LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell football team rallied with nine unanswered points in the fourth quarter and overtime period to defeat Missouri S&T 30-24 on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals improve to 6-2 overall and 5-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, their first win over the Miners since 2015.
After a scoreless opening quarter, Missouri S&T got on the board first with a 21-yard field goal early in the second frame. Late in the half, Jewell scored back-to-back touchdowns as
Hunter Bailey got loose and ran for 65 yards to put the Cardinals in front. On the first play of their next drive,
Charlie Loose connected with
Michael Clark for 69 yards before
Bleu Renfrow converted the point after attempt to make it 14-3 at the half.
Both teams found the end zone in the third period as
Ronnie Thomas, Jr. ran up the middle for a five-yard touchdown to make the Cardinal lead 21-10. In the fourth, the Miners rallied, scoring twice, including a blocked punt turned touchdown. After converting the two point attempt, the Miners led 24-21 with less than 13 minutes to play. Jewell responded, using 12 plays and nearly seven minutes of game clock to drive the field and set up Renfrow for a 40-yard field goal to knot the score at 24-all. Both teams had a possession in the last 60 seconds but neither could find much offense, forcing overtime.
In the extra period, Missouri S&T committed two key penalties before
Logan Thompson picked off the Miner quarterback, giving the Cardinals an opportunity for the walk off win. Bailey rushed for 19 yards to the three-yard line and an on third down, the junior pushed through to the end zone, giving Jewell the 30-24 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Jewell put up a season high 463 yards of total offense as Loose was 16-of-29 for 260 yards through the air.
- Bailey finished with career high 151 yards rushing while Clark caught four passes for 114 yards and Yasir Winston added 69.
- Jett Turner posted 11 tackles and Brandon Maxey, 10 while Nathan Mense had two sacks.
- The Cardinals six wins marks the most for Jewell since 2007 while the six conference victories are the most since 2014.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals, who sit tied with Truman State for first place in the GLVC standings will play host to the Bulldogs next Saturday in what could determine the league's champion and automatic qualifier to the NCAA Playoff. Senior Day festivities will occur prior at approximately 2:40 with kick off set for 3 p.m.
