Week 9 Scoring Summary and Statistics
Rams (3-6, 3-3) vs Concord (3-7, 2-4)
| Shepherd | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 19 |
| Concord | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | - | 20 |
First Quarter
SC - Pence 29 pass from Chlebowski (Schmitt kick)
SC - Dudinski 85 punt return (Schmitt kick failed) Second Quarter
CC - Jelks 29 pass from Aliveto (pass failed) Third Quarter
Herbert 5 run (Schmitt kick blocked) Fourth Quarter
CC - Wright 1 run (Ferrell kick)
CC Jelks 12 run (Ferrell kick)
| SC | CC | |
| 17 | First Downs | 18 |
| 35-140 | Rushes-Yards | 39-94 |
| 183 | Passing Yards | 305 |
| 14-29-2 | Passes | 19-27-0 |
| 64-323 | Plays-Total Off. | 66-399 |
| 207 | Return Yards | 105 |
| 6/34.5 | Punts/Avg | 5/39.6 |
| 1-1 | Fumbles-Lost | 5-4 |
| 15-51 | Penalties-Yards | 6-30 |
| 28:15 | Time of Possession | 31:45 |
Rushing: SC Herbert 21-87-1, Lynch 7-30-0, Jackson 1-15-0, Murphy 1-10-0, Chlebowski 5-(-2)-0.
CC Jelks 24-57-1, Ruth 4-21-0, Wright 7-16-1, Aliveto 1-10-0, TEAM 2- (2)-0, Fry 1-(-8)-0.
Passing: SC Chlebowski 14-29-183-1-2. CC Aliveto 18-26-251-1-0, Wright 1-1-54-0-0.
Receiving: SC Correll 6-92-0, Dominguez 5-46-0, Pence 1-29-1, Kesner 1-14-0, Herbert 1-2-0. CC Chandler 8-120-0, Fry 4-108-0, Jelks 2-43-1, Busky 2-19-0, Wright 2-10-0, Ruth 1-5-0.
(ATHENS, WV) -- Concord edged Shepherd, 20-19, in WVIAC football action on Saturday at Callaghan Stadium.
Shepherd gained a 7-0 lead when redshirt-freshman quarterback Dan Chlebowski (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim HS) connected on a 29-yard scoring strike to junior wide receiver Chad Pence (Harrisonburg, WV/Turner Ashby HS) with 3:55 left in the first quarter.
The Rams increased their lead to 13-0 when sophomore Dustin Dudinski (Woodbridge, VA/Park View HS) fielded a punt at the Shepherd 15 yard line, shook off a tackler, and raced 85 yards for a touchdown with 10 seconds left in the first quarter.
Dudinski became the first Shepherd player to record touchdowns on a punt return and a kickoff return in the same season since Bootsie Washington in 1997.
Concord cut the lead to 13-6 at the half when Eric Jelks scored on a 29-yard pass from Josh Aliveto.
Shepherd extended its lead to 19-6 when junior running back Alex Herbert (Monrovia, MD/Urbana HS) scored on a five-yard run with 52 seconds left in the third quarter. Herbert rushed for a game-high 87 yards on 21 carries.
Kory Wright scored on a one-yard plunge for the Mountain Lions with 13:09 left in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 19-13.
Jelks scored on a 12-yard run and kicker Dustin Ferrell added the extra point with 5:58 left in the game to provide the margin of victory for Concord.
Chlebowski completed 14-of-29 passes for 183 yards. Correll was the team's top receiver with six receptions for 92 yards.
The Shepherd defense was led by senior strong safety Dan Winning (Culpeper, VA/Culpeper HS) with a team-high 10 tackles (six solos). He also had a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a pass breakup.
Shepherd falls to 3-6, 3-3 in conference play, while Concord improves to 3-7, 2-4.
The Rams will host WVU-Tech next Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. game. in the season finale.