Football Earns Hard-Fought 10-6 Win Over Thomas More

OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 10, Thomas More Saints 6
RECORDS: Northwood 3-0, 1-0 G-MAC | Thomas More 0-3, 0-1 G-MAC
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood football improves to 3-0 with a hard-fought 10-6 win over Thomas More Saturday (September 20).

INSIDE THE GAME

• Northwood got the ball first to start the game and put together a strong drive. The Timberwolves went 73 yards in nine plays, covering 4:05. Drew Cady finished the drive with a 23-yard field goal to make the score 3-0. The score remained 3-0 after one.
• Early in the second quarter, Northwood extended their lead on a Mitch Rivard three-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Ethan Hamby. The nine-play, 47-yard drive took 4:49 and gave the Timberwolves a 10-0 lead.
• Late in the half, Thomas More got on the board, finishing a 77-yard drive with a 20-yard field goal. That made the score 10-3 at the break after NU missed a field goal as the quarter expired.
• The Saints put together their second straight scoring drive to open the third quarter, connecting on a 26-yard field goal to make the score 10-6.
• The remainder of the game was dominated by the two defenses – the only scoring opportunity that occurred over the final 20 minutes of the game was a missed field goal by the Timberwolves.
• The final possession of the game ended for the Saints ended at their own 30, giving the Timberwolves the victory.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 17, Thomas More 14
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 42-123, Thomas More 29-79
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 126 (14-24, TD, 0 INT), Thomas More 195 (16-31, 0 TD, INT)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 66-249, Thomas More 60-274
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 30:46, Thomas More 29:14

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Jalin Pitchford: Six tackles, two tackles for loss, pass breakup
• Lorenzo Alfred: Eight Tackles
• Aidan Halliday: Sack, forced fumble, quarterback hurry
• Hamby: 116 yards passing, TD
• Case Boos: 41 receiving yards
• Devin Brown: 52 yards rushing

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• This is the first 3-0 start for the Timberwolves since the 2012 season.
• Over the final 12 drives of the game, the two teams combined for 110 yards on 56 plays (1.96 yards per play).

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Ashland Saturday (September 27). Game time is set for Noon.