Knights Senior Day a Huge Success

Grayson, KY – The Kentucky Christian University football team celebrated it's 2021 Senior Day with a 49-35 win over Union College. The victory concluded the 2020-21 season with a 6-2 record and the highest single-season winning percentage (75%) in program history.

Knights Stats

• Jakwon Roberts (SR/Smiths Station, AL) was 17-32 for 211 yards (35-yard long) throwing the ball and one rushing touchdown of 57 yards. For the season, Roberts has produced 20 touchdowns through the air and rushed for an additional four TDs.
• Leading the ground game, De'Anta Sipp (SR/Senatobia, MS) rushed for 130 yards on 25 attempts with a touchdown and to finish off his day he was named the Homecoming "King".
• Tyrese Christian (FR/Chicago, IL) just missed reaching the 100-yd plateau with 88 yards rushing on 12 attempts.
• Diego Soto (FR/Orange Park, FL) accounted for three receiving touchdowns and 87-yds through the air. He hauled in seven passes. Brendan Ray (JR/Birmingham, AL) accounted for the other receiving touchdown.
• Defensively, Devin Bacchus (JR/Homewood, AL) led the team with eight tackles followed by the trio of James Castleberry (SR/Woodstock, GA), Lilton Horne (SO/Washington Park, FL) and Trey Malashevich (SR/Ceredo, WV) with six tackles each. Castleberry also chipped in two quarterback sacks for his afternoon's efforts

Team Totals

• The Knights posted 511 total offensive yards and seven touchdowns.
• KCU had 300 rushing yards for the game.

The Winning Factor

• The Knights posted 511 total offensive yards and seven touchdowns while the defense grabbed four interceptions off of the Union quarterbacks.

Who's Up Next

The 2021 "Spring" season has come to a close.

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KCU Seniors (L-R): Trey Malashevich, James Castleberry, Kaleb Hunt and Jacob Welborn (JR/Seymour, TN)

Knights Court (L-R): De'Anta Sipp (King) and Sydney Houck (Queen)

Senior Day Photos courtesy of michellebrandphotography