Football Improves To 2-0 With 38-0 Win Over Madonna

OVERVIEW – MADONNA

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 38, Madonna Crusaders 0
RECORDS: Northwood (2-0, 1-0 GMAC), Madonna (0-3, 0-1 MSFA)
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood moves to 2-0 with a 38-0 shutout victory over Madonna (September 10).

INSIDE THE GAME

• The Timberwolves won the coin toss and deferred to the Crusaders. Just 14 seconds into the game, the Northwood defense forced a fumble that was picked up by Jace Parrish. Nate Gomez then found Shamon Gennes for a 15-yard touchdown after three plays. Max Gonos followed with a successful extra point as NU took the early 7-0 lead.
• Northwood added seven more on their following drive. An eight play, 58-yard drive was capped with a 1-yard touchdown rush by Brec Alward as the Timberwolves put the score at 14-0.
• The opening play of the second quarter saw Alward extending the NU advantage to 21-0 with another one-yard touchdown. The Timberwolves traveled 36 yards over 10 plays to find the endzone. 
• With just over nine minutes to go in the half, Northwood finished their 84-yard, four play drive in exciting fashion. John Hall made a leaping catch over his defender for a 37-yard touchdown. Gonos converted his fourth successful extra point of the game as the Timberwolves went up 28-0.
• An interception by JeMarrlowe Sykes set up the Timberwolves up on the Northwood 41-yard line. NU used a 29-yard rush from Kentrell Ware to advance to the 30. They would get all the way to the Madonna 12-yard line but were ultimately unable to convert the 29-yard field goal attempt as the score remained 28-0 going into the half.
• Majestik Dudley helped the Timberwolves preserve their shutout with an interception at the NU three-yard line with just under three minutes to go in the quarter. Both teams would remain scoreless in the quarter as Northwood held onto their comfortable 28-0 lead.
• NU responded to their scoreless third quarter with a touchdown on the second play of the fourth quarter. Jake Kelbert connected with freshman wide receiver Bryan Kinley on a deep 39-yard touchdown pass as the Timberwolves extended their lead to 35-0.
• Max Gonos rounded out the scoring for Northwood with a 20-yard field goal. The NU defense held the Crusaders on their final drive to earn the 38-0 shutout victory.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 26, Madonna 9
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 57-259, Madonna 26-18
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 166 (11-18, 3 TD, 0 INT), Madonna 190 (13-28, 0 TD, 2 INT)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 75-425, Madonna 54-208
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 35:24, Madonna 24:36

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Alward: 83 rushing yards, 2 TD
• Gomez: 6-9, 87 yards, 2 TD
• Kinley: 39 receiving yards, TD
• Hall: 34 receiving yards, TD
• Kelbert: 4-7, 64 yards, TD
• Gennes: TD
• Mbaimba Tunkara: Six tackles, two tackles for loss
• Dudley/Sykes: INT

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host rival Saginaw Valley on Saturday for homecoming and the annual Axe Bowl Saturday (September 17). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.