Memphis - In the final game of the regular season, Rhodes College football celebrated Senior Day while the entire campus celebrated with Homecoming festivities, kicking off Saturday morning with the Homecoming parade behind the Lynx Walk.
After recognizing their eight seniors, the Lynx took on the Trinity University Tigers, eventually falling 52-7. The loss concluded the 2019 season for the Lynx who went 1-9.
Freshman
Luke Gerzon scored the lone touchdown for the Lynx as Rhodes avoided a shutout in the fourth quarter. The Cleveland, Miss. native scored his second touchdown in as many games on a three-yard rush before freshman
Wiley Henshaw added the extra point.
In the second quarter,
Jordan McCoy forced a fumble which was picked up by senior
D'On Coofer who returned the ball 49 yards for the Lynx. Rhodes' drive would be thwarted by a Trinity interception as the Lynx tried a trick play, initially putting
Mitch Batschelett as a wide receiver. The handoff to
Stephan Jean-Francois was reversed to Batschelett who launched the ball towards the end zone out of
Jace Franklin's reach. At the end of the first half, defensive back
Chris Brannagan reversed the roles and pulled in a one-handed interception before Franklin connected with Ethan Chamberlain on a 20-yard reception. Chamberlain held on for the catch after it was tipped by the Tiger defense. He made another great catch for 17-yards later in the third quarter along Trinity's sideline, again making the completion after juggling the ball.
Jacob Taylor returned the ball 12 yards after making an interception for the Lynx at the end zone at the end of the third quarter.
Rhodes entered freshman
Luke Macias at quarterback for the majority of the second half where the Texas native made 10 completions on 21 attempts for 104 passing yards including a 25-yard completion. Jean-Francois averaged four yards per carry for 40 rushing yards in the game and added another 28 yards in receptions. Chamberlain made seven receptions for a career-high 97 yards including one for 25 yards.
Gerzon and
James Moskosky took kick returns for the Lynx. Gerzon totaled 94 yards on six returns. His longest was 25 yards while Moskosky returned for for 30 yards and totaled 47 return yards in the game.
Defensively, the Lynx recorded six sacks for a loss of 38 yards and totaled 10 tackles for loss of 50 yards. Three of McCoy's four tackles-for-losses were sacks which sent the Tigers back 19 yards. He finished the game with 21 lost yards for the Tigers. Connor Mitchell and
Kobe Bins both led the Lynx with eight tackles with
Taylor Smith adding seven more.
The Lynx will lose
Jacob Andersen,
Ted Bilden,
D'On Coofer,
Bryce Hayes,
Trent Holt,
Monroe McKay,
Parker Rye and
Charles Tammons, Jr. to graduation.