NEW HAVEN, CT—Adelphi beat New Haven 24-9 at New Haven Memorial Stadium. Adelphi spoiled the opening to New Haven’s 100th football season yesterday. This was Adelphi’s second game. The Panthers are 2-0. Adelphi garnered 513 yards of total offense. The Panthers were penalized 11 times for 119 yards. The Panthers also had five fumbles, losing 3.
“We won, so that is all that matters. A win is a win. We’re 2-0. It was a complete team effort and I’m proud of our guys,” said Panthers head coach Joe Smith after the Panthers win. Panthers Freshman RBs Paul Jones and Jimmy Roberts each rushed for over 100 yards and quarterback Cameron Brown threw for 220 yards and rushed for 43.
Adelphi spotted New Haven a 3-0 lead when Jamie Gornell booted a 40-yard field goal 2 minutes, 54 seconds into the first quarter. Trailing 3-0, Jones fumbled on his first carry. New Haven recovered at the Panthers’ twenty three-yard line.
However, on the next play, Adelphi cornerback James McMullen intercepted New Haven QB Johnny Myers to get the ball back for the Panthers. First-year starting QB Cameron Brown, an Adelphi junior out of Brooklyn, directed an 8 play, 73-yard drive that ended with Running Back Paul Jones bullying his way in from the 1 that put Adelphi up, 7-3. “I had my teammates behind me the whole time. With their support, I knew I would work it out. We won the game and that’s all that matters. We win as a team and we lose as a team,” said Jones.
Adelphi kicker Dave Owens kicked a 44-yard field goal to give Adelphi a 10-3 first-quarter lead. Owens, who last week tied a school record as the first-ever kicker to kick 6 field goals in a game, became the school’s all-time most accurate kicker.
Adelphi was up 17-3 at halftime. Adelphi scored 17 straight points in the first half. Adelphi’s defense got the best of New Haven by only letting them score in the first minute of the game and the last minute of the game. New Haven added a 12 yard touchdown pass from QB Johnny Myers with 1:20 remaining, but failed on the 2-point conversion.
Adelphi will travel to Southern New Hampshire next week to take on the No. 3 ranked team in the nation at 4 p.m. Southern New Hampshire has beaten Adelphi four straight times, including a 35-3 loss at Bonomo Field last October. “New Hampshire is a good team. We’ll definitely be the underdogs going in. I’m excited about the challenge,” said Brown. The Panthers defense has allowed just 16 points so far this season.
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