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2018
Game Leaders
Thomas More
Pa:
Justin Post - 203
Ru:
Hjavier Pitts - 93
Rec:
Nick Hall - 52
Lake Erie
Pa:
Javarian Smith - 78
Ru:
Antwan Harris - 37
Rec:
2 Players (#6, #19 - 25)
Team Stats
Lake Erie
Thomas More
Passing Yards
78
208
Rushing Yards
67
274
Turnovers
0
1
Time of Poss.
41:11
30:47
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(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) – The Thomas More University football team rolled up 480 yards of offense today (Saturday, November 3, 2018) as it defeated NCAA Division II member Lake Erie College, 44-0, on Senior Day at BB&T Field in Crestview Hills, Kentucky.
FIRST QUARTER:
- Thomas More took a 6-0 lead with 10:42 to play in the quarter when junior quarterback Justin Post (Macedonia, Ohio/Nordonia) connected on a seven-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Logan Winkler (Independence, Ky./Simon Kenton) and junior kicker Cole Mathias's (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg) point after attempt failed.
SECOND QUARTER:
- The Saints increased the lead to 13-0 when senior running back Hjavier Pitts (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mt. Healthy) scored on a seven-yard run and Mathias added the PAT with 12:39 to play in the half.
- Senior running back Luke Zajac (Edgewood, Ky./Dixie Heights) scored on a seven-yard touchdown run and Mathias added the PAT to give Thomas More a 20-0 lead with 8:31 to play in the quarter.
- Thomas More made the score 27-0 at half time when Post connected on a nine-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Darrell Crenshaw (Dayton, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison) and Mathias' PAT was good with 1:06 to play in the quarter.
THIRD QUARTER:
- The Saints extended the lead to 34-0 with 9:07 to play in the quarter when Pitts scored on an eight-yard run and Mathias added the PAT.
- Post connected on a 21-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Da'marco Canty (Bogart, Ga./North Oconee) and Mathias added the PAT to make the score 41-0 with 5:05 to play in the quarter.
FOURTH QUARTER:
- Thomas More closed the scoring with 12:21 to play in the game when junior kicker Alex Barnhart (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville Central) made a 28-yard field goal for the final score of 44-0.
NOTEABLES:
- The Saints improve to 7-2, while the Storm fall to 0-10.
- Thomas More out-gained Lake Erie 480 yards (272 rushing/208 passing) to 143 yards (65 rushing/78 passing.
- The Saints had four penalties for 33 yards, while the Storm had 14 penalties for 131 yards.
- Post was named the Jimmy John's Player of the Game as he was 18-of-26 passing for 203 yards and three touchdowns and had seven rushes for 80 yards.
- Pitts finished with 20 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
- Zajac had 14 carries for 83 yard and one touchdown, while also pulling in one catch for six yards.
- Crenshaw finished the game with four catches for 45 yard and one touchdown.
- Canty had four catches for 40 yards and a touchdown.
- First-year wide receiver Nick Hall (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) had two catches for 52 yards.
- Junior linebacker Cody Coffey (Anderson, Ohio/Anderson) had eight tackles (all solo), including one tackle for a loss and had one forced fumble.
- Junior defensive back Thomas Williams (Oregonia, Ohio/Clinton-Massie) had eight tackles (five solo/three assisted).
- First-year linebacker Peyton Van Horn (Hebron, Ky./Conner) had eight tackles (five solo/three assisted), including one tackle for a loss.
UP NEXT:
- Thomas More will close out the regular season next Saturday (November 10) when it travels to Collegeville, Minnesota to play fourth-ranked St. John's University.
- Kick-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m. Central at Clemens Stadium.