The #22 Hobart Statesmen (1-0) shut out visiting Dickinson College (0-1) 31-0 this Saturday behind an excellent defensive effort. Hobart held the Red Devils to 54 yards and only four first downs in a lopsided game.
After a somewhat slow start on offense, the Statesmen found the end zone capping an 83 yard drive when SR QB Nick Strang found SO TE Mike Berkowitz on an 11 yard touchdown pass. The defense would strike next when FY LB Trayvon Toney blocked a punt which was recovered for a touchdown by JR DE Juan Breton.
FY PK James Hull added a 27 yard field goal to push Hobart's lead to 17-0 at the half.
The second half was more Hobart as Coach Cragg emptied the benches after touchdowns by SO FB Dominque Ellis and SR Co-Captain Bobby Doughtery in the 3rd quarter.
Hobart would finish the day with 399 yards on offense lead by Strang with 117 through the air and 88 yards on the ground by Dougherty. On defense the Statesmen were lead by SR LB and Co-Captain Andrew Klindera with eight total tackles and FY DE Mark Guarino-Hyde with seven tackles and one and a half sacks in his first collegiate game.
The only real downside to this game for Hobart was getting flagged 11 times for 124 yards and a missed field goal, but otherwise the team looked dominant in their season opener.
The Statesmen will host the Golden Tornadoes of Geneva College (PA) from the President's Athletic Conference in Geneva (ironic, no?) next Saturday at Boswell Field. More analysis on this game and others in Week 1 will occur tomorrow night at 7:30 PM on www.IntheHuddLLe.com on BlogTalkRadio.
Thanks and go 'Bart!
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