Bethany College

BEREA, Ohio - The Bethany College football team fell to Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) University by a final score of 84-26 in a non-conference game on Tressel Field at George Finnie Stadium.

Bethany (1-1) traveled to Northeast Ohio to take on Baldwin Wallace (1-0) in the Yellow Jackets' season opener, where the Bison combined for 404 yards of total offense. Although the Green and White fell short, Bethany's 26 points put them at 66 points on the year, which currently ranks first in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.

Bethany Leaders

• Junior All-PAC quarterback Brett Phillips (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) posted his eighth career game of 250 passing yards or more as he connected on 14 passes for 280 yards and four touchdowns
• Junior wide receiver Mykel Davis (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) had a career-high 147 receiving yards on six catches with two touchdowns 
• Junior wide receiver Jacob Burns (Charleston, W.Va./Herbert Hoover) also caught two touchdown passes and finished with 48 yards receiving
• Sophomore running back Jaquon Reynolds (Pittsburgh, Pa./Gateway) had eight carries and gained a team-high 31 yards on the ground 
• Senior Academic All-PAC linebackers Charlie DiSaia (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) and Cam Bailey (Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley) each registered seven tackles to lead the Green and White defense
• Freshman defensive end Jaden Wroten (Huntington, W.Va./Cabell-Midland) added six tackles while assisting on the B-Men's only sack of the day with freshman linebacker Aji Griggs (Fairburn, Ga./Langston Hughes)
• Sophomore defensive backs Maurice Hubbard (Houston, Texas/Stafford) and August O'Neal (Clinton, Md./Surrattsville) each broke up a pass against the Yellow Jackets
• Freshman running back and PAC Newcomer of the Week Jackson Ragland (Fairburn, Ga./Westlake) continues to dominate as Bethany's return man after covering 130 yards on seven returns

Baldwin Wallace Leaders

• Senior quarterback Charlie Bubonics completed 19 passes for 313 yards with five touchdowns
• Sophomore running back Boston Mulinix led all rushers with 142 yards and three touchdowns
• Senior wide receiver Xavier Balson had two touchdown catches and a team-high 78 yards receiving for the Brown and Gold
• Senior linebacker Nolan Hartsel had a game-high eight tackles, including five solos

First Quarter

• 1:30 - Phillips connected with Burns for 46 yards to give Bethany its first score of the day

Second Quarter

• 11:55 - Burns hauled in another touchdown pass from Phillips early in the second quarter
• 0:48 - Davis capped off an 89-yard drive with a 30-yard pass from Phillips

Third Quarter

• 1:55 - Phillips found Davis on a quick pass for his second score of the day 

Fourth Quarter

• Junior quarterback Kabron Smith (Farrell, Pa./Farrell Area) completed three passes and rushed for 16 yards
• Wroten and Griggs combined for a sack to put an end to a BW drive

The Bison are back in action Saturday, September 12 as they travel to Berea, Ohio to take on Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) University in a non-conference game at 1:30 p.m. at George Finnie Stadium.