TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod football scored on its opening drive and was tied midway through the first quarter at 14-all, but they could not hold on as the Griffons scored 47-straight points in a 61-21 loss in Yager Stadium on Oct. 7. Washburn returns to action next week taking on Emporia State in Emporia.
The Ichabods took the opening kickoff and marched 91 yards on 10 plays capped by a
Taylon Peters' 4-yard touchdown rush staking Washburn (1-5, 0-5 MIAA) to an early 7-0 lead. The Griffons (5-1, 4-1 MIAA) scored on their first drive of the game with a 6-play, 75-yard drive knotting the score at 7-7.
On Washburn's next possession, the Griffons blocked a punt and returned it 38 yards for a score as they went up 14-7, however the lead was short-lived as
Teondre Carter made a couple of unreal moves down the sidelines for a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown tying the score at 14-all with 5:23 to go in the opening quarter.
From that point it was all Missouri Western as they scored 30 points in the second quarter and 17 in the third quarter jumping out to a 61-14 lead and the end of three quarters.
Washburn put the final points of the game on the board when
Grayson Sprouse hit
Maury Sullivan on a 28-yard touchdown pass across the middle with 6:06 to play in the game flipping the scoreboard to 61-21.
Jay'Len Rushing in his first action of the season led the Ichabods on the ground with 56 yards on six carries averaging 9.3 yards per carry.
Percy Mitchell had 54 yards on four carries.
Connor Searcy had three catches for 21 yards and
Sam Van Dyne had 104 yards passing. Defensively,
L.J. Minner, Jr. had seven tackles and
Carter Bussone and
Mason Capper each had six.
Washburn finished with 336 yards in total offense on 60 total plays and the Griffons finished with 561 on 65 plays. Seth Cromwell had 154 yards on 11 carries to pace the Western rushing attack. Armani Edden was 13 of 16 for 154 yards passing.
