BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Matt Pawlowski (Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford) threw for two touchdowns and Josh Schow (Herndon, Va./Herndon) ran for one in Guilford College’s 21-14 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) football win at Bridgewater College Saturday.
The Quakers (4-2, 3-0 ODAC) posted their third straight win and improved to 3-0 in the league for the first time since 1998. The victory also marked Guilford’s first at Jopson Field since 1997.
Pawlowski threw a two-yard touchdown pass to junior Josh Williams (Durham, N.C./Jordan) in the first quarter to open the game’s scoring. He added a 13-yard strike to sophomore Hayden Read (Fuqya-Varina, N.C./Fuquay-Varina) in the third quarter, which opened a 21-7 advantage. The sophomore completed 16-of-24 passes for 180 yards and also added 37 rushing yards.
Bridgewater cut the Quakers’ lead to 21-14 on Jeffrey Moore’s 18-yard touchdown catch from Willie Logan. The play capped an eight-play, 89-yard scoring drive with 6:03 left in the game.
Guilford’s offense converted three key third-down plays on the ensuing possession to secure the win. Pawlowski connected with Schow for a 17-yard gain on a third-and-16 play from the Quakers’ 19. He later found Adam Smith (Mocksville, N.C./Davie) for an 11-yard pickup on third-and-six, and his three-yard keeper on a third-and-one essentially sealed the win with 2:03 left in the game.
Schow gained 30 of his 114 rushing yards on the game’s final drive and surpassed century mark for the sixth straight time. He also scored on a one-yard plunge in the second quarter, which opened a 14-0 Guilford lead. Schow has a career-high 816 rushing yards this year, the eighth-best season total in school history. His nine rushing scores stand third at Guilford.
The Quakers’ defense yielded 204 rushing yards, but limited Logan to 14-of-32 passing for 158 yards. Junior Satiir Stevenson (Roselle, N.J./Abraham Clark) made a season-high 11 tackles and sophomore JerMario Gooch (Raleigh, N.C./Knightdale) added his team-leading third interception, which was the game’s lone turnover. Gooch’s one-handed grab at the Quakers’ five-yard line ended a Bridgewater scoring chance early in the third quarter with Guilford holding a 14-7 lead.
Bridgewater’s Jacob Wright led all ballcarriers with 122 rushing yards on 23 carries. Logan added 73 yards on nine carries and scored on a 10-yard, second-quarter run. Moore was Logan’s favorite target with five catches for 76 yards, both game highs.
Coach Chris Rusiewicz’s Quakers return home to host Randolph-Macon College Saturday (10/26) at 1:00 p.m. in a meeting of 3-0 ODAC teams.
Box Score (Final)
Guilford vs Bridgewater (Va.) (Oct 19, 2013 at Bridgewater, Va.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score ----------------- -- -- -- -- ----- Guilford............ 7 7 7 0 - 21 Record: (4-2,3-0) Bridgewater (Va.)... 0 7 0 7 - 14 Record: (3-3,0-3)
Scoring Summary:
1st 03:07 GC – Josh Williams 2 yd pass from Matt Pawlowski (Tyler Hunt kick), 9-67 3:43, GC 7 – BC 0
2nd 09:07 GC – Josh Schow 1 yd run (Tyler Hunt kick), 9-78 3:43, GC 14 – BC 0
03:36 BC – Willie Logan 10 yd run (C. DeHaven kick), 12-81 5:24, GC 14 – BC 7
3rd 03:22 GC – Hayden Read 13 yd pass from Matt Pawlowski (Tyler Hunt kick), 5-49 2:03, GC 21 – BC 7
4th 06:03 BC – Jeffrey Moore 18 yd pass from Willie Logan (C. DeHaven kick), 8-89 2:09, GC 21 – BC 14
GC BC FIRST DOWNS................... 18 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 44-180 35-204 PASSING YDS (NET)............. 180 158 Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 24-16-0 32-14-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 68-360 67-362 Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards............ 2-18 3-10 Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 2-37 4-97 Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-19 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg)............ 5-36.2 4-38.2 Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards............... 5-35 5-40 Possession Time............... 32:30 27:30 Third-Down Conversions........ 9 of 15 5 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 3-5 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 2-4
RUSHING: Guilford-Josh Schow 27-114; Matt Pawlowski 10-37; Donnie Alexander Jr. 2-17; Josh Jurgevich 3-16; Team 1-minus 1; Nick Mearite 1-minus 3. Bridgewater(Va.)-Jacob Wright 23-122; Willie Logan 9-73; Jordan Hartman 1-6; Cliff Woodard 1-3; Jeff Matthews 1-0.
PASSING: Guilford-Matt Pawlowski 16-24-0-180. Bridgewater (Va.)-Willie Logan 14-32-1-158.
RECEIVING: Guilford-Adam Smith 4-54; Nick Mearite 4-34; Hayden Read 2-31; Josh Williams 2-13; Chad Christopher 1-19; Josh Schow 1-17; Donnie Alexander Jr. 1-8; Trey Dill 1-4. Bridgewater (Va.)-Jeffrey Moore 5-76; Michael Colee 4-36; Jeff Matthews 1-22; Nick Wimer 1-20; Shawn Lee 1-4; Anthony Church 1-1; Cassidy Burns 1-minus 1.
INTERCEPTIONS: Guilford-JerMario Gooch 1-19. Bridgewater (Va.)-None.
FUMBLES: Guilford-Hayden Read 1-0. Bridgewater (Va.)-None.
SACKS (UA-A): Guilford-None. Bridgewater (Va.)-John Brilliant 1-0; Spencer Steele 0-1; Logan Whitaker 0-1.
TACKLES (UA-A): Guilford-Satiir Stevenson 4-7; Karl Roberts 4-5; Jaylan Martin 6-1; Robert Smith 3-3; Daytwyn Rascoe 3-3; Chris Ward 2-2; Alex Smith 2-2; Jordan Sutton 1-3; CJ Hobbs 2-0; Tyler Eller 2-0; Kevin Peppers 2-0; JerMario Gooch 2-0; Ricky Douglas 1-1; Calvin Kling 1-1; Jordan Farmer 1-0; Josh Williams 0-1; Mitchell Skidmore 0-1; Ira Warwick 0-1; Marquez Eleazer 0-1. Bridgewater (Va.)-Andrew Palmer 5-6; N. Cawthon 5-2; James Winfield 5-1; Alex Collins 3-3; George Buskey 2-4; Lucas Elliott 5-0; Mitchell Parks 4-1; Logan Whitaker 2-2; Daniel Brent 2-1; Jack Wecker 2-1; Spencer Steele 1-2; Tyler Knight 1-2; Don Mills, Jr. 2-0; William Hanna 1-1; John Brilliant 1-1; Sammy Coleman 1-1; Kyle Keister 1-0; Brian Bosak 0-1; Kenneth Szabo 0-1; A. Moton, II 0-1; Collin Delauter 0-1.