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Walter Fletcher vs. Seton Hill
KayLeigh Faulkner
Walter Fletcher ran for a single-game record 328 yards with 4 TDs.
12
Seton Hill SHU 1-7 , 1-4
56
Winner Edinboro EDIN 5-3 , 2-3
Seton Hill SHU
1-7 , 1-4
12
Final
56
Edinboro EDIN
5-3 , 2-3
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SHU Seton Hill 12 0 0 0 12
EDIN Edinboro 14 14 14 14 56

Game Recap: Football | | Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Clark, Fletcher Enjoy Record-Setting Days in 56-12 Win over Seton Hill

THE GAME FACTS
  • Score:  Edinboro 56, Seton Hill 12
  • Records:  Edinboro (5-3, 2-3 PSAC West), Seton Hill (1-7, 1-4 PSAC West) 
  • Location:  Edinboro, Pa. -- Sox Harrison Stadium 
  • The Short Story:  In a day that featured a little bit of everything weather-wise, Edinboro turned in an impressive and record-shooting showing to snap a two-game losing streak on a day that featured a little bit of everything weather-wise. Seton Hill jumped out to a 12-7 lead with scores on its first two possessions, but it was all Edinboro after that. The Fighting Scots would score the final 49 points, with 14 points in each quarter. James Clark eclipsed the career receptions record previously held by Darren Massey. The senior wide receiver now has 195 career catches. Walter Fletcher, meanwhile, broke Edinboro's single-game rushing record with 328 yards, scoring four touchdowns, while going over 1,000 yards for the second straight year. He boosted his total to 1,075 yards. Kyle Galyk also went over 100 yards rushing with 112 yards.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Seton Hill would score on its first two possessions to lead 12-7 less than nine minutes into the game. The Griffins took the opening kickoff and drove 60 yards in 11 plays. Terrell Ford would cover the final 14 yards on a pass from Chris Jones on a 4th-and-5 play for a 6-0 lead with 10:16 left in the first quarter after Hunter Miller's extra point was wide left.
  • Edinboro needed just five plays to take a 7-6 lead with 8:47 left in the quarter. Walter Fletcher burst 46 yards on the very first play of the 64-yard drive, and accounted for the final nine yards for his first score of the day. Like Seton Hill, Edinboro scored on fourth down. Freshman Jake Monroe converted the first of his eight extra points.
  • Back came Seton Hill, as Jones threw his second touchdown of the game, Making his first career start, the redshirt freshman threw a 22-yard TD pass to standout Ardell Brown with 6:49 left. The extra point failed once again as Myles Turner blocked Miller's kick.
  • Edinboro made it four scores in four possessions to start the game, as the Fighting Scots scored four plays later. The 59-yard drive started with a 33-yard hookup from Jarrod Kellar to Blake Reddick, the longest reception of Reddick's career. Kellar and James Clark combined on an 18-yard pass on the next play. Following an incompletion, Kellar and Clark hooked up again for an eight-yard TD. Clark caught the ball near the goal line and was able to stretch across the goal line for his 26th career TD reception.
  • The defenses settled in a period after that as neither team scored over the next five possessions. Edinboro would put up a pair of scores in less than two minutes midway through the period. A trio of big plays keyed the nine-play, 80-yard drive that ate up four minutes and one second. On a 3rd-and-10 to start the drive, Ta'Nauz Gregory made a spectacular diving catch for a 22-yard gain. On the next play, Fletcher went 25 yards into Seton Hill territory. Kellar than capped the drive with a 21-yard pass to Reddick, who hauled in the pass at the ten, spun around and went untouched into the end zone at 7:53 for a 21-12 lead.
  • A mishandled punt snap led to Edinboro's next score. The snap was dropped at the one, with Kahlil Jackson recovering the fumble and diving into the end zone. It was the freshman wide receiver's first touchdown.
  • Seton Hill drove inside the Edinboro five in the final seconds, but the Boro defense came up big. On second and goal from the one, Trey Hall and Derek Dorr threw Tommy McChesney for a one yard loss. Cinque Sweeting lost two yards on the next play, courtesy of Maurice Sims. Jones then threw an incomplete pass on fourth down.
