Duquesne Dukes @ St. Francis (PA) Red Flash
Perrantes throws 2 TD passes, defense gets 2 as Duquesne tops St Francis 38-7
LORETTO, Pa. -- — Ty Howard returned an interception 40 yards to open the scoring and Darius Perrantes threw two touchdown passes and Duquesne rolled to a 38-7 win over St. Francis (PA) on Saturday.
The defending Northeast Conference champion Dukes (4-2, 2-0) led 17-0 at the half, and when the Red Flash (2-4, 0-2) scored early in the third quarter Perrantes salted the game away.
Perrantes found Steven Mahar Jr. for a 12-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter and had a 22-yard connection with Joey Isabella early in the fourth.
Malichi Lowery gave the Dukes another defensive touchdown in the closing seconds with a fumble return.
Perrantes was 15-of-30 passing for 185 yards and JaMario Clements ran for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Adrian Mejia threw for 13 yards for the Red Flash, who were held to 29 yards on 29 attempts as Mejia was sacked four times.
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Game Information
Loretto, PA
2025 Standings
| Northeast ConferenceNortheast Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | 6-1 | 8-5 |
| Duquesne | 5-2 | 7-5 |
| Mercyhurst | 4-3 | 5-7 |
| Long Island University | 4-3 | 6-6 |
| Wagner | 4-3 | 5-7 |
| Stonehill | 3-4 | 4-8 |
| Robert Morris | 2-5 | 3-9 |
| New Haven | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Saint Francis | 0-7 | 0-11 |
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