MANSFIELD – Adam Hutchison connected with D.J. McLean with seven seconds remaining to cut the deficit to 19-13 but time ran out on Mansfield as visiting Franklin Pierce came away with the CSFL win on Homecoming at Karl Van Norman Field.
 
Saturday marked the culmination of Mansfield's 125^th Anniversary of Football Celebration with dozens of Mountaineer football alumni representing all decades back to the 50s returning for the game.
 
On its opening drive, Franklin Pierce (2-2, 2-2 CSFL) needed just six plays capped by quarterback Mike Mancicni's 26-yard touchdown run up the middle to take a quick 7-0 lead. On the ensuing possession, Bailee Johns intercepted a Hutchison pass and returned it 22 yards for another score. The extra point was snuffed out, but the Ravens held the early 13-0 lead.
 
In the second quarter, Hutchison used passes of 18 and 15 yards to Kurt Logan and Jakob Woods respectively before LeRon Strothers rushed 18 yards to put the first Mansfield (0-4, 0-4 CSFL) points on the board and cut the deficit to 13-7. The touchdown was the first of the season and second of his career for Strothers.
 
The Mountaineer defense stiffened, forcing a pair of three-and-outs and stuffing Franklin Pierce on a fourth-and-two attempt to go into halftime trailing by just six points.
 
Issaac Havens picked off Mancini on a passes that was tipped then juggled around on the Ravens' first drive of the second half, but the Mansfield offense stalled. Paul Harrison boomed a 58-yard punt down to the Franklin Pierce 12-yard line to pin the Ravens in their own endzone. It was Harrison's longest punt of his career and one-of-two 50-yard punts on the day that went inside the opponent 20. Neither offense could get much going in the third quarter as the score remained 13-7.
 
In the fourth quarter with Franklin Pierce threatening once again in Mountaineer territory, John Capwell came up with his first career interception at the Mansfield 39. Capwell had a monster day, racking up a game-high 14 tackles, including 13 solo, two tackles for loss and a pick.
 
The Ravens forced a three-and-out and used a 12-play, 48-yard drive capped by a Kobie Smith two-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 19-7 with just 1:58 left in the game. The two-point conversion was intercepted by Mountaineer defensive back Brandon Pace.
 
Hutchison marched the Mountaineers down the field, finding his receivers near the sidelines and ended the drive with 14-yard touchdown pass to McLean in coverage to bring Mansfield within six points again with just seven ticks on the clock. The two-point conversion failed.
 
Mansfield was unable to convert the onside kick and dropped its four CSFL game of the season.
 
Franklin Pierce outgained Mansfield 267-165 in total offense and held a 19-13 advantage in first downs. The Ravens did their damage on the ground, amassing 232 rushing yards.
 
Hutchison went 12-32 in passing for 122 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked twice and threw a pick. McLean totaled 56 receiving yards while Kurt Logan added 34.
 
The Raven's Tyler Zech ran for 96 yards with Ahzir Turner totaling 62.
 
Mansfield travels to Navy on Friday.