STERLING, Kan. – Tabor College Football opened up the 2025 campaign on the road Saturday evening as they made the 55-mile trip to take on Sterling. A season ago, the two teams met in Hillsboro in TC's Homecoming game in a thrilling 25-21 Bluejay victory.
SCORE
GAME NOTES
- With the win, the Bluejays open the season at 1-0
- Saturday's game marked the 57th meeting between the two programs
- The all-time series dates back to 1967, Tabor's first season of football
- Sterling currently leads the all-time series, 33-24
- Including the win on Saturday, Tabor has now won four straight games against the Warriors
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
- Ahmad Bailey completed 15 of his 19 pass attempts on the evening, throwing for 130 yards and two touchdowns
- Jerome Stewart threw for 51 yards and one touchdown in his debut
- Cameron Collier rushed for 84 net yards on 10 attempts
- A.J. King made a team-high six receptions for a total of 96 yards and three touchdowns
- Bailey ran in two rushing touchdowns as well
- Evan Saifman made five receptions for 56 total yards
- Cam Pair led the team defensively with eight total tackles (four solo, four assisted)
- Moe Leiataua added three tackles for loss (TFLs) for a total of 19 yards
- Xavian Michel made the Bluejays lone interception of the night, following up the snag with a 24-yard return
- The Bluejays made history with Josiah Winans, Micah Winans, and Elijah Winans all seeing significant playing time in the season opener, making them one of the few sets of three brothers to play a college football game together
FROM THE COACH
- "We got a chance to play a lot of younger guys tonight; I thought they did a great job. Defensively we just kind of did what we do, just figured it out and took away stuff that they wanted to do, and Coach Hill does a great job of that."
- "I want to give a shoutout to Holden Kee, he came in here as a QB and we made the position change (to tight end) and he has done well making that adjustment."
- "Kevin (Roehrich) did a great job calling the game, this is his fourth year, I thought he did a great job managing the game."
- "I have a lot of respect for Coach Reggie Langford. I think what he's done for Sterling College and their football program is really cool."
UP NEXT
- Tabor hosts Southwestern this coming Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6:00pm.
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
