KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The William Jewell football team fell 35-17 on Saturday at Truman State University, after spotting the Bulldogs a 25-point first half lead. With the loss, the Cardinals drop to 2-8 on the season and 0-7 in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After punts from each team on their opening possessions, the Bulldogs took the early lead with a two-yard touchdown run by quarterback Dylan Hair. Jewell got on the board with a 28-yard field goal from
Bleu Renfrow on the next drive.
Two quick plays for 55 yards put the Bulldogs back into the end zone before a Cardinal turnover set up the the Truman offense in Jewell territory again that resulted in touchdown and a 21-3 lead. The home team added another score before the Cardinals used the final 1:10 of the half to drive 74 yards ending in a
Reece Thomas touchdown catch to make it 28-10 at the break.
Truman used another Jewell turnover to add an additional touchdown and push their lead to 35-10. The Cardinals started the fourth quarter with a 10-yard touchdown pass from
Jake Shaffer to
Nate Barnett to cut the deficit in half but both defenses locked down and allowed no more.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Cardinals were 30-of-45 through the air, led by Tyler Kubat's 24 completions for 174 yards.
- Xavier Winston finished with a team high 54 yards while Reece Thomas caught his third touchdown in the last two games and Barnett tied his career best with his sixth scoring catch of the season.
- Jonny Williams had a team high eight tackles while Farand Washington, Eric Ohmer, and Kyler Craigg each had six.
- Jewell had one of their most disciplined performances of the season, allowing just 35 yards on three penalties, while drawing more than 100 penalty yards from the Bulldogs.
UP NEXT
Jewell returns home to Greene Stadium for the 2025 finale against Lincoln University. The Cardinals will recognize 21 seniors prior to the 1 p.m. kick off.
