Football drops decision at Marietta in battle of league unbeatens

Football drops decision at Marietta in battle of league unbeatens
October 5, 2024

MARIETTA — Ohio Northern fell 45-10 at Marietta in a battle of league football unbeatens on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Don Drumm Stadium.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (3-1 Overall, 2-1 OAC), Marietta (4-0 Overall, 3-0 OAC)
  • Venue: Don Drumm Stadium - Marietta, Ohio.

The Game

  • Junior Louie Blasiole (Mantua/Crestwood) ran 17 times for 42 yards for ONU.
  • Sophomore Seth Borondy (Bellbrook) ran 12 times for 31 yards
  • Sophomore Jordan Pettaway (Oregon/Clay) ran 11 times for 30 yards and a touchdown.
  • Freshman Amir Collings (Plantation, Fla./Flanagan) was 15-for-30 passing for 115 yards in his first career start.
  • Marietta took advantage of two bad punt snaps to score a pair of touchdowns.
  • The first gave MC a short field and led to a 7-0 lead with 5:57 left in the opening period.
  • After an interception, the Pioneers got a 50-yard run from Vante' Hodges to go up 14-0 with 5:13 left in the first.
  • Senior Jonmichael Elliott (Richmond, Va./Clover Hill) made a 20-yard field goal with 1:07 left in the half to make it 17-3 at intermission.
  • A 14-yard TD pass gave MC a 24-7 lead 2:25 into the second half.
  • A second bad punt snap was picked up for a 12-yard scoop and score and is was 31-10 with 9:40 left in the third.
  • Sophomore Jacob Hershberger (Lima/Allen East) had a 41-yard pick-6 to get ONU within 31-10 with 3:58 left in the third.
  • Defensively, Hershberger, junior Myles Aldrich (Lima/Shawnee) and junior A.J. DeSousa (DeBary, Fla./University) each had nine tackles.
  • The Pioneers out-gained the Polar Bears in total offense 359-144.

Notables

  • ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 35-14-1 margin. ONU leads the series 17-8-1 at Marietta.
  • Today's game was the fourth of 10 in the 130th season of football at Ohio Northern. Ohio Northern is now 561-522-36 all-time, a winning percentage of .517.
  • Andy Fries is in his first season as head coach at ONU with a 3-1 record.
  • Northern is now 1-1 on the road this season.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Oct. 12 with a 1:30 pm home contest with Muskingum at Dial-Roberson Stadium.