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N.D. (JimmieAthletics.com) – The 16th-ranked Dickinson State University Blue Hawks scored on three plays of 50 yards or more on the way to a 44-13 victory over the Jimmie football team Saturday at Rollie Greeno Field.
Hayden Gibson threw touchdown passes of 54 and 77 yards to Nick Kottre and Seth Ewoniuk, and Thomas Sease returned an interception 88 yards for a score to help boost the Blue Hawks 44-point output.
The Jimmies took an early 6-0 lead on a one-yard run by Dylan Klatt(SR/Crookston, Minn.) with 11:09 left in the first quarter, but Chandler Johnson (FR/Albuquerque, N.M.)’s extra point attempt was blocked and the Blue Hawks’ Jay Liggins scooped up the ball and returned it for two points.
DSU took a 9-6 lead after Deonte Dixon found the end zone on a five-yard run with 3:40 left in the first. Gibson’s two touchdown passes came in the second quarter and pushed the Blue Hawk lead to 23-6 at the half.
UJ opened the second half with a seven play, 71-yard drive capped off by an 11-yard touchdown run by Jackson He (FR/Chula Vista, Calif.). Johnson’s kick made it 23-13 DSU.
Karsten Mack ran in from three yards out with 9:13 in the fourth to make it 30-13, then Sease’s interception return pushed the lead to 37-13. Dixon accounted for the final Dickinson touchdown of the day, scoring on a 17-yard run with four minutes left.
Jordan Mann (SO/Bismarck, N.D.) was 12-of-21 passing for 179 yards and was picked off twice. Jimmy Hatch (SO/Sacramento, Calif.) carried 18 times for 97 yards while Tanner Mathern (FR/Edgeley, N.D.) and He ended with 48 yards each. Zeb Taber (SO/Fargo, N.D.) and Pete Fehr(JR/Wimbledon, N.D.) both caught three passes. Branden Edwards(SR/Apache Junction, Ariz.) had two catches for 65 yards.
Aundre Purnell (FR/Garden Grove, Calif.) and Caleb Ellingson(JR/Jamestown, N.D.) had seven tackles to lead the defense. Ellingson forced a fumble and had two fumble recoveries.
Jamestown (1-7, 1-4 NSAA) travels to Mayville State (N.D.) next Saturday while Dickinson State (7-1, 6-0 NSAA) plays at Dakota State (S.D.)
Gibson completed 16-of-26 passes for 320 yards. Ewoniuk caught six passses for 135 yards and Kottre finished with three grabs for 89 yards. Mack carried 15 times for 104 yards and Dixon totaled 46 yards on eight carries.
Elijah Staton had 12 tackles to lead the Blue Hawk defense. Daniel Moreno added nine total stops and Liggins eight.