BEREA, OHIO – Junior wide receiver Josiah Holt (Elyria/ Grafton Midview) caught seven passes for  191 yards and two touchdowns as the 9th-ranked (American Football Coaches Association poll) Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets fell to Ohio Athletic Conference rival Otterbein University, 38-17, today (Saturday, September 29, 2012) in the 35th Annual Shriners' Game on the Tressel Field inside the George Finnie Stadium.   

Holt and Otterbein senior quarterback Aaron Kingcade were selected as the players-of-the game.
 
With its loss, BW is now 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. With its win, Otterbein is now 4-0 overall, 3-0 in the OAC and ended a two losing streak to the Yellow Jackets.
 
Offensively for BW in addition to Holt, senior quarterback Ryan O'Rourke (Avon) completed 13-of-22 passes for 260 yards with two touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Michael Slack (Casselberry, Fla./ Pine Castle Christian Academy) led the running game with 15 yards on two attempts. Junior wide receiver Gabe Adams (Hudson) was second in receptions as he had three catches for 36 yards. The defense was led by junior linebacker Michael Stacchiotti (Girard) with a game-high 16 tackles.
 
Offensively for Otterbein, Kingcade completed 15-of-20 passes for 268 yards and two TDs.  He also ran for 41 yards on 13 carries including three touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Trey Fairchild had a team-high six catches for 81 yards and one TD. Senior running back Brock Burzanko had 74 yards rushing in 19 attempts.  Senior linebacker Chad Pepper had a team-high seven tackles.
 
In the first quarter, Otterbein opened the scoring at 3-0 when Nick Ganus connected on a 22-yard field goal to cap off a Cardinal 11-play and 69-yard drive at the 8:55 mark.  Following a Yellow Jacket punt, Kingcade connected with Joey Robertson on an 82-yard pass to extend the Cardinal lead to 10-0, following an extra point by Alana Gaither with 5:17 to go in the first quarter.

The Yellow Jackets answered on their next drive as they drove 72-yards on eight-plays to close the Otterbein lead to 10-7. The drive was capped off by a 32-yard touchdown reception by Holt from O'Rourke. Junior Chris Mohler (Kent/Roosevelt) tacked on the extra point for BW with 1:17 left in the first.

In the second quarter, Otterbein extended its lead to 17-7 at the 14:57 mark on a five-play, 47-yard drive as it was capped off by Kingcade as he scored on a six-yard run and Gaither added on the extra point. Undaunted, the Yellow Jackets drove 71-yards on two plays to cut the Otterbein lead to 17-14 with 14:05 left in the half. The drive ended on a 62-yard TD reception by Holt from O'Rourke, their second TD connection on the day. Mohler added on the extra point following the touchdown.

Otterbein's offensive success continued on its next possession when the Cardinals drove 87-yards on 11 plays to extend their lead to 24-14. Kingcade recorded his second rushing touchdown on this drive, this time from four-yards out. Gaither then added on the extra point with 6:46 left to go in the half. To close out the half, BW recorded an 11-play 66-yard drive, which was capped off by Mohler as he connected on a 26-yard field goal with 24 seconds left in the first half.

Following a scoreless third quarter, Otterbein opened the scoring in the second half at the 12:03 mark of the fourth quarter when Kingcade connected on a six-yard TD pass to Fairchild, to extend its lead to 31-17 after Gaither hit the extra point. The Cardinals drove 45-yards on six plays on the drive. Following recovering an onside kick, the Cardinals extended their lead with 6:06 left in the game following a 10-play 48-yard scoring drive that was capped off by a one-yard run by Kingcade. This was his third rushing touchdown of the game. Gaither then added on the extra point to make the final score 38-17.

The Yellow Jackets are back in action next Saturday, October 6 when they travel to Ada to take on the Polar Bears of Ohio Northern University in an OAC game at Dial-Roberson Stadium.  Kickoff is slate next week for 1:30 p.m.  Fans can listen to all the action live on campus radio station WBWC 88.3 FM or via the internet at www.wbwc.com.  
 
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