Football Drops 51-17 Contest At Davenport

OVERVIEW – DAVENPORT
SCORE:  Davenport Panthers 51, Northwood Timberwolves 14
RECORDS: Northwood (2-2), Davenport (3-0)
LOCATION: Farmers Insurance Complex – Caledonia, Mich.
RECAP: Davenport uses a fast start to down Northwood Football 51-14 Saturday (September 24).

INSIDE THE GAME

• Davenport set the tone for the day on the opening drive, going 76 yards in 2:46 to go up 7-0.
• The Panthers followed with a nearly identical scoring drive on their next possession, this time covering 74 yards in six plays in 2:35 to lead 14-0.
• After a DU field goal made the score 17-0, Northwood got on the board early in the second. NU went 28 yards in eight plays, capping the drive with a Max Gonos 42-yard field goal.
• Davenport dominated the rest of the half, however, scoring 20 unanswered point in the final 7:12 to take a 37-3 lead to the break.
• The Timberwolves found the endzone for the first time on the day on the opening drive of the third quarter, as Nate Gomez found John Hall for a 44-yard touchdown pass that made the score 37-10.
• The Panthers responded with two straight touchdowns before Northwood rounded out the scoring thanks to Hall once again. His 17-yard TD reception from Jake Kelbert made the final score 51-17.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 16, Davenport 30
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 29-89, Davenport 43-226
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 157 (14-27, 2 TD, 3 INT), Davenport 360 (21-31, 5 TD)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 56-246, Davenport 74-586
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 24:27, Davenport 35:33

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Hall: 73 receiving yards, 2 TDs
• Kelbert: 5-7 passing, 51 yards, TD
• Ethan Whitley: 11 carries, 56 yards
• Drew Carpenter: 11 tackles

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Ashland Saturday (October 1). Game time is set for 7 p.m.