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William Mason
21
Winner Central Okla. UCO 3-3 , 3-2
14
Fort Hays St. FHS 4-3 , 3-2
Winner
Central Okla. UCO
3-3 , 3-2
21
Final
14
Fort Hays St. FHS
4-3 , 3-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UCO Central Okla. 0 7 7 7 21
FHS Fort Hays St. 0 7 7 0 14

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Brannick

Bronchos Stifle Hays In Kansas

Central Oklahoma Earns 21-14 Road Win At Fort Hays State

HAYS, Kan. – Central Oklahoma earned a gritty 21-14 win at Fort Hays State Saturday night in the MIAA.
 
The Bronchos scored with 10:54 to play in the fourth quarter and its defense carried the way to victory from there.
 
"I'm really proud of our defense," UCO head football coach Adam Dorrel said. "They get a lot of flack for giving up too much but they got it done for us tonight. They were huge and deserve the praise."
 
UCO held Fort Hays State to one scoring drive, which came near the end of the first half. The Tigers got their second score on defense. Central held FHSU to 348 yards of total offense, including just 128 on the ground.
 
Jack Puckett led the way with 11 tackles, three in the backfield including two sacks, and two quarterback hurries. The Bronchos got to Fort Hays State quarterback with six hurries and three sacks. Wesley Hudson, who made five tackles, had the other sack.
 
Braden Waters made six tackles and David Williams also had five stops. Johnny Wilson and Reese Roller had two tackles each and both had a QB hurry. Cameron Done had one stop and one QB hurry. He also recovered a fumble on the final play of the game.
 
UCO's offense was led by the rushing attack, which gained 267 yards on Saturday night. William Mason led the way with 123 yards on 19 carries and Dev Matthews had 105 yards on 10 carries with one touchdown.
 
Jett Huff went 15-for-23 passing with 161 yards and two touchdowns. Ashton Schumann caught four passes for 61 yards and one touchdown. Dominique Dunn caught four for 33 yards and one score.
 
Central Oklahoma went up 7-0 on Huff's 37-yard touchdown pass to Schumann in the second quarter. Hays tied it up 7-7 with their 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive with 3:43 to play before halftime.
 
In the third quarter, the Bronchos were driving but an errant snap went over Huff's head and back to the 30-yard line where Hays scooped it up and returned the fumble 69 yards for a touchdown to take a 14-7 lead.
 
UCO answered back quickly. Huff connected with Kristian Valeriano for a 13-yard completion. Then Matthews broke free for a 62-yard touchdown run to tie the game, 14-14, with 4:13 to play in the third quarter.
 
Huff connected with Dunn for the game's final score. That capped a two-play one-yard scoring drive. UCO defensive back Bryant Coley intercepted a pass and returned it 65 yards to the Fort Hays State 1-yard line.
 
Central Oklahoma's two 100-yard rushing performances Saturday night is the first instance this season. The Bronchos did it once last year in Week 0 against Langston and it didn't happen before that since November 2019.
 
UCO is home again for the remainder of October. The Bronchos play host to Emporia State next Saturday night at 7 p.m. and will host Northeastern State the following Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. for Homecoming.
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