Football ends season with 3-7 record
Clint Dick
Issue date: 11/18/09 Section: Sports
Southwestern entered this year looking like a team that wasn't going to be a threat in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. They were projected to finish in last place in the preseason polls, but ended in a three-way tie for seventh.
The Builders ended their season on a sour note Nov. 14. They traveled to Kansas Wesleyan with high hopes after a two-game winning streak. That dream was crushed quickly as the Coyotes cruised to 33-0 shutout of the Builders.
The first score came off a 12-yard run by Fielding Uhland, junior quarterback, early in the second quarter. From that point on, the Builders struggled to keep up with the Coyotes on both sides of the ball.
With just 14 seconds left in the half, Doug Webster, junior quarterback, connected with Corey Ham, junior wide receiver, for a 14-yard touchdown to extend the Coyote lead. The score not only gave Kansas Wesleyan a 13-0 advantage going into the locker rooms, but momentum coming into the second half.
The Coyotes continued to roll as Uhland hit Anthony Berry, junior wide receiver, for a big play midway through the third quarter. Berry hauled in the pass for a 28-yard touchdown that capped off a 12-play, 99-yard drive that ate up 6:03 minutes off of the clock. "We stopped them in the run early on," said Tazkargy. "They started getting a lot of big passes, and our defense just got worn down and tired."
Kansas Wesleyan then scored on another long passing play as Tanner Giffin, freshman wide receiver, threw for a 34-yard touchdown to Daniel Reynolds, senior tight end. The touchdown increased the lead to 26-0 with 12:20 left in the game.
With just over three minutes to play, the Coyotes put the nail in the coffin as Aaron Miller, senior wide receiver, caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Webster. The touchdown ended any hope of a Builder victory as Southwestern suffered its first shut out of the year.
The Builders struggled offensively throughout the game, gaining only 146 yards. "We didn't make plays," said Jeff Schaefer, junior wide receiver. "We couldn't get it done offensively."
The Builders ended their season on a sour note Nov. 14. They traveled to Kansas Wesleyan with high hopes after a two-game winning streak. That dream was crushed quickly as the Coyotes cruised to 33-0 shutout of the Builders.
The first score came off a 12-yard run by Fielding Uhland, junior quarterback, early in the second quarter. From that point on, the Builders struggled to keep up with the Coyotes on both sides of the ball.
With just 14 seconds left in the half, Doug Webster, junior quarterback, connected with Corey Ham, junior wide receiver, for a 14-yard touchdown to extend the Coyote lead. The score not only gave Kansas Wesleyan a 13-0 advantage going into the locker rooms, but momentum coming into the second half.
The Coyotes continued to roll as Uhland hit Anthony Berry, junior wide receiver, for a big play midway through the third quarter. Berry hauled in the pass for a 28-yard touchdown that capped off a 12-play, 99-yard drive that ate up 6:03 minutes off of the clock. "We stopped them in the run early on," said Tazkargy. "They started getting a lot of big passes, and our defense just got worn down and tired."
Kansas Wesleyan then scored on another long passing play as Tanner Giffin, freshman wide receiver, threw for a 34-yard touchdown to Daniel Reynolds, senior tight end. The touchdown increased the lead to 26-0 with 12:20 left in the game.
With just over three minutes to play, the Coyotes put the nail in the coffin as Aaron Miller, senior wide receiver, caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Webster. The touchdown ended any hope of a Builder victory as Southwestern suffered its first shut out of the year.
The Builders struggled offensively throughout the game, gaining only 146 yards. "We didn't make plays," said Jeff Schaefer, junior wide receiver. "We couldn't get it done offensively."
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