Football Topped By Sacred Heart in Yankee Conference Championship Game

North Andover, Mass. – The Merrimack College football team was beat by Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon in the Yankee Conference Championship Game.

The Essentials
Score: Sacred Heart 31, Merrimack 20
Records: Merrimack (4-6) | Sacred Heart (5-6)

How It Happened

• On the opening kickoff Jermaine Corbett took the ball 99-yards to the endzone to give Merrimack an early seven-point lead. The return was the senior running back's second return of the season. The Pioneers answered back one offensive play later. The Sacred Heart running back took it 73-yards to tie the game at seven. After stops from both defenses, Lliam Davis knocked down a 31-yard field goal to give Merrimack the lead with just over two minutes to play in the first quarter. A little over halfway through the second quarter, the Warriors broke through and found the end zone. Jermaine Corbett took it 18-yards for a score that put Merrimack up by 10. Sacred Heart added a touchdown with two and a half minutes to play in the first half to head into halftime down by three.
• Davis got the scoring going for Merrimack in the second half with a 42-yard field goal. The Pioneers responded with a touchdown, which gave them their first lead of the afternoon. In the fourth quarter the Warrior quarterback threw and interception that was returned for a touchdown, putting Sacred Heart up eight. A field goal from the Pioneers with just under four minutes to play in the second half put the game out of reach for the Warriors.

Notes & Numbers

• Jermaine Corbett rushed for 163 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown.
• Brandon Roberts and Tyler Leavy led the team in tackles with six on the afternoon.
• Both Deon Houston and Donte Williams had interceptions in the loss.

 Up next
The Warriors play their final game of the season on Saturday against Fordham University. Game time is set for 1 p.m. in New York.