• Lake Erie earned one of its biggest wins in program history when it defeated Tiffin on the road, 21-14, on Oct. 31.
The Dragons entered the game at 6-2 overall and in second place in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference but fell to 6-3 and 5-2.
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The Storm improved to 4-5 overall and 2-5 in the conference.
Tiffin led most of the first half, 7-0, until late in the second quarter, when Anthony Cole intercepted a pass and ran 48 yards for a touchdown with a minute to play before the break.
In the third quarter, tight end Devin Morgan (five catches, 86 yards) scored on two receptions from quarterback Hunter Newell. The first was a 4-yarder that gave the Storm a 14-7 lead. About three minutes later, Moran scored again on a 54-yard pass and LEC led, 21-7.
The Dragaons pulled within 21-14 on a Johntu Reed's 3-yard TD run in the fourth quarter but that was it for the host.
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Newell finished 11 of 23 passing for 183 yards. Running back Hakeem Quran rushed 23 times for 70 yards.
LEC next plays at Findlay Nov. 7 at noon.
• Case Western Reserve used a trick play involving twin brothers Jake and Andy Kavcic of Gilmour that went for a 75-yard touchdown as the Spartans rolled to a 51-7 victory over visiting Thiel and improved to 7-1.
The play was Case's first touchdown of many on this day. The play began with a Thiel punt in which Jake Kavcic fielded the ball inside the 30. After a few steps, Jake threw across the field to Andy, who raced down the right sideline 75 yards to paydirt.
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Andy (eight carries, 69 yards) also scored on a 42-yard run, and later in the second quarter Jake scored on a 3-yard run.
The Spartans churned out 497 yards of offense, and the defense limited Thiel to just 207.
Case's next game is a big one on Nov. 7 as it travels to play Grove City, which entered Oct. 31 undefeated in conference play. Kickoff is 1 p.m. At 7-1, the Spartans are in contention for a NCAA Divison III at-large playoff spot but need to finish 9-1.
• Baldwin Wallace stayed undefeated and improved to 8-0 with a 66-13 win over Wilmington.
The victory sets up a huge Ohio Athletic Conference showdown between the Yellow Jackets and Mount Union on Nov. 7 in Alliance.
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Up for grabs is sole possession of first place in the conference after Heidelberg was upset by Marietta on Oct. 31 and suffered its second OAC loss.
BW is 6-0 in OAC play, while the Purple Raiders are 5-1.
• Mount Union (6-2, 5-1) did its part in setting up its OAC showdown with BW with a 58-14 domination of host Ohio Northern.
After a 7-7 first quarter, the Purple Raiders scored 28 second-quarter points and never looked back.
Mount QB Mikey Maloney of Riverside finished 18 of 26 passing for 226 yards and four TD passes. He also rushed for 57 yards on 18 attempts and ran for two TDs.