From staff and wire reports
The Wasps’ slide continued and ended at the same time.
Emory & Henry fell to Guilford 21-17 on Saturday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C., in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference game.
The loss marked five straight defeats by a total of 23 points for E&H (4-6, 1-5 ODAC) and also brought about the end of their season.
The Quakers compiled 484 total offensive yards to the Wasps’ 228, had 15 more first downs and held the ball seven more minutes.
Guilford (6-4, 2-4) quarterback Josh Vogelbach torched E&H’s defense for 364 passing yards and a touchdown, completing 34 of 54 attempts.
Senior Matt Gillespie ran for a game-high 123 yards on 26 rushes for the Wasps.
E&H wide receiver Johnathan Hawkins pulled down his ninth receiving touchdown of the season when he caught a pass from Daniel Booher (7 of 16, 71 yards) and turned it into a 27-yard score.
Booher then connected with Hawkins again late in the second quarter for a 7-yard touchdown.
And the Wasps held a 17-7 lead with 7 minutes, 58 seconds left in the third quarter before the Quakers mounted their comeback.
Emory & Henry began the season 4-1 but finished it last in the ODAC.