The second assembly of the soccer season between Iowa Western Neighborhood Faculty and Hutchinson (Kan.) Neighborhood Faculty was no contest. The Iowa Western Reivers dominated from the beginning Wednesday night time at Battle Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, taking a 31-0 victory and the NJCAA Division I championship.
The Reivers (10-2) gained their first nationwide title since 2012, lower than 5 weeks after dropping 29-28 to the Hutchinson Blue Dragons (11-1).
It wasn’t actually shut.
Iowa Western scored on their fifth play Wednesday night time and had a two-score lead after their second landing. Then they let the protection do the remainder.
Hutchinson solely made its approach into Iowa Western territory 5 instances, however they by no means obtained nearer than the Reivers’ 28, the place they had been twice stopped on downs.
Hutchinson completed with simply 159 yards of complete offense, 12 of that on the bottom on 29 tries. Iowa Western had 11 tackles for a loss, creating detrimental 64 yards.
“We took every part private,” mentioned Iowa Western defensive lineman Quientrail Jamison-Travis, who had 2.5 sacks, a compelled fumble and two fumble recoveries. “We weren’t giving them nothing. We needed to make the most of why we had been right here and why the primary sport we shouldn’t have misplaced. We simply took it very private.”
Andre Goodman, who ran for 102 yards and handed for 116, hit LJ Fitzpatrick on a display screen cross simply six performs into the sport, and the freshman flashed previous two defenders down the sideline for a 68-yard rating. Sam Wilber’s further level made it 7-0 lower than two minutes into the sport.
Jaden Kroger scored on a 3-yard run with 6:14 left within the first quarter to cap a 59-yard drive. Wilber made it 14-0.
The Reivers’ third drive put the workforce up 17-0 after Wilber hit a 31-yard subject aim.
“We managed the primary quarter, and scoring on the primary three drives kinda set the tone a bit of bit,” mentioned Iowa Western Coach Scott Strohmeier. “And till that clock hits zero, they’ve so many explosive gamers, you higher play all 4 quarters.”
Bryant Williams, who ran for 74 yards on 22 carries, had a pair of touchdowns within the second half because the Reivers methodically managed the sport. He scored on a 3-yard run with 6:19 left within the third quarter and added a 1-yard rating with 110:8 left.
Hutchinson confirmed extra life within the second half when the Blue Dragons managed to succeed in Iowa Western territory 4 instances, however two of these drives had been halted by turnovers, and two extra had been stopped on downs.
Iowa Western completed with 404 yards offense, 288 of that on the bottom. The Reivers additionally had no turnovers.
“We save our greatest for the final two video games of the 12 months,” mentioned Strohmeier. “We obtained into the playoffs, and the 2 finest video games we performed within the playoffs, and that’s the reason we’re so grateful we now have a four-team playoff as a result of I believed we had been the most effective.”
Iowa Western misplaced 31-13 to New Mexico Army final season within the title sport, additionally in Little Rock.