SOUTHFIELD--The Lawrence Tech football team scored on its opening drive, but the Blue Devils were unable to keep the momentum in a 56-7 loss at the hands of Indiana Wesleyan in a Mid-States Football Association Mideast League opener for both schools. The visiting Wildcats are ranked fifth in the NAIA preseason poll.

Blue Devils Highlights:

• Dual-threat quarterback Kaleb Garner led LTU 41 yards rushing on nine attempts and was 7-for-16 passing with 90 yards and a touchdown.
• CJ Davidson rushed for 32 yards to give him 650 for his career--breaking Tanner Foley's school record of 642 set from 2018 to 2019.
• Jalen Wallace led all receivers with six catches for 52 yards.
• Michael White paced the defense with eight stops including two solo tackles.

Wildcats Highlights:

• Dederrian Williams rushed for 126 yards on 16 carries and two TDs. Williams also had four receptions--including a pair of TDs--for 55 yards.
• Clayton Mosher had 10 tackles including three solo.
• Xander Stokes threw for 241 yards on 16 completions and three TDs.

 How it Happened:

• The Blue Devils took the opening kickoff and marched down the field to get on the scoreboard first. D'Vaun Bentley caught a 19-yard pass from Garner to complete a nine-play scoring drive in 79 yards in 5 minutes and 4 seconds of time of possession.
• With LTU leading 7-0 in the second quarter, IWU tied it up with a Stokes to Levi Tidwell 16-yard TD pass with 14:56 left.
• The Wildcats took the lead for good on LTU's ensuing possession as Neil Campbell had a 10-yard fumble TD return, making it 14-7 43 seconds later.
• Indiana Wesleyan led 28-7 at halftime.

Lawrence Tech is back in action next Saturday when it hosts non-conference opponent Ave Maria University at home for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Blue Devils Stadium.