SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Junior running back Dervon Wallace (Lusby, MD/Calvert) rushed 18 times for 107 yards and three touchdowns to lead fifth-ranked Shepherd University to a 42-0 win over Concord University in WVIAC football action on Homecoming at Ram Stadium last Saturday.
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Wallace scored on a five-yard run with 11:57 left in the first quarter to give the Rams a 7-0 lead. The score was set up when junior cornerback Cameron Mason (Winchester, VA/James Wood) blocked a Concord punt and returned it to the Concord five yard line.
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Mason's standout play earned him WVIAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
Senior quarterback Dan Chlebowski (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) scored on a two-run scamper with 28 seconds remaining in the first quarter. An interception by junior cornerback Ayo Ijelu (Germantown, MD/Northwest) set up the touchdown.
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Wallace scored on a six-yard run with 8:04 left in the half to give the Rams a 21-0 advantage.Â
The Ram took a 28-0 lead into intermission when sophomore quarterback Tyler Lazear (Bethesda, MD/Walt Whitman) teamed with junior wide receiver Mark Springirth (Germantown, MD/Watkins Mill) on a 29-yard scoring strike.
Wallace tallied his third touchdown of the day on a two-yard run with 10:25 left in the third quarter to give the Rams a 35-0 lead.
Junior running back Vincent Riggs (Poolesville, MD/Poolesville) scored on a one-yard plunge with 3:47 left in the third quarter for the game's final score.
Chlebowski completed 9-of-11 passes for 98 yards, while Lazear connected on 7-of-10 passes for 68 yards. Rusty Coeburn completed 7-of-18 passes for 58 yards for the Mountain Lions.
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Riggs rushed eight times for 45 yards and senior running back Bryan Wright (Augusta, WV/Hampshire/WVU) added 44 more on 10 carries.
Springirth led the Rams receivers with four catches for 56 yards. Sophomore tight end Ryan Lavin (Centreville, VA/Westfield) added four receptions for 36 yards. Concord's Dustin Greenwood had five receptions for 53 yards.
Sophomore linebacker Louis Corum (Manassas, VA/Westfield) led the Rams with seven tackles. Ola Adams had a game-high 14 tackles for Concord.