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Big Second Half Propels Hofstra Past Richmond, 48-17
10/30/2004 | Football
Oct. 30, 2004
HEMPSTEAD, New York - Sophomore quarterback Anton Clarkson passed for career-highs of 323 yards and five touchdowns, including three in the pivotal third quarter, as the Hofstra Pride posted a 48-17 victory over the Richmond Spiders in an Atlantic 10 Conference game at James M. Shuart Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Pride, who snapped a two-game losing streak, improve to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in conference play while the Spiders, who dropped their fifth straight contest, fall to 2-6 and 1-4.
After a 17-17 tie at halftime, Clarkson erupted for four touchdown passes in the second half, including three in the third quarter. He completed 22 of 34 passes for 323 yards in the contest. Pride junior receiver Devale Ellis recorded seven catches for a career-high 168 yards and three touchdowns while senior Isaac Irby and freshman Charles Sullivan each had four receptions.
In that third quarter, on Hofstra's second possession after a play in which Hofstra defensive end Dan Garay recorded a sack, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, the Pride took over on the Spiders' 36-yardline. After three Terry Crenshaw rushes and a Hofstra penalty moved the ball to the UR 11-yardline, Clarkson hit Sullivan for his fifth touchdown of the season at the 10:42 mark. Chris Onorato's extra-point gave the Pride a 24-17 lead.
After Richmond was forced to punt the ball away on its next possession, Clarkson, starting at his own 25-yardline, hit freshman running back Kareem Huggins, who had a seven-yard scoring run in the first quarter, for a 46-yard gain to the Spider-29. Three plays later, Clarkson found Ellis for a 16-yard scoring pass- Ellis' eighth of the season. The extra-point gave Hofstra a 14-point lead at 31-17.
After Richmond went three-and-out, the Pride took over on their own 35. After a Richmond personal foul moved the ball to midfield, Irby rushed 17 yards to the Spider 33. Huggins rushed for six to the UR 27 before Clarkson again found Ellis for a 27-yard touchdown with 3:47 to play in the quarter.
While the Hofstra offense was clicking in the second half, the Pride defense was stopping the Spider offense, holding Richmond to just 123 yards of offense and no points in the second half. Midway through the fourth quarter, Clarkson found Ellis streaking down the Pride sideline for a 70-yard scoring pass and a 45-17 lead with 6:42 to play in the contest. Onorato closed out the scoring with a career-best 52-yard field goal with 2:27 to play for the 48-17 victory.
The Spiders were led by quarterback Stacy Tutt, who completed 27 of 43 passes for 298 yards and one touchdown. Tutt was picked off twice and sacked five times. Freshman receiver Arman Shields had seven catches for 81 yards while junior Harry Wilson added seven receptions for 61 yards. Junior tailback David Freeman, who had a four-yard scoring run in the second quarter, rushed 19 times for 55 yards and had five catches for 48 yards for the Spiders. Brandon Neuman had three receptions, including an eight-yard scoring pass late in the second quarter, for 28 yards. Junior end David Gracia posted 10 tackles for the Spiders' defense.
The Pride, who recorded 478 yards on the day including 305 in the second half, recorded their second-best rushing game of the season with 155 yards including 92 yards by sophomore Terry Crenshaw. Junior receiver Brian Wolman recorded three catches for 19 yards, including a seven-yard scoring pass in the first quarter. The Hofstra defensive charge was led by Dan Garay and junior linebacker Cole Haley, each with 10 tackles.
GAME NOTES:
• Redshirt freshman Arman Shields made a career-high seven catches. He recorded a team-high 81 receiving yards against the Pride.
• Junior Stacy Tutt established new career marks in completions (27) and attempts (43). He eclipsed his previous career highs (26 and 41) set last week against James Madison.
• Richmond's 17-point second quarter was its most prolific of the season.
• In his first career start, junior David Gracia made a team-high 10 tackles, including one for loss.
• Junior David Freeman scored his third rushing touchdown of the season (four yards) at 13:48 of the second quarter. It was his first since Oct. 9 (Maine).
• Junior Stacy Tutt 56-yard pass to redshirt freshman Andy Lehatto in the fourth quarter is Richmond's longest pass play of the fall.
• Freshman Carter Ball's 36-yard field goal with 7:32 to play in the second quarter marked his fourth consecutive game with a field goal. The career long improved Ball to 5-for-5 in his career.
• Senior Brandon Neuman made his second career touchdown reception (eight yards) at 2:29 of the second quarter. The fullback also punted seven times, averaging 40.4 per attempt.
• Hofstra's 21-point third quarter tied for the most points allowed by Richmond in a quarter this fall. NC State scored 21 in the second quarter and Villanova the same in the third.
• The Pride's 70-yard touchdown pass from Clarkson to Ellis is the longest play allowed by the Spiders this season.
