FULL GAME NOTES (PDF)

HALFWAY THROUGH ...
Heidelberg University emphatically got back in the win column after their bye week with a 58-32 win on the road at Marietta.

Once again, the Student Princes put up over 600 yards of total offense, including 325 on the ground. Two Berg runners rushed for over 100 yards as Tayy Yearby lead the efforts with 165 total yards and two scores, while Jace Grossman contributed 131 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries.

Throwing the ball, Jimmy Gephart tossed for 276 yards and five touchdowns on 22 completions. Both Keivon Belcher and Dimitri Penick hauled in two TD passes each, while Maceo Matthews accounted for one. Both Belcher and Matthews hauled in 91 yards of receiving, while Penick had 76 yards.

Defensively, Tyler Matuszak totaled eight tackles, while Zach Blackiston and Parker Smith added six stops a piece. Smith and Dylan Marder each picked off a pass from the Marietta QB. The Berg defense also held Marietta's top rusher, Tanner Clark to just 38 yards on 21 attempts.

Branden Steckel handled place kicking duties connected for 10 points of kicking. David Harbaugh was responsible for kickoffs with nine that included two touchbacks.

For Marietta, Kyle McSweeney was responsible for their movement down the field as he passed for 440 yards and four touchdowns. McSweeney connected with Gage Giovengo, Andrew Barker, Ryan VanMeter, and Robert Nelson for touchdown passes. Giovengo and Barker each had 124 receiving yards. On the ground, the Pioneers were nearly non-existent as they had a net total of 14 rushing yards.

AROUND THE LEAGUE ...
Just six teams were in action this past week as Muskingum, Ohio Northern, Otterbein and Baldwin Wallace remained idle.

No. 13 John Carroll had a record-breaking day as they thrashed Capital 90-0 on the road. The mark served to be the most points scored in an OAC game by one team. The Blue Streaks rushed for 12 touchdowns, also breaking a conference record.

No. 2 Mount Union eased past Wilmington by a final of 63-6. Justin Hill and Derrick Harvey Jr. each hauled in a pair of receiving touchdowns, while Jordan Lee and Wayne Ruby Jr. had one a piece.

Heidelberg moved to 4-1 on the year with a 58-32 win at Marietta. Tayy Yearby rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while Jace Grossman added a score and 131 yards on just 11 carries for the Student Princes.

In week six, all 10 teams will be back in action. At 1:30 p.m. Wilmington hosts Marietta, Capital travels to Mount Union, and John Carroll welcomes Ohio Northern. At 2 p.m. Baldwin Wallace visits Muskingum, and at 7 p.m. Heidelberg plays home for Homecoming vs. Otterbein.

GEPHART-SHAPED BOX
• Senior QB Jimmy Gephart has six career starts ... and has thrown for 2+ touchdowns in five
• Gephart is 5-1 as a starter

REELIN' IN THE YEARBYs
• Freshman RB Tayy Yearby rushed for 165 yards on 25 carries vs. Marietta (6.6 ypc)
• Yearby and Jace Grossman (131 yards) became the first pair of HU teammates with 100+ yards rushing since 2014 (Mike Mees & Cartel Brooks)
• Yearby was named OAC Off. Player of the Week

DECEMBER, 1963 (MACEO WHAT A NIGHT!)
• Junior WR Maceo Matthews had his sixthstraight game with a TD grab
• In his last six games, Matthews has gone over 100 yards three times

PENICK LANE
• WR Dimitri Penick has 299 yards and four touchdowns in his last three games
• Penick has a TD catch in three straight games

KEIV-ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• WR Keivon Belcher had two TDs at Marietta
• Belcher has three multi-TD games in 2019

EVEN FLOW
• HU now leads the nation in total offense, and just one of 8 averaging 500+ yards of offense
• Among the top 8 schools in total offense, HU is by far the most run/pass balanced
• 52% of Heidelberg's offense has been through the air, while 48% has come on the ground

ZACH IN BLACK
• Sophomore DL/LB Zach Blackiston had 6 tackles
• Blackiston has a sack in 11 of his 15 career games

WILEY MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
• CB Tramon Wiley -- a former WR who switched over to defense this summer -- was held without an interception for the second time this season
• Wiley is eighth in the nation in picks per game

WILKIN-SON OF A PREACHER MAN
• Senior DE Verondtae Wilkinson once again played on both sides of the ball
• Wilkinson, in the game on offense as part of a goal line package, was stopped on a rush
• On the next play, he threw an incomplete pass

KICKER START MY HEART
• Freshman kicker Branden Steckel scored 10 points in the win at Marietta
• Steckel is one of 11 kickers who haven't missed a field goal this season

PARK AT THE MOON
• Sophomore linebacker/punter Parker Smith has done a good job filling the void left when two-time All-American punter Austin Baker graduated
• Smith averaged 40.4 ypp in Marietta
• He also added an interception in the end zone
• Smith was named OAC Def. Player of the Week

RHINE CUP COWBOYS
• Commemorating the 1992 game played in Frankfurt, Germany, Heidelberg and Otterbein will battle today for the Rhine River Cup
• The Cardinals lead the series, 14-12

LAST TIME vs. THE CARDS
• Trace Reynolds and Maceo Matthews connected for two touchdowns as Heidelberg retained the Rhine River Cup with a 21-7 win
• Otterbein limited to 297 yards of offense
• Dylan Marder and Jordan Green each had an INT