UNIONDALE, N.Y. — D'Youville (0-5) lost to Molloy (1-4) 42-20 on Friday at Mitchel Field. D'Youville struck first on a one-play, 13-second drive, when
Cooper Bange's (Painted Post, N.Y. / Corning-Painted Post) 75-yard pass produced a touchdown in the first quarter, but the Lions scored 28 points in the second quarter. D'Youville finished with 272 passing yards and two touchdown passes, while being held to 28 rushing yards and converting three of 12 third-down attempts.
D'Youville's scoring in the first quarter came on one snap, as
Cooper Bange hit
Jameer Walters (Rochester, N.Y. / UPrep) for a 75-yard touchdown and
Jacob Ghezzi (Cicero, N.Y. / Cicero North Syracuse) added the extra point for a 7-0 lead. The Lions put together a 13-play, 61-yard opening drive that lasted 8:16, but D'Youville stopped it on fourth down at the 25.
In the second quarter, the Lions outscored D'Youville 28-7, including a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown run after recovering a kickoff fumble at the D'Youville 21. D'Youville's main answer came after
Blayden Borsching's (Avon, N.Y. / Avon) fourth-down interception, as
Evan Blye (Avon, N.Y. / Avon) connected with
Jayvon Johnson (Rochester, N.Y. / James Monroe) for a 76-yard touchdown.
The Lions outscored D'Youville 7-6 in the third quarter and led 35-20 entering the fourth, with their touchdown coming on a two-play, 77-yard drive capped by a 45-yard pass. D'Youville's scoring came on
Jayvon Johnson's 93-yard kickoff return, and the offense added a nine-play, 55-yard possession that reached the Lions' 9 before ending on downs.
In the fourth quarter, the Lions outscored D'Youville 7-0 and closed out a 42-20 final. D'Youville's defense added two late stops, as
Duane Hawkins (Sacramento, Calif. / Roseville) intercepted the Lions at the goal line and
Vincent Nicoletta (Clyde, N.Y. / Clyde) blocked a 37-yard field-goal attempt, but the offense was held without a first down on its three full fourth-quarter possessions.
Walters caught four passes for 121 yards and a touchdown. Johnson added three receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown and also returned a kickoff for a score. Nicoletta recorded 10 tackles and blocked a kick.
Duane Hawkins finished with nine tackles and an interception, returning it 20 yards.
Up Next
The Saints return to Buffalo for the final home game of the season. D'Youville gets set to take on Army West Point on Saturday, October 31st at 1:00 PM.
