Sunday, September 23, 2007

Big black sack attack

Ohio Northern's defense batted around John Carroll quarterback Mark Petruziello like a pinata Saturday.
ONU registered a team-record 10 sacks in the Polar Bears' 23-13 victory over John Carroll at Dial-Roberson Stadium. That broke the mark of nine sacks set against Bluffton in 1995.
ONU, ranked No. 12 in the nation, is now 3-0, 2-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Here's a capsule look at the game:
ONU linebacker Lenny Trusnik led the defensive surge with 2.5 sacks, along with his 10 tackles.
Nine different Polar Bears had at least a half of a sack.
Defensive back Cullen Rasmussen had a career-high 12 tackles.
Quarterback Jeff Pankratz looked sharp in throwing for 168 yards and one touchdown. Elder High product Ben Wittwer had career highs for catches (eight) and yards (108) with one touchdown.
The offensive line had trouble opening holes for running back R.J. Meadows, who had gone over 100 yards rushing in the first two games. He was held to 68 yards on 20 carries. Trevis Stephens did run for 31 yards on six carries.
ONU is at Otterbein at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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