Box Score ROME, Ga. (Nov. 9, 2013) – Behind 357 yards of total offense and four touchdowns, the Sewanee football team rolled past first-year Southern Athletic Association (SAA) program Berry, 28-6, Saturday at Barron Stadium.
The win snapped the Tigers' three-game losing streak and improved Sewanee's record to 3-6 overall and 2-3 in SAA play.
The Tigers scored on their first possession, as senior quarterback Curtis Johnson found junior tailback Cortez Brown on a 17-yard touchdown pass.
On the drive, the Tigers rushed 15 times before Johnson tossed the score on a 2nd and 11 from the Berry 17-yard line.
Later in the half, Johnson capped off a six-play, 80-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run. The big play during the possession was Johnson's 54-yard completion to fullback Andrew Keenan on the first play from scrimmage.
The Berry defense settled in over the next quarter and a half before the Tigers came alive again midway through the fourth.
Brown scored his second touchdown of the game, as he capped off a six-play, 42-yard drive with a seven-yard touchdown run.
A possession later, rover Alex Kops set up the Tigers at midfield when he intercepted Berry quarterback Adam Sandin with 9:06 to play. From there, sophomore quarterback Cody Daniel found Caleb Beasley for a 16-yard touchdown pass.
The Vikings scored a late touchdown, when Sandin completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Will Chomskis.
A big key on offense was Sewanee's ability to keep drives going. The Tigers finished 8-of-14 on third down.
Sewanee also finished with three interceptions, one by Kops, Tony Dykes, and Quentin Jones.
Johnson led the offense with 157 yards of total offense and two scores. Brown also played well with two touchdowns and 90 total yards. That total included a game-high 73 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Sandin led Berry with 286 yards on 20-of-36 passing.
The Tigers will now close out the 2013 season at Hendrix next Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled at noon in Conway, Ark.
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