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14
Fort Lewis FLC 2-8 , 1-7
31
Winner N.M. Highlands NMH 6-4 , 4-4
Fort Lewis FLC
2-8 , 1-7
14
Final
31
N.M. Highlands NMH
6-4 , 4-4
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FLC Fort Lewis 0 7 0 7 14
NMH N.M. Highlands 0 10 7 14 31
Jacob Morris at Colorado Mesa
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Jacob Morris (13) fires from the pocket against the Mavericks at Stocker Stadium (Oct. 25, 2025)

Game Recap: Football |

Turnovers doom Skyhawks in road loss to Cowboys

Penney sets program record for career solo tackles at 201

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Despite Jacob Morris throwing for a career-high 270 yards and one touchdown, and Zachary Gaumont recording his second-career two-touchdown effort with a 75-yard receiving touchdown and an eight-yard rushing touchdown, the Skyhawks couldn't contain the Cowboys' running game as Fort Lewis ultimately fell 31-14 to New Mexico Highlands University in front of crowd of 2,074 at Sanchez Family Stadium.
 
Fort Lewis (2-8, 1-7 RMAC) had the first opportunity to score, but the 41-yard field goal attempt went wide left, creating the opportunity for the Cowboys (6-4, 4-4 RMAC) to get right where they wanted to be, punching in a one-yard rushing touchdown with Tevita Valeti before Alekzander Britt went on to nail a 30-yard field goal and put New Mexico Highlands up by two scores.
 
The Skyhawks scored on the very next play from scrimmage, with Morris hurling a deep-ball 50 yards through the air to connect with a streaking Gaumont on the NMHU 25-yard line en route to a touchdown, and later, Gaumont's fourth career 100-yard receiving game. However, it would stand as Fort Lewis' lone score until Gaumont found the end zone once more on a reverse in the fourth quarter.
 
Like a moth to a flame, Jake Penney continued to cause havoc on the defensive side of the Skyhawks, racking up a game-high 15 total tackles–his fourth time this season with 15+ tackles–while adding 1.5 tackles for five yards lost, including a five-yard solo sack. Jonathan Stewart picked up Fort Lewis' only other sack with a one-yard solo stop. With his five solo tackles, Penney becomes the first Skyhawk in program history to record over 200 solo tackles, and sets the all-time career solo tackle mark at 201, passing Shane Voss' mark of 196 from 1990-93. Penney still ranks fourth all-time in career tackles for the program with 338, chasing Phillip Odell's (2008-12) record of 367 by just 29 tackles.
 
New Mexico Highlands stuck to its guns, rushing for 304 yards of its 383 yards of total offense–the Cowboys' fifth game this season with 300+ rushing yards. Valeti would add another one-yard rushing touchdown later in the fourth quarter, but he finished with 72 yards on 18 attempts behind freshman sensation Jeffery Jones, who racked up 190 yards and a pair of 80-yard and 10-yard rushing touchdowns on 20 carries. Quarterback Collin Struck poured in 31 yards and 12 carries while also sitting in the pocket for 79 yards on 10 completions in 15 attempts (66.7 percent).
 
The Cowboys' defense also forced four turnovers, leading to a commanding lead in time of possession with 37:52 seconds against Fort Lewis' 22:08 seconds. Trevor Romaldo hauled in two interceptions, while Dontaivious Nelson and Fabiano Valdez punched out a pair of forced fumbles each.
 
Morris was nearly all of Fort Lewis' offense, with his 16-of-27 (59.3 percent) passing performance accounting for nearly all of the Skyhawks' 317 yards of total offense. With Morris suffering four sacks across the afternoon, including 1.5 sacks for 10 yards lost from New Mexico Highland's Ben Watson, the offense posted just 47 yards rushing, paced by KB Broadus' 42 yards on eight carries.
 
Notes
-Fort Lewis falls to 34-20 all-time against New Mexico Highlands, and 15-11 on the road in Las Vegas, N.M.
-The Skyhawks' offense eclipsed 300 yards of total offense for the fifth time this season.
-Jacob Morris has set back-to-back career-highs in passing yards in each of the last two games, 270 yards this afternoon and 242 yards last Saturday against Adams State (Nov. 1).
-Zachary Gaumont scored two touchdowns in a game for the second time in his career; however, he posted his first two-score performance with both a rushing and a receiving touchdown. In addition, Gaumont made his fourth career 100-yard receiving performance and his second of the season.
-Jake Penney, having extended his streak to 12-straight games with 10+ tackles, extended his NCAA Division II lead to 136 tackles this season. Penney also claimed Fort Lewis' program record and stands alone with 201 career solo tackles. His 338 total tackles also rank fourth all-time in program history.
-Fort Lewis' four total turnovers are its second-most in a game this season, behind its five against William Jewell (Aug. 30) in the season-opener.
 
Up Next
Fort Lewis will honor its graduating seniors and wrap up the 2025 season at home on Ray Dennison Memorial Field next Saturday, Nov. 15. The Skyhawks will host Colorado School of Mines (6-4, 4-4 RMAC), who was felled 41-34 in overtime earlier this afternoon by No. 6/7-ranked Colorado State University Pueblo (9-1, 8-0 RMAC).  Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
2nd Quarter FLC NMH
NMH
11:51 - NMH - Valeti,Tevita 1 yd run (Britt,Alekzander kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:31
0 7
NMH
09:39 - NMH - Britt,Alekzander 30 yd field goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:32
0 10
FLC
09:29 - FLC - Gaumont,Zachary 75 yd pass from Morris,Jacob (Betlinski,Kuba kick) 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:10
7 10
3rd Quarter FLC NMH
NMH
10:51 - NMH - Jones,Jeffery 80 yd run (Britt,Alekzander kick), 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:13
7 17
4th Quarter FLC NMH
NMH
12:26 - NMH - Valeti,Tevita 1 yd run (Britt,Alekzander kick), 9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 05:06
7 24
FLC
08:03 - FLC - Gaumont,Zachary 8 yd run (Betlinski,Kuba kick), 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:16
14 24
NMH
02:09 - NMH - Jones,Jeffery 10 yd run (Britt,Alekzander kick), 11 plays, 43 yards, TOP 05:49
14 31

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