Red Storm lose to CWU 31-24 despite outgaining Wildcats by 120 yards

DSC drops to 1-7 on 2011 season

Box Score

ST. GEORGE – Stefan Cantwell (South Jordan, UT/Bingham) passed for 308 yards and rushed for an additional 102 yards on Homecoming Saturday, yet the Wildcats of Central Washington escaped Hansen Stadium with a 31-24 victory in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest.

CWU evened its league record at 3-3 and improved to 3-4 overall by winning for the first time away from Ellensburg in 2011. The Red Storm dropped its third straight game and remains with one lone home win this season (Sept. 17 vs. Simon Fraser).

Saturday's stats may be deceiving, since the Red Storm outgained the Wildcats 442-322 in total yardage and won held an edge in nearly every offensive category.

Central took the lead two plays into Dixie State's first drive. Stetson Shearer intercepted Cantwell's first pass attempt and returned it 31 yards for a score. The Red Storm response stalled as a Jameson Schultz (Yucaipa, CA/Yucaipa) field goal missed to the left.

Jose Mohler, making his first start for the Wildcats in place of an injured Ryan Robertson, hooked up with Armahd Lewis on the first of two long touchdown receptions for a 14-0 lead.

On the ensuing drive, Cantwell missed only one pass attempt before setting up Schultz for a 43-yard field goal.

Midway through the second quarter, DSC cut the lead to 14-10 by driving 70 yards in nine plays, culminating in a two-yard TD reception by Joe Don Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame).

Central responded with another quick strike touchdown score to Lewis, a 75-yard pass and catch from Mohler. The Wildcats took a 21-10 lead into halftime.

The teams swapped field goals in the third quarter. Schultz hit from 41 yards out and Sean Davis responded with a 31-yard kick. At 24-13, a third field goal by Schultz pulled the Storm within eight points.

A CWU drive beginning in the third quarter and finishing in the opening ticks of the fourth quarter ended up being a crucial scoring possession. Ishmail Stinson took the final two rushes for a combined 17 yards into the end zone to make the score 31-16.

Down two scores and with possession at the 4:01 mark of the fourth quarter, Dixie State used its two-minute offense and reaped the benefits of CWU penalties. Cantwell found J.D. Duncan for a second strike, and then hit Zack Fox (Spanish Fork. UT/Spanish Fork HS) on the two-point try.

Central wrapped up the game handling Dixie's onside kick and taking three kneel-downs.

J.D. Duncan recorded his third straight game topping the century mark in receiving yards. He made eight grabs for 103 yards. Jake Duncan (Corona, CA/Notre Dame) led the defense with seven tackles (3 TFL), including two sacks.

The Red Storm held Central's running attack to 63 yards on 29 attempts, the first time DSC has held an opposing team to under 150 rushing yards this season.

Fox (75 yards) and running back Jesse Ence (St. George, UT/Pine View) (71 yards) each made six receptions.

Dixie State hits the road next week for a league game against the first-place Wolves of Western Oregon. Kickoff from Monmouth is scheduled for 2 p.m. Mountain (1 p.m. Pacific) from McArthur Field.

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Score by Quarters     1 2 3 4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Central Washington.. 14 7 3 7 - 31       Record: (3-4,3-3)
Dixie State......... 3 7 6 8 - 24       Record: (1-7,1-4)

Scoring Summary:
1st 14:11 CWU - Shearer,Stetson 31 yd interception return (Davis,Sean kick), , CWU 7 - DSC 0
    08:32 CWU - Lewis,Armahd 63 yd pass from Mohler,Jose (Davis,Sean kick), 5-74 2:14, CWU 14 - DSC 0
    03:55 DSC - Schultz,Jameson 43 yd field goal, 10-64 4:28, CWU 14 - DSC 3
2nd 06:41 DSC - Duncan, Joe Don 2 yd pass from Cantwell,Stefan (Schultz,Jameson kick), 9-70 4:26, CWU 14 - DSC 10
    06:01 CWU - Lewis,Armahd 75 yd pass from Mohler,Jose (Davis,Sean kick), 2-76 0:35, CWU 21 - DSC 10
3rd 08:01 DSC - Schultz,Jameson 41 yd field goal, 10-60 4:45, CWU 21 - DSC 13
    04:57 CWU - Davis,Sean 31 yd field goal, 9-35 2:57, CWU 24 - DSC 13
    01:01 DSC - Schultz,Jameson 37 yd field goal, 9-51 3:50, CWU 24 - DSC 16
4th 10:56 CWU - Stinson,Ishmael 2 yd run (Davis,Sean kick), 11-67 5:00, CWU 31 - DSC 16
    01:12 DSC - Duncan, Joe Don 8 yd pass from Cantwell,Stefan (Fox,Zack pass from Cantwell), 15-80 2:50, CWU 31 - DSC 24

