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Terrill Davis
17
Lincoln (MO) LUM 0-7 , 0-0
59
Winner Central Okla. UCO 3-4 , 2-4
Lincoln (MO) LUM
0-7 , 0-0
17
Final
59
Central Okla. UCO
3-4 , 2-4
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
LUM Lincoln (MO) 3 0 7 7 17
UCO Central Okla. 14 17 14 14 59

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Brannick

Central Crushes Lincoln

EDMOND – Central Oklahoma scored early and often Saturday in a 59-10 rout of Lincoln at Chad Richison Stadium.
 
UCO improved to 3-4 on the season with the win, which is a non-conference game this year as Lincoln departs the MIAA. LU is 0-7 on the year.
 
"Today was a solid day overall for us," UCO head football coach Adam Dorrel said. "We had the chance to get a lot of other people in the game that haven't played as much. Any chance you get to do that in this game you take it."
 
Dawson Herl got the start for the Bronchos and fired up the offense that totaled 586 yards on the afternoon – a high since Dorrel took over the program before the 2022 season.
 
Herl himself accounted for most of it. The junior quarterback, making his second start of the year, threw for 358 yards and five touchdowns. His final numbers were 19-for-28 with no interceptions. Herl connected with nine receivers on the day.
 
A dozen receivers caught a pass for the Bronchos Saturday. Carson Trimble made his debut and went 4-for-8 for 15 yards. He also had two carries for 22 yards.
 
Oscar Hammond, Jacob Delso, and Jaylen Cottrell all had three receptions to lead the way for the Bronchos. Madison Ridgeway, Darius Melton, Dominique Dunn, Tariq Logan, and Payton Hunt all had two catches. Terrill Davis, Christian Romero, Malachi Gatewood, and Casey Kline each had one catch.
 
After Lincoln went 78 yards on 16 plays, a 9-minute drive that ended with a field goal putting the guests up 3-0, the Bronchos got the ball for the first time and made quick work of things.
 
Herl connected with Davis for a 24-yard touchdown to put the Bronchos up front. That drive last 1:34.
 
Then Herl found Melton for an 11-yard touchdown pass. That drive lasted 1:43.
 
In the second quarter, Herl found Hammond for a 9-yard touchdown pass. That drive lasted much longer at 3:10.
 
Nicky Quevedo connected on a 40-yard field goal to make it 24-3 in the second. Then Herl found Ridgeway for a 10-yard touchdown pass to cap off 5-play, 68-yard scoring drive that only lasted 29 seconds.
 
UCO had a 31-3 halftime lead after Ridgeway's touchdown.
 
In the third quarter, Cottrell scored twice. The sophomore running back had a 22-yard touchdown run and a 21-yard touchdown catch in the quarter. Lincoln scored the first of its two second-half touchdowns in between Cottrell's scores. After three quarters, the Bronchos led 45-10.
 
Payton Scott added an 8-yard touchdown run in the fourth and William Mason scored from four yards out to give UCO a 59-10 lead before Lincoln added a late score to the final tally.
 
Trevon Woolfolk led the Bronchos with 60 yards rushing on 13 carries. Mason nearly equaled that with 59 yards on five carries and the one touchdown. Scott had 44 yards on five carries, Cottrell had 23 yards on two carries, and Trimble had two for 22.
 
Defensively, UCO was led by Zane Adams, who made seven tackles and had one sack. Kalvin Hutchings, who made two tackles in the game, also had one sack and forced a fumble on the play.
 
Kobey Stephens had six tackles in the game and blocked a field goal. Linebackers Connor Johnson and Zhyon Bell both made five tackles in the game. Adams and Hutchings, along with Hunter Largent, Grant Lohr, Jack Puckett, and Marlo Hughes Jr. all had tackles in the backfield on Saturday.
 
Central Oklahoma only had one home game on the schedule in the month of October. The Bronchos will head to Northeastern State next Saturday in the annual battle for the President's Cup. UCO also plays at Fort Hays State on Oct. 28. Central Oklahoma will host Washburn on November 4 in the final home game of the season before visiting Pittsburg State Nov. 11 to wrap up the 2023 campaign.
 
 
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