The Mercyhurst Prep football team came from behind late in the fourth quarter to pull out a 25-24 non-region victory over West Middlesex on Saturday at Veterans Stadium.
Chris Kurzik ran for 88 yards and scored three touchdowns, but none was more important than his final score, which came late in the fourth quarter.
With Mercyhurst down 24-19, Kurzik took a pitch from quarterback Tony Cordovano and sprung loose for 7 yards and the touchdown to put the Lakers ahead for good.
Mercyhurst trailed 18-7 at halftime before scoring 12 unanswered points in the third quarter to regain the lead – the first being a 3-yard run by Kurzik, the other coming on a 48-yard run by Aaron Horton, who finished with 134 yards rushing.
Mercyhurst Prep improved to 2-0 and West Middlesex fell to 1-1 .
Click below for the game stats.
Mercyhurst Prep 25, West Middlesex 24
WM MP
First Downs 14 13
Rushes-yards 45-200 36-269
Comp.-Att.-Int. 8-14-0 4-6-0
Passing yards 132 48
Total yards 340 317
Penalties-yards 3-25 8-65
Fumbles-lost 2-2 3-3
WM 7 11 0 6 – 24
MP 0 7 12 6 – 25
First Quarter
WM – Nate Ash 4 run (Kyle Chupak kick)
Second Quarter
MP – Chris Kurzik 27 run (Tyler Helffrick kick)
WM- 30 field goal Chupak
WM – Ash 10 run (Collen Patten run)
Third Quarter
MP – Kurzik 3 run (conversion failed)
MP – 48 Aaron Horton run (conversion failed)
Fourth Quarter
WM – Kyle Beck 31 pass Kyle Wimer (conversion failed)
MP – Kurzik 7 run (conversion failed)
Rushing
W: James Wills 11-30, Nate Ash 16-77, John Jansco 10-45, Wimer 6-34, Patten 2-14.
M: Tim Schwenk 8-36, Horton 12-134, Rob Kaiser 2-5, Kurzik 11-88, Tony Cordovano 2-6.
Passing
W: Wimer 8-14-132-1.
M: Cordavano 4-6-48-0.
Receiving
W: Jancso 2-13, Chupak 2-37, Wills 2-40, Beck 2-45, Ash 1-5.
M: Horton 2-17, Pullium 2-31.
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