Posted: Mar 12, 2021
The Muskingum football team opened its spring season against Mount Union on Friday night at Zanesville High School. The Purple Raiders handed the Muskies a 51-15 setback in a physical season-opener for both teams.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (0-1), Mount Union (1-0)
- Location: Sulsberger Stadium - Zanesville High School
- Attendance: 300
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Jordan Garrett led the Muskie offense throwing for 229 yards and two scores. He completed 20-of-33 passes with one interception. He also rushed for 18 yards.
- Freshman Travis Roberson led the team with 75 yards receiving on four grabs with one touchdown.
- Freshman Gannon Unger had a team-high five grabs for 11 yards and one score.
- Freshman Travanti Keitt and sophomore Ja'Lin Goodman each had three receptions.
- Senior Cameron Near led the rushing attack with 32 yards on five totes.
- Senior Brian Brown led the Muskie defense with 13 tackles and one forced fumble.
- Senior Nehemiah Bowie added 12 stops and one sack.
- Sophomore Yo-Vonne Roberts had nine hits.
- As a team, Muskingum churned out 293 yards of offense on 70 offensive plays.
- Braxton Plunk led Mount Union, going 20-of-26 for 314 yards and six touchdowns.
- Josh Petrucelli rushed for a game-high 108 yards on 11 carries.
- KJ Redman added 103 yards rushing on nine totes.
- Jaden Manley led the receivers with three touchdowns.
- Carson Kovath led the Purple Raider defense with nine hits and two tackles for loss.
- Mason McMillen added six stops with 1.5 sacks.
- Mount Union ended the outing with 596 yards of offense and 29 first downs.
The Game
- Mount Union scored the first 21 points to grab the early momentum.
- Muskingum trimmed its deficit after an eight-play, 77-yard drive that culminated with Garrett hitting Unger for a 10-yard touchdown.
- Mount Union tallied the final 14 points of the half to take a 35-6 lead into the break.
- The Purple Raiders scored first after halftime to extend its margin to 42-6.
- The Muskies kept battling, and Garrett found Roberson for a 15-yard touchdown toss early in the third quarter, and junior Gavin Costello made a 29-yard field goal in the opening second of the fourth to round out the Muskie scoring.
Up Next
- The Muskies next play at Baldwin Wallace on Friday, March 26. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.