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BALTIMORE - The Centennial Conference's (CC) top offense and defense collided on Homewood Field Saturday, with the top defense seizing the day. Johns Hopkins' defense held Franklin & Marshall in check, while the Jays' (7-2, 6-1 CC) offense rode Andrew Kase to a 51-13 win over the Diplomats (7-2, 5-2).

Hopkins' defense took the ball two times, stopped F&M on fourth down four times, and ended three Diplomat drives deep in Hopkins' territory. F&M was limited to 259 yards of offense, 116.5 yards below its season average of 375.5. Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins piled up 507 yards.

Johns Hopkins topped the 50-point mark for the second time in as many weeks. The Jays' win leaves Hopkins in the driver seat for the Centennial Conference championship. A win over McDaniel next week would put the boot in Baltimore and deliver Johns Hopkins the NCAA automatic qualifier.

Kase rushed 34 times for 202 yards and three touchdowns in the win, becoming the fourth collegiate player in Maryland history to rush for 4,000 yards in his career. Kase's work on the ground helped Hopkins to seven third down conversions on a dozen attempts.

F&M quarterback, John Harrison, was sacked six times and under pressure throughout. He still finished the day with 275-yards and two touchdowns on a 27-of-41 effort. He was picked off twice in the loss.

Mike Deutch caught eight passes for 95 yards and a first quarter touchdown. Jay Ridinger had two receptions for 21 yards and a third quarter touchdown. George Eager had six receptions for 72 yards. Jarrell Diggs had six catches for 60 yards.

The Diplomats return to action next week against Gettysburg. Franklin & Marshall will honor its senior prior to the contest.

Franklin & Marshall vs Johns Hopkins (Nov 7, 2009 at Baltimore, MD)

Score by Quarters     1          2          3          4          Score

Franklin & Marshall  0          6          0          7          13        Record: (7-2,5-2)

Johns Hopkins           10        10        17        14        51        Record: (7-2,6-1)

Scoring Summary:

1st       04:15  JHU      Andrew Kase 1 yd run (Alex Lachman kick), 11-76 4:47, F&M 0 - JHU 7

01:37  JHU      Alex Lachman 35 yd field goal, 4-4 1:03, F&M 0 - JHU 10

2nd     14:28  F&M    Michael Deutch 18 yd pass from John Harrison (Mike Shin kick failed), 5-45 2:04, F&M 6 - JHU 10

11:28  JHU      Alex Lachman 38 yd field goal, 8-53 2:53, F&M 6 - JHU 13

02:50  JHU      Brian Hopkins 25 yd pass from Hewitt Tomlin (Alex Lachman kick), 11-99 5:00, F&M 6 - JHU 20

3rd      09:48  JHU      Alex Lachman 28 yd field goal, 13-67 5:06, F&M 6 - JHU 23

05:32  JHU      Andrew Kase 5 yd run (Alex Lachman kick), 3-80 0:57, F&M 6 - JHU 30

02:04  JHU      Andrew Kase 12 yd run (Alex Lachman kick), 2-15 0:36, F&M 6 - JHU 37

4th      14:55  F&M    Jay Ridinger 4 yd pass from John Harrison (Mike Shin kick), 6-67 2:04, F&M 13 - JHU 37

11:03  JHU      Jonathan Rigaud 32 yd run (Alex Lachman kick), 7-64 3:47, F&M 13 - JHU 44

01:29  JHU      Nick Fazio 1 yd run (Alex Lachman kick), 4-45 1:51, F&M 13 - JHU 51

            F&M    JHU

FIRST DOWNS           18        24

RUSHES-YARDS (NET)         19--20 46-287

PASSING YDS (NET) 279     220

Passes Att-Comp-Int 44-29-2          18-12-0

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS     63-259            64-507

Fumble Returns-Yards         0-0      0-0

Punt Returns-Yards  0-0      0-0

Kickoff Returns-Yards          10-63  3-38

Interception Returns-Yards 0-0      2-0

Punts (Number-Avg)            3-31.0 1-38.0

Fumbles-Lost 0-0      0-0

Penalties-Yards         7-88    7-81

Possession Time       31:07  28:53

Third-Down Conversions    5 of 15            7 of 12

Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 4  1 of 1

Red-Zone Scores-Chances   2-3      6-6

Sacks By: Number-Yards      0-0      6-38

RUSHING: Franklin & Marshall-John Kaschak 5-19; Alan Williams 1-4; Ryan Murray 2-2; TEAM 4-minus 15; John Harrison 7-minus 30. Johns Hopkins-Andrew Kase 34-198; Tyler Porco 2-41; Jonathan Rigaud 3-38; Jay Adams 2-6; Nick Fazio 2-4; Hewitt Tomlin 1-2; Lyndon O'Connor 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 2.

PASSING: Franklin & Marshall-John Harrison 27-41-2-275; Colton Weaver 2-3-0-4 Johns Hopkins-Hewitt Tomlin 12-17-0-220; Dan Crowley 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Franklin & Marshall-Michael Deutch 8-95; George Eager 6-72; Jarrell Diggs 6-60; John Kaschak 3-21; Jay Ridinger 2-21; Ryan Murray 1-5; Kevin O'Shea 1-4; Alan Williams 1-1; Jacob Kelly 1-0. Johns Hopkins-Dan Crowley 6-91; Tucker Michels 2-83; Brian Hopkins 2-36; Sam Wernick 2-10.

INTERCEPTIONS: Franklin & Marshall-None. Johns Hopkins-Devin Hewlett 1-0; Glenn Rocca 1-0. 

FUMBLES: Franklin & Marshall-None. Johns Hopkins-None.

SACKS (UA-A): Franklin & Marshall-None. Johns Hopkins-Devin Hewlett 2-0; Brian Pascal 0-1; Devin Collins 1-0; Ryan Rasner 0-1; Steve Levinson 1-0; Glenn Rocca 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Franklin & Marshall-Jeffrey Liberatore 4-8; Shane Gray 4-7; James Freeman 2-5; Ty Savastio 3-3; Sam Massaro 2-4; Frank DiMattia 1-4; Barry Lovett 1-4; Jeff Kellar 1-4; Mark Surma 1-3; Lewie Briggs 0-4; Kurt Rogers 3-0; C.T. Marsh 0-3; Kenny Provost 2-0; Donald Wiezik 0-2; Danny Peretz 1-0; George Eager 1-0; Brian Low 1-0; Jordan Studevan 0-1; T.J. Tynan 0-1; Kyle Wengerter 0-1. Johns Hopkins-Colin Wixted 4-4; Mike Milano 5-0; Mike Mahon 3-2; Ryan Piatek 2-3; Steve Levinson 3-1; Sam Eagleson 2-2; Devin Hewlett 2-2; Josh Benetto 1-3; Tyler Brown 1-3; Ben Williams 2-1; Glenn Rocca 1-2; Devin Collins 1-1; Mike Todisco 1-1; Michael Murray 1-0; Dylan Meola 1-0; Nick Fazio 1-0; Sam Von Paris 0-1; Adam Schweyer 0-1; Brian Pascal 0-1; Ryan Rasner 0-1; Joshua Heft 0-1.