The 21st-ranked Siena Heights football team cruised past Lawrence Tech in a 41-20 road win on Saturday afternoon. Tyler Knecht was 19-27 for 242 yards and four touchdowns through the air to lead the Saints in the win.
Kaleb Jefferson gave the Saints a 7-0 lead after he scored on a 79-yard run, the first of two touchdowns for him in the first quarter. Knecht would find Jerrold King on a 13-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to increase the Saint lead to 21-0 going into half time.
The Blue Devils capped their opening drive in the second half with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Kulka to Marqez Steele to cut the SHU lead to 15 points (21-6) with just under 9:30 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Siena Heights would respond with a five-yard touchdown pass from Knecht to Pianki Abdul-Hakiym that capped an eight-play, 65-yard drive and increased the SHU lead to 22 points (28-6).
The Saints would score twice in the fourth quarter. The first came on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Knecht to Timothy Brown; the second was a nine-yard passing TD to King putting the score at 41-6 in favor of the visitors. Kulka would strike again, this time with a 67-yard touchdown pass to Kendyl Williams to put the score at 41-13. Kulka would record the final score of the game with a one-yard touchdown run.
Knecht threw a career-high four touchdown passes in the win. Jefferson finished the game with 137 rushing yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns. He also hauled in a pass for 23 yards. King led the Saint receivers with six receptions for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Abdul-Hakiym hauled in five passes for 31 yards and a score. Kody Burton (Saginaw, Mich.) finished with four catches for 82 yards.
Kole Murlin led the SHU defense with 12 tackles, one for loss. Nick Stalworth finished with 10 tackles, one for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Griffin Sobol had two pass breakups to go along with four tackles. Trenton Morrow earned his fifth interception of the season, a career-high in that category.
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