TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabod footbal team scored twice on special teams, once on defense and three times on offense scoring 34 unanswered points in a 42-7 win over Northeastern State on senior day in Yager Stadium. The Ichabods will wrap up the 2015 season at Arrowhead Stadium when they will face Northwest Missouri at 2 p.m. in Kansas City.
The RiverHawks had the opening possession and on the first play of the game Washburn's
Calvin Kenney picked off a pass of a deflection by
Shay Wooten as the Ichabods set up shop at the NSU 20 yard line. Three plays later
Vershon Moore scored from 14 yards out puttnig Washburn up 6-0 and on the extra point the RiverHawks did not cover the swinging gate and
Cody Heiman scored the two-point conversion staking Washburn to an 8-0 lead with 14:04 to play in the first quarter.
The teams would trade the next 10 drives before anyone would score when the RiverHawks scored on a touchdown play cutting Washburn's lead to 8-7 with 8:52 to play in the first half. However on the ensuing kickoff, the Ichabods used a reverse for a 100-yd touchdown return after
Zach Franklin started the return at the goal line,
Kameron Stewart took the ball on the handoff from Franklin at the 14 and returned it the remaining 86 yards for the touchdown.
Nether team would score until the Ichabods took advantage of a RiverHawk turnover wehn Terrance Dixon fumbled at the NSU 23 and Wooten scooped it and scored from 23 yards out putting Washburn up 21-7 with 4:33 to play in the half as the Ichabods took the two touchdown lead into the break.
The Ichabods added a 51-yard touchdown run by
Vershon Moore midway through the third quarter putting the Ichabods up 28-7 and then on the RiverHawks' next drive,
Brad Gourley blocked the NSU punt in the endzone and
Terek Hawkins recovered it for the score stretching the Ichabod lead to 35-7.
Joel Piper hit
Connor Crimmins from 18 yards out for a score with 4:13 to play in the game wrapping up the scoring and the 42-7 win over the RiverHawks.
Moore led the Ichabods with 122 yards and two scores on 20 carries finishing with 160 all-purpose yards adding 17 receiving yards on four catches and one punt return for 21.
Zeke Palmer was 11 of 24 for 79 yards in the game.
Aaron Hummert recorded seven punts for 300 yards including a 79-yard punt in the first half.
Defensively the Ichabods were led by Trey Park and
Alec Steuber who each had seven tackles with six solo stops. Parker added two sacks for 12 yards and a fumble recovery and Steuber had a sack with two tackles for loss.
Austin Tillman had five solo stops and an interception for 63 yards.
Washburn had 13 first downs compared to 10 for the RiverHawks as the teams combined for 455 yards with Washburn recording 245 in the game. The teams had 22 penalties in the game for 212 yards. The Ichabods finished with 148 yards rushing while holding the RiverHawks to 72. Washburn finished with 97 yards passing while NSU gained 138.
