Topic: Eastern Kentucky University Foot
Eastern Kentucky University vs. Eastern Illinois University
O’Brien Field
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
November 21, 2015
© 2015 by Ron Harrison
Eastern Illinois defeated Eastern Kentucky 21-7 on a cold windy day with snow flurries. Eastern Kentucky was ineffective today on offense losing two fumbles and having five passes intercepted. Eastern Kentucky finished up the game with their string Quarterback due to injuries. Eastern Illinois recorded 12 first downs and 240 yards of total offense. The Panthers were penalized six times for 48 yards. Eastern Kentucky recorded 14 first downs and 193 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized twice for 30 yards, lost two fumbles, and had five passes intercepted.
Malik Harrison led Eastern Illinois’ ground game with 79 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Devin Church carried the ball 15 times for 37 yards. Jalen Whitlow added 26 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Jalen Whitlow completed eight of 21 passes for 72 yards. Anthony Taylor caught two passes for 20 yards. Addison Bounds and James Brooks each caught one pass for 22 and 19 yards respectively. B. Dewberry led the defense with eight solo tackles and two interceptions. Dino Fanti added five solo tackles with four of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 21 yards. Seth McDonald recorded four solo and one assisted tackles with 1.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling 17 yards. J. Wickliffe intercepted two passes and Nick Horne scored on a 62 yard fumble recovery return.
Ethan Thomas led Eastern Kentucky’s ground game with 40 yards on 11 carries. Adam Lane carried the ball 11 times for 38 yards. Tyler Swafford completed 10 of 24 passes for 99 yards with four interceptions. Bennie Coney completed nine of 17 passes for 54 yards with one interception. Ben Madon caught six passes for 52 yards. Arien Beasley added four receptions for 49 yards. LaJuan Smith blocked a punt and Tyrell Curry recovered the ball and ran 35 yards for a touchdown. Chris Kelly led the defense with seven solo and three assisted tackles. Kiante Northington added six solo and two assisted tackles. Buck Solomon recorded six solo and one assisted tackles with one of his losses resulting in a 14 yard loss. Noah Spence chipped in with three solo and four assisted tackles.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Eastern Illinois University | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| EIU | - | Jalen Whitlow 9 yard run (Nick Bruno kick) |
| EIU | - | Nick Horne 62 yard fumble recovery (Nick Bruno kick) |
| EIU | - | Malik Harrison 9 yard run (nick Bruno kick) |
| EKU | - | Tyrell Curry 35 yard blocked punt return (Lucas Williams kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Ethan Thomas | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 13 |
| Adam Lane | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 18 |
| Dy’Shawn Mobley | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 13 |
| Team | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Bennie Coney | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 3 |
| Kyle Romano | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Swafford | 2 | -22 | -11.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Tyler Swafford | 24-10-4 | 99 | 0 | 19 |
| Bennie Coney | 17-9-1 | 54 | 0 | 17 |
| Kyle Romano | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Ben Madon | 6 | 52 | 0 | 19 |
| Arien Beasley | 4 | 49 | 0 | 19 |
| Jaucady Rutledge | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Joel Brown | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Ethan Thomas | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Glover | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Dy’Shawn Mobley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Malik Harrison | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 34 |
| Devin Church | 15 | 37 | 2.5 | 6 |
| Jalen Whitlow | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 12 |
| James Brooks | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 |
| Aaron Gooch | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Austin Green | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Jerron Seymour | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 3 |
| Isaiah Nelson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
| Mike Bernier | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Jalen Whitlow | 21-8-0 | 72 | 0 | 22 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Anthony Taylor | 2 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| Devin Church | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Aaron Gooch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Addison Bounds | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Eastern Illinois Stats Crew for the comprehensive stats provided for today’s games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.