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Football Record setting day as Quakers edge Manchester 69-62
September 10, 2005 Justin Rummell (Ingalls, IN/Pendleton Heights) had perhaps the greatest passing game of his illustrious college career finishing 22 of 28 for 476 yards, seven touchdowns, and an interception. While adding an 18-yard rushing touchdown to his afternoon, Rummell broke the Earlham career touchdown passing mark of 45 and now has 50. He also added school records for the most touchdown passes and yards passing in a game. "My offensive line did a great job and the receivers were open, which made it easy for me," Rummell said. "The big interceptions by the defense at the end of the game also helped with the team's success." The 131 points by both teams breaks the old mark of 129 set in 2003 when Coe defeated Cornell College 66-63. Two other Earlham school records fell as Carlos Bustamante (Indianapolis, IN/Broad Ripple) booted nine extra points and the teams combined for 1,215 total yards. "It's a shame that someone had to lose this game because I thought both teams played hard," Earlham coach Gerry Keesling said. Earlham had several stand out receivers. Sophomore Joe White (Richmond, IN/Richmond) was the go-to guy and ended up with seven receptions totaling 196 yards and two touchdowns. First year speedster Chris Owens (Ft. Thomas, KY/Highlands) quietly added four receptions for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Junior James Jewell (Gary, IN/Roosevelt) also contributed to the Quaker effort with three receptions for 68 yards and two touchdowns. "We were successful because of what Manchester was doing in the secondary with coverages," Keesling said. With nine rushes for 166 yards and a touchdown, Manny Myers (Fairmount, IN/Madison-Grant) is more than ahead of the pace to break Earlham’s all time rushing record in a season, which is 893 yards set by Darrian Story in 2000. In two games, Myers has 25 rushes for 292 yards and three touchdowns for an average of 11.68 yards per carry. Although the Quaker defense struggled at times with being on the field for over 40 minutes because Earlham's offensive efficency, senior Michael Thompson (Riverview, FL/East Bay) and sophomore Brad Remsburg (Lafayette,IN/McCutcheon) led the team in tackles with 10 each. First-year Drew Hosier (Gas City, IN/Mississenewa) had an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown, while first-year Colin McCullough (Gary, IN/Hammond Noll) and sophomore Terrel Brown (Richmond, IN/Richmond) also had interceptions for the Quakers. The Quakers began their offensive dominance in the first quarter by jumping out to a 14-0 lead thanks to a 53-yard touchdown reception by Jewell and a 29-yard TD catch by White. The two teams exchanged touchdowns through the second and third quarter with the Quakers maintaining a 55-41 advantage. In Manchester’s attempt to keep the game close, quarterback Joe DeCraene went to top receiver Brandon Tugman, who finished with 15 receptions for 164 yards and three scores. Manchester finally tied the game 55-55 when Tugman caught a four-yard touchdown pass from DeCraene with 3:52 left in the fourth quarter. After a Quaker turnover, Tugman then picked up his third touchdown reception of the day with 3:04 remaining. On a bad ankle, Rummell then hobbled on the field for two final plays of the day, both resulting in touchdown passes. One was a 67-yard bomb to White at the 2:48 mark and another 44-yard lob to Owens with 1:44 left. "I couldn't have taken Rummell out, if I had wanted to," Keesling said of his quarterback. "Justin is a tough cookie. He has great awareness and reads coverages really well." Brown’s interception finally spelled doom for the Spartans and the offense came back onto the field one last time to kneel and run out the clock. "We'll enjoy this win for 24 hours and then get ready for Anderson," Keesling said. With this outcome, the Quakers improve to 1-1, while Manchester falls to 1-1. Earlham will be in action again next when they play at Anderson on Saturday beginning at 1:30 p.m. Box score. Check out some of the local and national coverage:
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