SEWANEE, Tenn. –
Cam Beasley rushed for a touchdown and
John Wolfenbarger led a strong defensive effort with 10 tackles, but Brevard College took advantage of short fields in a 26-10 victory over Sewanee in football action here Saturday at Historic McGee Field-Harris Stadium.
The Tigers (1-1) trailed 7-3 in the first quarter before the Tornados (1-1) scored 10 points at the end of the first half. Brevard picked up a safety in the third quarter after punting Sewanee to its own 1-yard line and then scored early in the final period.
Beasley posted the only Tigers touchdown with 10:17 to play in the game, cutting the deficit to 26-10, but Sewanee got just one more possession in the game, turning the ball over on downs at its own 43 with 5:19 remaining. Brevard ran out the clock with three first downs.
The Tiger defense allowed just 320 total yards in the loss, though Brevard used three different running backs to pile up 205 yards on the ground. Ethan Beamish completed 10-of-16 passes for 115 yards. Wolfenbarger collected nine solo tackles among his 10 stops and
Balint Rendessy added nine tackles.
Beasley finished 6-of-17 passing for 59 yards and rushes 11 times for 60 yards and one score.
Jacorin Thomas passes for 53 yards on 6-of-12.
The Tornados took the opening possession of the game 78 yards on eight plays for a touchdown, with Jaiden Deaton rushing for 15 yards for a first down and Beamish completing a 14-yard pass to Christian Roberson. Adam Douglas made a 33-yard catch before Colson Sigler gained the final two yards for the TD and a 7-0 Brevard lead.
Sewanee answered with a 12-play, 55-yard drive, starting with a 12-yard pass to
Cooper Alford and then a 12-yarder to
Dyer Barnes. Alford caught a low pass over the middle for seven yards and another first down before a 15-yard completion to
AJ McLemore. The drive stalled after McLemore was tackled for loss on a jet sweep, but
Levi Dorsey booted a 37-yard field goal, cutting the deficit to 7-3.
The Tigers drove 65 yards on 16 plays on the ensuing possession, starting at its own three-yard line.
Barton Mixon gained 11 yards on the ground for a first down and Thomas rushed eight yards for another. Beasley carried twice for 10 yards on each scamper and Alford caught an 11-yard pass. Beasley's pass deep in Brevard territory went off the hands of Barnes and a fourth-down incompletion to
Sean Johnson fell incomplete, ending the drive.
The Tornadoes moved 54 yards on nine plays in the middle of the second quarter, running six consecutive plays to start the possession. Zion Fauntleroy-McDaniel gained 28 yards on four plays and Darrius Billingsley added 21 yards before a 12-yard catch by Douglas. On third down the snap to Beamish was early and was fumbled, forcing a 35-yard field goal that Hayden Vandegriff converted for a 10-3 advantage.
Brevard took over at the Sewanee 40-yard line on its next drive after a short punt and scored on just four plays, including a 21-yard run by Deaton and then a four-yard TD carry from Deaton, extending the lead to 17-3.
The Tigers drove 67 yards on nine plays in the last two minutes of the period, with an 18-yard run by
Walker Robinson starting the possession. Barnes caught consecutive passes for six and eight yards and Alford made a six-yard catch, but a sack set the drive back and Barnes made a 22-yard grab but was stopped at the eight-yard line, ending the half.
A Brevard punt midway in the third quarter was downed at the one-yard line, putting the Tigers near their down goal line, and the Tornados tackled Mixon in the end zone for a safety.
Brevard took over at the Sewanee 48 after another short punt early in the fourth quarter. Billingsley gained 30 yards on the first play and Fauntleroy-McDaniel gained the final 18 on the next play for the TD, extending the lead to 26-3.
The Tigers answered with a seven-play, 65-yard possession that included a 16-yard run from
Malachi Miller and a pass interference on the Tornados. Mixon and Beasley alternated runs over the next four plays, gaining the final 28 yards, including a six-yard TD run by Beasley to make it 26-10.
Sewanee travels to North Carolina Wesleyan next Saturday and returns home October 4 to face Maryville College for Homecoming.
