MIDLAND, Mich. - The Ohio Dominican Panthers (4-6, 3-5) football team wrapped up the 2024 road schedule with a 38-21 win over the Lake Erie Storm (2-8, 1-7) on Saturday (Nov. 9) afternoon. 

With the win, the Panthers extended their winning streak over Lake Erie to 14 consecutive games. 

BOX SCORE NOTES

• Drew Gallehue set a career-high with 303 yards passing on 20-of-33 with three touchdowns. 
• Shane Lindstrom ran for a career-high 60 yards on 21 carries. Natwan Webster rushed for 43 yards on ten carries with his first career rushing touchdown. 
• Dimitri Mitsopoulos and Jayden Cornell combined for 273 receiving yards on 17 catches and three touchdowns. Cornell caught ten passes for 142 yards and one touchdown while Mitsopoulos had seven catches for 131 yards with two touchdowns. 
  • This was the second time all season that the Panthers had a pair of 100-yard receivers in the same game. 
• Isaiah Radcliff led with eight tackles. 
• Michael Powers made five tackles and jumped into second most all-time with 302 tackles in his career.
  • Powers returned his second interception for a touchdown, tying the program record of two.  
• AJ Young split his two field goals, hitting from 22-yards and missing from 30-yards. 
• ODU won the total offense category with 381 yards to Lake Erie's 311. The Panthers had wins in the rushing battle, 78-33 and passing, 303-278. 
• Ohio Dominican converted 50% of their third downs (9-18) and controlled possession, 34:14-25:46. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A opening punt by Ohio Dominican pinned the Storm deep in the shadows of their own end zone. After forcing a three-and-out, Mehki Kilburn blocked a Lake Erie punt as the Panthers took over at the Storm 20-yard line. 
• One play later, Gallehue connected with Cornell on a 20-yard touchdown, giving ODU a 7-0 lead with 10:14 left in the first quarter. 
• Both teams exchanged punts before Joshua Jean-Baptiste tied the game on a 17-yard rushing touchdown with 2:10 remaining in the first period. 
• Both of the Storm's first two drives in the second quarter ended with missed field goals of at least 50-yards but the game remained tied at seven. 
• Young had a chance to give ODU the lead right before halftime but the 30-yard field goal try was no good. The game stayed in a 7-7 tie at halftime. 
• Two plays into the third quarter, Qwyn Williams came away with a strip sack of Alec Lewis as Rico Franklin-Davis recovered the fumble. Six plays later, Gallehue found Mitsopoulos on a six-yard TD for a 14-7 lead. 
• Four minutes later, Lewis and Tae'Shaun Johnson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and catch to tie the game at 14. 
• In the matter of six plays, the Storm and Panthers exchanged long touchdowns to keep the game deadlocked at 21. Gallehue hit Mitsopoulos for a 69-yard touchdown as Lewis passed a 62-yard strike to Keyshawn Johnson a minute later. 
• As the third quarter ended, Ohio Dominican was in position to take the lead. Webster pounced into the end zone on a five-yard scamper for a 28-21 lead just 40 seconds into the final quarter. 
• The Panthers forced a three-and-out and then took the air out of the ball on their next drive. Ohio Dominican went on a 20 play, 45-yard drive that chewed 11:16 of game time. Young capped the drive with a 22-yard field goal to put ODU up 31-21 with 1:43 left. 
• On the next play, Powers iced the game with a pick-six of 22 yards, ending the score at 38-21. 

UP NEXT

• Ohio Dominican will host Hillsdale for the final game of the 2024 season next Saturday (Nov. 16) at 12:00 PM.