Box Score Jake Davis (Cincinnati, OH/Anderson) scored on two short touchdown runs and backfield teammate Noah Joseph (Atlanta, GA/Blessed Trinity) rushed for 96 yards on 11 carries to lead the Mount to a 21-7 home victory over Wilmington College in the 2008 opener for both teams.
The Lions (1-0) will play at Lakeland College on Sept. 13. Lakeland was a 41-0 loser today at Central (IA) College.
Davis got the Lions on the scoreboard with 13:04 to play in the second quarter when he rushed in from one yard out. Joe Vortkamp (Cincinnati, OH/Anderson) added the PAT kick for the Mount. Wilmington, however, would tie the game at 7-all just over two minutes later when quarterback Billy Blackburn hooked up with Jeremy Stuckey on a 13-yard TD pass.
Mount quarterback Vince Palmer (Cincinnati, OH/Anderson) put the Lions ahead with just 35 seconds remaining in the first half when he teamed with Tim Meiner (Hamilton, OH/Talawanda) on an 11-yard pass play. Vortkamp kicked the PAT again and the Lions took a 14-7 lead into the locker room.
Neither team was able to generate much offense in the second half, before Davis scored on a four-yard run with 6:19 to play in the game, capping a 14-play, 87-yard, drive that took 5:25 off the clock. Vortkamp added his third PAT of the game for a 21-7 Mount advantage.
The Lions finished with 221 yards on the ground as Tyrone Jones (Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne) chipped in 82 yards on 19 carries and Davis finished with 44 yards rushing. Palmer was 22-of-39 for 313 yards, and one TD, while being sacked only once. Meiner led all receivers with six receptions for 138 yards while Derick Tabar (Cincinnati, OH/Colerain) and Mike Zies (Cincinnati, OH/Anderson) had five receptions each. Rocky Siegel (Cincinnati, OH/Glen Este) led the Mount with seven tackles while Nick Yahl (St. Mary's, OH/Memorial) had an interception. The Mount's pass defense held the Quakers to nine-of-35 passing for 120 yards, one TD and one interception. The Lions had 26 first downs to Wilmington's 11 first downs and recorded 534 total yards to their opponent's 184.
