BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College football team fell to Ohio Athletic Conference foe Wilmington College, 27-20, today (Saturday, November 8, 2008) at Williams Stadium in Wilmington before 1,265 fans.
Baldwin-Wallace led 14-10 after one quarter but trailed 20-14 at both halftime and the end of the third quarter.
The Quakers responded at 4:00 of the period when Billy Blackburn hooked up with Jeremy Stuckey for a 25-yard TD strike. Pohly's extra point made the score 10-7. The Yellow Jackets needed just two offensive plays to regain the lead as senior wide receiver Steve Price (North Olmsted) scored off of a 21-yard pass from junior quarterback Anthony Gardner (Rocky River/Lakewood St. Edward) with 1:04 remaining in the first. The drive was set up by a fumbled punt by the Quakers and Pollock's PAT made the score 14-10.
The scoring slowed down in the second quarter but Wilmington managed to score twice on a Pohly 28-yard field goal at 10:34 and a Brandon Hiatt four-yard TD reception at 2:07 following a Yellow Jacket turnover.
Early in the third quarter, the Quakers threatened to add to their lead following a BW botched punt return but a blocked field goal by Yellow Jacket senior safety Karl Schreiber (Bay Village/Bay) kept the score at 20-14.
After a quick possession by the Jacket offense, Wilmington once again threatened to score but saw a promising drive end when B-W junior linebacker Ryan Clokey (Massillon/Perry) stuffed Wilmington's Austin Laury on a fourth and goal from the one. The score once again remained 20-14 late in the third.
The Quakers kept the pressure on and broke through at 13:51 of the fourth quarter when Blackburn and Hiatt hooked up for the second time, this one a 21-yard TD pass. Pohly's third extra point made the score 27-14 Quakers.
The Yellow Jackets cut into the lead with an eight play, 62-yard drive that ended in a four-yard TD run by Crookwith 10:48 remaining in the contest. Pollock's PAT made the score 27-21.
Following several more possession changes, B-W regained the ball with 3:59 remaining. With key receptions by freshman wideout Devon Jennings (Euclid), the Jackets drove inside Quaker territory to the 25 but a sixth turnover ended the BW comeback bid.
Offensively, B-W was led by Crook who rushed for 100 yards and two scores on only 13 carries. Gardnercompleted 10-of-20 passes for 134 yards and a score. Senior wide receiver Matt Lepley (Bellevue) picked up four receptions for 39 yards and moved within one catch of tying the BW single-season record (64), accomplished by Lance Yandell in 1993. Defensively, junior linebacker Paul Burger (Mentor) recorded a game-high 15 tackles with Clokey adding 12.
Next Saturday, November 15, the Yellow Jackets are back in action when they host Capital University in the regular season finale on Tressel Field at The George Finnie Stadium at 1:30 p.m. Fans can listen to the game locally on campus radio station WBW, 88.3 FM, or via the WBW Internet Web site at www.wBW.com.
In addition, the game will be televised via tape delay on SportsTime Ohio at 8:00 p.m. on Nov. 15 and again at 5:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on both Nov. 16 and Nov. 17. Veteran sportscaster Adam Mendoza and STO sportscaster and 1990 BW graduate Matt Underwood will call the game.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach John Snell, please call 440-826-2069 or e-mail at jsnell@bw.edu. You can get all of the latest BW athletics information by visiting our Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics.
