ROLLA, Mo. -- The Miners scored nine touchdowns in today's 63-21 win over the Blue Tigers, improving to 4-4 on the season with a 3-2 conference record.
1st Quarter
The Blue Tigers took the opening kickoff but went three out, leading to a punt that would be blocked by
Cameron Sturgell (Lamar, MO/Lamar) and recovered in the endzone by
Patrick Fortune (Kirkwood, MO/Kirkwood) to give S&T a 7-0 lead without the offensive even touching the field.
Lincoln would strike back with a 74-yard touchdown pass on their next drive. The scoring would continue with
Gideon Niboh (St. Charles, MO/Francis Howell) taking the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, the 6th return touchdown of his career.
A defensive stop by S&T set up the longest drive of the day for the offensive, with the Miners driving 80 yards in ten plays to set up a one-yard rushing touchdown for
Brody Lehenbauer (Palmyra, MO/Palmyra).
2nd Quarter
The Blue Tigers would drive all the way to the S&T 49 yardline before stalling on their next drive, leading to another scoring drive for S&T that resulted in a touchdown off a 2-yard rush by
Cade Grimm (Branson, MO/Branson).
The teams would exchange three-and-outs before the Blue Tigers found their second touchdown of the day, with quarterback Isaiah Tate connecting on another deep throw for a 49-yard touchdown.
A few drives later, Lincoln would score again with another long reception setting up a three-yard touchdown catch, sending the game into halftime with S&T up 28-21.
3rd Quarter
The Miners started the third with a pair of scores, the first touchdown coming off a 5-yard rush by Niboh and the second on a 7-yard reception by CJ Jarmon after the defense forced a fumble at the 3 yardline.
The Miners would continue to run up the score on their next offensive possession, getting a touchdown off a fake punt that had
Logan Jacobson (Hillsboro, MO/St. Pius X) dump the ball off to
Bryson Burns (Clarksville, TN/Rossview) who would take it 61-yards to the house.
Another forced three-and-out by the Miners defense would lead to touchdown #8 of the day, with S&T marching 72 yards in seven plays and capping it off with a 31-yard touchdown pass from
Tyler Gioia (Huntington Beach, CA/Edison) to
CJ Wiggins (Yuma, AZ/Gila Ridge).
4th Quarter
The Miner defense would remain strong in the final quarter, holding the Blue Tigers to just 26 yards of total offense.
Eli Scott (Louisville, KY/Eastern) and
Austin Havens (Bixby, OK/Bixby) would each get opportunities under center in the fourth, with the former quarterbacking on a drive that scored the Miners final touchdown of the day off another Lehenbauer rushing touchdown.
The Miners went for 442 yards of total offense with Gioia going 14 of 22 for 193 yards and 2 touchdowns. Burns led the team in receiving with six receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown. Niboh had another successful game in
AJ Harris' (Wentzville, MO/Lutheran-St. Charles) absence, rushing for 91 yards and a touchdown, while gaining an additional 16 receiving yards as well.
After giving up 146 yards in the second quarter, the Miners defense made a halftime adjustment and only gave up 118 yards the remainer of the game.
Bentley Hart (Brookland, AR/Brookland) is credited with the only Miners takeaway of the day, forcing a fumble for the second game in a row.
What's Next
S&T will play their final home game of the season on Saturday, November 2nd at 1pm against the McKendree Bearcats for Senior Day/Military Appreciation Day.
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