ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Senior wide receiver Adrian Boyd’s 80-yard touchdown reception 1:13 into the annual University of New Mexico Cherry-Silver spring football game gave Silver a 7-0 lead it would not relinquish as the Silver rolled 26-6 over the Cherry squad on Saturday afternoon at University Stadium. Backup quarterbacks Tali Ena and Kole McKamey each passed for over 100 yards for the Silver and Cherry, respectively.
Junior transfer running back D.D. Cox led all rushers with 55 yards on nine carries, including a 24 yard touchdown run to cap the Silver scoring. Meanwhile, sophomore running back DonTrell Moore left after his first carry of the game with a sprained ankle. Sophomore Daniel Ramirez filled in admirably for Moore, rushing for 26 yards on eight carries. Senior Rashaun Sanders had a strong game for the Cherry, pulling in a game-high four catches for 113 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown from McKamey.
“I thought the players were well organized and I thought they were enthusiastic,” said head coach Rocky Long. “We got a lot of work done this spring and got a lot of the younger players a lot of reps without getting anyone hurt. I think that’s a successful spring.”
Scoring Summary
Silver – Adrian Boyd 80 pass from Tali Ena (Katie Hnida kick), 8:47, 1st
Silver – Hank Baskett fumble recovery in the end zone (Wes Zunker kick), 1:48, 1st
Silver – Safety, punter Tyler Gaus downed in end zone, 0:00, 1st
Silver – Zunker 29 FG, 5:22, 3rd
Cherry – Rashaun Sanders 42 pass from Kole McKamey (pass failed), 3:54, 4th
Silver – D.D. Cox 24 run (Hnida kick), :58, 4th
Individual Statistics
CHERRY
Rushing Daniel Ramirez (8-26)Terrence Thomas (1-4)Mike Catrmell (1-4)DonTrell Moore (1-3)Casey Kelly (5-(-14)Tyler Gaus (2-(-26)Kole McKamey (4-(-33)
PassingCasey Kelly (1-6, 5 yards)Kole McKamey (6-9, 1 int., 128 yards, 1 TD)
ReceivingRashaun Sanders (4-113, 1 TD)Mike Augustyniak (1-9)Bryan Penley (1-6)Daniel Ramirez (1-5)
PuntingTyler Gaus (9-360, 40.0 avg. – punted for both teams)
Punt ReturnsBlaine Harrell (1-3)
Kickoff Returns Harrell (2-33)Billy Strother (1-7)Aaron Brack (1-11)
Defensive LeadersS Joe Paoli (6 tackles, 3 sacks)LB Billy Strother (8 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack)CB Aaron Brack (4 tackles, 1 PBU)DE D.J. Renteria (4 tackles, 1 sack)CB Corey Brown (2 PBU)
SILVER
RushingD.D. Cox (9-55, 1 TD)Landrick Brody (4-25)Jesse Demarest (4-16)Josh Bazinet (1-14)Adrian Byrd (1-7)Dwight Counter (1-7)Adrian Boyd (1-4)Tali Ena (7-(-43)
PassingTali Ena (5-12, 0 int., 119 yards, 0 TD)Michael Brunker (0-1)
ReceivingAdrian Boyd (2-91, 1 TD)Hank Baskett (1-20)Justin Colburn (1-6)Dwight Counter (1-2)
Punt ReturnsAdrian Boyd (3-34)
Kickoff ReturnsKevin Walton (2-39)
InterceptionsBrandon Payne (1-0)
Defensive LeadersLB Daniel Gawronski (4 tackles, 2 sacks)DE Zach Rupp (3 tackles, 2 sacks)LB Fola Fashola (4 tackles, 1 sack)S Terrel Golden (3 tackles, 1 sack)a