Davidson College
5-2 , 4-0
Valparaiso
1-6 , 0-4
Sheron and 'Cats Cruise Past Valpo for Fifth Straight Win
10/21/2023 4:33:00 PM | Football
It's the fifth straight win for the Wildcats, who built a 28-0 lead by the third quarter and improved to 5-2 overall and 4-0 in the PFL. Valpo dropped to 1-6 and 0-4.
Sheron ran 16 times at an average of 6.4 yards per carry and scored on runs of 2, 38 and 8 yards, as the Wildcats totaled 265 yards on 58 carries (4.6 yards per rush).
Davidson, which led 21-0 at the half, converted on four of its five fourth-down attempts, including twice on the game's opening possession, a 12-play, 82-yard drive that spanned six minutes and 20 seconds. After Coulter Cleland found Maxwell Weaver for a 41-yard pass play on fourth-and-3 from the Valpo 43, Mari Adams scored on a 2-yard run, his eighth touchdown in the last three games.
The Wildcats also converted on two fourth downs on a third-quarter scoring drive that was capped by Will Cox's 1-yard touchdown run that made it 35-7.
Cleland finished 11-of-15 passing for 148 yards and tossed a 12-yard touchdown to Brody Reina on the first play of the second quarter. He found Mark McCurdy a team-best four times.
Marcus Heard Jr. led the Wildcats defense with six tackles, while Julian Rawlins had two sacks and Yusuf Ahmed recovered a fumble.
Davidson finished with a 26-10 advantage in first downs and possessed the ball for nearly 39 minutes.
Up Next
The Wildcats will host Presbyterian next Saturday in the third annual Carolina Border Clash at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
VAL 0, DAV 7
DAV - Adams,Mari 2 yd run (Zouagui,Adam kick), 12 plays, 82 yards, TOP 06:20
VAL 0, DAV 14
DAV - Reina,Brody 12 yd pass from Cleland,Coulter (Zouagui,Adam kick) 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 04:06
VAL 0, DAV 21
DAV - Sheron,Mason 2 yd run (Zouagui,Adam kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:33
VAL 0, DAV 28
DAV - Sheron,Mason 38 yd run (Zouagui,Adam kick), 5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 01:36
VAL 7, DAV 28
VAL - Jimenez,Brandon 9 yd pass from Keefe,Rowan (Hawk,Ryan kick) 2 plays, 27 yards, TOP 00:50
VAL 7, DAV 35
DAV - Cox,Will 1 yd run (Zouagui,Adam kick), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 07:29
VAL 14, DAV 35
VAL - Thomas,Brian 5 yd pass from Keefe,Rowan (Hawk,Ryan kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:47
VAL 21, DAV 35
VAL - Gundy,Chris 60 yd pass from Keefe,Rowan (Hawk,Ryan kick) 1 plays, 60 yards, TOP 00:10
VAL 21, DAV 42
DAV - Sheron,Mason 8 yd run (Zouagui,Adam kick), 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 03:04
