Thiel 22, Ohio Wesleyan 19

Sept. 11, 2004

Darrell Satterfield tossed a 25-yard TD pass to Brandon Chambers to put Thiel ahead to stay, and the Tomcats withstood a game-tying field goal attempt to hold on for a non-conference win over Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday at Selby Field.

The Bishops had taken a 3-0 lead on a 34-yard field goal by junior Jason Whitcomb (Wauseon), then increased their lead to 10-0 in the second quarter when junior quarterback Ryan Sir Louis (Hinckley/Highland) found sophomore halfback Nick Rice (Dublin/Scioto) on a post pattern that went for 63 yards and a touchdown.

Thiel closed to within 10-7 when Satterfield and Chambers connected on a 54-yard pass play with 4:55 left in the third quarter, but Ohio Wesleyan marched down the field, covering 75 yards in 9 plays, with Whitcomb drilling a 22-yard field goal to give the Bishops a 13-7 lead with :32 left in the third quarter.

Satterfield and Chambers connected again early in the fourth period, this time on a 19-yard scoring play that capped a 9-play, 58-yard drive that took 1:29 and tied the game at 13-13. Paul Stibich followed with the conversion to give the Tomcats a 14-13 lead.

After the teams traded punts, the Bishops got the ball back in excellent field position, taking over at the Thiel 38-yard line with 10:03 left in regulation time. Ohio Wesleyan picked up one first down and had the ball on the Tomcat 23 when senior halfback Eric Indiciani (Delaware/Olentangy) fumbled at the Thiel 6.

Thiel could not generate a first down and the Tomcats had to punt again, and senior defensive back Brian Gamble (Massillon/Perry) returned the ball to the Thiel 25 with 7:07 to play.

This time, Ohio Wesleyan took advantage of its good field position, with junior halfback Ryan Mead (Rockville, Md./Good Counsel) picking up 17 yards for a first down at the 7, and, 2 plays later, Indiciani going over from 2 yards out to give the Bishops a 19-14 lead. Ohio Wesleyan went for 2 points, but the conversion attempt failed.

The Tomcats came out firing on the ensuing possession, with Satterfield hitting Tom Mcentire for 18 yards, then connecting with Chambers for 17 more. John Dziurzynski picked up 10 yards on a draw play, and after Satterfield hit Dane Haskins for 7 yards, he found Chambers down the right sideline for 25 and a touchdown that gave Thiel a 20-19 edge with 3:14 to play. Satterfield then connected with Mcentire for a 2-point conversion that boosted the lead to 3 points at 22-19.

Ohio Wesleyan turned to the air as well, with Sir Louis finding senior fullback Nathanael Jonhenry (Berea) for 20 yards on a fourth-and-3 call to keep the Bishops alive, then hitting junior split end Rick Rodgers (Medina/Parma) for 11 yards and a first down at the Tomcat 36.

Sir Louis picked up another first down with a run to the Thiel 12-yard line, but at this point the Bishops were out of timeouts and Sir Louis spiked the ball to stop the clock with :14 to play.

Ohio Wesleyan took one shot at the end zone, but Sir Louis wasn't able to connect with Indiciani, and with :10 left, the field goal team came on for a 30-yard field goal try that would have tied the game at 22-22. Whitcomb's kick had enough distance but was wide left, and Thiel ran out the clock to escape with the win.

Sir Louis completed 14 of 23 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown, and picked up a team-leading 70 yards on 18 rushes. Rice and Rodgers each caught 3 passes, with Rice collecting 80 yards and Rodgers 23. Gamble returned 4 punts to become Ohio Wesleyan's all-time leader in punt returns, raising his career total to 82 and surpassing the mark of 79 set by Pepe Villaseñor (1997-2000).

For Thiel, Satterfield completed 21 of 34 passes for 304 yards and 3 TDs, all to Chambers, who caught 9 passes for 178 yards. Dzuirzynski rushed 20 times for 74 yards.

Junior linebacker Jeff King (Sidney/Piqua) led the Bishops with 12 tackles. Freshman linebacker Chad Ellis (Dublin/Scioto) added 9 stops, including 1 for loss; junior defensive end Cisco Clervoix (Naples, Fla.) had 7 tackles, including 1 for loss; and sophomore defensive back Kyle Sherman (Plain City/Dublin Scioto) made 7 tackles and intercepted a Tomcat pass.

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