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Football Quakers compete in NCAC contest at Denison For Immediate Release: RICHMOND, Ind. — A rainy, cold and dreary Saturday afternoon played into the hands of Denison University as the Big Red came away with a 38-7 victory over Earlham College at Deeds-Piper Stadium. The inability to move the ball offensively and turnovers gave Denison too many opportunities. In the red zone, Earlham was scoreless in three visits inside the Big Red 20-yard line, while Denison scored three out of four times with two touchdowns and a field goal. After a scoreless first period, Denison began the second quarter with 62-yard touchdown run by quarterback Larry Cappetto, who finished with six rushes for 82 yards. He also threw for 189 yards by completing 12 of 25 passes. An 11-yard run by Joey Thees gave Denison a 14-0 advantage. Sophomore Manny Myers (Fairmount, IN/Madison-Grant) put the Quakers back in the contest with 4:13 remaining in second quarter with a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to make it 14-7. The Big Red responded to the return by scoring a third touchdown of the half at the 3:02 mark on 25-yard td pass from Cappetto to Matt Petersen. Denison pulled away in the third quarter with another 25-yard touchdown pass from Cappetto to Frank Roe with 12:05 left. A 4-yard touchdown run by Fred Lee with 1:34 left took the gas out of the Quakers. “ We had good plays in spurts and are still trying to put an entire game together,” Earlham head coach Gerry Keesling said. “Togetherness and enjoyment of each other is a strength of this team they want to be successful. They been hit with injury problems due, but because they stick together, they keep knocking them out every time when a problem arises.” It was a difficult day for first-year quarterback Randy Kerns (West Manchester, OH/National Trail), who finished 25 of 45 for 212 yards with four interceptions. He was also sacked three times. On offense, the Quakers top receivers were sophomore Joe White (Richmond, IN/Richmond) and Myers. White finished with five catches for 54 yards. Myers also hauled in five grabs for 44 yards. Junior Vince Milholland (Decatur, IN/Bellmont) and first-year Colin McCullough (Gary, IN/Hammond Noll), who had seven tackles each were the top performers for the Earlham defense. Senior Mike Thompson (Riverview, FL/East Bay), sophomores Terrel Brown (Richmond, IN/Richmond) and Eric Sturgeon (Logansport, IN/Logansport) each had interceptions.“ We played well in spurts,” Milholland said. “We are still battling injuries and had too many letdowns. Although the defense needs to step it up I think the camaraderie should keep us together.” Earlham (1-7, 0-5) takes on Kenyon College (3-4, 3-1) in next Saturday’s homecoming contest on M.O. Ross Field. The NCAC game is at 1 p.m. Box score |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |