Wabash 21, Ohio Wesleyan 0

Oct. 18, 2003

Russ Harbaugh threw 2 touchdown passes and Aaron Lafitte ran for another score as Wabash defeated Ohio Wesleyan in North Coast Athletic Conference action on Saturday at Selby Field.

Wabash jumped to an early lead when Harbaugh connected with Josh Bronaugh on a 64-yard scoring pass on the third play from scrimmage.

Ohio Wesleyan threatened to tie the score on its first possession, marching to a first down at the Wabash 32-yard line, but the drive bogged down there and ended when sophomore quarterback Ryan Sir Louis (Hinckley/Highland) was sacked on fourth-and-7 from the Little Giant 29.

Both defenses dominated until midway through the second quarter, when Wabash got good field position after an Ohio Wesleyan punt gave the Little Giants the ball at the Bishop 41. Harbaugh connected with Eric Summers for 12 yards, Brandon Roop for 6 and then again for 10 more before Lafitte capped the drive with a 13-yard gallop around the left end for a 13-0 Wabash lead with 9:33 left in the first half.

Wabash threatened again late in the half, but freshman defensive back Troy Burkhart (Wooster/Triway) picked off a Harbaugh pass at the goal line.

Harbaugh was intercepted again early in the second half, this time by freshman defensive back Kyle Sherman (Plain City/Jonathan Alder) at the Ohio Wesleyan 3-yard line. The Bishops were forced to punt and an Ohio Wesleyan penalty on the return gave Wabash the ball at the Ohio Wesleyan 36. Harbaugh then found Summers for a 36-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, and ran for a 2-point conversion to raise the lead to 21-0 with 8:13 left in the third quarter.

The Bishops answered again, putting together another long march into Wabash territory. Key plays included a Sir Louis pass to sophomore halfback Rick Rodgers (Medina/Parma) for 13 yards on a third-and-12 call, and a 28-yard run by Sir Louis that set up a first down at the Wabash 11. But the drive ended when freshman halfback Nick Rice (Dublin/Scioto) was stopped just short on a fourth-and-2 play from the Wabash 3.

Rice led the Bishops with 40 yards in 23 carries, while Sir Louis finished with 33 yards on 9 rushes. Sir Louis completed 4 of 9 passes for 31 yards, with 2 of those going to sophomore halfback Ryan Mead (Rockville, Md./Good Counsel).

Lafitte led Wabash with 49 yards in 17 rushes, while Chris Morris ran 6 times for 26 yards. Harbaugh completed 16 of 24 passes for 212 yards and 2 TDs, with Bronaugh and Summers each catching 5 passes.

Sophomore defensive back Jeff King (Sidney/Piqua) led the Bishops with 9 tackles. Sophomore defensive end Cisco Clervoix (Naples, Fla.) contributed 8 tackles, with 3 for loss and 2 sacks, and senior end Travis Little (Wheelersburg) had 6 stops, including 3 for loss and 2 sacks. Senior linebacker Billy Chrisovergis (Dayton/Bellbrook) added 8 tackles, including 2 tackles for loss, and senior linebacker Kent Weakley (Plain City/Dublin Scioto) had 6 tackles, including 2 sacks.

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