ST. JOSEPH – Four field goals and a third-straight 200-yard rushing performance helped Griffon Football (4-2) to its third-straight win, Saturday. The Griffons picked up their first road win of the season, 33-10 at Missouri Southern (0-6).
The defense has had its days. The offense was explosive for two straight weeks. Saturday, special teams helped the team match its season win total from the past two seasons.
NOTABLES
- The game was delayed an hour due to lightning
- Sam Aviles – replacing the injured Tyler Basch for the second week in a row – kicked four field goals on five attempts, scoring almost half the Griffons’ points in the game
- After a couple weeks of the offense shining, it was the defense’s turn, holding Southern to just 4.5 yards per play and four turnovers
- As a team, the Griffons rushed for 284 yards, averaging 7.3 yards per carry
- Missouri Western picked off two Missouri Southern passes to give the team 10 on the season, most in the MIAA
- The Griffon defense limited Missouri Southern to 161 yards on the ground, just a 3.7-yard per carry average
OTHER STATS & LEADERS
- Aviles totaled 15 points in the game with four made field goals and three extra points. The sophomore kicker also averaged more than 56 yards per kickoff with two touchbacks
- Shamar Griffith had a career-high 119 yards rushing, including an 86-yard run on the first play from scrimmage. It gave the Griffons three consecutive games with a running back over 100 yards
- Arnold Crayton scored his first career touchdown on a 21-yard fumble recovery return for a touchdown
- Marcus Brown forced two fumbles, had two tackles for loss and six tackles
- Kobe Cummings led the team for a second straight week with 12 tackles. The freshman also recovered a fumble
- Luke Theis averaged 45.3 yards per punt and downed all three of his punts inside the Missouri Southern 20-yard line
- Brandin Dandridge had 83 punt return yards on three returns that included a long of 58
UP NEXT
- Homecoming on Oct. 13 against Central Oklahoma (3-3) at 1 p.m.
- UCO defeated Central Missouri 33-26, Saturday, in Edmond
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