GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Black Hills State football dropped Saturday’s game to Colorado Mesa, 52-9 Saturday evening.
The Yellow Jackets (4-6, 2-6 RMAC) totaled 189 yards on offense while winning the possession battle, running 73 plays and having the ball for over 35 minutes.
Tight end Jarett Jenson hauled in the team’s lone touchdown, finishing with two catches for 14 yards.
Mitch McKibbin led the receiving core with 46 yards on three catches, while Matthew Collier led BHSU rushers with 25 yards.
Chance Eben completed 13 of 24 passes, while Aidan Willard threw for a touchdown and completed four of five passing attempts.
On defense, Jarrell Ganaway led the team with eight tackles, while Ryder Blair made seven and Doodles Quinones made six.
The first half was all Mavericks after they scored on their opening drive to take an early lead. They would outscore BHSU 31-0 the rest of the half to take a 38-0 lead into halftime.
Out of the break, both teams traded possessions and were kept scoreless by stout defenses. BHSU would get on the board in the closing seconds of the third quarter with a 36-yard field goal from Jacob Parks, making it 38-3 entering the fourth.
The Yellow Jackets would find the end zone in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Willard to Jenson, but ultimately fell, 52-9.
Meanwhile,
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — The South Dakota Mines football team was in control from start to finish as they held leads of 14-3 and 37-10 after the first quarter and at halftime, rolling to a 40-17 win over New Mexico Highlands to clinch their first winning season since 2015.
