Dixie State surrenders 531 yards in 48-19 loss to Azusa Pacific

Red Storm lose precursor to future GNAC competition

Box Score

ST. GEORGE – Azusa Pacific University rushed for 442 yards as a team en route to a 48-19 non-conference win over Dixie State College at Hansen Stadium on Saturday.

Senior quarterback John van den Raadt netted 145 yards and tailback Johnell Murphy added 142 yards for the NAIA' s tenth-ranked Cougars (6-1).

Dixie State was led by junior place kicker Jameson Schultz (Yucaipa, CA/Yucaipa) and senior running back Jesse Ence (St. George, UT/Pine View).

Schultz set a school-record hitting all four field goal attempts (42, 32, 42, 45) on the game, with Ence totaling 97 all-purpose yards (84 rush, 13 receiving).

The Cougars took an early 7-0 lead as Silas Goma covered up a Nick Grunsky blocked punt in the end zone.

The first of van den Raadt's two rushing scores, a 58-yard scamper, answered a pair of Schultz field goals.

Dixie State closed within 14-9 with a 42-yard Schultz boot at the 9:02 mark of the 2nd quarter.

Azusa Pacific answered with a pair of TD receptions midway through the quarter. Jeremiah Andujo hauled in a 5-yard slant and tight end Tyson Hetzer outjumped the DSC defense for a 12-yard score.

Schultz bombed a final-minute field goal from 45 yards to close out the half with APU holding on to a 28-12 lead.

The Cougars put the game out of reach scoring 17 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarter.

Freshman quarterback Kaleo Nawahine (Fruitland, ID/Fruitland) led the only touchdown drive for Dixie State, finding Spencer Young (Salt Lake City, UT/Olympus) from 15 yards out in the fourth quarter.

Cache Morgan (West Jordan, UT/West Jordan) led the Red Storm with nine tackles, followed by Jake Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame) with eight. Freshman cornerback Adam Hales (Bountiful, UT/Woods Cross) made his first career interception and had five tackles.

Dixie State plays its annual Homecoming game next Saturday against the Central Washington Wildcats in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.

Score by Quarters     1 2 3 4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Azusa Pacific....... 14 14 10 10 - 48       Record: (6-1)
Dixie State......... 6 6 0 7 - 19       Record: (1-6)

Scoring Summary:
1st 11:53 APU - Silas Goma 0 yd blocked punt return (Eric DeLira kick), , APU 7 - DSC 0
    10:11 DSC - Schultz,Jameson 42 yd field goal, 4-2 1:25, APU 7 - DSC 3
    01:09 DSC - Schultz,Jameson 32 yd field goal, 12-65 4:53, APU 7 - DSC 6
    00:26 APU - John van den Raadt 58 yd run (Eric DeLira kick), 2-72 0:37, APU 14 - DSC 6
2nd 09:01 DSC - Schultz,Jameson 42 yd field goal, 5-49 1:22, APU 14 - DSC 9
    07:12 APU - Jeremiah Andujo 5 yd pass from John van den Raadt (Eric DeLira kick), 4-28 1:39, APU 21 - DSC 9
    03:09 APU - Tyson Hetzer 12 yd pass from John van den Raadt (Eric DeLira kick), 7-57 2:53, APU 28 - DSC 9
    00:22 DSC - Schultz,Jameson 45 yd field goal, 9-40 2:37, APU 28 - DSC 12
3rd 11:32 APU - Eric DeLira 22 yd field goal, 7-64 3:21, APU 31 - DSC 12
    04:51 APU - John van den Raadt 48 yd run (Eric DeLira kick), 1-48 0:11, APU 38 - DSC 12
4th 12:00 APU - Terrel Watson 19 yd run (Eric DeLira kick), 5-80 2:54, APU 45 - DSC 12
    07:11 APU - Eric DeLira 27 yd field goal, 6-32 2:56, APU 48 - DSC 12
    04:06 DSC - Young,Spencer 16 yd pass from Nawahine,Kaleo (Schultz,Jameson kick), 6-52 2:52, APU 48 - DSC 19

                                    APU      DSC
FIRST DOWNS...................       24       17
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   42-442   37-109
PASSING YDS (NET).............       89      136
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 18-10-1 30-12-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   60-531   67-245
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     1-34      1-6
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    6-164    7-233
Interception Returns-Yards....      1-0      1-5
Punts (Number-Avg)............   2-42.5   5-36.4
Fumbles-Lost..................      1-0      2-0
Penalties-Yards...............     5-50     2-25
Possession Time...............    30:09    29:51
Third-Down Conversions........   4 of 9 6 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      5-5      2-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     9-66      1-7

RUSHING: Azusa Pacific-John van den Raadt 8-145; Johnell Murphy 15-142;
Terrel Watson 9-85; Matt Davis 1-51; Ronald Douglas 5-26; Joshua Morgan 1-1;
TEAM 3-minus 8. Dixie State-Ence,Jesse 10-84; Alisa,Kamuela 5-38; Nawahine,Kaleo
8-21; Hoskins,Beau 1-1; Stevenson,Cody 1-minus 7; TEAM 1-minus 8;
Cantwell,Stefan 11-minus 20.

PASSING: Azusa Pacific-John van den Raadt 10-17-1-89; Justin McPherson
0-1-0-0. Dixie State-Cantwell,Stefan 9-24-0-108; Nawahine,Kaleo 2-4-1-25;
Stevenson,Cody 1-2-0-3.

RECEIVING: Azusa Pacific-Jeremiah Andujo 6-45; Tyson Hetzer 1-12; Johnell
Murphy 1-11; Matt Davis 1-11; Joshua Morgan 1-10. Dixie State-Ence,Jesse 3-13;
Caple,Caleb 2-47; Fox,Zack 2-36; Alisa,Kamuela 2-13; Porrazzo,Matt 2-11;
Young,Spencer 1-16.

INTERCEPTIONS: Azusa Pacific-Silas Goma 1-0. Dixie State-Hales,Adam 1-5.

FUMBLES: Azusa Pacific-TEAM 1-0. Dixie State-TEAM 1-0; Cantwell,Stefan
1-0.

Stadium: Hansen Stadium        Attendance: 1208
Kickoff time: 1:05 PM   End of Game: 3:46 PM   Total elapsed time: 2:41
Officials: Referee: Robert Rose; Umpire: Dave Stireman; Linesman: Brian Michelson;
Line judge: Larry Staab; Back judge: Scott Zellmer; Field judge: Gary Peterson;
Side judge: Gary Reed; Scorer: Jeff Cluff;
Temperature: 84        Wind: N 1 MPH   Weather: Sunny, Clear Skies

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