MEADVILLE, Pa.--Junior Ty McGowan (Moon Township, Pa., Moon) rushed for a pair of touchdowns and completed passes to nine different receivers Saturday night to help Westminster College cruise to a 42-7 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) win at Allegheny College.
Westminster improved to 2-0 this season and now owns a 4-1 record against Allegheny in Meadville dating back to the 2002 season. Saturday was the Titans' first trip to Crawford County since Sept. 12, 2009.
McGowan completed 15-of-21 passes for a career-high 240 yards and ran five times for 26 yards and two scores. His 15-yard touchdown run with under four minutes to go in the first quarter capped a five-play, 77-yard drive and gave the Titans a 14-0 lead. With under nine minutes left in the fourth he put a bow on a nine-play, 80-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown plunge that stretched Westminster's lead to 35-0. Through two games, McGowan is completing 80 percent of his passes (32-40) and owns a 183.38 rating.
Sophomore Clayton Cannon Jr. (Parkland, Fla., Marjory Stoneman Douglas) ran four times for 10 yards, scoring the game's first touchdown from one yard out with over 11 minutes left in the first. He closed out the third quarter with another 1-yard plunge that extended Westminster's lead to 28-0. Cannon Jr. also added an 18-yard fourth quarter grab that led to McGowan's second rushing score. Junior Gavin Greaves (Miami, Fla., Felix Varela) rushed five times for 21 yards, scoring on a 1-yard run with under 30 seconds left in the first half to push the Titans' lead to 21-0 going into the half.
Freshman Sean O'Shea (Cranberry Township, Pa., Seneca Valley) rushed four times for a team-high 61 yards while junior Demere White(Manalapan, N.J., DePaul Catholic) added 57 yards on eight carries. Senior Ty Eilam (Sharon, Pa., Sharon) snagged four catches for 33 yards, surpassing Lamont Boykins' (1980-83) for No. 10 on the program's all-time receptions list. Eilam, through 26 career games, now has 118 catches for 1,605 yards. Freshman Brite Cannon (Parkland, Fla., Monarch) added two catches for 60 yards, including a 52-yard grab on a jet sweep shovel pass going into the first two-minute timeout. Senior Ethan Burford (Shippenville, Pa., Clarion) hauled in two passes for 57 yards while senior Jalen Washington (Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips) made two catches for 52 yards.
Westminster rolled up 464 yards of total offense (224 rush, 240 pass) and had 26 first downs. The Titans were 6-of-10 on third down conversions and scored of five of their six red zone chances.
Senior Brice Butler (Farrell, Pa., Farrell) returned an interception 76 yards for a touchdown to close out the scoring with under five minutes to go in the fourth. It was the 13th interception, and fifth returned for a touchdown, of his career.
Junior Dylan Sleva (Moon Township, Pa., Moon) racked up 10 tackles (3 solo) while freshman Wes Donner (Bastrop, Texas, Manor) added seven tackles (2 solo) and a tackle for loss and sophomore Jayden Jackson (Fort Pierce, Fla., Centennial) chipped in with six stops.
Allegheny's Dominic Beraducci ran 14 times for 53 yards. He scored on a 1-yard run with just over five minutes left in regulation. Coltin Colucci totaled 10 tackles (3 solo), 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble.
Westminster will head to Mercer County next Saturday to take on Thiel College. Kickoff from Alumni Stadium at Stoeber Field is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Westminster thumps Allegheny
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2024
Westminster (Pa.)
42
Allegheny
7
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster (Pa.) (2-0) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Allegheny (1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Sep 21, 2024