Glenville – Concord dropped its season opener Thursday, falling 17-10 to Glenville State on the road at Morris Stadium.
Trailing 10-3 in the fourth quarter, Concord quarterback Jack Mangel found wide receiver Jarod Bowie for a 21-yard scoring strike to tie the game but the Pioneers responded on their following drive when quarterback Timoth Heltzel found Tre Gulley for a 25-yard touchdown, capping a four-play drive that ate up just under two minutes.
Bowie was the highlight for the CU offense, catching 15 passes for 204 yards and a score while Tywan Pearce added six catches for 101 yards.
Glenville’s Javon Butler led the Pioneers with 11 catches for 147 yards.
Concord starts the season 0-1 and will return home Sept. 18 when it hosts West Virginia Wesleyan.
Scoring plays
Second Quarter
GSC: Mark Shepherd 1 rush (Josh Jones Kick), 6:27
CU: Gio Christiano 31-yard field goal, 2:56
Third quarter
GSC: Josh Jones 28-yard field goal, 6:18
Fourth quarter
CU: Jarod Bowie 21-yard pass from Jack Mangel (Gio Christiano Kick), 13:38
GSC: Tre Gulley 25-yard pass from Timoth Heltzel (Josh Jones Kick), 8:45
Individual Statistics
Rushing – CU: Justin Lee 15-70, Jon Sawyers 1-4, Christ Gilbert 1-4, Jack Mangel 9-(minus-28); GSC: Mark Shepherd 10-26, Nyle Ervin 3-24, Bernanrd Dankyi 11-20, Timoth Heltzel 5-11, Javon Butler 1-5, Deandre Clayton 2-(Minus-1), Zay Huff 1-(minus-3).
Passing – CU: Jack Mangel 36-50-402-1TD-1INT, Griffin Demarco 0-1-0-1INT; GSC: Timoth Heltzel 14-25-208-1TD, Deandre Clayton 4-8-55-0-0.
Receiving – CU: Jarod Bowie 15-204-1TD, Tywan Pearce 6-101, Justin Lee 8-55, Kris Copeland 4-26, Kristian Drake 2-14, Trenton Lee 1-2; GSC: Javon Butler 11-147, Tre Gulley 4-63, Zay Huff 2-45, Dankyi Bernard 1-8.
