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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Following its 47-7 home victory over Northern Michigan, Ohio Dominican's football team has its second road contest in three weeks against a nationally ranked GLIAC opponent as the Panthers head to Allendale, Mich. to take on No. 4 Grand Valley State at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The Panthers unleashed a scoring barrage on Northern Michigan in the second quarter, reaching the end zone three times in the final 3:22 of the first half to take a 24-0 lead at intermission. Freshman Ronald McCloud (Cleveland, Ohio) scored on a 93-yard pass play, and following an interception by sophomore Martavius Lewis (Wellington, Fla.), freshman Tajuan Green (Columbus, Ohio) scored on a two-yard run. ODU's defense then forced a turnover on downs, and sophomore Mark Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio) found McCloud again for a 53-yard bomb with nine ticks left.
Sophomore Abe Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) (28 yards) and sophomore Casey Williams (Nashport, Ohio) (49) had long second half touchdowns as well as ODU rolled up 501 yards of offense, throwing for 341 and running for 160.
The Panther defense was stellar throughout, limiting the Wildcats to 62 yards rushing on 38 carries (1.6 per carry) and forcing five turnovers, including three picks and two fumble recoveries. Freshman Billy Eakins (Pickerington, Ohio), making his first start, had two interceptions and a sack that resulted in a fumble he recovered, and junior Justin Bell (Groveport, Ohio) had 12 tackles to help lead the way.
ALL OHIO DOMINICAN FOOTBALL GAMES LIVE ON THE RADIO AND INTERNET
Fans in Central Ohio can listen to Ohio Dominican football LIVE on the radio on 820 AM (St. Gabriel Radio) and simulcast online everywhere at www.pressboxproductions.net. This week's broadcast starts at 6:30 p.m. with the Panther Countdown Pregame Show. Veteran broadcaster Todd Bell returns for his fifth year in the booth as the play-by-play announcer and is joined by Matt Natali in the booth, while Scott Grady handles the pregame and halftime shows. Live video is also provided FREE for all six home games this season.
THE SERIES
This is the first all-time meeting between Ohio Dominican and Grand Valley State. The Lakers are one of four first-time opponents for ODU this season, joining Virginia-Lynchburg (Sept. 1), Northern Michigan (Sept. 15) and Notre Dame (Oct. 20) as making their first appearance on the Panther schedule.
DID YOU KNOW?????
>> Saturday's scoreless first quarter with Northern Michigan was just the eighth in scoreless first quarter in school history.
>> The Panthers are 7-2 in their last nine games and have outscored their opponents 349-200 in that stretch.
>> 98 of Ohio Dominican's 124 points scored this season have been scored by freshmen or sophomores.
>> ODU is 7-11 all-time against ranked foes.
>> Grand Valley alumnus Greg Colton, an animation director, is a writer and director for the hit TV show Family Guy.
Contact: Scott Miles
miless@ohiodominican.edu
