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Kenyon College Athletics

A.J. Allen
Sejin Kim
17
Kenyon KENF 2-7 , 2-6
52
Winner Ohio Wesleyan OWU 7-2 , 6-2
Kenyon KENF
2-7 , 2-6
17
Final
52
Ohio Wesleyan OWU
7-2 , 6-2
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
KENF Kenyon 0 3 7 7 17
OWU Ohio Wesleyan 24 21 7 0 52

Game Recap: Football | | Lucien Kisch

Halftime deficit too much for Lords

DELAWARE, Ohio -- It was a challenging day for the Kenyon College football team. Despite a strong second half, the Lords suffered a decisive defeat at the hands of the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops, 52-17.

Things started off slow for the Lords. The Battling Bishops kicked a field goal on their first drive and went into cruise control from there. With the Lords unable to get going offensively, Ohio Wesleyan scored three touchdowns before the end of the first quarter, giving them a commanding 24-0 advantage after one.

Kenyon got on the board at the beginning of the second quarter after kicker Rocco Danese slotted the ball through the uprights from 32-yards out. The Battling Bishops responded quickly, scoring immediately on a kickoff return touchdown by Kenny Streb. The connection between quarterback Kofi Ansah-Tutu and receiver Zane Ries was also strong for Ohio Wesleyan, resulting in another score and a 45-3 halftime lead.

Staring down an enormous deficit, the Lords found new life in the third quarter. They started out with a 19-play drive, taking almost 10 minutes to methodically work themselves down the field. The drive ended when quarterback A.J. Allen found Justin Bosch in the end zone for the first Kenyon touchdown of the day. 

The Lords added another seven points when Allen connected with Andrew Schnarre in the middle of the fourth quarter. Schnarre hauled in a huge 30-yard reception earlier in the drive to help Kenyon march down the field and was later rewarded with the score. In the second half, the Lords outscored the Battling Bishops 14-7. However, it was not enough to make up for the halftime deficit. 

Allen went 19-for-35 on passes, throwing for 209 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Schnarre led the Lords in receiving yards with 129 on eight receptions and Drake Lewis led the team in rushing with 64 yards on 14 attempts. Defensively, Noah Chase led the team in tackles with nine, followed by Darryl Shands' eight and Mychael Leno's seven.

With the loss the Lords dropped to 2-7 on the season. Their final game of the season is on Saturday, November 3 against the Hiram College Terriers at home, with kickoff at 1 p.m.

 
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