarterback George Andress (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior) and Hampshire added a four-yard scoring run. In the second half, Harmon caught an 11-yard TD pass from Andress, tailback Joe Brumfield (Springfield, Ohio/Kenton Ridge) added a one-yard scoring run, defensive lineman Jeff Anzalone (Berea, Ohio/Berea) got a sack in the end zone for a safety and then tailback/safety Adam Hewitt (Piqua, Ohio/Lehman Catholic) made his way into the school record books with a 100-yard interception return for touchdown to cap the scoring with 52 seconds left.
Individually, the Tigers spread the wealth. Eight different players were credited with at least one rushing attempt, led by Hampshire's 72 yards on 11 carries. Three Tiger quarterbacks combined to finish 18-of-27 passing for 205 yards and four touchdowns. Glover led the receivers with 37 yards on five catches and Ivery had 45 yards on three receptions. Ten different players caught at least one pass. Defensively, linebacker Andrew Nichols (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay) finished with seven tackles to lead the team, while linebackers Anthoni Fazio (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls) and Peter Franz (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Kenston) added six tackles each.