TONAWANDA, N.Y. — D'Youville (0-3) lost to Caldwell (2-1) 29-19 on Saturday. D'Youville threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns and scored in each of the final three quarters after being held scoreless in the first, but finished with 18 penalties for 178 yards and two interceptions. The defense held Caldwell to 11 rushing yards and recorded three sacks, one interception and two blocks.
D'Youville forced two empty Caldwell possessions in the first quarter, including
Duane Hawkins' (Sacramento, Calif. / Roseville) interception and 13-yard return, but Caldwell had the first quarter's only scoring drive with an eight-play, 57-yard drive capped by a 2-yard touchdown pass. D'Youville reached Caldwell territory on multiple possessions, highlighted by
Cooper Bange's (Painted Post, N.Y. / Corning-Painted Post) 21-yard completion to
Nolan Ball (Batavia, N.Y. / Batavia), but trailed 7-0 after the first quarter.
Caldwell held a 7-6 scoring edge in the second quarter, using a 38-yard completion to help set up a 6-yard touchdown pass. D'Youville answered late after
Jalen Tubbins (Amherst, N.Y. / Sweet Home) blocked a punt, and
Christopher Young's (Syracuse, N.Y. / Onondaga) 2-yard touchdown with four seconds left sent the Saints into halftime down 14-6.
D'Youville outscored Caldwell 6-2 in the third quarter, with the only touchdown coming on a 71-yard, five-play drive highlighted by Bange's 41-yard completion to
Drevieon Scott-Harris (Rochester, N.Y. / Rochester Prep) and capped by Bange's 32-yard touchdown pass to
Jayvon Johnson (Rochester, N.Y. / James Monroe). Caldwell's points came a return of an intercepted conversion attempt, while D'Youville's defense recorded sacks by
Unique Jackson (Rochester, N.Y. / Edison Career & Tech), Tubbins and
Vincent Nicoletta (Clyde, N.Y. / Clyde) as Caldwell's two drives ended in punts.
D'Youville was outscored 13-7 in the fourth quarter, with its points coming on Bange's 27-yard touchdown pass to
Tasheem Murry-Adams (Syracuse, N.Y. / Institute of Technology), while Caldwell added a 3-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard interception return. D'Youville kept Caldwell out of the end zone on a late drive that reached the D'Youville 8 and ended with a missed 36-yard field goal, but its final possession went backward 15 yards before Caldwell finished off a 29-19 result.
Bange completed 14 of 32 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson caught three passes for 51 yards and a touchdown and added a 27-yard punt return. Scott-Harris finished with three receptions for a team-high 64 yards.
Duane Hawkins recorded an interception and returned it 13 yards while adding two tackles.
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The Saints hit the road for their first road game on Saturday, October 3rd as they take on Cornell University at 1:00 PM.