                                    CWU      DSC
FIRST DOWNS...................       16       26
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    29-63   31-134
PASSING YDS (NET).............      259      308
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 24-16-0 44-29-2
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   53-322   75-442
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0      1-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    6-134    6-102
Interception Returns-Yards....     2-51      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-41.8   2-19.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-1      1-0
Penalties-Yards...............   12-108    11-95
Possession Time...............    26:12    33:48
Third-Down Conversions........ 2 of 10 7 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      2-3      3-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     2-20     2-13

RUSHING: Central Washington-Stinson,Ishmael 8-54; Taylor,Levi 12-24; TEAM
3-minus 6; Mohler,Jose 6-minus 9. Dixie State-Cantwell,Stefan 17-102; Ence,Jesse
4-16; Alisa,Kamuela 3-10; Hoskins,Beau 4-8; Day,Shayne 2-2; Caple,Caleb 1-minus
4.

PASSING: Central Washington-Mohler,Jose 16-24-0-259. Dixie
State-Cantwell,Stefan 29-44-2-308.

RECEIVING: Central Washington-Akeo-Orr,Robert 6-42; LaDeaux,Leon 4-45;
Lewis,Armahd 2-138; Helwege,Justin 2-21; Logan,Greg 2-13. Dixie State-Duncan,
Joe Don 8-103; Fox,Zack 6-75; Ence,Jesse 6-71; Day,Shayne 6-37; Caple,Caleb
3-22.

INTERCEPTIONS: Central Washington-Shearer,Stetson 1-31; Gordon,Deionte
1-20. Dixie State-None.

FUMBLES: Central Washington-Mohler,Jose 1-0; Taylor,Levi 1-1. Dixie
State-Cantwell,Stefan 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): Central Washington-Oney,Andrew 2-0. Dixie State-Duncan,Jake
2-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Central Washington-Gordon,Deionte 12-1; Shearer,Stetson
6-3; Koopman,John 4-3; Langlow,Stan 4-2; Fonoimoana,Genesis 3-3; Wall,Riley 3-1;
Tanasse,Taylor 2-2; Gaisie,Dominique 2-2; Graves,Cole 3-0; Oney,Andrew 2-1;
Reno,Mike 1-2; Puckett,Kevin 1-2; Johnson,Donnie 2-0; Nielsen,Tyrell 2-0;
Mosley,Matt 1-1; Lewis,Armahd 1-0; Stinson,Ishmael 1-0; Taylor,Levi 1-0;
Laufasa,Jeremiah 1-0; Gaisie,Deshawn 1-0; Muheize,Abraham 0-1. Dixie
State-Duncan,Jake 7-0; Moffitt,Daniel 6-0; Hales,Adam 4-0; Chapman,Ray 3-1;
Spencer,Chris 2-1; Kongaika,Leo 1-2; Johnson,Brock 1-2; Goza,Dustin 1-2;
Aragon,Chris 2-0; Porrazzo,Nick 2-0; Morgan,Cache 1-1; Stevenson,Paul 1-1;
Greene,Cameron 0-2; Umi,Siasoi 1-0; Bell,Aubrey 1-0; Fullmer,Skyler 1-0;
Cole,Taj 1-0; Henrie,Levi 1-0; Rappleye,Remick 1-0.

Stadium: Hansen Stadium        Attendance: 4224
Kickoff time: 1:05 PM   End of Game: 4:04 PM   Total elapsed time: 2:59
Officials: Referee: Mark Koch; Umpire: Craig Lemster; Linesman: Terri Valenti;
Line judge: John Braun; Back judge: Chris Swank; Field judge: Brian Burns;
Side judge: Kent Condie; Scorer: Jeff Cluff;
Temperature: 78        Wind: N 0 MPH   Weather: Sunny, Clear Skies

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