CARLISLE, PA – Visiting Johns Hopkins scored touchdowns on its first four possessions of the second half to turn a 13-7 deficit into a 35-13 victory at Dickinson Saturday afternoon.  The win improves the Blue Jays' record to 8-1 overall and 7-1 in the Centennial Conference, while the Red Devils slip to 3-6 overall and 3-5 in the Centennial
 
After the Red Devil defense kept Johns Hopkins in check in the first half, the Blue Jays took their opening possession of the second half and went 68 yards before Ryan Stevens capped the drive with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Josh Polce.  A five-yard run on fourth-and-one at their own 41 kept the drive alive early on for the Blue Jays.
 
While the Blue Jay defense was busy holding the Red Devil offense in check with three straight punts and a pair of stops on downs on their first five possessions of the second half, the Johns Hopkins offense added three more touchdowns to salt the game away.  The drives all covered at least 56 yards and were polished off with a 12-yard Spencer Uggla touchdown run (21-13), a 34-yard Stevens-to-Quinn Revere touchdown pass (28-13) and a one-yard Stevens-to-Andrew Sheahan scoring toss (35-13).
 
The Red Devils had grabbed a 10-0 first-quarter lead as they scored 10 points in a span of just over two minutes late in the period.  After the first three drives of the game ended with punts, the Devils took over at their own 46 and went 54 yards in eight plays with a 20-yard Diante Ball touchdown run capping the drive.
 
Dickinson popped the ensuing kickoff between a pair of Blue Jays inside the 30 and the Red Devils recovered at the JHU 24.  Four plays later, a 34-yard Matt Moroz field goal made it 10-0.
 
Johns Hopkins answered with its only scoring drive of the first half as the Blue Jays went 68 yards in six plays to pull within 10-7.  A Geoff Schroeder 10-yard run converted a third-and-one at the Blue Jay 41 and Danny Wolf scampered up the middle from 29 yards out three plays later make it a three-point game with 82 seconds remaining in the first quarter.  Moroz added a 32-yard field goal midway through the second quarter to account for a 13-7 halftime lead for the Devils.
 
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
• Stevens was 15-of-25 for 172 yards with three touchdowns.
• Wolf rushed for a game-high 103 yards and the one touchdown and paced a rushing attack that generated 187 yards on the day.
• The Blue Jay defense registered six sacks on the day and held Dickinson to just 190 yards of total offense.
• Duncan Van Kouteren posted a team-high 10 tackles for Johns Hopkins, while Luke Schuermann and Nick Seidel added eight apiece.  Carson Currie had two of the Blue Jays' six sacks in the win.
 
Inside the Box Score – Dickinson
•  Ball rushed 22 times for 93 yards and the one score for Dickinson, but 20 other rushing attempts (including sacks) netted just 16 yards.
• Alex Sulin and Tanner Long both had 12 tackles to lead the way defensively for DC.
• Dickinson sacked Stevens four times and held the Blue Jays to 373 yards of total offense.
 
Other Notes of Interest
•  Today's game was the 75^th all-time between Johns Hopkins and Dickinson.
• Stevens went over 6,000 career passing yards (6,018) and 60 career TD passes (62) with his effort today.
• JHU is now 43-5 in regular games played in November in this century.
 
Johns Hopkins will return to action on Saturday, November 12 when the Blue Jays welcome McDaniel to Homewood Field.  Kickoff is set for 1 pm.