Mannino fuels Marist in home rout of Presbyterian
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Sonny Mannino accounted for four touchdowns and Marist scored in every quarter Saturday, rolling past Presbyterian 42-7 in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field.
Mannino, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound quarterback from Leesburg, Va., completed 20 of 26 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 15 times for 63 yards and two more scores for the Red Foxes. He opened the scoring with a 7-yard run in the first quarter and later scored on a 1-yard run. He also threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Simmons. Luke Stenson kicked the extra points.
Marist improved to 2-2. Presbyterian fell to 1-3. The Red Foxes scored twice in the opening quarter and four more times after that. The Blue Hose scored their only touchdown on Landon Sharpe’s 16-yard run. Marist also got a special-teams touchdown in the first quarter when Jared Bernabei blocked a Thatcher Hutton punt and J. Taylor recovered and returned it 24 yards for a score. K. Beard added a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. The Red Foxes added another touchdown in the third quarter.
Marist took control early. Mannino capped the opening drive with his 7-yard run, and Stenson’s kick made it 7-0. Later in the first quarter, Bernabei blocked Hutton’s punt, and Taylor scooped up the loose ball and returned it 24 yards for another score. Mannino added a 1-yard run in the second quarter before Sharpe answered with a 16-yard run for the Blue Hose. Mannino then connected with Simmons for a 1-yard touchdown. After a Marist touchdown in the third quarter, Beard’s 5-yard run in the fourth quarter closed the scoring.
Marist’s first score came with 10:56 left in the first quarter on Mannino’s 7-yard run right. The blocked-punt return came with 1:41 left in the opening quarter. Mannino scored on a 1-yard run middle with 10:46 left in the second quarter. Sharpe’s 16-yard run right cut the deficit with 8:21 remaining in the second. Mannino found Simmons for a 1-yard scoring pass with 3:49 left in the second. Beard’s 5-yard run middle with 1:55 remaining in the fourth capped the scoring.
Sharpe, Presbyterian’s quarterback, completed 14 of 30 passes for 142 yards and rushed nine times for 21 yards. He also punted once for 29 yards and scored on the 16-yard run. Caleb Johnson caught five passes for 82 yards. Anton Smith had two catches for 25 yards and two rushes for eight yards. Damion Moate, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound running back from Tifton, Ga., ran eight times for 32 yards and caught one pass for 1 yard. Tony O’Banner, a 6-foot, 217-pound running back from Ridgeland, S.C., ran four times for 17 yards. Damari Heller, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., caught two passes for 18 yards. Ethan Medley had two catches for nine yards. Sean McNamara, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound tight end from Naples, Fla., had one catch for 5 yards. Brice Johnson had one catch for 2 yards. Jackson Burleson ran four times for 7 yards. Langston Cook ran once for 5 yards and made four tackles.
Presbyterian’s defense was led by Andrew Ruppe, who made 11 tackles and one quarterback hurry. Debo Hall, a 5-foot-11, 202-pound defensive back from York, S.C., added eight tackles. Caleb Makovsky and Noah Taylor each had five tackles. Ryan Largin, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back from Murrells Inlet, S.C., Brock Feinberg, a 6-foot-2, 235-pound linebacker from Andover, Mass., and Tymaries Durant finished with five tackles apiece. Bryce Stringer had four tackles. Luke Armstrong had three. Hugh Wilkinson, a 5-foot-11, 230-pound linebacker from Lakeview, N.Y., and Shyne Johnson, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound cornerback from Las Vegas, each recorded two tackles. Dandrevius Dorsey and Jalyn Turner also had two. Levi Hoss added two. Jeremiah Johnson, a 6-foot-1, 237-pound defensive lineman from Lincolnton, Ga., Braylon Carstarphen, Gerald Danner, a 6-foot-2, 285-pound defensive lineman from Maiden, N.C., RJ Pooler, a 6-foot-2, 165-pound defensive back from Jacksonville, Fla., and Carson Freese each had one tackle. Thatcher Hutton, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound punter from Bristol, Tenn., punted four times for 129 yards. Eric Nelson, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound receiver from Melbourne, Fla., returned a kickoff 25 yards. Lucas Barz and Feinberg each had a kickoff return. Kade Bailey added the extra point for Presbyterian.
For Marist, Chase Hatton, a 5-foot-10, 195-pound safety from West Chester, Pa., made six tackles. Isaac Nkwantabisah-Asiedu, Tyrell Powell, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound safety from Vineland, N.J., and Nate Furrow each had four tackles, with Furrow adding a quarterback hurry. James Kratochvil, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker from Randolph, N.J., and Miles Harding each had two tackles. Jon Gettle had one. Santino Correa, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound receiver from Allendale, N.J., caught one pass for 5 yards. Jaylen Johnson, a 5-foot-9, 180-pound receiver from Drexel Hill, Pa., returned a kickoff 14 yards. Bernabei returned a punt 18 yards. Ethan Yuska punted once for 38 yards.
Presbyterian opened the season with a home win over UVA Wise before losses at Mercer and Western Carolina. Marist opened with a loss at New Haven, a home win over Franklin Pierce and a loss at Lafayette. Presbyterian next hosts Saint Thomas of Minnesota. Marist next visits Stetson.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Marist 38, Presbyterian 22. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Presbyterian with a 72.1 percent probability to win.