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Football Hiram edges Earlham in a hard-fought defensive battle October 1, 2005 It was the first victory for Hiram (1-3, 1-0) in 14 games at Charles A. Henry Field. After the two teams exchanged punts through out the second half, first-year quarterback Randy Kerns (West Manchester, OH/National Trail) on Earlham’s final drive eventually completed a 40-yard pass to junior Jeremy Hosier (Gas City, IN/Mississenewa). Hosier was tackled at the 2-yard line with less than a minute remaining to set up a first and goal situation. The Hiram defense made a goal-line stand led by defensive back Greg Mitchell, who knocked down two passes on the final series and had five pass breakups for the game. “We went 0 for 6 on fourth down conversions and had three opportunities inside the five and came up with zero points,” Earlham head coach Gerry Keesling said. “Our defense played well only giving up one score, but the offense completely struck out.” The Quakers did, however, improve statistically on offense from last week accumulating 291 yards, but they were unable to put the ball in the end zone. Earlham’s defense contributed to the effort with their stingiest performance all year, holding the Terriers to 194 yards of total offense and one touchdown. Junior Kenny Kincy (Kokomo, IN/Kokomo) led the Quakers with seven tackles. Earlham was credited with a team safety just before the Quakers last possession. Kerns made his first collegiate start for the injured senior Justin Rummell (Ingalls, IN/Pendleton Heights) and went 15 of 30 for 178 yards with the one interception that proved to be the opportunity Hiram was waiting for. “It was rough,” Kerns said. “My inexperience hurt us and I would have liked to have won.” Replacing an all-conference quarterback is difficult. “Randy completed 50 percent of his passes,” Keesling said. “He is getting better every week and will be a good quarterback in the future. He is being asked to do something that is hard for a first-year, but he is handling it very well.” Sophomore Manny Myers (Fairmount, IN/Madison-Grant) led Earlham with 14 rushes for 62 yards and five receptions for 36 yards. The Terriers scored late in the first half to go up 7-0 at intermission. With six seconds remaining in the second quarter, Hiram quarterback Trevor Henderson completed an 18-yard pass to Jason Exline for the game’s only touchdown. Earlham (1-4, 0-2) will be in action next Saturday at home against Wittenberg University on M.O. Ross Field. The NCAC contest begins at 1 p.m. Box score |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |