Hickman football team defeats Jackson 34-27 in OT

Hickman senior Justice Keith rushed for two late touchdowns as the Kewpies rallied for a 34-27 victory in overtime.

Keith, who scored three touchdowns and rushed for 176 yards, capped a 13-play drive with a 3-yard run with 1 minute, 12 seconds remaining in regulation. Sam Smith's PAT tied the score at 27-27.

Hickman's defense then pushed Jackson's offense back nine yards on its overtime possession before the Kewpies' offense found the end zone in three plays. After a 22-yard run by quarterback Mason Murray, Keith followed with a 1-yard run to seal the win.

Jackson quarterback Dante Vandeven threw for three TDs and rushed for a fourth.

Jackson (6-2) held a 13-10 halftime lead after a scoring pass of 87 yards to Xominique Davis and a 17-yard toss to Colten Proffer.

Jackson countered a Keith 12-yard scoring run and a Smith field goal with a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter. Taylor Henson pulled in a 15-yard pass that was deflected by a defender for the first score, and Vandeven scored on a 3-yard run with 1:03 left in the third quarter to break a tie and give the Indians a 27-20 lead.

Hickman improved to 3-4.

Hickman 7 3 10 7 7 -- 34

Jackson 6 7 14 0 0 -- 27

First Quarter

J -- Xominque Davis 87 pass from Dante Vandeven (kick failed), 8:32

H -- Grant Jones 6 pass from Mason Murray (Sam Smith kick), 3:04

Second Quarter

H -- Smith 31 FG, 7:35

J -- Colten Proffer 17 pass from Vandeven (Ty Crowden kick), 7:35

Third Quarter

H -- Justice Keith 12 run (Smith kick), 10:33

J -- Taylor Henson 15 pass from Vandeven (Crowden kick), 8:35

H -- Smith 26 FG, 4:33

J -- Vandeven 3 run (Crowden kick), 1:03

Fourth Quarter

H -- Keith 3 run (Smith kick), 1:12

Overtime

H -- Keith 1 run (Smith kick)

H J

First downs 18 13

Rushes-yards 47-213 31-97

Passing yards 158 275

Passes 12-18-1 12-25-0

Punts 1-30 3-35.7

Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0

Penalties-Yards 5-25 4-45

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING -- Hickman, Keith 25-176, Murray 11-16, Bohannon Davidson 9-6, Roderick Beasley 2-15; Jackson, Colten Proffer 9-10, Vandeven 18-77, Davis 3-8, Garrett Miller 1-2

PASSING -- Hickman, Murray 11-18-1-143; Jackson, Vandeven 13-25-0-283

RECEIVING -- Hickman, Jones 3-39, Cameron Wright 1-11, Beasley 4-76, Carter Nicoli 2-14, Rasham Wallace 2-18; Jackson, Davis 2-91, BJ Heuer 2-18, Proffer 5-137, Jacob Starzinger 1-7, Taylor Henson 2-22.