Football falls in season opener at Capital

The Defiance football team fell in their season opening contest on the road at Capital on Thursday night, 41-7.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (0-1), Capital (1-0)
• Location: Bernlohr Stadium - Bexley, Ohio
• Attendance: 1,425

Inside The Numbers

• Junior Daylon Lange led the Defiance offense throwing for 141 yards and one score. He completed 11-of-17 passes with one interception.
• Senior Amin Shaheed led the Yellow Jackets with 113 yards and one touchdown, grabbing team-high six catches.
• Sophomore Michael Martin had four receptions for 27 yards and sophomore Devin Brown had three catches for 22 yards.
• Sophomore Tyshaun Freeman led the rushing attack with 47 yards on nine totes.
• Sophomore Antoine Dennis Jr. had 30 yards on ten carries.
• Sophomore Ben Agyemang and senior Maurice Brewer led the Yellow Jacket defense with seven stops each.
• Senior Rigo Villa, junior V'Sean Palmer, and sophomore Alijah Fleming each added five tackles for Defiance.
• As a team, the Yellow Jackets churned out 281 total yards of offense on 68 offensive plays.
• Luke McCarrell led the Capital offense with 109 passing yards and two scores. He went 7-of-10 during the game.
• Jonathan Williams rushed for a game-high 71 yards on 14 carries.
• Kameron Lee led the Capital receivers with six catches for 83 yards and one touchdown.
• Mike Lauofo, Nick Fisanick, and Jack Blaisdell each led Capital with eight total tackles.
• The Crusaders ended the outing with 372 total yards of offense on 74 plays.

The Difference

• Capital scored the first 21 points of the contest in the first half.
• The Crusaders kept the momentum going scoring 12 points in the third quarter.
• Defiance got on the board in the third quarter after a 75-yard touchdown from Lange to Shaheed.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets next play in their home opener on Saturday, September 11. Game time is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Justin F. Coressel Stadium.