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Redshirt senior Max Onyenwe celebrated Senior Day with six tackles and a career-high 2.5 tackles for a loss.

Box Score

Clarion CLAR 1-9 , 1-6

Gannon University GAN 4-6 , 3-4

Clarion CLAR

1-9 , 1-6

Final

Nov. 04, 2017

Gannon University GAN

4-6 , 3-4

Score By Quarters
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
CLAR Clarion	14	7	0	7	28
GAN Gannon University	7	14	0	17	38

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Gannon Football Team Fends Off Clarion 38-28 on Senior Day (Video/Photos)

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	CLAR	GAN
Total Yards	359	329
Pass Yards	156	94
Rushing Yards	203	235
Penalty Yards	8-79	10-102
1st Downs	19	15
3rd Downs	8-19	5-13
4th Downs	0-0	1-3
TOP	34:49	25:11

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Visiting Team Score	Home Team Score
1st Quarter
11:51 - GAN - Marc Jones 57 yd run (Karch Holland kick), 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:11	0	7
09:03 - CLAR - Mylique McGriff 47 yd run (James Metzgar kick), 6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:39	7	7
00:40 - CLAR - C. Jefferies 20 yd pass from Jeff Clemens (James Metzgar kick) 3 plays, 45 yards, TOP 1:10	14	7
2nd Quarter
10:20 - GAN - Marc Jones 13 yd run (Karch Holland kick), 12 plays, 55 yards, TOP 5:12	14	14
08:28 - GAN - Nico Law 66 yd punt return (Karch Holland kick)	14	21
02:15 - CLAR - Mason Standard 13 yd pass from Jeff Clemens (James Metzgar kick) 13 plays, 61 yards, TOP 6:21	21	21
4th Quarter
13:11 - GAN - Marc Jones 5 yd run (Karch Holland kick), 3 plays, 21 yards, TOP 0:57	21	28
08:43 - CLAR - Kyle Evans 1 yd run (James Metzgar kick), 5 plays, 89 yards, TOP 2:11	28	28
06:59 - GAN - Marc Jones 10 yd run (Karch Holland kick), 5 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:37	28	35
00:42 - GAN - Karch Holland 34 yd field goal 9 plays, 31 yards, TOP 3:27	28	38

