Football Falls To Ashland 35-3

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORE: Ashland Eagles 35, Northwood Timberwolves 3
RECORDS: Northwood (2-5, 2-3 GMAC), Ashland (4-3, 4-1 GMAC)
LOCATION: Hantz Field – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood football falls to Ashland 35-3 Saturday (October 14).

INSIDE THE GAME

• A 61-yard rush down the middle by Larry Martin set Ashland up in Northwood territory on their opening drive. The Eagles found the endzone four plays later to take the 7-0 lead with 12:28 remaining in the first quarter.
• The Timberwolf offense traveled 59 yards in 11 plays on their opening drive to reach the Ashland 15-yard line. Max Gonos connected on a 32-yard field goal attempt to put Northwood on the board, putting the score at 7-3 at the 8:14 mark.
• The Ashland offense reached the Northwood eight-yard line with just over a minute to go in the first quarter. The Eagles' 25-yard field goal attempt was missed wide to the right, keeping the score at 7-3.
• The Eagles extended their lead with just under eight minutes remaining in the first half. Martin found the endzone once again to extend the Ashland lead to 14-3 after a seven-play, 59-yard drive.
• The Timberwolf defense forced Ashland to a 4th and 14 late in the second quarter, but Ashland was able to convert on a 20-yard completion. The Eagles would then score on the following play to take the 21-3 lead going into the halftime break.
• The first points of the second half came when Jaden Cook found Dezmin Lyburtus in the endzone with 4:54 to go in the third. The three-yard touchdown pushed the Ashland advantage to 28-3.
• To start the fourth quarter, Ashland added seven more with a 5-yard connection from Cook to Lyburtus to cap off an eight-play, 65-yard drive that put the Eagles up 35-3.
• After the field goal on their opening drive, the Timberwolves were unable to put any further points on the board for the remainder of the contest.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 10, Ashland 23
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 27-75, Ashland 50-277
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 120 (13-24, 0 TD, 0 INTs), Ashland 198 (16-24, 3 TDs, 0 INTs)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 51-195, Ashland 74-475
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 19:24, Ashland 40:36

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Cashual Goldsmith: 22 rushing yards, 42 receiving yards
• Jacob Barlage: 13-24, 120 passing yards
• Stephen Douglas: Nine tackles, TFL
• Mbaimba Tunkara: Seven Tackles, TFL
• Gonos: 32-yard field goal

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Ohio Dominican on Saturday (October 21). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.