By James Wagner
Director of Athletic Communications

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ninth-ranked Johns Hopkins scored 21 points in the first quarters as the Blue Jays (8-0, 7-0 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (6-2, 5-2 Centennial) 42-14 Saturday afternoon at a cold, windy Patterson Field.

The Blue Jays took advantage of several special teams miscues by the Bears, and all but clinched a share of their sixth straight Centennial title.

Blue Jay quarterback Braden Anderson threw for three touchdown on 13-for-21 passing for 265 yards, with Quinn Donaldson catching two of those TD passes. Donaldson led all receivers in yardage with 142 yards on five catches. Johns Hopkins running back Stuart Walters rushed for two scores.

For Ursinus, senior quarterback Kevin Monahan was 25-for-46 for 192 yards and a score, throwing seven passes to senior Darius Jones for 73 yards. Sophomore running back Corey Kelly rushed for 41 yards on 16 carries.

Defensively, Ursinus senior defensive end Steve Ambs had eight tackles and two tackles for loss, while Keith Corliss had nine tackles for the Blue Jays.

Johns Hopkins scored its first touchdown after getting a short field when a punt snap was dropped, putting the Blue Jays at the Bears' 39.

Four plays later, Walters ran in from the 8-yard line for a 7-0 lead with 12:49 left.

Another special teams miscue ended the Bears next drive on a punt, putting the Blue Jays at the Ursinus 25. However, a defensive stand stopped the Blue Jays at the Bears' 2-yard line.

After an Ursinus three-and-out, Johns Hopkins went up 14-0 when Anderson found Donaldson for a  55-yard TD pass and a 14-0 lead with 7:26 left.

After stopping Johns Hopkins at the Bears' 49, Ursinus fumbled away a chance on a punt return and gave the Blue Jays the ball back at the Bears' 14. One play later, Walters ran for a 14-yard score and a 21-0 lead with 3:35 left.

Ursinus got on the board in the second quarter when Kelly rushed five yards for a score with 5:55 left, making the score 21-7.

The lone score in the third quarter was a 1-yard run from Dionisio Roman with 8:56 left for a 28-7 lead.

In the fourth, Ursinus got a score from Safi Hasseeb from 5-yards out on a pass from Monahan, while Hopkins got two TD passes from Anderson. He tossed a 23-yard one to Bradley Monday, and a 63-yard one to Donaldson with 5:09 left.

Ursinus travels to Muhlenberg next Saturday.