NEWBERRY, S.C. - It had been 477 days since the Newberry Wolves had taken the field, but after a slow start, the Wolves pulled away from Tusculum in a nonconference season-opening game.  

Neither team could manage much offense in a scoreless first quarter. The first scoring attempt for either team would come early in the second quarter when the Wolves missed a field goal attempt. It looked as if the teams would go into the half still tied at zero, but Newberry would get the ball back at the Tusculum 46 with just 30 seconds remaining before intermission. Dre Harris would find Deshun Kitchings and Bryson Woodruff for back-to-back seven-yard gains to put the ball at the Tusculum 32 yard line. Harris would again find Woodruff, but this time for 32 yards and the touchdown to give Newberry the lead 7-0 going into the half.

The third quarter was almost a mirror image of the first quarter, with neither team putting any points on the board. With 7:32 remaining in the game, the Pioneers finally found the endzone on a touchdown pass from Rogan Wells to Justice Parham, but a bad snap on the extra point attempt kept the Wolves in the lead. Newberry would respond to the score and drive down the field in less than three minutes, and Harris capped the drive off with a nine-yard touchdown run. The Wolves would add another touchdown on a 12 yard run from Harris with 1:22 left in the game to put an exclamation point on the win.  

Harris finished the game 13-20 for 166 yards and one touchdown in the air while running ten times for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Mario Anderson gained 75 yards on the ground on nine carries, while Tommy Washington had 82 yards on four receptions.

Defensively, David Vereen had five solo tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass break. Craig Barksdale had five total tackles, including one for a loss and one sack. Anthony Blue also had five tackles, with one tackle for a loss and one fumble recovery.