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Release: November 1,
2003
MIDDLEBURY HAS RECORD-BREAKING DAY
IN WIN OVER HAMILTON
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Middlebury
(3-4) tied or broke six school records as
they racked up a school-best 611 yards of
offense on their way to a 55-31 win over
Hamilton (1-6). Quarterback Mike Keenan
set the school mark with five touchdown
passes in the contest, despite not playing
the end of the third and entire fourth
quarter.
The Panthers jumped out to a
14-0 lead on a pair of touchdown passes
from Keenan to tight end Charley Howe. The
Continentals answered late in the first
quarter with a 46-yard scoring strike from
Brandon Holtslag to Sean Thorsen to cut
the lead to 14-6. Keenan found Tom Cleaver
early in the second quarter from 15 yards
out to increase the lead to 21-6. Hamilton
battled back late in the quarter with a
pair of scores with help from a Middlebury
fumble between possessions. Holtslag found
Ragnar Gearhart for the first score, while
James Trummer scored from five yards out
to cut the lead to 21-18. Middlebury
answered late in the half with a 62-yard
drive in 41 seconds, capped off with a
six-yard pass from Keenan to Ryan
Armstrong to give Middlebury a 28-18 lead
at the break.
The third quarter would be
all Middlebury as they scored on three
consecutive possessions to put the game
out of reach at 49-18.
Keenan's record-setting day
ended with him completing 22 of 32 passes
for 343 yards with five touchdowns. He was
12 for his first 13 at one point in the
contest, for 173 yards. Keenan helped the
team to break the school mark of 398 yards
passing in a game as well as six touchdown
passes.
Matt Wolf led the rushing
game with 83 yards on 16 carries,
including a touchdown. Cleaver caught 10
passes for 156 yards with two touchdowns,
while Howe caught four balls, three for
touchdowns, for 67 yards on the day.
Armstrong also had a big day receiving
with six catches for 90 yards and a
touchdown. Scott Secor led the defense
with 11 tackles and an interception.
Hamilton's Holtslag
completed 12 of 37 passes for 187 yards
with two touchdowns and three
interceptions. He also rushed for a
game-high 149 yards on 26 carries to help
the Hamilton offense amass 530 yards on
the day. Tom Tidgwell rushed for 72 yards
with a touchdown, while Trummer gained 69
with a score. Stephan Finazzo led the
Hamilton defense with nine tackles.
This ties Middlebury's third
highest offensive output in school history
and is the most since the 1981 team scored
55 points in a 55-0 win over Hamilton.
Middlebury also tied the school mark for
first downs in a game with 32.
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