Olivet 78, Ohio Wesleyan 21

Sept. 18, 2004

Travis Sleight scored twice as Olivet jumped to a 28-0 first quarter lead and went on to defeat Ohio Wesleyan in non-conference action on Saturday at Olivet, Mich.

The Comets scored on their first 4 possessions of the game. Olivet took the opening kickoff and drove 49 yards in 4 plays, with Sleight going over from 6 yards out for a 7-0 lead with 13:07 left in the first quarter. After the Bishops fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Olivet recovered on the Ohio Wesleyan 16, the Comets drove 16 yards in 4 plays, with Kemp Luchie scoring on a 2-yard run to make it 14-0. Sleight's 37-yard run capped an 85-yard drive on Olivet's next possession, and Dwight Houston scored from 2 yards out to give the Comets a 28-0 lead with 3:20 left in the first quarter.

Ohio Wesleyan got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter. With Olivet in possession, Houston got the ball at the Olivet 25-yard line but was hit by junior defensive tackle Stephen Greene (Mansfield/Senior). Greene recovered the fumble and got it to freshman defensive back Patrick Trenor (Urbana), who scored on a 30-yard return to bring the Bishops within 28-7.

Sleight scored on a 2-yard run on Olivet's next possession to increase the Comet lead to 35-7.

Junior quarterback Ryan Sir Louis (Hinckley/Highland) scored on a 1-yard plunge to bring the Bishops within 35-14 with 2:32 left in the first half, but Olivet answered with Mick Faasen's 8-yard run with :35 left before intermission, giving the Comets a 42-15 halftime lead.

Olivet scored the only touchdown of the third quarter on Rick Mason's 25-yard pass to Josh Ewing, and the Comets got a pair of scoring runs from Isaiah Wiltshire in the fourth quarter.

Sir Louis and sophomore halfback Nick Rice (Dublin/Scioto) connected on an 80-yard scoring pass to wrap up the Ohio Wesleyan scoring.

Rice led the Bishops in rushing and receiving, gaining 63 yards on 5 rushes and catching 4 passes for 106 yards. Sir Louis completed 6 of 15 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.

For Olivet, Faasen gained 181 yards on 21 carries and Sleight finished with 84 yards and 3 touchdowns on his 9 rushes. Mason completed 1 of 3 passes for 25 yards.

Sophomore linebacker Dominic Schwed (Aurora) led the Bishops with 13 tackles. sophomore defensive end Owen Case (Marion/River Valley) and sophomore cornerback Tom Thome (Macedonia/Nordonia) added 10 stops apiece, with Case contributing a sack and Thome a tackle for loss. Junior defensive end Cisco Clervoix (Naples, Fla.) had 7 tackles, including 1 for loss; and sophomore linebacker Brett Lonjak (Medina/Highland) contributed 6 tackles.

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