HAYS - After having their season cancelled due to CIVOD-19, the Fort Hats State football team was back on the field Saturday with a scrimmage against Southwestern Oklahoma State, and cruised to a 31-3 win over the Bulldogs at Lewis Field.
There were no kickoffs or punts and no hitting of the quarterback in the scrimmage.
"It was good to get back out there on the football field." said head coach Chris Brown. "You can tell we hadn't played a true game for 16 months. You can tell we're really young right now and we have a lot of guys that need to figure out our offense and defense."
After their first drive stalled near midfield, Chance Fuller connected with tight end Hunter Budke on a 14 yard touchdown pass on the Tigers second possession . Fuller completed a 12-yard pass to freshman wide receiver Alex Schremmer on third and 10 early in the possession to keep the drive alive.
Unofficially, Fuller completed nine of 14 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns. His second scoring strike came early in the second quarter when he connected with Diante Crutchfield on a 74-yard pass to put the Tigers up 14-3.
Junior running back Keylon Chapman pushed the lead to 21-3 with a 79-yard touchdown run two possessions later. Chapman unofficially rushed for 135 yards on seven carries
Following a three-and-out by the Tiger defense, backup quarterback Vashon Waiters hit Adrian Soto on a 17-yard touchdown pass to give the Tigers a 28-3 lead with under three minutes to play in the second quarter
Jordan Starks intercepted a pass on the ensuing possession at the half.
Fernando Avila-Castro kicked a 32-yard field goal on the Tigers second possession of the third quarter.
SWOSU's only score came on a 30-yard field goal late in the first quarter. The score was set up by a 35-yard flee-flicker and a pass interference penalty on FHSU near the endzone.
The Tiger defense had stops on the next five possessions to help them gain control of the game.
FHSU is scheduled to travel to Golden, Colo. in two weeks for their final spring scrimmage against Colorado School of Mines.