W&J Earns Sirianni’s 200th win

Kobe DeRosa and Andrew Sharp combined for 180 yards on the ground and three touchdowns, leading Washington & Jefferson to a 28-17 win against Case-Western Reserve Saturday night. The running back duo ran the ball an unusually heavy 39 times on the way to a sixth consecutive win. John Peduzzi caught eight passes, including a 9-yard TD passes helping the Presidents to earn Head Coach Mike Sirianni his 200th career win at the College. W&J opened the scoring with an 83-yard drive on the game’s first possession, capped by Kellen Stahl’s scoring throw to Peduzzi in far back corner of the end zone.  Case-Western got on the board with a short field goal, then turned a fumble recovery into an early second quarter lead, 10-7.  After an exchange of punts, W&J scored a pair of touchdowns about 3 1/2 minutes apart. DeRosa ended both drives in the endzone as the Presidents ran the ball 14 consecutive plays over the the possessions, carrying a 21-10 lead to intermission. CWR turned the ball over on a sack starting the third quarter, W&J taking over at mid-field. Seven plays later, Sharp powered in from a yard out with the Presidents’ final touchdown. Case QB Sam DiTillio set the final score with a one-yard run on the ensuing possession. W&J heads to Beaver Falls next Saturday to take on Geneva College. A win would clinch the PAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.