Incarnate Word Cardinals at Houston Christian Huskies

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Incarnate Word Cardinals

5-7, 2-4 Away

Final
31 - 10

Houston Christian Huskies

2-10, 2-4 Home

Cardinals ride 261 rushing yards to 31-10 win over Houston Christian

Jaylon Spears scored twice and Incarnate Word rolled up 261 rushing yards to beat Houston Christian 31-10 on Saturday, closing out the regular season for both teams.

Spears set the tone early, punching in a 2-yard touchdown on the Cardinals’ first drive and adding a 12-yard score late in the third to put Incarnate Word (5-7, 3-5 Southland Conference) up 24-7. He finished with 91 yards on 18 carries, while Kobe Dillon added 109 more to anchor a ground game that averaged 5.4 yards per rush.

Richard Torres complemented the run-heavy approach, throwing for 184 yards and two touchdowns. His 50-yard strike to Chedon James in the final minute of the first quarter broke a 7-7 tie, and he later capped a 10-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown to Jalen Walthall that stretched the lead to 21 with 3:14 left.

Houston Christian (2-10, 1-7) stayed within reach early on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Maddox Kopp to Ja’Ryan Wallace, who finished with 130 yards receiving. Wallace had a 68-yard grab that set up a late field goal by Ryan Zuckert, but the Huskies mustered only 48 rushing yards.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 11:28	J. Spears run for 2 yds, for a TD (W. Faris KICK)
TD	1st Period 11:28	Jaylon Spears 2 Yd Run (Will Faris Kick)
TD	1st Period 7:44	M. Kopp pass to J. Wallace for 12 yds, for a TD (R. Zuckert KICK)
TD	1st Period 7:44	Ja'Ryan Wallace 12 Yd pass from Maddox Kopp (Ryan Zuckert Kick)
TD	1st Period 0:46	R. Torres pass to C. James for 50 yds, for a TD (W. Faris KICK)
TD	1st Period 0:46	Chedon James 50 Yd pass from Richard Torres (Will Faris Kick)
FG	2nd Period 9:32	W. Faris 33 yd FG GOOD
FG	2nd Period 9:32	Will Faris 33 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 3:25	Jaylon Spears 12 Yd Run (Will Faris Kick)
FG	3rd Period 0:09	Ryan Zuckert 22 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 3:14	Jalen Walthall 3 Yd pass from Richard Torres (Will Faris Kick)

Statistics

UIW		HCU
22	1st Downs	14
6-16	3rd down efficiency	5-17
2-3	4th down efficiency	0-3
445	Total Yards	320
184	Passing	272
16/29	Comp/Att	19/36
6.3	Yards per pass	7.6
261	Rushing	48
48	Rushing Attempts	31
5.4	Yards per rush	1.5
7-65	Penalties	10-98
2	Turnovers	0
1	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
34:19	Possession	25:41

Game Information

Husky Stadium (TX)

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,357 · Capacity:

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