Total Yards

CLAR

359

GAN

329

Turnovers

CLAR

GAN

First Downs

CLAR

GAN

Total Possession

CLAR

34:49

GAN

25:11

Game Leaders

#17 Jason Dambach

CMP

3
TD

0
YDS

60
INT

0

#16 Jimmy Keefe

CMP

5
TD

0
YDS

34
INT

4

#4 Marc Jones

Avg

5.8
TD

4
YDS

180
GAIN

188

#2 Tyler Palka

Avg

3.7
TD

0
YDS

37
GAIN

37

#39 Jarod Morrison

Avg

17.0
TD

0
YDS

17
GAIN

17

#2 Tyler Palka

No

3
TD

0
YDS

49
Long

39

#11 Joey Cox

No

2
TD

0
YDS

23
Long

13

#4 Marc Jones

No

1
TD

0
YDS

12
Long

12

#93 Andrew Berger

Tackles

13
TFL

1.0
Sacks

0.5
YDS

2

#44 N. Harris-Lyles

Tackles

10
TFL

3.0
Sacks

2.0
YDS

12

#20 Martell Davis

Tackles

9
TFL

3.0
Sacks

0.0
YDS

0

Receiving Yards

Tyler Palka

Joey Cox

Marc Jones

Brend.Klemensic

Passing Yards

#17

Jason Dambach

Jimmy Keefe

Rushing Yards

Marc Jones

180

Tyler Palka

Jarod Morrison

Jimmy Keefe

Tackles

#93

THE RUNDOWN

Score: at Gannon 38, Clarion 28
Records: Gannon (4-6, 3-4 PSAC West), Clarion (1-9, 1-6 PSAC West)
Location: Erie, Pa. - McConnell Family Stadium
The Short Story: The Gannon football team snapped a tie with the final 10 points of the fourth quarter and held off Clarion 38-28 Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at McConnell Family Stadium. The NCAA's leader rusher on all levels Marc Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) finished with 180 yards and four touchdowns.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Gannon started quickly after its defense stopped Clarion's opening possession. The Golden Knights needed only three plays on their first drive to score when Jones raced 57 yards down the right side for a 7-0 lead 3:09 into the contest.
Clarion immediately responded with the tying touchdown during its next possession and later assumed a 14-7 lead with 40 seconds left in the first quarter.
Gannon responded with a 12-yard, 55-yard drive that knotted the contest at 14. Redshirt senior Brandon Mansell (New Brighton, Pa./Blackhawk) ignited the drive with a 30-yard kickoff return to the 45-yard line. The drive included a third-and-six conversion on a 12-yard pass off a scramble by redshirt freshman Jimmy Keefe (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/St. Edward) to Jones. Keefe later converted a fourth-and-one with a quarterback sneak.
The drive eventually ended with a 12-yard touchdown run from Jones, drawing Gannon even with 10:20 left in the first half.
After the Golden Knights forced a three-and-out, redshirt sophomore Nico Law (Monroeville, Pa./Ringgold) took a punt 66 yards to pay dirt for a 21-14 advantage.
The back-and-forth affair continued though as Clarion roared back with a 13-play, 61-yard drive that sent the two teams into the intermission tied at 21.
The game turned 180 degrees during a scoreless third quarter with neither team able to score during five combined drives.
On the second play of the fourth quarter, redshirt sophomore Dorian Jones (Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard) intercepted a tipped ball at the Clarion 34-yard line and returned the pick-off 13 yards.
Marc Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) followed with consecutive runs of four, 12 and five yards to get into the end zone and give the Golden Knights the lead back at 28-21.
However, Clarion created the game's fourth tie midway through the final quarter. The big play of the scoring drive was a 79-yard run by Mylique McGriff on third-and-eight from the Golden Eagles' 13-yard line.
Gannon immediately counter punched again with the go-ahead touchdown. The two big plays were a 13-yard completion from redshirt freshman Jason Dambach (Fombell, Pa./Riverside) to redshirt sophomore Joey Cox (Costa Mesa, Calif./Calvary Chapel) on third-and-eight and a 39-yard connection from Dambach to redshirt senior Tyler Palka (Temperance, Mich./Saline). Jones finished off the drive again with a 10-yard touchdown run, giving the Golden Knights a 35-28 edge with 6:59 to play.
After forcing a Clarion punt, Gannon iced the victory with nine straight rushing plays that chewed up three minutes and 27 seconds. Senior Karch Holland (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington) then drilled a 34-yard field goal with 42 seconds remaining to clinch the victory.

GAME NOTES

Gannon celebrated Senior Day prior to its final home game of the season.
Clarion won the statistical sheet with advantages in first downs (19-15), passing yards (156-94), total yards (359-329) and time of possession (34:49-25:22).
Gannon countered with a 235-203 edge on the ground.
Jones returned to his typical 100-yard norm with 180 yards and four touchdowns on a career-high 31 carries.
Dambach went 3-of-9 for 60 yards through the air in relief.
Palka led the receiving group with three catches for 49 yards.
Special teams were key as Mansell ripped off 109 yards on four kickoff returns. Law churned out 98 yards on four punt returns.
Redshirt sophomore Andrew Berger (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) led all defensive players on both sides with 13 tackles, one tackle for a loss, 0.5 sack and one fumble recovery.
Sophomore Noah Harris-Lyles (Atlantic City, N.J./Atlantic City) added 10 stops, three tackles for a loss, two sacks and one forced fumble.
Redshirt junior Martell Davis (Columbus, Ohio/Licking Heights) followed with nine tackles, including three for a loss.
Redshirt senior Max Onyenwe (Bowie, Md./St. John's College) chipped in six stops, including 2.5 for a loss and one sack.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Gannon honored its eight seniors during pregame festivities as part of Senior Day. Holland, Brendan Klemensic (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep), Charlie Long (Poway, Calif./Poway), Onyenwe, Mansell, Palka, Andrew Peirson (Kingston, Ontario/Holy Cross Secondary School) and Reznor joined their families during the ceremony.
The Golden Knights won on Senior Day for the second consecutive year.
Entering the day as the leading rusher at all levels of the NCAA, Jones recorded his ninth 100-yard rushing performance in 10 games. He reached the 180-yard plateau for the fifth time.
Gannon has scored at least 22 points nine times in 10 games.
Dambach was making his second career appearance, but recorded his first career pass attempt and completion.
Berger set a career-high in tackles for the second consecutive week while also setting a career-high in solo tackles.
Gannon's 94 passing yards were its fewest in a victory since having 31 passing yards during a 31-9 win against Southern Connecticut State during the 2016 season opener at McConnell Family Stadium.
Law's punt return for a touchdown was the first of his career and first by a Golden Knight not on a blocked punt since Jesstin Hamm had a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown against Slippery Rock on October 3, 2015 at McConnell Family Stadium.
Harris-Lyles set a new career-high in tackles, surpassing his previous mark by four.
Davis and Onyenwe broke their career-highs in tackles for a loss.
Jones had at least four rushing touchdowns in a game for the third time this season.
Junior Anthony Howard (Temple Hills, Md./Bishop O'Connell) will need 15 tackles to become the 11th Golden Knight in program history to reach the 100-tackle plateau in a single season.
Jones will enter next week's game at Millersville needing 18 rushing yards to reach the 2,000-yard plateau in one season.

UP NEXT

Gannon concludes the 2017 campaign Saturday, November 11 at Millersville.
Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Golden Knights took a 2-1 lead in the all-time series with a 31-14 victory during last year's regular-season finale at McConnell Family Stadium.
Last year's match-up was the first in the all-time series since 2011.
This year's regular-season finale will be Gannon's first trip to Millersville since 2010.
Outlets to follow the game include a live video broadcast (http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/showcase), live gameday statistics (http://sidearmstats.com/millersville/football) and live gameday audio (http://www.wergfm.com).

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