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Second-Ranked Warhawks Oust Titans

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The second-ranked UW-Whitewater football team remained unbeaten with a 36-7 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Saturday (Oct. 29) at Perkins Stadium in Whitewater. The Warhawks are now 8-0, and 5-0 in the WIAC, while UW-Oshkosh falls to 6-2 and 3-2 in league play.

The Warhawks jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 42-yard touchdown reception by Jim Leszczynski from quarterback Justin Jacobs. The Warhawks took control of the game in the second quarter with a pair of touchdown receptions of 10 and 18 yards by Derek Stanley to make the score 20-0.

UW-Oshkosh scored their only touchdown of the game late in the second quarter on a 51-yard touchdown reception by Nick Kilton (Sr. • Waukesha) from quarterback Joe Patek (So. • Cedarburg), to make the score 20-7 at the end of the first half.

On UW-Whitewater's second possession of the third quarter, Jacobs threw his fourth touchdown of the game, and second to Leszczynski, for a 19 yard score to make the score 27-7. In the fourth quarter, the Warhawks stretched their lead to 29-7 on a safety after a botched punt attempt by UW-Oshkosh. Derek Brown tackled the punter in the edzone for the two points. The Warhawks capped off the scoring on the day with a 58-yard touchdown pass from Jacobs to Stanley to make the score 36-7.

Jacobs tied a school record with five touchdown passes in the game also accomplished by Bob Berezowitz in 1966 against UW-Superior and Ed Nowell against UW-Superior in 1973. He completed 19 of 31 passes for 312 yards.

Stanley had three touchdown receptions, one short of tying the UW-Whitewater record for touchdown receptions in a game. Overall, Stanley caught nine passes for 138 yards. Leszczynski had five catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns, the second being the 21st of his career to set a Warhawk record for career touchdown receptions. Justin Beaver ran the ball 34 times for 162 yards.

Patek completed 12 of 28 passes for 185 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for the Titans. Kilton led the Titan receivers with four catches for 96 yards and the lone touchdown. Andy Moriarty (So. • Mequon) ran the ball 22 times for 86 yards.

Defensively, Eric Stenbroten (So. • Monticello) led UW-Oshkosh with 14 tackles. He had four tackles for a loss, including one quarterback sack. A.J. Raebel paced UW-Whitewater with 10 tackles, including four for a loss. He also sacked the quarterback twice and intercepted a pass.