The Youngstown State offense scored 14 touchdowns - nine passing and five rushing - during the second major scrimmage of Spring Ball on Saturday afternoon at Stambaugh Stadium. Senior wide receiver Pat White caught five TD passes, while tailback Jamaine Cook rushed for four.
Cook was the first offensive player to find paydirt when he scored on a 37-yard carry just six plays into the scrimmage.
The defense forced its first turnover two plays later when Deionte Williams recovered an Allen Jones fumble. However the offense bounced back quickly with Marc Kanetsky connecting with White on a 70-yard touchdown pass. White caught the ball around the 30 and slipped the grasp of Matt Romeo en route heading to the end zone.
Highlighting the defensive effort in the scrimmage was senior defensive end Daniel Stewart. Stewart had four sacks during the scrimmage.
The defense forced its second turnover recovering a Jones fumble at the 27-yard line.
Once again, the offense answered quickly as Kurt Hess zipped a ball into Juilian Harrell who scored from 54 yards out.
Kanetsky led the offense on an impressive 14-play, 65-yard drive that was capped when he connected with Andre Barboza from six yards out on a nifty slant pattern. On the drive, the offense converted four third downs, all of three yards or fewer.
Patrick Angle threw his first touchdown pass to Jacob Dragovich. Angle completed an out route to Dragovich who spun out of the grasp of Justin Austin scoring on a 62-yard reception.
Najee Tyler led a quick-strike scoring drive. He connected with White on a 49-yard pass to move the offense 65 yards in just four plays.
White's third touchdown reception of the scrimmage was his shortest TD – eight yards. Kanetsky moved the offense 60 yards in nine plays connecting with White for a touchdown.
YSU went to work on red-zone scenarios following the score.
On the first series, Cook capped it with a two-yard run, which was set up by a 20-yard scramble on a third-and-13 by Hess.
White's fourth touchdown reception of the scrimmage was a spectacular one-handed grab on a toss from Angle. Despite being held, White reached out with his left hand to snare Angle's toss on a third-and-11 play from the 21-yard line.
David Brown drilled a 37-yard field goal after the defense forced three consecutive incompletions.
Cook put the offense right back in the end zone scoring on a six-yard jaunt. That play was set up following a Hess to Harrell 14-yard pass on third and 10.
Kanetsky tossed a 20-yard score White, the third time the duo hooked up for six during the scrimmage.
On the seventh possession, the defense held when Josh Fenderon sacked Angle.
The offense scored on its final possession when Jordan Thompson had a two-yard scoring run.
In the eight red-zone situations, the offense scored six touchdowns and kicked a field goal.
The defense had the upper hand during the third-down situations. Coach Wolford had the offense and defense match up on 16 plays of third-and-five, seven, nine and 11 yards. The defense keep the offense from getting a first down on 10 of the snaps.
In the two-minute drill (offense trailing by four with 1:56 left and a possession starting at their own 25), the offense moved across the 50, but both times the defense bent, but didn't break. Scott Sentner knocked down two passes in the end zone the first series and on fourth down Kanetsky's pass under duress was just off the mark the second series.
The final play of the scrimmage was a 76-yard touchdown run by Cook. The offense was trying to erase the final four minutes off the game clock, and on third-and-six from the 24-yard line Cook burst up the middle and took it for six.
Cook finished with 170 yards on 17 carries to lead all rushers. Pace had 47 yards on 13 carries while Jones had 13 for 35.
Hess was 13-of-26 for 164 yards and a score, Kanetsky completed 15-of-17 passes for 241 yards and four touchdowns, Tyler was 5-of-6 for 80 yards and two touchdowns while Angle was 3-of-8 for 89 yards and two TDs.
White caught 10 passes for 206 yards, Barboza had seven for 66 yards and two touchdowns, Harrell caught four for 84 and a touchdown while Dragovich had two for 94 and a score.
The Penguins return to practice on Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. at Stambaugh Stadium.
Spring Scrimmage #2
Stambaugh Stadium | Saturday, April 9
Offensive Scoring Summary
Jamaine Cook 37-yard run
Marc Kanetsky 70-yard pass to Pat White
Kurt Hess 54-yard pass to Juilian Harrell
Kanetsky six-yard pass to Andre Barboza
Patrick Angle 62-yard pass to Jacob Dragovich
Najee Tyler 49-yard pass to White
Kanetsky eight-yard pass to White
Cook 2-yard run
Angle 21-yard pass to White
Tyler 7-yard pass to Barboza
David Brown 37-yard fi eld goal
Cook six-year run
Kanetsky 20-yard pass to White
Jordan Thompson 2-yard run
Cook 76-yard run
Scrimmage Offensive Statistics
Rushing
Name Att. Yards TD
Cook 17 170 4
Pace 13 47 0
Jones 13 35 0
Bellamy 5 20 0
Thompson 4 19 1
Watts 2 10 0
Hess 7 9 0
Tyler 1 -6 0
Angle 6 -5 0
Kanetsky 3 -8 0
Totals 46 286 4
• Quarterbacks wore black jerseys and could not be tackled
Long Runs: Cook 65, Cook 37
Passing
Name Comp. Att. TD INT Yards
Marc Kanetsky 15 17 4 0 241
Kurt Hess 13 26 1 0 164
Najee Tyler 5 6 2 0 80
Patrick Angle 3 8 2 0 89
Totals 36 57 9 0 570
Receiving
Name No. Yards TD
Pat White 10 206 5
Andre Barboza 7 66 2
Juilian Harrell 4 84 1
Jamaine Cook 4 12 0
Adaris Bellamy 3 22 0
Torran Pace 3 18 0
Kevin Watts 2 39 0
Jacob Dragovich 2 94 1
Jordan Thompson 1 29 0
Totals 36 570 9
