Football drops heartbreaker at Kentucky Christian
GRAYSON, Ky. (Oct. 23, 2021) – The Point University football team (1-7, 1-3 MSC) dropped a heartbreaker to Kentucky Christian University (3-4, 2-1 MSC), 25-22, Saturday afternoon in Grayson, Kentucky.
Tyrique Robinson rushed for 13 yards in the fourth quarter to help Point take a 22-17 lead with under six minutes remaining. The Knights would answer back in their following possession, with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Riley Cooper to Diego Soto and complete a successful two-point conversion to gain a three-point lead over the Skyhawks (25-22).
With 42 seconds remaining in the game, Point regained possession of the ball, and a 7-yard pass to CJ Henderson, followed by a 7-yard rush from Payton Allen, would set the Skyhawks up 1st-and-10 on their 42-yard line. In the next play, KCU tarnished any hope in a Point comeback, as Allen's pass was intercepted by Devin Bacchus to ultimately end the game. Kentucky Christian regained possession with nine seconds remaining in the contest.
Both Point and KCU scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, sending the game into the second half tied 14-14. Brenton White scored both of Point's touchdowns in the first half. KCU took a 17-14 lead with a field goal and a team safety helped Point cut the Knights' lead down to one (16-17) before Robinson's touchdown.
Point had 242 yards on offense, with 111 in the air and 131 rushing. White took majority of the snaps, completing 11 of 21 attempts. Allen took 12 snaps and connected for five attempts.
Adam Sanders and White each had seven rush attempts, with Sanders recording 36 yards and White recording 23. Sensir Carnes had six rush attempts and recorded 26 yards. In the air, Tim Gary caught three passes for 44 yards and CJ Henderson caught four passes for 14 yards.
In four kickoffs, Logan Flesher recorded 155 yards and punted the ball eight times for 307 yards. Wesley Jones Jr. had three kickoff returns for 44 yards.
Barry Finley led the way on defense with 12 tackles, followed by Quan Neal with seven tackles. Fourteen Skyhawks recorded tackles for loss yards in Saturday's game and seven recorded sacks.
Up next, Point travels to Union on Saturday, Oct. 30, for its final road game of the season. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.