Football falls in road match-up with Hanover

The Defiance football team fell in a road Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference match-up against Hanover on Saturday afternoon, 51-0.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (0-6, 0-3), Hanover (3-3, 2-1)
• Location: Alumni Stadium - Hanover, Indiana
• Attendance: 2,000

Notables: Today's game was the Indiana Sports Radio Network HCAC Game of the Week.

Inside The Numbers

• Junior Isiah Watts led the Defiance offense with 75 passing yards, while also rushing for 12 yards.
• Sophomore Tyshaun Freeman rushed the ball four times for 17 yards.
• Sophomore Salah Edwards led the offense with four catches for 41 yards.
• Senior Amin Shaheed added two catches for 37 yards.
• Junior Thomas Coltrain led the Yellow Jacket defense with 14 tackles, including 2.5 sacks and 3 tackles-for-loss.
• Senior Derrell Walker and sophomore Richard Pope IV added six tackles on the day.
• Senior Rigo Villa chipped in five tackles for Defiance.
• Matthew Weimer led Hanover with 238 passing yards and one passing touchdown.
• Shawn Coane rushed for 138 yards on 13 carries and recorded one touchdown on the ground.
• Caleb Brewster led the Panther defense with seven tackles.

The Difference

• Hanover got off to a fast 14-0 start in the first quarter.
• The Panthers finished the first half scoring 21 straight points.
• Hanover finished the game with 16 points.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets next return home to take on Mt. St. Joseph in HCAC play on Saturday, October 23. Kick-off is set to start at 1:30 p.m.