Jay Sharp
28
Winner West Florida UWF 2-0 , 0-0
7
Ky. Wesleyan KWC 0-1 , 0-0
Winner
West Florida UWF
2-0 , 0-0
28
Final
7
Ky. Wesleyan KWC
0-1 , 0-0
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UWF West Florida 14 0 7 7 28
KWC Ky. Wesleyan 0 0 0 7 7

Game Recap: Football |

Running Back Trio Leads UWF Over Kentucky Wesleyan

OWENSBORO, Ky. – The running back trio of Jay Sharp, TJ Lane and Preston Godfrey combined to score all four of the Argos touchdowns as UWF took down Kentucky Wesleyan, 28-7 on Saturday at Steele Stadium.

FIRST HALF
Much like the home opener, the Argos wasted no time in getting on the board. On the first offensive play of the game Marcus Stokes' screen pass to TJ Lane went 75 yards for a touchdown. Just 15 seconds into the game UWF took a 7-0 lead.

On the next possession the UWF defense forced a fumble and Jamal Ellis recovered it at the Kentucky Wesleyan 21-yard line. The defensive stop set up a 20-yard touchdown catch for Sharp to notch his second score of the day.

The West Florida defense held the Panthers to only 54 yards of offense in the first half.

Penalty calls became the crutch for the Argos with two first half scores being nullified. After Wesleyan punted on its second possession, Tony Newsome returned the punt 90 yards for a touchdown, but it was called back for holding.

With 9:30 remaining in first quarter an interception returned for a score by Jamari Dickens was taken off the board for a pass interference call.

SECOND HALF
The Argos used a 12-play – 85-yard drive that took up nearly seven minutes on their first offensive possession of the second half resulting in a touchdown. Running back Preston Godfrey had a 21-yard run and capped it off with a seven-yard touchdown run to put West Florida up 21-0.

Wesleyan got on the board at the start of the fourth quarter on a deep 41-yard touchdown pass, but it was the only scoring opportunity the Panthers came across.

Sharp found the endzone for the second time in the game with 38 seconds remaining following a two-yard run, putting the Argos up 28-7.

KEY PERFORMANCES
  • The UWF defensive front did not allow the Kentucky Wesleyan running game to gain positive yards. The Panthers finished with -26 yards rushing on 24 attempts.
  • TJ Lane had 75 yards receiving and 62 yards rushing with one touchdown.
  • Jay Sharp had two touchdowns and 103 total yards of offense.
  • Preston Godfrey had his first score as an Argo.
  • Ja'Kobe Clinton had six total tackles including one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.
 
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