Football defeated at Franklin

Football traveled to Franklin and lost, 48-19.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (0-6, 0-3) Franklin (3-3, 3-0)

• Location: Faught Stadium - Franklin, Indiana

• Attendance: 1,326

Inside The Numbers

• Quarterbacks Seth Pearson, Isiah Watts, and Jehlani Warren all saw action for the Yellow Jackets.

• Seth threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns, one interception, and lost one fumble.

• Watts threw for 0 yards and rushed for 11.

• Warren did not complete a pass but rushed for 14 yards.

• Tyshaun Freeman led the team in rushing with 142 yards on the ground and one touchdown. He also lost one fumble.

• Tawann Rome caught two touchdowns and had 70 receiving yards in the game.

• Thomas Coltrain had a team high 17 tackles.

• Alejandro Castro recorded eight tackles.

• Kobe Dade and Richard Pope IV each had one sack in the game.

• Defiance had 69 total tackles in the game.

• Franklin ended with 79 total tackles.

• Franklin's defense had five sacks in the game and one defensive touchdown.

• Grizzlies quarterback Kai Ross threw four touchdown passes.

• Garrett Cora rushed for one touchdown and caught two touchdown passes.

The Difference

• Franklin took a 27-6 lead into halftime.

• Defiance converted 20% of their third down attempts.

• The Yellow Jackets turned the ball over three times.

Up Next

• The football team returns home next Saturday (October 22) to face Anderson. Kick off is set for 1:30pm.