Rams run past Union 54-26
The Bluefield University Rams came off their bye week and defeated the Union College Bulldogs 54-26 Saturday night in Appalachian Athletic Conference football action. With the win the Rams improved to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the AAC.
INSIDE THE GAME
- Elijah Padgett blocked a Union punt on the Bulldogs first possession and on the Rams first play from scrimmage Cortarius Gilmore rushed three yards for the score only 1:07 into the game.
- Nathan Herstich passed 46 yards to Thomas Lee for a score. Joey Dales kicked his second PAT to put BU ahead 14-0.
- The third TD of the first quarter was a Herstich to Jewels Gray connection for 35 yards. Dales kicked the extra point.
- Early in the second quarter Bluefield went up 28-0 on a two-yard run by Herstich. Dales again kicked the extra point.
- Union scored a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter. On the second the extra point was blocked and Logan Patron returned it for two points to put Bluefield ahead 30-12.
- Herstich connected with Ebron from 20 yards out and Dales provided the extra point to make it 37-12.
- Herstich and Ebron connected with 18 seconds left in the half from 17 yards out and Dales' extra point gave BU a 44-12 halftime lead.
- Hertsich and Ebron hooked up for another scoring play, from 16 yards out to give Bluefield a 51-12 third quarter lead.
- The Rams led 51-26 going into the fourth quarter.
- Joey Dales added a 23-yard field goal in the fourth to round out BU's scoring.
- Herstich completed 19 of 35 passes for 307 yards and five touchdowns.
- JaQuan Ebron caught seven passes for 133 yards with three touchdowns.
- Gilmore carried 20 times for 106 yards and a touchdown.
- Joey Dales was 7-for-7 on extra poiints, 1-for-1 on field goals, and averaged 42.5 yards on two punts.
- Marek Banks, Daniel Danso, and Tri'Mayal Cash each had an interception.
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