(Editor's Note: The following story is courtesy of Tom Fick, UW-Whitewater Sports Information)(In the above photo - Desmin Ward rumbles 48 yards for a 1st quarter touchdown in the Warhawks 54-14 victory over Campbellsville (KentuckY) at Perkins Stadium - Tom Pattison photo)
The UW-Whitewater football team was excited to finally get to play a game at Perkins Stadium following wins over at UW-La Crosse and Franklin, Indiana to open the season.
The Hawks rode that excitement to 23 first quarter points and a 37-7 halftime lead on the way to a 54-14 romp over Campbellsville University Saturday afternoon in front of 6,823 fans at Perkins Stadium.
UW-Whitewater scored the first four times it had the ball, and the string of six scores in seven attempts was only broken by a missed field goal on the way to a 37-7 halftime lead.
Whitewater's first possession began at their 18. A five play, 82 yard drive ended with Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich)'s 50 yard pass to Cory Robinson (Cambridge/Cambridge) that took just 2:18 off the clock. The next time it took just three plays, and 1:14, for UW-W to score on Desmin Ward’s (Milwaukee/Hamilton) 48 yard run to make it 14-0.
Campbellsville QB Zach Eastham was picked off at the CU 49 by Noah Timm (Two Rivers/Two Rivers). Six plays later Eric Kindler (Germantown/Germantown) kicked a 40 yard field goal with 1:47 left in the first to up the margin to 17-0. A CU punt set up the Warhawks at their own 46 with six seconds left in the first. Blanchard hooked up with Tyler Huber (Mukwonago/North Prairie) for the score, and with a muffed snap on the PAT, UW-W led 23-0 at the end of the first.
Campbellsville quarterback , Patrick Henry hit wide out Stan Warrenhuffman down the right sideline for a 73 yard score to bring the score to 23-7 with 8:13 left in the first half.
Following the ensuing kickoff it took Matt Blanchard and the Warhawk offense just four plays to get the touchdown back with his second hook-up with Huber – this time for 64 yards to give UWW a 30 to 7 lead with 1:47 remaining in the second quarter.
The Warhawks were not done as Ronnie Blaszkowski (Oak Forest, IL/Oak Forest) blocked a CU punt giving the ball back to Whitewater at the Campbellsville 30 yard line.
It took just two plays, a Blanchard to Luke Menzel (Sheboygan Falls/Oostburg) 28 yard pass and a Levell Coppage (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park) two yard run, to up Whitewater's lead to 37-7. The Warhawks took that lead into the locker room at the half.
Whitewater amassed 431 yards by halftime.
The second half also began with an explosion for the Warhawks.
The Hawks returned the second half kick to the 40 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Levell Coppage exploded for a 60 yard run, to give the Warhawks a 44-7 lead.
Eric Kindler’s second field goal of the day – a 45 yarder – extended the Whitewater lead to 47-7 with 5:53 left in the 3rd quarter.
UWW defensive tackle Anthony Dowery (Saint Francis/Milwaukee South) picked up a Patrick Henry fumble at CU's 21, and the Whitewater offense converted with Lee Brekke (Sun Prairie/Sun Prairie) throwing a three yard TD pass to Kominiko Sila (American Somoa/Anchorage, AK) for a 54-7 lead.
The scoring ended on another Henry bomb, this time for 66 yards to CU’s Diaz Bolden with 6:14 left in the game.
Whitewater piled up 571 yards to 254 for CU. UW-W averaged 5.2 yards per rush and had 22 first downs. The Tigers averaged 2.2 yards per run and had 11 first downs. Time of possession was 36:13 to 23:47 in favor of the Warhawks.
Blanchard, who played less than a half, was coldly efficient, hitting on 12-15 passes for 294 yards and the three touchdowns. Eight receivers share the catches. Coppage, also playing less than half a game, rushed 15 times for 117 yards, and Desmin Ward carried the ball 9 times for 92.
UWW Sophomore linebacker Cole Klotz (Elm Grove/New Berlin Eisenhower) was credited with three solo tackles and five assists to lead the Warhawk defense.
UW-W has a bye next week. The Warhawks, looking for a seventh straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, will open conference play by hosting UW-Platteville Saturday, October 1 for a 2:00 kickoff in Perkins Stadium
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