Mentor graduate Bill Deitmen carries the ball 31 times for 164 yards.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a clash between schools on Cleveland's East Side, Case Western Reserve ran its regular-season winning streak to 32 on Saturday with a 30-13 win over John Carroll at Case Field.
Case took a 7-0 first-quarter lead after a four-play, 41-yard drive ended with running back Bill Deitmen (Mentor) running into the end zone from 8 yards out.
The Spartans (1-0) went up, 14-0, with 3:43 left in the first quarter when quarterback Joey Baum (Walsh Jesuit) connected with Shaun Nicely (Willoughby South) on a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Trailing, 17-0, midway through the second quarter, the Blue Streaks (0-1) got on the board thanks to a 2-yard touchdown run by Teree' Harris (Benedictine).
The first half ended with Case ahead, 17-7, and with Deitmen having 122 yards rushing.
"Growing up on the East Side, I knew about small-college football, but Case was always considered the dog of all the programs around here," Deitmen said. "It means a lot to be able to win this game against another local team."
Baum hit Bryce Coleman (Solon) for a 6-yard touchdown in the third quarter to give the Spartans a 23-7 lead.
JCU pulled to within 23-13 with 6:30 remaining after quarterback Mike Locke ran in from 14 yards out. Locke (44 yards on nine carries) led the Blue Streaks in rushing.
Case running back Trevor LaBarge finished off JCU with a 3-yard touchdown run with 2:34 to go.
Deitmen carried the ball 31 times for 164 yards and Baum finished 9-of-13 passing for 133 yards and two touchdowns. Zach Homyk was Baum's favorite target, catching six passes for 91 yards.
Homyk is from Chicago, but his father played at Parma High four decades ago.
"I have a lot of relatives in the Cleveland area and my brother played at Denison so we had a lot of people here for this game," Homyk said. "Joey [Baum] and I are roommates so we know each other so well. It helps when we get on the field for the pass connections."
Westminster 23, Hiram 6 The Terriers led, 6-0, early in the second quarter after two Luke Russo (St. Peter Chanel) field goals, but the Titans (1-0) ran off 23 points to win the Division III nonconference game in Hiram.
Terriers QB Brendan Rehor (Bay) completed 31 of 46 passes for 300 yards. He threw one interception, which was returned for a touchdown. Glenn Campbell (Buchtel) caught eight of Rehor's passes for 130 yards.
Oberlin 29, Kenyon 26 (OT) Josh Mandel passed for 335 yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winner to Adam Niec (St. Ignatius) in overtime, as the Yeomen (1-0) beat the visiting Lords (0-1) in a nonconference Division III game. It's the first season-opening win for Oberlin since 1997. Niec finished with 10 catches for 93 yards and three touchdowns.
Notre Dame College 14, Lindsey Wilson 10 Khalid Harrison and Pedro Powell ran for touchdowns to help the Falcons (1-1) earn the first win in program history.
Defense stood out in the nonconference NAIA game in Columbia, Ky. NDC managed 191 yards and the Blue Raiders put up 194.