TIFFIN, Ohio - The Dragons were able to hold the Warriors to only seven points in the first quarter, but a 42-point outburst by Wayne State (2-0, 1-0 GLIAC) in the second quarter turned in to a 63-14 win over Tiffin (1-1, 0-1 GLIAC) Saturday afternoon at soggy Frost-Kalnow Stadium.
While Wayne State topped Tiffin in total yards (461-223), the Dragons outgained the Warriors through the air 196-174. Individually for the Dragons, Nate Scully was 11-for-23 with 159 yards and three interceptions. Brendton Williams led all receivers in the game with six catches for 138 yards. Kody David led the TU defense with 10 tackles, including the only Tiffin sack of the game.
Leading the Warriors were running backs Toney Davis and Josh Renel with three touchdowns apiece. Davis had 14 carries for 140 yards while Renel ran for 89 yards on 18 carries. WSU quarterback Mickey Mohner was 7-for-13 for 164 yards and one touchdown with one interception thrown.
For the second straight game, Tiffin had a return for a touchdown. With Mike Virgin turning in an interception return for a score against Malone, the Dragons' David Singleton returned a kickoff 88 yards with just under two minutes left in the second half against Wayne State.
Both teams failed to score on the first possession of the game, but a Scully interception led to Wayne State's first score of the game in the first quarter. Six of the seven plays were Renel carries for a total of 38 yards, combined with a 11-yard completion to Troy Burrell, leading to Wayne State taking a 7-0 lead after the first quarter.
In the first 8:06 of the second quarter, the Warriors used a blocked field goal, an interception return for a touchdown and a fumble as a catalyst for 35 points to take a 42-0 lead. However, Singleton answered for the Dragons, eluding tacklers on an 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 3:54 remaining in the first half. WSU added another touchdown to take a 49-7 lead to the locker room.
Coming out of intermission, Tiffin put together an impressive drive for a score. Facing a second and 11 at the TU 34, Scully found Williams for a 26-yard completion to enter Wayne State territory. After a pair of rushes by Taurean Nicholson for 12 yards, Scully found Trey Williams for 19 yards to give Tiffin a first and goal at the WSU 9. The ball was moved down to the two after a Wayne State pass interference on third down, and a pair of Nicholson one-yard runs drew Tiffin within 56-14. The Warriors closed the game as second-string QB Zack George found Danny McKae for a 10-yard touchdown for the final 63-14 score.
Tiffin closes out its three-game home stand to begin the season when Findlay makes the short trip down US 224 next Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.