Albion rolls to football victory over Finlandia

Albion rolls to football victory over Finlandia

ALBION, Mich. – Zach Serzo rushed for a career high 157 yards and three touchdowns as Albion College rolled past Finlandia University, 63-10, in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football action at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium.

Serzo scored on runs of 52 and 1 yards in the first quarter and he added a 34-yard score in the third quarter.

Albion took the lead for good when Collin Poore went across the field and reached the pylon to complete a 20-yard pass from Kyle Thomas to make the score 14-7 midway through the first quarter.

Serzo added his two touchdown runs as Albion led, 28-7, at the end of the first.

Markell McCoy scored on a 1-yard run and Brian Blanzy hauled in a 3-yard pass from Sam Blanzy in the second quarter as Albion led, 42-10, at halftime.

Ryan Roberts scored his first collegiate touchdown on an 11-yard run in the third quarter, and Isaiah Gibson completed the scoring on a 47-yard pass play from Sam Blanzy.

Albion finished the day with 615 yards of total offense. Sam Blanzy threw for 125 yards. McCoy finished with 81 rushing yards on six carries for a 13 ½ yard average.

Ke-Mauri Heard, Jr. led the Briton defense with six tackles and a fumble recovery. Sean Kubit-Miller and Mitchell Arendsen each collected two tackles for loss.

Of Note

Andrew Fabry, the senior kicker who prepped at Grosse Pointe South, converted all six of his extra point kicks in the first half to become Albion's all-time scoring leader. He has 266 points in his career, passing Jeff Robinson's total of 264.

Next Up

Albion (6-3 overall, 3-3 MIAA) completes the season with a 1 o'clock kickoff against Olivet College next Saturday. Albion will recognize the senior members of the team with their parents at 12:40 p.m.

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