Davidson Falls in Season Opener at Georgetown

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgetown took advantage of short fields en route to a 42-6 victory over Davidson in non-conference football action Saturday evening on Multi-Sport Field.

Leading 14-6 late in the first half, Georgetown (1-1) took command with a pair of quick touchdowns. A botched Davidson (0-1) punt play with 2:01 remaining turned the ball over on downs at the Davidson 22-yardline, and a touchdown pass from Isaiah Kempf to Jake DeCicco extended the Hoya lead to 21-6. After the kickoff, Jonathan Carkhuff's pass on the first play from scrimmage was picked off by Preseason Patriot League Player of the Year pick Dustin Wharton and returned for a touchdown, sending the Hoyas to the locker room with a 28-6 lead.

Another botched punt early in the third quarter gave Georgetown the ball on Davidson's 17, and the Hoyas scored on their second play – a six-yard pass to Daniel Sprotte. Neither defense yielded the rest of the game until Kempf ran for a touchdown from 15 yards out with two minutes remaining.

Tight end Reese Williams hauled in eight passes for 62 yards and one touchdown to lead the Wildcats on offense. Carkhuff completed 22-of-42 pass attempts for 214 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. Defensive back Myles Atkins led the defense with nine tackles (five solo) and an interception.

Kempf completed 16-of-23 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns with one interception, and also rushed eight times for 37 yards and one touchdown to lead the Hoyas. Jo'el Kimpela gained 69 yards on 13 attempts on the ground, while Dalen Claytor and Nick Campanella each had rushing touchdowns. Patrick Boyle made 10 tackles (seven solo) to pace the defense, while Wharton and Rohan Williamson each had interceptions.

Davidson won the coin toss, elected to receive and got off to a fast start, quickly moving into Georgetown territory by converting three third downs. Carkhuff nearly connected on a 36-yard touchdown pass to Tim Hines, but a Georgetown defender pulled him down and took the pass interference penalty. Later, a 12-yard pass on 3rd-and-8 from Carkhuff to Hines gave the 'Cats 1st-and-goal from the 7-yardline, but the Hoyas yielded only one more yard and blocked a 22-yard field goal attempt.

Georgetown reached the red zone on its ensuing possession, but Atkins hauled in his first career interception at the goal line and moved it out to the Davidson-6. The Hoyas forced an interception of their own though with pressure on 3rd-and-9, as a Carkhuff pass was picked by Williamson at the Davidson 27. The Georgetown offense took advantage of the short field as Campanella eventually scored from two yards out on a rush for a 7-0 lead with 1:00 remaining in the first quarter.

The Wildcats answered with a 15-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, as Carkhuff completed 6-of-9 pass attempts; with the last being a 5-yard touchdown pass to Williams. The extra point was blocked though, keeping the Hoyas on top 7-6 with 10:55 remaining in the second quarter.

Starting from their own 41, the Hoyas drove 59 yards on seven plays, scoring on a 12-yard rush by Claytor for a 14-6 advantage with 8:28 to go in the half. Georgetown did the rest of the scoring to ice the win.

"As I told our guys in the locker room, our goal is unchanged, which is to win the Pioneer Football League Championship," said head coach Paul Nichols, following his first game at the helm of the Wildcats. "Everything we do in our program is geared towards that. This game was a big game because it was our first game and because it was our next game, but our goals for this season remain the same."

The Wildcats will open their home slate Saturday at 7 p.m. against regional foe Lenoir-Rhyne.

Notes: Jonathan Carkhuff (offense), Ben Prater (defense), Chris Gorman (special teams) and Tom Abernethy (honorary) served as game captains, and were joined by honorary captain Mike Sheridan '79 … Carkhuff's touchdown pass was the 47th of his career – he now needs four more to tie Nichols for second all-time at Davidson.

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