SEWANEE, Tenn. –
Barton Mixon rushed 17 times for 137 yards and one touchdown but Sewanee converted just 3-of-12 on third down while Maryville College racked up over 500 yards of offense in a 40-7 victory over the Tigers in football action here Saturday at McGee Field-Harris Stadium.
The Scots (4-0, 1-0 SAA) raced out to a 19-0 lead early in the second quarter and led 26-7 at the half. Maryville added two touchdowns in the final period.
Mixon was the lone bright spot offensively for the Tigers (2-2, 0-1), getting his first start and banging out 137 yards on the ground, including a five-yard TD run in the second quarter and a 47-yard scamper in the second half. Four Sewanee quarterbacks completed 16-of-31 passes for 149 yards with two interceptions.
Cam Beasley drew the start and passed for 87 yards on 10-for-19 with two INTs.
Maryville quarterback Bryson Rollins completed 19-of-26 passes for 295 yards, three touchdowns and one interception and was sacked once. The Scots also rushed for 214 yards and three scores, with Chris Cooper leading the way with 11 carries for 98 yards and two TDs. Jermaine Abner added 52 yards on nine attempts and one touchdown.
Maryville drove 80 yards on 10 plays on its first drive of the game, picking up four first downs along the way. Rollins rushed for 11 yards and hit Steph Carter, Jr., for 19 yards. He also completed a fourth-down throw to Carter, Jr., for 22 yards and Abner gained the final six yards for the touchdown on the next play, though the Scots missed the extra point.
After Sewanee pinned Maryville at its own two-yard line with a punt, the Scots made short work for another score. Rollins completed a 12-yard pass to Roro Edmondson and two plays later found Edmondson again, this time for 34 yards. Cooper then rushed 49 yards up the middle for the TD, weaving his way through the defense for a 13-0 advantage.
Maryville kept attacking but more methodically on its next possession, covering 80 yards on 12 plays. The Tigers were flagged for pass interference and the Scots picked up two more first downs before a fourth-down completion to Alex Wein for 18 yards. After a sack, Cooper burst through the middle for 22 yards and a touchdown but the PAT was missed again for a 19-0 lead.
Sewanee found some rhythm offensively late in the second period, with
Jacorin Thomas completing a third-down pass to
AJ McLemore for 10 yards. Thomas picked up five yards for another first down and Beasley posted a 33-yard completion to
Dyer Barnes. Mixon rushed five yards for the score, cutting the deficit to 19-7 with 1:46 left in the half.
Teddy Orton returned the ensuing kickoff 40 yards and Abner gained a first down before Rollins scrambled for 21 yards. He then tossed a 20-yard touchdown for Wein and the PAT gave the Scots a 26-7 lead at the half.
Maryville scored on just two plays to start the second half, with Rollins hitting Edmondson for a short gainer, but he broke three tackles and raced 68 yards for the touchdown.
Sewanee drove to the Maryville nine-yard line midway through the third period thanks to three rushes for 25 yards by Mixon and a 24-yard completion from Beasley to
Sean Johnson. A facemask penalty on the Scots pushed the ball to the 10, but Beasley was intercepted in the end zone on fourth down.
Maryville took the ensuing drive 80 yards on 10 plays, starting with a 16-yard run by Abner and a 13-yard completion to Wein. Abner took a screen pass 27 yards and three plays later, Rollins found Carter, Jr., for a 15-yard TD pass.
Sewanee travels to Southwestern University next Saturday and returns home in two weeks, facing Berry College at 1 p.m.
