Seton Hill began a two game road trip with a PSAC West contest against Clarion on Saturday afternoon. The Griffins jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 49-0 shutout win over the Golden Eagles. The shutout was the first by the Griffins since the 2008 season when the Griffins defeated Concord 31-0. SHU is now 4-4 on the season and 2-3 in the west while Clarion falls to 0-7 overall and 0-4 in the west.
The Griffins took advantage of a muffed punt early in the first quarter by scoring from nine yards out on a
Logan Wiland run to take a 7-0 lead over the Golden Eagles. Seton Hill carried that 7-0 lead into the second quarter.
On their second possession of the second quarter, the Griffins drove 79 yards on nine plays to take a 14-0 lead. Wiland scored his second touchdown of the day, this one from 38 yards out to extend the Griffins lead. With just 34 seconds to play in the half, Wiland raced 61 yards to the end zone to give SHU a 21-0 lead heading to the halftime break.
Midway thru the third quarter, the Griffins took advantage of a short field.
Jake McCormick hit
Taro Gaither with a 29 yard touchdown pass to put the Griffins in front 28-0. On the kickoff,
Alton Jones forced a fumble and
Jaylen McDuffie recovered it, setting the Griffins up at the Clarion 46 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, McCormick found
Kurt Adkins on a 46 yard touchdown pass as the Griffins increased their lead to 35-0 near the end of the third quarter.
On the second play of the fourth quarter,
Narrio Walks intercepted a pass and raced 42 yards to the house to increase the Griffins lead to 42-0 in the early portion of the fourth quarter.
Tyler Bradley connected with
Mark Bails on the Griffins final possession of the contest with a 20 yard touchdown pass for the final score of the game.
Wiland rushed for 150 yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns. McCormick finished 13-19 for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Bradley was 4-4 for 56 yards and a touchdown. Adkins and Gaither each caught three passes while Bails and
Todd Phillips each added two.
Walks led the Griffins with eight tackles and one interception return.
Jayden Emberton-Gaines, Jones and McDuffie each had six tackles.
Seton Hill held Clarion to just 232 yards of total offense while piling up 412 of their own. SHU rushed for 202 yards while holding Clarion to just 69.
The Griffins will continue their road trip next weekend at CalU.
