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Sei-J run vs. NMHU
Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics
22
Dixie State DSFB 0-1 , 0-1
23
Winner NM Highlands NMHU 1-0 , 1-0
Dixie State DSFB
0-1 , 0-1
22
Final
23
NM Highlands NMHU
1-0 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
DSFB Dixie State 13 3 6 0 22
NMHU NM Highlands 7 0 0 16 23

Game Recap: Football | | By DSU Athletics Media Relations

Football drops heartbreaker at NMHU Thursday, 23-22

Trailblazers concede 16 fourth-quarter points in loss


The Dixie State football team dropped its 2017 season opener in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday, falling 23-22 to New Mexico Highlands at West Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

The Trailblazers (0-1, 0-1 RMAC) jumped out to an early lead after forcing an NMHU fumble on the first possession of the game. DSU turned the fumble into a 7-0 advantage when Ernest Quiocho (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) plunged into the end zone from the 1-yard line.

New Mexico Highlands tied the game at 7-7 when a 75-yard drive was capped by a fumble into the end zone. Cowboys quarterback Danny Cameron completed a pass to Louis Webb at the DSU 10-yard line, but Webb fumbled after absorbing a hit from a Trailblazer defender. The ball rolled into the end zone and was recovered by the Cowboys for the score.

Dixie State responded late in the first quarter when Malik Watson (Pittsburg, Calif./Pittsburg HS) sprinted to the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown run on 4th-and-1. After a low snap on the PAT, Anthony Reyes (Queen Creek, Ariz./Dobson HS) was forced to fall on the ball, and the score remained 13-7.

The Trailblazers missed a golden opportunity to extend the lead just before halftime after Tyson Roberts (Salt Lake City, Utah/Highland HS) intercepted an NMHU pass at the Cowboys 7-yard line. After two runs and an incomplete pass into the end zone, DSU was forced to settle for a field goal. Reyes converted from 24 yards, and Dixie State took a 16-7 lead into the locker room.

DSU added to the lead midway through the third quarter when Watson found Kasey Allison (Moreno Valley, Calif./Canyon Springs HS) for a 5-yard touchdown strike, but the ensuing PAT sailed wide left and the score remained 22-7.

With a 15-point lead approaching the fourth quarter, the Trailblazers appeared to have the game in hand. But, the Cowboys turned DSU turnovers and penalties into 16 fourth-quarter points, capped by a 42-yard field goal to seal the come-from-behind win.

Dixie State returns to action next Saturday, Sept. 9, at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City, South Dakota.
 
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