UTC – Mars Hill Scoring Summary
UTC 44, Mars Hill 34
tie scores (3) lead changes (2)
Mars Hill 7 - 14 - 0 - 13 -- 34
UTC 7 - 14 - 14 - 9 - 44
UTC scored in every quarter today ... also did this seven times in 2014
Records: UTC (1-1) Mars Hill (0-2)
First Quarter
* UTC 7, Mars Hill 0
UTC Touchdown
Jacob Huesman to Alphonso Stewart 7 [pass (Henrique Ribeiro kick)
73 yards, 10 plays, 4:09
Key plays – true freshman Alex Trotter carried for 4 yards; first college run …
Huesman’s TD pass was his 53rd career toss to give him sole possession of the school record … was tied with B.J. Coleman
* UTC 7, Mars Hill 7
Mars Hill Touchdown
75 yards, 15 plays, 5:39
Matt Layman 13 pass to Keshaun Taylor (Tyler Stewart kick)
Key play – 3rd and 8 ... Layman pass to Shadow Christenson for a first down to UTC’s 26 …
Note: Mars Hill converted 3 of 4, 3rd down plays on the drive …
2nd Quarter
* Mars Hill 14, UTC 7
Mars Hill Touchdown
Shaikel Davis 73 run (Dylan Barnas kick)
75 yards, 3 plays, 1:15
Key play – Davis 73 run for TD
* Mars Hill 14, UTC 14
UTC Touchdown
46 yards, 6 plays, 1:48
Derrick Crane 6 run (Henrique Ribeiro kick)
Key play – Huesman to C.J. Board 19 yards to MH 9 … Craine scored two plays later
Note: UTC had fumbled the Mars Hill punt and was recovered by Mocs freshman C.J. Fritz …
* Mars Hill 21, UTC 14
MH Touchdown
Layman 75 pass to Keshaun Taylor ((Stewart kick)
1 play, 75 yards, :14
key play - Layman's third of four scoring tosses
* Mars Hill 21, UTC 21
UTC Touchdown
Derrick Craine 1 run (Ribeiro kick)
13 plays, 75 yards in 5:31
Key play: On 3rd and 6, Huesman 25 pass to Alphonso Stewart for first down to MH 35 …
Note: third tie score of the day
3rd Quarter
* UTC 28, Mars Hill 21
UTC Touchdown
Derrick Craine 8 run (Ribeiro kick); third rushing TD
8 plays, 47 yards, 2:24
Key play – On 3rd and 5, Huesman 10 pass to Wil Young for first down to MH 19
* UTC 35, Mars Hill 21
UTC Touchdown
Huesman 16 pass to C.J. Board (Ribeiro kick)
4 plays, 50 yards, 1:44
Key play - On 3rd and 4, Huesman again to Wil Young for 28 yards to MH 16 ... Huesman to Board on next play
Note – Craine has three rushing TDs … first multiple TD game for the senior
4th Quarter
* UTC 37, Mars Hill 27
Mars Hill Touchdown
Layman 29 pass to Keshaun Taylor (Stewart kick blocked)
7 plays, 75 yards, 2:34
Key Play – a 10 yard holding penalty against UTC on a 4th down play, gave MH a first down and kept the drive alive. … Layman 29 pass to Keshaun Taylor for the score three plays later
Key Play II – Taylor Reynolds blocked the extra point and returned by Trevor Wright for 2 points
(In 2009, UTC blocked a PAT and returned it for a score … see game notes)
* UTC 37, Mars Hill 34
MH Touchdown
Layman 35 pass to Keshaun Taylor (Stewart kick)
Key play – On 4th and 3 at the UTC 35, Layman 35 pass to Keshaun Taylor for TD
Note: MH’s Keshaun Taylor had 4 TD receptions … most ever against UTC
* UTC 44, Mars Hill 34
UTC Touchdown
Huesman 6 pass to Craine (Ribeiro kick) fourth TD on the day for Craine
9 plays, 84 yards, 3:52
Key play – On 2nd and 6, Craine rushed for 25 yards to MH 41 plus a 15 yard penalty against MH put ball on MH 26 ... Mocs score six plays later
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