Presbyterian Keeps Bronze Derby In Clinton

CLINTON, S.C. ? Presbyterian's defense stole the show in the 60th edition of the Bronze Derby, shutting out Newberry's offense in a 10-0 win before 5,982 at Bailey Memorial Stadium.

Presbyterian ends the regular season at 7-4, while the loss erases Newberry's ideas of a perfect season as they fall to 10-1 and 6-1 in South Atlantic Conference action.

In what may be the final game in the Newberry-Presbyterian football rivalry the Bronze Derby stayed in the hands of the Presbyterian faithful. Presbyterian ends the series with a 35-22-3 record in the Bronze Derby series since its outset in
1947.

Overall, Presbyterian concludes the 95-game rivalry with an all-time series advantage of 58-32-5.

Presbyterian dominated the game in every statistical category, ending the game with 24 first downs. Newberry finished the game with six.

The Blue Hose controlled the tempo of the game, holding the football in their hands for 37:36 of the contest.

Newberry had been averaging 422.5 yards of total offense per game, but the Blue Hose defense allowed only 97 yards of total offense.

Presbyterian shut down Newberry's offensive duo of quarterback Josh Stepp and wide receiver Tymere Zimmerman. Stepp threw for just 29 yards in the contest, while Zimmerman caught one pass for nine yards.

Newberry had only 68 yards on the ground in the game. The Indians had been averaging 212.8 yards on the ground per outing.

It was a cohesive effort by the defensive unit, as no Blue Hose defensive player finished with more than five tackles.

Corey Fidler returned from injury to pick up his first 100-yard game of the season and lead the Blue Hose offensively.

The redshirt senior in his fourth Bronze Derby finished with 101 yards on 17 carries, averaging 5.9 yards-per-carry.

Fidler was part of a Presbyterian rushing attack that finished the game with 297 yards rushing compared to Newberry's 68 yards on the ground.

In total, Presbyterian's offense finished the game with 366 yards of total offense.

Presbyterian got on the scoreboard first in the final seconds of the second quarter when Grayson Mullins found senior Chris Pope from five yards out to place Presbyterian on top 6-0 with just four seconds left on the clock in the first half. Carl Stevenson tacked on the extra point to give Presbyterian a 7-0 lead.

Stevenson gave the Blue Hose a 10-0 lead in the fourth quarter when he hit a 20-yard field goal.

In his first Bronze Derby, Mullins needed to only pass for 69 yards. The sophomore transfer was 6-for-12.

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