Photos by Elenna Koenig | The Doane Owl
(Left) Sophomore Gavin Nash is getting ready to receive the ball from teammate. (Middle) Freshman Sam Hartman attempts to take the ball to the endzone. (Right) Junior John DeRiso dives with the ball in attempt to score a touchdown.
On Sept. 16, Doane football earned their first victory of the season against the Waldorf Warriors.
In the first quarter, Waldorf tried to score with a field goal, but it was no good. Keeping the score 0-0, until Doane on their first possession of the ball trudged 80 yards with 10 plays to drive a two-yard touchdown run by junior James Miles. Doane tried to run a two-point conversion but failed.
In the second quarter, Doane added an additional 3 points to the score with a 38-yard field goal made by junior Kelen Meyer. In the next possession, Doane decided to make another field goal. Junior Kelen Meyer connected with a 23-yard goal adding an extra 3 points towards the score. With 12 seconds left of the first half, junior Reece Zutarvern scored a touchdown from 1 yard out followed by a kick by junior Kelen Meyer, which was good, making the halftime score 19-0.
As the third quarter opened, a penalty left Doane to start at their 12-yard line, punishing the Warriors’ defensive front by running the ball 12 times during 16 play drives. During the final play of the drive, freshman Sam Hartman makes an 11-yard pass to junior James Miles, making a touchdown followed by a good kick from junior Kelen Meyer. The Warriors finally made a touchdown on their final possession in the fourth quarter, leading Doane into a victory with a final score of 26-7.
At the conclusion of the game, Doane’s leaders were freshman Sam Hartman, who connected on 77% of his pass attempts, junior Rian Green, who had 131 rushing yards on 24 carries and was also player of the game, and junior John DeRiso, who added 4 receptions with 85 yards.
On Sept. 21, the Tigers will travel to Sioux City, Iowa, to take on Morningside, with kickoff set to begin at 1 p.m.
