Wwu Uses Big Quarter To Rip Whits

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For the second week in a row, the Whitworth Pirates had two fumbles and two interceptions.

The game’s outcome was also similar.

The Pirates fell 36-7 to Western Washington in a Columbia Football Association non-league game on Saturday in Bellingham.

Western, ranked No. 4 in NAIA Division II, improved its record to 3-0, while Whitworth, which last week lost 27-10 to Central Washington, fell to 1-2.

Western capitalized on the Pirates’ turnovers - all four occurring in the first half - and used a 26-point second quarter to put the game away.

In the second quarter, Western running back Jon Brunaugh scored the Vikings’ first two touchdowns, both on 2-yard carries. Brunaugh’s backup, John Frazier, scored the third touchdown on a 61-yard run, and tight end Ryan Lahmann caught a 12-yard pass from quarterback Jason Stiles just before halftime.

As for Whitworth, the Pirates’ offense was stymied for the second straight week, gaining just 162 yards of total offense.

Whitworth freshman quarterback Josh Parbon completed 7 of 12 passes for 102 yards for one touchdown but had two interceptions. On the ground, Whitworth carried 40 times for just 60 yards.

WWU 36, Whitworth 7

Whitworth 0 0 0 7 - 7

West. Washington 0 26 10 0 - 36

WWUBrunaugh, 2 yd run, (Gebers PAT) WWUBrunaugh, 2 yd run, (Gebers PAT) WWUFrazier, 61 yd run, (kick failed) WWULahman, 12 yd pass from J. Stiles, (conversion failed) WWUGebers, 27 yd field goal WWUPalmore, 35 yd pass from Stiles, (Gebers PAT)

Whit-Sund, 45 yd pass from Parbon, (Jensen PAT)

A-2,385

WWU WC First downs 21 10 Rushes-yards 39-216 40-60 Passing yards 340 102 Return yards 148 128 Passes 22-31-2 7-15-2 Punts-Avg. 8-31.5 3-30.3 Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties-yards 17-160 4-37 Individual statistics

Rushing - WWU Brunaugh, 16-74. WC - Arceneaux 13-40.

Passing - WWU Stiles 14-22-2-222-2. WC - Parbon 7-15-2-102-1.

Receiving - WWU Lahmann 4-80. WC - Sund 1-45.

PLU 35, CWU 32

At Puyallup, No. 9 Pacific Lutheran scored two touchdowns in the final 2:48 to defeat No. 24 Central Washington.

After cutting the lead to 32-27, PLU’s Ed Nau recovered an onside kick, giving the Lutes possession. PLU (2-1) put together a 12-play, 58-yard drive capped by Josh Requa’s 2-yard touchdown plunge with 29 seconds to play.

CWU fell to 2-2.

Simon Fraser 27, UPS 14

At Burnaby, B.C., Simon Fraser got its first win of the season, beating Puget Sound.

Simon Fraser moved to 1-3 and UPS fell to 0-3.

, DataTimes