• Hunter Newell and Tyleik Maxwell connected for three touchdown passes in less than five minutes of the first quarter and that was more than enough for the Lake Erie football team Oct. 10 in a 33-7 win at Kentucky Wesleyan.
The Storm broke a three-game losing streak, and improved to 3-3 overall and 1-3 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
In actual game play, the three TDs took 1 minute and five seconds.
The first was a 14-yard strike on LEC's first play of a drive. On its next drive, Newell and Maxwell connected for a 74-yard TD that took one play and 12 seconds.
Maxwell's third TD was 21 yards and was the second play of a 22-yard drive that took 50 seconds. Just like that, the Storm led, 19-0, and carried that lead into halftime.
In the second half, Devin Morgan caught a 14-yard TD from Josh Takats for a 26-0 advantage. Hakeem Quaran finished the scoring for LEC with a 50-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.
The Storm racked up 415 yards of offense, 178 rushing and 237 passing and had 22 first downs.
Maxwell had five receptions for 138 yards and three scores. Newell was 9 of 12 passing for 165 yards.
Quaran rushed for 109 yards on 13 carries and Julian Means-Flewellen added 81 yards on 16 attempts.
LEC's next game is Oct. 17 at Jack Britt Stadium against Northwood at 2 p.m.
• Baldwin Wallace improved to 5-0 with a 38-10 win over visiting Ohio Northern behind QB Charlie Bubonics' five touchdown passes.
Seandelle Gardner caught three of those TDs on receptions of 24, 16 and 28 yards. Colin Quinlan (49 yards) and Xavier Balson (71 yards) also had TD receptions.
The Yellow Jackets led, 17-3, at halftime, then scored two TDs in the third quarter to push it to 31-3. Bubonics finished 13 of 25 for 302 yards and his five TD passes.
BW's next game is Oct. 17 at Marietta. Kickoff is 1:30 p.m.
• Mikey Maloney of Riverside threw three touchdown passes as Mount Union held off visiting Marietta, 27-21.
The Purple Raiders (3-2) led, 13-0, late in the second quarter before the Pioneers scored just before halftime to make it a 13-7 game.
Mount had leads of 20-7 and 27-14 in the second half, but Marietta wouldn't go away. It scored with 10 minutes to play to close within 27-21, but that was it.
Maloney finished 30 of 45 passing for 341 yards and three TD passes. Marietta QB Joe Tenta threw 62 passes, and completed 36 for 379 yards and three TDs.
• Youngstown State improved to 5-2 after a 57-24 win at Indiana State.
The Penguins scored 36 first-half points and never looked back.
YSU QB Beau Brungard had a huge game as he completed 25 of 34 for 386 yards and three TD passes. Jaden Gilbert rushed for 165 yards and 15 carries and two TDs.
