Ravens Football put together another big win at home on Saturday.
The (3) Ravens defeated the Peru State College Bobcats, 70-30.
The Ravens found themselves in a hole early in the game after the Bobcats put the first 10 points on the board. However, the Ravens had a big answer.
Jackson Dooley connected with Titan Osburn for a 53-yard yard touchdown for the Ravens first points late in the opening quarter.
Then, early in the second quarter, Xavier Ugorji capped off a Ravens drive with a touchdown plunge to put the Ravens in front, 14-10. After a Bobcats turnover, the Ravens reached into their bag of tricks and hit the Bobcats with a 40-yard touchdown pass as Dooley found Joseph Lagafuaina for a 40-yard score on a flea-flicker.
The Bobcats responded with a 75-yard touchdown pass to trim the Ravens lead to 21-16, but it was the home team scoring the final 21 points of the half to take a 42-16 lead into the halftime break.
Long rushes by JJ Jackson and Xiomar Hernandez set up Ugorji's second rushing touchdown of the first half, then Dooley finished another Ravens drive with a quarterback sneak touchdown. After the Ravens got the ball back with just 1:04 to play, they quickly drove down the field and Dooley passed to Osburn for his second touchdown of the half with 14 seconds left on the clock.
The Ravens continued hitting big plays in the second half as Dooley had a 79-yard touchdown pass to Tanner Zimmerman. The Ravens defense also stopped on the Bobcats on multiple fourth down attempts.
Jackson and Hernandez both had touchdown runs in the second half, and Robbie Sharp scored on another run, putting the final points on the board in a 40-point Ravens win.
The Ravens had six rushing touchdowns on the day as they put up 243 yards – good for a 7.6 yards per rush average. Ugorji led the team with 86 yards and Jackson ran for 70.
Dooley passed for 359 yards and had 4 touchdown tosses. Zimmerman hauled in 5 catches for 134 yards and Osburn had 3 catches for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Dylan Witherspoon led the defense with 9 tackles, Je'zhon Baker had 6, and Zachary LaCombe, Abram Phillips and Blake Casteel were each in on 5 tackles. Isaiah Hasten picked up an interception and blocked a Bobcats extra point attempt.
The Ravens (4-1) will hit the road for their next contest, a 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 game at Missouri Baptist.