PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State football held its first scrimmage of the spring, working through 85 plays in Martin Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The Cougar offense scored four touchdowns, three through the air and one on the ground while the defense tallied seven sacks and a number of acrobatic pass breakups.
Quarterback Luke Falk went 16-of-25 for 156 yards including a 45-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wideout Kyle Sweet. Redshirt-freshmen quarterbacks Tyler Hilinski and Christian Jorgensen each added a touchdown throw while Peyton Bender finished 10-of-14 for 113 yards.
Senior wide receiver River Cracraft and redshirt-freshman running back James Williams led the way with seven catches a piece. Cracraft tallied 77 receiving yards while redshirt-senior wideout Gabe Marks caught six passes for 33 yards and Sweet finished with four catches for 89 yards. Junior Kyrin Priester and sophomore Caleb Fossum each caught touchdowns.
On the ground, redshirt-junior Gerard Wicks led the way with seven carries for 34 yards and he also recorded 29 receiving yards. Fellow redshirt-junior Jamal Morrow caught three passes and also rushed for 18 yards, battling to pick up a couple first downs in short yardage situations. Williams scored the lone rushing touchdown, following the offensive line before bowling his way across the goal line for an 11-yard score.
Defensively, the Cougars received two sacks from redshirt-sophomore defensive end Nick Begg and redshirt-sophomore defensive lineman Kingston Fernandez. Redshirt-sophomores Hercules Mata'afa and Nate DeRider each added a sack as did redshirt-freshman Nnamdi Oguayo.
The first score of the day came when Jorgenson found Fossum in the back of the end zone for a sliding touchdown grab. Williams followed the run and Falk then found Sweet behind the defense for a long score. Hilinski capped the day with a 14-yard strike to Priester in the end zone who held on after the pass was deflected by a covering linebacker.
Redshirt-junior kicker Erik Powell connected form 26 and 29 yards out while redshirt-junior Mitchell Cox also made from 34 yards.
The Cougars continue spring practice Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
SCRIMMAGE STATS
April 9, 2016
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PASSING |
PC-PA-YARDS |
INTs |
TDs |
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16-25-156 |
0 |
1 |
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10-14-113 |
0 |
0 |
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Hilinksi, Tyler |
14-18-80 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
8-12-92 |
0 |
1 |
||||
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TOTALS |
48-69-441 |
0 |
3 |
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|
|
|
|
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RECEIVING |
CATCHES |
YARDS |
TDs |
|||
|
7 |
77 |
0 |
||||
|
7 |
26 |
0 |
||||
|
6 |
33 |
0 |
||||
|
4 |
42 |
1 |
||||
|
4 |
89 |
1 |
||||
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4 |
25 |
0 |
||||
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3 |
32 |
0 |
||||
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Fossum, Caleb |
3 |
24 |
1 |
|||
|
3 |
11 |
0 |
||||
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2 |
29 |
0 |
||||
|
2 |
8 |
0 |
||||
|
1 |
23 |
0 |
||||
|
1 |
12 |
0 |
||||
|
1 |
10 |
0 |
||||
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TOTALS |
48 |
441 |
3 |
|||
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|
|
|
|
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RUSHING |
CARRIES |
YARDS |
TDs |
|||
|
7 |
34 |
0 |
||||
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2 |
12 |
1 |
||||
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4 |
18 |
0 |
||||
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2 |
14 |
0 |
||||
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
||||
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TOTALS |
16 |
79 |
1 |
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FIELD GOALS
Erik Powell – 26 (Good), 29 (Good)
Mitchell Cox – 34 (Good)
SACKS
Kingston Hernandez 2
SCORING SUMMARY
Fossum 8-yard pass from Jorgenson
Williams 11-yard run
Sweet 45-yard pass from Falk
Preister 14-yard pass from Hilinski