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By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State improved to 5-2 overall and 4-2 in the MIAA with a 31-17 win over Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday (Oct. 14) at Lewis Field Stadium. The Tigers scored the first 17 points of the game and never trailed, sending the Lopers to 2-5 both overall and in the MIAA. The Tigers did a lot of damage on the ground, rushing for 235 yards as a team, while holding the Lopers to just 165 yards of total offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Churning out a career-high 162 rushing yards on 21 carries was Shane Watts<\/a><\/dfn>, averaging 7.7 yards per carry in the game. He also caught a pair of passes for 19 yards to finish with 181 all-purpose yards in the game. Travis Dixon<\/a><\/dfn> also produced a season high in rushing yards with 57 on seven carries. The pair combined for 219 yards of the 235 by the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field position was key in the opening quarter as Nebraska-Kearney opened the game into a brisk north breeze. The Tiger defense forced a 3-and-out and a short punt gave the Tigers the ball at the UNK 33. Carson Arndt<\/a><\/dfn> converted a field goal on FHSU’s first drive of the game from 22 yards out. The Tiger defense produced another 3-and-out and set up a 56-yard field for the Tiger offense. Nine plays later, Jack Dawson<\/a><\/dfn> found Jayden Horace<\/a><\/dfn> for a 2-yard touchdown pass to make it 10-0 Tigers, which was the score at the end of the opening quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers scored on the first play from scrimmage in the second quarter, a 16-yard shovel pass from Dawson to Cale Cormaney<\/a><\/dfn>, putting the Tigers up 17-0. But they went scoreless the remainder of the quarter before halftime and the Lopers managed to pick up 10 points on a 26-yard field goal and a 5-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Davis to Reggie Anderson. The Tigers led by seven at the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers took control of the game going into the wind in the third quarter. Shane Watts<\/a><\/dfn> broke off a 28-yard run for his only touchdown of the game and then later in the quarter Dawson found Horace again for a 26-yard touchdown pass. The Tigers led 31-10 going into the final quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers played the clock management game in the fourth quarter and the Lopers were able to score only once on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Davis to Bailey Torres with 7:37 to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dawson finished with 21 completions on 32 attempts for 177 passing yards. Cormaney had a team-high seven catches for 60 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tiger defense contained dual threat quarterback T.J. Davis to just 91 passing yards and 13 rushing yards. The defensive line wreaked havoc all day as Myles Menges<\/a><\/dfn>finished with 2.5 sacks and six tackles. Parrish Terry<\/a><\/dfn> added a team-best eight tackles with a sack. Makel Williams<\/a><\/dfn>came up with an interception right at the end of the third quarter to keep the Tigers well in control going into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For UNK, Zane Schawang led in rushing with 45 yards and AJ McPhee led in receiving yards with 63. Tre O’Guinn led the Lopers in tackles with eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State heads on the road next week to Washburn University. Kickoff at Yager Stadium in Topeka will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 21).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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