{"id":82870,"date":"2024-10-28T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T16:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=82870"},"modified":"2024-10-28T11:43:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T16:43:08","slug":"watts-and-the-tigers-prowl-straight-through-lions-den","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=82870","title":{"rendered":"Watts and the Tigers prowl straight through Lions den"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Story by ELI BLANKINSHIP Photos by DANIELA SALINAS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After falling to No. 7 Pittsburg State by just one point last weekend, Fort Hays State looked to <a href=\"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=82812\">bounce back on senior day versus the Missouri Southern State Lions.<\/a> The Tigers took down the Lions with ease, 53-9. This moved the Tigers to 6-0 at home\u2014the first undefeated season at home since winning the MIAA in 2018 with an overall record of 9-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"653\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82804\" data-id=\"82804\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-8.jpg?resize=790%2C653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-8.jpg?resize=1024%2C847 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-8.jpg?resize=315%2C260 315w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-8.jpg?resize=150%2C124 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-8.jpg?resize=768%2C635 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-8.jpg?resize=1536%2C1270 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-8.jpg?resize=2048%2C1693 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82793\" data-id=\"82793\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24.jpg?resize=664%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-scaled.jpg?resize=664%2C1024 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-scaled.jpg?resize=169%2C260 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-scaled.jpg?resize=97%2C150 97w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1184 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-scaled.jpg?resize=996%2C1536 996w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-scaled.jpg?resize=1328%2C2048 1328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-scaled.jpg?w=1660 1660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82794\" data-id=\"82794\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-1.jpg?resize=630%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-1-scaled.jpg?resize=630%2C1024 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-1-scaled.jpg?resize=160%2C260 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-1-scaled.jpg?resize=92%2C150 92w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1249 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-1-scaled.jpg?resize=945%2C1536 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1259%2C2048 1259w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-1-scaled.jpg?w=1574 1574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"438\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82796\" data-id=\"82796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-2.jpg?resize=790%2C438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C568 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-2.jpg?resize=370%2C205 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-2.jpg?resize=150%2C83 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-2.jpg?resize=768%2C426 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-2.jpg?w=1398 1398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"618\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82797\" data-id=\"82797\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-3.jpg?resize=790%2C618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C801 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-3-scaled.jpg?resize=332%2C260 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-3-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C117 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-3-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C601 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1202 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-3-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1603 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-3-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"780\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82799\" data-id=\"82799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-4.jpg?resize=491%2C780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-4.jpg?w=491 491w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-4.jpg?resize=164%2C260 164w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-4.jpg?resize=94%2C150 94w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"782\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82801\" data-id=\"82801\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-5.jpg?resize=459%2C782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-5.jpg?w=459 459w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-5.jpg?resize=153%2C260 153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-5.jpg?resize=88%2C150 88w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"494\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82802\" data-id=\"82802\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-6.jpg?resize=790%2C494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-6-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C640 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-6-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C231 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-6-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C94 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-6-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C480 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-6-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C960 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-6-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1280 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-6-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82803\" data-id=\"82803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-7.jpg?resize=734%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-7-scaled.jpg?resize=734%2C1024 734w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-7-scaled.jpg?resize=186%2C260 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-7-scaled.jpg?resize=107%2C150 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-7-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1072 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-7-scaled.jpg?resize=1101%2C1536 1101w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-7-scaled.jpg?resize=1468%2C2048 1468w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-7-scaled.jpg?w=1835 1835w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-7-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"783\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82806\" data-id=\"82806\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-9.jpg?resize=439%2C783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-9.jpg?w=439 439w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-9.jpg?resize=146%2C260 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-9.jpg?resize=84%2C150 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"535\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82807\" data-id=\"82807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-10.jpg?resize=790%2C535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C693 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-10-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C251 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-10-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C102 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C520 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1040 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-10-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1387 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-10-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82808\" data-id=\"82808\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-11.jpg?resize=754%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-11-scaled.jpg?resize=754%2C1024 754w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-11-scaled.jpg?resize=191%2C260 191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-11-scaled.jpg?resize=110%2C150 110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-11-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1043 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1131%2C1536 1131w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-11-scaled.jpg?resize=1508%2C2048 1508w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-11-scaled.jpg?w=1885 1885w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-11-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"846\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82809\" data-id=\"82809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-12.jpg?resize=790%2C846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-12-scaled.jpg?resize=956%2C1024 956w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-12-scaled.jpg?resize=243%2C260 243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-12-scaled.jpg?resize=140%2C150 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-12-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C823 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-12-scaled.jpg?resize=1433%2C1536 1433w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-12-scaled.jpg?resize=1911%2C2048 1911w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-12-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-12-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"418\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82810\" data-id=\"82810\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-13.jpg?resize=681%2C418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-13.jpg?w=681 681w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-13.jpg?resize=370%2C227 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-13.jpg?resize=150%2C92 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-82811\" data-id=\"82811\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-14.jpg?resize=721%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-14-scaled.jpg?resize=721%2C1024 721w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-14-scaled.jpg?resize=183%2C260 183w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-14-scaled.jpg?resize=106%2C150 106w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-14-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1091 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1081%2C1536 1081w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1442%2C2048 1442w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-14-scaled.jpg?w=1802 1802w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-14-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior running back Shane Watts led the charge for FHSU (6-3, 4-3) with 19 attempts for 201 yards on the ground and two rushing touchdowns. Additionally, Watts had four receptions for 58 yards and one touchdown. The game against the Lions (1-8, 0-7) made for his eighth game this season with 100+ all-purpose yards. Watts\u2019 79-yard touchdown run ended his day with an exclamation point, marking his 20th career touchdown at Fort Hays State and his third touchdown on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI [knew it was] my last chance to ball out in front of Hays, so I had to make sure I gave them a show. So that&#8217;s what I did,\u201d Watts said. \u201cI trusted my line and my tight end. I got past the first level, and the tight end got the block on the linebacker, and then the rest was just a foot race.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the defensive side of the ball, the Tigers held the Lions to just 54 rushing yards on 28 attempts. The Lions averaged just 3.67 yards per play on the day. Notably, defensive linebacker Gaven Haselhorst, the sophomore transfer from Kansas State, led the charge with four tackles for loss and 0.5 of a sack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victory over the Lions pushed the Tigers up to fourth place in the MIAA as they look to close out their season with either a bowl game or a playoff appearance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re going to get everybody&#8217;s best, and we got to give everybody our best as well and give ourselves [a] great opportunity to win these ball games,\u201d FHSU Head Coach Chris Brown said. \u201cIt&#8217;s going to take a lot of work and a lot of commitment and dedication from our guys to get this done, but if they want [it] bad enough, they&#8217;ll do the things needed to win these ball games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tigers go on the road this Saturday at 1 p.m. to play the No. 12 Emporia State Hornets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story by ELI BLANKINSHIP Photos by DANIELA SALINAS Tiger Media Network After falling to No. 7 Pittsburg State by just one point last weekend, Fort&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":82810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3387,7349],"tags":[15956,15753,1694],"class_list":["post-82870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football-sports","category-sports","tag-danliela-salinas","tag-eli-blankinship","tag-fhsu-football"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Senior-FB-Game.10-27_24-13.jpg?fit=681%2C418","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82870"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82872,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82870\/revisions\/82872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}