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6
Fort Lewis FLC 0-1 , 0-0
42
Winner William Jewell WJC 1-0 , 0-0
Fort Lewis FLC
0-1 , 0-0
6
Final
42
William Jewell WJC
1-0 , 0-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FLC Fort Lewis 6 0 0 0 6
WJC William Jewell 14 7 14 7 42
Croix Burney vs. South Dakota Mines - Oct. 22, 2022
JoJo Lutz, Fort Lewis Athletic Communications
Croix Burney (35) gets to the edge against the Hardrockers.

Game Recap: Football | | Hayden Mangan, Athletic Communications Assistant

Skyhawks fall to Cardinals 42-6 in season debut

LIBERTY, Mo. – Quarterback Braden Wingle found true freshman Zachary Gaumont for a 66-yard score, but unable to handle to quick-adjusting Cardinals defense, the Fort Lewis College football team dropped its 2023 season opener 42-6 to William Jewell College at a scorching Liberty North High School Saturday afternoon.
 
Wingle, who led the offense through the opening drive of the third quarter, finished his afternoon 11-for-18 through the air for 120 yards, the Skyhawks' lone touchdown of the afternoon, and one interception. Redshirt freshman Sam Jones took the reins in the third quarter and went on to finish the afternoon 7-for-25 through the air to provide another 99 yards.
 
Gaumont led FLC with 66 receiving yards and his first collegiate touchdown on the deep shot from Wingle. Jamille Humphrey added 63 yards of his own while Peyton Monson and Drake Cortez had a team-leading five receptions each. Trey Goughnour led Fort Lewis on the ground with 48 yards on 11 attempts.
 
William Jewell's CJ Ward rolled out 219 yards and four touchdowns on 14 completions while second-string quarterback Taylor Eggers added another 64 yards on seven completions. On the ground, Kaylin Merriweather rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown for the Cardinals while Keaundre McCullough dished out an additional 86 yards and a score.
 
Fort Lewis was able to put up 291 yards of total offense – 219 yards through the air and 72 yards rushing – more than eight total games for the Skyhawks last season. Carter Cameron and Justin Romo led the blue and gold defense with five tackles each. Christopher Ponce made the Skyhawks' only sack of the game, the second of his career, for a nine-yard loss.
 
Adam Callahan led WJC with eight tackles while Sean Mitchell, Kevin Roberson, and Kwesi Hooks each nabbed an interception.
 
Notables
-Wingle's 66-yard passing touchdown to Gaumont is the second-longest of his career as a Skyhawk over the last two seasons.
-Ponce recorded his second career sack.
-Fort Lewis' 291 yards of total offense were more than eight total games from last season.
-Goughnour's 48 rushing yards this afternoon were more than any individual Skyhawk across eight games from last season.
-Khalil Ali made the first forced fumble and recovery of his career.
 
Looking Ahead
Fort Lewis will head west into the desert next week to face off with Arizona Christian University on the Firestorm's home turf in Glendale, Arizona. It will be a showdown under the lights with an 8:00 p.m. kickoff on ACU Football Field. FLC alumni and fans are encouraged to join us for a pregame social hosted at Kimmy'z on Greenway in Glendale, Ariz. With a ticket price of $20.00, the event runs from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and includes food, a drink ticket, and entry to the game. To register for the social event, click HERE.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter FLC WJC
WJC
07:35 - WJC - Barnett,Nathan 16 yd pass from Ward,CJ (DeShields,Jakob kick) 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:25
0 7
FLC
06:38 - FLC - Gaumont,Zachary 66 yd pass from Wingle,Braden ( ) 2 plays, 78 yards, TOP 00:42
6 7
WJC
00:15 - WJC - Merriweather,Kaylin 9 yd run (DeShields,Jakob kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:23
6 14
2nd Quarter FLC WJC
WJC
10:00 - WJC - Amos,Deldrionn 24 yd pass from Ward,CJ (DeShields,Jakob kick) 2 plays, 56 yards, TOP 00:36
6 21
3rd Quarter FLC WJC
WJC
11:30 - WJC - Amos,Deldrionn 16 yd pass from Ward,CJ (Geelen,Paul kick) 3 plays, 37 yards, TOP 01:34
6 28
WJC
09:23 - WJC - McCullough,Keaundre 22 yd run (Geelen,Paul kick), 1 plays, 22 yards, TOP 00:09
6 35
4th Quarter FLC WJC
WJC
14:43 - WJC - Moore,Peyton 46 yd pass from Ward,CJ (Geelen,Paul kick) 5 plays, 91 yards, TOP 01:28
6 42

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