LEBANON, Ill. - The William Jewell football team suffered a 40-24 loss at McKendree University on Saturday afternoon to drop to 2-2 on the season and 0-2 in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jewell had a roller coaster of an opening drive, as a dropped interception on the first play of the game turned into a 56 yard touchdown run for the Bearcats just three plays later as they grabbed the early lead. The Cardinals knotted things up late in the first quarter as
Carson Forrest grabbed his first career touchdown with a seven yard reception.
After McKendree hit a field goal,
Bleu Renfrow came back with one of his own from 35 yards to again tie things up at 10-all but the Bearcats went back in front quickly, 17-10. Both offenses caught fire in the final three minutes of the first half as McKendree took a 14 point lead with a two-yard touchdown run before the Cardinals drove the field with seven plays for 67 yards over just 47 seconds culminating in a
Xavier Winston touchdown catch as the clock expired to send things to the intermission with the Cards trailing 24-17.
The Bearcats outscored Jewell 16-7 in the second half to runaway with the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Jewell picked up 454 yards on 74 plays, including 416 through the air as 11 different Cardinals caught at least one pass, led by Yasir Winston's 102 yards on seven receptions. Winston also gathered 131 kick off return yards, the most since Nathan Barnett's 112 in 2023.
- Farand Washington led the defense with six tackles while Justin Endicott had a sack.
- Tyler Kubat went 24-of-37 for 313 yards and two touchdowns, the most passing yards by a Cardinal since 2023.
UP NEXT
Jewell remains on the road next week as they head to No. 22 UIndy with kick off scheduled for 5 p.m. CT.
