NO. 14 ONU USES 619 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE TO DOWN JUDSON FOR FIRST CONFERENCE VICTORY

CARPENTERSVILLE, ILL. – The No. 14 Olivet Nazarene University football team traveled to take on first-year program Judson University for their first Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Midwest Division conference game of the season. ONU earned their first conference win of the season winning, 58-19. 

The Tigers took the lead in their opening drive of the game.  Aaje Grayson started the drive with a 10-yard run to the ONU 40-yard line. A few plays later, David Hutton found Scotty Graziano for a 27-yard reception, which put the ball on the Judson 36-yard line.  The 11-play 70-yard drive finished in the endzone as Hutton used his feet and rushed in for an 11-yard touchdown. After the Bryce Deguira extra point, the Tigers led, 7-0.  The Tigers struck again on their second drive of the game.  The drive was played mostly on the ground with Gil'Scott Jackson II as he rushed the ball for 35 yards on seven carries. Hutton ended the drive finding Jackson II for a five-yard touchdown reception making the score, 14-0. The Tiger defense limited the Eagles to nine yards of total offense and took a 14-0 lead going into the second quarter.

The Tigers kept the momentum going into the second quarter. In its first drive of the quarter, Mattias Clark rushed the ball on the first two plays until Hutton connected with Brian Jenkins for a 60-yard touchdown reception and extended its lead to 21-0.  The Tigers marked another touchdown on their next drive when Hutton picked up his third touchdown through the air as he found Jalen Dunnigan for a 38-yard touchdown.  After Deguira made his fourth extra point of the game, Olivet Nazarene led 28-0.  After the Tigers turned it over with an interception, the Judson Eagles found themselves, eventually, down to the one-yard line.  The Tigers defense then stymied the Eagles and forced a turnover-on-downs.  The Tigers still led, 28-0. After that goal line stand, Hutton broke the ONU school record for the longest touchdown pass as he hooked up with Brian Jenkins for a 97-yard touchdown pass to make the score 34-0. 

The Judson Eagles scored a touchdown just seconds before the half but the Tigers still led 34-7, going into the locker room. The Tigers amassed 379 total yards.  Hutton went 9-for-10 for 247 yards and four touchdowns and an interception.  Princeten Harris and Drew Hanft led the Tigers with three tackles.  Harris and Damien Savage each marked an interception. 

Halftime: No. 14 ONU 34, Judson 7

The Eagles came out of the half and struck first for a 10-yard touchdown reception.  After a missed extra point, the Tigers still led 34-13.  The Tigers responded on their first drive of the third quarter.  After Jake Vance returned the kickoff 39-yards to the Judson 49-yard line, the Tigers found themselves in good field position.  A few plays into the drive, Cameron Crouch found Dunnigan for a 20-yard reception, which set up a 43-yard field goal for Deguira.  Deguira kicked the 43-yarder through the uprights as the Tigers extended their lead to 37-13. 

The Tigers, again, extended their lead on the next drive. Crouch provided the offense early in the drive with rushes of 14 and 12 yards.  The drive ended when Crouch completed a 34-yard touchdown reception to Mattias Clark.  The Tigers led 44-13.  That score would hold true going into the fourth quarter. 

The Tigers struck again in their first drive of the fourth quarter.  Clark kicked off the drive with three rushes for 24 yards.  A few plays later, Crouch found Jaylen Fowler for 12 yards and Evan Leake for 10 yards putting the ball at the Judson 17-yard line. Leake then used the strength of his offensive linemen to score a 17-yard rushing touchdown and put the Tigers ahead 51-13. The Eagles then rushed in a two-yard touchdown to make the score 51-19, on their next drive. The run game proved to be the main ingredient on the next Tiger drive.  Clark started the drive with a 55-yard rush, down to the Judson 7-yard line. After a Tiger penalty, Leake scored his second rushing touchdown of the game and made the score 58-19.

The Tigers amass 619 total yards as they take down the Judson University Eagles, 58-19. 

GAME VITALS

Final: No. 14 Olivet Nazarene 58, Judson 19

Records: No. 14 Olivet Nazarene: 3-1 (1-0 MSFA) | Judson: 1-3 (0-1 MSFA)

Location: Dundee-Crown High School | Judson University | Carpentersville, Ill.

QUICK HITS

• Hutton passed for 247 yards and four touchdowns.  Hutton only played the first half. 
• Crouch added another 108 yards in the air and marked a touchdown. 
• Clark led the Tigers on the ground carrying the ball 12 times for 121 yards. 
• Leake scored two touchdowns in the second half. 
• Jenkins led the Tigers with two receptions for 157 yards and two touchdowns, including a 97-yard touchdown reception, which broke the school record. 
• Dunnigan followed with five receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown. 
• Deguira made seven of eight extra points and hit a 43-yard field goal. 
• Savage, Harris, and Patryk Ryczek each notched an interception. 
• Jackson Reese led the Tigers with five tackles and recorded a sack. 
• Jason Freeman, Joshua Miser, and Hanft followed with four tackles. 
• 23 Tigers recorded a tackle in tonight's game. 
• The Tigers averaged 10.1 yards a play. 

WHAT'S NEXT?

The No. 14 Tigers travel to Chicago to take on the No. 22 Cougars of Saint Xavier on Saturday, October 9.  Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Deaton Field. 

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*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu