No. 15 Georgetown rolls past Bethel 52-14 on homecoming

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) - Sophomore quarterbacks Justice Burnam and Trevor DeLacey each threw three touchdown passes as No. 15 Georgetown College beat Bethel University 52-14 on Saturday afternoon at Toyota Stadium.

Georgetown (5-2, 3-0 Mid-South Conference) tied the game at 7-7 in the first quarter when Burnam connected with senior wide receiver Clayton Davis for a 43-yard touchdown. The Tigers then scored 28 unanswered points to take control.

Burnam finished with 181 yards and three touchdowns. DeLacey added 127 yards and three touchdowns in relief.

Davis led all receivers with six catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Senior running back Darius Neal led the Tigers on the ground with 51 yards rushing.

Sophomore kicker Braden Widener was 7-for-7 on extra points and kicked a 44-yard field goal. Sophomore linebacker Jayden Axson led the defense with 10 tackles, and sophomore defensive back Miller Brown returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Georgetown also got touchdown catches from junior tight end Tyler Etherington, senior wide receiver Brian Tawuo and senior wide receiver Jamarcus Robinson. Senior defensive back Isaiah Wills-Jackson forced a fumble to set up a score.

Bethel (2-5, 0-2) scored on its opening possession on a 54-yard run and added a 7-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Georgetown, which leads the all-time series 15-5 since 1995, will host No. 24 University of the Cumberlands (5-2, 1-1) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in Georgetown.