WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania - September 20, 2025 - Hiram's Sean Tejeda recorded the second-most passing yards in a single game in program history (439 yards), but a late fourth-quarter rally from the Terriers fell just short in a lightning-delayed, 35-27 loss to Waynesburg on Saturday at John F. Wiley Stadium. Tejeda's mark trails only Xavier Reyero's 514 passing yards at Ohio Wesleyan in 2021 for the most by a Terrier in a single game.
Tejeda finished the day going 29-for-45 for 439 yards and 3 touchdown passes, giving him over 1,000 passing yards over just three games this season. For his career, Tejeda now ranks third in program history with 4,636 passing yards; Ron Devorsky (7,012) and Trevor Henderson (5,874) currently top that prestigious list.
Hiram jumped out to a 14-7 lead at the start of the second quarter thanks to a 6-yard TD run from Isaiah Livingstone and an 84-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Dycks. For the season, Dycks now has 403 receiving yards and a jaw-dropping average of 31 yards per reception, which ranks among the best marks in all of Division III.
Waynesburg responded by scoring 28 consecutive points, a surge that included a pair of touchdown passes and touchdown rushes. A four-hour lightning delay was sandwiched in between that run, too, making it difficult for either team to find a rhythm in what shaped out to be a long day for everyone involved.
Hiram didn't go down without a fight, though.
The Terriers scored the final 13 points in the game thanks to a 33-yard TD connection from Tejeda to Devin Tufts and a 31-yard scoring strike to senior Da'Vaughn Lewis. With 1:43 remaining in the fourth quarter, Hiram was within one possession of evening the score.
Hiram's defense held its ground and forced a Yellow Jackets punt, setting Tejeda and the rest of the Terriers offense up for a game-tying drive with 1:04 to play in regulation.
Tejeda advanced the ball all the way to the Waynesburg 13-yard line thanks to a trio of chunk plays with Jordan Stapleton, Lewis and Dycks, but a Yellow Jackets interception brought the exhilarating rally to a halt.
Despite the loss, Tejeda and the Terriers' passing offense, which ranked among the top-five in all of Division III in terms of passing yards per game entering play, again had a brilliant display in a contest that could've gone either way.
Hiram will look to build off of that success when it travels to Latrobe, PA for another conference battle with Saint Vincent next Saturday at 1 p.m. at Chuck Noll Field.
