POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team held its second scrimmage of preseason camp on Sunday morning at Tenney Stadium. The scrimmage consisted of live game action with a mixture of red zone possessions.
 
The first points of the scrimmage came on the opening play of the fourth drive, when red-shirt sophomore linebacker John Pierce intercepted a pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown. The defense kept the offense off the scoreboard for the game's first six drives.
 
After the first six drives, the scrimmage shifted to five drives of red zone work, with the offense starting each possession at the defense's 25-yard line. The offense scored touchdowns on the first two drives of this session. Red-shirt freshman quarterback Austin Day led the first one, which lasted four plays and culminated with an eight-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Juston Christian. On the second drive, red-shirt freshman quarterback Mike Husni threw a 28-yard scoring strike to red-shirt junior wide receiver Joe Petro on fourth down.
 
The defense kept the offense out of the end zone on the next three drives, with the offense converting two field goals.
 
On the first possession following the red zone drives, freshman cornerback Jhonny Quest intercepted a pass and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown. The final points came on the second-to-last drive, when freshman quarterback Matt Edwards connected with a deep ball to freshman wide receiver Dwayne Menders for a 53-yard touchdown pass.
 
In addition to his pick-six, Pierce had a six-yard tackle for loss on a running play. Red-shirt sophomore defensive end Darien Townsend had two tackles for loss, including a sack.
 
All statistics are unofficial.
 
The Red Foxes are entering their final week of preseason camp. They will practice in the morning at North Field on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday before closing out camp with a Friday afternoon scrimmage at Tenney Stadium.
 
Marist opens the 2018 season on Saturday, Sept. 1 against Georgetown at Tenney Stadium. The Red Foxes will have five home games this season, their 10^th as a member of the Pioneer Football League. Two former Marist football players – Terrence Fede (Buffalo Bills) and Jason Myers (Seattle Seahawks) – are currently on NFL rosters. For information on tickets, please click here.