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Keagan Hart celebrating fumble recovery
48
Winner William Jewell WJC 3-0 , 1-0
20
Lincoln (MO) LUM 0-3 , 0-3
Winner
William Jewell WJC
3-0 , 1-0
48
Final
20
Lincoln (MO) LUM
0-3 , 0-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
WJC William Jewell 7 24 14 3 48
LUM Lincoln (MO) 3 0 0 17 20

Game Recap: Football |

Cardinals Defeat Lincoln 48-20 to Start 3-0 For First Time Since 1983

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The William Jewell football team extended their streak to three games with a 48-20 win over Lincoln University of Missouri on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals improve to 3-0 for the first time since 1983 and 1-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Lincoln scored on their opening drive with a 36 yard field goal to take the early lead but the Cardinals came right back as Tucker Griffin connected with AJ Austene for a 24-yard touchdown. 
  • To start the second quarter, Layne Cavanah hauled in a 14-yard touchdown pass from Griffin to give Jewell a 14-3 advantage. 
  • A muffed kick off was recovered by the Cardinals who got a 31 yard touchdown run from Keaundre McCullough on the ensuing play. 
  • The defense came up big to start the second quarter as Keagan Hart forced a fumble and took it back to the one yard line. McCullough cashed it in two plays later. A Josh Click field goal made it a 28-3 lead at the break. 
  • Jewell started the second half much like their left off as Griffin found Jalen Bethany for a 22-yard score. 
  • Midway through the third frame, Terran Mitchell blocked a punt from the Blue Tigers which was recovered by Sean Mitchell who ran it 17 yards for the touchdown to make it 45-3. 
  • Click connected on a 41-yard field goal to open the fourth quarter and give the Cardinals their biggest lead of the day at 48-3. 
  • Lincoln scored the final 17 points of the game but it was too little too late for the Blue Tigers. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • In his first career start, Griffin was 15-of-21 for 239 yards, three touchdowns, and did not commit a turnover. 
  • McCullough finished with 96 net yards rushing with two scores. 
  • Austene led the receiving core with 69 yards on four catches. 
  • Javion Macias and Adam Callahan paced the defense with seven tackles each with the former posting 1.5 sacks. 
  • Max McKenzie grabbed his first career interception in the second half 



UP NEXT
The Cardinals return to confines of Greene Stadium next weekend for the first time this season as they host Davenport University at 1 p.m. 
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