By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Missouri Western comes back but falls in overtime to Washburn
Despite efforts to erase a double digit deficit, the Missouri Western Griffons fell in overtime to the Washburn Ichabods 38-31 at Spratt Memorial Stadium.
Down 31-24 with just under five minutes left in regulation Sophomore quarterback Reagan Jones led Missouri Western 60 yards down the field where he found Junior wide receiver Cooper Burton for a 13 yard touchdown. Washburn would run off the last seconds of the clock to force overtime.
The Griffons would win the toss in overtime and opt to defend, but it only took one play for Washburn's Taylon Peters to run 25 yards untouched to score. Missouri Western struggled to move the ball in the overtime period but did convert a critical third down, before being unable to convert a fourth and seven to end the game.
Jones passed for 246 yards on the day going 20 of 34 through the air and setting a new career high in touchdowns with three. Jones also added 51 yards on the ground. Junior running back Jared Scott led the Griffons in carries, rushing 20 times for 65 yards, while Sophomore running back Jonas Bennett rushed just eight times for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Missouri Western is now 2-2 on the season and will head to Maryville on Saturday for the always anticipated rivalry matchup against Northwest Missouri State University. Coverage will begin with pregame at 12:30pm on KFEQ with kickoff set for 1:30pm
Northwest falls to former head coach Adam Dorrell on the road
The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats dropped their first match of the season against Central Oklahoma on the road in Edmond, Oklahoma, falling to the Bronchos 23-14.
Central Oklahoma forced five Bearcat turnovers, including three interceptions from Sophomore quarterback Mike Hohensee, and did not trail at all in the game. In a rather dim game there were some bright spots for the Northwest defense as they held the Bronchos to only eight first downs, and held them to 0-of-12 on third down conversions.
Hohensee did manage to pass for 153 yards on the day and threw one touchdown, while Senior running back Jamar Moya rushed for 76 yards on the ground. Sophomore Running back Robert Rawie managed to find the endzone for the only other score of the game.
The Bearcats are now 3-1 on the season and will return back to Maryville next week for a rivalry matchup with the Missouri Western Griffons. Kickoff is set for 1:30 pm and the game can be heard on 680AM/95.3FM KFEQ
Benedictine shows no mercy to Graceland on Family Weekend
The Benedictine Ravens earned a commanding win over Graceland University, winning 72-32 on Family Weekend in Atchison, Kansas.
The Ravens scored in the first three possessions of the game with all three phases contributing to the scores. The scoring started with a seven yard run by Rayshon Mills, which was set up by an interception. Following the second touchdown, a pass from Garrett Kettle, a blocked punt would set up another touchdown pass for Kettle, giving the Ravens an early 21-0 lead after only nine plays.
Kettle would go on to pass for 294 yards on the day going 12 of 16 with five touchdown passes. Mills only scored one touchdown on the day and ran for 59 yards. The Ravens defense forced four turnovers, all interceptions.
The Ravens are now 4-1 on the season and will wrap up the first half of the season on Saturday against Culver Stockton in the final Heart cross divisional game. Kickoff is set for noon in Canton, Missouri.
Kansas State bounces back from Tulane loss to upset Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez ran for 148 yards and four touchdowns, and the Wildcats stunned No. 6 Oklahoma 41-34.
Martinez also passed for 234 yards and a score and Deuce Vaughn rushed for 116 yards for the Wildcats.
It was Brent Venables' first loss as a head coach, and it came against his alma mater. Kansas State also beat Oklahoma in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2020.
Dillon Gabriel passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns and Eric Gray ran for 114 yards for the Sooners.
Kansas State is now 3-1 (1-0 Big 12) on the season and will matchup with Texas Tech, who is coming off an upset of their own over Texas, on Saturday in Manhattan, Kansas. Kickoff is set for 11am and will be broadcast on ESPN+
Jayhawks stay hot and win battle between two unbeaten teams
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalon Daniels accounted for five touchdowns to lead Kansas past Duke 35-27.
Daniels had a 3-yard run to give the Jayhawks a 34-20 lead with 4:42 remaining. It is the first time since 2009 that the Jayhawks have started the season 4-0 (1-0 Big 12), and they completed their first undefeated nonconference schedule since 2013.
Daniels went 19-of-23 passing for 324 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. He led the team in rushing with 83 yards and a score.
The Jayhawks outgained Duke 529-463 in yards offense. Duke's Riley Leonard went 24-of-35 for 324 yards passing.
Kansas will look to improve to 5-0 as they welcome Iowa State to Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN 2 and is set to kick off at 2:30pm.
SEC opener filled with offensive struggles as Missouri falls to Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Cayden Bridges' recovered a fumble in the end zone to give Auburn a 17-14 overtime victory over Missouri in an SEC opener.
Missouri running back Nathaniel Peat dropped the football before a potential game-winning touchdown, and Bridges landed on it to seal the victory for Auburn. Auburn kicker Anders Carlson hit a 39-yard field goal to give the hosts the lead in overtime.
The two teams combined for 12 consecutive punts in the second half before Auburn running back Tank Bigsby was stopped on fourth-and-1 from the Missouri 30-yard line with 1:37 remaining.
Missouri kicker Harrison Mevis missed a 26-yard field goal attempt at the end of regulation.
Missouri is now 2-2 (0-1 SEC) and will return home Saturday to welcome the defending National Champion Georgia Bulldogs to Columbia. Kickoff is set for 6:30pm on the SEC Network.