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Football
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Winner SUNY Morrisville MORR 2-2
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Moravian University MOR 1-3
Winner
SUNY Morrisville MORR
2-2
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Final
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Moravian University MOR
1-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MORR SUNY Morrisville 13 7 0 0 20
MOR Moravian University 0 7 6 6 19

Game Recap: Football |

Mustangs run wild in win over Moravian

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Visiting SUNY Morrisville football collected 261 yards in the running game, including a game high 126 from junior Alex McBurnie (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Saturday afternoon as they topped host Moravian University 20-19 in non-league play in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
THE BASICS:
  • Final Score: Morrisville 20, Moravian 19 (halftime: Morrisville 20-7)
  • Location: Roberts Rocco Calvo Field, Bethlehem, Pa.
  • Records: Morrisville 2-2, Moravian 1-3
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
  • Junior running back Alex McBurnie (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led the Mustang charge Saturday with a game high 126 net yards rushing as Morrisville ran wild in a 20-19 win over host Moravian University in Bethlehem.
  • McBurnie, who averaged 10.5 yards per carry on 12 attempts, had a long scramble of 64 yards, while adding another 24 in one reception to add to the offensive game.
  • Morrisville outgained the hosts 418 to 316 yards total offense, including 261 net yards rushing to the Greyhounds 118 across the day.
  • Steven Frerichs (Wilson, N.Y.) added another 119 yards on the ground, adding two scores, while throwing for 157 more on 5-of-8 completions and a score.
  • Frerichs longest strike went 99-yards to Jarrell Chaney (Albany, N.Y.) for a score, as Chaney posted 100 yards receiving on the day.
  • Quamel Jarvis (Rochester, N.Y.) added another 33 yards receiving on two catches.
  • Freshman Barrett Masi (New Windsor, N.Y.) had a big outing for the linebacker unit, collecting 11 total tackles, nine solo.
  • Anai Brake (Carteret, N.J.) added another nine, while Evan Salvaggio (Geneseo, N.Y.) posted seven in the win.
  • Omar Jarvis (Rochester, N.Y.) had two stops, but forced a Moravian turnover intercepting the ball in the fourth quarter and posting a 48-yard return.
  • Allowing just 18-yards on the first Moravian drive, Morrisville forced the hosts to punt the ball away, downing the ball on the visitors one.
  • All it took was a swing pass from Frerichs to Chaney and the race was one, as the senior wide out recorded the 99-yard scoring catch and a early 7-0 Morrisville lead.
  • Owen Cole (Maspeth, N.Y.) had the point after for the Mustangs.
  • Morrisville regained possession following an 11-play drive that limited the Greyhounds to just 30-yards total, but after a quick three-and-out, the Mustangs were forced to punt.
  • The 32-yard punt was fumbled on the Morrisville 23, and recovered by Joseph Chirurgi (Yonkers, N.Y.) on the Mustangs 15-yard line, setting up a three-play, 15-yard scoring drive for Morrisville that saw Frerichs push forward for the one-yard rushing score and 13-0 advantage.
  • Morrisville added to their lead early in the second, gaining ground throughout the drive, before Frerichs hit McBurnie for a 24-yard pass play into Moravian territory.
  • Frerichs then connected with Jarvis down to the one, before following behind center for a second one-yard rushing score one play later, and 20-0 lead.
  • Moravian was able to put a score up on the board before the half, completing a 90-yard drive with a one-yard rushing score from Nate Boyle.
  • Holding the Mustangs scoreless in the third, the hosts cut into the Mustang lead with a 24-yard scoring strike from Jared Jenkins to Brad Bryan, but the two-point conversion failed, and Morrisville maintained the one-possession lead.
  • Moravian limited the Mustangs to just 15-yards on the drive to start the fourth, before marching downfield behind strokes of 22- and 33-yards each to bring the ball down into Morrisville territory.
  • Jenkins hit Bryan on a 33-yard strike to scramble into the end zone for the score at the 8:51 mark, cutting the deficit to 20-19, and with a chance to tie, the point after sailed wide of the upright keeping the Mustangs in front by a point.
  • Moravian regained possession with under five to go in the final quarter, but the Mustangs defense forced the hosts to go for a fourth and 17 in an effort to keep the drive alive, but Omar Jarvis stepped in front of the pass and returned the pick 48-yards to the visitor 20 with 2:44 to go.
  • Morrisville gained ground down to the one, but took a knee in the closing seconds, securing the win and pulling their record even at 2-2.
  • Jenkins finished 20-for-28 for 198 yards and two scores, while Bryan reined in six for 85 yards and two scores.
  • Nate Boyle led the hosts with 63-net yards on 26 carries, for a score.
  • Chris Ortalano led the defensive efforts with eight tackles, including a sack for a loss of four yards.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 
  • Morrisville returns to the field next Saturday, hosting SUNY Cortland in the Empire 8 opener on Drake Field. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Morrisville.
 
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