The Georgetown football team (1-1, 0-0 Patriot League) rolled over Davidson (0-1, 0-0 Pioneer) in their home opener this past Saturday at sold-out Multi-Sport Field. In an all-around team effort, six different Hoyas scored touchdowns en route to a blowout win of 42-6.
“I’m happy for them. This is a great group,” said Georgetown Head Coach Kevin Kelly following the win. “They work extremely hard. That’s the reward, to win games especially at home in front of a nice crowd.”
Through the air, redshirt senior quarterback Isaiah Kempf completed 16 of 23 passes for 185 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. On the ground, Kempf rushed for 40 yards on 8 attempts with a touchdown. For his performance, Kempf earned Patriot League weekly honorable mention.
“I give a lot of credit to Davidson,” said Kempf. “Their schemes were good. We were just able to execute. ”
Special teams also played a huge role, blocking a field goal and an extra point attempt, breaking up a fake punt attempt, and pinning the Wildcats multiple times within their own 20.
“I was proud of the way that all of our special teams units played,” Kelly said. “[Senior punter] Matt MacZura had one of his best games in a Georgetown uniform, with three punts downed inside their 20 yard line and two inside the five. He was also six for six on extra points. [Kicker] Ben Priddy, a freshman, came in and did a nice job and our kick-off coverage unit held their average drive start to the 25 yard line.”
On the opening drive of the game, the Georgetown defense forced the Wildcats into a fourth-down and the special teams unit blocked senior kicker Chris Gorman’s 22-yard field goal attempt. After trading interceptions, the Hoyas broke open the scoring when senior running back Nick Campanella punched it into the end-zone on a 2-yard run. The Wildcats responded quickly, though, and Carkhuff put together a 14-play 75-yard drive that culminated in a 5-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Reese Williams. After a blocked PAT, Hoya senior runing back Dalen Claytor scored on a 12-yard end-around to extend Georgetown’s lead to 14-6.
After Georgetown thwarted a desperate fake punt by Davidson, Kempf completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Jake DeCicco to put the Hoyas up 21-6. On the ensuing play from scrimmage, Georgetown senior linebacker Dustin Wharton intercepted Carkhuff’s pass, returning it 24 yards untouched to give the Hoyas a commanding 28-6 lead heading into halftime.
The dominance continued in the second half. Kempf connected with senior tight end Daniel Sprotte on a 6-yard touchdown pass to advance their lead to 35-6. Later, the Hoyas embarked on a methodical 13-play, 77-yard drive, taking 7:29 off the clock, which culminated in a 15-yard rushing touchdown by Kempf to cap the game’s scoring.
“Tonight we settled down. We just played a couple base defenses and a couple of zone pressures,” Kelly said. “We cut down on a lot of mental errors this week as opposed to last week.”
The Hoyas will look to continue their winning ways when they face Marist this Saturday at 6:00 p.m. on Multi-Sport Field.
