ROLLA, Mo. - The William Jewell football team completed a second half comeback to tie the game up at 17-all in the fourth quarter but Missouri S&T used one big play to retake the lead for good and win 24-17. The Cardinals drop to 2-7 overall and 0-6 in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Missouri S&T drove the field early but the defense shut down the opportunity as
Devin Walton picked off the Miners quarterback near the goal line and returned it to the 41 yard line to set up the Cardinal offense.
Bleu Renfrow's 45-yard field goal capped off a seven play drive and put Jewell on top early.
The Miners scored 14 points through the remainder of the half and took a 14-3 lead into the locker room after blocking a Jewell 35-yard field goal attempt just before the clock expired.
Late in the third period,
Tyler Kubat found
Reece Thomas for a 22-yard score but the two point conversation was snuffed out as the Cardinals trailed 17-9 heading into the final quarter. The Jewell offense continued to move in the final frame as Kubat again connected with Thomas, this time for a five yard touchdown pass followed by a completion to
Beau Doughty for the two point attempt, knotting the score at 17.
On the first play of the ensuing drive Missouri S&T's Evan Wells found a hole and ran 60 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. The Cardinals got the ball once more but couldn't get anything going, falling 24-17.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Reece Thomas finished the day with seven catches for 70 yards and two touchdowns while Xavier Winston had 73 yards on three receptions.
- Tyler Kubat was 22-for-32 for 247 passing yards with two scores and one pick with Ronnie Thomas, Jr. adding 41 yards rushing.
- Walton and Eric Ohmer each had seven tackles with the former grabbing an interception. Ben Murawski gave the gave Cardinals two picks on the day.
- After accumulating just 92 total yards of offense in the opening 30 minutes Jewell put up 228 in the second half.
UP NEXT
Jewell heads to Kirksville, Mo. next weekend for their final road trip of the season at Truman State.
