Barnegat Roars Past Donovan Catholic for Second Straight Win

Videos and statistics by Ryne Olsen - Shore Sports Network contributor

Barnegat 35, Donovan Catholic 7

TOMS RIVER - Five different players scored as the Bengals (3-1, 3-1) won their second straight game by rolling past the Griffins (1-3, 1-2).

Senior Manny Bowen ran for a 10-yard touchdown and also had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at linebacker. Tyler McGuinness added a 2-yard touchdown run, Kyle Morris had a 65-yard fumble return, Paul Wickwire had a 58-yard touchdown run, and Cinjun Erskine threw a touchdown pass to Ricky Gerena in the win.

Dezmund Hunter ran for an 11-yard score in the loss for Donovan Catholic.

Check out the highlights here (scroll down for box score)

Box Score:

Barnegat 35, Donovan Catholic 7

.                                         B      D

First Downs:                   13       5

Rushes/Yards:           22-262   34-155

Passing/Yards:            6/9-100     4/7-8

Penalties:                     1-5           1-15

Interceptions:                    1           0

Fumbles/Lost:                 2-2         3-3

Barnegat (3-1, 3-1)            7 14 14 0 - 35

Donovan Catholic (1-4, 1-3) 0 0 0 7 - 7

Scoring Summary:

B: Manny Bowen 10-yard run (Lustenberger kick)

B: Tyler McGuinness 2-yard run (Lustenberger kick)

B: Kyle Morris 65-yard fumble return (Lustenberger kick)

B: Ricky Gerena 20-yard pass from Cinjun Erskine (Lustenberger kick)

B: Paul Wickwire 58-yard run (Lustenberger kick)

DC: Dezmund Hunter 11-yard run (O’donnell kick)

Individual Statistics:

Rushing: B: McGuinness 7-103, Wickwire 3-81, Jarrett 3-19, Bowen 2-17, Podinker 2-16, Erskine 2-14, Manno 2-7, Schmitz 1-5. DC: Calderon Jr. 19-81, Hunter 5-38, #11 3-20, Rosario 3-8, Kovalkov 4-8

Passing: B: Erskine 6/9-100-1-1. DC: Calderon Jr. 4/7-8-0-0

Receiving: B: Morris 1-42, J.Bowen 2-21, Gerena 1-20, M.Bowen 2-17. DC: Rosario 3-17, #27 1-(-9)