Late 2-point conversion attempt goes awry as Football drops 27-26 decision at Baldwin Wallace

BEREA — Ohio Northern scored with 1:02 left in the game, but had its 2-point conversion pass intercepted as Baldwin Wallace held on for a 27-26 football victory on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (4-5 Overall, 3-5 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (6-3 Overall, 5-3 OAC)
• Venue: Finnie Stadium - Berea, Ohio.

The Game

• Senior Brennon Norris (Steubenville/Indian Creek) hit sophomore Seth Borondy (Bellbrook) on a 17-yard touchdown pass on a 4th and 10 play with 1:02 left to pull the Polar Bears within 27-26.
• Norris' ensuing 2-point conversion pass was intercepted to keep the score at 27-26.
• BW then recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
• Junior Louie Blasiole (Mantua/Crestwood) ran 20 times for a season-high 159 yards and a score.
• Sophomore Jordan Pettaway (Oregon/Clay) ran 10 times for 73 yards, including a 58-yard TD scamper.
• Trailing 7-0, junior Sam Feldman (Springboro) scored on a 2-yard run to tie the game at 7-7 with 5:09 left in the first quarter.
• Pettaway then raced in from 58 yards out with 9:55 left in the second period as Northern led 14-7 at intermission.
• The Polar Bears then marched 65 yards in 7 plays on its first possession of the third quarter and went up 20-7 on Blasiole's 18-yard TD run.
• The Yellow Jackets scored touchdowns on three consecutive drives to grab a 27-20 lead with 5:09 left in the game.
• Northern then marched 75 yards in 10 plays for its Norris to Borondy score with 1:02 left.
• Baldwin Wallace was led by Charlie Bubonic, who was 16-for-23 passing for 183 yards and a TD.
• Defensively, senior All-American Dalton Tjong (Cumming, Ga./West Forsyth) had nine tackles for ONU.
• The Polar Bears out-gained the Yellow Jackets in total offense 318-288, including a 282-105 advantage on the ground.

Notables

• BW leads the series between the two schools by a 34-14-1 margin, including a 20-4-1 mark in Berea.
• Today's game was the ninth of 10 in the 130th season of football at Ohio Northern. Ohio Northern is now 562-526-36 all-time, a winning percentage of .516.
• Pettaway has gained 862 yards this season on just 98 carries.
• Tjong is in second place all-time in ONU history with 368 career tackles.
• Tjong is 31 behind the school record holder Pete Schram, who had 399 tackles from 1987-90.
• Andy Fries is in his first season as head coach at ONU with a 4-5 record.
• Northern is now 2-2 on the road this season.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will wrap up their season on Nov. 16 with a Noon road contest at Otterbein.