Bethel University secures touchdown drive via Cooper Drews pass
Bethel University secured a touchdown drive, highlighted by a fourth-down conversion and a crucial penalty that advanced the ball deep into opponent territory, gojohnnies.com reported.
Bethel Drive Starts at the 25-Yard Line
The possession began at the 10:19 mark with Bethel facing a first-and-10 from their own 25-yard line. Cooper Drews opened the sequence by completing a 6-yard pass to Albert Rundell, with Vincent Pyne on the tackle. After an incomplete pass intended for Aiden Eckert, Drews connected with Rundell again on third down for a 5-yard gain, moving the chains for the first time with defensive pressure from Pyne and C. Obering.
Ground momentum built immediately when David Geebli rushed over the left end for an 18-yard gain to the SJU46, stopped by Westin Hoyt. Following an incomplete pass and a 6-yard carry up the middle by Geebli, Drews picked up 3 yards on a third-down rush. Facing a fourth-and-1 at the SJU37, Drews converted by rushing 2 yards over the right end, keeping the drive alive against a tackle from Joe Gillis.
Penalties and Ground Progress Move the Chains
Taye Manns entered the backfield rotation with a 6-yard rush over the right end to the SJU29. On the next play, Geebli was stopped for a loss of 1 yard by Grady Minnerath, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Saint John’s C. Obering advanced Bethel 15 yards to the SJU15, granting an automatic first down.
Manns was tackled for a 1-yard loss by Charlie King and Andrew Molenaar, but another defensive penalty—an offside infraction by Aiden McMahon—moved the ball to the SJU11. Manns capitalized on the short yardage by pushing up the middle for an 8-yard gain, earning another first down at the SJU3 with defensive stops shared by King and McMahon.
Fourth-Down Touchdown Conversion Completes the Possession
Manns advanced the ball 1 yard to the SJU2 on first-and-goal, brought down by Aaron Baisley. After Drews threw an incomplete pass to Rundell under coverage from Pyne, a third-down rush by Drews resulted in a 1-yard loss stopped by J. Cockfield.
Facing fourth-and-goal from the 3-yard line with the clock reading 4:53, Drews completed a left-end pass to Aiden Eckert in the end zone for a touchdown. Zach Bengston converted the extra point kick, bringing the score update. Eli Nowacki followed with a 62-yard kickoff to the SJU3, where Griffin Murray returned the ball 13 yards with tackles recorded by Tim Ball and Daniel Buntin, according to gojohnnies.com.
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