Box Score

The Griffin football team lost a shootout at Shippensburg on Saturday afternoon.  Points were a plenty as the Red Raiders defeated the Griffins by the score of 73-27.  The Griffins fall to 0-5 overall.
 
The Griffins took a 7-0 lead after a Shippensburg turnover when Nick Halfhill hit Erik Kerns with a 16 yard touchdown pass just over two minutes into the contest.  Shippensburg then scored the next four touchdowns to extend their lead to 28-7 after the first quarter.  The Red Raiders pushed their lead to 35-7 with an 11 yard touchdown pass in the early parts of the second quarter.  Seton Hill answered right back with a two yard touchdown run from Trae Cook after a 90 yard kickoff return from Norman Darden.  Another Zach Zulli TD run gave Shippensburg a 42-13 lead with 5:54 to play in the second quarter.  The Griffins closed out the scoring in the first half with a 5 yard touchdown pass from Lenny Dowell to Erik Kerns with six seconds to play in the second quarter which trimmed lead to 42-20 at the half.
 
Shippensburg scored eight minutes into the third quarter on a 14 yard touchdown pass.  Jarvis McClam then scored on a 24 yard touchdown scamper that cut the lead to 49-27 with 4:08 to play in the third quarter.  Shippensburg then scored twice to close out the quarter with a 63-27 lead.  The Red Raiders added on with a short TD run early in the fourth quarter. 
 
Erik Kerns catches two touchdowns for 21 yards.  Jarvis McClam rushes for 55 yards and 1 touchdown.  Bryant Harper and Nicholas Boynton each have 9 tackles.
 
Seton Hill returns to action next Saturday when they host Mercyhurst at 3 PM.