9/14/2003 - Sprint Football
Navy Sprint Football Downs Johns Hopkins, 48-13
Senior Chris Ashinhurst threw for three touchdowns against Johns Hopkins. |
Annapolis, Md. -- Navy sprint football (1-0) opened its season with a 48-13 win over Johns Hopkins this afternoon at Rip Miller Field. The Mids owned a 42-0 lead before the Blue Jays scored their first points of the day during the fourth quarter.
Five different Navy players took the ball into the end zone, including senior Scott Lieng (Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda), who scored two touchdowns. Lieng opened up the scoring barrage with a 20-yard run just three minutes into the match. He then closed out the third quarter with a 21-yard pass reception from senior quarterback Chris Ashinhurst (Stafford, Va./North Stafford) for his second score of the day.
Ashinhurst, the two-time Collegiate Sprint Football League MVP, completed 14 of his 23 attempts for 184 yards and three touchdowns.
?I thought we played well for our first game,? noted Ashinhurst. ?We have a lot to build on for our next game.?
The Mids dominated the ground game as Navy picked up 241 rushing yards and held the Blue Jays to only 34 yards on 39 carries. Lieng led Navy with 46 rushing yards, while sophomore Jake Owens (Pensacola, Fla./Booker T. Washington) took seven carries for 41 yards and one touchdown.
Navy gained 191 passing yards as senior Adam Matthews (Livingston, Wis./Iowa-Grant) led the team in receptions with three catches for 42 yards and one touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, seniors John Schindel (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington) and Chris Zachary (Frisco, Texas/Frisco) led the defense, chalking up nine and eight tackles, respectively.
Junior Matt Clark (Raliegh, N.C./Enloe) added two field goals for the Mids and averaged over 40 yards on each of his four punts.
?It was a good first game,? commented head coach Maj. Jerome Rizzo, USMC. ?I was really happy with our starters today. There are things we need to get better at, but I was pleased with our performance.?
The Mids will be playing at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium next Saturday, Sept. 20 at 5:30 p.m. The sprint team will play Penn after Navy's varsity squad takes on Eastern Michigan at 1:30 p.m.
Scoring Summary
2003 Navy Football
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays vs. Navy Midshipmen (Sep 14, 2003 at Annapolis, Md.)
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays vs. Navy Midshipmen (1-0)
Date: Sep 14, 2003 Site: Annapolis, Md. Stadium: Rip Miller Field
Attendance: 684
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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JohnsHopkinsBlueJays 0 0 0 13 - 13
Navy Midshipmen..... 16 11 9 12 - 48
Scoring Summary:
1st 11:49 NAVY - LIENG, Scott 20 yd run (CLARK, Matt kick)
7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:11, JHU 0 - NAVY 7
04:04 NAVY - CLARK, Matt 27 yd field goal
11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:37, JHU 0 - NAVY 10
02:33 NAVY - GOW, Joel 23 yd pass from ASHINHURST, Chr (CLARK, Matt kick blockd)
2 plays, 41 yards, TOP 0:30, JHU 0 - NAVY 16
2nd 11:25 NAVY - MATTHEWS, Adam 16 yd pass from ASHINHURST, Chr (CHAPMAN, Mauric pass)
1 play, 16 yards, TOP 0:06, JHU 0 - NAVY 24
00:22 NAVY - CLARK, Matt 27 yd field goal
5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 0:30, JHU 0 - NAVY 27
3rd 09:26 NAVY - TEAM safety
JHU 0 - NAVY 29
05:24 NAVY - LIENG, Scott 21 yd pass from ASHINHURST, Chr (CLARK, Matt kick)
8 plays, 58 yards, TOP 4:02, JHU 0 - NAVY 36
4th 13:20 NAVY - OWENS, Jake 4 yd run (CATON, Keith kick blockd)
3 plays, 12 yards, TOP 1:40, JHU 0 - NAVY 42
07:31 JHU - Evan Earnest 10 yd pass from Joe Tarsia (Bill Gartlan kick failed)
4 plays, 38 yards, TOP 1:03, JHU 6 - NAVY 42
03:33 JHU - Evan Earnest 12 yd pass from Joe Tarsia (Bill Gartlan kick)
6 plays, 38 yards, TOP 2:34, JHU 13 - NAVY 42
00:25 NAVY - MEADORS, Tyson 14 yd run (CATON, Keith kick failed)
3 plays, 33 yards, TOP 0:57, JHU 13 - NAVY 48
Kickoff time: 1 pm End of Game: 3:55 pm Total elapsed time: 2:55
