BEREA, OHIO – The Baldwin Wallace University football team dominated and upset No. 22 nationally-ranked Heidelberg University in an Ohio Athletic Conference and home opening game by a final score of 20-10 on the Tressel Field inside the George Finnie Stadium.
BW (3-1, 2-1 OAC) improves to 50-24 in the all-time series while head coach Jim Hilvert remains undefeated at 4-0 against Heidelberg (3-1, 2-1 OAC).
Offensively for the Yellow Jackets, junior Academic All-OAC quarterback Keagan Armitage (Ashland) completed 9-of-12 passes for 103 yards with one touchdown. Junior All-OAC running back Jon Murray, Jr. (Cincinnati/Withrow) led the ground attack with a game-high 113 yards on 25 carries with one touchdown. Senior quarterback Jack Gibbons (Willoughby/Lake Catholic) rushed for a career-high 103 yards on 21 carries. Senior Darius Stokes (Canton/GlenOak) led the receiving corps for the fourth straight game as he caught three passes for 50 yards with a 33-yard touchdown. Defensively, senior Academic All-OAC linebacker Nick Pankow (Medina) tallied 12 tackles and two quarterback hurries.
The Student Princes were led on the offensive side sophomore All-OAC quarterback Drew Sims as he completed 17-of-33 passes for 211 yards with two interceptions. Senior running back Jace Grossman led the ground game with 103 yards on 17 carries with one touchdown. Senior All-OAC wideout Maceo Matthews, Jr. led the air attack with five catches for 72 yards. Defensively, All-OAC and Academic All-OAC defensive lineman Tyler Turek had a game-high 15 tackles.
FIRST QUARTER (Heid 7-0)
- 4:17 Grossman 3-yard run (Branden Steckel kick is good)
SECOND QUARTER (Tied 7-7)
- 14:56 Murray, jr. 1-yard run (Junior placekicker Dean Sarris (Canton/GlenOak kick is good)
THIRD QUARTER (Tied 10-10)
- 7:28 Sarris 35-yard field goal
- 3:14 Steckel 24-yard field goal
FOURTH QUARTER (BW 20-10)
- 12:40 Sarris 29-yard field goal
- 2:23 Stokes 33-yard pass from Armitage (Sarris kick is good)
BW will air its first Athletics Road Show on Monday, September 27 live from Mike's Bar and Grill in downtown Berea at 7:30 p.m. The one-hour show will feature Director of Athletics Steve Thompson, head coach Jim Hilvert and Vice President of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Pat Dunlavy '71. Fans can watch the show live at https://bit.ly/2XRybC9
The Yellow Jackets return to the field on Saturday, October 2 when it hosts an OAC and Community and Family Day and Homecoming game against Capital University at 1:30 p.m. Fans can watch all the action live at https://bit.ly/39Fmn85.
