Box Score NORTH CANTON, OH: Walsh Cavalier Football earned a big win on Salute to Service and Senior Day at Larry Staudt Field on Saturday afternoon. The 48-6 win was the Cavs third straight over the Panthers. The last three match ups the Maroon and Gold have outscored the Panthers, 133-23.
The scoring started quick for the Cavs as they found the end zone on their first possession thanks to a screen pass from
Brendan Zurbrugg to
Jake Gill for 34 years. The Cav forced a quick possession from KWC but a muffed punt gave the Panthers key field possession on the Walsh 32 yard line.
Ryan Page came up with a key interception keeping the Panthers out of the end zone. Later in the quarter, as Kentucky Wesleyan tried to put together a drive,
Ty Miller intercepted Justus Wertzler and returned it for a touchdown giving the Cavs a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
The second quarter saw one score from the Maroon and Gold after key rushes from
Jake Gill and
Brendan Zurbrugg. The drive resulted in seven points on a
Jake Gill one yard rush. Walsh took a 21-0 lead into the half.
The first half was a dominant effort holding the Panthers to 1 rushing yard and 71 total yards. The Cavs had 223 total offensive yards.
The 3rd quarter was pure domination for Walsh as they exploded for 27 points. The scoring started right away for the Cavs, on the 2
nd play of the half, Zurbrugg took it 69 yards for a Cavalier touchdown. After a 6 play KWC possession, the Cavs got back on the board on one pass play to
Shawn Lodge, for an 80 yard touchdown. The Cavs struck again at the 10:00 mark thanks to a 19 yard
Jake Gill rush. Again, at the 5:34 mark, Zurbrugg found the end zone once again with his legs on a 52 yard run. The Cavs led 48-0 after three quarters.
The Panthers found the end zone for their first points of the day with 2:34 left in the 4th quarter, but missed the extra point.
The Cavaliers will wrap up the regular season at Northwood, next Saturday, at 12pm.
LOCATION: Larry Staudt Field
SCORE: WU 48 - KWC 6
RECORDS: WU 6-4, (4-4), KWC 0-10 (0-8)
FOR THE CAVS
- Quarterback, Brendan Zurbrugg, accounted for 383 total yards with 4 touchdowns.
- Jake Gill had 113 total yards and 2 touchdowns.
- The Cavs had 560 yards of offense compared to the Panthers 233 yards.
- Michael Howman Williams led the defense with 7 total tackles.
- Alexander Davis had 6 tackles.
- The Walsh defense had 12 tackles for loss.