BUFFALO, NY - The White team used a trio of interceptions to down the Blue team, 19-17, in the annual Blue-White football scrimmage on Wednesday night at UB Stadium.

In a modified scoring format, the White team scored nine points off of the turnovers and also blocked a field goal attempt worth another three points while dominating most of the action. The Blue got both of their touchdowns late on a one-yard touchdown run by leading rusher

Marquis Dwarte

Marquis Dwarte (Baltimore, MD/Perry Hall) and a 15-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman Jeff Powell (Wyandotte, MI/Roosevelt) to senior tight end Chad Bartoszek (Salamanca, NY/Salamanca).

The defense dominated the early portion of the scrimmage, stopping the Blue on its first nine possessions before Dallas Pelz (Holland, NY/St. Francis) booted a 22-yard field goal. The key play in the drive was a 40-yard scramble by redshirt frosh quarterback P.J. Piskorik (Swoyersville, PA/Wyoming Valley West).

The defense had a 2-0 lead after two three and out stops before sophomore cornerback Darren Hicks (Worthington, OH/Worthington-Kilbourne) jumped in front of a Piskorik pass and returned it

Dahnel Singfield

51 yards for three points for the defense. The very next drive, senior cornerback Dahnel Singfield (Baltimore, MD/Dunbar) picked off a pass by sophomore Randall Secky (Bemus Point, NY/Maple Grove) for another three for the defense. Singfield would also block a 52-yard field goal attempt by Pelz for another trifecta for the defense.

The other interception for the White came by leading tackler Mark Graham (Monroe, MI/Monroe) that made the score 14-0 for the White. The junior free safety had six tackles and a pass breakup as well. Other standouts for the defense were junior defensive end Demetrius Austrum (Coral Springs, FL/Taravella) who had four solo stops and a pair of quarterback sacks; junior Obadiah Harris (Chillicothe, OH/Chillicothe) with three solos, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup and junior

Demetrius Austrum

linebacker Lamar Wilcher (Ossining, NY/Ossining) who had two solo stops, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup. Junior Rashad Clark (Los Angeles, CA/Ontario) and redshirt frosh Philip Jacques (Farmington Hills, MI/Brother Rice) each added sacks.

Offensively, Secky led all passers with 47 yards on 5-of-12 completions while Powell was 5-for-9 for 40 yards and a score. Dwarte led the backs with 13 carries for 56 yards. Senior flanker Adam Johnson (Alta Loma, CA/Etiwanda) had four catches for 32 yards.

The scrimmage concluded UB's NCAA-mandated 15 practice sessions.