  • Edinboro added a pair of scores in the third quarter to take a 42-12 lead, both courtesy of Fletcher. After the Edinboro defense stopped the Griffins on downs at the EU 10, Edinboro needed three Fletcher runs to cover the 90 yards. A pair of seven yard runs were followed by a 76-yard burst by Fletcher straight up the middle, as the redshirt junior outran several Griffin defenders. That made it 35-12 with 7:52 remaining in the third quarter.
  • Fletcher was back in the end zone three minutes later to cap a five-play, 70-yard march. Gregory's feet put the Scots in scoring territory, as the junior wide receiver took a little pitch and went around right end for 35 yards to the SHU 35. After an incomplete pass, Fletcher carried three straight times. The last was for 19 yards, as he took the handoff, went off right tackle took it outside and went down the sideline.
  • The fourth quarter featured two more Edinboro scores and Clark and Fletcher's pursuit of records. Fletcher scored for the fourth time two plays into the fourth quarter as he carried on all three plays of the 77-yard drive. The second carry was a 72-yard run that carried down to the SHU 3. He went up the middle on the next play for a 3-yard TD run, giving Edinboro a 49-12 lead with 14:22 remaining.
  • Clark set the receptions record on the next series. His 195th career reception was a simple short pitch as he went on motion, good for a five-yard gain. On the next play, Kyle Galyk went 68 yards for the final score, as the senior started off left tackle, bounced the run to the left and outran the Seton Hill secondary down the right sideline with 10:17 left to play.
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BY THE NUMBERS
  • For the second year in a row, Edinboro put up some big numbers against Seton Hill, A year ago, the Fighting Scots scored 6 points while totaling a school-record 826 yards. This year, Edinboro finished with 619 total yards, good for fifth all-time, on just 63 plays. That included 436 yards rushing, which is the third-highest single-game total.
  • After a fast start, the Edinboro defense would hold Seton Hill to 290 total yards, most of that through the air. The Griffins had 251 yards passing, but finished with just 39 yards rushing on 34 carries.
  • Walter Fletcher finished with a school-record 328 yards on just 21 carries, a 15.6 yard average. He broke the record of 316 yards held by Gerald Thompson against California(Pa.) in 1998. Fletcher scored four times on runs of 9, 76, 19, and 3 yards. His 328 all-purpose yards ranks third in a game. He boosted his season total to 1,075 yards, his second straight season with 1,000 yards. Fletcher now has six 100-yard games this season and 16 for his career. He also now has five 200-yard games. A year ago, he ran for 238 yards and 4 TDs vs. Seton Hill.
  • Kyle Galyk finished with his fourth career 100-yard game, rushing for 112 yards on 11 carries, including a 68-yard TD run.
  • Jarrod Kellar completed 14-of-26 passes for 183 yards in his second career start at Edinboro, throwing a pair of touchdown passes and being intercepted twice. He was not sacked.
  • Ta'Nauz Gregory caught 5 passes for 72 yards, with James Clark also catching 5 passes for 46 yards and a touchdown.
  • Chris Jones paced Seton Hill with 251 yards passing, completing 24-of-42 passes with 2 TDs. Ardell Brown, one of the top receivers in Division, caught 9 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. Terrell Ford added 6 receptions for 69 yards and a score.
  • Cinque Sweeting looked ready for a big day after the first series, but the Seton Hill running back was held to 38 yards on 11 carries.
  • The Edinboro defense was led by Ethan Upperco. The senior defensive end had a career-high 10 tackles while matching career-best with 3 TFL (for 25 yards) and 2 sacks (for 22 yards). Branson Smith, a freshman cornerback who shadowed Ardell Brown much of the day, had 9 tackles. Edinboro totaled four sacks.
  • Seton Hill held a time of possession lead of 34 minutes to 26, and it would not have been that close if Edinboro had not had the ball for 9:24 in the final quarter.
  • Both teams struggled on third down, with Edinboro converting 2-of-11 chances and Seton Hill 4-of-17. But Edinboro was 3-of-4 on fourth down, with the Griffins just 2-of-6. Oddly enough, both teams scored their first touchdowns on fourth down plays.

