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Dragons drop finale 50-32

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For 51 minutes, Tiffin University and Lake Erie College delivered on the expected shootout.

But over the final 9 minutes, the Dragons turned the ball over on two critical fumbles ultimately leading to two late scores as Lake Erie outdistanced the Dragons 50-32 in the season finale for both schools. The Dragons finish the season 2-9, 1-9 in the GLIAC.

Tiffin opened well, driving 86 yards in 14 plays before Jerry Brown scored on a 4 yard run to put TU up 7-0 at the 9:15 mark of the first quarter.

Lake Erie responded with a touchdown and a safety, one of 9 sacks of Antonio Pipkin on the day. The Dragons got on the board early in the second quarter, with Davion Bowers scoring at the 11:53 mark on a 1 yard run. After getting the 2 point conversion, TU led 15-8.

Lake Erie scored at the 5:54 mark to tie the score at 15-15 and scored again just before the half on a 78 yard touchdown pass to lead 22-15 at the half.

Lake Erie expanded their lead to 29-15 after a 36 yard TD run with 12:39 left in the third quarter. The Dragons defense, however, forced a turnover which was recovered for a touchdown by Ronald Johnson at the 6:59 mark to make the score Lake Erie 29, TU 22.

The Storm bounced right back to score on an 8 yard run, pushing their lead back to 14 points 36-22, but the Dragons' Tony Shead caught an 8 yard pass from Pipkin to climb to within a touchdown 36-29 with 1:39 left in the third.

Tomaslav Derezic booted a 19 yard field goal at 12:04 of the fourth quarter to make the score 36-32. The Dragons seemed poised to take the lead as they started to drive into Lake Erie territory, but a costly fumble was recovered by Lake Erie all the way back at the Tiffin 5 yard line at the 9:04 mark. The Storm capitalized two plays later to make the score 43-32.

Tiffin then started another drive, pushing to the Lake Erie 24 yard line before Pipkin fumbled on another sack at the 7:03 mark, ending another drive. After TU turned the ball over on downs late in the fourth, Lake Erie put the game away with a touchdown with 17 seconds left.

TU totaled 32 first downs to Lake Erie's 23, while the Storm just edged TU 474-459 in total offense. Pipkin had 346 yards passing on 33 of 49 attempts with a touchdown and an interception.

Tony Shead had 119 yards receiving with a score while Marcus Beaurem also had 82 yards receiving. Jerry Brown also rushed for 46 yards while receiving for 37 more.

Defensively Terry Harper had 12 tackles with 3 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Carlton Watkins and Bryon McCorkle had 8 tackles apiece with McCorkle also getting a sack. Akeem Needum and Kyle Yoder had 7 tackles each, Antonio Etter had 6 tackles with a tackle for loss, Judes Amilcar had 5 tackles with a sack, and Stefan Willis had an interception.

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Players Mentioned

Bryon McCorkle

#32 Bryon McCorkle

LB
6' 2"
Senior
Akeem Needum

#36 Akeem Needum

DB
6' 1"
Junior
Kyle Yoder

#55 Kyle Yoder

LB
6' 1"
Junior
Carlton Watkins

#5 Carlton Watkins

WR
5' 10"
Junior
Marcus Beaurem

#9 Marcus Beaurem

WR
5' 11"
Junior
Antonio Etter

#2 Antonio Etter

DB
5' 10"
Senior
Stefan Willis

#26 Stefan Willis

DB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Tony Shead

#11 Tony Shead

WR
6' 1"
Sophomore
Terry Harper

#45 Terry Harper

LB
5' 11"
Sophomore
Davion Bowers

#40 Davion Bowers

RB
5' 10"
Sophomore
Judes Amilcar

#8 Judes Amilcar

DE
6' 3"
Sophomore
Antonio Pipkin

#14 Antonio Pipkin

QB
6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bryon McCorkle

#32 Bryon McCorkle

6' 2"
Senior
LB
Akeem Needum

#36 Akeem Needum

6' 1"
Junior
DB
Kyle Yoder

#55 Kyle Yoder

6' 1"
Junior
LB
Carlton Watkins

#5 Carlton Watkins

5' 10"
Junior
WR
Marcus Beaurem

#9 Marcus Beaurem

5' 11"
Junior
WR
Antonio Etter

#2 Antonio Etter

5' 10"
Senior
DB
Stefan Willis

#26 Stefan Willis

6' 0"
Sophomore
DB
Tony Shead

#11 Tony Shead

6' 1"
Sophomore
WR
Terry Harper

#45 Terry Harper

5' 11"
Sophomore
LB
Davion Bowers

#40 Davion Bowers

5' 10"
Sophomore
RB
Judes Amilcar

#8 Judes Amilcar

6' 3"
Sophomore
DE
Antonio Pipkin

#14 Antonio Pipkin

6' 3"
Freshman
QB