By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor
Wolves football was stifled on the road by Azusa Pacific University. An improved second half performance didn’t translate to points and Western fell, 8-33.
Early on, three-and-outs became the standard for the Wolves as the powerful defense of 13th ranked APU kept forcing on the punting unit.
Partway through the third quarter, Nick Duckworth replaced starting quarterback Philip Fenumiai. Fenumiai only completed one pass on the day, thrown to running back Torreahno Sweet for no gain.
Duckworth went 11-for-20. Wideout Paul Revis became his most reliable target, including the 70 yard pass that became the Wolves’ only touchdown. Duckworth finished with 165 yards.
“In the first half I noticed we had some favorable matchups, especially with Paul,” Duckworth said. “Looking ahead to Simon we just have to get the ball into our playmakers’ hands. We have a lot of weapons on offense.”
This week the Wolves go north of the border to face Simon Fraser University. Duckworth and Revis lead the Wolves to steamroll over SFU earlier in the year.
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