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SportsOctober 5, 2013

Jackson replaced Sikeston as SEMO North Conference champions in convincing fashion Friday night with a 49-0 victory at home.

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Jackson's Corson Crosnoe, left, Ethan Isakson,  Gabriel Dudley and Tyler Brinkopf sack Sikeston quarterback Reese Porter during the Indians' 49-0 win over the Bulldogs Friday, Oct. 4, at Jackson High School. Jackson moves to 5-1 for the season, clinching the conference championship for the first time since 2007.
Jackson's Corson Crosnoe, left, Ethan Isakson, Gabriel Dudley and Tyler Brinkopf sack Sikeston quarterback Reese Porter during the Indians' 49-0 win over the Bulldogs Friday, Oct. 4, at Jackson High School. Jackson moves to 5-1 for the season, clinching the conference championship for the first time since 2007.

Jackson replaced Sikeston as SEMO North Conference champions in convincing fashion Friday night with a 49-0 victory at home.

Junior quarterback Dante Vandeven ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more as the Indians claimed their first conference crown since 2007. Jackson improved to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in the conference in handing the Bulldogs their first loss of the season.

Vandeven had scoring runs of 8 and 2 yards in the first quarter, then added a 1-yard dive with less than a second left in the half. Senior Garrett Miller also had a 70-yard punt return for a TD in the second quarter, which ended with Jackson leading 28-0.

Vandeven had scoring passes of 55 yards to senior BJ Heuer and 11 yards to Ty Crowden in the third quarter. Miller capped the night with a 55-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.

Jackson which had 406 yards total offense, held Sikeston (5-1, 2-1) to 152 yards overall.

Sikeston 0 0 0 0 -- 0

Jackson 14 14 14 7 -- 49

First Quarter

J -- Dante Vandeven 8 run (Ty Crowden kick), 9:22

J -- Vandeven 2 run (Crowden kick), :50

Second Quarter

J -- Garrett Miller 70 punt return (Crowden kick), 11:07

J -- Vandeven 1 run (Crowden kick), :01

Third Quarter

J -- BJ Heuer 55 pass from Vandeven (Crowden kick), 9:40

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J -- Crowden 11 pass from Vandeven (Crowden kick), 4:00

Fourth Quarter

J -- Miller 55 run (Crowden kick), 5:36

S J

First downs 8 21

Rushes-yards 40-136 35-258

Passing yards 14 148

Passes 4-8-2 12-16-0

Punts 2-32.5 2-39.5

Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0

Penalties-Yards 3-15 6-40

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING -- Sikeston, Reese Porter 12-17, Chris Word 11-26, Ernest Fobbs 5-21, Victwon Riley 9-53, Nathan Hampton 3-20; Jackson, Xominique Davis 5-27, Vandeven 17-116, Taylor Henson 1-0, Colten Proffer 8-53, Miller 3-62, Tristan Thele 1-0.

PASSING -- Sikeston, Porter 3-6-1-8, Hampton 1-2-1-8; Jackson, Vandeven 11-15-0-131, Ty Selsor 1-1-0-17.

RECEIVING -- Sikeston, Garrick Madison 1-0, Austin Lott 1-8, Courtney Hawkins 1-8, Austin Brown 1-(-2); Jackson, Proffer 2-16, Jacob Starzinger 1-1, Taylor Hneson 1-(-3), Lucas Helwege 2-28, Davis 1-16, Miller 2-9, Crowden 2-26, Heuer 1-55.

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