SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South football team suffered a 63-14 defeat to Berry College, Saturday afternoon, from historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Berry (6-3, 4-2) 63, Sewanee (2-7, 0-6) 14
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CLASS OF 2023!
Prior to kickoff, the football and cheerleading squads honored 15 seniors:
Henry Arnall,
Joe Conwell,
John Harbison,
Jack Hummel,
Sam Jenkins,
Quinn Johnson,
Daniel May,
Anna McCasland,
Michael McGhee,
Brody Palmer,
Alex Parris,
Parker Ray,
Zac Rogers,
Sam Somerville and
Tyler Wright.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Berry scored on its first two drives of the game to take a 14-0 lead after one quarter of play.
-On the first play of the second quarter, Blake Hembree's pass was intercepted by
Kaleb Seay at the 50-yard-line and returned 25 yards.
-Thanks to a
Dagem Samuel 16-yard reception, the Tigers were in the red zone looking for the score. Two plays later,
Tripp Richardson found Samuel again in the endzone for the five-yard touchdown pass.
-After a Berry punt on its next possession, the Vikings defense came up strong, stopping Sewanee on a fourth down play at their own 38-yard-line. After the turnover on downs, Berry's Brandon Cade ran 25 yards for the touchdown to make it a 21-7 lead en route to a 35-7 halftime lead.
-Late in the game, thanks to multiple rushes by
Damerian Wigenton,
Chris Phillips found
Henry Arnall for a 22-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
-For the game, the Vikings scored on nine of their 13 drives.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Michael McGhee posted 46 yards on the ground, while
Damerian Wigenton had a strong second half with 51 rushing yards.
-Both
Tripp Richardson and
Chris Phillips had a passing score, and
Dagem Samuel and
Henry Arnall were on the receiving end of those scores.
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Quinn Johnson had nine stops on the day, one for a loss, while
Puk Puk tallied 2.5 tackles for a loss. Additionally,
Kaleb Seay recorded an interception.
BERRY KEY STATISTICS
-Berry totaled 333 yards on the ground, led by Brandon Cade's 142 yards on the ground with two scores. Josh Rogers added 104 and two scores.
-Blake Hembree had three passing touchdowns on 11-of-23 for the day.
-Curtis Brown and Jacob Ray had seven tackles each.
UP NEXT
The regular season concludes with a trip to San Antonio, Texas to face No. 5/6 Trinity University next Saturday.
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