Adrian never trailed while building leads of 21-6 after the first quarter, 34-12 at halftime and 41-18 in the fourth quarter. The final was聽48-24, as Adrian came up with a key win in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football action in less than ideal field conditions.
Jack Wurzer went 10-for-13 passing with 220 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while the Adrian rushing attack produced 322 yards, as the visiting Bulldogs rolled over Finlandia.
Finlandia held a significant edge in time of possession with 36 minutes and 48 seconds, but the Bulldogs made good use of their time (23:12) with the football.
Senior Morgan Harris scored two touchdowns in the first half to help Adrian take a comfortable lead into the locker room. He opened the scoring with a bullying 2-yard run with 13:15 to go in the first quarter, capping a five-play, 60-yard drive in the first 1:45 of the contest.
He had another 2-yard TD run with 5:29 left in the second quarter to conclude a drive that consumed seven plays, 83 yards and 2:48 TOP.
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Davis got the Lions on the scoreboard with a 51-yard TD run at 6:11 on the clock, cutting Adrian’s lead to 14-6. He had a 52-yard TD rush at 3:48 of the third quarter when AC led 41-18.
Freshman wide receiver Cyaire Johnson caught his first collegiate TD pass with an 8-yard reception from sophomore Noah Heide late in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring. It also was Heide’s first TD pass for the Bulldogs.
Adrian also held the statistical lead in first downs (23-19), total offense (546-431), rushing yards (322-186), takeaways (3-2) and sacks (2-13 yards, 0-0).
Randle, who leads the team with a career-best 76.6 yards rushing per game, surpassed 1,000 yards in his 23-game AC career. He now has 1064 to his credit.
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The Lions are an affiliate member of the MIAA in football only. Their primary sport conference is the American Collegiate Athletic Association, and they are fellow members with Adrian in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association for men and women.
Adrian leads Finlandia 2-0 in the all-time series that started last season with a 49-6 victory.
After a two-game road swing, Adrian returns home to Kapnick Field at Docking Stadium to host two-time defending MIAA champion Trine on Senior Day next Saturday (1 p.m.).
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