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DID YOU KNOW
  • Edinboro was playing at home for just the third time in eight contests. The Fighting Scots played their last two games on the road and five of the first seven. Edinboro has won all three of its games at Sox Harrison Stadium this season, and is 12-2 at home over the last three years.
  • Walter Fletcher has now scored at least one touchdown in seven of the first eight games. He was held without a touchdown at Mercyhurst, but he scored once at Slippery Rock and had four scores vs. Seton Hill. He entered the game ranked 17th in Division II in total touchdowns.
  • Edinboro is 5-1 all-time against Seton Hill, including winning all four meetings at Sox Harrison Stadium. The winner has scored 40-or-more points in five of the six meetings.
  • Edinboro held its first three opponents without a touchdown on their opening possession in the first three games. However, the last five opponents have scored touchdowns on their opening drive. The Fighting Scots, meanwhile, reached the end zone for six points in weeks two and three, but had been forced to punt on their initial possession the last three weeks. They scored a touchdown on their opening drive the last two weeks.
  • While nearby games at Gannon and Mercyhurst resulted in lightning delays, Edinboro was able to avoid a delay. However, a pre-game hail storm left the field covered in hail. The weather then turned nice with sunshine for the majority of the first half. The second half was a different story. Rain and strong winds at times buffeted Sox Harrison Stadium.
  • After missing two games, Alex Molik returned to the starting offensive line. However, the senior made his first start at right guard in place of Ryan Pasternak, who started the first seven games before missing the Seton Hill game. Molik made his 30th career start.
  • Kyle Galyk registered his second 100-yard game and the fourth of his career. The senior ran for 112 yards on 11 carries. Fletcher and Galyk each topped the century mark for the second time this year. They also did it against east Stroudsburg.
  • Freshman wide receiver Kahlil Jackson scored his first career touchdown, but it did not come on a reception. he recovered a fumble on a dropped punt snap at the one, and fell into the end zone for a touchdown.   
THE RECORD BOOK
  • James Clark caught 5 passes for 46 yards to break Darren Massey's career record for receptions. Clark now has 195 career receptions, one more than Massey. The record-breaking catch went for five yards in the fourth quarter. He also ranks second in career receiving yards with 2,617 yards. His eight-yard TD pass was the 26th of his career, breaking a tie with teammate Ta'Nauz Gregory for second place.
  • Walter Fletcher broke Edinboro's single-game rushing record, finishing with 328 yards on just 21 yards. The previous record of 316 yards was set by Gerald Thompson against California(Pa.) in 1998. Fletcher scored on touchdown runs of 9, 76, 19, and 3 yards, giving him 4 TDs for the third time in his career. he totaled 328 all-purpose yards, which is third all-time at Edinboro in a game. Fletcher now has six 100-yard rushing games this season and 16 in his career. The redshirt junior now has 3,364 career rushing yards, moving past Elbert Cole for fourth place all-time. He ranks fourth in career rushing attempts (537) and now has 38 career rushing TDs, tying Thompson for third place. he went over 1,000 yards for the second straight year with 1,075 yards. That figure ranks 14th in a season, and he is the first Edinboro ballcarrier with back-to-back 1,000-yard season since Bernard henry in 1999 and 2000. Fletcher's 14 TDs rushing ranks seventh in a season. 
  • Ta'Nauz Gregory joined Clark with a team-high 5 receptions, good for a team-high 72 yards. The junior ranks fourth in career receptions with 155, and is fifth in career receiving yards with 2,194.
  • Freshman placekicker Jake Monroe made his first nine extra point attempts at Lake Erie before missing on the tenth. he has not missed since that time, and now has a streak of 31 in a row after making all eight of his attempts against Seton Hill. Jim Trueman holds the school record with 41 in a row.
  • Edinboro finished with 619 total yards, which ranks fifth all-time. In addition, the 436 yards rushing is third-best in a game.   
UP NEXT
  • Edinboro plays its final road game of the 2018 season on Saturday, October 27 at Clarion. Kickoff is set for 12 noon.
  • Clarion comes in with a 4-4 record and is 2-3 in the PSAC West. The Golden Eagles put a score into Slippery Rock on Saturday before falling, 28-13. Last week, they almost defeated Indiana(Pa.) before falling 24-23. 
 
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James Clark scores on an eight yard touchdown pass. 

 
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