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Ohio Wesleyan 62, Oberlin 6
Senior wide receiver Kenny Streb (Willowick/Eastlake North) scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns as Ohio Wesleyan took a 14-0 lead and never looked back, and senior kicker Gabe Philhower (Reynoldsburg) tied a school record as the Bishops defeated Oberlin in the North Coast Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Saturday in Oberlin.
After the Bishop defense stopped the Yeomen on their first possession of the game, Streb fielded Sam Bingman's punt at the Oberlin 49-yard line and found paydirt exactly 2 minutes into the action. Philhower converted the extra point for a 7-0 Ohio Wesleyan lead.
Midway through the opening quarter, senior safety Owen Albers (North Ridgeville/Lutheran West) picked off a Chris Allen, Jr. pass at the Oberlin 26-yard line, setting up a 25-yard strike from senior quarterback Zane Ries (Barberton) to Streb, and with Philhower's conversion kick, it was 14-0, Bishops.
On Oberlin's ensuing possession, Bingman fumbled at the Yeomen 5-yard line and freshman linebacker Bryar Ramey (Polk/Mapleton) recovered at the Oberlin 1. On the next play from scrimmage, sophomore Hunter Swetokos (East Lake, Fla.) scored, and Philhower's point after made it 21-0.
Sophomore quarterback Austin Womack (Hurricane, W.Va.) connected with senior wide receiver Michael Craider (Middleburg Heights/Parma Padua Franciscan) on a 26-yard scoring play, senior running back Trey Dixon (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) broke loose on a 27-yard scoring run, and Philhower connected on a 21-yard field goal during the final seconds of the half as the Bishops increased the lead to 38-0 at the intermission.
During the third quarter, sophomore running back T.J. Weems (Inverness, Fla./Citrus) scored on a 2-yard run and Womack found junior wide receiver J.T. Dozier (Dayton/Huber Heights Wayne) on a 12-yard scoring pass, and sophomore running back Jahi Broussard-Nash (Delaware/Hayes) went over from 2 yards out. Philhower was true on all 3 conversion kicks.
Oberlin scored early in the fourth quarter on a 16-yard pass from Evan Smith-Rooks to Jack Diskin.
Sophomore kicker Gabriel Chlebowski (Toledo/St. John's) booted a 21-yard field goal to wrap up the evening's scoring.
Ries completed 10 of 13 throws for 94 yards and a score, while Womack connected on 9 of 13 passes for 125 yards and 2 scores. Craider made 5 catches for 71 yards and a TD. Freshman running back Jackson Gifford (Ross/Hamilton Ross) led the Bishops with 65 yards on 6 carries, while Dixon finished with 50 yards on 9 rushes. Junior linebacker Trevar Meese (Wooster) had a team-high 6 tackles, while senior linebacker Cody Streit (Griffin, Ga.) and freshman safety Drew Thornton (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) had 5 stops apiece.
Philhower connected on all 8 PAT kicks he attempted, with the 8 successful kicks tying the school record accomplished 5 times before, most recently by Nolan Kovach at Wooster on Nov. 14, 2015.
Allen completed 11 of 27 passes for 86 yards for Oberlin. Maurice Wickware had 5 receptions for 31 yards. Ryan McCrum ran for 19 yards on 7 carries. David Harris led the Yeomen with 9 tackles.
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