Knights Football Opens Season with Win

Barbourville, KY – The Kentucky Christian University football team opened their 2020-21 season on the road at Union College. By posting a 14-0 first quarter, KCU put distance between the two teams and never looked back. The Knights got their first win of the season with a 38-13 victory.

Knights Stats

• De'Anta Sipp (SR/Senatobia, MS) led the ground attack with 134-yds from scrimmage on 28 carries and punched the Knights first touchdown into the end zone on a 2-yd run in the opening quarter.
• With the longest run from scrimmage, Dae'vontay Latimer (SO/Dayton, OH) scampered for 45-yds for KCU's second score of the first quarter. Latimer was credited with 61 yds (10.2 yds/carry) on just six carries.
• The quarterback duo of Josh Drucker (JR/Carrollton, TX) and Jakwon Roberts (SR/Smiths Station, AL) combined for 17/29 throwing the ball for 171 yards and a TD for Roberts. Both signal callers rushed for touchdowns with Drucker's coming in the first half and Roberts in the second.
• Diego Soto (FR/Orange Park, FL) led the receiving corps with four catches for 96-yds, followed by Jaylen Hawthorne (SO/Harrisburg, PA) and Paris Jones (JR/Palmdale, CA) who combined for six catches and 19-yds each. Hawthorne hauled in a 13-yd toss and catch from Roberts for the only receiving touchdown for the Knights.
• Paul Rodriguez (JR/Placentia, CA) totaled eight points with a 20-yd field goal and a perfect five PATS.

Team Totals

• KCU edged out the Bulldogs in Possession Time by a 30:28-29:32 margin.
• Kentucky Christian won the first down battle with a +7 edge (23-16).
• Passing yards were a virtual standoff as the Knights came within 24-yds of Union's final total in 20 fewer attempts.
• Both teams registered four turnovers each … two fumbles and two picks.

The Winning Factor

• The Knights ground game … KCU out-rushed the Bulldogs 269-55 yards and scored four touchdowns.

Who's Up Next

The football team hosts Bluefield College next Saturday at Knights Stadium. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 PM.

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