Trinity Bible College @ Mayville State

September 12, 2009

Game Summary

The Mayville State University Comets football team played host to Trinity Bible College on Saturday September 12th from Jerome Berg Field in Mayville, North Dakota.

The Comet offense got out to a fast start scoring a touchdown on their very first drive with one of two Mitch Schwindt touchdowns on the ground. Schwindt carried the ball 17 times for 69 yards. He also hauled in one pass out of the backfield for an 18 yard gain.

Mayville's rushing attack didn't stop with Schwindt, however. Freshman Mitch Ford from Cavalier, North Dakota carried the ball 17 times for a total of 95 yards on the afternoon with one touchdown. Ford also caught two passes for 22 yards out of the backfield.

Quarterback Jake McLain had a very efficient game completing 14 of 23 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns. His two favorite targets were Sophomore Tanner Carpenter and Freshman Victor Redd. Carpenter had 4 catches for 85 yards on the day including a 47 yard bomb from McLain in the second quarter. Victor Redd caught 4 passes from McLain for 77 yards including a 37 yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Redd caught both touchdowns from McLain. Tanner Carpenter also was able to step in at Quarterback late in the game completing all three of his passes for 50 yards and one touchdown to Andrew Marciel.

On the defensive side of the ball Mayville State was lead by Thomas Sly and Billy Drake, each recording 8 tackles. Sly picked off Clint Linthicum in the fourth quarter as well. The biggest play of the day on defense came in the second quarter when Junior Ian Beaton from Grand Forks, North Dakota picked off Linthicum taking the ball all the way to the house for a 59 yard touchdown. That made the score 24-0 and really gave control of the game to the Comets. The Comets recorded a third interception in this game when Gairachiou Strozier came up with an interception returning the ball 17 yards.

Mayville State had a total of 491 yards on offense and forced four turnovers on defense. The Comets ran for 234 yards this afternoon which helped them control the clock and the pace of the game.

The Comet's next game is Saturday, September 19th in Spearfish, South Dakota against Black Hills State University.

Mayville State University is now 1-1 on the 2009 season.