MARYVILLE, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabod football wrapped up the 2014 season with a 31-14 loss to #7-ranked Northwest Missouri. Washburn finishes the season with a 4-7 record.
Neither team would score until Brady Boles completed a 34-yard touchdown pass to Quanzee Johnson with 2:28 to play in the first quarter capping a 10-play, 79-yard drive.
The Bearcats added to their lead going up 14-0 with 6:11 to play in the first half as the Bearcats would take a two touchdown lead into the break.
Northwest Missouri connected on a 32-yd field goal on its first drive of the second half.
Washburn scored with 1:10 left in the third quarter when
Adam Luthi scored on a 22-yard touchdown reception from
Zeke Palmer. The drive was set up by an interception by
Shay Wooten setting the Ichabods up at the Northwest 30 yard line.
The Bearcats would add a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter builiding their lead to 31-7 with their last score coming with 7:24 to play in the game.
The Ichabods finished the scoring with a 24-yd touchdown pass from Palmer to
Brad Gourley as the Ichabods fell 31-14.
Palmer finished 14 of 37 with two touchdown passes and
DaJuan Beard had four catches for 64 yards. Gourley had two catches for 30 and a score and Luthi had two catches for 25 yards and a score.
Vershon Moore led the Ichabods with five receptions while rushing.
Wooten finished with 12 catches adding a tackle for loss and an interception.
Calvin Kenney finished with seven stops.
Washburn finished with 28 rushes for 33 yards gaining 178 on the day on 66 plays.Â
Northwest finished with 72 plays for 362 yards.