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Ohio Wesleyan 34, Wooster 22

Freshman quarterback Colin Pearson (Dalton) fired a pair of touchdown passes to help Ohio Wesleyan build a 27-0 lead, and the Bishops went on to defeat Wooster in a North Coast Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday in Wooster.

The teams battled through 29-plus minutes of scoreless football before Pearson connected with junior wide receiver C.T. Taylor (Canal Winchester/Pickerington Central) on a 9-yard scoring play with :38 left in the first half, capping an 82-yard drive.

Wooster looked to respond, with Michael Boyle throwing for completions of 9 and 12 yards to Brazos Gadler and for 8 yards to Sebestyen Balassy, setting up a 48-yard field goal attempt on the final play of the half.  Sophomore defensive end Jack Novak (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) blocked Balassy's kick and sophomore linebacker Grant Johnson (Dalton) picked up the ball and returned it 69 yards for a score to end the half.  The extra-point try by freshman Collin Wehner (Bellbrook/Kettering Alter) was blocked, keeping the game at 13-0.

A 48-yard strike from Pearson to sophomore wide receiver Braden Fitchko (Avon) set up a 2-yard run by freshman running back Nathan Severs (Galena/Big Walnut), with Wehner's PAT kick making it 20-0, and on the Bishops' next possession, Pearson found freshman wide receiver Jay Rockwood (Baltimore/Bloom-Carroll) on a 50-yard scoring play, with the kick by freshman Quin Schroeder (Leipsic) increasing the margin to 27-0 midway through the third quarter.

Wooster returned the ensuing kickoff to the Bishop 38, setting up a 1-yard plunge by Jace Austin, but Balassy's PAT kick was blocked.  On Wooster's next possession, Balassy's punt pinned the Bishops on their own 5-yard line, and on third-and-10, Pearson was called for intentional grounding in the end zone, with Wooster's Isaac LaFay credited with a sack, and the safety made it 27-8.  After the free kick, the hosts got a 51-yard pass from Boyle to Gadler for a touchdown, and Balassy's kick brought Wooster within 27-15.

The Bishop defense turned in a stop early in the fourth quarter, and the offense then manufactured a 15-play, 85-yard drive that chewed nearly 9 minutes off the clock, with Severs carrying the ball on 9 of the final 10 plays, including a 5-yard touchdown run.

Pearson completed 20 of 34 passes for 249 yards and 2 scores.  Rockwood caught 7 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown.  Severs ran for 65 yards and 2 touchdowns on 22 attempts.  Senior linebacker Seth Anderson (Springfield/Kenton Ridge) had a team-high 10 stops, including 1½ for loss.

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