Box Score 
THE BASICS:
- Score: Assumption 42, Bentley 7
- Records: Assumption (5-1, 4-1 NE-10), Bentley (3-3, 3-2 NE-10)
- Location: Waltham, Mass.
The Lead: The 22nd-ranked Hounds scored on their first play from scrimmage and put up 35 first-half points, while the defense limited Bentley to just 127 yards of total offense on the way to a dominant 42-7 victory over the Falcons on Friday night.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior Charles Reid (Westampton, N.J. / Rancocas Valley Regional) took the opening kickoff 98 yards, from his own 1-yard line to the Bentley one, with only a shoestring tackle keeping him from getting to the corner of the endzone. Junior Dylan Oxsen (Plymouth, Mass. / Plymouth South) did the rest, going in from one-yard out on the team's first offensive play.
- Assumption started its second drive at its own 17-yard line and marched down to the Falcon two-yard line in 11 plays before Marc Monks (Annandale, N.J. / North Hunterdon) lofted a pass to the corner of the endzone for Ashton Grant (Manchester, Conn. / East Coast Prep) for the 14-0 advantage with 6:10 left in the quarter.
- A nice punt return by Nolan Seward (May's Landing, N.J. / Cedar Creek) towards the end of the quarter gave the Hounds the ball at the Bentley 46, and it took them just six plays to make it 21-0, with the score coming on a one-yard quarterback sneak by Monks with 1:30 left.
- On the Falcons' next possession, Nick Valenti (Troy, N.Y. / Troy) forced a fumble and Andrew Benson (East Bridgewater, Mass. / East Bridgewater) pounced on it to put Assumption back on offense. Four plays later Oxsen caught a swing pass from from Monks and took it 12 yards down the sideline for a 28-0 advantage.
- Special teams created the next scoring opportunity as a multitude of defenders broke through the line on Bentley's punt attempt and Benson came up with the block on the punt attempt. Stephon Hill (Baltimore, Md. / Boys' Latin School of Maryland) recovered the ball and returned it to the two-yard line.
- Just one play later, Oxsen carried it in from two yards out for his third score of the day for a 35-0 advantage with 9:16 until halftime.
- Bentley did score a touchdown in the final nine minutes of the half, but a fourth-down stop in the final minute by Assumption made it 35-7 at the half.
- Neither team was able to score in the third, with an interception by Bakari Blunt (Mt. Pleasant, S.C. / Burke / Dean College) stopping a Bentley drive in Assumption territory, and a missed 49-yard field goal keeping the Hounds off the board.
- Benson added on to his impressive day early in the fourth quarter, jumping a route from his safety spot and returning the interception 30 yards into the endzone to extend the lead to 42-7 with nine minutes left in regulation.
- The Hound defense did the rest, allowing -1 total yards over Bentley's final three drives to preserve the 35-point victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Assumption was impressive on offense, starting the game 10-for-12 on third down and finishing 11-for-17, while totalling 378 yards. The Hounds also committed just three penalties for 25 yards in the contest.
- The defense for Assumption was dominant, limiting Bentley to just 122 total yards in the contest - with 75 rushing yards and just 47 yards through the air. The Falcons also went just 4 of 15 on third down.
- Monks was an efficient 20-for-31 for 197 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, while also rushing three times for 22 yards and one score. His primary target was Grant, who caught eight passes for 71 yards and one touchdown.
Brandon Swain-Price (Stoughton, Mass. / Stoughton) added three catches for 52 yards.
- Oxsen rushed for 70 yards on 21 attempts with two rushing touchdowns. He also added four catches for 47 yards and another score, totalling 117 all-purpose yards.
Alex Shain (Sanford, Maine / Sanford) added 50 yards on nine attempts.
- Benson led the defense with seven total tackles, while also blocking a punt, recovering a fumble and returning an interception for a touchdown.
Levi Fancher (Beacon Falls, Conn. / Woodland Regional) and
Joe Bruno (Old Forge, Pa. / Old Forge) each added four tackles and one sack apiece as the team had seven tackles for a loss and 3.0 sacks.
- Bentley's
CJ Scarpa was 12 of 27 for 47 yards with two interceptions from under center, while
Matt Montalto led all rushers with 52 yards on 13 attempts with the team's lone touchdown.
UP NEXT:
- The Hounds return to action next Friday when they host St. Anselm at 7 pm.
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