HILLSBORO, Kan. – Tabor Football returned home on Saturday afternoon to take on a solid No. 8 Friends team. The Bluejays entered the day hoping to bounce back from last week’s loss to McPherson, while the Falcons aimed to move to 4-0 on the season.
SCORE
- Tabor: 15 – Friends: 59
GAME NOTES
- With the loss, Tabor falls to 1-3 on the season
- Saturday’s contest marked the 59th meeting between the two programs, with the series dating back to Tabor’s first season of football in 1967
- Friends now holds a 42-17 advantage over the Bluejays all-time
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
- Jerome Stewart added another touchdown to his season stats, throwing for 63 total yards and connecting on 13 of 20 pass attempts
- Tarent Moniz-Babb made his debut under center, throwing for one touchdown and 57 total yards, completing five of eight pass attempts
- Tyson Dozhier had himself a day, serving as the leading receiver, recording 69 yard and one touchdown on seven receptions
- Holden Kee hauled in a massive touchdown, ending his day with 26 total yards on two receptions
- Darriene Gibbs and Sterling Gartin made their presence felt on defense with one forced fumble apiece
- Gartin, Dusty Daigle, and Zach Sandoval each recorded a tackle-for-loss (TFL)
- Daigle led the way on defense with nine total tackles
FROM THE COACH
- “Any time there is an emphasis on a certain system, and you have a lot of people who are really good at what they do, that is the result.”
- “My hat is off to them (Friends), I hope, if they end up going to the playoffs this year that they represent our conference well.”
- “Tarent (Moniz-Babb) did a really nice job when he was in towards the end of the game, he has been incredibly patient this whole time, and I thought he did well.”
NEXT UP
- The Bluejays hit the road once again this weekend as they head up north to Salina to take on Kansas Wesleyan in a 6:00pm kickoff.
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
