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Kobey Stephens
0
Central Oklahoma UCO 0-1 , 0-1
35
Winner Missouri Western MWS 1-0 , 1-0
Central Oklahoma UCO
0-1 , 0-1
0
Final
35
Missouri Western MWS
1-0 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UCO Central Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0
MWS Missouri Western 14 0 7 14 35

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Brannick

UCO Falls In Opener

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The UCO football team opened the 2022 season Thursday night with an unfortunate setback at Missouri Western.
 
Missouri Western 35, Central Oklahoma 0.
 
"Well that obviously wasn't the start we were looking for," first-year head football coach Adam Dorrel said. "We gave them too much early, and I thought we played better defensively in the second and third quarter, but then they piled it on late in the game. But now we know what we need to work on and get ready for the next one."
 
UCO received the ball to start the game but went three and out on the first possession. Missouri Western then took their first shot and drove 76 yards on 10 plays to take a 7-0 lead.
 
Both teams went three and out on their second possessions, and though UCO moved the ball a little on its third try, the Bronchos punted for a third straight possession. Missouri Western on its third possession went three plays, 41 yards and scored again to take a 14-0 lead.
 
UCO settled in on defense after that point. The Bronchos forced a turnover on downs, Kobey Stephens snagged an interception, and then Noah West had a sack on third down on a big play that ended the first half inside UCO's own 5-yard line.
 
Unfortunately for Central on Thursday, the Broncho offense never got going.
 
UCO punted on each of its six first-half possessions and only totaled 32 yards on 25 plays.
 
Missouri Western opened the second half with the ball and put together a big, 13-play, 75-yard scoring drive that used 7:02 of the game clock.
 
The Griffons added a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to put the game away.
 
For the Broncho offense, newcomer Peyton Thompson went 12-for-25 passing with 66 yards and Stephon Brown was 9-for-12 with 26 yards. Nasir Kemper led the rushing attack, compiling 32 yards on seven carries.
 
Jaylen Cottrell led UCO with three catches for 19 yards. Daunte McGee, Adrian Wilson, Diego Richards, and Oscar Hammond all had two catches. Andrew Carney, Jai'Vion Dangerfield, Johnny Bizzell IV, and Dominique Dunn each had one reception. Kemper added three receptions too for three yards.
 
Defensively, Connor Johnson and Blake Barron both made a team-high eight tackles. Robert Fuentes and Dylan Buchheit added seven each. And Emmonte Davis and Vaughn Deary made six tackles apiece.
 
Stephens finished with three tackles to go with his one interception. He also batted down one ball. West had the one sack and the Bronchos also got pass breakups from Deary and Marco Domio.
 
Central Oklahoma will make its home debut Thursday, Sept. 8 against Emporia State (1-0).
 
 
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