DURANGO, Colo. – Black Hills State football took care of business Saturday afternoon, defeating Fort Lewis 45-17 at Ray Dennison Memorial Field.
The Yellow Jackets (4-1, 2-1 RMAC) are off to their best start since the 2016 season when they started 5-1 and finished 7-4 overall.
BHSU totaled 543 yards of total offense, led by running backs Matthew Collier (103 yards) and Nolan Susel (100 yards), who each also had a receiving touchdown.
Chance Eben had another big game, scoring five total touchdowns, including three passing and two rushing. He completed 17 of 29 passes for 169 yards while adding 58 yards on the ground.
Connor Boyd led receivers with six catches for 63 yards and two touchdowns, the first (and second) touchdowns of his collegiate career.
On defense, Doodles Quinones led the way again with nine tackles. Aaron Thiele made five while Cody Hooker and Favour Maurice each made three.
Meanwhile,
The Hardrocker Football team went down to Alamosa, taking on Adams State.
As it usually is in this matchup, it was a high-scoring affair with 87 total points being scored between the two teams as Mines’ outlasted Adams State 45-42.
Jayden Johannsen had 387 total yards, with 267 of them coming through the air, and 120 on the ground….Johannsen had 5 total touchdowns, 2 passing, and 3 rushing….Ahmad Lewis broke the century mark, gaining 101 yards on the ground….He was nearly joined by teammate Kaleb Roth who ran for 95 yards….Isaiah Eastman had 59 yards through the air on 5 receptions….Cole Peterson led the way defensively, with 7 tackles….Adrian Eastman had a fumble forced, a fumble recovery, pass breakup, as well as a tackle-for-loss along with 3 total tackles….As a team, the Hardrockers gained 596 yards of total offense.
