Jones and Scott each score two TD's as Griffins win home opener
By: SID - Saturday, August 29, 2009
Seniors Antwarn Jones and Dorian Scott each scored two touchdowns as the Griffins defeated Virginia Wise, 34-27, in their home opener at Offutt Field on Saturday evening. Jones scored on a run and had a receiving touchdown and Scott pulled in two TD receptions. Quarterbacks Nick Monteleone and DJ Lenehan each threw for two touchdowns.
The Griffins got on the scoreboard first as Nick Monteleone hit Tyler Roby for a 26 yard touchdown pass. UVa-Wise answered back with a 8 play 65 yard drive ending with a 35 yard TD pass. The second quarter was all Griffins as they outscored their opponent by the score of 21-0 to take a 28-7 halftime lead. Antwarn Jones scored the first touchdown of the quarter on a 1 yard touchdown run. Dorian Scott scored the other two touchdowns. He caught a 27 yard touchdown from Monteleone and a 16 yard touchdown from DJ Lenehan.
After turning the Griffins over on downs to start the second half, Virginia Wise used 9 plays and went 78 yards, capped off by a two yard touchdown run. The entra point was blocked by Darnell Jones and the Griffins led 28-13. SHU answered right back with their own 9 play drive, ending with a 19 yard touchdown pass from Lenehan to Antwarn Jones. Virginia Wise closed out the scoring in the third with a 44 yard touchdown pass to cut the Griffins lead to 34-20 after the third quarter.
Virginia Wise forced a three and out to start the fourth quarter and then drove 80 yards in 10 plays to cut the Griffins lead to 34-27. After another three and out for the Griffins, the defense stepped up and stopped the Cavaliers on a 4th and 4 from the SHU 34. SHU took over on their own 34 and drove the ball all the way to the Wise 2 yard line with the big play of the drive being a 27 yard run by Darnell Jones on a 4th and 1. The Griffins lined up in the victory formation but fumbled the snap at the two yard line with 1:12 to play in the game, giving Wise one last shot. Virginia Wise's hopes ended when a pass was batted down as time expired near the Griffins 10 yard line.
Antwarn Jones finished the game with 146 yards on 23 carried with 1 touchdown. Nick Monteleone was 7-10 for 135 yards and 2 touchdowns while DJ Lenehan was 7-9 for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns. Sammy Tranks had 4 receptions for 96 yards and Dorian Scott had 2 touchdown catches for 43 yards. Rob Ellis led the defense with 11 total tackles.
The Griffins will hit the road next week as they travel to Ohio Dominican for a 7 PM kickoff.
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