Wesley's defense, which surrendered only its second touchdown of the season, held the Panthers to 134 yards of total offense. The Panthers had 86 yards on their only scoring drive in the fourth quarter.

The Wolverines had 494 yards of total offense. Quarterback Shane McSweeney threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns. Brandon Wright rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns.

Wesley's defense had five interceptions off three different Panther quarterbacks. Drew Carter played only the first half after being shaken up. He was 4-for-13 for only 19 yards. Backup Brett Mason was picked off three times. Freshman quarterback Michael May was 9-for-14 for 94 yards with one interception and the lone touchdown pass in the second half.

The Panthers had great field position on their first two possessions. They had the ball at the Wesley 43 after a punt on their first possession. But three plays netted only two yards and the Panthers were forced to punt it away.

Wesley marched 71 yards in five quick plays to go up 7-0. Colt Shope returned the ensuing kickoff 75 yards and a penalty on the return set the Panthers up at the Wolverine's 5-yard line.

Carter misfired on three straight passes to bring up fourth down at the 4. Josh Stripling's field goal attempt from 21 yards went left and the Wolverines took over from there. The Panthers would not cross midfield again until the fourth quarter.

Wesley went up 14-0 late in the first quarter. Gene Knight turned a short reception into a 54-yard touchdown catch and run from McSweeney. With 15 seconds left in the half, McSweeney hit Ellis Krout from eight yards out for a 21-0 lead.

The Wolverines blew the game open in the third quarter as the Panthers' first three drives all ended in interceptions. Coleman Peteet returned an interception 18 yards for a score that was sandwiched between two more touchdown pass from McSweeney.

Trailing 49-0 in the fourth quarter, May led the Panthers on an 86-yard 13 play drive to avoid the shutout. May accounted for all but 14 yards on the drive. He completed passes of 21 yards to Nick Langley and 19 more to Riley Hill down to the Wolverines' 20.

May came back to Langley for 11 yards and first and goal at the 9. On fourth down from the 2, he connected with Devin Billings for the touchdown with 7:57 left.

Wesley closed out the scoring with a six-play 79-yard drive. Garrett Burgess capped the drive with a 13-yard run for the 56-7 final.

The Panthers are on the road next Saturday against NCAA Division II Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.