Sept. 23, 2006

AC Football falls in 2 OT at Westminster

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.—The Adrian College Bulldogs suffered their second defeat of the season on Saturday at Westminster College, 24-27, in double overtime.

After falling behind 0-14 in the season quarter, Adrian came back to take the lead with 21 unanswered points. The Bulldog scoring started when Patrick Reagan hauled in a 25-yard touchdown reception at the end of the first half from Andy Denryter.

The Bulldogs came out on fire in the second half, with Brian McKenna scoring on a 10-yard pass from Dentryter, and TJ Williams running for his third touchdown of the year with 1:30 left in the third stanza.

The Titans, however retook the lead when Nick McKoloski scored his second TD of the game with less than a minute left to force overtime.

The Bulldogs held the hosts to a field goal in the first possession of overtime, but could only manage a field goal themselves on their first try of extra play.

In the second overtime period, the Bulldogs were sacked and forced to attempt a 42-yard field goal that sailed wide left. The Titans then drove to the AC four-yard line before hitting the game-winning 21-yard field goal.

The game was not without several bright spots for Adrian. TJ Williams rushed for a career-high 117 yards, while Tavarski ‘Taz’ Wallace had an incredible 15 solo tackles and totaled 18 stops with two tackles-for-loss, a sack and a pass break-up.

Denryter finished the game 17-of-24 for 193 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Kyle Lindsey averaged 39.8 yards on five punts. Desmond Upshaw had 77 yards receiving on eight catches, while Chester Evans hauled in four passes for 47 yards.

The Bulldogs, now 1-2 on the season, will open MIAA play when they host Kalamazoo College on Saturday at 1 p.m. at AC’s Performance Stadium.