HILLSBORO, Kan. – Saturday marked the return of Bluejay Football to Joel H. Wiens Stadium for the first contest of a two-game homestand to close out the season, as Tabor played host to Bethany. The Bluejays entered Saturday's contest looking to bounce back from a setback on the road at Evangel last weekend.
SCORE
GAME NOTES
- With the win, the Bluejays improve to 4-6 on the season and 2-2 in KCAC Kessinger Division play
- Saturday's contest marked the 60th meeting between the two programs, dating back to 1967
- Bethany owns a 38-21-1 advantage in the all-time series
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
- Tabor jumped on the scoreboard first just five minutes into the game, as Bryton Reves blocked a Bethany punt in the red zone, and Hayden Curtis recovered the ball and returned it one yard for a touchdown
- Jerome Stewart connected with Tyson Dozhier with 6:20 on the clock in the first quarter on a 49-yard touchdown pass to give the Bluejays an early 14-0 lead
- Brandon King showed great anticipation, picking off Wes Anderson with 1:24 left in the first quarter and taking it to the house for a 26-yard pick six
- Holden Kee exploded for a 46-yard touchdown run less than two minutes into the second stanza, becoming the fourth different Bluejay to find the endzone on the afternoon
- Dozhier found the endzone for the second time with 6:18 left in the first half, courtesy of a nine-yard pass from Stewart
- Grady Gebhardt punched his way into the endzone with 12 seconds remaining in the third quarter, putting Tabor up 42-0
- Xavier Harrell got in on the action, becoming the sixth different Bluejay to score a touchdown on the afternoon, finding the endzone on a sneaky 14-yard rush play with 6:24 to go
- Gebhardt recorded 153 net yards on the day, with a longest rush of 26 yards
- Kee rushed for 64 total yards in the win
- Cesar Hinojos led the way on defense, recording eight total tackles and six solo tackles
- Darriene Gibbs had 2.5 tackles for loss for a total of eight yards
- Kaden Seibel finished with four solo tackles and six total tackles
- Dan Bevan recorded 193 punt yards on five attempts, averaging 38.6 yards per punt with a longest punt of 46 yards, with two touchbacks and four punts inside the 20-yard line
- Jonathon Scheffler had an excellent day, recording 506 kickoff yards on eight attempts with five touchbacks, averaging 63.3 yards per kickoff, as well as finishing a perfect 7-7 on PATs on the afternoon
NEXT UP
- Tabor Football is back in action on Saturday as the Bluejays host Avila and celebrate Senior Day at 1:00pm.
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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).
