CLAREMONT, Calif. - Held to just 163 yards of total offense, the
Puget Sound Loggers came just short against the Claremont-M-S
Stags, 14-6, in an NCAA Division III football game on Saturday
afternoon at Zinda Field in Claremont, Calif.
The Stags (2-0) got on the board first when quarterback Scott
Yingling got away from the Logger defense for a 24 yard run that
gave Claremont-M-S a 7-0 lead after the extra point and 4:38
remaining in the first quarter. Puget Sound (0-2) answered
back in the second quarter when senior quarterback Kavin Williams
(Ocean Shores, Wash./North Beach) connected with freshman Ross Zuhl
(Issaquah, Wash.) for a 18-yard touchdown pass but the PAT attempt
was blocked as CMS held on to a narrow lead, 7-6, with 9:36 left to
play in the first half.
CMS running back D.J. Lillard gave the Stags a bit more cushion
with 5:01 remaining in the second quarter, pounding the ball into
the endzone from three yards out to cap a nine-play, 76 yard drive
as the Stags took a 14-6 lead into halftime. With
temperatures climbing into the 90s in the second half, neither
offense was able to get much done as the defenses held their own as
CMS took the win, 14-6.
The Loggers were led on the ground by Casey Larson (Coupeville,
Wash.), who collected 56 yards on 10 carries with a long of 16
yards. Williams finished the game eight-for-22 passing for 63
yards and one touchdown. Chad Koening (Portland, Ore./Central
Catholic) was his favorite receiver, catching three passes for 34
yards. Defensively, Tyler Vlasak (Sumner, Wash.) recorded
14.0 tackles, including one tackle-for-loss.
Claremont was led by 135 yards on the ground from Lillard and
134 from Yingling. Yingling also finished the game
five-for-14 passing for 47 yards. Defensively, Dan Picciotto
collected 9.5 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack.
The Loggers head to Wisconsin next week for the first time in
school history as Puget Sound will take on second-ranked
Wisconsin-Whitewater. Kickoff with the Warhawks is set for
Noon CDT in Whitewater, Wis.
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