MIDWAY, Ky. – Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College opened its 2025 sprint football season in explosive fashion, outpacing Midway University 52-36 on Saturday afternoon behind a balanced offensive attack and a momentum-shifting defensive score.
Quarterback
Jeremiah Tosky led the Pomeroys with a career performance, completing 31 of 42 passes for 412 yards and four touchdowns while also adding a rushing score. His favorite target was
Owen Huff, who hauled in six receptions for 171 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown strike early in the third quarter.
SMWC (1-0, 1-0 MSFL) struck first on a 2-yard touchdown run by
Zy'Eiar White midway through the first quarter. After Midway answered, the Pomeroys seized control in the second quarter when Tosky connected on back-to-back scoring passes – a 25-yard strike to
Derron Hazzard and a 23-yard touchdown to
Dameon Miller, giving SMWC a 21-16 halftime edge.
The third quarter belonged to the Pomeroys, who rattled off 21 straight points. Tosky found Huff on the deep connection, then powered in a 9-yard rushing score. Moments later, he hit
Corbyn Cleveland for a 9-yard touchdown that extended the lead to 42-16.
Kicker
Connor Wardlaw was perfect on the day, hitting all seven PAT attempts and drilling a 22-yard field goal to cap a 17-play drive in the fourth quarter.
Defensively,
Byran Simmons delivered the dagger with under two minutes remaining, intercepting a pass and racing 95 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory. Simmons recorded three interceptions on the afternoon, returning them for 103 yards.
Midway quarterback Christian Carte threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns, but was intercepted three times by the SMWC secondary.
The Pomeroys totaled 417 yards through the air and 45 yards on the ground. Miller finished with nine receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown, while Cleveland added eight catches for 61 yards and a score.
SMWC now turns its attention to the home opener on Saturday, Sept. 20, when it hosts Quincy (Ill.) at Jay Barrett Field in West Terre Haute. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. (ET).