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DePauw 53, Ohio Wesleyan 14

Freshman running back Nathan Severs (Galena/Big Walnut) and senior safety Anthony Tressler-Hughes (Delaware/Buckeye Valley) scored first-quarter touchdowns to give Ohio Wesleyan the lead, but 14th-/16th-ranked DePauw rallied for 24 points during the second quarter and went on to a North Coast Athletic Conference win on Saturday at Selby Stadium.

DePauw received the opening kickoff, but on the first play from scrimmage, a pass by Tiger quarterback Nathan McCahill was tipped and senior linebacker Bryar Ramey (Polk/Mapleton) hauled in the loose ball at the DePauw 46-yard line.

Fifth-year quarterback Kaden Buza (Winchester, Va./Millbrook) found junior receiver Bryan Hines Jr. (Lima/Senior) for 27 yards on the Bishops' first play, and on fourth-and-8 from the Tiger 17, Buza connected with junior wide receiver J.T. James (Hurricane, W.Va.) for 15 yards and a first down at the DePauw 2.  Two carries by Severs put the ball in the end zone, and freshman Collin Wehner (Bellbrook/Kettering Alter) added the point-after for a 7-0 Bishop lead.

The Tigers countered on their next possession, moving the chains on an 8-yard pickup by Caden Whitehead on third-and-3, and getting a 14-yard completion from McCahill to Lleyton Lukowski on fourth-and-5, spotting the ball on the OWU 1.  Whitehead scored on the next play, and on the point-after, the Bishops were offside, moving the ball to the 1-yard line.  DePauw sent its offense back on to the field, and Whitehead went over for the 2-point conversion and an 8-7 lead.

Later in the period, DePauw was set to punt from its own 26, but a high snap sailed over the head of punter Ben Gomez, and Tressler-Hughes recovered the ball in the end zone to give the lead back to the Bishops.

The visitors took the lead midway through the second quarter, assembling an 8-play, 49-yard drive that culminated in a 24-yard pass from McCahill to Lukowski.  Matthew Berry's PAT kick gave the Tigers a 15-14 lead.

After the DePauw defense forced a 3-and-out, Tiger tight end Gabe Quigley carried the ball for 32 yards, settting up completions of 14 yards and 12 yards from McCahill to Bobby Ballentine.  Seth Mencer scored on a 2-yard run with 3:16 left in the half, and the PAT made it 22-14.

DePauw's Christian Troupe intercepted a Buza pass at the Bishop 32 and returned it to the 26, and on the next play, McCahill found Ballentine open in the end zone for a score.  On the Bishops' next possession, Buza was intercepted by Nolan Tully at the Bishop 40, setting up a 29-yard field goal by Berry on the final play of the half for a 32-14 DePauw lead.

McCahill threw TD passes of 20 yards to Ballentine and 57 yards to Alex Hoover during the third quarter and a 2-yard shovel pass to Quigley during the fourth quarter.

Buza completed 6 of 13 passes for 67 yards.  James and junior receiver C.T. Taylor (Canal Winchester/Pickerington Central) caught 2 passes apiece.  Severs led the Bishops with 44 yards on 16 rushes.  Senior linebacker Seth Anderson (Springfield/Kenton Ridge) and sophomore linebacker Grant Johnson (Dalton) had 10 tackles apiece, with Johnson contributing 2 tackles for loss and Anderson recording a sack.

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