Box Score
Millersville, Pa. – Cardoza Jacks rushed for a career-high 274 yards on a school record 44 carries, and
Andy Tischbein recorded three TD catches, sparking Millersville to a 48-6 victory over Cheyney Saturday afternoon at Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium.
Jacks, who was inserted into the starting lineup because of injuries to Brad Lantz and Matthew Booker, made the most of his opportunity. He accounted for over half of Millersville's season-high 490 yards of total offense. Entering Saturday's game, Jacks had just 46 yards on 13 carries, but by day's end, he had produced the best single-game rushing performance by a Marauder since Marc DeBellis went for 275 against Mansfield in 1993. His 44 totes topped Juan Jones' previous school record of 40, which was set against Kutztown in 2005 and tied him for ninth in PSAC history.
Tischbein's run of impressive games continued as well. He hauled in six catches for a career-high 122 yards for his second-straight 100-yard receiving effort. His three touchdowns were the most by a Marauder since Joe Flamish caught three against Mansfield in 1999. Tischbein has caught 24 of his 27 passes in the last four games.
The 48 points was Millersville's (1-6, 1-3 PSAC East) top scoring total of the 2008 season and the most since scoring 48 on Cheyney (0-7, 0-3 PSAC East) in 2006. It was also the program's largest margin of victory since defeating Cheyney 49-0 in the 2002 season finale. Millersville now owns 25-straight wins over the Wolves.
The Marauders wasted no time getting on the board. After a failed Cheyney onside kick to start the game, Tischbein and Bill Shirk hooked up from nine-yards out, capping a seven-play, 39 yard drive that last 2:51. The Marauders added a John Banzhof field goal just three minutes later to increase the lead to 10-0.
Cheyney managed to get on the board with 6:35 left in the first when Ronald Thompson found Darryl Jones for a 54-yard strike. But that would be the last score for Cheyney, as the Marauders scored four more times, three of which were touchdowns, in the first half alone.Tischbein had TD catches of 35 and 27 yards, Jacks scored the first of his two 5-yard TD scampers and Banzhof added a 35-yard field goal just before the half.
The Marauders scored 24 points in the second quarter, matching their highest single-game total from the previous six games. They took a 34-6 lead into the half. At that point, Jacks had already totaled 118 yards on 17 carries.
Jacks tacked on his second score on Millersville's first drive of the second half, and Shirk capped the scoring with a 1-yard plunge with 2:02 left in the third period.
Shirk piloted four scoring drives longer 75 yards. He finished the day an efficient 10-of-15 for 210 yards, four touchdowns--three passing and one rushing--and no interceptions. Shirk's three passing TD's were the most by a Millersville QB since Dan Csencsitz threw four against Mansfield in 2006.
The Millersville defense held Cheyney without a third-down conversion (0-11) and kept them out of the end zone on all three of the Wolves' red zone scoring opportunities. Ten different Marauders tallied at least one tackle for loss. Ryan Knox led the team with eight tackles and freshman Ryan Christian chipped in with seven stops.
Millersville will look to put together back-to-back wins on Oct. 18 when the team travels to C.W. Post. It will be the first-ever meeting between the programs. Game time is scheduled for 12 p.m.
